Chapter 826: Shelling of the Argentine Capital

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"Your Excellency, I'm just doing what I'm told!" The Chilean ambassador to Argentina said coldly. Although, this kind of undeclared war behavior is indeed somewhat shameful. However, as long as you can win the war, a qiē is worth it!

"Humph! Your Excellency, Argentina is also declaring war on Chile! Although you have adopted the despicable method of undeclared war, I want to speed you up, the final victory must belong to Argentina, and Argentina will not lose! Argentine President José Figueroa Alcta said firmly. Although the two countries have similar national strength, Argentina's population is almost twice that of Chile, and at the same time, it has the support of Brazil, the largest country in South America, which makes President José Figueroa Alqueta very confident!

"Your Excellency, I see. If nothing else, then I'll take my leave! Said the Chilean ambassador to Argentina. As is customary, after the declaration of war, the embassy personnel must evacuate Argentina as much as possible. Fortunately, the embassy had already made preparations, the luggage and the like had already been packed, and at the same time, there was already a passenger ship waiting for them at the port, and they only needed to rush to the port area to be able to leave Argentina. This qiē obviously proves that this time Chile's undeclared war against Argentina was premeditated!

"Let's go!" President José Figueroa Alcta waved his hand as if to drive away another fly!

The Chilean ambassador to Argentina bowed, turned and left. He was also very dissatisfied with the attitude of Argentine President José Figueroa Alqueta. "Humph! I hope that after the defeat of Argentina, you will still be able to have such pride! The Chilean ambassador to Argentina thought secretly in his heart. In his opinion, although Argentina is strong, even Brazil may be involved. But after receiving China's support and help. Chile won this war, there is no doubt about it!

"Someone, gather the cabinet members immediately!" Immediately after the departure of the Chilean ambassador to Argentina, President José Figueroa Alquetá ordered. In any case, the war has begun, and although Argentina were caught off guard by Chile's undeclared war, they will eventually find a way to achieve the final victory. Otherwise, in the event of a defeat, it will be for them and for Argentina as a whole. It's going to be a disaster!

In less than half an hour, the Argentine government cabinet members arrived. It's just that everyone's faces are very ugly. On the way here, they had already learned of Chile's choice to Argentina and knew that before the official declaration of war. The Chilean Navy has already launched an attack on the Argentine Navy!

"Your Excellency, these Chileans are so despicable, and I want to launch a counterattack against the Chileans immediately! Our Army, ready for war! A tall, gray-haired old man said loudly, he was Argentina's Minister of War Martin, who had previously served as an army commander. In the Army, and in Argentina as a whole, there is a very high prestige!

"If the Chileans dare to declare war against us, they must have been prepared for it! There is the barrier of the Andes, our army. I'm afraid it's hard to succeed! President José Figueroa Alcta said with some concern!

War Secretary Martin was silent, he certainly knew very well the situation at the front. While developing their army, the Chileans have also fortified strategic points bordering the two countries and deployed heavy troops. If the Argentine Army takes the initiative to attack. I'm afraid I'm going to bang my head and bleed. The reason why he is clamoring for a counterattack against Chile is just to show everyone his attitude!

"Your Excellency. I think the most important thing for us now is to get in touch with Brazil and ask for help from Brazil. The Chileans have been planning for this war for a long time, and with our strength, even if we win the war, I am afraid that we will suffer heavy losses. Now, we need to bring the Brazilians over and join us against the Chileans! Foreign Minister Kim said.

President José Figueroa Alcta nodded: "Your Excellency, you should contact the ambassador to Brazil immediately after the meeting!" ”

"Your Excellency, the key to self-compliance is the Navy! The Navy was attacked by the Chileans, what happened to the situation? If the Navy fails, it will be a very heavy blow to us. Moreover, our important cities, all located by the sea, are extremely vulnerable to the attack of the Chilean Navy! Treasury Secretary Liverpool asked. The Navy ordered a few battleships, but they have exhausted Argentina's family, and if they are lost like this, it will be very distressing!

President José Figueroa Alcta looked at Secretary of the Navy Lauritte, but Lauritte's face was pale!

