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In the vast Manila Bay, some of the Ming Navy's navy was at the port, but most of it was in the innermost part of Manila Bay. The reason for this is that the port is not large and so many warships cannot fit in it.

At this time, the warships of the Ming army were being deployed urgently, and the large warships were adjusting. Almost all sailboats were on the outermost side, lined up with the ship's sides. The original warships of the Ming Navy had limited gun positions and were far inferior to this sailboat. The intention of doing this is obvious, hoping to use the artillery on the sailing warship for defense. In addition, there are also Ming Dynasty's original warships and some small ships, all of which are trying to seize the upper hand.

Seeing this situation through the monocular, Anthony sneered. The Ming army only has about twenty sail warships. Even if their firepower is comparable to their own, there are seventy of them. Even if Liu Xiang's fleet has no effect, it can still bombard the other warships of the Shen Ming Army with fierce artillery fire, and then use more to defeat the fewer, so that the opponent cannot even escape. Don't win such a battle too easily!

With this in mind, he immediately ordered Liu Xiang to use flag language to command Liu Xiang's side, asking him to cooperate with the Dutch fleet to also seize the upper hand, release the arson ship, and prepare for the confrontation.

The sea outside Manila Bay is already covered by densely packed ships. On the middle ship of the five sailing battleships, Governor Kun of Batavia held a goblet filled with wine and smelled the aroma of the wine deeply. Then he looked at the crowd of indigenous leaders crowded behind him. Said: "Now the main force of the Ming Navy has been blocked in Manila Bay, and there is absolutely no possibility of escape. After this battle, the entire Southeast Asia belongs to us. Come, this is the wine that this governor has always treasured. We will advance it in advance." Let’s celebrate!”

After he finished speaking, he raised his glass to signal.

After listening to these indigenous leaders, no matter what they were thinking, they all had smiles on their faces. They all responded to Kun's words with a smile and flattered him. At the same time, they carefully held the glass goblets in their hands and looked at the blood-red Wine, take a sip carefully.

If it weren't for these indigenous leaders to accept their rule peacefully and pay protection fees every year, Kun would really be too lazy to talk to these locals.

He raised his head and looked at the indigenous fleet, carrying soldiers full of soldiers, entering Manila Bay through the waterway. He thought for a moment, then turned around with a smile and waved: "Come on, come on, we are entering Manila Bay soon, everyone." Come and see, the navy of the Ming Dynasty is really just that, if it encounters our Dutch Armada, it will only end up feeding the fishes!"

Kun is determined to let these indigenous leaders see the power of the Dutch fleet. Now that he has such an opportunity, he will naturally not let it go.

Under his enthusiastic invitation, the indigenous leaders naturally flocked to the bow of the ship. In fact, they also wanted to see how the Ming Navy was destroyed!

However, these five Dutch warships have not yet entered the waterway, so they are behind the scenes. Of course, they are also under surveillance to prevent these natives from playing tricks.

Although I haven't seen it yet, it doesn't stop the indigenous leader from talking. Many people even raised their voices, as if they were afraid that Kun, who was elegantly drinking wine, might not notice him.

"The navy of the Ming Dynasty is really unlucky. They were blocked by us. They deserve their misfortune!"

"Whoever dares to come to our Nanyang, God bless us. If you ask me, just feed the sharks on those warships. For those on the shore, I suggest hanging them all in the sun!"

"Yes, kill them and see if the Ming Dynasty dares to come to our Nanyang in the future!"

"No, no, Nanyang is the Nanyang of the Governor-General. With the Governor-General as our ally, the Ming Dynasty will definitely not dare to come."

"I suggest that the Governor take us directly north to grab the Ming Dynasty!"

"..."

Kun was listening, with a smile on his lips, flipping his wrists, watching the blood-red wine tumbling in the quilt, and thinking in his heart that after this battle, when he conquered the entire Nanyang and transported the massive wealth back to his country, those of them People should understand how worthwhile it is to apply for the mobilization of so many warships!

If he had known that his home base of Batavia had been easily captured by the Ming army, he probably would not have such thoughts.

However, soon, even if he didn't know the news, he no longer had this idea.

