Chapter 68 Siege
"Li Tianyou is also a hero on the sea." When Xiao Wu saw Li Tianyou's main ship escape from the layers of surrounded by Folang Jimen, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Although Xiao Wu and Li Tianyou had a certain conflict, Xiao Wu did not want Li Tianyou to be killed at this time. After all, if the Black Flag Gang had not gathered all the pirates outside Luzon with its own influence, he would have no possibility of shaking the Spanish maritime forces at all.
Seeing that Li Tianyou's flagship escaped safely, not only Xiao Wu, but also ships of major pirate forces who were hiding in the nearby waters also surrounded him.
As the sunset and dusk were sunset, the sound of cannons at the sea gradually subsided...
This sea battle that broke out in the outer sea of Lavag finally came to an end.
The Luzon pirates' coalition was defeated by the shelling of Spanish warships.
In this battle, the pirates lost more than 80 ships of all sizes and large, and suffered more than 2,000 casualties.
The Spaniards lost one second-class warship, one third-class warship and five armed merchant ships, and more than 200 people were lost.
It was a miserable victory for the Spaniards.
The two main warships sank, and the rest were also injured.
The death of fleet commander Schole cast a haze on the victory of this naval battle.
Because the flagship where the fleet commander Scole was shot and was tragically exploded, the entire Spanish fleet was in panic for a while, which gave the pirates a chance to escape.
When General Terry reacted, most of the pirates had already escaped the encirclement of the Spanish fleet.
In desperation, Terry had to take the fleet back to Lavag Harbor.
For both sides, this naval battle is undoubtedly a nightmare.
The Luzon pirates who had been surrounded and chased by the Spaniards on the sea for hundreds of years finally returned and joined forces to kill Lavag in a fierce manner.
However, he unexpectedly suffered a crushing defeat like the big pirate Lin Feng attacked Manila.
And for the Spaniards, this victory was so bitter.
In addition to the losses of several main battleships and the death of a fleet commander, the entire city of Lavag was in panic.
The pirates had already landed in Lavague as early as Scole led the Spanish Navy to attack the pirates.
These pirates were not idle either.
When this tragic naval battle broke out in the Lavag Sea, the pirates who had been licking blood on the edge of the knife for many years rushed towards the city of Lavag City with long spears and muskets.
Because they lost the cover of the pirate ship, the pirates who rushed to the shore had to rely on the big knife and muskets they were holding, and the few small cannons unloaded from the clutch.
For the impeccable city of Rava, it is not enough to see.
Although the pirates were extremely fierce, they retreated like a native chicken and a dog under the Spanish's dense gun crusade tactics and precise artillery suppression.
When the Spanish Navy returned, the pirates who were left on the shore finally collapsed.
After leaving hundreds of bodies behind, the pirates fled along the Rawag River.
The Spanish colonial troops guarding the city of Lavague paid only 21 casualties.
In this land defense battle, the Spanish colonial army performed much better than the navy.
But the victory of the land battle did not cover up the harsh impact of the Spanish Navy's huge damage.
Because of the huge casualties of the Spanish Navy and the small number of colonial soldiers guarding Lavague, the Spanish consul of Lavague did not order the pursuit of the fleeing pirates.
This gave the pirates plenty of time to breathe.
For a moment, a subtle balance appeared on the surface of the Lavag sea.
The Spaniards no longer pursued the fleeing pirates but hugged in the city of Lavague.
The majestic fleet also quietly sailed into Lavag Harbor and stopped taking the initiative.
With this precious opportunity, Xiao Wu and Li Tianyou hurriedly gathered up the major pirate forces that fled.
And a siege was established on the impact plain near the estuary of the Lavague River.
General Terry, who had taken over the command of the fleet, dared no longer send the precious Spanish Navy to encircle and suppress the pirates.
The pirates entrenched near the mouth of the Lavague River have temporarily lost their ability to attack Lavague City due to their great loss of strength.
"This Spaniard is hiding in Lavag City like a turtle." Li Tianyou was cursing at the many pirate leaders on the ship of the Black Flag Gang.
In the battle with Schole's flagship, Li Tianyou's main ship was also hit directly by several heavy artillery.
But there was no big loss except for one mast damage.
The ship under his feet has also become the capital for Li Tianyou to show off.
After all, a main gun directly sent Scole's flagship together with hundreds of Spanish navy troops into the sea.
Over the past hundred years, several people in Nanyang have done this.
"Gangmaster Li, Lord Xiao," a pirate leader bowed to the two of them,
"Boss Li is a man of great luck. When facing the Red-haired Ghost siege, he can beat the main ship of the Red-haired Ghost leader by one and two. All the brothers present admired him."
"But we have been besieging Lavague for half a month. In the past half month, the red-haired ghost has not left the city. Even the port has no merchant ships. Our gangs have a large number of islands to support providing freshwater food, etc., but in the long run, it is not a solution."
Speaking of this, the pirate leaders present all looked embarrassed.
After such a battle, merchant ships almost stopped trading outside Luzon.
This made the pirates who had been robbing at sea for many years immediately lost a way out of their wealth.
At the same time, it was impossible for Lavague to be involved in the pirates under the Spanish colonial army's strict defense.
"In the past half a month, I believe the red-haired ghost in Lavag City has already asked for help from Manila. If the reinforcements arrived on the road," said more than a dozen pirate leaders, staring at Li Tianyou, the leader of the Black Flag Gang.
This is obviously to let Li Tianyou make an idea.
After all, it is not realistic for pirates to siege Lavag for a long time.
Although major pirate forces have a large number of islands, they can obtain various resources to support this siege.
But long-term transportation and pirates' food, drink, defecation and urination are also depleting one's own strength.
The reason why these pirates were incited by Li Tianyou was to make the rumor that Lavague was full of gold.
After all, as the largest harbour trading city in northern Luzon, Lavague naturally has great wealth.
But now they could see but couldn't attack, and they were consuming under the city of Lavag in vain.
This is even more uncomfortable for the pirates than killing them.
Li Tianyou also made a difficult situation. If you say that you besieged Rawag, it would be impossible.
After the last battle, the pirates were already seriously injured.
Rather than saying that the pirates besieged Rawag City, it is better that the pirates looked at the gold, silver and treasures that were all over the city and refused to leave.
In the past half a month, Li Tianyou has also made several tentative attacks, but they are all knocked back by the red-haired ghost's artillery.
Chapter completed!