"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The fierce artillery fire rushed over the sea outside Manila Bay. The deafening explosion sounded across the sky. The water columns that were blown out of the sea soared into the sky and turned into splashes.

On the sea.

The seven warships of the Spanish fleet, led by commander Major General Don Patricio Montojo, were passing through artillery fire, attempting to approach the Chinese Navy fleet that was firing fiercely.

"Boom!" A Spanish Navy destroyer rushing in the front was hit by the twin 155mm main gun of the light cruiser Mianyang. Its displacement was less than 1,000 tons, making the destroyer nothing at all

The decent armor, during the explosion, the entire capital of the ship was knocked out. The sea water poured into the warship from the bow, causing the stern of the entire warship to rise high and soon sank into the sea. The warship

All dozens of Spanish navy soldiers on the side were spared.

This naval battle is completely an asymmetrical battle. Spain makes the fleet's warships old and have low firepower. How can it be the opponent of the new warships of the Chinese Navy? In the decisive attack launched by the Spanish fleet on the Chinese Navy, there are constant warships.

It was hit, caught fire, and then sank into the sea. The wooden cruiser "Castilia" was the least battled. Within half an hour of the battle, the superstructure of the entire warship seemed to be gnawed by a dog.

Subsequently, he was hit by two 155mm naval shells and sank into the sea in less than five minutes. Only a very small number of soldiers on the warship were rescued.

"General, except for our warship, the rest of the warships were sunk!" The captain of the cruiser Rena Christina was frustrated to Major General Don Patricio Montojo with a frustration

Speaking of the battle, it has not been a time to disappear. The battleships of the Spanish fleet, except for the cruiser Reina Christina, have been sunk. Even the cruiser Reina Christina

, and was hit many times, but he was not hit to the vital point, so he was still able to fight.

"As long as the warship has not sunk, we will continue to fight. Order the artillery and continue to fire!" Major General Don Patricio Montojo ordered. His eyes were filled with sadness. The world's largest powerhouse was once the world's most powerful country.

Spain will never come back. Even if they are still alive in the glory of Spain and other countries, they can no longer find any effort.

"Boom! Boom!" After solving other warships of the Spanish fleet, the seven Chinese Navy's warships aimed all their firepower at the cruiser "Reina Christina". In an instant, "Reina Christina"

The cruiser was completely surrounded by a rain of bullets.

"General, the Chinese send a signal through the flag language to demand that we surrender, and they can ensure the safety of our personal and property!" The captain of the cruiser Rena Christina once again went to Don Patricio Monto

Major General Huo reported.

"Continue..." Major General Don Patricio Montojo was just trying to order the fight to continue, but he saw all the officers and soldiers in the bridge looking at him, and in their eyes, he saw the desire to survive,

This made his order to "continue fighting" impossible to issue anyway. He knew that the situation was already very obvious now, and if the battle continued, the cruiser "Reina Christina" would only be sunk.

"Surrender to the Chinese!" Major General Don Patricio Montojo sighed and issued an order. He knew that Spain would no longer have the glory of the Imperial Navy. His efforts,

It's totally in vain.

After Major General Don Patricio Montojo ordered his surrender, the soldiers on the cruiser Rena Christina were relieved. They did not care about the glory of Spain, but this thing was for them.

Yan is too far away. What they hope is to save their lives.

After the cruiser Reina Christina surrendered, the Chinese Navy quickly sent the destroyer Chongzhou to lean on it, and sent people to take over the warship and imprisoned all the other Spanish soldiers. However, when they

After arriving at the bridge, he found that Major General Don Patricio Montojo committed suicide with his own pistol.

"Retain his body and leave it to the Spanish side after the war is over! He is a real naval warrior and deserves our respect!" After learning that Major General Don Patricio Montojo committed suicide

After the news, Admiral Li Haitian, chief of staff of the Chinese Navy's local fleet, who was commanding the battle, said.

After destroying the Spanish fleet, the Chinese Navy began to march towards Manila Bay. Behind the fleet were hundreds of transport ships, on which more than 8,000 soldiers from the 5th Marine Brigade and them were loaded with more than 8,000 soldiers from the 5th Marine Corps Brigade and they

All equipment.

Correcido Island is a small island in the central area of ​​the connection between the Bay of Manila and the South China Sea, and is the gateway to guard the Bay of Manila. The Spaniards built a fort on the island and placed more than ten meters of cannons. However, these cannons were only

It is just an old-fashioned cannon. It will not have any impact on the warships of the Chinese Navy. However, it poses a great threat to the transport ships behind it.

