The artillery fire of the Atlantic Fleet and the fierce bombardment of airships broke the Venezuelan army, and there was no escape, and finally all the officers and men gradually calmed down under the orders of the commander, and all stood in place in a daze, like soulless puppets. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

At the same time, the army staff received a telegram from Ma Yongheng's division commander, demanding that he surrender as soon as possible, otherwise he would be dealt a more violent blow.

Commander Isabel Perez looked at the telegram with blank eyes, and then at the men who had suffered heavy casualties, and he felt like he wanted to cry without tears.

None of the people who had read the telegram felt that the telegram was exaggerated, and the Xia Empire was absolutely capable of annihilating all the officers and soldiers of his army.

Commander Isabelle's heart was dripping blood, he had already received a letter of persuasion from the intelligence officers of the Xia Empire secretly, which promised him generous conditions, not only to continue to keep his private property and continue to lead his army, but also to reorganize into a mercenary, the Xia Empire would not interfere with his management of the army, the Xia Empire would also bear the weapons and equipment of the army, and bear a certain amount of military expenses, if the battle achieved military merits, they would receive rich rewards.

His army and his family were all granted the citizenship of the Xia Empire, and they were able to enjoy more favorable treatment than Japanese mercenaries; Although he was a little moved, he still had certain illusions about the United States of Venezuela, hoping that he could block the attack of the Xia Empire with a strong defensive line, so he had been hesitant and did not give a positive answer.

If he had replied to the other party earlier and agreed to accept the reorganization of the Xia Imperial Army, he would not have been bombarded with such fierce artillery fire today, and there would not have been so many officers and soldiers killed and wounded, and he thought that he had harmed them.

In fact, if it weren't for the fierce bombardment of the Xia Empire's army, he would still not feel the strength of the Xia Empire's army, and he was still immersed in the illusion that the western defense line blocked the Xia Empire's attack, and even had the ridiculous idea that the combat effectiveness of the Xia Empire's army was just like that.

In order to give him enough time to think about it, so as to convince his commanders at all levels, Isabel sent one of his cronies, the deputy chief of staff of the army, back to Bolivar City under a white flag to communicate, so that the Xia Empire would give him 3 days to consider.

At the same time, Isabel ordered the living to do all their best to rescue the wounded.

In fact, what he didn't know was that his deputy army commander, chief of staff, and division commanders and others had all received similar secret letters of persuasion, and even someone had accepted the conditions of the Xia Empire, if he continued to be obsessed, at the right time, the Xia Empire would definitely let people kill Isabel and receive his army.

Seeing the messenger sent by Isabel to explain his intentions, Commander Ma Yong readily agreed to the other party's conditions, asked them to gather the army, and warned them to stay in the camp honestly and not to try to escape.

Commander Ma Yongheng learned through the conversation that the other party is the 6th Army of the Venezuelan Defense Force, which has four divisions, and in addition to a battalion in Guyana City and troops stationed in other parts of the state, the army has nearly 30,000 troops stationed in Bolivarian City; He estimated that it would take about 3 days for the follow-up troops to reach the city of Bolivar, and at that time it would be impossible for the other side to surrender or not, and his current strength was too thin to accept the surrender of nearly 30,000 men, and if the situation could not be controlled by then, the consequences would be even worse, so he could only delay the time first.

José of the intelligence station received the news from the 4th Army and immediately sent intelligence officers in charge of military and political rebellion to contact the soldiers of the Venezuelan troops in Bolivarian and the governor of Bolivarian State, respectively, and asked them to declare independence and join the Guiana District of the Xia Empire.

The two intelligence officers issued separate orders to their respective downlines.

After receiving the order, the second- and third-line intelligence officers in the Bolivarian State quickly moved to contact the rebels of various jurisdictional targets to convey the will of the Xia Empire, hoping that they would recognize the situation and accept the conditions put forward by the Xia Empire, so that everyone would be better off and the people of the Bolivarian State would be saved from being slaughtered by the war.

Politicians replied that as soon as the army announced its surrender, they would echo it later.

The key now is the attitude of Commander Ishabel.

In 4 hours, the deputy chief of staff who went to contact Ma Yongheng returned and truthfully reported the attitude of the Xia Imperial army to the army commander. After careful consideration, Isabel decided to convene a meeting of officers at the rank of regiment commander and above early tomorrow morning to explain the situation to everyone and let everyone have ideas, in fact, he mainly wanted to see the attitude of his officers and see if he could control the situation.

At the same time, he sent a telegram to the General Staff, giving a detailed report on the situation here, now that the army was completely surrounded by the firepower of the Xia Empire, there was no possibility of breaking through, and if they refused to surrender, they would be completely annihilated.

The families of these military officers stationed abroad, and the middle-level and above officers all live in Caracas, which is equivalent to hostages, even if they surrender, he must also seek the opinion of the president, otherwise their families will be persecuted, which is one of the reasons why he has been hesitant before.

In fact, when his General Staff received a telegram of persuasion to surrender, the General Staff and the War Department in Caracas also received a telegram from Ma Yongheng in clear code, and they still felt very strange at that time, where was the problem with the army? It wasn't until Commander Ishabel sent a telegram that they cleared up the mystery in their minds.

Originally, President Gomez wanted to order them to fight to the last soldier, but the chief of the general staff, Juan Royce, suggested: "Your Excellency, they have been completely surrounded, and the Xia Empire has carried out aerial bombardment and long-range artillery strikes against them, and in the open area of the plains, they will all be killed, and they will not cause any damage to the enemy, but just let the enemy drop more bombs and earn more military merits." ”

"If they are allowed to surrender, will it cause a chain reaction for the troops, and they will think of surrendering as long as they encounter difficulties in the future?" The president asked rhetorically.

"Your Excellency the President has been thinking a lot, and at this time, they still have not announced their surrender, which shows that they are still very loyal to the country; Among the armies stationed on the Northwest Front and the defense line of the coastal mountain range, all of them have the army adapted from the Presidential Guard as the overseer, and the chance of surrender is very small, and in the mountainous areas, there are perfect defense facilities, and the airships of the Xia Empire can't exert much power at all, and in the plains, they don't have these advantages at all, so the situation is different and will not cause a chain reaction. Chief of the General Staff Juan Royce explained.

War Minister Marco Ozil suggested: "Your Excellency, we can hide their families in secret, and declare that they have been secretly executed, and as long as Ishabel does not attack us after surrender and waits for the state to rescue them, we must treat their families well, otherwise it will not be too late to kill them." ”

The chief of the General Staff said: "This can easily cause misunderstandings and let them fake the show, so it is better for the War Department to send a telegram in advance to explain it clearly, and ask them to keep it strictly confidential and not affect the morale of other armies." “

War Secretary Marco Ozil said: "For their sake and their families, they will certainly obey the orders of the War Department. “

Juan Royce, Chief of the General Staff, considered his suggestion for a moment and said: "Your Excellency, this is not a good move, if we win, they will be rescued, their families can be reunited with them, they will be the warriors of the country; If the country is defeated, then the consequences are not something we can consider. “

After weighing it, President Gomez agreed to the proposal of the two and said: "Do as you say, just temporarily wronged Isabel and other soldiers, and I will personally correct their names after victory." “

"Yes, Your Excellency!"

"Your Excellency the President is merciful!"