In Chen Qingzhi's camp, the flags are like a forest, and the voices are boiling.

For this expedition, Lü Yan sent 15,000 Yuejia troops, 3ooo Qijia troops, 5ooo cowardly Xue, 15oo Mongolian elite cavalry, and 1ooo Huojia cavalry.

The reason why Lü Yan sent the Mongol cavalry was to let them come and cut off their heads, not everyone could adapt to the massacre.

Lu Yan didn't want the Yue family army and the Qi family army to do this kind of thing, he hoped that they would always be the perfect army.

I don't know how many Mongol cavalry have done to slaughter cities on the way to the west, they are all too familiar with this kind of thing, and they must not care if they kill some Spaniards.

Alonso's envoy saw so many Ming troops that his face was so gloomy that it seemed like he could drip water.

There were not only a large number of artillery and muskets, but also a large number of cavalry, and it seemed that the enemy was very determined.

And being able to send so many troops and war horses to Luzon at one time, even Igott had to admire the transportation capacity of the Ming Dynasty.

After many inspections, Chen Qingzhi finally met him.

"Your Excellency, I am I'm Igot Jr., the emissary from Manila. We in Spain have always maintained good relations with the Celestial Empire, and we have trade with each other, and I don't know why your army would mobilize a large army to attack us. ”

After seeing Chen Qing, Igot immediately said politely.

"Your merchant ships have robbed us of the treasures that the governor of Canton gave us King Wu, and you must know that those treasures were used by our King Wu for his wedding. Priceless. When King Wu found out, he was furious, so he decided to send troops to fight against you bandits. ”

Chen Qingzhi said with a cold face.

"I warn you, it's better to hand over those treasures. And leave those robbers to us to deal with. Otherwise, you will be greeted only by destruction. ”

"I think this is definitely a misunderstanding, we definitely didn't rob King Wu's treasure ship. I hope you can give us a moment to investigate these things in detail. If it's true, we'll definitely compensate for it. Our Governor has always had great respect for the Ming Dynasty and does not want war between the two sides. ”

Iggott said hurriedly.

"Really? That's good. We are not unreasonable, so I will give you three days, and you will have three days to investigate who robbed our treasure ship. ”

Chen Qingzhi thought for a while and said.

"I'm afraid three days is not enough. Those maritime merchants are often adrift, even if someone actually robs the treasure ship. They don't have to be in Manila, and it will take at least half a month to get to the bottom of the matter. ”

Iggott said hurriedly.

"Half a month?"

Hearing this, Chen Qingzhi couldn't help but sneer.

"Do you know how much grain and grass the army will consume in half a month when the expedition is outside? Are you teasing me? Or maybe you're simply playing a delaying tactic. ”

Chen Qingzhi pointed at Igot and said.

"But we were wronged."

Iggott couldn't help but shout.

If it's really what they did, forget it. But it's true that they didn't do it.

"I've said it all, and in three days I'll be attacking Manila. If you don't give me a satisfactory explanation by then, then let's go to war. Drop-off! ”

After saying that, Chen Qingzhi ignored Igot's opposition and blasted him out of the camp.

This battle must be fought, and the reason why Chen Qingzhi met him was to tell him the reason for the war, and at the same time to leave a glimmer of hope for Spain to surrender when it was defeated.

Westerners are very fond of surrendering when they are defeated. Lu Yan had already told him this.

If he came to avenge those Chinese, I am afraid that those Spaniards will desperately resist to the end, so that the casualties will be great.

If it's because of the treasure ship. Maybe they will think that there is still a glimmer of hope for survival if they surrender.

After being blasted out of the camp by Chen Yingzhi, the worried Igott hoped to talk again, but the soldiers didn't give him a chance at all and forbade him to enter the camp.

He had no choice but to go back and report to Alonso.

After learning the news, Alonso also turned pale.

Three days?

What can be found out in three days, even if someone really robbed King Wu's treasure ship. I'm afraid it may not be in Manila, how can he explain to the Ming army.

It seems that the Ming army is determined to attack Manila.

Alonso thought.

"The order goes down. Stop having illusions about peace and prepare for war with all your might. ”

Alonso sighed.

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As soon as a red sun broke through the fog, the city of Manila became bustling.

With Alonso's order, the Spaniards living in Manila began a general mobilization.

The sailors on the merchant ships were forcibly conscripted to participate in the defense of the city, although some merchant ship owners were very dissatisfied with this, but now that the Ming army had blockaded Manila, even if they wanted to leave, they had no choice but to agree.

In addition to this, the Spanish men in the city were also issued with weapons. When necessary, they will also participate in wars.

