More than 9,000 marines came to Manila, and these more than 9,000 people were soldiers, and there were no auxiliaries, and the naval officers and men of the fleet could not be used as auxiliaries, so after Wang Yu went ashore, he organized all the young and strong men in the Han area of Manila and used them as auxiliaries to assist in the siege of the city. After two days of preparation, more than 5,000 young people were recruited.

"Stop, don't run!" In the jungle, the shouts of the marines rang out.

Dozens of natives ran for their lives in front, followed by more than a hundred marines in hot pursuit.

More than a dozen Marines rushed out of the side of the "Bang Bang Bang", blocking the way of the natives. More than a dozen rifles fired in one round, causing the jungle to fly with dead branches and leaves, and the natives were suppressed.

"All on their knees, with their heads in their hands!" An interpreter who knew indigenous languages shouted.

The natives knelt on the ground with their heads in their hands. These natives were all sent out to scout by the king of the earth. They reached the edge of the jungle and found that Minzhuang, recruited by the Ming army, was cutting wood to build siege weapons. Just as they were observing the movements of the Ming army, a group of loaded marines suddenly killed, several natives were killed on the spot, and more than a dozen natives were taken prisoner. A few of them ran away, and the Ming army behind them chased closely, but these natives did not run away in the end, and a dozen or so marines who appeared out of nowhere cut off their back road, and these natives became prisoners.

The captured natives were brought to Wang Yu, Wang Yu looked at these captives and said coldly: "You are now our prisoners, according to our practice, as long as you are not Heavenly Sect disciples, we will not kill them." But since you are a captive, the mines and plantations are where you will be! ”

Listening to the interpreter's words, the indigenous captives bowed their heads one after another. At this point, it's good that they can survive, and the Ming army wants to turn them into coolies, can they still resist?

However, Wang Yu turned and said: "You don't want to be a coolie, you don't want to die of exhaustion in the mines and plantations, it's not impossible, I still have a way for you to walk, I don't know if you want to go?" ”

"May I ask the king, what is the way?" An indigenous man asked boldly.

"Be a soldier! Go siege! Wang Yu sneered.

The so-called being a soldier is to be cannon fodder. Attacking the Spaniards' large castle with a baston does not know how many casualties will be taken. Although the naval heavy artillery in Wang Yu's hands could destroy the castle, it was difficult for those naval guns to be transported to land, and they could not hit the castle because of their insufficient range. In the end, it was necessary to rely on the small artillery of the marines to suppress the castle defenders, and then set up a ladder to attack the city, which would inevitably suffer certain losses.

"The Spaniards learned the lesson of the Dutch in Taiwan, and their castles were stronger than those in Taiwan, and I am afraid that it would be difficult for a sixty-four-pounder mortar to blast through the forts." Liu Qi said.

"We naturally have a way to do this, first fence off the Spaniards' castle, and then we will go and catch more cannon fodder and come back." Wang Yuyou said with a smile.

Recruited local youths cut wood at the edge of the jungle, while heavily armed marines stood guard to protect them from attacks by local natives. However, the natives seemed to be afraid, and after the dozens of natives who had been sent to spy on the military were captured, they never sent anyone over.

The felled wood was woven into a wooden fence, and the young men dug trenches and built fortifications around the perimeter of the Spanish castle for a mile around the perimeter of the castle. By daybreak, a large circle of moats had completely encircled the Manila Castle.

"Look at those Ming people, what are they going to do?" The Governor of Manila stood at the top of the castle and picked up a telescope to observe the people digging the trenches.

The priest who was standing aside replied, "Our fortress is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and although they have cannons, it is the cement of Wang Yu's own invention that has also helped us a lot. Our castle was reinforced with cement, and their sixty-four pounder siege mortars could hardly blow our castle open. Their naval guns, though powerful, could not come ashore. So I suspect that they are going to trap us by means of siege. ”

"Siege?" The Governor of Manila sneered, "Our castle has enough food, and we can eat it for at least three years!" How long can they besiege it? If our merchant ships don't go out for a long time, the European side will know the news and will definitely send troops! It doesn't take three years at all, there are two years, and we can wait for our army. ”

Seeing that the priest standing on the side was a little distracted, the governor asked again, "I don't know what the priest is thinking?" ”

The priest replied: "The fleet of the Ming people is so powerful, even if our fleet comes thousands of miles to the east, can it beat their fleet?" ”

"Although their warships are powerful, they are too few in number, only eleven battleships, and the rest are merchant ships. How many battleships do we have in Spain? Will you still be afraid of them? The Governor cheered up the priest.

Outside the city, the Ming army continued to dig trenches and build barracks and fortifications. After a week of construction, the Marines and Men dug three trenches outside the city, built a huge barracks, and built fortifications such as fortifications, wooden walls, towers, gates, and drawbridges.

"As long as there are machine guns on the four corners and four sides, and there is the fire of eight machine guns, no amount of Spaniards will be able to break through. The fortifications on the outskirts have been repaired, and we can go and catch some natives and come back. Wang Yuyou said.

"Marshal Qiqi, the king of Banshilan and his native soldiers are here!" The natives of the Ming army walked in on Sunday.

"Let him in!" Wang Yu said.

King Banshilan, who was the first to submit to the Ming Dynasty, walked into the camp with more than a dozen indigenous soldiers wearing armor and carrying muskets. Wang Yu personally walked out of the door of the big tent of the Chinese army to greet the king of Banshilan.

Seeing Wang Yu, the king of Banshilan immediately knelt on one knee and saluted Wang Yu: "Little Wang knocks to see the prince." ”

"Dear Earth King, thank you very much for coming to help us!" Wang Yu lifted the earth king.

Wang Yu and the king of Banshilan entered the tent of the Chinese army, and after the guests of honor sat down, the king of the earth said: "The prince wants to fight the castle of the Spaniards, and Xiao Wang is willing to bring his warriors to help!" ”

This group of Silan Tu Wang was originally a small tribal leader in the northwest of Luzon, and when Wang Yu first came to Luzon, he did not know the natives. Later, after the king of Banshilan surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, he traded with Wang Yu, and from the trade, the king of Banshilan obtained a lot of weapons. With these weapons, he annexed the surrounding tribes, large and small, and became a great earth king with hundreds of thousands of people.

As for Wang Yu to attack the castle of Manila, many of the people under the Tu King of Banshilan were not his original people, but were all people he incorporated after destroying other people's tribes, so the Tu Wang didn't care about the life or death of those people at all.