Upon seeing the flagship's order, the two frigates immediately adjusted their posture together with the "Eternal Sinner Liu Daxia" and formed a single-line column in front of it, with their bows facing the bay mouth. The sailors were all in position, ready to hoist the sails and set sail at any time.

In the harbor behind the three ships, there were more than a dozen small boats carrying crew members who were on vacation on shore, paddling desperately to board the ships.

At this time, the Gallais fleet with a big red cross flag flying on the opposite side had already sailed into the Havana Bay from the narrow bay.

At the same time, a red flag was raised on the leading ship of the Calais race. The long-distance fleet had been dealing with the Spanish for some time, so they naturally understood that it was an order to "stop the ship, lower the sails, disarm, and accept boarding inspection." If they did not comply, they would be bombarded immediately.

Through the telescope, it can be clearly seen that the Spanish infantry on the Calais ships are fully armed and ready to board the ships, and the gunners on the bow have also lit torches.

At this time, any commander would try every means to avoid conflict because the situation is too unfavorable for his side.

The time, place and people are not on my side.

Although Lin Feng had been a marine police trainee for two years, his pirate nature would not change. That was to strike first and never allow himself to be passive.

She is born to be a desperado. In the eyes of others, it is a disaster that will cause the whole world to collapse, but in her eyes, it is the most exciting challenge.

How can we let others fire the first shot?

The commander licked his lips excitedly. He didn't care about anything else and just fired first!

The six Hongwu cannons on the wide bow of the treasure ship roared one after another.

Amid the rumbling of cannons, streams of water fell on the Gallais fleet, soaking the Spanish soldiers wearing tall helmets.

Lin Feng's telescope was fixed on the Spanish artillery fortress at the entrance of the harbor. He saw that the heavy artillery vehicle that was originally pointing outside the bay had turned around and was pointing towards the bay entrance.

Obviously, the garrison in Havana has also received the order, and it is estimated that the Cuban anti-smuggling fleet anchored at the North Pier will also be dispatched next.

By then, it will be like a dragnet from heaven and earth, impossible to escape even with wings.

"We can't wait any longer." Lin Feng made a prompt decision and said in a deep voice, "Order the Taizhou and Wenzhou to raise their sails and fight their way out of the bay first!"

"All small boats must send people to the flagship. All crew members must board the ship immediately and do not return to the dock!"

As Lin Feng's orders were passed down one after another, the two frigates that had already weighed anchor immediately raised their sails and began to slowly sail towards the bay mouth with the help of the southwest wind in the harbor.

~~

This was the Spanish fleet that came to seize the Ming fleet.

When Vice-King Velasquez's order reached Veracruz, the fleet was preparing to escort a silver fleet to Cuba.

In line with the principle of not bothering two people with the same task, the base commander in Veracruz assigned this task to the anti-smuggling fleet.

However, the base commander did not do this just to save trouble, because the fleet commander, Colonel Tiago, was one of the best naval commanders in the colony, and nothing would go wrong with him in charge.

At this time, Colonel Tiago with a yellow beard was standing on the stern of his flagship, looking at the Ming Dynasty sailing ship rushing towards him with sails hoisted in disbelief.

The reaction speed of these Oriental people is too outrageous. I haven’t even gotten into position yet!

"Stop them!" The colonel calmed himself down and shouted, "Fire, fire!"

The firepower of the Gallais battleship depended entirely on the bow. Dozens of cannons roared one after another, and the shells whizzed towards the two large sailing ships that were rushing on. White smoke enveloped the fleet.

When the sea breeze blew away the smoke, they saw that the hulls of the two galleons with strange-shaped sails were still intact. There were a few holes in the sails, but it didn't seem to have much impact.

At this time, the two sides were less than two hundred meters apart.

"Stop them!" Colonel Tiago roared.

"Turn left!"

"Turn right!" The commanders of each warship gave orders one after another, and the helmsmen pushed the huge rudder desperately.

Inside the stuffy and smelly cabin, there were pairs of huge centipede-leg-like oars that required three rowers to row.

The oarsmen were all prisoners and slaves in shackles, and officers blew whistles and directed them to row according to orders.

The supervisor holding a whip patrolled back and forth in the middle, watching closely for anyone who dared to be lazy.

With hundreds of oarsmen rowing desperately, the huge Gallaemonte warship moved as nimbly as a small sailboat weighing more than ten tons. It quickly adjusted its posture and repositioned itself in front of the two large sailboats.

It looks like the closing is successful!

However, Colonel Tiago was stunned to see that the two large sailing ships weighing hundreds of tons rushed up without slowing down, and only slightly changed the direction of their bows, and squeezed through the gaps between the Calais racing boats!

The Taizhou and Wenzhou had discovered early on that the Calais boats had a long row of oars on each side, so it was impossible for them to really sail next to each other, just like hedgehogs unable to get close to each other.

They came in through that gap!

With a terrifying sound of crackling, the thick oars broke as easily as chopsticks. The rowers in the cabin were hit by the oars and flew screaming, pinning the supervisors under them...

