ps: I heard a bad news early in the morning. A colleague in his thirties died at his job forever. He was also a comrade on the front line of the fight against the epidemic. There are no quiet years, but there are people who carry the burden for you.
I hope the epidemic will pass soon. Say hello to my brothers!
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"Zhang Daniu, take someone to move my mortars here. Damn it, you're bullying people, right? Wait and see!" Lin Li shouted to a low-level officer next to him.
The enemy's artillery has been pushed out, and if you continue to defend the first barricade, you will only be bombarded.
Lin Li could only temporarily give up the first line of defense.
Under direct artillery fire, the fragile breastworks had no defensive effect at all.
The white militants pushed four six-pound cannons, which could be lined up in a row on the not-so-wide street.
The gunner was probably sent here by Balanzuela, and he was quite skilled in gunnery.
"Boom, boom, boom..." The four artillery pieces fired at the same time, because they were shooting directly. The shells almost all hit the first parapet.
The first line of defense built by the Chinese militiamen collapsed instantly.
Fortunately, Lin Li led his people to evacuate in time, otherwise this wave would have caused heavy casualties.
Since the rise of the Renaissance Army, overseas Chinese will no longer be at the mercy of others.
This is true in Nanyang, and it is also true in South America.
Dong Shuheng has always declared that any country that dares to massacre and enslave the Chinese is an enemy of the Renaissance Army, and a life and death enemy.
Now at least in Nanyang, which is relatively close to China, the status of the Chinese has been significantly improved.
Especially after the Renaissance Army regained Luzon, the Second Fleet was stationed in Manila City and patrolled the Southeast Asian region on a daily basis.
Although these ships captured from the Spanish are a little older, their total tonnage is still there.
Countries such as Britain, France and the Netherlands are not placing their own new warships here in Nanyang.
The attitude of the small indigenous countries in Southeast Asia and the white colonists towards the Chinese was obviously much better.
They no longer want to raid the Chinese, they just hope that the countries and forces established by the Chinese in Nanyang will not invade their territory again.
Here in Nanyang, because the original land division was not very clear, the demand for land for Chinese plantations continued to increase.
The indigenous territories were continuously squeezed by Chinese plantations.
Anyway, those indigenous people don't know how to develop the land. As long as it is barren land, the Chinese can cultivate it.
When a dispute arises, rely on the barrel of a gun to speak.
As a raw material supplier to China, it has a vast market with its backing to the mother country.
This kind of relationship also firmly links the Chinese in Southeast Asia with their mother country.
After several years of development, the rubber planting area in Nanyang has surpassed the Brazilian Empire and became the largest in the world.
This greatly meets the needs of revitalizing the development of military industry and also promotes the development of related industries.
For example, the tractor industry and bicycle industry that Dong Shuheng is currently engaged in require a large amount of rubber.
Rubber has gradually become an important industrial raw material. Some European countries have also seen business opportunities.
Fuxing Army even established the first rubber company specializing in rubber trading and processing business, and it has been listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
Let’s get back to business, let’s return to the battlefield in Lima’s Chinatown.
Seeing the first barricade being blown down by artillery, the morale of the white militants was greatly shaken.
They rushed into the street in a swarm and rushed towards the second barricade.
"Wait a minute..." Standing next to Lin Li was a flag bearer, with the little red flag in his hand ready to dance at any time. But Lin Li was very calm.
"Okay, now." Lin Li ordered.
Flag bearers waved red flags. Militiamen hiding in rooms on both sides of the street pulled mine cords in their hands.
Although they are all handmade land mines, they have a large amount of explosive charge.
Explosives here in Peru are very cheap and the production is plentiful because saltpeter, the most expensive raw material for making black powder, is produced here.
"Boom, boom, boom..." Suddenly, explosions sounded one after another on the street.
The stone slabs on the ground were blown away one after another and shattered into pieces of stones, becoming weapons for killing people.
The charging white soldiers suffered heavy casualties.
After the explosion, before the smoke had completely dissipated, gun barrels protruded from the buildings on both sides.
The white militants who had not yet fallen were quickly harvested by the Chinese militia.
