Outside the city of Arequipa, Lustuart and Peruvian President Pedro's general Datini led 40,000 Peruvian soldiers to line up in front of the city gate, waiting for the last deal with the Chinese Independence Army.
Li Mingyuan did not break his promise. After normal transactions with the Peruvians, the Chinese Independence Army officially handed over the three seaside cities of Moyendo, Moquegua, and Tacna to Lustuart, and all the four thousand Moyendo soldiers captured were
Give it back to him.
After acquiring the three cities, Lustuart immediately exercised his power, obtained cash and loans by selling local interests to business representatives from various countries, and recruited 12,000 troops within a week.
In this transaction with the Chinese Independence Army, Lou Stuart transferred 10,000 people. On the one hand, it was to strengthen the Peruvian side and prevent the Chinese Independence Army from underestimating Peru.
On the other hand, it is to show off muscles, show one's strength to Datini, and prevent him from taking the opportunity to encroach on his territory.
Recovering the lost territory easily gave Datini the idea of despising the Chinese Independence Army.
"These rebels are not that powerful." Datini was riding on his horse, staring at Li Mingyuan and his party who were walking slowly across the way. An adventurous idea flashed in his mind.
"Loust Stuart, after the deal is completed, how about we take advantage of the rebels and kill them when they are not prepared? Do you want to do it?" Dartini lowered his voice, with a fierce light in his eyes.
Lustuart was startled by Dartini's idea. His proposal was indeed very tempting. However, thinking of the methods of the Chinese Independence Army, Lustuart decisively gave up the idea.
Now that he had obtained the territory and army he had dreamed of before, he no longer had to take risks just to claim credit from above.
"General Dartini, the rebels are very powerful. It will be difficult to defeat them with the troops in our hands."
Datini was very dissatisfied with Lustuart's cowardice, and his face turned ugly for a moment. However, Datini was a senior general after all. He quickly adjusted his emotions and pretended: "I'll be with you."
Just kidding, don’t take it seriously.”
Having been in the Peruvian military for more than twenty years, Lou Stuart can naturally tell whether Dartini is joking or not.
When Dadingni thought he had covered it up well, Lou Stuart had already seen through his expression that he despised him, and that what he said just now was not as simple as a joke.
"I won't stop you even if you want to die. When you see the power of the rebels, you will know who is the fool."
"General Dattiny, the other party has already arrived, let's go forward to meet them." Lou Stuart sneered secretly, but on the surface he still pretended to respect Dattiny.
"Well, let's go." Dartini waved his hand, and a hundred cavalry walked out of the army and walked towards the center of the two armies.
"Lou Stuart, long time no see, you look very good now." As soon as the two parties met, Li Mingyuan was the first to say with a smile.
"Thank you for your concern, I'm fine now." Lustuart also smiled.
The two of them laughed so naturally that those who didn't know it thought they were old friends they hadn't seen for a long time!
"Loust Stuart, this must be President Pedro's right-hand man, General Dartini!"
In the first few transactions with Peru, Li Mingyuan did not appear in person, and the specific transactions were handled by his subordinates.
This transaction with Arequipa City is the highlight of the transaction with the Peruvians. In addition, neither party has done anything in the previous transactions, so the last transaction was an interview between the two parties to resolve the transaction.
The last step.
"Your Majesty led the rebels to defeat the southern army of our country. You are really powerful. I, a capable general, dare not compare with you." Dartini was soft-spoken and hard-spoken, directly calling the Chinese Independence Army rebels.
"Haha, the Chinese workers' uprising is also a last resort. As for the strength of our army, you can ask Lu Stuart for advice, and he will tell you the answer."
Most of the transactions between the Chinese Independence Army and Peru have been completed. At this time, Li Mingyuan would not give face to the Peruvians and would directly confront them tit for tat.
"The war is over, aren't we standing together face to face now?" Lou Stuart said with a smile: "Your Excellency Li, General Dartini, the most important thing for us now is to conduct transactions. As for other topics, let's first
How about not talking about it?"
"Of course, my troops are ready to set off. I think your troops also want to recover the city of Arequipa as soon as possible, right?" Li Mingyuan said.
Datini nodded with a bad expression, and the two parties handed over the specific materials of the last transaction, and then Li Mingyuan and Datini each returned to their respective camps.
