Mountains and rivers inside and outside Tongguan Road...
On the northern battlefield, the two sides fought for several days.
The Grenada coalition never captured the landing site.
However, the Donghua Army also suffered a lot of casualties in order to withstand the coalition's attack.
The newly equipped rotating machine guns of the Donghua Army made the soldiers of Grenada fearful.
Then, the machine gun position also became the focus of enemy artillery fire.
Four days later, after repeated attempts at two landing sites with no results, the coalition finally sent out an army to tentatively choose another location to cross the border.
Unexpectedly, it was an unexpected success.
Just as this army was outflanking the Donghua Army guarding the tidal flats from the rear.
In the early morning of the fifth day, the Donghua Army's beach position was suddenly deserted.
The Donghua Army quietly withdrew last night, taking advantage of the situation. The coalition forces pounced on Lonely.
However, they did win the landing battle.
The coalition troops were rejoicing, and Reyes quickly ordered the army to pursue the enemy.
The road was completely empty and not a single soul could be seen.
The coalition forces headed straight for the Napo River.
When they arrived at the Napo River, they finally encountered the Donghua Army again.
On the north bank of the river, the Donghua Army had already built solid defenses with its back on the river.
These fortifications are much better than the beachhead on the Putumayo River.
The coalition sent a small force to investigate and found that the river was full of patrol boats.
This time the Donghua Army left no room at all.
The small town of San Salvador on the south bank of the Putumayo River.
This is the headquarters of the 100,000-strong Allied Forces on the Eastern Front.
"Your Majesty, Major General, we have achieved a staged victory. As long as we cross the Napo River and capture Iquitos, the northern gate of Donghua will be open to us." Reyes said to Walls with a glass of red wine in his hand.
Major General Lee said.
"Yes, congratulations to you. In this battle that just passed, you showed me the bravery of the soldiers of Grenada. They defeated the fear of death."
In the battle that just passed, the New Grenada coalition suffered more than 10,000 casualties.
The two main ferries suffered daily casualties of more than 2,000 people.
There were so many bodies on the river beach that there was no time to clean them up.
Donghua also injured more than 3,000 people.
As the defensive side, Donghua still has a great advantage.
Although the total strength of the enemy is only half of the opponent's, although the enemy's strength is large, it cannot be deployed.
"Major General Wolseley, why do you think the Donghua Army set up its defensive position on the north bank of the Napo River?"
Reyes still valued the British army general's opinion, after all, the other party had more actual combat experience than he did.
"General Reyes, please look at the map. Iquitos is just downstream of the Ukaria River. From here to the north, you can support anywhere along the river to the Napo River and the Amazon River. I think the other party must be ready.
The fleet." Rear Admiral Wolseley said pointing to the area.
"If this is the case, the enemy's logistics supply will be much easier than ours." Reyes frowned.
"We can attack here." Wolseley said, pointing to a small town called De Orellana at the confluence of three rivers.
"This small town is right at the confluence of three rivers. If we can occupy this place and set up artillery positions, we can block their ships in the Ukaria River. At that time, we can choose any location on the Napo River.
Place to cross the river."
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On the western front, another 60,000 troops of the coalition were stationed in the main towns on the border between Ecuador and Donghua, and built strong fortifications based on the towns.
This army was commanded by Ecuadorian Army General Piccheno.
The border between Ecuador and Donghua is thousands of kilometers long, with two parts: east and west.
The Western Front's boundary west of the Andes is located in the Gulf of Guayaquil and is only a few dozen kilometers long.
However, Ecuador deployed nearly 10,000 people here to guard the city of Machala located in the harbor.
The city also has a relatively complete port fortress, which can effectively resist enemy attacks from the sea.
Twenty thousand of the remaining 50,000 troops were left in the capital Quito in the north as a mobile force. The remaining 30,000 troops were deployed in the eastern Andes Mountains.
The war has been going on for five days. Where is the main force in Tian Fang's hands?
They had boarded the ship in Chizhou City, also known as Chiclayo City, five days ago.
Tian Fang believed in the Donghua Navy.
So he prepared to bypass the enemy's defense line and directly attack the enemy's rear.
Doing so is of course very risky.
Because even if the landing is successful, if the navy is defeated, these landing troops will become alone.
It may even fail while at sea. If the troop transport is attacked at sea, the losses will be even greater.
I have to say this is a big gamble.
At this time, in the western waters of Ecuador, the Eastern Pacific Cruise Fleet led by Alvin was wandering here.
