The Spaniards concentrated all their forces in the city of Manila, hoping to hold it.

The Tianwu army surrounded the city of Manila from the southeast and southwest respectively, and the southern army surrounded the surrounding natives from the west, and the Spanish colonial army in Manila became a turtle in the urn, and the siege war was about to begin.

The city of Manila was built by the Spaniards in the 16th century as a fortress equipped for war, with a moat dug around it, the walls were nearly five meters high, the walls were six to nine meters thick, the city was battled, and there were moats outside the city, with a total of five gates.

After decades of painstaking work by the Spaniards, it was finally formed into a solid fortification with three lines of defense, which can be described as impregnable.

In front of the castle, the Ming army stood solemnly, and countless bright red military uniforms were like a frozen ocean.

The soldiers were already sweating in this tropical environment, and occasionally the wind blew before they felt a burst of coolness.

Suddenly, there was a drum beat, and tens of thousands of troops let out a tsunami-like shout, and the astonishing momentum enveloped all directions like a dark cloud.

The Chinese army dispersed, a scarlet dragon flag floated in the military formation, and Zhu Cihong, who was dressed in military uniform, slowly came to the front of the battle horse with his war horse.

Since the Northern Expedition in the first year of Tianwu, Zhu Cihong has not experienced the battlefield for eight years.

Today, he is back on the battlefield, and everything is still so familiar!

The beautiful water town in the south of the Yangtze River, the sound of silk and bamboo in the court, and the soft Wu language of the harem are far inferior to the Ming army array with the neighing of thousands of horses and the loud horns! And the abusive enemies in front of you!

At this moment, Zhu Cihong seemed to be intoxicated by the surrounding Jin Ge Iron Horse, and he silently swore that he would definitely come out and walk around often in the future!

Facing Zhu Cihong's gaze were rows of generals standing straight, looking at His Majesty the great emperor in front of them with firm eyes, and they had already made up their minds that they would definitely follow in His Majesty's footsteps and fight with him to the end.

Looking at these young and determined faces, Zhu Cihong spoke: "You are all outstanding graduates of my Huangming Military Academy, and you have all been on the battlefield and fought a few beautiful battles, I am deeply grateful!" ”

"You should all know what those foreign devils in the city are, they ignored my Ming three times and twice, and incited the natives to slaughter our people, and the crime is not punishable!"

In just a few words, the surrounding Ming soldiers were already full of gloom, flames rose in their hearts, and their emotions were aroused.

Zhu Cihong's voice continued to flutter in front of the battle: "Warriors of the empire, I encourage you to fight bravely, work hard to kill the enemy, and fight the national prestige of my Ming Dynasty!" ”

"After attacking the city of Manila, you must not hesitate to attack and clear all possible hidden armed forces!"

"You don't have to think about accidentally injuring the local civilians, because in my heart, your life is the most precious!"

"Hooray!"

"Hooray!"

Under the city of Manila, all the soldiers of the Ming army cheered frantically and let out a deafening shout.

Among the officers, Xia Wanchun shouted with all his might, constantly chanting silently in his heart: "I want to make meritorious contributions!" I want to make meritorious service! I'm going to marry Princess Zhaoren! ”

He is twenty-three years old this year, and he has not married for so many years, in order to make a contribution and marry a princess!

Even if this dream is difficult to realize, he must resolutely fight in case it comes true!

The cheers lasted for half an hour, and after calming down a little, Zhu Cihong suddenly drew his sword and shouted: "Great Ming Wansheng!" ”

"Wan Sheng! Wansheng! Wansheng! ”

The overwhelming shouts and cheers sounded again, and the sound of Wansheng was higher and higher, resounding in the sky.

The sound of the strong sound poured into the city of Manila like a dragon, and the Spanish defenders in the city all looked at the Ming army below in surprise, and some soldiers even had strange symptoms of leg inconvenience.

The governors of England, Portugal, and the Netherlands who came to watch the battle outside the city all looked solemn.

