The battle was still fierce in the sea outside the castle of Manila, but when Colonel Diego made a clear judgment, the governor of Salamanca gave the order for a total contraction, causing the Westerner fleet to retreat back into the harbor and rely on the castle and his own warships to fire back.

Of course, in this way, the Hongmen were even more unscrupulous, although they still focused their attacks on the Spanish fleet, but at the same time they also had more room to maneuver, and more opportunities to destroy the enemy's inland hinterland.

Salamanca also wanted to open at this time, the commercial settlement was destroyed, as long as the castle was not destroyed, the interests of their Spanish high-level would not be much lost, as for other losses such as sailors, servants and indigenous gates, it would be harmless compared to it!

Li Tianyang actually had some scruples, after all, they had traveled thousands of miles to fight, although they were well prepared, but in such a high-intensity battle, the materials and ammunition they prepared could not withstand such a heavy consumption.

For the sake of long-term combat considerations, after the destruction of the inside and outside of Manila, the artillery offensive of Hongmen gradually maintained a stable rhythm, and no longer had the initial shock.

However, in the battle of more than a day, Hongmen also gained a lot, in addition to the devastated Manila Castle, the ships of the Spanish fleet also paid a lot of price in this fierce battle.

Three Western-style ships were destroyed, one of them was a third-class battleship, the remaining two were conscripted Western-style cargo ships, and four or five other Oriental ships were destroyed and sunk.

Although it is impossible to obtain accurate figures, it is conservatively estimated that in the offensive of Hongmen for more than a day, the Spaniards lost more than 100 men, and the local natives suffered more than 1,000 casualties.

Thanks to the small number of the Spaniards, they were able to accept the loss of men in this battle, and at the same time did not hurt their bones, so that they could continue to hold on and confront Hongmen.

"Tomorrow we will shell another day, and the day after tomorrow we will prepare to attack the city, everyone is ready to prepare."

Li Tianyang and the others briefly held a small meeting on their flagship, assigning the next battle matters of each department.

"Third uncle, sir, your task is very important, my brother and they have already taken action, and it is estimated that they will return to our battlefield tomorrow afternoon, so I need you to send someone back to contact the brothers lurking in the gang, so that they can buy us a little time!"

“……”

Gan Xingzhi's face was a little ugly, because of his personality, he felt disgusted from the bottom of his heart for having betrayed him once.

Moreover, his foresight was not enough, and when he retreated from Apa Town at that time, he never thought of the idea of burying the hidden line, and when he heard Li Tianyang's request, he couldn't find a specific object for a while.

Zhang Chong stood up at this time and said to Li Tianyang: "Leave this matter to me!" ”

Zhang Chong had reserved support for Li Tianyang before, and now if Li Tianyang didn't realize it, it was false, but Li Tianyang is not a narrow-minded person, and he also knows Zhang Chong's inner doubts and difficulties, but he doesn't have too many opinions on his approach.

At this time, Zhang Chong stood up and took the initiative to take this matter on his body, which made Li Tianyang feel a lot more relieved: "Then Mr. Trouble!" ”

Zhang Chong didn't seem to have his own strength among the Wild Sharks, but the changes he showed when he threw the urn made Gan Xingzhi, Li Tianyang and others also know Zhang Chong's actual influence on the Wild Shark.

Even when Li Tianyang was in an advantageous position in the battle in Appa Town, Zhang Chong did not expose his hole cards, and the wild and coquettish middle level hidden in it under his influence has been standing still, which is of course because Zhang Chong knows Li Tiansheng's backhand, but it is not Zhang Chong who is preparing for fighting back in the future.

How much power Zhang Chong has in the Shark Gang, Li Tianyang and they can only roughly guess, but as long as Zhang Chong can contain the Shark in Apa Town before his own side defeats the Spaniards, it will be enough.

Until now, Li Tianyang still doesn't want the Shark to be affected too much, the Shark Gang is his father's brainchild, and his opponent is his own brother of the same bloodline, if it is not necessary, Li Tianyang is not willing to really kill you with his brother.

After a night of nothing, early the next morning, the Hongmen fleet continued yesterday's tactics and continued to bombard Manila Citadel and its surroundings.

After yesterday's day of bombardment, the local natives and Spaniards also became wiser, and no longer gathered in one place to become the target of the Hongmen fleet, but distributed around the Manila Citadel in small groups of dozens of people.

Of course, more of them, taking advantage of the cover of last night, quietly slipped into the jungle area south of Manila, but the bombing effect of the Hongmen fleet today is somewhat sparse.

As for the natives who fled into the jungle, they thought that the baby was out of the clutches of the Hongmen fleet, but they forgot that there was a Ming overseas Chinese gang with a scale of more than 10,000 between the mountains in the southwest of them.

After receiving the support of Hongmen at sea, the Daimyo's overseas Chinese gang finally withdrew from the attack of the Spaniards and the local natives, and after the Spaniards, who were the main force and core of the attack, shrank back to the Manila Castle, the local natives had a huge population base, but they became a plate of scattered sand, and the strength they exerted could be said to be vulnerable.

The overseas Chinese of the Ming Dynasty, who have been devastated and supported for many days, received the good news from the sea at this moment, and the whole team was boiling.

Under the leadership of the treasurer of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce and the famous people with a prominent face, the overseas Chinese finally began to launch a counterattack, venting the hardships and hardships they had suffered in these days, and the resentment and shame of their relatives in life and death.

Dealing with the well-trained Spaniards, the Ming overseas Chinese are naturally not opponents, but the local natives who are also rabble, have always been accustomed to accepting the leadership of the Ming people, under the leadership of the experienced leaders and gangs, with several times the number advantage of the local natives, swept away the jungle south of the Manila Citadel, and blocked the back road of the Manila Spaniards to retreat inland.

At this time, the Spaniards were attacked by the enemy on their backs, and in addition to struggling to support, it can be said that they no longer had the previous high-spirited momentum.

(End of chapter)