Patrick. When Etriston walked into Qin Lang's office, Qin Lang was trying on a new military uniform. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info Three tailors gathered around him, ready to make changes to the clothes according to his requirements. The star on the epaulettes of the military uniform made the base commander feel a hint of jealousy.

He couldn't help but feel jealous. Etriston served in the U.S. Army for twenty years, but his final rank was captain, and he was promoted only twice in such a long time. Qin Lang is not a graduate of the military academy, has no formal service experience, and is not yet thirty years old...... Checkmate! Any American serviceman would be jealous of him; Previously, the object of envy of American servicemen was Yi Shui, now they will change it.

A general!

"Mr. Etriston, what's the matter?" Qin Lang's voice interrupted his musings.

"Boss." Remembering his purpose, he replied, "The troops are ready, and you can board the ship after you have given your speech to the mercenaries." ”

"Thank you, Mr. Etriston." Qin Lang smiled at Etriston, "But the soldiers have to wait a little longer...... How long does it take? He asked the tailor.

"It just depends on your opinion, Mr. Qin." A tailor replied.

Qin Lang lowered his head and thought for a while, soon, maybe only a few seconds. In the end, he believed that the military uniform had met his requirements...... Of course, there was still a little flaw, but there was no need to continue to revise, so he waved his hand gently. "That's it. Gentlemen, you may leave. ”

Almost immediately, as if at the sound of a command, the three tailors began to pack up their tools. After another minute, their figures disappeared from the office, moving surprisingly quickly.

"As I guessed, they couldn't wait to leave." Qin Lang laughed.

"Sir?"

Shrugging his shoulders, he explained, "They were here for four hours, but I only made a few trivial requests. They must have thought it was just a waste of time here."

"They should feel very honored to have their time wasted by a general." Etriston said seriously, but narrowed his eyes. The stars on the epaulettes made him very uncomfortable.

Qin Lang felt Etriston's gaze, and also felt the jealousy of the base commander—both clearly. He laughed again and asked, "Where is the rear admiral's fleet?" ”

In fact, he meant "whether the rear admiral's fleet has already arrived in Manila Bay." Dewey's fleet had departed two days earlier - Qin Lang had to wait for Washington's envoy to bring him the rank and the award document signed by McKinley, and Dewey believed that the slow transport ships with an average speed of no more than eight knots would seriously affect the speed of the fleet's formation, so he left the mercenaries in Guangzhou Bay and only led the battleships to the Philippines......

Theoretically, he should be in Manila Bay.

"According to the time calculation, the Far Eastern Fleet should have arrived in Manila Bay." Etriston replied, exactly the same as Qin Lang's prediction.

"Well, the naval battle has begun."

Qin Lang's guesses are usually accurate, but there are always errors: Dewey's fleet is still hovering the waters off the Bataan Peninsula -- and the rear admiral is not sure if he needs to risk crossing the narrow entrance to Manila Bay during the day. The Spanish sappers had laid mines in the fairway, and the coastal artillery and Montojo's fleet were aimed at the sea with all their guns, and things were a little troublesome......

To be precise, things were troublesome - the entire Far East considered Manila to be an impregnable fortress with strong defenses and a fleet to support it. Although Dewey had always appeared calm and confident, he was secretly anxious.

Now, when the entrance to Manila Bay was right in front of his eyes, the rear admiral's anxiety intensified.

"What do you think, Gridley?" He asked the captain of the "Olympia" beside him, "We will be caught between the coastal artillery and the fire of the Spanish fleet, and we will have mines around us." Should I rush in now? ”

"I'm not worried about the artillery of the Spaniards, it's just the mines that are worrying." "But we've discussed that the Spanish sappers are not capable of laying mines in the deep waterways. ”

"I can't fully believe this inference until it's confirmed by intelligence. And I'm more worried about the Spanish artillery. Dewey stared at the entrance to the bay, "If at night, the fleet can slow down and advance while searching, the Spaniards can't hit us." But during the day they couldn't have missed. ”

The Spaniards, who had ruled the Philippines for hundreds of years, knew the hydrology of Manila Bay and knew where the water was deep enough to pass through large warships. Rivera and Montojo only had to pre-demarcate a few firing zones, determine the parameters, and then order the artillery to fire at the target area according to those parameters, and they would always hit something.

