"Really, can we really win a big victory?"
King Montezuma was so excited that he could hardly speak.
Doesn't this happiness come too quickly?
Just now, he was still worrying about the "holy spear", fearing that the "devil" would be restrained by this spear stained with the blood of Jesus. In the blink of an eye, he had the opportunity to take over Mexico City. Could this not make his heart swell?
"Of course!" Huang Feiyu, who served as the Minister of Army of the Aztec Kingdom, immediately took over Montezuma's question and gave an affirmative answer, "Your Majesty, the Spanish army is nothing more than this. These days, Suhou and I have brought More than a thousand elites used roadside bombs and black guns to inflict heavy losses on them... At least seven or eight hundred of them were killed, while our casualties were less than eighty, most of them still The indigenous militiamen who cooperate with us in fighting!
These are the elite soldiers of the Spanish Emperor, and they are also blessed with magic weapons. If we can now gather a large army, bypass the Castle of Curia, and fight directly to Mexico City, which is empty of troops, what other way can Leopold survive besides escaping? "
Huang Feiyu's words were so confident. The Spanish elite soldiers were nothing more than that. They were ambushed and harassed by a "special elite force" composed of elite Aztecs, elite Shangfang field divisions, and elite backbones of the Shangfang division commanded by Su Zhanyang and Huang Feiyu. He really has no temper at all.
In the words of later generations, this is a dimensionality reduction attack!
Lasso sugar bombs plus rifled guns using cork bullets, coupled with the fact that the troops are familiar with the terrain, well-trained, and have the support of the people... That can really suppress Spain layer by layer. How many layers of people are there?
However, this kind of dimensionality reduction attack can only be effective during ambush and harassment. If you really want to fight in a wide range of situations, the Spaniards still have an advantage - they have powerful cavalry and artillery!
And the Spaniards also have a large number of sugar weapons - Cuba is the largest producer of brown sugar in the Western Hemisphere! The "energy" of brown sugar is actually not much worse than that of white sugar. The reason why he was disliked was because Zhu Heji had tampered with the "military white sugar" he released and added iron oxide as a catalyst. That’s why people mistakenly think that white sugar is more powerful than brown sugar.
But in fact, the power of sweet gunpowder weapons using brown sugar as raw material is quite sufficient.
In these days of ambushes and harassment, Aztec losses were almost exclusively caused by Spanish artillery.
In addition, the Aztecs and the Merchant Kingdom also had a limited number of elite soldiers. The quality of most Aztec soldiers and merchant soldiers was very average, worse than the elites of the Spanish Empire. After all, the elites of the Spanish Empire were all mercenaries, while the Aztec and Shang soldiers were all government soldiers and only served for one or two months each year.
In fact, the only people who can really be hunted here in Shangfang Kingdom are the "Yin family Mongols" who gather together all day long to herd and hunt, but they have all gone to Texas.
But this background cannot be revealed to the Aztec King Mengchuang.
"King Aztec," Su Zhanyang also said with a smile at this time, "don't worry, you can't lose with me, Shang Fang, here. I will also petition King Shang and ask him to order Tong Tong. Xibohou in the North City, let Xibohou lead the army that has passed through the North City and go south to Mexico, marching in two directions, then victory will be certain!"
Xibohou Zhou Peigong is indeed currently in charge of Tongbeicheng and is responsible for managing the logistics of the Yin family's Khan tribe - in fact, he is also controlling the Yin family's Khan tribe through logistics supply to prevent Cering Dunduobu from leaving alone. However, he did not have a large army at hand. He only had a mixed force of less than a thousand people from the country and the countryside responsible for defending the city and escorting supplies.
But the Aztec king didn't know the details - after Shang Fang State occupied Tongbei City, it immediately set up a Tongbei camp, claiming that 30,000 troops were stationed there, and also blocked the roads in and out, and was still in Tongbei City. The head of the northern bastion was filled with various flags, pretending to be garrisoned by a large army.
"That's great!" The Aztec king became more confident when he heard that Xibohou Zhou Peigong was going to send troops from Tongbei City. "Xibohou is a master of troops. As long as he can send troops from Tongbei, this battle will be a success. We're sure to win. I'll order all the soldiers from all provinces to go up... This way, I can recruit at least 30,000 troops! I will take 25,000 elites to bypass the Curia Fortress and attack Mexico City, leaving 5,000. It should be enough to guard the gates of hell, right?"
