Tietoutuo was stunned. "Damn! This is okay? Then can't we walk sideways here?"
Tang Lei shook his head, "No, on the contrary, we have to keep a lower profile, because our enemies are not just on the battlefield... The more powerful our combat power is, the easier it is to attract the attention of the West, and Chile is not absolute. 's trust us.”
"We are still useful to them now, so they treat us like the apple of their eye, but what about the end of the war? Haven't we seen enough of things like birds disappearing and bows hiding?"
Chen Yonglu nodded, "That's right, so before Mr. Tang leaves, we jointly agreed that this war will only show the prestige of our Taiping Army, so that they will be afraid of us, but we must not really regard this war as our war. Don’t try too hard!”
Weng Derong smiled, "If we really want to end this war as soon as possible, our eight thousand death squads can definitely take a boat and go north, attack the rear of Peru with lightning speed, and reach the capital. It is not impossible, but we Is it necessary to work so hard?"
"General Iron! If we really end this war alone, how will Chile arrange for us later? I'm afraid it will just be a sneak attack and a massacre!"
"Needless to say, just half a month ago, Sirapizó expressed the president's goodwill to us, saying that as soon as the war is over, the Iquique region will be given to us for autonomy... Haha, save your money! But I rejected him on the spot. This is all a trick of our ancestors to make a fool of themselves. Are you still pretending to be a ghost in front of us?"
War is the best teacher for mankind. Although Chen Yonglu and Weng Derong have not read many books, the experience they have learned from a lifetime of fighting on the battlefield cannot be found in books. Coupled with the serious struggle for power and profit in the later period of the Kingdom of Heaven, assassinations, coups, and civil wars... made these people full of doubts about everything.
"Bah...Iquique will give us autonomy? Just dream! The land that Chile conquered with all its strength will give us autonomy for free? Fools all know it's a conspiracy, so I refused. At that time, Sirapizzo was still a little uncomfortable. So happy!"
At this point, Tang Lei suddenly spoke, "In this case, our plan needs to be adjusted! Please come here..."
The four senior officers of the Expeditionary Force gathered their heads together, and the surrounding Taiping soldiers automatically formed a circle to guard the tavern vigilantly. As for the boss, he had long been thrown into the back kitchen.
"Now that Chile is on guard against us, the 10,000 reinforcements in the rear cannot just go ashore so carelessly. Fortunately, I have an extra thought to allow them to temporarily station on San Felix Island. If they had to go ashore directly, I'm afraid It will really ruin things!"
"They are so on guard against the current 8,000 Taiping troops, and now there are suddenly 10,000 more soldiers. How do they still want to sleep? Not to mention that the Prime Minister also provided 10,000 weapons and ammunition before!"
"Stop being so secretive, just say it clearly!" Tietoutuo urged.
"Well, I suggest that the soldiers and weapons and equipment be separated, the reinforcements land unarmed, and the weapons and equipment are sold to Chile as goods! Don't worry, listen to me. Brother Weng and Brother Chen have just introduced the war situation here. It’s very clear that the three South American countries are, to put it bluntly, at odds with each other. Half of the soldiers in the army own muskets, and they are still primitive front-loading muskets..."
"The best weapon for those Indian mercenaries is the European crossbow. To deal with such an army, the equipment is not the key point, as long as it is not weaker than them..."
"Our brothers came all the way here to help Chile fight the war. They have the obligation to provide us with weapons and equipment. So we might as well sell these muskets and ammunition the Prime Minister brought to Chile directly!"
"We have also inspected before. The arms trade here has been completely controlled by the British. The weapons given to them by this group of black-hearted businessmen are of the lowest quality and extremely expensive... The most important thing is that these British only ask for Gold trading, nothing else is required, which adds huge pressure to the finances of the three countries..."
"We don't want gold. We only ask Chile to fill our 20 clippers with copper ore, silver ore and saltpeter ore. These minerals are as cheap as picking up for free in Chile, but it costs ten times more to transport them to Ryukyu." Twenty times the profit, the profit from this trip is enough to buy weapons and equipment for another 40,000 people..."
"In this way, not only will Chile get cheap arms, but Ryukyu will also get in-demand mineral resources. More importantly, it will greatly reduce Chile's vigilance towards us...killing three birds with one stone! What do you think, brothers?"
The four of them looked at each other, "Okay, I'll listen to you! This is indeed a good idea. Chile is currently planning a war against the Iquique port. These weapons will eventually give us a large part, so we won't suffer!"
Just as the four people were busy finalizing the details, the guard's voice sounded outside the door, "Sir, General Sirapizo has brought someone here..." The four people quickly changed their expressions to relaxed expressions and drank while waiting for the commander-in-chief of the Chilean Army.
Sirapizzo is not of South American origin. He is actually a descendant of European immigrants. He has deep eyes, a tall nose, light brown hair, and a tall stature. Perhaps it was the bloody battle of the Taiping Army that won his respect, so after entering the room, he did not have the unique unruliness of Westerners at all. Instead, he warmly extended his hand to Tietutuo, "Welcome friends from afar. At the most critical moment of the war, your assistance is welcome." It will be engraved in the history of Chile! God bless you!"
After a brief exchange of greetings, the Chilean regular army and the Heavenly Kingdom Army surrounded the tavern. Now no one in the street dared to pass by. They looked at the Chinese murderous brown army with all their Western-style equipment in horror. The regular army didn't know what crime the owner of the shabby tavern had committed.
But on the roof of a two-story hotel not far from the tavern, a well-dressed British gentleman was drinking pineapple juice, and behind him, a charming indigenous beauty was climbing on his shoulders to flirt.
"Reinforcements from China? This good-for-nothing Sirapizzo actually put his bargaining chip on the Chinese? It seems that I will have to give him an additional 10% price for the next business!"
"Want a quick fix? Haha, are you kidding? If you decide quickly, where can I make money?"
Henry, the British arms dealer, stared at the secret meeting in the tavern with cold eyes. His own intelligence network had reported to him that many oriental-faced warriors suddenly arrived on St. Felix Island. He also knew that four months ago That massive gathering of Heavenly Veterans in Southeast Asia.
But he didn't expect that these people would come so quickly!
