Lin Rong's clipper finally did not escape, and it was sunk right under the noses of the Great Ming Sailors.

The speed of the Spanish patrol ship was originally faster than Lin Rong's ship, and even in the case of firing, the speed was at most slightly slower than Lin Rong's ship, and Lin Rong's ship was just an ordinary civilian ship, and it was sunk by the Spaniards in just one shot when the Spaniards opened fire with all their might.

The Spaniard's move succeeded in angering the sailors, and Wang Mengxiong didn't care about discussing with Liu Youfu this time, and immediately ordered a counterattack. This was the first time that the Daming Naval Division had engaged in a naval battle with a maritime power in the far sea.

The Spaniards adopted the tactics of the battle line, which had gradually taken shape, and although the Fujian Navy Division had also heard of this tactic, it had never been used in actual combat, and the Fujian Navy Division still used melee tactics. The Spaniards took advantage of the numerical superiority of the guns on the side to fire a salvo and another salvo...... In a short period of time, in terms of firepower, it was on a par with the Fujian naval division that had an absolute advantage.

In the naval battle, the ships of the Fujian Navy Division were the first to be sunk and three were damaged, while the Spaniards were only one wounded.

Wang Mengxiong saw that the sailor had an advantage in numbers, and he couldn't turn it into a victory, so he immediately ordered: "Ling Le Yi, Tian Dan, Zhao Hao, and Lian Po are close to me." "These four battleships, plus Wang Mengxiong's flagship is the Baiqi, which is the five third-class battleships of the Fujian Naval Division, and they are real battleships, and one third-class battleship is equipped with eighty-two guns. The number of guns on five ships alone exceeded the number of guns on all the ships of the Spaniards.

"In addition, it was ordered to learn to attack the Spaniards using the tactics of the Spaniards' battle line in units of five." Wang Mengxiong continued. The Fujian Naval Division was superior to the Spaniards in terms of the number of ships and the performance of the ships, which gave the Fujian Naval Division enough time to use the tactics of the Spaniards, not to mention that Wang Mengxiong also had five third-class warships used in the town.

And Wang Mengxiong himself decided to learn from the Spaniards using battle line tactics, he personally commanded five third-class battleships to implement his battle line tactics, he knew that if there were too many ships, he would definitely not be able to command them now.

The Spaniards originally just wanted to break out of Manila Bay and escape when the strength of the two sides was very different, but they did not expect that the fighting level of the Fujian Navy Division would be so low, so they decided to use their advantage to consume the living force of the Fujian Navy Division as much as possible.

The Battle of Manila lasted for more than two hours, and the battle line tactics of the Fujian Navy Division were still being learned while fighting, Wang Mengxiong had learned the same thing by taking advantage of the ship, but he was not the fastest to learn, there was a group of sailors cruising around the battlefield, and they were already able to kill the Spaniards, and they also sank a Spanish warship.

As the battle continued, the advantage of the Fujian naval division became more and more obvious, and the Spaniards had to take the initiative to retreat, and if they didn't run, the entire fleet would have to be fully explained here. With the evacuation of the Spaniards, the Battle of Manila officially ended, and the number of ships sunk by the Fujian Navy reached four, and the number of ships damaged reached seven, among which the submast of the Zhao Hao was broken by the Spaniards. This is the tuition fee paid by the Daming Sailor in the naval battle, although it is a bit heavy, but it is a necessary process.

The losses of the Spaniards' fleet were slightly smaller than those of the Fujian Naval Division, and they were captured by the Fujian Naval Division, which was captured by the Ming army using the traditional method of jumping gangs, and two other Karak-type warships were sunk, and two were wounded, but the damaged warships were safely withdrawn from the battlefield.

Seeing the evacuation of the Spanish fleet, Wang Mengxiong did not pursue it, but led the fleet close to Manila City, preparing to storm Manila City. After the Spaniards lost their sea power, Sebastian? Hurtado decided to defend the city of Manila.

An expeditionary force of 10,000 led by Wang Mengxiong landed at the port of Manila and officially launched a siege on the city of Manila. In addition to the fire support of warships, the 10,000 expeditionary force also carried ten new tiger squat guns, although the range of the new tiger squat cannon is not as good as the heavy artillery in Manila City, but the fire angle of the tiger squat cannon is large, the ballistic arc is high, and it can attack the enemy hiding behind the city wall.

As soon as Wang Mengxiong's army landed, it welcomed the Chinese of the Eighth Company. Rong Guan, Lin Lao, Su Lao and others brought a large amount of materials to reward the Ming army. Of course, Liu Youfu and Wang Mengxiong also met with the Chinese representatives of the Eighth Company.

"The Chinese of the Eighth Company have been looking forward to Master Wang for a long time, and today I can see Master Wang's majestic posture, and I have no regrets in this life, and the Chinese people of the Eighth Company have no regrets in this life." Lin Lao said as a representative.

"On the orders of His Majesty, I went to Leng Zhou, and when I passed through Manila, I found that the Spaniards were massacring us Chinese, and I originally wanted to dissuade the Spaniards, but the Spaniards did not listen, and we had to use force to protect the local Chinese." Liu Youfu said.

"Your Majesty once said that since the first day of its formation, my Daming Sailor Division has the responsibility to protect the Chinese hanging overseas." Wang Mengxiong continued.

"May I ask the two adults, have you seen Lin Rong?" When Lin Lao heard Liu Youfu and Wang Mengxiong say this, he thought that Lin Rong had sent the news to Liu Youfu.

"But the man in the boat?" Liu Youfu asked.

"Exactly, that's my adopted son Lin Rong, I don't know where the others are now?" Lin Lao asked excitedly.

"The boat he was in was sunk by the Spaniards, and he should have died at the hands of the Spaniards." Liu Youfu said.

"Rong'er......" Lin Lao couldn't help but burst into tears when he heard the news.

"Lin Lao, mourn." Rong Guan comforted.

"Why did Lin Rong's ship suddenly appear at sea and be pursued by the Spaniards?" Wang Mengxiong asked.

"This ......" Rong Guan hesitated for a moment when he heard Wang Mengxiong's question, and replied truthfully, "Lin Rong heard that the Spaniards were going to slaughter the Chinese of the Eighth Company, so he couldn't wait to rush to inform Wang Shi, hoping that Wang Shi could save the Chinese of Eighth Company. ”

"Elder Lin, Lin Rong can be regarded as a well-deserved death, it is not him, the army will not use force against the Spaniards, it is he who makes the entire Chinese of the Eighth Company rescued. When I ask Your Majesty, Your Majesty will be rewarded. Liu Youfu said. Hearing Rong Guan's words, Liu Youfu felt a sense of relief, if the Spaniards really wanted to massacre the Chinese, then he had every reason to do it.

"Thank you, sir!" Lin Lao said sadly and respectfully.

"The Spaniards blockaded Manila City, how many Chinese are still in Manila City now? Our army is preparing to storm the city tomorrow. Wang Mengxiong asked.

"The city of Manila is strictly forbidden to Chinese to enter every day, and there are very few Chinese in Manila." Rong Guan replied.

"That's good, when we attack Manila tomorrow, I can let go of my hands." Wang Mengxiong said.

(End of chapter)