Spanish dogs think they can take advantage of Ming Dynasty by eating California?
Then let them spit it out directly from the belly of Mexico!
The three troops who landed, Zheng Shao, Zheng Jiaqi, and Zheng Haiying, not only had steam tanks, but also carried many war horses.
Of course it won't be shipped from the mainland, so it would be foolish to just trade the weapons for some from Zhang Tianbao.
Tanks paired with cavalry are an invincible combination.
Not to mention that all members of the Ming Dynasty's division, including Zheng Jun, completed the replacement of rifles.
The expeditionary force was not equipped with a flintlock rifle, let alone a matchlock gun. These two low-end rifles were given to Zhang Tianbao.
Either a revolver or a magazine-fed rifle with at least six times the firepower of its Spanish counterpart.
The firepower carried by the 9,000 people who landed was roughly equivalent to 70,000 to 80,000 Western troops. It was just that there were not many war horses and their field assault capabilities were very limited.
However, the expeditionary force only needs to have a "happy attack" along the east coast and does not need to attack from a long distance. It only needs to ensure a strong siege capability.
Coastal towns do not need landing troops to take action. As long as the target appears within the range of the naval gun, it will definitely be razed to the ground.
First use naval artillery to bombard the targets. Due to terrain restrictions, you can use anti-ship missiles to deal with them. Finally, the landing troops can just go over and harvest crops.
After several times, this routine has been mastered by the expeditionary force. If Xiyi dares to live on the shore, he is seeking death!
If he had 15,000 to 20,000 people, Zheng Guangying would even dare to lead his troops to attack Mexico City.
But now we have to be more pragmatic and eat all the meat on the shore first.
Each group of people needs to sweep six to ten towns. On average, each person should be able to get at least ten silver coins.
Zheng Haiying's troops went to attack the port of Acapulco de Juarez. It was a big place and they might be able to get some more loot.
And Zheng Shao and Zheng Jiaqi don't have to be envious. There are still a bunch of small places from the south of Mexico to the north of Panama.
After all, it’s all Spanish territory, and the expeditionary force can raid it, which is equivalent to entering a free shop!
The mopping up army was very professional, so its work efficiency was very high. In less than a month, most of the areas along the western coast of Mexico were looted.
Then the whole army turned south and met Zheng Ju and Wang Yong who were stationed in Panama.
The latter graduated from Emperor Haojing's military academy and was considered a direct descendant, and was mainly responsible for land warfare.
Zheng Ju and his partner could just communicate with each other to ensure that the territory on the west coast of Panama would not be taken away by the Spaniards.
At the beginning, the castle was only in name. It was actually made of trees and could not provide effective protection to the defenders at all.
Later, quadrangular iron cages were continuously filled with stones and soil for reinforcement, which greatly improved the defense strength of the castle.
Although there is no concrete, it is enough to withstand the low-intensity shelling launched by Xiyi.
If there is high intensity, then the defenders can strike first...
Trenches were dug in all four parts of the castle to prevent the fleet from temporarily leaving.
Zheng Ju's fleet often cruised in the nearby waters, using passing Spanish ships to make sacrifices.
Even if there are only six ironclads in hand, they are all first-class ironclads, and they can still hunt down enemy warships that are several times larger than one's own.
This is mainly due to the versatility of parts. Once a certain ironclad ship loses its combat effectiveness, it can also donate organs to provide parts to other ships of the same class.
As long as the defenders can ensure that four ironclad ships can be used for combat, coupled with a large number of wooden warships, they can cooperate with the army on the shore to secure the strategic location here.
After the fleet arrived in the Gulf of Panama, perhaps the Spanish rangers on the shore saw the expedition fleet, and its main force later retreated inland.
"The Western Yi have been besieging the castle before?"
"Yes, we have been fighting for a year, but we have been stubborn and have not succeeded!"
Hearing Zheng Guangying mention this matter, Wang Yong felt a lot of emotion. This work of being unable to attack and could only stick to it really made the soldiers under his command feel extremely uncomfortable.
It is a trivial matter to deal with the Western barbarians outside. Once the troops are infected with disease due to the attack, the castle is likely to be lost, and he himself will not be able to escape the blame.
This place is hot all year round and the climate is extremely humid. It would be even more uncomfortable if it were not built next to a river and could not access water at any time.
"only……"
"Don't hesitate!"
"Xiyi built a dam upstream, making it difficult for us to get water. If it weren't for the fleet of Brother Zheng Ju carrying water back and forth, I'm afraid the soldiers would be hungry and thirsty."
"It's unreasonable, the Western barbarians are bullying me too much!"
The Spaniards really didn’t have any good things, and Zheng Guangying became very angry after hearing this.
