I don't know when, suddenly, there seemed to be movement in the city.
The abnormal fire seemed to be getting bigger and bigger, and the Westerners and natives in the city started shouting, as if they were in trouble.
However, the Ming army officers and soldiers who were ambushing outside the city were a little confused. Wasn't it said that the earth dragon had turned over? How could it have escaped?
The commanders of the Ming army were Zheng Zhibao and Zeng Ying, who were each responsible for midnight. At this time, it was Zeng Ying who was on duty. When he saw the movement, he was also confused.
They never thought that the fire in the city was caused by the Spaniards themselves.
All the Spaniards and natives in the city had been notified in advance, so there was no panic at all. The performances that should be performed and those who should sleep continued to sleep. At most, those who were sleeping were woken up and cursed the performances for making too much noise.
Just can't sleep.
After a while of commotion, the fire was extinguished, and gradually there was no movement in the city.
The Spanish Governor in Luzon, Chaquin, yawned and felt quite satisfied. Tomorrow he would have an excuse to continue talking to the Ming army outside the city to stall for time. Then he turned over and went to sleep peacefully.
Drowsily, he seemed to be about to fall asleep, but suddenly he felt someone shaking his bed.
This feeling of being disturbed in his sleep was very unpleasant. Chakun immediately became angry. Who was so bold as to dare to shake his bed and disturb his sleep? He immediately turned over and sat up, ready to get angry.
As a result, in the dark room, no one could be seen at all, but the bed still felt like it was shaking.
???
Cha Kun is a little confused, what's going on?
While he was still confused, he suddenly heard panicked shouts from outside: "Oh no, there's an earthquake!"
Earthquake, what earthquake?
As soon as he had this idea, he suddenly came back to his senses. He was so frightened that he immediately got out of bed and hurriedly fled outdoors.
The earthquake was getting stronger and stronger. With the houses shaking, the Governor's Palace was fine. However, many houses in Manila began to collapse. There were people everywhere who were awakened by the earthquake and fled in panic.
There were also houses that collapsed and people trapped inside cried out for help.
It can be said that the sudden earthquake caused large-scale panic and chaos in Manila.
Outside the city, the Ming army soldiers who were lying in ambush suddenly felt the earth dragon turning over. Suddenly, their jaws dropped to the ground in shock.
An earth dragon turned over actually happened!
Is God really angry and bringing disaster?
At this moment, all the soldiers of the Ming Army suddenly felt awe in their hearts! At the same time, they were filled with fighting spirit as they were blessed by gods and Buddhas.
Zheng Zhibao, who was supposed to be resting at this time, was naturally awakened by the shaking earth dragon. Feeling the earth dragon turning over, he was immediately shocked by the prophecy of Emperor Chongzhen. At this moment, he was in awe of the emperor.
Reached the extreme.
After the earth dragon turned over for a while, it finally calmed down and the city of Manila was in chaos.
The Ming army outside the city took this opportunity to launch a night attack.
Because of an "expected" earth dragon turning over, it seemed as if someone had given a "blessing", which raised the morale of the Ming army soldiers to a very high level. The defenders in the city seemed to be "
"Curse, chaos", for a while, they were all affected by the earthquake and were still in chaos.
"kill……"
The attack went much more smoothly than expected. When the soldiers of the Ming army climbed up to the top of the city, they found many enemy soldiers at the top of the city kneeling down to pray, or saying something in panic as they looked at houses collapsing everywhere in the city.
Only a few people still hold weapons and guard their posts.
Zeng Ying's fierce generals Li Ding, Yu Chong, and Hu Mingfeng were the first to rush to the top of the city. They opened the gap with crossbows, arrows, flying axes and other cold weapons.
The Spaniards and natives in the city had already been in chaos due to the earthquake and had lost their organizational structure. They were still in shock when they discovered that the Ming army had attacked the city. Suddenly, everyone became even more panicked.
Some want to resist, but some want to escape, and some are frightened when they think that God will really send disasters...
In short, because of an earthquake, the resistance of the Spaniards and indigenous people in the city was greatly weakened, and they were unable to organize a decent resistance at all.
"kill……"
Amidst the shouts of death, Zeng Ying, as a deputy general, did not fall behind and quickly climbed to the top of the city.
Beside him, there were two Portuguese men wearing Ming army uniforms. These were specially put on for them to avoid being mistaken for Spanish and killed in the melee.
These two Portuguese men had a mission. When they saw the Spaniards kneeling in surrender, they immediately stepped forward to question them.
Soon, they had the result and quickly reported to Zeng Ying: "Sir, we know where the hostages are being held!"
When Zeng Ying heard this, he was immediately overjoyed and quickly ordered: "Lead the way!"
