The atmosphere in the Li family courtyard outside Manila City was extremely tense. The young man held sticks and guns, coming in and out in a hurry.

In the middle of the yard, there was a group of people around the table, listening to reports from people coming in from time to time, and then giving orders to make countermeasures.

Zhang Wu is now qualified and sits next to him, but he is not the one in charge. After all, he is already in a state of imminent rupture. The experience he had experienced once was useless at this time.

At this time, one of the leaders was replaced by Niu Dazhuang, who was with him. Not only because he opened a martial arts school, he had a large group of disciples under his command, but also from the army of the Ming Dynasty. Although he was just a small flag, among the Ming people like Luzon, he was already the one who knew how to fight the war best.

"Reported that in the outskirts of the city, the Bangbangites rushed over and killed people. They were covered by the Spanish muskets. More than a dozen of our companions died, and they couldn't hold on and ran back!"

"The Bangbangya broke into a trap we dug, three of them died, and they found the other traps and did not work."

"Report that the twenty people from the Zhao family have not set off yet and have not gone to the booked forest!"

"Reported that the two teams of the Li family and the Wang family almost started fighting, and they both said that the other party ran away first!"

"Reported that the Qian family and the Sun family robbed swords and guns, and the twenty of them had just been sent out, they had already fought and injured two people!"

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Continuous reports are like thunderbolts after thunder, hitting the Li family manor. There is almost no good news, all of which are all kinds of bad news. The enemy is pressing step by step, and the problems of our own family are happening one after another, such as not following orders, cooperation issues, and even fighting each other for a small matter.

These things made Niu Dazhuang very irritable, sweating profusely, and yelling in a hurry.

Li Jiacheng, who is also one of the leaders, is also sweating. If he can't stop the enemy's attack, even if the imperial army comes, what's the use? When Niu Dazhuang roared, he also shouted and expressed his opinion.

There was another person who was white bearded. When he heard bad news, he was also very anxious and followed up with his suggestions.

For a moment, the Li family compound was very noisy. When the people below heard their orders, it was fine if they were consistent. But when these leaders were disagreeing, they were stunned.

For example, in the forest in the suburbs, Niu Dazhuang asked to send someone to ambush again, but Baibei felt that the people should be withdrawn, so it would be impossible to defend it, and manpower wasted; but Li Jiacheng had an opinion on which family should have defended the forest.

The people below didn't know who to listen to. And the leaders felt that their actions were the right one, which was related to their lives and their family's safety. No one was willing to give in, so they tried to convince others and use their own methods, and they started arguing with each other again.

Although the bystanders didn't know who said the most reasonable among them. One thing they all knew was that if the leaders kept arguing like this, they would definitely not be able to defend here. Needless to say, how many days they would have to wait for reinforcements, they might be defeated by the enemy tomorrow!

Could it be that this time, if you work so hard and unite so much, you can't escape the fate of being massacred? For a moment, some people thought so in despair.

At this moment, suddenly, Zhang Wu stood up, reached out and slapped the table suddenly, making a loud "bang" sound, shocking everyone, shut up and looked at him.

Zhang Wu endured the pain in his hands and shouted with a serious look on his face: "Stop quarrel, listen to me and do things!"

"..." Everyone was speechless when they heard this, or were stunned.

You are a barber, what kind of thing do you know about war? You have lived a skill all your life, and you have no clever mind and have made a fortune. Why do you say that you want everyone to listen to you?

Even the short apprentice standing beside Zhang Wu was looking at the master in surprise. He couldn't imagine how the master would say such things. He felt a little ashamed when he saw everyone staring at them, master and apprentice, and his face turned red. He hurriedly avoided other people's gazes, pulled the master's sleeve, and whispered: "Master, don't talk nonsense."

However, Zhang Wu ignored him at all. Instead, he took advantage of the quiet opportunity to say loudly to the leaders: "The emperor issued an order to command the general of the Beijing camp, namely the brave Bolai, to command us to resist the Spaniards from a long distance. There are also experienced military craftsmen to command us to make defensive equipment..."

