The telegraph newspaper was so big that Tang Lei and Tietoutuo were already a little full after eating three of them. They wanted to find some wine to go with the meal, but they saw that there was still a small one left in their hands.
The two of them sighed, "Next time, let's use fire, right? The Prime Minister talks too much, and he chokes after reading too much..."
The last one was not a formal order, but just a suggestion. Xiao Letian said to them in a consultative tone, "More than 400 kilometers south of Lima, the capital of Peru, there is a place called Nazca. It is a desert plateau. , if possible, please avoid passing through here, and do not fight here and damage the environment..."
The two looked at each other in disbelief at the Prime Minister's order. However, the Prime Minister did not give any reason later. He just mentioned that if there was a chance, let them release a hot air balloon in this desert and bring a camera. There would definitely be someone there. A chance encounter.
Their eyes lit up with strong curiosity, and they quickly found the map and began to carefully study where Nazca was. Sure enough, I found a very inconspicuous character on the map of Peru. It's not a city at all, just a town. If you hadn't looked for it specifically, you wouldn't have noticed it at all.
Tang Lei asked several local aborigines to find out, but after asking for a long time, they couldn't get any answers. Then they looked for soldiers from the Nazca region among the Peruvian prisoners. Sure enough, after detailed questioning, they found two thirty-year-old soldiers. Many-year-old indigenous soldiers from the Nazca region.
Unfortunately, there is no valuable information. Nazca is originally a plateau wasteland with perennial drought and lack of rain, let alone growing crops. Even grazing alpacas is difficult.
Are there any valuable minerals, you ask? Sorry, this place has been a desert grassland for thousands of years, and I have never heard of any valuable minerals there.
For a long time, the two prisoners from the Nazca region did not give any valuable information. Tang Lei regretfully waved them back to the prisoner camp. Before leaving, he gave the two prisoners two loaves of bread.
Perhaps the two Peruvian captives felt that they were not rewarded for their efforts. When they left the camp, they suddenly turned around and said, "Although there is nothing special about that wilderness, but... there are many legends since ancient times. I heard from the elders of the tribe that there is nothing special about that wilderness." A long time ago in this wasteland, gods often appeared, teaching the locals how to plant and start crops, and also taught the locals how to make a calendar..."
"If you are looking for something weird, I think this legend is the only weird thing!"
Tang Lei waved his hands and shook his head with a wry smile. He said that South America is a place with many legends. Mayan culture and Inca culture are representatives of the world ruled by theocracy. It is not surprising that there are many legends in South America. If there are no legends in a certain area, , that’s strange.
Tietutuo and his two men temporarily gave up on this last suggestion and continued to devote their energy to the other three orders.
Expanding the war, including plotting against the Westerners, must be done secretly. As long as there is enough time, this is not a problem, and the second order no longer needs to be considered. The Zhiyuan has now returned, and they cannot catch up even if they want to.
As for the third Tahiti support operation, we can wait until the Iquique dock is rebuilt before launching it. The Nanyang reinforcements once passed through Tahiti on their way to South America. The first thousand or so immigrants are now living well, at least they have no worries about food and drink. .
As soon as Iquique City regains its functions, a Chinese route to Tahiti will be opened immediately, not just to make money but to complete the Prime Minister's strategic arrangement.
At present, the total number of Chinese in Iquique is about 15,000, of which 5,000 are disabled and unable to fight. They can only become citizens and live in Iquique City, supervising the recovery and reconstruction work of the captives.
The remaining 10,000 elite soldiers began an intensive modernization and restructuring work. They were disbanded and reorganized into a reinforced division with three subordinate regiments, and were reorganized according to the three-three organizational structure.
Now the Chilean side no longer dares to use these Chinese as mercenaries. In this reconstruction, all resources in Chile have been given priority to the Chinese division. The Iquique area has become a training ground for the Chinese division.
Tietoutuo and Chen Yonglu were the chief and deputy division commanders, while Tang Lei left the army to continue his mission as Ryukyu ambassador, and at the same time carried out construction operations for the South American CIA. The two legs of one civil and one military power allowed the Chinese power to expand rapidly in South America.
One month later, a bomb terrorist attack suddenly broke out in the downtown area of Santiago, the capital of Chile. The explosion location was less than 20 meters away from the gate of the British Standard Chartered Bank. This terrorist attack killed 33 Chilean civilians, five British employees, and the rest. Countless people were injured.
The tragedy shocked the entire Santiago, and the city's military and police began a large-scale search. However, in the end, they only found some gunpowder-making tools and some burned documents in a private house. Among the remaining pieces of paper, the names of some high-ranking Peruvian officials were found. .
This became the only clue to the tragedy. European ministers in South America condemned the atrocities of the attack and demanded an explanation from Peru.
Just when Peru was in distress, another tragedy suddenly occurred in Lima. Henry, an arms dealer from the United Kingdom, had his throat cut in a hotel room, and the entire eiderdown bed was soaked with blood.
This time the Peruvian side found a life-saving straw. They aimed their artillery fire at Chile, insisting that the British businessman Henry died at the hands of Chile, because the Chilean side hated Henry for selling arms to the Peruvian rebels.
The Standard Chartered Bank tragedy and Henry's assassination moved the entire Western world. The noble white Europeans were immediately furious when they read the news in the newspapers. At this time, Europeans had developed a temperament of dancing alone from the prosperity of colonizing the world. , how could they accept such an insult.
Noble Europeans were massacred in a third-rate country. This is an insult to the entire civilized world! Many newspapers published murderous reports one after another, and they began to use public opinion to put pressure on the government. Among them, the British Prime Minister was the one who came under the greatest pressure.
Prime Minister Derby, who once had a relationship with Xiao Letian, is now frail and old. He is suffering from severe ventilation. Now he is even considering whether to resign as Prime Minister.
Not only was his body unable to withstand it, but his prestige in the government was also gradually declining. Benjamin Disraeli had become a powerful figure in the government. Young Benjamin had been recognized by the Queen, and he had taken over as Prime Minister. No doubt about it.
Looking at the intelligence just sent on the table, the Earl of Derby rubbed his knees painfully, "Do the Chinese really have such powerful battleships? It seems that my guess is correct. Prussia and the Chinese are really close." ! This is not a good thing, I have to hit him in advance..."
"But how much force should be used? After all, the relationship between Ryukyu and Russia is very serious now, and the Tsar is already preparing to send more troops to the Far East... What if Xiao Letian is weakened at this time? I don't want to be reconciled just thinking about it..."
At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door of the study room, "Your Majesty Prime Minister, an urgent telegram has been sent from South America..." As he spoke, a clerk opened the door without the Prime Minister's consent.
"Your Majesty Prime Minister! Our British intelligence officer Henry was assassinated in Lima! This is the telegram just sent..."
"What? Are those native barbarians crazy?" Prime Minister Derby was furious.
