The last blow of the Peruvian army failed to change their fate. The charging Peruvian army suffered heavy casualties under the attack of machine guns and numerous muskets. More than a hundred Peruvian soldiers who were lucky enough to attack the position were faced with the bayonets of the Chinese army.
, and soon became a dead soul under the sword.
The fierce attack left more than a thousand Peruvians dead and wounded. The remaining Peruvian army faced the insurmountable position in front. After the impulse calmed down, they no longer had the courage to attack, even though Umato asked the supervisory team to get their guns.
Pointing at them did nothing to induce the Peruvian soldiers to move forward.
The Peruvian soldiers retreated like water. Liu Pu, who saw the opportunity, immediately ordered the entire army to attack.
The Peruvian soldiers who had no intention of fighting after being hit by machine guns saw the Chinese troops all over the mountains and plains. They wished they had two extra legs and ran back as hard as they could.
Misfortune never comes singly. Soon after the blocking Chinese troops attacked, Li Dawei's cavalry regiment also arrived on the battlefield.
"Brothers, the Peruvians are finished. Let me catch that Peruvian general."
When Umato escaped, he was accompanied by more than 200 people, and the tall military cap on his head was unusual. Li Dawei targeted him at first sight.
The galloping and roaring cavalry entered the broken Peruvian army and mercilessly killed the Peruvian soldiers with weapons.
With pursuers in front and no way to retreat, the Peruvian soldiers, under the threat of death, threw down their weapons and surrendered.
"Captain, the men from the cavalry regiment have come to fight with us."
"I'm waiting for this battle to turn over. We can't let Li Dawei steal the limelight." Wang Xiaoshan saw Li Dawei riding towards a group of Peruvian soldiers and understood instantly.
"It's bad. The leader of the Peruvian army is being targeted by Li Dawei. Brothers, follow me and rush forward to capture the Peruvian official."
Wang Xiaoshan shouted, and regardless of whether the infantry could run faster than the cavalry, he summoned the fifty or sixty soldiers around him and rushed forward.
"Kill" Li Dawei chopped down a Peruvian soldier in front of him with a knife and quickly rushed towards Humato.
The soldiers around Umato were elite soldiers specially sent to him by Thomas, but these elite soldiers did not stop the Chinese troops surrounding him.
After ten minutes of more than 200 soldiers, only about 40 were left. They formed a circle and protected Umato inside.
"Captain Li, it's not interesting to come here to pick peaches without giving any notice." Wang Xiaoshan hurried over and said directly without waiting for a breath.
"Commander Wang is wrong. These Peruvians were driven here by the cavalry regiment. How come the credit is yours?" Li Dawei said without giving up a step.
"That is, our cavalry regiment broke through the enemy's position first and drove them all the way here. What did you do? It is your credit to stand on the road and stop the retreating troops. You are not afraid of the strong wind blowing your tongue."
"What nonsense are you talking about? You have the right to interrupt what the leader is saying and let your uncle teach you how to behave."
"Just fight, the men of the cavalry regiment have never been afraid of anyone."
The soldiers from both sides said they were going to fight, but no one from the Peruvian army in the encirclement intervened.
"Commander, there is a conflict among them. Should we take the opportunity to escape?"
"It's impossible. They are surrounded on all sides and we can't escape." Umato shook his head.
"What are you doing?" Liu Pu came down from the mound and saw two people arguing.
"Chief of Staff, the people of the Cavalry Regiment are trying to take credit from us."
"Whoever takes credit from you belongs to us."
"Don't talk, I will understand the situation myself." Liu Pu stopped the dispute between the two and learned the cause and effect from the soldiers next to him.
He opened his mouth and said, "I will not judge your merits. I will report them to the Crown Prince for evaluation."
"Chief of Staff Liu, please don't tell the prince, otherwise I will be doomed." Wang Xiaoshan's last mistake has not been long ago. If the dispute between him and Li Dawei for credit reaches Li Mingyuan's ears, the two of them will not be able to claim any credit.
If you do, you will be punished.
"Chief of Staff Liu, Your Majesty has a lot of things to do every day. Don't report this little thing to Your Majesty. In the worst case, I will give the credit to Commander Wang."
Li Mingyuan was gentle with others in private, but he could not tolerate a grain of sand in the military. Li Dawei did not want to leave a bad impression on Li Mingyuan because of a trivial matter.
"It was Captain Li who discovered the Peruvian official first, and the credit goes to him." After hearing Li Dawei's words, Wang Xiaoshan was embarrassed to take the credit alone and waved his hand.
"Haha, now you know how to be humble and courteous. You are not afraid that I will report it to the crown prince, so that you two will not get any credit." Liu Pu said with a smile.
Wang Xiaoshan and Li Dawei thought that Liu Pu was serious about it and hurriedly tried to please him.
"You don't need to flatter me. It's very common on the battlefield that the division of credit is not clear. I don't want to affect your future because of a small thing. As for the credit this time, each of you will get half of it."
"Thank you, Chief of Staff." the two said happily.
"Okay, now that the matter has been taken care of, let's quickly clean up the battlefield."
"Chief of Staff, what should we do with this high-ranking Peruvian official?"
Wang Xiaoshan pointed to Umatuo in the encirclement.
"Try to catch them alive, maybe they will be useful in the future." Liu Pu glanced at Uma and said.
"That's your order," the two of them responded, leading the soldiers around them to rush forward. The guards around Umato didn't resist for a few moments before being dispatched by the Chinese soldiers who came up. Umato also did something disgraceful.
took prisoners.
The battle in Hermodut started in the early morning and ended at 4 p.m.
In this battle, 5,000 Peruvian troops died and 10,000 were captured. Except for more than 100 Peruvian soldiers who escaped, the Puno reinforcements were completely destroyed.
The reason why the death toll in Peru reached 5,000 is because some seriously injured Peruvian soldiers were also stabbed.
The Chinese Independence Army didn't have much medicine, and it didn't have enough for its own wounded. How could it be possible to give the Peruvians a discount, so the seriously injured Peruvian soldiers had no choice but to see God in advance.
The Hermodut Ambush was a head-to-head battle between the Chinese Independence Army and the Peruvian army. The Puno reinforcements were the elite of the 100,000-strong Peruvian army. The 15,000-person Puno army was all equipped with muskets and cannons purchased from Britain, France and other countries. Their combat effectiveness
They are among the strongest enemies encountered by the Chinese Independence Army.
Not every Peruvian army is as powerful as the Puno garrison. Most of the Peruvian army still uses old-fashioned flintlock guns that have been eliminated by European countries.
And because southern Peru, where the Chinese workers are located, belongs to the Peruvian mining area, the Peruvian army here has relatively better equipment.
Forty-five thousand people fought against fifteen thousand Peruvian troops. The Chinese Independence Army lost 800 lives and injured 1,300 people, for a total casualty of 2,100 people.
Even with an absolute advantage, the reason why the Chinese Independence Army still suffered more than 2,000 casualties was mainly due to the intensive firepower of the Peruvian army. Most of the 2,100 casualties were caused by Peruvian machine guns during the charge.