The first round of artillery bombardment of the Qing Navy caused the eight Spanish fourth-class battleships to suffer heavy losses. The gunners on the two decks were extremely frightened. The asymmetrical shooting of each other was the most likely to cause panic and frustration. The more experienced soldiers were experienced and experienced, the more they felt feared when they encountered situations beyond their experience and knowledge.

The third wave of artillery bombardment of Spanish warships was much smaller in number, and the accuracy was even more outrageous. Only one warship was hit. The naval cadets were even more calm when they saw this. The second round of artillery completely suppressed the opponent's firepower.[.]

Yinzhen stood on the deck and saw that he had completely gained the upper hand, so he breathed a little relieved. After this round of shooting, the navy's courage was also trained.

After two rounds of asymmetric shelling, Spain's morale plummeted, the neat battle lines began to loosen, and the gunners, soldiers, and sailors began to panic. However, the large forces of the Spanish fleet had already been pressed up.

As soon as the third round of artillery was completed, Yinzhen said calmly: "Retreat!"

As soon as the horn sounded, all the warships quickly turned and retreated. Then the main Spanish warships arrived were furious and blasted. Although they were not sure, they also hit three warships, but fortunately they were not very damaged.

They left the battlefield in one breath. Seeing that the Spanish fleet was not chasing, bursts of cheers broke out from the warships, and everyone's faces were filled with excitement, pride and pride. In this battle, they seriously injured at least eight Spanish warships. This battle completely proved that the Spanish fleet was the target ship of their Qing navy.

Yinzhen was also very excited. The navy's first battle ended with great victory. The first battle showed morale and courage. With this batch of seeds, the navy will definitely be able to fight a tough battle in the future.

"The general is the courage of the army! The general is the soul of the army, Yinxiang sighed admirably: "With a dean like you who is desperate, the navy will definitely have a bright future!" As he said that, he smiled and said, "Everyone said that I am trying my best, and this title will be given to you in the future."

Yinzhen smiled slightly but did not explain. In that case, even if he was hiding in the cabin, he was not lucky. An eighteen-pound shell was hit and he was also dead. Standing on the deck, his horizons were broader, and his chances of living were greater. He looked around everyone and said: "Order each ship to count, count casualties, battleship damage, and ammunition stock."

The Spanish fleet did not pursue it. One was that it could not catch up, and the other was that it was afraid of ambushing. Angel searched the sea with a telescope for a while, but no large fleet was seen. He looked at the small Xiyu area carefully before saying: "Quickly clear the battlefield, count the casualties, and be careful.

After giving the order, Angel turned around and carefully checked the situation on the battlefield. The first six auxiliary ships, two of which had been inclined into the water, were completely scrapped, and the remaining four were also broken, and it was impossible to sail far away. What made him most heartbroken was the eight fourth-level battleships. Although the rescue was timely, they were also covered in scars. At least one side was shot was scrapped.

The Fleet Deputy Commander Carlos walked over worriedly and asked, "What are the next plans for the Fleet? Should he continue to stay here to fight Penghu, or withdraw back to Manila?"

Angel rolled his eyes and said nothing, but he was nervously thinking. Judging from the accuracy of the other party's shelling and the speed of firing, it was impossible for him to be a Dutch, nor from Europe, nor from Qing Dynasty. Could it be Japan? It is impossible for that small island country to have such strength?

This is not what we should care about now. Does the opponent's fleet have a main warship? This is what we should consider at present. With the opponent's artillery advantage, if there is a main warship, there is no need to play sneak attacks at all. You can confront each other head-on and defeat their fleet in a dignified manner.

From this point of view, the other party did not have a main fleet! Thinking about this, Angel breathed a little relieved. The other party had only this small fleet, and things were not at the worst. However, Penghu could not fight anymore, otherwise, if you were blocked by the other party in this small bay, the fleet would be over.

"Report to General, this is the shell I picked up from the cabin." An officer brought over a deformed shell. Angel fiddled with interest. The shell was iron. Although it had been deformed, it could still be seen as sharp barrel. He had never seen the shell of this shape. After looking at it for a while, he ordered: "Sare it and take it back for evidence."

After pausing for a moment, Angel received an order: "Send people to land and notify all soldiers to withdraw the warship immediately."

After the messenger left, Carlos asked in surprise: "Is the Commander planning to withdraw from Manila?"

"Please God bless us to return to Manila safely." Angel said coldly, then turned around and walked to the side of the ship to watch the soldiers clear the battlefield.

Soon, the combat damages of officers of each ship were counted. Two auxiliary ships were scrapped, four auxiliary ships seriously injured, two fourth-level battleships, and six other fourth-level battleships lost half of their combat effectiveness. Two hundred and twenty-six people died, three hundred and thirty seriously injured, and six hundred minor injuries.

