Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 749 The Dust Settles

There was a light rain in Cordoba in the early morning, but this did not make this city that has been established for more than a century more clean and tidy.This hub city, with a population of more than [-] (mostly Kelandi people) at its peak, has now been reduced to ruins under the bombardment of the artillery on the east coast; the once-rich material warehouses, banks, and granaries Buildings, shops and other buildings were looted by soldiers on the east bank in an organized manner; the Spaniards who used to walk proudly in the streets and alleys of the city are now hiding in corners like rats crossing the street, terrified all day long.

The gallows lined up outside the city are full of corpses swaying in the wind. These are the Spaniards who are still conducting hostile actions against the East Bank army after the East Coasters occupy the city-of course there are a few Catholics Krandi people.The supreme commander of the army on the east coast, the newly promoted major Jiang Zhiqing, always treats the enemy with the coldness of winter, so he takes a resolute attitude towards suppressing the remaining Spanish resistance elements captured in the purge of security operations.

Cordoba is the result of the sacrifice of nearly [-] soldiers (more than one-third of whom died in an epidemic) of the Great East Coast Army. Now the loot has not been transferred, and the sky above the city is not yet three feet high. Allow these Spanish snacks to jump up and down?Didn't you see that your main force has already retreated under the fierce firepower of the army on the east bank?Don't you see that your king doesn't want to fight anymore?Don't you see that you can barely pull together a decent reinforcement to rescue La Plata?

Under such a disadvantage, you still attack the east bank army as an occupying army, then it can only show that your IQ is problematic.For people with IQ problems, Major Jiang Zhiqing will never show mercy.

Today is April 4st, and people from the east coast have occupied this node city in the west of La Plata for more than two months.During these two months, 1 soldiers on the east bank almost demolished the entire city of Cordoba, and then built their own temporary barracks and field fortifications in the suburbs, and successfully repelled three Spanish attacks. counterattack.

In these three battles, they waited for work with ease, using a large number of artillery and a dominant number of cavalry (five cavalry companies and some Tatar mercenaries), firmly occupied the initiative on the battlefield, and killed and wounded many soldiers in the battle. More than a thousand Spanish army soldiers (more than two-thirds are Peruvian Indians and Kelandi Indians), almost making the nearby Spanish towns such as Jujuy and Tucuman no longer able to put together any field mobile force. They could only defend passively, and nervously watched the movements of the east bank troops stationed in Cordoba.

Today's situation can't help them not being nervous. Gein is now an isolated island under the blockade of the east coast navy, and most of the ties with Peru have been cut off.Under the turmoil of the people and the shortage of supplies, if the local Spanish colonial officials had not ruled well, the Chilean region might have fallen into complete chaos.

Moreover, the Pacific Task Force of the East Coast Navy also dispatched a large number of army soldiers to land in the south-central region of Chile a while ago.Under the guidance of the local leading party (Araucan guerrillas), they advanced all the way northward from the Maolin River Basin, and successively captured cities such as Maolin, Puerto Barrios, and Osorno. In addition, with the cooperation of the navy The towns such as Chacao, Corral, and Valdivia were invaded for the second time, and the Spanish ruling order in Chile was almost in danger of completely collapsing.

Since the Chilean region is in short supply, the alpaca team that travels between the many passes in the Andes to transfer supplies has been greatly reduced. General Santiago has already cut off contact with Peru, and the supplies on hand are not enough for them to persist in several battles, so naturally There is no spare power to support the La Plata area.

What's more, what they should worry about now is that the east coast army has become cruel and will forcibly attack the famous city of Santiago regardless of the cost of casualties.Although the possibility is not high, it is not small. After all, this is a very symbolic city. Who knows what these heretics will think when they go crazy?

The Chilean region was defeated like a mountain, and the Spaniards in La Plata have also become accustomed to defeat.Many of the defeated Spanish generals huddled in Jujuy and Tucuman are now short of medical care, low morale, lack of fighting spirit, and no supplies; Lost dog.

If Jiang Zhiqing was bold enough to send part of the main force northward to attack Tucumán at this time, the remnants of the Spanish soldiers whose morale had been crushed by a series of failures, hungry and out of ammunition would have dispersed.It's a pity that the people on the east bank are limited to a long supply line at this time, and basically the offensive has come to an end, so they can only take a short period of rest and wait for the supplies from the rear to be sent to the front line to restore their combat effectiveness before looking elsewhere.

It's just that maybe they haven't had too long to resupply and regain combat effectiveness. On April 4st, Qi Wangping, a special commissioner of the Executive Committee, accompanied by two senior staff officers of the Ministry of Army, came to the city of Cordoba, which had been operated as a large field fortification by the army on the east coast.They also came with Baron Raul Bravo, the Spanish special envoy stationed in Dongfang County, the capital.

