All signs are showing that the Japanese are really withdrawing their troops. After the withdrawal, can Abu continue to be his Luzon king? The answer is of course no. So, no matter whether the Spaniards have reached behind-the-scenes deals with the Japanese, the Spaniards will seize Manila.

Speaking of which, Zhang Xianzhong and the Spaniards at this time, both sides have one common skill, that is: robbery! Of course, it can also be called plunder. In other words, both sides can be called a well-deserved robber! []

Both are robbers, but in terms of grade, the Spaniards are undoubtedly one level higher, at least they are world-class robbers! Moreover, whether on sea or on land, the Spaniards are world-renowned pirates! As for Zhang Xianzhong, so far, he can only be considered a robber in the Ming Dynasty. In other words, Zhang Xianzhong is still very rustic and can only be called a bandit. However, given that Zhang Xianzhong has already rushed out of Ming Dynasty and goes to Asia and has the courage to challenge the Japanese, the Spaniards and other robbers, especially the opponent of the Spaniards is still a senior world-class robber. Zhang Xianzhong's courage is undoubtedly worthy of admiration and deserves respect from the robber world. From now on, Zhang Xianzhong has consciously or unconsciously aligned with the standards of world-class robbers.

In the eyes of the three robbers, Manila is a treasure that makes people jealous. Since they all have taken a fancy to this treasure, they have to solve it by eating black. Now this robber in Japan seems to have signs of giving up this treasure. Is it really like sharing the spoils? No! It seems that no matter how you look at it, it is right! The Japanese saw that they could not take the treasure alone, so they settled on the second best and chose to share the spoils with the Spanish.

For Zhang Xianzhong, he could see this trick of dividing spoils at a glance, based on the robber's eyes. However, Zhang Xianzhong had no intention of dividing spoils with any robbers, including the Spanish. Therefore, after learning about the movements of the Japanese, Zhang Xianzhong made the decision to attack Manila without hesitation. The reason why he came to Luzon was to take it alone, rather than share it with others.

Zhang Xianzhong's arbitrary behavior is better than Li Zicheng. If he had collective command like the Battle of Monkey Stone Mountain, Tong Meishan, Cheng Wenfeng and Park Dazhi discussed left and right, and then the decision was formed, the daylily would be cold! Then what else would you talk about attacking Manila!

OK! Zhang Xianzhong’s decisions are easy to make, but the combat plan is not necessarily so easy to make.

Yang Heng and Wei Deng were of course the main force involved in the formulation of the combat plan for attacking Manila. In addition, Zhang Dingguo summoned Shi Liyan and the Korean Order, and the five began to formulate this plan for attacking Manila based on the plans set by Zhang Xianzhong.

Yang Heng is different from Wei Deng. Wei Deng is also responsible for contacting him again. The role is the kind of black-faced sing. Naturally, Yang Heng sings:

"General Zhang, I believe that according to the actual situation of our army, our army has insufficient attack capabilities, and Manila's city defense is strong. After the Japanese occupy Manila, they built a large number of strong fortresses. Since Manila is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but our army's ability to attack is insufficient, I suggest that we should adopt the strategy of besieging Luzon and stay on the long siege for a long time. Secondly, we must set up a group of troops to keep alert to the Spaniards, and in addition, we must ensure smooth traffic with the rear. Given that the Japanese army in Manila has withdrawn one after another, there are 1,000 regular Japanese troops and 3,000 informal Japanese soldiers left in the city, and the troops that our army besieged Manila should not exceed 15,000."

When Zhang Dingguo heard this, he saw Yang Heng pause and took the opportunity to ask:

"Brother Yang, what you said about long-term siege is going to wait for our subsequent 60,000 troops to come to Luzon?"

Yang Hengxin said that I mean that. Who knows how powerful you are in a group of mobs? It must be far worse than the Japanese army. If you attack Manila rashly, if you are unfavorable, you will be counterattacked by the Japanese. If you collapse, it will be out of control. Yang Heng nodded and said:

"General Zhang is indeed very sensible! Yes, that's what Yang thought. We surrounded Manila, but did not attack. When the subsequent army came to Luzon, our army would attack Manila with the force of Mount Tai, and we could go down in one fell swoop."

