In the midsummer of 1695 AD, in the night, a fire dragon that was dozens of miles long was twisting and rolling along the mountain road that crossed the volcanic belt in central Mexico.
Mexico is a country of plateaus, consisting of the three Sierra Madre Mountains in the east, west and south, plus a transverse volcanic belt and a large fault, which together form a large plateau that is as flat and broad as a tabletop. In addition, on the east and west sides of the Sierra Madre Mountains in the East and West, close to the sea, there are some fertile plains. Among them, the plains near the Pacific Ocean are very narrow, while the plains near the Gulf of Mexico are quite open.
On the east, west, and south sides of the Mexican Plateau, the terrain is relatively steep and dangerous, especially in the southern part of the plateau, which crosses volcanic belts, large faults, and the Sierra Madre del Sur, which are really big mountains. Connected to the mountains, there are endless mountains. Moreover, the southern part of the Mexican plateau has a hot and humid climate and dense vegetation. When the Spanish conquered Mexico, this area was the last refuge of the Indians in central Mexico. Although it was finally captured by the Spaniards, the power of the white colonists in this area was still weak, and there was no gold or silver to dig out, so the Spaniards did not spend much effort to eliminate the soulless Indians in this area. Just a little smallpox virus was put in casually and it was brought down. Later, not many Spanish masters went to enclose lands in the mountains to become manor owners, so in the Hengduan volcanic belt, apart from some towns that were regarded as the centers of rule by the Spanish, there were some Indian villages scattered in the valleys and slopes. Although there are Catholic churches there to protect the souls of Indians, the power of white people there is weak after all.
After the Aztec Kingdom established a base around Lake Chapala, the Spanish missionaries in the Transvolcanic Belt moved to Mexico City one after another - it was not that they were timid and afraid of death, but the Aztecs There really is a devil over there! Even Pope Alexander VIII and the Holy Spear-wielding Chief Exorcist of the Holy See and the Chief Justice of the Inquisition were killed by the devil. How could these low-level priests with low magic power still dare to fight the devil? That is simply suicide...Suicide will lead to hell!
These Catholic priests all ran away from the devil. Of course the Indians below knew which god (devil) was worth worshiping!
With the help of these Indians who crossed the volcanic belt, King Montezuma's "Tiger Soldiers" were finally able to set up a march of dozens or hundreds of miles at night, holding torches, and aggressively went to find the Spanish Emperor Leopold. De I settled the score.
However, even with the help of the Indians who cross the volcanic belt, the road through the volcanic belt to the Valley of Mexico is still a bit difficult - although the Spanish have ruled Mexico for more than 170 years, and it is still quite difficult. Not short of money. But they only built some infrastructure around a few big cities, a few ports, and some silver and gold mines, and built some roads connecting big cities, ports, gold mines, and silver mines.
As for other places, just deal with it casually... As for the Spaniards, except for the construction of churches, they are not suitable for infrastructure madness in other places.
The road that passes through the transverse volcanic belt is not only narrow and simple, but also undulates up and down the mountain. The highest point is over the top of a mountain one or two thousand meters above sea level, and the dangerous part passes through the edge of a cliff.
The Aztec officers and soldiers wearing tiger clothes were advancing at a rapid march on such a road. Everyone was sweating profusely from walking, but their steps showed no intention of stopping.
Advancing with these "tiger soldiers", there were thousands of native Indians carrying burdens and leading donkeys. They are all Indians in the Hengduan volcanic belt. They have betrayed God and taken refuge in the devil, so now they are helping to lead the way and carry the luggage.
With their help, the Aztec army approached Mexico City in such a mighty manner!
Now the army was not far from Mexico City, in order to catch Leopold as unprepared as possible. King Montezuma and his warriors simply went on an overnight march. King Montezuma also rode his big gray horse and advanced with a group of merchant savage staff and some generals from the Aztec royal family. The master of the Aztec renaissance and King Mengchuang of the Indians, like his men, really believed in the devil! And the amazing achievements he has made over the years are also related to his belief in the devil - belief is not very powerful when you pretend to believe it or when you are doubtful, but if you really believe it, especially tens of thousands of people When hundreds of thousands of armed men really believe it, they often explode with great power.