As for the natives of the city, almost all of them were driven out, and with the betrayal of the Chinese, Alonso no longer believed in them.

The Ming Dynasty had a deep influence here, and the only people he could trust were the Spaniards.

Just as Alonso was busy, a startling piece of news came.

Outside the city appeared enemy cavalry.

Hearing this, Alonso couldn't help but be shocked, how could the enemy's cavalry have already arrived in the city so quickly.

He didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly walked up to the city, and found that there were hundreds of cavalry in the distance from the east and south gates outside the city.

"It's only been a day, and they can't wait to storm the city?"

Igot said indignantly.

"Their soldiers have gone through long voyages and need rest to regain their strength. In addition, it will take at least three days to set up camp in this vicinity. In fact, they didn't give it to us for a day. ”

Alonso said coldly.

"These damn bastards."

Iggott couldn't help but scold.

"The people we sent to contact the natives haven't come back yet. I don't know if they will agree to join us in the fight against the Ming army. ”

Igot remembered the natives at this time.

With only them, the Spaniards, resisting the Ming army, even if they succeeded, they would probably suffer heavy losses.

Those natives are useless, but they are more or less able to cause some trouble for the enemy.

"It's useless for them to come. They can't even beat a group of pirates, let alone the army of the Ming Dynasty. If we want to survive this, we have to do it on our own. ”

Alonso said, shaking his head.

There are indeed a lot of natives here, and they are thousands or even tens of thousands at random.

But the combat effectiveness is also frighteningly low, because their civilization is basically a primitive society, otherwise, they Spaniards would not easily kill the king of Luzon. Then occupy Luzon.

In fact, as long as the natives did not defect to the Ming army, he was thankful, Alonso never expected them to defeat the Ming army.

"Why don't I lead the cavalry to attack. Some of our Spaniards outside the city have not yet been notified. If they block the intersection, they won't be able to get back into the city. ”

Iggott said.

The Ming army came suddenly, and not all Spaniards lived in the city, but some lived in the suburbs of Manila, such as Bagong Bayan. Some of these people must have not been notified yet.

"Just with your ridiculous wall charge?"

Alonso said with a mocking expression.

"Your Excellency, please don't laugh at my wall charge. My wall charge was scientifically calculated, and he would be able to easily defeat these barbarians in the face of these ancient Eastern cavalry. ”

Iggott said with a straight face.

Recently, there has been an idea in Europe of having cavalry shoulder to shoulder, horse to horse, charging at the enemy like a wall.

In this way, they will be able to achieve the goal of fighting more and less within a limited range, and always fight with collective strength.

And those ancient cavalry simply could not be the match for this new type of cavalry.

In their words, it's called science.

Science will triumph over ignorance. Science is paramount.

When Iggott learned the news, he was almost like a treasure.

He immediately trained his cavalry in this way, after about two years of training. It's really been trained.

At least the charge looks like an incomparably pull-out.

"Science?"

Alonso muttered.

"Okay then, I'll give you a chance to perform. In a moment I will send five hundred soldiers and your cavalry out of the city to find a way to drive these enemies away. But I hope your performance doesn't disappoint me. ”

"Your Excellency the Governor, don't worry, I promise I won't let you down."

Iggott couldn't help but be overjoyed.

Mozhigen and Suhe talked, their expressions a little excited.

Lü Yan was finally willing to use the Mongol cavalry. This made them very happy.

Seeing that Lu Yan kept using those Xuanjia elite cavalry, back army, and white-robed army in the past, it made them feel a little surprised.

Their Mongol elite soldiers were no worse than them. Why not use them?

Now their chance has finally come, and at their request, Lu Yan resurrected Jebe and became their general.

Their Mongol cavalry finally had a large enough general to compete with the Han Chinese.

Mo Zhigen and Su He kept whispering about when to let Lu Yan resurrect Genghis Khan.

Only the Mongol cavalry, which had Genghis Khan, could exert his greatest might.

After the death of Genghis Khan, the military discipline of the Mongol cavalry quickly deteriorated, and the combat effectiveness plummeted, and in many cases the defeat of the enemy was carried out by those servant armies.

If Genghis Khan can be resurrected, then the Mongols will be able to recreate their former glory.

The thought of being able to fight again under Genghis Khan made both Mozhigen and Sukh extremely excited.

At this moment, the gates of Manila suddenly opened.

A group of cavalry rushed out like a whirlwind, and with their polished plate armor, it looked extremely powerful.

The cavalry did not charge immediately, but began to line up, only to see that they were in a very tight formation. (To be continued)

ps: Thank you very much for the cups and the Roman legion for the reward, and thank you very much for the monthly pass of Erye.