As time ticked by second by second, the war grew fiercer, and Admiral Falkenhein's smile had long vanished, replaced by a deeply furrowed brow of worry.
The battle had commenced at ten in the morning and had lasted until five in the afternoon; being hungry was one thing, but the key issue was that the enemy refused to retreat despite heavy losses.
Because of their inadequate training and poor accuracy, the Japanese continually closed the distance during the battle, attempting to engage in close-quarters combat.
When their ships were severely damaged, the first reaction of the Japanese was not to leave the battlefield but to accelerate forward, attempting to collide and perish together.
The Japanese were mad, while the officers and soldiers of the Spanish Fleet were still rational. After their ships were severely damaged, they chose to withdraw from the battlefield immediately.
