Chapter 352: Will is meant to be ravaged (first update, please subscribe)

As one heavy bomb after another fell, in the violent explosion, while buildings collapsed, the city was engulfed by smoke, just like volcanic ash engulfed the ancient city of Pompeii.

The reason why these bombs were so powerful was because they were filled with a large amount of high-energy explosives. For people of this era, they had only seen the "silica explosives" produced by Nanhua at most, but Nanhua's bombs were filled with more powerful picric acid explosives.

Moreover, its explosive coefficient is several or even ten times that of ordinary artillery shells. People of this era are undoubtedly unfamiliar with bombs with such great power.

They were all dumbfounded, watching the familiar buildings reduced to ruins in the violent explosion.

When the city was shrouded in billowing smoke, both the well-dressed upper-class people outside the city who looked like they were attending a banquet, and the British on the British warships on the La Plata River, were stunned by this scene.

Major General Henrys, who was originally drinking, has now forgotten everything. He just stares into the distance. If someone pays attention, they would find that his fingers are trembling.

"Oh my God! Is this a war..."

Major General Henrys' heart was trembling constantly, and he didn't know how to describe his feelings at the moment.

As a professional officer, he knew very well the limits of weapon power. Even the most powerful artillery could not cause such heavy damage.

He couldn't even imagine how those poor soldiers on the battlefield would survive such a fierce bombing.

Now he seemed to understand why General Alsina surrendered. It was not that he was willing to surrender, but that he had no choice but to surrender when faced with such a bombing.

Another option is to be killed in the bombing.

Such an explosion is absolutely beyond human control.

"Damn it, how can they have such powerful weapons? Oh my God!"

Major General Henrys kept talking to himself in his heart.

"If they were the only ones in the world to possess such weapons, then the rules of war would be fundamentally changed. No one, not even warships, would be able to withstand such a bombing."

Even at this moment, Henrys was a little glad that he had made the choice before to keep the warship away from the port.

If a bomb falls on a warship, there is no doubt that the ship will be destroyed and people will die.

They stared in amazement at the columns of smoke that continued to explode. They witnessed destruction with their own eyes. Perhaps not the destruction of the city, but they witnessed destruction - catastrophic destruction brought about by unprecedented destructive power!

"Oh my God, no wonder they let us out early, no wonder... Thank God, they are still kind!"

Edward Thornton couldn't help but make the sign of the cross. For the first time, he was truly grateful to those South Chinese people in his heart for their reminder!

In fact, he didn’t know that the reason for giving advance notice was not out of kindness, but because of advertising!

Nanhua needed to publicize the power of the airship through word of mouth, so it needed to let people witness it with their own eyes. Of course, such a bystander experience would definitely not be as direct as being there, but bystanders would be more likely to exaggerate the effects of the bombing, and they would turn all of this into their own topic of conversation.

This is not just a topic of conversation for ordinary people. More importantly, ordinary people's exaggeration of the bombing will give the world an illusion that South China has an extremely powerful weapon that no other country has.

This weapon can not only cause huge casualties, but also fundamentally rewrite the outcome of the war.

Only in this situation would those European countries be willing to spend a huge amount of money to buy airships from Nanhua, and then invest huge amounts of money to develop airships, and even launch an air arms race like Britain and Germany before the First World War.

"Mercy! Edward, you think too much. They are not being merciful. They are showing off! They are showing off their new toys to the whole world. Oh, God, how could they let them master such a terrible weapon?"

Even as a soldier, Henrys' views were completely opposite to Edward's. He even thought it was a conspiracy of the South Chinese.

The conspiracy is simple: it is just to tell the world that they have a weapon that no one else can resist.

"Look, they reminded everyone that they would bomb the city. Why did they remind everyone? Because they needed witnesses, they needed witnesses to tell the world how the city was destroyed. Perhaps the city would not be destroyed, but in the eyes of the world, Buenos Aires has been destroyed! And this kind of destruction is something that the people of Buenos Aires cannot resist. They can only watch their city being destroyed bit by bit."

Staring at the city engulfed by smoke, Henrys's eyes became a little complicated.

He could imagine how the people of Buenos Aires felt when they saw their city destroyed. That kind of despair was enough to make a weak-willed person collapse.

What is the most painful thing in the world?

It’s definitely not a defeat!

But in times of war, the weak can only watch the strong beat him without any room to fight back, and all he can do is endure it.

This is the most painful thing in the world.

It's like when a man's wife is raped by a bad guy, the man can only stand aside and watch his beloved woman being raped by the bully.

Just like the people in Buenos Aires now, no matter what their identities or status are, in this bombing, all they can do is just watch.

Watching everything I knew being destroyed.

