A light rain fell in Córdoba in the early morning, but that didn't make the city, which was built more than a hundred years old, cleaner and tidier. At its peak, the hub city of more than 15,000 (mostly Clandians) was now in ruins under the bombardment of East Coast artillery; Buildings such as material depots, banks, granaries, and shops that were once rich were systematically looted by soldiers on the East Coast; Spaniards who once walked the streets of the city with their toes on their toes are now cowering in corners like rats crossing the streets, and they are in constant fear.

The gallows lined up outside the city were littered with corpses dangling in the wind, all of whom were still engaged in hostilities against the East Bank army after the occupation of the city by the East Bankers - and of course a few Catholic Crandis. Jiang Zhiqing, the supreme commander of the East Bank Army and a newly promoted army major, has always treated the enemy with the bitter cold of winter, so he has taken a resolute attitude towards the remnants of the Spanish resistance captured in the law and order rectification operation.

Córdoba was the result of the sacrifice of nearly 400 soldiers (more than a third of whom died in an epidemic) of our Great East Coast army, and now that the spoils of war have not yet been transferred, and the sky above the city is not yet three feet high, how can these Spanish tinkerchiefs be allowed to jump up and down? Don't you see that your main forces have retreated under the heavy fire of the East Coast Army? Don't you see that your king doesn't want to fight anymore? Don't you see that you're barely able to piece together a decent reinforcement to rescue La Plata?

Attacking the occupying forces in the East Bank despite such a disadvantage can only indicate that your IQ is wrong. For people with IQ problems, Major Jiang Zhiqing has never been soft.

Today is April 1st. The people of the east coast have occupied this node city in the west of La Plata, which is moving from south to north and east to west, for more than two months. During these two months. Six thousand East Coast soldiers demolished almost the entire city of Córdoba. He then built his own temporary barracks and field fortifications on the outskirts and successfully repelled three counter-attacks by the Spaniards.

In these three battles, they used a large number of artillery and a superior number of cavalry (five cavalry companies and some Tatar mercenaries) to firmly occupy the initiative on the battlefield, and killed and wounded more than 1,000 Spanish soldiers in the battle (more than two-thirds of them Peruvian Indians and Clandi Indians), so that the nearby Spanish towns such as Jujuy and Tucumán could no longer piece together any field mobile forces, and could only be passively defended. and watched nervously the movements of the East Bank troops stationed in Córdoba.

Today, they are not nervous, because the Chilean region is now isolated by the naval blockade on the east coast, and most of the ties with Peru have been severed. In the midst of the turmoil and scarcity of supplies, Chile might have been in complete chaos if it had not been for the rule of the Spanish colonial officials.

In addition, the Pacific Task Force of the East Coast Navy also sent a large number of army soldiers to land in the south-central region of Chile some time ago. Under the guidance of the local Belt and Road Party (Araucan guerrillas), they advanced all the way north from the Maurin River valley, capturing the cities of Maurin, Puerto Barrios, and Osorno, and with the cooperation of the navy, they also invaded the towns of Chacao, Corral, and Valdivia twice, and the Spanish rule in Chile was almost in danger of total collapse.

The Chilean region is tight. The number of alpacas traveling between the many passes in the Andes to transport supplies was greatly reduced, and General Santiago had cut ties with Peru. The supplies on hand were simply not enough for them to last a few battles, so naturally there was no spare strength to support the La Plata area.

What's more, what they should be more worried about now is that the East Coast army is ruthless and will forcibly attack the famous city of Santiago at the cost of casualties. It's unlikely, but it's not small, it's a very symbolic city, and who knows what these heretics will think when they go crazy?

Chile was defeated, and the Spaniards in La Plata were accustomed to a rout. Many of the defeated Spanish soldiers in Jujuy and Tucumán are now starved of medical care, demoralized, and without the will to fight and without supplies; Keeping one's will and lacking food and salary is really a dilemma, like a lost dog.

At this time, if Jiang Zhiqing had the courage to send part of the main force north to attack Tucumán, the remnants of the Spanish army, whose morale had been crushed by a series of defeats, and who were hungry and short of ammunition, would have dispersed in a hurry. It's a pity that the people on the east coast are limited to a long supply line at this time, and basically the offensive has come to an end, so they can only take a short period of rest and recuperate, and wait for the rear supplies to be sent to the front line to restore their combat effectiveness before trying elsewhere.

It's just that maybe they don't have much time left to resupply to regain their combat power. On 1 April, Qi Wangping, a special commissioner of the Executive Committee, accompanied by two senior staff officers of the War Department, arrived in the city of Córdoba, which had been run by the East Coast Army into a large field fortification. They were accompanied by Raul, the Spanish envoy stationed in the capital, Dongfang County. Baron Bravo.

