North shore of Lake Chapala, Mexico.
A huge camp had already appeared between this plateau lake and Guadalajara, the third largest city in the Viceroyalty of New Spain and the capital of the New Galicia colony.
This camp is very different from the camps of the Shang Army, the Yin Family Khan Tribe, and the Spanish Imperial Army.
The camps of the three families, Shang Fang, Yin Family, and Spain, are all very rigorously built, with trenches, fences, parapets, and watchtowers all available. Some of the large camps are even built layer upon layer, no less than a fortified city.
But the camp in front of us looked unorganized and unkempt, with narrow and shallow trenches and a hasty fence. Only the watchtower has really worked hard to make it tall and large. People standing on it can see at least dozens of miles under good weather conditions.
In addition, the order in this large camp, which is a bit ridiculously large and can accommodate at least three to four hundred thousand people, is also a bit chaotic. There were not all fully armed soldiers in the camp, but there were many women and children, which looked a bit like the Yin family's Khan tribe, but the Yin family's Khan tribe, which also brought their families, was much more strict than them. Moreover, the women and slightly older children of the Yin family's Khan tribe are also armed and have corresponding organizations. It can fully undertake the task of guarding the camp during wartime! However, the women and children in this camp were basically unarmed and not well organized. The entire camp seemed very noisy because of their village, and it looked a bit like a rabble.
In the center of this huge camp, two large flags bordered by red teeth hung high, one of which was the feathered serpent Miracle. And on the other big flag are the three characters "Dameng King"!
That's right, this is where King Mengchuang's old camp is!
King Mengchuang used the method of coercing Indian people to join the army this time. All the way south from Guimen Pass, the army expanded all the way. When his army entered the New Galicia Colony, the number was close to 300,000!
Although the number of troops expanded rapidly, the combat effectiveness of the Meng family army did not increase accordingly. Because the people who were coerced by King Mengchuang to join the army were old, weak, women and children with little fighting ability... It would be an exaggeration to say that they were a mob.
However, King Mengchuang's opponent, the Spanish Royal Army, was not much different... The Spanish Royal Army's regular army was too small in number, and they all invested in Curia Castle and Zacatecas (Mexico's first silver mine). ), Mexico City, Acapulco (the most important trading port in the Pacific), Texas and other places. There are very few troops available to defend Galicia, so it can only rely on a small number of regular troops and a large number of militia to defend important strongholds such as the city of Guadalajara and the Port of Banderas Valley (Pacific Port). He also dared not divide his troops to fight in the field with King Mengchuang's army.
Therefore, King Mengchuang defeated many small towns in New Galicia, but he was unable to attack important towns such as Guadalajara and Banderas Valley Port, so he could only set up his old camp in North shore of Lake Chapala.
It is also difficult for the already isolated city of Guadalajara to contact Mexico City, so we don’t know the Spanish Emperor’s determination, let alone whether the “Devil Kingdom of Merchant” has already invaded Mexico?
This man’s heart is also extremely panicked. However, because of their belief in God and their disgust for a hellish country where "all races are equal and the land is equal," the whites and mixed-race whites in Guadalajara still maintained a defensive posture and repelled several temptations. sexual offense.
And without being able to quickly capture the city of Guadalajara and the Port of Banderas Valley, there were only three ways out before King Mengchuang.
One is to continue to besiege the city of Guadalajara until it is captured, and then use this large city eight or nine hundred miles away from Mexico City as the basis to operate the two territories of New Galicia and New Andalusia.
The second is to march southeast, via La Barca and Morelia, and then enter the Valley of Mexico to attack Mexico City, the capital of the Spanish Empire.
The third is to march northeast, take Leon first, cut off the connection between Mexico City and the Zacatecas silver mine, and then decide whether to attack the silver mine or Mexico City depending on the situation.
King Montezuma, who was still dressed as a king, was standing with his arms folded next to a map spread on a large table, looking at it intently, as if he was thinking hard.
In the king's tent where he was, there was a large group of Aztec generals in blue clothes and felt hats. They saw their King Mengchuang was deep in thought, so they started discussing among themselves.
