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"My plan is for our men to land quickly in Pisagua, and then meet the marines in Iquique along the railway, eliminate the defenders here as soon as possible, and when we have full control of the Pisagua fortress, we will immediately go south and surround this place!"

The Chilean officers followed Chen Ping's finger and slid on the map, at first they did not find it strange, Pisagua is a small city on the northern coast of Chile, if there is no saltpeter mine, it is estimated that no one will patronize there, so the garrison is not strong, even if Iquique echoes from afar, it is not enough to pose a threat to the armament of 2,000 people.

But as Chen Ping's fingers continued to move south, all the Chilean officers standing next to him invariably gasped, and some of them were even a little sluggish, looking at the names and shaking their heads.

Without him, just because this place under your fingertips is too special and too difficult to overcome!

Antofagasta!

The largest city in north-central Chile is the base camp of President Balmaceda, with many merchants and nobles who support him, as well as a garrison of 2,000 soldiers, and 30 kilometers away, where is there the most elite army of President Balmaceda, and there are 5,000 men!

As early as Monte began to prepare, his officers tried their best to find a way to conquer Antofagast, but no matter how they calculated, it was believed that they would need to pay at least two thousand men to take the fortress city!

Even if it was true, as the other side said, that these two thousand people were all elite units that were not weaker than the German Army, were they really willing to be wiped out under the thick walls of Antofagast? In exchange for an unknown fleet?!

Are these guys from the Far East crazy? Could it be that in their place, life can be sacrificed at any time?!

What's more, even if Antofagasta is taken, it will need to face a counteroffensive by the presidential army! You must know that there is also a small fleet loyal to the political axe, with an ironclad ship and two wooden cruisers, supported by dozens of cannons, even if Monte personally commands the naval assault, there is no guarantee that he will be able to eat this small fleet in a short time, once the battle is deadlocked, the troops loyal to Balmaceda near Santiago will rush there, flanking the front and rear, even if there are thousands of people stationed in vain.

Simmons looked at Chen Ping, who usually stayed by Li Mo's side, silently, like an invisible man, because the Esmeralda had become General Munt's flagship, he could not have imagined that this man who was weak and weak, who looked more like a butler or a teacher, had actually become the commander-in-chief of Li Mo's side, and had just arrived at the headquarters, he put forward such a bold battle plan!

Is he crazy? Or are the soldiers who are coming, all some devils?

Otherwise, how dare he come up with such a plan? You know, if it really goes according to plan, they will need to face two thousand defenders, and after they attack, there will be five thousand cold muzzles behind them!

Obviously, Chen Ping is not a crazy person, since he was appointed by the young master as the commander-in-chief of this battle, he was even more excited that he didn't close his eyes for a few days, and the two-month order given by Li Mo to end the battle also made him feel strong pressure.

Seeing that the Chilean officers around him were shaking their heads even more like drums at this moment, Chen Ping felt an indescribable pride and admiration, and remembered the words he got when he asked Li Mo for advice that day.

"Give up traditional thinking, don't fight down one city after another, it's not a hundred years ago! You can help us imagine that it is a pair of pincers, two pincer arms are two troops, Chile's narrow coastline is a natural landing ground, using ships, and carrying out multi-point landings at the same time, making full use of the geographical environment, mobilizing the enemy, distracting them, and finally giving the enemy a fatal blow. ”

"Multi-point landing!" Chen Ping's eyelids jumped a few times.

Although dividing troops is a taboo for soldiers, in the face of an opponent who is still unaware of his own side at the moment, and a sudden landing from multiple locations at the same time, the advantage of tactical surprise will be infinitely magnified.

After the troops quickly landed from Pisagua one way, they quickly moved south along the railway, sweeping the political axe army along the way, and on the other way, quickly inserted into the fortress of Iquique, and cooperated with the defenders to sweep away the remnants of the enemy, the two troops, like a large sea crab climbing up from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, brandished two iron claws at the same time, and after the two forces turned, there was no enemy in the north of Antofagas.

