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Chapter 313 Retiring in the face of difficulties?

Franco is caught in a dilemma.

It is impossible to retreat, after all, he boasted in front of the governor.

But at the same time, he also lost the courage to attack at this time.

He looked left and right, wanting to discuss with someone, but remembered that Rojas was dead, so he lowered his head dejectedly.

what should I do?
Franco sat on the ground in a daze without turning a single eye. Soldiers passed by him back and forth, but no one dared to disturb him.

After an unknown amount of time, Franco rubbed his numb legs and slowly stood up.

"Give me an order, everyone, retreat ten miles. In addition, withdraw the people in the north."

He already had no hope of taking Balanga by himself, and planned to retreat ten miles to wait for support from Manila.

And inside the Governor's Palace in Manila, Olaza is furious.

"Idiots! Idiots! He gave him so many people, not only failed to suppress the rebellion, but also killed so many people! Even the artillery was lost! Waste! How dare you send someone back to ask for support?"

Olaza roared furiously, and the ground was already covered with broken fragments of the tea set.The soldiers who came to report stood aside trembling, not daring to say a word, lest Olaza would vent his anger on himself.

But sometimes it is a mistake not to speak. Olaza kicked him to the ground when he saw that he was not pleasing to the eye.

"Standing like a dead man, didn't Franco say he wanted support? Soldiers or artillery? Huh?"

"Yes, yes, yes!"

"All of them!?" Olaza glared again, and kicked the soldier who was lying on the ground and did not dare to get up. "5000 people, but you can't beat others with [-], and you have to have the face to demand someone! I let you want it! I let you want it!"

"My lord, stop beating, stop beating! I didn't want it! Master Franco wanted it!"

The soldier was kicked by Olaza and rolled all over the ground, howling non-stop.

I just came to report a letter, as for beating me like this.

After a long time, Olaza finally stopped.He was panting heavily, beating people is also a physical effort.

He sat down on the chair, frowning and thinking about what to do next.

But after thinking about it for a long time, I didn't have a clue.

The loss of artillery can be a big or small matter. If the rebellion can be put down quickly, it will naturally turn into a big thing and a small thing.If not, the news from Luzon's side must not be concealed, and if it reaches the king, he may be punished.

If it is light, he will be dismissed from office, and if he is seriously responsible, he may even face prison.After all, there are many people who are jealous of his position as the governor of Luzon.

But the problem is that the rebellion may not be quelled now.

Based on his understanding of the natives of Luzon, it is impossible for them to have firearms.Not to mention such a powerful firearm.

If there are really wise people behind the scenes, I'm afraid we won't be able to take them down if we don't try our best.

"The order goes on, except for the soldiers stationed, everyone must gather at the Governor's Mansion!"

Olaza stood up abruptly.

He went all out, and planned to play in person, to see how superficial these natives who were secretly supported by Da Ming are!
Olazar's order spread quickly.

Except for the soldiers who went to sea and those who had to be stationed in various places, everyone rushed towards the Governor's Mansion.

There are more and more soldiers in Manila, and more and more warships are docked in Manila Bay.

In the evening, nearly 3000 Spanish regular troops and more than [-] native puppet troops had gathered outside the Governor's Palace.

This has almost reached the limit of the number of soldiers that can be mobilized.

Olaza ordered people to bring out all the various equipment in the inventory. First, the more than 1000 Spanish regular troops were armed to the teeth, and then the most advanced weapons such as armor, muskets, and spears were distributed to more than 3000 indigenous people.

In the end, without even eating dinner, they all boarded the boat with an order and headed towards Balanga overnight.

On the city wall of Balangya, Zheng Zhibao was looking around with a telescope, trying to find traces of the enemy.

"General Zheng, don't look at it. After the bombing last night, how dare they station outside the city?"

"Hey, this enemy should be at ease. Although our firearms are sharp, after all, these natives are a bunch of mobs. This place is so close to Manila, so we have to guard against it."

"The best defense is the offense."

"what do you mean?"

"The rebellion of thousands of people is not a trivial matter. The red-haired ghosts have to find a way to be honest anyway. I think they are evacuating to wait for support. In this way, they will not be too far from here. We can send people out of the city to investigate, As long as we confirm their location, we can greet them again at night!"

"Greetings? Still doing them?"

"Correct!"

The two did what they said, and sent a few skilled soldiers out of the city quietly.After more than an hour, the soldiers who went out to inquire about the news came back.

"General, we found the red-haired ghosts. They retreated more than ten miles to the south and stationed behind a slope."

"Oh? These red-haired ghosts are smart!"

"Haha, I'm probably afraid of being bombarded by our mortars." Lu Jiang laughed.

The reason why Franco thought of retreating ten miles was because there was a dirt slope ten miles away.

The earth slope just formed a natural barrier, and it was also convenient for observing the enemy's situation.One of the most important reasons was that the south side of the slope was very trembling, which Franco believed could stop the shelling of the rebels.If they still come.

At this point, Franco was still not at ease, and ordered the soldiers to disperse and station as much as possible.The camp of thousands of people spread for two or three miles.

Even so, Franco did not sleep well.Until dawn, he woke up again from his dream and went to patrol the hillside, urging the soldiers to be vigilant.

In the grass one mile away from them, Lu Jiang, Zheng Zhibao and others were lying on the ground and looking at the camp where the Spaniards were stationed in the distance with binoculars.

"Commander Zheng, this artillery can't be fired. Looking at them, the soldiers are too far apart. It seems that they are scared after suffering a loss yesterday."

"Yeah. Even if the shells hit all the shots, they wouldn't be able to kill a few people. If they were so scared, why did they just retreat?"

"It should be waiting for reinforcements."

"Waiting for reinforcements? It's possible. They have suffered such a big loss this time, and they will definitely not let it go. This is close to Manila. If they asked for help yesterday, they would arrive almost today. With their firepower, the small area in Balanga City People will definitely not be able to defend, and then we will be in danger." Zheng Zhibao considered the possibility that Lu Jiang said.

"If you say that, it's really possible! We can't entangle with them any longer, we have to withdraw as soon as possible!"

"Then is this cannon still going to fire?"

"Stop shooting, shells are so precious, they can't be wasted here."

"Then let's withdraw?"

"No withdrawal. Go to the beach."

"What are you doing there?"

"Since the red-haired ghost asked for help, the other party will definitely land from the nearby coastline, go and have a look, maybe you are lucky enough to meet them? Then give them a few shots before leaving!"

"it is good!"

The two hit it off, and left as soon as they said they would, and withdrew with the soldiers.

Franco, who was standing on the top of the slope and looking around with a telescope, happened to see this scene, and a confident smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Have you retreated in spite of the difficulties?

(End of this chapter)