1142 If a man does not save himself, who can save him?
The riots finally ended after daylight, and the camp of the Bangbangya people was basically completely destroyed. Most of the people ran away, and there were a lot of corpses on the ground, mostly cannibalism and stampede in a panic.
One of the advantages of this dawn is that it is easy to investigate the situation.
The Spanish governor Coqueira soon learned that the intention of the Akito in the manor to burn the fire at the end was actually to notify the Akito in the mountains to come out and set fire to the camp. After the previous disturbances, everyone's attention, including Coquilla himself, was actually attracted by the Akito in the manor, who thought that Akito would have someone stay outside and set fire to the camp from the opposite side.
However, Coqueira will not admit that he also miscalculated. And Afarus, the leader of the Bangbangya, was hanged by him at the gate of the camp, and he was whipped fifty in public. Then, let his men put him down, and asked Apharos, who was lying on the ground like a dead dog, to get his men back as soon as possible. And this is not enough, he has to send people back immediately, and call more people to come over to increase the strength of the Bangbangya people.
After giving these instructions, Coqueira looked wearily at the courtyard wall of Akito, and looked at Akito who was staring at this side, and he finally recognized a fact. These Ming people are definitely not to be underestimated, and they are scheming, and they are really too tormenting.
Turning his head to look at the people around him, he found that whether it was the Japanese or his Spanish subordinates, not to mention those Bangbangya, they were all tired. was tossed by the Ming people for almost a day and a night, and he had no power to fight anymore.
For the strength of Akito, it must be reassessed!
Thinking so, he did not rush to order the attack. Instead, he let all his men rest, and sent people back to the city, mobilized the remaining Spaniards and Japanese in Manila to come and support, and asked to bring heavy artillery! From this point on, Coqueira finally elevated the Luzon Ming to a level of considerable importance as a real opponent.
From this, the real moment to test the Luzon Ming people has arrived. During the day, the Spaniards raised their vigilance so that the Luzon Ming could no longer harass them.
In the manor, the Ming people were not idle, and they had been digging fortifications and strengthening the courtyard walls. Shifts, with almost no breaks, have made the connection between several estates even closer.
Zhang Wu, who is the actual commander, is also very tired. Since the day before yesterday, I haven't had a good rest. He can't help it, all the things that Cao Bianjiao wants to know have to be observed and fed back through him. At this time, it was already broad daylight, but Zhang Wu was a little sleepy and couldn't open his eyes.
At this time, he washed his face with cold water, and then instructed the person in front of him what to do, or answered what to do.
Two of his apprentices were worried about his health and advised him to rest for a while. However, Zhang Wu shook his head and replied: "The lives of 30,000 compatriots are all tied to me alone. If I rest, if I can't react to something, I will regret it! ”
"Master, you're a little old, you can't bear it if you go on like this!" Although the tall apprentice understood Master's words, he still persuaded him very worriedly.
When Zhang Wu heard this, he smiled tiredly and said, "After the imperial court reinforcements arrive, after everyone is safe, I can sleep well!" Don't bother me anymore, there's a lot more to take care of here! ”
After that, he went back to business.
The information that Coqueira has in his hands has actually been correct. The Luzon Ming people here all come out to beg for food, at most they can do business, and they don't know how to fight. Even if he is a big cow, he only knows some common sense. As a result, almost all the defensive burdens were pressed on Zhang Wu's body.
In the end, Li Jiacheng and the others saw that Zhang Wu almost stayed on the edge of the cold water basin and didn't leave, knowing that this was not a solution, and at the same time they were moved by Zhang Wu's persistence, among which Li Jiacheng said very sincerely: "Brother Zhang, you can rest for a while, we will deal with these not too important things." Rest assured, after watching it for so long, we all know it in our hearts. ”
To be honest, in the past, they didn't have any confidence in the matter of fighting. And I feel that with Yongwu Bo personally commanding, my net worth and life will be more secure. Therefore, after more than one day of command, they really dare not intervene, for fear that they will not do it right.
However, now, when they see Zhang Wu's appearance, they finally have the courage to share the burden.
