The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 582 I hate it most when someone falsely accuses me

"What is that punk saying?" Chen Zhengwei raised his eyebrows when he saw someone standing up and saying something loudly to him.

"Brother Wei, that guy said his ship was flying the French flag, and then we are murderers and thugs who destroyed his ship." Su Ya said behind Chen Zhengwei.

"Do you understand all this?" Chen Zhengwei turned his head and glanced at Su Ya.

This guy is really good.

Not only does he speak fluent English, he also learned Spanish.

Then Chen Zhengwei smiled and clapped his hands twice, and the applause immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"Sorry to disturb your dinner! This sudden war has changed a lot of things!" Chen Zhengwei said loudly with a smile on his face.

"For example... let me appear here and gather with you all!"

“This is a rare fate!”

Su Ya followed behind Chen Zhengwei and translated loudly. Although the translation might not be completely accurate, the general meaning was always correct.

"But you may have some misunderstandings, so I want to make a statement!" Chen Zhengwei's eyes swept over everyone.

"First of all, the ships outside were affected by the war, not by me!"

"After all, there is a war here! And anything can happen in a war. The shells that fell on the ship didn't have my name engraved on them. I called them, but they didn't respond!"

There was a hint of smile and sarcasm on Chen Zhengwei's face.

Anyway, he gave the reason.

If those people still don't believe it, then as he said, anything can happen in war.

"Am I right?" Chen Zhengwei pointed at a man who looked British.

The other party was silent for a moment and bowed slightly to Chen Zhengwei.

"Yes, anything can happen in war!"

"What about you?" Chen Zhengwei pointed at another American businessman.

"Of course, this kind of thing always happens in war. Fortunately, we are all safe here." The other party forced a smile.

"Well said!" Chen Zhengwei laughed.

"It seems that no one has any questions?"

"If you have suffered losses, you can ask the Colombian government to compensate you! I support your legitimate claims."

"Then let me talk about the second thing. I really hate it when someone falsely accuses me!"

Chen Zhengwei kept smiling as he took two steps forward and suddenly grabbed the fork on the table and stabbed it into the eyes of the bald French businessman.

"Ah!" The bald businessman let out an inhuman scream, covering his eyes and howling continuously.

Chen Zhengwei loosened his hands, opened his arms, and walked towards the restaurant with his people smiling.

Then it occupied a large area.

The bald businessman's companion quickly helped him away.

The other businessmen who were still staying in the hotel were all awed.

……

In the middle of the night of the next day, there was a sudden burst of gunfire outside the window.

Chen Zhengwei hadn't slept yet, but there wasn't much fun to do here.

Like Santa Marta, the streets here are deserted and cold.

When Chen Zhengwei was bored, he heard gunshots outside, first a few sporadic shots in the southwest direction.

Ten minutes later, the gunfire suddenly became more intense and dense like a rainstorm.

"Uncle Wei..." Wanyun opened the window to listen to the gunshots outside, then turned to look at Chen Zhengwei.

"You go to sleep first. There's nothing fun to do right now, but it looks like there's going to be some fun!" Chen Zhengwei raised his eyebrows, put on his shirt and trousers and walked out of the room. Several thugs were on guard in the corridor.

"Brother Wei, there seems to be a fighting outside. It could be the reinforcements from Colombia!" Su Ya said immediately.

"Should we go back to the ship?"

"We finally have some fun, why go back to the ship? Su Ya, go find the army and find out what happened."

"Ah Quan, call for a carriage and go to the ship to bring some people over. Bring two machine guns, a few mortars, and more bullets and shells."

"Also, have everyone at the dock be on guard and keep an eye on the boat!"

……

At the same time, southwest of Cartagena, Colombian reinforcements joined the remnants of the troops retreating from Cartagena and were taking advantage of the cover of night to launch continuous attacks on the U.S. troops.

The U.S. military could hardly see far away and was unfamiliar with the surrounding environment. Under such circumstances, they were quickly penetrated and approached, resulting in heavy casualties.

The army's headquarters was in the telegraph office in Cartagena.

"Your Excellency, the Colombian army's attack is too fierce, and our soldiers can't play their advantages at night!"