Of course, the premise is that they are armed with faith rather than drugged by faith... The Indians really believed in God before, but the tablet of God was held in the hands of white colonists. Therefore, they can only honestly transform their souls in order to gain a small chance of going to heaven after death.
But now the tablets of the Holy Sect are controlled by the Aztecs themselves - strictly speaking, this sect is a variant derived from Confucianism and Taoism. Although it originated in the Shang Dynasty, it really flourished in the Aztecs. Because few people in Shang Fang believe in the Holy Holy Religion. If the Han people in Shang Dynasty know "The Romance of the Gods", how can they really believe it? And the Mongolians believe in Buddha and immortality, but they will not believe in the leader of Tongtian! Moreover, the national population of Shang Fang is too small, and it is impossible to spare the manpower to establish a nondescript Holy Sect outside the Confucian school system.
The Aztecs were different. They really believed in religion. Now that they no longer have faith in God, they naturally need an alternative faith. Those who believe in God naturally believe in the existence of the devil. Now that God no longer believes in it, it is very natural to change to the devil, who is more effective. It can be seamlessly connected.
In addition, King Montezuma himself was half a magician. During the rebellion, he recruited many low-level Catholic priests of Indian origin, so it was easy to organize the Holy Church.
With the organization of the Holy Holy Cult, the fighting power of the Aztecs will increase... When lining up to be shot, the party that is not afraid of death always has the advantage!
The priests of the Aztec Holy Church also marched together, and they were in high spirits to encourage the officers and soldiers who believed in the "devil".
"Have you heard? When the Catholic Pope Alexander VIII was fighting with our Holy Saint, the demon sent by the Holy Saint had his head cut off with a flying sword!"
"The new Pope Urban IX was still not convinced, so he sent Philip, the most powerful exorcist in the Catholic Church, and brought a holy spear to America to compete with the Holy One. As a result, the spear was also surrendered and the person was also killed. killed......"
"Now that all the cardinals in Mexico City have run away, only a mortal emperor is left to hold him back. It seems that he is certain to die!"
The team remembered the high-pitched echoes of the "Tiger Warriors". These Aztec warriors not only believed in the devil, but also received tangible benefits, so their morale was extremely high - the devil divided the land! Does God give it?
"Well done! We should have beheaded the Pope a long time ago. He and the Emperor of Spain have done us terrible harm!"
"Yes! Not only did they steal our land and women, they also sent our souls to hell!"
"If you go to hell, you will go to hell. Now that hell has been liberated by the Holy Saint, you will no longer be a slave to heaven..."
"Yes! Hell is already a hell where ghosts and ghosts are equal, but our wealthy Aztec motherland was turned into a hell on earth by the Spanish Emperor!"
The story of the liberation of hell was adapted by Li Guangdi, Zhou Peigong, and Chen Tingjing based on the story of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and "Journey to the West"... But it is not that you will not become a Buddha until hell is empty, but that you will liberate hell and fight against heaven!
According to this story, hell was originally a rich and peaceful place, but it was conquered by the colonists of heaven and became a vassal of heaven. The ghosts of the eighteen levels of hell worked hard, and the products were enjoyed by heaven.... ..So the Holy Lord Tianzun couldn’t stand it any longer, so he personally went to hell, led the ghosts to rebel and revolt, expel the heavenly colonists, and rebuild the underworld.
Although this story of the devil leading the imps in hell to resist colonization is a bit absurd, it is too easy for the Aztecs to sympathize with...because they are the imps in hell!
Unless the Spanish colonists are defeated and Mexico City is not restored, they will always be brats trampled under the feet of the white colonists!
