Asunción, 18 July 1647. The expeditionary force of La Plata on the east bank, which had occupied the city for a month, was organizing a retreat in an orderly manner, and the Spanish residents of the city watched with a little excitement, but they did not dare to express their emotions too violently. Because the rows of corpses dangling from the gallows outside the city reminded them that these were the occupying forces, the invaders who had massacred the Guarani outside the city, it was still better for them to flatter them, and to think that it was extremely foolish to try to provoke them.

To be sure, Asunción was not subjected to massive upheaval during the month. The East Coast army restrained itself well, and all but a few servants such as Clandis and gauchos killed a few white Spaniards in the city at first, the rest of the killing was strictly forbidden. However, the small life was saved, but the residents of the city were inevitably ruined, and the ransom of two pesos per adult and one peso per child had to be paid.

Compared with the small money collected from the ordinary residents, the property of the absconding Spanish officers and town councillors confiscated by the East Coasters as enemy property was the main thing: gold and silver coins filled the cash boxes, precious furs hung on the walls, and art and jewelry filled the collection room, all of which were unceremoniously confiscated by the East Coasters.

After the looting of the city, the East Bank army turned its attention to the estates, farms, and ranches outside the city. With the help of a few self-volunteering white leaders in Central and Southern Europe, the East Coast army quickly found the out-of-town estates and then crushed the weak resistance that could hardly be called a battle. After freeing all slaves on the estate. They also pulled a large cart of supplies that could be carried to the dock. Shipped to Santa Fe after shipment. Wait for the Navy to transfer it back to the mainland with a large ship.

The Spaniards have been operating in Paraguay for a hundred years, and the wealth they have accumulated is extremely staggering, but unfortunately most of the Spanish estate owners did not participate in the attack on the East Coast, on the contrary, they were very obedient, and there was no objection to the East Bank people "purchasing" some supplies from them in the name of military tickets. Therefore, the people of the East Coast really can't pull down their faces and rob them directly, as long as they don't do any hostile actions in their brains, then they are safe.

But Rao is so. For a month, the East Coast Army had raised a large amount of supplies, livestock, and money near Asunción, piling up on the docks. Many less important materials such as timber are even piled up in the open air, while leather, grain and other materials are covered with tarpaulins and waiting to be loaded and transported.

In fact, the people on the east coast have priority in the transportation of these materials, based on the shortage of domestic goods, for example, the first place is naturally gold, silver and jewelry, followed by food, medicinal materials and other strategic materials, then it is the turn of art, leather, livestock and other materials, and finally timber and other large road goods.

Fighting to nurture war is the keynote set by the Executive Committee. Therefore, the army on the east bank basically does not engage in any construction in the occupied areas, and the ultimate goal is plunder. At present, the materials collected in Paraguay have been transported back for nearly half a month. Many villages around Asunción were also visited by the East Bank Army, especially those in Guarani, which were "taken care of" in a focused manner. The people of the East Coast have always been known for their ruthlessness towards the indigenous peoples, so that a large number of Guarani villages have had their fields destroyed, their inhabitants have been expelled by killing fire, their livestock property has been looted, and the situation is far more miserable than that of the whites, and the economy around Asunción has been set back by more than a decade, to say the least.

Chang Kaisheng was woken up by his adjutant early in the morning, because today was the day when the troops began to evacuate, and it was necessary for him to go to the dock to take a look. After putting on the military uniform with the help of the adjutant and the orderly, looking at a naked Spanish beauty on the bed, Chang Kaisheng touched her plump big ass for the last time, and then reluctantly left the baron's room and headed towards the dock surrounded by the guards.

Oh, and speaking of which, by the way, Antonio of the Spanish Infantry Regiment of La Plata on the night of the break. Major Carlos fled in such a hurry that he left his wife and daughter alone in the city to face the new pagan conqueror. Well, now the price is evident, and his wife, a baroness from Castile, was forced to warm the bed for Chang Kaisheng every night during the month, in exchange for the personal safety of herself and her family.

"Detachment leader, the last batch of about 30,000 cowhides has been loaded into the ship today. On the 12th, 5,000 Andalusian black cattle also went out along the 6th road under the escort of cavalry troops, and there are still more than 12,000 logs on the wharf, all of which are good timber, many of which can be used to build merchant ships. We discussed the boats and, in principle, were going to tie them into wooden rafts and then sail down the water to Santa Fe. After arriving there, we can find a way to load the big ships of the navy and transport them back to the mainland, and these wooden rafts can also carry a considerable number of livestock and personnel, which can save us a lot of valuable transportation capacity. Chang Kaisheng's adjutant followed closely and began to report to him on various situations.