Finally, use the feint attack on Antofagaste as a cover to attract 5,000 garrisons outside the city to support, and at the same time, it can also allow the Nighthawk to touch Antofagaste first and create chaos.

Multi-point login! Two lines of detour! Siege point reinforcement!

Take advantage of the natural geographical conditions and multiple tactics are interlocked!

Thinking that night, the eldest young master Li finally made a triumphant gesture of encirclement in front of him, and the corners of Chen Ping's mouth flashed with a smile, but if he knew that the eldest young master Li was actually a military blind and knew nothing about military command, he didn't know if he would faint directly!

Fortunately, the young master Li had several classic battle examples in his head, which gave this genuine commander a kind of enlightenment and sudden awakening, otherwise he really wouldn't be able to shake these guys.

"How did the young master's brain grow?" Chen Ping smacked his lips, looked around, and said proudly: "In ten days, my troops can advance to the city of Antofagas, and now what I need is your support!" ”

"From the sea!" Chen Ping's fingers stopped in the open sea of Antofagas.

"Mr. Chen Ping." Simmons took a breath: "How sure are you?" Isn't it difficult to land at Pisagua, because we have formed an army of 1,000 men there, but it is almost impossible to capture Iquique quickly, because there are a thousand well-armed political axe troops, and even if you can cross Iquique and reach Antofagasta, you will face 2,000 defenders and a political axe army thirty kilometers away, which is a full 5,000 men. What's more, there is still a fleet stationed in Antofagasta! ”

Simmons spoke almost all the difficulties, reminding Chen Ping that he only had 2,000 people, not 20,000.

"We're not here for a vacation!" Chen Ping glanced at Simmons lightly, although this guy gave him a good impression, it didn't mean that he would be able to accept the other party's advice, not to mention that after this plan was proposed by the young master, he repeatedly calculated and speculated, and even made a small sand table by himself overnight, unless Zhao Long bragged in front of him, otherwise he only needed to reach the seventy percent ability he said, and he was sure to complete the occupation of Antofagasta within a month!

As for that small fleet? Chen Ping smiled, Monte can't do nothing! So he smiled and said to Simmons: "The fleet will be handed over to you, as long as you don't let them have time to support, I can guarantee to take Antofagasta within a month!"

Although Simmons and all the Chilean officers were still very suspicious, especially he who had been to the Far East to check on him, and he knew the combat effectiveness of that country's army, so he was even more worried, and it could be seen that Chen Ping was so persistent, and finally had to grit his teeth and report the plan to Monte.

As the plan was reported, everyone in the command room fell silent, and only when they looked at Chen Ping, who was sitting silently in the corner, would a glimmer of light erupt that they didn't know whether it was admiration or ridicule.

Too bold!

Just as the officers were beginning to make one plan after another, a hurried footstep came in, and a naval officer in a major's uniform was seen rushing into the room, suddenly shouting: "They have opened fire!" ”

"Damn, those bastards actually ran away from us!" The major gasped as he said the whole thing.

It turned out that after General Monte issued the second manifesto yesterday, officially announcing that he would accept the mandate of Congress to defend the constitution and maintain the order of the country, the troops supporting President Balmaceda suddenly stormed the port of Valparaiso this morning, and the army soldiers in charge of the port battery even carried out artillery bombardment on the fleet in the military port, fortunately, due to insufficient preparation, the fleet did not suffer much damage, and finally under the pressure of the other side, Monte decisively commanded the fleet to rush out of the port.

The war has broken out!

Although they already knew that war was inevitable, Simmons and the others sighed deeply after hearing it, no one wants to fight, especially in their own country, because no matter who wins, it is the Chileans who lose.

"General Simmons, we're running out of time!" When everyone was shocked by the news brought by the major, Chen Ping slowly stood up from the corner, and when he finally walked in front of Simmons and other Chilean officers, the momentum of the whole person changed, like a blade that had been unsheathed and was braving cold light.

"I need to get General Monte's authorization immediately!"