The biggest advantage of the U.S. military is that its weapons are more advanced, its training is better, and its shooting is more accurate. However, in the darkness, all these advantages are wiped out.

Moreover, the ferocity of the Colombian army's attack exceeded their expectations.

They felt that there were at least 3000 people attacking.

"Especially now that the enemy is in the dark and we are in the light, we don't know how many troops they have."

"I suggest withdrawing the soldiers to Heredia Avenue, 31st Street, 32nd Street, and 17th Street, relying on the Barajas Castle behind, and deploying some troops at the port. This will greatly reduce the defense area, and then hold on until dawn before making plans!"

Brigadier General Nelson Miles thought for a moment and began to give orders.

Under the current circumstances, this arrangement is the best.

At this time, Su Ya brought his men to the Army Command.

"Our boss wants to know what happened." Su Ya asked with a smile outside the command center. Unlike the tense atmosphere here in the command center, Su Ya's expression was relaxed.

This made some soldiers in the command center feel a little frustrated and annoyed.

When fighting, I hate it most when irrelevant people come to ask questions.

Especially the other side's relaxed demeanor, considering that they are fighting hard on the front line.

However, someone went in to report immediately. When Nelson Myers heard Su Ya coming to ask, his heart suddenly moved.

Sherman once led the Army Command to review Chen Zhengwei's actions many times. Although Chen Zhengwei's command was adventurous, he always took the most appropriate action at the most appropriate time.

Then attack the opponent's weak points directly like a sharp knife cutting through butter.

They all believed that Chen Zhengwei had an extremely keen perception of the battlefield and could detect the movements of his opponents from clues and then issue combat orders based on them.

This is an extremely amazing talent.

Everyone believed that if Chen Zhengwei could study military affairs systematically, he would become an extremely outstanding general, even one of the best army generals in the world.

Of course, it still is.

Moreover, Chen Zhengwei has at least two thousand navy men. If he is willing to help, the chances of success will be much greater.

"Bring him here!" Nelson Miles said immediately, but then changed his mind. "Wait a minute!"

He simply rolled up the map on the table, walked out and said, "First, withdraw our soldiers gradually, and set up the defense line according to the plan just now." Then he called a few staff officers out.

Seeing Su Ya at the entrance of the headquarters, Nelson Myers said to Su Ya: "We were attacked by the Colombian Army!"

"I'll go with you to see Mr. Chen!"

If Chen Zhengwei is willing to help, he can also take the opportunity to learn Chen Zhengwei's command ideas, how he analyzes the battle situation, how to guess the opponent's actions, and how to find the opponent's weaknesses.

A moment later, Nelson Myers rushed to the hotel with several staff officers and saw Chen Zhengwei sitting in the lobby with his legs crossed and smoking a cigar.

Nelson took off his hat and put it on his chest, then said:

"Mr. Chen, we have been attacked by the Colombian army. We only have 1,500 people now and are not familiar with the surrounding environment. This city is full of our enemies."

"We don't know the enemy's number, nor do we know their target, or even where they will actually attack!"

"You are the army commander, and I am not! What, do you want to ask me for help?" Chen Zhengwei smiled.

Nelson Myers admitted it right away.

"Yes, Mr. Chen, I have personally experienced your abilities, and your opinion is very important to us!" Nelson Miles didn't say too much because he still had some concerns.

Chen Zhengwei didn't know the situation of the U.S. Army.

It is a taboo everywhere for a general to not know how to command troops.

So he could only take Chen Zhengwei's opinion as a reference.

"It's easy, just let me give you instructions! Otherwise, you won't listen when I tell you, and you won't believe when you listen, and you won't do it when you believe it, and you will do it wrong when you do it, and you won't correct it when you make mistakes..." Chen Zhengwei smiled while puffing on a cigar and spreading his hands.

Nelson Miles showed hesitation on his face.

He wanted to learn from Chen Zhengwei how the other party judged the enemy's goals and actions, and how to respond.

But he didn't want to give up command. He couldn't completely trust Chen Zhengwei, and the situation was not that dangerous now.

He just wanted to use Chen Zhengwei's opinion as a reference.

