Of the three major castles in Luzon, except for one Lasag, which was located at the northwest end and was captured by the Ming army, the other two Manila and Santa Cruz are located in the area of Manila Bay at the southern tip of Luzon.

After the Spanish governor of Luzon ordered all the Spanish soldiers to gather in Manila, most of the Spanish soldiers arrived in Manila within three days, except for a few Spanish soldiers stationed in the remote town.

Another two days passed, and more than ninety percent of the remaining Spanish soldiers on Luzon Island had gathered in Manila, and Yan Yingyuan and other Ming troops had also killed the place where Manila was only a day's way away.

The decisive battle is urgent.

In order to be able to defeat the Ming army and keep the colony of Luzon, the Spanish governor of Luzon used all means.

Not only were there only 10,000 Spanish soldiers left on the island, but the Spanish governor of Luzon also organized an army of 20,000 colonial natives, gave them some flint guns, and let them follow them to resist the Ming army.

Of course, only a few indigenous soldiers were given flints, and they were half-worn flints that had been eliminated by the Spanish soldiers.

The indigenous army only has such backward weapons, and it can't give the Spaniards much help at all, no matter how hard the Spaniards try, their strength has not increased much, let alone in the eyes of Yan Yingyuan and other Ming Fourth Army.

Another day passed, and at this moment, Yan Yingyuan and other 20,000 Ming troops were resting for a short time ten miles away from Manila.

"Have all the Spaniards gathered in Manila?" Yan Yingyuan asked the spy who came back.

"Commander Hui, 10,000 Spanish soldiers, all gathered in Manila, and there are 20,000 Luzon natives in Manila!" The spy replied loudly.

"Hmm." Yan Yingyuan nodded, 10,000 Spanish soldiers were expected, although the 20,000 indigenous army was no longer expected, but Yan Yingyuan heard the slightest fluctuation that could not arouse him at all, in his eyes, only Spanish soldiers were worthy of their opponents, as for those indigenous soldiers, they were dispensable! Even the Spanish soldiers, who were the main targets of the battle, did not see it very well.

The Fourth Army was the first to engage European armies, defeating the Dutch twice in Taiwan and the Indonesian archipelago.

The Dutch were not in the eyes of the Fourth Army, and the Spaniards, who were weaker than the Dutch, could not cause concern to the soldiers of the Fourth Army.

"Rest well, the whole army obeys the order and attack Manila!" After resting for about half an hour, Yan Yingyuan ordered the army to rush directly to Manila and prepare for a decisive battle with the Spanish army in Manila.

The 20,000 soldiers of the Fourth Army stood up in an uproar and began a short and rapid march under the command of Yan Yingyuan.

As the Ming army drew closer to Manila, the Spanish governor of Luzon also got the news.

"The Ming army has arrived, step up the defense, and never let the Ming army attack the castle!" The Spanish governor of Luzon ordered the Spanish soldiers in Manila to pass.

It is not difficult to see from the orders of the Spanish governor of Luzon that the Spanish governor of Luzon did not intend to let his forces go to the castle to fight the Ming army in a decisive battle.

Indeed, there were only 10,000 Spanish soldiers, plus 20,000 rabble-like indigenous troops. The Spanish Governor of Luzon was indeed arrogant, but to be a Governor and to defend Luzon under the attack of the Dutch, the Spanish Governor of Luzon was by no means a complete idiot, he had his own way of being.

Manila became the head, and a large number of Spanish soldiers were urgently preparing for war.

Spanish soldiers and many indigenous coolies pushed the heavy cannons up the turrets.

The Spanish governor of Luzon not only gathered all the Spanish soldiers in Manila, but also transported all the cannons that could be transported these days, and at present, Manila has gathered 30 red cannons, 25 Spanish 14-pounder guns, a total of 55 cannons, and the range has reached nearly 2,000 meters.

About half an hour later, Yan Yingyuan and other 20,000 Ming troops finally appeared in the sight of Manila City.

"The Ming army is here, ready to meet the enemy!" The eyes of the governor of Luzon in Spain were blazing, and the arrival of the Ming army meant that the decisive battle was coming.

Spanish soldiers and native armies in Manila are preparing for war urgently.

The decisive battle is imminent.

On the side of the Ming army, Yan Yingyuan did not immediately order the Ming army to rush within 2,000 meters of Manila City, and first ordered the artillery battalion of the Fourth Army to build an artillery camp position outside the range of the Spanish artillery in Manila.

One hundred cannons 6 were installed, and the muzzles were adjusted to aim at the castle in Manila.

"Commander Qiqi, the artillery battalion is ready!" The commander of the artillery battalion came to report to Yan Yingyuan.

"Good! Command the army and start attacking Manila! Yan Yingyuan nodded and immediately ordered.

"Chong Ah" A group of about 1,000 Ming soldiers, led by a battalion commander, began to attack Manila.

It seems that there has been training for a long time, and when the Ming soldiers charged, the formation was as scattered as possible.

Soon, the group of Ming soldiers rushed within two kilometers of Manila.

When the Ming soldiers approached a distance of 1,500 meters, the cannons hidden by the Spaniards in the castle turret and the commanding heights began to fire.

"Boom, boom, boom" about forty Spanish cannons fired.

The shells exploded among the Ming soldiers, but because the Ming soldiers were scattered when they charged, many shells could not blow up the Ming soldiers, and even if they did, one shell would kill and injure two Ming soldiers at most.

About 30 Ming soldiers were killed and wounded in the first round of shelling.

"The position of the Spaniard's cannon is exposed, and immediately open fire to destroy it!" Yan Yingyuan ordered the artillery battalion.

The artillery battalion of the Ming army, which was about 2,300 meters from Manila, began to aim its guns in the direction of the Spanish artillery.

"Fire!"

"Boom boom boom" 100 cannon salvo!

The shells exploded in various places where the artillery was installed in the city of Manila.

"Boom Boom" four rounds of shelling in succession, and in a short period of time, the Ming artillery battalion destroyed all the exposed Spanish artillery.

At the same time, the artillery battalion of the Ming army also adjusted the muzzle to bombard the walls of the Manila Castle, and the entire city wall of the Manila Castle was shrouded in a sea of fire.

Under the heavy artillery fire of the Ming army, many Spanish soldiers on the Manila Castle were torn to shreds and their bodies were torn off the castle.

The powerful power of the cannonballs blasted the walls of the Manila Castle into rubble, dust, smoke and fire, and with a bang, a high fort was blown down, and more than a dozen Spanish soldiers inside were directly crushed by the rubble.