Although the negotiations between the Spanish Empire and the Ming Dynasty collapsed due to the condition of "killing Leopold before peace can be negotiated", which Leopold I could not agree to, on the American side, the Spanish Empire and the Shang Fang Kingdom still completed the negotiation The prisoner's "self-redemption" deal - the 10,000 Spanish imperial troops captured in the Battle of the Colorado River in Texas were forced to use a special bonus issued by the Spanish Emperor Leopold to redeem their lives and free.
Regarding this kind of "redeeming oneself" operation, those German officers who followed Leopold from Europe to the New World to make a fortune and become masters didn't care much. These people did a lot of hell-worthy things on the European battlefield. ! And they all know that those sanctimonious big shots have done more bad things, and all of them deserve to go to hell... If God can forgive them, then there is no reason why he cannot forgive those who fight against devil believers for the cause of Catholicism. What about people?
But the more devout mixed-race Indian Imperial Army was a little bit reluctant to accept it... What does this Leopold mean? He doesn't want to make a deal with the devil and is afraid of going to hell, so he lets the big guy redeem himself? He is afraid of going to hell, but others are not afraid of going to hell?
Moreover, the deal he made with the devil meant that he would go to hell alone after his death, while the 10,000 captured Spanish imperial troops made a deal with the devil, so 10,000 of them would go to hell together! Leopold caused tens of thousands of people to go to hell just for himself to go to heaven in the future. He was so selfish!
What makes these devout mixed-race Indians even more dissatisfied is that they have never seen the so-called "bonus" at all, only the "devil's receipt" - the devil's family is quite formal, collecting money and giving back the receipt, in duplicate. It is bilingual in Shangzi and Latin!
Those released mixed-race Indian soldiers could be released as long as they signed their name or had an officer write their name on their behalf and made their own fingerprints.
Most of the captured mixed-race Indians were illiterate and did not understand the word "commerce" or the Latin word on the receipt. In order to return alive, they all muddled their fingerprints on the receipt or signed it in Spanish.
As a result, when they returned to the Maria Elizabeth Colony, they discovered something was wrong - the receipt said they paid a ransom to "devil believers"!
They were so confused that they made a deal with the devil!
At this time, the Catholic priests of the Maria Elizabeth Colony were very busy. They had to explain to a group of ignorant mixed-race Indians that their behavior was not a deal with the devil, but a deal with the devil's followers, which was completely different in nature. It’s different, so you won’t go to hell!
But since you won’t go to hell, why go around in this circle? If he paid the money himself, wouldn't it be enough to redeem the person?
In addition, why was Cardinal Philip holding the Holy Spear captured by the devil's followers? Isn't this holy spear the most powerful magical weapon in the hands of the Catholic Church? Wasn’t Cardinal Philip the greatest exorcist?
How come the most powerful exorcist and the most powerful magic weapon were captured by the devil's people?
How to explain this?
Is the holy spear fake?
Or is Cardinal Philip a fake?
Philip was sent by the Holy See, and the Holy Spear is also a magic weapon treasured by the Holy See... If it doesn't work, what should I do next? Did the Pope of Rome bring the Shroud of Jesus to America to fight against the revolvers of the devil's followers?
Can that shroud stop a bullet?
There is a part in this Catholic sacrament called "Confession", that is, the priest sits in a small square wooden house, sometimes isolated from the outside with windows, and believers kneel outside to confess themselves to the priest inside. sin and ask God for forgiveness. In order to enlighten those prisoners who were released by the devil's family, the Cardinal Archbishop of Havana sent people to build a long row of confession rooms in the Colonial Cathedral of Maria Elizabeth, and also sent many priests to work in three shifts.
As a result, those half-blood Indian captives used the confessional as a consultation room, asking strange questions all day long... In the end, a group of priests who asked the questions had a crisis of faith!
Because they couldn't figure out why Archbishop Philip, who was holding the Holy Spear, was defeated? Has God abandoned his believers?
Some priests who were more loyal to the church immediately reported this "crisis of faith incident".
