If you could turn into a seagull and look down from the sky, you would see the assault fleet like a sledgehammer, hitting the Spanish fleet's strongest waist hard, splitting it in two. Then divide and surround it, gather together and annihilate it!

The six battleships relied on their large tonnage, thick armor and sufficient firepower to rampage through the enemy ships, heading wherever there were more ships.

Flying Star No. 13 penetrated between two Spanish galleons, the 1,000-ton São Paulo and the 800-ton São Militao.

The Spanish did not care about the possibility of accidentally damaging their own warships, and fired fiercely at it from both sides. The Feixing naturally opened fire at full power, with the left and right cannons firing at the same time, and more than 30 tongues of fire were ejected at the same time, giving a fierce counterattack!

The commanders of the São Paulo and São Militao thought that they would have the advantage when two against one, right?

However, what terrified the Spanish soldiers on the two galleons was that the half-cannon shells fired at such a close distance could not break the hull of the enemy ship! Only a few lucky shells shot into the Flying Star through the gun windows, causing some casualties to the marine officers and soldiers...

In addition, several crossbars on the Flying Star's mast were broken and several large holes were torn in the sails...

This was all the result of the two ships' salvo fire.

Many Spanish sailors saw that the shells hit the hull of the Flying Star and bounced back amid sparks, leaving only bowl-sized dents.

"Iron, ironclad ship..." Shouts of shock and fear rang out on every deck. Everyone seemed to be poured with a basin of cold water, and their fighting spirit dropped to the bottom. The gunners also became slower in reloading.

If the opponent's ship is made of iron, then there is no point in fighting. How can a wooden ship beat an iron ship?

The marine police officers on the Flying Star were greatly encouraged by the added armor protection. They continued to fire fiercely from both sides, and only two rounds silenced the broadside firepower of the Sao Paulo and the Sao Militao.

Then the gunner ordered the use of grapeshot to clean up the situation. When the Flying Star crossed with the San Paulo and San Militao, everything on the decks of the two Spanish galleons was swept into strips and pieces, and the original shapes could not be distinguished.

The entire mast of the Sao Paulo was gone, and the foremast of the Sao Militao was left alone. The fallen masts killed countless sailors...

The Feixing didn't even look at them and continued to look for its next target.

Because it was in a killing competition with the Zhenyue, Kunwu, Jingwei and Qingming to see who could destroy more Spanish sailing ships.

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Lin Feng's flagship, Chengsheng Wanli, was also killing efficiently, but she was not interested in participating in such a boring competition. Instead, she used all the telescopes on the flagship to search for the San Felipe of the Marquis of Santa Cruz.

With her temper, she would do the biggest thing possible! Shoot the horse first when shooting a person, and capture the leader first when capturing a thief!

However, the warships of the two armies were crowded together, hundreds of guns were roaring at the same time, and the north wind was unable to blow away the thick smoke that kept rising. The entire battlefield was shrouded in smoke, and only by the outline of the sails could we distinguish which was the coast guard ship and which was the Spanish ship. But it was even more difficult to identify which ship was the San Felipe.

Besides, she had never seen the San Felipe in person. The only information she had was the intelligence Liu Yishou brought back - it was said to be a 1,000-ton three-decker galleon, with a red cross flag on the main mast and a red-bottomed yellow cross flag on the foremast, which was the command flag of the Invincible Fleet. A griffin flag was hung on the mizzen mast, which was the flag of the Marquis of Santa Cruz.

But after searching for a long time, I couldn't find the two eye-catching flags.

But it was not all in vain. During the search, the lookout reported that a huge four-deck ship was spotted at eight o'clock ahead, with the Spanish admiral's flag flying on it!

Lin Feng immediately realized that it was the ship of the Invincible Fleet's deputy commander-in-chief, the Royal Power. If Liu Yishou's intelligence was correct, the deputy commander-in-chief was Admiral Leon!

She immediately recalled the humiliation of being chased by the enemy for nearly a year. At that time, she swore that she would strip the damn Admiral Leon naked and hang him upside down on the mast!

A man without faith cannot stand! We can’t let him go!

Lin Feng got excited and threw away the idea of ​​capturing the thief and the king. He immediately ordered to rush over, destroy the King's Power, and capture Admiral Leon alive!

The officers and men under his command responded in unison, and skillfully maneuvered the Cheng Sheng Wan Li, passing through the jungle of warships of both sides and heading straight for the "Royal Power".

Chengsheng Wanli was a second-generation "Chaos-class" battleship launched in the fifth year of the Wanli reign. The Ship Research Institute introduced fluid mechanics, geometry and precise calculations into ship design and applied the latest scientific research results to it, making the "Chaos-class" basically break away from the rut of the bulky European galleon.

The second-generation sailing battleships were more slender and graceful, the underwater part of the hull gradually became streamlined, the sails were adjusted to the appropriate position, and the gun positions were re-optimized.

And most importantly, after years of research, the Ship Research Institute finally overcame the technical difficulties and replaced the previous rudder with a steering wheel.

