Chapter 885: Shaking the Philippines

The attack of the Shandong Navy Division was too swift and too fierce, and in just over half an hour, more than a dozen warships fired more than 2,000 shells, and the entire Spanish fleet suffered an unprecedented heavy loss, an absolute heavy loss!

Of the small gunboats, only two were left to float in front of them, and those wooden battleships, none of which were left, sank directly, and as for the only three thickly armored ironclad ships, they also suffered heavy losses and lost the ability to move, and the batteries were all destroyed, completely losing their combat capability!

Where did the hapless Phillips and Hierro dare to stay on the flagship? He had already withdrawn from the flagship, ran to the boat, and with the help of a careful kayak, fled for his life in a hurry, and as for the sailors on the battleship who grabbed the kayak, they escaped by luck, and those who did not grab it could only be buried in the belly of the fish!

Eliminated the Spanish Philippine fleet, and then, the Shandong Navy Division did not stop for a moment, and launched an attack on the battery on Ding Alan Bay, an extremely fierce offensive, wanting to take Ding Alan Bay in one go!

However, at this time, the Spanish troops on the battery reacted, although many soldiers had not returned to their respective posts, but the artillery who stayed behind in the battery was still ready for battle and began to fight back!

The two sides launched a tragic artillery battle on the sea surface of Ding Alan!

However, at this time, the Shandong Navy Division could attack unscrupulously, but the Ding Alan Fort could not let go of the attack, because on the sea surface of the Ding Alan Bay, there were still several naval warships staying, completely losing the ability to move, and there were still some Spanish navies on it, if their shells fell on the battleships again, they would have to sink into the sea without the enemy's shells!

The battleship city will also sink, although the loss is huge, but after all, it can be built again, but these naval officers are dead, then it is completely useless!

With this scruples, the Spanish artillery still couldn't let go, even if the artillery fire on the battery was fierce, it couldn't repel the fleet of the Shandong Navy Division in one fell swoop!

From more than ten o'clock in the morning, the two sides fought until nightfall, a whole day of fighting!

The Spanish army was caught off guard and suffered heavy losses, not only was the fleet destroyed, but also the batteries were beaten beyond recognition by the opponent!

In order to be able to protect the port of Dingaran Bay, Grace had to send an urgent request for help, and sent three telegrams to the Governor's Palace of the Philippines in succession, asking for army support!

In the Philippines, the king-appointed governor Celeste was the highest military and political chief, and when Celeste received the telegram, he turned pale with fright and attacked suddenly! How come it has never been heard of a fleet going to attack the Philippines? Where the hell did this fleet come from?

How did they know that in order to hide their whereabouts, along the way, Chen Hai always asked the American soldiers on the warship to deal with the local area, purchase fuel, fresh water, and food, and hide all the Chinese soldiers, and even the military flag was hoisted by the American military flag, until he reached the waters of the Philippine Islands, he hoisted his battle flag, not to mention the Philippine Governor's Office, together with many intelligence agencies in the world, to hide the past!

It wasn't until they launched the attack that they realized that something was wrong, and it was already too late!

"Immediately send an urgent telegram to the 5th and 6th Brigades, ordering all the forces of the two brigades to assemble towards Dingalan Bay! Assemble quickly! There are still a large number of troop carriers behind the opponent's fleet, and they are going to wage a war of aggression, not just a battle! Send a telegram to Spain immediately to inform His Majesty the King!"

Sislet's roar of anger, his heart was dripping blood, his heart was distressed, the whole fleet was annihilated, and the Kingdom of Spain suffered heavy losses!

At the moment of the order, the Spanish troops on the entire island of Luzon were mobilized, and the troops marched towards the bay of Dingaran, ready to defend, Luzon is the largest island in the Philippine archipelago, and it is also the economic and political center of the entire Philippines, and there must be no problems!

The urgent military movement has already alarmed all the people on Luzon, and one by one they began to panic, and war is something that no one wants to face!

On the bay of Ding Alan, now that night fell, the two sides temporarily stopped continuing the battle, although the Shandong Navy Division tried its best, after all, it was still not able to completely defeat the Spanish army on the Ding Alan battery, and the people defended according to the danger, relying on the cannons on the battleship alone, it was definitely not an easy thing to take the port of Ding Alan!

Chen Hai's face sank like water, and his heart was also a little anxious, he must not give the Spaniards a chance to breathe, once they reacted and calmly organized defense, then if they wanted to take the Philippines, it would be as difficult as climbing to the sky!

Go on the offensive? If you attack at night, you are afraid that the risk will increase exponentially, and the large-caliber heavy artillery on the Spanish batteries is not vegetarian, even if it is not as good as the fortresses of military powers such as Britain and France, it is not easy to deal with! If you don't do it well, you will steal chickens and rice!

Not offensive? That's not good, I am now isolated and have no place to stand, but Spain is backed by the entire Philippines and has a steady stream of reinforcements!

Chen Hai stared at the map and didn't say a word. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info

Rear Admiral Meng Dasi, who was on the side, said in a deep voice: "General Chen Hai, what are you going to do next?" Now it's a bit of a dilemma! ”

Chen Hai said slowly: "It's not difficult, the main problem now is that we are not familiar with the terrain of the Philippines, and we don't have detailed intelligence sources for the military deployment of the Philippines. Sweeping across the Philippines! “

Meng Dasi's face changed slightly, others said this, maybe Meng Dasi would scoff, but what Chen Hai said, he didn't dare to do this, this guy looks young, but when he comes back from the battle, he always has a bamboo in his chest, and he has never said a word of vain, in the civil war, every battle will be won, this is not blown out, but a battle!

"Brother Yuting, you have been studying the world's military deployment recently, tell me, near Ding Alan Bay, is there a place suitable for us to land quickly, even if we can only send one brigade of troops, we can definitely eat the Philippines in one go!"

Chen Hai's eyes were still fixed on the map, and he asked in a loud voice.

Ding Ruchang said slowly: "Here, Brother Chen Hai, this is the location, almost fifty kilometers away from us, the sea area here is called Oriel Bay, fifteen kilometers south of Oleer Bay, there is called Tulip Bay, this is the best place for us to land!" ”

(To be continued.) )