Reborn as King of South America

Chapter 14: Valley Ambush
On the road to Patibilca, a Peruvian army of 5,000 men stretched for more than ten miles.

"Passat, how far is it to the Duraya mine?" asked Salva, who was riding on a tall horse.

"After passing the valley ahead, it's another fifty miles and we'll arrive," Passat said, pointing to the narrow valley path ahead.

"Inform the soldiers behind to hurry up and try to reach Dulaya before 2pm."

Passat and the messenger beside him relayed Salva's order, and the messenger spurred his horse and ran towards the troops behind.

On both sides of the valley, in the dense grass, Li Mingyuan was watching the Peruvian army entering the valley with a telescope, and said happily, "Wow, the Peruvians are so generous. They sent me a thousand cavalrymen."

"Prince, let me, Old Chen, take a look too." Chen Guozhu, who was lying next to Li Mingyuan, couldn't help but speak.

Li Mingyuan handed the telescope to Chen Guozhu. Through the telescope, Chen Guozhu could clearly see the Peruvian cavalry walking in front of the troops.

"My goodness, the Peruvians are really willing to spend money. They have more than a thousand tall horses. When I was serving the king, I was not so rich."

The horses ridden by the Peruvian cavalry are called Paso horses. There were no horses originally in the South American state of Peru. After nearly three centuries of careful breeding by the locals through hybridization, screening and breed improvement, the Peruvian Paso horses of today were finally produced.

The Paso horse is docile by nature and has long endurance, and can travel more than 60 kilometers a day. This horse can also overcome hot and cold climates and different terrain conditions, and is suitable for various living environments such as plateaus, coastal areas, and valleys, becoming a veritable thoroughbred horse.

The Paso Horse has a graceful appearance. They have the bloodlines of European and Arabian horses, are sturdy and of medium build, have large heads, broad and muscular chests, short and strong necks, small and pointed ears, and thin and powerful legs. They are known as the most comfortable mounts.

"Prince, after capturing the Peruvian cavalry, I want five hundred horses." Chen Guozhu was so happy when he saw the tall horses that he wanted to take half of them as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Uncle Chen, five hundred horses is impossible. At most I'll let you pick one horse to ride. I'm planning to set up a cavalry unit with these horses."

Li Mingyuan didn't give in at all.

"Sir, don't be like this. I, Old Chen, will take a step back. It doesn't need to be too much. Just let me form a cavalry company."

Hearing that Li Mingyuan was not willing to give in at all, Chen Guozhu hurriedly said.

"No, the cavalry can only exert its maximum power when used in a concentrated manner." Li Mingyuan shook his head.

Chen Guozhu wanted to say more, but Li Mingyuan raised his hand to stop him.

"Uncle Chen, don't talk. The enemy is conducting exploratory reconnaissance." Li Mingyuan had just finished speaking when more than a dozen gunshots rang out. A bullet hit the arm of a soldier not far from Li Mingyuan. The soldier who was hit by the bullet gritted his teeth and didn't make a sound.

"Paramedics, take the wounded away quickly." Li Mingyuan said in a low voice.

Two medical soldiers immediately took the wounded downstairs to bandage them.

"Tell the brothers that this is a Peruvian exploratory reconnaissance. Do not expose your position."

Li Mingyuan said to the messenger beside him.

The messenger quietly passed the order to other troops. "Report to the commander, the investigation is complete, there is nothing unusual in the valley." The officer leading the investigation reported.

"I always feel a little uneasy," Salva whispered to the chief of staff beside him.

"The Chinese workers probably didn't know we would come to encircle them so soon, and they wouldn't have the guts to attack us."

Passat analyzed.

"Well, you are right. I was overthinking it. Send a message to the rear, and have the entire army speed up and cross the valley."

Following Salva's order, the Peruvian soldiers behind him all entered the ambush circle of the Chinese Independence Army in less than twenty minutes.

"Uncle Chen, you lead the First Division to surround the Peruvian cavalry troops in front of the valley. Remember, just surround them and don't take the initiative to attack. Wait until I have dealt with the Peruvian troops behind, and then persuade them to surrender."

"Yes, I understand."

"All troops, listen up. My gunshot will be the signal. Once the gunshot is heard, all troops will attack according to the original plan. Do you understand?"

"Understood," the officer next to him whispered.

"Return to your respective teams and follow my orders immediately." Li Mingyuan reminded at last.

The chief officers of each unit quietly returned to their respective units. Li Mingyuan took the rifle in his hand, aimed at an officer surrounded by the crowd, pulled the trigger, and a gunshot was heard, and the Peruvian officer fell off his horse.

"Oh no, there's an ambush." ​​Passat shouted and looked at Salva who was hit.
Speaking of which, Salva was also unlucky. He went to the war wearing his conspicuous lieutenant general's uniform, but was shot dead by Li Mingyuan.

Passat's luck was much better than Salva's. When Li Mingyuan fired a shot and wanted to kill the officer who was walking side by side with the officer who had just been shot, Passat had already dismounted and was protected by the surrounding soldiers.

As Li Mingyuan's gunshots rang out, the Chinese Independence Army soldiers on the 20-mile valley let out a loud shout and rushed down the mountain like tigers. The ambush position of the Chinese Independence Army was less than a hundred meters away from the valley. The Peruvian soldiers had just fired two shots when they were divided and surrounded by the Chinese soldiers rushing down.

"Sir, it's bad, we are surrounded by the rebels." A Peruvian regiment commander, wearing his military cap askew, said hurriedly.

"Wagget, the Chinese workers are short of weapons. You lead the soldiers to hold them off," Passat ordered.

Passat didn't know that Li Mingyuan had bought a large number of weapons from the Prussians, and he didn't have enough understanding of the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army. If he could retreat decisively at this time, he might be able to save five or six hundred people.

A one-minute mistake on the battlefield could lead to a change in the balance of victory or defeat. When Captain Waggart led his soldiers to organize the defense, the Peruvian army had been divided and surrounded into more than a dozen small pieces. The machine guns that the Peruvians regarded as their decisive weapon were also shot and killed by Chinese snipers. The Peruvian army lost its last chance to escape.

"Brothers, there is a group of officers here. Follow me and kill them quickly before they are snatched away by other troops."

Wu Feipeng's face was covered in blood, and he charged forward with a shining broadsword in his hand. He killed two Peruvian soldiers who blocked his way with two swords, and the Peruvian soldiers in front of him were so scared that they fled.

Thank you very much for the reward from Shancun Suzi. I will add two more chapters for Shancun Suzi.'
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