Sanchez couldn't believe what was happening in front of him.

Why, why were these Ming troops so well armed, and why did they use muskets that had such a long range that they could line up to shoot at a hundred paces away.

This is completely inconsistent with the missionary's message.

Sánchez was still in shock, and the Ming army launched a new round of attack.

Under the cover of the musketeers on both flanks, the Chinese pikemen advanced forward and engaged the Spanish front army.

Although the Spaniards numbered tens of thousands, they were unable to give full play to their numerical superiority because of the narrow space, and could only devote a small part of their troops in the battle with the Ming army. This allowed the Ming army to form a situation where less was more to fight.

Soon Sanchez discovered that this ironclad army of the Ming army was even more terrifying than the musketeers.

The thousand-strong army, clad in iron armor and spear in hand, marched in unison with the sound of orders.

The Spanish soldiers who stepped forward to block were all pierced by their spears.

Originally, Sanchez thought that the armor of his soldiers was already very fine, but now it seemed that he could not resist the full force of the Ming army's spear.

"It's Alexander's phalanx!"

Sanchez struggled to recall the formation in his own mind, and finally had an epiphany. Isn't this Alexander's pike!

But how could anyone in the Ming army know about Alexander's phalanx? Is it just a coincidence?

Sanchez roared, "Raise your shield, raise your shield." The javelinmen return fire! ”

The best way to deal with Alexander's spear formation is to form a shield formation to block the opponent's advance, and then return fire with a javelin.

It wasn't easy for Sanchez to come up with this in a short period of time.

The Spanish soldiers complied with the order.

The Doge's orders were now seen as a lifesaver by the soldiers, who raised their shields as fast as they could, creating a shield wall.

This had some effect, although some shields were also pierced by spears, but it somewhat slowed down the advance of the Ming spearmen.

At the same time, the javelinmen hiding behind the shield wall also threw javelins into the Ming army.

Casualties began to appear in the Ming army's formations. Although iron armor can protect soldiers from arrows and swords, it is impossible to ensure that javelins cannot be pierced. But the formation of the Ming army was very well guaranteed, and every time a soldier fell, another soldier made up for it in time.

They are now one step away from opening a gap in the Spanish striker squad and must not be discouraged at this time.

"Artillery, prepare for a ricochet attack!"

Qi Wen saw that the Spanish army was in a dense formation, so he decided to use ricochets to attack.

Compared to direct artillery strikes, ricochet attacks can kill and injure enemy troops to a greater extent.

He had only used it once before, and the effect was still very good.

The artillery team immediately complied, reloaded the ammunition and ignited the fuse.

In an instant, dozens of shells were fired into the Spanish army, and these shells did not explode immediately, but first bounced on the ground, and only then exploded.

Fragments of the explosion shot out in all directions, and the Spanish soldiers fell to the ground.

There were severed limbs and stumps everywhere, and there were all kinds of internal organs.

The cries of wails and screams of horror converge to be reminiscent of a slaughterhouse.

Qi Wen couldn't help but be overjoyed, the formation of the Spanish army was completely chaotic under this shelling, and it was the time to take them in one go.

"Pass my order, the whole army assaults!"

The herald of the Ming army waved the flag, and the formation immediately changed. The musketeers on both flanks retreated to the rear, and two armies armed with long knives filled their gaps.

Both armies numbered more than a thousand, and the long knives they wielded were taller than their own height.

This is exactly the Mo knife that Ning Xiu did his best to ask the craftsman to make.

The Mo knife was originally a kind of Tang knife, and it was the standard weapon of the Anxi Tang Army in the heyday of the Anxi Protectorate.

Whether it is against the Turks or the Nine Hu of the Western Regions, the Mo Dao is invincible, and those Hu armies are often defeated as soon as they clash with the Mo Dao Hands.

It is said that the Mo knife is so powerful that it can cut off people and horses.

It is precisely because the Mo knife is so powerful that it has become a great killer weapon for infantry to restrain cavalry.

After the fall of the Tang Dynasty, the Modao was also lost for a time. The Dongying Knife is an imitation of the Mo Knife, but it is much smaller in size and power.

Ning Xiu ordered the Ming craftsmen to restore the Mo knife according to the restoration map of the Mo knife in later generations, and finally made the Mo knife two months ago.

After conducting some experiments, Ning Xiu was convinced that the power of the Mo Dao was enough to change the tide of the battle, so he ordered the craftsmen to go all out to build it, and finally made two thousand Mo Dao.

This thing is too expensive, even if Ning Xiu is now rich and rivals the country, but with his financial resources, he can only make two thousand handles first, and it is impossible to equip the whole army.

The Spaniards apparently did not understand the power of this weapon, and still stood stupidly in place to defend.

"Enter!"

With the sound of drums, the Mo swordsmen began to advance forward, forming a semicircle with the spearmen of the Chinese army.

"Enter!"

The Mosaberman's march quickened, and soon he and the Lancer were on the same line.

"Kill!"

They all waved the Mo knives in their hands, slashed through a large arc and slashed down.

The Spanish soldiers, who had not yet understood what was happening, were cut in half in an instant, and their flesh was flying.

"Run, run!"

I don't know who shouted first, and the Spanish soldiers began to flee with their armor thrown away.

Once the rout had occurred, it was impossible to undo, and it was to no avail that Sanchez ordered the judges to kill dozens of people.

The Spanish soldiers fled desperately, scattering the already messy formation.

Of course, the Ming Jun Mo swordsman would not let go of such an excellent opportunity. With each swing of their swords, they slew a single person, and the fleeing Spanish soldiers fell in pools of blood.

"No, no!"

Sanchez watched a Ming army Mo knife hand walk in front of him, and the tall Mo knife swung down, Sanchez only felt a cold neck, followed by endless darkness......

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Three months later, Manila.

Ning Xiu sat in the Governor's Mansion in Manila, listening to the reports of his subordinates.

"According to the inventory, there are 30 million taels of silver and 1 million taels of gold in the warehouses in Manila, as well as countless pearls, corals, spices, ......"

Ning Xiu nodded with satisfaction.

"Thirty million taels of silver, that's a lot."

You must know that the annual income of the Ming Dynasty is two or three million taels, and thirty million taels of silver is equivalent to the tax amount of the Ming Dynasty for ten years.

"My lord, there must be silver mines in Luzon, and my subordinates ask my lord to give an order and order someone to take over these silver mines."

Ning Xiu shook his head: "As far as this official knows, Luzon does not produce silver, and most of this silver comes from the Americas. ”

"Americas?"

Qi Wen was stunned for a moment, and then asked, "Dare to ask my lord, where is America?" ”

Ning Xiu pondered for a moment and said, "On the other side of the world, it's far away from us. There are countless silver mines there, and the amount of silver stored is 100 times more than the silver taels in Manila. Ning Xiu paused for a moment and said, "But the Americas are too far away from us, if you want silver, there is a place closer." ”

"Where is it?" Qi Wen asked expectantly.

"Dongying." Ning Xiu's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said very firmly: "That is the next stop that Da Ming wants to conquer." ”

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