"Dangdang...dangdangdang..."

A burst of rapid bells rang at the port. Spanish soldiers and sailors who were originally bragging about the mountains or flirting with waitresses in the tavern at first heard this sound, and then they all jumped up as if they were kicked hard at the butt, and rushed towards the port in a honeycomb.

When the untidy sailors and soldiers rushed to the dock, they saw two warships flying towards the port in the distance. The two lookouters in charge of looking out at the port were desperately pounding the bronze bell next to them.

The Spanish soldiers and sailors couldn't remember how long it had been since they heard the bell representing the alarm. Years of comfortable life made everyone relax their vigilance, so that even routine patrols were perfunctory.

According to the Spanish Navy regulations, as a base stationed overseas, Cebu Island has to send no less than two warships to patrol the port 100 nautical miles before dawn every day, but this regulation has almost become a decoration in recent years.

After all, there is no enemy in Nanyang that can threaten the rule of the Spanish. The only strong enemy, the Dutch, is also busy managing Taiwan in the east and has no energy to deal with them yet, so the Spanish life is very comfortable.

Since there are no strong external enemies, why do you have to go out patrol so hard? Instead of blowing the cold wind on the sea, it is better to go to the tavern in the port to have some wine or flirt with a beautiful lady and wife.

There is an old Chinese saying that born in distress and death in peace, but today the Spanish pay the price for their slackness.

Two enemy warships, which were originally intercepted by patrol fleets, rushed to a place less than three nautical miles away from the port, and were discovered by the watchtower on the watchtower and ringed the bell to warn.

Countless sailors flocked to the dock and rushed into their respective warships, and were busy preparing to raise their sails, but it was too late to go in time.

You should know that it is not that easy to make a sail warship move. It requires at least dozens or hundreds of sailors to work together. Whether it is to unplug the range rotor, collect the anchor, or raise the sail, it takes a lot of time and energy.

Especially the work of lifting sails is the most difficult. In order to raise sails that weigh hundreds of kilograms or thousands of kilograms, and those with a height of more than ten meters or even more than twenty meters, countless sailors need to shout horns to work together to lift this heavy big guy up.

Therefore, it will take at least half an hour or even an hour to make a sail warship move.

A soldier on the dock shouted desperately to an officer next to him: "Sir, the enemy is about to rush in! Our warships are too late to leave the port, what should we do now?"

The captain kicked him in anger: "Idiot, do you need me to say this? Let the turret fire and drive the two damn warships out!"

"fire……"

"The artillery...come fires immediately! Buy time for our warships to leave the port!"

With the orders of the officers, more than a dozen artillery deployed on the port fortress began to spit out flames at the two battleships that were speeding.

"boom……"

A water column soared into the sky on the right side less than 20 meters away from the Haining, and many splashes of water splashed on Ning Shuisheng's face.

"Sir... the Red-haired Japanese have fired fire. Should we fire and fight back!" The voice of the first mate rang beside him.

Ning Shuisheng reached out to wipe off the splashes on his face, and looked at the faint flashing fire in front of him, and his heart also became tight.

After being a gunman for so long, he could see at a glance that the fire diameter that had been fired at him was at least eighteen pounds. This was already a heavy artillery. The small body of his sixth-class warship could not resist the opponent's attack.

According to normal logic, it is very unwise to use naval guns and artillery deployed on the coast to bombard. You should know that most of the artillery are solid bullets nowadays, and other people's artillery is placed on the shore. The thick bunker protects them very tightly, and it is not easy to hit the other party.

Moreover, with the original aiming method of the artillery, it is almost no different from hitting a target a few miles away while moving quickly.

For ten thousand steps, even if he hits someone, he can quickly replace him with another cannon and then fight with you. On the other hand, he is different. If the sixth-class warship under his feet is caught with an eighteen-pound projectile, it will be at least a hole the size of a table. If he happens to be hit by the waterline, the fun will be great, and he will have to peel off even if he doesn't die.

"Boom...boom boom boom..."

Several more shells fell down one after another, but this time it was very far away from the Haining, and the farthest one was even more than 300 meters away from the Haining.

Seeing this, Ning Shuisheng's original heart was relieved. It seemed that the first shell just now should have been by chance. If the other party's artillery on the shore was really so accurate, he could only order to retreat.

Ning Shuisheng raised his telescope and saw a Spanish sailor next to the port rushing to the warship on the dock. Many people were untiing the cables and raising the sails to prepare for anchoring. He was immediately delighted. The other party's warship had not set sail yet. This was definitely a good time for a surprise attack.

"Notify the Haima Number, speed up and go around from the side! Let's go and dig their nest together!" Ning Shuisheng issued an order loudly.

In fact, the mission of the Haining and Haima this time was mainly to arrive at Cebu Island for reconnaissance and test the combat effectiveness of the Spanish Navy.

Originally, Ning Shuisheng thought they would encounter Spanish patrol ships dozens of miles away from Cebu Island, but he didn't expect that the other party would relax and say that they would not even send warships that routinely patrol, and they deserved to be blocked in the port.

"Storm up... bring them a few shots!" The captain of the Seahorse next to him was also excited. The rows of neat warships on the dock were simply the best targets. If you don't bring them a few shots today, you would be sorry for the Spanish's efforts!

On the coast, looking at the two warships rushing towards them like arrows, the Spanish sailors and soldiers on the dock were panicked. It took at least twenty minutes to half an hour to start their warships, and it was too late to avoid them.

In this case, let alone dodging, it is not enough to fight back even if you want to fire a cannon. You should know that the current naval guns are all fixed in the ship's side. At best, they can only be fine-tuned and cannot turn to shooting. In this case, they can only watch the other party rushing towards them.

"The artillery... fire the artillery quickly... fire the artillery... you must not let them rush over!" An officer desperately urged the gunner of the shore defense artillery to fire.
Chapter completed!