The city of Aome, the southern gateway to the Aztec Kingdom, is now renamed Guimenguan. There are no ghosts in this ghost gate, nor is it closed. There is only a fortress built with sandbags and rammed earth on the east coast of the Gulf of California. It has two trenches, six gates and twelve triangular pyramid-shaped corner forts.
There is also a small town surrounded by this fortress, formerly called Aome, which was the original southern gateway of the Aztec Kingdom. As King Montezuma and the military advisory group from the Shang Fang Kingdom arrived by sea, Aome Castle, about 350 miles away from Curia Castle, became the location of the former enemy camp of the Aztec Kingdom.
The first thing King Montezuma did after arriving at Aome Castle was not to issue a national mobilization order, but to announce in a high-profile manner that the whole country would join the Holy Church!
The so-called Holy Religion is the teaching of the Holy Master. It can probably be regarded as a variant of Confucianism, right? But it just became a bit big!
The ceremony for joining the Holy Church is also simple. The low-level Indian priests who were originally minions of the Catholic Church went to each village with the tablet of the "Holy Teacher" and the "Summary of the Five Books and Seven Classics". He recited the "Summary of the Five Books and Seven Classics" aloud, and then focused on explaining the benefits of "entering the holy religion and going to hell".
In fact, these Indians who betrayed the Catholic Church were mentally prepared to go to hell - they had all surrendered to the devil, how could they still hope to go to heaven? So what they want to know most now is whether there will be any preferential treatment after going to hell as a devil believer? The view of hell of the Holy Holy Religion exactly meets their needs.
As long as life in hell is good and there are preferential treatment after reincarnation, who has to go to heaven?
While joining the Holy Church, Montezuma also ordered cities across the country to change their names to names in the style of the Holy Church, so as to reflect the Aztecs' devotion to the Holy One.
Therefore, Aztec, the capital of the Aztec Kingdom, was renamed Castello Santo, Hermosillo, the second largest city, was renamed Castello di Santo, Sonora, the gateway to the north, was renamed Castello di Santo, while Azteca, the gateway to the south, was Omei changed his name to Guimenguan!
Oh, the name of this ghost gate was not changed by Montezuma, but by Jizhou Hou Su Zhanyang. The reason why it is called Guimenguan is, of course, to frighten the Spaniards in the south - this is the "Devil's Gate" (that's how the Spanish translation of Guimenguan is). If they come, prepare to go to hell! Catholics like them will not receive preferential treatment if they go to hell. They will never be reincarnated as human beings in their next life, not even cats and dogs. At most, they will be cockroaches and bugs!
After joining the Holy Church and changing the name of the city below in the style of the Holy Holy Church, King Montezuma could finally stay in his palace in the Guimen Pass Bastion with the military advisers sent by the Shang Fang Kingdom and his own generals. A military meeting was held around the map.
"King Aztec, we have formulated a strategy to attack the Western Yi!"
As soon as the meeting began, Jizhou Hou Su Zhanyang told Montezuma that he had prepared a strategy.
"Su Hou, do you have any good tips? Tell me quickly and let Xiao Wang know." King Montezuma can now speak "Business Language" fluently, and he also knows the legendary good tips.
"Haha, I really told the king," Su Zhanyang actually took out a tip bag and placed it on the map table, "This is the tip bag given by our Shang Wang Mei, you can see it for yourself."
A clever tip given by King Shang? This Shang King is mysterious. The Aztec king has been following Shang Fang for more than two years. Now he has joined the Holy Sect and has never met the Shang King. Today I actually saw King Shang’s clever plan, so I have to take a closer look.
Thinking of this, the Aztec king was not polite. He quickly picked up the bag, opened it, and took out a small scroll inside - the clever plan was written on it.
The Aztec king opened it and saw a passage above, which he read out in a low voice: "Relying on the Holy Religion and dividing the land, we mobilized Indian serfs and farmers to bravely penetrate deep into the enemy's rear and establish rural bases. , implement armed separatism, and gradually create a situation where the countryside is surrounding the castle, so that the enemy's strong castle and the main force are isolated... This is the strategy of surrounding the castle in the countryside!"
