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Now the army is not far from Mexico City, in order to catch Leopold by surprise as much as possible.King Montezuma and his soldiers simply marched overnight, and King Montezuma also rode his big gray horse, along with a group of merchant savage staff and some generals from the Aztec royal family.The Aztec ZTE master and the Indian King Mengchuang, like his subordinates, really believed in the devil!And the astonishing achievements he has made in these years are also related to his belief in the devil. Faith is not very powerful when you pretend to believe it or when you are half-believed, but if you really believe it, especially tens of thousands Hundreds of thousands of armed personnel really believe it, and they often explode with great power.

Of course, the premise is that they are armed by faith, not anesthetized by faith... Indians really believed in God before, but the tablet of God was held in the hands of white colonists.So they can only honestly transform their souls, in order to get that little chance of going to heaven after death.

But now the holy tablets are held by the Aztecs themselves—this sect is strictly speaking a variant derived from Confucianism and Taoism. Although it originated in the merchant side, it really flourished in the Aztecs. Because there are few people in Shangfang who believe in the Most Holy Religion.The Han people in Shangfang know "Fengshen Yanyi", how can they really believe it?And the Mongols believe in the Buddha and the Longevity, and they will not believe in the Master of Tongtian!Moreover, the national population in Shangfang is too small, and there is no way to spare manpower to set up a nondescript holy religion outside the Confucian school system.

But the Aztecs were different. They really believed in religion. Now that they don't have the belief in God, they naturally need an alternative belief.And those who believe in God naturally believe in the existence of the devil. Now that God does not believe in it, it is very natural to convert to the more effective devil, and it can be seamlessly connected.

In addition, King Montezuma himself is half a magician. During his rebellion, he recruited many low-level Catholic priests of Indian descent, so it was easy to organize the Most Holy Church.

With the organization of the Most Holy Cult, the fighting power of the Aztecs will increase... When queuing up for shooting, the side that is not afraid of death always has the upper hand!

And the priests of the Aztec Most Holy Cult also marched together, and they also mobilized the officers and soldiers who believed in the "devil" in high spirits.

"Have you heard? When the Catholic Pope Alexander VIII was fighting with our Holy Spirit, the Heavenly Demon sent by the Holy Spirit cut off his head with a flying sword!"

"The newly elected Pope Urban IX was still not convinced, and sent Philip, the most powerful exorcist in Catholicism, to America with a holy spear to compete with the Holy Spirit. As a result, the spear was also confiscated, and people were also killed. killed……"

"Now the cardinals in Mexico City have all run away, and only one mortal emperor is left to stand on his shoulders. It seems that he must die!"

In the team, I remembered the high-spirited voices of the "Tiger Warriors". These Aztec warriors not only believed in the devil, but also received real benefits, so their morale was extremely high-the devil gave them land!Did God give it?

"Good cut! The pope's head should have been cut off a long time ago, he and the emperor of Spain have done us a terrible job!"

"Yes! They not only robbed our land and women, but also sent our souls to hell!"

"If you go to hell, you will go to hell. Now hell has been liberated by the Holy Spirit, and you will not be a slave to heaven..."

"Yes! Hell is already a place where ghosts and ghosts are equal, but our rich Aztec motherland has been 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's not about vowing not to become a Buddha when hell is empty, but about liberating hell and fighting against heaven!

According to this story, hell was originally a rich and peaceful place, but it was conquered by the colonists of the heavens and became a vassal of the heavens. The ghosts of the eighteen floors of hell labored hard, and the products were all enjoyed by the heavens...so until Sheng Tianzun couldn't stand it anymore, so he went down to hell himself, led the ghosts to rebel and revolt together, expelled the colonists of the heavenly court, and rebuilt the underworld.

Although the story of the devil leading the imps in hell to fight against colonization is a bit absurd, it is too easy to empathize with the Aztecs... because they are the imps in hell!

If the Spanish colonists are not defeated and Mexico City is not restored, they will always be little devils trampled under the feet of the white colonists!

