"Target the enemy flagship."
"put."
"put!"
…
When a 35-kilogram mortar shell comes out, there will always be a crisp "bang" sound at the muzzle. The 24 150 guns on the twelve "dreadnought boats", in order, one by one, move towards the distance.
The Brazilian Navy flagship "Amazon", which was stranded on the sandbar, launched an artillery attack.
The mortar's accuracy is very average. Even the "Amazon" frigate is 57 meters long and nearly 11 meters wide. The accuracy is also very limited. Shells are always falling around it, and violent explosions are constantly hitting the sandbank.
Huge explosions of smoke or water jets exploded in the mountains and the Paraná River.
Among the 24 shells fired in a salvo, it is inevitable that one or two rounds are specially taken care of by the goddess of luck.
Three shells hit the target one after another. From the bow to the stern, three shells hit the hull accurately. While holes were made on the deck, violent explosions swept through the warship like a storm. The fragments of the shells roared.
It penetrated the bodies of the sailors. In the crowded cabin, groups of sailors were like rag dolls, their arms and thighs torn apart by the wind blades formed by the shock wave. The body fragments were mixed with broken wood in the explosion.
They were all blown up into the air, and then violently thrown down onto the sandbank and into the river.
The explosion ignited flames, igniting the canvas and ship's planks, but in just a moment, the "Amazon" frigate turned into a majestic burning torch.
"Quick, retreat, retreat..."
Seeing that the warship was already burning, Admiral Inacio, who was hiding on the deck, shouted loudly. Now he finally understood the despair that the commander of the Paraguayan fleet felt when facing failure five years ago!
His shoulder was hit by a piece of shrapnel, which cut off his arm. He was bleeding profusely and had no strength to stand up.
"General, we have to leave quickly, it's irreversible now."
Although the adjutant tried to hold him up, Admiral Inacio replied stubbornly.
"Retreat, everyone, I must be with my warship..."
As a captain, living and dying with a warship is related to the honor of naval personnel. After refusing rescue by his subordinates, Admiral Inacio lay on the bridge, his dim eyes full of despair. Until now, he still feels
Full of too many questions.
Why is this happening?
How come their Gatling guns are so powerful?
"That's not a machine gun, that's a cannon! A cannon that can fire like a machine gun!"
General Inacio shook his head and murmured, no matter what, he would
His expression was full of despair. Looking at the burning warship, he finally sighed.
"May God bless Brazil and bless..."
While Admiral Inacio was praying and waiting for death with the wounded on the ship, the sailors either jumped onto the sandbar or jumped into the water, climbed into the lifeboat, and rowed the boat as they tried to move toward the shore.
As they were escaping, bursts of gunfire came from the cliffs on the south bank. The infantry who had completed the landing directly set up dozens of Gatling guns and fired at the sailors trying to escape on the river. The infantry
He also took aim with his rifle and fired. Suddenly there was a sound of gunfire on the river.
At the same time, the field artillery troops on the shore also pushed the 88mm field artillery to the shore. The artillerymen aimed at the stranded Brazilian warship and fired a round of shells. The shells weighing 12 kilograms directly hit the "Jequitinha"
"The mast blew up into the sky, killing dozens of sailors.
Field artillery and mortars joined the ranks of the shelling... For a time, the "Jackitinya" and "Jay" were surrounded by smoke columns from shell explosions. From time to time, shells would fall on the two ships.
On the warship, the warship stranded on the sandbank was completely unable to fight back, and could only watch helplessly as the shells fell on the warship.
Seeing that there was nothing he could do, Antonio looked at the sailors shivering under the gunfire, thought for a moment and gave the order.
"Raise the white flag and surrender!"
Just when the white flag was raised on the already blazing "Jackitinha", the burning "Amazon" lying on the sandbar suddenly jumped up like a wild beast suddenly rising from the sandbar.
It was torn to pieces in the violent explosion, and the remaining wreckage rolled over.
In the thick black smoke, two white flags were flying on the remaining two Brazilian warships that had been severely damaged. On the surface of the Paraná River, there were all floating corpses. Thousands of floating corpses were just floating on the river, burning.
The warship seems to be telling people a reality - the Brazilian Navy has been defeated!
completely annihilated!
When Antonio and more than 1,300 surrendered Brazilian naval officers and soldiers were standing on the shore, Li Nan asked three times.
"Is everyone here?"
"Yes, sir."
"How many of you started out?"
"3725 people."
"Now...well, 1,316 people, then the remaining people..."
Do you still need to ask?
They all died, either on the ship or in the water. Antonio looked around sadly, they had lost all the warships, and most of them died in the naval battle.
This naval battle lasted only three hours and ended.
And what about the Nanhua Navy?
Looking at the gunboats on the river and the machine guns on the gunboats with a complicated expression, Antonio only had one thought in his mind - in front of these Gatling cannons, the wooden-hulled boats were simply vulnerable.
No wonder the South Chinese were so arrogant that they only sent these small gunboats. If they had sent ironclad ships, would this naval battle still happen?
The answer is of course yes.
Brazil will never sit back and watch the South Chinese army enter the Paraguayan land occupied by Argentina!
Arriving at the shore, Captain Du Guofeng deliberately walked up to the captured Brazilian naval officers. The Brazilian officers, including Lieutenant Colonel Antonio, whether they were nobles or civilians, all gave military salutes to the young captain.
Although he is only a captain, for these naval officers, even an ordinary Nanhua sailor is enough to win their respect.
"I'm very sorry, gentlemen, I didn't expect that we would meet under such circumstances. It's a pity that we can't meet His Excellency the Admiral. He bravely defended the honor of a naval officer. His courage is admirable!"
As a naval officer, Du Guofeng, like all naval officers, is also a gentleman. They respect and affirm the strength and spirit of their opponents who also devote themselves to the sea. The navies of various countries, whether they are friends or enemies, have a certain spirit.
They are all connected, because the ocean is the only one. Profound thoughts and courage are the common characteristics of all naval personnel. Respecting the opponent means respecting the only ocean, and respecting the common naval identity means respecting oneself. Respecting the opponent, because for
They are also naval soldiers whose "career is on the sea". And Admiral Inacio's choice is indeed admirable.
Of course, more importantly, now is the time to show the demeanor of a winner, but you don't need to be arrogant, you just need to show the demeanor of a gentleman.
"Salute to you, Mr. Captain, please allow me to congratulate you. This naval battle will surely spread throughout the world. When the world marvels at your victory, it will be even more impressed by your courage. Your bravery will be...
Praised by navies around the world!"
Antonio's praise came from the bottom of his heart. After all, the courage of those people was admirable even as enemies. They looked so weak, but they rushed over without hesitation.
In a naval battle with such a disparity in strength, it is absolutely admirable to have such a sustainable navy. Of course, he also has some selfish motives for his praise. It is not a shameful thing to put it in the hands of these brave men.
It's even an honor to a certain extent. It's not that they are not brave enough. It's that the other party is braver than them.
When paying tribute to Du Guofeng, Colonel Antonio respectfully took off the command knife and handed it to him with both hands.
"It is my honor to surrender to you!"
This chapter has been completed!