The rout ran all the way in the direction of the capital, and the Xia Imperial army pursued it and rushed to the outskirts of Caracas, where it engaged in a fierce battle with the 10th Army of the Venezuelan Defense Forces. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Major General Andreas and the commanders of the 1st and 5th armies committed suicide one after another.

Admiral Carrido tried to commit suicide, but was knocked unconscious by the guards and forcibly carried to the Caracas General Staff.

President Gomez, knowing of the rout at the front, urgently ordered the 15th Army stationed in the outer harbor and the 3rd Army stationed in the city of Los Sterix to rush back to the city of Caracas, but he himself secretly went to the port of Katiaramar under the protection of the presidential guard, and did not even want the capital.

He had already contacted the Germans and was ready to take refuge in Germany in secret; The Germans had long sent an ocean-going submarine to wait secretly in Katiaramar, and from then on, he would live incognito, as the Germans demanded. As for when his identity will be made public, it will depend on the needs of the Germans.

Anyway, his family and property have been transferred to Germany, and it is not bad to be a rich man incognito. As for his guards, except for a few personal guards who followed him, the rest of the people were each given a sum of money to let them take off their military uniforms and become civilians, and that money was enough for them to live in peace.

It is only 30 kilometers from the outer port of La Guaira to Caracas, but it is necessary to cross the coastal mountains, and the mountain road has long been blown down by the airships of the Xia Empire, so it is impossible to reach it in a short time, besides, the enthusiasm of these troops is not great, and going to Caracas is purely an act of death.

The 3rd Army stationed in Los Sterix suffered heavy losses from the bombing of the Xia Empire, and the officers and soldiers who survived were hiding in secret fortresses and did not dare to go out, not to mention that the roads had been blocked, heavy weapons could not be transported, and the troops did not have much combat effectiveness when they entered Beijing lightly, so they could not help much.

The Chief of the General Staff and the Minister of War went to the presidential palace to seek instructions from President Gomez, but the presidential palace was chaotic and empty, the president himself and the guards were missing, all the servants had fled, and the frightened two were covered in cold sweat, and it seemed that President Gomez had fled the capital.

The president is missing, the capital cannot be defended, there is no escape, the two do not know what to do, and neither of them is willing to say the surrender first.

The officers and soldiers of the Xia Empire will not slow down the offensive because of their hesitation, and it is the 10th Army that guards the capital Caracas, which is adapted from new recruits and has average combat effectiveness, and is defeated and retreated by the Xia Empire.

The situation is becoming more and more tense, the Venezuelan Defense Forces are powerless under the blow of the Xia Empire's light and heavy weapons, the artillery is really a sharp weapon for urban street fighting, the enemy shoots concealed behind the obstacles set up along the streets, a burst of mortar shells hit past, the enemy's light and heavy machine guns immediately mute fire, just such an obstacle was swept away, street by street was occupied by the Xia Imperial Army, the speed was very fast, and the Venezuelan officers and soldiers had no strength to counterattack at all.

The 1st and 5th armies, which had escaped, had already gone home to change into civilian clothes and quietly destroyed their uniforms, except for a small number of those who had returned to the barracks, as long as they were not too stupid. They don't care who leads the country, for them, survival is the most important thing, and seeing those comrades who have suffered heavy casualties has made them lose the courage to resist.

The dense gunfire in the south of the city frightened everyone in Caracas, who hid in their homes with their doors and windows closed, and the whole family gathered together to shiver and quietly pray to God that they would be safe. Occasionally, unfortunate families are bombarded with mortar shells, and they can only consider themselves unlucky.

The Chief of the Army followed the Chief of the General Staff back to the General Staff, and the enemy's offensive was increasing in speed and was approaching in the direction of the General Staff.

The two were very embarrassed, if President Gomez was already dead, they could have taken the troops and ordered them to surrender, and if President Gomez was still alive, they would have become traitors.

By this time, Admiral Carrido had woken up, and the Chief of the General Staff and the Minister of War hurried to his office to see Carrido.

Carrido's first words were: "The military power of the Xia Empire is too strong, we are not opponents, and resistance is useless." ”

"Now it's not a question of resistance or not, His Excellency the President has disappeared, and the army of the Xia Empire will hit here soon." said the Secretary of the Army.

Carrido said: "Surrender, with or without a president can change the overall situation, let the civilians reduce some casualties, let the soldiers have fewer casualties, this is not a crime of war, all we can do is surrender." “

The Chief of the General Staff said: "Well, we have done our best. ”

The three people all understand that surrender is the only choice, not surrendering can only make more people die meaninglessly, and in the end it still can't change the final outcome of the war, while the officers and soldiers of the Xia Empire have not yet fought here, it is more decent to surrender now, and if they surrender again after being captured, it will be worthless at all, even the president has run away, and it is not a shameful thing for them to surrender.

Subsequently, the General Staff and the War Department issued a joint telegram announcing the surrender to the Xia Empire, and at the same time informing all troops to stop resisting and surrender to the Xia Empire. Of course, it is not known whether the garrison in the field will be able to follow their orders, but this order is very effective for the garrison in Caracas.

The war in Caracas gradually subsided, and all the Venezuelan officers and soldiers did not want to fight for a long time, and when the order came, they immediately surrendered to the officers and soldiers of the Xia Empire.

Lieutenant General Cao Jiachuan, the commander of the 2nd Army, and the deputy commander of the 4th Army, all of whom were close to Caracas, received the message of Venezuela's surrender; Radios from various embassies and consulates in Venezuela were also received, and they were amazed at the speed with which the Xia Empire was advancing and forcing a sovereign state to surrender in such a short period of time by resorting to conventional warfare.

The commander of the 2nd Army led 2 regiments of the Janissaries to the city of Caracas to accept the surrender of the United Venezuelan States. Two brigades of mercenaries continued to protect the logistical baggage and the rear routes in situ.

The officers and soldiers of the Xia Empire took over the city of Caracas and began martial law in the city, accepted the surrender of Venezuelan soldiers, and sent 2 brigades to guard against the possible reinforcements of the Venezuelan 3rd Army and the 15th Army.

The Xia Empire successfully occupied the capital of Venezuela, and the officers and soldiers of the troops involved in the war were very excited, which was a great feat, and the imperial reward after the war must be very expensive. The bowels of those troops who did not catch up with the war are repentant.

The place of surrender was set up at the General Staff, and all the Venezuelan military and political officials who had not yet fled were gathered here to wait for the arrival of the commander of the 2nd Army of the Xia Empire; For these Venezuelan military and political officials, they have long been tired of war life, and they have long had the intention of surrendering, and now they are a little late to surrender, and they will be forced to surrender when the Xia Imperial army has entered the capital, and their value will definitely be much less; Everyone is preoccupied and confused about the future; Most people regret it more, if they knew this, they shouldn't be obsessed with power, and they would not have ended up today when they fled the land of right and wrong with their families.

Defence officers and soldiers of 1 regiment took over the deployment of the General Staff.

Cao Jiachuan was still very happy to be able to easily seize the enemy's capital, and immediately sent a telegram to the theater staff to report the good news.