Shi Liyan pointed at the sand table, and although hesitated, he still expressed his concerns:

"It is a long distance from Linga to Manila. If the Japanese army cut off our supply channel with all their might, our army's long-term siege will be self-defeating and will even fall into a passive position because of being attacked on both sides."

Han Lingfang was listening while looking at the sand table, and flipping through his lecture notebook. At this time, he turned to a page, shook his head and said:

"Everyone, my notes are accurately recorded. The Japanese are proficient in amphibious landings. That is to say, the Japanese can withdraw troops by sea or at any point through sea. The Japanese can either land in Lingayan or at any location between Lingayan and Manila. Well, it is also possible to go back on the Manila land. If so, how can we deal with it?"

Yes, how to deal with it? Do you need a group of brothers holding cold weapons to compete with the Japanese army with sharp guns and cannons? Linga was extended to Manila, and it was so far away that it was hard to defend against. It was so cold to think about it.

When Zhang Dingguo heard this, he was also thinking about this serious issue. Wei Deng said:

"I think the landing attack of the Japanese army must be considered, but since the king has set a plan to attack Manila, even if he knows that the Japanese army may have a trap, he is not afraid. Our army sent 15,000 people to siege Manila, and we can use local work to approach the city and constantly instigate small attacks to harass the Japanese army and maintain pressure on the defenders. As for the Spanish, we can also send people to be lobbyists to make them afraid of the Japanese, which is not right!

The Spaniards were originally afraid of the Japanese. We should further alienate them and even promise some benefits to the Spaniards. Haha, even if the Spaniards cannot be neutral, at least the Spaniards must be hesitant. In addition, Shi Lang's navy, yes, no matter whether Shi Lang's fleet is called a navy, just patrol the western waters of Lingayan and Manila as much as possible to restrain the Japanese navy. Such an arrangement should be invincible."

Everyone here is familiar with "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". They can understand "There are no eternal friends and no eternal enemies!" This sentence was said by Zhang Xianzhong, who rebelled in the past, surrendered and rebelled, and he must have no psychological burden on the counter-espionage plan.

Zhang Dingguo actually knew that he had just arrived in Luzon. Because he was not accommodating the land and living in both places, his combat power was greatly reduced. If he wanted to attack Manila, he would be a bit desperate. Therefore, he would be happy to win. If he was defeated, would he jump into the sea to escape? Therefore, he also agreed with this plan to siege Manila, which is much safer after all.

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Under the city of Manila, Zhang Dingguo led 12,000 "Han" troops to surround Manila. From a distance, he saw a large flag with the character "Zhang" fluttering in the wind. More than 10,000 soldiers were dressed in distinctive armor. They were really a mighty army and a dignified formation. There was no sign of a mob.

After setting up the camp, under the guidance of the Han Lingfang, he began to dig trenches and pull up the wire mesh. After a day, two trenches were dug around Manila. Of course, these two trenches did not completely encircle Manila. Based on the example of three circumferences and one missing one, he surrounded them on three sides and made a large-scale attack.

The next day, Zhang Dingguo commanded his men to clear out the outer fortresses in Manila. After the Japanese army captured Manila, they also built many fortresses outside the city. Of course, the Japanese army's defensive tactics would not remain on the defense tactics of cold weapons. The city defense tactics of cold weapons were of course defended by the city. After the Japanese army built these sturdy fortresses outside the city, if they wanted to capture Manila, they had to capture these fortresses first.

Obviously, Zhang Dingguo had no practical experience in how to attack these fortresses. However, the notes recorded by the South Korean ruling clearly recorded some tactics of attacking hot weapons, which were taught by the emperor personally. He was preparing to pull out these fortresses according to the tactics of talking about war on paper.
Chapter completed!