Adolphus dared to stage a coup d'état, naturally anticipating the possible retaliatory measures taken by Melgarejo, so in the eight days that he successfully controlled Sucre, Adolphus increased the number of troops defending the city, and continued to divide and disintegrate Mergarejo's powerful generals.

After the successful coup d'état, Adolphus did not liquidate the legal capital of Bolivia, where Melgarejo and his followers lived, but protected them and used them to establish contact with other Bolivian warlords.

Adolfo's approach worked well, and when news of Sucre's fall spread, most of the warlord leaders who had taken refuge in Melgarejo were uneasy. They feared that their families in the city would be harmed by the rebels, and that they would be retaliated against by the victorious side if they were on the wrong side of Melgarejo and Adolphus.

Just when they did not know what to do, Adolf's messenger sent messengers to reassure them that their status and the safety of their families would be guaranteed as long as they did not help each other in this dispute.

Adolfo's conditions were reasonable, because Adolfo understood that Melgarejo had established his initial prestige in the country during his three-year tenure as president of Bolivia, and that the powerful generals who had benefited from Melgarejo would have difficulty making up their minds to follow him against Melgarejo until the situation became clear, so he lowered the conditions by half to stabilize the warlords who were waiting to see the situation and keep them from helping each other in the next Sucre battle.

Adolfo's conditions coincided with the ideas of the warlords who had escaped from La Paz, who had already lost a lot of troops in the defense of La Paz, and it was not cost-effective to let them use the remaining forces to fight Adolfo to the death, and the arrival of Adolf's messenger could just provide a good excuse for them not to participate in this civil war.

So, after ensuring that their status and their families were safe, the Bolivian warlords who had fled back to their respective stations declared that the fighting between Melgarejo and Adao was a private fight caused by political discord, and that in order to stabilize the situation in Bolivia and not to expand the scale of the war, they decided to remain neutral in the war until the two sides decided to win the battle.

A group of powerful local warlords said that they were thinking about the stability of Bolivia, but secretly took advantage of the chaotic situation in the country to privately expand their soldiers, and as for sending troops to resist the Chinese Independence Army, no one did it.

Although the Chinese Independence Army (CAF) is now occupying La Paz because of its conflict with Melgarejo through Bolivia, they will not stay in Bolivia forever and will leave in a short time. As a result, the Bolivian warlords, who had suffered a one-time loss, chose to ignore the existence of the Chinese Independence Army and instead focused on the battle of Sucre.

Sucre, one of the two most important cities in Bolivia, has once again become the focus of various forces.

Outside the city, groups of soldiers, under the supervision of various ministers, launched continuous attacks on the city.

The sound of artillery, gunfire, and soldiers' shouts filled the smoke of the battle, and the rows of soldiers who charged forward fell halfway to the advance, and the soldiers behind stepped on the corpses of their comrades and continued to move forward, and the battle entered a white-hot stage at the beginning.

The Chinese Independence Army broke through La Paz, and after relieving its breath, it would definitely send a pursuit of Melgarejo, therefore, time became the most critical factor in determining this battle, only if the Chinese troops arrived to break Sucre, Melgarejo would have the capital to negotiate with the Chinese Independence Army, otherwise, a lost dog who was defeated by others, why should he negotiate with others.

The intensity of the battle was beyond Adolfo's expectations, he did not expect that Sucre had been captured, and that Melgarejo's soldiers would work so hard for him.

Adolfo's qualifications in the army are older than Melgarejo's, but after Bolivia's independence, the older generation of military generals gradually withdrew from the front line of the army, and their understanding of the army remained at the previous stage, so Adolfo was not aware of Melgarejo's influence in the army.

Melgarejo was a brutal ruler, but he was also an excellent military commander, after he succeeded in seizing power and ascending to the presidency, he did not relax his control over the army, but used his power as president to promote his cronies to key positions, and at the same time, increase the military salary of ordinary soldiers, so that his descendants, both officers and soldiers, were loyal to Melgarejo.