It is said that since the occupation of Santa Fe, the navy has organized manpower to begin a relatively detailed investigation and measurement of the lower section of the Paraná River, and then now from Buenos Aires at the mouth of the sea to Santa Fe in the upper reaches of the river, this section of the river is wide and abundant, and the water depth of the central channel has generally reached more than 4 meters. Such excellent conditions did not even require the local dredgers to dredge the river to make it possible to sail the large steamships of the navy, so the people on the east coast have begun to drive the large ships directly to the docks of Port Santa Fe, which has been re-restored, to transfer supplies, and the efficiency has been greatly improved.

"It works." After hearing the adjutant's report, Chang Kaisheng immediately made a brief comment, and then said: "We must not take safety lightly, the Spaniards around the Paraguay-Paraná River system have certainly not been completely cleared, as can be seen from the sinking of the coal ship in the city of Corrientes last night, we must be more careful." There are still a small number of remnants of the Spanish 6th Army in Paraguay, and we have not been able to find them these days, and they may also jump out at this time, so we must take precautions. A large-scale retreat is a systematic project, and there must be no mistakes. ”

Immediately after conquering Asunción in early June, the easterners sent elite cavalry units in pursuit of the fleeing Spanish army. The morale of the Spanish 6th Army, which was broken down and panicked, suffered heavy casualties, more than 300 people died under the sabers of the cavalry on the east coast during the retreat, and more than 200 people were taken prisoner.

In addition, the losses of the 3,000 Guarani who came to Asunción to help in the war were even more staggering under the instigation and organization of the Jesuits, St. Franciscans and other missionary groups. They had already lost two or three hundred men on the outskirts of Asunción, and even more so in the siege, where more than a thousand men died under the guns of the people on the eastern coast. After the city was broken, they were foolishly left in the city again, and no one informed them to retreat, and they were cut off for the Spaniards in vain.

By this time most of their forces had been lost, and half of the rest had been captured, and only a mere five or six hundred men had managed to escape the pursuit of the cavalry on the east coast, which in fact was mainly aimed at the white Spanish army. Nor did the five or six hundred men try to join the Spanish army, but return to their tribes scarred and demoralized, having lost the courage to continue fighting the people on the east coast.

The people on the east coast know the strength of the Spaniards in the Paraguayan region today. Therefore, although Chang Kaisheng said this verbally, he only subconsciously said so, no one would take to heart the Spanish soldiers who had already hid in the old woods and let the mosquitoes bite, and these defeated generals no longer had the ability to create any threat.

However, their luck was good, because the people on the east coast were about to retreat, and they could no longer take care of them. The latest order from the Joint Staff Headquarters has been issued, and after collecting supplies, the whole army will abandon the occupied line of Asunción and then retreat to the city of Santa Fe. A militia brigade stationed in the city of Corrientes was to join up with the retreating Chang Kaisheng detachment and then retreat together to Santa Fe.

After the retreat of these troops to Santa Fe, the Chang Kaisheng detachment of the 6th Army was to be disbanded on the spot. At the same time, the 6th Army Department will send a large number of main forces from here to Buenos Aires, and then go to the southern baleen whale harbor with some naval ships that have sailed here, preparing to carry out the task of carrying out sabotage operations on the Pacific coast towns of the Spanish Viceroyalty of Peru.

The task of this sabotage operation is extremely crucial, and a certain aspect of the operation is even related to the trend of the entire battle situation, so the Executive Committee has instructed the Joint Staff Headquarters to draw up a detailed and reliable combat plan, and some of the materials for maintaining the early operation have also been transported to the Baleen Whale Harbor for storage. The next step is to establish another large material transshipment base in the city of Araucan (Port Natales), which is under the control of the Araucan guerrillas, as a rear supply base to maintain operations along the Pacific Ocean.

Of course, considering that some of the troops had been fighting in the La Plata area for several months, and that the hard work and casualties were not very light, they would rotate with some of the troops who had been stationed on the mainland, and by the way, they would also give these troops who had been stationed on the mainland for more than half a year the opportunity to go out and fight with real ammunition - well, by the way, they would also be given a small fortune.

On July 2o, 1647, with the final withdrawal of the 1o3rd Company of the 6th Army from the rear of the palace, the strategic contraction of the people on the east bank in the area of La Plata finally entered the substantive operational phase, and a new phase of operational adjustment was carried out at the same time.

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