Huang Yang and others, who consciously found the team, were enthusiastic, and with the help of the soldiers of the Fubo Division, they finished moving the cloth on the Pengzhou and Nanchong in a few moments.

Originally, Liu Ximing planned to leave here, but fortunately, there was a person like Lingen who was familiar with the port situation, and he was specially reminded to buy some more local goods in Manila to take away, so as not to be seen by the Spaniards.

Liu Ximing, who suddenly came to his senses, was overjoyed, and hurriedly sent Shen Huai and others to purchase, and they were busy until the afternoon before they successfully completed the delivery.

Liu Ximing left three hundred taels of silver for Huang Yang and the others, and asked them to take them to the city to recruit men, while he lowered the sails again and sailed towards the ocean outside Manila Bay under the vigilant gaze of the Spanish patrol boats.

It's just that these Spaniards didn't notice that the more than 30 Han people who originally went to Pengzhou and Nanchong to carry goods were missing two when they got off the ship.

Because of the headwind, it was not until it was getting late that the Pengzhou and Nanchong sailed to the vicinity of Lubang Island.

Skirting the three capes, in a narrow bay south of Lubang Island, the shadow of coconut palms casts over the shadows of ten light-headed fleets.

The lookout on the Pengzhou took out the lantern and turned it on three times, and when they saw the same signal coming from the opposite side, the two ships slowly approached the fleet.

The first time they saw Liu Ximing, You Degao, Zhao Jingyong and others all surrounded them eagerly.

"Second brother, your trip is going well, right?"

A crowd of people came up around Wuyang, which made Liu Ximing, who had just boarded the Sun Wu, a little uncomfortable.

He hurriedly arched his hand at everyone and smiled: "Thank you brothers for your concern, our trip is going well, let's pull the others up first." ”

The captain's room of the Sun Wu was over, and Liu Ximing introduced the two young men around him who were sent by Huang Yang and others to act as guides in front of You Degao and others.

"These two are Wu San and Chen Hai, both of whom live in Manila, this time with the blessing of God, our actions are very smooth, not only to find out the reality inside Manila, but also to connect with the Han people living in Manila, from today they are the people of my Liu family, everyone is welcome."

You Degao and others looked at Wu San and the others with a look of surprise, and more than thirty people applauded together.

"Welcome Brother Wu"

Wu San and Chen Hai were both wearing coarse cloth collared shirts, and their wheat-colored faces were engraved with the restraint and shyness peculiar to young people.

As soon as You Degao and others applauded, the two of them were even more at a loss, and their hands kept rubbing the corners of their clothes back and forth, smirking at everyone.

You Degao and Zhao Jingyong glanced at each other, and they were all relieved.

This looks exactly like a homeless person who has just arrived in the village, and he should not be a liar.

Liu Ximing stretched out his hand to signal quiet, and when everyone looked over, he propped his hands on the table in front of him and solemnly announced:

"I announce that the Battle of Manila has officially begun, and this operation will involve the entire army of our army, with the goal of occupying Manila, completely destroying all resistance forces of the Grand Franco, and at the same time preparing for a possible subsequent counterattack."

"Now, Li Biao and Liu Dehui will first come forward to introduce the specific situation in Manila, and Wu San and Chen Hai will make supplementary explanations."

Liu Dehui and Li Biao glanced at each other, and when they saw Li Biao squeezing his eyes at him with a bitter face, Liu Dehui stood up with the corners of his mouth raised.

"Whoa"

Liu Ximing has recently begun to increase the ability training of officers at all levels, so Liu Dehui and Li Biao are not completely unprepared.

After listening to the two of them talk about the situation in Manila, Liu Ximing leaned over again and patted the map on the table.

"That's the case, let me first state that this battle plan is completely formulated by the officer corps of the Fubo Division, that is, everyone here."

Liu Ximing's gaze swept over the faces of the officers with different expressions, and a smile rose at the corner of his mouth.

"It is foreseeable that if we succeed in capturing Manila, you will be alone for at least four to five months, and you will not only learn how to fight on your own, but also learn to manage the administration of Manila, so this will be a test."