Everyone opened their mouths in surprise when he said this. Is that okay?

In their opinion, Zhang Wu is probably going crazy!

However, Zhang Wu seemed to know what they were thinking and immediately said loudly: "How do you think the domestic affairs I mentioned before, and the news that the court had sent reinforcements, came from?"

They believed the things he said before because of Liang Xiaozhen's testimony and some rumors. When he said this, everyone was stunned for a moment. Niu Dazhuang asked in confusion: "Didn't the Spaniards come to your store to get their hair done, do you hear it?"

After hearing this, many of the others nodded, at least they all thought so.

However, Zhang Wu immediately shook his head and said loudly: "Of course not. It was the emperor who gave me a skill that had the ability to see a clairvoyance and ears. Whether you believe it or not, it is the truth!"

"..." Everyone was shocked again when they heard this. Is this really possible?

Zhang Wu did not give them a chance to question and continued to shout: "Don't hesitate anymore, everyone will follow my arrangements. First, immediately call on all carpenters, bricklayers, etc. to make some defensive equipment, including crossbows, javelins..."

"Second, immediately resist all young and strong groups and rotate. If you don't have weapons, you can use a sharpened bamboo pole. All sticks will also be sharpened and used as long spears. Each five people will be grouped, just stab..."

"Third, if the courtyard wall cannot block the cannons, dig the soil immediately and pile it up from the corner of the wall. It is best to have sacks. If there is no sack, make a filling like sack. If it really doesn't work, just pile the soil directly..."

"Fourth, the Spanish musket can be built to block it. Please note that the musket is not scary, and its shortcomings are many..."

In this Li family compound, only Zhang Wu was heard talking endlessly. The others were staring at Zhang Wu a little blankly, as if they had never known Zhang Wu.

After all, in their impression, Zhang Wu is just a barber. It is not surprising that he can talk so much about how to cut a haircut. But now, including defensive equipment, battle formation recognition, firearm recognition, etc., are all as clear as theirs. They come and sound very powerful, which is beyond their perception!

Zhang Wu read it out one by one according to what Cao Bianjiao and the craftsmen in the chat group.

After a while, he looked closely and realized that everyone around him was looking at him foolishly, like a clay Buddha. Even the door was full of people, just like the people in the yard, all looking at him foolishly without saying a word.

Seeing this, Zhang Wu couldn't help but become anxious and shouted loudly: "Why are you stupid? Why don't you move quickly? Should you wait until the enemy comes in, it will be too late to act again!"

When he heard his shout, someone finally came to his senses. Niu Dazhuang pointed at him and asked in a vain: "I said Brother Zhang, do you... do you really have the ability to be as good as a clever ear and a clairvoyant person?"

Although Li Jiacheng also came to his senses, he still looked shocked and pointed at Zhang Wu and asked, "Is it really possessed by the Chief Rong of the Beijing Camp?"

Although the others didn't speak, they were all staring at Zhang Wu and wanted to hear what would he answer?

Zhang Wu looked at them and nodded vigorously, "You can't tell me clearly. You just need to remember that the Emperor was concerned about us and sent several masters of the military battles in the capital. Through me, I will teach you how to resist the Spaniards and persist until the reinforcements of the court arrive. Others, wait until we survive. In short, when is this time? I will not lie to everyone!"

However, this fact was too shocking, and it was still a bit difficult for these people in the yard to accept it for a while.

The yard continued to be silent, but someone suddenly shouted loudly at the entrance of the yard excitedly: "I just came from Fujian. I know, I have heard that the Dongchang Fans and the Jinyiwei have the ability to have such clairvoyance and wind-hungry ears. Zhang Bo, are you from the Dongchang or the Jinyiwei?"

When Zhang Wuyi heard this, he thought to himself that I wanted to become a foreign officer or a captain of the Jinyiwei, but I don’t have such a blessing yet!

He was about to shake his head and deny it, but then he came back to his senses. If he denied it, would they be very disappointed? If he admitted it, it would be a fake official or a personal army of the emperor. This crime would be a big deal!

