"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Fierce artillery fire raged in the sea beyond Manila Bay, and the deafening explosion resounded in the sky, and the columns of water that were blown out of the sea rose into the air, and then turned into water and fell on the sea. (, Novels are faster and better)

7 battleships of the Spanish fleet, under the commander Don? Patricio? Led by Rear Admiral Montoho, they weaved through the artillery fire, trying to get close to the Chinese naval fleet, which was firing heavily.

"Boom!" The destroyer of the Spanish Navy, which rushed to the forefront, was hit by the twin 55-mm guns of the light cruiser 'Mianyang', with a displacement of less than 1,000 tons, so that the destroyer had no decent armor at all, and in the explosion, the entire capital of the ship was knocked out. Sea water poured into the battleship from the bow, causing the stern of the entire battleship to rise high and soon sink into the sea. And the dozens of Spanish naval soldiers on the battleship, none of them were spared.

This naval battle is completely an asymmetrical battle, and the warships of the Spanish fleet are old and have low firepower, how can they be the opponents of these cutting-edge warships of the Chinese Navy. In the midst of the decisive onslaught of the Spanish fleet on the Chinese Navy. Constantly warships were hit, caught fire, and sank into the sea. The wooden-hulled cruiser "Castile" was the least hit, and less than half an hour after the battle began, the entire superstructure of the battleship was as if it had been gnawed by dogs. Subsequently, it was hit by two shells of 55-mm naval guns in succession, and in less than five minutes it sank into the sea. Only a handful of the soldiers on the battleship were rescued.

"General, except for our battleship, the rest of the battleships have been sunk!" 'Rena? The captain of the cruiser Christina's looked frustrated at Don? Patricio? Major General Montoho said. The battle has not yet been a disappearance of the ships of the Spanish fleet, except for 'Reina? Except for the cruiser Christina, all of them have been sunk. Even if it's 'Rena?' The cruiser Cristina was also hit many times, but it was not hit to the point, so it was still able to fight.

"As long as the battleship has not sunk, we will continue to fight. Order the artillery, keep firing! "Don? Patricio? Major General Montoho ordered. His eyes were also full of sorrow. Spain, once the world's largest power, will never come back, and no matter how hard they try to live in the glory of Spain and other countries, they can't get it back.

"Boom! Rumble! "After taking out the other warships of the Spanish fleet, the seven warships of the Chinese Navy all aimed their fire at the 'Reina? Cruiser Cristina. All of a sudden, 'Rena? The cruiser Cristina was completely surrounded by a hail of bullets.

"General, the Chinese have sent a signal in the guò flag language to ask us to surrender, and they can guarantee the safety of our personal and property!" 'Rena? The captain of the cruiser Christina' once again asked Don? Patricio? Major General Montoho reported.

"Go ahead and ......" Don? Patricio? Rear Admiral Montoho had just wanted to give the order to continue the fight, but all the officers and men in the bridge were on his way, and in their eyes, he had a desire to survive, which made his order to 'continue fighting' impossible to give anyway. He knew that the shape of the shì was already very obvious now, and if he continued to fight, 'Rena? The cruiser Cristina was only sunk.

"Surrender to the Chinese!" Tang Dynasty? Patricio? After a sigh, Major General Montoho gave the order. He knew that the glory of the Spanish Imperial Navy was no longer there. His efforts were in vain.

Tang Dynasty? Patricio? After Major General Montojo gave the order to surrender, 'Rena? The soldiers on the cruiser Cristina breathed a sigh of relief. They don't care about the glory of Spain, it's too far away for them, and all they want is to save their lives.

'Rena? After the surrender of the cruiser Cristina, the Chinese Navy quickly dispatched the destroyer Chongzhou to approach and take over the battleship, where all the other Spanish soldiers were imprisoned. However, when they reached the bridge, they found that Don? Patricio? Major Montojo committed suicide with his own pistol.

"Gather up his corpse, and when the war is over, hand it over to the Spanish side! He is a true naval warrior and deserves our respect! "After learning about Don? Patricio? After the news of Rear Admiral Montoho's suicide, Rear Admiral Li Haitian, chief of staff of the Chinese Navy's home fleet, who commanded the battle, said.

Having eliminated the Spanish fleet, the Chinese Navy began to move towards Manila Bay. At the back of the fleet were hundreds of transport ships, loaded with more than 8,000 soldiers of the 5th Marine Brigade and all their equipment.

