C1041 The Fall of the Star General (2/2)

Taiping Army who were surrounded by the exploding points on the battlefield did not dare to believe their eyes.

But war was war, the Death God would not pity anyone. When the smoke dispersed, what people saw was Weng Derong's body that looked like a bloody gourd. His entire body was filled with bullet fragments, but his hand still held onto the flag tightly.

The Taiping Flag was at an angle of 35 degrees on the sand, and the broken army flag was pointed at the fort in front of them. At that moment, everyone seemed to still be able to hear Weng Derong's shouts.

”Big brother …” Kneeling suddenly on the battlefield, this elder brother who had led the revolt of the pigs and miners had finally died with everlasting regret on this piece of land.

”Ah …” People let out wolf-like howls, ”Revenge for Big Brother!” ”Take revenge …” In the midst of his wailing, the explosives were set on fire one by one. The loud rumbling shook the earth, causing it to tremble.

The fort to the south was captured, the fortress to the east was blown up, and the fortress to the northeast was severely damaged … So far, four of the seven Ikek's satellite fortresses had been pulled out.

Xi Lapizuo's tears were already flowing down, he quietly took out his sword and spoke to the officers beside him, ”This is obviously our war, but why aren't we as brave as these Chinese?”

”A Chinese general has died in battle, is the officer of our Chile a coward?! Let's set foot on the battlefield... We have to bleed for this war! ”

”Play the horn to attack, our Chile Army … Fight to the death! We have to win! ”

Xi Lapizuo threw away his sword sheath, his right hand holding onto his sword while his left hand held onto his gun as he took large strides forward. Beside him were the equally motivated Chile officers. They unsheathed their swords and threw away their scabbards, one with a sword and one with a handgun, and crowded around the general's two wings.

Following them were the general's guards, the guards' camp, and even the engineers from the logistics department. The whole battlefield was filled with an extremely solemn atmosphere.

It was currently 11.20 a.m. and the reinforcements from the east side, Tie Toutuo and Chen Yonglu, had also arrived. Seeing this scene, the two of them were dumbstruck.

Peruvian Navy knew that the situation was urgent, so they gave up trying to kill the remaining Chile warships. They swarmed towards the shore like a swarm of bees, and the cannons that just arrived at the effective range of the warships started to rumble.

”Bomb these Chile people to death … Destroy those Chinese Mercenaries... Fire! ”Fire!”

”Use our large caliber naval gun to give them a taste of power … This era's firepower is king! ”

There were 19 ships that could still be bombed by the Peru after the end of the naval battle. The firepower of these ships were close to the output of the 2 army artillery groups.

In an era where battleships were kings, why did Iron-armored Ship become a strategic weapon? It's because of the number of cannons, and the caliber of the cannons.

The Iron-armored Ship floating on the sea was actually a huge moving cannon emplacement. The recoil from the cannons could be effectively transmitted to the sea through the hull, so as long as the dragon bones were solid enough, theoretically, one could add cannons of any caliber.

Most importantly, Iron-armored Ship could still move, it would be fine even if they fought, run or fight while running. This was an advantage that the Army's artillery could not compare to.

For artillery on land, if you want to pursue big caliber, you have to give up your mobility. If you want to pursue flexibility, you have to reduce the caliber and power. This is a dilemma.

Only the Steel battleship could balance the fire and mobility, which was the main reason why the giant cannonball was rampant in the world before aerial weapons appeared.