The battle continued on the second day, and the Peruvian army's defense line had been compressed to the outskirts of the town.
After the Donghua Army's cavalry raided the Peruvian Army's artillery positions, they also began to harass the weakest parts of their infantry array.
In the city of Lima, the attack by white militants on Chinatown continues.
In the afternoon of that day, the white armed elements received a group of reinforcements. With their large number of people, they once again broke through the Chinese positions at the street entrance.
Lin Li and his men retreated to the back again.
But this time the white people in Lima were smarter. After occupying the position at the intersection, they did not rush in all at once.
They first swept the buildings on both sides and placed manpower inside.
Then he demolished the doors and windows on the building, reinforced the barricade, and used it as his own position before attacking the next barricade.
This steady style of play made it difficult for the Chinese militia to deal with it.
The pressure on Lin Li suddenly increased. These white militants wanted to encroach on their space step by step.
These buildings near the periphery have been emptied before, and the Chinese living in them have also been moved away. So it doesn't matter even if they are occupied by white people.
But Lin Li and the others couldn't always retreat. There wasn't much room for retreat in Chinatown, which was already small.
"Brothers, hold on, let me tell you the good news. The Nanyang Navy is coming here. Our Donghua Army has also reached the town of Mara in the south. Let's hold on for two more days, and reinforcements will arrive by then.
Then we will teach these white people a lesson." At the critical moment, Lin Li told his subordinates the news he had just received.
This kind of surrounded battle can easily cause soldiers to lose morale.
Especially since these people under Lin Li are all militiamen.
The news about Lin Li was obtained by Zhang Dongxu with great difficulty. For this reason, Zhang Dongxu lost a white man who he had cultivated with great difficulty.
Chinatown has long been besieged.
On the afternoon of the previous day, Cai Qiming took the legation carriage and tried to go to the Peruvian Presidential Palace to submit a protest.
As soon as he stepped out of the street, he was attacked by these white people. Even Cai Qiming was injured.
Under the vigorous cover of the Chinese militia, Cai Qiming escaped back to the embassy.
The white people in Lima have really gone crazy. They don't even follow the most basic diplomatic rules.
The streets have been surrounded for two days, and there is not a trace of the Lima authorities.
This is a naked declaration of war against the Baath Army.
In desperation, Cai Qiming could only find a white prisoner to take out the protest and declaration of war against the Lima authorities.
Regardless of whether they could be delivered or not, he was already certain that these white militants were sent by the Lima authorities.
Otherwise, how can we have cannons and cannons and people?
Off the coast of Lima, the wooden sailing frigate Valme of the Peruvian fleet is on patrol.
The Peruvian navy has never had a significant presence.
The South American countries, namely Peru, Chile and the country of Buenos Aires, which just separated from the Argentine Federation, have decent navies.
And among the three countries, Peru has the weakest navy.
They only have three frigates and one small cruiser.
These four ships are all wooden sail warships.
There are also some small offshore gunboats which can be ignored.
This small fleet never appeared in the war with Donghua.
They were under the control of the Lima authorities and had been patrolling the port of Callao. Even when the port cities in the south were attacked, they did not go to support them.
Port of Callao is Lima's port for external communication and the largest port in Peru. It is located on the northwest side of Lima.
Not only is the fleet small, Peru's coastal defense facilities are also very weak.
Due to financial constraints, the construction of coastal defense facilities in Lima Callao Port has not made any progress.
The fort was built during the Spanish colonial period and has long since become outdated and unfit for use.
This is why Chile dares to bully Peru. Their coast has become safer in recent years.
It was because Peru opened its ports to the British and received protection from the British fleet.
At this time, a small British fleet was docked in Callao Port. This was an important supply port for the British in the Eastern Pacific.
"Captain, a large fleet has been discovered!" the lookout on the mast shouted loudly to the deck.
After hearing the report, Captain Alan Wagner walked to the side of the ship, took the telescope handed over by the first mate, held it close to his eyes, and adjusted the focus back and forth.
Because the distance was too far, he could not see the entire fleet.
But he was familiar with the golden dragon flag flying high on the top of the mast.
Because in the past two years, Chinese fleets have often docked at Callao Port, and they all fly this unified flag.
Unlike the navies of other countries, the army and navy flags of the Renaissance Army adopt a unified style.
"Damn it, how could the Chinese fleet appear here at this time?"
"Full right rudder, let's get up there and take a look." Alan Wagner ordered.
He did not believe this was a coincidence. Wagner was naturally aware of the large-scale rebellion taking place in the country.
Fortunately, his family is located on the northern coast and has not been affected so far. I heard that many big families in southern Peru were destroyed this time.
Now, he must find out the size of the opponent's fleet. It would be best to ask them what their purpose is.
According to their long-standing impression, the Navy of the Renaissance Army is not powerful.
This fleet may be their only fleet. So the question is, aren't they at war with the Spanish?
