America 1881: They Call Me Legend

Chapter 345 Northwest Defense Line

Weng Derong is a soldier.

A pure soldier.

When he originally started the uprising, he didn't think much about it at all. He just wanted to lead his brothers around him to find a way to survive.

But the development of the form exceeded his imagination.

Regarding this uprising of Chinese workers, Chilean Navy General Patricio Lynch showed great interest and sincerity.

He persuaded his president to provide certain weapons support and military pay to the resistance force in Peru.

The president even promised that if the Chinese can help Chile win this battle, Iquique, where they are located, will be granted autonomy to the Chinese.

Although now in terms of the overall situation, Chile has an absolute advantage.

But Weng Derong still couldn't figure out that the Iquique line would encounter fierce counterattacks from Peruvian soldiers from time to time.

For some reason, they have been seeking to capture this port.

Is it because my Chinese people seem to be easier to bully?

"Weng Shuai! Weng Shuai!"

When he heard someone calling him, Weng Derong, who was studying the map, raised his head and looked outside the tent.

It's Xu Ajiu who's back.

Weng Derong straightened up, put his hands behind his back, and walked to the door of the tent.

He discovered that Xu Ajiu was not the only one who came back.

Behind the team of brown-shirted soldiers was a team composed of soldiers dressed in black.

They not only had people, but also horses, and a long motorcade followed behind them.

The carriages of the team were covered with thick dark green cloth. From a distance, they looked like boxes one after another.

Weng Derong narrowed his eyes.

When he saw Zhang Danian in the team, he identified him carefully, then clapped his thigh and greeted him happily, his face bright with joy.

And here Zhang Danian also saw Weng Derong.

After twenty years of separation, the two of them have grown from adulthood to old age.

The two hugged each other tightly.

"Brother, you're really here! I thought you were too comfortable in the United States and weren't happy to come here." Weng Derong patted Zhang Danian on the back, excited.

"Okay, okay, I still have a few good years to live, but I'm afraid I'll be shot to death by your shooting style." Zhang Danian said.

Only then did Weng Derong let go of Zhang Danian.

He suddenly found a young man standing next to Zhang Danian with a smile on his face.

Although he did not speak, the soldiers in black behind him, including Zhang Danian, would focus on this young man from time to time.

Only then did Weng Derong realize that the leader of this team was this young man, not Zhang Danian.

"Who is this?" Weng Derong looked Chen Jianqiu up and down and asked Zhang Danian.

Zhang Danian looked at Chen Jianqiu with questioning eyes.

"Weng Shuai, I have admired you for a long time. My name is Chen Jianqiu. Just call me Jianqiu. I am also a descendant of TPJ. I am now an American businessman with a little wealth. I heard that Weng Shuai has won a place for Chinese people to live here, so I came here to help.

"

Chen Jianqiu said to Weng Derong.

He did not hide his other purpose of coming to Weng Derong: "The other reason is to look for opportunities to see if I can do saltpeter business."

"Saltpeter?" Weng Derong laughed.

He pointed to the brown-shirted soldiers behind him: "We used to work in the saltpeter mine here."

"The saltpeter mine here originally belonged to Peru, but now it is under our control for the time being."

Weng Derong continued.

"But they have never given up the fight for this place, so hey, the situation is really hard to say."

"If we can really hold on until the end of the war, we will talk to the Chilean government later to see if we can get the saltpeter mine here."

After hearing that Chen Jianqiu was a descendant of TPJ, Weng Derong's attitude was very cordial and friendly.

He did not ask again who Chen Jianqiu's parents were.

Because there are too many orphans in TPJ, and their parents often die tragically.

This is something that many people don't want to remember.

"Let's go, I'll take you to our front line first." Weng Derong mounted a horse.

Chen Jianqiu asked Li Sifu to tell the soldiers to rest first and drink water.

And he and several key members of the team followed Chen Derong.

Weng Derong took them around the town, including the coastline and the desert.

Chen Jianqiu watched and listened to Weng Derong's introduction and rarely spoke.

After walking around for a while, they returned to the big tent on the north side of the town.

Everyone entered the camp.

Weng Derong sat down at the main seat, and Chen Jianqiu and Zhang Danian took their seats one after another.

He asked Xu Ajiu to hang the map on the shelf behind him, and began to introduce his tactical deployment to Chen Jianqiu and the others.

Iquique as a port.

To the west is the sea, to the east is the desert, and to the south is the mainland of Chile.

Chilean goods will enter the port from the southern road and then be shipped out through the port.

The defense lines of the Brown Army are mainly deployed in the north and east.

The Peruvian army will attack from these two directions from time to time.

"As long as we persist for a few months, the Chilean army should be able to outflank their rear. Then we can cooperate with the Chilean army in a pincer attack and win."

Onderong drew a line on the map with his hand to indicate the Chilean army's advance route.

"There are so many rebels in Peru that they can't get away for the time being."

"Where's the northwest direction?"

Chen Jianqiu stood up, walked to the map, and pointed to the northwest of the town.

There is a coastline.

Everyone in the camp was a little confused.

Weng Derong burst out laughing: "Jianqiu, that's the coast, and those Peruvian soldiers are not fish, how could they climb up from the sea?"

"Boss Chen, the Peruvian army in the north has no ships, so they can't get around." Xu Ajiu also explained.

Chen Jianqiu did not refute their words.

He passed that coast just now.

The coast is very open and flat, which is perfect for landing without defense.

"Old man, which front do we need to go to?" Zhang Danian asked.

Weng Derong is thinking.

The young man in front of me was very creative. He got two hundred cavalry from nowhere and even transported them across the ocean.

It's just a pity that in defensive battles, the cavalry cannot reflect its own advantages, which is too wasteful.

"How about you set up camp first and wait until the enemy really comes over, then mobilize to support them or outflank them." Weng Derong thought for a moment.

"Then let's set up camp here." Chen Jianqiu pointed to the open space in the northwest of the town on the map.

"Okay, if you need anything, just tell me."

Weng Derong felt that this young man was a bit stubborn, which made him a little unhappy.

"It's not easy to find water here. It needs to be brought from an oasis a few kilometers away," he said.

"Thank you, I understand, I will handle it myself." Chen Jianqiu said.

Chen Jianqiu went to the town to replenish some supplies, and then headed directly to the destination with his 200 people.

They quickly set up camp less than a kilometer from the coastline.

Chen Jianqiu stayed in the camp for a few days. During these few days, he obtained some information through various channels and began to supplement some information about this place.

During this period, Xu Ajiu came to deliver supplies several times on behalf of Weng Derong.

He was stunned by the mountains of wooden boxes piled up in the camp.

"What is this?" he asked Li Sifu, who was pulling out wooden boxes for the shed.

"Bullets." Li Sifu said bluntly.

Xu Ajiu shook his head: "My dear, do you bring so many bullets?"

He pointed to a dozen carriages entering the camp.

Behind these carriages, there are iron barrels one after another.

Since this morning, he has seen these dozen carriages entering and leaving the camp more than once.

"What are these?"

"Water." Li Sifu didn't want to talk to this person at first.

You are in your thirties, why do you still act like a curious baby?

"My dear, do you want so much water?" Xu Ajiu exclaimed again.

Li Sifu continued to be busy with his own affairs and was too lazy to pay attention to him.

"You actually don't have to worry so much. I guess the Peruvian army on the opposite side will be powerless if they want to counterattack." Xu Ajiu said with relief.

This is also Weng Derong’s judgment.

However, at this time, a meeting was taking place in the Peruvian army camp to the north.

(End of chapter)