Buried alive in the Qing Dynasty

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In the face of the crisis of faith, Leopold has nothing to do, except to ask Pope Urban IX to send a new chief exorcist to bring the Shroud of Jesus or other powerful magic weapons to the New World In addition to continuing to fight the devil, the Spanish Royal Army, which has already had a crisis of faith, can only be dispatched to guard the northern and northeast borders of New Spain, which borders the Shangfang Kingdom.

The reason for throwing them there is because the "Western Merchants Frontier" is not only long but also remote.When the Spanish Empire tried its best to encircle King Mengchuang and the Aztec Kingdom, Leopold couldn't spare much troops to guard the border.But it’s not enough to find some soldiers to guard it. In case the negotiations between Daming and Spain collapse, and Shang Fangguo breaks the previous armistice agreement and fights over, someone must resist a little on the border.

And this kind of glorious mission of being cannon fodder, of course, has to be done by the Spanish Royal Army whose beliefs are no longer firm.

In addition, if these Spanish imperial troops with shaky beliefs were sent to the Duke of Lorraine or General Eugen, or simply transferred to South America, the crisis of faith would inevitably spread.

So 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 well in the first place, it is still not good to surrender to the devil.

Therefore, someone gave Leopold a bad idea, asking him to transfer all the German officers in the Spanish Royal Army whose beliefs were shaken to strengthen elsewhere, and then mobilize some large cities whose families are under the control of the Spanish, and Enter mulatto white (Mixed Indian) officers who were not captured at the Battle of the Bend.The tens of thousands of redeemed Spanish Royal Army were dispersed in battalion units, forming isolated strongholds on the long border line, lying in the northern part of the Mexican plateau, ready to resist the tide and attack at any time The merchant soldiers.

Perez, who had previously been sent to the Hewan Camp of the Yin Family Khan, is now also the commander of the company, and has been assigned the most terrible position-to be stationed at the Tongnan Fortress (the original Tongbei, Later, I felt that this place was leading to the south, so I changed its name to Tongnan) Ahumada, a small town about twenty Spanish miles (220 Huali).

If the merchant army wants to go south from Tongnan Fortress, then Ahumada is the only way to go!

For the above arrangement, Perez really wanted to cry but had no choice but to accept it.Although he was not captured at the Battle of the Reach, he was clearly responsible for the defeat of the Spanish Royal Army at the Battle of the Reach.If he hadn't noticed the Yin family's revolver bombardment, the army led by the Duke of Lorraine wouldn't have lost so ugly!

So His Majesty did not punish him for his crime, but gave him a chance to die generously and go to heaven. What else can he complain about?

What's more... Shangfang Kingdom may not take advantage of the inextricable fight between the Spanish Empire and the Aztec Kingdom to send troops to rob the Zacatecas silver mine.It is a full two hundred Spanish miles away from Tongnan Fortress, which is equivalent to more than 2000 Chinese miles.It doesn't seem worthwhile to venture so far for a silver mine, does it?

When the day was approaching evening, Perez walked around the newly built city wall on the outskirts of the town, and finally heaved a sigh of relief after noticing anything unusual. Lieutenant Colonel Ramon, the commander of the first battalion, smiled wryly: "Lieutenant Colonel, today is another day... Is there any good news from Leon City?"

Lieutenant Colonel Ramon was a tall, thin, middle-aged man with a mustache and a treacherous appearance.He was a mulatto, but not illegitimate, his father had married his mother, so he was a real legitimate son, and a minor nobleman at that.Because of his background, his father was willing to pay to send him to a military academy in Spain, which is why he now has the position of commander of the first battalion and the rank of lieutenant colonel.

He did not participate in the Battle of the Bend, and of course it was impossible to be captured, and his mother and wife lived in Leon—he was originally a garrison officer in Leon City, and he also owned his own manor outside Leon City. Live a good life in comfort and respect.But now, Leon's good life has been ruined by King Montezuma and the devils from Shangfang Kingdom...