Zhang Wu was a little hesitant when he thought about this. Fortunately, Niu Dazhuang, who was born in the small flag of the garrison, was the most sensitive to war, so he came back to his senses first and immediately shouted: "Yes, yes, Brother Zhang is right, let's not be stunned. Listen to Brother Zhang first. If there is anything else, stick to it until the reinforcements arrive in the court. We will be safe."

The current situation is really not optimistic. Li Jiacheng also came to his senses and quickly agreed: "Niu Xiaoqi is right. Don't be stunned. Just follow Brother Zhang's words and overcome the difficulties in front of you first!"

"Hurry, hurry, why are you still standing there? Let's go and find the craftsmen!" Whitebeard also shouted loudly to the crowd at the door. His speaking posture seemed to be no one obedient anymore, so he was about to rush over to drive away his crutches.

With the consent of their leaders, everyone immediately started to move. But it was still very messy, chaotic.

Zhang Wu was stunned for a while, and then immediately spoke again, and arranged things very well.

At this moment, there was only Zhang Wu, the barber in the Li family courtyard, and one of them was the protagonist. No matter what he said, the others hurriedly did it.

Outside the Li family compound, young and strong people were circulating with excitement, and at the same time spreading what they saw.

When the person who was passing the message arrived at the place, he hurriedly ordered and urged: "Yes, just do it like this, move quickly!"

"Wait, who issued the order? Did our patriarch agree?" Someone did not move, but raised objections.

When the person who sent the order heard it, he shouted with confidence: "What kind of patriarch is not the patriarch? Now they are the chief generals of the imperial court. The brave man is in charge. Hurry up and do what he does!"

"What brave man?" Some people felt confused.

After hearing this, the person who sent the order replied proudly: "Don't you know about Uncle Yongwu? Do you know about Jianlu from the north of the Ming Dynasty? That was the one who was killed by Uncle Yongwu! Now Uncle Yongwu is possessed by Uncle Zhang..."

After a brief explanation, although a lot of time wasted, many people even refused to believe it. They ran back to the Li family compound to see it, but in the end, with the explanation of many people, everyone believed it.

This is a miracle!

God blesses the Ming Dynasty, the emperor has such magical abilities!

God blesses the people of the Ming Dynasty in Luzon, so such a magical thing happened!

Not long after, as the news spread ten to ten, the morale of the Ming people in Luzon was rising. In the end, even the Ming leaders of several other manors rushed to the Li family compound. Listening to the unheard of countermeasures, they were ecstatic and immediately followed what they did.

An interesting scene happened to the people of Luzon Ming Dynasty. This asymmetric war had not really begun, but whether it was the young and strong on the front line or the young and old hiding behind, they all had the confidence to win the battle. They believed that they would be able to persevere until the arrival of reinforcements in the court.

However, the Spanish Governor Coquera of Luzon did not know all this. He was still doing pre-war mobilization. Of course, in his eyes, this was not considered pre-war mobilization. They were just going to massacre a group of pigs and sheep.

He heard him say to the leaders of all races standing below: "The Ming people in Luzon must be wiped out all, regardless of age. However, there is one thing that you must remember that the property you have obtained must be paid 70%!"

"Governor General, the Ming people are ready to fight this time. What if our tribe members suffer too many casualties?" Asfaros, a Bangbang man, asked with a little confidence.

This time was a rare opportunity in decades. Even though he was afraid of Governor Koquera, he would eventually muster up the courage to try to fight for his own interests.

When Koquera heard this, she glanced at him and found that the leaders of other races seemed to want to speak. He immediately lowered his face and shouted: "The Ming people are just a bunch of loose sand, a group of mobs, and have not been trained at all. What kind of combat effectiveness can they have? If even this is a heavy casualty, you won't want 30% of them!"

When the others heard this, they immediately shut up and thought to themselves: The Governor understands everything, it seems that there is no room for bargaining. Forget it, just like the last time, killing a Ming person was like slaughtering a cattle and sheep. This easy job is enough to divide 30% of it!
Chapter completed!