Buried alive in the Qing Dynasty

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"To the Son of the Devil..." Count Stallenberg said, "Yesterday evening, the army led by the Son of the Devil entered the Mexica Valley from the south... There are tens of thousands of people!"

"From the south..." Leopold's legs and feet fluttered, and he sank straight down. Fortunately, two guards with sharp eyes quickly helped him, so that he didn't let him sit on the ground.

"Your Majesty the Emperor," Count Stallenberg said again, "someone opened the gates of the outer city and the inner city of Mexico City this morning and let the Ming-Aztec coalition forces in...all the Spaniards We gave up resistance, only the German Guards are still holding on, but there are too many of them, we can't reach it at all!"

"Treachery! It's betrayal! They all deserve hell!" Leopold yelled in despair, and then he asked Count Stallenberg, "Count, what shall we do? Can we get out now?"

Count Stallenberg shook his head in pain, "I can't get out... Your Majesty, I suggest you surrender to King Shang and King Aztec!"

"What? Surrender..." Emperor Leopold exclaimed, "No, no, I cannot surrender. I am the emperor of Spain, how can I surrender?"

Count Stallenberg looked at the emperor and said with pain on his face: "Your Majesty, King Montezuma has already said that he will not harm you. All he wants is the Mexica Valley! And Sophie Magis Jue also guarantees on behalf of the King of Shang... as long as the Shang Kingdom receives the compensation, it will let you go back to Cuba, and you can continue to be the emperor of the Spanish Empire in Cuba!"

Leopold looked at Count Stallenberg and seemed to understand something, but he couldn't say a word.

Chapter 905 Sign this "Ceasefire, Withdrawal and Disarmament Agreement"!

A very formal "Agreement on Ceasefire, Withdrawal and Disarmament" written in four languages ​​including Chinese, Spanish, German, and Latin was quickly brought to Chapel by Walzin, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Aztec Kingdom. In Tepec Castle, placed in front of Emperor Leopold.

"What is ceasefire, evacuation, and disarmament?" The Spanish emperor took a look at the two copies of the agreement, and was attracted by the title above.

Walzin explained with a smile: "The so-called ceasefire, of course, means the cessation of firefighting, that is, the cessation of fighting. The evacuation means that you Spaniards withdraw peacefully from our Aztec land... leading to the Wei The road to Puerto de la Cruz is now unimpeded, and the land from Puebla (more than 220 miles away from Mexico City) to the east is currently under the control of the Spanish Empire and is very safe. As for disarming...you just need to Just hand over some inconvenient weapons, such as artillery, rocket launchers, and flintlock guns, and you can still take away pistols and swords."

He has been "protected" by his subordinates and lives in the church of Chapultepec Castle. of.Looks like these Aztecs have learned a thing or two from the Europeans!

While carefully looking at the terms of the agreement, he asked Hua Erjin: "Who came up with this? He actually said the surrender so... so tactfully."

Walzin smiled and said: "Your Majesty, this "Ceasefire, Withdrawal and Disarmament Agreement" was drafted by King Montezuma himself. Evacuate and disarm!"

"No wonder..." Leopold remembered that Montezuma was a bureaucrat in the Kingdom of Spain earlier, and he was also a judge who was very good at distinguishing right from wrong—he still couldn't figure out "surrender" and "ceasefire, evacuation, and disarmament." " the difference?

The difference is huge!

"Can I really, really leave safely?" Emperor Leopold was still a little unsure.

"Of course," Walzin said with a straight face, "We Aztecs only want to go back to our own country. We don't want to, and it's impossible to liberate other colonies ruled by the Spanish Empire... Although we oppose any form of Colonialism, but we believe that the sovereignty of a country can only be defended by the monarch and people of the country with blood and life, and cannot rely on gifts from others.

