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"Don't worry about the defense of Xinhua City! The point is that a lot of our factories are out of town! Especially the shipyard, even more so on the docks! What if the Spaniards shelled our shipyards? There are now 12 'Shark-class' cruisers in the shipyard in a hurry! Minister of Finance and Industry and Commerce Liu Mingde said with some concern. In addition to the 12 'Shark-class' cruisers, the shipyard also has a number of merchant ships. It's just that, of course, the 12 'Shark-class' cruisers are more important!

"Lord Liu, we will do our best to ensure the safety of those factories! We have been increasing the number of shore defense guns these days. Previously, we had built a total of 8 shore defense batteries in the coastal area, mainly located next to the shipyard and docks, with a total of 36 105 mm shore defense guns and 72 75 mm shore defense guns. Now, we have built four more temporary shore defense gun positions, mainly at the shipyard, with a total of 36 105mm shore guns and 48 75mm shore defense guns! In total, we have deployed almost 200 shore defense guns. Against the Spanish Luzon fleet, we also have the strength to fight! Once the battle begins, we will try to sink their ships before they bombard our shipyards! However, no one can say what happened on the battlefield. We can't guarantee that there will be no accidents! Zhao Yi said. After learning of the Spanish invasion, the first preparation of the Xinhua Army was to strengthen the deployment of coastal defense artillery. All the naval guns that were originally intended to be installed on warships were pulled to the sea, and several temporary shore defense artillery positions were established to enhance the shore fire resistance!

"Lao Zhao, no matter what, we must give priority to ensuring the safety of the shipyard! Those 12 'shark-class' cruisers, we spent hundreds of thousands! Li Decheng said. Xinhua is not rich in finances now, and these warships can be said to have been built by everyone tightening their belts. If it is ruined, it will inevitably be unacceptable to everyone.

"Don't worry! We'll do our best! However, this time, the three sultanates of the Moro's expedition have all been victorious. Presumably, the harvest of this trip is also very amazing. Maybe we won't have to worry about the finances anymore! Zhao Yi said.

"Ha Lu Ha! That's a good statement. The Sultanate of Maguindanao and the Sultanate of Buayan, though poor, would surely be able to get a little spoils of war after destroying these two countries. Needless to say, the Sultanate of Sulu has dominated the Sulu Sea for hundreds of years, and the wealth it has amassed is quite impressive. I think Your Majesty will definitely return with a full load this time! Foreign Minister Lin Zihao said with a smile. As a member of the Chinese family in Zamboanga, he is very familiar with the situation of the countries in the South Seas.

Everyone is very looking forward to the results of Long Yufei's personal expedition, if Long Yufei can bring back a large amount of funds, maybe the financial difficulties faced by Xinhua will be solved. Although the enemy is current, everyone is full of confidence in the future of Xinhuaguo!

On the morning of April 18, after five days of travel, the Luzon Fleet of the Spanish Navy escorted more than 5,000 men of the 3rd Army Division into Vuri Bay. Rear Admiral Balvino left behind the merchant ships of the Army and led 15 warships of the Luzon fleet towards Xinhua City.

"I can't believe that it only took two years for those yellow-skinned monkeys to build such a city in a place where birds don't!" On the cruiser 'Viceroy', Rear Admiral Balvino sighed. Through the binoculars, he saw the city. Although the city wall is not tall, it is very rare in the Nanyang area. What amazed him even more was the patches of factories and towering chimneys outside the city. In addition, the shipyard by the sea also attracted his attention. Those warships that were difficult to produce should have been built by this shipyard.

"Yes! If you don't see it with your own eyes, no one will believe it! Those yellow-skinned monkeys have indeed created a miracle! Major General Axel also sighed. It's amazing how a city has been built in just two years, and heavy industry has developed on a massive scale, still on the inhospitable island of Mindanao. Of course, now they don't know that these miracles of the new China Kingdom are completely based on the corpses of the indigenous people of Mindanao. Hundreds of thousands of indigenous slaves toiled day and night, and a large number of slaves died every day from exhaustion or because of mining accidents. If it weren't for these slaves, Xinhua would never have developed so rapidly!

"Command the ships! Get ready to fire! Destroy the shipyards of the Xinhui first! "Major General Balvino gave the order. Although he was very interested in the kind of advanced warships of Xinhua. However, the presence of the shipyard made him have some worries. Only by destroying the shipyard and destroying the shipbuilding capacity of Xinhua can he feel at ease. In this way, even if the decisive battle with the Xinhua Navy cannot be won, it will be able to buy them enough time to react!