"The Spaniards were defeated miserably in Texas, and the people of Mexico City have long been in chaos! In my opinion, we should go straight to Mexico City! As long as we get outside Mexico City, that Leopold I will definitely escape! As soon as he escapes, Mexico City It belongs to the king."
"But now that the Spaniards have negotiated peace with the Merchant Kingdom, we don't have much time left! And there are still more than eighty Spanish miles from Lake Chapala to Mexico City... At our current marching speed , we can’t finish it in a month! Now Leopold is frantically expanding his army. In one month, there will be 100,000 troops in Mexico City! In my opinion, we’d better capture the city of Guadalajara first, and with Guadalajara By using the city of Dalhala as a base, we can settle down our families and the soldiers can go out with peace of mind."
"But the city of Guadalajara is very strong. The officers who defend the city are all Germans and have rich experience in defending the city. Even if we fight several times, it won't work! I think we should fight Leon. There are not many defenders in Leon. , if it is defeated by us, we will make Leon our home and go north to attack the Zacatecas silver mine...With the silver mine, we can win!"
These three opinions all sound reasonable, but they also have problems. Mexico City is difficult to fight, and Guadalajara is equally difficult to fight. Although there are not many defenders in Leon, the Zacatecas Silver Mine is difficult to defeat - if after capturing Leon, the Zacatecas Silver Mine cannot be captured, nor can Mexico City be captured, let alone The city of Guadalajara. Then Leon is a lonely city...
Thinking of this, King Mengchuang turned around and looked for his backbone Huang Feiyu among the crowd!
After searching, I found an Indian with a feather fan turban sitting on a chair swaggeringly waving a fan... This person is Wu Chengbo Huang Feiyu. He has recently become obsessed with the Romance of the Three Kingdoms for some reason and started to fantasize. He is the Aztec Zhuge Liang!
"Military advisor...what do you have in mind?" King Mengchuang asked humbly.
When he asked, everyone stopped talking and looked at the Aztec Zhuge Liang.
The Aztec Zhuge Liang didn't get up. He just sat there shaking his American goose-feather fan, shaking his head, and counting with his fingers: "Your Majesty, now is the time to make a desperate move, the rise and fall of the Aztecs." Let’s fight here!”
King Mengchuang's eyes lit up: "Military advisor, how can you make such a desperate move?"
Aztec Zhuge Liang said: "Your Majesty, we can divide our troops into two groups...I will lead the army to march towards Leon, assuming that we will take Leon first and then attack the Zacatecas Silver Mine. Attract the army from Mexico City to go north to León. Your Majesty, you can lead 30,000 to 40,000 elite troops and take the southeast route into Mexico City. As long as you capture Mexico City in one fell swoop, I, the Aztecs, will have a major event!"
This is not just a stupid desperate move, but also a plan to attack the South from the north. I wonder if it can deceive the Duke of Lorraine, Lieutenant General Churchill and Champions League Savoy, these famous generals on the side of the Spanish Empire?
When King Mengchuang heard this, he was overjoyed and clapped his hands fiercely and said: "Okay! Just follow the military advisor's plan! Let's divide our troops into two groups and seize Leopold's country!"
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In the winter of 1693 AD, Shang Fang Kingdom was in the territory of Gefu in the New Dynasty.
On both sides of the road, there are rolling mountains and huge trees. A team was marching slowly on the road from Haiyuan City to Xinchaoge City. And Philip, who was "dead" and had probably been canonized, had already put on a merchant's cross-collared cloth robe and rode a Mongolian horse, marching in the procession.
This team, composed of dozens of Yin family cavalry and several Shangfang Dianke Temple officials, made a special trip to escort Philip to Xin Chaoge - he is now a "big traitor". He was a cardinal "in life". The Catholic world’s cardinals are better than princes! And his status became even higher "after his death". Not long ago, Pope Urban IX had officially canonized him as a saint...so he is now St. Philip!
Theoretically, Pope Urban IX is not as big as him now!
The apostasy of saints must have happened for the first time in the history of Christianity.