After reading the "Ingenious Tips", the Aztec king seemed to be a little confused. He looked at Su Zhanyang and said: "Marquis of Jizhou, in the past two years in the Guimenguan area, didn't we use this method to gradually encroach on the Spanish territory? This counts. Doesn’t it count the countryside surrounding the castle?”
"Of course not!" Su Zhanyang said, "We just nibbled away step by step and did not go deep into the back of Curia Castle to surround it. The steps we took before were still small, but now we need to be bolder and enter Spain directly. We should go to rural areas with weak human resources to establish the Holy Church and the base of the Holy Religion, and first besiege Curia Castle into an isolated city before the Spanish army arrives."
The Aztec king frowned and asked: "But the Spanish army has arrived, can our base be saved?"
Su Zhanyang smiled coldly: "An army? How big can it be? Thirty thousand or fifty thousand? How many villages can it occupy? And we won't let them walk to Kuria Castle in a big way."
"Su Hou, how do you plan to stop the Spanish army?" the Aztec king said, "The Aztec country's tiger, eagle, and arrow armies together are less than 20,000 people. I'm afraid they can't defeat the Spanish." Army.”
Although the territory in the hands of the Aztecs was not small, it was roughly the northwest part of Mexico plus the California Peninsula, which was more than a thousand miles from south to north and several hundred miles wide from east to west.
According to the statistics of the Aztec Kingdom, the country has a population of only five to six million... Although there are some gold and silver mines in the country, the output is not high. Therefore, the Aztec king's financial resources were also limited, and a standing army of less than 20,000 was already the upper limit.
"Don't worry!" Su Zhanyang said with a smile, "To deal with the tens of thousands of Spanish troops, your 20,000 Aztec warriors are enough... If it doesn't work, there are also the 100,000 heavenly soldiers of my great merchants. Woolen cloth!"
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December 10, 1692, Castle of Curia, New Andalucia Colony.
The high-hanging suspension bridge was finally lowered, and the closed city gate was finally opened.
The fortress, which had been on alert for many days, finally had a long-lost relaxed atmosphere today.
Major General Perez Sanders, the Governor of the New Andalusia Colony, and Raul Torres, the Bishop of the New Andalusia Colony, both left the castle as if they were relieved.
Behind them were a large group of white gentlemen from the New Andalucia colony who had lost their estates and were unwilling to go to Mexico City to be beggars, as well as a group of listless Indo-European mixed-race soldiers, and a group of low-class Indians who were watching the fun.
A large group of people came out of the south gate of Curia Castle and stretched their necks outside the trench - they were looking at the imperial army in the south!
During this period, the Spanish Royal Army was about to arrive, but many armed Demonic priests were sent to the Guimen Pass. They did not attack the Curia Castle directly, but bypassed the Curia Castle and ran to the Curia City. The rear then arrived to wreak havoc and fan the Indians. Around the city of Curia, almost all the white manor's manors, Catholic churches, and towns ruled by churches and masters were all conquered by the Indians instigated by the demon priests. The white masters of that generation who were fast runners all arrived in Kuria City and became refugees, while those who were slow runners...are either in heaven or in hell now!
Major General Sanders also sent the garrison of Curia City to suppress it several times...but the effect of the suppression was disastrous. There were several times where they never returned and the entire army was wiped out!
The Spanish soldiers who were lucky enough to come back reported that there were Aztec jaguar warriors near the Curia fortress... Those were the Americans carrying flintlock guns and pushing three-pound cannons. Tiger warrior. Moreover, they are well-trained, very powerful in combat, and there are so many of them that they cannot be defeated at all!
Therefore, Major General Sanders and Bishop Torres decided not to go out at all. Anyway, there was still food in Curia Castle, so there would be no problem in holding on for another three to five months.
By that time, the army sent by the Spanish Emperor had also climbed to Fort Curia, right?
As expected, yesterday, cavalry from the Spanish Empire came to report that tens of thousands of Spanish troops led by Lieutenant General Eugen and Archbishop de la Magarra had approached the castle... and finally arrived! The Viceroyalty of New Spain is quite vast. It is more than two thousand miles from Mexico City to Curia Castle on the northwest front. The troops of Lieutenant General Eugen and Archbishop de La Magala said they were coming two months ago. At that time, everyone stretched their necks and waited, but now they have finally arrived.
