Reborn as King of South America

Chapter 98: Chinese Independence Army Response

After reaching a consensus with Adolfo on the negotiation terms, Frias returned to his residence.

"Has General Adolfo agreed to our terms?"

Balivian said anxiously.

"No, Adolfo is very dissatisfied with the conditions you proposed." Frias handed the hat to the servant with an unhappy look on his face.

"Balivia, you must understand your current situation. You and your brother's troops have been surrounded by General Adolfo's army and the Chinese Independence Army.
I helped you convey General Adolfo's request for peace talks because we are all Bolivians and I don't want the Bolivian army to kill each other. But you have disappointed me. General Adolfo was very angry when he heard your peace terms. He thought you had no sincerity in peace talks. If I hadn't persuaded General Adolfo, you would be facing attacks from both the government army and the Chinese Independence Army. "

Frias threatened.

The Chinese Independence Army was still some distance away from Melgarejo's troops, and the Sucre defenders had not yet established contact with the Chinese Independence Army to jointly attack the troops outside the city. However, Balivian was not aware of this information. Being in an unfavorable situation and facing attacks from Adolfo and the Chinese Independence Army at any time, Balivian was now thinking about reaching peace terms with Adolfo and did not calm down to discover the flaws in Frias' words.

"No, this is a misunderstanding. We are absolutely sincere in requesting peace talks."

"Then show your sincerity, otherwise I can't speak for you." Frias said lightly.

The 5,000 troops outside the city were in a dangerous situation. The longer the time dragged on, the more disadvantageous it would be for the Melgarejo brothers.

"All the land of Sucre can be given to Adolfo, and we can also hand over the 5,000 troops, but the troops must be under the command of General Medellin."

Balivian lowered the terms of the peace talks, but Frias was not satisfied.

"All land and troops must be handed over to the state for disposal. You can keep half of your property, but you and your brother are not allowed to stay in Bolivia."

"Lord Frias, your conditions are too harsh. I cannot agree to them."

"Balivian, you have to think carefully. These conditions are the bottom line proposed by Adolfo himself. You either accept the peace terms or continue the war. There is no third way for you to choose."

Frias ignored Balivian's angry expression and spoke slowly.

"Frias, don't push me too far. My brother still has 5,000 elite soldiers. At worst, we will all die together. No one will benefit from that."

The conditions proposed by Frias exceeded the bottom line of Balivian and Melgarejo. Melgarejo could accept losing the presidency, but if even the last army fell into Adolfo's hands, it would be unacceptable, so Balivian was so excited.

"A desperate struggle? Haha, Balivian, don't you see the situation clearly?
You have not been able to shake the walls of Sucre even a little bit after attacking for a whole day. It is too naive of you to want to threaten us now with a tired army."

Frias said sarcastically: "Balivian, I will give you one last chance. Agree to General Adolfo's conditions and surrender your army. This way you will be rich and prosperous for the rest of your life."

Frias was aggressive, but Balivian's momentum gradually disappeared under his blows.

The situation was pressing. If the negotiations failed, the Melgarejo brothers would certainly die, while Adolfo and his group would at most lose part of their army, but they would still be a long way from being severely damaged. Frias had seized on Balivian's weakness, and he had no choice but to surrender.

"I agree to General Adolfo's terms, but the officers in the army must remain in their original positions. Otherwise, we will not compromise even if we die."

"Don't worry, as long as they obey General Adolfo's leadership, we will never transfer them from the army without reason."

Frias said with a smile.

Balivian agreed to the conditions proposed by Adolfo, and Frias also successfully completed his task. Therefore, he did not want to argue with Balivian over the issue of officers and generously agreed to his request.

The two sides reached a consensus in principle, and the subsequent details were naturally completed without much effort. Then Balivian went back to report the results of the negotiations to Melgarejo, and Adolfo's side also hurried to inform the Chinese Independence Army of the news of the peace talks.

It was a bit unkind of Adolfo to inform the Chinese Independence Army after he and Balivian reached peace terms, but it was the most normal thing to do from Adolfo's side.

The fight between Melgarejo and Adolfo is Bolivia's internal affairs. At the beginning, Adolfo had no choice but to cooperate with the Chinese Independence Army because of his lack of strength. Now that Melgarejo is about to be destroyed, Adolfo naturally wants to get rid of the Chinese Independence Army and act alone.

It was already early the next morning when Li Mingyuan received the news of the peace talks between Melgarejo and Adolfo. At this time, the Chinese Independence Army had already begun to approach Melgarejo's army.

In the military tent, the high-ranking generals of the Chinese Independence Army cursed Adolf for being disrespectful and negotiating peace with the enemy behind the back of the Chinese Independence Army.

"Sir, since they are unwilling to do so, don't blame us for being unjust. We can just lead our army to occupy Sucre City and wipe out both of them at once."

"General Li is right. We might as well occupy Bolivia and let the prince become the king."

……

The generals in the military tent talked more and more excitedly, and the topic changed from condemning Adolfo for negotiating with Melgarejo behind the back of the Chinese Independence Army to how to occupy Bolivia and dominate the country.

"Be quiet and listen to me." Li Mingyuan stopped everyone's discussion and said, "It is indeed not right for Adolfo to negotiate with Melgarejo behind our backs, but we can't turn against them because of this."

Li Mingyuan set the tone and then explained: "Brothers, you have followed me to fight for thousands of miles and suffered a lot. I understand your desire to find a safe place to settle down. However, moving to southern Brazil is a major event related to the future development of the Chinese people. We cannot let things in Bolivia delay us."

"Sir, what about the Bolivians' betrayal?"

“You don’t have to worry about this. I had expected that the Bolivians were unreliable. They would ask us for help when they were in trouble, but once they were through, they would definitely have a different attitude towards us.

Therefore, I supported the Indians to establish an autonomous region some time ago to prevent what happened today. Now the Indian armed forces we sent out have almost occupied the northern part of La Paz Province. Now we can use the Indian autonomous region to bargain with the Bolivians. "

(End of this chapter)