Wang Dong was really lucky. Since the fleet left the port in Taiwan, it had a smooth journey. The warships bypassed Lavag and headed south along the western part of Luzon, and successfully joined the British East India fleet outside the waters close to Manila.

This time, the British East India Company also spent a lot of money and mobilized nine warships and twenty armed merchant ships to participate in the war. So far, the total number of warships in the entire fleet reached fifty-one. If armed merchant ships and other transport ships and other transport ships and supply ships were added, the total number of ships in the fleet had exceeded 100.

Such a huge fleet is not to mention in the Far East, even the whole world is the best. Everyone in the entire fleet is full of confidence in the attack on Luzon. In everyone's opinion, no maritime force in this world can compete with the joint fleet of the Three Kingdoms, let alone the mere colonial armed forces of Spain in Luzon.

After all the gatherings, Wang Dong did not hesitate at all and immediately ordered to advance towards Manila. As the commander-in-chief, although he had confidence in the huge fleet he commanded, Wang Dong also knew that the maritime battle was full of uncertainties. Once the Spanish discovered the existence of the fleet in advance, unexpected events might happen.

Not to mention whether it can solve the Spanish warships in one blow, more importantly, once the Spanish see that they cannot fight against the enemy, it is difficult to pursue the enemy in the vast sea. Furthermore, the Spanish may have begun to act based on time calculations in Manila. If one more minute delay will bring more danger to the Chinese in Luzon.

Under Wang Dong's order, the entire fleet did not stop in the outer sea at dusk and went directly to the Manila Bay in the east. In the early morning, the fleet finally arrived near Manila Bay. Looking at the vaguely visible Manila Bay, Wang Dong directly sent a signal of combat preparation. The warships in front began to adjust their combat formation and rushed towards Manila with great momentum.

Manila Bay is surrounded by two peninsulas from east to west, 58 kilometers long from northwest to southeast, with a water depth of between ten meters and forty meters. The bay penetrates deep into the mainland and is a natural and excellent harbor.

Such ports are rare in the world, which is also the reason why the Spaniards chose this as a colonial pioneering. The Spaniards have occupied this place for hundreds of years and have built perfect port facilities and anchorages here. If Manila is the center of Luzon, then Manila Bay is the gateway to Manila, and its importance can be imagined.

It is also considered that the Spanish were unlucky. The previous commercial restrictions and maritime inspections against Spain by the Ming Dynasty led to the temporary reduction or cessation of trade with the Ming Dynasty. In addition, the actions taken in Manila these days, in order to ensure that the Chinese in Manila escape in the chaos, the Governor's Office and the Procuratorate issued an order to block the port.

This road order caused all merchant ships in the port to park at berths, and except for the basic sailors, the rest were all withdrawn to the city.

As for the Spanish fleet in Manila, they were also carrying out a blockade of the port due to orders to prevent people from escaping by boat in the city. After all, such things cannot be disclosed in any way for the actions and massacres of the Manila Chinese. After all, the Spanish hailed themselves as civilized people. How could civilized people do such things? At least before the follow-up is handled, the entire Manila must be under strict control.

From this point of view, the Spanish can be said to be thorough in thinking, which not only allows the Manila incident to proceed according to their own ideas, but also prevents accidents. But the Spanish never expected that the real accident was not Manila's side, but a problem from outside. Therefore, when Wang Dong's joint fleet rushed towards Manila Bay, the Spanish fleet in the port did not discover it immediately.

It was not until the joint fleet rushed into Manila Bay and completely cut off the possibility of the Spanish fleeing that a Spanish warship leaning against the outside of the port discovered this situation. When he looked into his hand and saw a white sail that suddenly appeared from outside the port, he was stunned. He reached out and rubbed his eyes incredibly, as if he couldn't believe what he saw was real, and suspected that it was an illusion.

But soon, he was sure that everything was true, and his heart suddenly rose to his throat. At this time, he still expected that this might be a fleet coming from the New World. After all, according to time, the fleet of the New World should be about the time to arrive.

However, the scale of this fleet is too large, and those ships do not look like Spanish ships, especially the frontal warships, whose scale is even larger than that of the large Spanish warships.