"The situation is very bad, the Chilean Navy has more battleships than ours, and at the same time, their navy is superior to ours. Add to this the fact that we have just received the battleship and are not yet familiar with the performance of the battleship, therefore, we are at an absolute disadvantage! Laurette said.

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone's faces were gloomy again. Although Lauritte said it very tactfully, everyone knows that the Argentine Navy is probably going to suffer this time!

Before the meeting ended, the presidential secretary suddenly broke in, and everyone's eyes couldn't help but focus on him!

"Your Excellency the President, I just got the news that the naval battle is over! Our battleship 'Mendoza' was sunk, three more battleships were heavily damaged and have already surrendered to the Chileans. The telegram was sent back by Admiral Carlos Colo before the surrender! The secretary said with a pale face!

"What? How so? President José Figueroa Alcta cried out at once, he never expected such an outcome. The Secretary of the Navy next to him, Laurett, was even more ashamed. The four battleships that had been purchased by exhausting Argentina's financial resources were actually destroyed in a few hours, and the most unacceptable thing for him was that except for one that was sunk, the remaining three surrendered voluntarily!

The cabinet members of the Argentine government were stunned by the news. Everyone didn't expect that as soon as the war started, Argentina suffered such heavy losses!

"Your Excellency Martin, order the troops on the front line to prepare to defend themselves against the Chilean invasion! Your Excellency Kim, contact Brazil immediately, our situation is very critical and we need their help! Ladies and gentlemen, the survival of Argentina is now at stake, and we must unite as one, and I believe that the final victory must belong to Argentina! President José Figueroa Alcta lost his temper a little, but then he came to his senses and calmly gave the order!

"Yes, Your Excellency!" The members of the government's cabinet also know that Argentina is now in an extremely dangerous situation!

The Argentine government's cabinet meeting had just ended, and the Chilean ambassador to Argentina, who was already preparing to leave Argentina, had come to the presidential palace again. The President of Chile, having received the news of a great victory in the Navy, gave him a new order that brought him an ultimatum from the Chilean government to Argentina!

"Your Excellency, now that Argentina's navy has been wiped out, there is no hope for Argentina to win this war! Our President hopes that your country will surrender in order to reduce unnecessary casualties! The Chilean ambassador to Argentina said proudly!

"Humph! Don't be delusional, even if the navy is defeated, we still have the army, we still have 5.5 million Argentines, and the final victory must be ours! President José Figueroa Alcta said firmly!

"Your Excellency, do you have to be obsessed? Don't forget, Buenos Aires is by the sea, and if you don't surrender, Buenos Aires will be the target of attack! The Chilean ambassador to the big heel threatened!

"Damn, do you want to do it to civilians? You madmen, even if this is the case, you don't want to bring us to your knees! President José Figueroa Alcta roared angrily.

The Chilean ambassador to Argentina returned in vain, but it also led to the outbreak of the tragedy in Buenos Aires. Having defeated the main forces of the Argentine Navy, the main forces of the Chilean Navy headed towards the mouth of the La Platte River. They will destroy the remaining ships of the Argentine Navy and force Argentina to surrender!

Chile declared war on Argentina, and the news once again caused an uproar around the world. Everyone knows that behind this is the confrontation between China and France and the United States. However, most countries have condemned Argentina's despicable act of undeclared war. But that's about it. They couldn't have traveled long distances to fight Chile for Argentina, even France, behind Argentina. Not to mention that Chile has China's backing behind it!

At three o'clock in the afternoon of October 25, the Chilean Navy entered the mouth of the La Platte River. In order to preserve its strength, the Argentine Navy had already ordered the remaining light cruisers and destroyers to be transferred to Brazil.

In the afternoon of the same day, the Chilean government once again issued an ultimatum to Argentina to surrender. However, Argentine President José Figueroa Alcta refused to surrender and took a very tough attitude.

In order to force Argentina to surrender, Chile gave the order to shell Buenos Aires!

At five o'clock in the afternoon, four 'Santiago-class' battleships lined up in the sea from Buenos Aires, their thick guns aimed at the Argentine capital.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "High-explosive bombs flew towards Buenos Aires, plunging the city into flames!