"So Mr. Chen, what do you think their goal is?" Nelson Miles changed his way of asking questions.

"Their goal... is to engage in street fighting, close combat, and blend in with you to avoid being bombarded by artillery fire at the port! Let me guess, you are transferring the soldiers back to reduce the defense area? Gradually retreat?" Chen Zhengwei smiled.

"If I were you, I would have set up a defense line by now!"

Nelson Miles's face suddenly changed color: "What do you mean?"

Chen Zhengwei spread out his hands, smiled and said nothing.

Nelson Miles turned around and left. He already knew what Chen Zhengwei meant.

The enemy would charge at the same time as the army retreated, causing the soldiers of both sides to get entangled.

If this happened, there would be no chance to re-establish the defense line, and his soldiers would be eaten away bit by bit in the process of retreating.

Especially since most of his men are new recruits and it is night time, if they encounter a high-intensity attack from the enemy, their gradual retreat will likely turn into a rout.

The more he thought about it, the more worried he became, and he quickly returned to the headquarters.

If the other party really arranged it as Chen Zhengwei said, then they would be in big trouble.

He now just hoped that Chen Zhengwei guessed wrong. After all, the other party had no idea about the situation on the front line, and he just sent someone to ask him what happened.

"What's the situation at the front? Any news?"

"Not yet. We have already notified the soldiers on the front line to gradually retreat. There is no latest news yet." The adjutant who stayed in the command center said immediately.

"Order everyone to set up defenses on the spot now!" Nelson Miles gave the order quickly.

……

"Brother Wei, is the Colombian army so powerful?" Su Ya asked from the side.

He felt along the way that the Colombian army was very weak, and it took the U.S. military only one day to capture Santa Marta.

The capture of Cartagena did not take much effort.

"Not that great!" Chen Zhengwei smiled.

"Colombia has been in a civil war for a long time, the evidence is turbulent, the army lacks training and armaments, and the commanders have not received formal training..."

"But they are not fools. The Colombian army may be poor in other aspects, but because of the frequent civil wars, the commanders are rich in practical experience."

"They may not be able to command large-scale complex battles, but they can still play to their strengths... especially in this kind of urban street fighting."

"I guess they have set an ambush."

……

While he was giving the order, the American soldiers on the front line had already received orders to retreat gradually.

At the same time, Colombia's command center was in a small building near the front line, where they could get the news the fastest.

"They're starting to retreat!" said Colombian commander, Army Colonel Pastor Obregón, after hearing the gunfire.

"We must not let them re-establish their position, and we must not let them distance themselves."

"Notify them and start taking action!"

Colombian soldiers appeared on the tops of some buildings, behind some windows, and in some alleys in the city of Cartagena.

They had already taken advantage of the cover of darkness and their familiarity with the terrain to get around the sides and even behind the U.S. troops.

An American soldier standing on the roof was trying to check the situation in the dark when he suddenly heard a rustling sound behind him. As he turned his head to look, a hand covered his mouth and then a knife stabbed into his back.

A Colombian soldier let go and the American soldier's body fell to the ground.

Several more Colombian soldiers climbed up.

Not far below, three American squads were fighting and retreating.

Several people immediately raised their guns.

Some people even couldn't help but want to pull the trigger, but were immediately stopped.

At this moment, three explosions were heard in the southwest room.

Boom boom boom!
"It's the order to attack!" The Colombian soldiers immediately became alert and pulled the trigger one after another.

The whole city was filled with chaotic gunfire.

The retreating American soldiers suddenly found Colombian soldiers coming out from behind windows, rooftops, and alleys around them.

"Why are they there?"

"When did they get around behind us?"

The faces of those American soldiers changed drastically.

In particular, the Colombian soldiers in front suddenly rushed out of the darkness, shooting as they ran.

Faced with this kind of attack, the American soldiers immediately showed fear, especially after their comrades around them were knocked down by bullets from nowhere, they seemed to be trapped in an ocean.

Soon, the retreat turned into a rout.

The Colombian soldiers took advantage of the situation and pursued and charged closely behind the U.S. troops.

One team after another was defeated and scattered during the retreat.

(End of this chapter)