After the last batch of supplies was also sent ashore, the ships of the East Coast Navy fleet slowly increased the pressure of the steam boiler under the gaze of the Patagoni workers at the dock of Magellan Intelligence Station, pulled the anchor and left the port in turn, and sailed towards the outer sea. The chapter was updated the fastest

The flagship of the Pacific Temporary Task Force is August 10th. Following closely behind is the newly launched battleship "East Coastism", the former Spanish La Plata Fleet's ship "Cadis Rock" that has been transformed through steaming technology. These three are the main battleships and are the only three warships in this Western Pacific combat operation. Although there are small numbers, they have large tonnage, strong firepower and fast speed. The small ships of the Spanish Peru fleet are really not enough to see in front of them.

In addition to these three combat ships, the entire Pacific Temporary Task Force has six large ships, namely two ammunition supply ships, one water supply ship, one troop transport ship, one coal transport ship, and one repair ship. These ships are loaded with various materials and personnel - all prepared for landing operations. It is worth mentioning that all nine ships of the Pacific Temporary Task Force are hybrid motorized, but in terms of maneuverability, they are far superior to Spanish ships.

Especially in the Magellan Strait, where the wind direction and ocean currents are changing, the chances of traditional sailing ships occur are not low, especially when walking from east to west, it is even more difficult. If you are not careful, you will be stranded or sunk for various reasons. However, ships with steam-powered assistance are different. In dangerous sections, they can lower their sails and sail at low speeds purely by steam-powered navigation. It is also very convenient when steering avoidance, and the chance of shipwrecks is greatly reduced.

Therefore, the Pacific Temporary Task Force took great pains to select ships. Not only were most of them new ships, but they were all hybrid sails. It was much more luxurious than the fleet that would sail from the local area to Europe for trade in a few days (3 battleships + 10 frigates + 22 flute-shaped ships, commanded by Captain Guo Zili). It has strong firepower, fast speed and strong maneuverability, which is probably going to make the small and old ships of the Spanish Peru fleet cry without tears.

There were also many army troops fighting with nine naval ships this time, including 5 infantry companies, 2 artillery companies, 2 county militia brigades, all 35th Regiment of the Crandy Corps (500 people), more than 1,000 Crandy Volunteers (including some Gao Qiao people), a total of about 5,000 people. All of the troops were replenished with personnel and equipment before departure, so these troops were all fully equipped and their combat effectiveness should not be underestimated.

After these troops set out, there were 2 infantry companies, 2 artillery companies, 4 cavalry companies, 36th Regiment of the Cultivator Corps and the 37th Regiment that was about to graduate, 4 county militia brigades, more than 1,000 Eastern European mercenaries and nearly 2,000 Crandy Volunteers. Both the quantity and quality are quite considerable. In addition to dealing with the Spaniards, they can also withdraw a large number of troops back to their homeland for rest, which can basically be considered as easy to take.

On September 15, after crossing the western section of the Magellan Strait, the Pacific Task Force of the East Coast Republic Navy, successfully entered the relatively calm Pacific Ocean, and then found a spacious sheltered underground anchor in the island group in the waters north of Contreras Island. At the same time, they sent a water supply ship "Grocery Store No. 2" to go along a hidden route measured by the Magellan Intelligence Station for a year, while the remaining ships were on standby in the sheltered bay, waiting for the return of "Grocery Store No. 2".

Araucan has been established for several years and has now become the base camp of the Araucan rebels in Chile. Thousands of Araucan people live here and in the vast area near the suburbs. They plant rye, oats, and potatoes under the guidance of the East Coast people. At the same time, they grazed goats to provide a solid material basis for the guerrillas to go north to fight against the Spaniards. As for the equipment, ammunition, medicines and clothing required for the guerrillas to fight for the whole year, most of the equipment, ammunition, medicines and clothing required for the guerrillas to fight for the whole year are provided by the Magellan Intelligence Station on the East Coast, and a small part are exchanged for food, wool and leather - they only have such a little money and goods.

The Arakan guerrillas had about five or six hundred people, and the official name was obtained by the East Coast people, and they were called "Alaakan People's Liberation Army". To be honest, this organization is still a bit advanced. Its leader, Vicente Jr., was the son of Vicente, the founder of the first Arakan guerrillas. This man had been studying for a period of time in the East Coast Magellan Intelligence Station, and knew three languages: Spanish, Chinese and Arakan Tu. He proposed an action program for the guerrillas, that is, to defeat the Spaniards and establish the Arakan's own country, which is similar to the "expressing the Tartars and restoring China" proposed by the revolutionaries in the late Qing Dynasty.

