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Chapter 1531 Gang and Yue Gong

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    ¡¾Correction: In the previous chapter, the Spanish flagship Santiago is a thousand tons. I was too sleepy yesterday and wrote it wrong.  ¡¿

    The Ming fleet that broke into the fjord was naturally the naval battle fleet commanded by Wang Rulong.

    The Dragon King is indeed worthy of his reputation. Although there were strong winds and waves along the way, the entire fleet actually suffered very little losses. All thirty warships sailed into Manila Bay.

    Unlike the advance fleet that quietly entered the village and fired shots, the naval battle fleet started various provocations as soon as it arrived at the mouth of the bay.  They shelled the observation posts on Corregidor to wake up the Spaniards at the posts.  Several Oda City rockets were also launched and a fireworks display was given to them.

    Although all the shots missed due to darkness, they had successfully made the Spaniards panic, and they sent a small boat to the cape base overnight to report.

    This is Wang Rulong¡¯s purpose. He wants to draw the attention of the Spanish fleet from the advance fleet to the naval battle fleet.

    So why not go straight to Huanglong and suffocate the Spanish fleet to death in the promontory base?  This is because according to intelligence, Cape Sangre is a military port with extremely favorable conditions and has been fortified by the Spanish.  If the fleet attacks rashly, they will definitely die miserably.  Besides, it¡¯s too late!

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    Lao Wang¡¯s arrogant provocation was extremely effective, and the violent Spanish fleet rode the wind to kill them.

    Compared with the four giant ships with a displacement of thousands of tons, the warships of the Coast Guard fleet are obviously smaller in size. The largest ones are only about 400 tons. They are simply a group of little ones. No wonder the Spaniards despise them so much.

    In naval battles, big is strong!

    Of course, being small also has small advantages, such as a small boat that makes it easy to turn around.  Moreover, the sails of those Ming warships were very flexible to maneuver, and they quickly completed their turns and fled toward the northwest beyond the range of the Spaniards.

    And there is the depth of the trumpet-shaped fjord!  The Bataan Peninsula will block their way!

    "Hahaha! They actually escaped into a dead end!" On the Santiago, Commander Bamonde laughed loudly: "Colonel, what else do you have to worry about?"

    "Their number seems to be wrong." Colonel Okende frowned. The white light flashing on the sea greatly disturbed his vision, and there was even a double image in front of his eyes.  But I still felt something was wrong.  "No matter how many times I count, there are not thirty ships."

    "Whatever, there are at least twenty of these!" Commander Bamonde excitedly licked his salty upper lip and said, "Eat them first!"

    So he ordered the fleet to continue moving forward.

    At about 2 o'clock in the afternoon, the Ming Dynasty fleet, which had penetrated deep into the fjord, seemed to finally find that the coasts on both sides were getting closer and closer, and the sea was only a dozen kilometers wide.

    They hurriedly turned westward, seemingly hoping to escape from the fjord along the Bataan Peninsula.

    Seeing the stupid behavior of the Ming people in panic, Bamonde burst into laughter and said: "Those Lisbon country bumpkins were defeated by such a group of crappies. They really embarrass God!"

    As he spoke, he loudly ordered: "Change into assault formation and prepare for boarding battle!"

    As the Santiago sent a signal, the Spanish warships began to reorganize the formations scattered by the pursuit into a single column.

    But unlike the Portuguese, they faced the enemy with the bow of the ship instead of the broadside.

    This is because in the Spanish Navy, artillery only occupies a subordinate position, a weapon that clears obstacles for boarding battles.  Therefore, although they also installed a large number of artillery guns on the sides, most of them were light guns such as swivel guns and eagle guns used to prevent enemy ships from joining the sides.  There is only a heavy cannon installed on the front of the bow, and it is a half-cannon with limited range but amazing power.

    This is also the reason why the Spaniards pursued for several hours without firing a single shot.  Because their cannons are too close to hit!

    This situation is determined by the mission of the Spanish Navy.  As the well-deserved maritime overlord of this era, they have an absolute advantage in terms of overall naval strength and warship quality.  Therefore, the goal of the Spanish Navy is to destroy all enemy warships.

    But at this time, it is difficult for the artillery to meet their requirements in terms of power and hit rate. Only boarding battles can quickly and completely destroy enemy warships.  Therefore, in the eyes of the arrogant Spaniards, only the Portuguese who were greedy for life and the English pirates who could not fight and ran away would rely on artillery.

    And they, the powerful Spanish Navy, should always stay close to enemy ships, fight on the side, and use the soldiers' strong combat effectiveness to destroy enemy ships!

    In the naval battle of Lepanto three years ago, they relied on this method of warfare to defeat the invincible Ottoman navy.  Therefore, the belief in fighting on the side becomes even more firm and unshakable!

    So the Spaniards willp; "When has our old king ever fought such a battle of wealth?!" Wang Rulong held his sword in both hands and stood behind the porthole, swallowing his saliva as he looked at the gold-carved buttocks of those Spanish galleons.

    "Xiang Xuehai, give the order to fire and blow up all their anus!"

    "Yes!" Xiang Xuehai quickly prepared to raise the signal flag.

    "If one ship escapes, I will send you back to Tong Zigong to be remade so that you will not fart in the future!" Wang Rulong glanced at Xiang Xuehai's buttocks with a strange smile.

    Xiang Xuehai clenched his butt involuntarily, knowing that Wang Rulong would do what he said.  I was secretly frightened in my heart. It seemed that 80% of what I said while drinking had reached Lao Wang¡¯s ears

    "Aim at the stern of the ship and fire with all your strength!" Xiang Xuehai rushed out of the wheelhouse and roared at the officers and soldiers.  "If you don't blow up the stern of their ship, you'll just wait to be raped by Director Tong!"

    This is called the downward transmission of pressure, eventually reaching the gunner's hip.  For their own sake, they worked hard, adjusted the shooting angle with the sight, and fired at the stern of the enemy ship!

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