The Spaniards, who had suffered from the enemy, were extremely strong and persevered, and did not regain their demeanor as a Western power.

The castle of Manila is very strong, and it is still standing under the destruction of the Hongmen artillery fire, even if it is the 42-pounder main gun of the three "Jiaolong" warships, the damage to it is not great, at least not more than ten bombardments in the same place, it is impossible to collapse.

And it is clear that with the accuracy of artillery fire in the current era, this is almost an impossible task.

Relying on the strong walls of the castle, the Spaniards stubbornly coped with the attacks of the Hongmen and the remnants of the wild shark, as if because there was no way to retreat, they seemed to have the same hatred, and when fighting, they gave full play to the tactical style of their Westerners, so that the Hongmen department had more men and still could not enter the castle.

On the sea, the Spaniards' fleet suffered no small losses in a few days of fighting, and after the loss of three ships in the last battle, there were still sixteen warships, and now there were only ten ships that could still deal with Hongmen in the inland sea.

However, fortunately, of the six Western-style ships that were subsequently lost, only one was a quasi-second-class battleship, and the remaining five were either armed merchant ships or conscripted cargo ships, and their fleet strength was still relatively intact.

On the Hongmen fleet's side, they also failed to curry favor, and the two "Yang Fan" warships completely lost their combat effectiveness, and after being rescued, they withdrew from the ranks of the first battle line and barely floated on the sea.

As a wingman, the more than 20 Shark Gang warships did not step into the most fierce battlefield, but only harassed them on the periphery of the battlefield, and lost six or seven warships and more than 200 good soldiers.

From this, you can see the strength of the Spanish fleet, which was confined to a small inland sea and fought against the Hongmen fleet, which was more than its own, and finally its fleet remained intact, which can still reflect the gap between the Hongmen fleet and the Westerner fleet.

Gan Xingzhi's fleet was sent out to disperse in the surrounding seas in case of other incidents, as well as to guard against the possible arrival of the Xiangshanao Portuguese fleet.

Standing on his own flagship, looking at the flexible shuttle between the Hongmen fleet and the Spanish fleet on the sea, the unpredictable formations of various warships, and the continuous shooting of various artillery shells, causing tall water columns on the sea surface, Gan Xingzhi couldn't help but sigh that he was too outdated now!

While their Shark Gang was still popular in chase battles and string battles, the Westerners were already able to crush the enemy on the surface of the sea in long-range combat, and their own losses were very small.

The flexibility of the warship, the coordination of the sailors, and the characteristics displayed throughout the battle have a decisive impact on the direction of the entire battle, and it is no longer an era when pirates are brave and fierce and whoever has the most numbers can kill them.

"Report, there is a sea ship in the northeast!"

The sea ship patrolling the periphery sent a letter and reported that Gan Xingzhi took the telescope and took a closer look, but did not find any other abnormal situation, it was estimated that it was just a seafarer who wanted to trade, I am afraid that he did not know that there was a battle between them Hongmen and the Spaniards at this time, and ran away in vain.

"Pay attention to vigilance, and if the other party continues to get closer, send someone to interrogate you!"

Gan Xingzhi didn't feel any fuss about the sea ship that had just appeared, but just gave a random order.

Sure enough, the ship that suddenly appeared on the horizon of the Northeast Sea, only sailed into the waters of Manila, and gradually slowed down in the sound of artillery fire in the sky.

For the two sides of the war at this moment, except for Gan Xingzhi, no one noticed it, and Gan Xingzhi and the others, who were aware of its existence, did not feel that there was anything abnormal.

And it was this sea ship that was not paid attention to by Gan Xingzhi and them, after observing the battle in the Manila waters, quietly left, and then the Shark Gang cruised out of the sea boat's field of vision, and made a big circle, stopping on an isolated island in the southeast of the Manila Sea.

On this isolated island, where birds don't poop, there are more than 30 heavily armed sea boats, and two of them even have a distinctly Western-style sea boat style.

"How's it going? Can the big Buddha man still hold on? ”

In the sea ship that had just returned, the captain stepped off the sea boat, went straight to a Western-style foreign ship, and walked into the captain's room, and in the dim captain's room, a mysterious voice sounded.

"The big boss's expectations are very accurate, the combat effectiveness of the big Buddha Lang machine man is quite tenacious, and now the Hongmen people are still in a stalemate with the other party outside the port of Manila!"

The captain who came to report was full of admiration and recounted what he had observed.

"Looks like we're going to be on this island for some time!"

The mysterious voice was quite gloating, and said in a slightly ill-intentioned tone.

"Big brother, then why don't we just take advantage of the opportunity that the Hongmen people are not aware of, and kill the Apa Town in one fell swoop, and wipe out the Shark Gang!"

Suddenly, another voice interjected, and it turned out that in addition to the two people who had spoken before, there was a vague figure in the dark corner of the corner.

"Confused!"

The master who was called the eldest brother reprimanded the person who interjected, and then explained his confusion: "What is our strength, you don't know, if you want to take revenge, there is only one chance, and that is when the Hongmen people are about to break through the defense line of the Manila Big Buddha Lang Jiren!" ”

"At this time, we sent troops to attack Apa Town, even if we wiped out the Shark Gang on the island, but it also reminded the Hongmen people, won't they know about our existence when the time comes?"

"The more critical the event, the more we have to calm down, and we can't miss the biggest opportunity because of a small loss!"

“……”

The person who interjected seemed to be persuaded by the big brother and was speechless.

Seeing that his little brother with an iron head was silent, the mysterious boss who was familiar with his character put down his new arrival and continued to instruct the captain in front of him: "You continue to closely monitor the war in Manila's harbor, and you must ensure that you do reconnaissance once a day without being discovered, and report the results of the investigation to me quickly!" ”

"Understood!"

"Remember, when investigating, you must not arouse suspicion, and the sea ships that go to investigate will be dispatched in turn, so as not to show flaws!"

"Understood!"

After receiving the order, the captain went down, and the house returned to peace, except for the occasional coughing and the sound of tables and chairs clashing in the house, alerting them to the presence of people in the house.

(End of chapter)