"Is that the legendary Spanish galleon? It's beautiful. Liu Sha put down the binoculars and admired from the bottom of his heart.

Sailboats are more beautiful than mechanical boats, and the famous Spanish galleons are one of the outstanding representatives of the world. The dense spinnakers, square sails, and ropes as dense as spider webs show the perfect combination of strength and refinement.

After hundreds of years at sea, Spanish galleons were able to sail with little wind. The Chinese navy members had also gained a lot of experience, and they knew that they would not be able to do what the Spaniards were doing now.

Not long ago, a chase at sea alarmed the nearby Spanish Coast Guard, a former maritime power, with a wealth of experience in coastal defense. In addition to sending emissaries, all warships were also on higher alert. When the Chinese fleet arrived off the coast of Manila, the Spanish fleet seized the last chance to sail out of port.

The sky is still clear, and the sun is gradually setting in the west. The staff officer asked with some concern: "If they escape now......

Liu Sha said confidently: "They won't flee now, we are moving so fast, the Spaniards haven't even figured out where to flee." So they will fight us once. ”

Less than half an hour after Liu Sha made his judgment, the four large ships of the Spanish fleet led the way in the direction away from the Chinese fleet. Leave the stunned Liu Sha and the Chinese Navy soldiers behind.

"Grandma's bear!" Liu Sha scolded. But after scolding, he suddenly laughed, "That's good, the army can land immediately." Without these bastards, the army would not have been able to wander the seas any longer. ”

The navy could not defeat Luzon, and the army had to do it to solve the problem of the Spaniards. Everyone has done military preparations for a large-scale landing war, that is, they have done paper research. How far can it go in the event of harassment by the enemy's navy, God knows. The Spaniards avoided the war, and the Chinese side could only rejoice.

During this operation, there were no special landing ships, and each ship carried a different number of land forces. There are about four hours left between now and dark, and in order to get more Chinese soldiers ashore, four hours must be a race against time. The big boats were all lowered, and some black bags were dragged behind the boats. There are air bags on the outside of the bag, which bulges to float the bag on the surface of the water. The sailors propped up their small sails, paddled hard, and dragged the bags along with them towards the shore.

For a time, the sea was full of small boats, and it looked lively. After the army was trained, they were able to avoid severe seasickness. As the boat approached the shore, the Army jumped waist-deep with weapons on its back, the men on board unroped, and the Army dragged the airbags ashore.

There was no enemy behind the coconut trees by the sea, and having captured a landing ground, the army quickly set up positions. The airbags were removed, and the black rubber bag was opened, which contained ammunition, supplies, and parts for the artillery. The artillerymen assembled the guns at great speed and dragged the gun wagons into depth. The rubber bags were not wasted, and after a small opening, the sand was filled in, and then the rubber bags were tied up with canvas belts, and a few bags could build up a section of the fortification.

Before nightfall, more than 800 soldiers landed and set up a position. At this point, the navy withdrew its exhausted sailors, tired from the landing operation, and the fleet withdrew to the open sea. Anchoring in the middle of the night under the noses of the enemy could not be more stupid.

"If only tomorrow the Spanish fleet was still so honest." Liu Sha made a prophecy. The surrounding staff officers remembered Liu Sha's prophecy a few hours ago, and everyone couldn't help but laugh.

"Commander Liu, if the Spanish fleet can fight a decisive battle with us, it will be even better." A staff officer said. Hearing this, everyone's initial thought was to laugh, but in the end, they couldn't laugh. Compared with ridiculing Liu Sha, war is a more realistic problem. If the Spanish fleet could really be dealt with in one fell swoop in a short period of time, the war would be much easier. Honestly, the fact that the Spaniards were able to retreat so cleanly and neatly did indeed make the Chinese naval officers admire more and more when they thought about it. The fleet can only work if it exists. If the Spanish soldiers bravely meet them, they will die a glorious death. Although it will make the Chinese soldiers respectful, it will also completely fulfill the wishes of the Chinese naval soldiers. The thought of the possibility of a sneak attack by the Spanish Navy in the dark of night made everyone feel uncomfortable.

Liu Sha didn't care about being ridiculed at all, and he said, "It is impossible for the navy to float on the sea on its own. If he doesn't come tomorrow, we'll have a whole day to get the Army ashore. We are all from the army, 5,000 troops went ashore, and with artillery cooperation, the Spaniards in Luzon could not withstand it. By taking Luzon City, we will be able to send more troops. How long could the Spaniards hold out at sea then? ”

By this time, the fleet had already withdrawn its boats one by one and began to assemble towards the open sea. After forming a defensive formation, the warship began to sail slowly.

There is not much space on board, and the navy departed from Taiwan to go south, and the voyage is not long. Only 800 of the 5,000 people landed, and the various ships of the fleet felt a lot more space. The rest that was originally crowded by everyone can finally look like this. Everyone stretched out, the tiredness of busyness welled up, and each ship was immersed in a state of sleep.