After receiving the reports from the following priests, the Archdiocese of Havana, which governs the colonial diocese of Maria Elizabeth, immediately realized that these mixed-race Indian soldiers who had been captured by devil believers had a crisis of faith!
This is no small matter!
The Spaniards used smallpox, massacre, and incited the Indians to kill each other to wipe out tens of millions of people. Now they can still rely on hundreds of thousands of white people to rule at least 15 million people with a small number of people. They are no longer afraid of smallpox. , and it was easy for the mixed-race Indians and Indians to obtain guns. They mainly relied on their Catholic faith to brainwash the people below. Let those Indians who have converted to God believe that the white masters are "God's treasures", and that these Indians and mixed-race Indians are untouchables with serious original sins, so they must repent a lot, reform well, and must not resist God's white treasures. , otherwise you will definitely go to hell.
But now this set of beliefs seems to be in crisis. Is the Spanish Empire going to fall apart?
However, the Cardinal of Havana had no choice but to kick the ball to Mexico City and let the already distressed Leopold I handle it.
Faced with a crisis of faith, Leopold had no choice but to ask Pope Urban IX to send the new chief exorcist to the New World with the Shroud of Jesus or some other powerful magic weapon. In addition to continuing to fight against the devil, the only option is to dispatch these Spanish imperial troops who have already experienced a crisis of faith to guard the northern and northeastern borders of New Spain bordering the Shang Fang Kingdom.
The reason why they should be dumped there is because the "Western Shang Border" is not only long but also remote. When the Spanish Empire was fully encircling and suppressing the Mongols and the Aztec Kingdom, Leopold could not spare many troops to guard this border line. But it wouldn't work if we didn't find some soldiers to guard it. If the negotiations between the Ming Dynasty and Spain broke down, and Shang Fang broke the previous truce agreement and fought, someone would have to put up some resistance on the border.
Of course, this glorious mission of being cannon fodder must be carried out by the Spanish Imperial Army, whose beliefs are no longer firm.
In addition, if these Spanish imperial troops with unstable beliefs are sent to the Duke of Lorraine or General Eugen, or simply transferred to South America to garrison, it will inevitably spread the crisis of faith.
Therefore, it is most appropriate to place them on the "Western Shang Border"... The only question is whether these Spanish imperial troops, who have begun to doubt God, will surrender directly after seeing the Yin Shang Demon Army?
Although no one really expected them to resist, it was not a good idea to surrender in the hope of evil.
Therefore, someone gave Leopold a bad idea, asking him to transfer all the German officers in the Spanish Imperial Army whose faith was wavering to strengthen elsewhere, and then mobilize some large cities whose families were under Spanish control, and Fill it in with any mulatto white (half-blood Indian) officers who were not captured at the Battle of the Reach. The tens of thousands of redeemed Spanish imperial troops were then dispersed in battalion units, forming isolated strongholds along the long border, spanning the northern part of the Mexican plateau, ready to withstand the tide of attack at any time. Shang soldiers.
Peres, who had previously served as an envoy to the Hewan Camp of the Yin Family Khan Tribe, was now a company commander, and was assigned to the most dangerous position - stationed at a distance from Tongnan Fortress (originally Tongbei, Later, I felt that this place led to the south, so I changed its name to Tongnan) Ahumada, a small town about twenty Spanish miles (two hundred and twenty miles).
If the merchant army wants to go south from Tongnan Fortress, then Ahumada is the only way to go!
Regarding the above arrangement, Perez was really tearful and had no choice but to accept it. Although he was not captured at the Battle of the Bend of the River, he was clearly responsible for the defeat of the Spanish Imperial Army at the Battle of the Bend of the River. If he hadn't discovered the Yin family's revolver bombardment, the army led by the Duke of Lorraine wouldn't have lost so ugly!
Therefore, His Majesty the Emperor did not punish him, but gave him a chance to die generously and go to heaven. What else could he complain about?
Moreover... the Shang Fang Kingdom may not necessarily take advantage of the inextricable fight between the Spanish Empire and the Aztec Kingdom to send troops to seize the Zacatecas silver mine. It is a full two hundred Spanish miles away from Tongnan Fortress, which is equivalent to more than two thousand miles. It doesn’t seem worth it to risk going so far away just for a silver mine, right?
