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"Target the enemy flagship."

"put."

"put!"

……

When a 35-kilogram mortar shell comes out of the chamber, there will always be a "bang" at the muzzle, and the 24 150-doors on the twelve "dreadnought boats" will move towards the distant one by one in sequence. The Brazilian Navy flagship "Amazon" stranded on a sandbar launched shelling.

The accuracy of the mortar is very general. Even the "Amazon" frigate is 57 meters long and nearly 11 meters wide. Huge explosions of smoke or water jets exploded in the Shanghe Parana River.

In a salvo of 24 shells, it is inevitable that one or two shells were specially taken care of by Lady Luck.

Three shells hit the target one after another. From the bow to the stern, three shells hit the hull accurately one after another. At the same time as a hole was smashed in the deck, a violent explosion swept the warship like a storm.The fragments of the shells whizzed through the bodies of the sailors. In the crowded cabin, groups of sailors looked like rag dolls. Their arms and thighs were torn apart by the wind blade formed by the shock wave, and the fragments of their bodies were exploding. Zhong and pieces of wood were blown into the air, and then they were thrown hard onto the sandbar and into the river.

The explosion ignited flames that ignited the canvas and the ship's planks, but only for a moment, the "Amazon" frigate became a burning torch.

"Quick, retreat, retreat..."

Seeing that the warship was on fire, Admiral Inacio, who was hiding on the deck, shouted loudly, now he finally understood the despair of the Paraguayan fleet commander in the face of failure five years ago!
He was hit by a piece of shrapnel in the shoulder before, directly severing his arm, and he didn't even have the strength to stand up because of the blood.

"General, we have to leave quickly, it is irreparable now."

Although the adjutant tried to hold him back, Admiral Inacio replied stubbornly.

"Retreat, everyone, I must be with my warship..."

As a captain, living and dying with a warship is a matter of the honor of a naval soldier. After refusing the rescue of his subordinates, Admiral Inacio lay on the bridge, his gloomy eyes filled with despair. Filled with too many questions.

Why is this happening?

How could their Gatling gun be so powerful?
"That's not a machine gun, that's a cannon! A cannon that fires like a machine gun!"

Admiral Inacio shook his head and muttered, no matter what, he would
His expression was full of despair. Looking at the burning warship, he finally sighed.

"May God bless Brazil, bless..."

As Admiral Inacio prayed and waited for death with the wounded on board, the sailors either jumped onto the sandbar or jumped into the water, climbed into the lifeboat, and rowed the dinghy as they tried to head towards the shore. While fleeing, there were bursts of gunshots from the cliffs on the south bank. The infantry who had already landed directly set up a dozen Gatling machine guns and fired at the sailors trying to escape on the river. He was also aiming and shooting with his rifle, and for a while there was a sound of guns and cannons on the river,
At the same time, the field artillery force on the shore also pushed the 88mm field artillery to the shore. The artillery aimed at the stranded Brazilian warship, and it was a round of shelling. The shell weighing 12 kilograms directly hit the "Jackitinia". "The mast was blown up into the sky, and at the same time it took the lives of dozens of sailors.

Field guns and mortars all joined the ranks of shelling... For a while, the "Jackitinia" and "Jay" were surrounded by smoke columns from shell explosions, and shells would always fall on the two ships from time to time. On the warship, the warship stranded on the sandbar was completely powerless 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 trembling under the artillery fire, and he thought for a while and ordered.

"Raise the white flag, surrender!"

Just as the "Jacquitinia" that was already on fire hoisted the white flag, the burning "Amazon" lying on the sandbar suddenly jumped up like a wild beast suddenly jumping out of the sandbar. It was torn to pieces in the violent explosion, and the remaining wreckage turned over directly.

In the thick black smoke, two white flags were fluttering on the remaining two Brazilian warships that had already been severely damaged. On the surface of the Paraná River, there were all floating corpses. Thousands of floating corpses just floated on the surface of the river, burning The warship seems to be showing people a reality-the Brazilian Navy has lost!
completely annihilated!

When Antonio and more than [-] surrendered Brazilian naval officers and soldiers stood on the shore, Li Nan repeatedly asked three times.

"Is everyone here?"

"Yes, sir."

"How many people did you start with?"

"3725 people."

"Now...well, 1316 people, the rest..."

Still need to ask?

They all died, either on the boat or in the water.Antonio looked around with a sad face. They lost all their warships, and most of them died in the naval battle.

The naval battle lasted only three hours before it was over.

And what about the South China Navy?

Looking at the gunboats on the river with a complicated expression, looking at the machine guns on those gunboats, Antonio had only one thought left in his mind - in front of these Gatling guns, wooden hulled boats were simply vulnerable.

No wonder the South China people are so conceited. They only sent these small gunboats. If they sent ironclad ships, would this naval battle still happen?

The answer is certainly yes.

Brazil will never sit back and watch the South China Army enter the Paraguayan land occupied by Argentina!
When they came to the shore, Captain Du Guofeng deliberately walked in front of the captured Brazilian naval officers. Those Brazilian officers, including Lieutenant Colonel Antonio, whether they were nobles or civilians, saluted the young captain one after another.

Although he is only a captain, for these naval officers, even an ordinary Nanhua sailor is enough to earn their respect.

"I'm very sorry, gentlemen. I didn't expect that we would meet in this situation. It's a pity that we couldn'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.Their respect and affirmation of the strength and spirit of their opponents who also devoted themselves to the ocean.The navies of various countries, whether they are friends or enemies, are connected in spirit to a certain extent, because the ocean is the only one, and deep thinking and courage are the common characteristics of all navies.Respecting the opponent means respecting the only ocean, respecting the common naval identity, and respecting ourselves.Respect your opponents, because they are also naval soldiers who "care for the sea".And Admiral Inacio's choice is indeed admirable.

Of course, more importantly, now is the time to show the victor's demeanor, but there is no need to be arrogant, just show a gentleman's demeanor.

"I salute 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 more impressed by your courage. Your bravery will To the navies of the world!"

Antonio's praise came from the bottom of his heart. After all, the courage of those people is admirable even as an enemy.They looked so weak, but they rushed over without hesitation.

In a naval battle of such disparity in strength, it is absolutely admirable to have such a persistent navy.Of course, he also has some selfishness in his praise, which is placed under the hands of these brave men.Not something to be ashamed of.

It is even an honor to some extent, no, 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!"

(End of this chapter)