It must have been too difficult for thousands of people on the other side to live like this for such a long time.
"It doesn't matter, just save some!"
Wang Yong has long been used to it. It's nothing more than taking a bath instead of rubbing it!
"Now that the fleet is here, Xi Yi'an dares to continue to humiliate the king!"
"Brother Guangying is planning to..."
"The fleet has nine thousand men, and your army has five thousand. After excluding the troops defending the castle, the two armies will be merged into one, at least tens of thousands, as well as war horses and tanks. How can we allow the Western barbarians to go inland to rest!"
"...Yeah! That makes sense!"
Except for the wind and rain, Wang Yong was also fed up with this cowardice and was besieged for more than 200 days a year.
Now that the reinforcements have arrived, there is no thought of continuing to coddle the invading enemy.
Not only must they be beaten, but they must also be beaten painfully. It is best to beat them to death with one stick!
Wang Yong left 1,500 men to look after the house, while Zheng Guangying dispatched 8,500 men. The combined strength of the two armies reached 12,000.
After discussion, the generals all believed that the Xiyi would not run far because they would wait for the fleet to leave and continue the siege here.
Originally, the location where the castle was built was at the throat, and the depth from east to west was very small. The opponent might be hiding in the nearby rain forest.
You can first send a large number of airships into the air for reconnaissance, and ground troops can follow up in time. Once the target is discovered, they can immediately outflank it.
"Report, the yellow-skinned monkey dispatched the airship, and the rangers saw the yellow-skinned monkey's troops coming out of the castle!"
"Oh? How interesting! It seems they can't wait!"
After the fall of Barcelona, Count Benavidez also wanted to escape to Madrid, but when he heard that Madrid had been besieged, he had no choice but to go to Zaragoza, but he felt it was not safe and finally ran to A Coruña.
Unexpectedly, after the fall of Madrid, Carlos II also came to the northwest of the mainland. Now the monarchs and ministers were "happy together" and everyone evacuated to the American territories.
Previously, Carlos II ordered Count Benavidez to atone for his sins, lead 5,000 men to regain the lost territory, and retake Panama from the yellow-skinned monkeys.
After being besieged for a long time, Count Benavides could only think that the opponent had fewer troops and was afraid of his own troops, so he did not dare to take the initiative to attack.
Unexpectedly, the enemy's fleet suddenly arrived. It probably transported some reinforcements, which gave the defenders confidence, and then they dared to come out to challenge themselves.
This means that his opportunity has come. Once the yellow-skinned monkeys here are eliminated, His Majesty the King will be less concerned about his previous failure in Catalonia.
Taking into account the strength between the enemy and ourselves, as well as the characteristics of the troops, Count Benavidez decided to ambush the opponent with nearly 3,000 infantry, and then let 1,000 cavalry on each flank to outflank the yellow-skinned monkey.
There was nothing wrong with the tactical arrangement, but when mobilizing troops, no matter how dense the rainforest vegetation was, it could not block the coming and going of the cavalry.
"Report! The airship has detected enemy cavalry in the northeast!"
"What's the strength of the troops?"
"About two thousand!"
"Report, there are enemy cavalry in the southeast direction!"
"..."
"I see!"
"What is the explanation for this?"
"Then Xiyi still wants to make the dumplings I'm waiting for!"
"Then I'll make sure he can't eat and walk around!"
"Hahahaha...exactly!"
The Ming Dynasty King's Division would never go deep alone. Although it was divided into four groups of men and horses, the distance between each group was not too far, and there were cavalry to coordinate among them.
With tanks opening the way, infantry and artillery following up, there will be no disconnect at all when advancing. Although the speed will be slower, as long as all arms maintain their formation, the enemy will not be able to take advantage of it.
Although there are many trees in the rainforest area, there are only places where there is grass to walk, and the generals will not deliberately go into the forest, otherwise they are asking for trouble.
As long as there are tanks, the Wang division will never lose to the Xiyi who are good at using cavalry on flat ground. Tanks are the natural enemies of enemy cavalry.
"Report~! Enemy troops ahead fire!"
"Yeah! Retreat and turn northeast! We'll meet the barbarian cavalry first!"
Wanting to use infantry to block the king's division's advance, and then use cavalry to cut his own retreat, Wang Yong decided to do the opposite.
Take Zheng Haiying to fight the opponent's cavalry, and let the barbarian infantry and artillery cool off first.
"Those yellow-skinned monkey flying evil creatures must have seen us! What should we do?"
"Go and ask the earl for instructions!"
With the consent of Count Benavidez, since the yellow-skinned monkey seemed to have detected his own deployment, he changed his strategy and let the cavalry troops attack the opponent's ribs first.
