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On the sea, the remaining eight warships of the Luzon fleet, led by the battleship 'Viceroy', began to turn, preparing to strike the hull of the ship and launch an artillery bombardment of the shipyards of the new China with broadside fire. Although now the Luzon fleet has only 8 warships left, including 1 4th rank, 4 5th rank and 3 6th rank. However, there are still more than 200 guns left in these 8 battleships, and even the guns on one side are as high as hundreds! Major General Valvino believes that at most three salvos can plunge the shipyards of Xinhua into a sea of fire!

It's just that the Luzon fleet, which is slowly turning, has also become the best target for the coastal defense artillery of Xinhua State! When the wide hull was presented in front of the coastal defense artillery of the new country, a large number of shells were immediately recruited!

"Boom! Rumble! "When a fifth-class battleship was turning, it was hit by several shells one after another, and the whole battleship was on fire. The Spanish naval officers and sailors on the battleship no longer bothered to open fire, but threw themselves into fighting the fire. Otherwise, once the battleship is sunk, everyone on it will have no choice but to die! However, then several more shells fell and took the life of the hapless battleship!

When the battleship turned, the attack was more violent, and the hit rate of Xinhua's coastal defense artillery shelling also rose sharply. In addition to the fact that the area of the Spanish battleship was greatly increased due to the turn, there was also a reason for the further closeness. At a distance of two and a half thousand meters, the hit rate of the Xinhua coastal defense artillery increased by at least two times! The nearly 200 coastal defense guns of the Xinhua Coastal Defense Artillery displayed tremendous combat effectiveness at this moment.

All the shore defense artillery was firing fiercely, and the gunners were almost using all their strength. Shirtless artillerymen could be seen everywhere carrying shells. For them, only by firing the cannonballs out of the cannon as fast as possible and sinking the Spanish warships can they hold the city of Xinhua and the shipyards.

On the battleship 'Viceroy', Rear Admiral Balvino's face was gloomy as if he was about to drip water. It takes a few minutes for the huge sail battleship to turn. This requires adjusting the angle of the sail and so on. And this period of time was a complete disaster for the Luzon fleet! The coastal defense artillery of the new country is seizing this most difficult opportunity to deal a fatal blow to the Luzon fleet!

One battleship after another was hit, and then a fire broke out. Major General Valvino's heart also felt as if it was dripping blood. The Luzon fleet was bleeding in front of the shore defense artillery of the new country. Even if it can destroy the shipyards of Xinhuaguo, this will not be worth the loss for the Luzon fleet. After all, Xinhua still has a powerful navy on its way back. Once they returned, the Luzon fleet, which had suffered heavy losses, was no match for the other side at all. However, if the shipyards of Xinhua were not destroyed, then the losses paid by the Luzon fleet would be in vain!

It was this mentality of Rear Admiral Valvino that cost the Luzon fleet even more heavily! By the time the Luzon fleet completed its turn, the entire fleet was dealt a heavy blow! Two fifth-tier and one sixth-rank battleship were hit in succession, igniting a raging fire and almost losing their combat effectiveness. If the fire on the battleship could not be extinguished, the battleship would have to sink. The remaining five battleships are also scarred!

"Fire!" Rear Admiral Valvino gave the order to open fire as soon as the battleship had completed its turn. The five remaining battleships of the Luzon fleet opened fire one after another!

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! Clusters of fire flashed on the side of the battleship, and black smoke rose from the muzzle of the gun, and soon enveloped the entire battleship. The naval guns of the Luzon fleet of the Spanish Navy were old-fashioned breech guns. After firing, the gunner needs to clean the chamber and then reload the shells and gunpowder, a process that takes at least about three minutes. Compared to the Spanish Luzon fleet, the rate of fire of the coastal defense artillery of the new China was much faster. Both the 105-mm and 75-mm coastal guns can be fired once a minute!

Dozens of shells flew to the shipyards of the new country, and at a distance of two and a half thousand meters, the hit rate of the Luzon fleet of the Spanish Navy was not high. Even when firing at a stationary target, most of the shells missed. More than a dozen shells exploded at the shipyard in Xinhuaguo, splashing clusters of fire. In order to destroy the shipyards of Xinhua to the greatest extent, this time the Luzon fleet also used flowering shells.

After some of the shells exploded, some wooden houses were set on fire. However, the workers, who had already been stationed in the shipyard, began to spray water or bury soil in these burning places. to extinguish fires and reduce losses. Although this is very dangerous, at this time, everyone can't care so much. If the shipyard is destroyed, Xinhua will suffer even greater losses. For this reason, it can only be filled with human life!

