The Haihan fleet, which had the upper hand, did not rush to launch a second wave of offensives, but took advantage of the situation to distance itself from the Spanish fleet, which made Luis and Pinto also breathe a sigh of relief, and could calmly regroup the fleet together and maintain a relatively tight formation. The two commanders had already understood the situation on the battlefield at this time, the warships of the Haihan people were fast, maneuverable, and firepower, and if they used the traditional battle line tactics to fight them, the advantage of the Spanish fleet's large number of ships would hardly be brought into play, but it would give the opponent a situation of fighting more and fighting less in the battlefield situation, and eat away at the ships of the Spanish fleet little by little.

Since the radical approach will not work, it is necessary to change to a relatively conservative tactic. For the current situation, the two Spanish commanders invariably chose to shrink in a group, which would not only reduce the area of defense, but also not leave the opponent with the opportunity to cut their formation. Moreover, twilight had arrived, and soon the sea would fall into darkness, and the Spanish fleet had to be on high alert to prevent the Haihan fleet, which was eyeing the sea from several nautical miles, from taking advantage of the cover of darkness to launch a surprise attack.

For the Spaniards, the Haihan navy was not the primary target of the trip, their target was Sanya or other ports on Hainan Island, and the Haihan navy was only a stumbling block to their mission, and it was not even the focus of their preparations until then. After suffering a small loss in the first rendezvous of the confrontation, the commanders had actually dispelled the idea of "attacking Sanya and teaching the Haihan Navy a lesson by the way", and they realized that the strength of this opponent might be far higher than their pre-war estimates, and it was impossible to take them away in one wave. And if it continues to fight at sea, the longer it drags on, the more detrimental it will be to the Spanish fleet fighting away.

In such a situation, it was irrational to continue to fight with the Haihan navy, and the Spanish commander decided to close the formation, ignore the Haihan fleet on the periphery for the time being, and continue to march towards Sanya. This place is only a few dozen nautical miles from Sanya, and as long as the fleet can successfully attack the port, the turmoil caused to Haihan society will inevitably be greater than the damage and sinking of several Haihan warships. Moreover, according to intelligence, there is only a small Shengli Fort in Sanya Port with fortifications, and a large part of the city is completely undefended, which is simply a sumptuous feast prepared for the raiders.

Of course, before that, the Spanish fleet had to break through the coastal fortifications of Sanya. The difficulty of this test may be no less than letting them take out the current Haihan fleet. According to the information sent back to Manila before, Haihan built a large number of forts in the key areas of the two main ports in Sanya, but it is said that these forts never really performed combat missions after they were built, and whether they were decorations or real ones still needs to be tested in actual combat. And the Spanish fleet, which is preparing to attack Sanya this time, may have to act as the first warrior to eat crabs.

Until night fell on the sea, both sides tacitly maintained a safe distance of about five nautical miles, and did not engage in another battle. However, after nightfall, the lights of both fleets were controlled, and dozens of ships disappeared into the darkness without a sound.

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The Haihan fleet, which had the upper hand, did not rush to launch a second wave of offensives, but took advantage of the situation to distance itself from the Spanish fleet, which made Luis and Pinto also breathe a sigh of relief, and could calmly regroup the fleet together and maintain a relatively tight formation. The two commanders had already understood the situation on the battlefield at this time, the warships of the Haihan people were fast, maneuverable, and firepower, and if they used the traditional battle line tactics to fight them, the advantage of the Spanish fleet's large number of ships would hardly be brought into play, but it would give the opponent a situation of fighting more and fighting less in the battlefield situation, and eat away at the ships of the Spanish fleet little by little.

Since the radical approach will not work, it is necessary to change to a relatively conservative tactic. For the current situation, the two Spanish commanders invariably chose to shrink in a group, which would not only reduce the area of defense, but also not leave the opponent with the opportunity to cut their formation. Moreover, twilight had arrived, and soon the sea would fall into darkness, and the Spanish fleet had to be on high alert to prevent the Haihan fleet, which was eyeing the sea from several nautical miles, from taking advantage of the cover of darkness to launch a surprise attack.