His main purpose of going to the city so quickly was not to kill the enemy, but to rescue the hostages.
Those Luzon Ming people were imprisoned by the Spaniards in several houses not far from the city.
When Zeng Ying arrived with his men, they found that the house had collapsed and there were people fighting in front and behind the house.
As soon as the Ming army soldiers arrived, they immediately took control of the place.
It turned out that as soon as the earthquake occurred and the house collapsed, Akito who was imprisoned inside escaped, and then started fighting with the indigenous guards.
This earthquake greatly improved the courage and morale of the Ming people in Luzon, and also greatly shocked the morale of the indigenous people. Therefore, in this chaotic time, they still had the upper hand.
Once the soldiers of the Ming army arrived, it goes without saying what the result would be.
At this time, the sky in the east has already turned white, and the morning light is shining on the earth. You can see it without a torch.
Lu Songming looked at the imperial officers and soldiers wearing red jackets around him and felt extremely friendly. He hugged each of them and cried bitterly. No matter how old they were, at this time, they seemed to be children who had not seen their relatives for a long time.
The despair when being massacred by the Spaniards and natives, the grief of seeing relatives being killed right in front of your eyes, the shame of being humiliated by the Spaniards and natives even though you were still alive...
All these negative emotions were originally suppressed in my heart, but at this moment, they were all vented in tears.
A man doesn't shed tears easily, but he hasn't reached the sad point yet!
Only at this moment, in front of relatives in the motherland, even if they did not know the term "relatives in the motherland" at this time, they could understand this feeling and cried happily.
To be honest, Zeng Ying did not particularly agree with these Ming people at first. They are just symbols, the symbols of the Ming people in Luzon.
But at this moment, Zeng Ying saw this scene. Suddenly, the word "Luzon Mingren" became flesh and blood, and he felt that these people were his compatriots!
After letting them cry happily for a while, Zeng Ying said loudly to them: "We are here, and you will not be wronged again in the future!"
When Lu Songming heard this, everyone cried and laughed, nodded repeatedly, and some even kowtowed, all in a state of gratitude.
After daylight broke out, the fighting in Manila was basically over. There were natives kneeling down and surrendering everywhere, as well as some Spaniards.
About one-third of the houses in Manila collapsed. Most of these houses were indigenous houses, which were relatively simple. There were also some houses that were damaged by the earthquake, but did not collapse. Most of these houses were built by the Ming people in the past, but It is now occupied by the indigenous people.
Zheng Zhibao accompanied the supervisor Lu Jiude to the top of the city. Looking down at the city of Manila, what he saw was a mess in front of him.
Zeng Ying had already arrived and reported the situation to Zheng Zhibao and Lu Jiude: "All the Ming people in the city have been rescued. Except for the Governor's Mansion who is still resisting, the fighting in other places in the city has ended. The enemy is not If you are beaten to death, you are captured!"
For the time being, there are only general reports on the battle situation. In most places in the city, Ming army officers and soldiers are still cleaning the battlefield, and further battle reports will take time to be compiled.
Neither Lu Jiude nor Zheng Zhibao said anything. Including the two of them, almost everyone on the top of the city silently watched everything in Manila, with the same expression: shocked!
Whether it was the Ming army officers and soldiers, the Portuguese, or the Indians who followed Zheng Zhibao, they all looked at Earth Dragon's masterpiece with great shock.
What I saw and heard this time was really shocking!
Did the Orientals really master magic, or have the ability to communicate with God, and actually bring disaster to the Spaniards?
Incredulously, the Portuguese came back to their senses, bowed to Zheng Zhibao with an indescribable expression and tone, and said respectfully: "God is really with the commander-in-chief. If you need our help if you need anything, please just ask!"
If they were a little reluctant to be recruited to participate in this expedition before, this time, they are definitely willing!
When Zheng Zhibao heard what they said, he quickly glanced at Lu Jiude, then turned back and quickly explained: "You have misunderstood. I am acting on orders, and everything is as expected by His Majesty."
"What?"
"What?"
"..."
Upon hearing what he said, everyone except Lu Jiude was shocked.
However, for Zeng Ying and the soldiers of the Ming Army, after being shocked, they showed expressions of enlightenment, as if they felt that it was the emperor who had calculated it, so it is not surprising!
After all, they all know that in the hands of the current emperor, there is a treasure given by Emperor Taizu. Emperor Taizu even appeared in public, so the current emperor can count on this earth dragon to turn over, or simply descend the earth dragon at this time. It is reasonable to stand up and punish the enemy!
However, the Portuguese were shocked when they heard this.
They were far away in Haojing'ao, thousands of miles away from the capital. Although they had heard the rumors, they didn't believe them. But at this moment, they couldn't believe it anymore!