To the east of Scarborough Shoal and to the west of Luzon, 20 warships of the Jose-Western coalition were sailing northward.After the fleet left Manila Bay, after a day of sailing, the commander of the Dutch fleet, Jabko, led the fleet, separated from the Spaniards, and ten Dutch warships entered Subic Bay to hide.The ten Spanish warships continued to sail in the direction of the North Harbor.This time in Luzon gathered all the forces of the two maritime powers, the Netherlands and Spain, but even so, the Dutch coalition forces did not have the strength to attack North Port.Therefore, after consulting with the Spanish governor, Jabuco decided to lure the naval army of Donghai Town out of the North Harbor, and then set up an ambush to annihilate it.At this time, on the flagship of the Spaniards, the St.
Philip, the commander of the Far East Fleet, Count Crew, dressed in white military uniform, was looking at the sea with a telescope.The sailors and crews of the Dutch East India Company were more disorganized and did not have completely uniform military uniforms, but Spain, as an old power, had begun to standardize military uniforms.The military uniforms of Donghai Town were improved from the mandarin duck robes of the Ming Dynasty, and the uniforms of the whole army were red, and the military uniforms and styles of European countries gradually formed their own styles at this time.Britain had the same uniform as Tokaitown, red in France, grey in Brandenburg and Prussia, and white in Habsburg-ruled Spain.At this time, the Spaniards continued to sail forward, and the soldiers on board, seeing the Dutch fleet entering the harbor, took refuge and disappeared, and the soldiers on board, at the shouts of the officers, raised their sails and sailed north without hesitation.The Jose coalition army was divided into two groups, and it can be seen from their actions that the plan of the coalition was for the Spaniards to lure the fleet of Donghai Town out of the North Harbor, and then the Dutch fleet suddenly killed and inflicted heavy damage on Donghai Town.Although the number of battleships in Donghai Town is large, the number of main battleships is only half of that of the Jose coalition army, and the total number of artillery is actually about the same as that of the coalition army.The plan of the coalition forces was to let the Spanish fleet take the initiative to show weakness after the battle and retreat towards Manila with full sails.There were a large number of battleships in Donghai Town, but there was a big difference in the speed of the warships, and the coalition forces could take advantage of this point to make the nine gunboats in Donghai Town distance themselves from the Fubunes.At that time, the Dutch fleet came out from the rear and attacked the nine gunboats of Donghai Town with the Spanish fleet, twenty against nine, and Donghai Town could not fly.On the sea, ten Spanish warships, full sails, surrounded by a blue sea.At this time, Cruise, the commander of the Far East Fleet, was holding a clairvoyant mirror and observing the sea, when suddenly the flagship looked up, and the soldier in charge of observation shouted: "The enemy fleet has been found in the north!"
”Hearing this, Cruise hurriedly adjusted the lens of the clairvoyant, searched on the sea, and finally locked on the figure of the fleet in the distance.At the end of the blue sea, a huge fleet of hundreds of ships was slaughtered."
It's Chinese!"
On the ship's floor, the officer said urgently: "Your Excellency, commander, according to the plan, retreat!"
”Cruise slowly pointed to the clairvoyant mirror and said coldly, "No!
You're too cowardly.This would reveal our plans, and we would order the fleet to turn northwest, turn around, and prepare for battle!
”The Spanish flagship, the St.
Philip, hoisted the flag, and the Spanish soldiers on ten battleships, a busy, sea-serpent-like fleet, sailed from the north to the northwest.The two fleets, originally facing each other at the bow, turned slightly to the Spanish fleet, and the starboard side turned sideways to the Tokai Town fleet, which was sailing southward."
Domain Lord!
Spot enemy ships!
”On the mainmast of the Zhenhai, there are four soldiers holding clairvoyant mirrors and observing the sea.On the helm tower of the flagship, Zhao Ming heard the report and asked in a deep voice: "Direction, the number of enemy ships!"
”"Directions are due south!
Ten ships, flying the Spanish flag!
”"Only ten?"
Zhao Ming stretched out his hand and took the clairvoyant mirror, and the camera scanned the sea in the distance, "Where are the Dutch warships?"
”Guo Zhong sneered on the side: "The Spaniards dare to go out of the port and go north, it is estimated that there is some plan, and I think that the Dutch must be hiding somewhere!"