Cering Dunduobu, who was in charge of the military affairs of the Yin family's Khan Department, also had to be treated with dignity. Not only did they send dozens of Yin family warriors to escort him all the way, but they also sent greetings to Tongbei Prefecture, Xibo City, and Haiyuan Prefecture along the way, asking the locals to treat him well and not to neglect St. Philip.
Therefore, St. Philip was not only able to stay in three castles in the Northeast, West and Haiyuan that were not open to the public at all, but he was also able to stay in the fortresses of merchants and savages that he passed along the way.
Therefore, this St. Philip also got the opportunity to observe the society and humanities of Shang Fang Country at a close distance.
Through this observation, St. Philip discovered a very unusual phenomenon.
This Shang Fang country is too young and energetic, not like an ancient country with a history of 2,600 years. Rather, it is more like a newly established and vibrant colonial country in the New World!
If the three castles of Tongbei, Xibo, and Haiyuan are all newly built, it is normal that the buildings inside are all brand new. But when St. Philip and his party entered the Xinchaoge Mansion, they found that the enclosed buildings that were built like small castles along the way were all brand new, and many of them were even under construction. That was very abnormal.
Doesn’t Xin Chao Ge have a history of two thousand years? Then why is there not a small castle around it that looks like it was built more than ten years ago?
In addition, the roads in Xinchaogefu are all brand new, even so new that they have not been completely built!
What made St. Philip even more incredible was that he had never seen an elderly Chinese man in Shangfang territory! And he has never seen a teenage Chinese. The people from Shang are either young adults or children under the age of twelve or thirteen. The age structure of the savages, that is, the Indians in the Shang Dynasty seems to be relatively normal. There are people of all ages, old and young.
Moreover, in Xinchaogefu, which is said to have been developed for two thousand years, St. Philip also discovered a common feature shared by all New World colonies—few people!
Not only are there few people, there are also very few traces of human activities. In an "old place" that has existed for two thousand years, even if the population has decreased significantly due to various reasons, there should be a lot of relics left by humans in the past two thousand years, right? What's more, Shangfang is a highly civilized country.
However, in the sparsely populated Xinchaogefu, St. Philip did not see any remains of civilization. He did find several abandoned "savage" villages, which looked similar to the Indian villages he saw in Texas. , very primitive and impossible to preserve for a long time. At the same time, he also discovered some newly built "savage" enclosures. They did not look as tall and strong as the "Chinese" enclosures, and the materials used were more sloppy. The outer walls were made of logs and sandbags, and the outer perimeter was the same. Trenches were dug...Obviously, these barbarian fortifications were built in the style of the Chinese fortifications. Compared with those abandoned savage villages, the construction technology jumped almost a thousand years!
And when St. Philip arrived outside the "new ancient city" of Xinchao Gefu City, he was completely sure that this Shang country, at least Xinchao Gefu, did not have a long history at all - because when he arrived, Xinchao Gefu City is expanding its outer city. There are many Shang savages working on the construction site, and many Shang savages are driving carriages to deliver stones and wood to the city... And most of these Shang savages actually said Without "Business Language", the only way for those barbarians to take the lead is to communicate with the Shang people!
If the Shang Fang barbarians and the Shang Fang people had really lived together for two thousand years, it would be impossible for them to not understand each other's language!
So there is only one truth!
The Spaniards were so miserably deceived that the Shang Fang Kingdom had just arrived in the Xinchaoge area... They were even colonists who had just migrated from the Ming Empire more than ten years ago! Perhaps because they were worried about being attacked by the Spanish Empire, they packaged themselves as an ancient merchant who migrated to the New World 2,600 years ago. And this kind of not-so-smart lie actually deceived the Spaniards.
These Spaniards are so stupid! No, even myself and the Pope were fooled. This is not because the Spaniards are stupid, but because the devils on the Shang side are too smart! St. Philip said in his heart: "It seems that I made the right choice by taking refuge in the devil!"
"Crackling, crackling..."
Just when St. Philip discovered the truth, the sound of firecrackers to welcome guests suddenly rang out. A group of merchant officials, headed by Zhou Peigong, Chen Tingjing, and Li Guangdi, had already led the accompanying merchant soldiers to appear in Xinchaoge City outside the south gate.
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