The cruelty of street fighting is here.
Seeing that not a single one of his own people was left alive, the leader of the white militants was so angry that he jumped to his feet. He had finally managed to gather these people. Without his men, he was nothing.
However, he did not dare to send more people to rush in, so the four six-pound cannons located at the entrance of the alley opened fire again.
However, the Chinese militiamen were hiding in the buildings, and the six-pound shells could not demolish the houses fast enough.
"Are you fucking ready, Zhang Daniu?" Lin Li shouted.
"That's good." Zhang Daniu was sweating profusely. He was leading several gunners under his command to fiddle with two mortars.
Behind them were two boxes of artillery shells.
"Okay, hurry up and let me go, don't hold it in, take aim, don't you always brag about your accuracy? I'll give you a chance today, let you shoot to the fullest in one shot, but first kill the opponent
My four cannons were blown up." Lin Li was a little worried.
The enemy is moving their artillery forward. Soon their second barricade will be unsafe.
He was also planning to take advantage of the enemy's heavy casualties caused by the mines to fight back and re-establish the defense line at the street entrance.
"Bang bang..." Two low gunshots sounded. A plume of green smoke came out of the mortar's muzzle.
Then there were two explosions at the intersection of the street.
Mud flew, but the enemy's artillery was not hit.
However, a mortar shell fell into the enemy's crowd, blowing up a group of white militants.
"These Chinese are actually hiding artillery. They have been preparing to rebel for a long time." said a white militant leader.
Balansuela in the distance also saw the situation here.
This group of armed elements made him very dissatisfied. Not only was the attack speed too slow, but so many troops were wasted in vain.
Balanzuela saw that the Chinese seemed to be using a kind of mortar.
This simple artillery piece looks like a thick-skinned iron barrel.
This kind of cannon is simple to manufacture and powerful, but its range is not far. It is still relatively common here in America.
It's just that the range of the mortars used by the Chinese seems to be a bit far.
The shelling also startled the advancing artillerymen on the white side. They quickly turned around and prepared to distance themselves.
If they didn't see Chinese artillery just now, then the opponent must not be using a flat-firing cannon, and they subconsciously thought it was a mortar.
With the reloading speed of the mortars, they still have some time to retreat.
But Zhang Daniu didn't give them a chance.
The shooting just now could only be regarded as a test shooting. Next, Zhang Daniu slightly adjusted the shooting angle and fired again.
They didn't know that the Donghua Army's mortars fired even faster than their muskets.
"Boom..." There were two more explosions, and this time the shell finally hit the enemy's artillery.
A sports car and four soldiers beside it were blown down. The wheels of the artillery carriage were blown off, and the artillery was considered useless.
Next, Zhang Daniu used rapid fire to knock down several other cannons.
Following the extended mortar bombardment, Lin Li led his men to fight back and re-established the defense line at the street entrance.
The battle in Chinatown attracted the attention of many people, including some British and French businessmen.
They are happy to see the results. The presence of the Chinese has taken away many of their business opportunities.
Now they also know some inside stories about Donghua's rebellion.
From their own interests, they naturally hope that white people will rule Peru.
As white people, they naturally hope for an America dominated by white people. These white people in America are naturally close to Europe.
In this way, this place can always serve as a dumping ground for European goods.
If the Indians and Chinese take control of this place, they will naturally be close to China.
In order to avoid such a situation, some people even approached the Peruvian government to provide them with loans or sell them weapons and equipment.
Being from the same white world, they are obviously biased towards Peruvian whites at this time.
In the presidential palace in Lima, the news of the failure of the attack on Chinatown made Jose seem a little irritable.
But at this time, ministers from Britain, France and several other European countries were present, which forced him to conceal his inner feelings.
"Your Excellency, President, we are willing to help the Peruvian government put down this rebellion. A stable Peru is what everyone wants." The British Minister took the lead in saying.
Jose knew what medicine they were selling in the gourd, if he showed his desire for help now.
Then these people will definitely put forward some conditions that they don't like.
This is a group of businessmen with the title of minister, a group of profit-seeking profiteers.
Jose did not rush to respond to these ministers, but he also showed great interest.
