The Wind Rises in 1898: Becoming a Warlord Starting in Southeast Asia

Chapter 12 Chinese Free Army

"Release the general!"

With the leader under control, the guards, hesitant to approach, could only shout in Spanish.

"Do you understand Mandarin?"

Chen Feng applied slight pressure with his right hand, and a bloody mark appeared on Vinal's neck.

"I...understand!"

Vinal, neck stiff and unyielding, replied in broken Chinese.

Hearing this tone, Chen Feng raised an eyebrow slightly, then swung his left fist and slammed it into the injured thigh: "You've got guts, haven't you!"

"hiss....."

Vinal's forehead veins bulged with pain, and he couldn't help but gasp, but he still gritted his teeth and said, "Let me go, or my soldiers will shoot you all dead!"

The situation below the stage had changed. The conscripts had seized more than a dozen rifles and were confronting the Spanish soldiers. Several soldiers were being beaten on the ground by the conscripts.

The soldiers on the watchtower tried to fire to provide support, but two strong local men climbed up the ladder for them, and soon screams rang out.

Chen Feng glanced at the audience, smiled coldly, and with a flick of his right wrist, sliced ​​off a piece of flesh: "Don't waste time. Tell your lackeys to get lost. Otherwise, I'll slit your throat right now."

"you......"

Vinar's entire body was contorted, his forehead covered in large beads of sweat, and driven by his survival instinct, he shouted, "Get back!"

"That's a good girl!"

Chen Feng let out a soft breath, patted his other cheek, and coldly observed the situation on the training ground.

At this point, with their leader under control, the Spanish soldiers were constantly retreating out of fear of harming the enemy, and the able-bodied men had completely gained the upper hand.

Zhang Xiuwu, gripping the stone tightly in his right hand, leaped onto the platform. Seeing that Vinar was already under control, he asked urgently, "Brother Chen, what should we do next?"

Chen Feng turned to look at Manila in the distance: "The enemy's reinforcements will be here soon, we have to leave quickly."

"We must leave, but we must kill this man first." Juan jumped onto the platform, his eyes fixed on Vinal, hatred surging in his eyes.

Sun Qinglin followed, accompanied by a dark-skinned Tujia man who was nearly forty years old.

Both men held scimitars they had seized from Spanish soldiers. Without exchanging any words, they swung their swords at Vinal.

"What are you doing?"

Chen Feng was startled and pulled Vinal back half a step, barely managing to avoid the two blows.

Seeing his attack fail, the middle-aged indigenous man shouted in Mandarin, "You little brat, you're asking for death! This scoundrel killed my whole village, he must die today!!"

"What do you mean by blocking my way, kid? Trying to hide him to get the ransom?" Sun Qinglin roared angrily, immediately turning his blade and lunging straight at Chen Feng's face.

"Don't hurt my Brother Chen!"

Zhang Xiuwu roared angrily and raised a stone to smash it against the back of Sun Qinglin's knife.

At the same time, Chen Feng swung his right foot out suddenly, his toe pointing directly at Sun Qinglin's wrist.

"How dare you!"

Seeing the powerful kick, Sun Qinglin knew that if his wrist was hit, even if it wasn't broken, it would take several months to recover. So he loosened his grip and quickly pulled his right hand back.

"Hehe, you do have some skill." Chen Feng chuckled lightly, shielding Vinar behind him.

Sun Qinglin asked coldly, "So, you're thinking of siding with the Spanish?"

Juan strode closer and pointed to the corpses on the drill ground, advising, "Brother Chen, don't be confused. You can see how the Spanish treat us Chinese just by looking at those corpses."

The middle-aged indigenous man also said coldly, "I am Lieutenant Colonel Marialo Alvarez of the Philippine Independence Army. Kill this man and come with us."

They really are the Independent Army!

Chen Feng glanced back at Vinal, his mind racing with calculations.

Is an independence army a good option?

