Although no warships were sunk on the spot, more than 30 warships were severely damaged, and more than ten of them completely lost the possibility of repair and could only be removed, leaving the available parts as raw materials for restoring other warships in the future. The losses of officers and soldiers were as high as 2,000 people. The worst was a troop transport ship, which was equipped with nearly 500 elite army soldiers, with extremely bad luck. Three bombs were hit in succession, and almost no one on the ship was intact.

Before we saw the shadow of the land or the shadow of the opponent's warship, a surprise attack from the air caused the Tiger Dynasty, which was full of confidence, to be hit hard.

The losses did not seem to be large. For the army with nearly 300 warships, the losses were only 10%. Some of them were repaired and even if they could not fight, they could still serve as supply ships. The losses of more than 2,000 soldiers were less than a fraction of their entire military strength. This time the attack did not seem to have caused a fatal blow to them.

But seriously, morale was greatly affected. Whether it was Dance or the soldiers who were in the lowly position, they were shocked to find that they seemed to have no choice but to have any way to attack from the air.

After the initial panic, the army of the Tiger Dynasty showed the qualities that an elite army should have. They quickly organized a counterattack, and countless powerful crossbows were set up to shoot into the air, but the result was that they could not do anything. Even the best powerful crossbows could not reach the height of the airships in the air.

Now, after completing the attack, the other nine airships had already left, but there was still a big circling over them. After seeing the opponent's powerful crossbow shooting ineffectively, the opponent actually lowered the flight altitude a little, which made obvious provocation. The soldiers of the Tiger Dynasty had no other choice but to be angry.

All the warships had been unconnected, and everyone tried their best to get a distance between them, but the airship on their heads was still hanging above their heads like a sharp sword. No one knew whether it would drop a powerful weapon again.

Fortunately, the airship hovered for a while and suddenly accelerated and left quickly towards the road when it came. Seeing the other party's departure, the expression on Dance's face changed even more.

All the generals once again gathered on the new flagship of Dance. The original one was already unbearable. A bomb landed on the first deck directly penetrated the deck and fell into the bottom cabin. An explosion occurred. Not only did the sailors on the bottom floor suffer heavy losses, but it also destroyed the power system of the entire warship. Next, they could only be dragged away by other ships.

The generals sat in the cabin with heavy faces, and the fear on their faces could not be concealed at all. No matter how brave and warlike the generals were, they would still feel powerless when they suddenly encountered something they did not understand.

Everyone has no idea how many big birds that can fly in the air can come again when they will resist such weapons that can explode violently. It is impossible to think of a defense method, which means that if the opponent comes again next time, they will still have to be beaten passively like this.

Dancy took a deep breath, stood up, looked at everyone, and said slowly: "Everyone, there is one thing we must confirm first, that is, we have no way to go."

The atmosphere in the room became heavier. Everyone understood that Dance was telling the truth. The supplies they brought could not support them at all. In their past military careers, if the situation was unfavorable, they could retreat and look for another opportunity, but this time, there would be no more. If they just turned around, there would be no need for the enemy to fight, and the supplies would not support them to return to their hometown. In the vast sea, if they lost food and freshwater supplies, they would collapse without the need for the Ming people to fight. Their tens of thousands of troops along the way were powerful combat power, but also a huge burden.

"So, we have no other way to think of, besides moving forward bravely, defeating the enemy, landing, gaining a foothold, and obtaining supplies. Even if we want to retreat, we must have enough supplies." Danxie said.

"King, how do we resist this weapon of the enemy?" asked a general.

Dance glanced at him and said calmly: "I don't know."

Everyone was dismayed. Over the years, Dance led them to fight south and north, unified the Western Continent, and encountered countless wars with life and death hanging on the front line. However, at that time, Dance was always full of confidence and could always find a way to deal with the enemy, leading them to victory after victory. This was also the reason why they were convinced by Dance and were willing to crawl at his feet. This was the first time they heard Dance say that I don’t know these four words.

