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Chapter 1330 The Crying City
"…but we still don't know where the Governor of Peru will take the ship to set sail?" Gao Budong listened very carefully, but the thinking mode of the army is quite different from that of the navy, so he didn't quite understand.

"It's not necessary to know where he got on the ship, but where he got off.

I suggest that after taking over Lima, we split our forces into two groups. One group will continue to clean up the remaining enemies around Lima, appease the people and maintain the stability of the city. The other group will sail south to take over the newly built port first, and then wait for the prey to come to us!"

At this time Wu Bing had a bit of the aura of Zhuge Liang, with one hand behind his back and the other raised in front of him, he gestured towards the sea, and while he was talking and laughing, the masts and oars were reduced to ashes.

However, no matter how great Zhuge Liang's ability is, he can only play it with Liu Bei's backing. At this time, Gao Budong is Liu Bei, and whether he dares to change the formation and split the troops into two routes depends on his thoughts.

"Let's do it! At worst, we'll just have to fight to the end. Captain Wu, how big is the new port, and how many troops will be stationed there?"

After understanding Wu Bing's ultimate goal, Gao Budong didn't hesitate too much, and slapped the steering platform, deciding to take a chance. The next step was the details of the division of troops. With only one guard force and corresponding supplies, they had to focus on Lima City first, and then distribute them to new attack targets that were not in the plan.

"The intelligence from the Navy Staff before we set off from Japan showed that there was no defense system in the area. I think a few hundred people will be enough. The Governor of Peru won't bring too many people either, because they don't have that many ships, right!"

"Yes, yes, that's right! Then the army will be divided into five hundred households and the corresponding supplies, and I will personally command them to go south. As for the issue of ships, I will trouble Captain Wu to arrange them."

This answer really hit the nail on the head for Gao Budong. If he needed to send out one or two thousand households to march south, he would not dare to do so. If Lima City got into trouble and could not be resolved in time due to insufficient troops, he would be charged with a serious crime.

But it would not be a big deal if we sent out a few hundred people. If they succeeded, it would be a pleasant surprise. If they failed, it would not cause too much loss. The main thing is that we have the protection of the navy. If we can't win, we can still get on the ship and run away. There is really no danger.

"Leave all the cargo ships behind and arrange two warships for protection. Commander Gao and his warriors please board the warships. I will personally command them and they will arrive in less than five days!"

Compared with Gao Budong, Wu Bing was just a cowardly guy. He actually abandoned all the cargo ships with little defense capabilities and went out to wander around with the main force of the fleet.

However, his arrogance was not without reason. At that time, on the west coast of America, there was no naval force from north to south that could pose a threat to the Ming fleet.

Don't think that these cargo ships have no self-defense ability, that's compared to armed cargo ships and privateers. Put it here, any one of them is like a main battleship, without any weapons, just relying on its own weight and size, it can crush all the pirate ships along the coast. After all, they are all ocean-going sailing ships, and there is a difference in level.

In addition, Wu Bing had another secret plan that he did not reveal. He persuaded Gao Budong to lead his troops south to ambush the Governor of Peru just as an excuse. Otherwise, he would not have the chance to leave with the fleet. His real purpose was to try his luck at that small port and see if he could capture one or two Spanish ships.

Although the Spanish naval power on the west coast of America was basically destroyed, it was not 100%. At least there were still a few sailing ships that could be called warships. They were just well hidden and never came out to wander around. According to the analysis of the Navy Staff, these ships had two places to go, one was the Panama Port in the north, and the other was a port in the south. After all, the coastline was so long and there were so many bays, and it was impossible for the Navy's exploration ships to search every place where sailing ships could dock.

Settle and Du Wenhuan took the fleet to Panama City, so he could only head south. If he was lucky enough to discover one or two ships, it would be considered an extra credit and the trip would not be in vain.

Meeting the right person at the right time is called luck. Wu Bing and Gao Budong are the two who dare to think and act, and they hit it off immediately. However, they cannot act immediately because the main combat target, Lima City, has not been taken yet.

However, if you are lucky, you will get what you want. As the fleet slowly approached the landing point north of Lima, the gunners who were ready to shoot did not receive the order to fire. Because the lookouts were almost staring at the shore, but they did not find any trace of the enemy on the shore, they could not just shoot blindly.

Faced with this situation, Wu Bing and Gao Budong were also a little confused. They expected that the capital of the Viceroyalty of Peru could not be weaker than the defense of Guayaquil Port, so the less people on the shore, the more uneasy they felt, and they delayed issuing the order for a general attack.

Unable to delay any longer, they simply sent two warships to approach closely, using the height of the mast and the convenience of the telescope to observe carefully from all available angles.

After more than two hours of delay, they still got nothing. Not only did they not find the enemy, but they also did not see the contact person from the Statistics Department. Looking at the increasingly thick black smoke in the city, Gao Budong finally couldn't bear it anymore and gritted his teeth and sent two centurions to the shore in a small boat.

The navy's seven warships were lined up 7 meters away with their gun ports open, ready to launch blocking fire at any possible enemy ambushes and cover the retreat of the landing team.

An hour and a half later, the landing team sent out flag signals. No enemy was found within one kilometer of the shore, and there was no time to investigate further. The main reason was that this beachhead was enough for the landing troops.

But time was running out. As the sun was setting, Gao Budong could only order the dispatch of another thousand Japanese engineers to establish a landing site. The main force remained on the ship overnight.

Little did they know that this decision led to tragedy. The fire in Lima burned all night, illuminating the sky. When the Ming army's vanguard arrived outside the city gate the next day, they were stunned by the tragic scene and quickly sent someone to contact Gao Budong to ask whether they should continue the attack.

The city gate was closed, but the wooden door panels had been burned through by the fire, leaving only the iron frame standing stubbornly. Looking inside through the city gate, the streets were wide and straight, the stone-paved road surface was also very flat, and the buildings on both sides were lined up in an orderly manner.

However, there was one thing that made this originally beautiful city comparable to hell: corpses! Corpses were everywhere, all kinds of corpses, male and female, old and young, spread all over the street.

Some of them were obviously trying to break out of the city, but were unfortunately blocked by the city gates. Eventually, they were all suffocated to death near the city gates, and then burned into charcoal by the fire, emitting wisps of green smoke and the smell of barbecue.

(End of this chapter)