Chapter 407: The Kingdom of Daughters (Fourth update, please subscribe)
The "Phoenix Legion" is here!
Starting from February 28, this news was spread everywhere in the countryside and cities in southern Paraguay. Soon, everything was confirmed - the army from the south was entering Paraguay!
On the Paraná River and the Paraguay River, steamships were loaded with troops from the south, and all the ships were flying the red "Phoenix" flag.
Faced with the arrival of the "Phoenix Legion", every Paraguayan was extremely excited. The women put on their most beautiful dresses. They stood excitedly by the river and shouted at the soldiers on the boat.
You know, a few months ago, when the news of Argentina's demise came, this news made people excited and crazy, and they were eager for the South Chinese, and they were eager for the "Phoenix Legion" to take revenge on the Argentines.
Now the damn Argentines know what it feels like to have the war brought back home!
Now they should know what it feels like to have farmland left to waste, cattle and horses stolen, houses burned down, men, the elderly and children killed, and women and children driven out to starve.
Everyone knew what the Allied forces had done in Paraguay, including Apezón. Even a small child could recite with hatred and fear the crimes committed by the foreigners in Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay. Almost everyone could tell their own stories of suffering, and even the kindest old ladies expressed great joy when they heard that Argentina had been destroyed.
“They are the Hand of God!”
The old women said piously.
"It is God who is using them to avenge every Paraguayan!"
"Every living Paraguayan is grateful to them! For the blood debt owed by the gringos!"
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Enthusiasm, almost everyone felt the enthusiasm of the Paraguayans. As soon as the boat docked, women would jump on board. Before the soldiers could react, hot kisses would fall on their faces.
Hot red lips, passionate woman.
Everything seemed like a dream.
“If there is a paradise on earth, it must be Paraguay!”
Li Tao's mind emerged the passionate and unrestrained woman who broke into his arms in Formosa last night. Although he didn't know what she said, he still missed the enthusiasm of yesterday.
"Oh my goodness!"
The sailors couldn't help but sigh as they looked at the Paraguayan women waving at them on the shore.
"This must be the legendary country of women!"
"Haha, isn't it the Land of Women? How many women have we seen along the way?"
"If there were a man, would it be possible for a woman to throw herself at you, even you?"
The voices of the soldiers talking to each other reached Du Guofeng's ears, making his expression quite solemn as he looked at the people by the river.
Only women!
There are hardly any men in this country!
"This is the price of war!"
Du Guofeng shook his head at the deputy captain's words.
"No! This is the price of the defeated!"
Yes, this is the price of defeat!
"According to statistics, Paraguay's population in 1865 was 525,000. Now, according to preliminary statistics from the new government, the country's population is only 260,000. Among them, there are 136,254 women and 96,079 children, of which there are only 13,507 boys, and most of them are under the age of 10. There are only more than 30,000 adult men, and 70% of them are over 50 years old!"
Standing on the deck, Li Yunhao's expression seemed a little solemn when he mentioned these figures. He went to Apezón as a special envoy to negotiate with the Paraguayan government on the issue of garrison, but when he mentioned the current situation of this country, he seemed a little heavy.
"Oh my God! How could this happen!"
Yang Yushi was surprised.
"It was all because of Lopez. That guy started this war without regard for the country's strength. Although he defeated the coalition forces many times in the early stages of the war, his military strength became more and more problematic. As the war situation developed, the army suffered heavy casualties. Lopez had to use force to force the people to join the war. In order to replenish the troops, he lowered the age of applicants to 12 years old, and even 10-year-old boys could be conscripted. In the end, even 8-year-old children wore false beards and fought together with adults..."
Li Yunhao pursed his lips, frowned, and his expression was full of sadness.
"Two years ago, when I was still in Apezón, the Paraguayan army was basically composed of old men with their own blood children, ranging in age from 40-50 years old to 6-9 years old. These people... were basically cannon fodder, and in the end they all died! All died, including the children. Those Brazilians even chopped off the children's heads and kicked them around like balls..."
A few years ago, Li Yunhao worked as a trade representative of his company and did business in Yapesong. He witnessed the brutal atrocities that took place in this land.
Yang Yushi cursed angrily.
"Damn those Brazilians! What they did is inhumane!"
There is no doubt that it was done by the Brazilians. As early as last year, the crimes committed by the Brazilians and the coalition forces in Paraguay were already widely known, but the cruelty of the war was far beyond Li Yunhao's imagination.
"War is a matter of great importance to a country. It is a matter of life and death, a matter of survival and destruction. It must be carefully considered!"
After such a long sigh, Li Yunhao pointed at the woman by the river and said.
"Look, after this war, there are only these women left in this country. The future of this country..."
"But we are here!"
Yang Yushi laughed.
"Yunqin, you are a civilian official, so you can't help but feel compassion for the world. I am an officer, you see..."
Pointing at the steamboats behind.
"There are hundreds of young and strong warriors in their prime on each ship. Behind us, there are more than 100,000 troops ready to enter here at any time. They are all handsome. What's missing? Just a wife. In this country of women..."
Yang Yushi laughed.
"How can we leave empty-handed? Besides, you can see that those Paraguayan women are very enthusiastic about us. They want to get into the soldiers' beds and not get up. Since the Brazilians have helped us to empty the cage... then we can't let them down!"
A few hours later, the fleet arrived at Apeson. At the dock, amid the sound of salutes, the commander-in-chief of the allied forces, Prince Gaston, son-in-law of the Brazilian emperor, came personally to welcome Li Yunhao.
"Mr. Envoy, welcome!"
Gaston, who had received the emperor's secret message, seemed quite enthusiastic. The disastrous defeat of the previous fleet had no effect on him at all.
"Thank you, Commander!"
When Li Yunhao was talking to Prince Gaston, none of them paid any attention to the three important officials in Paraguay's three-member government. In front of their masters, puppets never have any say. Of course, this did not prevent them from looking at the soldiers on the ship with joy.
This is the South Chinese army that destroyed Argentina!
It looks really powerful!
Not to mention the women, even the men of Paraguay could not help but look at these soldiers with admiration. They were fed up with the coalition forces.
What a group of tigers and wolves!
Amid people's sighs, perhaps they have long forgotten what it means to let a wolf into the house!
On March 3, amid the rumbling sound of artillery salutes, the wolf pack finally, no, it was the South China army that finally entered Paraguay, the legendary country of women!
(End of this chapter)
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