Why did you come to Peru when you had time? Could it be that they had already won?
Wagner had too many questions in his mind.
Although he is only a frigate, Alan Wagner is not worried about being attacked. After all, the two sides have not declared war yet.
What is happening in Peru is not enough for the fleet of the Renaissance Army to come up and attack them. Besides, they should not know what is happening in Peru.
Since the beginning of the war, the Peruvian fleet has been patrolling and blockading the Peruvian coast. The Chinese fleet has been blockaded in the port.
The Peruvian Navy is actually the original Spanish colonial fleet.
They are almost the same as the Spanish Navy.
As the frigate gradually approached the Nanyang Navy, the first thing that caught Wagner's eyes were four large British cruisers.
These four cruisers alone can sail sideways in South America.
Looking carefully at both sides, there are also some light cruisers, and there are not even small frigates in the entire fleet.
Behind the entire fleet are three equally huge hybrid supply ships with funnels.
No one had told Wagner before that a fleet of the Renaissance Army was coming to Peru.
But now they appear, so they are uninvited guests.
"Commander, a Peruvian frigate is approaching." Liu Dahai also saw the Peruvian frigate.
"Ignore them, keep the course, and move forward at full speed. If they ask, tell them that we want Peru to protect the overseas Chinese." If Liu Dahai had let go of his past temper, he would have ordered the enemy to be sunk.
The tricks played by the Lima authorities have long been obvious.
Wagner's frigate passed by the Nanyang Navy. After receiving the other party's reply, it quickly turned around and followed.
However, they could not keep up with the speed of the Nanyang Navy and could only hang far behind.
Watching the Nanyang Navy enter the coastline of Lima.
Liu Dahai's fleet has pilots who are familiar with the hydrological conditions along the coast of Lima.
In the past two years, the Renaissance Army has already used merchant ships to get a clear picture of the water temperature along the Peruvian coast.
At this time, the Nanyang Navy seemed to be sailing on its own coastline.
"Commander, look in that direction, which is our Chinatown. There is gunpowder smoke there, and it seems like there is a battle going on." said a Peruvian Chinese who was connecting with the fleet.
"Let the lookouts observe that direction." Liu Dahai quickly ordered. He was still a little worried. If the Chinese were harmed under his nose, he would not have the dignity to be the commander of the navy in the future.
"Mr. Cai, it seems to be our fleet."
Compared to Chinatown, the fleet at sea has a larger target.
Zhang Dongxu has been observing the surrounding situation on the flat roof of the embassy.
Chinatown is not on the beach, but it is not far away.
The coast of Lima is relatively high. The entire city faces the sea.
That's why Zhang Dongxu can see so clearly.
Cai Qiming's arm was injured and it was bandaged. He couldn't even pick up a telescope, so he could only listen to Zhang Dongxu's description.
Not only them, people in the Peruvian city also saw this fleet.
"Why is it the Renaissance Army's fleet? How did their fleet get here?" Jose panicked.
"President, we don't know about this. Aren't they supposed to be fighting the Spanish?" Balanzuela was also surprised. He was being trained just now.
Jose is very dissatisfied that he has not taken Chinatown yet.
"President, I think we should send someone to ask them." Balanzuela suggested.
"Boom, boom, boom..." I saw a burst of white smoke floating on the sea.
They bombarded, how dare they bombard Lima!
The whole city was shocked.
"Commander, our guns can't reach Chinatown," the naval gun staff said helplessly.
"I know we can't hit there, but we also want to let the Chinese in Chinatown know that we are coming. Send the order and you can hit any targets that can be hit in Peru. We will wait on the sea for the big shots in Lima to come.
Talk to us." Liu Dahai said.
Spain has been defeated by us, will it still be afraid of you, a former Spanish colony?
"Our fleet is coming! Brothers, our fleet is coming, beat me hard!"
Both sides of the battle in Chinatown were also attracted by the situation at sea.
The towering white sails on the sea are really eye-catching.
At this time, these white sails were like battle flags for reinforcements in the eyes of the Chinese militiamen.
Although the shells only hit some white living areas near the coast, the attention of the combatants here was all attracted.
Taking advantage of the enemy's stunned state, Lin Li led his men to launch a counterattack.
He knew that the battle here was about to end. With the threat of the fleet, the white people in Lima would definitely not dare to attack Chinatown so arrogantly again.
"Balanzuela, send military police to disperse the thugs attacking Chinatown." Jose ordered. In fact, he was asking Balanzuela to withdraw his troops.
Jose understood that the Ba'ath Army's shelling was a warning to him.
Next, he asked for the British minister, because at this time only the British had a small fleet docked in Callao port.
He asked the British to help him.
He originally thought that the British would help him deal with the Renaissance navy, but the British only agreed to mediate for them.
After all, the British only have a small fleet here.
They are all too familiar with the fleet of the Renaissance Army.
Those ships were originally purchased from Britain.
