This is a small step for a person, but a giant step for the country!

On March 18, 1862, a secret treaty was signed in the Pacific Hotel near the sea. Only a very few people knew the contents of this treaty. What is certain is that this treaty was unequal and humiliating to the country.

treaty.

The signing of this treaty means that Chile will lose half of its land, as well as all state-owned copper mines, and of course, a series of other national rights.

Even, in order to fight together, Chile lost its military command rights, and Nanhua will still station troops in Chile in the future.

In one sentence, the signing of the treaty meant that Chile became a semi-colony.

But, so what?

For Zhu Xianhai, when he signed the treaty, what he saw was that he had taken the first step to annex Chile.

It was on this day that the army stationed on the banks of the Obio River set off.

In the train station, there were people shouting and horses neighing everywhere. Two infantry regiments, nearly 6,000 officers and soldiers, and more than a thousand horses and horses crowded the train station to a crawl.

"Get in the car, all the Sixth Regiment and Three Battalions are here, get in the car!"

Following the order, the officers and soldiers lined up boarded the truck. This kind of truck only has two windows on the sliding door. It is usually used to transport cargo, but now it is used to transport troops.

Entering the tank car, some veterans threw their marching bags on the ground and lay down. It was the first time for Zhao Aliu and several recruits to take a train. The brand-new straw mats on the floor were flat and spacious, and they were covered with blankets.

Can roll all over the ground,

Although the stuffed-tank truck is simple, it looks fresh and novel. When surrounded by a few recruits, they talked endlessly. Occasionally, they thought of the biscuits, whale meat or canned beef in the marching bag, which are uniformly distributed by the army.

The rations issued - three days' rations.

They even planned what to eat for this meal and how much to eat for that meal. For these recruits, eating half a catty of canned meat a day is a kind of enjoyment in itself, and the feeling of happiness of eating meat well arises spontaneously.

Finally, the car started moving, and wind gradually began to blow in the stuffy compartment. Some of the soldiers played poker, some squeezed to the door to enjoy the scenery, and some simply closed their eyes.

Amidst the sound of "ding, bang, bang, bang", the carriage shook. Although the train was heading towards the front line, the officers and soldiers in the carriage did not seem to have any consciousness of going to the battlefield.

The train stopped and stopped all the way. I didn’t know which station it would stop at or not, nor how long it would take to stop. It seemed like it was isolated from the rest of the world. At night, the lantern on the top of the carriage was dim and hazy.

Hazy, swaying, people have no energy, bored, lonely...

Just as the soldiers were taking the train towards Qilian in their sleep, several green military trains roared all the way towards the north. Their carriages were covered with a layer of camouflage nets. Under the camouflage nets, 180mm heavy artillery

The barrel of the armored train pointed straight ahead. The soldiers holding rifles at the gun emplacement looked at the railway line with vigilance. Their eyes were firm. This was the first time that armored trains were put into the battlefield. As for what changes they would bring to the battlefield, no one

I know, but one thing is certain, this war is definitely an unprecedented test for Nanhua's army.

Especially for Sun Hu, who is a frontline commander, this is the first time he has commanded such a large-scale force. Although there are less than 30,000 friendly troops, this is definitely a big battle.

It can even be called the largest battle on the South American continent.

Standing at the fortress battery outside Chilian City, staring at the field fortifications built by the Chilean Legion in the distance - breastworks, forts, trenches. In the past few months, such earthen fortifications and breastworks have been everywhere outside Chilian City. , mixed with a large number of forts.

The dense deer villages in front of the trench even blocked Sun Hu's sight.

"They are all fortifications!"

Sun Hu said to himself.

"General, whether we attack or the Yankees attack, they must first conquer the other side's fortresses, but if you want to conquer these fortresses, you must pay the price of blood. They also have Type 63 machine guns. If they attack by force, the casualties will definitely be extremely high. heavy……"

You still have the nerve to say it!

Sun Hu didn't even bother to pay attention to Colonel Fernando. The Type 63 machine gun is a boutique product of Nanhua Arsenal. It is a 10-barreled machine gun developed on the basis of the Gatling gun. It uses powerful 11*60r mm machine gun bullets. It is powerful and has a long range. The speed is as high as 500 rounds.

But with such a military weapon, the Southern Army that surrendered last year brought 16 to the Chileans, as well as more than 60 front-loading cannons and more than 30 old-fashioned Gatling guns.

This is a proper transportation captain! Give it to others!

"40000!"

Sun Hu looked forward for a while, then looked at Colonel Hofpu and said.

"Thirty thousand to fight forty thousand, and it's an offensive fortification. Chief of Staff Huo, if we attack according to the original plan, is it feasible?"

"The plan has been drawn up."

Colonel Hofpu said directly.

"Sir Sun, the commander's order is very clear. This is both combat and training. In the past year, the security forces have been conducting training in this area. I think there should be no problem!"

There should be no problem...

Such an answer made Sun Hu frown. He silently put down the telescope, then took out a cigarette from the cigarette case and lit it.

After taking a few puffs of cigarettes and walking back and forth on the fort, he thought silently for a while. Sun Hu had always obeyed the commander's orders unconditionally. He was originally just a slave worker in the gold mine, even if he escaped on his own What about Buenos Aires?

If there had been no Marshal, he and the other old brothers would have died in a foreign country at best. If it had not been for the Marshal, would he be where he is today?

But is the commander's plan too risky?

Taking risks...that's also the commander's decision!

Pursing his lips, Sun Hu gritted his teeth and said.

"Now that the commander-in-chief has decided, let's proceed as planned!"

After receiving the telegram sent back from the Qilian front line, Zhu Xianhai, who was sitting in the special train carriage, just nodded silently.

"It seems that the tiger is still the same tiger!"

Glancing at the guards standing on the small station outside the window, Zhu Xianhai smiled. He knew the risks of this plan, but he knew better what chips he had in his hands.

In fact, when this plan was first formulated, Heisenberg and others also opposed it, but Zhu Xianhai believed that this plan would definitely succeed.

And what are the prerequisites for success?
Chapter completed!