Under the orders of Rear Admiral Valvino, 15 warships of the Luzon fleet of the Spanish Navy approached the coast. The gunners on the battleship were ready for battle and pushed the cannons to the gun emplacements. Three fourth-class battleships, six fifth-class battleships and six sixth-class battleships, a total of 528 cannons, even if they can only use half of the cannons to fire during the shelling, this is already 264 cannons. With such a powerful firepower, Balvino believed that it would only take one round of artillery bombardment to destroy the shipyards of Xinhuaguo!

At this time, Xinhua City was ready for battle, and the soldiers of the Xinhua Army were busy on the coastal defense position. The size of the original coastal defense artillery has also nearly doubled, and in order to operate these nearly 200 coastal defense artillery, the Xinhua Army even transferred some people from the arsenal, which met the needs!

"Order all positions, prepare to fire!" The commander of the coastal defense artillery of the Xinhua Army is Zhao Chenglong, a nephew of Zhao Yi, the minister of logistics, who has good ability in the command of artillery tactics. Therefore, Long Yufei gave him the task of defending Xinhua City and the shipyard!

When the Luzon fleet sailed to a distance of about six thousand meters from the coast, the coastal defense artillery of the new Chinese country opened fire!

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Nearly 200 105-mm and 75-mm coastal defense guns opened fire at the same time, and the dense shells exploded one after another on the sea surface, and the water columns turned into water and smashed on the sea surface, as if it was raining rain.

However, because of the distance, almost all the shells fell to the surface of the sea and failed to hit the target. But even as at the beginning, the powerful firepower displayed by the Xinhua coastal defense artillery still frightened the officers and men of the Spanish Luzon fleet, including Rear Admiral Valvino. That's six kilometers away! The Spanish Navy is equipped with artillery with a maximum range of only 3,000 meters. And Xinhuaguo's coastal defense artillery has a maximum range that exceeds theirs by a full generation. Fortunately, the accuracy of the shelling was extremely low, otherwise, this battle would not have been fought at all!

The shore defense artillery of Xinhua also had no choice, and the only way to ensure the safety of the shipyard was to kill the warships of the Spanish Luzon fleet at a long distance. Once they are released within their range, the shipyard is in danger. Therefore, even if this is a waste of shells, the coastal defense artillery of Xinhua can only hold on!

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The coastal defense artillery of Xinhuaguo kept firing, and the dense shells exploded on the sea, which was very spectacular. It's just that most of these shelling are in vain, and it is difficult to hit the target!

"Those yellow-skinned monkeys are trying to stop us from shelling the shipyard! Hum! Such a garbage artillery technique, like blocking us, it is impossible! Command the ships and speed up! Priority to destroy their shipyards! Major General Balvira ordered. The more Xinhua attaches importance to the protection of the shipyard, the more he wants to destroy the shipyard of Xinhua Guo, so as to deal a heavy blow to Xinhua Guo!

On the sea, 15 warships of the Luzon fleet braved the fire of the Xinhua coastal defense artillery. As they got closer to the coast, the accuracy of the shore defense artillery grew, which gradually worried the officers and men of the Spanish Luzon fleet.

"Dog's day! Aim point! Send the Spaniards' warships to the bottom of the sea! Seeing that his artillery fired so many shells, but he didn't even touch the hair of the Spaniards, Zhao Chenglong was also anxious.

"Boom!" Suddenly, a loud explosion was heard on the sea. I saw that a sixth-rank battleship of the Luzon fleet of the Spanish Navy was hit. A 105-mm shell hit the bow of the battleship, directly destroying the bow. From a distance, it looked as if the battleship had been bitten by a monster.

This seemed to be a beginning, and since then, the artillery fire of the Xinhua National Coastal Defense Artillery has become more and more accurate. Constantly the battleships of the Luzon fleet were hit. Although they were all minor injuries, they still made Major General Valvino feel very aggrieved.

"Boom!" The cruiser 'Viceroy', which was sailing, shook, and Rear Admiral Balvino did not stand still, and fell to the deck at once.

"Damn! Report the loss! After stumbling up from the deck, Rear Admiral Balvino shouted loudly.

"General! The port side was hit by a 24-pounder shell, and two gun emplacements were blown up! Three others were killed on the spot, and several others were injured! "Soon, an officer reported to Major General Balvino.

Rear Admiral Balvino breathed a sigh of relief that for the cruiser 'Viceroy' such damage was not serious and even negligible. The combat effectiveness of the cruiser 'Governor' also did not decrease much. However, his own warships were hit one after another, which caused some shadows in Rear Admiral Balvino's heart.