Robin said he would take responsibility for this battle and made new demands!
Robin only asked the Pampanga and Igorot people to surround the valley, and did not continue to force them to pay great sacrifices and storm the fortifications of the Liberation Army.
I guess they wouldn't refuse!
As Robin expected, Lone Wolf and other leaders of the Pampanga tribe nodded in agreement.
Naturally, the black lizard will not refuse!
Because he is afraid of being retaliated by the Liberation Army, the Black Lizard is now even more eager than the Spaniards to eliminate the Liberation Army.
The Black Lizard is like a gambler who has lost his money. As long as the Spaniards still have the determination to destroy the Liberation Army, the Black Lizard will follow even if they bring their own dry food!
Robin opened his mouth to explain.
"Don't worry, everyone, the food supplies consumed during the siege will be borne by the Governor's Mansion."
"The rebel defenses are really difficult and almost impossible to conquer head-on."
"But we can think differently."
"Why do we have to attack the rebel fortifications head-on and surround them?"
"The rebels are trapped in a corner of the river valley. How long can they last with the food supplies they have?"
"When the food supplies they have are exhausted, no matter how strong the fortification is, it will be nothing more than a stronger tomb."
If it weren't for the fact that it was impossible to conquer the fortifications of the Liberation Army, Colonel Robin would not be willing to use this offensive method of killing a hundred enemies and damaging a thousand himself.
The food supplies of the Liberation Army were indeed limited, but it was not an easy task for the Spaniards to transport the food needed to sustain an army of thousands of people into the mountains for a long time.
The traffic conditions in the mountains are really bad!
If you travel by water, accidents are particularly likely to occur due to the strong currents.
Of course, the more important reason is that if siege tactics are adopted, the war will easily turn into a grinding battle.
If it lasts too long, how will the various forces on Luzon view the Spaniards?
Do you think that the Spaniards' military power has declined, and then you have the bold idea of "this is what a man should do" and "I can do whatever I want".
If such a thing really happens, can the Spanish rule in Manila still be maintained?
However, the defense fortifications of the Liberation Army are really difficult to attack!
Since he couldn't conquer it head-on, he could only resort to such stupid methods.
siege!
In the contemporary era when Vauban's siege method had not yet been invented, the whole world was helpless against the bastion.
Either use human lives regardless of casualties, or besiege the city!
Now the facts have proved that the strong attack is useless. No matter how many lives are thrown in, the bastion of the Liberation Army cannot be broken.
Robin had no choice but to besiege the city!
In order to strengthen the determination of Pampanga and Igorot to besiege the city, Robin even promised that during the siege, all the food and logistics they needed would be taken care of by the Governor's Palace.
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On the second day, the Spaniards, Pampangas, and Igorots began to act according to the agreed plan, preparing to surround the entire valley.
After three failed attacks on the fortifications of the Liberation Army, resulting in heavy losses, the Spaniards now have about 8,000 troops if the Pampanga and Igorots are included.
Among them, there are still more than 700 Spanish musketeers, nearly 4,000 Pampanga people, and more than 3,000 Igorots.
Robin calmly mobilizes his troops!
Three hundred Spanish musketeers and nearly two thousand Pampanga natives camped outside the downstream bastion, surrounding a battery of ten artillery pieces in the middle of the camp.
Another two hundred Spanish musketeers and almost two thousand Pampanga natives, guided by the Black Lizard and other Igorots, climbed through the mountains and forests with dense vegetation and steep terrain.
We arrived at the middle section of the river valley, where the terrain is relatively gentle, and set up camp not far from the city wall of the Liberation Army camp.
The remaining two hundred Spanish musketeers, together with the Igorots, headed towards the upper reaches of the valley.
They are preparing to surround the supply sources of the Liberation Army on three sides!
It is impossible for the Liberation Army to be completely unaware of the enemy's actions.
As Robin's three-sided encirclement plan was gradually realized, the Liberation Army also realized the seriousness of the matter.
Zhu Hongyu urgently summoned a meeting of the generals of the Liberation Army.
Zhu Hongyu was sitting in the top position with a serious look on his face.
After everyone arrived, Zhu Hongyu spoke.
"Now Hongmao's plan is clear!"
"The Red Hairs, Pampanga people, and Igorots surrounded us on three sides. They wanted to cut off our Liberation Army's source of supplies and trap our Liberation Army in the river valley."
Zhu Hongyu glanced around and saw that everyone had solemn expressions on their faces. He cleared his throat, laughed loudly, and spoke.
"Haha, there's no need for everyone to be so nervous!"
"Although the current situation is critical, it has not yet reached a life-or-death situation."
"Although our army is besieged on three sides, there are still ways to break the situation!"
Everyone stood up from their seats, clasped their fists, and said in unison.
"Please tell me, General!"
Zhu Hongyu stood up from his seat, holding a stick in his hand, pointing at the simulated sand table in the conference room and spoke confidently.
"For me, General, the red-haired general opposite is really stupid!"
"He even split the musketeers he had into three parts, which were used to encircle the three directions of our Liberation Army."
"Hehehe, this operation is quite similar to the stupid move made by Yang Hao's commander Saar Hu back then."
"If we are to engage in a head-on battle with seven to eight hundred red-haired musketeers, even if we win, our Liberation Army will suffer many casualties. To be on the safe side, I, the general, will only continue to be on the defensive and wait for a fighting opportunity."
"But now, Hongmao actually took the initiative to divide his troops!"
"Then our chance to regain the army will come!"
"Our army only needs to learn the tactics of Lao Nu during the defeat of Saarhu, gather the main force, and come in any way, I will only go all the way."
"Destroy the three groups of soldiers and horses respectively, and the red-haired siege of our Liberation Army will naturally be shattered!"
The defeat of Saarhu that year was all due to Yang Hao's cunning manipulation.
In the Battle of Saerhu, although the Ming army claimed to be 470,000, in terms of real strength, it was not that many at all.
The Liaodong Army, the Shanshan-Shaanxi Frontier Army, the Xuan-Da Frontier Army, the Sichuan Army, the Zhejiang Army, the southwestern soldiers, and the Korean vassal soldiers totaled no more than a hundred thousand.
Coupled with Yang Hao's cunning operation of dividing and attacking together, the Ming army only had 20,000 to 30,000 troops along the way.
The four armies were defeated by Lao Nu at a very small cost by relying on his superior strength!
In turn, the situation in Liaodong during the Ming Dynasty was completely ruined, and the slave establishment gradually became larger and larger, which even eventually led to the overthrow of China and the discoloration of the country.
In fact, if Yang Hao didn't do some cool operations of dividing and attacking together, it would be almost impossible for the Ming army to defeat the Battle of Saarhu!
The Ming army did not need to show off their operations at all. The 100,000-strong army simply advanced steadily towards Hetuala.
They don't even need to care about Nurhaci's harassment. As long as they don't divide their troops, Nurhaci will not be able to defeat the 100,000-strong Ming army.
Even if 100,000 Ming troops could be killed, at least half of the 60,000 slave-building Eight Banners soldiers would have to die.
If the Eight Banners soldiers killed half of the slaves, would there still be such a big threat?
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