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Chapter 1143
The riots finally ended after broad daylight, and the camp of the Pampanga people was basically destroyed.More than half of the people ran away, and there were many corpses on the ground, most of which were cannibalism and trampling in a panic.

One of the benefits of this dawn is that it is easy to investigate the situation clearly.

Spanish Governor Coquera soon knew that the intention of the Ming people in the manor to burn the fire at the end was actually to inform the Ming people in the mountains to come out and set fire to the camp.In the previous disturbances, everyone's attention, including Coquella himself, was actually attracted by the Ming people in the manor. Who would have thought that someone from the Ming people would stay outside and set fire to the camp from the opposite side.

However, Coquella will not admit that he also miscalculated.Aphalus, the leader of the Pampanga people, was hanged by him at the gate of the camp, and he flogged fifty times in public.Then, let his subordinates put him down, and asked Aphalos, who was lying on the ground like a dead dog, to get his people back as soon as possible.And this is not enough, he needs to send people back immediately, and call more people over to increase the strength of the Pampanga people.

After giving these instructions, Coquila looked wearily at Mingren's courtyard wall, and at the Mingren who stood there staring at him, he finally realized a fact.These Ming people must not be underestimated, they are full of tricks, it is too much trouble.

Turning his head to look at the people around him, he found that whether it was the Japanese or his Spanish subordinates, not to mention the Pampanga people, they all looked tired.After being tossed by the Ming people for almost a day and a night, he was completely unable to fight any more.

Mingren's strength must be reassessed!

With that in mind, he didn't rush to order the attack.Instead, let all the men rest, and send people back to the city, mobilize the remaining Spaniards and Japanese in Manila to come over for support, and ask to bring heavy artillery!From then on, Coquila finally raised the Luzon Mingren to a level of considerable importance, treating him as a real opponent.

As a result, the real time to test the Lusong Ming people has come.During the day, the Spaniards raised their vigilance so that the Luzon Ming people could no longer harass them.

In the manor, the Ming people have not been idle, they have been digging fortifications and strengthening the courtyard walls.Working in shifts, there is almost no rest, which makes the connection between several manors closer.

As the actual commander, Zhang Wu was also very tired.Since the day before yesterday, in fact, I haven't had a good rest.He can't help it. Everything that Cao Bianjiao needs to know must be observed and fed back through him.It was broad daylight now, but Zhang Wu was so sleepy that he couldn't keep his eyes open.

At this time, he would wash his face with cold water, and then tell the person in front of him what to do, or answer how to do it.

His two apprentices worried about his health and advised him to rest for a while.However, Zhang Wu shook his head and replied: "The lives of [-] compatriots are tied to me alone. If I rest, if I fail to react in time, I will regret it!"

"Master, you're getting a bit old, you won't be able to bear it if you go on like this!" Although the tall apprentice understood what the master said, he still persuaded him very worriedly.

Hearing this, Zhang Wu smiled tiredly and said, "After the imperial reinforcements arrive and everyone is safe, I can have a good sleep! Don't bother me anymore, there are still many things waiting for me to deal with here!"

After speaking, he started to deal with things again.

The news that Coquella had had was actually correct all along.The Lu Songming people here all come out to beg for food, at most they know how to do business, and they don't know how to fight.Even Niu Dazhuang actually only knows some common sense.As a result, almost all the defensive burden was placed on Zhang Wu.

In the end, Li Jiacheng and others saw that Zhang Wu was almost staying by the cold water basin and knew that this was not an option. At the same time, they were also moved by Zhang Wu's persistence. Among them, Li Jiacheng said very sincerely: "Brother Zhang, you Let's rest for a while, we will take care of these unimportant things. Don't worry, after watching it for so long, we all know it well."

To be honest, in the past, they didn't have the confidence to fight the war at all.And I feel that with Uncle Yongwu personally commanding, so my wealth and life will be more secure.Therefore, they really didn't dare to intervene in the command of this day, for fear that they would not do it right.

But now, seeing Zhang Wu's appearance, they finally have the courage to share.