However, in this era, nationalist ideas have not yet emerged, and everyone is not very concerned about whether the rulers are aliens to be honest. Just look at Austria, Ottoman, Moscow, Sweden, Poland, Persia and other countries. Some of them live in multiple ethnic groups in China, while some of the ruling nations do not account for the majority (Ottoman, Sweden, Persia, etc.), but as long as the upper aristocrats are not particularly fiercely exploited, basically everyone can be at peace and can accept the reality of being obedient to the aliens.

Of course, the Spanish in Chile were obviously not good rulers in this era. The existence of the custody and taxation system made this place a de facto serfdom. The white Spanish were nominally the guardians of the Araucan people and the leader who led them to civilization, but in fact they were all slave owners. They sold humans and brutally exploited and squeezed the indigenous people, especially in those mines. The environment was harsh, the food was crude, and the work was heavy. A large number of Araucan miners were tortured to death, and the rest also resisted, but they were often greeted by the cruel suppression of the Spanish.

The Spanish settled in various settlements in northern and central Chile and the major transportation routes were stationed by a large number of Indian soldiers from Peru. These people were accomplices of the Spanish rule in South America. They followed the whites and cruelly suppressed the Araucan and La Plata Crandi people of the Chilean who were of the same color as theirs. Their actions were no different from those of the Spanish white army, and their cruelty was as outrageous as they were.

Like the Guarani people in Paraguay, they were both lambs of missionary groups such as the Jesuits and St. Franciscans. They were the pioneers of the Spanish for developing the American continent and were good at robbing them. Therefore, relying on the expeditions of these Peruvians, the indigenous uprisings in the entire central and northern Chile were quickly suppressed and never became a climate. Later, as the population of Araucan became increasingly rare, the resistance became weaker and weaker, and over time, they were no longer able to overthrow the Spanish rule.

In the mid-17th century, whether it was the Araucan people in Chile or the Crandi people in La Plata (not yet experienced the cruel suppression after the failure of the uprising in the 1950s), the population was still large. Especially in Chile, there were still hundreds of thousands of Araucan people. Therefore, what Vicente's "Alacan People's Liberation Army" thought about was to unite the majority of Araucan people who were cruelly enslaved, and to overthrow the Spanish rule, and then imitate the system of the East Coast Shangguo, establish the Araucan people's own country, and let the Araucan people stand tall among the nations of the world.

The Magellan Intelligence Station established by the East Coast people has long insisted on providing assistance to Vicente's team, which is also the biggest reason why they can persist until now in unfavorable situations. However, the East Coast people are not a boy with money. If you give you assistance, you have to be obedient, otherwise you will have no way to ask for any assistance in the future.

The Araucans had no bargaining power for the request of the East Coast people. For example, in April, they received the order of Biras, the stationmaster of the Magellan Intelligence Station, to support the offensive of the East Coast troops in La Plata in central Chile. In a short period of time, they attacked 11 Spanish military posts, causing the Chilean general Juan de Sousa, who was established by the Spanish, to be furious. The 1,000 servants originally scheduled to be transferred to Cordoba were temporarily cancelled and turned south to suppress the Araucans' riots.

This time, the East Coast people made another request, that is, to send a large number of capable guerrillas familiar with the inside story of Chile to act as a guide party for the East Coast Army in order to more efficiently attack the various settlements, material storage places and important mining ports of the Spanish. In addition to the leading personnel, the Araucan PLA of course also had to send a certain number of capable combatants to go north to participate in the attack on the Spanish settlements, and at the same time rescue the enslaved Araucan people.

At present, the water supply ship of "Grocery Store No. 2" is to pick up people, and at the same time, it is given a batch of supplies to the local Araucan people. Little Vicente is a sensible person. He knows that the Araucan people's own strength alone cannot overthrow the Spanish rule. He must hold the thighs of the East Coast people tightly to make it possible. Therefore, he readily sent a total of about 400 soldiers, led by him personally, to board the East Coast people's ships, and returned to the anchorage of the Pacific Temporary Task Force on September 23.

The commander-in-chief of this operation, Lieutenant Colonel Lu Ming, commander of the East Coast Task Force, took the time to meet Vicente Jr. and talked to him about his encounter with his father on the island of Chiloe. He expressed regret for Vicente's death in Port Barrios (Port Monte), and encouraged him to do his best and overthrow the Spanish rule with the East Coast people.
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