Prologue - Awakening the Beast
Outside of Lima, Peru. July 9th 1935
Thud!
“Damn!”
“Shut up Private”
“Well it’s not my fault there’s so many damn branches!”
“What do you expect we’re in the jungle, now get up and keep moving, or do you want the Peruvians to hear us?”
“No sir”
LT Alfonso Serpa surveyed the area around Lima.
“Do they really not expect it sir?” Said Corporal Diaz
“Who the Peruvians? No, not at all, well they know its coming, but they don’t know when. They still think our army is as crappy as theirs it's been a year of fighting and they still can't admit they're done. We swept through their border “defensives” so fast they didn’t even see it coming, most of the soldiers were still using old Gewehr 98s donated to them from the Germans. So to answer your question Corporal they know we’re coming they just don’t know we’re here, they think they still have about a few days to get out of the city. But that’s going to change in a few minutes.
“Well I kinda feel sorry for them, know what I mean?”
“Yeah I know what you mean, well the civilians, the kids, not those so- called “politicians”, more like a bunch of tyrants” Added Private Lopez
The anticipation was palpable, at any minute their brigade would be signaled to move in, though they didn’t know what the signal was exactly.
“Trust me, you’ll know what the signal is when it goes off” had joked Col. Esteban.
They had the city surrounded by three infantry divisions from the North, East, and South. The only way out was through the sea but HQ said they had that all taken care of.
“So, what are you guys doing when this is over?” said Pvt. Anthony, obviously trying to make some small talk to thin his nerves.
“Take damn nap in a real bed” joked a sergeant “haven’t had a real nights sleep since I enlisted”
Laughter
“Well how about you Lt., what are you doing?”
“huhmm, was thinking maybe going to collage,”
Even more laughter this time louder though many held it back for fear of being discovered.
“What, you guys think it’s funny?” He said with a huge grin on his face.
“Well yeah Lt, guess I never took you for an intellectual”
“Well there’s a lot of things you don’t know Anthony”
Some more laughter
“Well I’ve always been interested by philosophy.”
“Yeah the philosophical reasoning behind a bullet in between the eyes” Said Pvt. Diaz
“Yeah well joke about it all you want but that’s what I’ll be……”
FOOOSH
Two flights of fighter planes, 4 planes each streaked across the sky following behind were 4 bombers ready to tear the city apart. The men watched in awe, except for some of the Great War veterans of course.
“Is that the signal?!” Yelled Sergeant Gonzalez
“Sure go ahead if you want to get torn apart!” Replied Lt. Serpa
The bombers tore the city apart, the ground shook, a few buildings collapsed, fire was spreading. It seemed as if the world were ending. Finally came the worst part, the deafening silence. Nothing, no screams, no cries, no birds, nothing, nothing at all.
After several minutes of “nothing” the city came back to life, people screaming, people yelling.
A solemn silence lingered amongst the men.
Again it was shattered as they saw the carrier the CS Gloriosa and her fleet following behind.
“That my friends is the signal” Said the Lt. “Let’s go!”
Immediately all the men of the “Lanceros” infantry Brigade stood and charged towards the city.
The battle of Lima had begun.
Many Peruvians thought that it was just another bombing and totally unaware of the all-out attack by Colombian forces
“….. In 1934" continued Edward “Colombia was in a precarious situation as Brazil, Argentina, and Peru had been swallowed by fascist dictatorships, all very belligerent. So it came to no surprise when Peru demanded the province of Iquitos from Colombia, which had become the last democracy in northern South America, it also came as no surprise when Colombia flat out denied the demand. The ultimatum was concession or war as had happened over a hundred years with the United States of Central America, and again the answer was war. Of course the direct intervention Brazil and Argentina had promised never arrived. As they had to get through either the Amazons or the Pacific Ocean to arrive, also their countries were still attempting to stabilize there domestic problems. Riots were frequent, so were government “pacifications”. The war ended with the Colombian Army sacking Lima along with its president Óscar Benavides and most of his advisers captured and put on trial in Colombia. A puppet government was later installed in order to……”
NOTE-
This update is the last before the game actually starts and as you can see the axis is going to have a strong foothold in the Americas.
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