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Before the Dutch admiral could figure out what was going on, he discovered a Dutch sailing warship emerging from the entrance to Manila Bay. Needless to say, these sailing battleships are the five that escorted His Excellency the Governor.

But this is not the key. The key is what Anthony saw. The sailing warship he saw ignored the indigenous troop carriers blocking the channel in front and directly rammed into it. It was as if there was a tiger chasing behind this sailing warship.

At this moment, Anthony immediately felt something bad in his heart. Although he didn't understand what was going on, his intuition told him that there must be big trouble!

However, before he could figure it out, he heard a sudden loud noise in front of him again, which forced him to turn back and look.

It was okay for Anthony not to look at it, but when he looked at it, he was shocked.

I don't know which of Liu Xiang's men, with about 30 ships, stopped attacking the Ming Navy warships, but turned around and rammed the Dutch warships behind them.

If that's all, it's nothing. The key is that these ships that collided, including ten arson ships, had already ignited raging fires and attacked the four nearest Dutch warships.

There were other ships that had also turned their guns and blasted them away. But on the Dutch fleet, those following Liu Xiang's fleet all drove straight, and there were no artillery pieces on the bows. It could be said that they had no power to fight back. The distance was so close that no matter how loud the pirates' artillery was, they could still hit the Dutch warship with their eyes closed.

The most deadly thing is that there are three large ships, which are heading straight for Antony's flagship. Judging from the speed of both parties, there was no time to escape.

The sudden incident shocked Anthony and left Liu Xiang dumbfounded.

what's the situation?

After a while, Liu Xiang jumped up, pointed in the direction of the chaos and shouted: "Has this idiot Liang Xiaozhen lost his head? Attack the imperial navy warship, why don't you even know the direction, and attack the Netherlands?" Battleship, are you out of your mind?"

As he was shouting, suddenly the subordinates beside him shouted loudly to him: "The first boss and the third boss have betrayed! They have betrayed!"

"What's betrayal? Betrayal!" Liu Xiang came to his senses and was so angry that he didn't faint.

You must know that Liang Xiaozhen can be the third boss. She must be Liu Xiang's confidant, an important figure in Liu Xiang's group, and his right-hand man.

However, such a character suddenly betrayed him at this critical moment. It would be great if he didn't get angry!

At this time, for some reason, he suddenly remembered what happened to Li Kuiqi that he had heard about before. Isn't that also the general's betrayal at the critical moment?

Thinking like this, Liu Xiang became fierce and said sternly: "I am not Li Kuiqi, dare to rebel? I still don't believe it. Give me an order to ignore the imperial navy. Anyway, the turtle in the urn can't escape, so I will divert the ship." Kill the traitor head first!"

In the chaotic scene, Liu Xiang's order could not be issued effectively.

So, some pirates received this order and hesitated not knowing what to do?

After receiving this order, some pirates immediately turned around and prepared to attack the betrayers.

Some pirates did not receive this order and still rushed towards the Ming Navy warship.

All in all, before the warships of the two parties officially started a large-scale battle, the Liu Xiang Pirate Group's fleet was in chaos.

Of course, it wasn't just Liu Xiang's pirate group, including the Dutch fleet, which was also in chaos because of Liang Xiaozhen's raid.

Anthony was on the flagship, shouting orders, trying to retreat to a safe distance and throw away the oncoming pirate ship. I don't know when, his forehead was covered with sweat, but he didn't know anything.

Some pirate ships followed Liu Xiang's orders and, hating the rebels, attacked Liang Xiaozhen's fleet. However, this situation caused further panic in Anthony. Because he couldn't tell whether the pirate warships that rushed over later were the same pirates who attacked the Dutch warships earlier.

Seeing that he couldn't run away, Anthony became even more panicked. He thought of a very terrifying situation, that is, the entire Liu Xiang pirate group secretly surrendered to the Ming Dynasty. This was not impossible, after all, they all belonged to the same country.

For Westerners like them, being a pirate was nothing at all. In other words, how many people colonizing the world today are not pirates, or are doing something similar to pirates.

Now there are already several pirate ships trying to entangle Dutch warships, including their own flagship. If other pirate ships also entangle themselves, so many Dutch fleets may be trapped in Manila Bay!

