The Hongmen and the Shark Gang spent three days repairing outside the Manila Castle before the morale and physical strength of the entire team recovered.

In the past few days of repair, there is another good news in Hongmen, that is, the sea ship that transports supplies and ammunition in Hongmen, which has not been seen for many days, has finally arrived in the waters of Manila.

With the ammunition and supplies carried by this sea ship, the Hongmen fleet was more confident to attack the Spaniards in the Manila castle.

However, in the past few days of repairing, the mad shark Li Tiansheng and his gang have also appeared in the nearby waters.

Although Ma Chengyu and the others burned most of the sea ships in Apa Town with a fire before they left Apa Town, after all, the Shark Gang has been operating in Luzon for so many years, so they naturally have other channels to replenish the lost sea ships.

Of course, most of these temporary supplementary sea ships are fishing boats and cargo ships, and there are basically no warships in the real sense, which makes Li Tiansheng and others only dare to let the sentinel peek into Hongmen's whereabouts in the nearby waters, but most of them dare not appear in front of Hongmen.

And as Li Tiansheng and the others found out more about the battles that had taken place in the waters of Manila in the past ten days, the more frightened they became, never thinking that Hongmen was already strong enough to defeat the powerful Spanish fleet head-on, which made the soldiers under his command begin to feel apprehensive in their hearts, and other thoughts came out.

There is no way not to have other thoughts, the tragic situation of the Spaniards and the defeat of the Wyvern Gang are all obvious to all, and at sea Li Tiansheng They even fished up a few Wyvern Gang and Spanish sailors who fell into the water, and even got personal confirmation from the other party's mouth.

Although Li Tiansheng, Yuan Chengwu and others focused on secrecy and used gold and silver to motivate their brothers, but the mad shark itself had an inextricable relationship with Li Tianyang, and there were Gan Xingzhisan and others on the other side, after learning about the other party's combat effectiveness, everyone would inevitably not think of the idea of frying each other He was too anxious.

Li Tianyang didn't have time to pay attention to Li Tiansheng and the others, and the main force was hiding in that corner and peeping at him, but he was now paying more attention to the stone wall in front of him, which was more than two feet high.

As long as this stone wall is breached, then it means that they Hongmen people will be able to officially enter Luzon and truly control the rich and hopeful fertile land of Luzon.

Of course, defeating the Spaniards also means that in the South Seas, there is no longer any force that is the opponent of Hongmen, even the Portuguese in Xiangshanao, and Hongmen will become a veritable overlord of the South Seas.

After three days of repairs, the Hongmen fleet launched an offensive against the Manila Castle as scheduled, and the Spanish colonists in the Manila Castle at this time can be said to be the turtle in the urn, and will be allowed to be attacked and killed by the Hongmen Fleet.

In the absence of other foreign aid, the Spaniards could not escape and evacuate Manila Castle, and could only rely on the advantageous terrain of Manila Castle for passive defense, and it can be said that it was only a matter of time before it was breached.

Of course, the Spaniards were still able to hold out for a while in the castle, and the overall size of the Spaniards and the sailors and servants recruited by them, plus the black slaves they transported from Africa and the natives recruited by the Cong locals, still numbered more than 3,000 people.

In contrast, the overall strength of the Hongmen fleet and the Gan Xingzhi Shark Gang is now only more than 2,000 people, and the number of siegers is not as good as the Spaniards, so where does he get his self-confidence!

Don't forget that there are nearly 10,000 Ming overseas Chinese gangs in the south of Manila, and these days have officially made their contributions, so that the Spaniards in the Manila castle have not been able to take care of the war at sea, and have focused more on the siege team around them.

At this time, representatives of overseas Chinese in Nanyang were receiving Li Tianyang in an undestroyed dwelling where Li Tianyang and his temporary settlement were located.

The person who came was an acquaintance, it was Lu Bingyan, the son of Lu Bingyan, the shopkeeper of Yuegang Defuxuan, and the protagonist of the communication and negotiation with the Spaniards last time.

Since Lu Jiajie emerged in the last negotiation with the Spaniards, he has been elected by the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce as the chief treasurer of the Chamber of Commerce in the Luzon Islands, responsible for communication, resolving conflicts between the members of the Chamber of Commerce, and presiding over many matters with the Spaniards.

Compared with his easy and safe position as the shopkeeper in Yuegang, Lu Jiajie, who is in the prime of life, obviously wants to show his skills on the big stage of Luzon, so he happily accepted the order.

The first wave of local indigenous rebellion and the sudden suppression by the Spaniards brought great damage to the members of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, and the shops of the various merchants in the Manila Castle were emptied by them, and there were almost no survivors.

However, at that time, the two members of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce in the suburbs of Manila had some contradictions because of the recruitment and poaching of the farm, and Lu Jiajie, as the director of the Chamber of Commerce, went to coordinate, but happened to avoid the crisis.

When the news of the indigenous rebellion and the Spanish suppression reached the suburbs, Lu Jiajie knew that the matter was critical, so he hurriedly began to organize the Ming overseas Chinese in the farms of several members of the Chamber of Commerce as the head of the Chamber of Commerce.

At the same time, he also took the initiative to send people to persuade the surrounding Ming children, shouting that they would join his team, and while transporting the materials from the farm to the mountains, he began to organize the evacuation of manpower.

Sure enough, soon the Spanish suppression team and the indigenous riot team rushed towards them, but they pounced and failed to touch Lu Jiajie's tail.

It can be said that at this time, most of the credit for the gang of overseas Chinese in the Ming Dynasty is due to Lu Jiajie, and his father naturally became one of the most powerful leaders of the gang.

"Good work, shopkeeper Lu!"

This is the first time Li Tianyang and Lu Jiajie have met on this island, seeing that each other is disheveled and embarrassed, the two young people who are quite related to each other can't help but look at each other and smile.

"It's not hard, but tens of thousands of Ming folks on the island of Xia Yao thank the Admiral for his thousands of miles of help!"

Lu Jiajie looked respectful, although the two had a long friendship, and his father was inextricably linked with Li Tianyang and their Hongmen, but now Li Tianyang has a noble status, and his reputation is even higher after defeating the Spaniards, whether it is as the head of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce or as the commander of the Daming Navy, Lu Jiajie can face Li Tianyang as a subordinate.

"It is the duty of a soldier to protect the family and defend the country and protect the people of the Ming Dynasty, why should you thank me!"

Li Tianyang's face was as usual, and he was not complacent because of the other party's compliments, but praised Lu Jiajie's performance with great interest these days: "It's you who is the shopkeeper Lu, who saved many children of the Ming Dynasty alone in Luzon, and your achievements are not shallow!" ”

"Don't dare to be!"

The two chatted for a while, after all, they had a great relationship with each other, and they chatted quickly, less of the constraints brought by their identities.

(End of chapter)