"Yongzeng, monitor the movements of the Peruvian army. If you find any unusual movements from them, report to me immediately." From the conversation just now, Li Mingyuan sensed Datini's hatred for the Chinese Independence Army, so he ordered the special forces in advance.
Troop commander Zhao Yongzeng was ready.
"Understood, the reconnaissance battalion and the first squadron of special forces will be responsible for monitoring the Peruvian army." Zhao Yongzeng replied.
"Yes." Li Mingyuan nodded and continued: "Go tell Sun Bin and ask him to come and see me." Liu Pu, as the person in charge of the 90,000 Chinese people, has already led the troops to set off in advance, while the main force of the field army under Li Mingyuan temporarily serves as the rearguard.
Therefore, Sun Bin is temporarily responsible for the staff work in the field army.
Sun Bin, like other senior officers, was monitoring the transaction process between the two parties in front of the city gate. After hearing the news conveyed by the guards, Sun Bin rushed to Li Mingyuan's side on horseback.
"Sun Bin, I feel that the Peruvians may launch an attack tonight. You are responsible for arranging troop alerts," Li Mingyuan said.
Li Mingyuan's previous victories in battles have proven his accuracy in grasping fighter aircraft. Since Li Mingyuan believed that the Peruvians would launch an attack, he was about 90% sure that it would actually happen, so Sun Bin responded and then arranged the specific defense matters of the troops.
In the Peruvian military camp, a soldier walked into Lou Stuart's military tent and reported: "General, as you expected, General Dartini's troops are being mobilized."
"I understand, go down."
After sending off the messenger soldiers, Lou Stuart did not feel happy when his expectation came true. Instead, he paced back and forth in the military tent with a frown on his face.
Datini knew what he wanted to do without even thinking about it, so he mobilized the army without telling himself.
Although what Dartini wanted to do had nothing to do with Lustuart, by doing so he put Lustuart into an embarrassing situation.
It stands to reason that Dartini and Lou Stuart belong to the same camp, and they should work together to
However, Lu Stuart knew in his heart that Dadingni was no match for Li Mingyuan. Once Dadingni's attack failed, Li Mingyuan would not think that he had anything to do with it.
When the time comes, the Chinese Independence Army will carry out a retaliatory attack. Datini can take the troops and leave, but the three cities he just acquired will have to change their owners.
The more Lustuart thought about it, the more unwilling he became, and finally gritted his teeth and made up his mind...
At midnight, all the Chinese in Arequipa evacuated, and the 10,000 Chinese workers who had just been taken over by the Chinese Independence Army met with Liu Pu's logistics force under the escort of 2,000 soldiers.
Li Mingyuan led 20,000 Chinese Independence Army soldiers to ambush on a road outside Arequipa.
During the day, Lou Stuart's messenger told Li Mingyuan the news that Dartini sent troops to attack the Chinese Independence Army, and this also confirmed Li Mingyuan's previous inference.
As for Lu Stuart and Dartini performing exercises together to deceive Li Mingyuan, on the one hand Lu Stuart had no motive to do so, and on the other hand, even if they acted to lure the Chinese Independence Army into being deceived, Li Mingyuan had made arrangements.
Don't be afraid of falling into their trap.
Under the bright moonlight, a group of black figures quietly appeared in Li Mingyuan's sight.
"Your Majesty, they are here." Zhao Yongzeng crawled beside Li Mingyuan and whispered.
"Yongzeng, how about accepting the arrangement?"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, all the soldiers from the Special Forces Brigade and the Reconnaissance Battalion are lying in ambush in the pits on both sides of the mainland. They won't find out."
"This battle must be resolved quickly. We cannot waste our limited ammunition and supplies here."
On the surface, it is unnecessary to fight against the Peruvian army under Dardini. The Chinese Independence Army can completely ignore them and move in directly.
But on the other hand, if the Chinese Independence Army relents this time, it will have a bad impact on other Peruvian armies, making them think that the Chinese Independence Army is just trying to escape and will not fight a tough battle with them.
As a result, the Chinese Independence Army will be attacked by a large number of Peruvian troops during their retreat, which will slow down the Chinese Independence Army's movement and consume the Chinese Independence Army's ammunition and supplies. Therefore, in the long run, this battle must be fought.