"Uncle, you are finally here!"
When Zhang Tianbao saw Zheng Guangying, he was so excited that he burst into tears. He finally looked forward to a benefactor who could save him.
On June 6, 1670, Zhang Xianzhong died of illness in Long Beach, California, at the age of less than sixty-four.
According to the dying will of Emperor Dadong Zhang Xianzhong, the throne should naturally be succeeded by Prince Zhang Tianbao.
However, Zhang Kewang, the adopted son who respected himself as a soldier, insisted on his own way and supported the younger second prince Zhang Tianding.
The reason is that Zhang Tianbao has reached adulthood and he cannot control him from becoming a puppet.
If Zhang Tianding succeeds to the throne, then Zhang Kewang will be inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people.
When Zhang Tianbao was not on guard, Zhang Kewang led his troops to launch a surprise attack.
Changtan Fortress was captured by Sun's troops. Fortunately, Zhang Tianbao broke through the siege and fled to the Bay Area under the protection of Feng Shuangli.
After the news spread, the other two adopted sons, Zhang Wenxiu and Zhang Qineng, who were leading troops abroad, immediately returned to the army to fight with King Qin.
Zhang Kewang's troops were defeated by the other two brothers and the troops of the new emperor Zhang Tianbao, and could only retreat southward.
Eventually, he led the remaining troops to surrender to Carlos II and became a puppet army under his command.
Zhang Kewang no longer had any scruples, so he restored his original surname and changed his name to Sun Kewang.
Carlos II promised that after driving the enemy out of California, he would use the two hundred miles south of the mouth of the Columbia River as Sun Kewang's territory, and made Sun Kewang the governor of Colombia and the title of Duke.
Sun Kewang surrendered with the remaining defeated generals. His strength was not terrifying to Zhang Tianbao. The real threat was the defense plan of the Dadong Empire that he carried.
With this map, Carlos II immediately sent 50,000 troops and invaded California in five directions.
Under the guidance of the dog Sun Kewang, the Western Army, which had mastered the opponent's flaws, naturally fought much more smoothly than before.
Southern California, including Long Beach, was quickly lost, and Zhang Tianbao ordered all ministries to fight and retreat.
They tried to take advantage of the favorable terrain in the Bay Area to hold on, but the enemy's offensive was strong.
Especially without Zhang Xianzhong's prestige and intimidation, the will of all ministries to resist was greatly reduced.
The Indian tribal armed forces were still fearless of death, but they were obviously no match for the well-trained Spanish regular army.
Zhang Tianbao realized that many of his soldiers were no longer interested in fighting, so he could only prepare for the worst.
The worst case scenario is to retreat to Vancouver, the original capital, and wait for the arrival of Zheng's fleet before launching a counterattack.
The resulting losses were naturally very heavy. Not only were the settlements uprooted, but thousands of precious family members were also lost.
In order to cover the smooth retreat of the army, Feng Shuangli, who was responsible for cutting off the rear, died on the battlefield, which made Zhang Tianbao extremely sad.
The glorious victory against the Western Yi in the past seemed to be a reflection of the present. Zhang Jun lost more than he won against the Western Army.
In the end, he barely resisted the Western army that was constantly pursuing us, and camped at the mouth of the Columbia River.
If it is late autumn and Zheng Jun's fleet has not arrived yet, Zhang Tianbao will have no choice but to lead his troops and continue to retreat north.
"...To be so rebellious!"
After listening to Zhang Tianbao's summary, Zheng Guangying was also very angry about this matter.
Zhang Xianzhong at least adopted Sun Kewang, but after his death, the adopted son turned into a white-eyed wolf.
Shamelessly taking refuge in Xiyi, a country that was at odds with itself, was an appalling move.
"Weren't there a lot of tanks before? Why were they defeated so miserably?"
Zheng Guangying was very curious about this. Tanks were the natural enemies of the Xiyi cavalry.
"Uncle, you don't know something. Under the leadership of Sun Gouzi, the Western Yi avoided the real and attacked the weak and did not engage in a decisive battle with our army. Instead, they took advantage of the mobility of the cavalry and adopted a guerrilla strategy to attack our weak links everywhere, making the tanks Pointless."
If it weren't for the large number of tanks covering it, Zhang Tianbao believed that his side would have suffered a worse defeat.
Although the total number of tanks obtained was in the thousands, a large number were scrapped due to combat wear and tear.
In addition, the territory of the Dadong Empire is not small. In addition to garrisoning partial divisions in various places, it also has to take care of many strongholds on the east coast.
This means that although the Eastern Army has many tanks, it is simply unable to take care of all areas under the guerrilla tactics of the Western Yi cavalry.
"Now that winter has entered in the north, it is not appropriate for your troops to go south immediately. You can receive the weapons and equipment delivered by the fleet on the spot and regroup. It is not too late to wait for the spring to start slowly. You can lead the fleet to the coast of Mexico and attack the rear of the Western Barbarians. Carry out strikes to contain the Western Yi."
