"Alright, Daddy, let's go." Ah Long and Ah Hu said and ran out.

Soon, the Chinese people in the Jian had a move, and the Lin family, the Yan family, and the Chen family were also large Chinese maritime merchants in the Jian, with a large population and employees, and these people secretly organized themselves to prepare to cooperate with the Tiance Army's military operations against the Spaniards.

This middle-aged man came to Jiannei with his family, in fact, later than the other three, but he was already respected as the head of the Chinese.

His name is Li Guozhu, and his father Li Dan is Zheng Zhilong's former boss.

In 1625, the death of Li Dan, the lord of the sea, plunged the once powerful Li family into chaos, and Li Dan's son Li Guozhu returned to Japan from Luzon to prepare to receive the huge family business and the East China Sea fleet left behind by his father's death, but was secretly resisted by Zheng Zhilong and others.

The impatient Li Guozhu was furious. First of all, a little pirate leader named Liu Xiang was knifed, and as a result, one of the "Eighteen Zhis" who had sworn with Zheng Zhilong in history immediately publicly argued with Li Guozhu. Zheng Zhilong, who had already been arranged by Li Dan to be attached to the imperial court before his death, also took the opportunity to find a reason to stand on Liu Xiang's side.

After several naval battles, the side that supported Li Guozhu was defeated, and was even declared a "sea rebellion" by Zheng Zhilong under the banner of the imperial court. Li Guozhu lost his father's property left in Japan, and most of his supporters were swallowed up by Zheng Zhilong's side, so he had to flee back to Luzon in disgrace.

In 1633, Li Guozhu also fought a naval battle with Zheng Zhilong with his former enemy Liu Xiang and the Dutch, but the result was still a fiasco, and the hatred between Li Guozhu and Zheng Zhilong can be imagined.

Today's Li Guozhu has been hit several times, and with the little remaining belongings, he is attached to the wings of the Spaniards and has become an ordinary maritime merchant. However, due to some of the residual prestige accumulated by his father, he was still revered by the Chinese in Manila as "Kapitan", that is, the leader of overseas Chinese.

Li Guozhu and Zheng Zhilong are personal grievances, not national hatred. In Luzon over the years, Li Guozhu, who has tasted the warmth and coldness of people, is even more unaccustomed to the faces of the Spaniards. Hearing that the Tiance Army Navy defeated Zheng Zhilong in the Gelanza Sea, Zheng Zhilong's heavy losses were not as good as before, and Li Guozhu, who had taken revenge, was overjoyed.

Unexpectedly, the Tiance Army would reach Manila so quickly, and Li Guozhu decided to respond to the military action of the Tiance Army, after all, the Tiance Army had helped him avenge him.

The other Chinese in the stream have more simple ideas, they have been oppressed by the Spaniards for many years, especially the massacre more than 30 years ago, can they not hate the Spaniards? Especially the survivors of that massacre.

"Your Excellency the Governor, those Chinese in the stream seem to be a little dishonest!" Lieutenant Colonel Balde, who received a report from his men, reported to Blanco.

The corners of Blanco's eyes twitched twice, and he said resentfully: "Let the artillery on surveillance keep an eye on them, and if there is any abnormal movement, they are allowed to open fire immediately, and wait until the fleet of the Ming people is driven away, and see how I clean them up." ”

The cannons on the head of Manila were used to defend against the Chinese quarter, and Blanco did not care about the Chinese at the moment, because the Spanish second lieutenant had already docked in a small boat.

"Your Excellency the Governor, I have been entrusted by the Ming people to inform you to give up resistance and surrender."

Blanco was furious: "Second Lieutenant Sandler, have you forgotten that you are a soldier of the Spanish Empire?" What nonsense are you talking about? And what about Colonel Francisco and his fleet? ”

Second Lieutenant Sandler shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands and said, "Your Excellency the Governor, our fleet has been wiped out, including those Dutch pigs, of course. ”

"Oh God! This, this can't be! Blanco held his forehead with his hand, incredulous.

Second Lieutenant Sandler said: "Surrender, Your Excellency, we are not the opponent of the Ming people, their firepower is very strong, and Manila City cannot stop their attack." ”

"Very powerful firepower? How can I not see how many artillery pieces they have? "Judging from the surface of the Tiance Army warships, it is true that there are dozens of guns similar to those of European warships.

Blanco said unwillingly: "We still have sixty-four fortress cannons, I want to let the Ming people know the difficulties and retreat, Spain will not believe in failure." ”

The fortifications of Manila City are not weak, although not as dangerous as the city of Geranza built on the mountain, but Manila City has a two-city defense system.

San Diego, located one kilometer northwest of Manila, was the first castle built by the Spanish colonists in Manila, and he became the first defensive position of Manila City. Echoing the main city of Manila, attacking Manila would not only be threatened by the artillery of the main city, but also from the artillery of the castle of Santiago.

After a sigh, Second Lieutenant Sandler saluted Blanco and said, "I respect the decision of His Excellency the Governor, but I will not stay here and wait for death, my current status is still a prisoner, and I will return to the Ming people to continue my life as a prisoner." “

It's not that he insists on keeping his promises, but when he thinks of the fierce firepower of the Tiance Army, he has lingering palpitations. Defeat is inevitable, stay here or die by artillery fire or be recaptured, the result is the same.

Blanco said solemnly: "Second Lieutenant Sandler, please remember that you are a soldier of the Empire, and since you have returned, then stay and fulfill your mission." ”

"No, we'll all die if we stay here, and I'll be buried for your stupidity." Second Lieutenant Sandler yelled.

"It's up to you, if you're going to be a deserter, I'll send you to the gallows." The governor of the colony had great authority, which was equivalent to that of the local emperor, and Blanco said to Balde: "Lieutenant colonel, issue him weapons and send men to watch him fight." ”

"Yes, Your Excellency the Governor." Lieutenant Colonel Balder saluted.

Second Lieutenant Sandler is gone, the five-hour deadline has passed, and drones have repeatedly reconnoitred the city of Manila and its surroundings.

After lunch, Wang Yue waved his hand and said, "Let's start, before dark, I will enter the Governor's Palace." ”

At twelve o'clock, the general assault began.

In just half a minute, about 100 85-mm anti-aircraft guns fired more than 1,000 shells at the four batteries on both sides of the harbor, and the four batteries were quickly destroyed.

Two dock landing ships and eight passenger and cargo ro-ro ships sailed towards the wharf, three armed merchant ships located in the harbor opened their cannon windows, and were immediately cared for by countless shells, and the hulls of the three armed merchant ships that tried to resist directly disintegrated, and instantly became fragmented, scattered wood chips and fragmented corpses scattered in all directions, and sank one after another in an instant.

Seeing the tragic situation of the three armed merchant ships, the people on the other ships in the harbor abandoned their ships, jumped onto the docks, and ran towards Manila City.