After a while, a middle-aged man wearing a white shirt but looking slightly embarrassed was brought in.
"Who are you? Why did you attack us in Bunama?" Guerrero asked as soon as he came in.
"Slap me!" Liu Qingnan said with a sneer. He is not the kind of person who sticks to the rules.
Although he has served as the commander of the expeditionary force and the minister of defense, he has a high reputation in the Renaissance Army.
But Liu Qingnan's style is still a bit ruffian. Even his foreign wife, who advocates freedom, often talks about him.
Guerrero obviously hasn't figured out the situation yet, acting like a white upper class person.
In white society, the idea of aristocracy is still popular. Even if they become prisoners, aristocrats are still aristocrats.
He also thought he would get preferential treatment based on his status.
"Papa..." The guard's face-slapping technique was good.
The sound is crisp.
"Guerrero, right? Speak politely and speak like a human being. Are you willing to surrender?"
"Who are you? Why do you want me to surrender?"
"Haha, please call me conqueror. Don't your ancestors like to use this word very much?"
"Let me tell you, I need a puppet now. This will save us a lot of unnecessary trouble."
"General, are you kidding?" Liu Qingnan's straightforward way of speaking made the Bunama consul who had always considered himself a gentleman feel humiliated.
"Liu Xu, take this consul to see what car cracking is. If he says nonsense again, just follow it."
Liu Qingnan is such a straightforward man. On the contrary to Liu Qingbei, he will never talk to anyone who can intimidate or threaten to use force to solve the problem.
The place where Liu Qingnan is staying now is the consul's residence.
These Spanish descendants like to build squares in cities, which is a characteristic of ancient Greek and Roman culture.
Similarly, there is also a huge square in front of the consul's residence.
In the center of the square, a white man with disheveled hair lay flat on his back.
His limbs and head were tied with five ropes.
Guerrero was brought to the square, surrounded by a large number of Chinese soldiers with loaded guns and ammunition.
Guerrero also saw some respectable white people in the city.
They were all "invited" by Liu Qingnan to watch the execution.
A priest kept crossing himself on his chest, and there was a new scar on his face, shaped like the base of a gun butt.
These people are really barbaric.
"Gutierrez sneaked into the army from the window. He is now sentenced to being smashed into a car and executed immediately." An officer announced to the crowd in Spanish.
"Drive!" With a shout of peace, the five cavalrymen rode forward in five directions at the same time.
Some people want to cover their eyes, but are afraid of being punished.
After a while, the pale-faced Guerrero was brought to Liu Qingnan again.
At this moment, he looked at the bearded man as if he were seeing a devil.
"Your Excellency General, even if I announce my intention to break away from New Grenada, some of the consuls and defenders below will not agree." Guerrero had no other thoughts. He would rather be hanged than be torn into five by war horses.
piece.
Compared to those who surrendered to this yellow man, it didn't matter if his soul was stained.
"Haha, okay, I read you right. You have already entered your working role."
"Now that you are the president of the Republic of Bunama, you must first select a group of trustworthy people. I will send people to protect them to go to various places to receive power." Liu Qingnan is really experienced in making such an arrangement.
He had done similar things when he entered the rear of Tsarist Russia in Crimea.
The number of troops under his command is limited, and they cannot all be deployed locally to maintain law and order.
It's better to let Bunama become independent from Grenada now. Anyway, they were independent in the first place, but later joined Grenada.
Then Guerrero, the consul, is the best puppet candidate.
Liu Qingnan did not have time to stay in Bunama. The reason why he wanted to occupy this place was just to use it as a springboard and a base to attack Grenada.
On the seventeenth day of the seventh lunar month, the Grenada coalition forces were engaged in a fierce offensive and defensive battle with the Donghua garrison on the eastern front in the Napo River Basin.
The Donghua Army on the Western Front has landed in Santa Elena and is now marching towards the port of Guayaquil, the largest port city in Ecuador.
Tian Fang's army was divided into two parts, and it was impossible for the entire 100,000-strong army to be delivered from the sea.
Part of the army marched directly from the land.
The troops marching from land severely defeated the heavy troops deployed on the enemy's defense line in Machala.
At the same time, he also mobilized 30,000 troops to board the ship and continue to march towards Manta, performing the second leap of the leapfrog strategy.
On the southern front, 50,000 to 60,000 coalition troops were blocked by Xintongguan, unable to advance or retreat.
The fighting in front of the pass continued, and the coalition's artillery bombarded the pass all the time.
The Donghua Army's artillery fired back from a high position, while the coalition's artillery had insufficient elevation angle and had to be passively beaten.
In just five days, the coalition forces lost more than a hundred artillery pieces.
