In less than half a day, the Spanish fortress in Manila was captured.

It wasn't until the Spaniards lined up to walk out of the castle and a battalion of Chinese soldiers quickly entered the castle and took control of the entire fortress that Wan Jun believed this fact.

A bald, middle-aged Spanish man walked up to Wanjun and bowed to Wanjun. Polodoge translated on the side, "This man is Manlikete, the governor of Manila."

Wan Jun glanced at Manliket with disgust, and Brick looked in the direction of the fortress. On the city wall, the soldiers were raising a Chinese Army flag!

Manliket bowed to Wanjun again and spoke a series of bird songs.

Borrodo said, "Führer, this Spanish guy said, please treat him and his soldiers decently according to etiquette."

Wan Jun said impatiently, "Stop pretending to me. You are prisoners of war, not my guests. If you don't accept it, I will let you go back. See if I can beat you all to death today!"

Boluoduozhi arrogantly translated Wan Jun's words to Manlikete, and pointed to the rocket launcher arrayed not far away.

Manliket glanced at the rocket launcher position and thought that there was no way it could withstand such a density of bombings, so he obediently shut up.

Wan Jun said, "You are a war criminal, and you are still negotiating terms here. When you massacred the Chinese several times, you didn't have so much etiquette and dignity."

After that, Wanjun ordered people to guard the disarmed Spaniards and led Zheng Chenggong and others into the castle.

After crossing the moat and entering Santiago Castle, Wan Jun saw that the entire castle was in a mess, with smoke and fire from rocket launchers everywhere.

Soldiers guarded several forts and corner forts. Two companies of soldiers were cleaning up the corpses and extinguishing the flames. The corpses of the Spanish were dragged out and piled beside the city wall.

Wan Jun glanced at it and saw that more than a hundred Spaniards had been killed. No wonder they surrendered so quickly. The battle losses of the soldiers were nearly half.

Zheng Chenggong said, "Führer, having two battalions guarding Manila is enough. We need to find the Spanish fleet as soon as possible and destroy their other stronghold."

Wanjun naturally knew that destroying Manila was only the first step. The ultimate goal was to have a decisive battle with the European combined fleet. If he wanted to wait for his work, he must destroy the Spanish fortress in Cebu and control the entire Luzon Islands.

Apart from a few merchant ships, there is no Spanish Eastern Fleet in Manila, which is a complete hidden danger for the Spanish forces that are wiping out Luzon.

Wan Jun said, "Leave one regiment to clean up the remaining enemies near Manila, and the rest will follow the fleet and set off as soon as possible."

"Leave the prisoners and baggage here, and assign ten warships to guard them."

"Mobilize the Han people, give them all the status of second-class citizens, and cooperate with the Chinese army to defend Luzon."

After hurriedly arranging the defense of Manila, Wanjun ordered Governor Manliket and dozens of prisoners to be summoned.

Wanjun said to Porto, "The Spanish still have a fortress in Cebu. We need a few Spaniards to guide us. No matter what method you use, give me some reliable guides in half an hour."

Borodoch raised his hand and gave an exaggerated Western salute, "Dear Majesty the Head of State, leave this matter to me. I have a hundred ways to deal with these Spanish guys."

As soon as he finished speaking, Boluoduoji raised his hand and punched Governor Manliket in the face.

Go up and curse, "You damn Spaniards, the Portuguese will not compromise with you!"

"you!"

Borodoch pointed at the nose of a Spanish soldier, and the unfortunate man was immediately pulled out by two pairs of big hands. Amid his hoarse cries, the Spanish soldier was hung up from a coconut tree.

In less than twenty seconds, the poor soldier's legs were loosened, and urine and urine flowed down his legs.

Borodoch turned around and spoke slowly in Spanish. The prisoners of war who were kneeling on the ground raised their heads and began to beg one after another.

A smile appeared on Boluoduozhi's face, and he said to Wanjun, "Your Majesty the Head of State, our guide has been found."

Wan Jun nodded to Boluoduozhi, "Very good, board the ship immediately and go to Cebu Fortress."

The fleet randomly set off from Manila Bay again, and under the route guidance provided by the Spanish, set off south again along the zigzag coastline.

On the evening of the second day, Borodoch brought news that "the fleet has entered the Cebu Sea."

Due to unfamiliarity with the hydrology of this sea area and the numerous broken islands along the coast, there are many reefs and shoals hidden under the sea surface to prevent accidents.

It was not yet completely dark, so the fleet found a bay to stop and rest.

Wan Jun led people ashore. Not far from the beach was a lush tropical forest, with unknown large trees and shrubs covering the ground.

Wan Jun had been through this kind of tropical forest in Taiwan and knew how terrible it was, so he ordered people to cut down some trees and set up camp on the edge of the forest.

After resting on the beach for a night, the fleet continued to set off early the next morning. This time, after less than half a day of sailing, an alarm sounded from the mast, "There is an enemy ship!"