Otherwise, the so-called liberation is just a change of colonial form, not real independence!So the Incas, Mayans, and other native races of the New World enslaved by your western colonists should fight against you, the evil colonialist emperor, and we Aztecs can only provide moral and spiritual help! "

Leopold was a little unhappy when he heard this, and said in his heart: "Where am I evil? How can I be an evil emperor? What have I done?"

The very talkative Walzin changed the subject, and said again: "And our King Montezuma doesn't think that killing or detaining your Majesty will help the anti-colonial struggle in other parts of the Americas... Actually, it is not helping , but to entrap the Incas, Mayans, and other natives of the New World!"

What you said...why is it so awkward?Leopold was a little unhappy after hearing what Walting said, as if he said that Leopold was a stupid and incompetent fool!

Seeing that Leopold was about to lose his temper, Count Stallenberg hurried to Leopold's ear and reminded him in a low voice: "Your Majesty, please be patient... as long as you can leave Mexico City for Cuba, you will be There must still be a chance to fight back, the Spanish Empire cannot do without you!"

This is also true, now that Leopold's two sons are still young, if he is gone, the seat of emperor will probably fall to King Carlos IV of Spain.

Then the empire would have no emperor!

Hearing what he said, Leopold really calmed down, and continued to read the content of the "Ceasefire, Withdrawal and Disarmament Agreement". After reading it for a while, he asked again: "You still ask the Duke of Lorraine, Don Dia The troops of the Marquis de Goe and Admiral Eugen von Savoy withdraw?"

Hua Erjin nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, in addition to your evacuation from Mexico City, Your Majesty, you should also give orders to the Duke of Lorraine, Marquis Don Diego, and Admiral Eugene von Savoy. Order to evacuate the area north of the Sierra Madre del Sur. Of course, their troops can retreat completely, taking all their weapons and supplies. Of course, our men will not stop them or ambush them.

In addition, the Zacatecas silver mine should be completely handed over to the officials of the Shang Kingdom and the Aztec Kingdom. All personnel who are willing to continue working in the silver mine can be retained. The Shang Kingdom and the Aztec Kingdom will Guaranteed better treatment for them. "

The Duke of Lorraine, Marquis Don Diego, and Admiral Eugene von Savoy still have about 20 Spanish imperial troops in their hands. Although the combat effectiveness of these troops is only comparable to that of the Aztec army, It is not an opponent of the Yin Shang army and the Ming naval infantry at all.But "repelling" people's soldiers without fighting is always good!

The army of Montezuma fought hard for more than a year with the army of the Duke of Lorraine, the Marquis of Don Diego, and Admiral Eugene von Savoy. Although the fight was not very good, it was the loss of rookies pecking at each other. It can also "peck" to a large size.Now Aztec's foundation is not strong, and it will be uncomfortable to fight endlessly.

On the Yin and Shang side, the population is too small, and it is also difficult to withstand long-term wars and casualties, so if they can not fight, they will not fight.Moreover, Zhu Yimei did not want the Spanish Empire to be overly weakened, because that would mean that the Aztec Kingdom would grow too strong.

"Your Majesty the Emperor," Count Stallenberg leaned into Leopold's ear again, "with the fall of the Mexica Valley, the Duke of Lorraine, the Marquis of Don Diego and Eugene von Savoy The general's army will be in danger, and they should be withdrawn to the south of the Sierra Madre del Sur as soon as possible...to avoid being attacked by the Ming-Yin Shang coalition forces!"

According to Earl Stallenberg's estimate, there are about 8 Ming troops concentrated in the Mexica Valley, and about 3 Yin Shang troops.Compared with the Spanish imperial army and the Aztec army, the [-] Ming-Yin Shang coalition forces are extremely lethal.Although the scattered Lorraine, Diago, and Eugene legions all have [-] to [-] troops, the [-] Ming-Yin Shang coalition forces can definitely deal a devastating blow to any of them!

In addition, Lorraine, Diego, and the Eugene Legion are all dragging their families, and it is impossible for them to leave their families and run away.And traveling long distances with their families will definitely further weaken their field combat capabilities.