At 1 pm, the Chinese naval fleet shelled the forts on the island of Correcido to clear obstacles for the advance of the transport fleet. The Spanish army on the island raised the white flag after only a brief resistance.

The Chinese Marine Corps landed on the island, captured all the Spanish troops on the island, and controlled the island.

Afterwards, the fleet continued to advance into the depths of Manila Bay. At 2:30 pm, the Chinese Navy arrived on the sea less than 6 kilometers from Manila. At this moment, Philippine Governor Basilio Augustine had learned about the failure of the naval fleet.

.But he would not give up resistance so easily. Spain has a total of more than 40,000 colonial troops in the Philippines, 20,000 of which are all deployed near Manila. At this moment, the Spanish army has established positions on the beach, in an attempt to

Block the landing of the Chinese Marine Corps.

The Spanish colonial army built a lot of fortifications in Manila, with more than ten shore defense turrets alone. On these turrets, more than forty shore defense cannons with a caliber of more than 75 mm were installed. Among them, the caliber was the largest.

The one is the 203mm shore defense cannon. However, these shore defense cannons are all products from decades ago and are already rusty. No one can tell how much combat power it can have.

After Spain's decline, colonies in various places just took away wealth as much as possible, and they did not do their best to develop their arms. This made the colonial army extremely backward and their combat effectiveness very poor.

At 3 pm, the Chinese Navy began shelling the shore defense artillery outside Manila. The two 280mm double-mounted naval guns on the heavy cruiser of the 'Xi'an' acted as the main force to eliminate these shore defense artillery. More than 200 kilograms

Armor-piercing bombs can easily penetrate the fortifications of these shore defense artillery, destroy all these shore defense artillery, and kill all the Spanish artillery.

Just half an hour later, all the shore defense turrets were silent. After that, the Chinese naval fleet diverted the shelling targets and poured the artillery fire onto the defense line established by the Spanish army on the beach.

All seven warships of the Chinese Navy began to bombard violently. Even four destroyers approached less than three kilometers from the coast, using rapid-fire cannons on the warships to reap their lives. Tens of thousands of Spanish troops deployed on the beach

,There were heavy casualties and injuries caused by the Chinese Navy's artillery bombardment. Before the Chinese Marine Corps landed, they had already collapsed.

Subsequently, the 5th Brigade of the Chinese Marine Corps began to land. Under the protection of the naval warships, they were not blocked. However, because of too much equipment, they did not all land until the evening. Simple defense was established.

After the fortifications, the 5th Marine Brigade decided to start attacking Manila City tomorrow.

That night, in Manila, Philippine Governor Basilio Augustine was summoning senior officials of the Spanish army stationed in the Philippines. They were helpless against the attack of the Chinese people. In the afternoon's battle, the fierce shelling of the Chinese Navy shocked them.

.Many Spanish officers suggested surrendering to the Chinese. In their opinion, Manila could no longer be defended. If they continued to resist, they would definitely be killed.

There are still a very small number of people who proposed to use the lives of tens of thousands of Chinese in Manila as meat shields to force the Chinese to withdraw their troops. However, their proposal was unanimously opposed. If this strategy fails, once the Chinese attack.

In the city, the Chinese would definitely not let them go. Everyone argued, but in the end they could not reach an agreement. They could only kick the ball to the feet of Philippine Governor Basilio Augustine.

After thinking about it, Basilio Augustine, the governor of the Philippines, finally decided to surrender to China. When he solicited other people's opinions, he had no objection.

The next day, on May 2, when the 5th Brigade of the Chinese Marine Corps pushed out a cannon and was about to launch a shelling attack on Manila City, the Spanish messenger came out and he proposed to the Chinese team.

As long as the Chinese team promises to ensure the safety of the Spaniards' personal and property, they are willing to surrender to China.

Wu Binhai, the commander of the 5th Marine Brigade, did not dare to make a decision, and immediately sent a report to Major General Li Haitao, who was responsible for this operation. Li Haitao also quickly contacted the Navy Department, and then the Navy Department reported to Wang Yuze. Wang Yuze immediately agreed.

The Spanish demands were met. So, on the morning of May 2, the Philippine Governor Basilio Augustine led more than 20,000 Spanish troops to surrender to the China-National Team, and the China-National Team entered the city of Manila without any bloodshed.

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