Lieutenant Colonel Ramon sat cross-legged in a tent set up by the city gate, and was flipping through a letter in his hand—this was written by his old superior, Governor of Leon, Don Diego. letter.

In the letter, the dude 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 knows how long this battle will last. ?

Hearing Perez's question, Lieutenant Colonel Ramon sighed: "It's still the same, fortress against fortress, and no one can do anything to each other, so no one is eager to launch an attack...I really don't know when this war will 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 broke the tranquility of the plateau in the evening.Lieutenant Colonel Ramon stood up quickly, and Perez seemed to have been immobilized. Both of them listened attentively.

Gradually, they heard the thunderous sound of horseshoes, followed by bursts of gunshots!Both of them changed their faces. The dense gunshots must be the encounter between the cavalry trained by our side and the army of Shang Fang who came south from Tongnan City!

The devil of the merchant side... really invaded the Spanish Empire!

Perez immediately blew the whistle for assembly in the small town he guarded.In this small town, there is only one company of Perez and Lieutenant Colonel Ramón's battalion headquarters, with a total of 200 people.Not an opponent at all!

Both Perez and Ramon rushed up the city wall, and it was getting dark by this time.So they can already see that the flickering torches in the distance have merged into an ocean!This amount is astonishing, there are more than [-] to [-] at full count, right?

Before the two of them could react, a large number of officers and soldiers of the Spanish Royal Army had already carried flintlock guns to the top of the city.

Most of these people had been captured during the Battle of the Bend. He had personally seen Archbishop Philip being captured with the Holy Spear... The fear of facing the devil had already penetrated into his bones.

Correspondingly, their faith in God was completely shaken!I no longer know who to fight for, let alone why they are being ridden on the neck by those white skins?

Isn't America... the common homeland of the Merchants and the Indians?

What's the matter with them white people?

"The devil, the devil is coming!"

"My God, there are so many devils, at least tens of thousands, no, maybe twenty thousand!"

"It's not an opponent at all... The gunshots have stopped, and our scouts are all finished!"

"We're finished too... We only have this few people, and we can't stop them at all."

"It's over, it's over, it's going to hell now!"

The Spanish imperial army on the city wall did not wait for the orders of Perez and Lieutenant Colonel Ramón, and they had already started yelling.

The faces of Perez and Lieutenant Colonel Ramon were also pale, and they didn't collapse because of their strong support.But at this moment, someone suddenly shouted: "The devil is here, God has abandoned us, let's go to hell!"

Then came more shouts.

"Surrender, lieutenant colonel, we can't beat them."

"There are so many enemies, and they have magic, we can only surrender!"

"Yes, Lieutenant Colonel, please take us to surrender together! Let's go to hell together."

Chapter 900 Report to the devil, I am the Inca royal family, I want to lead the way!

Surrender together, go to hell together?

Lieutenant Colonel Ramon couldn't believe his ears. These Indian pariahs are really not afraid of going to hell now?

Has their faith in God completely crumbled?

It's over!

These Spanish imperial troops are not the same as the Spanish imperial army in Europe. They are recognized as third-class and fourth-class Spaniards because of their belief in God. Their true allegiance is not to the Spanish emperor, but to God.So when they still believe in God, they are the third-rate troops in the Spanish Royal Army, and once their faith collapses...they become Indian puppet troops.

Of course, the puppet army will fall with the wind... What is the difference between being a puppet army for Spain and being a puppet army for the merchants?

If these puppet troops are fighting against the troops of their own country, their combat effectiveness will be slightly stronger.Because the national armies of countries with puppet troops are generally weaker, otherwise where would there be puppet troops?But when the puppet army meets a foreign army stronger than its own master, it is of course a habit of defecting!

"Lieutenant Colonel, it's better to turn to the devil, together, together..."

Lieutenant Colonel Ramon suddenly heard a very familiar voice again. He quickly turned his head and saw that it was Captain Perez who spoke!

The face of this mixed-race Indian with Inca royal blood was a bit hideous, and he was already holding a flintlock pistol, and the gun was still aimed at Lieutenant Colonel Ramon!

