Chapter 666 Assassination (666, ask for a monthly ticket
Outside Oruro.
The horse whistle and his men came to the big lake outside the city. He was obviously a reinforcement, but no Polyvia people came to welcome him.
In the city, Carlos Gadolin walked around his mansion, and from time to time soldiers brought news from outside the city.
"General, Commander Donghua from outside the city has promised to bring only one company into the city."
"Didn't I tell them to bring only ten people into the city?"
"However, the Yintian leader said that they have an order from the Presidential Palace and can rest and resupply in all cities in Perlivia."
"Hmph...who knew Linares didn't want to use the Donghua people to eradicate dissidents?" Gadolin snorted coldly.
"Besides, Linares is Donghua's puppet. Why should we listen to this weakling puppet?"
"But, General, the commander of the Donghua Cavalry has gathered tens of thousands of Indians. If we offend the other party, what will we do if they attack us?"
"What are you afraid of? They are all cavalry and are not good at attacking cities. Besides, the Paraguayans are in Sucre. If we surrender to the Paraguayans, Sucre will not be able to defend it."
The city of Oruro is on the only road from La Paz to Sucre. It is a plateau and mountainous area with fewer roads, so it is very difficult to take a detour.
"General, just a company of cavalry, what kind of trouble can it make?"
"Forget it, let them join a company." Gadolin thought for a moment and decided to hedge his bets. Otherwise, what if the Grenada Alliance lost in the end? Wouldn't he be liquidated by the Donghua people?
When the other party enters a company, in the name of hospitality, you can send more people to monitor them, and let them live in the barracks in the city at night, surrounded by your own soldiers.
As long as he reminds his men to pay attention, it will be fine.
Gadolin is still very cautious. These warlords cherish their lives very much.
So in the afternoon of that day, the horse whistle led more than a hundred people into the city of Oruro.
This city is close to the salt lake of Lake Bobo, and there are many residences of salt merchants in the city, which makes the city look quite grand.
There are also many luxurious pubs in the city.
Ma Shao looks young and thin. It is easy for people to feel contempt for him.
At least Gadolin immediately relaxed a lot after seeing the horse whistle. He also felt that his previous caution was entirely a matter of one action.
"Captain Mashao, I have held a banquet in the city, and I also invite Captain Mashao to come." Gadolin put on a smile at this time.
"Thank you, General Gadolin." Ma Shao said in a normal tone, neither humble nor overbearing.
In fact, Gadolin was just a colonel, and he was just the leader of the garrison. But relying on the huge economic income brought by the salt lake, he armed himself with more than 3,000 troops.
Only part of these armies are responsible for guarding Oruro City in peacetime. Most of the armies are active around the salt lake in the form of patrols. Protection is fake. Their real purpose is to collect protection fees from salt merchants and salt mining workers.
As a warlord, the most important thing is to have your own fixed source of income.
Only when you have money can you raise an army.
Money can win over people's hearts.
But the warlord army also has a problem, and that is the loyalty of its subordinates.
Money cannot buy true loyalty.
The warlord's subordinates are also small warlords, and they also have their own ambitions.
Daxton Mariano is a company commander under Gadolin. He has three to four hundred people under his command, but he is not favored by Gadolin, at least that's what he thinks. Because he is responsible for city defense,
You cannot go to the mines, and at the same time, you are not responsible for the security of the city.
Mariano had resentment in his heart for a long time, but he had nowhere to release it.
But he didn't know that someone had been staring at him for a long time.
"Captain Mariano, what are you doing? You have made up your mind. As long as you march into the city with a large army, you will be the garrison officer of this city." A white man named Lago Caicedo found him.
This Lago Caicedo is just a small businessman in the city, selling some tools in the city.
At first, Lago Caicedo just tried to get close to Captain Mariano and made friends with him. Lago Caicedo was generous, and soon the two of them became close friends.
Mariano was still a little hesitant. After all, Gadolin's power was still there. He was still a little scared in his heart.
"Dax Shield, what are you still thinking about? Do you think Donghua's more than 10,000 cavalry can't take down the two or three thousand men under Gadolin?"
"Besides, we have other arrangements. Someone will kill Gadolin. You just open the door."
"Think about it, without Gadolin, can the few defenders in the city withstand tens of thousands of cavalry?"
"Lago Caicedo actually told him all the news, so if he doesn't agree, will Lago Caicedo let him go?" Mariano suddenly thought of an extremely critical question. He had been forced to
Pulled aboard.
To him, Donghua was a behemoth and an irresistible existence.