The hundreds of miles of marching team lit torches at night, and the mighty marching scene, of course, could not hide from the eyeliner sent by Leopold-although Leopold placed the final set in Leon in the north , but he did not forget that there are also many mountain roads in the Hengduan Volcanic Belt to the south.So many spies were sent 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), suddenly appeared in the southeast of Mexico City!

"Your Majesty, the Aztec army will soon enter the Mexica Valley. Our troops are too small to resist. We can only defend Mexico City..."

"Defending to the death is not always the solution...Let's call back Leon's army!"

"How to recall? Now the Duke of Lorraine is confronting at least 20 Aztecs in the city of Leon, and it is impossible to withdraw!"

"Then what to do? Mexico City will soon be besieged..."

"There is no way but to resist! General Eugene Savoy is now commanding an army of [-] to break the siege of Guadalajara. As long as the siege of Guadalajara is broken...our The whole world will be revived!"

"But can Mexico City hold it?"

In the conference hall of the Royal Palace in Mexico City, a group of generals of the Spanish Empire are talking about giving advice to Emperor Leopold!

In fact, the current situation is not completely unfavorable to the Spanish emperor... The Spanish emperor has about 20 regular troops in the Governorate of New Spain, and 11 of them are scattered around the city to defend the city. During the siege of Lajara, about [-] people followed the Duke of Lorraine to fight the battle of Leon, and the rest were in Mexico City.

Among them, the scattered armies were unable to move, and the army of the Duke of Lorraine and the main force of the Aztecs formed a stalemate in the city of Leon.Eugene Savoy's 5 troops have an advantage in the east of Guadalajara, and are currently working hard to break the siege of Guadalajara... As long as this road wins, then Az The old lair of the Turks in Lake Chapala may be copied, and the retreat of the Aztecs who are confronting the Spanish army in Leon will also be cut off!

By that time, the Spanish Empire will have won a complete victory!

But contrary to Leopold's expectations, the Aztecs actually had a group of surprise soldiers who went directly to the Mexica Valley by taking the mountain road that traversed the volcanic belt.If this army captures Mexico City, the New Spain colony of the Spanish Empire may 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 city defense commander of Mexico City. This count failed to hold Vienna back then, but that was not his responsibility. Pretty good!So after being redeemed, he still gained the trust of the emperor.

"Your Majesty..." Earl Stallenberg said with a sad face, "If we hadn't sent most of the defenders to Leon, Mexico City would definitely be able to defend... I can really command the defenders to fight back in the wild. Ztecs. But now, I have only 2 people, half of them are militiamen, and these 2 people are infantry, and most of them are mixed whites and mixed Indians of New Spain..."

If the earl could have 2000 German veterans, it would be a piece of cake to go out of the city and kill King Montezuma, but he only has [-] German veterans... So he doesn't know what to say?

He can't let these 2000 people run away protecting the emperor!

It would be fine if the emperor ran earlier, but if he runs now and takes away the most effective troops, this battle should not be fought!

But defending the city, to be honest, he was really not sure.

"I understand!" Emperor Leopold frowned, "We must hold Mexico City until Admiral Eugen's army captures the Aztec camp on Lake Chapala..."

Count Stallenberg nodded: "Your Majesty the Emperor...this is the only way, but I'm not sure about Admiral Eugen..."

Admiral Eugen's army is quite powerful, but they are a hundred Spanish miles (one thousand Chinese miles) away from the Valley of Mexico, so it's hard to say whether they can make it in time!

Leopold tried to smile: "Eugen will not let me down, he will succeed, he will come to save me! And there are many new German veterans in Cuba, up to three In the next month, someone will come to Mexico City to rescue us."

Chapter 893 Eugen, Eugen, where are you?

"Eugen, Eugen, where are you?"

Emperor Leopold, who was standing on the wall of the newly repaired Mexico City, shouted in his heart to General Eugen, who was more than 100, maybe [-] Spanish miles away.

And the reason why he wanted to utter such a cry in his heart was because tens of thousands of Aztec troops had marched mightily into the Mexica Valley, and had begun to set up camp in the wilderness south of Mexico City.

