126 True Face
In three days, Hongmen finally drove the difficult Spanish fleet out of the port area outside Manila, and at this time, the middle gate outside Manila was opened, and Hongmen and the Sharks were about to land and fight.
The Spanish fleet at sea had to retreat, and the last fleet only had two first-class battleships, two second-class battleships and one third-class battleship, and the strength of the rest of the kittens was almost negligible.
If they continue to stalemate with Hongmen in the waters of Manila Port, their Spanish fleet will be consumed alive by Hongmen in the port waters, and there will not even be a warship that can transport personnel and materials in the future.
Therefore, after holding out with Hongmen for six days, the Spanish fleet, under the orders of the governor, broke out with the only remaining warships and cruised in the open sea, never again being able to approach the sea where Hongmen was located.
"Ready to land!"
Li Tianyang was relieved, the Hongmen fleet relied on its quantitative and qualitative advantages, and it still took two ships for so long to expel the Spanish fleet and open the door to the landing operation, and his heart was full of dissatisfaction with his own fighters and admiration for the Spanish naval fleet.
After you really fight against the world's maritime powers, you will find the shortcomings and flaws in your team, and only after finding the shortcomings and flaws can you sum up experience, correct mistakes, and improve the strength of your team after the war.
It's not that I don't want to wipe out the Spanish fleet, it's really powerless, and the continuous offensive for several days, although it is on the active side, advancing and retreating freely, but the body of the sailors and soldiers is a little unbearable, and the decline in strength is deserved.
The continuous shelling consumed the ammunition and materials carried by the Hongmen, and the long-range artillery offensive dropped by more than one grade compared with the previous days, and the restrictions on the Spanish fleet were naturally weakened.
Moreover, the overall strength of the Spaniard fleet is indeed higher than that of the Hongmen fleet, and both the sailors and the warships have put strong pressure on the Hongmen fleet, so that the Hongmen fleet also suffered a lot of losses.
In the end, when the Spanish fleet wanted to break through, Li Tianyang and the others could let the other party leave.
However, as the saying goes, the monk can't run the temple, the Spanish fleet can run, but the Manila castle can't run, as long as the Spanish have the reluctance to do this piece of the foundation they have laid down and operated for half a century, then they can be surrounded by the Hong people.
Obviously, the Spaniards at this time did not give up the struggle and resolutely insisted on staying in the Manila castle.
The Hongmen fleet and the gang of the wild sharks began to prepare for landing, at this time, Manila, no longer the original Luzon pearl, everywhere ruins and broken walls, the local natives who had been bewitched by the Spaniards, in the aftermath of six days of continuous artillery fire, finally turned into birds and beasts, and it was difficult to see them again.
In this way, the Spanish colonists were the biggest helpers in defending the castle, relying on their own strength and organizing their servants and slaves against the Hongmen.
"Report! There is a large number of fleet movements at sea! ”
Halfway through the battle to land on the island, half of the sailors and soldiers of Hongmen and Shark had boarded the island, and in the southeast direction of them, a fleet of more than 30 sea-going ships suddenly appeared, and they were slaughtered in a mighty manner.
“!!!”
Not only Li Tianyang was surprised, but Gan Xingzhi was also very angry, he had always been in charge of the vigilance work at sea, but now there was a problem at a critical moment, how to keep him from being angry.
The opponent's timing was very exquisite, just when the Hongmen fleet was at its most lax, and suddenly killed all the opponents, so that the Hongmen and the Shark Gang who were landing suddenly fell into a panic.
If it was a little later, or a little earlier, Hongmen would not be so embarrassed, in order to land, at this time, the Hongmen fleet, including the Shark Gang ships, except for a few ships cruising around, the other ships have already docked at the dilapidated docks in Manila, transporting siege personnel down.
Almost all the ships are docked, and it will take some time to prepare for the next thing you want to pick up and return from the battle that has already landed, or simply anchor and leave the harbor in an incomplete configuration to deal with a menacing unknown opponent.
"Yes, it's the Wyvern Gang !!"
Finally, a sharp-eyed lookout spotted a familiar figure among the many incoming ships, and hurriedly shouted loudly, and at the same time revealed the true identity of this unknown enemy.
"Bastard!"
Even Li Tianyang couldn't keep his expression at this time, scolded a dirty word in his mouth, and then hurriedly began to dispatch the Hongmen fleet to deal with this sudden strong enemy.
Since being defeated by Hongmen last time, Yan Siqi, Zheng Zhilong and others have gone all the way south, and they have disappeared, and even Li De, the wild shark who is the head snake of the Luzon Islands, has not been able to find their traces after receiving Li Tianyang's reminder and entrustment, who would have thought that they would appear in this place at this time.
It goes without saying that Yan Zheng and the others came this time, and they must not want to coexist peacefully with Li Tianyang, and the other party's intention to drink murderous spirit was undoubtedly revealed at the beginning.
The weather seemed to be on Yan Zheng's side, and the distance of more than 20 miles, under the tailwind, only half an hour's effort, it was within five miles of the Hongmen fleet.
At this time, the Hongmen fleet was still hurriedly turning the bow of the ship, raising the sails and heading overseas, preparing to intercept and kill the suddenly known Wyvern Gang.
"Boom! Boom Boom! ”
It seems that in the past few years, the life of the Flying Dragon Gang has not been as displaced as Li Tianyang and the others imagined, and the number and power of this artillery fire are not like a group of lost dogs!
The three warships of the Hongmen fleet were damaged to varying degrees, and even one thing began to tilt and slowly slid down to the horizontal line, probably hitting the waterline of their armed armor by artillery fire.
"Circumvent!"
Li Tianyang gave orders hoarsely as he directed his warship to one side.
In the hall, on the circle chair next to the offering table, there was also an old woman, her long hair was gray, and a tiger's head of full height was on the ground in her hand. The old woman looked like she was closing her eyes, but her slightly slanted body and her ears fluttered from time to time betrayed her.
Why is the atmosphere in the room so solemn? Just because there was a woman's heart-rending screams in the room on the left side of the main house, and from time to time a woman frequently shouted: "Inhale, exhale, hard!" ”
(End of chapter)