"Array!"

"Array ......"

"One battalion and three teams are here for me!"

"Hurry up...... Ten seconds for you...... Rapid array ......"

A sergeant in camouflage uniform, armed with a brown Bess firearm, quickly formed a phalanx under the command of the officers.

Looking down from the city wall, these phalanxes are arranged very neatly, looking down from the castle, the sergeants in the phalanx are all in a straight line, whether they look horizontally or sideways, and all of them are facing the direction of the castle with solemn expressions.

Looking at the neatly arranged phalanx and those murderous sergeants, Field's face was very ugly, and he turned to Castro and said, "Is this telling you that the Ming army is not bad?" ”

Castro's face was also pale at the moment, and he was secretly complaining in his heart, last time he only saw a scene of the Mongolian cavalry siege in Apari, combined with the "prestige" of the Mongolian cavalry in the past, thinking that these Mongolian cavalry must be the elite of the Ming army, which led to the conclusion that the combat effectiveness of the Ming army was inferior to the Spanish army, but the scene in front of him subverted his judgment.

Is this still the army that commands the siege of the city on horseback and wielding a war knife in his impression, this is clearly a well-trained and well-equipped pure firearms unit, judging from their performance, it is no less than the most elite firearms unit in the West today, or even surpassed.

10,000 soldiers lined up in more than 20 dense phalanxes, lined up on a square of several kilometers less than three kilometers from Fort San Petro, except for the occasional orders from the officers, no one made a loud noise, no one walked around, just stood quietly and looked at Fort San Petro, this invisible sense of oppression was the most frightening.

Seeing this, the pressure felt on the Spanish soldiers on the walls of Fort San Petro was enormous, and the thought of fighting such a well-trained and well-equipped army almost sank to the bottom.

"They're here to demonstrate to us!"

Castro gritted his teeth, but Field was silent, but his face became more gloomy.

None of them are rookies, so they naturally understand that the sun is about to set, and the newcomer Ming army will naturally not be so stupid and launch an attack on a fortified city. The reason why the other side put on this posture is to give its own side a show of military strength and a demoralization of its own army.

Judging from the performance of the surrounding soldiers, the other party's demonstration was still very successful, and Field had already seen fear and panic in the eyes of many soldiers.

Taking a deep breath, Field whispered to Castro: "Let the people below get some delicious food for the soldiers tonight, and even let the soldiers who are not on duty drink a small glass of rum." ”

"Your Excellency the Governor...... Well......"

After Castro was halfway through his words, he hesitated for a moment and agreed.

At first glance, Field's order to allow soldiers to drink alcohol was simply ridiculous, after all, it was the time of the great war, and the prohibition of alcohol in the army was a reason that any soldier understood.

But Castro also understands that a small glass of rum is nothing to an adult, but can help relieve the stress in the soldier's heart. Now that the atmosphere in the army is very oppressive, it is good to have some wine to relax the soldiers.

As Fielde and Castro expected, the Ming army did not have a long time to line up outside the city, and by the time the sun set, the Ming army quickly withdrew to the port.

In a secluded and barren place on the west side of Fort San Petro, about three hundred meters away from the side of the city wall, Zhao Laohei was hiding in a bush, and next to him was also squatting the hostess.

Looking at the soldiers patrolling around the city wall, Zhao Laohei's mood sank.

This city wall was originally backed by a cliff, and few people came on weekdays, so there were very few soldiers stationed here, and the last time he came to investigate, there were only seven or eight soldiers stationed here, and naturally this place was also regarded by Zhao Laohei as one of his back roads, but now looking at the rows of soldiers patrolling on the city wall, his mood was broken.

Zhao Laohei reluctantly said to the hostess behind him: "Avilia...... It looks like we can't get out. ”

Avilia is the name of the hostess, and the waitress hid for two days, and the two sides exchanged names, and Zhao Laohei also briefly understood some of the other party's situation.

To put it simply, this woman named Avilia did not mix very well in her hometown, and was coaxed by a distant relative to open a tavern on Cebu Island.

I thought that I could save a sum of money after working for three or two years and then go back to my hometown to live a good life, but I never thought that this distant relative was actually a Grande, and he didn't make much money after two or three years, and when he had an accident two days ago, this relative was the first to sell her.

This is also the reason why Avilia followed Zhao Laohei with her heart, because she knew that she had no way to turn back.

If she continued to stay in the tavern, she would sooner or later be harmed by that black-hearted relative, and because she indirectly caused the death of that Spanish soldier, his companion would not let her go, and there was only one way to die if she stayed in the tavern.

Zhao Laohei asked, "Avilia, you have been here for a long time, do you know any places where you can sneak out?" ”

Aviglia shook her head: "No, I don't usually pay attention to these things at all. ”

The two stayed together for a few days, and Aviglia naturally understood that the person in front of her was not a native of Luzon at all, but a spy from the Ming Kingdom, although she knew that she had been on the thief ship, but Aviglia also knew that she had no way to turn back, and the only thing she could do at the moment was how to escape with this spy from the Ming Dynasty.

"Huh...... Hou Ye's army will not come sooner or later, but coming at this time is really a big problem for me. ”

Although Zhao Laohei complained, he also understood that he and Aviglia were almost unable to hold on two days ago, if it weren't for the arrival of the army, which caused all the Spanish soldiers who were searching for him to retreat, he and Aviglia would probably have been discovered.

Although he knew that the city wall was full of soldiers and Spanish civilians who came to help defend the city, and now the probability of slipping out was infinitely equal to zero, Zhao Laohei still did not give up, but quietly waited on the side and waited for the opportunity to come.

It has to be said that the saying that opportunity always favors those who are prepared is very true.

At three or four o'clock in the morning, Zhao Laohei finally waited for the opportunity he had been waiting for for a long time......