According to the final statistics of the Battle of Osaka, the Bolivian army killed more than 5,000 people, and the number of disabled people was close to 5,000. The battle attrition was a total of 10,000 people, which is unprecedented in the history of South American wars.
Since the beginning of South America's history, there has never been a single war with so many casualties. The distant ancient times are no longer available. During the reign of the Mayan civilization and the Inca civilization, those warriors wearing animal skins could fight a thousand-year battle. The melee between people can be recorded in the poetry of ancient times, and the winners are all legendary heroes.
During the Spanish colonial era, hundreds or thousands of colonists armed with muskets could already rule a province or even a wider land. The intensity of the war at that time was basically concentrated at around 1,800 people.
The people here have never seen the big scene of hundreds of thousands of people strangled together, nor have they seen the tragedy of hundreds of thousands of people in the entire city being slaughtered. In their minds, war even has a bit of romanticism.
On the battlefield, both the enemy and the enemy shouted loudly, then lined up a few rows of muskets to shoot some crossbows. Finally, the brave heroes rushed forward to frighten the enemy with their arrogance. Watching the enemy flee in fear or kneel on the ground and sing "conquer", this is what they want Want war.
But today, these gods of death from hell have taught them a lesson. War is never romantic, and it is not a job that can be messed around with. Don't imagine that you are a lucky person when you stand by the god of death.
It's a place of life and death. It's either life or death. If you want to mess around, I'm afraid the last thing you'll lose is your life.
The whole desert is full of corpses, as well as those poor people who are too injured to run. The more than 10,000 defeated soldiers fleeing in the distance will eventually become the virus of more than 10,000 people who release fear. They will make the Chinese people incapable of war, and the Chinese people are all News of the devil spread everywhere.
First Bolivia, then Brazil, Peru, Colombia...and finally the entire South America will be infected by this horrific virus.
What is needed is this effect. If these veterans of the Kingdom of Heaven and their descendants want to live a good life in the future, an appropriate atmosphere of fear is still necessary.
Ten thousand soldiers were directly reduced in combat, and the remaining 15,000 soldiers will no longer be able to go to the battlefield in the short term. This killing has caused a serious psychological shadow on them. The sequelae of the war are inevitable, even if some of them can barely go to the battlefield. , but these people never dare to confront the Chinese army again.
After the battle in the desert, both Chile and China called it the Victory of the Osaka Oasis, while Elk and Bolivia angrily called it the Osaka Massacre.
As for the local people, they simply renamed the oasis the Blood Pool. For a long, long time, no one dared to drink the water in the Osako Oasis.
The distance of twenty-five kilometers is about an hour for a fast horse, and for soldiers marching on foot, two and a half hours is enough for Ong Derong's vanguard to reach Iquique.
The cavalry who reported the news and the five thousand elites taken away by Weng Derong set out from the oasis at almost the same time. Tietoutuo looked at the time on his pocket watch. It happened to be seven o'clock in the morning. At this moment, the artillery battle in Iquique should have continued for a while.
"Old man! It should be an hour later when the cavalry sends the news of victory to Iquique, which means that the general attack on Iquique will begin at eight o'clock... Tell brothers, don't be afraid of getting tired, hurry up Hurry up, Tang Lei's brothers need support, the veterans with the strongest combat effectiveness are all on our side, and their side is too weak!"
"Don't worry, General! Give me two hours, and I will definitely arrive at the battlefield at nine o'clock! Let's eat seafood and drink wine in Iquique City tonight!"
"Brothers, let's go..." After saying this, Weng Derong rode his horse and ran towards the west, followed by five thousand Taiping soldiers, Sayazi, who ran behind him.
Chen Yonglu watched the old man leave with great envy. He turned around and shouted at his men, "Treat the wounded quickly and clean the battlefield... If you act quickly, we can still get some soup, but if it's too late, we won't be able to eat anything!"
At this time, the artillery battle in Iquique City was at its most intense moment. Both the enemy and ourselves had stored a large amount of ammunition in preparation for the war. The commanders of both sides did not need to consider the issue of ammunition consumption at all. The ground and city had been covered by the explosion of fire and smoke. Covered, the sky has turned into a dark color.
The Peruvian side relied on the solid fortress and sufficient supplies to resist very bravely, while the Chilean side relied on the superiority of the navy to fight tenaciously.
Injured soldiers from both sides were being carried off the battlefield all the time. The military doctors in the rear were too busy to touch the ground, and the screams were deafening.
Sirapizzo held the hilt of his sword tightly and said anxiously, "Why hasn't the news come yet? Is there going to be an accident? Am I underestimating the enemy too much? 10,000 people ambush 25,000 people. It's such a big gamble." How could I agree..."
"God bless! Merciful God please bless us with victory!"
Opposite to Sirapizzo are the Peruvian garrison commanders. They stand more devoutly on the observation deck of the fortress. From a distance, they seem to be observing the enemy's situation, but when you walk in, you will definitely be surprised.
This guy is facing the east, clasping his hands with the cross on his chest and praying, "God bless, bless the reinforcements, come quickly, God bless!"
Everyone asks God to grant victory, but who will God help?
Just when Sirapizzo's nervous palms were all sweaty, a team of fast horses came from the rear. No one from the surrounding Chilean troops dared to stop them, and the cavalry rushed straight in front of the general.
"Report to the general! A great victory in Osaka! A great victory in the Oasis! The 25,000 Bolivian troops have been completely routed, and the reinforcements in Iquique have been eaten by us!"
At that moment, it seemed that the entire battlefield was dead silent. Silapizzo's ears were filled with silence. He looked at Tang Lei in disbelief and muttered to himself, "Big victory? The Bolivian army was completely defeated? Did we win?"
Tang Lei rushed up and held Sirapizzo's hand and shook it desperately, "We won, this was a wild victory! We killed over 10,000 people, and all the rest fled in fear, even losing their organizational structure... We completely won, our flanks It’s safe!”
"Long live!" The Chilean army suddenly burst into crazy shouts, and the morale of the soldiers suddenly surged like the tide of the full moon.
Sirapizzo took a long breath and shouted bravely, "I declare...the general attack has begun! Brave soldiers, let's fight into the city!"
At 8:15 a.m., the Chilean Army's general offensive officially began. A wave of soldiers shouted and charged forward, and the seven fortresses encountered tremendous pressure at the same time.
The entire battlefield was full of shouts in Spanish: "Surrender! The Bolivian reinforcements have been defeated by the brown army... You have no reinforcements..."
"The great victory at Osaka Oasis...all 25,000 Bolivian troops were killed...surrender, you will definitely lose!"
The thunderous roar made the Peruvian army turn pale in shock. They did not dare to believe it, because the cavalry of the Brown Army had brought a blood-stained battle flag, which was the battle flag of the Peruvian army. This was ironclad evidence. .
Seeing the broken and bloody Bolivian army flag waving majestically in front of every fortress, all the Peruvian soldiers felt deep despair.
But at this moment, something unexpected happened on the sea.
