As soon as he heard of surrender, the entire conference room immediately became silent. All the officers' eyes were all turned to the officer with great courage. Some were angry, some were contemptuous, some admired, and some were encouraged. All kinds of eyes were intertwined, and even the commander of the fleet Angel had an ugly expression.

When the major officer named Saya saw this, he stood up barely and said proudly: "It's not because I'm afraid of death. As a naval officer of the Spanish Empire, I am ready to sacrifice myself for the empire at any time. However, even if I die, we have to consider the empire. Our Far East Fleet was temporarily established, with thirty-five warships and tens of thousands of soldiers. Could it be that they were all destroyed in the Far East?" [.]

The warships are gone and can be rebuilt, but tens of thousands of skilled sailors and brave soldiers are difficult to replenish in a short period of time. The most scarce thing in the empire is its troops. Please ask the commander to consider it carefully."

Angel pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Can surrender ensure that all soldiers return to Manila alive? As a soldier, if he is in a desperate situation, I will not ask you to make unnecessary sacrifices, but surrendering without fighting is a shame to the soldiers! It is a shame to the empire!"

As he said that, Angel stood up and said, "Our fleet is not at the point where there is no way out. We can divide the fleet into two formations, one team defends and one team moves, and the distances of one thousand yards alternate. Although it is slow, it is safe. Do you have any different opinions?"

As soon as this proposal came out, the officers immediately discussed it. Both attacks by the enemy fleet were at a distance of 800 yards, and the alternating movement of 1,000 yards. The range of artillery above 12 pounds can reach 1,800 yards. Although there is no accurate head, there are many shells, which can still serve as a cover.

This plan can be said to be the safest way at present. If the enemy fleet wants to attack them, they can only fight against them. They are not afraid, but they are the ones they most urgently hope for.

Saya stood up and retorted: "Mr. Commander, when will our fleet return to Manila after sailing for thousands of miles? Besides, even if the supplies are not kept up for such a long time, the supply will not be able to keep up."

"We need supplies, don't the enemy need supplies?" Angel said coldly, then stood up and walked to the bulkhead, pointing to the large map hanging on the bulkhead and said: "Please take a look. We don't have to sail thousands of miles. From Penghu to the small town of Laowo at the top of Luzon, there are only more than 200 miles. When we arrive at Luzon, we will be safe."

Saya also made a desperate attempt. Anyway, he offended him, and said immediately: "That's a sea area that no one has ever walked through. Can the Commander make sure there is no danger?"

"Even if there is danger, it's better than surrender." Angel retorted.

Since he broke his face, Saya was not willing to be outdone and immediately replied: "The mission of the Far East Fleet is to defend Manila and fight Penghu. It is your own decision that you will be responsible for the entire fleet and all the lives of soldiers."

This sentence hit Angel's weakness. He was speechless. The officers were silent. Many of them strongly agreed to come to the Far East. If they were defeated, the result would be very bad.

Ferlando also held a grudge and stood up again and said, "Commander, if the enemy has the main warships catching up, how will we deal with it?"

Angel's face immediately turned pale. He paused for a moment before saying, "The situation on the battlefield is ever-changing, and then he made a decision if there is a change." As he said, he said in a deep voice: "I order that tomorrow morning, the fleet will be divided into two teams, and after taking back the soldiers who have arrived ashore, we will advance to Laowo alternately."

The next morning, when they saw the Spanish fleet slowly sailing out from Sijiao Island alternately, the generals of the Qing Dynasty Navy fleet were stunned. The Spanish fleet's move was really amazing. There was a formation waiting to be shot at artillery at any time. Although it was divided into two, each formation could still fire hundreds of artillery. The Qing Dynasty fleet suddenly had a helpless feeling that a dog bites a hedgehog and had no way to get down.

The navy has only twenty-three warships left. Apart from Yinzhen's ships, there are only twenty-two that can be used for combat. They dare not go forward and take risks to fight with them. They can only watch them move slowly step by step.

Although the expected results were achieved, Angel did not dare to be careless at all. He stood on the deck and carefully observed the fleet following far behind with a telescope. His brows couldn't help but frown. Today, the warships had already hung flags, the pennant flag of the red-bottomed golden dragon.

Thinking of the Huanglong Pennant Flag of the Qing Dynasty Ocean Trade Fleet, Angel could finally confirm that the enemy was the Qing Dynasty's navy. Seeing that the opponent had only twenty-three warships, he couldn't help but feel relieved. It seemed that in the battle yesterday, the opponent also lost two warships.

On the Qing warships that were slowly following outside the range of the Spanish fleet, many people were thinking about how to break the other party's alternate cover method.

Yinxiang looked on the boat for a while and said, "What a stupid way. When will they go back to Manila in this way? I don't believe that they can keep moving forward in this way for a long time?"