Fortunately, the shipyards of Xinhuaguo have long been prepared for this. Flammable materials have been removed from the shipyard, and a large amount of sand has been piled up. In addition, thousands of sturdy slaves were specially mobilized to put out the fire in order to reduce the losses of the Chinese as much as possible.

Seeing that the shipyard was shelled, the shore defense artillery became even more anxious.

Fortunately, only five battleships remained in the Luzon fleet, and the shore defense artillery was almost one or forty cannons against one Spanish battleship. Although the hit rate is not high, almost every shell hits the target with several shells. The high-explosive shells of the Xinhua Army have fatal damage to wooden sailing ships. Each explosion was followed by a raging fire, forcing the Spanish warship to draw more men to extinguish the fire. Otherwise, let the fire spread, which will cause even more damage!

The shelling of the Luzon fleet lasted only two rounds before it had to be stopped. At this time, although the shipyard of Xinhuaguo was ignited by artillery fire, the fire was not large, it was completely under control, and the damage caused was not large. Although, Rear Admiral Balvino wanted to completely destroy the shipyards of the new country. But as more and more warships are hit, or even destroyed, if this continues, it is better that the shipyards of Xinhua will not be destroyed, and all the warships of the Luzon fleet will be lost!

From the beginning of the battle to the withdrawal of the Luzon fleet from the battle, it was only an hour. However, the Luzon fleet suffered heavy losses, and by the time they withdrew from the battlefield, not a single battleship was intact. Including the flagship 'Viceroy', there were only four ships left in the entire Luzon fleet, and this includes the 'Fury', which had withdrawn from the battle in the first place. The Luzon fleet was left with two fourth-class ships, one fifth-class and one sixth-rank battleship. The entire fleet is almost dead in name!

"General Valvino, what should we do now? Do you still need to go on the offensive? Major General Axel said with a pale face. He saw the loss of the Luzon fleet, which also caused a great shock to him! By now, the Luzon fleet had lost most of its combat power. However, they did not destroy the shipyards of the new country, and the other party's coastal fortifications were still strong. If the offensive continues, it is estimated that it will be a dead end.

"General Axel, do we have a way out now? If we withdraw to Manila now, His Excellency the Governor will not let us go! Even if we can obtain the Governor's forgiveness, will these yellow-skinned monkeys let us go? In this battle, the Luzon fleet suffered heavy losses! If they can't conquer Xinhua City and destroy the industrial base of those yellow-skinned monkeys, it won't be long before they attack Manila! Major General Balvino said. The battle had reached this point, and he was absolutely unwilling to give up like this. There is no doubt that if he returns to Manila like this, Major General Balvino will not have any good fruit to eat. The Luzon fleet became such that he simply could not account to Governor Anthony Pedro. If Xinhua City can be conquered, the industrial base of those Chinese can be destroyed, and the new country can be rebuilt, there may be a chance to save it.

Major General Axel frowned, it can be seen from this battle that Xinhua is not easy to deal with, and if he can't do it, these thousands of army soldiers will not be able to escape. However, if they retreat now, once the Xinhua army arrives in Manila, they will not be able to escape. After losing the Luzon fleet, close to the army, it could not stand Manila at all.

"Maybe we can ask for help from home? When the domestic fleet arrives, those yellow-skinned monkeys will not be a cause for concern! Major General Axel said.

"Your Excellency, General! By the time domestic reinforcements arrive, it will take at least a year! I can guarantee that in less than a month, the Xinhua army will attack Manila! We can only delay time by conquering Xinhua City and destroying their industrial base! Major General Valvino insisted!

Major General Axel hesitated for a few seconds, then nodded his head.

"But will the Luzon fleet still be able to clear the way for us to land?" Major General Axel asked.

"You don't need to land from the front, a few kilometers to the east is on the Agusan River, you can land from there! Then launch a direct attack on Xinhua City! It's just that in this case, the fleet will not be able to provide you with artillery support! Major General Balvino said.

"It's okay, we have cannons with us! It's up to us next! Major General Axel said.

Soon, the remaining few battleships of the Luzon fleet covered the merchant ships to sail eastward and entered the mouth of the Agusan River. At 11 a.m., about 5,000 men of the 3rd Division of the Spanish Army landed on the west bank of the Agusan River. During this period, the Xinhua army did not block the landing of the Spaniards, as if they had not been discovered at all!