The Americans planned to hire Chinese soldiers to fight, and Tangzhou, led by the Chinese, declared war on Spain, and then easily seized Cuba, the largest colony in America... This was the biggest international secret from 1886 to 1887, of course, this was already an open secret. In the eyes of many countries, although the cooperation between the Americans and the Chinese was very arrogant and did not take the Spanish seriously, Spain's current situation, even if they knew that the other party planned to attack them, they should have no choice but to wait for the enemy to attack.

But no one expected that Spain would take the lead. Although its target was only Colombia, anyone with a discerning eye knew that this was the Spanish warning the Americans and the Chinese, warning the other party that they were not a soft persimmon, and whoever wanted to pinch it would pinch it.

Colombia suffered an unrestrained disaster. Faced with the Americans and the Chinese, they were powerless and unwilling to resist, and could only allow the other party to use their land to train soldiers; facing Spain's warning, they were also powerless and could only allow the other party to invade, and pin their hopes on the reactions of the Americans and the Chinese... However, the US government and the Tangzhou government have never made any movement.

Colombia was abandoned!… This is what everyone thinks.

This situation also gave the Spaniard a shot of a heart-warming injection... The Americans do not interfere, and the Chinese do not interfere. They defeated Colombia in just a blink of an eye. At that time, what if the Americans snatched their Cuba? They already have a better territory.

So, under such circumstances, in June 1887, Spanish Lieutenant General Martinez Campos led an army to forcibly land in Barranquilla, northeastern Colombia, and began their "invasion" of Colombia!

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“No Colombian army was found.”

Barranquilla Municipal Government. Former Mayor's Office, Martinez Campos was listening to the reconnaissance report sent by his subordinates... Barranquilla is located on the west bank of the mouth of the Magdalena River in the northern coast of Colombia. It is bordered by the southwest side of the Caribbean Sea. It is one of the main ports in northern Colombia. It was built in 1629 and is an important industrial center in Colombia. It has developed transportation. In addition to railways and highways, the Magda Caina River is the main channel connecting the inland and the Gabobi Sea, with a total length of up to m.

Here, a large number of imported and exported goods are transferred every year. However, when he led his troops to raid the port, the resistance he suffered was very small... This made him feel unusual when he was already on the main battlefield during the Spanish Civil War. There were only a few cities that could be produced, and Barranquilla was one of them. Why did they give up so easily? Could it be that because they came too fast, Colombia did not react at all? This was obviously impossible.

"What is the reconnaissance radius of the reconnaissance force?" Campos was a little uneasy without discovering the Colombian army. The Chinese and Americans had never responded. According to the news, the two sides had never sent reinforcements to Colombia. However, even if they only rely on Colombia, they would not be able to let themselves go straight in like this.

"General, they have expanded the reconnaissance radius by twenty kilometers." The adjutant replied.

"No one has been there for more than twenty kilometers?" Campos asked again.

"Yes, General." The adjutant replied with certainty.

"Since that's the case, then forget it. Let the troops stay alert and don't be careless." Campos said again.

"Yes. General."

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"If we can fight to Bogota and put Colombia under the 'protection' of the kingdom, then this may become a sign of Spain's return to South America?"

After the adjutant left, Campos fell into deep thought alone. He could have summoned his subordinates and staff to discuss the situation they faced, but he felt that there was no need for this. This was not because he was arrogant, but because he firmly believed that even if those people discussed together, they would definitely not be able to come up with a better solution. Faced with Colombia without resistance, they could only stay alert at all times and then gradually advance towards the other side's capital, Bogota. Even though Colombia's reaction was a bit weird, Campos was very confident. In his opinion, no matter what Colombia had, as long as the United States and the Chinese intervened, it would be impossible to win himself. This confidence not only comes from the more than 10,000 troops in his hands and the upcoming more than 30,000 reinforcements, but also from the combat effectiveness he trained for his troops during the Spanish Civil War.

That's right, Campos emerged during the Spanish Civil War, and by the Republic period, he was already the supreme commander of the front-line Republican army, although he was just a brigade general at that time. It was precisely because of his allegiance that Alfonso XII could successfully complete the restoration of the Bourbon dynasty in Spain and take charge of Spain. Later, he took strong attacks under the order of Alfonso XII to suppress the Carlos riots, which quickly restored order to Spain and allowed Alfonso XII to do his best to improve the domestic situation.

But unfortunately, Alfonso XII was too young and died of illness after only ten years of being king. Now the country is left with only a baby and a woman with no ability... and because there is no powerful king, the liberals led by Parasidos Mento Sagasta and the conservatives led by Antonio Canovas del Castillo began a fierce struggle in Spain, and the national order has been in chaos again.

