"President Pedro, after thinking about it last night, I think it is urgent to send troops to the southern mining area. I propose to vote on the issue of sending troops. If you agree to send troops as soon as possible, please raise your hands." After Tripa finished speaking, he first raised his right hand.
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Following Tripa's actions, Thomas and others also raised their right hands.
More than half of the people raised their voices in approval. According to the agreement last night, Thomas did not give Pedro a chance to fight back, and cooperated, "President, most of the congressmen agreed to send troops as soon as possible. I hope you will follow the people's will and send troops to quell the rebellion."
"No, the Peruvian regular army is insufficient in number. We must wait until enough soldiers are recruited to suppress the rebellion." Pedro shook his head.
"Mr. President, it will take almost two or three months for the recruitment of new soldiers to be completed before the troops are sent out. In two or three months, not to mention the strength of the rebels, our mining resources in the south may be ruined by the rebels.
So the sooner we send troops, the better."
"Big businessmen with interests in the south are already very dissatisfied. If the government cannot send troops to regain the southern region as soon as possible, they are likely to unite against the government."
"We must send troops immediately to quell the rebellion. The president should not hesitate any longer."...
Tripa and Tomas united most of the Peruvian congressmen to put pressure on Pedro.
"Everyone believes that it is imperative to send troops, and I will no longer object. However, I will make a request first. There are not many troops left in Peru. They cannot all be mobilized to encircle and suppress the rebels. Some troops must be left to maintain domestic security."
"President, my troops have been completely lost. You are not going to throw my remaining troops into the battlefield, are you?" Thomas spoke first, blocking the possibility of Pedro sending his troops to fight.
"General Thomas doesn't have many soldiers left, and he is really not suitable to continue fighting. Let's do this. The combat tasks will be undertaken by my soldiers, and Francisco and other generals' soldiers will follow behind as a reserve. Is General Thomas satisfied with this arrangement?"
"Does the president have any other requests?" Thomas asked, not believing that Pedro was so kind.
"Sending troops to quell the chaos is what the Peruvian army should do. However, my soldiers have been staying in the barren mountains and rivers all year round and want to change to a better location. So after recovering the southern mining area, I want to send the troops to the south. General Thomas has no objection.
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The corner of Thomas's mouth twitched. Pedro really had no good intentions and wanted to occupy his own territory. But are the Chinese rebels in the south so easy to deal with? According to Thomas' understanding of the Chinese combat power, Pedro's army is very likely to
He is no match for the rebels. As long as his army is defeated, he can unite with others to launch a coup and oust him in one fell swoop.
After thinking secretly for a while, he felt that he couldn't get the south if he promised it to Pedro in advance, so Thomas pretended, "Okay, as long as the south can be recovered, I promise to give the south to the president's troops."
A sneer appeared at the corner of Pedro's mouth, "You want to play tricks with me, but you are still a bit immature."
Pedro's expression changed quickly, and he immediately put on a proud look before others noticed, "Assembling an army requires sufficient preparation, so I decided to officially put an end to the chaos in a month."
The Peruvian army was stationed scattered across the country, and it did take some time to assemble, so Thomas and other congressmen did not raise any objections and immediately agreed.
After the decision to send troops was made, the Peruvian bosses quickly reached an agreement on the details of sending troops. A total of 50,000 troops were sent, of which Pedro's subordinate Dardini led 30,000 troops as the main force, and Francisco and another Peruvian warlord each led 10,000 troops.
The army followed Dartini. Once the army in front encountered danger, the two parties immediately supported it.
Of course, mutual support was agreed upon at the meeting, but if Datini's troops were really in danger, Francisco would only hide and laugh behind his back, and would never support Datini's soldiers one by one.
After the meeting ended and Thomas and others left the presidential palace, Pedro called over a close aide and gave him a few instructions in a low voice, and the aide quickly left.
There were many conditions for the deal between Li Mingyuan and Pedro. The first was for Pedro to hand over 30,000 healthy Chinese workers, the second was to provide ten large merchant ships with a crew of 500 people, and the third was to provide 20,000 pack horses.
Among the three conditions proposed by Li Mingyuan, the first and third are not difficult to complete.
There should be more than 20,000 Chinese workers in Peru, and insufficient Chinese workers can be imported from other countries in the Americas.
Although 20,000 pack horses are a lot, there are many horse farms in Peru and they can be assembled quickly.
But ten large merchant ships were difficult to handle. There were originally many Peruvian merchant ships, but most of them were captured by the Chinese army in Barranca. The remaining large merchant ships totaled only thirteen.
Pedro was reluctant to hand over the ten merchant ships, but thinking of the huge benefits of regaining the southern mining area, Pedro gritted his teeth and ordered his cronies to gather the ten merchant ships that Li Mingyuan wanted.
After Lustuart and Pedro initially negotiated the deal, he did not rush to report the news to Li Mingyuan, because he had been told before coming that he could only confirm the final deal after seeing Pedro's sincerity, so Lustuart
Art was waiting for news about him in a room not far from Pedro's house.
"Sir, the president won't regret it, right? We've been waiting here for a day, and he hasn't replied yet," Manuel, standing next to Lou Stuart, asked.
After Lu Stuart was released by Li Mingyuan, he immediately released Manuel accompanied by a Chinese soldier.
Manuel originally thought he was going to die from exhaustion in the mine. When Lou Stuart rescued him from the mine, Manuel felt that he had encountered the luckiest thing in the world.
In addition, Lustuart deceived him, and Manuel became loyal to Lustuart.
When Lustuart took him out to perform the mission, Manuel was very active and wanted to rush ahead in everything and complete the tasks assigned by Lustuart in advance.
"Young people need to be steady. What great things can be accomplished if you are so rough?" Lustuart said calmly as he picked up a cup of tea.
"What the commander taught me is that I should correct myself next time."
While the two were talking, the door to the room suddenly opened, and a sturdy Peruvian man walked in.
"The merchant ship they want is ready. The president asked you and me to check it out."
On the seaside outside Lima, Pedro pointed to the ten merchant ships parked in the port and said, "All ten ships are here. Go back and tell the people behind you to pay with one hand and deliver the goods with the other. Wait until you have captured the
When the place is handed over to us, the merchant ships and other supplies will be handed over to you."