"This...this..." Looking hands trembled with the hand holding the Qianlijing. He kept telling himself that these ships might be the new warships of the Mexican colony, but reason seemed to remind him that this was impossible.

On one side, the white sails spread the entire port's entrance into the sea, and I couldn't see it for a moment. How could such a huge fleet appear in Manila? The fleet of such a large scale was not as large as that of the naval war in which Spain and Britain decided on national destiny.

When he passed through the Qianli Mile Mile, his hands finally saw clearly the flag floating in the wind on the mast, and he instantly made a terrifying call, and his whole face turned pale.

"It is the fleet of the Ming Empire! My God! My God!"

After a brief panic, he hurriedly pulled the rope with the alarm bell hanging, and shouted desperately at the deck below: "Fleet! The fleet of the Ming Empire is here! Get ready to fight! Get ready to fight!"

When the news reached the captain's ears, the captain who was resting suddenly rushed out of the cabin. When he ran to the deck, all the sailors were running around in panic.

"Your Excellency, please give an order immediately!" The first lieutenant who was in command said to the captain in a hurry.

"What happened?" The captain didn't know what was going on.

"Your Excellency, look over there." The eldest deputy pointed to the west of Manila Bay, and handed over the Qianli Mile Mile in his hand.

The fleet raised it and took a look, and his face changed immediately.

"Import our fleet immediately and prepare for battle immediately!" The captain shouted anxiously. The first mate told him that the message had been conveyed through the banner, and he had just performed the captain's order to let all sailors immediately raise their anchors and turn the bow of the ship to prepare for the battle.

Hearing this, the captain calmed down a little, and then he continued to look towards the joint fleet with the Thousand Mile Mile Mile Mile. At this time, the joint fleet was clearly visible and not too far away from them. At this moment, the Spanish fleet, which was not at all prepared, had just begun to prepare. It was not so easy for the warship to change from a static state to a combat state. Even if the warship had advanced technology in later generations, if you want to drive the warship, you must first preheat the boiler, then check various situations, and only then start after everything was ready.

This took a long time, and the same was true for the sailing warship era. Raise the sails, then turn the bow, set sail for a while and then set up a combat posture... These were simply not completed in less than half an hour, and the United Fleet directly fought the Spaniards, which was surprisingly unexpected, and was about to reach the front.

The panicked Spanish fleet woke up from a dream and was busy preparing to fight. Unfortunately, no matter how excellent the Spanish soldiers were, they could not adjust it in a short time. Before they could turn, the joint fleet approached the range. As the order was issued, dozens of warships roared fire, and heavy shells roared towards the Spanish warships, instantly shaking the nearest Spanish warships.

The accuracy of maritime combat is limited. Not to mention this era, even warships with automatic aiming systems in later generations cannot be shot in just one shot.

Today's naval battles rely more on covering strikes and strike frequency. However, compared to the two sides fighting at the same time at sea, Spanish warships have not yet completed their navigation preparations, and the huge ship is working hard to adjust. In addition, in the narrow areas within the port, it is not so easy for the warships to turn around and sail out, which is extremely beneficial for the joint fleet.

With just one round of volleys, an unlucky Spanish warship was directly hit by two guns, one shot on the side of the ship and the deck. Especially the one shot on the side of the ship directly penetrated the hull, and the shells drilled into the damaged area, causing great casualties among the Spaniards operating inside.

That's not all. The third round of volleys directly interrupted the main mast of the warship, causing a raging fire. The captain of the warship was stunned and looked up at all. Judging from his experience, his warship can be said to be finished.

Although the warship has not yet sunk, the warship that has lost its main mast has basically lost its power. Coupled with the burning of the fire, the sailors on the warship have fled in scattered places and can no longer organize an effective counterattack.

Just the beginning, there was a second and third Spanish warships, and the Spanish gritted their teeth and kept adjusting their direction, trying to drive the warship out of the anchorage, and also began to counterattack.

But facing the powerful joint fleet's accurate strikes one after another, the Spanish counterattack was so weak that their shells posed little threat to the joint fleet. Except for a few lucky sea water that had splashed off the bullet, it was useless to bathe the deck.

"Keep the formation and speed, and tell everyone not to be allowed to advance!" On the flagship, Wang Dong looked at the battle situation and said to the adjutant beside him.
Chapter completed!