The breeze slowly blew across the sea, and white waves were churning. It was a group of flying fish that jumped out of the sea from time to time. Tonight they were extremely active as if they were attracted by something.

A large three-masted ship slowly sailed towards the distant sea level under the breeze.

With the moonlight, you can vaguely see a battleship of the same size following him.

The sailors of the Christian fell weakly on the deck.

After a night of bloody battle, they did not fall asleep after escaping.

The bright white moonlight fell on the yellowed canvas.

Sprinkled on the desperate face of every sailor.

Everyone sat there listlessly.

The gunner leaned decadently next to the six-pound falcon cannon, and the cannon was filled with bronze luster under the moonlight.

Several nearby buckets of powder barrels that were more than half used were placed casually.

The musketeers fell on the deck in a row, and the muskets they had regarded as treasures were randomly discarded beside them.

If it were in the past, the non-commissioned officers who led the team would inevitably scold them.

And now, even the non-commissioned officers are sitting there depressedly, with a dull face.

The captain's cabin is located on the stern deck, and General Terry is drinking wine with the captain of the Christian.

"How were the casualties of officers and soldiers on the ship?" The admiral on the Christians obviously did not have such leisure and elegance.

He looked at the lieutenant beside him with a haggard face.

"One gun position was damaged, three gunners were killed, and two musketeers were injured by stray bullets."

"Losing a six-pound cannon and a 2.5-pound rotary cannon," the lieutenant replied immediately.

After listening to the lieutenant's report, the admiral nodded, but the sorrow on his face did not change.

"You are old and become timid. You used to be an excellent captain, but your age makes you foolish. The Spanish Navy is because of you, the decaying old guys, who have suffered failures again and again." General Terry drank a glass of wine and looked at the old man beside him coldly.

"If every Spanish general is as selfish as you and betrays his companions, then I would rather sink to the bottom of the sea with my warship." The old admiral's tone was weak but majestic.

The naval officer on the side tactfully left the captain's cabin, and none of the two big men in front of him could provoke him.

"I would rather die in gloriously against the pirates like General Scott than run away." The admiral sat powerlessly on a chair, and the high-intensity battle gradually made his old body unable to hold on.

In fact, generals like him should have retired long ago.

The bad changes in the Philippines have caught the Manila authorities off guard for months.

The elderly who settled in Manila eventually chose to fight for the Spanish Navy again.

He re-boarded this old friend who had fought with him for more than 20 years.

It can be said that this naval admiral, who is in twilight, also represents the last afterglow of an empire that never sets.

"I know that the sailors and soldiers in the entire fleet are accusing me of being cowardly, escaping at the last minute, betraying my companions." General Terry did not deny it, and he sighed deeply.

"We are all naval generals, and we know the fragility of the Manila authorities in the Far East." He suddenly spoke.

"I ask you, what's the end if we choose to continue to fight?"

"The ending is that we suppressed the rebellion of Rawag and wiped out all the damn mercenaries and Han armed forces."

"And what..." Terry drank the wine in his glass in one gulp.

"The Spanish Navy may lose several battleships. You have also seen the arson ships of the Ming Navy. If it weren't for the sudden strong wind, you and I would have gone to see God now."

General Terry's words left the admiral speechless. If it weren't for the strong wind that had blown the Ming army's arson ships, there would probably be several Spanish battleships repeating the tragedy of the Barr.

After all, their warships were parked in the port at that time, and they could not avoid it at all and could only use spinning cannons to fight back.

Seeing that the admiral did not refute him, General Terry smiled and continued:

"We gave up on Rawag, but we kept the fleet to at least make sure that Manila won't repeat Rawag's tragedy."

The reason why General Terry made up his mind to escape was that on the one hand, he was not sure about the situation, and on the other hand, he loyally fulfilled the orders given to him by Governor Juan.

As early as General Scott died in battle and Terry took over the command of the Spanish naval fleet, Governor Juan asked someone to send him a secret letter.

The content on the letter paper is also very simple. There is only one command. If Lavague cannot defend, it will have to ensure the safety of this sea fleet.

General Terry naturally knew what Governor Juan meant.

For the Manila authorities, Lavague is not important, at least for the Spanish Empire, a huge and invincible fleet is the real treasure.

Lavague had a lot of wealth, and Manila's wealth was even more wealthy, all of which were the wealth of the Spanish Empire.

No Spanish would accept that they fell into the hands of others, but what if they were to pay the price of a fleet?

This made Governor Juan in Manila hesitate.

The sea battle with pirates proves that Spanish warships are not invincible and will also sink.

Then the Spanish fleet may be wiped out under the city of Lavague.

This made Governor Juan unable to sit still. He could allow the Ming army to go into exile and occupy Vigan or even Lavag, but he would never allow an accident in the fleet.

Because this fleet represents more than half of the maritime power of the Manila authorities.

Once the army is wiped out, the Dutch in the Far East and the English will inevitably eat the big Filipino fish like a shark smelling blood.

After all, it was not the army but the navy that maintained the Spanish Empire's rule in the Philippines.

It doesn't matter if Lavague loses it. As long as the navy is present, the Europas in South China will not take action, and Spain can still control the Philippines' colony.

But if the fleet in Terry is really wiped out, then Manila will be in a desperate situation.

By that time, Governor Juan would not have to flee back to Spain by boat, and then be hanged by the angry nobles. He guessed that the mercenaries under his command would immediately tie him up and give him to the Englishmen of the East India Company or the Dutch of Batavia.

That's why Governor Juan wrote a letter to General Terry directly on his back with the Manila House and the Navy.

General Terry, who had long been in love with Governor Juan, naturally fulfilled this order loyally.

They preserved the maritime power of the Manila authorities at the cost of abandoning the city of Lavague and thousands of Spanish soldiers and civilians in the city.

"We will eventually avenge Rawag." Terry said coldly as he looked at the black outside.

Brent didn't know whether the Manila authorities could avenge Lavag, he only knew that there was not much time left for him.

At this time, he was trembling and holding an exquisite flintlock pistol, which was presented to him by the Spanish king many years ago when he went to the Far East.

Although the windows had been closed and even had a wooden board added, there were still bursts of shouts of killing.

It has to be admitted that the combat effectiveness of the Spanish army is really not a big deal.

More than 200 soldiers who had retreated from the city walls fought with thousands of pirates for several hours, and the defense line was not shaken at all.

Of course, this has a lot to do with the lack of strength in the pirates' hands. After all, Liu Yu doesn't have the spare money to prepare firearms for these pirates.

Liu Yu, who had originally planned to let Huben Town enter Lavague City stop the march, and the escape of the Spanish fleet at the port really shocked Liu Yu and the generals of the Ming army.

However, this also means that the Spaniards could not quell the rebellion.

For Ming Jun, this is good news.

Although Liu Yu was very eager to annex this navy intact, the reality was that even if the Ming army broke its teeth, it would not be able to eat this Spanish fleet.
Chapter completed!