April 9, Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina.
Groups of white Argentinians, old and young, flocked to an unclosed city gate, constantly attacking the blocking defense line set up by Argentine soldiers.
"The city is already crowded with people, please don't crowd into the city!"
The Argentinian officers who maintained order tried their best to persuade the surrounding white people to leave, but to no avail.
"Please, let us in. Our hometown has been occupied by the Han people. The Han people are like a group of robbers. They stole most of our food and only allowed us to carry a little ration with us. If you don't let us
If we go into the city, we will all starve to death outside!"
"Sir, my daughter is only five years old. She hasn't eaten for two days. Please, for the sake of God, please help my poor daughter!"...
The Argentinian people outside the city gate each told their own unfortunate experiences and begged the defenders with sad expressions to let them into the city.
"Sir, that little girl is so pitiful. Can you please be accommodating and let her family enter the city?"
A junior officer in his thirties was so moved by the five-year-old girl that he couldn't help but go to the commander of the city gate garrison to persuade him.
"No, once we let the little girl and her family enter the city, others will take the opportunity to attack the city gate.
There are already too many people in the city, and if we let others in, the city's food reserves will be exhausted quickly."
"But they are all citizens under the federal government. Many of their husbands, sons, and brothers have joined the federal army. If we forcibly prevent them from entering the city and cause them to have accidents outside the city, then how can we report to them?
Their relatives’ explanation?”
“The president’s purpose in calling on citizens to join the federal army is to protect the country, but if we can’t even protect our own loved ones, how can we protect our country?
Sir, please do a good deed and let them enter the city?"
The miserable conditions of the white civilians outside the city touched the hearts of the city gate defenders one after another, and a low-level officer kept making pleas to the commander of the city gate defenders.
The hearts of the people were united. Faced with the pleas of his officers, the commander of the city gate defense gradually softened his attitude. Finally, he could not withstand the persuasion of everyone and said in a relaxed tone, "The ban on civilians outside the city from entering the city is an order issued by the president himself. I have no right to change it."
Under the President's order, one can only go to the city first to ask for instructions from the President, and then decide whether to open the city gate according to the President's order."...
"President, the situation outside the city is like this. Many people have lost their land and property. There are also some women, children, old and young who are unable to survive due to lack of food. The soldiers outside saw the unfortunate situation of the people outside the city.
Later, they all advocated opening the city gates to let them enter the city, but the subordinates could not resist the requests of their officers, so they could only go to the city and ask the president to make a decision in person."
"Gorezweig, you also know about the situation in Buenos Aires. The Han National Defense Forces are watching covetously outside the city. They forcibly requisition food and livestock from nearby civilians as military supplies, and then requisition food and livestock from the requisitioned people.
Civilians claimed that the city of Buenos Aires was the safest place. There was enough food in the city for everyone in the La Plata Plains. As long as they entered the city of Buenos Aires, they did not have to worry about suffering.
Threats from external forces and insufficient food supplies.”
After Mitre suffered a serious illness, his spirit obviously declined a lot. After finishing his sentence, he paused for a while, and then continued, "It is also to blame that the federal government carried out a series of attacks on the Han army in order to strengthen the people's belief in resistance.
Demonic propaganda, now that the Han National Defense Forces are attacking outside the city of Buenos Aires, the nearby civilians think of the ferocious image of the Han National Defense Forces propagated by the government, and are worried that their families will be massacred and tortured by the Han troops. In addition, the Han people have other people’s intentions.
The food collection operation caused nearby people to flock to the city of Buenos Aires.
The food reserves in the city of Buenos Aires are based on the standard of sustaining 200,000 people for half a year. According to the report submitted by the Minister of Agriculture yesterday, the population of the city has reached 430,000, and some have been stolen in recent days.
The number of people who ran into the city has not been counted. If this part of the population is included, the population in the city is likely to exceed 450,000.
The population of 450,000 is more than twice the original planned population. Doubling the population will not only rapidly consume the food reserves in the city, but also bring great inconvenience to maintaining order in the city. Therefore, Gorezweig, it is not that I am unwilling
Instead of letting the people outside the city enter the city, if you are temporarily soft-hearted and let the people outside the city enter the city, the living conditions of hundreds of thousands of civilians and soldiers in the city will continue to deteriorate, and the defense situation of Buenos will also move in a direction that is not conducive to the federal government.
develop."
"His Majesty understands what to do. There is no need for the President to worry about matters outside the city. His Majesty will make arrangements for them."
"Well, you should have a gentle attitude toward the civilians outside the city, and don't use force to expel them unless you have no choice."
"Yes, President."......
"His Highness's strategy worked. More than 200,000 people have entered Buenos Aires these days."
At the National Defense Force camp, Luo Linshan happily said to Li Mingyuan.
"How is the food gap in the army now?" Li Mingyuan did not reply directly to Luo Linshan, but raised a question that he was more concerned about.
"Including the grain and livestock forcibly requisitioned these days, the food reserves on the front line can still support the army for two and a half months."
After Liu Pu stayed at home, Sun Bin took his place and was responsible for supervising and allocating logistics supplies for the frontline troops.
"Two and a half months of food reserves are enough to supply the troops' combat requirements for a period of time."
Li Mingyuan lowered his head and thought for a while, then said, "Argentine President Mitre has noticed the purpose of our army to expel ordinary people into Buenos Aires. Starting yesterday, the defenders in Buenos Aires will
An isolation defense line was set up outside the city to prevent Argentine civilians from other areas from entering the city.
However, our army's purpose of raising military rations to create trouble for the Argentine defense forces has been achieved. Continuing to implement the plan to expel the Argentine whites will have little effect. Therefore, starting from tomorrow, the order to forcibly requisition food and livestock will be cancelled, and the entire army will be repaired for two days.
Two days later, the various ministries took turns to attack the Buenos Aires defenders according to the original plan."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Luo Linshan, Sun Bin and others all raised their hands in response.
"The British have been vigorously supporting Argentina in Europe. From this point of view, the British government has made the decision to intervene in the Argentine war with arms. The Brazilian Empire has always been influenced and controlled by the British government. After the British decided to send troops to Argentina,
The Brazilian government will definitely follow suit and send troops to participate in the war. Therefore, in a while, our army will face a joint attack by British and Brazilian multinational forces.
In order to ensure the smooth progress of our army's follow-up combat plan against Britain and Brazil, the frontline troops must ensure that they capture Buenos Aires and occupy the front-line areas along the Argentine coast within two months, so as to separate the remaining troops in Argentina from the
The intervention forces are separated to prevent the two forces from converging and making it more difficult for our army to occupy Argentina."
Li Mingyuan put his hands behind his back and glanced at everyone in the temporary conference room one by one. Then he deployed, "Two days later, the First Division, as the first batch of combat forces to enter the battle of Buenos Aires, will be responsible for starting from the north.
Attack San Isidro and Olivos,
The second division advanced toward the city of Buenos Aires from the west, with the operational goal of overcoming the first-line defensive position of Caceros. The third division, together with the second mixed brigade, crossed the front defense line of Buenos Aires and marched toward the city from the south.
Lomas, Dezamora, and Florence will launch an attack. The Fourth Division, the Guards Brigade, the Cavalry Division and other units serve as strategic reserves and will be deployed on other battlefields depending on changes in the strategic situation..."