Thinking of this, Leopold finally made up his mind, nodded and said: "Well... I can sign this "Ceasefire, Withdrawal and Disarmament Agreement" immediately. After I sign the agreement, can I leave Mexico City immediately? ?”

"Of course not." Hua Erjin shook his head.

"No? Why?" Leopold was a little anxious right away...he was still waiting to go to Cuba to work hard!

"According to this agreement, the Zacatecas silver mine must be handed over intact to the officials of the Aztecs and Yin Shang. In order to get the silver mine intact, King Shang and King Montezuma even gave up the Spanish The empire has demanded compensation! If the Duke of Lorraine destroyed the silver mine when he evacuated, King Shang and King Montezuma will claim compensation from you!"

After being reminded by Walzin, Leopold discovered that the "Ceasefire, Evacuation, and Disarmament Agreement" did not mention compensation... It turned out that it was to obtain the Zacatecas Silver Mine intact, a complete silver mine. Mine is worth tens of millions of silver pesos!

If the mines of the silver mines were all blown up, the Shangfang Kingdom and the Aztec Kingdom would not only have to spend huge sums of money to repair them, but would also be delayed for several years.Losses of tens of millions of silver pesos are all underestimated.

"Your Majesty the Emperor," Earl Stallenberg leaned forward again to make a suggestion, "you can first let the Duke of Lorraine's troops move east across the Sierra Madre to the Port of Tampico...there is a distance from the Great Silver Mine of Zacatecas." There are only 20 Spanish miles, and the journey can be completed in fifteen to twenty days. At the same time, General Eugen from Guadalajara can be transferred to Leon to join forces with Don Diego Marquis, and then also to the Tampico port transfer. As long as they all get to Tampico port, we can advance and retreat freely!"

Port of Tampico, New Spain's largest port on the Gulf of Mexico, has been heavily invested by the Spanish authorities since the 16th century, and has now developed into a city integrating a commercial port, a naval fortress, and a handicraft center.

If this city is in the hands of the Spanish Empire, the Spanish Empire can invade the Aztec Kingdom again at any time!

Of course Leopold was not reconciled to failure. He still wanted to work hard in Cuba to train a truly powerful Spanish imperial army, and then fight back to Mexico to wash away the shame of this defeat!

Although he was thinking about turning over the book in his heart, Leopold looked surprisingly calm, nodded slightly and said: "Okay, I will give an order to the Duke of Lorraine, ordering him to take the big silver of Zacatecas The mine will be handed over to you intact!"

Walzin laughed, and seemed very satisfied with Leopold's answer, "Okay, if His Majesty the Emperor has no objection to this Agreement on Ceasefire, Withdrawal and Disarmament, please sign it... After signing, We will go into the city to collect the artillery, the flintlock guns, and occupy the outer walls, gates, and all the triangular forts of Mexico City. However, the inner city of Mexico City and the Chapultepec Castle are still under the control of His Majesty the Emperor for the time being. Our men will only be stationed on the outer walls of Mexico City, the gates and the triangular forts outside the walls."

The steps for the coalition forces to take over Mexico City mentioned by Walzin are also stated in the "Ceasefire, Withdrawal and Disarmament Agreement".Obviously, the coalition forces of Ming, Shangfang and Aztec were very gentle towards the defeated Spanish Empire, so gentle that they didn't look like devil believers!

You know, when the Spaniards destroyed the Aztecs, they used massacres, smallpox, and inciting Indians to kill each other to wipe out 90.00% of the population.

So when the content of the "Ceasefire, Evacuation, and Disarmament Agreement" was announced in Mexico City, all first-class whites, second-class whites, and third-class mixed races rushed to the church at the first time—to give thanks!The Aztecs did not carry out a retaliatory massacre in Mexico City. It must be that God blesses the people who love him. Therefore, the first-class white, second-class white, and third-class mixed-race people who knew gratitude put all the people in Mexico City The churches and cathedrals were overcrowded, and more than 20 people sang hymns together. The singing merged together and spread all the way to the coalition positions outside Mexico City!

