Ruan Jin and others returned to the camp and brought back the news that the Spaniards appeared near the camp. The Han people in the camp couldn't help panic.

Everyone did not expect that the Spanish had been hiding thousands of miles away, and they were still chasing them, intending to kill them all.

This made everyone feel sad and angry. They have repeatedly warned Spain that Xincheng is a vassal of the Ming Dynasty and is protected by the Ming Dynasty to prevent Spain from provoking wars, but Spain ignored it at all.

In order to show sincerity, Zhang Yida also took the initiative to retreat a hundred miles away from the Spanish-controlled area to express his sincerity.

However, Gary Charles, the governor of New Spain, claimed, "Our map shows that the West Coast of the New World belongs to the Spanish Empire, so he belongs to the Spanish Empire, and the Chinese must leave the New World."

The Spanish were extremely domineering and arrogant. Their map was marked, which was their place. Soon they launched a bold attack and seized the gold mine discovered in Xinchengbashi.

Now, Xinchengfan retreated thousands of miles northward, and the Spaniards followed him again.

The Xinchengfan has less than 3,000 people, which is not as good as a native tribe and cannot compete with Spain at all.

Now everyone was discovered by the Spaniards again, and they had walked thousands of miles northward and continued to northward, which was not suitable for survival. Hiding eastward into the mountains will make the Shawshaunis hostile, suffer from indigenous attacks, and after losing the harbor, they will also completely lose contact with the Ming Dynasty.

In this situation, if you lose contact with the Ming Dynasty and cannot obtain support from the Central Plains, Xinchengfan will not be able to gain a foothold in Dongzhou in any case. The final fate can only disappear in the mountains and forests of Dongzhou. Good luck may leave a bunch of ruins. Bad luck will become a historical mystery.

Maybe many years later, some people looked through the historical materials of the Ming Dynasty and accidentally discovered that in the early years of the Yongli period of the Ming Dynasty, a group of Ming people landed in Dongzhou, discovered gold mines, and established city-states. They once paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty, but in the end they disappeared.

This may lead to legends such as the treasures of the New City Kingdom, which became the material for artistic processing in later generations.

However, survival is an instinct, so Zhang Yida and others naturally don’t want to fall into the mystery of why.

After discussing with everyone, Zhang Yida finally decided to stay in the camp and wait for the support of the Ming Dynasty instead of dying in the deep mountains and the primeval forest.

"Dongzhou is thousands of miles away from the Ming Dynasty. I don't know what the situation in the Ming Dynasty is now. Will the court really send reinforcements to rescue?" Ruan Jin said in a deep voice.

As a Zhejiang general who was exiled to Dongzhou by Zhao Ming, Ruan Jin did not trust Zhao Ming and did not believe that Zhao Ming would send troops to rescue them.

Zhang Yida was unsure, but said firmly on his face: "I believe the Regent, the court will definitely send troops."

Zhang Huangyan couldn't help but ask: "Why is the city lord so sure?"

Zhang Yida thought about it and thought about it, "This East Continent is far away from the Ming Dynasty, and almost no one in the world knows it. However, the Regent paid attention to this place a long time ago and even told me where there is a gold mine. What does this mean?"

"It means that Zhao Ming has been paying attention to Dongzhou for a long time and even sent people to understand Dongzhou." Zhang Huang said.

"Yes, everyone comes from the Ming Dynasty. You should know that it is not easy to come to Dongzhou. The Regent paid attention to Dongzhou for a long time, so he naturally knew that the land of Dongzhou was extremely vast and was a treasure land. However, most of this treasure land was occupied by Western barbarians and was almost divided up. The Regent must be anxious." Zhang Yida said in a deep voice: "The Regent paid attention to Dongzhou and must be coveting this place, so the Regent could not see us being destroyed by Western barbarians."

After hearing this, Ruan Jin and others pondered. Zhao Ming was indeed greedy and had been expanding the colony land in the South China Sea for a long time. He seemed to have some enthusiasm for colony overseas, and might really come to help.

"Since that's the case, then prepare for defense. I hope the reinforcements can come soon." It was probably a death to escape into the mountains, and Ruan Jin made up his mind.

Zhang Huangyan also agreed: "In order to persevere, we must prepare enough food and build a good camp."

Zhang Yida said: "There are some porcelains in the village. I will ask someone to go to Xiaoxiaoni to exchange for some sweet potatoes. If you build the camp, you will leave it to General Ruan."

Ruan Jin clasped his fists and said, "I will do my best! However, the Spaniards have appeared near the camp, so I am afraid that they will kill me immediately and have no time to build the camp."

Zhang Huangyan said in a deep voice: "Xincheng is a vassal of the Ming Dynasty. Envoys can be sent to warn Spain not to start a war, but to see if it can be delayed for a period of time."

"I'm afraid it won't work!" Zhang Yida shook his head. He had been serene and arrogant in the sea for many years. He knew that the Western barbarians were savage and arrogant. He dared to slap Hua under the nose of Daming. Now he is in Dongzhou thousands of miles away. What's wrong with it? Besides, he has warned him before, but it doesn't work at all.

However, in order to gain time, Zhang Yida changed his mind and nodded, "Then give it a try!"

After the discussion, everyone acted separately. Zhang Yida sent a small caravan to collect all the excess porcelain in the camp, and then headed deep into the mountains to trade with the Shawshaunis, the indigenous tribe living there, and exchanged for some sweet potatoes and corn.

Zhang Huangyan found a Zhejiang civil servant who was proficient in Latin, wrote a letter of state, issued a diplomatic warning, stating that Xinchengfan was a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, and expressed his unwillingness to break out of a greater war, and that both sides could live in peace and negotiate to leave the border.

Ruan Jinze brought three thousand men, women, young and old to build camps and fortifications.

Originally, everyone settled on a sea-facing plain near the Bay of Vancouver. Considering the difficulties in defense, Ruan Jin led his men to inspect several nearby hills and finally chose to build a mountain city with a stream not far from the Bay.

Just as everyone was busy, the Spanish warship searching nearby appeared in the bay. When they found the camp, they immediately fired artillery at the camp.

Fortunately, Zhang Yida had already hidden the ship in the distant harbor, so he was not sunk by the Spanish warships. The people in the camp were busy building a mountain city, and the shelling only killed a few children, without causing much damage.

After the Spanish warship arrived at the bay, there were only more than 100 people, but they intended to land. However, after being released by Ruan Jin, a few people were killed, and they retreated back to the ship in panic, not daring to attack again, and honestly waited for the subsequent main force to arrive.

Zhang Yida and Ruan Jin stood on the hill, looking at the warships on the sea, and couldn't help but frown, "It seems that they are waiting for other warships."

Ruan Jin nodded, "At most one month, the main force of the enemy will arrive!"

Zhang Yida said in a deep voice: "Please also ask General Ruan to repair the mountain city as soon as possible!"

At this time, the letter of nationality sent by the Xinchengfan sent an envoy to the Governor of New Spain again.

After reading the letter, the Governor's officials were somewhat worried. After all, the Ming Dynasty was a powerful country and worried about causing a larger war.

Gary Charles was very confident and said arrogantly: "No one knows China better than if he goes to war in the New World. They are not opponents of the Empire. Detain their messengers and let the fleet set off immediately!"
Chapter completed!