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If one cannon hits, it can be regarded as bad luck; then two cannons hit, it can barely be regarded as bad luck; but now, two Ming army warships, two rounds of shelling, sunk one Damn the Dutch battleship, this can be said to be shitty luck, then this shitty luck is really good!

At this time, the second warship of the Dutch fleet was getting closer and closer to the Ming Navy warship, and the Ming Navy warship took the initiative to meet it.

Governor Kun of Batavia was watching. This time, the Dutch warship fired before it reached the firing distance he expected. Or maybe they think that the Ming army must have been lucky, and maybe they can too.

However, Kun could see clearly that those shells were all in vain. Just like bad luck, every cannonball, without exception, accurately avoided the target and fell into the sea to smash fish.

At the same time, the three Ming Dynasty Navy warships that came up fired "bang bang bang", and then, another bad luck, the Dutch warship was like a magnet, correcting the Ming Dynasty Navy's The iron bullets hit various parts of the warship.

At this point, even an idiot knows that the Ming army's artillery has such a high hit rate. It is definitely not due to bad luck, but better than theirs!

At this time, the remaining three Dutch fleets panicked. Facing the overwhelming Ming navy warships, if they rush over, they will definitely end up with the same fate as the first two ships. There was no need to choose, and without waiting for Kun's order, the captains of each ship ordered to turn the rudder, turn the rudder, and then turn the rudder again. At this time, they had only one thought, to run away far away from these Ming Navy warships.

However, the Ming Navy warships came in a semicircle, just like casting a net. If you don’t want to be caught in this net, you can only run into Manila Bay.

In fact, the actual battle situation is indeed like this. Whether it was the remaining three Dutch warships or the indigenous ships, facing the overwhelming Ming Navy warships coming from the outer sea, they had no choice but to rush towards Manila Bay.

The Ming navy was not in a hurry, just maintained its formation and slowly pressed forward.

Drive the sheep into the fold!

In Manila Bay, fighting had already begun.

On the flagship of the Dutch fleet, Admiral Anthony was high-spirited and commanded the coalition forces to launch an active attack on the "dying struggle" Ming Dynasty naval warships.

Liu Xiang's arson boat broke away from the fleet and rammed into the Ming Dynasty navy warship; similarly, arson boat was also a tactic that Zheng Zhilong was good at. He also sent out small boats and swarmed towards the Dutch fleet. Arson is already fighting each other.

Logically speaking, the Ming army was obviously at a disadvantage, and the morale of the Ming army's sailors should be low. However, I don't know if Zheng Yiguan's ability is really powerful, but the morale of the Ming army sailors is much higher than that of the pirates.

After approaching, the Ming army officers and soldiers shouted: "You will not be killed if you jump into the sea!"

"You sacrificed your lives for Xiyi, and your ancestors don't recognize you?"

"You are surrounded, jump into the sea and surrender as soon as possible!"

"It's too late if you have the blood of your compatriots on your hands. It's still too late to jump into the sea now!"

"..."

Whether it was the soldiers of the Ming army or the pirates under Liu Xiang, most of them were from Fujian and Guangdong, and they could understand what they were shouting.

Some pirates were obviously hesitant when they heard this, while others sneered and shouted in response: "We won't kill you if you jump into the sea!"

"You're lying, look at all our warships, you're dead!"

"..."

Both sides shouted words, but their hands were not slow. Generally speaking, these arson boats only have fire starters hidden in them. When they rush on board, they light fire and jump into the sea.

However, these pirates obviously did not expect that the arson boats of the official army were equipped with a squatting tiger cannon. As soon as the ships of both sides approached and were preparing for a springboard battle, there was a "boom" and a shower of iron sand. In one piece, coming towards you. The officers and soldiers then abandoned the Crouching Tiger Cannon and jumped over to fight.

When Liu Xiang saw this situation from behind, he was so angry that he cursed: "Zheng Yiguan, a prodigal, even equipped the arson boat with a squatting tiger cannon. You are such a damn prodigal. Do you have any shame?"

Although he was cursing, he was very envious in his heart. Only by relying on the imperial court can one be so wealthy! It's actually possible to equip a disposable arson ship with a Crouching Tiger Cannon. You know, the arson ship will never come back, and this tiger squatting gun will definitely sink into the sea.

