It wasn't just the Chinese army who couldn't sleep tonight, but Ikidok, the commander of the defenders of Arequipa, was also woken up by his adjutant.

"Fucking so late and disturbing Lao Tzu's rest."

"The commander is not good, a large group of unidentified troops have come outside, and they have surrounded Arequipa."

"What does Anderson eat, I don't know if I'm surrounded by others." Ikidok scolded.

"Why are you stunned here, don't you bring Lao Tzu's gun." Ikidok scolded and kicked the adjutant.

Ikidok was angry, and the adjutant didn't dare to provoke him, so he retreated.

Anger doesn't solve the problem, and Ikidok has to face the problem in front of him after a firefight.

The army besieging the city must have been rebellious Chinese laborers, although the exact number of them is not known, but they dared to besiege the city of Arequipa, at least forty or fifty thousand men.

"Bullshit President Black, Lao Tzu reported two days ago that the rebels might attack Arequipa, and he still doesn't believe that Lao Tzu is surrounded by rebels." Ikidok looked at the map on the wall and cursed.

As can be seen from the map, all the saltpeter producing areas in southern Peru were occupied by Chinese troops, and the city of Arequipa was on the first line of border with Chinese troops.

Iquidoc was able to become the supreme military governor of Peru's important town, and it was not that he was not ignorant of military affairs.

When he asked the president of Peru for help, he also mobilized the laborers in the city to build the city fortifications, but the Chinese army moved much faster than he imagined, and the city fortifications had not yet been completed, and the Chinese army had already attacked.

Iquitok had been keeping an eye on the movements of the Chinese army, and yesterday he had heard a report from his men that the Chinese rebel sweep force had shrunk back and was about to retreat, but tonight it suddenly besieged the city, and there must be something wrong with it.

Iquitok pondered, and suddenly thought that Duraya should fall because of the Chinese in the city.

"Could it be that there are also Chinese people in the city?"

Arequipa is an industrial base in Peru, the city is inhabited by Peruvian locals, and Chinese laborers will be moved out of the city at night after entering the city to work, so Iquidoc ruled out the possibility of urban laborers colluding with Chinese rebels.

"Since it can't be a local Chinese worker, it must be a spy from the Chinese rebels who infiltrated the city and got the reality of the garrison in the city."

The more Ikidok thought about it, the more he thought it was possible, and he looked away from the map and shouted, "Check if there are any suspicious people in the city recently, and immediately send three groups of heralds to ask for help from the defenders of Moyendo, Puno, and Cusco." ”

"Yes," the guard replied, and quickly ran away.

Sensing that there might be rebel spies infiltrating the city, Iquitok left 500 soldiers to maintain order in the city, leading 1,500 men to reinforce the city gates.

When Ikidok led his troops through the city, Sun Qisheng and the others hidden in the corner were looking for an opportunity to attack.

"Platoon Commander Wang, are you sure to kill the officer riding in front of you?" Sun Qisheng pointed to Ikidok.

"It's too far away." Wang Chenglin shook his head and said.

Because of Cai Jiu and others as guides, the soldiers of Soqisheng and the Special Brigade ambushed on the road leading to the city gate, preparing to take out Ikidok, taking advantage of the leaderless chaos of the Arequipa defenders to create a siege opportunity for the army outside the city.

But he didn't expect that Ikidok's side was heavily defended, and Sun Qisheng and the others couldn't get close to him at all.

"Let him live a few more days, and we'll withdraw first."

When the special brigade was established, Li Mingyuan gave them a lecture for a few days, telling them that the main core of special operations is to flexibly change tactics to achieve goals.

So he couldn't kill Ikidok this time, and Sun Qisheng retreated decisively and prepared for the next ambush plan.

Iquitok was on his horse, unaware that he had almost been killed.

The soldier had just reported that a group of Indians had bought the wounded laborers who had built the fortifications, and Iguidoc had heard the soldiers' reports, combined with previous speculation, it had been determined that the wounded laborers were bought by the rebel spies who had infiltrated the city, and the spies obtained some information about the Arequipa defenders through the laborers, and then passed it on to the rebels outside the city.

With this in mind, Iquitok sent two hundred soldiers, led by a battalion commander, to search for the whereabouts of Chinese spies.

"Captain, martial law is under siege in the city, there are hundreds of Peruvian soldiers on the street arresting Chinese, and some Indians who look like Chinese have been arrested by them." In a dilapidated dwelling, Wang Chenglin said to Sun Qisheng.

"Captain Sun, it must be Ikidok who has discovered our traces." Cai Jiu, who has lived in Arequipa City for a few years, reacted first.

"Hehe, the warden of Arequipa is very vigilant, but if he wants to search us out, it would be too much to underestimate us." Sun Qisheng sneered, and then said, "Brothers, Ikidok has taken most of the reserves, and the guards in his house must be relatively empty, so let's sneak into his house first and take him down in one fell swoop when he returns." ”

The garrison to keep Iquitok safe was by his side at all times, and Iquitok was at the gates to support, and his troops would not stay at home, so now was the time when Iquitok's house was the emptiest defense.

The most dangerous places are often the safest places, and when the Peruvian army is searching for Chinese spies all over the city, they would never think that the spies are hiding in the home of the commander of the city.

Countless torches were lit outside the four city gates, and because of midnight, the defenders on the city wall could not see the number of troops outside the city, so they did not dare to attack rashly, and hid on the city wall to prevent the attack of the Chinese army.

"Anderson, how did I tell you, closely observe the movements of the Chinese rebels, but you are good, the enemy has surrounded Arequipa, and you know how you say I should punish you." Ikidok pointed to the general of the city gate defenders and cursed.

"Commander, it's not a dereliction of duty, five reconnaissance teams were sent before and after the humiliation, and none of them came back, and when I was about to send someone to check the news, I found that the rebels appeared in front of the city gate, and as soon as I found out about the enemy, I quickly reported it to you." Anderson explained.

After hearing his words, Iquitok's face softened a little, and he asked, "Have you sent troops to probe their truth?" ”

"I couldn't see the number of rebels at night, and I didn't rush to send troops."

"The Arequipa garrison adds up to only seven thousand men, and sending troops without knowing the strength of the enemy will only lead to unnecessary losses, and you are right not to send troops this time."

"Commander, I'm worried that the enemy will attack the city with heavy artillery, so even if we have 7,000 men, we won't be able to hold the city." Anderson Road.

The Chinese army had captured heavy artillery, and the Arequipa defenders knew about it, so Anderson was worried that the city would not be able to hold it.

"This rebel army should not have time to carry siege artillery on the overnight march, Arequipa City is safe for the time being, but their reinforcements will almost arrive tomorrow, and then it will be the real difficult time, so we must hold on to Arequipa City for three days until reinforcements arrive."

"Please rest assured, the commander will not let go of a rebel soldier in his humble position." Anderson assured.

"This battle is the biggest crisis that Arequipa has ever faced, so I'll defend it with you." Ikidok didn't want to stay on the walls and suffer, but if the city was broken, he wouldn't survive, so he took the initiative to defend the city to boost morale.

"Commander, it's okay to have me at the city gate, you better go back and rest,"

"I've decided, you don't have to say more."

Iquitok waved his hand.