The cadres of the Oriental Military Government had a very clear division of labor in instigating the Lautaro uprising, and even the route map for the march was almost finished with a single drink.

The next day, the Asian giants reunited, and when they ran out of alcohol, they planned to look much more sober, and still transport Lautaro's troops from Chile to Panama and then into Colombia, in the manner that Shao Tingda had previously deliberated.

Chen Mu patted his head and said that the land route into Colombia from the territory of the Portuguese was unreliable.

Lautaro, who came to participate in the Halloween Festival, was also summoned to the Yamen of the Oriental Military Mansion, and he was accompanied by You Shuai Lin Manjue.

Shao Ting, who was sitting on a chair in the side hall of the yamen, breathed a sigh of relief in his heart at this time: It's really moving.

Before he came, he was afraid that Chen Mu would not be willing to interfere in this matter, but now as long as Chen Mu is willing to participate, then this matter has basically been completed.

After all, there was a consensus among the five Overseers in Asia – Spain's Peruvian Viceroyalty was too big, and their Panama was too small.

It's always unsettling.

Lin Manjue came with an official document, and his two deputy hundred households went to Chile to train troops, and brought back the training report of Lautaro's troops; Deng Zilong also recruited officers with experience on the southern border to inform the generals of the control of the Western Colombian Army.

"The town of Bogotá, which used to be a village of the Musika people, was occupied by the Westerners and developed around it, and now the valley outside the city of Bogotá is full of plantations for cotton, sugar cane, potatoes, and corn, and the natives of various tribes weave cotton nails, squeeze sugar, weave grass leaves, and mine for the Westerners, and there are several gold mines there."

"Gold Mine."

Deng Zilong said: "Where there are gold mines, there are garrisons, and there are many tribes living near Bogotá, with hundreds of thousands of people in the two states, and less than 11 people in the west. ”

He said and looked at Chen Mu and Shao Tingda, and said: "Deng led the army into Youjing, and the Western Army of Bogotá led the Turkish army of the two states to confront me along the road Beishan, but they did not fight, and they finally retreated. ”

Deng Zilong got to the point, the indigenous people of Colombia are numerous, and the Spaniards are pitifully few compared to them, why can they still stand firm?

Because their chiefs and Spaniards stood together.

Chen Mu looked at Lautaro, and after whispering Shao Tingda and learning that he could understand words, he asked, "How many fighters are willing to go with you into Colombia?" ”

Lautaro looked extremely proud, and underneath this pride was his unparalleled courage: "Tell the commander, there are two hundred and seventy-three warriors in the Mapuche division who are willing to fight with me for the people!" ”

Bai Yuanjie, who was sitting next to him, raised his hand to wipe his face, he sighed, squeezed his eyes, and wanted to leave the side hall in the yamen...... A room full of big people got together, and he thought that the uprising proposed by Shao Tingda would be on a large scale, and the result was only 273 people?

Shao Tingda's face was also a little embarrassed, and he added for Lautaro: "There are more than 400 orphans trained in Chile. ”

Chen Mu didn't expect to get such an answer, he had expected it in his heart earlier, knowing that there would not be many people in Lautaro, and it was estimated that it would be good to have 1,500 people.

But he didn't expect it to be so little, and he couldn't say what he wanted to say about preparing four thousand muskets for Lautaro, so he had to say: "I'm afraid this is too difficult for the Mapuche Division, you just have a new life, you don't have to let the young men of the tribe take such a risk and go back...... Let's go back and live well. ”

"No, Dashuai!" He was still anxious to prevent Lautaro from fighting, and said, "General Lin said that we can win!" ”

One sentence made the eyes of several people in the hall focus on the face of Lin Manjue, who was sitting at the end, but he arched his hands very indifferently and looked around, and then said: "Chen Shuai is above, all the overseers, this is indeed what Lin said, as long as there is enough bird guns and gunpowder, Lautaro can win." ”

"How to win?"

The words were asked by Chen Mu, but this was not his idea, in fact, he could probably think of his tactics from the combat method that Lin Manjue was good at.

But this must be asked, because of the voice of all the other Overseers.

Even if you count the boy scouts that Lautaro is still training in Chile, his strength is less than 700, and the city of Bogotá that they will face in the future is a fortified city that is more than 40 years old, which is an almost impossible task.

"They were trained to use all the weapons and tactics they could use, and Lin believed that his troops could be capable of attacking, assassinating, encroaching and other missions, but the victory or defeat of the war did not depend on the Mapuche troops, but on the commander."

"In me?"

Chen Mu smiled lightly, he knew what Lin Manjue was talking about, raised his palm and opened his five fingers, and said: "The Ming Dynasty is limited by the treaty signed with the Westerners, and cannot send troops to attack Spain, so this army is needed to liberate our people who are suffering under the rule of the Westerners, which is beneficial to the war, and Panama can provide support for muskets and gunpowder." ”

"The rescued people, who are willing to fight with you against the Spaniards, can be sent to Panama for training; Women and children who are unable to fight can also find a job in Panama to support their families, and if the war is lost, they can retreat to Panama to recuperate...... What else is needed in addition to this? ”

Lautaro shook his head and said, "Boss, this is enough, I will go to fight the Spaniards in a few months, if ...... If the city of Bogotá can be defeated in a few years, can it become a county of the imperial court? ”

Chen Mu admires this tribal leader who uses the name of his national hero as his name, he must be dignified, courageous, and very good.

He smiled: "If it weren't for the contract, then it would already be a county in the imperial court." ”

"You let go and fight, in the process of driving Xiyi away, there will be merchants from the country to find you, and maybe at the right time, General Deng will also attack...... However, it will be difficult and it will depend on the timing in the future. ”

In fact, Lautaro's opinion is not important, his tribe is not there, and the ownership of Colombia is really in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, and it is still necessary to rely on the merchants and envoys to negotiate with the tribal leaders who have lived there for generations.

But this matter is not difficult, this leader does not agree, it is good to change to another.

At least it was much easier than Lautaro going to attack the city of Bogotá.

However, Chen Mu didn't expect Lautaro to have another request, which was different from what several Overseers had imagined earlier.

He wanted Chang Sheng to help make some sturdy and durable rucksacks, the kind that had Spaniards carry rice on the border in the past.

Naturally, this little wish is easily fulfilled

As for the Fran cannon prepared by Panama, Lautaro did not ask for it, believing that artillery would slow his troops, and that slowness in dangerous operations would mean death, not to mention that although he was optimistic about the situation of the upcoming battle, he was not blind.

He himself said that after a few years of driving out the Spaniards, he had no intention of attacking the city of Bogotá immediately.

Until then, his heavy firepower will be a throw-and-go tree cannon, so they need to have bags for gunpowder.