Not far from the lecture theater where Zhu Ciyi trained the committee members, in another large room, a group of soldiers with different skin colors, whose collar badges were either two rifles or an anchor, were surrounding

A three-dimensional topographic map of northern South America was being discussed nervously.

Hearing the roar of mountains and tsunamis coming from next door, Sun Chuanting, who was presiding over the meeting in this room, smiled slightly: It seems that his son-in-law has solved the ideological problems of the army very well.

"Okay, the time is almost up. Now please give us the chief of staff to explain the entire combat plan from an overall perspective."

"Yes." Major General Yan Yingyuan, who was wearing a military uniform and carrying a general star on each shoulder, cleared his throat: "Superintendent, everyone, this battle of Bogotá is expected to start in mid-November this year. This time I

The army's participating forces include three Ming divisions, ten Indian divisions, an independent special forces group, and troops directly under the General Headquarters, totaling 205,000 people. For the navy, there are two battleships and five battleships.

Heavy patrol, sixteen destroyers, more than 9,300 combat personnel. Logistics support personnel, we mobilized a total of 70,000 Indian civilians to deliver supplies and ammunition to us.

Because Bogota, where the West Bandits are entrenched this time, is located on the Sumapas Plateau, with an average altitude of 2,640 meters. After our army has been stationed in the coastal plain around Lima for nearly two years, it needs to re-adapt to the plateau environment. Therefore, our army is currently

The main force is mainly stationed in Quito, where the altitude is about 2,800 meters and the climate is similar to that of Bogotá. According to the suggestion of Major General Li Zhongzi, the military doctor, the staff prepared to let the soldiers stay in Quito for three months and wait until their bodies are fully adapted.

March to Bogota. Therefore, the time of this battle was postponed to November. By that time, the temperature in Quito and Bogota was about 10°C, and there was drought and little rain, which was very suitable for large troops to march.

At present, our logistics support civilians are continuously transporting various materials to Quito. As for the navy, they have already seized the village of Timbiki north of Quito in advance and built a material storage warehouse there. It is about 30 kilometers away from Bogotá.

The straight-line distance is only 120 kilometers, which is half the distance from Quito. In the future, when the main force of our army moves north, Timbiki will become our army's new logistics support base.

In terms of enemy intelligence, it has been discovered that the Western pirates have landed ten divisions from Europe. In addition, Cromwell gathered the defeated soldiers who were scattered by us before and gathered together a division, as well as a native man temporarily recruited from Mexico.

The white division, and two divisions mainly composed of European and Indian mixed-race people, black slaves and other personnel. The enemy's army in Bogota consisted of a total of fourteen divisions. In terms of numbers, they were about 10,000 more than us.

Our navy has sent fast destroyers to Tierra del Fuego at the southern tip of the mainland, but the pirate navy has not yet been found. Therefore, we don’t know what the opponent’s naval strength is...

In the Bogota battlefield booked this time, from Quito to Bogota, we basically marched on the plateau. Except for the flat terrain, there were no big mountains to block it. Along the road, there were official battles from Bogota to Quito built by the Spaniards.

The road condition is generally good. However, 20 kilometers southwest of Bogotá, there is Mount Sibat with an absolute altitude of more than 3,600 meters and a relative altitude of nearly 1,000 meters, as well as Lake Sibat at the foot of the mountain. It poses a problem to our way forward.

A natural obstacle. According to the information from the scouts, the Western thieves deployed heavy troops here.

If we can break through here, it will be a smooth road from Sibat to Bogota. So we believe that the so-called Battle of Bogota will most likely start near Sibat.

In view of this, the staff department formulated a plan and submitted it to Supervisor Sun for approval. Our army's first phase combat plan is as follows: "

When he said this, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, the Ming and Yin sides, the sea and land generals all straightened their backs.

"Our army will set off from Quito on November 15th and march towards Bogotá. The 200,000-strong army will be divided into two groups and three corps. The first corps is Lieutenant General Li Zicheng."

"arrive!"

"I order you to lead the Ming 1st Division and the 1st to 8th Indian Divisions, a total of nine divisions, to march from the front. After arriving at Sibat, if the enemy does have fortifications and heavy troop groups there, then lead the army to launch a frontal attack.

Attack the enemy."

"yes!"

"Lieutenant General Zhang Xianzhong."

"arrive!"

"I order you to lead the Ming Dynasty's Second Division, the Ninth Indian Division, and Colonel Cao Bianjiao's Special Forces Regiment. There are two divisions and one regiment, and a force of 35,000 people to form a surprise attack force. Our Indian scouts have discovered that in the west

Fifteen kilometers north of the Butte Mountains, there is a gap. The entire gap is six kilometers long, and the narrowest point is 1.5 kilometers. If Lieutenant General Li Zicheng is blocked in Sibat, you can lead a surprise attack force to bypass Sibat through this gap.

Mountains, then turn back to attack the enemy's retreat."

