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Chapter 77 Decisive Battle: Epilogue (4)

Salvador smiled and poured the remaining wine into his mouth, closed his eyes and savored it carefully. "Okay, then sign this peace agreement. He rushed from Lima to deal with the mess, but he didn't expect to encounter such a good thing. As for the heartbroken Madame Valerie left behind after Viscount Fernandez's death, I will make up for her after returning to Lima."

Gilberto laughed knowingly. Then he seemed to remember something and said hurriedly: "Before leaving Lima, General Attorney Romero mentioned a young army captain serving in the La Plata region - Juan Cruise Torres. He is the youngest son of Count Torres. The Count has an inestimable influence in the affairs of the West Indian House..."

El Salvador tried to recall for a long time before he remembered who Torres was.

"That poor boy." Salvador sighed and said, "He looks completely destroyed. His shoulders are bent, his back is dull and his reaction is slow. He must have been defeated by the Tatans. What a poor child. More than two years ago he was the darling of the ladies in Valladolid and the Madrid salons, but now he has become a poor man tricked by fate. Fortunately, he has a father who loves him deeply. Well, Captain Torres is loyal to his duties in the battle with the Tatans and fights tenaciously until the last moment, perhaps the rank of major is against him.

It is a suitable commendation. Of course, this failed war always has to pay the price. Major Antonio Carlos's excessive caution and indecision are also famous in Lima. La Plata's supervision of such an important position is not suitable for him. Oh, and I almost forgot. My deputy, the commander of the task force fleet, the descendant of the lowly pig-herder, commander of the entire battle, but the facts proved his stupidity and ignorance, and he should take on his own responsibility. Am I right, Gilberto?"

"You are the new Governor's plenipotentiary, commander-in-chief of the Task Force, and now your will is the will of La Plata." Gilberto complimented.

El Salvador put on his clothes with Gilberto's help, and then asked casually: "What are the conditions for the Tatans? I mean, besides trading, damn, the descendant of the pig-herderer has not even shown me the original document even once!"

"The Tatans made many territorial requests." Gilberto helped Baron Bravo bring the hat and said, "But they are all deserted lands. Perhaps some Jesuit missionaries set up missionary areas there, but not many. The kingdom and the Brazilians have no interest in it for the time being."

"It's the Jesuit again! Damn!" Baron Bravo put on politeness and said a little angrily: "These guys always make trouble with me in the Chilean region. My ranch is so lacking in manpower that these Jesuit missionaries actually think that the lowly Arakan people are free people of the kingdom, and the Lord's flocks do not allow my faithful servants to catch them. Absurd! Absurd! Civilized people are the protagonists of this world, and these lowly Arakan barbarians are only worthy of us as slaves. Well, let's not talk about these disappointing things, throw all the land to the Tatans! Let them teach the Jesuit missionaries! Gilberto, have breakfast with me, the deep-sea cod in La Plata is quite famous. You must know that in summer and autumn, we can't eat such fresh cod, and only at this time can we taste delicious food."

"It's a great honor, Lord Baron." Gilberto bowed.

...

On August 10, after waiting for more than ten days, Baron Salvador Angel Bravo, the new commander-in-chief of Spain who came from Lima via Charcas, Asuncion and Santa Fe to Buenos Aires, and Baron Salvador Angel Bravo, the plenipotentiary of the Governor of Peru, arrived at the Port of Rochao on the battleship "Countess of Alfonso".

The envoy of the Peruvian governor set out from Lima in mid-July. The news of Viscount Fernandez missing on the warship "Toledo Madman" had just reached Lima. The somewhat uneasy Governor Gutierrez decided to send his trusted El Salvador to La Plata to replace the unlucky Viscount Fernandez. Baron Salvador Bravo set out from Lima and took a large number of war horses with his followers, and then arrived at the city of Buenos Aires in early August.

Everyone knew the story that followed. Baron Bravo, who had arrived in turmoil, suddenly found that he had nothing to do, except signing a peace treaty with the Tatans.

Of course, his loyal servant Gilberto soon found something new for him. Local merchants privately asked Baron Bravo, the Governor's plenipotentiary, to sign a peace treaty with the Tatans as soon as possible, end the current state of war between the two sides, and to open trade between the two sides as soon as possible. To this end, Alvaro, the son of the local merchant, the leader of the landlord, and the son of the municipal councillor of Buenos Aires, presented considerable gifts on behalf of the local merchants and promised to share a share of the trade income generated by the future trading town of Colonia.

The Baron was naturally defeated by sugar-coated shells, and he readily agreed to the merchants' opinions. Therefore, on August 10, he arrived at Luoqia Port on a warship. At the same time, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the East Coast Republic of China and the Chief Negotiator Gao Mo, who came as promised, also arrived at Luoqia Port under the escort of two platoons of cavalry.

At about 12 noon, Gaomo boarded the battleship "Countess Alfonso" on a traffic boat, and then signed a peace treaty with Baron Salvador Angel Bravo, the plenipotentiary of the Governor of Peru, in the luxurious stern deck, in which the warship was decorated with the captain's room, and signed a peace treaty with Baron Salvador Angel Bravo, the plenipotentiary of the Governor of Peru. The content of the treaty was the same as the agreement reached before.

This peace treaty called the "Rochao Peace Treaty" was in duplicate, without witnesses, and was kept by both sides. So far, the Kingdom of Spain and the East Coast Republic of China finally ended the state of war after a difficult five months and 21 days.

The morning after the signing of the peace agreement, all the Spanish warships evacuated the Dayu River to the Rochai line and returned to Buenos Aires. At noon, the soldiers from the first row of the cavalry battalion entered the simple dock of the Port of Luochai and raised the American Vulture Army flag on the dock, officially declaring sovereignty.
Chapter completed!
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