"Your Excellency the President, Your Excellency the Ministers! In this war, our navy will be the first to strike. Defeat the navies of Peru and Bolivia in naval battles, gain sea supremacy, and blockade the coasts of Peru and Bolivia. After that, the army landed directly in Iquique and other places, seized there! Identify our districts in the northern and central parts of the Atacama Desert. "said the Chief of the General Staff of Chile, General Gamondia.

"Your Excellency, the Atacama Desert region, with its inaccessibility and harsh climate, is not suitable for large-scale marches. The best way to fight is to transport by sea and directly capture important cities such as Akik! Secretary of War Elasuris also said.

Manuel. Monte. President Torres nodded, he wasn't good at marching and fighting, he just needed to find a way to make the country and the army stronger. As for how to win the war, that's the generals' business!

"Ladies and gentlemen, now that the battle plan has been drawn up, let's implement it according to the plan! The government will do a good job of logistics support for this war, and what you have to do is to strive for the victory of this war for the country as much as possible! "Manuel. Monte. President Torres said.

"Yes, Your Excellency, we will win!" The generals of the Chilean army and navy are full of hope for this victory.

On March 19, 1835, the Chilean Navy, having received the order, began to leave the northern Chilean port of Tartar and headed for the coasts of Bolivia and Peru in search of an opportunity to annihilate the Peruvian and Bolivian navies.

At this time, the main warships of the Chilean Navy were 16 steam warships purchased from the Chinese Empire. The navies of Peru and Bolivia, on the other hand, are dozens of old sail warships. This kind of warship, which was eliminated in Asia and Europe more than a decade ago. However, in the two countries and even in the whole of South America, it is still the main warship of the navy.

March 22, 1835. The main fleet of the Chilean Navy encountered the combined forces of the Peruvian and Bolivian navies in the waters near Iquique, and a large-scale naval battle broke out. Although in the number of battleships. The Peruvian and Bolivian navies have an absolute advantage, but in terms of the quality of the warships, the two sides are simply not comparable. The speed and firepower of a sail battleship are simply not comparable to that of a steam battleship. As for defense, wooden sail warships are no match for steam warships made of steel.

"Your Excellency, Commander, discover the Peruvian and Bolivian navies!" A staff officer excitedly reported to Lieutenant General Saniyartu. These Chilean naval officers and sailors have been training in China for a whole year, for this big war. Now, it's finally time to go to war. How can you let them not get excited?

"Order the ships, prepare to fire!" The 'Eastern Zhou-class' battleships and the 'Western Zhou-class' battleships formed a battle line, and the 'Solar Terms-class' cruisers and 'Tiangang-class' destroyers cruised around the periphery, and not a single enemy warship could not be spared! "Lieutenant General Saniyartu gave the order.

The formation of the Chilean Navy was immediately changed, and the original reconnaissance formation was changed to a battle formation. The 'Temperary-class' cruisers and 'Tiangang-class' destroyers immediately scattered in all directions, while the two 'Eastern Zhou-class' and four 'Western Zhou-class' battleships lined up in a battle line and slaughtered the Peruvian and Bolivian navies.

The 280-mm guns of the 'Eastern Zhou-class' and 'Western Zhou-class' battleships began to rotate and were aimed at the warships of the Peruvian Navy and the Bolivian Navy. The sail ships. In their eyes, it is like a weak sheep.

"Oh God! The Chilean navy came to the rescue. Order the ships and get ready for battle! A bearded Peruvian admiral yelled loudly.

Dozens of sail warships began to change formations. But. The speed of the sail battleships was too slow, and before their ships could change their formation, the battleships of the Chilean Navy had already killed.

"Fire!" With the commander of the guns of the battleship 'Santiago' gave the order. The three twin 280-mm guns of the battleship 'Santiago' began to roar. The orange-red flame muzzles shone, and six armor-piercing shells weighing more than two hundred kilograms whizzed towards the sail battleship of the Peruvian Navy.

But. Although the Chilean Navy received instructional training from the Chinese Navy, however. Their level of fire is obviously not comparable to that of the Chinese Navy, and at a distance of more than 6,000 meters, the shells fall a full 200 meters away.

After the battleship 'Santiago' opened fire, several of the remaining ships also opened fire. For a time, the Peruvian Navy and the Bolivian Navy felt what it means to rain bullets.

Each of the 'Eastern Zhou-class' battleships had three twin 280-mm guns, while the 'Western Zhou-class' ships each had two twin 280-mm guns. Moreover, in addition to the 280-mm main guns, each battleship had 155-mm secondary guns and 105-mm secondary guns. In the face of sail ships, even these secondary guns can inflict fatal damage on them.

