With Frances' order, a triangle flag embroidered with the word "Guo" slowly rose, and the flag bearer on the observation deck also used flags to whip out Francis' words. The flagship, as the most powerful force of a fleet, is also the place of the fleet commander. Generally speaking, the two fleets will not easily expose the flagship where the fleet commander is located before the war begins, so as not to use the decapitation tactics to concentrate on attacking the flagship where the fleet commander is located. There are only two exceptions. One is that the commander believes that this battle is sure to win and does not care about the opponent's decapitation tactics. The other is that the commander has made up his mind to fight to the death and is ready to fight to the death!

So when Guo Zhiyuan's flag recognition was raised, and when he saw such a tough and domineering flag verb on the flagship, the morale of the soldiers of the Xinxing Army, who were a little scared by seeing the powerful momentum of the Spanish fleet, was instantly rekindled, and the union of cheers of "Fight to the death! Fight to the death!" sounded at the same time on all the warships!

This time, Guo Zhiyuan only left more than 10,000 from the New Army, and all the rest were dispatched, so the shouts of nearly 20,000 soldiers were extremely shocking, as if they were overwhelming and earth-shaking. Even the Spanish warships that were still a few nautical miles away could be clearly heard.

Seeing the flag verbs on Guo Zhiyuan's flagship, he heard the roar of the new army's morale from afar. Akunia on the Spanish warship frowned slightly. It was also surprising that Guo Zhiyuan would set up such a powerful formation to actively intercept their fleet, especially the three huge Thousand Stone-class giant ships that surprised him a little, frowned and hesitant, "Why does the Chinese navy have such a huge warship? I have never seen it before! Guo Zhiyuan took the initiative to intercept us and even set up such a formation. Is he really not afraid of going to war with us? Where did he get the confidence?..."

Thomas, who was on the side, said a little dissatisfied, "Physical people like to bluff, and they dare to warn us that the powerful Spanish fleet will stop advancing. Although they have many ships, they are vulnerable! Your Excellency the Governor ignored them and let the fleet accelerate forward. If they dare to fire, I will sink them!"

Akunia did not object to Thomas. He led the fleet to Dongfan so far away, so naturally he would be weaker without encountering it. He ordered the fleet to accelerate and continue to move forward. He didn't believe that Guo Zhiyuan really dared to fire!

Seeing that the Spanish fleet not only did not stop moving forward, but increased its speed, it was a little difficult to decide. No matter how arrogant he was, he knew that with the current strength of the Eastern Ban Navy, there was no way to compete with the Spanish fleet with strong ships and powerful guns. Once the war really started, the consequences would be serious, and he was far from able to afford it. He had to turn around and look at Guo Zhiyuan behind him with inquiring eyes.

Guo Zhiyuan squinted his eyes and held the telescope and was observing the movements of the Spanish fleet in the distance. Seeing Francis looking at him, he did not react at all. He just said with a blank expression, "You don't have to look at me. Since I hand over the command power to you, I will support you no matter what decision you make!"

Francis clenched his fist hard, put his heart straight, and gritted his teeth and said, "Send the order, all warships will launch combat formations, the flagship is full of the right rudder, raise the porthole, and the gunner observes the wind direction. 500 meters ahead, the guns on the side are fired in a round of volleys, and the guns are fired!..."

Although the Eastern Bo Navy was not long ago and had never fought a large-scale naval battle, it would hold regular naval combat exercises. Especially after Francis joined, the skills, tactics and artillery level were greatly improved. Therefore, with Francis' order, all warships launched combat formations in an orderly manner, and the gunners on the flagship also raised their portholes and skillfully completed the loading calibration and neatly launched. After a roar, gunpowders filled the smoke, and a row of huge splashes of water suddenly splashed on the distant sea surface!

The arrogant Spanish were originally disdainful of the strength of the Eastern Ban Navy, but they were moved to see this round of artillery. The masters knew whether it was there any at once. The side gun tactics were first developed by the British. The Spanish fleet, which claimed to be invincible, was defeated by the British in the English Channel. Naturally, they had a deep memory. Especially from the neat landing points of the shells and the huge splashes, Guo Zhiyuan's flagship was not inferior to their Spanish warships in terms of firepower configuration, range, or gunner's gunship level. What's more important is that the one who fired the gun just now was only Guo Zhiyuan's flagship. If hundreds of warships on the other side had this level (Spain did not know that other warships were used by Guo Zhiyuan to make up the numbers), then there would be no need to fight this battle!

Akunia gritted her teeth in surprise and said, "Damn it! When did physiological people learn the British side gun tactics? Where did they get such powerful firepower? How many trump cards does Guo Zhiyuan hide?!..."

Even the arrogant Thomas dared not shout for war anymore, and rushed like a mad dog and said, "They really dare to fire?! They must be crazy! No one dared to take the initiative to fire at the invincible Spanish fleet! No one!..."

Miguel was also surprised by the strength shown by Guo Zhiyuan, but he always acted as a charlatan, so he pretended to be profound and said, "I said it long ago, we lack understanding of our opponents, so we are so passive. Governor General, I think we should not start a war before we fully understand the opponent's strength and order the fleet to stop moving forward. We are here for a friendly visit this time, and using force is just the lowest choice. By the way, it is best to invite Miss Feilisa. I remember that the last time Guo Zhiyuan went to Manila, I got along very happily with Miss Feilisa, which may help us better understand this Guo Zhiyuan..."

When he learned that Akunia was going to Dongfan with his fleet, he had long thought that he was boring in the royal city of Manila and asked to come together. Of course, Akunia disagreed. He was not here to travel, and he might go to war with Dongfan at any time, so it was impossible for his baby daughter to follow him to make trouble. However, the quirky Felisa didn't know what to do. She disguised herself as a soldier and mingled on the boat. When Akunia found out that it was too late, he could not send Feilisa back. In anger, he ordered Feilisa to be locked up as a punishment.

Thomas shouted as soon as he heard this, "Sir, what's your idea? It's so ridiculous to ask Felisa to please that humble physiognomy!"

Akunia glared at Thomas and angrily scolded, "Rareless! Thomas, how dare you talk to Bishop Miguel like this? Go back! Order the fleet to stop moving forward! Tell the other party with flag words that we are here to visit friendly, don't get me wrong!..." After hesitating for a moment, he waved helplessly and said, "Go and let Felisa out. She doesn't understand my father's painstaking efforts, so she can only let her..."

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Chapter completed!