Zhu Yimei, who was standing next to a six-barreled rocket launcher loaded with rockets, heard the chants from Mexico City, and asked the Aztec king Montezuma who was standing side by side with him, "Montezuma?" King, are they singing hymns to God?"

"Yes, people in Mexico City are thanking God!" King Montezuma said coldly.

"What religious holiday is today?" Zhu Yimei asked.

Montezuma sneered: "If we are as good as they think... After many years, when they wiped us out, October 10th will become a festival of thanksgiving for Christians in the New World! But not Thank you for our grace not to kill, but to God!"

"Thank God?" Zhu Yimei was taken aback, "Why?"

Montezuma said kingly: "In this way, they can destroy us with peace of mind!"

Zhu Yimei was taken aback: "Destroy us?"

"Yes! They won't give up...unless they are beaten until they give in, or they are all killed!"

After all, King Montezuma was born in a great Spanish aristocrat, so he knows too well the set of rules based on strength of the Western colonists!

Zhu Yimei suddenly realized, and provoked Thumbs to praise: "Amazing...the Spaniards are really amazing! Fortunately, we are not as good as they think, otherwise we might be wiped out by them!"

King Montezuma laughed and said, "Yes, we are believers of the devil! How can we be so kind?"

Zhu Yimei laughed loudly and said, "Yes, yes...you have to use devil's means to deal with them!" As he spoke, he waved his hand and said to a Ming army artillery commander next to him, "Remove the fuse, and then Clean up the rockets, today is not the time for us to do it!"

"Order!"

The officer responded, and directed his artillerymen to carefully dismantle the Legon fuze that had been installed, then took off the rocket, and carefully took out the sugar pill that had been loaded into the rocket, and finally wrapped it in oiled paper .When you need to use it later, these sugar medicines can be boiled again, and the water will be boiled dry, but it will be full of power!

Chapter 906 In the way of him, he is also in the body

On November 1696, 11 in the Western calendar, inside the east gate of the outer city of Mexico City, security has been heavily guarded since early in the morning.On both sides of a very open dirt road extending from the inner city all the way to the east gate, there are guards at five steps and sentries at ten steps, and there are Aztec tiger-clothed musketeers and eagle-crowned musketeers with live ammunition.In the barren grassland behind these tiger-clothed soldiers and eagle-crowned soldiers, there are groups of Yin family cavalry, everyone is wearing chain armor, and leather pistol holsters are hung on the belts around their waists. The handle of the jet-black revolver was exposed, exuding a chilling deterrent force.

The merchant infantry, artillery, and Ming's naval infantry have all boarded the outer city wall of Mexico City, and have also taken over various city gates and the triangular fortress outside the city.Dozens of six-barreled rocket launchers have been erected on the walls of the outer city of Mexico City, and each barrel is filled with rockets that can be launched at any time!

In addition, a joint detachment composed of the Ming Dynasty, the Shang Dynasty, and the Aztecs has taken over the Chapultepec Castle-Emperor Leopold still lives after signing the "Ceasefire, Evacuation, and Disarmament Agreement" In this fort overlooking the entire Mexico City, thank God with the most pious attitude every day... It is God, not the chance for Zhu Yimei and King Montezuma to make a comeback!

So now he must thank God with the most pious attitude, and in the future, he must do his best to exterminate the Aztec and Shangfang demon believers for God!

His gratitude finally touched God again!

The night before yesterday, that Walzin once again boarded Chapultepec Mountain and informed the Duke of Lorraine that the Zacatecas silver mine had been handed over to the merchants and Aztec officials.So Leopold and his people have been able to leave from the east gate of the outer city of Mexico City since the night before. At the same time, the merchants and Aztec officials also proposed to take over the Chapultepec fort Require!

