Chapter 1104 Peru Will Not Surrender (First Update, Please Subscribe)
Oyama entered the city on horseback with the army. The sunlight shone on the soldiers' helmets, flashing a cold luster. Riding on horses conquered from farms outside the city, Oyama walked proudly on the streets of Sucre, heading towards the Plaza de Armas in the city center.
He ignored the eyes around him at all. Although he did not order the army to attack, he still walked into the city with the attitude of a conqueror and a victor.
Above his head, 36 airships were flying in the sky in a show of strength. The airships were not flying at a high altitude. Even Wu De, who was sitting on the airship and operating the machine gun, could clearly see the stunned people on the ground.
"Dezi, do you think future wars will be like this? As long as we show up there, they will surrender."
Wu De nodded stupidly after hearing his comrade's words.
Is this what war will be like from now on?
When the officers and soldiers on the airship looked at the ground, the people of Sucre on the ground seemed to have understood. They understood a reality - their country was destroyed.
Except for a few people, many ordinary Bolivians did not even show much sadness. After all, since the beginning of independence, this country has excluded most people from politics through so-called laws. Like almost all South American countries, the government only represents those who speak Spanish. It is a "Caudillo" country composed of soldiers and large landowners. More than half of the residents in this country are Indians, who live like slaves. Even those mixed-race people are of low status and are far inferior to pure Europeans.
Those so-called "white people" control everything in the country, from power to wealth. Naturally, not many people would be nostalgic for such a country. Even many Bolivians have thought of another possibility - perhaps under the rule of the Ming Dynasty, they would live the same life as the people of the Ming Dynasty.
In this way, with all kinds of complicated mental states, Sucre did not resist at all when facing the invasion, and even the police on the roadside voluntarily laid down their weapons.
When Oyama Iwao led the army to the presidential palace, he was surprised to see dozens of Bolivian senior officials, including many military officers, gathered in front of the presidential palace. They were wearing beautiful dresses as if they were attending a banquet.
Not only do people wear clothes as if it is a festival, but they also speak politely and courteously.
"Hello, Colonel, I am Anizito Arce, the First Vice President of Bolivia. Please allow me to present our conditions to you. We hope that your country can promise to protect the lives and property of all people!"
The conditions Arce put forward were genuine.
condition!
This is their condition...
Faced with the conditions proposed by the vice president, Oyama Iwao spoke directly.
"Mr. Vice President, please rest assured that Ming is a civilized country! We will certainly follow the rules of the civilized world."
What is this rule?
It's essentially the law of the jungle!
The people of Sucre were not the only ones stunned that day.
When Acting President Pedro José Domingo Guerra prepared the surrender agreement in the presidential palace, he even set up a table and finally signed the surrender agreement on that table.
The British and American ambassadors to Bolivia were all dumbfounded as they watched this scene. They all wanted to know what was going on and wanted to inform the outside world of the incident, but because the telegraph company was controlled by the Ming army, they could only wait for the telegraph company to resume normal operations.
As soon as the telegraph company resumed operations, they informed the outside world of what was happening here.
At this time, the world had already been stunned by Takna's surprise attack!
The Ming Empire once again replicated their surprise attack in Santiago!
They occupied Tacna, they captured the President and the Cabinet, and even the Ministers of War and Navy were arrested.
Overnight, the Peruvian-Bolivian Federation seemed to be destroyed.
When the news reached Lima, the former capital, the people in the city fell into extreme panic. Some wealthy people packed up their belongings and prepared to flee. After all, everyone knew what the arrival of the occupying forces meant.
It was at this time that Miguel Grau, the Navy Commander-in-Chief, stepped forward.
"We will defeat the enemy and retake the capital of the Federation!"
The statement made by the naval commander-in-chief finally made the people of Lima feel a little more at ease, but could he defeat the Ming Empire?
While people were looking at them with hopeful yet skeptical eyes, in the port of Callao, the Peruvian naval ships had already lit their boilers and were waiting for orders from their superiors. What was different from history was that although Peru was also hit by the economic crisis, in the face of the threat from the Ming Empire, it still established a naval fleet that was far more modern and better-trained than in history.
Thanks to the saltpeter trade that has emerged in the past few years, the Peruvian Navy now has 2 ironclad battleships, 4 armored cruisers, 4 cruisers, and 2 gunboats. Except for a few warships, which are old Chilean Navy ships that escaped Chile when Chile was destroyed, most of the others are cutting-edge warships. The two British-built battleships, the Peru and the Bolivia, were launched in 1880 and 1881 respectively. They not only have a displacement of 8,300 tons, but also have two twin 12-inch cannons, a speed of up to 17 knots, and a main armor belt of 10 inches. It can be seen that the navy is obviously more fully prepared, and this is also the confidence of Miguel Grau.
"...I believe that only a small number of elite troops from the Ming Empire have occupied Takna. They must have used airships to cross the desert. Their follow-up troops will definitely come from the sea. We just need to repel them at sea!"
Admiral Juan Williams, the deputy commander of the Peruvian Navy, was once the commander of the Chilean Navy. Before Chile was defeated, he led his fleet to resist the Ming Navy. After losing two old wooden warships in the naval battle, he had to lead his fleet to withdraw to Peru.
He and his fleet strengthened the power of the Peruvian Navy. As the deputy commander of the navy for many years, he has been calling for strengthening naval construction. Under his call and of course the realistic pressure of the Ming Empire, the Peruvian Navy has been fully expanded. Compared with the army with backward weapons and training, the Peruvian Navy is definitely the elite of the federation.
"Yes, as long as we can repel their follow-up troops at sea, our army will be able to repel their attack soon. The key now is the naval battle..."
Miguel Grau said in a very affirmative tone.
"The main naval forces of the Ming Empire are in Cuba and Hawaii, which gives us an opportunity. As long as we can defeat their fleet, the whole world will stand on our side. With their support, we can force the Ming Empire to withdraw its troops from Peru!"
In other words, we need to promote the value of united front work!
Both Miguel Grau and Juan Williams are well aware that if they cannot promote the value of united front work, European and American countries will never do justice for Peru.
(End of this chapter)
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