Zheng Guangying planned to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao, and then let the Panamanian garrison cooperate with his attack, so that he could get twice the result with half the effort.
"Thank you uncle for saving me. Tianbao will never forget you!"
Zhang Tianbao could only count on the other party to take action now. This happened to him not long after he took the throne.
If you want to establish your own reputation, the easiest way is to fight against the odds.
The premise is that Zheng Guangying's fleet can make waves in the south, leaving Xiyi with no time to take care of himself.
Zheng Guangying immediately sent people to unload the goods on the spot, considering that the other party had fallen to this situation not long after his father died.
I don't have the nerve to let this junior barter, so I can start with credit, and then write off the debt in one fell swoop after regaining the lost ground.
I heard that they successfully won battles in Europe and occupied the Spanish homeland. It seems that the size of their troops in North America is still quite large!
I originally thought that Zhang Xianzhong could live for a few more years, but I didn't expect to die so soon. North America was in chaos, and his Dadong Empire was in danger.
Zheng Guangying immediately wrote the situation in the letter in a letter, asked several ships to load some furs and returned immediately. At the same time, he presented the autographed letter to the emperor Shenglan for making a decision.
In this expedition, Zheng Guangying brought a marine brigade, as well as two thousand reinforcements each for Wulin's advisory group and the Panamanian garrison.
There are a total of 9,000 soldiers who can participate in the landing operation, which is less than the establishment of two brigades. However, if they storm a certain stronghold in Xiyi, they will definitely have a lot of troops.
In addition to using thirty ships as firepower to cover the local Zhang Tianbao troops, the rest of the fleet quickly headed south under the leadership of Zheng Guangying.
Simply ignore California and attack the Spanish heartland of Mexico and the areas to the south.
After winter begins in the northern hemisphere, naturally the further south you go, the more people there will be and the greater your profits will be.
As for the Spanish ships found along the way, as long as they do not surrender, they will be sunk and fed to the fish. There is no room for negotiation!
How Xiyi defeated Zhang Tianbao before, now Zheng Guangying asked the fleet to clean up the pieces!
Although they are not relatives, Zhang Tianbao can only maximize his own interests if he succeeds to the throne.
Expecting the Spaniards to be mutually beneficial to you is worse than expecting pigs to climb trees!
If you don't hurt them a lot, they won't know how high the sky is.
The scale of the barter with Zhang Tianbao this time was not as good as last time, and that was thanks to Xi Yi.
The difference lost from Zhang Tianbao must be made up from Xiyi!
Therefore, this time Zheng Guangying decided to do the most ruthless thing since the expedition, which was to order the fleet to sail directly into the Gulf of California.
Starting from the northernmost city on the east coast of the Gulf, an unprecedented sweep will be carried out!
Zheng Shao led 3,000 Zheng troops, Zheng Jiaqi and Zheng Haiying each led 1,000 Zheng troops and 2,000 Wang divisions. The troops could be divided into three groups.
Each line of troops was coordinated by at least 300 ships, and the three-pronged attack was carried out at will, allowing the Western barbarians to focus on one thing and lose another.
No coastal town on Mexico's western coast, including fortresses, could withstand an attack of this magnitude.
At the time, Governor Cuva of New Spain had not considered building a bastion-type fortress, but he had to give up because the coastline was too long.
The number of bastions is too small to play a defensive role. On the contrary, it will consume too much financial resources, and it will probably take 20 to 30 years to complete the entire west coast project.
In the end, it was decided to adopt a contraction tactic, that is, when the yellow-skinned monkey fleet arrived, the military officers in the city would withdraw to the inland areas to temporarily avoid the edge, and then return to their original positions.
Because the Spanish army had won many battles before, and the yellow-skinned monkey fleet never appeared, the military officials in the western coastal areas of Mexico relaxed their vigilance.
This also directly led to the fact that when Zheng Guangying's fleet arrived at the coastal area and began to carry out mopping up operations, they were suddenly caught off guard.
Is the Ming Dynasty King here to clean up?
No!
Master Ming Dynasty is here to load the goods!
If you lack anything, you can just find it yourself after logging in, including Ocean Horse!
Everything ashore, including people and livestock, is free!
The houses that cannot be moved are all lit up, and you can also have some barbecue by the way. What a wonderful enjoyment it is!
If Xiyi dares to escape, the soldiers of the King's Division can shoot them, otherwise they can be taken aboard and regarded as slave miners.
Zheng Shao was responsible for the area north of Guasave, Zheng Jiaqi was responsible for the area from Guasave to Manzanillo, and the area south of Guasave was assigned to Zheng Haiying for attack.
