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The riot finally ended after daybreak, and the Pampanga camp was basically destroyed. Most of the people ran away, and there were many corpses on the ground, most of which were caused by panic and trampling.

One advantage of this daylight is that it is easy to investigate the situation clearly.

The Spanish Governor Coquilla soon learned that the purpose of the Akito in the manor to burn the fire at the end was actually to notify the Akito in the mountains to come out and set fire to the camp. After the previous disturbances, everyone's attention, including Coquilla's own, was actually attracted by Akito in the manor. Who would have thought that someone from Akito would stay outside and set fire to the camp from the opposite side.

However, Coquilla will not admit that he also made a mistake. The leader of the Pampanga people, Afaros, was hung at the gate of the camp and beaten fifty times in public. Then, he asked his men to put him down, and asked Afros, 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 must send people back immediately and call more people over to increase the strength of the Pampanga people.

After giving these instructions, Coquilla looked tiredly at Akito's courtyard wall, looking at Akito who was staring at him over there, and he finally recognized a fact. These wise men must not be underestimated. They are full of tricks and are really troublesome.

Turning to look at the people around him, he found that whether it was the Japanese or his Spanish men, not to mention the Pampanga people, they all looked tired. After being tortured by Akito for almost a day and a night, he was unable to fight anymore.

Akito's strength must be re-evaluated!

With this in mind, he did not rush to order an attack. Instead, he let all his men rest, sent people back to the city, mobilized the remaining Spaniards and Japanese in Manila to come over for support, and asked to bring heavy artillery! From this point on, Coquilla finally raised Luzon Mingren to a level of considerable importance and regarded him as a real opponent.

From this, the real moment to test Luzon Mingren has arrived. During this day, the Spaniards increased their vigilance so that the Luzon Ming people could no longer harass them.

In the manor, Mingren has not been idle either. He has been digging fortifications and strengthening the courtyard walls. Working shifts with almost no breaks makes the connections between the several estates even closer.

As the actual commander, Zhang Wu was also very tired. I haven't had a good rest since the day before yesterday. There was nothing he could do. Everything Cao Bianjiao wanted to know had to be observed and fed back through him. It was already broad daylight, but Zhang Wu was too sleepy to open his eyes.

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 what to do.

His two apprentices were worried about his health and advised him to take a rest. However, Zhang Wu shook his head and replied: "The lives of thirty thousand compatriots are all tied to me. If I rest, if something happens and I fail to react in time, I will regret it!"

"Master, you are getting a little old. If this continues, you will not be able to bear it!" 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 disturb me anymore. There are still many things here for me to deal with!"

After saying that, he started to deal with things again.

The information Coquilla had was actually correct all along. The Ming people in Luzon here all come out to beg for food. At most they know how to do business, but they don't know much about fighting. Even Niu Dazhuang actually only knows some common sense. As a result, almost all the defensive burden falls on Zhang Wu.

At the end, Li Jiacheng and others saw Zhang Wu almost staying at the edge of 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 with a very sincere attitude: "Brother Zhang, you Take a rest, we will take care of these less important things. Don’t worry, after watching it for so long, we all know what’s going on.”

To be honest, they had no confidence at all about fighting before. And he felt that with Uncle Yongwu personally commanding him, his wealth and life would be more secure. Therefore, with so many orders this day, they really didn't dare to intervene, for fear that they would do something wrong.

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

After Li Jiacheng finished speaking, White Beard said to Zhang Wu equally sincerely: "Old Zhang, we can't watch you and work yourself to death for everyone's sake! Our lives belong to all of us, and our families also need us to protect them. We shouldn't Put all the burden on you, we should stand up and take responsibility, and we must resist!"

"Yes, Brother Zhang!" The fat man, covered in sweat, was very serious at this time. He looked at Zhang Wu and said sincerely, "You will give your 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 unknowingly won the respect of these big businessmen, not because of Uncle Yongwu, but purely for his own reasons. At this moment, he felt the courage and responsibility of these businessmen, and it seemed that their waists were standing straighter at this moment.

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

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

"The common people obey the decree!" Zhang Wu saw it and responded quickly before exiting the chat group.

After a while, in the manor, after Li Jiacheng heard this, he felt a little ashamed at first, then his face became firm, and he said loudly to the people around him: "What your Majesty said is absolutely true! If people don't save themselves, who can save them? Don't just rely on others, first Do your best. Only in this way can we persist until the end, until the court reinforcements arrive!"

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

It didn't take long for this sentence to spread quickly to the ears of the entire Ming Dynasty in Luzon. Behind him is his family, in front is the butcher, there is no way out. Emperor Chongzhen's words finally yielded unexpected results. The entire Ming Dynasty in Luzon seemed to become full of vitality. Even the old, weak, women and children no longer just hid in the back house, they all bravely stood up.

Those who can dig are out digging the soil, and those who can carry the soil are also carrying the soil, or boiling water and delivering food...