Qi Wangping first reiterated to all the soldiers that the principle of distributing trophies would not change, and at the same time encouraged and praised everyone for their heroic battles during this period of time, so that the morale of the officers and soldiers suddenly burst off the roof. After saying this, Qi Wangping, on behalf of the Executive Committee, officially announced to everyone present that after friendly consultations between the East Bank Republic of China and the Kingdom of Spain, the two sides had signed a peace treaty in Valladolid in early December last year. That is to say, now that the state of war between the East Bank and Spain has ceased, both sides should cease any hostilities, and the troops that were fighting should each return to their place of departure.

Qi Wangping stressed that according to the peace treaty signed by the two sides, the cities of Córdoba, Santa Fe, Corrientes, and Buenos Aires, which are currently "occupied" by the east bank of La Plata, should be returned to the Kingdom of Spain as much as possible, and the people on the east bank are obliged to return the property seized during the war, and at the same time try to maintain peace and tranquility in these areas until the Spanish take over the cities.

After Qi Wangping said these words, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he looked at the slightly calm faces of the officers and soldiers of the army. He was really worried that this group of hiccups would not buy it and would fight the Spaniards to the end, so he would not be able to step down, after all, there was still a Spaniard envoy watching by his side.

Fortunately, it seems that everyone is tired of this war that has lasted for almost three years, or that these bearded and sloppy East Coast soldiers in front of them have already made enough money, in short, everyone is not surprised by the end of this war, and it is very calm, as if this is a matter of course.

After Qi Wangping finished talking about this in public, he took Jiang Zhiqing, Anda 15 and other army generals to a secret place in the city to talk. Baron Bravo. Qi Wangping showed Jiang Zhiqing the dual orders of the Executive Committee and the War Department, asking Jiang Zhiqing to immediately find out the details of the Cranti rebel army active in La Plata, and then assist the Spaniards to send troops to exterminate these Indian rebel forces, so as to quickly pacify the situation in La Plata.

After all, the Spanish armed forces in La Plata and even Chile have been heavily damaged by the East Coasters, and they are temporarily unable to deal with the growing multiple Cranti rebel forces in La Plata, so they urgently need the support of foreign armed forces. According to the peace agreement signed between the East Bank and the Kingdom of Spain, as an obligation to obtain privileges such as building roads in Southern Patagonia, the East Bank Army had to assist (at a critical moment) the Spanish army to suppress the revolt of the Clandi and restore the colonial order in the area.

Now that the Spaniards exercised this power, the people of the East Coast naturally could not refuse what was stipulated in the treaty. Therefore, in line with the principle of not bothering the two masters, Jiang Zhiqing, who was leading the army to fight in La Plata, was selected by the Executive Committee and the War Department as the commander to suppress the uprising of the Clandi, and most of the combat troops were his men.

To tell the truth, Jiang Zhiqing was unwilling to help the Spaniards suppress the Clandi rebels. You must know that a considerable number of the officers and leaders of the rebel army were supported by Jiang Zhiqing and his predecessor Chang Kaisheng, and a considerable amount of material supplies needed for their uprising were also provided by the people on the east coast, and the two sides cooperated relatively happily in jointly fighting the Spaniards. But now he wants the people on the east coast to send troops to suppress these Krandi, which makes Jiang Zhiqing feel unbearable. It's just that the military order is difficult to disobey, and at this time, no matter how unwilling you are, you have to pinch your nose to carry out the order.

Therefore, on April 12, 1649, Jiang Zhiqing managed to summon a considerable number of the leaders of the nearby Crandis rebel army to Córdoba for a meeting - this was not the first time, and the people on the east coast had often used this way to assign instructors and supplies to the Crandis in this way.

At the meeting, Jiang Zhiqing first asked these Clandi chieftains if they were willing to reconcile with the Spaniards, and the answer they received was naturally unwilling; Later, he asked if they intended to lead their troops to South Africa, New China, or Australia, and the answer was still negative.

After being silent for a long time, Jiang Zhiqing immediately left the meeting place. Five minutes after he left, Captain Anda 15, commanding the heavily armed 106th Company of the Army and a county militia brigade, rushed over with lightning speed, and then killed all the leaders and middle-level officers of the Klandi rebel army who were present on the spot.

In the aftermath of the April 12 Incident, Córdoba's East Coast cavalry also began to make a big move, brandishing their sabers, and rushing into the camp of the Crandis rebels, who still knew nothing about the incident, and slaughtered all the Crandis who had not yet understood what was happening.

After April 12, the East Bank troops scattered in many areas of La Plata also began to move frequently, and the remnants of the Spanish troops in Tucumán and Jujuy also began to move south, and together with the East Bankers, they launched a brutal suppression of the rebellious Crandis. (To be continued......)