This helplessness and despair will be engraved in everyone's heart, making them dare not resist the South Chinese in the future.

"They are not bombing the city, they are bombing everyone's will. Maybe the city will not be destroyed, but the hearts of the people in Buenos Aires have been destroyed by them..."

Finally he sighed and muttered while staring at the airship in the sky.

"Oh my God, does the future really belong to airships?"

For bystanders, what they felt was shock and surprise, but for those who were involved, their emotions were complicated.

As the explosion got closer, the lantern hanging from the ceiling of the dock warehouse began to shake.

In the thunder-like explosion, people in the warehouse let out terrified screams from time to time, but more often than not, they were curious, and this curiosity was mixed with fear!

"Is it raining? Is it thundering?"

Anna said a little surprised.

There was a heavy rumble on the ground, which sounded like thunder, giving people a certain illusion. Along with the rumble, blinding flashes occasionally shot into the warehouse through the windows.

At the same time, the walls were shaking and dust was falling from the top of the warehouse. Through the deafening explosions and oppressive whistling sounds, the rumbling sound of heavy bombs exploding could be heard more and more clearly.

When the dust fell on people, some timid people couldn't help but scream, they knew that this was definitely not summer thunder.

But a bomb!

A bomb that will kill everyone!

"God bless us, the ignorant lambs..."

As the priest prayed, people were silent, and some people followed him in praying. But what was the point of praying at this time?

More people just sat in their seats silently, mechanically brushing off the dust that fell from the roof on their hair.

They didn't know what would happen next, but fear was written on everyone's face.

Under the dim oil lamp, one can clearly see that everyone's faces are pale and nervous, as if everyone is trying to calm themselves down. Suddenly, there is a rapid explosion like a volley of artillery, which comes from a distance like a concerto.

At this moment, the ground was shaking, and many people even shouted in fear, because they found that the house seemed to be shaking, and even the brick walls were making strange noises, and it looked like it was about to fall down.

"Ammunition depot!"

Suddenly someone shouted, and then he kept shaking his head and muttering.

"It must be the Navy's ammunition depot that exploded! No doubt about it! I dare say it must be that, it must be that!"

Just as he finished speaking, there was a violent explosion somewhere nearby. At that moment, the ground seemed to shake, the table moved, and a whole piece of plaster fell directly from the roof.

Suffocating smoke rushed in from the window, and everyone in the warehouse started coughing violently.

"Butcher!"

Suddenly, someone shouted loudly.

"This is a massacre. They want to kill all of us. God, curse those damned South Chinese people. Let them go to hell! They are a bunch of devils!"

As the people who stood up were shouting, the sound of explosions outside was getting louder and louder. In the continuous smoke, as the bombing shifted to the dock area, a huge smoke cloud rose into the air. The violent explosion directly destroyed all the buildings within a radius of hundreds of meters. Even Henrys who was on the warship felt the impact of the shock wave.

"Oh my God, it's the armory, the armory exploded!"

Looking at the smoke rising into the sky, Henrys couldn't help but speak.

"There are still nearly a thousand naval officers and soldiers stationed in that area. They didn't evacuate at all... Now everything is fine. May God bless them!"

In fact, there are still many people in the city. Many soldiers have not evacuated the city. They are still "guarding" the city, but what is the result?

What awaits them is nothing but death.

Death, in such an explosion, what would be left of those people?

Edward Thornton couldn't help but express his deep sympathy for those people. They must have been reduced to ashes!

Staring at the airship in the sky and listening to the rumbling sound, he couldn't help but have a thought in his mind - what a terrible weapon!

It is not only terrifying, it is a subversive form of warfare.

"General!"

Edward Thornton spoke suddenly.

"What do you think the airship means?"

"What does it mean?"

Henrys thought for a moment, staring at the airship still dropping bombs in the sky, and said.

"Do you believe it? The Nanhua army is still hundreds of miles away, but they can use airships to drop bombs on this city. With airships, they can easily destroy everything. They can bomb the city without any warning. As long as they want, no one can stop them in the air. Everyone can only watch everything being destroyed by them like we are doing now. Sir, the way of war has changed!"

The general's answer made Edward Thornton nod.

"Yes, the way of war has changed. Whether we are willing to face it or not, airships have become the most important war machine in war. And one thing is certain: the side that owns the airships is definitely the side that is most likely to win the war."

"But, Edward, we don't have an airship."

Henrys said, gazing at the airships dropping bombs recklessly in the sky.

"God can testify that airships will definitely be the most powerful weapon in the future. Although I don't want to admit it, I want to say that warships may have been eliminated..."

Suddenly, Henrys pointed out in surprise a huge mushroom cloud rising from the port.

"Oh my God, what happened there?"

(End of this chapter)