Chapter 111: Children of the Founding Father (Third update, please subscribe)
What can be used to stop it?
It was like a blast that rendered Perez mute for a moment.
He opened his mouth, but for a long time no words came out.
What can stop them!
army?
But where is the army?
"Mr. President, we must rebuild our military!"
Perez took a deep breath and said.
"Now the barbarians are attacking Santiago. We must stop them. We must rebuild our army! I think this is the most important thing!"
Looking at Perez, Monte nodded.
"This is indeed the most important thing, but we need to re-commission officers, train the army, and purchase weapons. All of this takes time. After all, in Araucanía, we lost almost all of our troops..."
When he said this, President Monte felt mixed emotions.
"General Rodriguez, he...destroyed everything!"
After a long sigh, Monte looked at Perez and said.
"Now, even if we pardon all the politicians and military officers in prison and commission them to form an army, it will take time!"
time!
Is there still time in Chile?
Looking at Perez who looked helpless, Monte said.
"Perez, you will take over as president in less than a month. I hope you can start preparing everything. As for time... I will find a way to buy it for you!"
"Mr. President."
Perez looked at Monte in confusion and asked.
"What are you going to do?"
"I'll do my best to buy time!"
…
Buy time!
Monte was not the only one who had this idea. Facing the invasion of the Indians, the rich and powerful in Chillán all fled the city, which was located on the only way to Santiago and would definitely be attacked by the Indians.
While the rich were fleeing, a man in his thirties came to the city center and O'Higgins Square. Wearing an old military uniform, he stood in front of the bronze bust of the founding father Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme and shouted loudly to the citizens.
Bernardo is the grandson of Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme, the father of the Chilean nation. Although his mother is an illegitimate daughter, this does not prevent his family from enjoying a high reputation in Chillan. After all, this is O'Higgins' hometown and he was born in this city.
At his call, more than a thousand citizens shouted loudly to the mayor and council members when they fled the city, just like his grandfather O'Higgins's call to the soldiers when he attacked the city.
"Follow me! Brave men, whether you live or die, the honor belongs to you!"
While Bernardo was leading the citizens' defense force, holding old rifles from the arsenal, and building barricades on the streets in the south of the city, in a luxurious building on O'Higgins Street, a young and beautiful woman with short hair was sighing.
"What a foolish man."
"Maria, what are you talking about?"
An old lady in her fifties who still had some charm in her body said this.
"I'm talking about this, my dear brother!"
Maria looked back at her mother, her beautiful face full of mockery.
"He thought he could protect the city and Chile like his grandfather did, but in reality, he was just a big talker."
"Maria, don't forget, he is your brother!"
Rosa said.
"Perhaps, he is not as wise as your grandfather, but at least he has unparalleled courage. What about you? My daughter, what do you have?"
"I have the same wisdom as my grandfather!"
Maria raised her chin proudly, the sunlight shone on her face, and her beautiful face was full of confidence.
"At least grandpa will never die in vain like him. He is basically sending himself to die."
Faced with her daughter's judgment, Rosa opened her mouth, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke.
"Maria, it's time for us to leave here. Don't waste the time your brother sacrificed himself to buy us!"
…
I'm buying time for Chile!
Standing on the barricade made of paving stones, tables and chairs, Bernardo Riquelme thought silently.
As the grandson of O'Higgins, he may not have inherited much property because his mother was an illegitimate daughter, but he always believed that he inherited honor. He felt that to some extent, he and his grandfather were the same. His grandfather was also an illegitimate child. It was not until the death of his great-grandfather, the governor of Chile, that he began to use his father's surname. Even his name was the name that his grandfather had used.
Because his mother was an illegitimate child, he always felt that someone was laughing at him behind his back. Now, it was time to fight for honor with courage.
"Sir, are you afraid?"
Burnells asked, looking at Bernardo.
Looking at the child who looked only eleven or twelve years old and seeing his somewhat frightened expression, Bernardo said.
"I am afraid too, but my love for my country forces me to stand up!"
As he spoke, he looked at the citizens around him.
"If we don't stop the Indians, they will march straight in, cross Chillán, and fight all the way to Santiago. Then, our motherland, Chile, will be destroyed! Gentlemen, by then, we will become slaves of a conquered nation!"
Taking a deep breath, Bernardo said excitedly.
"Gentlemen, we must fight, we must fight without stopping for a moment, we must use our courage, our will, to fight, to defend, to defend Chile, to defend our motherland! ..."
When Bernardo was giving a speech to the soldiers, at that moment, he felt as if he had become his grandfather. He seemed to see the scene where his grandfather was giving a speech to the soldiers when he liberated the city.
However, the people listening to their speeches at this time were not warriors, but ordinary citizens, including white people, mixed-race people, and even some confused Indians. They were servants he brought from his own estate. He inherited his grandfather's property, and many of the tenants in the estate were Indians.
Back then, his grandfather also led such a legion!
“Although there are only a few of us, I believe that our courage and our fighting will determine the fate of our country.”
The seemingly exciting speech seemed to inspire many people, but just as his words fell, amid the applause, Bunnells, a young boy, holding a rifle taller than he was, asked in confusion.
"Sir, can you tell me what is the motherland?"
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(End of this chapter)
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