"Damn it, City of Bolivar, someone actually dares to disobey my order."
Juan Vicente Gomez received a secret notice from Lowitzki and learned that the city of Bolivar was resisting the advance of the 8th Division of the Royal Brazilian Army. He was very angry and angry.
"Traitor, I really misjudged this guy Gonzalez. I didn't expect him to be such an evil person.
You dare to mobilize the army to help those locals in Bolivar to resist the imperial army. Damn it. Brazil will definitely be unhappy.
Does this bitch want to kill me?"
In Venezuela, the government forces are controlled by Juan, and their resistance to the Royal Brazilian Army actually represents him, which will misunderstand the Brazilian government.
The Venezuelan militias are all local forces and are not directly controlled by Juan. They only obey the orders of local government forces.
If it was just the local government and militia that resisted the Brazilian Royal Army, it would be none of his business and Brazil would understand him.
After all, in many countries in the Americas, local governments have a lot of power in the areas under their jurisdiction. Sometimes they do extraordinary things, which are not ordered by the central government.
However, the government troops represent the central government, and they also participate in the war, which involves Juan.
"Bilon immediately announced to the outside world that Bolivar's regular army was controlled by evil conspirators, broke away from the control of the central government, and was a rebel."
Juan immediately cut off ties with the Glass Var army and declared them rebels.
"Yes, President!"
In Venezuela, someone actually dared to betray him. As the dictatorial military leader, Juan was extremely furious and must let everyone understand his attitude.
If anyone dares to betray him again, he will definitely pay the price with blood.
"Carlos, give me an order. If anyone dares to go against my wishes, I will personally liquidate him after the war is over.
Anyone who dares to be a traitor will bear the consequences himself. Don’t blame me for being ruthless.”
Carlos quickly responded: "Yes, I will send someone to pass it on!"
"Wait a minute."
Juan asked Carlos: "Did I complete the military orders to destroy the traffic lines that I arranged before?"
"President, it's done. The army is doing its best to destroy traffic lines and set up roadblocks."
"Well done, as long as we last a week."
The purpose of destroying communication lines and setting up roadblocks is not to resist, but to delay the Brazilian Army's advance.
15:30, Caracas Satellite City, Maitea Overseas.
"Rivers, is this Maitea? The landing place of our army."
Kaka, looking through the telescope at the small land town eight kilometers away, asked Rivers.
"Yes! This is Maitia."
"How come I didn't see the Venezuelan navy when I came here? Where have they gone?"
The Brazilian fleet did not encounter the Venezuelan navy all the way here, and now it has even arrived at the gate of Caracas, but still has not encountered it.
"I don't know that, and I don't know where they went."
Rivers also doesn’t know where the Venezuelan navy has gone?
"Kaka, don't worry, they have nothing to worry about.
My fleet will be roaming around here to ensure safety. You can land safely, we will cover you.
Our navy will launch a 12-minute bombardment later to prepare for your landing."
"Okay, I've had enough of being on the boat, and now I'm really longing for land."
After drifting for nearly a week, the Army has long been looking forward to landing, and Kaka is no exception.
Kaka, handed down the order to Harris, the messenger who had been following him.
"Harris, please pass on the order. The Royal Second Division will rectify its equipment and immediately take landing action after naval gunfire."
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
……
"Go! Go! Go!"
"Long live the king!"
"For the Kingdom of Brazil."
"The Second Royal Division must win!"
After the naval artillery bombardment, officers and soldiers of the Brazilian Second Division rowed the small boats launched by the cruise ship and launched an attack on the coast of Maiquetia.
Ten minutes later, the first landing team, the first regiment and the first battalion, rushed onto the coast under the command of battalion commander Harden.
16:25, Venezuelan Presidential Palace.
At this moment, the top officials of the Venezuelan government were filled with excitement and panic, and the scene was extremely chaotic.
"Why did the Brazilian fleet and the second division arrive so quickly?
It was only the third day after the declaration of war. How could they show up in Maitea? It’s impossible, it can’t be so fast.”
Venezuelan senior officials have just received news that the Brazilian Royal Second Division has occupied Maiquetia.