"If it's me, or Alfred, or ......" After thinking about it, he still added the last name, "Or Qin Lang, we'll do it." ”

"Rivera and Montojo are not you."

"But they're not stupid either."

"So we should wait until dark?" Gridley wasn't sure—it was still a few hours before it got dark. "Maybe a warship should be sent into the bay to reconnoitre." He suggested.

"We don't have a suitable warship to carry out the ...... You mean, Agile? Dewey turned to look at his captain, and the Colonel gave him an affirmative answer.

The "Agile", of course, is the fast transport ship of less than three hundred tons that Qin Lang bought. Initially, she had been in charge of smuggling weapons and ammunition to Mexico, as well as transporting supplies to Devil's Island, but when Umbrella established bases in Canton Bay and Vietnam, Qin Lang sent the Agile to Canton Bay as a mercenary transport ship - after all, the owners and captains of passenger liners didn't like militants on their ships, and there was no need to rent ships for small troop movements.

However, the "Agile" was not part of Umbrella's contract with Congress, and Qin Lang had not yet carried out maritime operations, but after Dewey arrived in Guangzhou Bay, he searched for ships to strengthen his fleet, not only purchased a coal carrier and a supply ship, but also incorporated the anti-smuggling ship "McCulloch" into the battle sequence.

Even so, the rear admiral felt that he lacked combat ships, so he turned his mind to the head of the "Agile"—after the United States declared war on Spain, Dewey rented her out of his own wallet, loaded it with three one-pound guns, and acted as a quick notification ship for the fleet.

At the same time, she was also the only warship suitable for reconnaissance in the bay, with a displacement of less than three hundred tons, a shallow draft, but a high speed. Interestingly, Qin Lang changed her host before Christmas last year, and now the Agility is a little faster than in the past, and the speed can reach twenty-five knots.

If she entered Manila Bay at high speed, it would be almost impossible for the Spanish artillery to hit her, and she would not have to worry about mines...... She was supposed to carry out this task.

Finally, Dewey made a decision. "Let the Agile enter the bay at high speed and lure the Spaniards into fire."

Gridley nodded, turning to his first mate. "Signal the Agile."

"Yes, Colonel." The first mate replied, and then asked, "What if the Spaniards sink the Agility?" Maybe Mr. Qin will be very angry......"

"He only spent fifteen thousand on that ship, but I paid thirty thousand for rent...... Maybe I should buy the Agile...... Execute the order, Major! Dewey glared at the first mate of the Olympic. Will Qin Lang be angry? It's time of war! And he is a mercenary leader, not an ordinary businessman.

Of course, the first mate had realized that he had made a mistake. Without waiting for Dewey or Gridley to roar at him again, he was already running in a panic to carry out the order.

After a few more minutes, the "Agile", located at the end of the fleet, began to slowly accelerate and rushed towards the treacherous Manila Bay.

Then she rushed in.

Dewey held up his binoculars and stared nervously at his bait. However, the coastal artillery of the Spaniards did not seem to react, perhaps the artillerymen realized that the "Agile" was just a decoy, perhaps they thought that the ship lacked value to sink, and in any case, not a single coastal gun fired.

The batteries in the city of Manila were also silent.

"I have a very bad feeling." Dewey furrowed his eyebrows - from his position, only the smoke emitted by the Agile could be seen, but according to its trajectory...... She's rushing to Krabi Field!

He turned to Gridley with a bitter look on his face. "There are crazy people in our fleet."

A madman who pilots a battleship with only three one-pound guns to attack a fleet. However, the admiral did not remember that there was such a person in the fleet. Gridley thought about it, then suddenly remembered. "Captain Hamilton is an employee of Umbrella."

"Oh." Dewey shrugged, "But he's still part of the fleet." ”

One way or another, the "Agile" had already launched an attack on the Spanish fleet, and the Spaniards took notice.

"An American warship is rushing towards us at high speed!"

"One?" Rear Admiral Montojo was bewildered, "What do the Americans want to do?" Thinking a single warship can wipe out my fleet? ”

A battleship can't wipe out a fleet, and she can't even sink any of them unless she's ......

"Torpedo ship!" The lookout post screamed.

"Fire, sink her!" The rear admiral bounced up from his chair. Torpedo ships! It only takes one torpedo to destroy his flagship...... Damn the Americans!

"Rena. The sailors on the "Christina" were in disarray. (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) (To be continued.) )