"However, I thought about the battle situation today and found some clues." Dancy said slowly: "The other party is not impeccable."

Hearing this, everyone was immediately excited.

"I don't know if you have discovered it. All the attacks are around my flagship. What does this mean? The enemy's target was originally me. My warship was indeed too obvious. In the past, it was a symbol of the majesty of my Tiger Dynasty, but today it almost became my deadly death god." Danxi said: "The enemy's original intention is to kill me completely, but the things they threw down cannot all fall on my warship as they wish. If this is the case, I believe I will no longer be able to stand here and talk to everyone now."

All the generals in the room carefully recalled the scene when they cleaned up the war. Things were indeed as Dance thought, and the worst casualties came from around Dance's ship.

"They flew very high, which restricted the accuracy of their throwing. If our warships were not connected together to form a flat land on the sea, the losses would be reduced. If they flew low, of course they could throw more accurately, but I think our crossbows could also threaten them. So, everyone, he is not invincible." Dance concluded.

"What the king said is very much." The spirit of the people in the house was a little excited.

We can no longer be as titanic as we are today.

"The distance between warships needs to be wider."

"When they move at high speed, their hit rate will also decrease."

"Your Majesty, I think we should let the craftsmen accompanying the army make some powerful crossbows with stronger power and longer ranges. No matter the other performance, as long as he can shoot further, I think this is feasible."

"Your Majesty, we should speed up our progress, and I think they will come again."

There were talkative discussions coming from the room, everyone was talking about their ideas, the cabin looked messy, but Dance smiled with satisfaction.

If the army has no morale, it will not fight. Now he is on the string and has to fire it. Once again, he has successfully plucked up the courage to fight, which is what he must do first.

"I don't think there will be many such weapons against the sky in the Ming Dynasty. Everyone, if we encounter such weapons again and they are still the same ones today, it means that they only have these ones. Even though they are a real threat to us, they are not enough to shake our roots. At the latest this evening, we will see the other's coastline. Until now, we have not found the enemy's warships, which means that at least one thing that damn Qin Li is right. The number of warships in this Ming Kingdom is seriously insufficient. As long as we board Manila Island, we will have a solid foothold."

"Your Majesty, as long as the navy sends us to land, we can take over Manila for Your Majesty." A burly man with a height of more than two meters stood up and shouted.

"Well said." Danci slapped the table hard, "After the generals returned, they carefully talked to the officers and soldiers under their command, so that everyone could know. All warships sailed with all their might today, and tomorrow, I will board the land of Manila."

The Tiger Dynasty fleet, which had regained its courage, sailed towards Manila in a mighty manner.

Han Dang's airship quickly passed through the blue sea. He hummed the song easily and counted the results of the battle. He felt extremely happy in his heart. After returning more than thirty warships, the seamen who looked down on the air force listened to their results. Today's battle made his self-confidence suddenly surge. Such combat power, let alone the warships of the Tiger Dynasty, or the Ming Dynasty's own warships, are afraid that there is no way to deal with their airships.

After thinking about it carefully, it seemed that this was true. The artillery on the Ming Dynasty warship was indeed powerful and had a long range, but the problem was that he could not shoot in the air.

His Majesty the Emperor is right, the Air Force is the star of future battles

In his happy longing for the future, he saw the Ming fleet sailing slowly in the sea.

"Let's go" he ordered loudly.

The airship flew over the Dachu and slowly descended to a height. When he was only a few dozen meters high from the Dachu, he shut down the machine and threw a rope from the airship. There were soldiers waiting below, shouting and pulling the huge airship down bit by bit. Finally, he stopped on the wide top deck of the Dachu. Next to his man airship, there were three other airships that had come back in advance.

"Your Majesty" he saluted Qin Feng happily.

"I heard that you have won a great victory," Qin Feng asked with a smile.
Chapter completed!