Venezuelan President Juan couldn't believe the news, but the facts really shocked him.
The central government has received three messages. The latest message shows that the Brazilian Royal Second Division is marching into the Avila Mountains, not far from Caracas.
The capital of Venezuela, Caracas, is located in a mountain basin not far from the Caribbean coast. It has a superior location and is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Mount Avila is a mountain range located between Caracas and Maiquetia. It is 1,000 meters high and has steep terrain and crisscrossed ravines, which is conducive to defense.
The Naiguata Peak of this mountain range is 2,765 meters high and is located in the north of Caracas. With this mountain range, Caracas has a strong defense system.
"Carlos, are the traffic disruptions and roadblocks in Mount Avila complete?"
"President, the Brazilian army came too fast. The traffic disruption only lasted two days. It is impossible to completely destroy it."
"With the current destruction situation, how long can the Brazilian army be delayed? Can it be five hours?"
Faced with the strong expectations in the president's words, Carlos gave a somewhat sad answer.
"President, three hours at most."
At this time, Carlos cannot hide the situation. If he lies about the time, it may adversely affect the subsequent reaction. If he wants to investigate the situation later, he will be unlucky.
"Three hours?"
Juan calculated it and found that the time was barely enough.
"Enough!
Carlos, please quickly issue an order to have the troops stationed at Mount Alawi withdraw and avoid contact with the Brazilian Army."
"President, why don't you let them surrender, but let them withdraw?"
"Are you a pig-headed person? Aren't you afraid of something unexpected happening?"
There are 30,000 troops stationed in the capital, including 3,000 elites, which is a large number. Facing the Brazilian army, it has an advantage.
If we take defense seriously, it is absolutely possible to rely on steep mountain passes to block the Brazilian Army.
Before Brazil started the war, it actually had no plan to attack the Venezuelan capital. If it were to do so, the cost would be too high.
The original plan was just to let two army divisions take over the Guyana area under Venezuelan control, and the navy's mission was to blockade the coast of the Venezuelan capital and finally force Venezuela to surrender.
However, plans cannot keep up with changes!
Tang Ning did not expect that the European powers would give Brazil such strong support, so she quickly seized the opportunity and pursued the victory.
Tangning still didn't understand the virtues of the Caudillos, so she decided to change the plan.
With the support of the European powers, Tang Ning could easily completely defeat the panicked and desperate military government of Juan as long as she used diplomatic and military means appropriately.
"You stupid pig!
Time is so tight and there are so many troops on the mountain that we cannot fully control them.
There will definitely be impulsive soldiers in the army. When they see foreign enemies invading, some people will definitely attack the imperial army out of patriotism. Have you thought about the consequences?"
Juan is worthy of being the military leader who has controlled Venezuela for 27 years. He has a sensitive political sense and quickly sensed the dangers lurking in the army.
Especially the previous disobedience incident in City of Bolivar has proved to Juan that the bottom overcomes the top is real.
Venezuela, a country created by Bolivar, has a relatively strong national character.
There are still many bloody men, ambitious young people, and people with lofty ideals in this country.
These people are the cornerstone of a country, but the Venezuelan Caudillos hate them very much, because their existence is too harmful to the order they have constructed.
When Brazil reached Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, those soldiers stationed in dangerous places on the mountain saw the enemy invading. Even if their superiors ordered not to attack, there would definitely be some who would not obey the order.
As long as the fire is fired, a battle will occur. In the end, Juan will be the unlucky one. It is safest to withdraw them.
"The president is wise."
"Stop flattering and make arrangements quickly. If someone doesn't come down from the mountain, I will suppress them."
"Yes, President."
"Bilong, quickly issue a notice announcing our surrender and accept defeat.
The Brazilians arrived too quickly. The troops may not all be able to withdraw from the mountain, and the suppression cannot be fast. The situation will be very chaotic.
At this time, we can only express our attitude. Even if we accidentally get into a fight and injure the imperial army, I think the King of Brazil will understand us."
"Yes, President, I will issue an announcement now!"
Bilong knew that time was tight at this time, so he quickly made arrangements. This was related to everyone's fate.
On January 3, 1909, at 16:32, Venezuela announced its surrender to Brazil.