Nanyang Storm 1864

Chapter 456: Suburbs of Kali
The French garrison commanders Colonel Rabiot and Major Piero were furious at the final outcome, but they had no way to change it and could only obey helplessly.

They and the US representatives could not even meet the Commander-in-Chief of the Expeditionary Force, let alone negotiate. They did not even have the opportunity to meet.

The expeditionary force's attitude is very clear

It only pays attention to the interests of the French Interoceanic Canal Company and directly ignores the French and American troops stationed there.

This is not a request for their opinions, but a notification that if anyone violates the ban and goes out on the street and is shot, their death will be in vain. If you are not convinced, you can come and give it a try.

What's the point of trying this?
During the subsequent expeditionary force's garrison in Panama, the French and American armies were as obedient as grandsons, following regulations and trying their best to avoid conflicts. A wise man never suffers a loss in front of him!
January 9st

The Chu State's Colombian expeditionary force successfully captured Colón and occupied San Jose the next day, completing the "using the pass to attack Guo" plan and placing the entire Costa Rica under military control.

The expeditionary force's occupation was brutal and direct. All illegal gatherings were suppressed, and all captured rebels were sent to labor camps without any negotiation.

Anyone who gathered a crowd of five or more, incited the public, had ill intentions, conspired secretly, spoke rudely, or refused to cooperate would be treated as a rebel and would either be shot on the spot or sent to a hard labor camp.

Only a few days later

On September 9, the first fleet consisting of three large immigration ships arrived in Panama City, bringing more than 6 Chinese immigrants, with a very close connection.

This was the result of close cooperation between the Colonial Office and the military, and a steady stream of Chinese immigrants would subsequently arrive.

In the past 1 to 2 years, all Chinese immigrants arriving in Central America will be settled in Costa Rica, and other places will basically not be considered unless they choose to immigrate at their own expense.

Some people would joke that this was a fight between the eldest and second in command, and the third in command who was just watching the fun was killed.

Such a military action by the Chu State was equivalent to swallowing Costa Rica in one gulp. Did it not take into account the complex geopolitical situation in Central America? Could it bear the backlash that would result from this?

It was not until September 9, two weeks after the launch of the Colombian expedition, that the invading Chu army boarded the troop transport fleet and divided into two groups to march towards Colombia.

They fought their way to the port of Buenaventura on the Pacific side. This port is only 86 kilometers away from Cali, a major city in southern Colombia. It has a smooth main road leading directly to Medellin, the capital of Colombia. It is the main target of attack of Dong Jiasheng's detachment of the expeditionary force.

Cali is the second largest city in Colombia. It has wide avenues leading south to Medellin and east to Bogota. It is an irreplaceable southern city with an agricultural and plantation economy.

The Dong Jiasheng Task Force was centered around the Royal Ninth Division and comprised several independent infantry regiments. It was one of the main forces of the Expeditionary Force. The entire task force consisted of more than 1.1 personnel, including more than 3700 armed Chinese militiamen. With a total strength of approximately 1.5, its combat effectiveness was unquestionable.

At this time, the sea near the Colombian port of Buenaventura had been completely blocked by the Chu Royal Navy's armored fleet. The port had been bombarded countless times by artillery fire, and was a scene of charred broken walls and ruins everywhere.

Dong Jiasheng's task force landed smoothly at the port. When they went deep inland, they were harassed by a small group of Colombian troops, but were quickly wiped out.

The entire landing and consolidation of the Buenaventura Harbor occupation lasted four days. After the entire army was fully prepared and the surrounding enemy situation was ascertained, the Dong Jiasheng Task Force cautiously advanced deeper...

The other route departed from the Port of Colón and boarded a transport fleet of ships, heading towards the Port of San Olofre on the Caribbean Sea side. It is located north of Medellin, the largest city in Colombia, and is a Caribbean port belonging to the Gulf of Darien.

The situation of Dalian Bay is similar to that of Dalian Bay in the northern Shenzhou, which is part of the Bohai Sea.

The Darien Gulf is part of the southern Caribbean region and is an important coastal area of ​​Colombia. Colombian agricultural products are exported to North America and Europe from here, making it an important window to the outside world.

The Port of San Olofre is located 347 kilometers north of Medellin, the largest city in Colombia. It is not only an important port for Colombia's exports to Europe and the United States, but also the northern terminus of the North-South Highway that runs across Colombia and an important transportation hub.

