Quito, the capital of Ecuador

"Your Excellency, Lord Duke, please look into the distance, yes, with the command knife in your hand...... That's all, great......"

The officer of the propaganda department of the Southern Corps held a camera in his hand, and after a flash of "bang", black smoke came out, and a photo was taken.

The commander of the Southern Army, Admiral Mak Hsiao-cho, who was in full uniform, stood in high spirits on the charred and dilapidated ruins of the church, once again leaving the image of the conqueror, and he looked in a good mood at the moment.

Ecuador is a small South American country with a population of less than 400,000, covering an area of about 256,000 square kilometers, and the Andes Mountains run through the north and south, mostly between 2000~3 kilometers above sea level.

The country has several narrow mountain valleys that are predominantly populated and date back to the Inca Empire.

It is really bold for a small South American country to dare to participate in a regional rebellion plot against the Tang Empire.

I have to say that these South Americans have quite peculiar brain circuits, their perception of themselves is infinitely elevated, and there are some symptoms of overconfidence, and the result is that the country is ruined.

No matter how small the mosquito's legs are, they are also meat, and General Mai Xiaozu is very satisfied with his military resume, following the destruction of Colombia, Ecuador, a small country that is not self-sufficient.

The next step is to point the finger at Peru and Bolivia.

Of the Allied forces in the North, the Southern Army was mainly tasked with conquering Ecuador and Peru, while Bolivia was left to Paraguay, Uruguay and the 26,000 Andean Governor's Palace.

Compared to the small South American country of Ecuador, Peru is a heavyweight target. With a population of nearly 4 million, it was once the center of the Inca Empire and a key area of Spanish colonization in South America.

But all this is not a problem for the imperial army.

By His Majesty's will to wage a punitive war, all of Ecuador and the Tumaco region of the north will be affected.

There are about 82~850,000 people in this area, of which about 300,000 are over 10 years old and about 300,000 young women under 26 years old.

The rest were sent to the forced labor camps, where they carved roads and built bridges and dams in the mountainous jungles from north to south. About 150,000 of them were transported back to the empire by sea and into the mines, where they toiled day and night as slaves.

The missing population of the region was filled by Imperial immigrants.

Quito City is a long and narrow city of about 25 kilometers long and only 3~5 kilometers wide, close to the big river in the valley, with many old Spanish buildings and churches, and the scenery is magnificent and beautiful.

The city had been sacked by the expeditionary legions, and the inhabitants of the city were divided into separate queues of men and women, escorted by heavily armed soldiers, and walked into the distance with numb expressions.

No one explained to them where they were going, and the fate of these people was no longer in their own hands.

Admiral Mai Xiaozu looked at all this with an indifferent expression, as one of the top nobles of the empire. The people of these conquered lands were mere lowly pariahs in his eyes, and could not even be called human beings.

Their life and death are like mustard, and they don't deserve too much attention.

It won't take long

Ecuador and the Tumaco region in the north would be occupied by large numbers of Chinese immigrants, and those who rebelled in the tropical jungle would have no way of sustaining themselves but their eventual demise.

In these neo-colonies, Chinese immigrants are usually armed to defend their villages, and the military is not responsible for their safety, but on their own.

Therefore, no matter how tight the funds are, you must squeeze out a little money to buy guns to protect yourself.

Generally speaking, armed militia squads are formed in villages, towns or farms, and basically there is no problem in dealing with the rebel forces of more than 100 people. No matter how many enemies there are, it will be difficult to call for help from the local garrison.

The construction of a wide road south from Tumaco to Quito is under construction and is expected to be completed by the end of the year, with a length of about 217 kilometres.

At that time, a large number of Chinese immigrants will continue to pour in.

As a result of the Tumaco incident, the Tang Empire accelerated the encroachment on the new colonies of Colombia and Ecuador, which directly led to a brutal change in the demographic structure of these regions, and hundreds of thousands of locals were thrown into forced labor camps.

Heavy-handed colonization has led to widespread panic in Colombia, with more than a million people fleeing to neighbouring Venezuela, Peru and Brazil, many more than a million people, and many more into the Amazon rainforest.

The combination of these factors has led to a sharp decline in Colombia's population from more than 6 million to less than 4 million, and 15,000 to 18,000 young women are being transported as goods to the population market of the Andean Viceroyalty in North America or South America.

Contrass, a well-known European sociologist and leader of the Spanish anarchist movement, angrily pointed out; "The brutal colonial policy of the Tang State is destroying the traditional social structure of the former Spanish colonial area, and it is an unforgivable crime to destroy the local indigenous culture, religion and all the history that has taken place on this land......"

However, in the face of imperial power, the voices of these individuals were negligible, and perhaps they would not reach the ears of the colonizers at all.

The first to take Ecuador was only a small test, and the Southern Expeditionary Corps, armed to the teeth, in the name of the Northern Alliance, sharpened its preparations for war, and planned to invade Peru in three ways.

