Not to mention the Spaniards, even the officers of the First Fleet, from top to bottom, could not understand.

How could the imperial court build such an awesome artillery?

This fleet of fifty ships was originally planned to be divided into two teams on the left and right after coming out, to surround Xie Xuelong's fleet from the north and south, kill a few ships, and then capture one or two ships, and catch a few live mouths along the way to torture and ask which country they belonged to.

The idea is beautiful, but the reality is cruel.

They were all ready for battle, their shells were loaded, and they were waiting to get into range and take out the ships. Who knew that not long after leaving the bay, he was shelled by the other side.

Amado, the commander of the fleet, was stunned.

It must be at least ten miles away, right?

Can you play like this?

"My lord! What to do? The range of the opponent's artillery is too long! Our ships are too dense! It must be dispersed! A captain shouted as he panicked and ran to Amado's side.

"Hurry! Come down and scatter the boats! Burn the wind! Shoot back when you're in range! Damn it! There is no room for life! Sink them all! ”

"Yes! My lord! ”

By this time, four or five warships had already been hit, and they had already begun to sink into the water. Amado's decision was correct, and after the fleet dispersed, Xie Xuelong's hit rate plummeted.

Looking at the warship rushing towards him with all his might, a slightly crazy smile appeared on Xie Xuelong's face. said to Lu Shiyun, who was staring at the battle situation on the side.

"Shiyun, do you think their artillery can sink our warship?"

"Probably not!"

"Try?"

"Try it!" Lu Shiyun puffed up his chest and agreed without hesitation. He understood what Xie Xuelong meant, although their artillery had a long range, the hit rate was really not high. Inspector Xie and the literati are not afraid of close-range fighting, what are they afraid of?

"All the battleships obeyed the order, suspended their artillery fire, and marched to about two miles from the other side!"

"Roger!"

The captains of the ships who received the order were all excited, and the fleet headed in the direction of the Spanish fleet.

"My lord, they have come over with a ceasefire!" An officer said to Amado.

"See, give the order, no matter what they plan, fire as soon as they get into the range of the artillery!"

"Yes!"

Amado was furious and decided to give these guys a good look.

The two fleets were moving in opposite directions, and soon came within range of the Spanish ships. The sailors on the warship did not hesitate to ignite the fuse, and the cannonballs flew towards Xie Xuelong's fleet with a roar.

The sea is not as good as the land, and the movement of the ships, combined with the shaking of the warships, has a great impact on the hit rate of the artillery. However, fortunately, they had many ships and many guns, and a few shells still hit the ships of the First Fleet.

Dang, dangdang.

There were several sounds of heavy objects hitting steel plates from the hull of the "Suncheon" at the head.

Lu Shiyun, who was a little nervous, was stunned, this is the end?

He looked at a Xie Xuelong.

"Overseer, our ship has been shot."

"I hear you." Xie Xuelong Feng nodded lightly. "Order all ships to fire their guns freely, no need to wait for orders, and the target is to destroy the enemy!"

"Yes!"

Lu Shiyun was speechless.

Is it so calm? The Spanish fleet then fired three more rounds of artillery bombardment, but most of them missed, and a few hits only hit the hull, and a few of them landed on the deck, but they did not cause any casualties, but caused damage to some facilities.

Soon, the distance between the two sides narrowed to about two miles.

Xie Xuelong's battleship was the first to fire, which was also powerful, and a cannonball directly hit the opponent's warship, opening a big hole in the hull.

This was followed by incessant artillery fire, and the Spanish ships were constantly hit.

By this time, the gap between the two sides had become more and more obvious, and as long as the shells of the First Fleet hit important parts of the hulls of the Spanish warships, their warships could not be spared.

And the Spanish side of the artillery bombardment of the Volkswagen First Fleet of the iron frame, only left a small depression.

Amado, who was in charge of the command, was blinded.

What kind of monsters did these ships conjure? Long range, high power, fast speed, and strong defense. Isn't there a weakness?

Not to mention.

For Spanish wooden galleons, the First Fleet really had no weaknesses. It can be summed up in two words:

Crushing.

It's not a level of crushing.

Seeing that there were fewer and fewer ships around him that were functioning normally, Amado finally reacted.

Run!

Run!

Amado did not hesitate to give the order and took the lead in making the warship turn around and run in the direction of Manila Bay.

Fortunately, it was only four or five miles out of the bay at this time, and he ran back in the blink of an eye.

With this turn, he exposed the hull of the ship to the First Fleet, and the target suddenly became larger, and the three warships were eyeing Amado's ship at the same time.

Then fire was fired at the same time, two of the three shells missed, and one hit. Hit directly at the stern, and the huge power directly shattered the stern. Fortunately, Amado stood at the bow of the boat and was not directly killed, but the violent impact instantly knocked him to the ground.

At this time, he really knew that he was scared, and cried for his men to save him.

Fortunately, he had two more loyal subordinates who pulled him up, ran to the side of the boat and put down a small boat, sent Amado down, and then jumped into the boat together, rowing desperately in the direction of Manila Bay.

Amado sat down in the boat, watching the ship that he had just stood on was slowly tilting, and his eyes were about to fall.

What's going on?

The first time he saw a battle when he was so old was like this.

The battle will not stop because of Amado's escape, and seeing that the other side wants to retreat, the First Fleet is pressed even harder.

The ship's artillery fire continued to roar, and the ships of the Spanish flotilla were constantly hit, slowly sinking into the water. The sea was filled with the wreckage of warships, soldiers who had jumped from ship, screams, explosions, and billowing smoke echoed over the mouth of Manila Bay.

The soldiers on Corregidor watched the battlefield from afar, witnessing their own defeat, and did not fire their reloaded shells until the opposing fleet came within range of the island's artillery. But it didn't help.

The First Fleet stopped less than three miles from the island of Corregido.

"Inspector, why don't you just take this Corregidor Island and attack Manila directly?" Lu Shiyun asked with some doubts.

"There are too many warships in Manila Bay, and our ammunition is not enough to support us to eat each other at once. In addition, it will take four or five days to travel from Dagupan to Manila, and we will have to wait for Zheng Zhilong to receive supplies before attacking the city. ”

"Subordinates understood!" Lu Shiyun nodded.

"That's all for today."

Xie Xuelong looked at the messy sea and ordered to stay away from Corregido Island.

Their supply ship is in Pallavig, a half-day voyage from here, not far away, not too close, not only to worry about being targeted, but also to be able to replenish in time.

When they're gone, Orazac is on the verge of collapse.

When the roar of the artillery fire reached the Doge's Palace, he eagerly got on the boat and headed for the island of Corregido, but when he arrived, he almost made his eyes pop out of the sight.

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