Their internal strife, which even led to the killing of their leader, indicates that there were significant internal conflicts.

Since I am Chinese, once I go there, I can only cling to the leg of that person surnamed Liu.

But he's just one of the higher-ups; in a major incident, he might not be able to protect himself.

Furthermore, I have no relation to him, so I'm afraid I won't get many opportunities to develop if I go there.

The independence army only has the ability to cause trouble because it is supported by the US military; you might as well just go and join them.

Thinking of this, Chen Feng turned back to look at Vinal again, a smile gradually spreading across his face. He thought to himself: This is a pledge of allegiance to the Americans, how can I kill him?

When Mariano saw the smile on Chen Feng's lips, he thought Chen Feng had changed his mind and immediately urged, "Young man, hurry up and get started. You're quite capable; you can be the platoon leader of my guard platoon."

Upon hearing this, Juan's expression changed, and he interrupted, "Brother Chen, the Spanish reinforcements are coming soon. Kill this man quickly, and I'll take you to see Lieutenant Colonel Liu Hengfu. He always likes to mentor younger generations."

Ha ha!

Mentoring and supporting younger generations?

Instead of placing your hopes on others, go and strive for it yourself!

Chen Feng took a deep breath and suddenly shouted towards the training ground: "Fellow Chinese brothers, I am Chen Feng, a general of the Chinese Free Army! The Spanish reinforcements are almost here. Staying here means certain death! If you want to live and not be bullied, come with me immediately!"

Inside the training ground, the able-bodied men were still confronting the Spanish.

The shouts were like thunder, instantly attracting the attention of all the Chinese people.

"The Chinese Free Army?"

"Can I survive by following him?"

Have you heard of this name?

"Never heard of him, but he's quite capable."

"Yes! That's amazing. I think he only took a few breaths to catch Vinar."

"We've offended the Spanish and have nowhere else to go, so we might as well go with the Free Army."

"He was a general; he must have had a promising future."

"I'll go with you, General Chen!"

A strong Chinese man was the first to react, grabbing the stolen rifle and running towards Chen Feng.

Once the first one appeared, a second one followed, and soon more and more able-bodied Chinese men gathered below the platform.

Upon seeing this, Juan's face instantly turned anxious, and he immediately shouted, "Brothers, I am Juan, the intelligence officer of Lieutenant Colonel Liu Hengfu of the Philippine Independence Army. I have regular military status and receive military pay!"

The able-bodied men were all taken aback when they heard this, and then a commotion broke out.

"Liu Hengfu? That name sounds familiar!"

"You don't know this guy? He's one of the leaders of the Independent Army."

"Wouldn't it be more promising to join the independence army?"

"Not necessarily. Liu Hengfu is only a lieutenant colonel, while Chen Feng is a general!"

"But I've never heard of the Chinese Free Army!"

......

Juan wasn't the only one calling out to his men; Lieutenant Colonel Marialo was also shouting in the indigenous language.

While they were preoccupied, Chen Feng called over Li Chenghua and the other two, instructing them to tie Vinar up with their belts and gag him.

Zhang Xiuwu, unable to contain his curiosity, asked in a low voice, "Brother Chen, what's going on with the Chinese Free Army?"

"I'll explain later!"

Chen Feng shook his head, then instructed the three puzzled Li Chenghua and his companions: "Zhang Xiuwu and I will take Vinar with us. You go and collect warhorses, take as many as you can."

"Get out of here!"

Zhang Xiuwu placed the scimitar against Vinar's neck and shouted at the guards who tried to stop him.

At this moment, a cacophony of noise filled Manila.

Juan and his men in the independence army no longer cared about Vinar and kept preaching to the able-bodied men, trying to get them to join them.

Chen Feng and Zhang Xiuwu, holding Vinal captive, looked at the still hesitant Chinese and shouted, "Those who are willing to join the Chinese Free Army, come with me now!"