"I don't have time to waste time with them." Yinzhen said with a smile.

Hearing this, several people on the ship looked over eagerly. Yinzhen didn't care and smiled and pointed: "Stand at the diagonal angle to fight, let the four teams separate the battleships at both ends of the battle line, and take a diagonal angle." As he said that, he squatted down and drew a simple sketch on the deck with water, saying: "Stand at the diagonal angle to hit them at the four corners, the Spanish fleet would collapse immediately."

Yinzhen stood up and was about to order to summon four teams, but saw that Liu Zhisheng's five warships had been inserted diagonally. Wu Ge asked worriedly: "Dean, should you call them back?"

"Don't worry, take a look first. If the situation is wrong, then blow the trumpet." Yinzhen smiled and said, "The Navy should focus on cultivating, encourage officers to command and adapt to the battlefield, and strongly support new tactics. The navy's tactics are constantly improving. The advantage of our Qing Dynasty's naval lies in artillery, and we cannot copy Western tactics."

While speaking, Liu Zhisheng's team of five warships had been lined up and inserted into the left diagonal point of the Spanish fleet. Liu Zhisheng ordered calmly: "The left rudder is full, the starboard artillery is ready, the target, the sail of the outermost battleship.

With the order, the battleship drew a beautiful arc, and the starboard cannon was facing the outermost battleship.

"The rudder is full, and the starboard artillery is ready."

"Prepare - fire!"

"Boom boom boom boom" The hull was shocked violently. Liu Zhisheng held the side of the ship and ordered in a deep voice: "Go back to the half rudder and stay away." Then, he raised his telescope and looked at it quickly. The sails of Western warships were large, but because the Spanish warships deliberately slowed down, they only used small sails, so the results of this round of artillery were not ideal.

The four-search warships that followed Liu Zhisheng also followed suit, and then slid over the shelling one by one from the left diagonal point. The sail and the mast failed to hit, but the ship was hit by dozens of bullets.

Yinzhen nodded secretly with his telescope. Liu Zhisheng was indeed a good seedling. He put down the telescope and ordered: "Blow the trumpet and gather."

Angel, the commander of the Spanish fleet, and a group of officers, couldn't help but pale when they saw this beautiful attack. The Qing Dynasty only dispatched five warships, not only far beyond the diagonal range, but also at the dead end of most artillery shooting, but could easily injure one of their warships. According to this style of play, they had no chance to fight back and could only watch one warship after another sunk.

Carlos said in panic: "Your Excellency Commander, they are temptations and will attack two horns immediately. Our fleet will still be eaten bit by bit. What should we do?"

Angel was helpless and felt extremely bored. He ignored Carlos's noise and thought about his countermeasures.

On Yinzhen's ship, Yinzhen praised without hesitation: "Liu Zhisheng's attack was beautiful and fully utilized the advantages of our artillery. He then attacked this method." As he said that, he spread out the sketch and said: "The method Liu Zhisheng had just taken was to shoot long-distance diagonally. Not only could he avoid most of the opponent's firepower, but he could also effectively attack the enemy warships and leave with one blow, and not give the opponent a chance to fight back. You can fight in this way.

Four teams attacked from four diagonal points, making them unable to resist. In addition, since the opponent adopted alternating cover, we should not be limited to sailing. First, sink a few of his ships hard to panic, and then find another way to seize them.

If the Spanish fleet shrinks in a ball, you can attack from the dead corners of the opponent's head and tail of the ship, and then hurt him first!"

On the flagship of the Vanardo, Angel looked at the four Qing squads of warships to the four diagonal points of his fleet, and his face immediately turned pale. He served in the navy for most of his life and had never encountered such a passive situation. Not to mention fighting back, he didn't even have the chance to fight.

After holding up the telescope and looking for a while, Angel said, "Order the fleet to raise sails, turn, and park on the southeast island to defend."

After ordering, the Spanish fleet was immediately panicked. Changing formations and changing directions during wartime is the most taboo. What's more, the Spanish fleet was already in panic, so they were still in the process of formation and formation. The warships rushed to the southeast island, fearing that they would fall behind and become the target of the enemy.

When the Spanish fleet turned, the formation was in chaos. How could Yande and four other teams give up this great opportunity to attack, "Catch up and fight hard from behind."

"That third-class ship is behind. Kill his sails and knock him off! Seize it!" Lin Wei shouted excitedly.

The rumbling cannon sounded immediately on the sea. The Spanish warship, which was originally a frightened bird, had no time to care about whose warship was attacked, and they only focused on escaping first.

When Liu Zhisheng and Delgao saw Lin Wei's squad attacking a third-level battleship, they couldn't help but look red and bite a fourth-level battleship.

"Breaking the sails! I aimed at the sails!" Delga shouted loudly.

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