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Chapter 1049 The battle that is about to end

When Ries was sieging the city in the sun, the Spaniards were looking forward to the darkness, and with the power of the enemy, it was impossible to support the night battle. Unexpectedly, after it got dark, flames ignited, smoke rose, and the siege continued.

This time, we did not attack so aimlessly, but aimed at one point. In the fortress facing the left side of the 6th inside, there was a blind spot between the bell tower and the stone wall turret. The natives started attacking this blind spot, and they were particularly determined to attack, and they basically did not care about death and injuries.

After all, the indigenous attack was still an indigenous attack. The Spaniards defended the fortress very well, and this time it was even better than in the daytime. The indigenous people basically did not step on the stone wall.

The heavy artillery at sea became increasingly sparse, and the indigenous people had stopped after they started attacking, which made the defense easier, but the Spaniards were looking forward to dawn.

No matter what, the enemy needs to rest, and there is always a chance to breathe. Moreover, firewood is lit, and although the wind direction is beneficial to the people in the fortress, under the weak wind, the people in the fortress are also affected very much, with red eyes and a sound as if they are burning. There are some reasons for combat and smoke.

As the sky light first appeared, the attack Jingran stopped. The firewood piled up around the fortress had been burned two hours before dark, and the intensity of the battle had weakened a lot at that time.

Paul Luis, the Spanish Governor to Luzon, announced a general mobilization order in the fortress, saying that every Spanish man and woman would fight for their own freedom and life.

This order is mainly aimed at several ship owners and local wealthy merchants in the castle. They have their own guards and do not participate in the battle. Louis was originally polite to them, but now he is facing life and death, and he doesn't care about anything.

No one questioned this order when the order was announced. Most of them fell there and slept soundly. The day and night of fighting really made people feel exhausted.

"Governor General, the enemy is cleaning up the body."

After hearing the report from the soldiers, Paul Louis hurriedly led the people outside. The water source of the fortress was based on a dark river. Although there was no need to worry about being blocked, he was afraid that the other party would use any sinister tricks.

"Thank God, these savages also know to burn corpses."

After Louis finished speaking, he turned to instruct his confidants to immediately accumulate fresh water in the castle. He was worried that the enemy would use his corpse to pollute the river water. In this way, even if the fortress could be kept, it would face a very terrible sign.

And there is a problem with the underground river. Once the tide rises, it is easy to be poured back by the sea water. Yesterday's battle made people not have time to think about so much.

“The battle today won’t be so intense”

"Governor, why do you think so?"

A civil servant approached and asked. Louis looked at the busy natives in the residential area and explained with a wry smile: "The natives have died enough, and the Han people are reluctant to use their lives to attack the city."

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"After you came to Luzon, were the fish in the river very cheap? After the natives came up, they sold them to you for a few small amounts of money!"

The newly moved Han people were gathered together in Baiwu, standing at a high place and asking loudly. When they said this, the Han people below nodded in whispering to each other.

"The natives said that the mountains belong to them, and you are not allowed to go in and hunt, and the trees belong to them, and you are not allowed to cut them, right?"

Bai Wu had lived here, and he was naturally asking the truth. The Chinese people below were intertwined with fatigue and fear, and nodded impatiently. Yesterday, these Han people who moved to Luzon were more or less covered in blood, otherwise they would have been burdened with heavy labor and were very uncomfortable, and they felt very reluctant. They felt that they were good people who were coerced by the pirates, and even complained in their hearts.

"The fish in the river are very fat. Do you know why this is the case? Because the fish in the river are grown up by our fellow villagers. In the murders two years ago, the bodies were thrown into the river. Why didn't the native monkeys who like to take advantage of the situation on this river? That's because the fish in this river has the flesh and blood of our fellow villagers in their belly. They dare not, they are afraid!"

What Bai Wu said is indeed the truth. More than one of the Han people who moved here sighed, saying that the water and soil in Luzon are so good, and even the fish in the river are so fat. After hearing this, they immediately understood. They might not be without doubts, but no one explained it.

Thinking about the fish eating human flesh, I ate the fish again, and someone vomited in the field instantly, and the rest of the people were all pale.

"You want to be good people and be content with your own self-righteousness, but the ghosts and the natives do not let you do this. They are raising pigs. When you get fat, you will be thrown into the river to feed fish. You are the land you have cultivated, the houses you have built, and the gold, silver and wealth you have accumulated will be taken away by these beasts. Are you willing?"

It was quiet below. Bai Wu ran around yesterday, and he worked extremely hard. At this time, he felt excited. He reached out and beat his chest and shouted with tears in his face: "Don't think I'm scaring you. I live in Mopanzhuang, southwest of Manila. My parents, my two sisters, my aunt and a son and a daughter, and the two helpers in our family died at the hands of these beasts. It's so miserable, miserable, the ghosts and the natives never regarded us as humans. They thought we were pigs and sheep, they couldn't see us leaving our ancestors, they couldn't see us working hard with a hard life, and these beasts felt that we were full and had some extra money, that was to rob them, and they were going to kill them and rob them!"

Bai Wu said on the wooden platform that he beat his chest and stamped his feet, and exchanged tears, and his voice was hoarse. Everyone below walked around and looked around. Others said that they might have thought it was a deception. In the end, Bai Wu said in his own local accent. This is where most Han people in Luzon came from. All the things he said about Luzon were actually experiences, and he could tell the truth at first.

"My two tribe brothers said that the natives were killing and robbing them with machetes. They hid in the cellar and survived, but they were all crazy..."