Throughout Luzon Mingren's manor, the construction speed of fortifications increased dramatically, and everyone was full of enthusiasm.

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

And almost all the Pampanga people who fled in all directions returned to camp. That night, their camp moved to the back of the Spanish camp, and they were finally no longer harassed by the Ming people.

Early the next morning, Coquilla ordered the attack.

Two heavy cannons were pulled forward, 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 Akito's manor wall collapsed. Fortunately, behind the wall, there is still an earth wall built with sacks and the like.

But Coquilla didn't care. Akito didn't have artillery anyway, so he could only get beaten without repaying it. As long as the heavy artillery bombardment continued, Akito would still be able to create a gap even if he reinforced the wall.

However, there was one detail that surprised him.

Logically speaking, Akito would definitely be frightened by being bombarded by powerful heavy artillery. However, after the heavy artillery started roaring, Akito inside the wall didn't make any sound. This was really strange!

Naturally, he didn't know that after Cao Bianjiao's explanation, this powerful heavy artillery was just a cumbersome thing in Mingren's eyes. When they saw the muzzle of the heavy artillery, the people there quickly left the wall and hid in the dug trench. Go ahead, it's no big deal. As for the movement outside the wall, naturally there are lookout posts on other sections of the wall observing it.

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

Coquilla waved his hand, and the five hundred Pampanga people who had been prepared rushed towards the gap with their weapons raised and screaming.

Each of them ran very fast for two reasons. First, whoever broke into the manor first would be rewarded heavily. Second, run faster. Akito will easily rush in before he can block the gap.

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

These Ming people were obviously not very skilled. Even though they were firing volleys, their accuracy was limited. However, the Pampanga people basically did not have any armor, and it was hot in Luzon. They were either naked or wearing thin clothes. Under a volley of fire, 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 supervising team. If they ran back now, they would be executed on the spot. They are encouraging themselves in their hearts: As long as they hurry up and rush into the wall, they will win!

However, what they never expected was that when they crowded into the cave-in, they saw countless long bamboo poles stretching out towards them. The heads of these bamboo poles do not have any iron tools, but are simply sharpened. But five or six long pointed bamboo poles stabbed a Pampanga man in the body, leaving him no time to react. If he dodged one pole, he could not dodge the next one. In just one round, he was the first to rush into the cave. Pampanga stabbed to death.

Coquilla in the distance was very surprised. He could clearly see that the 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 branch, but it can kill people in Pampanga, just like their long bamboo poles.

With just one glance, he understood 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 Akito between the two armies. After the order was passed, the remaining Pampanga people retreated, and then the sound of heavy artillery sounded.

Coquilla was not in a hurry. He ordered heavy artillery to bombard both sides to expand the width of the collapse. If he hadn't brought too few artillery, he could even have the heavy artillery completely dismantled by the wall.

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

Afaros was lying on a stretcher, being carried by someone, right next to Coquilla. He held his head high, endured the pain, and said to Coquilla with a charming smile: "Your Majesty, see how Mingren can keep guard this time." , my people will definitely be able to rush in!"

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

"Respected Governor, I think we can get in this time! This is all thanks to the Governor's command!" Umekawauchi bowed his head and replied respectfully.

After hearing this, Coquilla had a smile on his face. He thought the same thing, and immediately ordered Umekawauchi Ku: "Get ready. When the front breaks into the manor, you will follow up and kill me hard!"

"Hi!" Meikawauchi was very happy when he heard it. He quickly agreed and went to prepare.

Afaros on the side was very depressed when he heard this. The first success was from his side. These Japanese people didn't do anything, but they could immediately follow up and take advantage of it. They were so damn useless!

The reason why Coquilla did this was actually to express his dissatisfaction. The performance of the Pampanga people in the front really disappointed him. However, the main force to massacre the Ming people still relied on the large number of Pampanga people. Therefore, after calming Afaros for a while, Coquilla pointed forward with his finger, turned to look at him and said: "Your people are about to invade the manor, so it's not bad..."

As soon as he said this, he suddenly seemed to see something wrong and quickly turned his head to look at the situation in front of him. But in the cave over there, Mingren inside held up something that looked like a huge shield. But on the surface of the shield, there were long sharpened bamboo sticks. The Mingren behind him held the bamboo poles. Pushed out suddenly, the Pampanga people holding shields and long weapons were pushed out. The Pampanga people at the front were all stabbed to death and wounded by the long bamboo sticks on the shields.

The Pampanga archers in the rear wanted to shoot arrows to protect their own people, but most of their arrows hit the shield. On the contrary, Akito's crossbowmen only shot at the exposed Pampanga people from inside, and combined with the shields covered with thorns, they blocked the Pampanga people outside again.

For some reason, when Coquilla saw this scene, Akito's words came to mind in his mind: When soldiers come, the water will come and the earth will cover it!