Twenty-seventh, the fierce battle is over
The final blow of the Peruvian army could not change the fate of their demise, and the charging Peruvian army suffered heavy casualties under the blows of machine guns and a large number of muskets, and more than 100 Peruvian soldiers who were lucky enough to attack the position quickly became dead souls in the face of the bayonets that the Chinese army was waiting for.
The fierce attack left the Peruvians dead and wounded more than a thousand people, and the remaining Peruvian troops faced the impenetrable positions in front of them, and after the impulse and blood calmed down, they no longer had the courage to attack, even if Umatoto asked the Governor to point guns at them, it could not prompt the Peruvian soldiers to take a step forward.
The Peruvian soldiers retreated like flowing water, and Liu Pu, who saw the opportunity, immediately ordered the whole army to attack.
The Peruvian soldiers, who were hit by machine guns, saw the Chinese troops scattered all over the mountains, and they wished to give birth to two more legs and ran back desperately.
Soon after the Chinese troops attacked, Li Dawei's cavalry regiment also rushed to the battlefield.
"Brothers, the Peruvians are finished, everyone follow me to catch that Peruvian general."
When Umato fled, he was accompanied by more than 200 people, and the high military hat on his head was unusual, and Li Dawei aimed at him at first sight.
The galloping and roaring cavalry entered the Peruvian rout, mercilessly slaughtering Peruvian soldiers with weapons.
There were pursuers in front of them, but there was no way back, and the Peruvian soldiers, under the threat of death, threw down their weapons and surrendered.
"Commander, the people of the cavalry regiment are here to fight with us."
"Lao Tzu is waiting for this battle to turn over, and he can't let Li and Dawei steal the limelight." Wang Xiaoshan watched Li Dawei ride towards a group of Peruvian soldiers, and instantly understood.
"It's bad, the head of the Peruvian army is being targeted by Li Dawei, and the brothers rush up with me to take down the Peruvian officials."
Wang Xiaoshan shouted, regardless of whether the infantry ran fast or without cavalry, he beckoned fifty or sixty soldiers around him to rush forward.
"Kill" Li Dawei cut down a Peruvian soldier in front of him with a knife, and quickly rushed towards Umato.
The soldiers around Umato were the elite soldiers specially assigned to him by Thomas, but these elite soldiers did not block the Chinese army that surrounded him on all sides.
After more than 200 minutes, only about 40 remained, and they formed a circle to protect Umatto inside.
"Head Li, it's a bit uninteresting to come and pick peaches without notifying." Wang Xiaoshan hurriedly ran over, and without waiting to breathe a sigh of relief, he said directly.
"Commander Wang is wrong, these Peruvians were driven over by the cavalry regiment, how did the credit become yours." Li Dawei didn't give in a step.
"That is, our cavalry regiment broke through the enemy's position first, and drove them all the way here, what are you doing, it will be your credit to hold on to the road and block the rout, and you are not afraid of the wind flashing your tongue."
"What bullshit are you talking about, you also have the part of interjecting when the head of the regiment speaks, let your uncle teach you how to behave."
"Fight and fight, the men of the cavalry regiment have never been afraid of anyone."
The soldiers on both sides said that they were going to fight, but no one in the encirclement of the Peruvian army cared.
"Commander, there is a conflict among them, should we take the opportunity to escape."
"It's impossible, it's all their people, we can't escape." Umato shook his head.
"What are you doing?" Liu Pu came down from the mound and saw the two parties arguing together.
"Chief of Staff, the people of the cavalry regiment are vying for credit with us."
"Whoever grabs the credit with you, they belong to us."
"Don't talk, I'll find out for myself." Liu Pu stopped the dispute between the two and learned the cause and effect from the mouth of the soldier next to him.
He said, "I won't judge your merits, I will report it to the prince for evaluation." ”
"Chief of Staff Liu, don't tell the prince, otherwise I'll be finished." It hasn't been long since Wang Xiaoshan's last mistake, and if the matter of him and Li Dawei's struggle for credit reaches Li Mingyuan's ears, the two of them will not be able to touch the credit at all, and they will be punished.
"Chief of Staff Liu, the prince has every opportunity, don't report this little matter to the prince, it's a big deal that I will give the credit to Commander Wang."
Li Mingyuan treats people calmly in private, but he can't tolerate a grain of sand in the military, and Li Dawei doesn't want to leave a bad impression on Li Mingyuan because of a trivial matter.
"It was Commander Li who discovered the Peruvian official first, and the credit belongs to him." Hearing Li Dawei's words, Wang Xiaoshan was embarrassed to swallow the credit alone and waved his hand.
"Hehe, at this time I know that I am humble and polite. Don't be afraid that I will report to the world, so that you two will not get any credit. Liu Pu smiled.
Wang Xiaoshan and Li Dawei thought that Liu Pu was going to be serious, so they hurriedly curry favor with him.
"You don't have to pat me on the back, it's common for the division of merit on the battlefield to be unclear, and I don't want to affect your future because of a small thing. As for the credit for this time, you are half of each of you. ”
"Thank you, Chief of Staff." The two said happily.
"Alright, after the matter is dealt with, hurry up and clean up the battlefield."
"Chief of Staff, what about this Peruvian official?"
Wang Xiaoshan pointed to the Umatto Road in the encirclement.
"Try to catch it alive, maybe it will be useful in the future." Liu Pu glanced at Umatto Road.
"Order," the two replied, leading the soldiers around them to rush forward, and the guards around Umatto were dealt with by the Chinese soldiers who rushed up without resisting a few times. Umato was also disgracefully taken prisoner.
The battle for Emmodute began in the early hours of the morning and ended at four o'clock in the afternoon.
In this battle, the Peruvian army suffered 5,000 dead and 10,000 captured, except for more than 100 Peruvian soldiers who fled, and the Puno reinforcements were completely wiped out.
The death toll in Peru reached 5,000 because some of the seriously wounded Peruvian soldiers were also stabbed.
The Chinese Independent Army did not have much medicine in its hands, and its own wounded were not enough, how could it be cheap for Peruvians, so the seriously wounded Peruvian soldiers had to see God in advance.
The Ambush Battle of Emmodute was a hard-fought battle between the Chinese Independent Army and the Peruvian army, and the Puno reinforcements were the elite of the 100,000 Peruvian army, and the 15,000 Puno troops were all equipped with muskets and cannons purchased from Britain and France, and their combat effectiveness was the strongest among the enemies encountered by the Chinese Independent Army.
Not every Peruvian army was as strong as the Puno defenders, and most of them used old flintlock pistols that had been obsolete by European countries.
And because the southern part of Peru, where the Chinese workers are located, belongs to the Peruvian mining area, the Peruvian army here is relatively well equipped.
45,000 against 15,000 Peruvian troops, 800 Chinese Independence Army dead and 1,300 wounded, with a total of 2,100 casualties.
In the case of absolute superiority, the reason why the Chinese Independence Army still had more than 2,000 casualties was mainly because of the intensive firepower of the Peruvian army, and most of the casualties of 2,100 were caused by the machine guns and muskets of the Peruvians during the charge.