Lieutenant Colonel Ramon asked tremblingly: "You, what do you want to do? Perez, you are the captain of the Spanish Empire, and you are Captain Perez who believes in God!"

"No, I'm not some Captain Perez, I'm Perez Pasa Inca! I don't believe in God anymore!"

It's over, even Captain Perez...

Lieutenant Colonel Ramon was stunned. He never thought that even Perez, a high-class Indo-European who was already considered a Spaniard, would betray God... Could it be that this guy also wants to learn from Montezuma, a traitor, and seek refuge with the devil? , and then revive the Inca Empire under the support of the devil?

As soon as he thought of this, Captain Perez began to persuade: "Lieutenant Colonel, why don't you believe in God, let's turn to the devil together, and then use the power of the devil to revive the Inca Empire!"

"Captain, are you crazy?" Lieutenant Colonel Ramon looked at Captain Perez, who had a ferocious face and horns on his forehead, and his voice trembled a little, "Your wife and children are all in Tobosi, you Don’t want them? The emperor will order them to be executed!”

Perez snorted coldly: "In order to revive the Inca Empire, this sacrifice is nothing! Besides... the devil army will soon kill Mexico City, and it will be hard to say whether Spain will have an emperor by then!"

"No, it's impossible..." Lieutenant Colonel Ramon had always regarded himself as a second-class native white man, and of course he was unwilling to betray the emperor and become a high-ranking Inca official.

Captain Perez didn't bother with this Lieutenant Colonel Ramon anymore, he just raised his pistol and fired a shot into the sky, and then shouted to the soldiers on the city wall: "I am Perez Pasa Indian!" Ka, descendants of the Inca Empire, I order you to arrest Lieutenant Colonel Ramon, and then follow me to seek refuge with the devil...no, to seek refuge with the Almighty Holy One!"

Most of the soldiers on the wall don't know what Pasa Inca is?But they all know about the Inca Empire!

Didn’t that Montezuma call on the descendants of the Aztec royal family to become King Mengchuang?This Captain Perez might be able to become a great king as a descendant of the Inca king. Now everyone follows him, and he may also be a nobleman in the future!

What these Indo-European Indian puppet soldiers envy the most is the life of the Spanish nobles... But their blood is still low, and they have been third-class or fourth-class people all their lives. If they want to be nobles, it is really wishful thinking. Anyway, God is In any case can not promise.

But now, there is an opportunity to take refuge in the devil and become a nobleman!

Although you will go to hell after death...but you can enjoy it while you are alive!

Thinking of this, someone immediately rushed forward and pushed down Lieutenant Colonel Ramon, who was already pale with fright, and tied him up.

Seeing that he had succeeded in seizing power, Perez didn't hesitate any longer, and immediately led his men to escort the tightly bound Lieutenant Colonel Ramon down the city wall. Then they waved a white flag together, opened the city gate, and left the city to vote. The devil!

……

It was Perez's old acquaintance, Borzigit Celen, who had bought wine from Perez that day with a vanguard of cavalry.He led a thousand cavalrymen of the Yin family to the outside of the city carefully, not daring to get too close, and stopped advancing several hundred paces away.When he was directing his subordinates to deploy small-caliber mortars and was about to bombard the head of Ahumada City with super-caliber grenades, the opposite city gate suddenly opened, and then a large group of infantry came out with torches.

What does it mean?Want to fight wild?Why is the team so chaotic?

It was already very dark at this time, and Borzigit Celen observed for a while by the moonlight, but he still didn't dare to neglect, and hurriedly deployed.He first let the artillery continue to deploy small-caliber mortars, then dismounted more than a hundred cavalry equipped with rifled guns, and then formed a skirmish formation.Then he ordered the other cavalry to form two horizontal formations at the front and back, everyone holding revolvers to bombard...

As soon as his subordinates were deployed and before they started firing, Borzigit Celen saw a small group of infantrymen approaching with a white flag on the opposite side!