After Li Jiacheng finished speaking, White Beard also said earnestly to Zhang Wu: "Old Zhang, we can't look at you and be exhausted because of everyone's affairs! Life belongs to all of us, and our family members also need our protection. We shouldn't Put all the burden on you, we should stand up, responsibility, we must also resist!"

"Yes, Brother Zhang!" The sweaty fat man was also very serious at this time, looking at Zhang Wu and said sincerely, "You can give me advice on the big things, and let us do the small things. We must Do your best!"

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Looking at the sincere faces, Zhang Wu didn't feel that he had won the respect of these big businessmen unconsciously, not because of Uncle Yongwu, but purely because of himself.At this moment, he felt the courage and responsibility of these businessmen. It seemed that their backs stood up straighter at this moment.

Zhang Wu showed a smile, nodded and said: "In that case, then I will ask Uncle Yongwu for instructions!"

In the chat group, Cao Bianjiao saw Zhang Wu's request for instructions, so naturally there was no problem.Emperor Chongzhen was also online, and said with a serious attitude: "If people don't save themselves, who can save them? You tell them this sentence, even if you want the court to save them, you must let them all save themselves first, and use all their abilities to save themselves. Ability, insist on the arrival of imperial reinforcements!"

"The grassroots obey the order!" Zhang Wu saw it, responded quickly, and quit the chat group.

After a while, in the manor, after Li Jiacheng heard about it, he was a little ashamed at first, and then his face became firm, and he said loudly to the people around him: "Your Majesty's words are absolutely true! If you don't save yourself, how can you save yourself? Everyone, don't just rely on others. Do our best. Only in this way can we persevere until the end, until the imperial reinforcements arrive!"

"If people don't save themselves, who can save them?" White Beard also thought about this sentence thoughtfully.

It didn't take long for these words to quickly spread to the ears of Ming people in Lu Song Dynasty.Behind is the family, in front is the butcher, there is no retreat.Emperor Chongzhen's words finally yielded unexpected results.The entire Ming people in Lusong seemed to become full of vitality at once.Even the old and the weak, women and children, no longer just hide in the back house, but all stood up bravely.

Those who can dig the soil will dig the soil, and those who can carry the soil will also carry the soil, or boil water to deliver food...

Throughout the manor of the Ming people in Luzon, the speed of building fortifications has increased sharply, and everyone is full of enthusiasm.

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In the evening, Spanish reinforcements from Manila arrived and brought two city defense heavy artillery.

Almost all the Pampanga people who fled in all directions returned to the camp.That night, their camp was moved behind the Spaniards' camp, and finally they were no longer harassed by the Ming people.

Early the next morning, Coquella ordered the attack.

The two heavy cannons were pulled to the front, and then there was a deafening roar.This heavy artillery is far from comparable to yesterday's field artillery.With just one shot, a large part of Mingren's manor wall collapsed.Fortunately, behind the wall, there is still an earth wall built with sacks and the like.

But Coquila didn't care, anyway, the Ming people didn't have artillery, so they could only be beaten but not paid back.As long as the heavy artillery continued to bombard, even if the Ming people strengthened the wall, they would still be able to blast out a gap.

However, there was one detail that surprised him a bit.

Logically speaking, the Ming people would definitely be frightened by the powerful heavy artillery bombardment.However, since the heavy artillery started to roar, the Ming people inside the wall did not make any sound, which is really a bit strange!
He naturally didn't know that after Cao Bianjiao's explanation, this powerful heavy artillery was nothing more than a bulky thing in the eyes of wise people. Seeing the muzzle of the heavy artillery, the people there quickly left the wall and hid in the dug trench Go, there's nothing wrong with that.As for the movement outside the wall, there are naturally watchouts on other sections of the wall watching.

Even the city walls cannot withstand the continuous bombardment of heavy artillery, let alone temporarily reinforced walls.When the barrel of the heavy artillery was hot and it was time to rest temporarily, a large part of the wall had already collapsed.

With a wave of Coquila's hand, five hundred Pampanga men who had already prepared rushed towards the gap with their weapons raised.

Each of them ran very fast for two reasons. First, whoever rushed into the manor first would be rewarded.Second, run fast, it is easy for Ming people to rush in before they have time to block the gap.

However, when they ran close to the gap, human heads suddenly appeared one after another on the wall where there were no people. They held bows and crossbows and fired a volley.