Using a steering wheel to drive a sliding rudder is a huge advancement in ship technology. It is not only much more labor-saving than a vertical tiller, but also can steer a huge warship more flexibly and accurately.

With the support of various "black technologies", the second-generation battleship "Chaos" class has better navigation performance than the previous generation "Kunpeng" class. Not only is it faster, but its operating feel is even comparable to that of a destroyer.

Under the control of an experienced crew, the huge Chengsheng Wanli passed through the gaps between the warships with a flexibility that was completely inconsistent with its size and headed straight for the Wangquan which was one kilometer away.

On the way, they also used broadside fire to bathe several Spanish sailing ships. One of them, the 600-ton Fairy, was damaged by a cannon below the waterline and was about to sink...

When the Chengsheng Wanli approached to a distance of 500 meters, Admiral Leon also discovered the rampaging giant ship.

After such a long time of fighting, Admiral Leon had already discovered the strangeness of these huge Ming warships. In addition to the fact that the cannons could not penetrate the hull, the sails were not seriously injured even though they were shredded. Even the masts seemed to have been specially reinforced and were difficult to break...

Admiral Leon knew very well that although his ship, the Royal Sovereign, was not at a disadvantage in size, it was probably no match for that giant ship.

He had intended to avoid it. But at this moment, Leon used a telescope to see the general flag on the Chengsheng Wanli, besides the Sun and Moon Shining on the Blue Sea flag - a red phoenix with its wings spread high!

Leon was immediately shocked: "The Flying Dutchman?!"

Although the Phoenix flag has changed from a silver border to a gold border, he will never forget the distinctive pattern of the phoenix wings flying in the sky!

There is no mistake, it must be the red-haired female pirate who got me into this situation!

Admiral Leon's blood immediately boiled up. He was a popular figure in front of the King, and he had been rising rapidly and being fawned upon by everyone. But because of that woman, he had deviated from the track of life and became a joke in Madrid's upper class society.

In the past five years, he has not returned to Europe once, and has been preparing for war along the Pacific coast. This expedition is to go to the East to find the red-haired female pirate - only with her blood can he wash away his shame!

Admiral Leon immediately ordered the drums to be beaten to meet the enemy and engage in this belated decisive battle!

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At 4:30 p.m., the Cheng Sheng Wan Li and the Wang Quan launched a charge against each other on the battlefield, like an ancient knightly duel.

At this moment, everything around them had nothing to do with them. The officers and soldiers of the two ships had only one thought in their minds, which was to destroy the enemy and take revenge!

At 4:50, the warships of both sides crossed and began to bombard each other with the most intense artillery fire, and the soldiers on the ships also fired at each other with swivel guns and muskets. In an instant, wood chips flew and gunpowder filled the air. Both ships received a solid punch from the other side with their faces.

After the intersection, the two ships began to turn at the same time, trying to do it again.

However, the bulky Royal Sovereign turned much slower than the Victory Miles.

As a result, the latter's side had turned around, while the former was still facing the enemy with its stern.

Of course, the Chengsheng Wanli would not be polite. Several guns fired at the same time, successfully sending several shells into the vulnerable stern of the Royal Sovereign.

Shells whizzed through the paper-like rear window, bounced off the tail of the second-floor direct deck, and stopped only after hitting the bow. All the people and objects that stood in the way were smashed to pieces, leaving only a mess on the ground and blood on the cabin...

At 5:20 p.m., the Royal Sovereign finally completed its turn and the two sides fired at each other again.

This time, the Shengli Wanli was not polite and first broke the rear mast of the Royal Sovereign, and then the main mast. When the foremast also fell, only the bare hull of this most powerful Spanish warship was left floating on the sea.

The gun crew of the Royal Sovereign was still stubbornly firing shells at the Chengsheng Wanli, as if it was the roar of the overlord of the sea who was unwilling to give up the throne.

The Cheng Sheng Wan Li was not satisfied with just breaking the mast and paralyzing the enemy ship as it had done before. Instead, it continued to pour various shells towards the Wang Quan, silencing the muzzles of the Wang Quan one after another. Then it approached and fired huge solid shells from its short heavy cannons, shattering the half-meter thick hull...

Under the terrifying firepower attack, the Royal Sovereign finally lost the power to resist and quietly allowed itself to be slaughtered by the enemy.

Admiral Leon stood in the devastated wheelhouse, finding it hard to accept the result.

His ship, the Royal Sovereign, was the newest warship of Spain. It used 2,500 century-old oak trees, cost 250,000 pesos, and took three years to build. How could it not even last an hour and be destroyed by the Ming warship?

Who has the strongest warships and the strongest navy? Who will be the future maritime hegemon? The answer seems to be self-evident...

Faced with the huge gap in power, the general finally recognized the reality and ordered to hoist the white flag, cease fire and surrender...

Well, there aren't many guns left to fire.

The Shengli went around to the stern of the Wangquan and destroyed its two rudders before leaving with satisfaction and continuing to search for the San Felipe.

However, the sun was setting, the sky was about to get dark, and the visibility on the sea surface was even worse. Lin Feng's goal of destroying the enemy's flagship and forcing the Spanish to surrender today was doomed to fail...