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May 13 This Night (Part I)

After the second round of shelling, two of the three ships on the opposite side sank, or rather began to sink - one of them had its entire hull broken in two, and was rapidly falling underwater. To read the latest chapters, please lock in to Aishang Novels biquge.info and the other one is a few big holes blown in the belly of the ship, the sea water is clattering and pouring into it, and the hull of the ship sinks quietly and disappears into the sea.

But the other remaining ship moved quickly, and after the first round of shelling, it quickly cut the mooring cable and began to move in the night wind. But it didn't try to head out of the bay - the Qionghai was blocking the main channel ahead. The man in charge of the ship was also resolute, and knew that he would not be able to escape if he went out, so he simply drove the boat in the direction of the coast - so that it would not be sunk.

When the turret on the Qionghai's side fired for the second time, the ship had already moved, so the high-explosive shells that had been aimed at the middle of the hull all hit the stern part, almost blowing the stern to pieces, but the whole ship still struggled to rush to the beach, the hull creaked and tilted down, and the keel seemed to be broken. But in any case, it has now bottomed out and sits on the ground, so there is no need to worry about sinking into the sea.

But the Qionghai did not let it go, although it was left unattended, and the ship itself would probably burn down. But for Lin Shenhe, who was in charge of commanding all the guns on the Qionghai, and his gunners who had opened up their temperament, they were categorically unwilling to give up until the Spanish ship that dared to escape from under their guns was blown to pieces.

"Immediately turned, No. 3 battery will make another round, blow up the stranded ship, No. 1 and No. 2 will be killed, save some shells and go back to dinner."

As the order was issued, the gunners of the No. 3 battery at the stern of the ship continued to reload their ammunition with joy, while the sailors of the No. 1 and No. 2 batteries cursed and began the post-battle clearing. At this time, the Qionghai itself also made a beautiful turn on the spot under the control of Master Zheng, and the bow of the ship rushed out and slowly drove towards the outside of the bay, leaving behind the messy battlefield and a number of Spanish sailors who were wet and stunned at the back of the Qionghai......

-- The two rounds of shelling of the Qionghai were aimed at the ships, and they did not deliberately hit people, and in addition to the fact that the three ships were all moored close to the shore, when they were suddenly beaten and dizzy, the first reaction of many sailors was to jump into the water and swim ashore. Except for those who slept very hard, or were unlucky enough not to escape, most of them escaped.

At this time, as the fire on the burning sailboat became more and more vigorous, and the light on the battlefield became more and more abundant, and the Qionghai fired two rounds of guns before and after but did not even move a place, the Spaniards followed the muzzle flames to find out, and finally found who was beating them.

It's just that being able to see it doesn't mean that they can fire back, and at this time all their guns either sank into the sea with the carrier of the sailboat, or because they ran aground and tilted, their muzzles were facing the sky, and they had no firing ability at all. On the other hand, it was unrealistic to expect the Spanish sailors, who had just escaped and were still in a state of panic, to perform as usual, and most of the sailors were still in a dream with a look of disbelief - they were very experienced in naval battles against the Dutch and British fleets in Europe, but they had never heard of a gun so powerful that it could sink a ship with just two rounds of fire - or three at once!

However, the army sent by the Spanish army to garrison the island was particularly bold and psychological, and was commanded by a good officer, and in this short period of time it actually rushed to the headland near the harbor, raised its musket and fired fiercely at the Qionghai. A few bullets were hit, but they had no effect other than the sound of a ding-and-ding sound - the Qionghai was hiding in an armored cabin, and no one was visible outside. So the brave retaliation of the Spanish soldiers did nothing but prove that they were not mistaken, that it was indeed an authentic steel warship.

Just when the Spaniards thought that the iron star was finally leaving, they saw a flash of fire on one of the turrets at the stern of the Qionghai, and with a bang, the surviving sailing ship, which had easily washed up on the beach to survive, ate two more high-explosive shells, which hit the middle of the hull, and completely blew the ship in two.

Amid the frightened shouts of the Spaniards on the shore and the sound of scattering and fleeing, the back of the Qionghai slowly disappeared into the night, as silent as it had come. But it leaves behind a large background of burning and sinking sailboats, telling the Spanish army that this is no dream.

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A moment later, just as the Qionghai crossed the strait and headed into Manila Bay, it saw a raging fire burning on the lighthouse at the highest point of the small island of Corregido, and the Spaniards had somehow obtained a large bronze bell, which rang non-stop, and the loud bell floated on the surface of the sea for a long time.