The Donghua Fleet led by Jinghaibo Nie Dahua has already had a conflict with the Great Imperial Fleet. The weak Donghua Fleet is definitely no match for the Great Imperial Fleet.
Therefore, Nie Dahua naturally retreated to the Strait of Magellan, and everything was so reasonable.
The navy of the Great Empire followed closely behind and gave chase.
In their view, defeating the Donghua Squadron, which only had three battleships, was like crushing a few ants.
On July 17, Bunama suddenly declared independence from Grenada and recalled the more than 3,000 soldiers he had sent out.
Liu Qingnan left a detachment to guard Bunama, and then led a detachment and five thousand young and strong servants forcibly recruited from Bunama, and entered Colombria from Serota in the northeast of Colombria.
hinterland.
The entire Grenada League was shocked.
The battle ahead has just finished warming up.
The backyard was on fire.
Columbus was panicked, and Ecuador was even more panicked.
It was originally a small country, but now it lost several cities at once.
Now if we mobilize troops from the eastern front, we are worried that the Donghua Army will attack from the eastern front.
Fortunately, the capital Quito built a plateau a long way from the sea, and there were still enough troops to garrison it.
But Guayaquil is the largest city. If it is lost there, Ecuador’s money bag will be gone.
Manta Bay.
Alvin's fleet finally caught up with the Donghua Navy here.
There are four sail cruisers and three frigates here in Alvin, a total of seven battleships.
On the Donghua side, Liu Zhongyun led the armored destroyer "Fuyuan" and the armored frigate "Wuhe" to meet the ships that broke away from the escort.
Although the opponent only had two battleships, Alvin felt strong pressure.
Donghua Navy still adheres to the principle of not firing the first shot.
He just used his mobility advantage to occupy a powerful position.
"What should we do, Colonel? They have already gained the upper hand, and our speed is far behind them." A first mate reported to Alvin.
"Send a signal to them and ask them to stop invading Ecuador and withdraw from this sea area." Alvin felt that this was a bit reluctant to say.
He himself was a little embarrassed, but what else could he say at this time? The key was that he lacked the courage to fight decisively.
Soon Liu Zhongyun knew the semaphore of the British.
"Haha, when did the Great Empire become so pretentious?"
"Since they want to have a dialogue, we will also respond by saying that we and Grenada have declared war on each other and ask them to abide by the principle of neutrality. Don't say that we are unpredicted." Liu Zhongyun is not in a hurry now. The army on the transport ship has already boarded.
Ashore.
He now has time to spend here with the British.
"Keep your distance from them," he added.
"Colonel, what should we do?" Everyone on the cruise fleet didn't know how to respond.
Whether to fight or not to fight, everyone is waiting for Alvin's decision.
Alvin has not fought against an ironclad yet. But he has seen the performance of ironclads from a lot of information.
He knew that this new type of warship was not only highly maneuverable, but also had very fierce firepower.
"Boom..." Suddenly a cannon shot came.
Alvin was startled and did not give the order to fire.
But the sound of the cannon came from the camp on our side.
Aboard the cruiser "Hound Dog" of Alvin Fleet.
"Captain, why didn't the commander give the order to fire the cannon? How can our Imperial Navy, which has enjoyed hundreds of years of glory, allow a small country to be humiliated." The boatswain named Damian Synge said indignantly.
The first mate and gunner on the side all agreed.
The captain, Lieutenant Colonel Tommy Hoyland, was usually quite dissatisfied with the fleet commander, Colonel Alvin.
In the past two years, Alvin has led this fleet and avoided fighting every time he saw the Renaissance Navy.
Let the interests of the Great Empire in the Eastern Pacific be gradually occupied by the Renaissance Army.
Now, their Eastern Pacific cruise fleet can only operate in the corner of South Amelia.
If they retreat further, they will have no choice but to retreat to New Zealand and Australia.
Many people in the fleet called him the Runaway Commander.
"Okay, let's fire the first shot." Tommy Hoyland said.
As long as he wins, his prestige in the fleet will surpass Alvin.
With a "bang" sound, a splash of water burst out from the side of the "Fuyuan".
"They fired."
"The war is on!"
The sound of artillery was an order, and the gun positions on the "Fuyuan" and "Wuhe" quickly turned their guns.
"Order the Wuhe to move to the southwest and look for opportunities to launch torpedoes." Liu Zhongyun quickly made a deployment.
Another frigate is to guard the troop transport in the harbor.
Liu Zhongyun now only has two battleships in his hands.
"The Fuyuan moves forward and gets as close as one thousand meters." At a distance of one thousand meters, the "Fuyuan" can still withstand the bombardment of the sail warship.