The distance was too far and the flags could not be seen clearly for a while, so Zheng Chenggong cautiously issued instructions for the battle formation.

The two wings of the fleet moved forward and began to move in the direction of the warning. Wan Jun watched for a full quarter of an hour and finally saw some small black spots appearing on the sea.

The small black dot quickly grew in size, and the shape of the mast was visible, and a huge flag on the mast was gradually revealed.

Wan Jun finally saw clearly that it was a golden flag with two red edges.

"Spanish!"

Just when Wanjun saw the outline of the flag clearly, Polodozi shouted out, "The Spaniards are Spanish warships, kill them and sink them all!"

Wan Jun glanced at the crazy Borodoch and thought, "These Europeans claim to believe in God, but each one is more brutal and murderous than the last."

Zheng Chenggong ordered the warships to meet them. The Spaniards were still out of range, but they could clearly see that they were six three-masted warships and twelve two-masted warships.

The distance between the two sides slowly approached. Eighteen Spanish warships lined up in a line, turning sideways and assuming a fighting posture. However, they did not open fire for a while. They seemed confused by the sudden appearance of such a large fleet on the Cebu Sea.

Zheng Chenggong hesitated and said, "The Spaniards don't seem to know that our army is going to war with them. Do we need to fire first?"

Wan Jun said, "Why not? The Spaniards sent a fleet to the east and planned to start a war with me half a year ago. There is no way these warships don't know and beat them to pieces!"

Boluoduoji said excitedly on the side, "Fire the gun! Fire the gun! Fire the gun!"

Zheng Chenggong responded and ordered, "Command all ships to open fire!"

With the flagship

Above, the flag of the messenger waved rapidly several times, the battleship in front roared violently, and a burst of gunpowder smoke erupted from the right side of the ship.

Then, like beating drums to spread flowers, the sound of cannons continued one after another.

At almost the same moment, a ball of fire began to erupt in the direction of the Spanish warship.

The distance between the two sides was more than a thousand meters, and there was no skill or trick. The heavy artillery from both sides, weighing several thousand kilograms, was bombarded back and forth. The only thing left in the world was the earth-shattering roar of the artillery.

The cannon streaked across the sky for more than a thousand meters, and in just a few seconds, it rained down on where the fleet was.

Wanjun saw water columns rising up from time to time on the sea in front and behind the big ship. In the direction of the Spanish, a forest of white water columns seemed to grow, and the Spanish warships seemed to be shuttled through the forest of water columns.

Water warfare only relies on strong ships and cannons. The Red Barbarians' fleet across the sea relies on technological superiority. Their cannons can hit you across two thousand meters of sea, and no matter how many soldiers and horses you have, they can't.

A little more effort.

Wan Jun was very curious. The Spanish had so many dozens of warships. When they saw the hundreds of mighty warships on their side, they not only refused to retreat, but actually dared to attack them and bombard them.

The reason why the Spanish dared to engage in gunfire with hundreds of ships was because they believed that in the South China Sea, no ship could threaten them in terms of range and power of artillery fire.

The shape of the new warships of the Chinese army is based on the two-masted warships from two hundred years ago, which the Spaniards had never seen before.

Although the Spaniards were familiar with the large number of lucky ships following the new warships, they believed that at this distance, there was nothing to worry about.

When the first round of shells hit the Spanish battleship, the captain on the flagship Padra instantly turned pale and realized that he had made a fatal mistake.

Judging from the density of the artillery shells, there were more than four hundred artillery roaring, and their range and power were by no means weaker than the Spanish artillery.

Without the advantage of firepower, the Spaniards realized that they were trying to attack a stone with an egg and had no chance of winning.

So after firing only one round of artillery, the Spaniards quickly turned around, turned an arc in the rain of bullets, began to leave the battlefield, and moved towards the distance at full speed.

Even with such a decisive escape, the Spanish's eighteen warships also suffered considerable losses. Two two-masted warships and one three-masted warship were hit by multiple cannons and began to shatter and sink. Among the other Spanish fleets that escaped,

, the two seriously damaged ships are also slowly falling behind.

How could Wanjun let them go? "Send a fleet of warships to pursue them, while the rest of the fleet continues to move towards Cebu."

A group of No. 2 warships received the order, quickly turned their bows, and quickly pursued the retreating Spaniards.

Wan Jun thought that the new battleship's brisk bow and streamlined hull, whether it was sailing speed or gunfire, would never give the Spaniards a chance to escape.

The flagship turned and began to head towards Cebu. Several warships that were slightly damaged in the artillery battle were slower and fell into Fuchuan's team for emergency repairs.

By the end of the afternoon, the fleet finally saw the true face of Cebu Port.

There were many ships parked on the bay, and ships came into the harbor from time to time. At this time, they saw a large fleet approaching in a mighty manner, and many ships began to hang sails in an attempt to escape.
Chapter completed!