"Fire? Where did the fire start? Zheng Xingyi got up from the marching bed, "Explain Bai diǎn, where is the fire?" ”

"Master, there's a fire in the Spanish fort." This time, the soldiers said it clearly enough.

"Spain? Let's go, take a look outside. Zheng Xing's military uniform was not put on, so he rushed out of the big tent, and sure enough, he saw the fire in the Spanish fort, and there was a faint noise of chaos.

It didn't look like an accidental fire at all.

"Immediately inform the troops, get up quickly, and attack the siege of the Spaniards, there may be civil strife among the Spaniards." Although he didn't know the cause of the fire, Zheng Xing immediately judged that this was the best chance to break through the siege.

The soldiers, who had already fallen asleep, were immediately awakened by the trumpet, and they crawled out of the hot bed, dressed in three and two strokes, grabbed their flintlock pistols and charged outside the big tent, not even having time to wipe the from the corners of their eyes.

In less than half a pillar of incense, the soldiers were all ready.

"Immediately attack the fort, the Spaniards have civil strife." Zheng Xing was not worried that it was a trick of the Spaniards, only a few hundred people, as long as his army entered the siege, half a pillar of incense, at most a pillar of incense, they could be completely wiped out.

Seeing the fire in the fort, the Ming soldiers thought that Zheng Xing sent someone to set the fire, since the Spaniards were in a sea of fire, there was no reason not to take the opportunity to destroy them.

The soldiers of the Marine Corps quickly rushed to the fort, and the bullets of the flintlock pistol opened the way for the Ming army in front.

The castle was really in chaos, it was not any trick of the Spaniards at all, but the Han miners in the fort, taking advantage of the Spaniards' unpreparedness, secretly lit a fire.

In the face of the wrath of the god of fire, the Spaniards originally did not have the heart to think about the Ming army, they were trying their best to extinguish the fire, and when they heard the sound of flintlock guns, they were forced to divide a part of their soldiers to resist the Ming army.

The fire could not be extinguished for a while, and the Ming army attacked again from the darkness.

The light of the fire happened to point the target for the flintlock pistols of the Ming army.

The Ming army was like duck blood, they didn't use any cover at all, they rushed directly to the outer earthen wall, and then used the cover of the earthen wall to shoot at the Spaniards who were extinguishing the fire.

The gunfire of the Ming army was much denser than in the afternoon, and they rushed to the fort from the west.

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There was an unquenchable fire inside, and a continuous stream of gunfire outside.

More importantly, when the Spaniards were fighting the fire, the Ming army had already knocked down the earthen walls of the fort, and already had a solid bunker like the Spanish soldiers.

Seeing that there was no hope of breaking through, the Spaniards had to put down the fire # guns in their hands and raise their hands in surrender.

In the huge firelight, the Spanish soldiers hung their heads, and their blue eyes emitted a deep green light, like the eyes of a wolf, but at this moment, they were wild wolves in a cage.

This time, Zheng Xing did not massacre the captured Spaniards, and after confiscating their guns, he directly handed over these Spaniards to the local natives to take care of.

The natives were usually bullied by the Spaniards, and during the day, the Spaniards also forced them to go to the positions of the Ming army to serve as cannon fodder, I don't know who started it, the natives swarmed up, and soon tore these Spaniards into pieces, and the mutilated corpses were thrown into the fire and burned overnight.

After dawn, the Marines began to pack the fort and clear the battlefield.

According to Li Tong's Jianyì, Zheng Xing took over the two gold mines, and Chen Hui drew a regiment of soldiers to garrison them, and transferred most of the soldiers in the cities of Banggui and Weigan to the gold mines, leaving a hundred soldiers in each city.

The Han people in the mine told Zheng Xing that in the southeast, on the west bank of the upper reaches of the Tara River, there is a mountain city called Baguio, and there is a gold mine near Baguio, and there are many Han miners in the gold mine.

"And the gold mines?" Zheng Xing muttered softly, and he discussed with Li Tong: "Can you send someone into the mining area first and secretly move the Han people from the mine away?" ”

Li Tong was puzzled: "Shizuo, if the Han people are moved, in case the Spaniards find out, will they be ready to defend?" At that time, it will increase the difficulty of attacking, right? ”

Zheng Xing shook his head: "There are only simple fortifications in these places, even if the Spaniards are prepared, we are not afraid, but there are no Han people in the mine, and when the Ming army attacks the mine, there is no need to throw a mouse trap, and the casualties will be reduced." ”

"Ao," Li Tong understood, Zheng Xing was thinking about the safety of the Han miners, "Master, I can try." ”

"Staff Officer Li, is it difficult?" Zheng Xing was unfamiliar with the local environment and did not know if he could move these Han people away.

