The breeze slowly blew across the sea, and the white waves were churning, and it was a school of flying fish, which jumped out of the sea from time to time, and they were very active tonight, as if they were attracted by something.

A large three-masted ship slowly sailed towards the sea level in the distance, in the breeze.

By the moonlight, he could be seen faintly following a battleship of the same size.

The sailors of the Christian collapsed limply on deck.

After a night of bloody fighting, they did not fall asleep when they escaped.

The white moonlight fell on the yellowish canvas.

Sprinkled on the desperate face of every sailor.

Everybody sat there listlessly.

The gunner leaned decadently against the six-pounder gun, the barrel of which shone bronze-shiny in the moonlight.

A few half-used powder kegs were placed haphazardly nearby.

The musketeers fell to the deck, and the muskets they once treasured were discarded at will.

If it was in the past, the non-commissioned officer who led the team would inevitably be scolded.

And now, even the non-commissioned officers are sitting there decadently, with dull faces.

The captain's cabin was located on the aft deck, and General Terry was drinking wine with the captain of the Christian.

"What about the casualties of the officers and men on board." The Admiral on the Christian was clearly not so elegant.

He looked haggard at the naval lieutenant beside him.

"One gun emplacement was damaged, three gunners were killed, and two musketeers were wounded by stray bullets."

"Loss of a six-pounder gun and a 2.5-pounder rotary gun." The naval lieutenant replied immediately.

After listening to the lieutenant's report, the Admiral nodded, but the sorrow on his face did not change.

"You are old, you have become timid, you used to be a good captain, but you have become ignorant as you get older, and it is because of you rotten old guys that the Spanish Navy will suffer defeat after failure." General Terry took a glass of wine and glanced coldly at the old man beside him.

"If every Spanish admiral is as selfish as you and betrays his comrades, then I would rather sink to the bottom with my battleship." The old man's tone was weak, but there was a sense of majesty.

The naval lieutenant on the side exited the captain's cabin with interest, and none of the two big men in front of him could be provoked.

"I'd rather die a glorious death in the face of pirates like General Scott did than run away." The Admiral sat weakly on a chair, his aging body gradually unable to support it from the intensity of the battle.

In fact, generals like him should have retired long ago.

The Manila authorities have been caught off guard by the dire changes in the situation in the Philippines for several months.

The old man who had settled in Manila finally chose to fight for the Spanish Navy one more time.

Re-boarded the old companion who had fought with him for more than 20 years.

It can be said that this admiral in his last years also represents the last afterglow of an empire on which the sun never sets.

"I knew that the sailors and officers of the entire fleet were accusing me of cowardice, of desertion, of betraying my comrades." Admiral Terry didn't deny it, and he let out a long sigh.

"We are all admirals and know better the vulnerability of the Manila authorities in the Far East." He said suddenly.

"I ask you, what will be the outcome if we choose to continue to fight?"

"In the end, we suppressed the rebellion in Laoag and wiped out all those damned mercenaries and Han Chinese forces."

"And then......" Terry gulped down the wine in his glass.

"The Spanish Navy could lose several battleships. You have also seen the arson boats of the Ming army sailors, if it weren't for the sudden gale, you and I would have gone to see God by now. ”

General Terry's words left the Admiral speechless, and indeed if it hadn't been for the strong wind that blew the Ming army's arson ships to pieces, I am afraid that several Spanish battleships would have repeated the tragedy of the Jean-Bar.

After all, at that time, their warships were all anchored in the harbor, and they could not dodge at all, so they could only rely on the rotary guns to shoot back.

Seeing that the Admiral did not contradict himself, General Terry smiled and continued:

"We are abandoning Laoag, but we are retaining the fleet, at least to ensure that Manila will not repeat the tragedy of Laoag."

General Terry was determined to flee because he was not sure about the situation, and on the other hand, he faithfully fulfilled the orders given to him by Governor Juan.

As early as the death of Admiral Scott in battle and Terry took command of the Spanish naval fleet, Governor Juan sent him a secret letter.

The content on the stationery is also simple. There is also only one directive, and if Rawag cannot be defended, then the safety of this sea fleet will have to be guaranteed.

General Terry, of course, knew what Governor Juan meant.

For the Manila authorities, Laoag did not matter, at least for the Spanish Empire, a large and invincible fleet was the real treasure.

Lavague had a great deal of wealth, and Manila had even more wealth, which was the wealth of the Spanish Empire.

No Spaniard would accept them in the hands of others, but what if there was to be a fleet to pay for it?

This could not help but make Governor Juan of Manila hesitate.

The sea battles with the pirates proved that Spanish ships were not invincible and would sink in battle.

Then it is possible that the Spanish fleet will be completely annihilated under the city of Laoag.

This made Governor Juan unable to sit still, he could allow the Ming army to occupy Vigan and even Laoag by exile, but he would never allow the fleet to fail.

Because this fleet represents more than half of the maritime power of the Manila authorities.

Once the whole army is annihilated, then the Dutch in the Far East, the English will inevitably eat the big fish of the Philippines like sharks that smell blood.

After all, it was not the army that maintained the Spanish Empire's rule in the Philippines, but the navy.

It doesn't matter if Lawag loses it, as long as the navy is there, then the Europa people in the South Seas will not make a move, and Spain will still be able to control the colony of the Philippines.

But if Terry's fleet is really wiped out, then Manila is really in a desperate situation.

By that time, Governor Juan would not have had to flee back to Spain by boat and be hanged by the enraged nobles, who would at once be tied up by the mercenaries of the East India Company or the Dutch of Batavia.

That's why Governor Juan wrote a letter directly to General Terry behind the back of the Manila House and the Navy.

General Terry, who had long been in cahoots with Governor Juan, naturally faithfully fulfilled this order.

They preserved the maritime power of the Manilan authorities at the cost of abandoning the city of Laoag and the thousands of Spanish soldiers and civilians in the city.

"We're going to get revenge for Raag after all." Looking at the blackness outside, Terry said coldly.

Whether the Manila authorities can avenge Lasag, Brent does not know, he only knows that time is running out for him.

At this time, he trembled and held a delicate flintlock pistol, which had been given to him by the King of Spain when he had traveled to the Far East many years earlier.

Although the window had been closed and even a wooden board had been added, there was still a burst of shouts of killing.

I have to admit that the combat effectiveness of the Spanish army is really not covered.

More than 200 soldiers who had withdrawn from the city wall fought with thousands of pirates for several hours, and the defense line did not waver in the slightest.

Of course, this has a lot to do with the lack of strength in the hands of the pirates, after all, Liu Yu doesn't have the spare money to prepare firearms for these pirates.

Liu Yu, who had planned to let Huben Town enter Laoag City, stopped his advance, and the escape of the Spanish fleet in the port really shocked Liu Yu and the Ming generals.

However, this also meant that it was impossible for the Spaniards to quell the rebellion.

For the Ming army, this is good news.

Although Liu Yu was very eager to annex this navy intact, the reality was that the Ming army would not be able to eat this Spanish fleet even if it gritted its teeth.

Therefore, the escape of this fleet, although Liu Yu was a little reluctant, he was secretly relieved in his heart.