"Okay, done. Caicedo hopes that what you said can be fulfilled. I can guarantee that I will be loyal to Queen Donghua after taking control of Oruro City."
"That's great, Mariano. Congratulations on making the most sensible choice. Maybe you will feel lucky for your choice one day when you are old."
"I hope so!" Mariano felt more helpless in his heart.
The situation is stronger than the people. There are so many Yin Di'an cavalry outside now, they can almost drown the city.
Where does he have a choice?
Caicedo was obviously forcing him, but he didn't dare to say this.
In the past, Caicedo was just a businessman who flattered him. Now he is the representative of Donghua, and his status is completely different.
The dinner was held at a hotel in the city. The Yin Di'an soldiers brought by the horse sentry at the banquet were a little out of place and only cared about eating meat.
Cadolin laughed in his heart that these Yin Di'an people were really a bunch of bumpkins.
No one was drinking, and the banquet didn't last long.
Gadolin did not suspect that the horse whistle was planning to plot against him in the city.
There were only a hundred people on the other side. As a white man, he had always looked down on the Indians' fighting prowess, and he also sent people to monitor Ma Shao and them.
It can be done without fail.
After eating and drinking, Cadolin headed for his mansion under the protection of his guards.
Gas lamps were installed on the street in front of the general's residence, and the dim light illuminated the road.
However, it can only illuminate the street, but the houses on both sides are still dark.
The carriage stopped in front of the luxurious mansion. The servants were neatly dressed and waiting for their master to come home.
Cadolin got out of the car with the help of his attendants, and someone came over to take the dress in his hand.
Suddenly, a sense of crisis arose in his heart, and he subconsciously looked towards the opposite side of the mansion.
A faint light flashed.
"boom!"
The sound of gunshots came soon after.
"Protect the general!"
The noisy voices of the guards sounded.
…
"Do it!" Hearing the sound, the horse whistle immediately ordered.
At a camp in the city, the city defenders escorting Ma Shao had just brought Ma Shao and his companions to a barracks.
Suddenly I heard gunshots coming from the direction of the general's mansion.
At this time, the Donghua Army suddenly attacked and gunshots were fired. Gu Ji
At the city gate.
Captain Daxton Mariano was personally on duty at the city gate this evening, and the soldiers on duty were also from the platoon led by his cousin.
The city gate opened smoothly.
"Da da da..." came the sound of intensive horse hooves.
The Donghua Army outside the city entered the city with the Yin Di'an cavalry.
They galloped on the deserted streets, heading towards the general's palace and the military camp.
…
The sun rises over the plateau again, and the entire city of Oruro has returned to calm. The gunshots in the city last night made the residents spend a frightening night.
Not many people can sleep on a night like this.
Fortunately, the imagined robbery did not occur. The city was not touched by horse whistles.
When did the Yin Di'an people become so obedient?
Less than a hundred soldiers were killed last night.
Most people surrendered.
The horse sentry selected 500 of them for Captain Daxton Mariano. The remaining 2,000 surrendered soldiers were incorporated into his own staff.
The horse guards did not plunder or harm the city, and they took them to resist the Paraguayan invasion, so these people were not very resistant in their hearts.
After capturing the city of Oruro, the horse whistle finally had a stable rear.
After confiscating Cadolin's property, and with the contribution of the salt merchants in the city, he paid a departure fee to each soldier who participated in the war.
For the mobilized Yin Di'an cavalry, this money was a considerable amount of income.
Next is the question of how to fight.
The horse guard doesn't know whether Sucre is still in the hands of the Polivia army. If it is still in the hands of the Polivia army, then he can attack the garrison from inside and outside and completely eliminate this small coalition force.
Ma Shao's goal was not to annihilate these 5,000 enemy troops. His goal was Brague. He wanted to lead Yin Di'an to counterattack.
They are cavalry, and they have great advantages in fighting on the plateau.
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At this time, the Sucre and Perivian government forces were running out of ammunition and food. They had resisted the Braguayan attack for a month.
The original Bragua army of 5,000 people has grown to 10,000 people after accepting several waves of surrenders from the city of Polyvia, but the defenders of Sucre City only have less than 3,000 people.
This is the capital of Perlivia, but the presidential palace is not located here.
Only the Supreme Court and Parliament are here.
Sucre is located in the Cachmayo Valley at the eastern foot of the Cordillera Mountains. It is 2,790 meters above sea level. Sucre is located in a basin and is surrounded by high mountains, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack.
But at this time, Braguay's army had already attacked the city.
Sucre's defense line was mainly located in the surrounding passes. Originally, it was difficult for the Braguayan army to invade the valley. However, the defenders of one pass were dissatisfied with Perivia's surrender to Donghua and chose to surrender to the Braguayans.
