The hall where Borja met was now changed to Li Mingyuan's temporary headquarters, Li Mingyuan looked carefully at the map of southern Peru, and his brows couldn't help frowning, Peru has a population of 10 million, and the southern region is a Peruvian population gathering area, and it is very difficult to seize a piece of land in southern Peru to establish a state.

Li Mingyuan had learned in his previous life that there were about 100,000 Chinese laborers in Peru today, and as long as he rescued all of them, he could easily organize an army of tens of thousands.

The journey from the mainland to South America was arduous, most of the Chinese workers who were not in good health died on the ship, and those who were able to come to South America alive were all healthy young people, and among the more than 100,000 Chinese workers in Peru, there were probably more than 10,000 Taiping soldiers who were old and weak, and the rest were all young men.

The province of Rio Gran do Sul in southern Brazil is the southernmost province of Brazil.

The province of Rio Gran do Sul covers an area of 281,000 square kilometers and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Argentina to the west and Uruguay to the south. East of the Uruguay River – a vast area of land south of the Pelotas River. The northern part belongs to the Paraná Plateau, which averages between 600 and 900 meters above sea level; the southern part is gently undulating hills and plains; There are many sand dunes and lagoons along the coast. With a mild and comfortable climate and a good port, it is the most suitable location for the establishment of a country.

Li Mingyuan drew a circle on the map with a pen and decided to use this place as the location for the founding of the country.

"Shizi, Uncle Chen and Uncle Li have arrived." Wang Xiaoshan walked in and reported.

"Let them in." Li Mingyuan put down the pen in his hand and turned around.

Soon after Chen Guozhu and Li Sandou arrived, other important personnel of the Taiping Army also arrived.

After everyone arrived, Li Mingyuan said, "Liu Pu, let you know about tonight's harvest." ”

"Yes, Shizi" Liu Pu, who had a good face, took out a list and said, "Tonight we have captured a total of 300 muskets, 5,000 rounds of ammunition, 1 heavy machine gun, and 3,000 rounds of ammunition. Two hundred long knives. 20,000 silver dollars. ”

Liu Pu put away the list after speaking.

"My good boy, Borja, this old dog is so rich." Chen Guozhu was surprised.

"What's the use of asking for so much money, it's better to have a musket." Li Sandou had seen the power of muskets and machine guns, and touched a short gun on his waist.

"Hehe, money and muskets are good things." Li Mingyuan chuckled.

"Shizi, just now Anthony revealed that there will be a Prussian fleet here tomorrow." Wang Xiaoshan quietly told Li Mingyuan.

"It's good, someone will send a pillow if you fall asleep." Li Mingyuan said happily.

"Shizi, what are you so happy about?" Chen Guozhu said curiously.

"Good news for everyone, tomorrow there will be a Prussian convoy carrying munitions here." Li Mingyuan said.

"Shizi, foreigners will not collude with Peruvians to encircle and suppress us." Li Sandou was skeptical.

"Hehe, Uncle Li don't worry, the Prussians are preparing for war in Europe, they won't let go of the saltpeter in our hands and fight us with the Peruvians."

Li Mingyuan knew in his heart that Prussia was preparing for the reunification of Germany, and at this time of connection, every material was very important to them, and they could buy saltpeter from anyone, and they would not give up a large number of saltpeter because Li Mingyuan was a Chinese.

"Liu Pu, how much saltpeter is in the warehouse?" Li Mingyuan turned his head and asked.

There are 30,000 catties in total, Liu Pu replied.

"30,000 catties is enough," Li Mingyuan muttered.

"Shizi, the family members of the back camp have been arranged, what should we do next?" Liu Pu asked.

"How many brothers are there now?" Li Mingyuan raised his head and said,

"In addition to the injured and sick, there are fifteen hundred people in total." Liu Pu reported the number of people.

1,500 people are the size of a regiment in later generations, but the lack compared with the number is a serious lack of weapons, Peru has just gained independence from Spain for several decades, the domestic economy is very backward, the weapons and equipment used by the army are all imported from foreign countries, and the muskets captured by Allen are all old equipment eliminated by the European powers, and there are less than 200 muskets that can be used normally. Li Wen regarded 1,500 people as the foundation of his foothold in South America, and he felt the pain of casualties, so he had to be careful in his calculations.

