.  A flag with a white skull and a white bone slant cross pattern woven under the strong sunlight is woven with black fabric.

On the lookout under the skeleton, Li Huamei, the leader of the Caribbean Pirates, was holding a monocular lens in his hand and looking southeastward. Her clothes were all in the style of Pirates of Caribbean. Her long hair was made of a silk belt, a ponytail, hanging behind her back. She was wearing a black tight suit, a pair of shark leather boots, a crimson sleeveless long dress, a long dress, a palm-wide cowhide, and a short tube, a hand-mill, and a Japanese samurai knife, which was hung in the right. In the heroic spirit, she also had a bit of a woman's charm.

At this time, Li Huamei put down the monocular lens in her hand and went down from the watchtower to the ship's tower and said to a pirate beside her: "Ashui ordered other warships to find the ties in front of her. Let everyone prepare for battle."

A Shui was a 16 or 17-year-old boy who agreed to climb up to the observation deck and send a flag signal to other warships.

And the pirates on this ship were busy preparing to fight the Spanish fleet

A pirate with a bearded face walked up to the boat tower and came to Li Huamei and said, "Sister, the Chinese army is coming to attack Manila, let them fight against the related la people to win and lose. We have no grudges and revenge on the Gantila people, why should we intervene in and help the Chinese army attack Manila?"

Li Huamei glanced at him and said, "Zhao Jia, are you questioning my order?"

Zhao Jia shrank his neck and said, "Sister, don't get me wrong, how dare you question your order? As long as it is the eldest sister, I told me that Zhao Jia was in the fire and went into the water and under the water without blinking. But this time I really can't figure out whether we are pirates, that is, the thief is not related to the Ming Dynasty or the King of Jingbei of Nanjing, and what are the benefits of helping them fight against the titla people? I still remember that the eldest sister had some friendship with a titla woman and she also helped us a lot!"

Li Huamei said: "Yes, Zhao Jia, you have a good memory, but do you know what the identity of that Ganti La woman is now?"

Zhao Jia shook his head and said, "Isn't she an officer of the silo people? What other identity can she have?"

Li Huamei said: "Wrong, when she helped us, she was not an officer of the Ganti La people. Now her identity is the princess of King Jingbei. When she came to help us, she was ordered by King Jingbei. We have developed so quickly in recent years. King Jingbei is behind us. Therefore, King Jingbei is asking us to do our best to understand what King Jingbei asked us to do?"

Zhao Jia then suddenly realized and raised his finger and said, "I'm really convinced you, so you climbed up the big tree of King Jingbei in the morning." Then he smiled and said, "It turns out that the lady who is the princess of King Jingbei is so big, isn't she also having a leg up with King Jingbei. No wonder the elder sister looked at other men in the past few years and didn't even look at him. This time, she helped him to put down the head of Sister Manila. Are you planning to go back to Nanjing with King Jingbei and we can also take advantage of this thief's skin and act like it for a few days...you make an appointment..."

It turned out that he had not finished talking about it yet and was kicked hard by Li Huamei against the vital points between his legs. Zhao Jia screamed and covered the pain. The pain rolled all over the boat. Finally, he rolled down the stairs to the deck.

When the pirates downstairs saw Longzhu, they immediately surrounded Zhao Jia, who was lying on the deck with his limbs spreading on his back and foaming at the sky, whispering in his mouth.

"What's wrong with the second head? What was wrong with the elder sister's head? She made her head angry even with the legendary broken son and grandson's legs."

"I haven't seen my elder sister use this move for a long time. I didn't expect it to be so powerful! The power is not inferior to that of the past."

"It's just that I was not the one who got this kick, otherwise I'd probably be kicked out with egg yolks."

"The second in commander is in trouble this time, I'm afraid he will really be defeated."

Li Huamei held the railing on the boat building and said sternly: "You are still stunned, why are you doing something? Why don't you go to work and prepare for battle. Who would still want to leave your son and grandson? Just stand there and don't move?"

After hearing this, the pirates immediately "hula" and they all scattered, but Zhao Jia was still lying on the deck and seemed to be unconscious.

At this time, I heard a "pa!" and a blindfold fell on Zhao Jia's body. Li Huamei said again: "Zhao Jia, don't lie there and pretend to be dead. Get up and work quickly. If you can't get up again, I will really castrate you. Remember to bring the blindfold with you. You are the one-eyed dragon among us."

Zhao Jia jumped up from the deck with a carp and muttered, "I can't deceive you like this, but my sister's head is really amazing." Then he shouted to other pirates: "What do you think you can't work quickly or not, believe me or not, I really cut off your thing and threw it into the sea to feed the fish."