After Li Jiacheng finished speaking, Whitebeard also said to Zhang Wu earnestly: "Old Zhang, we can't look at you, we're tired to death for everyone's affairs!" Life is ours all, family members also need us to protect, we should not put all the burden on you, we should stand up, responsibility, must also resist! ”
"Yes, Brother Zhang!" The fat man who was sweating was also very serious at this time, looked at Zhang Wu and said sincerely, "You can guide you in the big things, and let us do the small things." We must do our best! ”
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Looking at the sincere faces, Zhang Wu didn't feel that he had unknowingly won the respect of these big businessmen not because of Yongwubo, but purely because of himself. At this time, he felt the courage and responsibility of these businessmen, and it seemed that their waists were also standing straighter at this moment.
Zhang Wu showed a hint of a smile, nodded and said, "Since that's the case, then I'll ask for instructions from Yongwubo!" ”
In the chat group, Cao Bianjiao saw Zhang Wu's request, so naturally there was no problem. Emperor Chongzhen was also online, and said with a somewhat serious attitude: "If people don't save themselves, who can save them?" You tell them this, even if you want the court to save them, you must let all of them save themselves first, give full play to all their abilities, and insist that the court reinforcements arrive! “
"The grass people obey!" When Zhang Wu saw it, he hurriedly responded and quit the chat group.
After a while, in the manor, after Li Jiacheng heard this, he was a little ashamed at first, and then his face became resolute, and he said loudly to the people around him: "What Your Majesty said is extremely true!" If people don't save themselves, how can they save them? Don't just rely on others, but do your best. Only in this way can we hold out to the end, until the arrival of reinforcements from the imperial court! ”
"If a person does not save himself, who can save him?" Whitebeard also pondered this sentence thoughtfully.
It didn't take long for this sentence to quickly spread to the ears of the entire Luzon Ming people. With the family in the back and the butcher in front, there is no way back. Emperor Chongzhen's words finally had an unexpected harvest. The entire Luzon Ming people seem to have become energetic all of a sudden. Even the elderly, weak, women and children no longer only hide in the back house, but all stand up bravely.
Those who can dig the earth come out to dig the earth, and those who can carry the soil carry the earth, or boil water and give it food......
Throughout the Luzon Ming estates, the pace of fortification construction skyrocketed, and everyone was enthusiastic.
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In the evening, Spanish reinforcements from Manila arrived, bringing with them two heavy artillery pieces.
And almost all of the Bangbangya people who fled in all directions also returned to the camp. That night, their camp moved to the back of the Spanish camp, and they were finally no longer harassed by the Ming.
Early the next morning, Coquela gave the order to attack.
Two heavy guns were pulled to the front, and a deafening roar rang out. This heavy artillery is far from being comparable to yesterday's field artillery. With just one shot, I saw that a large part of the wall of the Ming manor's manor collapsed. Fortunately, behind the wall, there is still an earthen wall made of sacks and the like.
However, Coqueira didn't care, anyway, Akito didn't have artillery, so he could only be beaten and couldn't pay it back. As long as the heavy artillery continues to bombard, even if the Ming people strengthen the wall, they can still blast out a gap.
However, there was one detail that surprised him a little.
It stands to reason that being bombarded by powerful heavy artillery will definitely frighten Akito. However, after the heavy artillery began to roar, the Ming people inside the wall did not make any sound, which is really a bit strange!
He naturally didn't know that after Cao Bianjiao's explanation, this powerful heavy cannon was just a bulky thing in the eyes of the Ming people, and when he saw the muzzle of the heavy artillery, the people there hurriedly left the wall and hid in the dug trench, without any. As for the movement outside the wall, there are naturally other lookout posts in the wall section observing.
Even the city wall could not withstand the continuous bombardment of heavy artillery, let alone a temporarily reinforced wall. By the time the barrel of the heavy artillery was heating up and it was time to rest for a while, a large chunk of the wall had collapsed.
With a wave of Coqueira's hand, the five hundred Bangbangya people who had already been prepared, holding their weapons, rushed towards the gap with a whoosh.
Each of them ran fast for two reasons, first, whoever rushed into the manor first had a heavy reward. Second, run faster, the Ming people don't have time to block the gap, and it's easy to rush in.
However, when they ran close to the gap, the walls of the wall, which had not yet been empty, suddenly appeared one by one, and they were armed with bows and crossbows, and it was a volley.