Alvin's fleet can only be regarded as an existing fleet.
They have faced many conflicts in the past few years, but they have never fought a single one.
It is really impossible to fight. If you fight, you will fail. Whether it is facing the Renaissance Army or the Donghua Navy, Alvin's fleet consisting of only a few old cruisers is not enough.
But this time he received an inexplicable order.
He was actually asked to guard the coast of Ecuador.
Donghua Fleet has two armored ships, and only one of them can destroy itself.
How can he protect the coast of Ecuador?
Fortunately, the main fleet has already moved south and will soon detour from the Strait of Magellan to the west coast.
Well, in this case, the Donghua Navy should intercept the main fleet.
Alvin's fleet docked at the port of Guayaquil, but was well received by the Ecuadorians.
The war on the Eastern Front has begun, and Alvin has also taken his fleet to sea. The Donghua people may come over at any time.
Santa Elena Bay, Costa Blanca, here is the port city of Santa Elena.
Because of the existence of the Port of Guayaquil, the status of the Port of Santa Elena was weakened.
It is not prosperous here, and most of the time it only exists as a fishing port.
"Colonel, the port of Santa Elena was attacked by the Donghua Navy, and their troops landed there." A communication boat found Alvin's fleet and reported a surprising news.
"Damn it, are they crazy? They don't care about their own future at all." Alvin was also shocked by the news.
Tian Fang's leapfrog tactic seemed a bit shocking at this time.
In other words, the Donghua Army did not pay attention to this small fleet of the Great Empire at all.
"Let's go north to Santa Elena Port." Alvin felt that he was humiliated by the Donghua Navy.
This time was different from the past. Alvin had an order from the Navy Department authorizing the war against Donghua.
This time the Great Empire is really going to go to war against Donghua personally.
Why did Prime Minister Temple make such a decision?
You must know that the war in India has consumed too many resources of the Great Empire.
At this time, the Great Empire should not cause any extra problems.
Downing Street, Prime Minister's Office. Temple seems to have aged a lot in recent times.
"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, according to the poll conducted by the Public Opinion, your approval rating has dropped by another ten percentage points." Press Officer Coren reported, with helplessness in his voice.
If Temple steps down, there is a high probability that Cologne's political career will be over.
"Really? Don't worry, it will be better when our Marriage Bill and Election Bill come out."
"As for those Conservatives, I will talk to Disraeli later. This issue must be resolved."
Disraeli was a Jew and a core member of the Conservative Party.
Faced with the current predicament, Temple finally had to make a compromise.
Winning over Disraeli would not only ease relations with the Conservative Party, but also gain financial support from the Jews.
Hearing the name Disraeli, Colum felt relieved.
"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, how should we publicize this naval battle in Donghua? To be honest, a victory like defeating the Donghua Navy cannot attract the attention of the people." Colen said.
"Are you sure we will win? The navy in Donghua is another Prussian navy, and they defeated the Danes. I have already told Admiral Black to be careful. But you must also do a good job here.
Be prepared." Temple looked at Column and said.
"The Prime Minister's thinking is still so thorough." Coren thought in his heart.
The shadow cast by the unfavorable war situation in India on the cabinet will soon dissipate.
The Province of Bunama is an autonomous province of New Grenada.
This is the narrowest place in Central America. There was no Bunama Canal at this time.
The industries here are mainly traditional industries such as plantations, ranches and mining.
The land of Bunama is in an "S" shape, with undulating terrain and crisscrossing valleys. Except for the coastal plains in the north and south, it is mostly mountainous.
Today, Bunama is still relatively poor and backward, and does not have much of a presence in New Grenada.
Punama City is located on a peninsula on the Pacific coast. The city faces the Gulf of Panama and is backed by the Ancon Valley. It has picturesque scenery. It was originally an Indian fishing village and the old city was built in 1519.
In later generations, this was the mouth of the world-famous Bunama Canal.
Many people have the impression that the Bunama region runs north-south, but in fact the entire Bunama area runs east-west.
The entire area is close to the equator, between 8 and 10 degrees north latitude.
Liu Qingnan led two detachments directly into Bunama Bay.
If you want to capture Bunama as quickly as possible, then capturing Bunama City is undoubtedly the most convenient shortcut.
Bunama City is the core area of Bunama.
However, most of the troops were transferred to New Grenada to fight in the south.
At this time, there were only 500 troops guarding Panama City.