Li Tong thought about it and knew that it would definitely be difficult to persuade this time, and the Han people might not believe in themselves, "Master, there must be difficulty, I want to bring a few miners who have relatives or acquaintances in the Baguio Gold Mine, so that the chances of success are greater." ”

"Okay, you choose," Zheng Xing waved his hand and made a casual gesture, "However, when Staff Officer Li went to the Baguio Gold Mine, he tried his best to draw a map of the vicinity, and when the army attacked the gold mine, it was also good to rely on." ”

"Okay, Shizuo, I'll try my best, as long as the Han people are willing to leave the gold mine, there must be people among them who are familiar with the nearby terrain," Li Tong didn't worry about this, "Shiza, there are thousands of miners in the mine, even if they agree to leave, to avoid the eyes and ears of the Spaniards, I'm afraid it won't work for a while, please Shiza give me three days." ”

"Well, I'll wait for you for three days, and after three days, no matter what the result is, you will leave the gold mine, and those who really don't want to leave, let them go." It was impossible for Zheng Xing to wait indefinitely, and the longer it was, the easier it was to expose the Ming army's goals.

"Master, in three days, I will be back." Li Tong took a few miners and left Zhengxing and went to the Baguio Gold Mine.

In the past few days of waiting, Zheng Xing contacted Yang Geng once, and he wanted to see where Yang Geng had arrived.

Who knew that Yang Geng had already run to Balaire, faster than Zheng Xing.

Zheng Xing was puzzled: It stands to reason that the east coast of Luzon Island faces the Pacific Ocean and has been eroded by wind and waves for a long time, the coastline will be more tortuous, and Yang Geng's march route will be longer, how can he travel faster?

It turned out that most of the Spaniards' bases were on the trade routes of the west coast, and there were neither any bases nor garrisons on the east coast, only the Rajapu iron ore mine under the Plogg Mountains had a small number of garrisons, so Yang Geng's march speed was faster than Zheng Xing's.

Hearing such information, Zheng Xing was very anxious, but he had already promised Li Tong three days, Li Tong must be persuading the miners to leave now, if he rashly launched an attack in advance, not only would Li Tong's hard work be in vain, but his life would be in danger if he didn't do it, so he had to wait.

Three days later, Li Tong really returned, and with Li Tong, there were more than 800 Han miners.

"Staff Officer Li, it's hard work, the Han people have evacuated the gold mines, and when the marines attack, it will be much easier." Zheng Xing was not disappointed, he did not wait in vain in the past three days.

"Shizuo, most of the Han people in the gold mine have been brought out, and there are still a few Han people who refuse to evacuate, so don't worry about them." Li Tong felt sorry for the Han people who refused to evacuate, and people died for money, and the result of excessive greed for money often paid the price of life.

"Hmm." Zheng Xing will not delay the fighters for these Han people and increase the casualties of the Marine Corps, he has already given you a chance, but if you don't seize it, it is your own life, and you can't complain about others.

Zheng Xing and Chen Hui then led a large army to besiege the Baguio gold mine.

This time, the Ming army opened the way with grenades, and the Spanish soldiers hid behind the fortifications, and it was difficult to avoid the shock wave and broken shrapnel released when the grenade exploded.

Most of the Han people have been withdrawn, the safety of the natives, there is no need for Zheng Xing's concern, what he wants is to annihilate the Spaniards, if the natives insist on staying with the Spaniards, it is your fault, who made you stand on the opposite side of the Ming army?

By the time the Spanish soldiers suffered 30 percent casualties, the Ming army had already broken through the earthen wall outside the fort, and the two sides began to fight in close quarters.

The soldiers of the Ming army, who broke into the fort from all directions, began to encircle and annihilate the Spanish soldiers, and in the face of the powerful offensive of the Ming army, the Spanish soldiers fought separately, and the Ming army was like a stone mill, advancing as a whole.

When a Spanish soldier relied on the cover of an earthen wall to fight fiercely with the Ming army in front, his flank, or rear, would often encounter a sneak attack from the Ming army's flintlock pistols.

In less than half a day, 300 Spanish soldiers were completely annihilated, not because they did not want to surrender, but because they had no chance of surrendering. Because they were divided and surrounded by the Ming army, the Spanish soldiers were often knocked down by several flintlock pistols of the Ming army before they could raise the white flag.

Zheng Xing sent soldiers to take over the gold mines and set out on the road south.

Curiously, Zheng Xing never saw the Spanish soldiers again before arriving in Manila.

It turned out that the Spanish governor in Manila, Tabora, found that the Ming army was sweeping away all the Spanish bases on Luzon Island with the autumn wind sweeping the leaves, so he had to concentrate the nearby troops in Manila City, and even gave up the gateway to the north of Manila.

In the current city of Manila, there are four or five thousand Spanish soldiers, and each gate has eight cannons, and Tabora is going to fight the Ming army in Manila.

Although Tabora was the Spanish governor in Manila, he was not stationed in Manila, but in the Americas.

The Governor of Manila was concurrently served by the Spanish Governor in the Americas, and the Americas were now full of silver and oil, so the Governor of Manila was generally stationed in the more affluent Americas.

This time, Tabora crossed the Pacific Ocean with Spain's American fleet to the Southern Ryukyu Islands, bringing with him a large amount of silver, which he was going to buy porcelain, tea, textiles, etc., from the East, and then sell them back home for huge profits.

I don't want the Ming to be attacking Luzon, because he is also the governor of Manila, at this critical time, he can't leave anyway, he must stay in Manila and command the Spanish army to fight the Ming army in a decisive battle.

Zheng Xing's Western Route Army and Yang Geng's Eastern Route Army arrived in Manila almost at the same time, and more than 25,000 marines immediately surrounded the city of Manila from all sides.