These Ming people were obviously not skilled, and although they were volleys, they had limited accuracy. But the Bang Bang Ya people basically didn't have any armor on them, and Luzon was hot, so they were either naked or in thin clothes, and under a volley, they suddenly shot over many people.
This time, however, the Bangbangya did not turn around and run, for they knew that behind them there was a team of Spaniards who would be summarily executed if they ran back now. They are all encouraging themselves in their hearts: as long as they hurry up and rush into the wall, it will be victory!
However, what they never expected was that when they just hugged into the collapse, they saw countless long bamboo poles stretching out in front of them. The heads of these bamboo poles do not have any iron tools, but are only sharpened. But five or six long bamboo poles with pointed tips stabbed a Bang Bang Ya man, so he didn't have time to react at all, dodging one shot, he couldn't dodge the next one, just one round, and stabbed to death the Bang Bang Ya man who was the first to rush into the collapse.
In the distance, Coqueira was very surprised, and he could see clearly that the bows and crossbows used by the Ming people in the manor were not iron arrowheads, but sharpened wooden or bamboo arrows made of local materials, but this could kill the Bangbangya people, just like their long bamboo poles.
With just one glance, he understood that these Bangbangya people in front of him would definitely not be able to rush in.
This time, he did not allow the Bang Bang Ya people to be killed by the Ming people in the two armies. After the order was given, the remaining Bangbangya retreated, and then heavy artillery rang out.
Coquela was not in a hurry, and he ordered the heavy artillery to fire on both sides, widening the width of the collapse. If he hadn't brought too little artillery, he could have even had the heavy artillery completely torn down by the wall.
When the heavy artillery had to rest, the Bangbangya people were sent up again. This time, though, the Bang Bang Ya people were no longer just running wild with their weapons. but with a shield in front of him. The hunters of the Bang Bang Ya people also followed, and thousands of them went up at a time.
Afaros was lying on a stretcher, someone was carrying, right next to Coqueira, he held his head high, endured the pain, and said to Coquela with a smile: "Lord Governor, this time see how the Ming people are still guarding, my people will definitely be able to rush in!" ”
Who knew that Coqueira ignored him, but turned his head to look at Umegawa Neku on the other side and said, "Neku-kun, what do you think?" ”
"Back to Your Excellency the Governor, it seems that the villain should be able to attack this time! It's all thanks to the Governor's command! Umegawa bowed his head and replied in a respectful voice.
When Coqueira heard this, a smile appeared on his face, he also thought so, and immediately ordered Umekawa Neiku: "You guys prepare, when you break into the manor in front, you will follow up and kill me fiercely!" ”
"Hey!" When Mei Chuan Neiku heard this, he was very pleased, and hurriedly agreed, and went to prepare.
Afalus on the side was very depressed when he heard it, the first credit is on his side, these widows don't do anything, but they can immediately follow up and pick up the cheap, it's really not a fucking thing!
Coqueira did this to express his displeasure. Bang Bangya's performance in front of him was really disappointing for him. However, the main force to slaughter the Ming people still depends on the Bangbangya people with many people. Therefore, after cooling Apharos for a while, Coqueira pointed ahead, turned to look at him, and said, "Your men are about to invade the manor, and it is okay to ......"
As soon as he said this, he suddenly seemed to see that something was wrong, and quickly turned his head to look at the situation in front of him. But I saw that in the collapse over there, the Ming people inside were holding something similar to a huge shield, but on the surface of this shield, there were long bamboo sticks sharpened, and the Ming people behind them held the bamboo poles, and suddenly pushed out the Bang Bangya people who were holding the shield and holding long weapons. The Bang Bang Ya people at the front were all stabbed to death and wounded by the long bamboo sticks on the shield.
The Bang Bang Ya archers in the rear wanted to shoot arrows to cover their people, but most of them shot at that shield. It was the Ming people's crossbowmen, but they only shot the Bang Bang Ya people from the inside, and with the shield covered with thorns, they blocked the Bang Bang Ya people from the outside again.
For some reason, seeing this scene, Coquela's mind remembered a sentence from Mingren: The soldiers will block the water and cover the earth!