Borzigit Celen hurriedly called a "Yin family" who could speak Spanish. Before the "Yin family" could speak in Spanish, the Spanish imperial army flying the white flag on the opposite side had already spoken first: "The merchant side My lord, I am Perez Pasa Inca, a descendant of the royal family of the Incas... I want to seek refuge with the Merchant Kingdom, and I have captured the commander of the Spaniards, Lieutenant Colonel Ramón!"

"Ceringtaiji," the Spanish-speaking officer immediately translated the words into Mongolian, "some descendants of the Inca royal family came, and even captured the leader of the Spaniards, wanting to surrender!"

"What? Surrender?" Borzigit Celen was taken aback for a moment, "How can this be possible? Lord Xibo asked us to scare the Spaniards away, how could they surrender?"

Zhou Peigong's clever plan seems to be ineffective again!

"Celing Taiji, why not tell them not to surrender and let them go back and continue fighting if they are not young?" The officer is also a smart boy, and he can come up with such a good plan.

"This won't work..." Borzigit Celen quickly waved his hand, "Surrender still requires people to surrender... You just said that the one who printed the card also captured a Spanish lieutenant colonel?"

"Yes, Lieutenant Colonel Ramon."

Borzigit Celeng was also a wise and brave general. In the original history, he also helped Yongzheng defeat the little Celing of Junggar, and restored the decline of the Qing Dynasty after the battle with Tongbo. Prince Yong.And now... he himself has become Xiao Celing!Shang Fangguo called Cering Dunduobu the big Cering, and called him the little Cering!

As for the original little Cering, he followed Ce Wangarabutan and has already begun to emerge.

"Go and call the card maker and Lieutenant Colonel Ramon!"

"Yes!"

The colleague responded, and immediately galloped forward, bringing Perez, Ramon and the two infantry escorting Ramon to Celing in a short while.

Celing recognized Perez at a glance, and said with a smile: "Haha, aren't you the one who sells wine? The wine is good!"

Perez also recognized Ceringtaiji, but he didn't say much about selling wine—it was to spy on the military situation, and if someone was caught as a spy, he would not be the king of the Inca.

So he quickly pointed to Lieutenant Colonel Ramon and said, "General, this Lieutenant Colonel Ramon is a loyal lackey of the Spanish emperor. He is unwilling to join the merchants and revive the Inca, so we arrested him!"

Revival of the Inca?

After listening to Tong Shi's translation, Celingtai Jixin said: "Reviving the Inca is not in Xibohou's plan...but this Lieutenant Colonel Ramon can still take advantage of it.

So he raised his whip and pointed at Lieutenant Colonel Ramon, "Listen to me, lieutenant colonel!"

Lieutenant Colonel Ramon looked at Ceringtaiji in fear, his calf was already weak, and he was thinking whether to kneel down to this devil leader.Celingtaiji went on to say: "I think you are a man, it's a pity to kill you like this... I will spare you, and then you go to deliver a message to the Spanish emperor. We, the Shang Kingdom, are not here for In addition, it is for the Zacatecas silver mine! As long as he is willing to cede the Zacatecas silver mine and the land north of the silver mine to our merchant country, and then the land west of Leon ceded to King Montezuma, then we will spare him for the time being!"

After the general officer finished translating these words, Ceringtaiji waved his hand without asking Perez's opinion, and asked his subordinates to release Lieutenant Colonel Ramon, and also gave him a horse to let him go. He rode up to report to the Duke of Lorraine at Leon.

Lieutenant Colonel Ramon, who was about to take refuge in the devil, kept his high-level soul in such a daze, and then rode the horse that Cering Taiji gave him, and galloped all the way south to report the news.

Seeing Lieutenant Colonel Ramon leave, Ceringtaiji smiled and asked Captain Perez who abandoned heaven and cast hell: "Are you going to surrender to me, Shang Fang?"

"Yes, yes, I am a descendant of the Inca royal family..."

Perez was still thinking about the Inca Empire!

However, Ceringtaiji did not take this issue, but asked Perez: "Do you know how to get to Mexico City? How many ways are there?"