I slept until the second half of the night, when the terrible siren suddenly sounded. The army men who were lying in their clothes were still a little confused, and the neatly dressed sailors jumped up and went straight to their respective posts. Everyone knows that the Spaniards have come to attack.

The fleet commander of the Spanish Governor's Palace stared at the moonlit sea at this time, and the old navy soldier had seen such a beautiful scenery countless times, and he had long lost his feelings. His attention was focused on the dim shadows of the warships at sea.

Seeing the size of the Chinese Navy during the day, the old general knew that there was no way to engage in frontal combat. In the impression of the Spaniards, China has never had a navy, let alone the ability to threaten the Spanish fleet. The number of Chinese warships that suddenly appeared was so large that no matter how you look at it, there is no chance of winning. The general immediately made a decision, and the boat temporarily moved south to avoid the wind. Large warships, led by battleships, gathered together and prepared to launch an attack on the Chinese fleet at night.

Regardless of how these ships came from, the level of shelling by the Spaniards must have been above that of the Chinese Navy. The old general was very confident in this, and in the face of his subordinates, the general loudly agitated: "In night battles, the large fleet often cannot give full play to its advantages, and it may even lead various mistakes due to panic. We are at a disadvantage in numbers, but in absolute superiority in combat effectiveness! We will win this battle! ”

On the Chinese frigate, which is more than 1,000 tons, the political commissars asked loudly: "Have you written all the suicide notes?" ”

"Written!" The officers and men replied loudly.

The political commissar shouted loudly: "My suicide note has also been written, even if it is a glorious sacrifice, there is naturally Wei Dudu in the family, and the party and government take care of it, there is nothing to be afraid of." For China, move forward! ”

"For China, forward!" The officers and men on the ship shouted together.

The frigate was at full speed and headed forward. The frigates were followed by battleships of 5,100 tons and cruisers of more than 3,000 tons. On the other side of the fleet was the rapidly approaching Spanish fleet. The young Chinese navy and the descendants of the Spanish Armada are getting closer and closer, and both sides are firing their guns. Preparing for a brutal fight.

The Chinese Navy may have taken one more step than the Spanish Navy, the electric ventilation system in the gun bay began to operate, the fan puffed fresh air into the gun bay, and the effect of a little clear vision was likely to be very limited, but the victory in the war was the accumulation of advantages bit by bit, and in this regard, the Chinese Navy achieved the limit of technical capabilities.

"Ready to shoot!" All the bombardment officers of the Spanish warships held their breath, the moonlight could only dimly illuminate the sea, and the smoke of gunpowder would also obscure the figures of the warships on both sides. Recognizing the flames from the muzzles of the enemy's guns, and making full use of their memory and experience the power of the 24-pounder and 32-pounder guns on the Spanish warships, was the key to the victory of the Spanish warships.

At the moment of holding his breath, the day suddenly fell. The blinding white light lit up the sky, and the Spanish Navy's observers and bombardment officers felt that their eyes were full of blinding white light, and then they could see nothing.

The muzzles of the special guns of the frigates of the Chinese Navy were facing the sky, and aluminum-magnesium alloy flares were fired into the air one after another. The night was torn apart, and the warships on both sides showed their pale figures. The azure waters of the daylight were as dark as ink in the light of the flares, and the Spanish warships were still gracefully and hazy in the moonlight and poetically sailed on the sparkling sea. In such an instant, the sea began to reflect a miserable white light, like a dark and strange ghost domain.

"Fire!" The Chinese naval shelling officers were the first to give the order. The gunners of the naval bombardment bay load the shells, close the gun doors and fire! Cannonballs whizzed towards the silent Spanish fleet, stirring up columns of water around the Spanish warships.

The first round of shelling ended, and the second round of Chinese shelling soon began. At the end of the second round of shelling, in which hundreds of guns were participating, a few guns on the Spanish warships finally began to return fire.

The Chinese warships struggled to get closer to the Spanish fleet, and the closer they came, the more accurate the shelling became. According to the information gathered in advance, the Spanish battleships were equipped with hundreds of guns, which was far higher than the Chinese warships in terms of the number of guns alone. In order to make up for this gap, Chinese warships can only rely on their own numerical superiority to completely overwhelm the enemy.

Liu Sha did not directly command the Ryukyu, he was the commander of the first fleet, and his duty was to command the large ships of his fleet to join or withdraw from the battle line, and the captains of the Ryukyu were naturally responsible for the specific battle.

The Spaniards showed no signs of fleeing, and they stubbornly maintained the line of Spanish galleons. And the once-sluggish shelling has begun to return to normal. This alone made Liu Sha feel extremely admired. Commanding a sail battleship to sail and fight in an orderly manner is not at all a job that Liu Sha can undertake now.

At this moment, the warship shook violently, followed by several exclamations. After a while, the damage report was that "our ship was hit by a cannon on the side, and the shell pierced the armor belt." However, the location was not important, and there were no casualties. ”

The faces of all the naval officers and men in the command cabin were very ugly, and everyone looked at Liu Sha in unison. In this silence, Liu Sha gave a new order, "Continue to approach the Spanish fleet!" ”R1292