Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 488
In a small village on the outskirts of Cáceres, Spain, the lords here have just been visited by Ming soldiers.Although the lord is not a great lord, the "protection fee" of several thousand livres is still affordable.

The most terrifying thing was not that the fierce Ming soldiers smashed, looted, and burned his mansion, but that the other party clearly told him that if he did not cooperate, his castle would be occupied and he would be executed directly.The lords have always had their own set of philosophies, and they also attach great importance to the inheritance of their families. Simply put, they cherish their lives.So they must be willing to spend money on things that can be solved with money.

The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty actually started to search by themselves, and basically took away any valuable things they saw, even some plausible works of art, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty did not let them go.

The Spanish lords did not know that the request to search for cultural relics was completely explained by Bai Mingxiu.In the history he has experienced, the great powers robbed Chinese cultural relics in the century-old history of humiliation, and now Bai Mingxiu is just repaying retaliation.

The lords of this place were "looted", but the Ming army did not specifically enter the villages here. If there is a need to enter the villages and towns, the Ming army will definitely explain to the locals that they will not do anything that endangers the locals. The locals are at ease.Often they will not requisition materials from the locals, but the locals will offer some food and other things for their own safety. The Ming army is not vague. Farmers eat with themselves.

It's just that the Ming army didn't come, but another group of people came.

A group of British soldiers chose this village when they chose to be stationed. The British soldiers in red uniforms rushed into the village with their long guns on their backs.

"Knock from house to house, and take away anything valuable!" Jonah, the British officer leading the team, shouted.

"Yes!"

Hamilton, another British officer who accompanied him, said: "The Allied Forces Command ordered us not to harass and harm the people. It's not good for us to do so."

The officer who gave the order, Jonah, snorted twice, and said, "Why do you listen to them? Our British army has its own military orders. Besides, those Chinese eat hot food, do you know that their food is many times better than ours? Well, many of the generals above didn’t eat with us at all, and went to the Ming army to eat, which is really not decent at all. And the military rations prepared by our British army are simply hard to swallow bacon And black bread, even vegetable soup without any oil stars, this is simply torture. We are to obtain more supplies and maintain the morale of our British army, which is good for our war!"

Hamilton is a little more cowardly, but he can only acquiesce to what Jonah said.

Those British soldiers began to break down the doors of the locals from house to house, dragged out the men and women inside, and searched their homes for anything, including food, belongings, and anything they thought was necessary.

Soon the cries spread throughout the village.

Jonah glanced casually, and then said contemptuously, "This poor village is so poor that there isn't even much food to eat."

Hamilton said: "Should we leave something for them? Without food rations, they will be desperate."

Jonah snorted, "Hamilton, you care too much for these Catholics!"

Britain has undergone the Reformation and has become a Protestant country. Although the British Protestantism is strictly speaking a Catholic remnant local faction that has escaped the control of the Holy See, the beliefs of the British are still very different from traditional Catholic countries, such as Spain. big difference.Religious differences bring hostility between people.

Some Spanish villagers were beaten by the British. The British soldiers pointed bayonets at these poor and panicked Spaniards. These villagers could only watch the British soldiers taking away the rations and other belongings they depended on for survival from their homes. .

Jonah was still dissatisfied: "There are not many things, there is too little oil and water. Alas, it is more profitable to rob the lords and nobles like the Ming army, but they can do this kind of thing. They really are a group of lunatics." .”

Hamilton persuaded: "Okay, we've finished our stuff, let's leave now."

Although Jonah was dissatisfied with the lack of harvest, he still led the team to leave.

A few hours later, Qian Erlang got a report that a group of British soldiers had looted a nearby village.

Qian Erlang's face was full of dark clouds. He was always playful and smiling, and he was not even very formal. Many people thought that Qian Erlang was a person with no dignity, but when he was serious, he was quite serious. sharp.

"General Morgan, the people under your command have violated the military law. Now hand them over, and the temporary military court of the coalition forces will punish them." Qian Erlang said sternly.

When the British general Thomas Morgan heard that the people under him actually ran to rob, he felt bad at the time, but he didn't stop him. He thought that Qian Erlang couldn't really be so busy, and he might not know .But he didn't expect that Qian Erlang would come to Xingshi to question his crime so soon.

When Morgan didn't speak, Menesis helped to speak.

"General Qian, this is not something that General Morgan can control. The British army is indeed short of supplies, so the soldiers mutinied and plundered the village, which is also reasonable."

Morgan also got off the donkey and said, "Yes, General Qian, I don't think they did it on purpose, after all, the food in our barracks is not as good as that of the Ming army."

He had a half-joking tone, but Qian Erlang didn't laugh at all.

"I repeat again, hand over the person who committed the crime, and accept the trial and processing of the temporary military court."

Morgan was also a little annoyed. He said, "General Qian, is it necessary to be so serious? What they are doing is what everyone else is doing. You can't punish them because cattle eat grass and wolves eat meat."

Qian Erlang said with a cold face, "I have said that, I don't care what kind of traditions and practices you Europeans have, but in my army, the military law stipulates this, so no one can challenge it. Now your People who break military law will be punished, and I have no mercy whatsoever."

Morgan was also a little angry, and said, "Impossible! It's impossible to hand someone over to you!"

Qian Erlang grinned, showing his white teeth, and said, "Well, I can only let our 'temporary military police' enforce the military law."

(End of this chapter)