The others also burst into laughter and immediately pulled the sails and pulled the cables and Zhang Peng became busy with all his hands and feet.

Since Li Huamei integrated all the forces within the pirates with the help of Shang Yi, they were unified under the command of Li Huamei and then packaged by Shang Yi. After being upgraded from ordinary pirates to copycat versions of Caribbean pirates. Then they have been robbing ships from various countries in the South China Sea and robbing the property. After they have been sent to Zhejiang to sell the dirty dirty money, they have bought high-quality weapons and warships to assemble themselves.

Facts have proved that any industry can develop rapidly with the support of the state. The pirate industry is no exception. After four or five years of business development, Li Huamei's pirate group has also been reborn as a result of the shooting gun and cannon. Now, it has established its own bases in Wanli Shitang (Xisha Islands), Shixing Shitang (Zhongsha Islands), Wanli Changsha (Nansha Islands), etc. There are 38 ships of all sizes and sizes, including 22 warships and 16 ordinary transport ships, with pirates of more than 5,000.

Li Huamei also showed outstanding leadership to manage this group of pirates in obedience. Now it is quite famous in the waters of southern China. Although Spain, the Netherlands and other countries have also sent fleets to encircle and suppress them several times, they have returned in vain. Therefore, they have no choice but to do so.

Now Li Huamei's pirate group's business has not only robbed merchant ships from various countries, but also started ocean trade routes to Goa, Guli, Ceylon and other places. Not only did it earn huge wealth, it also expanded its horizons and experiences, and it transformed into a simple pirate group to a half-thie half-merchant group. This is also the general trend of the development of pirates in this era.

However, Li Huamei's pirate group is still far from being compared with the pirate seniors such as Wang Zhi, Xu Hai, Shibazhi, etc., and their support for Shang Yi is quite dependent. It has not formed a group of self-sufficient forces, but it has formed considerable combat power compared to the previous ones when it was not strong enough to maintain daily maintenance.

Therefore, when he was in his first overseas expansion war, Shang Yi also decided to use his long-lasting maritime power.

After receiving the order from Shang Yi to gather main forces to enter Manila to support the early troops in combat, Li Huamei immediately ordered to concentrate the forces from each base to dispatch a total of 17 warships, eight transport ships, and drove away from Manila.

Li Huamei was watching the pirates busy on the deck on the boat, and couldn't help but smile. At this moment, she suddenly remembered Shang Yi. The two had not met for four or five years, and now the situation of the two has changed a lot. In fact, strictly speaking, Li Huamei didn't have much contact with Shang Yi. On the contrary, her relationship with Alisandra was better, but she thought that she would soon meet Shang Yi again. Li Huamei couldn't help but feel a sense of being on her mind.

At this moment, seven Spanish warships appeared at the entrance of the Bashi River directly in front of the fleet. They were also heading towards the pirate fleet. Li Huamei immediately threw other emotions behind her. She stared at the Spanish warships in the distance. She prepared for the battle.

The leader of Li Huamei's pirate fleet was seventeen warships, and eight transport ships were more than ten miles behind and temporarily avoided the battlefield.

Although the number of warships on both sides is very different, the seven Spanish warships are large and medium-sized warships. Two warships have more than 700 tons. They have more than 60 guns. They have more than 60 guns. The flagship Saint Cassi is equipped with sixty-six guns and the Flamengo is equipped with sixty-two guns. The smallest one is also 400 tons. The other four warships. The St. Louis Serbia, the Victory Columbus, also equipped with more than 1,600 cannons. There are more than 1,600 sailors and soldiers.

Although Li Huamei's pirate fleet has a large number of warships, the largest is the flagship Elf Prince 600 tons equipped with 60 guns, and the three main sub-ships, the Black Pearl Elizabeth, and the Captain Jack all have 500 tons equipped with 52 guns, while the other thirteen warships have two 400 tons, and the rest are all below 400 tons. There are five ships with only more than 200 tons. There are only more than 200 tons without guns. The number of people is more than 1,800. Because the pirate ships have not high requirements for large numbers, the key requirement is to be fast and flexible.

Therefore, although the Spanish fleet is behind in terms of total tonnage and artillery number, the gap between the two sides is not big. In naval battles, the tonnage and artillery of warships are the main factors that determine the outcome of the battle. A 1,000-ton super warship can definitely defeat two 500-ton medium-sized warships. Therefore, the outcome of this battle is indeed difficult to predict.

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