"A large number of troops have arrived in San Francisco, numbering more than 50,000, as well as a large number of warships. We may not be able to withstand it and must seek help from the country."
In Mexico City, Brigadier General Alves of the Viceroyalty of New Spain reported the situation to Governor Rodriguez.
Ever since the empire came to the New World, friction between the two sides has never stopped.
Faced with the aggressiveness of the empire, the Spaniards racked their brains and found it difficult to deal with it.
Nowadays, many of their developed lands have been seized by the empire, and they are still facing a powerful offensive from the empire.
In view of the situation, Rodriguez and Alves naturally sent many spies to the empire. They learned about it just as the Twelfth Division arrived in San Francisco.
But what if you find out?
A full 50,000 regular troops!
The empire's power in the New World had already caused them to retreat steadily before. Now that they had more than 50,000 new troops, it was no longer a matter of victory or defeat.
I am afraid that the entire Viceroyalty of New Spain will not be saved.
However, Rodriguez frowned at Alves' proposal.
"The situation at home is very bad. The rebellion in Catalonia has never been put down, and the war to conquer Portugal failed. The country is too busy taking care of itself and can't help us."
"What can we do? Are we about to lose these rich colonies?"
Alves is worried.
The total number of troops he has now is only more than 3,000.
"Unless a militia is called up."
He offered another solution.
After more than a hundred years of colonization, Spanish immigrants have already bloomed here, and the population has greatly increased.
Since the number of troops is insufficient, in order to maintain territory, recruiting militia is also a way.
"How many can we collect?"
Rodriguez also felt that he could not sit still and asked expectantly.
Alves has already done statistics.
"If production and commerce are ignored, at least 13,000 people can be recruited."
Rodriguez isn't too happy with that number.
"It's still very different from the Chinese."
There was nothing Alves could do.
"Is it possible to ask for help from several other viceroyalties?"
There are four major viceroyalties in Spain, each with a vast territory and considerable strength.
If they were integrated together...
"Man, don't think about it. They won't come for reinforcements. They only have their own interests in mind."
Rodriguez extinguished Alves' fantasy.
Today's major governor-general areas actually already have signs of separatism.
This is because after previous wars, the Spanish mainland has been severely weakened, resulting in a situation of strong branches and weak trunks.
The major governor-general areas need people, products and products, and they can also mint their own currency. They have gradually stopped paying attention to the local area.
This is the reason why the vigorous independence movement in later generations was able to succeed.
Rather than being progressive in the independence movements of these colonies, it was more about the uneven distribution of spoils between the colonists and the natives.
Because compared to the Indians, they were all invaders.
Despite the critical situation, Rodriguez and Alves decided to cope as best they could. The Viceroyalty of New Spain is their basic base. If they cannot keep it, they will lose their glory and wealth.
Rodriguez issued a conscription order in the name of the governor, and Spaniards from all over the country began to gather in Mexico City with weapons.
"The Spaniards gathered all the militia they could mobilize and organized an armed force of nearly 20,000 people. This army is currently moving towards Sinaloa and San Antonio."
The Spanish would conduct intelligence reconnaissance on the Empire, and so would the Empire.
The Spaniards had just begun to take action, and detailed information was obtained here.
Wu Zhikui looked at the map and was a little confused.
"Is Spain so brave? Are we going to divide our forces into two groups?"
Sinaloa is to the west of the Chisos Mountains, close to the Pacific Ocean; San Antonio is to the east of the Chisos Mountains.
The Chisos Mountains are the southern end of the Rocky Mountains, deep into Mexico and separating the east and west coasts.
In Wu Zhikui's view, the Spaniards were seriously short of troops, and the best way was to stick to the front line in Mexico City. In the end, he dared to divide his troops and march thousands of miles north...
"Then we also divide our forces into two groups?"
Military and political Yin Yuchun also felt that the Spaniards were crazy.
However, this kind of enemy skirt reduces the difficulty of combat, and may be able to achieve the goal this year.
Wu Zhikui agreed with his proposal.
"That's it, I'll lead two regiments south along the coast and attack Sinaloa. You work harder and go to the east to attack San Antonio."
Yin Yuchun is incompetent.
"After taking San Antonio, I will not wait for orders, but go directly south. Let's meet in Mexico City."
The two giants of the 12th Division completed their division of labor and deployment, and then looked at Yang Yunsheng.
"Commander Yang, how are your navy going to fight?"
Yang Yunsheng was also looking at the map.
"The Spaniards are not strong, so they probably won't be enough for you to fight. Our navy won't join in the fun. I plan to attack here."
His finger pointed at the narrowest point of China and America.
Wu Zhikui and others were shocked.
"This is the territory of the Viceroyalty of New Granada."
"So what? One Viceroyalty of New Spain is a big deal, but one more Viceroyalty of New Granada is nothing."
Yang Yunsheng is not acting on impulse.
He added: "I have checked the relevant information, and the distance between the two sides of this place is only 65 kilometers. If you dig a canal here, will the east and west sides of the New World be connected more frequently?"
Everyone was shocked.
They were all still thinking about how to fight, but Yang Yunsheng was actually already thinking about future strategic planning.
Nowadays, the New World is no longer a secret in the empire, and the map has already been very detailed.
Of course they knew that in order to reach the east coast from the west coast, they had to either take a long and arduous overland route, or sail thousands of miles around to the southernmost tip of South America and then go north.
But no matter which path is taken, it is obviously costly.
If a canal was dug in the narrowest place as Yang Yunsheng suggested, it would be equivalent to shortening the distance by almost two-thirds.
"I support Commander Yang's idea."
Fu Xinyuan quickly understood the benefits and his attitude was very firm.
He knew better than anyone how important the strategic position of the canal would be once it was completed.
This kind of important land must be in the hands of the empire.
Among other things, as long as there is a canal, the empire can closely support the deployment of Europe from North America and better control the situation in Europe.
"I will fight after you report, and I will leave the military aspect to you."
Fu Xinyuan had the courage to take responsibility and took over the matter.
Wu Zhikui and others no longer worried about the navy's plan, but began to act independently.
The war to determine the ownership of the New World slowly began.