Campos doesn't like this situation very much. He is a soldier and he hopes that Spain can restore its former glory. But those politicians only know how to keep fighting, fighting, or fighting. Now, even the Chinese are starting to provoke Spain. Has the former global empire fallen to this point? But this is not what makes him angry. What makes him angry is that after learning that the Chinese people promised the Americans to hire, the guys in the Spanish parliament actually shouted that they would go to war on China, expel and even arrest all Chinese people in Spain... These idiots didn't think about it. If the Chinese government was afraid of this, would they promise the Americans? The Chinese people have 400 million, and this population is even comparable to the total population of the entire European population. They will be afraid of losing a little.

Son? If Spain does that, it will only give Americans and Chinese a reason to attack them... War requires excuses. Americans cooperate with Chinese to seize their colonies. But that is only a behavior on paper. It has not been implemented, and this behavior will definitely make European countries unhappy. After all, Spain is a white kingdom, while the Chinese are yellow people. Americans hire yellow people to attack white people, which will definitely make them isolated in the international community... Unfortunately, even the officer knows these things that even those idiots and congressmen can't imagine. Of course, those guys may also want to do it, just to respond to the emotions of the angry Spanish people, but Is this kind of thing just a simple response effective?

If the clamor of those bastards made Campos unhappy, then what made him even more unhappy was the stupid lady Marily Christina. After listening to the suggestions of a few guys who didn't understand military, he hurriedly sent troops to Cuba. And it was a large-scale dispatch... How much military expenditure should be consumed every day with a 250,000 army? How can Spain's already fragile economic and financial finance be able to support it? But Christina didn't care about this at all. The stupid lady seemed like a wild cat protecting food, and she must protect her territory. However, she didn't know that her early move would only consume her strength in vain. The 250,000 army, if the Chinese and Americans waited for two more.

In 2018, they could not hold on themselves. Moreover, a large number of troops entered Cuba, making the already troubled situation even more difficult. This made the easing situation he won by leading the army ten years ago against Cuba's resistance army, facing a collapsed situation... He could feel that the reason why the Cubans had not started to resist was because their army was huge and could effectively control most of Cuba. However, as long as the Americans or Chinese came, those guys would definitely break out immediately... At that time, they were no longer as simple as hundreds of thousands of teams in the **, and countless Cubans would be their enemies.

"Luckily those guys are not stupid enough to the end!...I hope this preemptive strategy can work. After all, we are just facing a country in Colombia this time." Campos remembered more than 20 years ago, when Isabella was the king of Spain. At that time, Spain wanted to return to South America, but unfortunately the expeditionary force was defeated by Peru and Chile and suffered a catastrophic blow. Because of that failure, Spain lost its confidence in rising again, and only wanted to maintain several limited colonies such as Cuba and the Philippines, and did not dare to set foot on again.

South America, and Isabella's already low prestige also suffered a huge blow. However, Campos did not think that failure was so serious. In his opinion, it was not how powerful Peru or Chile was, but that Spain's strategic thinking was problematic at that time. You must know that South America has never been a monolithic, and they should not attack Peru and Chile at the same time. Especially when they knew that the other party had received help from Bolivia and Ecuador, they should not force their march. Unfortunately, Isabel was even stupider than Christina now... She insisted on attacking,

Then, it failed. But not long after Spain was defeated in South America, the conflict between Chile and Bolivia and Peru turned to Ming. Finally, a five-year "South America Pacific War" broke out between the three countries. Chile defeated the Peru Alliance and won the war. Peru had to ced the province of Tarapaca to Chile and handed over the two regions of Takna and Arica to Chile for 10 years. Bolivia was even worse. The country lost all the territory between the Andes and the Pacific coast and became a landlocked country with no sea port.

It seriously affected the economic development... Whenever I think of this, Campos couldn't stop complaining in his heart. He didn't understand, even though Alfonso XII was so smart, why was Isabella so stupid as a mother? You just need to wait a few more years, and wait until the conflict between Chile and Bolivia and Peru is revealed and intensified. Will it still fail if you send troops? As long as you defeat the strongest Chile first and then deal with Bolivia and Peru, it is not a simple matter? Unfortunately, everything cannot be repeated, and he can only passively accept all this... Until now.

"Chinese, American, Colombia... you will definitely not let me go straight in. If I was not wrong, you are waiting for my reinforcements!" From the past, Campos's mouth unconsciously showed a slight smile indefinitely: "Then let me take a good look. Do you have the ability to drive us out of America completely... I'm waiting for you!"

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"General Zhou, when do you have to wait?"