The people in Curia Castle have long been fed up with the anger of the Indians outside the city, and this time they can finally feel proud.
Therefore, Major General Sanders and Bishop Torres organized this grand welcome ceremony today - not only to welcome the imperial army, but also to unite the hearts of the colonial people.
If the people's hearts are dispersed, colonization will not be easy.
According to the reports of the Spanish cavalry, the supporting soldiers also brought an artifact that can restrain the devil-the Holy Spear!
After learning that the Spanish Imperial Army had arrived with the Holy Spear, the colonists hiding in the Curia Castle were greatly boosted in morale. They all left the city excitedly, waiting for a group of Spanish heavenly soldiers and the Christian Holy Spear. style.
But to their surprise, the troops led by Lieutenant General Eugen and Archbishop de La Magala did not appear outside Curia Castle.
Not only did Lieutenant General Eugen and Archbishop de La Magala not appear, even the advance cavalry who opened the way were nowhere to be seen.
Just when everyone felt that something was wrong, there were suddenly several low roars in the distance... The sound sounded a bit like thunder, but the faces of the people coming out of Kulia Castle suddenly changed. Some of them looked up at the sky first, and after confirming that it was cloudless, they started talking among themselves.
"Damn, it was a roadside thunder!"
"These Indian devils are so hateful. They don't dare to fight us openly, so they only know how to carry out sneak attacks!"
It turned out that someone planted bombs while Lieutenant General Eugen and Bishop de La Magala were marching!
You don’t need to investigate to know that this kind of thing is 100% done by the Aztec guerrillas!
King Montezuma who betrayed God was so hateful. He not only used land and equality to lure Indians to surrender to the devil. And they will use bombing and guerrilla warfare to turn them into real devils!
Soon, some people began to worry about the safety of the imperial army.
"These damn devils won't cause much damage to General Eugen's army, right?"
"Of course not, that's the standard of the Spanish Empire... Where can a few scoundrels throwing bombs stand up to?"
"Yes! The Aztecs' attack will definitely not succeed..."
"Boom boom boom..."
Explosions rang out one after another, and then there were crackling gunshots!
At this time, the people outside the south gate of Curia Castle were finally a little anxious. what 's wrong? Who stopped the Spanish Royal Army carrying the Holy Spear?
Did they encounter the main force of the Aztecs south of Fort Curia?
But when did the Aztec army bypass it? They wouldn't have beaten away the Spanish Royal Army, right?
Thinking that the Spanish Royal Army might be defeated, Major General Sanders and Bishop Torres couldn't help but cross themselves.
Fort Curia can still be defended now, but if the armies of Lieutenant General Eugen and Archbishop de La Magala are defeated, who will have the courage to defend the city? It's too late to run...but can they run?
Just as Major General Sanders and Bishop Torres were making the sign of the cross on their chests, outside a large forest no more than twenty miles away from Curia Castle, gunshots were still ringing like exploding beans, and bullets were raining like weaving. In addition, the shells fired by the three-pounder and six-pounder guns kept flying into the woods, and from time to time they could break a few towering trees. The whole battlefield still had a bit of atmosphere.
But in the woods, not a single shot or bullet was fired. It seemed that there was no soldier inside...
The gunfire was followed by shouts of "God bless".
The large group of Indo-European mixed Spanish infantry had formed four rows, carrying rifles with bayonets and launching an attack into the woods that had just been shot and shelled.
Lieutenant General Eugen von Savoyin's face was already very dark, half from the sun and half from anger! It is to make those Indians who are cunning and cunning but lack the spirit of chivalry, dare not fight in a dignified battle, and only plant bombs on the roadside and place some snipers in the woods.
This was not the first time that he encountered ambushed Indians on the way to the city of Curia... Although his Spanish infantry had achieved victory several times before, those victories were not at all significance!
Because the Indians adopted a rogue style of play of "when the enemy advances, we ambush, when the enemy is stationed, we harass, and when the enemy fights, we run away", and also used powerful roadside sugar bombs and rifled guns!
Although the brave Spanish warriors could always drive them away, they could not achieve the results of a large number of enemies, and even few enemies could not be seen...