By occupying this place, they can attack Medellin from the south and the north, and then capture Bogota, the capital of Colombia, revealing a clear military deployment and offensive plan.

On the Caribbean side

The Chu Expeditionary Force was composed of the Huangshan Task Force, led by Commander-in-Chief Lieutenant General Huangshan. It was mainly composed of 6 independent infantry regiments expanded from more than 1.78 military backbones reinforced from Hawaii, with more than armed Chinese militiamen, for a total strength of more than people. The remaining more than troops were all left in Costa Rica.

After successfully capturing the port of San Olofre, the Huangshan Task Force marched southwards, fiercely attacking Medellin...

Just three days later

By September 9, the Chu expeditionary force had already launched a pincer attack from the north and south. Wherever the army passed, bloody suppression was launched. The means were so ruthless that they were daunting.

Countless local white residents were dragged out of their homes and shot in the streets. Young women between the ages of 10 and 20 were escorted back and taken on troop transport ships back to Managua and other ports under the jurisdiction of the Governor-General's Office of Central America.

After landing, Dong Jiasheng's task force did not rest in place.

Instead, they sent out several capable troops to sweep the surrounding villages and towns, instantly igniting flames of war everywhere and spreading the fear of war and bloody killings to the surrounding areas. Their methods were brutal and direct.

In just three days, nearly 2 local women were loaded onto the ship. The fleet then left the dock and embarked on the return journey amid the cries of these young South American women.

And this is just the first batch. With the arrival of subsequent Chinese immigrant fleets, a large number of Colombian white women will be transported to Central America and Hawaii. This is a move that will reap huge profits.

A young white Colombian woman could fetch over 650 silver dollars in Hawaii.

Of course

The large amount of supply entering the market will definitely drive down the average price significantly, and it is not a problem for the price to be cut in half. This is a great opportunity to pick up bargains.

Even if the price was half, it would still be more than 300 silver dollars on average. Transporting 5 Colombian white women would be 1500 million silver dollars, which could be easily absorbed in Honolulu, where the male population was relatively large.

Well, no one is stupid. At this time, even if you have to borrow money, you have to buy a woman home. If you don’t take advantage of the opportunity, you are a bastard. What kind of future do you have?

This was a two-way effort between the expeditionary force and the Chinese immigrant community. It goes without saying that the expeditionary force received a large amount of financial support and the morale of the entire army was high.

The Chinese immigrant communities from Hawaii to Central America received a large number of white women from Colombia, who were quickly divided up and snapped up by Chinese immigrants and then settled down in Chinese families.

Society does not need special detention institutions, does not need to solve the problems of employment and food for these Colombian white women, and does not need to worry about future troubles.

It is a common rule that whoever brings a woman home should take care of her.

The Chu expeditionary force was like two iron pliers, one in the south and one in the north, tightly clamping the thin round cake of Colombia. As the expeditionary force continued to advance, it launched bloody raids and suppression along the way, leaving nine out of ten villages and towns along the way empty.

The secret order of His Majesty the King of Chu was truly implemented, "Let Colombia be afraid for a hundred years." A large number of houses and villages were destroyed and burned, and the smoke of war filled the sky over Colombia. It was the demon of war circling and howling.

January 9st

Dong Jiasheng's task force, totaling 1.5 people, swept forward along the way at a speed of more than ten kilometers a day. In five days, they covered more than 5 kilometers and approached the suburbs of Cali, a major city in southern Colombia.

Here, the Colombian army has assembled nearly 2.6 troops, most of whom are able-bodied men who have been urgently recruited into the army. They are deployed here to meet the massive invading Chu expeditionary force.

The Colombian army's thinking is still stuck in the war concept of large-scale battles during the American Civil War. This shows that South American countries are seriously influenced by the United States.

He didn't even consider how vast the United States is and how large its population is.
With a population of just over 330 million, how could Colombia's army, which was put together with all its might, afford to fight a few battles?

The Colombian military's actions were exactly what Dong Jiasheng's task force wanted, so they advanced slowly along the way, searching and sweeping the surrounding villages and towns to eliminate potential dangers.

A large number of young women were collected and sent to the port of Buenaventura, where five large refugee camps were established specifically to detain the collected young white Colombian women.

Wait for the subsequent immigration ship to arrive and then board the ship directly.

The Chu expeditionary force was not afraid that there would be too many Colombian white women to sell; that was totally impossible.

If the market prices in Central America and Hawaii are too low, then the immigrant ships on the Pacific route can bring these Colombian white women back to the mainland of Chu when they return, where the market is larger and the prices are higher.

