"The Spaniards are going to drive us to the east of the castle and block the way for the thieves to go ashore......"

"Let's go to the north, as long as we enter the Heavenly Temple, we will not suffer this crime again."

"Who knows what the Yinghua Imperial Court is going to do with us? Don't get mixed up, it's better to go to the east, or even to Sulu. ”

Helping his wife and children into the crowd, Zhang Wu heard all these words, desperate and dazed.

This piece of house is the property accumulated by the Chinese for two or three generations, although they are all dilapidated wooden houses, but they are the only place to stay in this foreign land, and now they are annihilated in the raging fire, and Zhang Wu's mind is about to collapse.

can think of the death of his eldest brother Zhang Wen, Zhang Wu's eyes also rose with flames, there is no way back, he is at odds with the Yinghua court and the red-clothed soldiers.

"It's good that the adults didn't drive us away! Manila is the place where we were born and raised, and those small grudges in the past have to be put aside, and we have to fight the enemy with one heart and make some efforts! I carry a gun to block the thieves, and my eldest brother died on the battlefield, so you don't have any blood, fighting to defend your home!? ”

"To the north!? Into the Temple of Heaven!? The adults allowed us to earn food here, enlightened us on the right path, and blessed us by the Lord, so how can we turn around and mingle with those foolish people!? ”

"As for those who are going to escape, do you have any brains? Manila is gone, the adults are gone, can we still gain a foothold in the South Seas? ”

Zhang Wu straightened his chest and made a loud noise, the so-called "adult" in his mouth was naturally the Spaniards, and the Chinese in Manila were called so.

The crowd was silent for a while, and then someone said angrily: "If you want to be a dog for Lord Yang, just say it bluntly, what are you fighting for the house!?" burned our home, didn't treat us as human beings, and people like you are still full of attachment to foreign adults! ”

Another person has even more good words: "The dog guards the house, the person gives the bones, you are yelling, you don't even have the bones falling, the dog is not as good!?" ”

Zhang Wu's face flushed: "You fools!? I don't know the truth of everyone's small family!? Without everyone, where would we come to our little home!? ”

Many people said: "The home of the foreign adults is not the home of our Chinese!" ”

Zhang Wu was so angry that he pulled out his waist knife and pointed at those people: "You are determined to be traitors!?" ”

He turned to the other silent ones: "Folks, we can't let these people harm us!" We can't control the other districts, but if the people in this district cross the river to the north, the rest of us will suffer! ”

Zhang Wu's wife and son are still crying bitterly, not knowing whether it is for the house or for the fate of their own family.

The Chinese were soon divided into two groups, one group of people wanted to leave, and the other group of people were afraid that the Spaniards would be condemned because of these people defecting to the enemy, and under the leadership of Zhang Wu, they desperately blocked it, and kitchen knives, bamboo poles, benches, and stones were all tightly held in their hands, and the scene was tense.

“！ @%%￥%&%×！？ ”

Latin sounded, and a group of native soldiers led by Spaniards rushed in.

"Do it! If you don't do it again, the adults will have to clean up with us! ”

Zhang Wu's eyes were full of fierce light, and he raised his knife and slashed at the person who had mocked him earlier.

On June 8, north of Manila's South District, flames engulfed houses and sanity. It was not only Zhang Wu who brazenly waved his sword at his compatriots, but also those Chinese merchants who colluded with the church also instructed their men and horses to drive the Chinese to the southeast, not only to prevent the British Chinese army from landing behind the castle, but also to prevent more Chinese from switching to the British and Chinese, and to help besiege the castle of San Diego.

Many Chinese were naturally unwilling, so a bloody infighting was staged vigorously under the noses of the Spaniards and the Anglo-Chinese army.

This kind of thing is already a tradition in Manila, from the earliest Manila Chinese conspiracy to overthrow the Spaniards, to Li Dan's attack on Manila, to the successive massacres of the Spaniards, to inform the Spaniards of the "enemy situation", and even to wave the butcher's knife at the compatriots, it is Zhang Wu who is a Chinese. is also as Zhang Wu thinks in his heart at the moment, they all think that they are "righteous", for the future of the Chinese in Manila, and for a "everyone" who does not know where their roots are.

Zhang Wu and the others were covered in blood, and thus gained the limited trust of the Spaniards, allowing them to continue to fight for Manila in the fortifications on the south bank. Zhang Wu had the audacity to beg the Spaniards to let their wives and children take refuge in the castle of Santiago, but the response was a spit. ,

Seeing that the people who followed him couldn't suppress their anger, Zhang Wu couldn't even wipe the saliva off his face, and hurriedly persuaded everyone: "We have done too little, and the adults still don't trust us, which is also inevitable." If we go in and spoil the adults, we will be redeemed for the end of our lives......"

With a snap, his wife slapped him in the face, he stayed for a while, and suddenly pulled his wife's hair like crazy, punching and kicking, while shouting: "Isn't it all for you, for this family!?" Why are you hitting me!? Why are you!? You! Why are you so cheap!? ”

Everyone else watched silently, there was no glimmer of brilliance in their eyes, this was their choice, and now there was no turning back.