These Ming people are obviously not proficient, although they shoot salvos, their accuracy is limited.But the Pampanga people basically didn't have any armor on them. In addition, Luzon was hot. They were either naked or wearing thin clothes. After a volley of shots, many people were shot down immediately.

But this time, these Pampanga people did not turn around and run away, because they knew that behind them, there was a Spanish supervisory team. If they ran back now, they would be executed on the spot.They were all encouraging themselves in their hearts: as long as you hurry up and rush into the wall, you will be victorious!
However, what they never expected was that as soon as they entered the collapsed place, they saw countless long bamboo poles extending towards them.The heads of these bamboo poles do not have any iron, but are only sharpened.However, five or six pointed long bamboo poles stabbed a Pampanga man, and he had no time to react at all. If he dodged one shot, he would not be able to dodge the next shot. In just one round, the first ones that swarmed into the collapsed place were killed. The Pampanga man stabbed to death.

Coquila in the distance was very surprised. He could see clearly that the bows and crossbows used by the Ming people in the manor were not iron arrows, but sharpened wooden or bamboo arrows made from local materials. It's just a stick, but it can kill the Pampanga people, just like their long bamboo poles.

With just one glance, he knew that the Pampanga people in front would definitely not be able to rush in.

This time, he did not allow the Pampanga people to be killed by the Ming people among the two armies.After the order went down, the remaining Pampanga retreated, and then heavy artillery sounded again.

Corquila was not in a hurry, he ordered the heavy artillery to bombard both sides to expand the width of the collapse.If it weren't for the fact that he brought too few artillery pieces, he could even have the heavy artillery completely demolished by the wall.

When the heavy artillery had to rest, the Pampanga men were sent up again.But this time, the Pampanga people weren't just running around with weapons.Instead, there is a shield in front.The hunters among the Pampanga people also followed, and thousands of people went up at a time.

Aphalos was lying on a stretcher, being carried by someone, right next to Coquera. He held his head up, endured the pain, and said to Coquera with a charming smile: "My lord governor, how can you keep guard this time?" , my people will definitely be able to rush in!"

Unexpectedly, Coquila ignored him, but turned to look at Umegawa Uchiku on the other side and said, "Neiku-kun, what do you think?"

"Respected Your Excellency the Governor, from the villain's point of view, we should be able to attack this time! This is all thanks to the Governor's command!" Umekawachiku bowed his head and replied respectfully.

After hearing this, Coquera smiled. He also thought so, and immediately ordered Mei Chuanuchi to say: "Get ready. When the front breaks into the manor, you will follow and kill me hard!"

"Hi!" Mei Chuanuchi was overjoyed when he heard that, he quickly agreed and went to prepare.

Aphalos next to him was very depressed when he heard that the first contribution was from his own side. These Japanese people didn't do anything, but they were able to follow in immediately to pick up bargains. What a damn thing!
The reason why Coquera did this was to express his dissatisfaction.The performance of the Pampanga people in the front really disappointed him.However, the main force for massacring the Ming people still depends on the Pampanga people who have a large number of people.Therefore, after ignoring Aphalos for a while, Corquila pointed to the front, turned to look at him and said, "Your people are about to invade the manor, it's okay..."

As soon as he said this, he suddenly seemed to see something wrong, and quickly turned his head to look at the situation ahead.However, at the collapsed place over there, the Ming people inside held something that looked like a huge shield, but on the surface of the shield, there were long, sharpened bamboo sticks, and the Ming people behind them held the bamboo poles. Pushing it out suddenly, the Pampanga man who was holding a shield and holding a long weapon was pushed out at once.The Pampanga men in the front were all stabbed to death and injured by the long bamboo sticks on the shield.

The Pampanga archers in the rear wanted to shoot arrows to cover their own people, but most of them shot on the shield.It was Ming's crossbowmen, but they only shot at the Pampanga men who showed their faces from inside. Cooperating with the shield covered with thorns, they blocked the Pangbangya men outside again.

For some reason, seeing this scene, Coquila remembered a sentence from Mingren in his mind: Soldiers come to cover up the water and the soil!
(End of this chapter)