Zaizhao raised his wrist and looked at his watch, and said, "Wait." As he spoke, he turned his gaze to several large fishing boats in the harbor that were busy.

Guo Zhongmu followed his gaze a few times, originally he thought that the fishing boats were testing the artillery on the shore, and thought that it was a superfluous move, after all, the Peruvian Navy had a clear understanding of the shore defense positions and the number of guns in Valparaiso Port, and it was completely impossible to make such a move.

The few fishing boats to be seen seemed to be operating in the nets, and he couldn't help but be very puzzled, and soon, he reacted, "You arranged it?" Is this a trawl to detect whether there are mines under the surface of the sea? ”

"Be careful of the 10,000-year-old ship." Zaizhao nodded, and said slowly: "Mines don't have much technical content, South Africa has a war, mines have been unveiled, it is not ruled out that the British provide mines to Chile, if we plant a heel in the mines, we will be laughable and generous." ”

"It's a good idea, but you can figure it out." Guo Zhongmu praised it, and then frowned, "However, I am afraid that the threat of mines will be greatly reduced in the future." ”

"The road is one foot high, and the magic is one foot high......." Before he finished speaking, a dull sound of artillery was heard, and the Chilean coastal defense artillery fired!

Guo Zhongmu shook his head very disdainfully, "This is too unbearable." ”

"Artillery suppression!" Zaizhao ordered in a deep voice.

The rumbling sound of cannons resounded across the sea, and the main guns of the six main battleships fired a salvo, and the scene was spectacular.

On the flagship of the Peruvian Navy "Vostok", Admiral Grau had a look of envy on his face, compared with these warships of the Qing Dynasty, the warships of the Peruvian Navy could not be put on the table at all, and although the "Huaasca" and "Independence" as the capital ships were also ironclad ships, they were old-fashioned ironclad ships of the sixties, with small tonnage, weak firepower, and poor maneuverability, and there was no comparison at all.

And because of the economic crisis in recent years, financial difficulties, the lack of patrol training in the navy, and the lack of necessary maintenance and maintenance of warships, this is also the reason why he chose to retreat and endure in the face of the aggressive Chilean Navy, which is really unable to fight, and the Chilean Navy has developed rapidly in recent years, and the number of warships is several times that of them, and it is impossible to fight at all.

At the same time of envy, he also had a feeling of raising his eyebrows, before the disparity in naval strength, they had to avoid the Chilean Navy, but now it is the turn of feng shui, it is the turn of the Chilean Navy to avoid the war, in the face of the Qing fleet's attack on Valparaíso, the Chilean Navy's fleet does not even dare to show its face, and does not know where to hide.

"The new naval guns of the Qing Kingdom are really not ordinary." Captain Pratt put down the binoculars and sighed sincerely: "This rate of fire, one naval gun is enough to withstand three or four naval guns, and the power of the cannonball seems to be much greater......." ”

Indeed, the Qing State is only six main warships, but the salvo formation is no less than a large-scale fleet, the speed of this artillery bombardment is too fast, and it is accurate, it can be described as fast and accurate, and now the new battleship has deliberately increased the number of large-caliber naval guns, if it is a new warship, the power will go to a higher level.

Buy, smash the pot and sell iron to buy this new warship, if Peru can have such a fleet, it is enough to dominate the South American Pacific!

In an observation post shed on the top of the hill near the port, the newly appointed Chilean Navy Minister Riveros held a telescope to watch, when he saw the cannonballs pouring like raindrops on the position of the coastal defense battery, rising up a huge burst of fire and gunpowder smoke to the sky, hearing the dense explosion like a bean from afar, his hands involuntarily trembled slightly, he had long heard that the Qing Navy naval guns were hugely powerful, and now it seems that it is really not an exaggeration at all.

While feeling frightened, he secretly rejoiced, fortunately, he had long judged that Valparaiso could hold it, and in order to preserve his strength, he withdrew most of the garrison troops, otherwise this artillery bombardment would not know how many casualties it would cause.

Although their naval fleet has begun to take shape, I am afraid that they will not even have a chance to fight back against the navy of the Qing Dynasty, not to mention that the Qing army also has a terrible weapon of ironclad ship-torpedo.

"The herald ——, withdrawn!" Veros said decisively, there is no need to spend troops here, it is Santiago that must be defended.

On the sea, a round of artillery bombardment came down, and there was no movement on the shore, Zaizhao raised his binoculars and observed for a while, before he said in a deep voice: "Order, extend the shelling!" Steady progress! ”

The fleet advanced slowly, and when the entire harbor was within the range of the ship's guns, Zai Zhao gave an expressionless order, "Indiscriminate shelling!" ”

Indiscriminate shelling? Guo Zhongmu was stunned when he heard it, the so-called indifference means that military facilities and civilian facilities are treated equally, that is to say, these buildings in the port, whether military or civilian, are all shelled, which is to destroy this port city!

The herald left, and Zaizhao said indifferently: "As a general, you can't have the kindness of a woman." ”

Guo Zhongmu was puzzled and said, "Why? There is no need for this at all! ”

"Who says it's not necessary?" Zaizhao said in a deep voice: "The destruction of this port can arouse Chile's resolute resistance. ”

The silence did not last long, and the dull and dense artillery sound sounded again, and the Chilean Navy Minister Verros, who had already descended halfway up the mountain, wondered in his heart, he had already given up resistance and evacuated, what target was the Qing army shelling?

An angry voice rang out, "The enemy is shelling people's houses!" ”

Veros raised his binoculars and observed for a while, the Qing army's warships were indeed deliberately shelling people's houses with a purpose, his face suddenly turned a little pale, could it be that the Qing army was avenging Peru and Bolivar? When the Chilean Navy began to blockade the ports of the two countries, it also deliberately shelled and damaged the port facilities, but it did not expect to retaliate in a blink of an eye.

There must still be civilians in the city who have not evacuated for a long time, and under such an artillery bombardment, it will inevitably cause a large number of casualties, but Wei Ross can't take care of it at this time, and now he doesn't have to rush to withdraw, I just hope that the Qing fleet will not carry out extended artillery bombardment like before.

In the low, dense rumble of cannons, the valley of paradise was transformed into a living hell, and most of the unique stepped buildings were blown into ruins, and Valparaiso, surrounded by mountains on three sides, was finally preserved only to the south of the building.

Santiago, Presidential Palace.

Aníbal Pinto Gamondia stood by the window, biting her lip and staring in the direction of the port of Valparaiso to the west, which is not only the maritime gateway of Santiago, but also the largest and most prosperous port and transportation hub in Chile, which has been bombed into rubble, and there are at least 3,000 civilian casualties.

The commander-in-chief of the army, Jasto Ortega, said with a gloomy face: "We can also take revenge on the Qing people, there are many Qing people's industries in the ports and mining areas we occupy, as well as the people left behind!" ”

"Do you want to usher in a more violent revenge from the Qing people?" Pinto glared at him, and said angrily: "The strength is not as good as others, we are not qualified to retaliate!" ”

The Minister of War, Rafael Sotoma, said slowly: "There are many foreigners living in Valparaíso, which allows European journalists to expose the evil deeds of the Qing Dynasty. ”