On the deck of the Qionghai, Lin Shenhe, who had just been a little hot, was doing chest expansion exercises, while looking at the still messy island beach over there, and sneered twice:

"It seems that they are crazy, in addition to using the lighthouse firelight, they actually ring the bell to warn, do they still expect the sound to reach dozens of kilometers away? …… Well, maybe somewhere there is still a relay, like our beacon? ”

"It doesn't matter, such a large sailing fleet will definitely not make any big moves at night, no matter whether the Spanish main fleet can get information tonight or not, their outcome will be the same."

Since the moment the Qionghai entered Manila Bay, the outcome of this war has been doomed - if the Spaniards still had a chance before, it was to quickly pull the sails and escape before the Qionghai arrived, as long as they escaped from Manila Bay, with the complex terrain in the Philippine waters of Southeast Asia, it was impossible for the Qionghai to look for them everywhere in the world due to oil restrictions.

Although the Qiong Navy's clippers can run around, they lack radar support and rely entirely on human eye search, and the number of clippers that the Qiong Navy can use at present is limited, and finding a fleet between the islands cannot be said to be a needle in a haystack, but it is not very easy.

But now, it was too late, and even if the other side got the news and set sail immediately, it would not be able to escape the radar search of the Qionghai in the bay - you must know that the Qionghai had always been in contact with the defenders of Manila, so it knew very well where the anchorage of the opposing fleet was, and after entering the bay, it drove straight towards the anchorage of the Spanish fleet. There is no need to talk about any tactical strategy, just like the stationed ships that just attacked the small island of Corregido, and use artillery to solve the qiē problem.

There is nothing more painful than this to fight - watching the opponent try his best to try his best to win a chance, while his own side only needs to press a few buttons coldly, and the opponent's blood and tears can be trampled into the mud as soon as he operates the machine...... This is the kind of warfare that civilized people should pursue. As for things like bayonets and hand-to-hand combat with each other at every turn, it's purely the romantic fantasy of a hot-blooded teenager. Although the northern latitude is considered to be one of the most capable of fighting in the crossing, it has little interest in this kind of thing.

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Tong Guò telegraph contact, Tang Jian, Ling Ning and the others of course already knew the news of the Qionghai entering Manila Bay, so they did not sleep this night, but came to the highest point of the defensive position, and Tong Guò telescope observed the direction of the Spaniards from a distance.

It was very calm over there tonight - Tang Jian was a rare show of kindness, and the reconnaissance troops stopped harassing the Spanish army. After all, even prisoners can eat well before they die, and it would be too cruel to make the other party unable to sleep even in the first half of the night tonight.

“…… They had crossed the island of Corregidor and had wiped out the three boats that the Spaniards had left there. ”

After reading the latest battle report just sent by the liaison officer, Tang Jian casually handed it to Ling Ning, who looked at it a few times and then passed it down, and finally the note was passed to Liao Yong, the official of the Jinyi Wei Thousand Households of the Ming Dynasty. The latter had just arrived in Luzon not long ago, just in time for the war between the Joan navy and Spain. This Jinyi Wei Qianhu official is quite eye-catching in this war, not to say how powerful he is in battle - the Qiong Navy still doesn't need him to go to the battlefield to fight hand-to-hand combat, the key is that there is this kung fu master sitting in the prisoner of war camp, suppressing the group of tall white prisoners of war one by one, which really saves a lot of effort on the side of the Qiong Navy.

As a result, Liao Yong is now regarded as "his own man", and most of the military plans and facilities are not hidden from him. After reading the telegram, Liao Yong couldn't help but say:

"So, the war is coming to an end tonight?"

"Almost, there may be some finishing work after that - Liao Qianhu, your responsibility will be heavy, and it is estimated that there will be thousands of prisoners this time."

Ling Ning said with a smile, Liao Yong didn't care about this, but looked at the telegram in his hand and sighed softly:

"Those Xiyi surrounded the port so that they couldn't even rush out of a small boat, they must have thought that they could sit back and relax and slowly besiege it, but who knew that you had such magical skills...... Thousands of miles away can also transmit sound! Hehe, if I have such artifacts, I will never be afraid of being besieged in the future. ”

As for the wireless telegraphy system unique to the Qiong Navy, any Ming official who has heard of it regarded it as a miracle. Liao Yong had only heard about it before, but it was not until he fought side by side with Tang Jian and others on Luzon this time that he was able to see the text of the telegram without restrictions, so as to understand the true existence of this technology. RO！ ~！

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