Thinking of this, in order to ensure his own safety, Anthony didn't care at all. He immediately sent a semaphore and ordered to fire on all pirate ships approaching the Dutch warship!

After all, there were many Dutch warships, and some were on the periphery. They immediately turned sideways and aimed their guns at the pirate ships approaching the Dutch warships, and started blasting with "boom, boom, boom".

Liu Xiang was dumbfounded when this happened.

Because of the distance, the Dutch warships' shells hit more of the pirate ships that were chasing Liang Xiaozhen's fleet further away. The pirates were stunned by the smashing: We are on one side and we are here to help you! You are sick, why are you beating us?

This kind of thought only lasted for a moment. The dense shells hit him, and those who survived were all running for their lives. As for the traitor Liang Xiaozhen, he could still handle it.

Liang Xiaozhen acted well prepared and targeted the Dutch flagship. Therefore, by the time the Dutchman reacted, he was already very close.

Looking at the Dutch warship that was very close at hand, Liang Xiaozhen shouted loudly while dealing with the musketeers on the opposite ship: "Brothers, glory, wealth and honor are once again in one fell swoop, let me kill you!"

Xiyi's naval battle at this time has developed into an artillery battle. On the Ming side, especially these pirates, they are still used to springboard fighting. Relatively speaking, artillery warfare is the advanced method of naval warfare. However, now at this close range, it is obvious that artillery bombardment has lost its usefulness. Therefore, the springboard battle became the key to deciding the outcome.

Bows, arrows, throwing axes, lead bullets, etc. come and go, and every moment, pirates and red-haired devils fall. However, it is obvious that preparedness and hasty response will have a great impact on both warring parties.

Liang Xiaozhen and his men quickly jumped onto the Dutch warship and started fighting on the deck of the Dutch warship.

Wealth comes from danger. As long as we can capture the Dutch flagship, we will definitely get the credit for this battle!

Dutch Admiral Antony was livid, and, escorted by several guards, fled to the stern of the ship.

This battle, by surprise, had blocked the Ming Navy in Manila Bay. It should be a sure win. But why did it suddenly become so bad! It's such a mess, what's going on?

At this time, although Anthony couldn't understand, although his face was livid, and although he had been frightened, he was still not panicking. So what if Liu Xiang's pirates rebelled against each other? He didn't believe that on the sea, with so many warships in the Dutch fleet, they could overwhelm these oriental monkeys!

After escaping to the stern, the lifeboat was lowered, and he was ready to transfer to other warships to continue commanding the operation.

At the same time, there were also Dutch warships approaching. While responding to him, they were also preparing to springboard over, preparing to rely on the advantages of firearms and numbers to eliminate all the pirates who had attacked several Dutch warships.

However, when Anthony was about to get off the boat, he accidentally looked up and suddenly felt as if he had been hit by Dongfang's acupuncture hand. He froze there motionless.

The guard escorting him was a little puzzled. If he didn't hurry up and escape, the pirates would kill him immediately and there would be no time to escape. Thinking this, he looked up and followed the gaze of his Excellency the General, and was immediately stunned.

At the entrance of Manila Bay, a sail warship flying the flag of the Ming Dynasty was sailing in from the entrance, shelling from time to time, driving the indigenous ship and three Dutch warships to desperately crowd into Manila Bay. At the entrance, the sailing warships of the Ming Dynasty can't be seen at all, and they seem to be endless.

At this moment, Anthony finally understood why the native ships were so panicked when he saw them before, and why he was so panicked when he saw the Governor's battleship before. There was indeed a "tiger" chasing behind them.

The first indigenous ship that came in did not dock. Instead, when they saw the Dutch fleet, or in order to seek a sense of security, they all crowded over and fled towards the Dutch fleet.

Most of these indigenous ships were used to transport troops, and they did not have much naval combat capabilities. The ships were still small. However, they couldn't handle the large number of ships, so they swarmed the Dutch warships, leaving no room for the Dutch warships to maneuver. It was like a traffic jam, and a ship jam actually occurred in Manila Bay.