Qi Wangping first reiterated to all the soldiers that the principle of distributing spoils would not change. At the same time, he also encouraged and praised everyone for their heroic battles during this period, which made the morale of the officers and soldiers explode.After saying this, Qi Wangping officially announced to everyone present on behalf of the Executive Committee: After friendly negotiations between the East Coast Republic of China and the Kingdom of Spain, the two parties had signed a peace treaty in Valladolid in early December last year.That is to say, now that the state of war between the East Coast and Spain has come to an end, the two sides should cease any hostile actions, and the fighting troops should also return to their starting points.

Qi Wangping emphasized that according to the peace treaty signed by the two parties, the cities of Cordoba, Santa Fe, Corrientes, and Buenos Aires, which are currently "occupied" by the East Coast in the La Plata area, should be returned to the Kingdom of Spain as soon as possible. The people of the East Coast were obliged to return the property taken in the war, and at the same time to maintain as much peace and tranquility as possible in these areas until the Spaniards took over the cities.

After Qi Wangping said these words, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw the slightly calm faces of the army officers and soldiers.He was really worried just now that this group of Qiuba would not buy it and would fight the Spaniards to the end, then he would not be able to step down, after all, there was a Spanish envoy watching him.

Fortunately, it seems that everyone is tired of the war that has lasted for almost three years, or that the unshaven and sloppy soldiers on the east coast in front of them have already made enough money. Not unexpected, but also very calm, as if this is a matter of course.

After Qi Wangping finished speaking in public, he dragged Jiang Zhiqing, Anda Fifteen and other army generals to a secret location in the city for a conversation. Baron Raul Bravo also came with them.Here, Qi Wangping showed Jiang Zhiqing the dual orders from the Executive Committee and the Ministry of the Army, asking Jiang Zhiqing to find out the details of the Krandi rebel army active in La Plata immediately, and then assist the Spaniards in sending troops to destroy these Indian rebels , to quickly calm down the situation in La Plata.

After all, the Spaniards' armed forces in La Plata and even Chile have been severely damaged by the people on the east coast. At this moment, they are temporarily unable to solve the intensified multi-strand Krandi uprising army in La Plata, so the support of foreign armed forces is urgently needed.According to the peace agreement signed between the East Bank and the Kingdom of Spain, as the East Bank is obliged to obtain the privileges of building roads in the southern Patagonia region, the East Bank Army must assist the Spanish Army to suppress the uprising of the Clan. Di people, to restore the local order of colonial rule.

Now that the Spaniards have exercised this power, the people on the east coast naturally cannot refuse what is stipulated in the treaty.Therefore, based on the principle of not bothering two masters, Jiang Zhiqing, who was leading the army to fight in La Plata, was selected by the Executive Committee and the Ministry of War as the commander to suppress the Kelandi uprising. Mostly it was his group of people.

To be honest, Jiang Zhiqing was totally unwilling to help the Spaniards suppress the Kelandi rebel army.You know, quite a few of the officers and leaders of the rebel army were supported by Jiang Zhiqing and his predecessor Chang Kaisheng, and the considerable supplies they needed for the uprising were also provided by people from the east bank. The Spaniards have enjoyed cooperation in this regard.But now that the people from the east coast are required to send troops to suppress these Kelandi people, Jiang Zhiqing couldn't bear it.It's just that military orders are hard to disobey, and no matter how unwilling they are at this time, they have to hold their noses and carry out the orders.

Therefore, on April 1649, 4, Jiang Zhiqing found a way to summon a considerable part of the leaders of the nearby Krandi uprising army to Córdoba for a meeting-this is not the first time, people on the east bank used to use this The method is to assign instructors and provide supplies to the Kelandi people.

At the meeting, Jiang Zhiqing first asked these Kelandi leaders if they were willing to reconcile with the Spaniards, and the answer he got was naturally not; Australia, the result still got a negative answer.

After a long silence, Jiang Zhiqing immediately left the meeting place.And 5 minutes after he left, Captain Anda Fifteen commanded the heavily armed 106th company of the army and a county militia brigade, rushed over with lightning speed, and then took the leader of the Krandi uprising army and All middle-level officers were killed on the spot.

After the April [-]th Incident, Cordoba's east bank cavalry also began to mobilize in large numbers. They brandished sabers and rushed into the barracks of the Krandi Rebel Army who had no knowledge of the incident. The Kelandi people who have not yet understood what happened were all beheaded.

After April 4, the East Coast troops stationed in various areas of La Plata also began to move frequently. The Spanish remnants in Tucumán, Jujuy and other places also began to move south, together with the East Coast people, A brutal suppression of the rebellious Kelandi was launched.

(End of this chapter)