The British cruiser "Hound Dog" that fired just now is in the most prominent position.
Then Liu Zhongyun would just do it on him.
"The enemy ships are coming, fire with all their strength, let these Donghua people taste the power of the Great Empire." Tommy Hoyland was full of confidence, and the morale of the officers and soldiers on the ship was high. They all seemed to be feeling proud of their bravery.
pride.
"Let go!" Taking advantage of the moment when the battleship turned its head, the Hound's side was aimed at the "Fuyuan".
The gunner got the time right and ordered the gunfire.
In an instant, more than twenty artillery pieces fired at the same time, and a row of shells flew towards the "Fuyuan".
The moment the "Hound Dog" turned its head, Liu Zhongyun also ordered to turn the rudder.
The British artillery shell exploded a hundred meters away from the warship.
Liu Zhongyun relied on the maneuverability of the "Fuyuan" to once again position the battleship in front of the "Hound Dog".
"Bang bang..." The main gun on the rear deck fired first.
The first shot missed, and the shell hit the Hound several dozen meters away.
This is completely normal.
The gunner quickly corrected the angle of the bombardment, and the loader had already loaded the shells and propellant again.
On the flagship "Ark", Alvin was furious.
"Damn Hoyland disobeyed orders and opened fire without authorization. He is going to ruin our entire fleet."
"Commander, the battle has begun. We can only fight now. If we want to evacuate, we will not be able to evacuate quickly." The adjutant on the side, Mogens Krog, said helplessly.
"Alas!" Alvin knew that many people in the fleet had opinions about him.
Why would he want to do this, but his fleet is just a cruise fleet and its power is too weak.
Now they can still transmit the information here back to the British mainland. Without their fleet, the Great Empire would not even be able to control the situation here.
The maritime center of gravity of the Great Empire was in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.
Dongtai is the weakest place of the Great Empire's navy.
But the navy of the Renaissance Army is all concentrated in the Pacific Ocean.
In other words, although the navy of the Renaissance Army is small, its forces are concentrated. However, the Great Empire has too many places to protect, which will inevitably spread their forces.
Dongtai is not the core interest of the Great Empire.
Alvin is very clear about his position.
His fleet is here just to maintain a certain existence.
The other thing is to monitor every move of the Renaissance Army.
If the country wants to take action against the Renaissance Army's navy, then it will send its main fleet over.
But Alvin's ability to understand this problem does not mean that the captain and sailor below can understand it.
They all live under the glory of the Great Empire.
They are the proud Royal Navy.
If it were the Renaissance Army, they would still look down upon it, but Donghua is just a newly established small country.
Do you think that just by buying a few battleships, you dare to challenge the dignity of the Great Empire?
However, in Alvin's view, the Donghua Navy is a fleet of the Renaissance Army Navy.
Moreover, this fleet can also be ranked high within the Renaissance Army Navy.
From their battleships to their personnel, all of them are members of the Renaissance Army.
The Chinese are different from the whites. They are now under the control of the Ba'ath Army and are not as scattered as the European whites.
"Captain, give the order!" the adjutant's voice sounded again.
"Order the cruiser Centaur and the frigate Huali to accompany the Hound to entangle the opponent's Fuyuan."
"The cruiser Terrifying, the frigates Fairy and the Scorpion followed the flagship to attack the troop transport ship in the port."
Alvin has already seen that the Donghua Navy wants to use their maneuverability advantage to defeat him.
Then Alvin would do the opposite and attack the opponent's troop transport ship. Attacking it will save it.
On the sea, the Hound was like crazy, biting the "Fuyuan" and not letting go.
The "Wuhe" made a circle and was already at the side and rear of the "Hound Dog".
At this time, the "Huali" and "Centaur" who received the order also came closer. The "Wuhe" that originally wanted to launch a sneak attack from the side and behind lost the opportunity.
Of course, it is not impossible for the "Wuhe" to forcefully get close to launch torpedoes, but in this case, its hull may be damaged.
"Alvin is here for real this time. Ha..." Liu Zhongyun was happy. He didn't expect that he would be able to win a naval battle this time.
Alvin has been in the East Pacific for many years, and he also served as a consultant in the Renaissance Army and Navy.
Therefore, not many people know him.
Liu Zhongyun really didn't expect Alvin to go to war with them.
"Boom..." A cannonball hit the deck of the "Hound Dog".
From the beginning of the war to the present, the "Hound Dog" that took the lead in firing has been Liu Zhongyun's focus.
"Ah..." A scream came.
It was these British officers and soldiers who clamored for war against Donghua, and at this time they also became victims of the war.
The deck of the cruiser was instantly in a mess. At least five artillery pieces lost their combat effectiveness.
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