Chapter 389 White people’s lies
Brazil, Laguna City.
The commander of the city defense, Colonel Virateas, was having a drink in the headquarters with General Lange Ford who was about to attack the rebels. The two people, who were comfortable, believed that although the rebels claimed to be fifty thousand, they were scattered in various places.
Moreover, since October last year, rebels have often surrendered in batches. According to General Mastras's estimation, this is a sign that they will not last long.
What's even more ridiculous is that the rebel Canaballo claimed that he would use 4,000 men to capture Laguna City. You must know that there are nearly 50,000 troops in the city at this time, and one-third of the Brazilian government forces are gathered here. There is no reason why it will be captured.
However, General Lange Ford's 20,000 troops underestimated the enemy and rushed deep into the Kasan jungle, and were easily defeated by the rebel's 4,000-strong expeditionary force.
Later, General Mastras, the architect of the war, feared punishment and directly became the leader of the rebels. After some thought, Colonel Virateas, who was in charge of garrisoning Laguna City, decided to flee to France with his money.
Canabarro successfully captured the wealthy city of Laguna, the soldiers received supplies, and everything seemed to be heading in the right direction.
But it is a pity that the capitulation leaders headed by Mastras carved up the land near Laguna, and the efforts of the Persians only helped them complete the land annexation faster.
As for the abolition of slavery, they were in favor of it because the cost of maintenance was too high. It is obviously cheaper to leave the same work to laborers, and it also reduces a lot of responsibility.
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 French soldiers in Persia did not get a break. Due to soaring prices, they had to work on plantations to make ends meet.
Moreover, the Fabibos who walked out of the jungle meant losing the advantage of their guerrilla warfare strategy, and instead had to defend the city where the high-ranking officials lived.
Due to the lack of heavy firepower, the rebels can only be passively beaten most of the time. Going out to fight in the city is no different than seeking death, while hiding in the city is just trying to survive.
Even the top thug, Garibaldi, couldn't think of a way. He could secretly blow up part of the opponent's artillery with his men at night, but this method couldn't be successful every time.
Laguna City was besieged, and Canabarro's promised reinforcements had yet to arrive. Garibaldi had already felt that something was wrong.
He sent his wife Anita and his son out of the city. Garibaldi is an idealist. He can devote himself to his ideals, but he does not want his wife and newborn son to be like him.
After Anita left, Garibaldi was ready to live and die with this city, and there were many Fabibos like him.
But those high-ranking officials did not want to be reduced to the dust of history like Fabibos, so they bribed King Pedro II of Brazil to pardon their crimes.
The Fabibos, who were already in a difficult situation, now faced the dilemma of being attacked from both sides. The cronies of the large manor owner opened the city gates, and Brazilian government troops swarmed in, chasing the Fabibos who were still resisting everywhere.
The bloody street fighting lasted for four full hours, with Garibaldi and a group of Italian expatriates hiding in a secret arsenal in the city making their last stand.
Because there were barricades everywhere, the government's artillery could not be sent in, and the two sides remained in a stalemate until evening.
The corpses of Fabibos and the government soldiers overlapped and covered the entire courtyard. The fierce man lit a cigar in the mansion.
It was given to him by General Canabarro before he went on the expedition, saying that he would draw it when the war was won. However, Garibaldi felt that he could not wait for that day. His last companion had just died in front of him.
And Garibaldi had no strength left, and there was blood everywhere on his body, from his enemies, his own, and his comrades. He didn't want to know if he was injured or how serious it was, because it didn't matter.
Behind Garibaldi was a barrel of black powder, his last resort.
"Come out and surrender! No one will come to save you! Italian bastards, as long as you are willing to repent in front of the statue of Jesus in St. Paul's Cathedral and admit that it was those Fabians who deceived you. We can forget about it and send you to Go to Austria!”
Colonel Virateas still admires this number one thug. If he can let this murderer confess in St. Paul's Cathedral, he will definitely become famous. When the time comes, let alone a general, he will be worthy of being a marshal himself.
"Come in if you are able, and we will discuss it in detail." Garibaldi said and even laughed, but it only affected his injury and coughed up blood.
"Damn thugs, they still want to play tricks when they are about to die!" Colonel Virateas still cherished his life, "Push that Austrian cannon over and let him see God!"
Garibaldi took a deep breath with a smile on his face, as if he was reflecting on his life. Then the floor suddenly moved, and he quickly grabbed the gun.
But the next scene made this tough guy's eyes wet. The person who poked his head out was none other than his wife, the Indian girl Adani Riberio (who took her husband's last name after getting married).
Adani Liberio was a very brave girl. She married Garibaldi at the age of fifteen and followed him in his wars in the north and south.
There was a very dangerous battle, and Garibaldi's ship was besieged by two Brazilian warships.
(The so-called Brazilian battleships are usually equipped with only 1-2 guns and are rated for 10-20 people.)
Cannonballs landed several times on the side of the ship, scaring some sailors into hiding in the cabin. Seeing that there were few people on Garibald's first side, the other party prepared to launch a gang-hopping war.
At this time, it was Adani who drove the cowards out of the cabin, and then took the lead in defeating the Brazilian Navy.
On land she was an excellent scout and intelligence agent, always acting as eyes and ears in front of her husband's army, delivering important information at critical moments.
She is also an excellent hunter in the jungle and streams. She can always kill enemy scouts and make them lose their eyes and ears.
At this time, the couple looked at each other, and Garibaldi was a little at a loss.
"Why are you back again?"
"Come to save you," Adani replied.
Garibaldi wiped the mixture of sweat, blood, and tears on his face with his hands, which made his eyes even more uncomfortable, and tears flowed out uncontrollably.
"Why are you crying? Why don't you run away!" She cursed anxiously.
"Oh." He immediately got into the tunnel.
"Give me the cigar!"
Garibaldi handed his "Victory Cigar" to his wife, who reached out again and threw the cigar onto the fuse, and then made a "squeak" sound.
The two 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 leading directly to the outside of the city. Even he himself didn't know about this.
"How did you discover this tunnel?"
"I dug it!"
"So when did you start digging?"
"I started digging as soon as we entered the city. I did it while you and the big shots were drunk every day."
"Why did you dig this secret tunnel? Did you know that there would be a situation like this?"
"If we Indians had completely believed the nonsense of you white people, we would have become extinct long ago!"