As the day approached evening, Perez walked around the newly built city wall outside the town and found nothing unusual. He finally breathed a sigh of relief and walked down the ladder from the city wall toward his superior. Lieutenant Colonel Ramon, the leader of the first battalion, smiled bitterly and said: "Lieutenant Colonel, today is another day... Is there any good news from Leon City?"
Lieutenant Colonel Ramon is a tall, thin, middle-aged man with a mustache and a bit of a cunning look. He is a mixed-race white man, but he is not an illegitimate son. His father married his mother, so he is a real legitimate son, and he is also a minor noble. Because of his background, his father was willing to pay to send him to a military academy in Spain, which is why he has the status of commander of a battalion and the rank of lieutenant colonel.
He did not participate in the Battle of the River Bend, and of course he could not be captured, and his mother and wife both lived in Leon - he was originally a garrison officer in the city of Leon, and he also owned his own manor outside the city of Leon. Live a good life that is comfortable and respected. But now, Leon's good life has been ruined by King Montezuma and the devil of Shangfang...
Lieutenant Colonel Ramon was sitting with his legs crossed in a tent set up by the city gate, and he was reading a letter in his hand - it was from his old superior, Don Diego, the Governor of Leon. letter.
In the letter, the dandy from Spain complained to him about the cowardice of the Duke of Lorraine and the procrastination of the war... Both sides did not let go, but fought cautiously. No one knew what was going on. How long will the battle last?
Hearing Perez's question, Lieutenant Colonel Ramon sighed: "It's still the same, fortress versus fortress, no one can do anything to anyone, so no one is in a hurry to launch an attack... I really don't know what this war will be like. When will the fighting last?" At this point, he put away the letter in his hand, stood up and said, "Go! Let's eat!" But at this moment, a gunshot rang out across the plateau in the evening. peaceful. Lieutenant Colonel Ramon stood up quickly, and Perez seemed to be under a restraining spell. Both of them listened carefully.
Gradually, they heard the thunderous sound of horse hooves, and then a series of intense gunshots! Both of them changed their expressions. This intensive gunfire must have been caused by an encounter between the cavalry being trained outside and the Shang Fang army heading south from Tongnan City!
The demons from the Shang side... indeed invaded the Spanish Empire!
Perez immediately blew the rallying whistle in the small town he was guarding. There was only one company of Perez and Lieutenant Colonel Ramon's battalion in this small town, which totaled 200 people. No match at all!
Both Perez and Ramon rushed to the city wall. It was already getting dark at this time. So they can already see that the flickering torches in the distance have merged into an ocean! This number is so astonishing, it must be as many as ten or twenty thousand, right?
Before the two of them could react, a large number of Spanish Royal officers and soldiers were already on the city's head carrying flintlock guns.
Most of these people had been captured in the Battle of the River Bend. He saw with his own eyes that Archbishop Philip was captured with the Holy Spear... The fear of facing the devil had penetrated deep into his bones.
Correspondingly, their faith in God was completely shaken! They no longer know who they are fighting for, let alone why they are being ridden by those white men?
America...isn't it the common homeland of merchants and Indians?
What's wrong with them white people?
"Devil, the devil is coming!"
"Oh my god, so many devils, at least tens of thousands, no, maybe twenty thousand!"
"No match at all...the gunshots have stopped ringing, and our scouts are all finished!"
"We're finished too... With just a few of us, we can't stop them at all."
"It's over, it's over, I'm going to hell now!"
The Spanish imperial troops who climbed onto the city wall did not wait for orders from Perez and Lieutenant Colonel Ramon, and started shouting on their own.
The faces of Perez and Lieutenant Colonel Ramon were also pale, and they only relied on force to prevent collapse. But at this moment, someone suddenly shouted: "The devil is here, God has abandoned us, let's go to hell!"
This was followed by more people shouting.
"Surrender, Lieutenant Colonel, we can't defeat them."
"There are so many enemies, and they have magic, so we have no choice but to surrender!"
"Yes, Lieutenant Colonel, please take us to surrender! Let's go to hell together."
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