Leopold, who had been waiting a little anxiously for a long time, asked Count Stallenberg to leave Mexico City overnight to go to Puebla, twenty Spanish miles away, and take over the defense there to prepare for the arrival of the Spanish emperor. arrive.

Just this morning, Emperor Leopold finally waited for the messenger sent by Earl Stallenberg and learned that Puebla was still firmly in the hands of the Spanish Royal Army, and that the east of Puebla All the way to the port of Veracruz is unimpeded!

So Leopold didn't wait any longer, and immediately handed over the Chapultepec fortress to the merchants and Aztec officials and soldiers. Mount Tepec.When he came down from Chapultepec Mountain, the mountain was already full of people.The first-class white, second-class white, and third-class mixed races living in the inner city of Mexico City have also been notified by the Mexico City City Hall, so they packed up and saluted early in the morning, and dragged their children to the foot of Chapultepec Mountain , just waiting to leave with their emperor.

Seeing that the people of the Spanish Empire hadn't abandoned himself as a loser, Leopold was immediately moved, and his belief in God became stronger.In order to show his closeness to the people, Leopold I stopped riding a horse, simply dismounted and walked, and walked step by step with his people to the east gate of Mexico City.I don't know who took the lead in singing the hymn to praise God. Leopold also opened his throat and "Hallelujah" together, so more and more people sang the hymn, and finally all People were singing songs, helping the old and the young, in groups, led by a priest in sackcloth holding high a cross, along the merchant side—the heavily fortified road of the Aztec coalition forces, to the east Go to the door.

This scene really looked a little sacred, and it also made some people feel a little terrified!

"They are outrageous, they have taken away people's homes, and they have committed countless evils, yet they can still be so sacred and solemn..."

In the Great East Gate of Mexico City, Zhu Yimei was standing next to two large wooden houses without a roof that were erected in the middle of the road at some unknown time, looking at Yiwai who was walking step by step while praising God. The Spaniards of white, second-class white and third-class mixed race couldn't help sighing.

"We don't believe in their God," Montezuma, who was immediately beside Zhu Yimei, sighed and said, "So in their eyes, we have no soul, so we are not human... Now, give back the same way as others The time has come!"

Zhu Yimei nodded, and shouted loudly: "Come here, carry the portrait of the most holy teacher!"

"Yes!"

Someone nearby immediately agreed loudly, and then saw a huge "image of the most holy teacher in full armor" being carried and placed in the middle of the road.

Then Zhu Yimei raised her whip and waved it vigorously, and saw first a red flag raised on the low wall of the outer city of Mexico City built of rammed earth and logs, and then thousands of Ming army and Shang army musketeers standing there They all raised their loaded rifles!

The Aztec tiger-clothed musketeers and eagle-crowned musketeers who were on guard at the side of the road also quickly retreated to the grasslands on both sides of the road to form company-level horizontal formations. Groups of Yin family cavalry immediately launched Charge formation!

Seeing that everything was in order, Zhu Yimei and Montezuma rode behind the "Statue of the Most Holy Teacher in Armor" under the escort of the cavalry.

This sudden change also frightened the people who were singing to God, and the singing voice gradually faded away.But they still moved forward step by step, until they were confronted by a group of merchant cuirassiers in front of the "Statue of the Fully Armed Holy Master".

"What's going on?" Emperor Leopold exclaimed.

"Emperor of Spain," answered him was Valzin, the Aztec minister of foreign affairs standing next to the "statue of the Holy Master in Armor," "we have just been informed that your Duke of Lorraine is evacuating Zacateca. blew up one of the largest mines in the Sri Lanka Silver Mine, and sealed up more than a thousand Indian miners in the mine!"

Of course, this story is non-existent. It was fabricated by Montezuma and Zhu Yimei... They are believers of the devil. Of course, it is impossible to give the Spaniards a chance to "spend Thanksgiving".

"No, it's impossible!" Leopold shouted, "The Duke of Lorraine can't do this..."

