The sky is about to light up, which is the time when the Liberation Army is most vigilant, because the enemy wants to raid the Liberation Army camp.
Then this time is their best choice!
Because night blindness is not only suffered by the Liberation Army, but also by the indigenous people.
Although those Spaniards eat well, they may not have night blindness.
However, is the Spanish officer leading the team willing to let the Spanish soldiers rush to the front and die?
You’ll know the answer without asking!
Even if it is a surprise attack, the people at the forefront must be the indigenous people.
Therefore, if the Spaniards wanted to achieve the effect of a surprise attack, they could only do so at dawn.
Zhu Hongyu understood this very well. He dressed and got up before dawn. After putting on a single-sided breastplate, he personally led people to inspect the fortress.
Remind the Liberation Army soldiers on duty to be careful of being attacked!
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The encirclement and suppression troops led by Colonel Robin personally arrived at the outside of the river valley early.
They lurked all night, secretly observing the bastion building in the distance in the darkness by the light of the bonfire.
The sky turned white, and the golden morning glow covered the ground.
Colonel Robin can finally see the full view of the bastion!
Looking at the blue-gray building in the distance, Colonel Robin's face became extremely solemn.
He was surprised and wondered, how did these Chinese build a bastion in such a short period of time?
Colonel Robin really couldn’t believe it!
You know, the Spanish bastion in Manila took decades to complete.
Although the bastion in front of you is as different as an ant from an elephant compared to the bastion in Manila.
Colonel Robin had never been exposed to cement, so in his eyes, it was quite incredible that the Chinese rebels were able to build a bastion in such a short period of time.
The bastion in front of me looks extremely strong. If I really want to knock it down, I don’t know how many lives will be needed to kill it.
Looking away from the bastion, Colonel Robin spoke to the native dressed as a leader next to him.
"Lone Wolf, tell your men to prepare for an attack!"
The lone wolf nodded and went down.
Not long after, there was a strange movement in the forest, the trees swayed, as if there were a large number of people and horses running around.
Lone Wolf is a Pampanga native and the heir apparent to the leader of the largest tribe in Pampanga.
The Governor-General of Manila paid a high price in exchange for Lone Wolf and Colonel Robin going into the mountains to encircle and suppress the Liberation Army.
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On the fortress, Wu Laoliu huddled behind the observation hole, looking at the forest in the distance where the darkness had not dissipated and was still unclear.
After staying up all night, his eyes were extremely dry, and he couldn't help but secrete tears after blinking.
He yawned and felt a little sleepy, but Wu Laoliu did not dare to let down his guard at all.
Not to mention that the general had just arrived, specifically reminding him to be careful against red-haired raids.
Wu Laoliu's mother-in-law and children were in the camp of the Liberation Army. Even for the sake of his own mother-in-law and children, Wu Laoliu could not be lazy.
There was a sound of footsteps behind him. Wu Laoliu turned around and saw that it was Wang Gao who came to pick up his shift.
"Brother Six, please go back and rest. I'll pick you up from work."
Wu Laoliu rubbed his sore eyes and said.
"You should keep an eye on it and be on alert. The general said that this is the point where things are most likely to happen. If Red Hair wants to make a surprise attack, he will definitely do it at this time!"
Wang Gao nodded and said.
"Don't worry, Sixth Brother, I can save it!"
"My parents are also in the camp, so I don't dare to be careless!"
Wu Laoliu nodded, stood up and prepared to leave.
Wang Gao said.
"Sixth brother, the general ordered people to cook broth and steam the big meat buns under the city. You can go and cook them now!"
Wu Laoliu's eyes lit up, his saliva almost flowed out, and he said with a smile.
"That's a good feeling. Fill your stomach and go back to sleep!"
While the two were chatting, a rapid gong sound suddenly sounded from the fortress.
Dang! Dang Dang! Dang Dang Dang!
Their expressions changed, they were calling the police!
A brother has discovered the enemy!
Wu Laoliu subconsciously picked up the mallet at hand and struck the gong beside him.
Dang Dang Dang! Dang Dang Dang!
The sound of the gong was loud and rapid, and the next moment, the entire bastion, including the open and hidden sentries around the camp, all issued warnings.
"Enemy attack!"
"Enemy attack!"
"Enemy attack!"
"Everyone has it, go up to the city wall and prepare for battle!"
"..."
Amidst the bursts of shouts, Wu Laoliu and the other two also made preparations.
Start loading the musket in your hand and put on the breastplate.
The troops stationed in the bastion received the warning and responded very quickly. They assembled in half an hour and climbed onto the wall of the bastion.
Ready for battle!
The three artillery pieces in the fort have also been loaded and are waiting to be fired.
Of course, the reason why the Liberation Army was able to assemble so quickly was because of its well-trained training. Zhu Hongyu often made surprise attacks on the Liberation Army in the middle of the night, asking them to assemble quickly.
They have long been used to being tormented by Zhu Hongyu!
In the first few times, there would be panic, confusion, and some people even couldn’t find the team.
But once they get used to it, they won't panic even if they are suddenly attacked, and they will assemble very quickly.
Of course, another reason is that there are few soldiers to recover.
With fewer people, it’s easier to gather together!
The Liberation Army now has a total strength of nearly a thousand troops. The specific distribution is simple bastions on both sides of the river valley. One bastion can station 150 people.
All remaining troops are stationed in the camp to prepare for reinforcements at any time!
Assembling a force of one hundred and fifty people is definitely much simpler than assembling tens of thousands of people.
Wu Laoliu looked towards the direction where the enemy was charging.
The trees in the forest swayed, and the natives were naked to the waist, waving dog-leg knives, howling and screaming, and rushed out of the forest, rushing towards the bastion.
They first walked quickly, then trotted, the speed became faster and faster, and gradually turned into a mad dash.
A large black mass of natives rushed towards the bastion like a flash flood erupting from the mercury.
Its momentum is mighty and seems unstoppable!
Behind the black mass of natives are the red-haired soldiers of Manila!
The red-haired soldiers did not launch a charge, but stood in place in a neat array, holding muskets.
Behind the infantry array, there are even several small cannons, as well as supporting gunpowder, shells, etc.
The attitude of the red-haired soldiers in treating the natives as cannon fodder is clearly revealed!
The red-haired soldiers would not launch an attack until the natives used their own lives to test the strength of the Liberation Army.
Colonel Robin stood among the red-haired soldiers, his face extremely ugly.
As soon as they made some movement, someone just rushed out of the woods, warning sounds came from the bastion of the Liberation Army.
This also announced that their plan to raid the Liberation Army was completely in vain!
Even if their raid fails, Yada may be pulled out by the Liberation Army to sacrifice the flag at any time!
The current situation also means that if they want to wipe out the Liberation Army, they can only attack head-on.
However, if you want to attack a bastion head-on, how much does it cost to pay?!
But Robin did not give the order to retreat or stop the attack.
For him, it was the natives who died anyway, and it was just right for these natives to test the firepower of the bastion.
Otherwise, after the official launch of the attack, the Spaniards would suffer heavy casualties!
More and more natives are flocking towards the bastion. As they get closer and closer to the bastion, the terrain of the river valley begins to gradually narrow...