The total number of troops stationed in the entire Bunama region is less than a thousand.
Don't think that this number is small. You have to know that the entire population of Bunama does not even have 100,000 people.
In later generations, it would have been a larger town.
Such a small number of people are spread over a land of more than 700 kilometers from east to west.
Cheng Ping and his comrades stayed in the dark cabin for seven or eight days, and finally arrived at the sea outside Bunama City on a clear morning.
Many soldiers who got up early in the morning ran to the deck to look out.
The two frigates that came with the ship were already on the shore and bombarded the forts of Bunama City.
In a small town like Bunama with a population of only 20 to 30,000 people, its forts were only large enough to defend against pirates.
Most of the pirates are in the Caribbean, so the coastal defense construction of Colon City, which faces the Caribbean Sea, is better than that of Bunama City.
Cost level, they disembarked directly from the port. The artillery in the city that could threaten the landing was basically eliminated by the frigate.
As for their few soldiers, they didn't dare to go out of the city to fight.
"Follow up, be careful." Cheng Ping called to his men to follow him.
The enemy has not surrendered yet.
Guerrero, the administrator of the Bunama district in the city, was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.
"Who can tell me who these people are? How could someone suddenly attack us?" As a remote area in Colombria, Bunama has never had a strong presence.
Guerrero also knew that the coalition forces were fighting Donghua. But he did not expect that anyone would attack them.
You must know that Bonama is probably the farthest area from the battlefield.
"Sir, they are flying the flag of Donghua, but judging from their clothes, they should be a group of mercenaries." Colonel Ricardo replied.
"Chinese mercenaries are the only army in Amelia."
Colonel Ricardo is the commander of the garrison in the city.
But the number of troops under his command was only one battalion.
"Colonel Ricardo, can our army hold out until reinforcements arrive?"
"I'm sorry, sir, the disparity between us and the enemy is too great."
Just kidding, no matter how you fight, the ratio of one to ten, the equipment of the mercenaries outside the city is much better than theirs.
Letting Ricardo take this group of soldiers with only muzzleloaders to fight these fierce mercenaries would undoubtedly be a waste of time.
"What should we do? What should we do?"
The wealthy people in Chengnai are already packing their things and preparing to escape to Gaotong Lake in the north. Once at the lake, they can take a boat to Clone City on the Caribbean coast.
The distance between the two places is less than 100 kilometers. There are many fortresses around Cologne that can be secured.
"Sir, it's better for us to move to Cologne City. It's better than becoming prisoners of Donghua." Ricardo suggested.
There is a small town called Culebra to the north of Bunama City. A brigade of Yangtze River security personnel has already arrived here.
Liu Qingnan is also an experienced general.
Although he is usually careless, he is very meticulous when fighting.
"Bang!" Cheng Cheng kicked open the wooden door of a house. It was the house where someone was shooting outside just now.
Du Kui rushed in with his combat team.
"Bang!" The sound of a shotgun came from upstairs. This was the shotgun Du Kui was holding.
When encountering such a situation that requires street fighting, the team will normally equip three shotguns, one for each combat team.
"Captain, it's been cleared up." Du Kui ran down the wooden stairs, his leather shoes making a clanking sound on the stairs.
"Let's go, keep moving forward." The mission of Cheng Ping's squadron is to capture the church in Chengnei.
Although the administrators and troops in the city evacuated, the resistance still did not end.
These white people living in the city saw that the invading army was a Chinese army.
They were reminded of some government propaganda.
Therefore, many white people took up guns and resisted.
This caused Yangtze Security to suffer casualties that should not have occurred.
Once the killing starts, it's hard to stop.
Blood and hatred stimulate dopamine secretion in people.
Soldiers will become increasingly bloodthirsty as they kill.
It has become difficult for the team members to judge who is the enemy and who is the surrender.
The houses along the street seemed to be a source of danger.
Liu Qingnan, who originally didn't want to commit more crimes, couldn't control his men.
In Culebra in the north, the wealthy people who escaped ran directly into the pockets arranged by the Yangtze River security guards and were arrested in one fell swoop.
They took their wealth with them, and the Yangtze River Security Bureau of the province happened to search again.
At noon, Liu Qingnan led the soldiers into the city.
"Report to the Commander-in-Chief that Bunama's administrator Guerrero has been captured," a staff officer reported.
"Okay, order the army to take control of the main buildings in the city, search all the places that can be searched, kill as few people as possible, but kill those who resist."
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