New Ming Empire mixed in America

(two chapters in one)

The artillerymen strictly implemented Li Mingqi's instructions, and each artillery fired at least five shells.

Continuous explosions sounded in the second half of Manila Port, and then the Guards lined up in a skirmish line began to charge.

The skirmisher line is based on squads, with twelve people divided into four groups. Each group of three has at least one Guardsman holding a submachine gun in his hand.

The four groups were scattered within a ten-meter radius, and then began to charge forward under the cover of the ruins.

As for why not charge along the wide long street in the middle?

If Li Mingqi had servants from the Bangzi Kingdom or the Japanese Kingdom, it would definitely be a group charge.

Maybe a few more of these things dying would be a good thing for the world, at least that's what Li Mingqi thinks.

There were no surprises during the battle. The Spanish soldiers who were blinded by the artillery saw the Praetorian Guards rushing in front of them.

The first reaction is not to raise the gun and shoot, but to drop the weapon and raise your hands obediently.

To be honest, the shelling just now, let alone the Spanish defenders, if the National Defense Forces were bombed like this, the counterattack would probably be much weaker.

It was so tragic that the Spanish soldiers huddled behind the bunker lost at least 60% of their manpower.

The corpses of his comrades were blown up into the sky together with the bunker, and when they fell they turned into irregular pieces of minced meat.

The Spanish soldiers, who had completely lost their will to fight, walked out of the ruined position with their hands raised, trying to prove themselves with this harmless move.

It is a pity that the combat instructions received by the Imperial Guard were personally issued by Li Mingqi, that is, no one should be left behind.

How can there be such a good thing? When you have the advantage, you fight for your life, and when you are at a disadvantage, you stand up and say you surrender. Let's just forget about everything in the past.

If Li Mingqi really accepted the surrender of these people, how would he face the Chinese workers who died in their hands when he dreamed at night?

Li Mingqi is very willing to show his kind side to his friends or strangers.

But for these guys who were persecuting his compatriots just a moment ago, there is only one end for him, and that is death!

Soon, these Spanish defenders discovered that when they walked out with their hands raised, they were still greeted with bullets or bayonets, so the remaining soldiers gritted their teeth and prepared to fight.

But it was too late. Under the blows of hand grenades and shotguns at close range, the survivors began to run away in fear.

What Li Mingqi wanted was to prevent people from other countries in the world from persecuting the Chinese, so from the west coast to the Far East, Li Mingqi could be said to be ruthless.

But there is nothing that can be done about it. People will still look down on Chinese people unless they are ruthless. Yellow skin will be a target of discrimination in future generations, not to mention today.

Nowadays, yellow skin is synonymous with smokers and slaves in the eyes of these Europeans.

Now Li Mingqi is going to use all the bastards who look at the Chinese with colored eyes to wipe this impression from their minds with their blood.

Even if the people of the empire in later generations accuse him of being a murderer, it doesn't matter. At least he has a clear conscience and history will truthfully record his achievements.

After the first line of defense is broken, there will be a buffer zone, and then a more rigorous line of defense will be encountered.

In land warfare, the Xinming Empire was not afraid of anyone at all. Needless to say, the power of the 75 field gun. This type of artillery, which is a member of the rapid-fire gun family, can carry out a comprehensive bombing in a short time after firing.

At that time, Prussia was almost given a concussion by such artillery. If it had not been for the help of large-caliber artillery, the outcome of the Franco-Prussian War would have been unknown.

But this kind of artillery was used against Spanish soldiers in the mid-19th century who still used muzzle-loading guns, and it was like an adult bullying a child.

The difficulty in this battle was the landing, because the Xinming Empire's army was almost undefended during the landing.

The fighting lasted until late at night. The National Defense Forces had already entered the outskirts of Manila. The Spanish defenders began to shrink their defense lines and prepared for a street battle with the New Ming Empire.

Who is most likely to survive after losing a battle?

The answer is of course an officer!

At least during the bombardment, Colonel Butler knew that the first line of defense could not hold out for long, so he ran back with his entourage.

Before he could even take a breath, the Imperial Guards rushed over after him. The Defense Forces behind him also began to advance slowly with heavy weapons.

