Colonel Robin met with the leaders of the Giant Wood Tribe and several other tribes in his military camp. After listening to them express their loyalty to him, he spoke.
"My friends, believe me, you will definitely be excited and proud of the decision you made today."
"Congratulations, you made the wisest choice and stood on the side of justice!"
"As the founders and guardians of order in Manila, the Spaniards will not allow anyone to threaten or even destroy this order."
"But I will never treat every friend unfairly who pays the price and makes sacrifices to maintain order!"
Several envoys from the Igorot tribe heard this and spoke one after another.
"Please rest assured, the warriors of our tribe grew up in the mountains and forests. They are brave, good at fighting, and tenacious. They are the best warriors."
"We will not disappoint the Governor!"
"Our warriors are not sheep who have lost their blood after living on the plains for too long. They are the most ferocious wolves."
"..."
Colonel Robin nodded with satisfaction and said.
"The tribes that have made meritorious service in this battle will be rewarded by the Governor's Mansion!"
"After this Chinese rebel in the valley is wiped out, the Governor will order again to completely clean out those Chinese pigs who may endanger the ruling order in Manila."
"When the time comes, I can make the decision to let the tribe that has made great achievements in this battle take the first step, whether it is the Pampanga people or the Igorot people!"
"Those Chinese in Manila have everything you can choose from, including money, goods, and women."
Zhu Hongyu's guess was correct. After the Liberation Army launched its troops, the Governor's Mansion in Manila had already made a plan to massacre China for the third time.
And it has been determined that after the Liberation Army is eliminated, it will be implemented immediately!
A leader of the Pampanga tribe asked.
"Your Excellency, Colonel, do you have any way to conquer the fortress in the river valley?"
"If we can't break that fortress, we can't really threaten the Chinese camp!"
Colonel Robin said very confidently.
"Of course!"
"At my request for help, the Governor once again mobilized two heavy siege artillery pieces, as well as 500 Spanish muskets, and 2,000 reinforcements of Pampanga tribal warriors into the mountains to reinforce us."
"At that time, heavy artillery bombarded the bastion to break the city, and the musketeers and Pampanga warriors pressed forward. The Igorots bypassed the bastion from the mountains and forests and directly attacked the Chinese camp."
"We will attack from both sides and attack both inside and outside. We will definitely win!"
Colonel Robin's voice was full of confidence, and his eyes glanced around with considerable disdain.
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It was October 11, 1660 in the Western calendar.
The heavy siege artillery that Robin had waited for nearly twenty days finally arrived on the battlefield.
A large number of workers worked together to unload the two twenty-four-pound guns from the ship.
Along with it, there were a large amount of gunpowder, cannonballs, etc.
Zhu Hongyu left the camp and boarded the fort in person. Holding a telescope captured from the Spanish in his hand, he watched the whole process of the Spanish unloading the artillery from the ship.
Li Guangyuan stood beside him, with a solemn look on his face, and said.
"General, the cannon brought by Hongmao is so big, can our bastion be able to carry it?"
Although Zhu Hongyu was worried in his heart, he didn't show it on his face and spoke very confidently.
"Don't worry, there will be no problem!"
"It's not like you haven't seen the strength of cement. Although the Spanish heavy artillery is powerful, it will never be able to hit our bastion."
The bastion has a special anti-gun design, and the walls are tilted at a certain angle.
When a cannonball hits a wall, most of the kinetic energy it carries will be removed.
If you want to capture the bastion of the Liberation Army, let alone the 24-pound heavy artillery, even the 36-pound or 48-pound heavy artillery cannot do it.
Zhu Hongyu finished his inspection of the forts in the lower reaches of the river valley and returned to the camp.
The troop deployment of the Liberation Army was immediately adjusted to cope with Spanish reinforcements.
Fifty men and one cannon were transferred from the bastion upstream, and another 100 men were transferred from the camp, making up the strength of a battalion of 300 men for this bastion facing the enemy.
The two newly cast Franco cannons are also one for the camp and one for the downstream bastion.
The bastion downstream was obviously the main direction of the Spanish attack. It was quite necessary to strengthen the defense of this bastion.
The bastion upstream is unlikely to be attacked. A certain amount of troops can be deployed. As long as there is a certain degree of preparedness and be careful of sneak attacks by the natives.
There are one hundred and fifty men and three cannons there, which is a bit of a waste.
Let's move the excess troops to where they are needed!
Anyway, it is impossible for the Spaniards to attack the river valley from the upper reaches!
Even if the upstream bastion is attacked, it will only be a disturbance by the indigenous people and the threat is not great.
Besides, troops and reinforcements can be sent to the camp at any time!
The Liberation Army now has three battalions of more than 900 people, plus a personal guard company directly under Zhu Hongyu, with nearly 1,100 people.
The distribution of troops is as follows: 300 men in the lower bastion and the strength of a battalion.
There are a hundred people in the upper bastion, and the rest are all in the camp, ready for reinforcements at any time.
…
At noon that day, the entire Liberation Army was having lunch.
Fragrant rice porridge, plus half a grilled fish per person and a bowl of fish soup.
The fish soup has enough salt, and although there is no seasoning, it ensures the original flavor of the food to the greatest extent.
It also tastes different when you drink it!
Rely on mountains to eat mountains, rely on water to eat water.
With such a big river guarding next to it, fish was naturally the most common food in the diet of the Liberation Army.
Only the wounded could eat large pieces of meat. Even Zhu Hongyu ate fish like ordinary soldiers.
There was a loud bang!
In the military camp, Zhu Hongyu, who was dining with the soldiers, almost lost his ability to hold his bowl.
Zhu Hongyu's expression changed. Before he could put down the bowl, a Liberation Army soldier ran in from outside and opened his mouth to report.
"General, Hongmao is attacking the city!"
"..."
…
In the downstream bastion, Shi Yongxin was transferred back for meritorious service and promoted to battalion commander. Li Guangyuan, also the battalion commander, took over the defense of the downstream bastion and continued to command the battle.
The roar that just sounded was the Spanish 24-pounder testing the cannon!
The Spaniards had arranged an artillery position in advance. Amidst the roar, a cannonball with a diameter of more than ten centimeters was shot out of the barrel with terrifying kinetic energy, accompanied by fire and gunpowder smoke.
Tumbling and spinning in the air, falling towards the bastion of the Liberation Army!
The shell landed nearly sixty or seventy meters in front of the bastion, leaving a cloud of dust and dust on the ground. It continued to bounce and roll forward.
With a bang, under the watchful eyes of the Liberation Army, the Spaniards, and the natives on the bastion, the cannonball hit the bastion.
Carrying huge kinetic energy, the cannonball flew upward along the bastion wall. The kinetic energy it carried was removed, and the cannonball flew diagonally into the sky.
Then I don’t know where it landed!
On the wall of the bastion, a shallow pit the size of a human head appeared, as well as some fine cracks invisible to the naked eye.
However, the bastion is still a bastion, and it still stands there, as if it is unshakable!
Seeing this scene, the Liberation Army burst into cheers.
"Wan Sheng!"
"The general is victorious!"
"The Liberation Army is victorious!"
"..."
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