Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 2118 Merging

On December 1690, 12, Nancun Port, light rain.

Major General Guo Handong threw his half-smoked cigarette on the ground, and then stomped on it with his leather shoes. Then he finished his new military uniform with satisfaction, waved his hand, and said, "Let's go!"

Following his order, more than 1000 infantry officers and soldiers drawn from various ministries proudly carried their rifles and drew their sabers, and headed for the distant city of Buenos Aires.

This temporary detachment consists of four infantry companies, two cavalry companies, a supply company and a communication platoon. There are a total of about a thousand people, but they are all elites from various units, with high morale and full combat skills. It's not comparable to that shitty Spanish "gentlemen's group" in Putrajaya.The gentlemen's group composed of pure whites has a total of more than 1200 people, which seems to be a lot.However, the people on the east bank have never paid attention to this kind of sloppy and demoralized troops, and they can basically be defeated in a devastating manner.

Not to mention, these Spanish white "gentlemen" may not have any idea of ​​​​resistance at all. Their military salaries have generally been owed for more than half a year. Lis, had limited allegiance to Spain.With the army on the east bank pressing down on the border, it would be good if they didn't help to rebel. It would be a dream to expect them to resist the army on the east bank.

This East Coast detachment has been stationed in Nancun Port for some time. In name, it is to maintain the security of the port terminal and train station, but in fact it is to enter Buenos Aires, the pearl city of La Plata, at any time. That is, once the East Bank reaches an agreement with the Spaniards, they will control the inside and outside of Putrajaya as quickly as possible, waiting for domestic receivers to come and receive them.

Some people may say that Guo Handonggui is the Minister of the Army and the only general-level officer in the Army system. Is it a bit of a fuss to command the troops of more than 1000 people?Apparently a major would suffice.But you have to consider that this is an important event to occupy a famous enemy city and to leave a strong mark in the history books. How can people like Guo Handong replay it?So, now you can see that he, a major general of the army, ran over from the mainland to work as a battalion commander, and there was no one else.

There was still a little rain in the sky at this time.After the troops left Nancun Port, they turned onto a road leading to Buenos Aires.This road was built by the Spaniards, and the road surface has not been hardened. After several days of rain, it was severely damaged.It was very inconvenient for the east bank officers and soldiers carrying rifles to walk on it, and even some people fell to the ground from time to time, and the cavalry also got off their horses, leading their horses forward one by one, which seemed very difficult.However, you can tell from the expressions on the faces of these east coast officers and soldiers that they are in a very good mood at the moment and their morale is very high, as if they are going to witness history.

Of course, you are right to say so.Even ordinary citizens know a little about the importance of Buenos Aires. When mentioning the No.1 city of La Plata, it is the first thing that comes to mind.Therefore, everyone felt honored to be able to send troops to this city.Before the departure, the company commanders said that Putrajaya is the pearl of La Plata. In the future, the government will invest a lot of resources here to build various modern facilities and factories. The population of the entire city may reach more than 20 people. It is a first-class famous city, and it is indeed "worth a visit".

At this time, Guo Handong had also dismounted and walked, thinking about something while walking.He thought of the order he received from Ma Wenqiang, chairman of the executive committee, before he set off.In this order, Chairman Ma did not say much, and directly asked their army on standby to march into Buenos Aires and take over the entire city as quickly as possible.In particular, key facilities such as the city hall, military barracks, and warehouses in Putrajaya must be controlled as soon as possible.In addition, officials in the city should try their best to control them, especially the Spanish ambassadors and negotiating teams who have returned to Putrajaya to rest. It was signed, and then sent to the mainland of Spain by Clippers, where it was handed over to King Carlos for review and signature.

The Spaniards have to agree even if they disagree this time.Whether it is Li Qingli, who is in charge of the negotiations, or Ma Wenqiang, Chairman Ma, they have lost patience with them.It was therefore unanimously agreed that the army should immediately enter Buenos Aires to put a little pressure on the Spaniards.At the same time, the first batch of grain used as land purchase funds will also be shipped from Zhenhai Port to Spain. This is to force the Spaniards to make a decision immediately, and basically give them no chance to delay.

Guo Handong was also a member of the negotiating team, and he was very disdainful of those weak and procrastinating Spaniards, thinking that they were not as capable as the Spanish negotiators in history.This may have something to do with their current king becoming more and more neurotic and elusive.It is said that the Madrid court saw that King Carlos was in poor health and mentally frantic, and they began to look for ways out. Some of them took refuge in Leopold in Vienna, while others preferred Louis XIV in Paris. Domestic nobles and officials have their own calculations, and the relationship of interests is very complicated.

Guo Handong suspected that the opinions of the Spanish delegation that had been negotiating with them before were not unified at all, which caused the progress of the negotiations to be too slow.However, it's all over now!No matter how intriguing or procrastinating you are, I will break it with my own strength!There is no way, our East Bank is so powerful and so unreasonable, what can you do?

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And when Guo Handong led his troops to march towards Buenos Aires, a ship from Lisbon just stopped outside the capital, Dongfang Port in the north.Luis Almeida, who had worked so hard to come back from the old road, didn't dare to delay, and went directly to the East Coast Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the contract exchange document signed by King Pedro II.

He left the east coast and returned to Portugal at the beginning of this year. At that time, he took away Ma Wenqiang's signed agreement on the purchase of the Portuguese Cape Verde Islands, in duplicate.After the agreement documents arrived in Lisbon, Pedro II signed the two agreements without the slightest hesitation, and then asked Luis Almeida to bring one of them to the east bank non-stop and hand it over to the people on the east bank for preservation , the efficiency is not known how much more efficient than the procrastinating Spaniards.

After selling half of the archipelago, the Portuguese lost an important midway supply point from Lisbon to Angola.Although the people on the east coast promised to permanently open the port of Praia to the Portuguese, it is someone else's port after all, so it is inconvenient to use, so it is better to find another foothold.What they fancy is Sao Tome Island, which was once colonized by themselves for a long time.The island was captured by the French fleet the year before last. Now that the Portuguese want to regain it, they naturally need the understanding and support of the people on the east coast.It would be great if the combined fleets of the East, Portugal, and Kuwait, which patrol the coast of Southwest Africa for a long time, could provide some support.

In addition, Pedro II is also very interested in the expansion of both parties in northwest India.He expressed his willingness to spend a huge amount of money to rearm the fleet in Goa, and at the same time send a 1000-strong army from Europe to India to enhance its strength there-in history, the Portuguese were only in the colonial city of East Africa. When the port of Mombasa was in crisis, 1500 troops were sent from Lisbon to rescue. This time, it is planned to send thousands of people to India, which is indeed very strong.

And such a huge investment, if the people on the east bank do not respond, will it be in vain?Therefore, obtaining the support of the people on the east coast, and the two sides working together to carry out operations in northwest India is also one of the important goals of Luis Almeida's trip.India is indeed a treasure house. The Portuguese who have tasted the sweetness of trade can't help it!In the past, they were lacking in strength and did not dare to make too many moves, so they could only try their best to maintain it.Now that you have Dong An's thick thigh, why don't you hug it tightly!

My neck and cervical spine literally exploded these two days, it hurt like hell.I had a massage tonight, and it was healed for two hours, but now it’s not working anymore, and it hurts a lot when I turn my neck.I hurriedly coded more than 2000 words, but I couldn't hold on any longer, so I took a rest first.

(End of this chapter)