His words were translated into Spanish, and Perez understood a little bit after hearing it, and his breathing became a little short of breath-the plotters of these business devils are not just silver!

They want to go south to Mexico City!

Thinking of this, he immediately reported: "There are two main roads. These two routes fork in Torres, more than 100 miles away in Spain. They go all the way through the Zacatecas Silver Mine and the city of Leon, and enter from the northwest. Mexica Valley. There is still a road from Torres to the east, go south along the Gulf of Mexico, and enter the Mexica Valley from the east!"

Ceringtaiji nodded, what Perez said was consistent with what he knew.He said to Perez: "You lead the way... I want to enter Mexico City from the east!"

……

It is more than 2000 miles from the city of Aumada to Leon, which is almost 200 Spanish miles. Of course, Lieutenant Colonel Ramón could not run there in one go. Fortunately, there are many castles stationed by the Spanish Royal Army along the way.So he could rush all the way, change horses all the way, and finally sent the news that Shangfang Kingdom had invaded on a large scale to the Governor's Mansion in Leon City five days later.

Leon's side is now facing each other with fortifications on both sides. The Spanish army has occupied two large cities and guarded them very tightly.The Aztecs had a large army, at least twice as many as the Spaniards.However, they were also unable to attack the city, so they could only occupy some villages and towns. While mobilizing the Indian poor and lower-middle peasants, they confronted the Spaniards.

Because both sides are actually rookies, the battle of several 10 people turned into a sit-down battle!

And as long as this sit-in battle can continue, the Duke of Lorraine will be sure to win!

This is because the logistics supplies of the Duke of Lorraine are much better than their opponents!Not only does he have a big river that can be used to transport grain, but before the Aztecs came, the Duke of Lorraine had washed all the countryside around Leon, and now the grain in Leon is enough for a year too much.

The food for the Aztecs could only be shipped from the Aztec base west of Leon, but how much food could be mobilized there?How can it be impossible to support so many Aztecs and the Spanish Empire?

So the current plan of the Duke of Lorraine is to fight for food... But now, the accident he least wants to see happened!

"No, we can't lose the great silver mine of Zacatecas! And those devils will never stop at the silver mine, they will definitely continue to go south after seizing the silver mine! And there are countless Indian miners on the silver mine, In every respect, they are more suitable for soldiers and wars than Indian farmers.

Once these miners are armed, we will have to fight the Merchant—the Aztec coalition forces on the plains around Leon... There is no chance of winning!God, what should we do? "

It was Lieutenant Colonel Ramon's old boss, Don Diego, who was yelling in Leon's Governor's Mansion.This is a pretty handsome young Spanish aristocrat. How can he become a governor at such a young age? Of course, his background is extremely noble.

However, this dude's analysis of the situation on the battlefield won the approval of the Duke of Lorraine. He nodded and said: "We must block them in the great silver mine of Zacatecas!"

"That won't work," Don Diego said again, "Are you going to give up Leon? If Leon is lost, the hundreds of thousands of Indians here will enter the Mexica Valley...then the emperor will... ..."

"The emperor will be fine!" The Duke of Lorraine frowned, "We can separate part of the army to join Encarnacion de Diaz's army, and then go northward to the silver mine of Zacatecas together! In this way, we can keep both Leon, keep the Zacatecas silver mine again!"

The Spanish emperor in Chapter 901 listened, you are surrounded!

"Leon is under siege! The city of Guadalajara has been relieved, the Mexica Valley is still in a stalemate, the great silver mine of Zacatecas... the Duke of Lorraine's people are finally there!"

With the dim light of a whale oil lamp produced by the Crystal Palace, Emperor Leopold, with red eyes and frowning, looked at the map that had just been hung in an office in Chapultepec Castle.

While watching, he muttered in a low voice.

Count Stallenberg, Commander of the City Defense of Mexico City, was dressed in a military uniform and a wig, standing erect behind His Majesty the Emperor, with the same expression on his face as the Emperor—they were anxious!