Campos guessed well. Colombia could not have reacted at all. However, their reaction was forcibly held down... Zhou Xiaoding, a so-called general who had not yet been awarded the rank of military rank by the US Congress, was leading a unit of 5,000 people to hide on Mount Santa Marta 80 kilometers away from him. This also made Garcia Rovera, who sent Morideo to contact him, extremely dissatisfied. He fought with others and actually hid eighty kilometers away... Isn't this a cowardly battle?

"Don't worry, we are not here for vacation. There will be a big battle here soon!" In America, there are two major mountain ranges, one is the Rocky Mountains in North America and the other is the Andes Mountains in South America. The Santa Marta Mountains are located in northern Colombia, which is a branch of the Andes Mountains. In the southeast of Santa Marta, north of Valedupal, near the Caribbean coast. The mountains are steep. Only the northern slope is gentle. The peaks are covered with snow, the slopes are covered with forests and low slopes. The foothills are designated as agricultural and pastoral land by the locals, mainly planting bananas, coffee and raising livestock... Zhou Xiaoding is now in a forest on the hillside. There is a hammock under his body, and a glass of juice in his hand, swaying. He drinks while resting, which makes him feel very uncomfortable...

"Impossible. Santa Marta has a population of only tens of thousands, which is much worse than Barranquilla. I don't understand how there is a big battle here." Rovela was extremely dissatisfied with Zhou Xiaoding's attitude and couldn't help but shout.

"Mr. Rovela. You must understand that since we are staying in Colombia, it is impossible to sit and watch the Spaniards do whatever they want... and, if we really ignore your interests, why ask you to retreat the army? Wouldn't it be better to let you fight the Spaniards first?" Zhu Chuliu, who was sitting under the tree, also drank freely with a glass of iced juice. Seeing Rovela pestering Zhou Xiaoding, he was afraid that the irritable guy would suddenly become irritable and then get angry, and he interrupted.

"But Mr. Colonel, if you really have the idea of ​​fighting the Spaniards, why do you hide so far? Eighty kilometers, can you fly to exchange fire with Campos?" shouted Rovela.

"It's not difficult to fly. When I returned to Seattle last time, I really saw someone flying." Zhu Chuliu smiled, "But why do we want to fly?"

"Of course we're going to fight Campos," shouted Rovela.

"Let us five thousand people fight the Spanish army with more than 10,000 people?" Zhu Chuliu asked with a smile.

"Isn't this your own requirement?" Colombia is a middle-class country in South America, and its military strength is still a little stronger, especially in recent years, in cooperation with the Red Corps, it has taken a lot of advantages, and the strength of the army has been further strengthened. Although she is still a little afraid of the invasion of the Spanish, if she only faces the vanguard of more than 10,000 people in Campos, they still have the power to fight... But Zhou Xiaoding didn't let them take action, and only said that the Red Corps Mountain Division could fight. As a result, Morido agreed to not send troops for the time being with the idea of ​​not dying with the dead fellow Taoist, and agreed not to send troops for the time being... But who would have thought that Zhou Xiaoding not only did not face Campos, but also ran 80 kilometers away to sleep?

"What we asked for was to fight the Spanish, but we didn't say that we had fought with Campos from the beginning... Moreover, if you fight 5,000 and 10,000, you look down on us too much." Zhu Chuliu said with a smile.

"See? God, do you want to fight with more enemies?" Rovera couldn't help but sarcastically. The Red Corps Mountain Division has been training in Colombia for several years. She has been in the Panama region before, and later moved to Colombia... However, the training of this army has been in the deep mountains and forests. The Colombian government and military do not know what the other party has trained. Anyway, as long as the other party is far enough away from the big city, it will not affect the normal situation in Colombia, and you can take out some money by the way.

They were too lazy to care about compensation. As a result, it was precisely because of this that they did not know the combat capabilities of this mountain division, but they just regarded it as an ordinary force. Although the Spanish army did not have much high ranking in the world, it was still one of the second-rate powers in the continent. Luovila naturally overestimated the combat effectiveness of his troops... He was worried that he would not dare to fight for 5,000 yuan, and thought that Zhou Xiaoding would not dare to fight, so he led the mountain division to the vicinity of Santa Marta, and naturally he did not believe Zhu Chuliu's words even more.

"According to our news, after the vanguard of Campos occupied Barranquilla, they would pretend to be at Katanach to attract our attention. And their real main force will land in Santa Marta under the leadership of Vila Nikolau, and then launch an attack on Santa Febogota along the railway... Imagine that when our main force is attracted by Campos, who else can stop Nikolau from riding on a train in Colombia? The planner of this battle is Campos. He regards himself as bait and wants us to fight him." Zhu Chuliu smiled.

"What……"


Chapter completed!