Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 728 Good News
Under the continuous bombardment of the 24-pound artillery, dozens of Spanish soldiers on the city wall were killed or injured. Two of the six bronze cannons were destroyed, although the remaining four small cannons fired two rounds, killing and wounding dozens of soldiers again. Indigenous, but the remains of two brick walls on the bridge deck have also been cleared.

"Bombardiers step forward!

After the enemy cannons sounded, step forward and drop bombs!

Five teams of musketeers lined up, followed by two teams of swordsmen!After the enemy is defeated, shoot a volley, and then the sword and shield hand should enter the city! "

Zhao Wu ordered again loudly.

The only thing that can threaten the Ming army now are the remaining four small cannons, but this kind of cannon is not a fast-loading Franc machine. Because of the ultra-long-distance threat of the Mines guns, they were forced to retreat to the farther sides of the city wall. Now as long as they find a way to destroy those bronze cannons, the Ming army can rush into the city smoothly.

Since this was the first confrontation between the armies of the two sides, the Spaniards could say that Ming's armaments were blinded. They didn't know that the Ming army still had grenadiers and thunderbolts, so Zhao Wu's series of strategies Obvious results were achieved soon.

After the natives who served as cannon fodder were exhausted, the twenty grenadiers of the Ming army were divided into four waves. Taking advantage of the gap between the firing of the artillery, they rushed up the stone bridge in turn, and threw twenty thunderbolts on the city wall. Including Rodriguez, who has been hiding aside to direct the battle, and the Spanish soldiers on the four artillery positions were blown into a mess.

The death of Rodriguez quickly plunged the Spanish soldiers, who had lost their command, into brief confusion.

Seeing the signs of the Ming army breaking into the city, some Spanish soldiers on the city wall wanted to flee in other directions along the city wall, and some were preparing to go down to the city to form an array to block the Ming army. Suddenly, all kinds of roars on the city wall The sound of quarreling was intertwined, and hundreds of soldiers lost their fighting power in a short period of time.

While the Spanish soldiers were in a mess, five hundred soldiers of the Ming army formed two phalanxes and fired muskets at the Spanish soldiers on the city walls on both sides from two hundred paces away in a combo. Finally, dozens of Spanish soldiers on the city wall were hit by bullets and fell to the ground. The rest of the soldiers reached a tacit understanding in an instant in panic, and fled along the city wall to both sides in a mess while shouting.

"Enter the city to form an array!"

Seeing that the victory was decided, Zhao Wudang walked towards the south gate in big strides, with several personal soldiers closely following him.

When Zhang Wenyao entered the city of Manila, there were only [-] Ming troops in the south gate lined up on the spacious and tidy streets. Zhao Wu had already led another thousand of his men to pursue the east and west sides along the city wall.

Not long after, good news came from the east and west sides. The Ming army had successfully captured the east and west city gates. Li Sanpao and Zhou Lie's troops had also entered the city. A total of more than [-] people from the three groups began to attack from the east, west, and south. , along the street to clear the city.

Just when the Ming army began shelling the South Gate of Manila, the governor's mansion was also in a hectic scene. Governor Perez's wife, children and several male and female servants were busy busy.

They packed all kinds of valuables in the Governor's Mansion and were ready to withdraw to Fort Santiago outside the city at any time.

Listening to the faint sound of rumbling guns, Perez's heart was falling into the abyss bit by bit.

Although he was a civil servant, he had personally observed the Spanish soldiers' drills several times and he could tell clearly that the sound of the guns was not from the small bronze cannons on the city wall.

Obviously, the Ming army has already used cannons to attack the defending Spanish army, and it may be difficult to keep the city of Manila.

"It's all that damn Thiago!
If you hadn't strongly demanded to carry out military operations against the Ming people in Bali'an back then, why would the army of the Ming Empire come here to attack us!
Thiago you bastard, you deserve to go to hell!
God will not forgive you!

It is precisely because of your barbaric behavior that the most important trading point of our Kingdom of Spain in Southeast Asia was attacked!
Your whole family should be judged for your rudeness and barbarity too! "

Perez's heart issued the most vicious curse.

It didn't take long for the gunfire to stop, and Perez's bad mood improved slightly.

"The city wall of Manila is extremely strong, no amount of powerful artillery can do anything to it!
I hope that Major Rodriguez can command the soldiers to effectively resist the attack of the Ming army!

As long as we defend Manila and repel the Ming army, I will personally write a letter to His Majesty the King and recommend this brave young man to him! "

The more he thought about it, the happier Perez loudly ordered his servants to bring him a cup of hot tea, and then sent a guard of the Governor's Mansion to the south gate, asking him to check how the battle had progressed, and then he Then decide to take the same measures according to the actual situation.

After waiting left and right for the guards to turn around, there were bursts of gunshots in the city. Perez suddenly felt a sense of impending disaster. He was about to stand up and arrange for his family to evacuate to Fort Santiago in advance. The streets are already full of gunshots.

"Honorable Your Excellency General, I am Pérez D'Aguesta, Governor of the Kingdom of Spain in Manila.

On behalf of His Majesty the King of Spain and the Spanish government, I express the most serious protest against the Ming Empire government sending troops to attack Manila!
Our Kingdom of Spain has always respected the interests of the Ming Empire in Southeast Asia, and has a deep affection for such a rich and powerful country as the Ming Empire. Our government also strives to strengthen trade and exchanges with the Ming Empire, and is committed to developing the relationship between the two countries. Friendly relations.

However, it is regrettable that without any warning, your country brazenly used armed force to launch an attack on our territory in Southeast Asia. This is absolutely unacceptable to our Kingdom of Spain!
If the news of Manila being occupied by your country spreads back to Spain, our Majesty the King will definitely send our powerful army to take revenge, and the future situation will be very unfavorable to your country!
so. . . . "

The Governor's Mansion is still the same Governor's Mansion, but the owner has been replaced by Zhang Wenyao in chain armor.

The Ming army, which was far superior to the Spaniards in terms of combat effectiveness and numbers, defeated the remnant Spanish soldiers who had lost their unified command in a very short period of time. Before Perez and his family could withdraw, they became the leader of the Ming army. Prisoner.

"X's!
Tell him to shut up!

I don't care if you are a shit, the governor flatters the king!

A defeated general, how dare he speak bravely!
Whooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh!
No matter how loud you are, believe it or not, I will cut off your head with one blow?

If it wasn't for the imperial court's explanation before coming, I would have slaughtered these Hongyi people long ago!

If you have the ability, you will dispatch soldiers from Xida Ya, if I don’t beat you, wait for the barbarians to fuck off, and my surname will not be Zhang!

Hurry up and wait this guy down to watch and arrest him!

Send a good news to the emperor!

Requesting the imperial court to send officials to govern the place quickly, I am most impatient with such things! "

Zhang Wenyao, half-lying in Perez's large chair in an extremely comfortable posture, waved impatiently to interrupt Lin Canrong's translation of Perez's diplomatic words.

Before departure from Daming, the imperial court had already issued a strict order, except for those who had participated in the massacre, it was forbidden to kill other irrelevant people. Otherwise, with Zhang Wenyao's temperament, he would have killed all the people in the city long ago.

On the sixth day of July in the 14th year of Chongzhen, a warship of the South China Sea Fleet arrived at Tianjin Port and sent the news of the Ming army's occupation of Manila to the capital.

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