For the Spaniards, the Haihan navy was not the primary target of the trip, their target was Sanya or other ports on Hainan Island, and the Haihan navy was only a stumbling block to their mission, and it was not even the focus of their preparations until then. After suffering a small loss in the first rendezvous of the confrontation, the commanders had actually dispelled the idea of "attacking Sanya and teaching the Haihan Navy a lesson by the way", and they realized that the strength of this opponent might be far higher than their pre-war estimates, and it was impossible to take them away in one wave. And if it continues to fight at sea, the longer it drags on, the more detrimental it will be to the Spanish fleet fighting away.

In such a situation, it was irrational to continue to fight with the Haihan navy, and the Spanish commander decided to close the formation, ignore the Haihan fleet on the periphery for the time being, and continue to march towards Sanya. This place is only a few dozen nautical miles from Sanya, and as long as the fleet can successfully attack the port, the turmoil caused to Haihan society will inevitably be greater than the damage and sinking of several Haihan warships. Moreover, according to intelligence, there is only a small Shengli Fort in Sanya Port with fortifications, and a large part of the city is completely undefended, which is simply a sumptuous feast prepared for the raiders.

Of course, before that, the Spanish fleet had to break through the coastal fortifications of Sanya. The difficulty of this test may be no less than letting them take out the current Haihan fleet. According to the information sent back to Manila before, Haihan built a large number of forts in the key areas of the two main ports in Sanya, but it is said that these forts never really performed combat missions after they were built, and whether they were decorations or real ones still needs to be tested in actual combat. And the Spanish fleet, which is preparing to attack Sanya this time, may have to act as the first warrior to eat crabs.

Until night fell on the sea, both sides tacitly maintained a safe distance of about five nautical miles, and did not engage in another battle. However, after nightfall, the lights of both fleets were controlled, and dozens of ships disappeared into the darkness without a sound. The Haihan fleet, which had the upper hand, did not rush to launch a second wave of offensives, but took advantage of the situation to distance itself from the Spanish fleet, which made Luis and Pinto also breathe a sigh of relief, and could calmly regroup the fleet together and maintain a relatively tight formation. The two commanders had already understood the situation on the battlefield at this time, the warships of the Haihan people were fast, maneuverable, and firepower, and if they used the traditional battle line tactics to fight them, the advantage of the Spanish fleet's large number of ships would hardly be brought into play, but it would give the opponent a situation of fighting more and fighting less in the battlefield situation, and eat away at the ships of the Spanish fleet little by little.

Since the radical approach will not work, it is necessary to change to a relatively conservative tactic. For the current situation, the two Spanish commanders invariably chose to shrink in a group, which would not only reduce the area of defense, but also not leave the opponent with the opportunity to cut their formation. Moreover, twilight had arrived, and soon the sea would fall into darkness, and the Spanish fleet had to be on high alert to prevent the Haihan fleet, which was eyeing the sea from several nautical miles, from taking advantage of the cover of darkness to launch a surprise attack.

For the Spaniards, the Haihan navy was not the primary target of the trip, their target was Sanya or other ports on Hainan Island, and the Haihan navy was only a stumbling block to their mission, and it was not even the focus of their preparations until then. After suffering a small loss in the first rendezvous of the confrontation, the commanders had actually dispelled the idea of "attacking Sanya and teaching the Haihan Navy a lesson by the way", and they realized that the strength of this opponent might be far higher than their pre-war estimates, and it was impossible to take them away in one wave. And if it continues to fight at sea, the longer it drags on, the more detrimental it will be to the Spanish fleet fighting away.