Although there are many ships here, as soon as the battle begins, the arson ships are obviously losing to the official arson ships. Liu Xiang immediately shouted, and then ordered smaller warships to be sent out to stop the Ming army's arson ship.

Anthony, who was not far away, also saw the confrontation between the arsonist ships, and also cursed secretly, and then ordered his Dutch fleet to meet them, avoid the arsonist ships, and use the advantage of artillery to bombard the Ming Navy's main formation.

After giving this order, he sneered and said: "The counterattack regardless of the cost shows that these Eastern monkeys already know that they are in a desperate situation. Haha, I will definitely let you have more time to taste the taste of despair!"

As he was speaking, he turned around and looked back, and could already see an indigenous troop transport ship sailing into Manila Bay.

Seeing this, Anthony issued an order to detach a part of the fleet to bombard the Ming navy warships anchored in the port. He didn't need to give any more command. His men all knew their own advantages and used their artillery advantage to suppress the Ming army's warships.

The entire Manila Bay is really lively at this time.

The dark Dutch fleet slowly pushed towards the Ming warships. The warships on both sides faced each other with their dark muzzles exposed, ready to exchange fire.

Liang Xiaozhen is the third in charge of the fleet and has about thirty ships under his command. But his men didn't understand why the boss didn't let them attack? Logically speaking, if you want to secretly preserve your strength, it is usually during a stalemate or an unfavorable situation. But now, we have more warships than the official army, and the Dutch fleet is more powerful than the official army. At this time, why not go up and take the credit? Didn’t you see that the other heads were very enthusiastic?

Is it because the arson ship is disadvantageous in combat? But the boss didn't even send out the arson boat. If the boss investigates this matter later, I'm afraid it will be hard to explain, right?

Just as they were thinking about it, the third master waved a flag to them and told the captains to go to his flagship.

How long has this been, and you still let the captain go over? Can't you tell me something in advance? The captains didn't understand, but when the Third Master spoke, they didn't dare not listen, so they hurried to see Liang Xiaozhen.

On the Dutch fleet, Anthony watched his fleet press over and soon be within range of the battle. He suddenly had some leisure and snapped his fingers to his guards and ordered: "Coffee!"

The military order has been laid out. We have more troops to attack fewer troops, and we have the advantage of ships and cannons. If we still can't win, we can really go home and plant sweet potatoes (driving a carriage).

The rest of the time is to appreciate the destruction of the Ming Navy, blast a way ashore for the indigenous infantry, and then capture Manila, that's all!

"General, here comes the coffee!"

Anthony listened and reached for the coffee. Unexpectedly, at this moment, the sound of continuous heavy artillery was heard. It was obvious that the warships began to exchange fire.

He was a little surprised, because before he turned around to get the coffee, he clearly remembered that it would take a while before he could reach the effective shooting range. How could he just turn around and exchange fire in such an instant? Could it be that the Ming army couldn't calm down and fired first? Haha, if this is the case, the Ming Navy is weaker than I thought, then this war will end faster!

Anthony thought so and looked up subconsciously. But he found that things were indeed as he expected. It was the Ming Navy that fired the cannon. At that time, the key was that the two warships under his command were hit by multiple iron bullets. How is this going?

At this time, his hand happened to touch the coffee cup, but he couldn't hold it firmly. The coffee cup fell down and broke into pieces with a "pop". The coffee did not enter his stomach and spilled all over the deck.

However, at this time, Anthony no longer had the mind to care about the coffee. He looked up and stared at the port and found that other Ming navy warships were also firing. Although many shells missed and fell into the sea, each one When a warship fires its cannon, some will always hit the target. And the warships under his command were already salvaging the ships before they had time to fire their cannons.

This...what's going on?

Anthony looked at all this, it was beyond his expectation, and he was a little confused for a moment!

You know, in their impression, the best artillery of the Ming army is called the Hongyi cannon, and they, the Dutch, are the Hongyi cannons. This means that the Ming army's artillery is just imitation of theirs. In their minds, it was impossible for the Ming army's artillery to be more powerful than theirs!

On Liang Xiaozhen's flagship, at this time, his captains had all hurried to his ship and gathered around him to ask what was going on.

