Chapter 830: Revenge
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The news of Brazil's declaration of war on Chile immediately complicated the already chaotic situation in South America, and at the same time, it also indicated that the scale of the South American war was getting bigger and bigger! The world's major countries have focused their eyes on South America, and everyone is speculating about the final outcome of this war. Although Chile is not as strong as Brazil and Argentina combined, Chile's North Sea has the support of China, which makes Chile's military strength far exceed that of the country. Brazil and Argentina, however, seem to be equally difficult to deal with. Coming to belong to two of the most powerful countries in South America, and with the support of Britain and France, this war will undoubtedly be a dragon fight.
The Brazilian government announced that it would send twenty divisions of troops to Argentina within a month to support Argentina in its resistance to the Chilean invasion. After three months, an army of twenty more divisions will be sent. Unless Chile is defeated, Brazil will do everything in its power! There is no doubt that Brazil is making a statement to Chile and other countries in South America that Brazil will fight this battle to the end, unless it wins in the end!
The accession of Brazil has made the Argentine government rejoice. After the defeat of the navy, the will of the Argentine military to resist was greatly affected. Argentina's army is massing towards the Andes Mountains in the west, and although the Chilean army has not yet launched an attack, judging from the frequent movements of the Chilean army, a large-scale attack is already in sight! Originally, the Argentine government and army did not have much confidence in whether they could withstand the attack of the Chilean army. But Brazil's strong statement undoubtedly gave them a shot in the arm!
The Chilean government, far away in Santiago, has also been shaken by Brazil's declaration of war. Though. When Brazil declared war on Chile, Chile did not hesitate to declare war on Brazil. However, there are still many problems in order to really make these Chilean high-level leaders make up their minds to fight against the number one power in South America.
"Guys, Brazil has declared war on us, Chile has no way back! Soon, hundreds of thousands of Brazilian troops will enter Argentina, and it will be more and more difficult for us to win the war! But, I believe. The final victory must be ours! Chilean President Ellasuris said firmly. Now Chile is already difficult to ride a tiger, and it is impossible to stop, so you can only go one way to the dark. If it wins, then Chile will soar. If defeated, Chile will also go to hell!
"Your Excellency, please rest assured. Brazil dares to declare war on us, and we will make them pay a heavy price. I ask Your Excellency for permission to launch naval attacks on major cities such as Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. Our Navy, which has enough strength to destroy the Brazilian Navy! "The Minister of the Navy, Karl, immediately said. The Navy defeated the Argentine Navy lightly, which gave him a lot of confidence!
"I agree! The Brazilian navy may be a little more powerful than the Argentine navy, but it is also very limited. Our Navy will definitely be able to defeat the Brazilian Navy! All the big cities of Brazil are by the sea, as long as we attack them. Brazil will have to think about the price to pay for fighting us! Finance Minister Bartlet also said.
"Well, then, the matter of the Navy shall be so so! Order the fleet to destroy the Brazilian Navy and take revenge on the Brazilians! President Elasuris said. It is clear that Brazil suddenly joined. He was very dissatisfied when he thought he was about to win. Hence the decision to take revenge on Brazil! On the army side, because Brazil and Chile do not share a border, if you want to retaliate against Brazil, you must first kill Argentina. But the Navy does not have this limitation. The Navy's warships can go north along the coastline of South America and destroy all the coastal cities of Brazil!
"Your Excellency. In the end, this war will be won by the army! In my opinion, it's time for our Army to attack! Secretary of War Claire also said.
"General Yang, what is your opinion?" President Elasuris asked. As a military adviser sent by China, Lieutenant General Yang Ming, who is in charge of commanding the Chilean Army's operations, also attended this meeting!
"Your Excellency, the specific battle plan has been completed. Now the troops are being assembled, and the war materiel is still being prepared. It is expected that the army will be able to attack in five days! Lieutenant General Yang Ming said!
"Very good, General Yang, what is the specific battle plan?" President Elasuris asked. The navy had already won a great victory, and he was looking forward to the army's performance even more.