That's why Sucre's defense at this time was very difficult.
This city, named after the first president of Perlivia, is undergoing the baptism of war.
The garrison guarding the city is under the command of Major General Rocky Pacheco, a close confidant of President Linares.
He was a supporter of Linares, and he understood Linares' surrender to Donghua.
In his opinion, it was entirely the Grenada Alliance that deceived Perivia, which led to the failure of the first anti-East China War.
At that time, Donghua was not so powerful, and Perlivia sent almost all the troops it could use. However, at the critical moment, the Grenada people in the north did not send troops on time.
Even the Tingen Federation has not fulfilled its promise of support.
This led to the failure of Perlivia.
The fact is that the proportion of Indians in Perlivia is very high.
If Perivia had not surrendered at that time, Donghua could have encouraged the Yin Di'an people in Perivia to act together and easily destroy Perivia, which would have resulted in a different situation.
They may have been driven to their own reservations just like the Chili people.
He knew that the problem in Perlivia was that the local power was too strong and everyone was doing their own thing.
This is true even in the capital Sucre, where the army in his hands does not have the final say.
There are also San Lorenzo Church, San Francisco Church and Santo Domingo Church here, as well as the earliest university in America - University of San Francisco Xabiel.
These are all religious forces. The Jesuits do not support the president because Linares surrendered to Donghua, and the Donghua Kingdom is a yellow-race country, and they deprived the church of its privileges.
The city of Sucre is built in an open and smooth right-angled grid. The center of the city is the huge "Plaza de May 25". Directly south of the square is the white neoclassical building "Freedom House", opposite the square is the
Sucre Cathedral is a Baroque building.
At this time, a large number of people and students gathered in the square, and they asked the garrison officer to come out to see them.
After the city was blockaded, serious material problems arose. However, the city's clergy still lived a luxurious and luxurious life.
Now they are in turn encouraging civilians and students to cause trouble, and are spreading rumors that the government controls supplies.
At this time, the crowd in the square was furious. The people waved their arms, shouted slogans, and asked Major General Rocky Pacheco to come out and give an explanation to the crowd.
"Father, you can't go out. It's too dangerous. This thing is a bit strange. Could it be done by spies from Bragua?" Rona Pacheco reminded you with some worry. He is Rocky Pache.
The son of Major General Coe is now also a captain.
"Rona, I'm a soldier. I can't stay behind at this time. If I don't show up, I'll just get what they want. They will spread rumors even more brazenly. If the people also riot, the three thousand of us will
There is no way that many people can defend Sucre."
Sucre has always been the religious center of South Amelia and is the holy city in the hearts of many believers.
Therefore, the religious power is very strong. For these bishops, it makes no difference whether this place is controlled by Bolivia or Prague.
In contrast, they prefer that the city can be controlled by the anti-Donghua Grenada.
Now that Grenada's army is outside the city, Major General Rocky Pacheco still has to fight stubbornly.
The Braguayan troops outside the city were afraid of damaging the church and had not dared to shell the church, so they asked Major General Rocky Pacheco to temporarily hold the city, but the Braguayans would not hold off forever.
Archbishop Mario Bergoli was determined to get rid of this general who would endanger the interests of the church.
"Mr. Bishop, we are all ready. We have also arranged spare manpower to ensure that nothing goes wrong." A middle-aged man wearing a hood appeared in the bishop's private apartment.
From a distance, you can only see the man's long chin and the tip of his nose exposed from the hood.
There was no one around and there was silence. This scene looked like a conspiracy was being planned.
An old and wretched bishop, a killer wearing a black robe and hood...
The fifteenth day of the eighth month of the Donghua calendar was originally a day for members of the regiment. The war lasted for more than a month.
Major General Rocky Pacheco, the garrison commander of Sucre City, was attacked and killed by multiple gunmen while receiving people.
Immediately, one of his battalion commanders opened the entrance to the city, and the Braguayan army and some of the surrendered Perivian rebels entered the city.
Only Rona Pacheco, the son of Major General Rocky Pacheco, led more than a thousand troops loyal to Perivia and still resisted.
The situation was in crisis and he was outnumbered, but because his father was assassinated, Rocky hated these people and was unwilling to surrender.
He has reached the end of his rope.
Rona and his men relied on the strong buildings in the city to resist. Finally, they retreated into the parliament building in the city.
The Braguayan army surrounded them.
Rona Pacheco was in despair. If it weren't for his identity, there were several officers who were loyal to his father. Those soldiers would have sacrificed him to the enemy.