Chapter 34: chat

The soldiers of the hussar regiment rested for one night at the racecourse, and returned the next morning with the captured horses and Peruvian prisoners.
五 At 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the cavalry soldiers returned to Arequipa, and Li Dawei handed over the horses and the seized materials.
When Xun was about to leave, he received an order from Li Mingyuan to discuss matters.
大 At the request of Li Mingyuan, Li Dawei took Sun Yanming and Zheng Guosheng to the hall.
In the parliament hall, Li Mingyuan and Liu Pu sat together.
"Four hundred tons of gold is very important for the future development of the Chinese Independent Army. Now that we have a clue for this gold, we may wish to check it tomorrow."
After listening to Li Mingyuan's introduction, Liu Pu seriously said.
"We can't shake our heads to find the treasure, or else the Peruvians will find it, which will cause a series of troubles."
"It's true. The amount of 400 tons of gold is huge. Once the wind leaks, I worry that not only Peruvians will be tempted, but other European countries will also think of this gold."
Liu Pu nodded.
"The soldiers of the Cavalry Regiment are specially selected Old Taiping Army. Their loyalty does not have to worry, so I am going to let the Cavalry Regiment follow me to find gold." Li Mingyuan considered carefully.
"The Chinese Independence Army cannot be headless for a long time. If no golden land can be found, Shizi must rush back as soon as possible to prevent a possible surprise attack by the Peruvian Navy."
The Peruvian Southern Army has been wiped out by the Chinese Independent Army. In a short time, the Peruvian Army will not make major moves, but the Peruvian navy has a large force at sea and is capable of launching landing operations against the Chinese Independent Army.
"The Peruvian navy is a trouble. After I leave, you must strengthen the vigilance of the seaside cities to prevent the attack by the Peruvian navy."
"I understand, Seiko."
"By the way, didn't we have seized more than 20 sea boats after we attacked Baranga last time. Is it possible to take the ship away when it is possible to turn into southern Brazil." Li Mingyuan asked suddenly.
"It's impossible, Shiko." Liu Pu shook his head, walked to the map, and pointed at the map. "There is no continuous waterway from the Peruvian coast to southern Brazil. It is impossible to ship a boat from the coast to southern Brazil, unless It was a boat ride across the Chilean and Argentine coastal areas. "
Among the twenty-three sea vessels captured by the puppets, three warships carrying five hundred men. The other twenty sea vessels had a larger payload because they were carrying minerals. They could transport seven or eight hundred Chinese troops at one time.
The Chinese Independent Army has a navy in South America.
二十 Since the seizure of 23 ships, Li Mingyuan specially selected 3,000 soldiers to follow the captive Peruvian crew to practice navigation techniques.
明 The Chinese Independent Army under Li Mingyuan is all remnants of the Taiping Army and poor farmers from the coastal areas of Guangdong and Fujian.
有 Many of them have experience in going to sea, so they followed the captive Peruvian crew for half a month to learn maritime knowledge. Now the selected Chinese independent army sea boat force has been able to master basic navigation skills.
海军 The naval forces just trained, Li Mingyuan does not want them to become dry ducks without ships.
When I heard Liu Pu's second proposal, Li Mingyuan walked to the map and looked down the map, always seeing the Patagonian coastal area from Chile.
"Liu Pu, the Pacific coast is an area controlled by Chileans, they will not let us pass smoothly." Looking at the long coastline of the Pacific coast, Li Mingyuan was disappointed.
"Saiko, the Pacific Rim is not all controlled by Chileans, and Patagonia to the south is controlled by local Indians."
朴 Liu Pu pointed out Li Mingyuan's mistake.
明 Li Mingyuan thought for a while and understood that now Chile and Argentina have just started to infiltrate into Patagonia. They have not controlled nearly 800,000 square kilometers of land in southern South America.
So by boat from the coast of Peru, as long as they avoid the navy near Santiago, they can land and repair in Patagonia, and then move on.
"Liu Pu, is it possible to bribe the Chileans and let them pass our ship."
The Chinese Independent Army is a rebel in the eyes of South American countries. Even if the Chileans did not start a war with the Chinese Independent Army, they would not be softened when they encountered the Chinese fleet passing the coast of Chile.
"It's difficult. Chileans want Bolivia's Antofagasta region. We have no conditions that can move them." Liu Pudao.
Antofasta is rich in saltpeter. Chileans coveted this area for a long time. Later, there was war in order to seize Antofasta and Bolivia and Peru.
"Shiko, it is difficult to take a boat from the sea, because even if we pass the Chilean level, the Argentine navy behind will not be able to deal with it."
Liu Pu continued.
"You see if this is possible, we found the treasure, bought the materials from the Prussians with gold, and then bribed the Prussian naval commander. Sail. "
"This method should work. But the key is that we have to find gold first." Liu Pudao.
不错 "Yes, in the final analysis, it is still a question of money. Money can make the ghosts grind. The Chinese Independent Army operates alone. Without large funds as a guarantee, we can't stand in South America at all." Li Mingyuan agreed.
"Shizi, what I just said made me think of a good way."
"Oh, you say,"
"We now have twenty-three combatable sea vessels, and then put together some small merchant ships we have seized. There are almost fifty ships. With these ships, we can transport some elite soldiers to southern Brazil. Taking advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness, they directly seized Rio Rio Grande do Sul, and then cut off the Brazilian army's rear path and surrounded the Brazilian army with the main force in Paraguay. "
"It's really a good idea. I originally wanted to keep these ships. I didn't expect you to think farther."
所以 "So Seiko, no matter if gold can be found this time, we will also need to withdraw some funds in exchange for Prussian support."
"I remember that the Prussian fleet with which we traded arms set up a liaison office in Baranga. After I left, you found two smart and capable brothers to talk to them. First talk to them about the arms deal and wait for the terms of the arms deal. After talking, let ’s talk about pretending to be a Prussian warship.

After Li Mingyuan's last occupation of Baranga, he first sent troops to protect Western businessmen to ensure that their interests were not lost. That's why those European countries have no trouble finding the Chinese Independent Army.
"I'll find someone to do it right away." Liu Pu said he was leaving.
"No hurry, wait for Li Dawei to come and discuss the matter of finding gold, it is not too late for you to send someone." ...