At least he was still very interested in those loans, weapons and ammunition.
If he doesn't want it, the warlords below may bypass him and sign agreements directly with these European ministers.
It's nothing more than selling some profits. For these warlords, the most important thing is to improve their own strength.
Only with strength can you occupy more territory and gain more benefits.
Jose is also a warlord at heart.
In Mara City, armies from both sides gathered, and the biggest battle since Donghua raised his troops was about to begin.
In this battle, the total strength of both sides reached more than 100,000. For a country with a total population of only more than one million people, this kind of strength was already considered to be a lot.
In La Oroya, the bridge was not blown up in the end.
Zhumu finally discovered that the main force of the Peruvian government army on the opposite side had been transferred away.
She was still wondering why the Peruvian government troops suddenly stopped attacking.
I thought this was the enemy preparing to break through from other places.
It was not until the information from Tian Fang was sent that Zhumu understood.
However, Zhumu did not lead his army to attack the bridge.
Such a chasm connected by a bridge is always beneficial to the defending side.
If Zhumu wanted to lead his troops to attack them, it would be no easier than when the Peruvians attacked them.
But Zhumu is not one to sit still and wait for death.
She is the princess of the Junin Indians, and Zhumu knows this place better than anyone else.
Now that the Peruvian government troops have withdrawn, Zhumu will also look for a battlefield of its own.
Zhu Mu was not worried at all about Tian Fang, not because she had so much confidence in the Donghua Army.
But she knew the fighting level of the Peruvian government forces.
If Dong Shuheng saw the Peruvian army, he would definitely classify them as the five scum of war.
Zhumu chose the North Road as its breakthrough point.
As long as we can capture the strategic location of Huanuco from the north, we can take the retreat route of the Iquitos army to the northeast.
To the northwest, you can take the retreat of Chiclayo's army.
Why did the Inca Empire rise from the Andes Mountains instead of the Amazon Plain to the east or the coastal plains to the west?
It is because the Andes Mountains are the high throne of South America. It is easiest to gain strategic initiative here.
Why did the Inca Empire build such a high-end transportation network? It even cost them most of their national power.
It's not just the king's great success.
It's because through these transportation networks, the Inca Empire was able to dominate and control the Indian forces on both sides.
When the fighting on the Western Front was in full swing, fighting finally began in the Hedong area on the Eastern Front.
The total strength of the Iquitos coalition forces moving south from Loreto District is about 20,000.
They traveled up the Ukaria River.
The infrastructure in the eastern region is even worse, and the climate here is humid and hot.
There are a lot of swamps and wetlands, and it is difficult to build roads. The most convenient way is to use waterways.
The coalition forces from Iquitos came in wooden boats.
But when the army arrived at the river port city of Pucallpa to rest, it was suddenly attacked by a Donghua army composed mainly of Indians.
Both sides of the Ukaria River are dense tropical rainforests.
In some places, the riverbanks blend into the rainforest, making it impossible to see the riverbanks clearly.
Marching in the rainforest here, it would be difficult for an ordinary army to move at all.
Only Indians who have lived here for generations can move in such a rainforest.
Taking advantage of this, Zhumu sent a group of Indians to attack this huge fleet in a detour through the rain forest.
This attack did not kill many white soldiers, but it burned their ships and a large amount of logistics supplies.
Then the Indian army disappeared into the rainforest again.
The local army in Iquitos didn't even know how many people were coming from the other side.
But after losing most of its ships and baggage, the army was now unable to advance or retreat.
We can only stay where we are and wait to continue transporting supplies from the rear.
This gave Donghua Army's Hedong area a chance to breathe.
Now the Hedong area is the food bag of Donghua Army.
This was the reason why the Donghua Army dared to recruit troops like this.
After occupying the southwest region, the population controlled by the Donghua Army reached more than 500,000, which is basically the same as the population controlled by the Peruvian government.
Moreover, there are hundreds of thousands of Chinese in Donghua. Most of these people are young and strong, and they can basically be transformed into combat power.
Therefore, in terms of overall strength, the Donghua Army has completely surpassed the Peruvian government army.