MTL - Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty-v2 Chapter 1627 generous man

  Chapter 1627 The Generous Man

  At this moment, Xu Pengju, who was shackled on his hands and feet, raised his head with a look of disdain, his eyes seemed to be full of contempt.

   This made the governor of Luzon surprisingly annoyed. He gritted his teeth and said, "I'll give you another chance..."

   "Bah!" Spit, it landed directly on Governor Alfonso's face.

  Suddenly... Alfonso was furious.

  So, he said sharply: "Give me a hard torture until he speaks."

   With an order, the soldiers were no longer polite. Some people quickly raised their whips, and whipped Xu Pengju viciously.

  Papapapa...

  This whip soaked in salt water, as long as it fell on Xu Pengju's body, it immediately caused a piercing red whip mark.

  The salt water soaked into the wound, and the pain like bone erosion suddenly permeated Xu Pengju's whole body.

  Xu Pengju's body quickly appeared many criss-cross whip marks, and he was extremely embarrassed, but he gritted his teeth hard and remained silent.

   This seems to be a bit unexpected for the soldiers.

   Then, someone grinned cruelly, Alfonso took a step back, took out a handkerchief, and gently wiped his nose.

  The whip continued to fall, again and again.

  In just a short time, Xu Pengju's skin was torn apart.

  He still didn't say a word, although there were a few times, he almost cried out, the bone-eating pain made his whole body explode, and even his painful body trembled like a conditioned reflex.

  Hearing the sound of whipping, Alfonso couldn't help looking at Xu Pengju with strange eyes.

  He had some doubts about whether this person was a nobleman.

  At this time, the soldier stepped forward and whispered: "Keep fighting..."

   Alfonso nodded: "Take a break, treat his wound, after three hours, continue..."

  People have limits.

  No matter how tough Xu Pengju is, if he continues to fight, he may be beaten to death.

   Obviously, Alfonso has no interest in a dead Ming envoy or the Duke's son.

  He is more interested in digging out something from this person.

   So he turned around and went back to rest.

   It was just the arrival of a Ming envoy, but it made him feel a little bit on pins and needles.

  Luzon hangs alone overseas in Spain, and it is a year's journey back and forth from Spain.

   This leads to, here, once Daming made up his mind to attack Luzon at all costs, then... Only God knows how long he can stick to this place.

  Of course, as the governor, his duty is to guard this place, making Daming pay a heavy price, so that they dare not act rashly.

  Now it seems...Da Ming may already be preparing for war and launching a massive attack.

  The king's actions in the northern province have obviously angered Daming's huge anger.

   And Luzon just happened to be the outlet to bear this monstrous anger.

   Because of this, Alfonso was extremely anxious.

  He managed to stay up for three hours, and then the torture continued.

   Who would have thought that this Xu Pengju was still stubborn, even though he was beaten until he had no good flesh all over his body, he couldn't bear the pain from the beating, so he let out a miserable roar.

   Later, the roar became deeper and deeper...

   But his attitude remains the same!

  So the soldiers had to stop again.

  Such severe torture, for Xu Pengju, is the most cruel torture.

   But for Alfonso, the same is true.

  Every torture is a kind of spiritual whiplash for Alfonso.

  When the stubborn Xu Pengju didn't say a word, Alfonso couldn't help but feel fear in his heart.

   This fear begins to amplify.

  Because... what he felt was Daming's determination to seize Luzon.

   Once they are allowed to seize this place, only God knows what fate the soldiers, immigrants, and female relatives, and even... and themselves, will face on the island.

  He hopes for God's blessing, but the moment is imminent.

  During the torture, he had ordered the soldiers guarding various places to be on full alert.

  Even all immigrants are recruited.

  There are only three or four thousand soldiers in Luzon, the size of an infantry regiment, with strong equipment and well-trained.

  Although the number of people is small, the combat power is considerable.

But... this is not just the power of the Spaniards in Luzon. Over the years, a large number of businessmen and immigrants have begun to arrive here. These people are also good at firearms and have the determination to defend their own interests. All men are recruited, and there are also tens of thousands of people. above.

   Plus the manpower of the Spanish navy.

  Plus a large number of forts and forts built over the years.

  This strong fortress, in Alfonso's view, is indestructible.

  Even... He can also recruit some local natives to fight.

  In order to conquer here, Alfonso bribed and bought a group of natives. Although these people are not strong in combat, they can be responsible for some miscellaneous work.

  Alfonso suffered from this occasional self-confidence and the fear of facing a powerful enemy at the same time.

   Until the third day.

  Alfonso came to the water prison where Xu Pengju was imprisoned again.

  When he arrived here again, he saw the strange color on the soldier's face.

"What happened."

   "That person is a little strange."

"strangeness?"

   "He's using flakes of stone... go and see for yourself."

   Alfonso hurried to the place where the 'person' was locked up.

  Through the fence, he saw this man, already mangled, sitting in the mud like this.