The Sucre garrison numbered 5,400 men, of which 2,000 were newly recruited young men, and 5,400 to 6,000 were not a big difference, and with the advantage of being the defender of the city, Adolphus believed that Sucre could withstand the attack of the enemy forces outside the city.

However, after half a day of fighting, Sucre's defensive line was in danger of wavering, and more than 300 newly recruited soldiers could not bear the fierceness of the battle and withdrew from their defensive positions in advance, resulting in the loss of a high ground in front of the main gate.

The impact of the loss of the main gate high ground is not only these, there is no cover of the high ground, and the main gate is directly attacked by the siege troops.

Three-pounder guns, six-pounder guns, and nine-pounder guns, Melgarejo divided a large part of the large and small artillery in the army to bombard the main gate, and shells continued to bombard the tall city gates.

"Bang bang bang" accompanied by the roar of cannonballs, and the iron-clad gate was punched out of craters of different sizes.

The vibration of the cannonballs knocked on the nerves of the defenders behind the city gates.

"Sir, there's a crack in the gate."

"Immediately put it on top with a log."

"Hurry up, move a little faster,"

The gate defender shouted to his soldiers to fortify the gate.

There were more and more cracks in the gates, and the soldiers who were busy behind the gates felt more and more difficult.

"Hurry up and report to the general, the enemy's artillery fire is fierce, and the city gate position is in urgent need of reinforcements."

The gate guard grabbed a soldier and ordered loudly.

"Yes, sir"

The Bolivian soldier replied loudly, turned around and ran a few steps, when suddenly he was hit by a cannonball that passed through the gate, and his hapless life whimpered.

The cannonball pierced the gate, and the newly fortified gate suddenly shook again, and the defending officer behind the gate sent two soldiers to report the news again, and immediately plunged into the more intense operation of reinforcing the gate.

The walls and the defense line of the city gate were shaken, and Adolfo sent the last reserve to support the city gate troops, leaving only a hundred and thirty guards by his side.

"Adolfo, when will the Chinese troops arrive, if they don't arrive tonight, Sucre will fall into the hands of Melgarejo!"

The situation in the defense of the city deteriorated so quickly that even Frías, who advised Adolfo to stage a coup d'état, became worried.

"I have received news from their messenger that reinforcements of our cavalry units will depart first, and they are expected to arrive tonight."

Adolfo underestimated the strength of Melgarejo's troops, and did not expect the first day of the defense of the city to be severely tested, but the Chinese troops were reinforced two days earlier than he expected, and as long as he held out for another half a day, Sucre would be able to turn the corner.

Hearing that the Chinese reinforcements would reach Sucre at night, Frías's heart relaxed slightly, but before he could be completely reassured, an even worse news came.

"General, the first battalion of the third regiment rebelled at the instigation of the battalion commander Adlai, and now they have removed the city wall and are rushing towards the main gate."

"What? Adlai rebelled! Adolfo grabbed the officer who reported the news, not believing him.

"Yes, General, Adlai is only pretending to join us, but secretly planning to open the gates of the city to ask Melgarejo for credit."

The reporting officer was the deputy commander of the 3rd Regiment and had some knowledge of Adlai's situation, so after Adlai's rebellion, he personally came to report the news.

"Bastard, I regret not killing him in the first place!"

Adlai was the first officer to come to him, otherwise Adolfo would not have promoted him from company commander to battalion commander, and also handed over the original troops to his command, he didn't expect that the person he single-handedly promoted betrayed him at a critical moment, Adolfo had a feeling of being treated as a fool by others, and his heart was angry and ashamed, and it was difficult to calm down for a while.

"The city gate is critical, and now the key is to send reinforcements to the city gate defenders, otherwise the city gate will be lost, and everything will be over."

Although Frías was not a soldier, he still had this common sense, and when he heard the rebels rushing towards the city gate, he immediately spoke up.

"Jaimepas, the guards are under your leadership, and they will immediately support the defenders of the city gates!" After being reminded by Fryas, Adolfo immediately decided.

"Yes, General."

After receiving the order, the messenger quickly led the soldiers away.