The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 133 Battle readiness!

Lingayen!
The government office of the military government!

As the season gradually enters summer, the weather is getting hotter and hotter.

Zhu Hongyu ordered the establishment of the research institute, and ordered people to implement the matter as soon as possible.

He also brought up the establishment of the Women's Federation.

On the one hand, it is to take care of and guarantee the basic rights of women, and on the other hand, it is also to mobilize women under the military government.

As for the position of the head of the Women's Federation, Zhang Yunxuan, who aspired to be the prime minister, shirked it.

After thinking deeply, Zhu Hongyu decided to give this position to Li Lingxiu!

As his wife, Li Lingxiu was born with a certain amount of political energy.

It is also suitable to be the leader of the Women's Federation!
As for Kaya, Zhu Hongyu didn't tell her to rest, but asked her to be Li Lingxiu's deputy.

Li Lingxiu is in charge of women's work among the Chinese, and she will be responsible for the work of women among the mountain people.

Zhu Hongyu wiped the sweat from his forehead, feeling like scolding his mother, the weather in Luzon is really too hot.

He flipped through the war preparation report of the Liberation Army.

In this report, detailed records include the recent recovery of the army, troop expansion, training, ordnance reserves, fortress construction, material hoarding, and detailed data on mobilization capabilities.

Now that the time has entered May, the Spanish galleon fleet may arrive at any time. The Liberation Army must be prepared for war, and everything must make way for the war.

The Restoration Army now has a total of more than 3000 soldiers, and basically all of them have completed several months of recruit training.

When you see blood on the battlefield, you can be regarded as an elite soldier.

In terms of ordnance, due to the full production of the weapon workshop, there is still a lot of surplus except for equipping the Liberation Army.

Cannonballs, bullets, gunpowder, grenades and other consumables have also accumulated a lot, enough to support the Liberation Army and the Spaniards for several major battles.

In terms of fort construction, Zhu Hongyu did not build a bastion, but used a lot of manpower and material resources to start building a Chinese-style defensive fortress.

It's just that when building the city wall, the structure of the bastion was referred to, which enhanced the anti-shelling ability of the city wall!
The reason why Zhu Hongyu wants to build a Chinese-style city, not a Western-style bastion.

That's because the western-style bastion can only be used as a garrison, not for civilian use, and Zhu Hongyu built a defensive fort to prepare for the worst case scenario.

In case the Restoration Army was defeated in the frontal battle with the Spaniards, Zhu Hongyu would lead the Restoration Army back to the fortress, waiting for new opportunities.

The defense of Western-style bastions is indeed stronger than that of Chinese-style cities, but they cannot accommodate the people.

If the battle fails, what will the Chinese people under the military government do after Zhu Hongyu leads people back into the fortress?
Put it outside the fortress and let the Spaniards slaughter it?

Zhu Hongyu would not learn from the group of nobles in the West. After the war came, he only cared about his own life, not the life and death of the people under his rule.

Therefore, Zhu Hongyu can only build a Chinese-style city that can be used for both military and civilian purposes.

However, in order to make up for the lack of defense of the Chinese-style city, Zhu Hongyu set out to order people to dig a series of trenches and traps inside and outside the city, and built a lot of firepower forts with cement and masonry structures.

He even made preparations for street fighting with the Spaniards in the city after the city wall was breached!
In terms of material hoarding, the most important things are food and medicinal materials.

Since coming out of the mountain, Zhu Hongyu has been consciously collecting and hoarding various materials.

So much so that the materials in the hands of the Restoration Army now, even if there is no income from now on, can still feed and drink more than [-] people under the Restoration Army's rule for more than half a year.

Zhu Hongyu was preparing for the siege of the lonely city ahead of time!
What's more, counting the time, it's almost time for the summer harvest.

When the summer harvest is over, the military government will be able to stockpile a large amount of grain, and it will be regarded as being trapped in an isolated city.

If you add the food and materials you have hoarded before, it will not be a problem to persist for a year.

There is also the mobilization situation!

Now the military government ruled the people, there are only more than 3000 people in total, but there are [-] soldiers in the Liberation Army.

This is no longer a question of militarism. To put it bluntly, it means that the whole people are soldiers!

Under the temptation of sub-fields, almost all the young and strong men in every household have joined the Restoration Army.

Other women and children, old and weak, were also assembled for simple exercises during the slack season!

Possess a certain fighting power!
After reading the report, Zhu Hongyu showed satisfaction on his face.

……

Capello's carriage stopped outside Lingayen City, and his eyes looked at the tall fortress that had gradually taken shape not far away, with a complex expression on his face.

The blue-gray building walls reveal a thick and solid atmosphere.

The turrets, turrets, archery towers, firepower points, and the densely packed trenches and traps outside the walls of the fortress made Capello gasp.

He really couldn't imagine how the Chinese rebels built such a fortress in such a short period of time? !
The defense of this fortress is no better than that of the Spaniards who have been repairing it for more than 100 years. That Spanish royal city is worse!
It was as if he couldn't imagine how the miner rebel army with a few hundred people had developed to its current state in less than a year!
The Governor's Mansion was attacked and lost half of the Central Plains of Luzon. Several bastions were breached successively, and more than [-] white soldiers were lost, as well as countless indigenous servants.

The Governor's Mansion has lost all face!
Even now, the entire Governor's Mansion is preparing for a decisive battle with the rebels at all costs!
Shaking his head, Capello threw away the distracting thoughts in his head, and silently recited God's blessing in his heart, the Governor's Palace will definitely not fail.

He came to Lingayen this time to redeem his son before the decisive battle between the Restoration Army and the Governor's Mansion.

A team of recovery soldiers came forward, searched Capello and his subordinates, and released them only after the search was completed.

Not long after, Capello was brought before Zhu Hongyu.

"Your Excellency, Governor, I want to redeem my son!"

"You can ask for any conditions, as long as it doesn't exceed the value of my son, I can agree to it!"

Zhu Hongyu looked at Capello in front of him, rubbed his chin in thought for a while, and said.

"If you want to redeem your son, you can!"

"Anyway, it's useless for the governor to detain your son!"

"But the governor doesn't want money, but supplies, food, copper, medicinal materials, gunpowder..."

Hearing what Zhu Hongyu said, Capello's face turned green.

Good guy, it's all about combat equipment!

No matter how courageous Capello is, he would not dare to send such a large amount of combat supplies to the Liberation Army on the eve of the decisive battle between the Liberation Army and the Governor's Mansion.

Otherwise, no matter how deep his background is, the governor will definitely kill him!

"This is impossible!"

"It's easy to talk about money, gold and silver, but these materials have also been purchased in large quantities by the Governor's Mansion recently, and the inspection is extremely strict."

"It is impossible for me to provide you with these supplies, otherwise, the Governor's Mansion will definitely not let me go!"

Zhu Hongyu spoke with a smile on his face.

"No, no, no, I think Mr. Capello will definitely have a solution!"

"No matter how much the Governor's Mansion pays for these supplies, I will pay double!"

(End of this chapter)