Speaking of this, Bai Wu could no longer say anything and cried loudly. The expressions of the Han people in the audience were not very willing, but now they gradually changed. Looking at the natives, there was less pity but more fear and hatred. Bai Wu stopped crying and shouted in a hoarse voice: "The army cannot wait here for them to leave sooner or later. Do we still have to bully the natives and be afraid of the oppression of the foreign ghosts? Although we have few people, we are ten times better than the foreign ghosts. We travel across the ocean and work hard to survive. Why give these things to them? We have to keep it. We have to take more things like this fat land and such a good climate, why do we let these lazy monkeys take away!"

"Burn them into ash field!"

I don't know who yelled below. The sad atmosphere in the field was disturbed and disappeared all of a sudden. Everyone was laughing. Wang Tong was standing behind and watching. He frowned suddenly when he heard this. Han Tie was on duty by his side for a while and had his brother and sister training. He was very thoughtful. Seeing this scene, he came over and whispered: "Master, I'll catch people now."

Wang Tong was about to nod, but heard Bai Wu stand up and say loudly: "This brother is right. We not only have to take their ashes and fat fields, but also let them make cattle and horses for us, and catch their wives to have fun. Why can those ghosts be masters? We can't do it. We hug them into groups and have equipment, what are those monkey-like natives!"

There was a bang below, and everyone had a bit of fanatic expression on their faces. Bai Wu's tears were not dry, but he waved and shouted: "Snatch their wealth, grab their men to farm for us, and make women small for us. Yesterday, everyone scraped a lot of them from the natives."

Wang Tong reached out to stop Han Tie who was about to move beside him, and said in a low voice with a smile: "This Bai Wu still has some talent."

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There is always no shortage of firewood. After collecting all the bodies that can be collected, the piles of firewood and grass began to burn, and thick smoke rose into the sky.

Seeing this thick smoke, the Spanish people in the fortress felt even more deeply. Such thick smoke was easily visible on the sea. If it was seen by passing ships, they would come to save people. The Port of Manila is also an important endpoint on the waterway. The other party acted so unscrupulously, obviously this was also very sure.

The sun was already rising, and the Spaniards on the fortress were all napping in a daze, and they didn't stop for a day and night. It was so exhausting. If you can sleep for a while, then you should sleep for a while.

"The natives are attacking again!"

Everyone cursed, but they could only start preparing with weapons.

Last night, Wang Tong took turns to rest, and drove away the natives to attack the city. I don’t have to pay attention to the fatigue of the natives. As long as his soldiers can get a good rest.

"The warships who went to Nangang have returned to the fleet. We don't know what they did last night."

"Maybe reinforcements were transported....... This time the attack was still the "dead corner". In this area, whether it was artillery or defenders, they felt that they could not use their hands and feet. Fortunately, they came down one night and found a way to deal with it. They assumed artillery on the protruding stone wall dozens of meters away from the dead corner.

When the natives attacked, in addition to the frontal fire attack, there were also the side, which was better. Often, the natives would be defeated and dispersed halfway through.

"Damn monkey, come on"

The Spanish officer stationed in this area cursed in a low voice. His soldiers were all ready to shoot. Suddenly, a few low and dull sounds were heard outside the stone wall, and then the whistling sounded in the air. The enemy even arranged artillery in the direction of 6.

The natives did not respond very promptly to such sounds, but a group of white men in the fortress knew that they were powerful. When they heard this, they were panicked and dodged everywhere. Several shells fell on the stone wall and the fortress's yard. Screams could be heard, and some people could not avoid it.

"It's a three-pound cannon, in the northwest of the bell tower, it's next to the tree."

Soon someone judged the approximate location of the artillery, and quickly adjusted the direction to the six-sided white guns, ready to fight back.

Once, the natives rushed to the stone wall, built a simple wooden fence on the trench, and then set up a ladder to climb. The Spanish's fighting will remain stable. As soon as the natives emerged, they were chopped off their heads by a captain's sword, and even the ladder was directly overturned.

After the counterattack cannons fired, the cannons fired at the dead corner also stopped. After a day and night of fighting, the indigenous people were hungry, exhausted and gradually rising fear, and they were completely out of madness. Facing the well-equipped and fighting Spanish, they were basically in a situation of collapse.

To describe it as a crumble at a touch, it is all about praise for them. Thanks to the ferocious Han armed forces, they seemed to be cherishing their lives. They drove them to the range of artillery in the fortress and ignored them. There was still a distance during this period. If you can run slower, you can run slower. If you can dodge, you can dodge more. In any case, no one is willing to fight to the death.

"What is that!!"

The looking sentry on the bell tower showed an abnormality directly opposite the fortress. The Han people seemed to be about to attack. Nearly a thousand natives were driven in front by Han armed forces with more people than them. They actually maintained a dense formation, and behind them was a dozen cows dragged by them. Seeing this, the sentry actually rubbed his eyes. It seemed to be a big grass house. Some people kept paving the way in front of the big grass house. It was obvious that this big grass house was very heavy. Could it be that it was made of witchcraft or some siege equipment?

Despite all the magical legends, everyone knows that the so-called siege equipment is of no great use for such stone ridges. Moreover, the frontal artillery fire is the most dense, with four cannons and three six-pound cannons, which can be completely suppressed.

The natives howled and charged again. After many battles a day and a night, everyone knew very well that the maximum range of artillery on the fortress was that the Han armed forces still stopped when they reached the edge of the range. Seeing the actions of the Han people, the Spaniards in the fortress were a little relieved. As long as they did not dare to attack desperately, they could support them.

Facing the indigenous people coming, the Spaniards are more impatient. Flies fly around you. Although there is no harm, they always have to drive them away. Facing the indigenous people, the artillery begins to retreat, and the infantry holding muskets step forward, ready to shoot and fight.

Suddenly, the entire fortress, and even the natives outside the fortress, could hear the sentries on the bell tower screaming in a different tone: "Cannon, there are cannons over there!!"
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