On the north bank of the Pasig River, Jia Hao and a group of generals quietly watched the firelight in the south and listened to the faint call signs.

"They're pathetic......"

Jia Hao said suddenly, at this moment, he had learned from the mouths of the Chinese who had thrown him over the tragic experience of the Chinese in Luzon for more than a hundred years.

"Their ancestors, who could not survive in the countryside, resolutely crossed the sea, just to beg for food, in order to earn wealth with their own hands......"

Behind him, Zhao Hanxiang, Pan Shiyu, Peng Shihan, He Mengfeng and other generals and lieutenant generals, as well as An Wei, Pang Songzhen, Cai Fei, Huang Shen and other lieutenants sighed in unison.

At this time, the main force of the Luzon Dispatch Army had gathered in Manila, and the armies of Yulin, Yingyang, Longxiang, Huben, Tielin, Shenwu and Chilei all went to battle, plus the Funan and Boni armies, which were organized into six divisions of artillery, including the front, center, left and right, plus artillery, with a mighty army of 50,000, just like the previous attack on Jiaozhi. The domestic army is empty, which shows the ardent determination of the British and Chinese to take Manila.

Huang Shen was a literati, but he entered the Heavenly Punishment Society, and he resolutely said: "The Confucianism of the previous dynasty covered the heavens, and there were foreigners in Nanyang, and the heavens were even more broken and fragmented, which made it difficult for them to stand mentally and physically. Now that I'm Yinghua cleansing the South Seas, I want to return this place to the sky and let them return to China! ”

Peng Shihan was just a member of the Holy Martial Arts Association, and he sighed: "In the great era, there are always people who make mistakes, and the price is life, I just hope that our cleansing can be like thunder, the sooner the better, and end the difficulties of these Chinese as soon as possible." ”

Zhao Hanxiang said heroically: "The thunder is here!" In this battle, we have to rely on the artillery of our Red Thunder Army! ”

Everyone laughed, and Jia Hao also said: "The cannon that can really gnaw this stone castle is still in Uncle Guan's hands!" ”

Across the hundred-foot-wide Pasig River, next to the pier to the south, is the castle of Santiago. The gray figure stands at the confluence of the river and the sea, and the color alone makes people feel a sense of solidity that is difficult to shake. On both sides of the castle, there are also staggered corner forts to cover, and the zigzag lines give people an oppression that flesh and blood can't get close to at all.

"Han Zaixing's front division and Yang Tangcheng's right division have crossed the river twenty miles upstream, and they will block the north, and Zheng Dang's Fubo army should also be on the road, and when they block the east, Panshi Yu will lead the left division to surround the northeast, so that it will become a siege."

"The battle of Manila is not the same as the siege war we fought in China, the nuclear is small but hard. Unlike the cities of the kingdom, which are only the skin. Therefore, we must pay special attention to the attention of this mouth, this is a water mill, and we can't ...... it urgently."

Jia Hao briefly summarized the battle situation and mentioned the essentials, and the generals were awe-inspiring. This battle is also equivalent to a war of annihilation, and the navy has lost nearly half of its elite with flesh and blood, paving the way for the army. Let the Fubo army, which is not good at siege warfare, also participate in the siege, this is to let the navy share the war exploits, and the burden is all on the army.

"This stone castle is European, and the enemy army is also European, so we must also rely on the strength of Europeans. From today onwards, Major Clinton will be the guest secretary of our Luzon army, conferred the rank of lieutenant general, and advised on the siege of the city. ”

Then Jia Hao issued this order, which made the generals a little unimpressed, Europa's major, which is equivalent to Yinghua's right cavalry captain or even the left captain, has only brought a few hundred soldiers, and actually wants to serve as an adviser to our 50,000 army? The previous Reshendes River was also a victory fought by Jiang Qiudao, and it didn't have much to do with that guy.

Major Clinton, who changed into an Anglo-Chinese military uniform...... No, Zhonglang will be in high spirits and point out the country in the military tent. ,

"The Spaniards still have three thousand regular troops, and among the more than ten thousand civilians gathered in the castle, they can recruit at least three thousand men to defend the city, plus the tens of thousands of natives who defend the fort outside the city, I have to say, it is a great adventure to besiege Fort Santiago with only fifty or sixty thousand men! In Europa, if there is such a comparison of forces, at least 80,000 to 100,000 people will be mobilized to be sure that it will be conquered within half a year! ”

"Although it is an adventure, I am willing to assist your country in accomplishing this feat. In the previous naval battle of Subic, your country has proven its ability to create miracles, and you are full of confidence in victory. Of course, some details also need to be reminded below......"

At this time, Clinton had been shocked by the gathering of the Anglo-Chinese army, and although he often mentioned the "Serisians" in his mouth, the meaning had gradually moved from the "Serisians" of the East India Company to the "Serisians" of Europa. In such a short period of time, 50,000 troops were mobilized, and the equipment was at the same level as those elites under Jiang Qiudao, and it was said that there were still half of them in the country, and this was not the situation of national mobilization. A "modern army" of this size, placed in Europa, has been able to rank among the first-class powers. Not to mention the artillery, the ones that were clearly much more advanced than Europa's, were also the source of his confidence in capturing the castle of Santiago.