The hundreds of miles of marching troops carried torches at night, and the scene of the mighty march could not be concealed from the spies sent by Leopold. Although Leopold set the decisive game in Leon in the north, , but he also did not forget that there are many mountain roads that can be passed in the Hengduan volcanic belt in the south. Therefore, many spies were sent out early in the morning to closely monitor the mountain roads in this area.
But he never expected that the Aztec army, which was ten Spanish miles (more than a hundred miles) long, would suddenly appear in the southeast of Mexico City!
"Your Majesty the Emperor, the Aztec army will soon enter the Mexica Valley. Our troops are too small to resist it. We can only defend Mexico City..."
"Defending is not an option... Let's recall Leon's army!"
"How to recall? The Duke of Lorraine is currently confronting at least 200,000 Aztecs in the León area. It is impossible to withdraw!"
"What can we do? Mexico City will be besieged soon..."
"There is no other way but to withstand it! General Eugen Savoy is currently commanding an army of 50,000 to relieve the siege of Guadalajara. As long as the siege of Guadalajara is over... ..Our overall situation will be revitalized!”
"But can Mexico City be held?"
In the conference hall of the Royal Palace in Mexico City, a group of generals from the Spanish Empire were busy giving advice to Emperor Leopold!
In fact, the current situation is not completely unfavorable to the Spanish Emperor... The Spanish Emperor has about 200,000 regular troops in the Viceroyalty of New Spain. He personally goes to 30,000 scattered around to defend the city, and 50,000 follow Eugen Savoy. After the siege of Guadalajara, about 110,000 people followed the Duke of Lorraine to fight in the Battle of Leon, and the rest were in Mexico City.
Among them, the scattered armies could not move. The Duke of Lorraine's army also formed a stalemate with the main force of the Aztecs in the city of Leon. It was difficult to determine the outcome for a while. Eugen Savoy's 50,000 men have an advantage east of Guadalajara, and are currently working hard to break the siege of Guadalajara... As long as they win this way , then the Aztecs' home base in Lake Chapala may be raided, and the Aztecs who are confronting the Spanish army in Leon will have their way of retreat cut off!
By that time, the Spanish Empire would have won a great victory!
But beyond Leopold's expectation, the Aztecs actually had a surprise attack on the Mexica Valley by taking the mountain road across the volcanic belt. If this army captured Mexico City, the Spanish Empire's New Spain colony would probably collapse!
So the key now is whether Mexico City can hold on?
But can Mexico City hold on?
Thinking of this, Leopold turned his attention to Count Stallenberg, the commander of Mexico City's city defense. This count failed to defend Vienna that year, but that was not his responsibility. His performance in the Battle of Vienna Quite outstanding! Therefore, after being redeemed, he still gained the emperor's trust.
"Your Majesty..." Count Stallenberg said sadly, "If we hadn't sent most of the defenders to Leon, Mexico City could definitely be defended... I really can. Command the garrison to repel the Aztecs in the field. But now, I only have 20,000 people, half of whom are militiamen, and these 20,000 people are infantry, mostly mixed-race whites and mixed-race Indians from New Spain... ..."
If the count had 20,000 German veterans under his command, it would be a piece of cake to go out of the city and kill King Montezuma, but he only had 2,000 German veterans...so he didn't know what to say. ?
He couldn't let these two thousand people protect the emperor and run away!
It would have been fine if the emperor had run away earlier. If he runs now, he will take away the most effective troops. This war should not be fought!
But to defend the city, to be honest, he was really unsure.
"I understand!" Emperor Leopold frowned, "We must defend Mexico City until General Eugen's army takes the Aztec camp on Lake Chapala..."
Count Stallenberg nodded: "Your Majesty the Emperor... This is the only way, but I am not sure about Admiral Eugen..."
General Eugen's army is quite powerful, but they are one hundred Spanish miles (one thousand miles) away from the Valley of Mexico. It's hard to say whether they will be able to arrive in time!
Leopold tried his best to smile: "Eugen will not let me down. He will definitely succeed. He will definitely come to save me! And there are many new German veterans in Cuba, up to three By the end of the month, someone will come to Mexico City to rescue us."
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