The hulls of the Taizhou and Wenzhou were completely unscathed, as the bottoms of the two ships were covered with copper hulls!

There were no torpedoes in those days, and the purpose of the copper shell under the waterline was not to strengthen protection, but to prevent shipworms and barnacles from parasitizing. Without this treatment, it would be impossible to sail on the ocean. It is impossible to dock for major repairs every few months, right?

But it was no accident that the copper-hulled bottom played a role at this time. What kind of commander leads what kind of fleet. Lin Feng's captains were unrestrained and did everything they could, regardless of whether the tactics were in the manual or not, as long as they worked!

However, if it weren't for the extreme long-distance voyages of the past two years, the crew would have reached a state of unity between man and ship and would not be able to perform such extreme micro-management.

By the time Colonel Tiago came to his senses, the two large sailing ships had already penetrated the obstruction, and he could only watch them sail away with full sails.

Fortunately, the palace-like giant ship was still there, receiving the crew from the small boat.

"Surround it!" Tiago thought to himself, catching the big head would be a victory.

"Raise the sail!" Lin Feng knew that he couldn't wait any longer.

As a naval commander with rich theory and experience, she was already very familiar with the characteristics of Spanish and even European warships. She knew that the Gallaesey had a secret weapon, which restored the ramming horn that had disappeared for hundreds of years!

Let this thing come straight at us. Even a giant and sturdy treasure ship can be ripped apart!

Even if the damage was not that serious, if the ramming horn was stuck into the hull and could not be pulled out, wouldn't it be a repeat of the fate of the Governor of Goa?

The only fate is to be captured...

"But Commander, half of the people haven't boarded the ship yet!" Ma Yishan reminded her.

"Let them surrender first. Tell them that I will come back to rescue them!" Lin Feng said with a cold face.

"Yes!" Ma Yishan quickly ran to the stern deck and used a loudspeaker to shout to the small boats lined up below.

At the same time, the sailors worked together to turn the capstan and quickly hoist the sails on the nine masts. After the introduction of Western rigging, the speed of hoisting the heavy Chinese sails doubled.

The rowers also worked together desperately to row the boat, urging the huge ship of 5,000 tons to start slowly.

Finally, before the enemy ships could encircle them, the treasure ship escaped from the enemy's bow attack area.

Of course he couldn't avoid a heavy beating, but fortunately the eternal sinner had thick skin and flesh, and was big and resistant to beatings, so it was not a big deal.

Once the treasure ship sets sail, it will no longer be stopped by the Gallican warships weighing several hundred tons.

Those so-called giant paddle boats in the Gallais race seemed small and fragile in front of the eternal sinner Liu Daxia, just like a group of lions encountering a full-grown elephant.

After ramming in the middle of a Gallican warship that attempted to intercept it laterally, the giant treasure ship also sailed away.

When leaving the port, the three sailboats were blocked by coastal artillery.

The Spanish had poor cannon-casting technology, which was considered second-rate in Europe, so the shells they fired mostly missed the target.

Lin Feng did not insist on continuing. Before the Spanish fleet caught up, the flagship led two large sailing ships out of Havana Bay.

Soon, Colonel Tiago also led the fleet to turn around and chase after them. He was already furious. Although the Ming people didn't hit them with a single shot, they had damaged four Gallicans and destroyed another in just half an hour.

Although the damage to the four Gallicans was not serious, with only half of the oars broken and many rowers killed or injured, they could no longer sail until they entered the dock to replace the oars.

He now had only one goal, which was to never let these three Ming sailboats get away. If he didn't catch up with these hateful Ming people, it would become a big stain on his military career!

As for the officers, soldiers and oarsmen on the wrecked Gallais race ship and the abandoned Ming people, the belated Cuban fleet could take care of them.

~~

But how could he catch up with Lin Feng, who was born a pirate?

With sails fully hoisted, the three sailboats rode the monsoon and the powerful Gulf Stream, sailing faster and faster, and the Spaniards could not catch up no matter how hard they tried.

In fact, Lin Feng didn't need to run too fast. She could have used her cannons to fire at the Gallese warships with few guns and short range. But just like in Havana Bay, she had to consider those who were not on board.

If they were too harsh on the Spaniards, they might retaliate against the captives. That was why Lin Feng did not fire, but just ran for his life.

The Calais racing boats lacked endurance and slowed down after chasing for dozens of miles at full speed.

Seeing the Ming Dynasty's sailboat disappear on the sea level, Colonel Tiago had no choice but to accept this stain.

"Let's go back to Havana and see how many prisoners we can get. Hopefully we can write a reasonable report." Colonel Tiago is a very good official, which is a common characteristic of colonial officials.

The result was quite good. Nearly two hundred Ming people who did not have time to board the ship were captured, and three ships were also captured.

That's enough to get the job done.

Colonel Tiago didn't know that there is an old saying in the East, "Women should not be provoked"...

And he also offended two women...