But he insisted that it would take at least a year, and Jia Hao's siege plan was only until the end of the year, less than half a year.

So he is trying to sell his plan to trap the city for a year through military discussions.

One year is unacceptable, this is Li Shi's explanation to Jia Hao, and Manila must be captured within this year. Theoretically, the Spanish American fleet could make a comeback as soon as January or February next year[1], and if Manila still insisted, the Anglo-Chinese navy would have not recovered by then, and the Luzon War would have really failed.

Not only the Spaniards, but if it lasted too long and the power of the Spaniards in the Philippine Islands shrank, the Dutch would unceremoniously take advantage of the situation, and the Dutch had been trying to find a foothold further north, with one place in Boni and one in Sulu. At that time, the former wolf was driven away, and the tiger came after it. At this time, Yinghua had to open a film with the Dutch and Spaniards at the same time, and it was still too strong to catch it.

Jia Hao interrupted the "lobbying" of this guest secretary who was always restless about his duties, and said in a deep voice: "Plan according to half a year......

Clinton sighed and shrugged: "Siege in Europa is already a technology that can completely quantify time." Although I did not command sieges in general, our Marshal Marlborough of Britain, Marshal Vauban of France, and General Cohune of Holland were very familiar to every Europa officer in their statements and performances in siege and fortification. Marshal Vauban in particular, who and General Kohuon met at the Battle of the Fortress of Namur 18 years earlier......"

Seeing that he was about to talk endlessly, the interpreter cleverly put the map in front of him, and finally stopped his ancient talk.

Clinton had no choice but to turn to practice: "There were two lines of defense around the castle of San Diego, with a corner fort leading up the breastwork and the moat. The Corner Fort was armed with at least 12-pounder guns and could cover a range of 1000 yards. According to our tactics of engaging the enemy in the Europa parallel trenches, 50 yards a day was the limit, and with the effects of the rainy season and various accidents, it was only a month after the siege of the castle of San Diego that it was possible to advance to the outer line of defense. It will take a month to brave the artillery fire from the castle and completely clear the outer defenses, and I estimate that it will be until the end of August to face Fort Santiago, and then it will be truly encircled. ”

"Then we have to deal with its moat, which is thirty yards at its narrowest point and at least six or seven yards deep, and is connected to the Pasig River in two places, and is difficult to dam. The castle is extended to have a prismatic corner fort, and it is impossible to fill it directly. Still approaching only by parallel trenches, after suppressing the defensive fire, several passages were built. According to my estimates, it will take another month to completely weaken the firepower of the defenders so that we can pass through the moat. ”

It was only three months, and Clinton sighed: "Marshal Vauban captured the fortress of Namur in only 36 days, and it was still the fortress built and defended by General Kohuen, who was the best at building and defending cities in the Netherlands." But the castle of Santiago is a fortress that has been built for more than 100 years and has been constantly strengthened. With a ten-meter-thick stone wall, I think that even with the Navy's 68-pounder guns, it will be difficult to bombard the gap, and I can only look for weaknesses in the constant attack, and this process will be extremely long. The remaining nine months were the process of the Spaniards' collapse due to lack of food and epidemics......",

To put it bluntly, Clinton believes that this castle cannot be attacked from the outside at all, especially when there are only 50,000 troops besieging it.

Jia Hao smiled: "In this way, three months can completely isolate this castle, it seems that there is enough time." ”

Clinton's forehead was bruised, where did the confidence of these Seris people come from!?

A cry of surprise sounded outside the tent: "Battleship! The Navy has entered the bay! ”

Jia Hao followed the generals who were overjoyed, and they all went out to check, and saw that the sails were full of shadows, and the red and blue long flags were flying high, it was the naval warships that had entered Manila Bay, and it seemed that the Fubo Army had solved the fort at the mouth of the bay, and Manila's sea access had been cut off.

Clinton frowned and asked, "Navy...... What else can it do? ”

Jia Hao smiled: "The navy can transport artillery......"

Two hundred pounds...... No, the projectile is almost a 240-pound supercannon?

Clinton also vaguely knew the news, he thought it was ridiculous, the Ottoman Turks also had this kind of siege artillery, but it was only a stone projectile, and it was no longer able to deal with modern fortresses, and how could the Seris be ......

Three days later, the Fubo Army landed on the southeast coast of Manila, and the Citadel of San Diego was largely encircled. When the Haiao converted transport ship docked in a small harbor southwest of Manila, Clinton stared at a huge guy unloading from the ship, and his eyes were full of disbelief. (To be continued) [Works: "Black Scepter"

Novel Author: Deathwing Nesario

Introduction:

"War is just when it has to be waged, and when it is our only hope, it is sacred."

"And what about when I'm above everything?"

"At that time? Perhaps the first patriarch of the House of Windsor will laugh happily in Hell, rejoicing that his children and grandchildren will be able to see Heaven while looking down at Hell. ”

[Dragon Remains] 2.18 million words are completed without interruption, and the character is guaranteed.

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