"Li Han, the Taiping Navy Brigade Commander, pays homage to His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince." Inside a military tent, Li Han bowed and saluted.
"This brother claimed to be a subordinate of King Sen, but as far as I know, His Highness King Sen was killed by Qing spies in Hong Kong." Li Mingyuan told the news about King Sen and said lightly: "Tell me, what are your identities?
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"The villain is indeed a subordinate of King Mori. After King Mori was killed, the villain followed General Hou to America..."
Li Han's account was detailed and credible. Therefore, Li Mingyuan gave up his doubts about their identities and said with a smile: "Recently, the army is examining Peruvian spies, so it is a little stricter. Don't be surprised, brother Li Han."
"The prince leads a lone army to a foreign land, so he should be cautious." Li Han said respectfully.
After entering the tent, Li Han carefully observed Li Mingyuan and found that although the man sitting in front of him had a slightly green face, he behaved in a sophisticated manner and looked like King Chen Yucheng of England, King Zhongli Li Xiucheng and other young Taiping Heavenly Kingdom officials.
commander in chief.
Li Han had never been in contact with Li Mingyuan before, and he subconsciously believed that the reason why Li Mingyuan was young and mature was that he inherited it from Li Shixian, the servant king. Therefore, his doubts and confusion about Li Mingyuan disappeared.
In the later period of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, there were many factions within the Taiping Army, and each prince had his own independent unit.
Although the Mori Prince Yutian was dead, his navy troops were still entrenched together. Li Mingyuan was not sure whether Li Han came to see him sincerely to seek refuge, so after talking for a few words, he directly asked: "The Kingdom of Heaven is destroyed, and the various ministries are still together."
The soldiers of the Kingdom of Heaven are scattered all over the country, and I want to restore the banner of the Kingdom of Heaven. I wonder what the general is planning to do?"
Li Mingyuan made it very clear that after the fall of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the Chinese Independence Army led by Li Mingyuan was the last large-scale Taiping Army, so Li Mingyuan wanted to consolidate the remaining Taiping Army and establish a new country headed by him.
After listening to Li Mingyuan's words, Li Han did not make an immediate decision. According to traditional legal principles, the ruler of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom should be a descendant of the Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan.
After the fall of Tianjing, Hong Xiuquan's son was executed, but several of his nephews escaped. If Li Mingyuan's Chinese Independence Army grows again and regains control of China, Hong Xiuquan's descendants should be allowed to become emperors.
Li Mingyuan's intention was obviously to abandon the descendants of Hong Xiuquan and establish his own business. This choice made Li Han feel embarrassed. He thought about it for a while but still couldn't make a decision, so he declined: "The humble position is humble, and I can't replace my general."
I have made a decision, and I hope that the Crown Prince will allow me to go back and report to General Hou before I can give a reply."
The Chinese Independent Army was founded by Li Mingyuan from scratch, and the top leaders of the Chinese Independent Army were promoted and appointed by Li Mingyuan. In addition, Li Mingyuan's mythical influence in the Chinese Independent Army usually made him the only one in the hearts of the generals and ordinary soldiers of the Chinese Independent Army.
He was the only leader. As for Hong Xiuquan's two nephews who ran away to who knows where, no one recognized him at all.
Li Han's tactful refusal aroused dissatisfaction among everyone in the military tent. Zhao Yan stood up first and said: "The prince alone supported the crisis and rediscovered and strengthened the destroyed Taiping Army. He is the savior of our Taiping soldiers and deserves to be rewarded."
With the support of all the Taiping troops, could it be that Brigadier Li still couldn’t understand the situation and was counting on the two nephews of the King of Heaven to rebuild the Kingdom of Heaven?”
As soon as Zhao Yan opened his mouth, other people in the tent also expressed their dissatisfaction, blaming Li Han for not knowing how to appreciate others.
"Forget it, let's stop talking," Li Mingyuan raised his hand to stop the quarrel among his men, and said: "Since Brother Li Han can't make the decision, let's talk about it after a while, but in a few days, the Chinese Independence Army will leave
"It's not safe for Brother Li Han to go back now. Why don't we leave with our fleet and wait until the troops settle down before leaving? What do you think, Brother Li Han?"
One army, one leader. The Chinese Independent Army has more than 100,000 soldiers. It is no longer as weak as when it was first established. Therefore, at this time, Li Mingyuan paid more attention to the unity of the army.
Although Li Han and the hundreds of Chinese pirates behind him are also talents that the Chinese Independence Army needs, Li Mingyuan will not give up his own standards just because of hundreds of pirates.
Joining a group of troops who have different ideas from his own to the Chinese Independence Army will only lead to disharmony among the troops. Therefore, before they formally expressed their support for him, Li Mingyuan did not rush to recruit them.
As for not letting Li Han leave now, it is for their safety. It is not easy for a dozen unidentified Chinese to cross the ocean again and return to the Caribbean island.
Once they encounter pirates and local military and police interrogation, it is likely that none of them will be able to escape. Li Mingyuan did not want the few remaining Taiping soldiers to die in vain, so he asked to keep them...
The deal between the Chinese Independence Army and Peruvian President Pedro was completed step by step. Three days later, the Peruvians handed over 5,000 Chinese laborers and 2,000 pack horses, while the Chinese Independence Army gave up Cusco and surrounding towns.
After the first transaction between the two parties was successfully completed, in the next dozen days, the Chinese Independence Army successively withdrew from all occupied areas except the south of Arequipa.
Peru also delivered 20,000 packhorses, 20,000 Chinese laborers, and ten large merchant ships. Only 10,000 Chinese laborers were still in their hands for the final transaction with the Chinese Independence Army.
The more than ten days of trading with the Peruvians was the busiest period for the Chinese Independence Army. After receiving ten large merchant ships from Peru, Li Mingyuan ordered more than a thousand skilled workers who had been forcibly relocated from the occupied areas to board the ships first, and then dismantled them.
The machines and 20,000 Chinese in Arequipa’s military factory,
Among the 20,000 Chinese transferred by sea ship, there are 10,000 combat troops, including more than 3,000 Chinese Independence Army naval forces and 6,000 people from a division under Luo Linshan. They will form an attack on Rio Grande do Sul.
of assault troops,
When Li Mingyuan led the main force to fight the Brazilian army, he occupied Rio Grande do Sul as the base of the Chinese Independence Army. The remaining 10,000 Chinese laborers with weaker combat effectiveness would also cooperate with Luolinshan in the battle, and finally stayed behind as a security force in the occupied new land.
Excluding the 20,000 Chinese workers who left on sea ships, the remaining 130,000 Chinese were divided into two parts and set off by land.
Liu Pu and the steady character Zhang Ansong served as the leaders of the 90,000 Chinese troops in the rear, ensuring that the troops could reach their destination safely.
And Li Mingyuan personally led Chen Guozhu, Li Sandou, Li Dawei and other generals to command the main force of 40,000 field troops to look for opportunities to fight the Brazilian army.
The day after the Chinese fleet set off under the escort of Prussian warships, the cavalry brigade and reconnaissance battalion, as the vanguard of the entire army, set off first to clear the way for the large force to move forward.