"Emperor of Spain!" Zhu Yimei shouted from behind, "You must now compensate the Duke of Lorraine for the damage caused!"

"Compensation?" Leopold was now under gunpoint, and had to bow his head, "How much do you want me to pay?"

"Not much, not much." King Montezuma smiled, "Leopold, have you seen these two wooden houses? One is for gold and the other is for silver. It doesn't need to go to the top, as long as you raise your hand." It's just as high as that!"

"what?"

"Oh, God!"

"What do you want to do?"

Leopold and those around him exclaimed!

Because they know the allusion of "one room of gold, one room of silver"...that was the blackmail condition proposed by Cortez after he kidnapped Montezuma II!Now, the descendants of Montezuma II are going to use this method against Leopold!

Of course, "a room of gold and a room of silver" is nothing, and the Spaniards who left with Leopold can immediately make up.But after receiving the ransom, Cortes did not let Montezuma II go, but killed him cruelly, and at the same time cast smallpox... This made Tenochtitlan in Cortez and others After leaving, a plague broke out, and a large number of Aztecs, including the heir of Montezuma II, died of illness, and the whole country inevitably fell into collapse.

Now, the Aztecs are out for revenge!

"Bah!"

Zhu Yimei took out her revolver and fired two shots into the sky. The scene immediately fell silent, and everyone looked at the very serious little Demon King Zhu in horror.

Little Zhu Demon King spoke Latin, "Don't you understand what we are going to do?" He pointed to the "Statue of the Most Holy Master in full armor" in front of him, and said loudly: "Cortez was kidnapping Montezuma back then. Before the Second King, he asked him to convert to Catholicism. I believe that if Montezuma converts, then Cortes will not kill him. So I will also give you the opportunity to convert to the Holy Gate and become a disciple of the Sahaya!"

King Montezuma also loudly said: "Those who convert to the Holy Gate will not die! Those who convert to the Holy Gate are our brothers and sisters!"

In fact, Cortes may not necessarily spare Montezuma II just because he agreed to convert to Catholicism... But this is the rule of Christianity on the surface, and there are actual cases.For example, Queen Jadwiga of Poland spared Grand Duke Jagiewo of Lithuania who had converted to God. She not only forgave him, but also married him. The Grand Duke was the number one hunk in Eastern Europe at that time!

But no matter what, the reasonable Xiaozhu Demon King and Montezuma King still want to give Leopold I a chance to become a demon.

"You, you..." Emperor Leopold was about to collapse. Of course he couldn't convert to the Demon Gate. He was not a hypocrite like Louis XIV. He was a devout Christian. How could he betray God and join the Demon Gate?

And even if he is willing to join the magic sect, his Spanish people are definitely not willing to!If they don't convert, then his Spanish emperor will still not be able to continue. Not only will he not be able to continue, but he will be caught and burned at the stake by the angry citizens!

But if you don't convert...you will die now!

At this time, the Aztec tiger warriors and eagle warriors who had already formed a line to shoot were starting to "reason" in Spanish!

"Those who convert to the Holy Door will not die!"

"Those who convert to the Holy Door can stay in Mexico City!"

"Those who convert to the Holy Door stand on both sides of the road..."

"Those who are obsessed with ignorance... kill without mercy!"

"Join Holy Gate, join, we are a family!"

"Call with us 'Holy and Great, Aztec King Thousand Years'!"

King Montezuma actually didn't want to drive out all the Spanish colonists, because his country still needed them.Among the Spanish colonists were not only lords, but also many "professionals" and businessmen engaged in international trade.If his Aztec country wants to stand tall in the forest of great powers, the help of these people is indispensable.But he also knows that he is the enemy of Catholicism, so he cannot allow the whites and mixed-race whites who stay in the Aztec country to continue to believe in God...

"Montezuma, you devil!" Leopold yelled in despair. "Do you want to kill all the Christians here? Are you not afraid of going to hell after death?"