Yes, the main force in this battle is the Guards. With advanced weapons, the Guards have become lions on the battlefield, and there is no single enemy in front of them.

Li Mingqi, who was surrounded by Jin Yiwei and stepped onto the Manila port, looked at the ruins illuminated by searchlights and felt a little emotional in his heart.

Destruction is often easier than construction. This is war!

"Long live my Lord, the Governor of Manila was... captured by some good guys..."

After rubbing his nose, Liu Erhe, who had not found the leader of the battle, reported a piece of news gloomily.

Li Mingqi couldn't believe his ears after hearing the news.

From the governor's son who was sent to the navy to be gilded, Li Mingqi already had a general idea of ​​the character of Governor Birmingham.

It is difficult to associate this kind of person with not even caring about his own son being captured and personally leading troops in battle.

"Caught on the battlefield?" Li Mingqi was a little surprised, and his voice inevitably contained some disbelief.

"I didn't expect this Governor of Manila named Birmingham to have some backbone. I really underestimate him."

After sighing, Li Mingqi felt that the phrase "famous is not as good as meeting" is very suitable to be used here.

"No, he was caught when he was retreating from the front line before the battle started. At that time, he was only accompanied by some guards and battlefield merchants..."

There was something strange in Liu Erhe's voice. After he finished speaking, he had the Governor of Birmingham and Guo Wu and others who captured him brought over.

Seeing the miserable Governor of Birmingham, who was wearing only his underwear, Li Mingqi felt ashamed for him.

The clothes worn by the Governor of Birmingham have already been worn by Guo Wu and others. For example, Guo Wu was wearing a tuxedo that didn't quite fit.

"I hope you can kindly find a doctor for me. I have no feeling in my arm now..."

After the rag gagged in the mouth of the Governor of Birmingham was pulled off, he made this request in a tearful voice.

Looking at the wound on the other person's arm wrapped with dirty cloth, Li Mingqi just said in a regretful tone:

"I'm afraid not. We are still warring parties. Our Xinming Empire has no tradition of hiring doctors for the enemy."

After saying that, he asked the Jin Yiwei to carry the prisoner behind him, and he led everyone towards the newly inflated giant tent.

This time he used a tent made of camouflage fabric and set it up around a warehouse near the dock.

Using a bright yellow tent on the battlefield is really a bit unflattering, so for safety reasons, Li Mingqi specially chose this ordinary tent.

Sitting on the plastic dragon chair in the tent, Li Mingqi accepted the worship of Guo Wu and others with a smile.

Of course, kneeling is not required, but Li Mingqi doesn't like this.

"How many of them were captured in Manila?"

Li Mingqi looked at Guo Wu and others who didn't even dare to raise their heads, shook his head, and asked in a gentle tone as much as possible.

"Reply...reply...your majesty's words..." When Guo Wu heard the question, he subconsciously knelt down to reply, but Liu Erhe, who had quick eyes and quick hands, gave him a hand and gave up.

Before being summoned, they had been informed of Li Mingqi's identity by Jin Yiwei, and they were briefly told the etiquette after meeting Li Mingqi.

Although Li Mingqi doesn't care much, people below don't dare to be careless. There are many small details like this.

Li Mingqi has gradually become accustomed to this style of behavior in recent years.

"To tell you your Majesty, we were indeed captured as laborers. There were more than 300 compatriots who came with us back then. Now..."

Speaking of this, Guo Wu looked at his companions beside him, his eyes a little red.

These are all his fellow villagers, who had agreed to go overseas to make money together.

There are only a few survivors out of hundreds of people, and they would collapse if they were placed on anyone.

Taking a deep breath, Li Mingqi looked at the Governor of Birmingham, who was repeatedly telling Jin Yiwei that he needed to see a doctor, and his eyes turned cold unconsciously.

"Are there any of our compatriots in the city now?"

After adjusting his emotions, Li Mingqi asked another more important question.

"It should be gone..." Guo Wu finally couldn't help but shed tears this time, and said in a hoarse voice:

"Everyone has been summoned to help repair the fortifications. After the work is done..."

Needless to say, everyone in the tent knew what it meant.

Chinese people have been massacred here in Manila not once or twice. Small-scale massacres are no different than eating and drinking.