Su Zhanyang said confidently: "As long as I am here, five thousand elite soldiers can withstand the Spanish army of one hundred thousand with strong defense!"
Huang Feiyu smiled and said to the Aztec King: "Your Majesty, with Suhou here, the gate of hell will be impregnable. I will assist you in leading the army southward, and march together with Xibohou. In less than three months, we will definitely be able to reach Mexico City!" "
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"Believe in the Holy One, expel the Western barbarians, restore Azi, make all ethnic groups unite, and divide the land equally..."
"Long live the Aztecs! Long live King Montezuma!"
"Long live the Holy One! Long live the Holy Religion!"
The open space outside the south gate of Guimen Pass was densely packed with officers and soldiers of the Aztec Kingdom's army wearing tiger hats, feather headdresses or arrow helmets (a bit like gun helmets), numbering no less than 30,000. Everyone cheered loudly, and the Aztec King Montezuma, who stood on a triangular solid fortress, also showed a proud smile.
It is already mid-January of 1693 AD. This large-scale deployment of Aztec troops has been completed very efficiently, and the officers and soldiers summoned to Guimen Pass have completed at least fifteen days of training.
In the thirty-eight counties of the Holy, Yasheng, Pilgrimage, and Ghost Gates under the Aztec Kingdom, a total of more than 30,000 soldiers were recruited... This number is almost as many as the total number of Aztec soldiers. Seven percent of the population!
Such a high mobilization ratio can be completed in such a short period of time, which fully reflects the high efficiency and high degree of cohesion of the people after the Aztecs implemented the "equal land and soldiers" system.
"Becoming an Immortal in One Step"
The Aztec king had just read his edict of war to the entire army and announced the order to march to Mexico City. Then he was greeted by fanatical shouts.
King Montezuma held an obsidian knife symbolizing the Aztec royal power high above his head, and then pointed toward the south: "Aztec warriors, this autumn, I will celebrate with you in Mexico City. Celebrating victory and harvest...I command, warriors of the Aztecs, to advance toward Mexico City, advance, advance!"
The people below cheered again.
"Montezuma! Montezuma... Montezuma came and didn't pay the rent! Montezuma came and didn't pay the grain! Montezuma came and divided the fields!"
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"His Royal Highness the Archbishop, Your Majesty the Lieutenant General, this Montezuma is going to fight us Spain to the end! He also shouted the slogan 'Montezuma will not pay the rent! Montezuma will not pay the food! Montezuma will divide the fields!' , is marching towards Mexico City! We must stop this devil’s believer!”
In the temporary residence of the archbishop in Curia and the headquarters of the Pacific Front, Bishop Raul Torres stood upright, wearing a black robe, and spoke impassionedly to Cardinal de la Magarra on the throne. He seemed to be much more confident than before the reinforcements led by Lieutenant General Eugen arrived. His fat face turned red and he almost jumped with excitement.
Lieutenant General Eugen and Cardinal de la Magarra led the Spanish Royal Army Group to drive to the city of Curia on the night of December 10 last year... Although they were a few hours late and still a little exhausted, They were also dragging along many wounded people, looking a little embarrassed. But finally victory arrived. Moreover, Cardinal de la Magarra also showed the legendary Longinus gun to the people who stayed up late at night to welcome the imperial army-a rusty iron gun head installed on a gold-plated gun. The wooden gun exuded a sacred and solemn light. Everyone felt the greatness of Heavenly Father and Brother Heaven. The devout believers could not help but shed hot tears. When the red archbishop passed in front of people holding the holy spear, , everyone knelt on the ground and sang the hymn "Hallelujah".
This scene... can move a pious person to the devil!
But just when everyone thought that victory was in sight, Lieutenant General Eugen came up with a saying: "To fight the devil, you must first settle down"... Don't attack the devil's door with the devil's door closed, but attack it from behind. The tossing started. Send a large number of troops to encircle and suppress those possessed Indian villages and manors controlled by "devils". Moreover, it was not a combination of suppression and appeasement, but a combination of burning, killing and looting. The method was very cruel! The villages and manors captured by his army will be razed to the ground!
All Indians who are unwilling to repent and convert to God will be killed, and even if they choose to convert, they will be treated as slaves and taken directly to the port of Curia...all of them will be sold to South America. Slave in a silver mine!
