The Third Fleet was moving slowly against a distance of more than 40 kilometers on the coast. Because it was performing a search mission, and at night, the Third Fleet's speed was slower.

The sea was calm, and the Third Fleet sailed to a place with rocks on the sea, with many rocks protruding from the sea, and there were many reefs under the sea. The Third Fleet's speed was even slower. Fortunately, this area had undergone relatively complete investigation, so it was safe to be careful when sailing here.

The whole journey was calm and nothing was discovered. But everyone knows that the calm and storm is hidden.

"Commander, there seems to be a fleet of warships over there with flags floating on it. The lookout said that it seemed to be the Spanish Navy's naval flag and national flag." The communications soldier broke into the command cabin at this time and said to the commander of the Third Fleet Sun Fugui. Tonight, the moon is bright and the stars are sparse. Although it is already night, you can still see clearly within one kilometer around.

"In what direction? Where is the course? What is the speed?" Sun Fugui stood up from the chair and asked.

"In the northwest direction, they are heading northwest direction, with a speed of about twelve knots." said the correspondent.

"That's just that we didn't find us... I'm passing my order: All ships follow these Spanish fleets, keep a distance, and don't let them discover it! Let's follow them and see where they are going!" Sun Fugui sat back on the chair and ordered. He secretly breathed in his heart. If the Spanish fleet came and was discovered by the third fleet, it means that the distance between the two was very close. If the other party fired, the third fleet would not be able to play its own advantages at all, and would be beaten by the other party.

After more than twenty minutes of message transmission, the Third Fleet began to move forward continuously towards the northwest. Because it was impossible to see clearly at night, it would be too troublesome to pass messages through flags. However, it would take more than a hundred years to solve this problem. In history, it would take more than one hundred years, but in this world, with Zhu Haitao's existence, the development of technology is probably still accelerated.

Now Zhu Haitao has established a University of Science and Technology of Ming Dynasty, recruiting suitable talents to study disciplines such as machinery, metals, physics, chemistry, biology, etc., and has also absorbed a lot of talents from Spain, the Netherlands and Portugal in this field. Zhu Haitao also teaches from time to time to convey knowledge to students.

For the surrendered Spaniards and Dutch people, Zhu Haitao still implemented the principle of making the best use of things. Many of these foreigners had various abilities, so Zhu Haitao used them and gave them high wages and benefits. However, for other Spaniards and Dutch people who had no skills, they were not polite. Their value was to contribute their labor for free to the Ming Dynasty in the camp, just like other indigenous people.

The Third Fleet quietly followed the Spanish fleet and slowly sailed northwest. Sun Fugui looked at the chart, and that direction was exactly the direction the third Fleet came. After a long observation by the lookout, he found that this was not the Spanish fleet, but only four to five fourth-class warships.

The distance between the two is about two kilometers, and the distance is constantly widening. This is also Sun Fugui's order. He doesn't want to alert the enemy. Anyway, the "Xia"-class warships are very fast, catching up with these guys is like playing.

These Spanish Class IV warships have never discovered the existence of the Third Fleet. At 6:12 a.m., the sun slowly rose from the east, and things suddenly changed.

"Commander, these four ships seem to have discovered us! They are changing their formation now!" The communication soldier informed the information found by the lookout.

"Then order all warships to aim at these four fourth-level warships immediately and send them to the bottom of the sea to see the Dragon King!" Sun Fugui said.

The ten warships of the Third Fleet immediately moved, quickly becoming combat formations, and swelling the sails to accelerate the warships to their maximum speed. At the same time, the gunners aimed at these fourth-level warships with 105mm naval guns.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The third fleet fired first, because it adopted a breech gun design. Although it was still very primitive, its shooting speed was much faster than the breech gun used in the Spanish fleet.

However, these rifled guns still have some problems. Because of the violent friction with rifle, the lifespan of this gun is less than that of smooth bore guns. As the wear becomes worse, the accuracy and range of this gun also decrease. Therefore, the first and second fleets often replace artillery. After the war with the eastern part of the Spanish Far East Revenge Fleet, many ships of the First and Second Fleets replaced artillery, otherwise they would not be able to perform their missions.

"Boom!" A shell hit the Burgos accurately, blowing a big hole in the side of the fourth-class battleship.

The Burgos also launched a counterattack, but at this time it was about 3.8 kilometers away from the 3rd Fleet's closest ship No. 24. The 32-pound cannon on it was really not very accurate at this distance.

"Boom!" Another 105mm blast bomb was shot from ship No. 24 in response to the attack of the "Burgos". The shell hit the waterline part of the fourth-class warship again, and immediately overturned the fourth-class warship. Hundreds of tons of sea water then poured in, causing the ship to sink into the seabed within minutes.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the other three ships wanted to escape. However, their speed was not as fast as the "Xia" class warship. With the excellent hull design, the third fleet easily maintained the distance between the two sides within a range of four to five kilometers. With this range, the 105mm naval gun had the most accurate hit rate.

At 7:12, three other ships were sent to the seabed one after another.

"Let's go back! I saw the Spaniards, so I hid their fleet nearby!" Sun Fugui said.

Although this was a small naval battle, these four Spanish class 4 warships ran out strangely, which means that their large fleet was nearby. If you search carefully, you might find it soon.

At this time, Admiral Ricardo Delante didn't know that he had been targeted and was still doing an incredible movement with a mistress brought from Spain on the flagship "Jianna I".
Chapter completed!