New Ming Empire mixed in America

The defenders on the fort in the port area looked at the warships on the sea in the distance, all frowning.

The coastal defense artillery has been working very hard to fire shells at the opponent, but any fool can see that their gains are not much.

The Eastern warships are still advancing slowly. It seems that the opponent wants to include the entire port area within the attack range this time.

A dozen shirtless workers carried the shells one by one to the shore defense guns.

After wiping the sweat from his face, Guo Wu quietly asked Jiang Hua, who was walking towards him:

"Brother Jiang, have you seen it clearly? Those warships outside the port are really our warships?"

Jiang Hua let go of the braid in his mouth, looked around and found that no Spaniards had noticed it, and said: "It is definitely our battleship, with Chinese characters hanging on it."

"Didn't you notice? The Spaniards are becoming more and more wary of us. Lao Yuan and the others have been imprisoned."

After getting the accurate answer, Guo Wu showed a hint of excitement on his face and said: "The imperial court finally remembered us. After this naval battle, I don't think anyone dares to talk to us."

Unlike Guo Wu, Jiang Hua did not show much excitement. He had given up hope in the court for so many years.

Even if this naval battle was successful, the imperial court would still have to make peace with the foreigners, and might even have to cede territory to pay compensation in the end.

But this time, taking advantage of the imperial court's ships to fight the Spanish, their plan could be advanced a little further.

People like Jiang Hua were all captured as coolies. Some of them went to sea with foreign merchant ships, but they were sold to the Spanish instead of getting the last penny.

There are also people whose families were hit by a disaster and went to sea to find a way to survive, but were deceived into signing a deed of prostitution here.

The purpose of their union is very simple, that is, to escape from here!

They had already started colluding after the Manila earthquake, and the Pacific Fleet's attack on the Manila port just gave them an opportunity.

Soon, the Pacific Fleet's bombardment began.

The entire area near the fort was under bombardment from naval guns.

Dozens of shackled Chinese took advantage of the fact that the Spaniards' attention was focused on the battleships on the sea, and they took out the hidden tools and began to prepare.

Manila's economy is not good, so the shackles they wear are made of low-quality pig iron.

Place it on a stone and it can be broken with a few strokes of a chisel.

"Brother Jiang, the foreign supervisor called us, have you finished it?"

A Chinese young man in his twenties came to where they were hiding and asked. In the distance, the supervisor's yelling could still be faintly heard.

Jiang Hua and others were fine transporting artillery shells before the battle, but after the battle began, the Spaniards did not trust them, so they were driven to a corner away from the fort.

And this is exactly the opportunity they need. Now the Spanish defenders have no time to control them. The overseers have been running away since last night. Now is a good time for them to start an uprising.

"It's done, you bring the supervisor over, we'll find a chance to kill him, and then go straight into the woods over there."

Jiang Hua tore off a piece of cloth and wrapped it around his bloody wrist from breaking the shackles just now, and ordered his companions to start taking action.

But the plan did not change quickly. Several Chinese who had been arranged to bring in foreign supervisors were whipped to the ground by the oncoming Spanish supervisors as soon as they walked out.

The overseer did not come alone, they were followed by more than a dozen Spanish defenders.

After seeing the Spanish defenders, Jiang Hua's head twitched. He already knew what the Spanish were going to do.

"Come back, Xiao Shunzi, come back quickly!" Jiang Hua didn't care about being exposed and shouted at the two Chinese who were holding their heads on the ground and enduring the whipping by the supervisor.

"Forget the plan and run! These sons of bitches are going to kill us!"

Soon, Jiang Hua's shouts attracted the attention of the Spanish defenders who laughed and watched the overseers whip the Chinese.

After several shouts, the defenders raised their rifles and pulled the triggers at where Jiang Hua and the others were hiding.

Jiang Hua, who had shrunk his body as much as possible behind the wooden wall, was very unlucky. A lead bullet accidentally hit his calf.

After letting out a muffled groan, Jiang Hua dragged his injured leg and rolled back around the corner in the gap between the Spanish defenders' bullets.

When I looked over, his expression became ferocious.

Xiao Shunzi, who was responsible for attracting the overseers, was nailed alive to the ground with bayonets by the Spanish defenders just now.

Once, twice..., as the bayonet was dropped and pulled out again and again, the struggling movements of Xiao Shunzi and others gradually became lighter.

He grabbed Guo Wu who was about to rush out and shouted, "What's the use of going out now?"

"You lead the brothers out of the dug hole, and don't look back after running into the forest. Keep running to the west. It will be safe when you reach the fort where we worked last month!"

After pushing Guo Wu away, Jiang Hua grabbed the chisel he had just used and hid it under his body.

Seeing that Guo Wu didn't leave, he cursed: "Hurry up and go. It will be safe if you run to the place I told you. These foreigners don't dare to go there!"

After the Spanish defenders tortured Xiao Shunzi and others outside, they walked over to Jiang Hua's corner with rifles in hand.

This is an area where laborers are imprisoned. Only a few wooden houses in Liao Liao are erected on this rugged slope.

The purpose of their visit this time was very simple, that is, Colonel Butler ordered that all Easterners be executed, and they were here to carry out this order.

This is not the first time this kind of thing has happened. Last year, when they heard that the governor of Guangzhou intended to rectify Ryukyu, they were afraid that the Hunan army would go to sea to retaliate against them for wantonly looting fake Qing merchants.

Therefore, some colonial cities close to Ryukyu killed the local Chinese.

This time it's just the turn of the Chinese here in Manila.

When the Spanish defenders turned the corner, except for a figure lying on the ground with no idea of ​​life or death, there were no more Chinese workers.

An oval-shaped hole dug into the wall seemed to mock the corners of their mouths.

So they spread their anger on the figure lying in the corner with his face covered in blood.

One of the nearest Spanish defenders raised his bayonet and was about to stab him with a grin.

At this moment, Jiang Hua, who was originally like a corpse, suddenly jumped towards the opponent from the ground.

Before anyone could react, the chisel in his hand had already penetrated the Spanish defender's eye socket...

At the same time, the Pacific Fleet, which had removed its forts, had begun to extend its bombing coverage to the rear.

Moreover, the transport ship carrying the National Defense Force soldiers was also ready to land. As long as the gunboat cleared a "safe zone" at the reserved landing position, it was time for them to take action.

Following the explosion, none of the Spanish defenders who retreated from the fort could finish the hellish journey.

PS: shit shovelers, wait for me tomorrow(???)