"Argentina now has half of its national army deployed on the eastern side of the Andes and is the most elite army. Mainly Mendoza and San Juan! Therefore, we decided to eat these Argentine Army first and then make further plans! The specific battle plan was as follows, the 1st Division to the 10th Division, a total of ten divisions of troops crossed the Andes from the east of the Rus' Andes and attacked Mendoza! The 11th to 18th Divisions crossed the Andes from east of Bicunha. It's summer, and with the current weather and road conditions, it's no problem for the army to cross the Andes! After eating these Argentine Army, march to Buenos Aires! Fight to get rid of the main force of the Argentine Army before the Brazilian Army enters the war! However, to ensure victory in this battle, the help of the Chilean government is also needed! Lieutenant General Yang Ming said!
"General Yang, what do you need to help you, please say, our Chilean government will do its best to help the army!" President Elasuris said. He knew that if according to Lieutenant General Yang Ming's plan, this battle could be won, then Chile would be invincible!
"What determines the outcome of this war, in addition to the army, is more important than logistics! We need the government to stop more than half a million logistical support forces to transport supplies to the front line. Lieutenant General Yang Ming said.
"Half a million people?" President Elasuris was dumbfounded. Chile has a total of more than 3 million troops, and the army accounts for 400,000 people, and if another 500,000 people are transferred to form a transport team, then the main labor force in Chile will be exhausted!
"General Yang, now is the farming period, if too many laborers are transferred, it will affect farming, and our food gap will be even greater next year!" Finance Minister Bartlet said!
"That's not a problem at all. You must know very well which is more important than delaying the harvest for a year or winning the war! As for grain, Chile could have bought it from the Reich if there was a large shortage. The surplus grain of the empire is not a problem to feed ten Chiles. As long as Chile can win this war, the gains will be enough to make up for these losses! Lieutenant General Yang Ming said!
President Elassuris nodded, as long as the war is won, then there is a qiē.
"Okay, General Yang, don't worry, we will prepare as many convoys as possible before the army launches an attack!" President Ellasuris assured. In order to win, Chile had to throw all its forces into it!
After the meeting, Secretary of the Navy Karl gave the Chilean fleet an order to go north to destroy the Brazilian Navy and attack Rio de Janeiro!
The Chilean Navy, having defeated the Argentine Navy, remained at the mouth of the La Platte River, after which several more shelling raids were launched on Buenos Aires. It's just that now the residents of Buenos Aires have long since been evacuated, and the whole of Buenos Aires has become an empty city that is no longer of much value!
After receiving the order from the Chilean Admiralty, Rear Admiral Zhao Hongcai immediately ordered the fleet to go north. From the moment Brazil declared war on Chile, he already knew that an attack on the Brazilian Navy was inevitable. A Brazilian navy, which was not taken into account by him. What he really worries about is whether the United States will intervene. After all, this is the western Atlantic, the territory of the US Navy. If the U.S. Navy intervenes, there will be no way to confront the U.S. Navy with these few warships of the Chilean Navy alone!
On the afternoon of October 25, the Chilean fleet left the mouth of the La Platte River and sailed north along the coastline of South America! According to the information previously obtained, the main forces of the Brazilian Navy are concentrated in Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro. As long as the Chilean fleet goes north, the Brazilian Navy will definitely fight the Chilean Navy!
The Chilean Navy went north from the mouth of the La Platte River, and the news was immediately known to Brazil. The Brazilian Navy was immediately ready for battle, but given the gap between the Brazilian and Chilean navies, they did not voluntarily go south to engage the Chilean Navy, but prepared to spend time in Rio de Janeiro. And, here, they were able to get shore artillery support from the coast. The crushing defeat of the Argentine Navy has already taught the Brazilian Navy that they cannot defeat the Chilean Navy by naval strength alone! It's just that Rear Admiral Zhao Hongcai will definitely not let the Brazilian Navy succeed!
On 26 October, the Chilean Navy arrived in Porto Alegre, the most important seaport in the southern region of Brazil. Before sunset, the Chilean Navy shelled the port. Although the shelling lasted only half an hour, the shells fired by the four 'San Diego-class' battleships turned the entire port area into ruins. At least tens of thousands of Brazilians were killed in the shelling. When the news broke, the whole of Brazil was in an uproar. Many Brazilians living by the sea quickly packed up their spurs and fled inland, becoming affected by the war.
Almost no one expected that Chile would take such a direct and bloody revenge in the face of Brazil's declaration of war!