1850 American Gold Baron

Chapter 177 Uninvited guest?

"This is the Chief of Staff Fruto Chamorro I told you about."

Vanderbilt introduced to Liang Yao.

"Hello Chief of Staff Fruto Chamorro, I am also a soldier, you can call me Colonel Liang."

Liang Yao shook hands with Chamorro.

Fruto Chamorro is not only a local warlord in Nicaragua, but also a well-known politician in Nicaragua. Chamorro is the core figure of the Nicaraguan Conservative Party.

The military and political affairs are both in control. From this point of view, Chamorro and Liang Yao are similar.

It's just that the weak armed forces in Chamorro's hands cannot be compared with a professional infantry regiment under Liang Yao's command.

Not to mention the professional army, even California's militia regiments are probably enough to give the Nicaraguan army a drink in Nicaragua.

"I heard you had a great victory in California last year."

Chamorro touched his shiny head and watched the workers move heavy boxes one by one to the small port of San Juan del Sur and load them directly onto the carriage.

In addition to Liang Yao who brought gold with him on this trip, Vanderbilt and others also brought a considerable amount of gold.

The heavy box was escorted by the American fleet cruising in the Atlantic Ocean. Liang Yao personally led armed personnel to escort it. Chamorro quickly guessed what was in the box: except gold, there is nothing else that the American government can trust.

Such a big fight.

It is impossible to say that Chamorro has no idea about these golds. No one does not love gold.

But seeing Liang Yao's three companies of elite soldiers responsible for escorting the gold, and thinking of the American fleet on the Atlantic coast of Nicaragua, Chamorro had no choice but to throw this unrealistic idea out of the sky.

He is a human being, but he is also a rational person. He is not bold enough to steal America's gold.

Liang Yao's army had defeated the famous Colonel Mason. Chamorro did not think that his army would be more effective than Mason.

Not to mention the Nicaraguan army, it would be difficult to fight against the Mexican army, let alone the American army.

These so-called Nicaraguan troops are okay if they are allowed to look after homes and homes, but expecting them to fight is just wishful thinking.

"It's not that my battle was beautiful, but that Colonel Mason's troops didn't fight. My troops were not only able to win the battle, but also had a very good style. Please rest assured that we will not disturb the Nicaraguan people during this transit."

Liang Yao pressed his hand on the handle of Ames's cavalry saber and said lightly.

"Ahem. I will be your guide on this journey to ensure your safety."

Chamorro didn't expect Liang Yao to be so immodest, so he coughed twice and said.

Chamorro is 5 feet 7 inches (170cm) tall. In this era, this height is relatively tall, but standing in front of Liang Yao, who is 6 feet tall, burly, and holding a cavalry saber, Chamorro still feels a sense of

Feeling of oppression.

There are also those soldiers behind Liang Yao who have been staring at him. At first glance, they are not a good person.

The Nicaragua route was opened by Vanderbilt himself. In terms of familiarity with this route, Chamorro is not necessarily more familiar with it than Vanderbilt.

As for ensuring the safety of Vanderbilt, Liang Yao and his entourage, it is not certain who will protect whom in the event of an attack by these crooked Nicaraguan soldiers brought by Chamorro, who cannot hold their guns clearly.

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Chamorro's trip was just because the Nicaraguan government was worried about the large number of American armed personnel and sent Chamorro along to seek psychological comfort.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Chamorro."

Liang Yao thanked Chamorro for his kindness.

Liang Yao asked Kony to pick some fine silk, porcelain and tea to give to Chamorro.

Chamorro was very happy after receiving these fine Chinese local products, and his attitude towards Liang Yao became even more enthusiastic.

Liang Yao's guess was correct. Chamorro's trip was just to complete the task assigned to him by the Nicaraguan government.

The Nicaraguan government is indeed worried about the large number of American armed personnel crossing the border, but they dare not refuse this request for fear of angering the United States.

After all the gold was loaded into the truck, Liang Yao did not plan to stop in San Juan del Sur to avoid a long night, but chose to set off immediately.

After walking a 19-kilometer land route, the convoy arrived at the village of San Carlos, the source of the San Juan River. Not far from the village of San Carlos was the largest lake in Central America: Lake Nicaragua.

Nicaragua's economy is very backward. There is no local industry, and even handicrafts are very few. The same goes for the village of San Carlos, which is surrounded by only some poorly maintained cocoa plantations and sugar cane plantations.

The local plantation owners and their retinues waved their whips majestically to beat the naked slaves, and cursed in Spanish to urge the animals to work and not to be lazy.

In the entire village of San Carlos, except for the local plantation owner's manor, which can be seen a little bit, the rest of the houses are small, low thatched houses.

When the local villagers saw such a large team passing by, they stood at the door of the thatched house and looked curiously.

They had seen many teams of gold diggers traveling from east to west, but this was the first time they had seen such a large team traveling from west to east.

There is a small port on the Nicaragua side, and more than thirty small boats with a displacement of only one to two hundred tons are already waiting on Lake Nicaragua.

Liang Yao has not yet intervened in this route in Nicaragua, which is handled by Vanderbilt's shipping company.

These small boats are also Vanderbilt's ships. This is not because Vanderbilt does not have large ships, but because the water along the route is shallow and large ships with deep drafts are easy to run aground.

Furthermore, a considerable part of the waterway on this route is very narrow, making it difficult for large ships to pass.

This is why Vanderbilt hired Chinese laborers. He wanted to widen the shipping channel and improve navigation conditions in Nicaragua.

The heavy gold was unloaded from the carriage and loaded onto the ship, and no one dared to slack off, because if too much was loaded, it might exceed the draft and cause the ship to run aground or even sink.

"You are more familiar with these ships and this waterway than I am. Please help me find out how much gold each ship can hold." Liang Yao said to Vanderbilt.

"If you don't tell me, I will personally watch the gold being loaded on the ship." Vanderbilt said, "Not only your gold, but also my own gold, and the gold from Texas will be loaded on the ship. I don't want these gold to be loaded on the ship."

of ships stranded and sunk in Nicaragua.”

After a period of busy work, all the gold was loaded onto the ship, and just as everyone was about to board the ship and set off, a group of Nicaraguan soldiers came out from a nearby military fortress.

This group of Nicaraguan soldiers, approximately sixty or seventy strong, was walking towards them.

Liang Yao didn't know the purpose of this group of Nicaraguan soldiers. He didn't dare to be careless and raised his hand to give an order. The accompanying soldiers also tightened their guns in their hands, just waiting for Liang Yao's order.

(End of chapter)