Hearing the report, Angel's muscles on his face twitched a few times. In just one confrontation, thousands of casualties were killed and injured, and the fleet's combat effectiveness was also reduced by nearly 30%.

The Qing naval fleet's war losses were also counted. In less than half an hour of artillery battle, twelve warships were injured and two seriously injured. They could not fight again. Fortunately, the sail was fine, twenty-five people died and fifty-four people were injured.

Yinzhen ordered people to transfer all the ammunition from the two seriously injured warships, and asked Chang Fugui to find a sailor familiar with the terrain to lead the way to transfer the two warships and all the bodies and wounded to the Taiwan Association Navy camp where the senior officials.

When the rumbling cannons of Jilong Island came to Magong Port, Zhang Jin listened intently for a while. It was obviously the two fleets of artillery bombing, and they were all heavy artillery bombing. It was obviously not the warships of the Fujian Navy. However, whether it was reinforcements or not, he would treat them as reinforcements to boost morale. He shouted excitedly: "Brothers, listen, the sound of cannons, the sound of cannons! The reinforcements have arrived! The reinforcements of Shi Junmen have arrived!"

When they heard that reinforcements had arrived, cheers rang out inside and outside the Magong Port! What made them even more happy was that after the artillery battle, the foreigners actually began to retreat!

After receiving the report, Zhang Jin was still not sure whether the reinforcements had arrived? After all, the artillery battle at Jilong Island was too strange. However, what is certain is that the foreign devils were defeated. The guerrilla Yang Changsheng came forward and asked, "General, are we going to take advantage of the situation to chase him?"

Chasing? Zhang Jin glared at him fiercely and cursed: "Chasing your sister! Are you crazy if you want to be promoted? OK, I will send your right camp to follow him and chase him!"

Yang Changsheng immediately cried and said with a sad face: "Just ask, just ask, go and count the casualties." As he said that, he ran away.

The Xiaoxiyu Island is the only place for Fujian to enter Penghu, and the Qing naval fleet was temporarily anchored at this entrance.

"In today's battle, everyone fought beautifully, exerting the momentum of our navy and the majesty of our navy! I am proud of you!" Yinzhen looked around at the generals with excitement and said jokingly: "However, although the navy has brilliant achievements, no one has witnessed it. If we report this record ourselves, it will inevitably be doubtful. At that time, the rumors will devastate the desire of a group of soldiers to serve the country. Everyone is talking about what should we do?"

Yinxiang was secretly amused. This old fourteenth person has not seen each other for two years, and his methods of controlling his subordinates are perfect. He clearly wanted to capture the Spanish fleet, but he said so glamorously that he had to make his subordinates willingly propose.

Wu Ge knew clearly what Yinzhen was thinking, and immediately said: "I personally think that our navy seized several of his Spanish warships, and no one dared to gossip."

"This is the reason." Yande also said: "The Guangdong Navy was defeated and we won a big victory, but we could not provide evidence. They would naturally question it. The best way is to seize several warships and capture a group of Spaniards, leaving them speechless."

"It is easy to fight to the point of sinking, but it is probably a bit difficult to seize." Lin Wei said hesitantly.

"It's not difficult." Yinzhen took it over, "The sails and masts of their warships are enough to trap him to death on the sea. Apart from surrender, they have no way to die."

Delga pondered: "The dean's words make sense, but the strength of the Spanish fleet is still there. If they are in a group, our losses will probably be quite large."

"The fleet sails far away, especially with large warships such as second-class and third-class ships, cannot gather together. They are far apart from each other to avoid collisions. Normally, they are lined up in formations." Liu Zhisheng said slowly: "We can eat this Spanish fleet one by one. Not to mention the military achievements, if you seize this fleet, the strength of the navy will immediately leap to a higher level. In half a year, our navy will be able to traverse the world and dare to confront the navies of Western countries head-on!"

"Good words!" Yinzhen glanced at Liu Zhisheng with appreciation and said, "With the three existing shipyards in Shanghai, it will take at least two years to form the scale of this fleet. After seizing this fleet, we will save two precious years. Moreover, the fleet consumes a huge amount. Our navy must form a good style of fighting to support war, seize as much as possible and destroy less.

Let’s practice with this Spanish fleet and get familiar with how to better capture warships. In this way, within a few years, the Qing Navy will become the most powerful navy in the world!”

"The dean is really far-sighted." Yinxiang smiled and said, "How can you build a warship faster than grabbing a warship? This method works. You all here can lead their own fleets across the world in less than a few years!"

"Battle! Blame it!" The few people were so excited by this sentence that their blood was surging, and they shouted in unison like hungry wolf.

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