"Hey, I like this job, Lao Zhang. Oh, I'm sorry, Chief of Staff. Yes, yes! Zhang Xianzhong takes the order!"

"For the Navy, Lieutenant General Du Youning."

"arrive!"

"Since the Navy has not been able to detect the main force of the Spanish bandits so far, the General Staff cannot give specific instructions this time. In short, as the war continues, the Navy will not only continue to be vigilant southward to be wary of the Spanish bandit fleet bypassing Tierra del Fuego and heading north to invade. The biggest task is to protect

Security of the shipping route for supplies from Lima to the village of Timbiki.”

"yes!"

"The General Staff Headquarters, together with Commander Sun, will take charge of the 3rd Ming Dynasty Division, the 10th Indian Division and the troops directly under the General Headquarters, and serve as everyone's reserve team. Above, the explanation of the combat plan is completed."

After Yan Yingyuan took half a step back, Sun Chuanting stood up and glanced majestically at the generals present: "Is there anything else unclear? Well, very good. Everyone, if this battle is successful, the Western thieves will poison everyone in South America.

The record of one hundred and fifty years will end here. If defeated, according to His Royal Highness, the eldest son of the Emperor, the Emperor will not send any more support troops in the short term. There is no way that we will go back to eating potatoes in the Andes Mountains."

He made a joke softly, but found that no one present, including Hailu, Mingyin, and Zhang Xianzhong, who usually likes to smile the most, did not respond. Sun Chuanting had to clear his throat in embarrassment: "The meeting is over now. Let's talk again after everyone goes back.

Sink to the bottom of the army, cooperate with the ideological specialists at all levels, and make the final mobilization of the soldiers. Our army will win this battle!"

"The Ming Dynasty will win! The Inca will win!"

…

On the other side, in the village of Sibat, 20 kilometers southwest of Bogota, top Spanish officials in the Americas such as Iramondo, Cromwell, and Baroudis, as well as more than a dozen division commanders, and nearly fifty regimental commanders gathered together.

They gathered together and held a military meeting.

"Currently, our hybrids lurking in the enemy camp are doing a very good job. It is reported that the Indian soldiers have begun to question the purpose of the Chinese."

"Haha, this is really good news. Hey, these Chinese people are really stupid. They have been waiting for more than 20 years, so they can't wait another year? At this time, they are hurriedly transporting gold and silver to the mainland.

Didn’t it provide us with the best material to stir up dissension?”

"Maybe the Chinese themselves don't have confidence in the upcoming war, and they just want to make a little profit."

"Hahaha, it's very possible."

A group of big guys were laughing and joking there, with no intention of getting to the point. The young Spanish Prince Luis next to him couldn't help it anymore: "Generals, I have a question."

md, here we go again.

When he spoke like this, no matter whether it was the 34-year-old Raimundo, the 43-year-old Cromwell, or the seventy-year-old Baroudis, they all flashed helpless expressions at each other.

What do you think of this prince? As a young man, he is actually very good: smart, kind, and has the qualities that a noble should have. He is enthusiastic, conscientious, and has a great spirit of learning... But, these advantages are placed in a prince

, especially the eldest son of the King of Spain, is largely the same as the future Crown Prince. None of these advantages are advantages.

His Highness has been in the Americas for more than half a year. During this time, he has indeed played a great role. His Royal Highness, the eldest son of Wang, personally sat in the Americas and expressed a positive attitude to the Spaniards, native whites and some mixed-race people here.

The signal: The Kingdom of Spain will never give up on America.

It was precisely because of the arrival of Louis that the Spanish manor owners and native white people, who had been depressed and worried all day long, gritted their teeth and squeezed out enough manpower to form three divisions to fight with the main Spanish army.

However, the positive role played by His Highness Louis ends here. The rest...

After His Highness came to America, he actually felt compassion for the enslaved Indians. He treated the coolies in the mines, the slaves in the manor, and even the boys and girls who were enslaved by various nobles as much as possible.

Help and rescue.

Is this? Your Highness, can you not do this! Although America is rich in natural resources, its living conditions are far worse than those in Europe. If you cannot enslave these servants and control their lives and deaths at will, you can gain so much

The pleasure of playing 'God' for a moment. Who the hell wants to come to America?

You said you want to increase the wages of American coolies and improve their diet? Please, these are all done, what will happen to my profits? Do you have the ability to ask your father to lower the tax rate?

Well, you are His Majesty’s personally proclaimed Prince of Mexico, and the Indians there are also your subjects. There is nothing we can do if you do this. But, this is a military meeting, what are you going to do?

"Excuse me, Your Highness." Three very fake smiling faces turned around: "What are your instructions?"

"I dare not give instructions, I am just a lieutenant." Louis said sincerely: "I just read the intelligence summary produced by the staff department. I found that we are at an advantage in terms of military strength. In this case, why don't we take the initiative to attack
Chapter completed!