The commander of this British patrol fleet in the Eastern Pacific was also an old acquaintance of the Nanyang Navy.
This is not the first time that the British Navy has seen its students in the Eastern Pacific.
They had almost had a conflict with the North Sea Navy on the west coast of Canada before.
In response to this, Alvin, commander of the Eastern Pacific Cruise Fleet of the Royal Navy of the British Empire and former fleet advisor of the North Sea Navy, was speechless for a while.
Why do I always encounter such frustrating things?
He is just a colonel, and he only has a small cruising fleet in his hands.
He enjoys a good life in these countries in South America simply because he bears the name of the British Empire.
But these Renaissance armies and navies have backers no less powerful than the British Empire, and they really don't necessarily want to sell them to themselves.
They live in Lima City and naturally know about the attacks on Chinatown in the city.
It can be said that the Nanyang Navy is famous for its masters.
But now that the British Minister in Peru has found him, he can only reluctantly go to the sea to meet with the navy of the Renaissance Army for a while.
When Lima's envoy arrived at Liu Dahai's flagship, he was criticized by Liu Dahai.
Why are we Chinese under such massive attacks in your capital.
You said it was done by thugs, why were there no attacks elsewhere in the city, and why didn’t the Peruvian government send people to arrest the thugs.
Liu Dahai originally just wanted to convince people with reason, but you guys are not being unreasonable yet.
Finally, the Nanyang Navy temporarily stopped the bombardment.
The fleet continues to patrol outside the port of Lima.
Liu Dahai sent a group of marines to go ashore with the Lima envoy to Chinatown to check the situation.
Chinatown, which was once in danger, is finally safe again.
When everyone saw the Marine Corps soldiers marching into China Street in a big way, all the Chinese ignored the ruins on the street and came to the roadside to welcome them.
The Chinese militiamen happily raised their muskets with one hand and cheered loudly.
The battle in Mara Town in the south is also coming to an end.
The Lima authorities' army was losing at every step.
The helpless General Rothschild finally couldn't help but ask for reinforcements from Lima.
Only then did Jose know that his side was going to lose the decisive battle on the southern front.
I don’t know who spread the news.
No one expected that the situation would deteriorate so quickly.
Everyone felt that the main force of the Peruvian government should be able to easily wipe out these rebels coming from the south.
After all, the reason why the rebels had won successive victories before was because they had been fighting against the Peruvian local army.
The navy of the Renaissance Army is still on the sea outside Lima.
Their marines stayed in Chinatown.
Now the Chinese and Indian combined forces are coming again.
Jose wanted to find someone to judge him, but who was bullying whom?
A weak country has no diplomacy, and we are the weak country!
"Tell General Rocher that I have no more troops to send to him. If he fails, we will wait to be destroyed by these yellow people." Jose said angrily to the people sent by Rocher.
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The city of Lima is now in chaos.
The largest number of wealthy people in Peru are concentrated here. Now they are packing up and preparing to escape after getting the news.
They are not fleeing to the north, but preparing to flee to Ecuador, Colombia or other Latin American countries.
These places were once under Spanish rule, and there was no difference in social structure and living habits.
As long as you have money, you can live anywhere.
But now those white volunteers who were withdrawn from Chinatown quit.
Most of them are white civilians. Who among the rich would be willing to carry a gun?
As soon as they saw the big guys trying to run away, they also wanted to run away with them.
But they have no money in their hands.
Without the property here in Lima, why not go to the surrounding countries to work for those capitalists and hacienda owners?
This is not the life they wanted when they picked up their guns.
They take up guns just to change their lives.
As a result, these people, organized by some leaders, openly robbed the rich people in the city.
If there is one, there are two. Things like robbery can easily spread in this chaotic and desperate moment.
More and more desperate civilians joined in.
At first, Balansuela, who was waiting for him, sent people to suppress it.
These people were under his control a moment ago, but in an instant they became the targets of his suppression.
Before the Donghua Army arrived, the whole of Lima was already in chaos.
The embassy districts of European countries and Chinatown are guarded by their own people, and these people cannot capture them. However, in the white living areas, the remaining government troops and police cannot control them at all.
Later, even many of the Lima authorities' own military police joined in the robbery.
For a time, Lima's formerly aloof big shot became the target of others' slaughter.
Some of them used to be large mine owners, some were Peruvian congressmen, and some were senior government officials.
Now they have become fat sheep in the eyes of white civilians.
Everyone wanted to grab a sum of money and then escape to the north.
There is a fleet of the Renaissance Army on the sea, and no one dares to go there.
But there is no Donghua Army in the north, and it is still under the control of Peru.
A flow of people fleeing gradually appeared in the north of Lima.
ps: It’s the Chinese New Year and there are so many things. I originally just wanted to take a break and pause the double updates for a while. I didn’t expect that I couldn’t rest even with one update. Dugu stayed up late and didn’t ask for leave. I posted this chapter today and then went to bed. Please support me with monthly votes!