When the Ming Dynasty's fleet guarding the harbor suffered tragic losses, in the south of this sea area, the duel between the three ironclad ships began to take a turn for the better.

The two sides separated from the group at about 10:30 in the morning, and began to hit each other at 12 o'clock. However, the Fengyang's first hit destroyed one of the Casti's chimneys, causing huge vibrations and the smoke was not removed in time.

, causing the Casti's engine system, which was struggling to survive, to malfunction again. The entire warship's speed suddenly dropped from ten knots to three knots.

For Fengyang, which has a maximum speed of 13.5 knots, the opponent's speed of three knots is not much different from that of a turtle. Therefore, Li Guozhu, who keenly discovered the opponent's engine failure, began to rely on his own warship's fast speed and long range.

, and immediately began to rotate around the Casti.

With the Casti as the center and the radius kept at more than four thousand meters, the Fengyang slowly circled the Casti. During the circle, it continued to bombard the Casti. Basically, the Fengyang circled the Casti.

The Casti, which has lost its ability to maneuver, has a gun barrel that is not as thick as the Fengyang. A distance of four thousand meters is a comfortable range for the Fengyang, but it is the ultimate range for the Casti.

There is almost no accuracy or anything like that.

Therefore, at this time, the Casti really became a dead fish on the chopping board, and could only let the Fengyang spin around and around, slowly cutting its own flesh.

Of course, the Spanish Aragon was still in good condition at this time. Although due to the long-distance expedition, the barnacles under the bottom of the ship seriously slowed down the speed, and its maximum speed was only reduced from fifteen knots to twelve knots. Logically speaking, and

The Fengyang, which didn't dare to sprint with all its strength, could still maneuver around.

But the problem is that as the sister ship of the Casti, the Aragon's main gun is only 100mm, and the tube is still not as thick as the Fengyang. If the two ironclad ships rely on each other and rely on their advantage of being able to fire at full strength,

This battle still has to be fought. If Aragorn and Fengyang were to challenge each other in a one-on-one battle, it would be too much.

Therefore, when there was a problem with the Casti's engine, the Aragon did not dare to leave the Casti and escape alone: ​​it would not be a big problem if it ran away. The problem was that after the Casti sank, its own

This naval battle is destined to fail. And if the naval battle fails and it cannot enter Manila Port, facing the entire East Asia controlled by the Ming Dynasty, where will the Aragon go for supplies and repairs?

Because of such concerns, starting from noon that day, the battle between the three armored ships became a strange situation with the Fengyang circling the Casti and the Aragon circling the Fengyang.

Li Guozhu did not pay attention to the behavior of the Aragon from time to time, firing a few shots and then quickly escaping: 100mm shells could also cause damage to the Fengyang. But he still decided to ignore the Aragon for the time being.

Let's take out the Casti first.

The soldiers resolutely carried out the commander's will, and as everyone's actual combat time became longer and longer, their cannon fire became more and more accurate. Gradually, the frequency of the Casti being hit slowly began to increase.

Not only was there billowing smoke on the deck, but there was also a raging fire burning on the deck.

At 2:40 in the afternoon, another shell was fired from the gunnery position where Zheng Zhilong was the gunner. With great luck, it hit the Casti below the waterline and broke apart in the underwater part of its midships.

A hole about ten centimeters.

For the Casti, which has a displacement of only 2,000 tons, such a hole is fatal enough. Although the sailors on the ship tried their best to plug the leak, the leak had just been blocked when another shell hit the hole just now.

There was an explosion above the mouth: there was no new opening under the waterline, but the leak that had just been plugged started to flood in again.

At 3:10 in the afternoon, the Casti had already tilted significantly, and for such a small warship, there was no such thing as injecting water on the other side of the hull to restore balance. Therefore, the Duke of Alva was very shameful and

Reluctantly, the order to abandon ship was given.

"Send a signal to the Aragon to stop firing at each other and move closer to us."

"Your Mightiness!"

"You should have understood this battle by now. When an ironclad ship versus a sail warship, it would be a complete massacre! And after we lost this duel between the ironclad ships, our entire campaign has failed. Therefore,

, now my task is to negotiate with the other party as soon as possible while we still have a certain amount of power in our hands and the other party's commander is still wary, and strive for a decent ending!"

...

"Commander, the enemy ship has raised a white flag."