"Haha, okay...that's really good..." Li Mingqi's voice turned completely cold.

"Originally, I was still thinking about how to attack this city, but now I have no worries..."

After finishing speaking, Li Mingqi leaned back and ordered to the secretaries in the tent:

"Record my order. The defense line of the National Defense Forces retreats a certain distance and uses lights to mark the perimeter of the defense line."

"Order the airship troops to use incendiary bombs to bomb the city. All the lit places in the city are their targets, especially...the church!"

It's already late at night, and those who can still use electric lights after the earthquake are definitely not small people, so it's definitely right to bomb them.

Now that there are no Chinese in the city, Li Mingqi's last worry is gone.

After several people from the Secretariat finished recording, Li Mingqi ordered again:

"Record, I order all frontline soldiers to kill anyone with weapons in their hands on the spot, regardless of whether the other party later puts down their weapons."

"Record, I am deeply disturbed that the city of Manila has become an empty city because of this battle. Let's put up a few temples at the port of Manila..."

Having said this, Li Mingqi squinted his eyes and scanned the faces of everyone in the tent, and said word by word:

"Use Jingguan to tell our enemies or those who are about to become our enemies, and let them consider the consequences when they decide to go against the Xinming Empire!"

"In addition, after the war, the historians were asked to record how the Spanish massacred the Chinese in Manila. This governor should be a suitable narrator."

After finishing speaking, Li Mingqi asked everyone to retreat and prepare.

As for Guo Wu and others, Jin Yiwei naturally arranged their accommodation and rewards.

After receiving the order, the two airships began to descend. The airship, with all lights converged, slowly descended to a height of three hundred meters in the darkness.

At this distance, the bombing team can say that they can throw incendiary bombs on their targets with their eyes closed.

At this time, the big shots in Manila, who had no idea of ​​their own fate, were still arguing about what happened after the disappearance of the Governor of Birmingham.

"Although the Governor of Birmingham is sad, the most important thing we should discuss now is how to defend this place!"

Colonel Butler, who was summoned from the front line to the Provisional Governor's Mansion for a meeting, saw the quarrel in the conference room and couldn't help but stand up and make a loud appeal.

It's a pity that a mere colonel can only sit near the door in the conference room. His words are no different from farts in everyone's ears.

What's more, the supporting troops have now entered the city, and Major General Gregg, who was previously targeted by Governor Birmingham, has automatically taken over the military command of Manila City.

It was a mercy that Colonel Butler, who had a bad battle and lost the governor, was not sent to a military court for trial.

Now he is still blatantly involved in the national affairs discussed by the congressmen, which is simply ungrateful.

Immediately, the congressman in charge of the colonial property slammed the table and shouted to Colonel Butler:

"Please pay attention to your identity. Major General Greg is responsible for the city's defense. Also, the most important issue we should discuss now is to elect an acting governor!"

Hearing the congressman mention his name, Major General Gregg puffed up his beer belly.

He is an officer promoted by the former governor, and he can be said to be the former governor's confidant.

When the Governor of Birmingham squeezed out the previous Governor, the status of these old men from the previous dynasty became very embarrassing.

This can be seen from the fact that he, the top commander of the colonial army, was transferred out of Manila to train militiamen in the barren north.

The colonial member of the Treasury who just spoke was also in the same situation. Now that the Governor of Birmingham has confirmed that he was assassinated, the vacant position of Minister of Finance should be filled by someone.

Previously, the Governor of Birmingham also held the position of Minister of Finance, but that is no longer the case.

So in the conference room, when the issue of the candidate for the temporary governor was not resolved, the position of colonial finance minister caused these people to quarrel again.

In the end, the bishop of the church came out and reluctantly solved the problem. The matter of the interim governor was put aside for the time being, and all matters were voted on by a show of hands by the current members of the council.

No one paid much attention to the threat from the Orientals outside the city.

After all, the number of Easterners is too small, and the number of soldiers who have come to support now plus the original soldiers in the city has reached 20,000.

This does not include the militiamen and city residents who were temporarily recruited.

There are far more than 30,000 people known, so as long as the commander's mind is normal, it will not be a problem to repel the Orientals outside the city.