  He seemed to be muttering something to himself, pronouncing syllables such as my wife, I will live.

  His stomach has been turned upside down.

  Xu Pengju still sat on the ground, muttering in his mouth: "Master, I'm hungry..."

  He was very serious, picking and picking... Unexpectedly, there were thick bones exposed on his forearm, and he suddenly cried: "My wife must not want me..."

  When the white bones were exposed in front of Alfonso's eyes, Alfonso could no longer bear it...

  Xu Pengju tore off the cloth strips on his body with his teeth, and then bandaged the wound layer by layer.

   Alfonso pursed his lips hard, trembling all over.

  He finally mustered up his courage again and stepped into the cell.

  He didn't dare to look into Xu Pengju's eyes, nor did he dare to look at the bandaged place on his body. He deliberately looked into the dark void and said, "You still have one more chance."

  Xu Pengju ignored him, as if he couldn't hear him at all.

   Alfonso felt that his heart was also shaking, and the fear in his heart was infinitely magnified.

The anxiety of being in danger when the army is coming at any moment, and the horror caused by Xu Pengju's toughness mixed together, making him hysterical, and he roared: "Do you still want to do this? Okay, okay, come on, come on!" people…"

  The soldiers hesitantly stepped forward with fear on their faces, and tied Xu Pengju up again.

  They used red-hot irons to continue the torture.

  Xu Pengju let out screams again and again.

again and again.

   Alfonso stood aside expressionlessly.

  He clenched his fists, and there was only hatred in his heart. He seemed to feel that his emotions were on the verge of collapse.

   He was tired of hearing the screams again and again.

  Xu Pengju was about to faint again and again, and then woke up again and again by being splashed with cold water. His mental state seemed to be on the verge of collapse.

  The torture this time was extraordinarily cruel, because Alfonso no longer cared about keeping Xu Pengju alive.

  Essentially, Xu Pengju could barely make a sound, just looked dazed. When the iron was applied to his body, he just shivered as a conditioned reflex. It was hard to find a complete piece of flesh on his body.

   His gaze became dull.

  This has almost proved that Xu Pengju seems to be unable to hold on at this time.

  Finally, he made a vague sound from his mouth.

   This time in Spanish.

   "I said...I said..."

  The soldiers thought there was something wrong with their ears.

  The voice was so soft that Xu Pengju didn't have the energy to speak at all.

  Therefore, the soldier immediately put down the torture device, and spoke to Alfonso.

  Alfonso immediately cheered up when he heard this.

   It's like seeing a ray of light in the dark.

   He is excited because at this moment, he knows.

  The opponent finally gave in.

   It is absolutely impossible for the other party to pretend to submit.

  Because a person's willpower is limited after all.

  Especially this person, under such torture, almost lost consciousness, and his spirit has completely collapsed.

  A broken man...he will never lie.

   And once a breakthrough is found at this time, then it will become simple afterwards.

  He winked at the soldier.

  The soldiers put Xu Pengju down.

  Tears flowed from the corners of Xu Pengju's eyes, his body was shaking constantly, and the expression on his face was still dull.

  Alfonso struck while the iron was hot: "Da Ming intends to attack Luzon?"

  Xu Pengju said vaguely: "Yes... yes..."

  ‘You are already preparing for war. "

  Xu Pengju nodded again in a daze: "Yes, yes."

  Alfonso said: "How do you attack?"

   "Bought... bought the local natives... many... many... through the Four Seas Trading Company..."

   Alfonso has heard about the Universal Trading Company.

  As for buying the local natives...Although it was beyond Alfonso's expectation, he soon felt that it was very reasonable.

  For colonists like him, there is no difference between natives and pigs and dogs. The reason why they cooperate with natives is to use the hands of natives to rule more effectively.

   Therefore, Alfonso has never given the slightest trust to the natives who cooperated with the Spaniards.

  These people are just a bunch of maggots.

  Because they can get benefits from the Spaniards, they please the Spaniards, and they don’t hesitate to raise their swords against their own people. In other words, they can also be bought by Da Ming because of the benefits that Da Ming gave them.

  The Four Seas Trading Company has always been active in the West.

  A few days ago, the Spaniards issued an order to prohibit the activities of the Four Seas Trading Company in Luzon.

   But even so, this kind of behavior is still repeatedly prohibited.

  Thinking of it this way...

  The inside should be combined with the outside...

   Alfonso pulled himself together.

  If this is the case, there are strong enemies outside and internal responses inside, which will cause a catastrophe to the next defense.

  These natives, of course, have no combat power, but when a strong enemy comes down, they will inevitably become the last straw that crushes the thatched hut.

  With a sneer on his face, he said: "What else, just relying on these natives?"

He has already felt that Daming has made careful preparations for this war. Since they have made careful preparations, they will never just contact the natives. He stared at Xu Pengju: "As a messenger, you came here For what purpose?"

  ...

  Da Zhang delivered.

  (end of this chapter)