The three Zheng armies each have only 3,000 troops, but if they concentrate their superior forces and carry out key attacks, they can cause a devastating blow to the local area.
Zheng Guangying and his soldiers liked to see the coastal towns in Xiyi being destroyed. It was a scene that really boosted morale.
In order to catch big fish directly, Zheng Haiying took the fleet directly to the port of Acapulco de Juarez, which is the largest port on the west coast of Mexico.
Two years ago, he was raided by his brother and his troops, and he also participated, but he seems to have recovered, so it's time to do it again!
The local defenders still tried to put up a stubborn resistance, but after resisting for less than half an hour, they could not breathe much, because the entire port was bombarded into ruins by thousands of naval guns!
The soldiers who landed did not care about the other party's life or death at all, as long as they had money on them, and they could not let go of a single silver coin, otherwise it would be a sin.
If you're short of money, grab it!
Emperor Haojing once warned the royal family that robbing the Spanish money was a legal act and was protected by the emperor and the court!
In the same way, if you are in need of women, you can snatch them, and it is legal to get a Yangma pregnant!
What the Spaniards did to the Ming people in Luzon must now be repaid with interest.
The expeditionary force adopts zero tolerance towards the Western barbarians, including the natives. Anyone who dares to resist will be dead!
Thanks to Zheng Haiying's efforts, the Port of Acapulco de Juarez, which took more than a year to be initially restored, has once again become a lifeless ruin!
Of the ships anchored in the harbor and nearby, eight were captured and thirteen were sunk or destroyed.
Zheng Haiying did not even spare the fishing boats this time, because the fishermen would tip off the local defenders.
If Zheng Ju's fleet stationed in Panama can go north frequently, the Western Yi troops will not be able to go to sea.
"Damn yellow-skinned monkey!"
Carlos II was furious in the palace in Mexico City, but there was nothing he could do.
Because the main force of nearly 30,000 Spanish troops was basically fighting in California, and the rest had to defend the French in the Texas Governor's Territory.
The entire Mexico City, including the surrounding areas, only has three thousand defenders, and they have to be wary of possible attacks from the other side.
As for a bunch of coastal cities on the west coast, we can only give up all of them for the time being, because there are simply not enough troops to rush for reinforcements.
In view of the frequent infestation of yellow-skinned monkeys on the west coast, Marquis Bonifaz once suggested that Carlos II abandon this area and focus on the east coast and the Caribbean in the future.
But Carlos II was not willing to give up the West Coast. It was obvious that without the support of the fleet, even if the army regained southern California, such as Long Beach, it would be difficult to successfully hold on.
Now, the yellow-skinned monkey made Carlos II angry again.
The other party drove themselves from Madrid to Mexico City, and now they are attacking the west coast of Mexico. It is really the most unforgivable!
"Your Majesty, do you want to send someone to bring back some of the troops from California?"
The Marquis of Leon couldn't guess the other party's next move, so for the sake of safety, he could only suggest this.
"Well, bringing back five thousand people should be enough, not to mention the city defense here is strong and should be able to withstand the yellow-skinned monkey's attack!"
Carlos II agreed to this proposal. Considering that the yellow-skinned monkeys have always attacked coastal towns, the possibility of Mexico City being besieged is not very high.
But the news spread to the city, and the nobles who followed the king to North America were frightened because the yellow-skinned monkeys actually came after them.
It was naturally impossible to run back by boat. The most we could do was get on a carriage and run north to find Marquis Bonifaz, who had a heavy army.
The nobles made two preparations. Once they learned that the yellow-skinned monkey army was marching towards Mexico City, they learned from the experience of Madrid and immediately ran away before the siege.
But if the yellow-skinned monkeys were just bluffing in the coastal areas, there would be no need for everyone to move again. After all, it would be too much trouble and they would have to sleep in the open air.
“What was the outcome of the yellow-skinned monkeys that besieged Panama?”
After getting angry, Carlos II became concerned about another battlefield.
"Your Majesty, there is no news yet!"
The Marquis of Leon was not optimistic about the war in the south, because after more than a year of fighting, there was no improvement at all.
The yellow-skinned monkeys occupy Panama, which is equivalent to blocking our own overland passage to South America.
Although the opponent only occupies the western coastal area, it can attack its own troops moving south at any time.
We sent a fleet there but couldn't defeat it. The opponent was equipped with many ironclad ships and many wooden warships to help out.
In the end, Carlos II could only order the troops to go south to besiege the yellow-skinned monkeys in Panama, and at the same time let the fleet carry the army to support the troops trying to regain the city of Lima.
Carlos II believed that as long as he completely recovered all the lost land in the Americas, the Spanish Empire would not be much inferior to before!
It would be much better to focus on the Americas as the focus of operations in the future than to have multiple enclaves in Europe that cannot be bordered.
The great Spanish Empire could become extremely powerful in Europe, and it could do the same in America!