Liang Xiaozhen glanced around them and shouted loudly: "I can tell you news. At this time, outside Manila Bay, the imperial navy has more than 200 warships, including more than 100 sailing warships, which have been blocked. to Manila Bay. The imperial court will definitely win this battle."

Upon hearing this, his men were immediately stunned. Why does it sound like talking in sleep?

"Master, this is impossible. How can the imperial court have so many warships? We checked in advance and found out there are only about a hundred warships here?"

"Master, how do you know about things outside Manila Bay?"

"Master, what is this?"

"..."

Liang Xiaozhen knew that his subordinates would question him. When he was about to speak, he heard a continuous sound of "boom, boom, boom", interrupting him for a moment. Everyone turned to look, but they were stunned to find that the Dutch fleet, which they thought was the most powerful, was bombarded by the Ming Navy warships and was unable to fight back.

This...what's going on?

Liang Xiaozhen smiled happily when she saw this, and said, "Did you see that the strength of the imperial court is beyond your imagination?"

When his men heard him speaking, they turned around and looked at him in surprise. They were a little confused and couldn't figure out what was going on?

"Okay, listen, I'll tell you the truth!" Liang Xiaozhen glanced at them and said solemnly, "Actually, I am an undercover agent!"

"..." After all his men heard this, a crow flew over their heads, still looking confused.

Seeing them dumbfounded, Liang Xiaozhen had to explain in detail: "Actually, I am a Jinyiwei secret agent. What I just said is true. The imperial court will win this battle! You have followed me for many years, and I will give you a meritorious service this time. opportunity, otherwise there will be no store after passing this village!"

At this point, he felt that he had explained enough, and then his face turned cold and his voice became much louder: "If you are willing to follow my brother, no nonsense, raise your hand!"

With the way he stared at people, none of his men could bear it. Believe it or not, as long as they didn't agree, they would definitely not be able to get off this boat.

Seeing that all his men raised their hands, Liang Xiaozhen immediately gave the order, preparing to take advantage of this last opportunity to make a contribution.

After being stunned for a long time, Anthony finally came to his senses and turned around to see more and more ships coming in from the mouth of Manila Bay. He made a decision and immediately sent out a flag to order all ships, including the Dutch fleet. All the warships of Liu Xiang and Liu Xiang's pirate group pressed forward, attacking with more and less, and got closer to fight. Only in this way can the advantages of Ming Dynasty naval artillery be offset.

With this style of play, the losses will definitely be relatively large. However, who gave the Ming Navy's artillery advantage, long-range fire is simply a waste of its own warships.

Liu Xiang hesitated after receiving this order. The foundation for him to settle down in Nanyang is these ships in his hands. If he rushed forward like this, he didn't know anything else, and it was certain that his ships would suffer a lot of losses.

With this thought in mind, he hesitated.

However, Anthony doesn't want to reduce the losses of his warships. Therefore, his sail warships pushed against Liu Xiang's fleet, using their strong ships and cannons to force Liu Xiang's ships to go up first.

This shameless behavior of the Dutch made Liu Xiang jump to his feet and cursed. However, he had no way to resist, because the Dutch were his masters.

Anthony couldn't help but smile proudly when he saw that Liu Xiang's fleet was finally forced by him to rush towards the Ming Navy.

At this moment, the lookout suddenly shouted loudly: "Your Majesty General, the situation over there doesn't seem right!"

Anthony heard the sound and looked around, and sure enough, at the mouth of Manila Bay, there were densely packed indigenous boats, all of them driving in frantically.

Logically speaking, this is nothing. This was the original plan to let the indigenous ships bring troops in to prepare for landing and seizing Manila. But the crux of the problem is how those indigenous ships rushed inside. Even if there is gold and silver to grab here, there is no need to be like this. Many boats collided with each other, and many people fell into the water. Looking at them, it looked more like there was a tiger chasing behind them, and they were scrambling to escape!

But, how is this possible? It doesn’t make sense! Anthony was puzzled!

Thanks to Feng Yuxin for the reward of 5,000 starting coins, and thanks to Feng Zongying and StarkQidian for the reward! There will be more updates tonight, as much as you can add. Take a breather and rest next month. Of course, there will definitely be 4k every day, and 8k on weekends.