When Sirapizor returned to Iquique, the three remaining forts had raised white flags, and the Chinese army was receiving prisoners at the gates of the forts.
The respectful Peruvian commander gave the swords and guns to the Chinese people, and they all looked down and down like a frustrated little daughter-in-law.
The Peruvian army really couldn't hold on anymore. The warships at sea were their only hope. Now the fleet was seeing a one-sided massacre. Many indigenous soldiers could no longer command. The white commanders had no choice but to surrender.
The Peruvian soldiers were disarmed and scattered and locked in empty rooms. The Taiping Army was counting the seizures of this war, including muskets, artillery, various supplies, and gold coins... All of this should have been handled by Sirapizo's logistics officers, but Now no one dares to snatch even a single gold coin from the Chinese.
The entire battle was fought by the Chinese themselves. What qualifications do they have to give orders?
"General Tie, Ambassador Tang... may I ask what is going on at the sea? Which country's reinforcements are they?" Silapizzo asked.
"Which country will provide reinforcements? Do you still need to ask this question? In addition to the Chinese people in Ryukyu who will help you, which country will take care of you? Of course it is our battleship..."
Sirapizzo swallowed and asked in disbelief, "Your battleship? This is impossible. I only saw the shadow of a battleship. You actually have such a terrifying weapon? Please don't lie to me..."
Tietutuo and the others said with great pride, "I have told you a long time ago that our prime minister is a real dragon that rides on wind and thunder. He is the creator of all incredible miracles. Why don't you believe it?"
"Ordinary people..." Tietoutuo rolled his eyes at him, uttered such a sentence in Chinese that no one could translate, and turned to see the wounded soldiers.
After all, Tang Lei had been trained in diplomacy, so he still had basic etiquette. He said calmly, "General, too many of our brothers have been killed or injured in this war. They are angry in their hearts. Please forgive me!"
"Of course, I have informed the logistics officers and the main base in the rear area to send all medical supplies and supplies to your army as a priority... But I have another unkind request. I want to board that battleship and take a look. Is it okay to watch?”
"This?" Tang Lei hesitated. "I'm sorry, General Tie and I have not received command authorization from the navy. We cannot command that warship. I can only send a request to them. As for whether to agree or not, it is hard to say!"
At this moment, on the western sea, three fireworks, two green and one orange, exploded in the sky. Tang Lei shrugged and said with a bitter smile, "I'm sorry, our warship sent a signal. They will not anchor in Iquique." , but to move west... But the commander of this battleship will land, and whether I can see you or not depends on luck!"
At this moment, no one dares to accuse the Chinese of being arrogant. War is the most direct stage to show strength. The performance of the Chinese navy and army has moved the three South American countries. I believe that the entire South America will be affected by this in less than half a month. Shocked by the war.
After the bloody battle, there was a tense stage of licking wounds. When the northern Peruvian city of Arica received news of the tragic defeat of Iquique, the five thousand miscellaneous reinforcements that were preparing to set off were so frightened that they did not even dare to leave the city. The commander and mayor simultaneously ordered Arika built fortifications on the spot, fearing that the Chinese killing gods would take advantage of the victory and pursue them.
Immediately afterwards, Lima, the capital of Peru, was shaken. Hundreds of thousands of citizens couldn't believe their ears. The loss of Iquique was shocking enough, but they didn't expect that even the navy would be ruined.
It took three days to see the returning warships at Callao port. I don’t know whether it was luck or ridicule, but most of the Peruvian naval admirals came back alive. The No. 2 flagship Lima came back from the garbage recycling station. All it takes is a sailor to row the oars.
The entire hull of the ship was blown into darkness, and the opened iron armor was twisted and twisted to tell the cruelty of that naval battle. One-third of the originally towering chimney was blown off, and it looked like a chocolate bar that had been bitten by someone. .
The deck was covered with injured soldiers wrapped in gauze. They looked downcast at the citizens in the port, unable to say a word in shame.
"Oh God! What on earth did you encounter?" None of the soldiers could answer the citizens' questions.
When Henry, the arms dealer in Lima, heard the news of the tragic defeat of Iquique, he was shocked and smashed the wine glass in his hand. Whether the shabby desert city was lost or not had nothing to do with him, but the failure of the naval battle did not matter to him. But it is very incredible.
"Send out all our intelligence personnel immediately. We must get all the information about this battleship and inform London to take action. This war is no longer a conflict between small South American countries. The British Empire's sea power has been threatened!"
"Are these Chinese going to rebel? How did they do it? What happened on the sea?"
No one knew the answer. In the following days, some warships returned to the military port one after another. When the number of returning warships reached eleven, no warships returned.
Post-war statistics show that six of the eleven remaining warships in the Peruvian Navy are completely beyond repair and can only be scrapped. The remaining five need at least a year and a half of overhaul before they can barely go on the battlefield. This means that the Peruvian Navy is completely useless. Lost.
The news had spread throughout South America at this moment, and all the countries were shocked into silence. Peru and Bolivia frantically expanded their armies, but they only built fortresses on the border and did not dare to make the slightest counterattack.
The myth of the invincibility of the Chinese army spread like a virus on the South American continent. There was even an anecdote in military history about a company of Taiping troops carrying triangular flags swaggering across the enemy regiment's range, but the enemy did not dare to fire a shot.
When the war entered a stalemate, Major General Sirapizo finally saw Xiang Ying, the commander of the legendary battleship, in the Iquique harbor. When he found out that the commander was so young, his eyes were as wide as a cowbell. big.
"Oh God! Is this your naval commander? If you didn't deliberately lie to me, I think I understand the underlying reason for your victory. Only such a young general dares to take such a military adventure... To be honest, If the average age of your generals is like this, I really can’t imagine your future!”
Xiang Ying and the officer corps were all dressed in formal attire. He took out the navy dress that was placed at the bottom of the box and would not be easily worn. It had gorgeous patterns and golden tassels. There were imitation Tang knives hanging from his waist, white gloves, and a patent leather hat made of pure gold. Venus is shining brightly, and these South American native chickens are psychologically shocked as soon as the group appears.
"Hello, General Sirapizo, we don't have much time. I will only stay in Iquique for three days. Do we want to proceed with the next step of negotiations now? You must know that my mother country is still waiting for us to go home. , we are already at home!"