Li Wen thought about it for more than ten minutes, and then said, "Our weapons and equipment are not enough, and the brothers are also tired, so I decided to recuperate for a day and wait until I receive new weapons before rescuing the other brothers." ”

The people in the hall were relieved to hear that there was no need to rush to attack other mines, everyone was very tired from working in the mines during the day, and if they went to attack other mines now, there would be many people who couldn't stand it.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am going to reorganize 1,500 people into a regiment according to the military establishment of foreigners, do you have any opinions?"

"I agree with Shizi's method, the Kingdom of Heaven has perished on the mainland, and if we openly adopt the military establishment of the Kingdom of Heaven, it may attract the attention of the Manchus and bring us unnecessary trouble." Liu Pu spoke first,

"I have never read a book, and I don't understand the military establishment, as long as the son of the world says, I will support it." Chen Guozhu said loudly.

"Everything is up to the world." As soon as the two Li Wen's cronies in the front made a statement, the Taiping soldiers in the back neatly echoed it.

"Everyone agrees, then I will talk about the specific establishment," Li Wen straightened out his thinking, and continued, "The new army is named the South American Chinese Independent Army, and it currently has a regiment under its jurisdiction, and I personally serve as the commander of the regiment. The new regiment consisted of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 3rd musket battalions, all of which were commissioned with muskets that would be delivered tomorrow. There is also a training battalion of elite soldiers, a reconnaissance company, and a logistics supply company.

The regiment is organized in three or four ways, with 12 men in one squad, 36 men in three squads in one platoon, 120 in three platoons in one company, and 550 men in four companies in one battalion. Except for the training battalion, which has a size of 300 men, all other units are in accordance with this formation. ”

After finishing the preparation in one breath, Li Wen said, "If you have different opinions, you can put them forward,"

"Shizi, according to your calculation, fifteen hundred people are less than a regiment." Li Sandou frowned.

"Let me explain to you that this kind of establishment is intended to be adopted after we gain a firm foothold in South America in the future, and as for the problem of insufficient numbers, we will not be satisfied with the number, and we will first make up the manpower of the combat troops, and the other subsidiary units will be replenished after rescuing the other brothers." Li Wendao.

After solving the problem of establishment, Li Wen began to arrange everyone's positions, and the people standing in the hall were all subordinates of the former king, and there was no trouble in arranging them. Allen, the battalion commander of the three musket battalions, planned to let Chen Guozhu, Li Sandou and another Taiping Army old man Zhang Ansong serve as the teaching battalion commander, Li Wen is convinced of the saying that power comes out of the barrel of the gun, and the founding monarchs of all dynasties must have led troops to fight, and even Liu Bang, who is not very good at military talent, spent most of his time in conquest.

The training battalion is the place where Li Wen has determined to train officers, and having him as the battalion commander can not only teach the soldiers the military knowledge of his previous life, but also capture the loyalty of the soldiers; once the soldiers who come out of the training camp are sent to ordinary units to serve as low-level officers, Li Wen can control the grassroots soldiers through them and ensure that the troops obey his command.

As for the commander of the important reconnaissance company, Li Wen planned to let Wang Xiaoshan serve as the commander, and he studied military knowledge with Li Wen for two months, and grew up in the boy boy camp of the Taiping Army since he was a child. It was not much difficulty for Wang Xiaoshan to command a company of troops.

In order to enhance the combat strength of the reconnaissance company, Li Wen specially selected 15 of the 50 Young Guards to serve as squad and platoon commanders at the grassroots level.

The other thirty-five Li Wen did not stay, and all of them were sent to the musket battalion as officers. With the leadership of these grassroots officers, who have been personally trained for two months, Li Wen believes that the newly established South American Chinese Independence Army will have a stronger combat capability.

Li Wen told the people in the hall of his plan, and everyone unanimously agreed with Li Wen's suggestion, all the officers were appointed, and they only waited for the arrival of the fleet tomorrow, and the arms were taken down and immediately formed into the army.