A young and beautiful white woman could easily spend thousands of silver dollars, sometimes even more.

Even if it is ordinary goods, it can be sold at a good price of seven or eight hundred silver dollars, which is completely worth the trouble of sending it back. After all, the wool comes from the sheep.

Calculated at the lowest price of 300 silver dollars on average, if or white women were sent back, the value would reach hundreds of millions of silver dollars, enough to cover the entire cost of the war to invade Colombia, and there would be a large surplus.

Considering Colombia's population of 330 million, there are at least a million young white women between the ages of 10 and 20. Even if only a third of them were traded, it would be a huge business!

His Majesty the King of Chu has already made it known
All the gains of the expeditionary force belong to them, and the royal family and the government will not take a cent. The first priority is to reward the meritorious officials and must not neglect the officers and soldiers.

Given the current wealth of the Chu royal family, they would not care about this huge sum of money and would rather take a share of it.

Just give generous rewards to boost the morale of the army.

This war was fought
All officers and soldiers of the expeditionary force want to make a fortune. Then they will have money and women, and they won’t have to worry about their future and can make money without doing anything.

There are gold belts for murder and arson, but there are no corpses for building bridges and paving roads.

After settling the accounts, the expeditionary force became even more motivated, and the officers and soldiers were really excited.

Early morning on October 9

Suburbs of Cali
Cali is Colombia's second-largest city and the capital of the Valle del Cauca Department. It is located approximately 300 kilometers southwest of Bogotá. It lies at the eastern foot of the Cordillera Occidental Mountains and on the banks of the Cali River, a tributary of the Cauca River.

The altitude here is 1046 meters. The average annual temperature is 23.8℃, and the average annual precipitation is 1120 mm, which is about the same as the rainfall level in the south of the Yangtze River.

At the end of 1882, Cali had a population of about 22.69. It was an important city in southwestern Colombia and a typical plantation economy. The coffee produced locally was very famous, known for its rich flavor and mellow aroma.

The city was built by the Spanish in 1536. The city is full of strong Spanish-style buildings. Indo-European whites account for more than 93% of the population, and the rest are Indians.

In the gentle hilly area outside of Kali, the officers and soldiers of the Dong Jiasheng Task Force of the Chu Expeditionary Force were lined up in full armor, with swords and spears like a forest, flags fluttering, and the black muzzles of the guns pointing straight ahead, giving off a murderous look.

Opposite the Chu army was the Colombian army, which was lined up in a black mass. The total number was as high as 2.6. They were densely packed in the hilly area and were not inferior in momentum.

A closer look reveals the Colombian army's predicament.

Although the Colombian army is large in number, except for a group of about four to five thousand soldiers in the middle who have the same uniforms and complete equipment, the others are dressed in a variety of clothes and have a variety of weapons.

Many Colombian militiamen who were urgently recruited were holding muskets of different lengths and styles. Some of them could be traced back to the Spanish rule more than a hundred years ago, and the muskets were engraved with Spanish cursive.

They were of different lengths and calibers. I guess they just took whatever they had and didn't care about anything else in their haste.

As for the uniforms, they were even more messy. Except for the tens of thousands of troops in the central area, which were slightly better off, many of the soldiers who were urgently recruited had at least one shirt, pants, shoes and individual soldier equipment, and they could not be particular about it.

That means wearing whatever you have and taking whatever weapons you have.

The Colombian soldiers on both wings were completely militiamen who were temporarily pulled out from their homes. They were dressed in a variety of clothes, and many of them even had cold weapons such as swords and hoes in their hands, which was simply speechless.

Lieutenant General Led Moreno Montano, commander-in-chief of the Colombian army in Cali, was full of confidence. He rode a tall white horse in the center of the formation, surrounded by several generals, looking very proud.

His army assembled 113 artillery pieces, many of which were antiques from the Spanish rule period. They were now pulled out and used to establish two artillery positions on the left and right.

As the time came to 8:40, the Chu army on the opposite side did not seem to have the intention to launch the first attack. The officers in the queue galloped back and forth on horseback, conveying military orders to the soldiers in formation.

Colombian Commander Lieutenant General Laid Moreno Montano pointed forward with a whip in his hand and said smugly:

"Men, today will be the day we defeat the invading Chu army and achieve glorious feats. Order the artillery positions to open fire and show them some color."

"Yes, General." The officers under his command quickly went to convey the military order.

(End of this chapter)