"Well, I saw it all."

"Commander, what should we do?"

"Hey..." He looked towards the northwest worriedly: "I don't know how the fight is going in the north."

"What do you mean, Commander?"

"It's very simple. If our battle this time is just a duel between three armored ships, then I don't care if the other side has raised a white flag, they will all be sunk. But now, our large force is still fighting with the other side. We are missing ten

A first-class warship, and it must defend the mouth of the bay. This battle is really difficult to fight. So, forget it, send the order, our ship will be transported to the northwest first, and then send sailors to contact the other party. If the other party really wants to

Surrender, then let them scuttle the seriously injured warship on their own, and then all the soldiers gathered on another ship and locked themselves in several fixed cabins. We then sent sailors to take over the ironclad ship, and then we

Return north quickly."

"This is extremely safe."

"Hey, but this way, I won't be able to be too harsh against these Westerners later."

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"Your Majesty Cao Wenzhao, Commander of Luzon Expeditionary Force, Deputy Commander Liu Zhaosun, Commander of North Sea Fleet Li Guozhu, Commander of East China Sea Fleet Yan Siqi, Your Majesty Fu Qi:

In the third year of the Apocalypse, the Westerners were so ambitious that they entered our territory to sell opium and poisoned the people of the Ming Dynasty. Our emperor was furious and declared war on the Westerners with thunderous power. Since April, the king's army has been inspired and has marched to Macao, Salian, and Malacca.

Java, Timor and other enemies are nests. Only the Westerners from Luzon Island relied on the strong city of Manila and held more than 20,000 of our people as hostages. They were stubborn and refused to obey the king. They thought they had a plan, but they were really stupid.

Those who are barking wildly and selling their heads by inserting tags should work hard to hoe them.

In September, the king's army landed in Manila City and advanced from north to south, hoping to achieve full success. However, the Westerners were fierce and relied on fortified cities, trenches, and machine guns to resist stubbornly. We, the loyal and brave soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, owe the honor to our emperor.

Well, I'm grateful for the high expectations of the people of Li. Although there was a hail of gunfire and bullets from the traitors, everyone still fought bravely, going through life and death, even pulling through the trenches outside the Western city and approaching the city of Manila.

On November 27, the Western reinforcements from the mainland arrived. After joining the Western fleet in Luzon, there were two ironclads, fifty first-class battleships, and sixty second-class battleships. In order to cover my supply for the army,

Although the transport fleet and the navy only had one ironclad, forty first-class battleships, and sixty second-class battleships, they still fought hard.

From Si to Shen, the navy fought hard and defended the mouth of the bay without retreating even a step. It sunk and destroyed more than 30 enemy ships in total. At 3:12 pm that day, the Western ironclad fleet raised the white flag. At 4:05 pm,

Fengyang returned to the battlefield of our team. When the other Western warships saw this, they were heartbroken and asked to surrender one after another.

At 6:30 in the afternoon, the navy escorted the remaining Western fleet into Manila Bay. The Western puppet governor of the Philippines, Henry, saw that all foreign aid was cut off and our army had already reached the city of Manila, so he also raised a white flag to ask for surrender.

On the 28th, Wang Shi entered the city of Manila. The Westerners promised to evacuate all within three days. At this point, all the Western strongholds in our Daming Sea area have been defeated!

Since April, a total of 8,325 people from the army and 1,732 people from the navy have died in various battles. Among the soldiers killed in battle,

There were 356 officers from the senior colonel level down, and 538 wounded from the major general level down.

There was also a naval colonel, commander of the second-level battleship formation, and captain of the Chongqing. He defended the entrance of the bay against the weak enemy. Although he was covered in blood, he still shouted for a fierce battle and would rather die than retreat. In the end, he sank with the ship and died heroically.

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I, the Ming Dynasty King, are mighty and mighty. My loyal and righteous soldiers will last through the ages.

Although this battle was won, my officers and others were misdirected, and the battle losses were the most brutal since our emperor's military training across the sea. Therefore, the victory was actually achieved by the soldiers adhering to God's grace and working hard regardless of their own lives. The heavy losses were all attributed to the officers and men.

It is a crime to wait. I am anxious and hold my breath in anticipation of the thunder.

The ministers, Cao Wenzhao, Liu Zhaosun, Li Guozhu, and Yan Siqi, all bow to me.
Chapter completed!