Corregidor Island is a small island in the center of the junction of Manila Bay and the South China Sea, and serves as the gateway to Manila Bay. The Spaniards built a fort on the island and placed more than ten meters of cannons. However, these cannons are just old-fashioned cannons. For the warships of the Chinese Navy, there will be no impact at all. But for the transport ships behind, there is a great threat.

In the afternoon, the Chinese naval fleet carried out an artillery shelling of the batteries on the island of Corregido, clearing the way for the advance of the transport fleet. The Spanish troops on the island, after only a brief resistance, raised the white flag. A company of Chinese marines landed on the island, captured all the Spanish troops on the island, and took control of the island.

After that, the fleet continued its advance into the depths of Manila Bay. At half past two in the afternoon, the Chinese Navy arrived at the sea less than 6 kilometers from Manila. At this moment, the Governor of the Philippines, Basilio? Augustine had already learned about the defeat of the naval fleet. However, he would not give up resistance so lightly. Spain had more than 40,000 colonial troops in the Philippines, 20,000 of whom were deployed near Manila. At this moment, the Spanish army had established positions on the beach in an attempt to block the landing of the Chinese marines.

The Spanish colonial army built a lot of fortifications in Manila, and there were more than 10 coastal defense batteries alone, on which more than 40 coastal defense guns with a caliber of more than 75 mm were placed. Of these, the largest caliber is the 20-mm shore defense gun. It's just that these coastal defense guns are all products of decades ago, and they are already rusty, and no one can say how much combat power they can have. After the decline of Spain, the colonies everywhere were only trying to collect as much wealth as possible, and they did not do their best for the development of armaments. As a result, the weapons and equipment of the colonial army were extremely backward, and their combat effectiveness was also very poor.

In the afternoon, the Chinese Navy began shelling coastal defense batteries off Manila. The two 20-mm twin naval guns on the heavy cruiser 'Xi'an' served as the main force in the elimination of these coastal defense guns. More than 200 kilograms of armor-piercing shells could easily penetrate the fortifications of these coastal defense batteries, destroy all these coastal defense guns, and kill all the Spanish artillery.

Only half an hour later, all the shore defense batteries were silent. After that, the Chinese naval fleet shifted the target of the shelling, pouring artillery fire on the defensive line established by the Spanish army on the beach.

The seven warships of the Chinese Navy all began to bombard fiercely. Even four destroyers approached less than three kilometers from the coast and reaped the lives of the rapid-fire guns on the battleships. Tens of thousands of Spanish troops deployed on the beach suffered heavy casualties in the shelling of the Chinese Navy. Before the Chinese marines had landed, they had already collapsed.

Subsequently, the landing of the 5th Brigade of the Chinese Marine Corps began. Under the protection of naval warships, they were not hindered in any way. However, due to too much equipment, it was not until late afternoon that all the landings were completed. After establishing improvised fortifications, the 5th Marine Brigade decided to begin the assault on the city of Manila tomorrow.

That night, inside the city of Manila, the Governor of the Philippines, Basilio? Augustine was summoning the top of the Spanish army in the Philippines. They are also helpless against the attack of the Chinese. In the afternoon battle, they were greatly shocked by the heavy shelling of the Chinese navy. Many Spanish officers surrendered to the Chinese. Manila could no longer hold on to them, and if they continued to resist, they would surely be killed.

A very small number of people proposed to use the lives of tens of thousands of Chinese in Manila as meat shields to force the Chinese to withdraw their troops. However, their mention was unanimously opposed. If this strategy fails, once the Chinese invade the city, the Chinese will certainly not let them go. Everyone argued and argued, but in the end they couldn't reach an agreement, so they could only kick the ball to the Philippine Governor Basilio? Augustine's feet.

Philippine Viceroy Basilio? Augustine thought about it, but in the end, he decided to surrender to China, and when he consulted others, he did not oppose any of them.

The next day, May 2, when the 5th Brigade of the Chinese Marine Corps rolled out one cannon after another, ready to launch an artillery bombardment on the city of Manila. The Emissary of the Spaniards came out, and he proposed to the squadron that they were willing to surrender to China as long as the squadron promised to guarantee the safety of the Spaniards' persons and property.

Wu Binhai, the commander of the 5th Marine Brigade, did not dare to make up his mind and immediately sent a report to Major General Li Haitao, who was in charge of this operation. And Li Haitao also hurriedly contacted the Admiralty, and after that, the Admiralty reported to Wang Yuze. Wang Yuze immediately agreed to the Spaniard's request. So, on the morning of May 2, the Governor of the Philippines, Basilio? Augustine led more than 20,000 Spanish troops to surrender to the squadron, and the squadron entered the city of Manila without blood.

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