If anyone could look down on the battlefield from God's point of view, he would have found that the American fleet was not far from Severa, and on the fourth day after the battle, a supply fleet carrying ammunition and coal arrived at Morro Bay to complete the replenishment of the American fleet that had just finished its warm-up exercise, and the instructions of the American government. The U.S. fleet was here at once, crossing the strait in the direction of the Sulu Sea, and when the Japanese fleet dragged the Carlos V north, the U.S. fleet was only half a day's journey away from the final destruction of the Spanish fleet!

At this time, the towing speed of the Japanese fleet was only about 8 knots per hour. If the Americans sailed at maximum speed, they would be able to catch up with the Japanese fleet retreating north in 10 hours at most, and there would be hope that they could see the enemy's plume of smoke and determine the direction. But alas, in order to save fuel as much as possible and at the same time ensure the physical strength of the personnel, the speed of the American fleet is only about 10-12 knots per hour. The Americans can't be blamed for this, at least they haven't received news of the Japanese fleet moving yet, the Spanish fleet has just been hit hard, and there is no problem in occupying Manila Bay on their own.

And before leaving the United States, Dewey once specifically asked, what if he ran into a Japanese fleet in Philippine waters? An unnamed Admiralty executive once instructed: "If the Japanese fleet is cruising in Philippine waters, the American fleet only needs to be on guard." And if the Japanese dare to land in the Philippines, then the two sides will automatically enter a state of war! ”

The Americans took into account that Japan might have ideas about the Philippines this time, so on the second day of the declaration of war with Spain, the Philippines and Cuba had been included in the theater of operations, that is, theoretically, in the eyes of the Americans, as long as the Japanese army dared to land, then there was no need to say anything, of course, the specific operation still depends on the front-line commanders, but at this time Dewey did not expect the Japanese to move so fast, coupled with the delay in the transmission of intelligence, he was not clear about Japan's entry into the war and the fall of Manila Port. So he now thinks that the port of Manila is still in the hands of the Spaniards.

Dewey's idea was very simple, now everyone hurried over, took advantage of the fact that Manila Bay was not defended, directly bombarded it, and then sent some people up to control the port. This, incidentally, also declared the ownership of the United States of America to the Philippines, and then the fleet cruised in the Bass Strait to block the possible arrival of the Japanese fleet, which was the best way to avoid trouble. When the Japanese saw that the north and south of the Philippines were trampled on by the Americans, they supposedly would give up, right?

As a result, the waters west of the Philippines presented a very strange state, the Japanese fleet sailed slowly northward, while the American fleet followed behind the Japanese ass at the most economical speed, and in the end, when the Japanese fleet reached Manila Bay and continued to sail north, they still did not find the American fleet following behind, of course, the Americans agreed not to find the Japanese fleet in front, and now the two sides are more than 25 nautical miles apart!

The Japanese fleet continued to sail in the direction of Taiwan, and by the time the American fleet arrived in Manila Bay, it was already about eight o'clock in the evening, and the sea was dark, while in Manila Bay there was light, and even from a long distance you could see the busy fleet and temporary docks under the light source! The Americans did their homework very well, they knew that Manila Bay had not laid mines before the war, and it happened that after occupying Manila Bay, the Japanese Navy also did not lay torpedoes, so under the guidance of several torpedo boats, the American fleet sneaked into Manila Bay and aimed its guns at the docks and berths that were busy in the distance!

Considering that it might be troublesome for 10,000-ton warships to enter this harbor, it was the New York, the Russian Bayan, the Parada, and General Shelly's 5 protective cruisers that finally entered the harbor to bombard, and 8 battleships entered the harbor and attacked the battery at the entrance to Manila Bay at a distance of 2,700 meters! With a burst of vibrations, orange fireballs flew out of the muzzles of the guns, whistling into the distance, which had been bombed by the Japanese Navy, and only the ruined forts remained.

If it was daytime, Americans would naturally be able to spot the strangeness of Manila Bay, as well as the various Japanese transports that dotted the entire harbor. But alas, this was at night, and according to the secret instructions of the Admiralty, even if the Japanese fleet was really discovered, Dewey would probably have to fight!

Eight battleships quickly crossed the side of the battery, flooding the entire battery with heavy artillery fire, and when they found that the turret did not counterattack, and at the same time there was no light up, the Americans thought that they had broken the opponent's defenses, so they rushed to the depths of the harbor! At this time, they were confronted with hundreds of various Japanese transport ships and thousands of Japanese, as well as thousands of tons of supplies piled up in the port. And all this without any protection!

"What do the Spaniards want to do? Is it preparing to evacuate? Shelly was a little confused, but that didn't stop him from carrying out the battle order, "Blast it all to ashes!" "The order was simple and bloody, and the end of the Japanese troops in the harbor was already determined with this order! In the face of fierce naval artillery fire, they have no way to escape!

At a distance of 2800 meters from the Japanese berths, the Shelly fleet opened fire! Countless meteor-like shells streaked across the night sky, the whistle of the shells in the air was like the wail of death, and the attack of the Americans was so sudden that when the shells landed in the harbor, most of them did not react! Didn't the Combined Fleet stay out of the harbor? Who's firing at us? Is it Spanish?

The Americans' gunnery is really not good, especially this distance is still too far for the Americans, you know, in history, Dewey's tyrannical abuse of the Spaniards was 1,800 meters away. But it doesn't matter, this time it's a dense stationary target! Maybe you aim at one ship and hit another, anyway, these battles must be killed, and the Spaniards want to evacuate, so how can they do it?

A large number of picric high-explosive shells turned the entire berth into a sea of fire in a very short time, and the amount of ammunition delivered by several tons per minute caused the shells to rain down on the target area. "We didn't need to aim at all, the targets were too dense, their ships were all huddled together, and there were a lot of flammable and explosive materials piled up on the docks, and a single shell could destroy a battleship, and I even felt like the sea was burning in front of me, and the joy of destruction was deeply immersed." A U.S. Navy soldier who participated in the Battle of Manila Bay recalled this after the war.

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