Zai Zhao raised his wrist and looked at his watch, saying, "Wait a minute." As he said that, he turned his eyes to several busy large fishing boats in the harbor.

Guo Zhongmu followed his gaze and originally thought that the fishing boats were testing the artillery on the shore, and he thought it was a waste of money. After all, the Peruvian Navy had already figured out the position and number of artillery defenses in the port of Valparaiso, and there was no need to make such a waste of money.

The fishing boats that were watching seemed to be working in the net, and he couldn't help but be puzzled. Soon, he realized, "What did you arrange? Are you using the trawl to detect whether there are any mines under the sea?"

"Be careful of the ten thousand-year-old ship." Zai Zhao nodded and said slowly: "Mines do not have much technical content. In the war in South Africa, mines have been unveiled. It is not ruled out that the British provide mines to Chile. If we fall into the mines, we will be laughing at them."

"This method is good, you can think of it." Guo Zhongmu praised it, then frowned, "However, the threat of mines will be greatly reduced in the future."

"The road is one foot taller, and the devil is one foot taller..." Before he finished speaking, he heard a dull sound of cannons, and Chile's shore defense cannons fired!

Guo Zhongmu shook his head disdainfully, "This is too irritating."

"Suppress the artillery fire!" Zai Zhao ordered in a deep voice.

The rumbling sound of cannons immediately resounded across the sea, and the main guns of six main warships fired volleys, making the scene spectacular.

On the Peruvian naval flagship "Oriental", Admiral Glau looked envious. Compared with these Qing warships, Peruvian naval warships could not be on the table at all. Although the "Huasca" and "Independence" as the main battleships were also ironclad ships, they were old ironclad ships of the 1960s, with small tonnage, weak firepower, and poor maneuverability, and were completely incomparable.

Moreover, due to the economic crisis, financial difficulties in recent years, the navy lacks patrol training, and the warships lack the necessary maintenance and maintenance. This is also because he chose to retreat and tolerate the aggressive Chilean Navy. He really couldn't fight. In recent years, the Chilean Navy has developed rapidly, and the number of warships is just a few times that of theirs, and he can't fight at all.

While envious, he also felt proud. The navy had a huge gap in strength before, so they had to hide from the Chilean navy. Now it was the turn of the Chilean navy to avoid the war. Faced with the Qing fleet's attack on Valparaiso, the Chilean navy's fleet did not even dare to show its face, and did not know where to hide.

"The new Qing Dynasty naval gun is indeed extraordinary." Captain Pratt put down his telescope and sighed sincerely: "This rate of fire is enough for one naval gun to match three or four naval guns, and the power of the shells seems to be much greater..."

Indeed, the Qing Dynasty was just six main warships, but the volley was no less than a large fleet. The shelling speed was too fast and it was also accurate, which was fast and accurate. Now the new warship has deliberately added a large-caliber naval gun number. If it is a new warship of the same color, its power will reach another level.

Buy this new warship, sell it all, and if Peru can have such a fleet, it will be enough to dominate the South American Pacific!

In an observation post shed on the top of the mountain near the port, Chile's newly appointed Navy Minister Riveros held a telescope and watched. When he saw the shells pouring on the shore defense fortress positions like raindrops, huge fires and smoke soaring into the sky. He heard the dense explosions like explosions coming from afar, his hands trembled slightly. He had long heard of the powerful power of the Qing naval cannon. Now it seems that it is not an exaggeration at all.

While feeling fear, he secretly thanked that he had long judged Valparaiso could defend it. In order to preserve his strength, he withdrew most of the garrison troops. Otherwise, this artillery bombardment would not have caused much casualties.

It is undoubtedly extremely wise to insist on the navy to avoid war. Although their naval fleet has begun to take shape, they may not even have a chance to fight back against the Shangqing Navy, let alone the Qing army also has a terrifying iron-clad killer weapon - torpedo.

"Send the order——, retreat!" Verros said decisively. There is no need to spend troops here, and it is Santiago that must be held on.

On the sea, a round of artillery bombardment came down, and there was no movement on the shore. Zai Zhao raised his telescope and observed for a while before he said in a deep voice: "Send the order, extend the artillery bombardment! Promote steadily!"

The fleet slowly advanced. When the entire port was within the range of the naval guns, Zai Zhao ordered without expression, "Indiscriminate artillery bombardment!"

Indiscriminate shelling? Guo Zhongmou was stunned when he heard this. The so-called indiscriminate shelling means treating military facilities and civilian facilities equally. In other words, all the buildings in the port, whether for military or civilian use, will destroy this port city!

The messenger who was waiting for the command to leave, Zai Zhao said in a calm tone: "As a general, you cannot have the kindness of a woman."

Guo Zhongmu said in confusion: "Why? There is no need for this at all!"

"Who said it's not necessary?" Zai Zhao said in a deep voice: "Destroying this port can arouse Chile's determination to resist."

The quiet time was not long, and the dull and dense sound of cannons sounded again. The Chilean Navy Minister Velos, who had already reached the mountain, wondered, and had already given up resisting the evacuation. What target was the Qing army bombarding?

An angry voice sounded, "The enemy is bombarding the house!"

Veros raised his telescope and observed for a while. The Qing army's warships were indeed deliberately shelling the houses with purpose. His face suddenly became a little pale. Could it be that the Qing army was avenging Peru and Bolivarius? When the Chilean Navy began to block the ports of the Secret and Bloisland, it also deliberately shelled and destroyed the port facilities. Unexpectedly, it took revenge in a blink of an eye.

There must be civilians in the city who have not evacuated for a long time. Such shelling will inevitably cause a large number of casualties. However, Veros no longer cares about it at this time. He is not anxious to retreat now, and he only hopes that the Qing fleet will not conduct extended shelling like before.

Amid the low and dense rumbling sounds of cannons, the Valley of Heaven became a hell on earth. Most of the unique step-like buildings were blown into ruins. Valparaiso, surrounded by mountains on three sides, finally only preserved the buildings on the south.

Santiago, Presidential Palace.

Anival Pinto Gamondia stood by the window biting her lips and stared blankly at the direction of the port of Valparaiso in the west. Valparaiso is not only the maritime gateway to Santiago, but also the largest and most prosperous port and transportation hub in Chile. It has now been bombed into ruins, and there are at least 3,000 civilian casualties.

Army Commander-in-Chief Justo 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 left-behind people!"

"Do you want to receive more violent revenge from the Qing people?" Pingto glared at him and said angrily: "We are not as capable as others, so we are not qualified to take revenge!"

War Minister Rafael Sotoma said slowly: "There are many foreigners living in Valparaiso, which exposes European journalists' evil deeds in the Qing Dynasty."
Chapter completed!