After the battle started, the infantry and artillery launched a frontal attack, hoping to severely damage the main force of the Yellow-skinned Monkey in one battle and achieve a brilliant victory for the empire.
"Long live the king!"
"Spain is invincible!"
"Knights, charge! Kill all the yellow-skinned monkeys!"
As soon as the bugle sound that meant the attack was sounded, nearly a thousand cavalrymen quickly rushed out of the forest hiding their figures, howling and charging towards the prey in the distance.
The green battlefield was soon filled with gunpowder smoke, and the war horses galloped at high speed, causing the ground to tremble slightly, but soon some cavalry were knocked off their horses.
Senior hunters usually appear in the form of prey, and Wang Yong and Zheng Haiying let them enter the role in this way.
Xi Yi thought he had an opportunity, but in fact it was a death trap with no return.
The tanks fired frequently at long range, while the infantry waited until the target was within a hundred paces before firing.
Four thousand five hundred men plus more than a hundred tanks dealt with a thousand enemy cavalry, and the result was completely without any suspense.
As long as there are a sufficient number of tanks on the battlefield, the cavalry can only take a back seat and become an auxiliary support unit.
If you have to fight to the death, then the so-called battle process is a cooking textbook for war horses to turn into horse meat!
After less than a quarter of an hour, the Spanish cavalry unit on the left wing was beaten down to only a hundred people.
The rest were either dead or injured. Even if they rushed to the front of the formation, they would not be able to turn defeat into victory. Instead, they would be beaten into a hornet's nest by the dense rain of bullets.
The firepower output of the Ming Dynasty's new rifles was something that many Spanish cavalry serving in the Americas had never experienced before. Now they used their own lives to teach themselves the last lesson.
The King's soldiers have neither time nor the mood to teach the other party a new life, but it is still possible to let the other party reincarnate!
Except for a few who were captured unscathed and later used as slave miners, the rest were all snapped away.
He suffered a gunshot wound in the tropics and needed a lot of special medicine. Master Wang had no reason or obligation to treat these things.
Putting a bullet in the head will save you the high cost of treatment. What an affordable way to transcend!
After the battle, there was fresh horse meat to enjoy. For many people, the battle was quite good.
Another group of Spanish cavalry in the south did not get any advantage, and less than 300 people escaped from the battlefield.
Each of the cavalrymen was frightened out of their wits by the fierce firepower of the opponent, and they never dared to go back to seek death.
The opponent is like a beast coming out of hell. If you run slower, you will be bitten to death...
"Report, the yellow-skinned monkey has defeated our cavalry and is making a detour towards our troops from the flank!"
"Huh? What? Damn it...retreat!"
Count Benavidez was not willing to disbelieve his subordinates' reports, but the sounds of the battlefield in the distance seemed much quieter than before, and there seemed to be no movement in both directions, which was very ominous.
After thinking for a moment, he issued the order to retreat. Before he could figure out the strength and firepower of the yellow-skinned monkey, he had to be more careful. If the cavalry failed, his infantry could not fail again.
But the previous gathering of troops had been clearly seen by the airship in the sky. At this time, it was simply impossible to quietly evacuate the battlefield.
It was no longer possible for the retreat to develop in the direction Count Benavides wanted. The process was exactly the opposite of the battle plan he had previously formulated.
Under the guidance of the airship, the Ming troops on both wings were encircling and outflanking the enemy infantry.
If night falls, Count Benavidez's troops can withdraw from the battlefield overnight.
The problem is that Panama is very close to the equator, and it gets dark very late, which is tantamount to trapping him and his troops...
Facing the Ming army that kept shortening the pursuit distance, Count Benavides did not dare to fight back because he knew that without the protection of the cavalry, the infantry and artillery would be in danger.
The yellow-skinned monkey can eat his own cavalry, and his firepower must be extraordinary. I heard that Turenne learned some tactics from the yellow-skinned monkey.
Benavidez had suffered the pain of Turena's free gift in Catalonia, and he didn't want to suffer it a second time.
He planned to lead his troops to the east coast near the Caribbean Sea, where there were several ships providing supplies, and then think of countermeasures.
During the retreat, heavy artillery dragged by packhorses constantly got stuck in mire or pits and had to be abandoned.
It means that the combat troops gave up their heavy equipment, the artillery lost their heavy artillery, and followed the infantry to run eastward.
Even so, before sunset, they were fiercely pursued by the Ming army's cavalry and lost no less than a thousand people.
The Ming cavalry either pursued them from behind, or outflanked them to a high ground and set up small Folang machines to ambush their prey.
Once the opponent dares to fight back, the purpose of delaying time will be achieved, and they will be eaten together when the tank comes up!