The emperor of the Ming Dynasty and the army of the Ming Dynasty were stronger than they imagined.

"I'm afraid the future world pattern is really going to change dramatically......

The Governor of the East India Company, Weddell, muttered that in the face of a new threat, the English Republic must adopt a new policy toward Ming.

Weddell secretly decided that after the Nanyang Incident was over, he would return to China immediately and report the situation of Da Ming to the protector Cromwell!

What he didn't know was that Britain had officially declared war with the Netherlands at this time, and a fierce confrontation was launched over the English Channel in the Atlantic Ocean for sea supremacy.

Wan Junjie, the commander of the artillery battalion of the Shenwu Army, had a sinking face and shouted: "Artillery preparation!" ”

In the face of the strong city of Manila, the Ming army did not launch a strong attack, but set up all the artillery outside the city, aimed at the city wall of Manila, and habitually suppressed the fire first.

In this battle, the Ming army had a total of more than 80 artillery pieces, including 16 heavy guns, which were the main force in the bombardment of Manila City.

"Ready!"

"Ready!"

"Fire!"

"Boom! Rumble! Boom ......"

The roar of dozens of artillery pieces smashed over the castle like a landslide and the ground cracked.

Zhu Cihong looked at this famous king and smiled meaningfully.

In 1521, the Portuguese explorer Magellan, who was working for Spain, landed on Samar Island and became the first European to come to this land.

Twenty years later, the Spaniards conquered the entire archipelago and established Manila City after the then Crown Prince of Spain, Philip (later King Philip II).

Historically, the Spaniards ruled the castle for three hundred years, the Dutch occupied it for two years and then recaptured it by the Spaniards, and the Americans finally defeated the Spaniards and became the new owners of Manila.

During World War II, the Japanese invaded the Philippines, and the castle became a camp and prisoner camp for the Japanese army.

It's really an iron castle, a country of flowing water, Manila City, awesome!

However, the castle was so strong that the Dutch had made several attempts to attack it, but to no avail.

Obviously, in the face of the stone-made fortress, it was difficult for the ordinary artillery of the Ming army to blast it open.

The Shenwu army also did not expect to destroy the Iron King Eight with artillery, these cannons were only to suppress the Spanish army at the head of the city.

The artillery of the Ming army was divided into three groups, which took turns to bombard the city of Manila, one group was responsible for striking the firing points of the Spanish army, one group was responsible for attacking the Spanish soldiers on the city wall, and the third group was specifically responsible for attacking the city wall.

Although the batteries in Manila also returned fire, the difference in the number of artillery on both sides was too great.

"Dongfeng rockets are in place to carry out fire strikes on the city!"

"Order!"

All the commanders of the rocket battalion shouted in unison: "Dongfeng rocket, launch!" ”

The igniter immediately lit the fuse, and the sparks shot in all directions, and the firing line hissed and burned.

"Whew! Shout! Whew......"

With the help of powerful firepower, the Dongfeng rockets loaded with gunpowder in the rocket battalion soared into the air, breaking through the air and making a terrible scream.

The Dongfeng rocket dragged a long tail flame, like a meteor falling from the sky, spectacular!

Obviously, hundreds of rockets fired in a salvo, and the results were very good, and there was panic and chaos in the head of the Spanish city in an instant, just like when the intruding army saw this thing, they were also frightened by this scene one by one.

Several foreign devils in the observation group also saw Daming's Dongfeng rocket for the first time, and they left an indescribable shock in their hearts.

"Launch!"

"Launch!"

"Launch!"

Hundreds of Dongfeng rockets took off with a whistling sound, and the long tail flames even obscured the head of Manila, making the sky dark.

Rockets rained down on the city, flames squirreled up, and Dongfeng rockets exploded like cluster bombs in Manila.

The situation in the city was even worse, chaos was abounded, and countless residents took refuge in their homes.

Fortunately, most of the buildings in Manila are made of stone, which is not easy to cause fires, as long as ordinary residents hide in their homes, everything is safe.