After the exercise, Li Mingyuan led the cavalry brigade around the Andes Mountains twice, captured three Andean condors, and set off back.
A long-distance transfer is a huge and tedious project, including personnel transfer, medicine procurement, food and material supplies, etc. Everything must be prepared properly.
Preliminary estimates include the 30,000 Chinese workers returned by Peru, and the total number of Chinese immigrants will reach 150,000.
The one-time transfer of 150,000 people required too much logistical pressure, so Li Mingyuan divided the 150,000 Chinese into three groups, and 8,000 people took captured warships and merchant ships to cross the sea directly to Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil.
After being organized, nearly 40,000 field troops set off early with the purpose of defeating the Brazilian army and clearing the way for the follow-up troops.
The garrison army and the Chinese logistics personnel set off last. After the field army defeated the Brazilian army and opened the road to southern Brazil, they moved into Rio Oglan do Sul and settled down.
In terms of medicines, in addition to using the gold in his hands to buy Western medicines, Li Mingyuan also organized more than thirty Chinese medicine doctors to collect medicinal materials in the plantations.
After the Chinese arrived in South America, they not only brought their living habits with them, but also brought Chinese medicine to South America.
When Spain ruled South America, the colonists introduced a large number of Chinese healers from the Philippines, and then transplanted oriental medicinal herbs to Peru and other places for cultivation.
Therefore, Li Mingyuan could collect the needed herbs from nearby plantations without much effort.
In terms of food, the entire southern Peruvian region was occupied by the Chinese Independence Army, and the food collected was enough for the Chinese troops to reach their destination.
In addition to food, medicine and other daily necessities, Li Mingyuan also plans to move all the small arms factories in Arequipa.
Arequipa Military Factory mainly produces rifles, bullets and small artillery.
The military factory is not large in scale but has complete facilities. After transporting these equipment to Rio Grande do Sul, the Chinese army can establish a preliminary military industry and produce arms using local materials.
The Chinese Independence Army relies on outsourcing for its weapons and equipment. Although Li Mingyuan has a lot of gold in his hands, during the initial period of arriving in Rio Grande do Sul, the Chinese Army is likely to be sanctioned by the United Kingdom and the United States and other countries and will not be able to receive weapons supplies. At this time,
The importance of having a small arsenal becomes apparent.
There are one hundred core workers in Arequipa's arms factory. When they are transferred, they will be transported on board the ship together with the machinery and equipment of the arms factory, and a large amount of gold will be escorted by the garrison.
"Liu Pu, what do the soldiers think about the transfer?"
After clarifying the various arrangements for the transfer, Li Mingyuan turned the question to the soldiers.
"Although everyone is a little reluctant to leave where they live now, they still agree to move to southern Brazil."
"After staying in Peru for several years, it's normal to feel a little reluctant to leave suddenly." Li Mingyuan nodded.
"Your Majesty, there have been some bad phenomena in the army recently. Some laborers who joined later were slack in training, and some people secretly smoke cigarettes."
"Soldiers smoke? When did this start?" Li Mingyuan frowned and suppressed his anger.
The Manchus were immoral, and Confucianism, which used literary inquisition and castration and deletion, enslaved the Han people spiritually. However, many Chinese people did not want to make progress and did not dare to resist the oppression of the Manchus. They smoked opium to anesthetize themselves, which ultimately left a mark in the eyes of foreigners.
He had a despicable image of wearing a money rat's tail and smoking opium. Then he was defeated by the Japanese who had always looked down on him, and he was given the humiliating label of the sick man of East Asia.
Li Mingyuan came to this world and was powerless to do anything about the affairs in mainland China. However, he did not expect that there were people in his army who smoked cigarettes. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He wanted to rush out immediately and shoot all the soldiers who smoked cigarettes.
"The soldiers who smoked opium were members of the garrison. When they were working in the mines, the mine owners lured them to smoke opium. During this period, there was no war in the army, so after they were idle, they started to smoke opium again.
." Liu Pu explained carefully,
"If you didn't take the initiative to smoke, it's understandable." Li Mingyuan's expression softened a lot.
"But the mouth for smoking cigarettes must not be opened. Liu Pu will start investigating how many people in the army smoke cigarettes tomorrow," Li Mingyuan changed the subject.
"Yes, Your Majesty, but what should we do with these heavy smokers?"
"Isn't it easy to deal with them? Bring all the smokers together to detoxify." Li Mingyuan sneered.
"Understood." Liu Pu knew from Li Mingyuan's expression that those who smoked marijuana would not end well, but he did not say much, because smoking marijuana not only destroys people's willpower, but also seriously affects the combat effectiveness of soldiers and the strength of the troops.
Regarding morale, only by removing those soldiers who smoke marijuana from the army can the discipline of the army be improved.
"Liu Pu, leave the investigation of marijuana smoking to the people below first. You and I will go outside for a walk right away."
"Okay." Liu Pu agreed.
Li Mingyuan went back and changed into a military uniform worn by ordinary soldiers, and headed out of the city wearing more than a hundred guards.
The sun was shining brightly, and the area outside Arequipa was crowded with pedestrians. Teams of Chinese troops rode packhorses and pulled carriages towards the city, while groups of Peruvian locals walked out of the city with their children in tow.
go out.
After Li Mingyuan occupied the city of Arequipa, there were few restrictions on ordinary Peruvian people. As long as they honestly handed over part of their food and did not confront the Chinese Independence Army, the Chinese troops would not harm them.
Anthony was also among the people leaving the city. After occupying Arequipa, Li Mingyuan fulfilled his promise and released Anthony and his wife.
Anthony held a supervisory position in the Chinese Independence Army and had no access to the core secrets of the Chinese Army. So he was released. Li Mingyuan was not worried that he would pose a threat to the Chinese Independence Army.
Not only Anthony, but also the tens of thousands of captive Peruvian army Li Mingyuan will be slowly released. Manuel received news that the trading materials and personnel requested by Li Mingyuan have been prepared. A week later, the two parties officially traded.
By then, after Li Mingyuan gets what he wants, he will leave Peru and hand over tens of thousands of Peruvian prisoners and the mining areas in southern Peru to Pedro.
"Anthony, what's wrong with you? Aren't you happy to be out of the clutches of these barbarians?" Mary, who was holding some simple salutes, asked in confusion when she saw her husband Anthony looking at Arequipa with nostalgia.
"No, I'm just a little emotional." Anthony shook his head.
"My dear, don't be a supervisor for others anymore. It's too dangerous here. Let's go back to Prussia." The Chinese Independence Army's occupation of southern Peru frightened Mary so much that she just came out of Arequipa.
I can't help but want to go back to my hometown in Europe.
"Dear, Europe has been at war these years, and we can't live a good life if we go back. We still stay in Peru. Last time I helped the Chinese troops enter the city and made great achievements. They gave me a sum of money, and we can buy another one.
A large piece of land, and then build a big villa." Anthony said to his wife.
"The Peruvians won't recognize you and arrest you, right?" Mary was not captivated by the beautiful picture Anthony described and asked worriedly for the first time.
"Don't worry, honey. I just helped the Chinese scouts enter the city. The Peruvians didn't notice me."
"God bless, I hope we won't encounter these barbarians again in the future." Mary crossed herself on her chest.
"No, they are leaving soon," Anthony pointed at the Chinese on the road.
"My dear, let's leave quickly. It will be troublesome if they go back on their word." Mary didn't want to stay here for a minute and hurriedly pulled Anthony away.