In the city of La Paz, Balivian pushed aside the woman beside him, put on a long gown and stood up from the bed.
It was already three o'clock in the afternoon. Last night, Balivian had a series of fights with the three beauties on the bed, which emptied his body, so he slept for a long time before getting up.
On December 28, 1864, Balivian's brother Melgarejo launched a coup and seized power in Bolivia.
Mariano Melgarejo is one of the most famous Caudillos in Bolivian history and even in Latin American history. He is known as "The Savage Caudillo."
Melgarejo was cruel by nature, killing opponents wantonly, and plundering beautiful women for pleasure in teasing his men.
As Melgarejo's younger brother, Balivian was tainted with many of Melgarejo's bad habits, including corruption, gambling, and robbing beautiful women, which made the prosperous La Paz a mess. The residents of La Paz, whether they were
Whether they are of white descent or mixed race, the Indians hate La Paz deeply.
Small-scale riots targeting him and assassinations occurred from time to time.
However, Balivian does not have the ruthlessness and determination of his brother. He will let the white people who oppose him go, and only suppress the mixed race and local Indians vigorously.
Balivian's self-righteous approach did not win the approval of the white people, and the white people who opposed him still gathered together secretly to try to overthrow the rule of him and his brother.
After resting for most of the day, Balivian recovered a lot and was in good spirits. He walked to the garden alone and sat down to enjoy the flowers.
Not long after Balivian sat down, a servant came to him and whispered a few words.
Balivian frowned, and the interest he had just aroused suddenly disappeared: "Let him meet me in the living room."
Balivian said something unhappy, got up and left the garden.
"General, when I led my troops on patrol in the morning, I was attacked by a group of unidentified troops. Although I led my troops to fight back, I was outnumbered and was eventually captured by them." Bavi slightly modified the course of the morning's battle and reported it to Balivi.
install.
"Oh, since you were captured, why did you come back again?"
"Their leader said he wanted to take a road through Bolivia, so he sent me and my men back to report to the general."
There are no strong opposition forces near La Paz, and the strength of the armed forces that can capture Bawi's men at once must not be underestimated.
Balivian recalled the intelligence he had received recently and speculated that the army that captured Bavi should be Chinese rebels in Peru.
The Chinese Independence Army occupied southern Peru, and its huge impact also spread to Bolivia. Encouraged by the riots of the Chinese Independence Army, many riots occurred in the La Paz province near Peru. However, the strength of these rioters was limited. Soon after they launched the riots, they were overrun by Bolivia.
Livian mobilized the army to pacify.
Balivian didn't know much about the Chinese Independence Army, but they were able to occupy southern Peru in just two months, and their strength was definitely stronger than his own army.
Balivian was self-aware and did not intend to forcefully confront the Chinese Independence Army. Instead, he passed the news of the Chinese Independence Army's entry into Bolivia to Melgarejo, who would then decide how to respond to the Chinese Independence Army.
Before Melgarejo made a decision, Balivian planned to stabilize the Chinese Independence Army first, so he ordered Bavi; "If you reply to them, say that the power to decide the transit of foreign troops lies in the hands of the president, let's
They stayed where they were and waited for a few days until the president issued an order before letting them cross the border."
"General, they have too many troops. If they stay in La Paz Province, they will pose a great threat to the security of La Paz City. How about you issue an order to have them withdraw from Bolivia."
Barvi's worries are not unreasonable. The entry of the Chinese Independence Army into Bolivia will definitely make some people who are dissatisfied with the rule of my brother Barvi have other thoughts.
If they take the opportunity to collude with the Chinese Independence Army and use the strength of the Chinese Independence Army to fight against the Balivian brothers, then Melgarejo's rule is likely to be overthrown.
As Balivian's confidant, Bawe naturally had to consider his master.
"Achacachi, Caracoto, Guaqui, and Biacha each left 300 troops to defend the city, and the rest of the troops were transferred to La Paz to prevent the Chinese rebels from attacking the city." Balivian thought for a moment and agreed with Balivian.
Wei's suggestions and make targeted arrangements for possible attacks by the Chinese Independence Army.
After making arrangements, Balivian sent a telegram to Melgarejo to report the news, and on the other hand issued orders to the various defensive forces to assemble in La Paz.
Information about the large-scale mobilization of Bolivian soldiers was quickly learned by the reconnaissance battalion cavalry, and the news was then passed on to Li Mingyuan.
At this time, Li Mingyuan was meeting with Bawe, the representative of Balivian, in the tent.
"General Balivian has reported your army's request to transit the border to the president. Before the president's order is issued, General Balivian hopes that your army will withdraw from Bolivia to avoid unnecessary conflicts between the two parties."
Bawe said respectfully.
"You general, you may have other requests, put them forward together, and I will consider whether I can agree to them."
Li Mingyuan learned about the mobilization of the Bolivian army and understood that Bolivia would not generously let the Chinese Independence Army pass through the border, so he joked.
Bavi looked embarrassed because his advice to guard against collusion between the Chinese Independence Army and the local Indians strengthened Balivian's determination to fight against the Chinese Independence Army. He not only refused the Chinese Independence Army's request, but also asked the Chinese Independence Army to
Provoke a fight between the two parties to pay compensation.
"The general demands that your army be responsible for provoking the conflict between the two parties, return our weapons and equipment, and compensate us with 3,000 muskets, 1,000 war horses, and 100,000 silver dollars..."
Bavi said.
The reason why Bavi filed for compensation was because Bolivian President Melgarejo had issued an order not to allow the Chinese Independence Army to cross the border, and in order to deal with a possible attack by the Chinese Independence Army, Melgarejo gave Barivian
Send 10,000 reinforcements and they will be able to reach La Paz the day after tomorrow.
With the support of his elder brother, Balivian became bolder and was no longer afraid of the threat from the Chinese Independence Army. Therefore, the lion opened his mouth and made many demands for compensation against the Chinese Independence Army.
"Your general is really good at business. It would be too greedy for me to compensate so many weapons and money for dozens of soldiers who were injured or killed." Li Mingyuan said lightly.
Your army invaded our territory for no reason, and my general's demand for compensation is not excessive.
Bawe stiffened his neck and said.
In peacetime, it is very difficult for an army to pass through a country's territory. Li Mingyuan considered Bolivia's reaction. He first thought that Melgarejo would take advantage of the strong strength of the Chinese Independence Army, and secretly reached an agreement with Li Mingyuan.
Compromise, openly disagreeing with the Chinese Independence Army's crossing the border, but secretly not blocking the Chinese Independence Army's crossing.
However, Melgarejo's reaction was much stronger than Li Mingyuan expected, and he directly ordered his troops to assemble to prepare to stop the Chinese Independence Army.
The two parties have different positions and naturally have different ideas. Li Mingyuan wants to pass through Bolivia peacefully and minimize the casualties of Chinese soldiers, while Melgarejo wants to consider the impact of the Chinese Independence Army's entry into Bolivia on his rule. Therefore, between the two
The gap between the two countries is huge and there is no possibility of reaching a compromise.