”"Lord, the enemy ship is turning, and the starboard side will face us!"
The soldier on the lookout shouted again.Zhao Ming didn't care what tricks the Spaniards used, and smiled: "Then let's see what tricks the Spaniards are going to play." ”Guo Zhong said with a smile: "What tricks they play, they are all playing big knives in front of Guan Gong!"
”Zhao Ming said in a deep voice: "No matter what tricks the Spaniards play, the fleet will pounce on Manila according to the plan!"
Command the ships, turn to the southeast, and expose the side guns!
”In the era of sail warships, the guns of warships were mainly distributed on the sides of the hull, so in order to give full play to their own artillery superiority, warships would always aim their side at enemy ships."
Your Excellency, Commander!
The fleet of the Chinese turned!
”Cruise on the St.
Philip, with a calm expression, as the fleet commander of the old maritime power, Cruise has a wealth of experience in naval warfare.On the opposite side, there were nearly 100 battleships in Donghaizhen, which was a large number, but only nine gunboats could pose a threat to the Spanish fleet.Most of the artillery in Donghai Town was inferior to the Spanish naval guns, and the speed of the ships was not as fast as that of the Spanish warships.Moreover, in the cross-fire on the side of the sail battleship, the hit rate of the shells is not high, and even if it is hit, the upper hull is smashed to pieces, as long as the underwater hull is not damaged, it is difficult for the ship to sink.Cruise smiled: "Don't panic, the Chinese can't hurt us!"
The ships were ordered to push their guns out of the gun windows, the cannons were aimed at the enemy ships, and after three rounds of salvos, the fleet turned around and headed south, luring the Chinese into pursuit!
”"The enemy ship is three nautical miles away!"
On the Spanish battleship, the soldiers shouted urgently.Amid the shouts, the fast soldiers on the deck, opened the gun windows and pushed the cannon out.For a time, the guns of the two fleets on the sea, the gun windows on the side of the sea, were opened almost at the same time, and the guns of one door stretched out from the gun windows, and the muzzles of the black holes pointed at each other."
Aim at the enemy ship!""
Fire!"
At this time, the officers of both sides roared almost simultaneously."
Boom, boom!"
The guns on the side of the Spanish battleships opened fire one after another, and the cannons made a thunderous noise, and the guns spewed out cannon flames, raising thick white smoke.The guns retreated violently, the huge battleship shook slightly, and the sea trembled.Commander Cruise of the St.
Philip saw through the smoke of gunpowder on the side of the battleship, and saw countless iron bullets, whistling close to the surface of the sea, splashing a shocking column of water in the group of ships in Donghai Town, with a confident smile on his face.At this moment, the side of Tokai Town also opened fire at the same time, and among the countless solid shells, mixed with a few flowering shells, they were fired at the Spanish fleet.A solid bullet, more than a hundred meters away from the St.
Philip, fell into the water, causing ridicule from Cruise and numerous Spanish officers."
God is on our side!"
Cruise shouted, "Keep firing and sink the infidels!"
”As soon as he finished speaking, the side of the ship not far from him exploded, and a cannonball with a wooden tail fin smashed open the side of the ship, landed on the deck, and rolled into the middle of the battleship.Cruise was slightly stunned, and suddenly there was a loud "boom", a cloud of white light burst out in the middle of the battleship, strong wind and shrapnel swept across the deck, and the battleship rose thick black smoke.In Subic Bay, when the Dutch fleet entered the bay, they closed their sails and anchored and anchored together.The commander of the fleet, Jabko, stood on the helm tower and looked at the decks of the warships, where the sailors and soldiers were busy stabbing the iron bullets and gunpowder and moving them to the side of the guns.Yabuko ordered: "All ships are ready, check the artillery and guns. ”The soldiers on the ten Dutch battleships, after preparing for the battle, it was already dark.At this time, Jabuko had just fallen asleep, but suddenly there was a loud rumbling sound outside the cabin.This made Jabuco frown, thinking that it was thunder and rain, after all, according to the voyage, it was impossible for the Spaniards to lead Donghai Town over so quickly.But after listening to it for a while, he felt that something was wrong, and Jabuko suddenly woke up, "No, it's artillery, why did the Spaniards come back so quickly?"
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