"After I go back, I will send two more battalions of troops to reinforce you, and I will also send additional people to help in each room at home, but at this time, you can only rely on yourself and your compatriots, okay, you can discuss it yourself."

After Liu Ximing said this, he really bypassed the desk and sat on the chair next to him.

You Degao, Zhao Jingyong and other officers, you look at me, I look at you, and in the end, You Degao cleared his throat and stood up.

"I am the commander of the Fubo Division, and I am in charge of the military command, assisted by Zhao Sizheng and Liu Junxian, now let's start discussing, I think ......"

Liu Ximing crossed Erlang's legs and leisurely lit a cigarette on the side, quietly watching the discussion of more than 30 people with a smile on his face.

Only when the quality of the officer corps and grassroots noncommissioned officers is improved can the military strength of the Liu family truly develop by leaps and bounds.

It's a pity that the time is still a bit short, and Liu Ximing is a little helpless in his heart, otherwise he can start thinking about preparing for the establishment of a staff group now.

Future wars will inevitably develop in the direction of specialization and technology, so it is very necessary to subdivide officers.

But again, the premise is that there are enough good officers.

It was the first time that You Degao had presided over such a discussion, and a group of young officers were even more excited.

In order to perfect every detail, the thirty-odd people were stunned from the night to discuss until the middle of the night, and Liu Ximing couldn't stay up and took the lead to rest.

The next day, the sleepy-eyed Liu Ximing pushed open the door and saw You Degao, Zhao Jingyong and Liu Dehui, who were red-eyed but in good spirits, standing outside his door.

"The report, the battle plan has been made, please review it for the second brother."

You Degao's posture of standing up made Liu Ximing grin, and the discipline buttons on this guy's military uniform were scattered, revealing the white placket inside, showing a different kind of military temperament.

Liu Ximing took the document in his hand and let the three of them in.

"Just say it, I won't look at it carefully."

Zhao Jingyong and Liu Dehui hurriedly hung the sketched map on the wall, while You Degao took a baton and explained the operational ideas they discussed.

Liu Ximing listened and nodded constantly, and after a night of detailed discussion, the current battle plan was much better than what he and the others thought in Manila.

You Degao also wanted to attack Lake Calabar first to rescue the 6,000 Han Chinese, and then look for an opportunity to lure the Spaniards out of the city, ambush them halfway, and finally attack the fortress.

But after carefully consulting Wu San and Chen Hai, everyone found that Kalaba was nearly 100 miles away from Manila.

Leaving aside the question of whether the Fubo Division could adapt to the march in the tropical jungle area, the Spaniards had four small colonial villages with about 100 men on the way, and the Fubo Division could not guarantee that they would be wiped out without leaking information.

To this end, after hollowing out all the information of Wu San and Chen Hai about the vicinity of Manila, the officer corps reformulated the war plan.

Excluding all exaggerated combat methods, the Fubo Division planned to raid Manila as a whole and directly catch the Spaniards by surprise.

What is commendable is that this group of officers has considered all the details, including how to deal with the local fleet in the harbor, how to attack the castle, and so on.

Liu Ximing quietly listened to You Degao's words, slapped the table in his expectant gaze and decided: "Very good, just act according to this plan, by the way, is there an action code?" ”

"Hooray", the three shouted, their faces full of excitement after being recognized.

You Degao patted his head, "How about calling it a pioneer action?"

"Hahaha, okay, it's called Pioneer Action."

On March 14, the Liu family's fleet, which had been repaired for a day, began to move.

Under the cover of night, the entire fleet of the Liu family fleet controlled the lights and secretly entered the bay along the southern coast of Manila Bay.

About 40 miles past the island of Corregido, at the mouth of the bay, the fleet began to move north.

With no references, the entire fleet drove 60 miles north, stopping until it saw the coastline.

The whole voyage totaled about 300 miles, and by this time the sky was beginning to dawn, and the entire fleet could only continue to stand by in the bay, waiting for the opportunity to attack at night.