Zhao Yongzeng's operation was a successful success, and the Peruvian defenders did not expect that the 5,000 troops who had just gone out in the morning would be wiped out.

Just when Zhao Yongzeng ordered the captured Peruvian officers to call the door, they thought that the army had returned victorious, and happily went down to the city to open the door.

But after the troops in front entered the city, the officer guarding the gate realized that something was wrong, and was just about to remind the other Peruvian soldiers when he was shot dead by Zhao Yongzeng.

Subsequently, the Chinese soldiers disarmed the remaining Peruvian army without much effort, and the 3,000 people who entered the city in advance quickly took over all the important places in the city, waiting for the later Mingyuan arrangement.

At ten o'clock in the middle of the night, 30,000 troops led by Li Mingyuan came to the gate of Balangka.

Looking at the dense Chinese soldiers on the city gate,

Li Mingyuan said to Chen Guozhu, "Uncle Chen, the Taiping army has already failed once in China, too many Taiping soldiers have shed their blood, and now there are not many Taiping troops left, we can't let them shed blood and die in a foreign land." ”

"It is their honor for the prince to care about the brothers below, and I believe that under the wise leadership of the son, the remaining brothers will definitely take root in South America, and when the time comes, when the hostile people are defeated and a new kingdom of heaven is established, I hope that the son of the world will ask for a daughter-in-law for the brothers."

"I've thought about this problem, my brothers follow me to fight the world, I can't even find a mother-in-law, Uncle Chen, don't worry, when we settle down, I will find a way to find a daughter-in-law for my brother Zhang Luo."

"Then I will thank Shizi in advance on behalf of my brothers." Chen Guozhu arched his hand.

"Does the prince plan to make Balangka the new national capital?" Liu Pu interjected.

"Liu boy, Balangka is prosperous and rich, and it is a good place to be the capital, do you have a different opinion." Chen Guozhu relied on his high seniority, and said with a bit of blame.

"Uncle Chen, do the other brothers think the same way?" Li Mingyuan frowned.

"Shizi, didn't you see the happy look of the brothers when they heard that they had won Balangka, everyone had heard about the prosperity of Balangka when they were working in the mines, and now that they have won Balangka, they naturally want to stay and not leave."

Li Mingyuan turned around and looked at the soldiers of the Chinese Independence Army on all sides, and found that when they looked at Balangka, they all had an eager look, it seemed that Chen Guozhu was not the only one who wanted to stay in Balangka, and most of the Chinese soldiers had the same thoughts.

After a long time of poverty and wealth, the Chinese soldiers are now in this mentality, and after a few years in the mines, life is worse than death, once faced with the temptation of a prosperous city, it is inevitable that they will not be able to resist.

From thrift to luxury, the Manchu Eight Banners of the year could still maintain strong combat power at the beginning of the entry, but just twenty years later, the Eight Banners troops were vulnerable in the face of Wu Sangui's rebels, and finally relied on the green battalion to suppress Wu Sangui's army.

If Wu Sangui had been smarter at that time, kept fighting along the Yangtze River, and annihilated the main force of the Qing army, perhaps the rule of the Manchus would have collapsed.

Although the number of Manchus is small, there are also millions of people, but the total number of Chinese in Peru is only a few hundred thousand, and if they want to gain a firm foothold in South America with more than 100,000 Chinese, the only way to maintain a strong fighting force is to deter the surrounding enemies.

However, Li Mingyuan overestimated the endurance of the Chinese soldiers, and just after two victories, the soldiers had a careful idea of settling down and living a good life.

"Uncle Chen, about where to build the capital, we will focus on discussing it tomorrow morning, and now we are still in the advanced city."

Li Mingyuan has experienced a lot of storms in his past and present lives, and although he was worried about the thoughts of the soldiers in his heart, he did not show it when the soldiers were happy.

Then he walked into the city of Balangka with a smile on his face.

"Son, all the important places in Balangka City have been controlled, and all the 24,000 Chinese brothers have been released." Zhao Yongzeng said.

"Yongzeng did a good job, I will let people take note of your credit." Li Mingyuan said.

"Shizi, Balangka's seized materials are all in the warehouse, do you want to take a look."

"Forget it, let's see it tomorrow, I'm a little tired, go back and rest first." Li Mingyuan was thinking about how to solve the problem of soldiers rushing to settle down and was not in the mood to check the capture.

"Liu Pu, I have something to discuss with you." Li Mingyuan stopped Liu Pu beside him, and the two of them went towards the conference room arranged for Li Mingyuan in Balangka City.

"Uncle Chen, the mood of the prince today doesn't seem to be very high." After Li Mingyuan left, Zhao Yongzeng asked.

"The prince may have other things to consider." Chen Guozhu is also uncertain.

"Liu Pu, today I don't think you approve of using Balangka as our base, tell me your opinion."

In the conference room, Li Mingyuan's guard before retreating from the door took two cups of tea and handed Liu Pu a cup.

"Shizi, with all due respect, establishing a base in Balangka is a repetition of the story of Tianjing." Liu Pu put down the teacup and said with a solemn expression.

Liu Pu's words were very vague, but Li Mingyuan also heard the meaning of his words, the Taiping army built the capital of Nanjing, so that Nanjing was surrounded by the Qing army congenitally, and most of the energy of the later Taiping army was tied up in Nanjing, and there was no force to expand the territory, and finally it was eaten away by the Qing army step by step, and finally perished.

The geographical location of Balangca is very similar to Nanjing, directly facing the encirclement of Peruvians, and unlike Nanjing, Balangca is suitable for human survival except for a part of the land by the sea, and the southern region is full of deserts.

Peru has a population of 10 million and has just gained independence from Spain, and even if the Taiping army led by Li Mingyuan can defeat 100,000 Peruvian troops, it is impossible to replicate the path of the Qing army after entering the customs.

So no matter how you look at it, staying in Balangka is not a wise choice.

"I understand what you mean, I have no intention of establishing a base in Peru at all, but what I am worried about is the emotional problem of the soldiers, if I can't persuade the soldiers, then the Chinese troops that have just been gathered will face the possibility of splitting, and this result is something I will not allow."

Li Mingyuan said in a deep voice.

"Shizi, this matter is not impossible to solve, but first of all, we must give the soldiers a clear goal, let them know where we will build the country in the future, so that the soldiers have the bottom in their hearts, and they will not be at a loss." Liu Pu touched the teacup and thought for a while, then spoke.

"I've already thought about the location of the founding of the country, but I'm worried that telling the soldiers now will leak the news and arouse the vigilance of the other party."

"What the prince said makes sense, but we can first tell the senior officers in the army the location of the founding of the country, so that we don't have to worry about the news leaking, and we can also let the commanders of each unit know what the prince thinks, as long as the commanders of the units understand the thoughts of the prince, even if the soldiers below are dissatisfied in the future, it will not cause major changes."

"That's all there is to it, I'll announce it at the meeting tomorrow when all the senior officers gather." Li Mingyuan said.

After making a plan, Li Mingyuan told Liu Pu the ideal location for the founding of the country, and the two discussed for more than an hour, waiting until more than three o'clock in the evening to rest.