The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 72 Defense System
"Gentlemen! Let's work hard together!"

"My recovery army will never lose in this battle! I will never lose!"

"promise!"

Everyone's face softened slightly, but they were still heavy, and they just agreed in unison.

Zhu Hongyu nodded, and then spoke.

"Haha, you don't have to be so serious!"

"If we win this battle, our Liberation Army will be able to destroy a large number of Manila's troops. How can the remaining red hair in Manila dare to attack again?"

"My Liberation Army will no longer be in danger of perishing!"

"When my recovery army develops and grows, at most one or two years, I will be able to annex the entire Luzon, and then send troops to the north to regain my homeland of the Central Plains!"

Zhu Hongyu's tone was sonorous, drawing a blueprint for everyone's promising future development.

Well, referred to as painting cake!
At this moment, a soldier of the Restoration Army came running outside, and said to Zhu Hongyu with his hands clasped together.

"General!"

"A prisoner of war is clamoring to see you, saying that there is an important military report, which is related to the life and death of our recovery army!"

Zhu Hongyu frowned, then spoke.

"Bring someone to me, I want to see what the military situation is, and it is related to the life and death of my recovery army!"

The soldiers of the Restoration Army took the order and went out with their fists clasped.

Not long after, the soldier of the Restoration Army brought Yada to Zhu Hongyu.

Zhu Hongyu stared at Yada with piercing eyes, and asked.

"Let's talk, this general wants to see what important military information Master Yada wants to report? It's even related to the life and death of my recovery army!"

A murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

Since the Spaniards were going to raid the Liberation Army camp, there was no need to change the prisoners of war.

If the greatest value of ordinary prisoners of war is to keep them as coolies.

A prisoner of war with a certain status like Na Yada, the biggest role was to cut down the sacrificial flag before the battle.

Zhu Hongyu was already planning to chop down the Yada sacrificial flag, but he hadn't had time to order someone to pick him up.

Now Yada delivered it to the door by herself, which is just right!

If Yada just said that there is an important military report is false, hehe...

Then his good head is definitely lost!
Yada wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said tremblingly.

"I have important military information to report to the general!"

"It's really important, it's about the life and death of the Liberation Army!"

"As long as the general promises not to kill me, I will tell the whole story and tell the general everything!"

Zhu Hongyu raised his eyebrows and spoke.

"Your words are interesting!"

"Let's talk, this general promises you, if the military information you report is really useful, this general promises not to kill you."

"But if you amuse me here today, hehe..."

Zhu Hongyu just sneered, he didn't say what he said next, but everyone understood what he meant.

Yada seemed to be frightened, knelt down with a plop, and spoke hastily.

"My lord governor will send troops to raid the camp of the Liberation Army after the first exchange of prisoners of war. General, please prepare in advance!"

"This thing is absolutely true, I just ask the general to spare my life!"

Zhu Hongyu was startled when he heard this, how did Yada know about this? !
He squinted his eyes and stared at Yada, with an inexplicable meaning in his eyes.

"How do you know this news?"

Yada confessed honestly.

"When the prisoners were being exchanged, my father sent someone to visit me, and that person told me the news."

"My father asked me to take this news and come to the general to exchange my life!"

"And said... And said that if there is similar news in the future, my father will try his best to pass the news to me."

"As long as the general doesn't kill me, it's equivalent to having a stable source of intelligence in Manila!"

Zhu Hongyu stroked his chin and spoke.

"That's exactly what you said!"

After pondering for a while, Zhu Hongyu felt that Yada still had value in living, and it would be too wasteful to use him to sacrifice the flag now.

Regardless of whether the news from Yada's father is reliable or not, no matter how bad it is, it's still a source of news, isn't it!

At least it can be compared with the news that Wang Lixian sent back!

Zhu Hongyu opened his mouth and ordered.

"Come here, send Master Yada down to have a good rest. Master Yada doesn't have to do tomorrow's work. Let's have a good rest!"

Yada was overjoyed when he heard the words, and kowtowed to Zhu Hongyu, desperately showing his loyalty.

Zhu Hongyu nodded and signaled the soldiers of the Restoration Army on duty at the gate to take Yada down.

After Yada was taken down, Zhu Hongyu spoke again.

"Everyone go get ready for battle!"

"Check out the supplies, people!"

The crowd agreed in unison.

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Inside and outside the camp of the Liberation Army, the piles of bonfires have not been extinguished.

The bright bonfire provided light for the soldiers of the Restoration Army on patrol.

In the woods around the camp, there are all kinds of bright and dark sentries dotted around.

The entrances and exits on both sides of the valley were blocked by fortresses made of cement. The walls of the fortress were inclined, with a height and thickness of nearly three meters.

The building as a whole is made of stone, and cement is used as a binder, which is very strong.

The wall leans against the mountain, forming a simple bastion.

But it was just a simple bastion. Due to the rush of time, the main structure of the bastion was relatively rough, and many facilities were not built in time.

But the defense ability is not bad!

The turret on the bastion can cover the river surface with firepower, avoiding the kind of thing where the enemy takes a boat and invades the valley along the river.

Even if the enemy can carry artillery bombardment and enter the river valley by boat, in the process, they will definitely pay great casualties.

With the forts in place, if the enemy wants to enter the valley, they can only attack the two extremely strong bastions at the narrow places on both sides of the valley.

Going around won't work!

Because the one that was really managed by the Restoration Army was the Chinese-style fortress that surrounded the entire Restoration Army camp.

The main building is composed of cement and stones. The wall is nearly two feet high and two meters thick. On the wall, there are forts, turrets, shooting holes, caves for Tibetan soldiers and many other facilities.

The reason why a Chinese-style castle is used instead of a bastion is because it takes too long to build a bastion of this size and there are too many waste materials.

And the Chinese city will save a lot!

What's more, although the bastion has a strong defense, it is only suitable for the garrison, not for military and civilian purposes.

The Restoration Army is now not just an army, the soldiers' families also live in the camp.

Zhu Hongyu had to take these factors into consideration when building the city!

After thinking about the pros and cons of many gains and losses, Zhu Hongyu decided that the main building of the Restoration Army camp should be a Chinese-style city, not a bastion.

If the enemy chooses to bypass the simple bastions on both sides of the valley and directly attack the camp, they will be flanked by the turrets on the bastion and the turrets on the camp city.

The consequences are self-evident!

With the iron film casting method being put into practical use, the speed of casting cannons of the Restoration Army has greatly increased. Together with the five light cannons seized from the Spaniards, the Restoration Army now has more than ten artillery pieces of various types.

Although they are all light artillery, what the Spaniards can bring into the mountain is also not a cannon.

These light guns are enough!

The defense system of the Restoration Army in the river valley is probably a Chinese-style city with its back against the river, plus two Western-style bastion satellite cities.

Without enough artillery power, it is almost impossible to overcome the defense system of the Liberation Army.

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