"Boom!" In the midst of a violent explosion, a 280-mm shell hit a sail battleship of the Bolivian Navy, a third-class battleship with more than fifty guns, which was already the most powerful warship of the Bolivian Navy. However, under the blow of armor-piercing shells weighing more than 200 kilograms, a large hole was blown out of the wooden deck. The shells exploded inside the battleship, and the huge impact force directly caused the entire battleship to fall apart.

'Oh God!' The battleship Potosi's is finished! The Bolivian naval commander shouted in horror. The most powerful naval warship in Bolivia was solved by the Chilean Navy with one shot, and they were greatly shocked by such a result.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

The Chilean Navy's battle line consisting of two 'Eastern Zhou-class' and four 'Western Zhou-class' warships rampaged through the ranks of the Peruvian and Bolivian navies. With their high speed, the Peruvian and Bolivian navies simply could not catch up with them. However, the Chilean Navy was able to send the enemy's sail warships to the bottom of the sea one after another with sharp artillery fire.

The guns of the sail battleship are all on the side side, and when fighting, you need to cross the hull of the ship. However, this also increases the area of bombing. The Chilean Navy, which had a low rate of shelling accuracy, was significantly improved after the Peruvian Navy and the Bolivian Navy took the initiative to expose the weak side sides.

The range of the guns of the sail warships is generally not long, and the distance of their decisive battles is often less than a thousand meters. This allowed the Chilean Navy to confidently and boldly close the distance of the engagement to within two thousand meters. For the Chilean Navy, which has a huge caliber of main guns, this distance can almost be regarded as putting the cannon against the enemy's stomach.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

In order to improve the efficiency of striking the enemy, the Chilean Navy's two 'Eastern Zhou-class' and four 'Western Zhou-class' warships directly used the three main guns separately, and each main gun was aimed at an enemy ship. For a sail battleship, as long as a 280-mm shell hits, then the battleship can be considered finished. Even if you don't get sunk, you will suffer heavy damage.

During the battle, the Chilean Navy found that high-explosive shells were more useful against these sail warships than armor-piercing shells. High-explosive shells can destroy wooden decks with a light weight, while also setting the entire battleship on fire.

It can be said that the naval battle entered a one-sided situation from the very beginning. In the face of the onslaught of the Chilean Navy, the Peruvian Navy and Bolivia were like weak and helpless sheep that were simply unable to carry out a favorable counterattack.

"Boom!"

Two shells hit the battleship Lima, the flagship of the Peruvian Navy. The third class battleship was blown off the bow and stern at once. The explosion of the cannonball caused a raging fire on the battleship, and the sea water poured into the battleship from the breach of the battleship. So that the battleship, with a displacement of more than a thousand tons, quickly sank into the sea.

The flagship was sunk, the Peruvian Navy lost its effective command, and the entire Navy was thrown into disarray.

Some warships continued to bravely rush towards the Chilean Navy, hoping to sink the Chilean Navy's warships. Other warships began to retreat. They wanted to escape from the sea, from the Chileans.

The four 'Temperary-class' cruisers and the 'Tiangang-class' destroyers that had been cruising around the perimeter had finally seized their chance. They killed the ships that tried to escape, sinking them one by one. In terms of speed, the sail battleship is not at all a match for the 'Temperable-class' cruisers and the 'Tiangang-class' destroyers.

The battle lasted for more than three hours, and when it was over, the sea was littered with burning warships or some dilapidated planks scattered across the sea. The Peruvian and Bolivian navies were sunk except for a few warships that raised their white flags and chose to surrender.

This war is simply an asymmetrical battleship. The Chilean Navy used powerful steam warships to slaughter the sail warships of the Peruvian and Bolivian navies, as if they were two eras of warships.

"Report to His Excellency the President and the General Staff that we have annihilated the main forces of the Peruvian Navy and the Bolivian Navy!" Lieutenant General Saniyartu looked excited.

After this battle, the main force of the Peruvian Navy has been annihilated, and the Bolivian Navy, which is already weak, has been completely wiped out. The coasts of the two countries have completely fallen under the control of the Chilean Navy.

"Yes, Your Excellency, Commander!"

When the news of the victory reached San Diego, the whole of San Diego was in a frenzy. At the same time, the Chief of the General Staff of Chile, Admiral Gamondia, gave the order to march to the central and northern parts of the Atacama Desert, and the war between Chile and Peru and Bolivia officially broke out! (To be continued......)

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