The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 84 Heavy Artillery Siege!

Colonel Robin met the leaders of several tribes including the Giant Wood Tribe in his barracks, and after listening to them express their loyalty to him, he spoke.

"My friends, trust me, you will be excited and proud of the decisions you made today."

"Congratulations, you have made the wisest choice and stood on the side of justice!"

"As the founders and guardians of the order in Manila, the Spaniards will not allow anyone to threaten or even destroy this order."

"But we will never treat every friend who pays the price for maintaining order and makes sacrifices!"

Several envoys from the Iglot tribe spoke after hearing this.

"Your Excellency, please rest assured that the warriors of our tribe grew up in the mountains and forests. They are brave and good at fighting, and they are tenacious. They are the best fighters."

"We will not disappoint the governor!"

"Our warriors are not sheep who have lived in the plains for too long and have lost their blood. They are the most vicious wolves."

"..."

Colonel Robin nodded in satisfaction and spoke.

"The tribe that has made great contributions in this battle will be rewarded by the Governor's Palace!"

"After the Chinese rebels in the valley are wiped out, the Governor will order again to completely clean up those Chinese pigs that may endanger the ruling order in Manila."

"At that time, I can call the shots and let the tribe that has made great achievements in this battle be the first to attack, whether it is the Pampanga people or the Igrote people!"

"You can choose everything from the Chinese in Manila, including money, goods, and women."

Zhu Hongyu's guess was correct. After the Restoration Army raised its troops, the Governor's Mansion in Manila already had a third plan to slaughter China.

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 a way to conquer the fortress in the valley?"

"If we can't break that fortress, we can't really threaten the Chinese camp!"

Colonel Robin said confidently.

"Of course!"

"At my request for help, the governor once again mobilized two heavy siege cannons, five hundred Spanish muskets, and two thousand Pampanga warriors to the mountain to reinforce us."

"At that time, heavy artillery bombarded the bastion and broke the city. Musketeers and Pampanga warriors pressed forward. The Iglot people bypassed the bastion from the mountains and forests and directly attacked the Chinese camp."

"We will attack from both sides, attack both inside and outside, and we will definitely win!"

Colonel Robin's voice was full of confidence, and his eyes glanced around, quite disdainful.

……

1660 in the Western calendar, October [-]th.

The siege artillery that Robin had been waiting for for nearly 20 days finally arrived on the battlefield.

A large number of laborers worked together to unload the two 24-pound heavy guns from the ship.

Along with it, there are a lot of gunpowder, shells and so on.

Zhu Hongyu left the camp and boarded the bastion himself, holding a telescope captured by the Spaniards in his hand, watching the whole process of the Spaniards unloading the artillery from the ship.

Standing beside him, Li Guangyuan said with a serious expression on his face.

"General, the cannon brought by Hongmao is so big, can our bastion hold it?"

Although Zhu Hongyu also had worries 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 Spaniard's heavy artillery is powerful, it will never break our bastion."

The bastion has a special anti-gun design, and the walls are inclined at a certain angle.

When the shell hits the wall, most of the kinetic energy carried by it will be dissipated.

If you want to conquer the bastion of the Liberation Army, let alone 24-pound heavy artillery, even 36-pound or 48-pound heavy artillery cannot do it.

Zhu Hongyu finished his inspection of the bastion in the lower reaches of the river valley and returned to the camp.

Dang even adjusted the deployment of the Liberation Army's troops to deal with the reinforcements from the Spaniards.

From the bastion upstream, 50 people and one cannon were transferred, and another 100 people were transferred from the camp to supplement the bastion facing the enemy with a battalion of 300 people.

The two newly cast Franc cannons were also one in the camp and one in the downstream bastion.

The downstream bastion is obviously the main attack direction of the Spaniards. It is quite necessary to strengthen the defense of this bastion.

The bastion upstream is unlikely to be attacked, and a certain amount of troops can be mobilized out. As long as there is a certain degree of preparedness, be careful of the aborigines' sneak attacks.

There are 150 people, and three cannons are over there, which is a bit wasteful.

It's better to transfer the excess troops to where they are needed!

Anyway, it is impossible for the Spaniards to attack the valley from the upper reaches!

Even if the upstream bastion is attacked, it is only the harassment of the natives, and the threat is not great.

Besides, reinforcements can be deployed at any time in the camp!
Now the Guangfu Army has more than 100 troops in three battalions, plus a personal guard company directly under Zhu Hongyu, there are nearly [-] people.

The distribution of troops is 300 people in the downstream bastion and the strength of a battalion.

There are 100 people in the upstream bastion, and the rest are all in the camp, ready for reinforcements at any time.

……

At noon that day, the Liberation Army was having lunch.

Fragrant rice porridge, plus half a grilled fish per person, and a bowl of fish soup.

The fish soup is full of salt. Although there is no seasoning, it ensures the original flavor of the food to the greatest extent.

It tastes great too!
Relying on mountains to eat mountains, relying on water to draft water.

There is such a big river next to it. In the diet of the Liberation Army, fish is naturally the most common food.

Large pieces of meat can only be eaten by the wounded, and even Zhu Hongyu, like ordinary soldiers, eats fish.

A loud bang!
In the barracks, Zhu Hongyu, who was eating with the soldiers, almost couldn't hold his bowl steady.

Zhu Hongyu's complexion changed, and before he had time to put down his bowl, a soldier of the Restoration Army ran in and reported.

"General, the red hair is attacking the city!"

"..."

……

For the downstream bastion, Shi Yongxin was transferred back for his meritorious service and was promoted to battalion commander. Li Guangyuan, who was 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 Spaniard's 24-pound heavy gun testing the gun!
The Spaniards arranged the artillery positions in advance. Amidst the roar, a cannonball with a diameter of more than ten centimeters was shot from the barrel with terrifying kinetic energy, accompanied by flames and gunpowder smoke.

Rolling and spinning in the air, it fell towards the bastion of the Liberation Army!

The shell landed nearly six to seventy meters in front of the bastion, smashing a cloud of dust and smoke on the ground, continuing to bounce and roll forward.

With a bang, under the watchful eyes of the Restoration Army on the bastion, as well as the Spaniards and natives, the shell hit the bastion.

The cannonball carried huge kinetic energy and flew upwards along the bastion wall, but the kinetic energy it carried was removed, and the cannonball flew obliquely into the sky.

Then I don't know where it fell!
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, still standing there, as if it cannot be shaken!
Seeing this scene, the Liberation Army burst into cheers.

"Wan Sheng!"

"The general wins!"

"The Restoration Army is victorious!"

"..."

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