That's when it happened

An unexpected piece of news disrupted the war plans of the North American Alliance; Peru and Bolivia were the first to admit defeat and asked Britain, France, and Spain to intervene, and they surrendered.

On April 9, 1874, the troops of the Southern Expedition entered Peru in three ways, and all the towns along the way laid down their weapons and did not resist at all.

More than ten days later

The imperial capital is Chang'an

Peru and Bolivia directly lie down and surrender. It was indeed beyond Emperor Richard's expectations.

But when you think about it, it makes sense.

With the exception of two idiots, the hot-headed Peruvian military hardliners, General Juan Varela and Ecuadorian General Daniel Morat, most people are still sane and can see the slightest hope of victory at all.

Colombia has a larger population than Peru, how long did the war last?

From beginning to end, he knelt after two and a half months, most of which was spent on the march. The South American army hardly posed a decent threat to the Tang Empire, let alone a head-on confrontation, and almost all of them were one-sided slaughter.

"Your Majesty, diplomatic missions from Britain, France, Spain and other countries have arrived in Panama, as well as the government missions of Peru and Bolivia, and post-war peace talks are about to begin.

What is the position of the empire on the negotiations, please forgive the foolishness of the ministers, and pray for the Holy Judgment! Prime Minister Dong Jie highlighted this issue at the regular imperial meeting.

Emperor Richard did not hesitate, and after a long silence, he said; "Now that international powers have intervened in the South American dispute, and Peru and Bolivia have surrendered, the situation has changed radically, and the original colonial plan has no longer worked.

So be it......

The cabinet discussed and saw which coastal provinces in Peru had better natural conditions, and then they were seized by treaty, and it was impossible to send troops to fight this battle without gain.

In addition, Bolivia did the same, and let the Andean Viceroyalty and Paraguay in South America be divided, so that no more than half of Bolivia's territory should be divided.

Let them understand that if they dare to provoke the majesty of the empire, they will have to pay a heavy price.

Besides

The long-term presence of troops in the two countries and the demand for war reparations are also included.

Peru has made its fortune by selling guano over the years, and this alone has earned more than 26 million Tang Yuan a year, and it's time for them to vomit blood.

The specific matters are drawn up by the cabinet and sent to the diplomatic envoy of Panama to inform the other party of the signing. With the Empire's usual tough negotiation style, not a single word is allowed to be tampered with.

Defeated countries have no human rights, and they can only choose to accept or continue the war.

As for those mediating countries...... Don't worry too much, their hands don't reach out to the Americas yet.

By the way, when will the fleet of the British Royal Navy come? ”

Hearing His Majesty the Emperor ask about this, many of the important ministers in the cabinet couldn't help but laugh.

Including the British, they didn't expect South American Peru and Bolivia to kneel so quickly, so neatly, so simply, and lie down directly to admit defeat.

Therefore, the British Royal Navy fleet is still in Plymouth Harbor, and many warships are entering the shipyard for maintenance, and they will not be able to get out for a while, and the dockyard is estimated to take some time before the visiting fleet can be formed.

After all, it is a major transatlantic military operation and a visit to many countries, with an estimated voyage of more than 13,000 kilometers and more than three months, many ships in poor condition need to be overhauled, rusted and old steam pipes need to be replaced, new high-efficiency steam boilers are replaced, a series of equipment is replaced, and so on.

You have to be well prepared for a long voyage, otherwise it will be bad in the Atlantic.

Marshal Pan Hengchen, Chief of Staff of the Admiralty, stood up and gave a standard military salute before replying;

"Your Majesty, the British visiting fleet is scheduled to visit the Americas in two months' time, and now only Canadian ports have been confirmed. The United States of America and the Confederate States of America, as well as Brazil, among others, under pressure from the Empire, did not accede to the request of the British fleet to visit the port for the time being. Relevant matters are still being communicated, and I believe that without the permission of the Empire, these American countries should know what to do? ”

The admiral's confident answer won a round of applause.

Emperor Richard also nodded with satisfaction and said;

"The timing of the Royal Fleet's visit to the countries of the Americas is quite a chicken thief, and it coincides with the Empire's preparations for the St. Paul Summit, which is of great significance.

Since the British want to show their muscles, the Tang Empire, as a hospitable, can't be indifferent, so they simply show their influence, and everyone will show up!

The Imperial Decree of the Passing of the Ages;

A country that opens its port without the permission of the Empire will be considered unfriendly and will have the right to take all reasonable actions to defend the dignity of the Empire.

When dealing with the Europeans, you don't have to play the kind of tricks that can only be understood but not spoken, but you have to tell the British plainly;

Your set of gunboat diplomatic deterrence tricks, deterring a hammer, this will not work in the Americas. ”

This loud and domineering declaration made the ministers excited, and they all stood up from the train to salute and said;

"Your Majesty, there is nothing wrong with the ministers."

Nowadays, in the entire Americas, no country dares to ignore the information from the Daming Palace, isn't it the old birthday star eating arsenic...... Impatient to live?