Reborn as King of South America

Chapter 13 Peruvian Response
Three days later, the grand military competition was over and the reorganization of various troops was generally completed.

While the Chinese Independence Army was using the brief period of calm to speed up their training, the Peruvian army of Barranca was planning to take the initiative to suppress the Chinese uprising.

"General Salva, according to the report from the surviving soldiers, the Patibirka Valley has been completely occupied by the Chinese labor rioters, and all the Chinese workers in the mines have been released by them. Now the total number of Chinese workers has reached more than 60,000."

Passat, chief of staff of the Barangay garrison, introduced the basic situation of the Chinese workers to the garrison commander Salva.

"The Patibilka Valley is an important saltpeter producing area in our country. Every day it is occupied by the rebels will cause huge losses to our country. So I decided to take advantage of the opportunity that the Chinese workers' riot has just begun and have not yet formed combat effectiveness, and launch a thundering attack on them. We must strive to recapture it before the central government receives the news of the loss of Patibilka and minimize the losses." Salva said, pointing to the Patibilka Valley on the sand table with a small wooden stick.

"I agree with the general's decision. If we fail to recapture Patibirka as soon as possible, the politicians in the capital will definitely blame us and send other troops to guard Baranka and take the saltpeter production area away from us."

The local forces in Peru all have their own sphere of influence, and the interests of the forces represented by Salva and Passat are mainly in the Patibilca Valley. Many officers in the army own shares in the saltpeter mines, and Salva and Passat hold the lion's share of the profits. That is why they became so nervous after the Chinese workers occupied the saltpeter producing areas.

"Commander, how many troops should we use to attack the Chinese workers?" Passat asked.

"Send out the main force of the army, leaving a thousand men to defend the city." Salva lowered his head and thought for a while before speaking.

"Commander, isn't it too few to leave a thousand men behind? If the Chinese workers in the city rebel, it will be troublesome."

"It's okay. Before the army sets out, we can just gather all the Chinese workers together and detain them." Salva said nonchalantly.

There are 6,000 troops stationed in Balanga, and Salva needs to dispatch 5,000 people to quell the rebellion, which cannot be prepared in a short time. After some discussion, the two men decided to set off the day after tomorrow morning.

Barranca was Li Mingyuan's key surveillance target. The news of the Peruvians' large-scale troop mobilization in the city could not be concealed from the scouts of the Chinese Independence Army in the city. As soon as Salva began to mobilize the troops, the scouts passed the news to the headquarters.

"Everyone, the Balanka garrison is about to take the initiative to attack us. What do you think we should do?" Li Mingyuan handed the information to everyone sitting in the command hall.

"Prince, now that the Peruvians have revealed their tortoise shells, it will be much easier for us to annihilate them."

Chen Guozhu said after reading the intelligence.

"Uncle Chen is right. The Peruvians look down on us and think they can wipe us out with just a few thousand people. They think too highly of themselves." Li Mingyuan sneered.

"Prince, please give the order. Old Luo is willing to be the vanguard of the entire army and fight a battle with Peru first." Luo Linshan was eager to make a contribution and said excitedly.

"Prince, please give the vanguard mission to the First Division. My guys are itching to get idle." Chen Guozhu rushed to speak.

"You don't have to fight anymore. Even a lion will use all its strength to fight a rabbit. This time, facing the Peruvian army, I am ready to put my entire army on the line and fight a war of annihilation to make the Peruvians feel bad."

Li Mingyuan finished speaking, paused for a moment, and then said, "This time, I plan to fight an ambush."

Li Mingyuan took out a map of southern Peru and pointed to the Patibilka Valley. "Look, there is a long and narrow path 70 miles away from Barranca. This path is the closest way to the Patibilka Valley. The Peruvian army is eager to wipe us out, so they will definitely take this road. So I plan to ambush the army here and wipe out the Barranca garrison."

Li Mingyuan took his hand away from the map and gave the people in the hall some time to think.

"Prince, I agree to set up an ambush on this path." Liu Pu spoke first.

A few days ago, Li Mingyuan and he personally inspected the terrain around the Patibirka Valley.
I had some impression of the conditions of the mountain road where the ambush was set up, so I supported Li Mingyuan's proposal first.

"I agree too." After digesting the information in Li Mingyuan's words, other Chinese Independence Army leaders expressed their support one after another. "Prince, our Big Sword Team will also participate in this battle."

Li Mingyuan issued combat orders to all the troops, but did not mention the Big Sword Team.
So Wu Feipeng was very dissatisfied.

"Haha, don't worry. I have my own arrangements for the Big Knife Team. You go down first, and Zhao Yongzeng will tell you the details." Li Mingyuan said with a smile.

After the battle plan was allocated, the top leaders of the Chinese Independence Army left the hall.

"Captain Zhao, wait for me." Wu Feipeng shouted to Zhao Yongzeng outside the hall.

"Captain Wu, what do you want to talk to me about?" Zhao Yongzeng stopped and asked.

"The prince told me to ask you about the participation of the broadsword team in the war. I want to ask about the specific mission of the broadsword team."

"I originally wanted to tell you when I got back, but since you want to know so much, I will tell you in advance." So Zhao Yongzeng told Wu Feipeng about Li Mingyuan's arrangements.

"Captain Zhao, even though the Big Sword Team has just been established, you can't treat us as a reserve team. Isn't that bullying?"

After hearing what Zhao Yongzeng said, Wu Feipeng immediately quit. The reserve troops sounded nice, but they were just hiding behind other troops. The Peruvians had no more than five or six thousand people at best. By the time the reserve team's broadsword soldiers arrived at the battlefield, the food would have been cold. How could they be of any use?

"Captain Wu, don't be angry. The prince treats the broadsword team as a treasure and won't let any of them lose. I can only arrange you as a reserve team."

It would have been fine if Zhao Yongzeng hadn't said anything. When he said this, Wu Feipeng became even angrier.

He said angrily, "The members of the Big Knife Team are all eight-foot-tall men, not delicate girls. No, I want to challenge the prince to a fight." After saying this, Wu Feipeng left angrily.

"Prince, I don't agree with your arrangement." Li Mingyuan was thinking about combat issues when he heard Wu Feipeng's loud voice.

"Why are you back again?"

Wu Feipeng told Li Mingyuan what he had heard from Zhao Yongzeng.

"Prince, I know you value the Big Knife Team, but you can't hide them away and not use them. Even the brothers from the engineering battalion have to join the battle with shovels, and you let the Big Knife Team hide behind them as a reserve force. If this gets out, the brothers in the Big Knife Team will be too ashamed to face anyone." Wu Feipeng said aggrievedly.

Li Mingyuan lowered his head and thought about it. What Wu Feipeng said made sense. The men in the army valued face the most. Letting the Big Knife Team follow other troops and join the battle last would indeed have a blow to the morale of the Big Knife Team soldiers.

"Well, Feipeng, you select one hundred outstanding soldiers from the Big Sword Team to participate in the battle."

"Yes, thank you for your help, Your Highness." Wu Feipeng saluted loudly.

"Don't be happy yet. If more than ten people are killed or injured among a hundred people, I will hold you accountable."

"Yes, sir," Wu Feipeng said, standing at attention.

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(End of this chapter)