In such a situation, it was irrational to continue to fight with the Haihan navy, and the Spanish commander decided to close the formation, ignore the Haihan fleet on the periphery for the time being, and continue to march towards Sanya. This place is only a few dozen nautical miles from Sanya, and as long as the fleet can successfully attack the port, the turmoil caused to Haihan society will inevitably be greater than the damage and sinking of several Haihan warships. Moreover, according to intelligence, there is only a small Shengli Fort in Sanya Port with fortifications, and a large part of the city is completely undefended, which is simply a sumptuous feast prepared for the raiders.

Of course, before that, the Spanish fleet had to break through the coastal fortifications of Sanya. The difficulty of this test may be no less than letting them take out the current Haihan fleet. According to the information sent back to Manila before, Haihan built a large number of forts in the key areas of the two main ports in Sanya, but it is said that these forts never really performed combat missions after they were built, and whether they were decorations or real ones still needs to be tested in actual combat. And the Spanish fleet, which is preparing to attack Sanya this time, may have to act as the first warrior to eat crabs.

Until night fell on the sea, both sides tacitly maintained a safe distance of about five nautical miles, and did not engage in another battle. However, after nightfall, the lights of both fleets were controlled, and dozens of ships disappeared into the darkness without a sound. The Haihan fleet, which had the upper hand, did not rush to launch a second wave of offensives, but took advantage of the situation to distance itself from the Spanish fleet, which made Luis and Pinto also breathe a sigh of relief, and could calmly regroup the fleet together and maintain a relatively tight formation. The two commanders had already understood the situation on the battlefield at this time, the warships of the Haihan people were fast, maneuverable, and firepower, and if they used the traditional battle line tactics to fight them, the advantage of the Spanish fleet's large number of ships would hardly be brought into play, but it would give the opponent a situation of fighting more and fighting less in the battlefield situation, and eat away at the ships of the Spanish fleet little by little.

Since the radical approach will not work, it is necessary to change to a relatively conservative tactic. For the current situation, the two Spanish commanders invariably chose to shrink in a group, which would not only reduce the area of defense, but also not leave the opponent with the opportunity to cut their formation. Moreover, twilight had arrived, and soon the sea would fall into darkness, and the Spanish fleet had to be on high alert to prevent the Haihan fleet, which was eyeing the sea from several nautical miles, from taking advantage of the cover of darkness to launch a surprise attack.

For the Spaniards, the Haihan navy was not the primary target of the trip, their target was Sanya or other ports on Hainan Island, and the Haihan navy was only a stumbling block to their mission, and it was not even the focus of their preparations until then. After suffering a small loss in the first rendezvous of the confrontation, the commanders had actually dispelled the idea of "attacking Sanya and teaching the Haihan Navy a lesson by the way", and they realized that the strength of this opponent might be far higher than their pre-war estimates, and it was impossible to take them away in one wave. And if it continues to fight at sea, the longer it drags on, the more detrimental it will be to the Spanish fleet fighting away.

In such a situation, it was irrational to continue to fight with the Haihan navy, and the Spanish commander decided to close the formation, ignore the Haihan fleet on the periphery for the time being, and continue to march towards Sanya. This place is only a few dozen nautical miles from Sanya, and as long as the fleet can successfully attack the port, the turmoil caused to Haihan society will inevitably be greater than the damage and sinking of several Haihan warships. Moreover, according to intelligence, there is only a small Shengli Fort in Sanya Port with fortifications, and a large part of the city is completely undefended, which is simply a sumptuous feast prepared for the raiders.

Of course, before that, the Spanish fleet had to break through the coastal fortifications of Sanya. The difficulty of this test may be no less than letting them take out the current Haihan fleet. According to the information sent back to Manila before, Haihan built a large number of forts in the key areas of the two main ports in Sanya, but it is said that these forts never really performed combat missions after they were built, and whether they were decorations or real ones still needs to be tested in actual combat. And the Spanish fleet, which is preparing to attack Sanya this time, may have to act as the first warrior to eat crabs.

Until night fell on the sea, both sides tacitly maintained a safe distance of about five nautical miles, and did not engage in another battle. However, after nightfall, the lights of both fleets were controlled, and dozens of ships disappeared into the darkness without a sound.

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