Laguna City, Brazil.

The commander of the city defense, Colonel Villateas, was in the headquarters drinking with General Lange Ford, who was about to defeat the rebels. The two men were relieved that although the rebels claimed to be 50,000, they were scattered all over the place.

And since October last year, there have often been mass surrenders of rebels, which is a sign that it should not last long, according to General Mastras's estimates.

What's even more ridiculous is that the rebel Canabarro claims to take the city of Laguna with 4,000 men. You must know that there are nearly 50,000 troops in the city at this time, and one-third of the Brazilian government army is gathered here, and there is no reason why it will be conquered.

However, General Lange Ford's 20,000 troops ventured deep into the Cassan jungle and were easily defeated by the rebels' 4,000 expeditionary force.

Later, the mastermind of this war, General Mastras, feared punishment and directly became the leader of the rebels. After much thought, Colonel Virateas, who was in charge of garrisoning the city of Laguna, decided to flee to France with his money.

Canabarro successfully captured the rich city of Laguna, the soldiers were restocked, and everything looked like things were going well.

Unfortunately, the capitulationist leaders, led by Mastras, divided the land around Laguna, and the Persians only helped them complete the land annexation more quickly.

As for the abolition of slavery, they were in favor of it with both hands raised because the maintenance costs were too high. The same work is obviously cheaper and less responsible for doing the same work to a labourer.

At the same time, due to the existence of the so-called free market, these guys with huge amounts of capital have fully experienced the benefits of what is called the demographic dividend.

The Fabiposian soldiers were denied a respite, and due to soaring prices, they had to work on the plantations to make ends meet.

Moreover, getting out of the jungle meant that they lost the advantage of their guerrilla warfare tactics and had to defend the city where the high-ranking people lived.

Due to the lack of heavy firepower, the rebels were mostly beaten passively. Going out of the city to fight in the field is no different from seeking death, and hiding in the city is just a matter of survival.

Even Garibaldi, the number one thug, couldn't think of a way to sneak up some of the opponent's artillery with his men in the dark, but this method couldn't succeed every time.

With the siege of Laguna and the delay in arriving with Canabarro's promised reinforcements, Garibaldi already sensed that something was wrong.

He sent his wife, Anida, and his son out of the city. Garibaldi was an idealist, and he could dedicate himself to his ideals, but he didn't want his wife and newborn son to be like him.

After Anida's departure, Garibaldi was ready to live and die with the city, and there were many Fabipos like him.

But the top brass did not want to be like Fabipos and bribed King Pedro II of Brazil to pardon their crimes.

The Fabipos, who were already in a difficult situation, were now facing the dilemma of being attacked on their backs. The lord's cronies opened the gates, and the Brazilian army swarmed in, hunting down the Franco-By-Persians who were still resisting.

Bloody street fighting lasted four hours, with Garibaldi and a group of Italian expatriates hiding in the city's secret arsenal for their last stand.

Due to the barricades everywhere, government artillery could not be brought in, and the two sides held on until evening.

The bodies of Fabipos and the government army were stacked on top of each other and spread across the courtyard, and the fierce man lit a cigar in the mansion.

It was given to him by General Canabarro before he set out on the expedition, saying that he would wait until the day the war was won. But Garibaldi himself felt that he could not wait for that day, and his last companion had just died in front of him.

And Garibaldi no longer has the strength, there is blood all over his body, there are enemies, there are his own, and there are comrades. He didn't want to know if he was hurt or how bad it was, because it didn't matter.

Garibaldi leaned against a barrel of black powder behind him, his last reliance.

"Come out and surrender! No one is going to save you anymore! Italian miscellaneous, if you are willing to confess in front of the statue of Jesus in St. Paul's Cathedral, and admit that it was the Fabyppos who bewitched you. We can send you to Austria without any blame! ”

Colonel Villateas still admires the number one thug, and if he can get this murderer to confess in St. Paul's Cathedral, he will definitely become famous. When the time comes, not to mention being a general, even the marshal himself deserves it.

"If you have the ability, you can come in, and we will talk in detail." Garibaldi laughed as he spoke, but he coughed up blood as he pulled up his injuries.

"Damn thugs, they still want to play tricks when they die!" Colonel Velatas still spared his life, "Push that Austrian cannon and let him go to God!" ”

Garibaldi let out a sigh of relief, with a smile on his lips, as if he was reminiscing about his life. At this moment, the floor suddenly moved, and he quickly grabbed the gun.

But the next scene moistened the eyes of this tough guy, and the person who poked his head out was none other than his wife, the Indian girl Adani Riberio (who took her husband's surname after marriage).

Adani Riberio was a very brave girl, she married Garibaldi at the age of fifteen and followed him in his expeditions.

On one occasion, the battle was so dangerous that Garibaldi's ship was besieged by two Brazilian warships.

(The so-called Brazilian battleships are usually armed with only 1-2 guns and are rated for 10~20 people.) ）

The shells landed on the side of the ship several times, and some of the sailors were so frightened that they hid in the cabin. The other party saw that Garibal's first party was small and prepared to launch a gang jump.

It was Adani who drove the cowards out of the cabin, and then led the way in defeating the Brazilian navy.

On land she was an excellent scout and intelligence officer, always acting as eyes and ears in front of her husband's army, sending important information out at crucial moments.

She is also an excellent hunter in the jungle and streams, always able to kill enemy scouts and make them lose their eyes and ears.

At this time, the husband and wife looked at each other, and Garibaldi was a little overwhelmed.

"Why are you back again?"

"I'll save you." Adani replied.

Garibaldi wiped the mixture of sweat, blood, and tears from his face with his hands, which made his eyes even more uncomfortable, and the tears could not stop flowing.

"What are you crying about, don't run yet!" She scolded anxiously.

"Oh." He then went into the tunnel.

"Cigars for me!"

Garibaldi handed his "victory cigar" to his wife, who poked his head out again and threw the cigar onto the lead, making a "clattering" sound.

The two of them crawled quickly along the tunnel, and soon spotted the light. It turned out that this tunnel was connected to a wine cellar, and there was a secret passage in the wine cellar that led directly to the outside of the city, which even he did not know.

"How did you find out about this tunnel?"

"I dug it!"

"And when did you start digging?"

"I started digging as soon as I entered the city, every day when you and the big guys were drunk."

"Why did you dig this secret passage? Did you know we would be in this situation today? ”

"If we Indians had fully believed the nonsense of you white people, we would have been extinct long ago!"

(End of chapter)