"Your Majesty the Governor, there are hostile sentiments. Your Majesty the Governor, there are hostile sentiments..." The panicked cry of his mother tongue awakened Kun from his imagination.

He quickly heard the sound and looked around, only to see the lookout post on the mast pointing back and shouting wildly, with a harsh tone of panic.

Kun turned his head and looked around, only to see a dark line on the horizon in the distance. Based on his intuition over the years, it was a fleet!

Before he had time to think about anything, he saw the lookout post on the mast and shouted in panic: "Over there, there are more over there, over there..."

Kun immediately looked in the direction indicated, and sure enough, there was one there too.

The fleets on the Nanyang side, including the indigenous fleets, are all here, and most of them have entered Manila Bay. Needless to say, the ships behind him at this time were definitely not from his side.

Kun thought of the situation at this time. If those ships were all Ming troops, wouldn't they be surrounded in Manila Bay? If this were to happen, wouldn't there be a danger of the entire army being annihilated?

Thinking of this, the Governor of Batavia could no longer hold the goblet, and it fell to the deck. With a "clang", it broke into countless pieces. The blood-red wine spilled all over the deck, just like blood. Just sprinkle it there.

Kun couldn't care about this at all. He rushed down the bow of the ship in a few steps and climbed to the heights himself, wanting to see who the fleets in the distance were. In his heart, he has been asking God for help. He must not be the navy of the Ming Dynasty! Yes, it definitely can’t be the Navy of the Ming Dynasty. It can’t be such a coincidence!

Although the indigenous leaders did not understand the Dutch language, the panic did not respect national boundaries and could be understood at a glance. After a while, they all discovered the fleet in the distance, and they all panicked. They are not stupid, they know that all friendly ships are already here.

At this time, the lookout post on the mast shouted again: "Ming Army, Ming Army, is the navy of the Ming Kingdom. Oh, my God, how come the Ming Kingdom has so many battleships? Oh, my God... "

Kun could see clearly at this time that in the distance, almost semi-surrounded, were all Ming warships. There are probably more than two hundred ships, half of which are sail warships, that is, more than a hundred ships.

Thinking about how hard he tried his best, he finally managed to gather eighty-two battleships. But even so, many of them are actually armed merchant ships. However, how long had it been since the Ming Dynasty captured the Portuguese shipyards that there were so many sailing warships? And if they were to start a war, wouldn't they be short of manpower?

Kun simply couldn't believe what he saw. You must know that there were more than a hundred Ming warships in Manila Bay. Added together, the number of Ming warships in Southeast Asia exceeded his own. The number of ships gathered by all the forces on the border has increased.

Kun remembers a major event in the history of navigation very clearly. At that time, the Spanish Armada, which wanted to conquer England, only had about 120 warships. But now, what Ming Guoguo saw in front of him totaled more than three hundred battleships, and even there were more than a hundred sail battleships. Such strength, such national power...

Thinking about this, Kun suddenly realized how naive his previous thoughts were. It felt like I was a three-year-old child, but I wanted to fight with a strong adult man, and I also wanted to beat the strong adult man to the ground, and then rob him of his belongings.

At this time, he looked at the Ming Dynasty navy getting closer and closer, and seemed to feel that a huge wave was coming ferociously. This power was so great that he could not resist at all.

Kun finally realized that the Ming Dynasty, the Eastern Empire, was a real behemoth!

"Your Majesty the Governor, run quickly. If you don't run, it will be too late!"

"Your Majesty the Governor, our fleet is still in Manila Bay, what should we do?"

"..."

Continuous shouting in panic finally brought Kun back to his senses.

But he was still a little confused. Seventy warships were in Manila Bay. They didn't know it yet. The navy of the Ming Dynasty suddenly arrived. If the entire army was annihilated here, not only would Nanyang be lost, but they would also not be able to go back and explain. . The naval strength of the Netherlands will be surpassed by other countries again, and it will no longer be a sea coachman!

But what's the use of worrying about this? The Ming army warships in front of me are overwhelmingly surrounding them. If they don't run away, none of them will be able to escape!

