The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 83 Spanish Reinforcements

Of course, apart from cultivating officials by himself and bringing power to the countryside, Zhu Hongyu can also establish the clan.

It is true that there is no landlord and gentry class on Luzon Island, but there are clans!

Many Chinese who went to Nanyang are based on clans.

If Zhu Hongyu chooses to compromise with the clan, he can temporarily gain control of the place.

However, this is the last resort!

The priority of this choice is only in front of colluding with the Spanish manor owners to squeeze the Chinese together.

Most of the clans are one family, one surname and one clan.

Especially these Chinese clans in Nanyang are generally more united, because they cannot survive without unity.

There are very few clans that rely on oppressing their own people and profiting from it!
In the Central Plains, there may be such introverted clans, but in Nanyang, the clan forces are called unity!
If Zhu Hongyu allows these very united clan forces to control the local population and grassroots political power, the clan may turn into a powerful family at any time.

Directly turning the back of history belongs to yes!

Once Zhu Hongyu lets go and chooses to let the clan govern the area, the consequences will be more dire than giving power to the landlords and gentry.

If possible, Zhu Hongyu still wants to bring power to the countryside.

Allow the Liberation Army to directly control every population and every bit of material under its rule.

Only in that way can he maximize the war potential under his rule!
Whether it is against the Spaniards, or in the future to counterattack the mainland, the government will go to the countryside, and firmly control every war resource under his rule will be his greatest capital.

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Manila!
The governor's office!

Governor Barossa sat upright behind the desk, dressed in elegant clothes, making his slightly bloated figure look more upright.

The study room is well-furnished, with yellow rosewood desks and bookshelves, and mellow coffee brewed in high-white porcelain cups from Jingdezhen.

On the desk was a thick, half-read Latin book.

Inside the crystal-made ink bottle was inserted a fine-looking quill with a gold tip.

It's just that these luxurious and exquisite decorations can't make the governor's face soften a little, not even a little.

Barossa looked at Roger, who was standing respectfully in front of him, and frowned, with some disbelief in his words.

"You mean the Chinese rebels built a bastion in the mountains?"

"Rogeeff, are you kidding me? Do you know how much time and effort it takes to build a bastion?"

"How long has it been? Even if the Chinese are hardworking and can endure hardships, how can they build a bastion?"

"And, 4000 of you are small, and you still suffered a big loss in front of such a temporarily built bastion?"

"Are you telling me fairy tales?"

Roger wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said.

"Your Excellency, although I don't want to admit it, this is the truth!"

"The Spanish boys were beaten to death in front of the bastion, and the light artillery we brought into the mountain couldn't hit the bastion at all."

"The Pampanga natives who followed the army into the mountains suffered even more losses. Seven or eight hundred people were killed or injured in just two attacks."

"Colonel Robin needs heavy artillery reinforcements, reinforcements, and more supplies to destroy the Chinese rebels."

Roger Fu expressed his request.

Barossa took a deep breath, thought for a long time, and then spoke.

"Understood, I will look at the arrangement!"

After pondering for a while, Barossa spoke.

"I can transfer two 24-pound siege guns to Robin, and no more!"

The scale of Manila's city defense is not small, and the 24-pound siege artillery is naturally not top-notch.

The 36-pound and 48-pound heavy guns above are not available, but they cannot be transported into the mountains!
In this era, the most powerful heavy artillery in the West is probably the 64-pound gun.

Converting the unit, just one shell weighs more than 50 catties.

Such a heavy artillery, even if it is a first-class sailing battleship, can only be equipped with one or two guns at most.

If you install too much, you are afraid that the recoil will shake the hull apart when you fire.

The 24-pound siege artillery belongs to the kind of long-barreled cannon, and the weight of a cannon body alone is six to seven thousand catties.

Coupled with gun mounts, and supporting gun carriages, artillery, shells and so on.

How much can be imagined!

With such a weight, even with the convenience of water transportation, it is not an easy task to transport it into the mountains.

This is just a 24-pounder gun!
The weight of the more powerful 36-pound gun and 48-pound gun rolled upwards!

If the 24-pound gun, the Spaniards gritted their teeth, and could transport one or two into the mountain, then don't even think about it.

The 36-pound gun and the 48-pound gun belong to that kind of naval gun, or coastal defense gun, or fortress gun.

Transshipment is not an ordinary hassle!

Robin wanted heavy artillery reinforcements for the siege, and Barossa could give him two 24-pound guns at most.

But in terms of military strength, Barossa was more generous.

"I will transfer another five hundred musketeers to Robin, and recruit two thousand Pampanga natives."

"If the rebel army can't be destroyed, Robin won't have to come back to see me!"

Of course, the five hundred musketeers were not all pure-blooded Spanish whites.

Among them, pure-blood Hispanic whites accounted for at most one-fifth, and the rest were mixed-race whites born in Manila.

However, even so, Barossa did his best to gather such a 500-man musketeer.

The Spaniards' strength in Manila is limited. Counting Robin's loss this time, the Restoration Army has killed and arrested a total of 800 troops in Manila since its rise.

Among the 800 people, most of them are Spanish purebloods.

Although the Governor's Mansion still has two or three thousand troops, this refers to the total number of all Spaniards' troops in Manila.

Most of these troops cannot be mobilized at will, and they have to guard the fortresses and ports of Cebu Island, Palawan Island and other places.

Batangas, Pasay, Cabanatuan and other cities on Luzon Island.

And the most important city of Spain, the fort bastion of Manila and other places.

Now the mobile force that Barossa can really mobilize at any time is at most six to seven hundred people.

It's not as good as Zhu Hongyu can mobilize as many troops!

Now, one hundred Musketeers are assigned to Robin in one breath, and four hundred mixed bloods are recruited from the people. The gap in Manila's troops is even greater. If Robin loses this battle.

In the summer of next year, before the galleon fleet arrives in Manila, it will bring some reinforcements to Manila.

The Manila side will have nothing to do with the Liberation Army.

Unless Barossa can make up his mind to give up, the Spaniards have managed all the achievements in Luzon for more than 100 years, gathered all their troops, and went into the mountains to fight against the Restoration Army.

Roger spoke again.

"Praise the generosity of the Governor General, I think His Excellency the Colonel will not let you down!"

Barossa nodded and waved for Roger to go down.

Roger Fu drew a sign of the cross on his chest and spoke.

"May God bless your lord governor!"

After all, he turned and left.

Five days later, Roger left Manila with the heavy artillery conscripted by the Governor, [-] Musketeers, and [-] natives, and went into the mountains to continue to encircle and suppress the Liberation Army.

(End of this chapter)