On the road leading to Patibilca, the Peruvian army of 5,000 people stretched for more than ten miles.
"Passat, how far is it from the Dulaya Mine?" Salva, who was riding a tall horse, asked.
"After passing the valley in front, we'll be there by walking another fifty miles," Passat pointed to the narrow valley path ahead.
"Inform the soldiers behind to hurry up and try to reach Duraya before two o'clock in the afternoon."
Passat and the messenger beside him relayed Salva's order, and the messenger clapped his horses and ran towards the troops behind.
On both sides of the valley, in the thick grass, Li Mingyuan observed the Peruvian army entering the valley with a telescope, and said happily, "My dear, the Peruvians are so generous. They sent me a thousand cavalry."
"Your Majesty, let me, Old Chen, take a look." Chen Guozhu, who was lying next to Li Mingyuan, couldn't help but said.
Li Mingyuan handed the binoculars to Chen Guozhu. Through the binoculars, Chen Guozhu could clearly see the Peruvian cavalry walking in front of the troops.
"My dear, the Peruvians are really willing to spend money. They have more than a thousand tall horses. I don't think I was so generous when I followed the king."
The horse ridden by the Peruvian cavalry is called Paso horse. There were no horses in Peru in South America. After nearly three centuries of careful breeding by local people, through crossbreeding, screening and breed improvement, today's Peruvian Paso horse was born.
The Paso horse is docile by nature and has long-lasting endurance. It can run more than 60 kilometers a day. This horse can also overcome high temperature and cold climates and different landforms. It is suitable for various living environments such as plateaus, coasts, and valleys, making it a veritable thoroughbred horse.
Paso horses have a very elegant appearance. They have the blood of European horses and Arabian horses. They are strong and medium-sized, with a large head, a broad and muscular chest, a short and strong neck, and small and pointed ears.
Horses have thin and strong legs and are known as the most comfortable mounts.
"Your Majesty, after capturing the Peruvian cavalry, I want five hundred horses." Chen Guozhu couldn't help being happy when he saw the tall horse. He wanted to take half of it as soon as he opened his mouth.
"Uncle Chen, five hundred horses is impossible. I'll ask you to pick one horse at most to ride on. With these horses, I plan to form a cavalry unit?"
Li Mingyuan said without letting up at all.
"Your Majesty, don't be like this. I, Old Chen, take a step back. It doesn't take much. Just let me form a cavalry company."
Hearing that Li Mingyuan was not letting go at all, Chen Guozhu said quickly.
"No, cavalry can only exert its greatest power when used intensively." Li Mingyuan shook his head.
Chen Guozhu wanted to say more, but Li Mingyuan raised his hand to stop him.
"Uncle Chen, don't talk. The enemy is conducting exploratory reconnaissance." As soon as Li Mingyuan finished speaking, more than a dozen gunshots rang out, and a bullet hit the arm of a soldier not far from Li Mingyuan. The soldier who was hit by the bullet bit him.
Ya didn't let himself make a sound.
"The ambulance soldiers take the wounded down quickly." Li Mingyuan said in a low voice.
Two medical soldiers immediately took the wounded down and bandaged them.
"Tell the brothers that this is a exploratory reconnaissance by the Peruvians. Don't expose your position."
Li Mingyuan said to the messenger beside him.
The messengers quietly convey orders to other troops in accordance with the orders.
"Report to Commander, the investigation is complete, there is nothing abnormal in the valley." the officer leading the investigation reported.
"I always feel a little uneasy in my heart," Salva whispered to the chief of staff beside him.
"The Chinese workers probably didn't know that we would come to encircle them so soon, let alone have the courage to attack us."
Passat analyzed.
"Well, what you said makes sense, but I was overly worried. I sent an order to the rear and the whole army speeded up through the valley."
Following Salva's order, all the Peruvian soldiers behind them entered the ambush circle of the Chinese Independence Army in less than twenty minutes.
"Uncle Chen, you lead the first division to surround the Peruvian cavalry troops in front of the valley. Remember to surround them only, don't take the initiative to attack. Wait until I have dealt with the Peruvian troops behind, and then persuade them to surrender."
"Yes, I understand."
"The whole army listens to the order. The sound of my gun will be used as a signal later. Once the gun is fired, all units will attack according to the original plan. Do you understand?"
"Understood," the officer next to him whispered.
"Go back to your respective teams and follow my orders immediately." Li Mingyuan finally reminded.
The chief officers of each unit quietly returned to their respective units. Li Mingyuan took the rifle in his hand, aimed at an officer surrounded by people, and pulled the trigger. There was a gunshot, and the Peruvian officer fell off his horse in response.
"No, there's an ambush." Passat shouted and quickly looked at Salva who was hit.
Speaking of which, Salva was also unlucky. When he went out to fight, he wore out his eye-catching lieutenant general uniform, and was shot dead by Li Mingyuan.
Passat's luck was much better than that of Salva. When Li Mingyuan fired a shot and tried to kill the officer who was walking side by side with the officer who had just been shot, Passat had already dismounted and was protected by the surrounding soldiers.
As Li Mingyuan's gunfire rang out, the Chinese Independence Army soldiers above the valley twenty miles away let out a burst of shouts and rushed down the mountain like tigers. The Chinese Independence Army's ambush position was less than a hundred meters away from the valley. The Peruvian soldiers had just
After firing two shots, he was divided and surrounded by Chinese soldiers who rushed down.
"Sir, it's not good, we are surrounded by rebels." A Peruvian regiment leader said hurriedly, wearing his military cap crookedly.
"Wagt, the Chinese workers are short of weapons, you lead the soldiers to hold it back for me." Passat ordered.
Passat didn't know that Li Mingyuan had bought a large number of weapons from the Prussians, and he didn't know enough about the combat power of the Chinese army. If he could retreat decisively at this time, he might be able to save five or six hundred people.
A minute's mistake on the battlefield may lead to a change in the balance of victory and defeat. When Captain Vagt led the soldiers to organize the defense, the Peruvian army had been divided and surrounded into more than a dozen small pieces. The machine guns used by the Peruvians as a decisive weapon
He was also named and killed by Chinese snipers, and the Peruvian army lost its last chance to escape.
"Brothers, there is a group of officers here. Follow me and kill them quickly. Don't let other troops take them away."
Wu Feipeng's face was covered with blood, and he charged forward with a bright sword in his hand. Two Peruvian soldiers who were blocking him were killed by him with two swords. The Peruvian soldiers in front of him were frightened and fled.
