A few days later, in the afternoon, the fleet finally reached the mouth of the sea north of the Lawag River.

There was a torrential rain here not long ago, and the water level of the river rose very high.

The muddy Laoag River swept into the sea with thousands of mud and sand, almost washing a large area of the sea water at the exit into a faint turbid color, which formed a stark contrast to the blue water in front of it.

Ship after ship sailed towards the nearby sea, and they were not far from the city of Laoag.

At the moment, they were still in a bit of a carnival, and it seemed that it was a very easy thing to take down Laoag.

Perhaps it was the poor performance of the Spaniards in the First Battle of Mingcheng and the drunken self-boasting of the Ming soldiers that convinced the pirates.

Looking at the black and crushed warships on the sea, the pirates at this time were full of confidence.

"It doesn't matter which of you fights a naval battle, master, if these Spaniards don't know how to lift, then the Blood Shark Gang is willing to fight a land war and be the first to enter Laoag City."

On a lucky ship, dozens of pirate leaders were looking at the map of the Luzon sea area, shouting with a big grin.

"you," the pirates present were not stupid, if it was a naval battle, it would be necessary to face the Spanish ships, and it would undoubtedly be much easier to fight a landing battle.

At least the pirates were largely afraid to face the Spanish galleons.

Compared to land battles, naval battles against the firepower of the Laoag battery and the Franc machine were a chore, and the people did not want to take a few of their own ships to die for others.

"Besides, I'm going to let you be the first to enter Laoag, and the other brothers," the pirates couldn't sit still, and scolded their mothers.

The leader of the Blood Shark Gang was about to refute, only to see Li Tianyou wave his hand,

"It doesn't matter which of you fights this Laoag first, but this naval battle will require our brothers to join forces, after all, the power of the cannons of the Franc machine is not small."

"That's, that's," the crowd chimed in.

Xiao Wu didn't say much, just stood quietly beside the side of the ship,

A dark copper-colored cannon had already lifted its jacket, revealing the black hole of the muzzle.

Not far away looms the city of Laoag,

And Xiao Wu was also enthusiastic at this time,

As a general of Ming Zheng, he had never commanded such a large fleet, even though the fleet did not accept his command.

"Lord Xiao, since we have arrived in Laoag City, let's prepare for the offensive immediately." Li Tianyou walked over and said with a big grin.

"No hurry, no hurry," Xiao Wu shook his head, a hint of hesitation in his eyes.

"Why," Li Tianyou asked puzzled, his expression a little cold.

"You see, the sailors of the Franc machine man did not appear, where did their warship go?"

Xiao Wu pointed to the nearby sea, where there was no warship of the Franc man.

"My lord, this Franc machine man may have run away." A pirate leader approached.

"Your Excellency, it's okay to watch here, I'll leave for our own warship immediately." A large group of pirates were enraged by Xiao Wu's sudden and unwanted behavior, and they were very dissatisfied and got off the boat, and took a small boat to their own ship.

"My lord, it's a little weird, it's impossible for the Franc Robot Sailor to leave Laoag."

He Bin also felt that something was wrong at this time, according to common sense, it was impossible for the Franc machine man to give up Laoag, so where did the Franc man's warship go?

The sudden disappearance of the Franco-warship,

It is inevitable that these naval generals will be suspicious,

But apparently, these pirates who have been raiding the waters of Luzon all year round have no such concerns.

"Lord Xiao, according to the agreement, I will assist you in capturing Laoag, but I didn't say that I would help you destroy the sailor of the Francophiles." Li Tianyou showed a hideous face, and pulled out the fire gun on his waist with one hand.

"Gang Master Li, rest assured, after taking Laoag according to the agreement, all the gold and silver treasures in the city will belong to you, and we Ming people only need the city and population." He Bin on the side hurriedly said.

A few hours later, when the main ship of the Black Flag raised a pitch-black battle flag,

Dozens of pirate ships of all sizes rose from puffs of black smoke,

The rumbling of cannon echoed across the sea, startling the frightened seabirds hovering in the air.

Naturally, the lead is the less powerful pirate force,

These pirates were coerced by the Black Flag Gang, and at this moment they were naturally used as cannon fodder at sea to attack Laoag City.

More than 20 ships, large and small, rushed towards the city of Laoag at a rapid pace.

Most of them are centipede boats, like the multi-oared boats of Langjiren, with a sharp and wide bottom, fast sailing, feasible against the wind, and not afraid of wind and waves.

Some of the larger centipedes had jack guns on board and prepared guns and rockets.

In the distance, the lookout post of the city of Laoag rose from puffs of black smoke,

Flames suddenly burst out from the coastal defense batteries.

Columns of water rose into the sky, and the icy waves of water hit the fierce pirates.

At this moment, they shook the oars desperately and rushed towards the shore quickly.

For them, as long as they wash up on the shore, they can live.

However, it was clear that the Spanish artillery was not staring at them, but at the large ships behind them.

A three-masted ship was hit by a solid bullet, which directly broke a ship's side.

A bronze cannon stacked here, with more than a dozen pirates, was smashed directly into the sky.

Fragments of flesh and bronze splattered, and billowing black smoke filled the entire sea level.

Not far away, a three-masted Haicang ship was hit, and its hull shook violently.

The huge mast was half-pierced by the shell, and the remaining mast could not support it, and it fell slowly, smashing the other mast.

The guns on the batteries roared, the wind blew away the black smoke, and the Spanish gunners on the shore batteries could calmly observe the group of pirate ships in the distance.

Quite a few pirate ships were hit,

Of course, pirates are not passively beaten.

Dozens of warships, large and small, also cruised in the nearby waters, angrily bombarding the battery.

However, for the Spaniards, who were based on land and could calmly fire their cannons,

The pirates cruising on the surface of the sea and firing at the distant forts were in agony.

The hull of the ship shook incessantly on the rough sea, and the shells that bombarded the battery were almost empty.

Some of the shells even landed on the pirates who were in the lead, causing the pirates to scold again and again.

Already several large three-masted ships were scarred by the shells of the batteries and had to withdraw.

And a few pirate ships that were beaten and pressed by fire were unwilling to rush closer, vainly trying to bombard the battery at close range,

Who would have thought that the Spaniards did not give them such a chance,

Before they could get closer, a few shells bombarded them.

He sank a ship directly.

"Kill."

When the battery and the pirate ship were inseparable, the pirates who were charging in the clipper ship finally rushed to the beachhead with cannonballs.

"My lord, the Forward Pirates have landed, the Black Flag Gang has raised its flag, and more than a dozen ships loaded with Black Flag Gang fighters have set off."

He Bin pointed to the second flag erected by Li Tianyou's warship not far away and said loudly.

"My lord, do you want to let the Lu Association of Shui Shi Town also dispatch." On the tail floor, several co-chairmen carried long knives, as if they were going to rush up immediately.