After a day of fierce fighting, Adolfo left the defensive position on the city wall, escorted by a group of soldiers.
In front of a tall Western-style house in the center of Sucre, Adolfo's butler stood in front of the door to welcome the owner back.
"Sir, Mr. Frias has something important to discuss with you. He is waiting for you in the hall now."
"Well, I understand!" Adolfo got off his horse, handed the reins to the servant who came forward, and ordered: "The guards followed me and fought hard all day, and they have made great achievements. Go and ask the kitchen to prepare food and wine, and greet them well.
them."
"Okay, sir." The steward bowed and responded, then arranged for more than fifty soldiers to enter the yard.
"Frias, what do you want to see me for so late?"
Melgarejo's attack was repelled and Sucre was out of the most dangerous state. Therefore, Adolfo did not understand what could bring Frias to his house late at night.
"Is there another rebellion in the city?" Adolfo looked at Frias, who was looking happy, and denied his suspicion.
"Adolfo, this is good news, Melgarejo is ready to surrender!" Frias stood up and said excitedly.
"Melgarejo is willing to surrender? Could it be a false surrender?" Adolfo said in disbelief.
"No, it's true. Melgarejo sent his brother Balivian to negotiate with us. Balivian is at my house now."
Frias was worried about Adolfo's suspicion and added: "In order to show his sincerity in the peace talks, Melgarejo ordered the troops to retreat ten miles away. Adolfo, you can send someone out of the city to check and confirm whether Melgarejo's troops are
A real retreat.”
Melgarejo is greedy and violent, and there is a deep conflict between the two. Adolfo certainly does not believe that Melgarejo will surrender obediently.
"Although Melgarejo failed to attack the city, his direct troops suffered little losses. I think his dispatch of Balivian for peace talks was just a pretense. His real purpose was to relax our guard and then attack the city with all his might.
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"Haha, Adolfo, you are too worried. Melgarejo has no choice but to negotiate peace with us. The reinforcements of the Chinese troops have arrived less than fifty miles outside the city. Melgarejo's troops are facing front and rear attacks from our army and the Chinese troops.
If you don't surrender, there will be only death."
Balivian was eager to reach peace talks with Sucre and had no intention of deception. When he visited Frias, he was tricked out by Frias about the arrival of Chinese reinforcements not long after. Therefore,
Only then did Frias believe the sincerity of Melgarejo's peace talks and rushed to Adolfo's house overnight.
According to the agreement between the two parties, the Chinese reinforcements will arrive in Sucre no later than tomorrow afternoon. Now that Melgarejo has taken the initiative to sue for peace, it is only possible if the Chinese reinforcements arrive in advance.
The news that the Chinese reinforcements have arrived in advance cannot be false. As long as Adolfo sends a Chinese messenger from Sucre out of the city to contact the Chinese reinforcements, it will be easy to verify whether the news is true or false. Adolfo judges that Melgarejo will not take advantage of this stupidly.
The news deceives oneself.
"Oh, no wonder Melgarejo couldn't sit still. It turned out that the Chinese Independence Army was blocking the way back."
Confirming the fact that Melgarejo had to negotiate, Adolfo gloated.
"Melgarejo is destined to fail. The next thing to consider is how to deal with Melgarejo and his five thousand elite soldiers."
Frias looked at Adolf and said.
"Five thousand soldiers are indeed a trouble." Adolf frowned.
Adolfo's 5,000 soldiers are the most elite troops in Bolivia. If these 5,000 soldiers can be brought under his own command, the situation in Bolivia will be much more stable. However, these 5,000 soldiers are the last bargaining chip for Melgarejo.
He will definitely not give up easily.
"Let's talk about Melgarejo's peace negotiation conditions first." Unable to think of a suitable way to annihilate the five thousand soldiers, Adolfo stopped thinking and asked directly about the conditions proposed by Melgarejo.
"Melgarejo voluntarily resigned from the position of president and was willing to hand over half of his property and land in Sucre to the national treasury. He hoped to obtain the position of military and political governor of La Paz and lead five thousand soldiers to station in La Paz."
"At this time, Melgarejo still wants to stay in Bolivia and do his best. I think he is just daydreaming!"
Adolfo was extremely angry and said with a smile.
"Melgarejo is acting rebelliously in the country. It is impossible to keep him as the military and political governor in La Paz. However, we must also prevent him from fighting us head-on. After all, the 5,000 soldiers under him are also Bolivian troops.
, a head-on fight between the two parties will not benefit anyone," Frias analyzed.
"I understand what you are saying. Bolivia is not strong enough. Chile, Argentina, and Brazil are watching covetously. If we and Melgarejo both lose, the situation in Bolivia will become very dangerous. I will not risk the country.
It was a dead end with Melgarejo.”
Adolf said in a somewhat depressed mood.
Adolfo will not hesitate in the decisive battle on the battlefield, but his current status is not only a general, he is also the de facto supreme controller of Bolivia. Every decision he makes now may bring different consequences to Bolivia.
, Therefore, although he wanted to catch Melgarejo and shoot him, his reason told him not to do so.
He is also responsible for the security of the entire country.
"Frias, you are responsible for the negotiation, but you have to have a bottom line for the outcome of the negotiation, that is, Melgarejo and his brother Balivian must leave Bolivia, and half of his property in Sucre can be returned
Give it to him, and all his land will be taken back and distributed uniformly by the state."
Melgarejo implemented a policy of acquiring Indian land, allowing him to acquire a huge amount of land. Once these lands were nationalized, they could temporarily solve Bolivia's financial difficulties. This was why Adolfo insisted on acquiring Melgarejo.
One of the reasons why Huo was kicked out of Bolivia.
Without a huge amount of land, Melgarejo can only live as a wealthy condominium abroad and can no longer exert influence on domestic politics and the military.
"I will arrange the negotiations, but you need to communicate with the Chinese Independence Army in person. After all, they are still our allies. Negotiating with Melgarejo behind their back will affect the cooperative relationship between the two parties.
"
"The Chinese Independence Army's presence in Bolivia is a huge threat to us. After solving the problem of Melgarejo, it is best to send them away as soon as possible."
When it comes to the Chinese Independence Army, Adolfo said worriedly.
"The Chinese Independence Army poses little threat to us. The key is to negotiate peace terms with Melgarejo as soon as possible to prevent unexpected incidents."