The war has entered the stage of bayonet success, and siege wars have always been wars that military strategists try to avoid. In the initial plan, the news of the Osaka Oasis victory will definitely make the defenders of Iquique. With the quality of the Peruvian soldiers, they will not persist alone for too long.

Carry on the momentum of great victory, take advantage of the navy, exert the pressure of the army, and release the life of the north!

If the four-pronged approach is taken, it would be a disaster for the Peruvian guards to not collapse. After attacking one or two fortresses, Silapizo could take the banner of negotiations to set up these guards a way out to ensure the safety of their property and lives, and let them withdraw their troops from the north and return to their country.

What a wonderful plan, but unfortunately it was disturbed by the sudden fleet. The Chilean intelligence agency was simply a representative of incompetence.

The burning of the Esmedale on the sea boosted the morale of the Peruvian army. All the commanders rushed to the front line and roared and ordered the soldiers to fight back. "The situation of the naval battle has been decided! The balance of victory is ours, and the navy's artillery fire will soon support us... hold on! We will soon wait for the support of the large-caliber artillery!"

Boom boom boom... Before the Peruvian Navy could fire the artillery, some of the shore defense cannons on the coastline had begun to turn the guns and shoot inland.

Generally speaking, shore defense cannons rarely rotate at full angle of 360 degrees, especially giant cannons with a diameter of more than 200 mm, which are even rarer to shoot at full angle, because it requires special design of the fortress and the process is very complicated.

However, some small-caliber shore defense cannons are much lighter. Generally, most 120mm caliber cannons can fire at full angle. When the threat from the Chilean army disappeared from the sea, these small-caliber artillery turned their guns and opened fire at the charge of Chilean army.

The so-called caliber size is also relatively similar. Compared with field guns with a caliber of 60 to 70 mm, it is also considered a giant gun. Such shells exploded in the crowd, and the broken shrapnel can cause more than 100 square meters of death.

Boom boom boom... The explosion was destroyed in the dense crowd. The remains of the corpse were scattered with the soil. The deaf ears were screaming. The soldiers with bloody seven holes were limping on the ground and had already been injured.

The defenders in the fort were also crazy at this moment. Everyone forgot time and forgot life and death. They loaded bullets and aimed at fire like war machinery, and then repeated the cycle endlessly.

The field guns arranged at the height of the fortress have been reddished, and the soldiers are still loading ammunition in danger of explosion. The choking smell of gunpowder makes all their throats hurt.

The soldiers who were rushing up like a tide rushed forward and retreated again. The dead bodies pounced on the earth. Many Chilean soldiers could not even bear such pressure. They screamed on the battlefield and obviously had their spirits collapsed.

"Retreat again! Can your Chilean army still fight? How many times have you abandoned your friendly forces and fled? Three or four times..." Tang Lei rushed to Silapizo and roared wildly, spitting on his face.

Silapizzo's face turned dark, and the situation on the battlefield made him anxious. "What can I do? The enemy's firepower is so fierce, and the flesh and blood body is fighting against large-caliber artillery. What else do you want us to do? These brave young men can be recorded in history!"

"Damn! What are you talking about? It's recorded in history! Damn, the soldiers who retreated just after Zhan Luo reached the fourth lunar month, actually said that they recorded in history!" Tang Lei kicked over the ammunition box next to him as a table with his hand.

Silapizzo blushed and shouted, "I know you can fight, and I know that even if you are wiped out, there will be no deserter... But this is Chile, and that's all the highest quality troops I can command. It's a miracle that they can watch 40% of their brothers die in front of them without collapse!"

"Didn't you notice? After they retreated, they did not escape, but gathered more troops to charge again. Some soldiers have rushed three times in a row. They are brave young men! I don't allow you to insult them!"

Tang Lei was already madly angry. "Brave? Tell me bravery! What we want is victory, what we want is to pull out the enemy's fortress in one go, not to play the tactic of adding fuel! Are you all in your brain?..."

The other Chilean officers were unhappy. In their eyes, the Chilean soldiers were really excellent. How good can they be?

They rushed up and quarreled with Tang Lei. The hot veteran behind Tang Lei reached out and pushed the nearest officer aside.

"Bold! The soldiers dare to attack the officers! I will shoot you..."

"Fuck, I see you dare! I rushed back and forth in the enemy's bullets for four times but didn't die. Do you dare to shoot me? If you have the will, try shooting..."

The two groups of people reached out and tried to use force, pushing and shoving in a mess. At this moment, a guard soldier on the periphery suddenly shouted, "Look at the sea... Peru's naval warships are coming, and they are rushing towards the coast!"

The group of people subconsciously let go of their hands to stop the fight, grabbed the telescope and looked in the direction of the sea. Sure enough, on the southern edge of the naval battle, there were a total of six wooden sailing warships sailing around the main battlefield and heading straight for the nearshore.

"It's broken! The enemy's warships are going to be bombarded! I can't care about so much, continue to attack! We don't have time to waste it!"

The battle situation at the sea was decided at this moment. The Esmedale did not sink, but all the weapons systems that could fight had been blown up. He was drifting helplessly on the sea like a coffin.

Perhaps it was for humiliation, or perhaps because there was no threat, the Peruvian warships behind did not fire at the disabled Esmeleda, but instead launched an attack on the remaining Chilean warships and began to divide and surround the small ironclad ships.

Due to the large number of enemies and the small number of us and the beheading of the command system, these warships no longer have the hope of victory. The Chilean warships on the edge of the battle formation have chosen to flee south while their injuries are not serious.

It was when the situation was getting better that the sailing warships that supplemented the battlefield gave up the sea battle under the command of the commander and began to approach the near sea.

The Peruvian army in the fort was filled with joy. Watching the roar of winning artillery sprayed by sail warships sounded in all the forts, the firepower of the defenders was concentrated again at that moment.

Weng Derong looked at the siege battle that became more and more cowardly, and was so angry that he suddenly kicked away the flag bearer of the guard beside him, snatched the pennant flag embroidered with the word Taiping and rushed into the attacking crowd.

"Life and death are at this moment! We have no way out... The Chilean President has agreed to rent Iquik to us for 150 years! This is our home, and from now on, this is our homeland!"
Chapter completed!