He was struggling when he suddenly felt his feet being grabbed. When he looked down, he saw an indigenous leader crying and shouting something. Looking back, the other indigenous leaders were like headless flies, scurrying around on the deck in a mess.

Looking up slightly, I saw that the indigenous ships were in chaos again. Some wanted to escape inside and stay away from the Ming Navy; while others wanted to escape and didn't want to be driven into Manila Bay, so ships collided. The indigenous soldiers on the ship no longer sat obediently, but were running around in panic. Anyway, as far as the eye can see, it's all a mess.

Before the Ming Dynasty Navy even came close to bombard them, they were already in chaos.

"Your Majesty the Governor, give the order to retreat immediately!"

"Your Majesty the Governor, if you don't withdraw, you won't be able to leave!"

"..."

Kun was called back to his senses again. He turned around and saw that his men were shouting at him. He also saw that a Dutch warship, unable to withstand the overwhelming pressure of the Ming Dynasty warships, was already turning around and trying to escape.

Seeing this situation, Kun knew he could no longer hesitate. The fleet in Manila Bay is definitely hopeless. If you don't run away, your life will be decided here. No matter what, I don't want to die here.

Therefore, Kun regained his energy and issued orders repeatedly: "Quick, retreat immediately. Be quick, rush through the gap between the Ming army's warships."

"Get ready for war. The Ming Dynasty's artillery is not as powerful as ours, and its range is not as far as ours. If everyone works together, we will definitely be able to break through the encirclement!"

"..."

Here at the mouth of Manila Bay, it has never been so lively. There were boats everywhere, and there was a lot of noise and noise. Not far from the outer edge of this opening, the Ming Navy was already approaching. Seeing that there were five Dutch warships trying to rush out, they immediately adjusted their formation and prepared for battle.

Kun's flagship was the fourth from the bottom. After he gave the order, he saw the indigenous leaders wandering around shouting, and he immediately became angry.

He knew that after this battle, it was impossible for the Netherlands to come to Nanyang to plunder supplies. At least within the foreseeable future, they would not be able to come to Nanyang to compete with the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, these indigenous leaders have no use value to him. Now that he was annoyed, he drew his sword and struck an indigenous leader who happened to be in front of him.

The indigenous leader never expected that the Dutch Governor would kill him. With an expression of fear and unwillingness, he pointed at Kun and wanted to speak, but unexpectedly, Kun kicked him on the head and kicked him away. At the same time, he drew his sword and shouted loudly to clean up the natives. In just a short time, these hostage indigenous leaders were killed by the Dutch and thrown into the sea to feed the fish.

After Kun finished doing this, he raised his head and found that the Dutch warship at the front was almost within the combat range. He immediately loudly ordered: "Adjust the formation and prepare to fire. The artillery of the Ming Dynasty is rubbish. They all kept calm and fired fiercely. Teach the Ming Navy a lesson and create an exit..."

While he was talking here, he saw two Ming army warships approaching, and suddenly puffs of gunpowder smoke came out. Immediately, he heard the sound of "boom, boom, boom" again. Obviously, it was the Ming Navy warship that fired first!

Upon seeing this, Kun finally felt a little relieved. The warships of the Ming Dynasty actually fired at this distance. It seemed that the sailors were here to make up for the loss. I wonder if the probability of hitting the target at this distance is very low?

Thinking like this, he looked at his battleship again, and he saw that his battleship knew this. If he saw it, he calmed down and waited until it got closer before firing!

Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly blinked his eyes hard again. Not counting that, he rubbed his eyes with the back of his hand and opened them wider to take a closer look.

There was still no change. I saw that a mast on my own warship was hit by artillery and was breaking and falling down. Also, there seemed to be several big holes in the hull. This means that the Ming army's artillery attack just now hit the target!

This...how is this possible? This is impossible! This must be a coincidence, just bad luck!

Kun couldn't believe it and shouted in his heart.

At this moment, the "boom, boom, boom" sound of cannons rang again. This time, without blinking, he saw again that the Dutch warship had been bombarded with bruises before even firing a single shot. The hull even began to tilt, and it had basically lost its combat capability!

No, this is not true, it must be a coincidence! Kun was mumbling to himself, but he seemed weak and without any confidence!