Although his approach destroyed the "rural siege of the castle" to a certain extent, it made the white-skinned gentlemen in Curia Castle very dissatisfied. Because those Indians were originally serfs or untouchables under their rule. Now that they are all wiped out, who will they exploit in the future?
Even if they win this kind of battle, they will not be able to return to their manor and land...
But who dared to provoke Eugen von Savoy? According to the caste system established by Baipi in New Spain, Eugen von Savoy was too noble to be criticized.
Eugen's mother was the royal mistress of Louis XIV...His biological father was probably the Frankish Emperor Louis V (Louis XIV), and his nominal father Eugen Moritz was a Sasha Prince of the Voy dynasty.
This status is too expensive to afford.
That’s why these people dare to be angry but dare not speak out. But this time, the news that the Aztec king Montezuma "swore to cut his teeth" at the gate of hell reached Curia Castle, and these people found a chance to speak. Therefore, they elected Raul Torres as their representative and petitioned Cardinal de la Magarra.
The cardinal was not sure. The holy spear he brought to Curia Castle was fake... The fake holy spear had not been stained with the blood of Jesus, so of course it had no power. It was no match for the devil.
And he has now seen the portrait of the devil... That devil is so fierce, not only carrying a "magic sword", a "magic grenade", but also a "magic rocket launcher"! These three "magic treasures" look awesome. Even if there is a real holy spear, they may not be able to hold it, let alone a fake holy spear? The True Holy Spear is a "cold magic weapon", while the "Magic Grenade" and "Magic Bazooka" are still "hot magic weapons". There is a generational difference.
Therefore, the Cardinal Archbishop had to turn around and summon Lieutenant General Eugen von Savoy to make up his mind.
Eugen von Savoy frowned, and he had no idea...the holy spear was fake! And his main force is also fake! It is said to be 50,000, but in fact there are only more than 30,000. It was okay to rely on these people to fight against King Montezuma's army, but if the merchant army came together, he could only protect the Curia Castle and the nearby Curia Port. Now, if you deliver goods to your door and go to hell, if you encounter the merchant's army, you will really be beaten to hell.
However, he was not worried about Mexico City being captured by the Aztecs, because Emperor Leopold still had many troops around him, and Mexico City had long been transformed into a huge fortress.
In addition, Mexico City is the largest industrial and commercial city in the New World. There are hundreds of thousands of people in the city, most of whom are whites and mixed-race whites. If you mobilize them casually, you can have 100,000 musketeers.
Moreover, King Montezuma has been acting perversely in the Aztec Kingdom in recent years, confiscating white manors and land, and promoting equality among all races, and even dividing the land equally among the Indians - this is a serious violation of private property! Therefore, the whites and mixed-race whites in Mexico City will definitely resist to the end.
Therefore, even if the Aztecs and merchants sent troops together, it would be impossible to capture a Mexico City with hundreds of thousands of people defending it.
Moreover, Mexico City was not the "only" colony in New Spain. The emperor also had the territory of the Grand Duke of Cuba, which would not be attacked by the Aztecs. And there is also the Viceroyalty of Peru... which is the world's most important silver-producing area and has a population of several million!
Therefore, it was impossible for the Aztecs to defeat the Spanish Empire through a protracted war. Even if the war lasted ten or twenty years, as long as there was silver from South America and brown sugar from Cuba, the empire would not go bankrupt.
In addition, if the Merchant State cooperates with the Aztec State to attack Mexico City with all their strength, then they will be unable to rescue the Inca State... As long as the Duke of Lorraine can capture the Inca State, he can attack the Inca State from the east. Enter Tongbei City, the fortress between the Merchant Kingdom and New Spain. Once Tongbei is captured, the retreat of the Merchant Army that invades New Spain from the north will be cut off.
Thinking of this, Eugen von Savoy must have had a big plan in mind to defeat the Aztecs and the Shang Fang Kingdom.
"Your Highness the Archbishop," Eugen von Savoy thought thoughtfully, "let's wait a little longer until King Montezuma's army is far away from the city of Curia and Guimen Pass, and then we will march towards Guimen Pass... There is no need to attack by force, you only need to surround Guimen Pass, and then wait for the merchants to send troops to rescue or force King Montezuma to return to the army to win." (To be continued)