The Dutch warships did not get Antony's order and did not fire on the indigenous fleet at first. So when they saw the Ming fleet at the entrance of Manila Bay and wanted to adjust their formation, they were unable to do anything.

At this time, Liang Xiaozhen spotted the Dutch admiral at the stern of the boat. This was a big fish. He immediately shouted: "Over there, kill!"

As he spoke, as a soldier, he showed his ferocity as a pirate and took the lead in rushing towards Anthony. His men all followed him and rushed towards the stern of the ship.

"Your Majesty General, leave quickly!" A guard came to his senses and shouted anxiously, pulling Anthony along.

But at this time, it was a little too late. Several guards had no choice but to kill the rushing pirates in order to cover Anthony.

Anthony was pulled and came to his senses, but he had no strength at all. He sat down on the ground and muttered to himself: "It's over, it's over, it's all over..."

Although he did not see how many Ming naval warships there were at the entrance of Manila Bay, his experience told him that if there were not enough Ming naval warships, it would be impossible to force the Governor to flee into Manila in a hurry. bay. Moreover, if the Ming Navy had not had enough warships, they would not have pursued them into Manila Bay, but would have only blocked the entrance to Manila Bay.

In other words, he thought that by blocking the Ming Navy in Manila Bay, he was trying to catch a turtle in a jar. In fact, the actual situation is that our fleet is the turtle!

Antony can become an admiral of the Netherlands and has rich experience in naval warfare. Just by looking at it, he understood that in this battle, even if there were no indigenous ships in the way, it would be impossible to avoid the end of the entire army being annihilated!

Not to mention, the real situation now is that there are more than a hundred Ming Navy warships in Manila Bay, and on his side, pirates are crazy and attacking Dutch warships, and on the other side, countless indigenous ships are blocking Taking away the space for the Dutch fleet to move and adjust is equivalent to tying up the Dutch warships. How can we fight this battle?

Just as he was thinking about it, he was hit unexpectedly. He turned around and saw one of his men, with a throwing ax stuck in his chest and bleeding from the corner of his mouth, falling in front of him.

Liang Xiaozhen, covered in blood, had come to him surrounded by a group of brothers. Seeing this, the last guard beside him dropped his weapon, raised his hands, and knelt there directly.

Anthony looked up at the majestic Liang Xiaozhen standing in front of him, and in his poor Ming Dynasty Mandarin, he scolded with a cold face: "Traitor!"

When Liang Xiaozhen heard this, she laughed loudly, pointed the bloody knife at him and said, "I'm sorry, I'm an undercover agent, a serious Jinyiwei spy!"

After he finished speaking, he didn't care whether Anthony could understand or not, he stepped forward and kicked Anthony over, and then ordered his men: "Tie him up, I will report the good news to the emperor immediately!"

With the chat group system in place, no one can take away his credit!

As for Governor Kun of Batavia, who fled into Manila Bay, he still had some luck in his heart. After all, there were about seventy Dutch warships in the bay. A warship of this size is also a very powerful maritime force in Europe. If he escapes in, or thinks he can resist a little longer, he might be able to fight his way out!

However, when he saw the scene inside Manila Bay, he couldn't help but be stunned. It was a complete mess. Even if there weren't so many Ming navy warships outside, it would be impossible to win! Now that there are so many Ming Navy warships outside, there is no need to think about this being a fluke.

Looking at the messy Manila Bay, Kun recalled how high-spirited he was when he led seventy-five warships to leave Batavia. He recalled that when he was in Temasek, facing many indigenous leaders giving advice, he suddenly felt that the world was changing so fast! Nothing is permanent! The entire Nanyang belongs to the Ming Dynasty!

This Governor of Batavia is in despair! He was so stupid that he didn't give orders, he was just so stupid, he even didn't care when his subordinates raised the white flag, he was just so stupid!

In the distance, Zheng Zhilong was on the flagship, watching the scenes happening on the Dutch fleet, and then seeing the Ming Navy warships appearing at the entrance of Manila Bay. He knew that the battle had been won here.

So, he smiled and ordered all fleets to attack!

At the same time, he also told Liu Jinsheng beside him: "You can report your victory to the emperor!"