The brigade was dressed in tiger clothes and looked a little ridiculous. The Aztec tiger warriors had already formed a neat formation to cover the friendly troops and Indian civilians who were building the camp.

Looking at the formation of those "little tigers" and seeing the enthusiasm of the Indian pariah, Leopold had a feeling that something was wrong!

He is a veteran who has fought in Europe and the Ottoman Turkish Empire for many years. Although he has not won many battles, his vision is still there. Of course, he can see the depth of those "little tigers" at a glance.

Although those people's clothes are very funny-the tiger head has ears on the hat and a tail on the back of the trousers, it doesn't look serious, and I don't know who designed it?But their formation is not ambiguous at all!You can tell at a glance that they are well-trained troops, and they may only be second or third-rate in the European battlefield.But here in the Mexica Valley, it is much better than the militia guarding Mexico City, and can even be compared with the Spanish Imperial Guards...

Count Stallenberg, the commander of the defense of Mexico City, quietly approached the emperor at this time, and whispered: "Your Majesty, I have prepared a small group of elite cavalry for you. They are composed of loyal German veterans and native whites who are familiar with the terrain. Composed of cavalry. You can send you away quietly at any time!

Before the encirclement is formed, why not..."

This Mexico City defense commander is really a loyal minister of Habsburg!

Leopold looked at him gratefully, shook his head and said: "I can't leave... Leon has already started a fortress battle, and the progress of the Aztec rebels is very slow. I believe the Duke of Lorraine will be able to hold it!

And Admiral Eugene will definitely not disappoint me... On the European battlefield, he has never let me down. He will definitely take down the Aztecs at Lake Chapala before Mexico City is taken. big camp.

Moreover, Mexico City is very strong...and the reserves are sufficient, so there is no problem in keeping it for a few months.Count, I order that from now on, you must do everything possible to defend Mexico City!Hold on until the moment of victory! "

Count Stallenberg stood at attention: "Yes, Your Majesty the Emperor!"

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The sound of gunfire crackled non-stop, and the bullets rained down on the positions occupied by the Aztecs. In addition, the 3-pound and 6-pound guns blasted out, and the projectiles hit the breast wall on the high ground heavily, shooting out One small gap after another.

After the gunshots and cannons, there was a Spanish shout of killing!

The Spanish infantry, wearing light blue military uniforms that had been washed white long ago, formed a horizontal line, shouted the slogan "God bless", and started another round of charges with bayonet-mounted rifles.However, the corpses of their comrades had already fallen densely in front of the enemy's formation, which was shocking.

But even so, Admiral Eugen von Savoy's determination has not wavered, and the current situation cannot allow him to waver!

Admiral Eugene von Savoy still doesn't know that there is an Emperor Leopold waiting for him to save in Mexico City, but he also knows that the Mexican war has reached the most critical time.

If he can't break the siege of Guadalajara before the Aztecs capture Leon, and then break the old camp of the Aztecs Chapala, the situation in New Spain will be out of hand. .

Taking a step back, even if the Duke of Lorraine can keep Leon, as long as the city of Guadalajara can't hold on and surrenders to the Aztecs, New Spain's territory on the Pacific side will sooner or later be lost. Empty.

Because although the city of Guadalajara is located inland, it is still tens of Spanish miles away from the Pacific Ocean, but the ports on the Pacific coast such as Puerto Vallarta and Puerto Manzanillo are actually attached to Guadalajara. The industry of the city of Lajara.And once the city of Guadalajara falls, the land connection between these two ports and Mexico City will be cut off!

And this city of Daguadalajara has been besieged for almost a year. Although the Aztecs who besieged the city did not have the strength to break through the city, they even gave up the siege long ago... But they are in Dagua The siege trenches were dug outside the city of Dalajara, and more than a dozen fortresses were built to cover the trenches, trapping the city of Guadalajara!

Therefore, external supplies cannot be transported in at all, and the city of Guadalajara can only rely on the stored food in the city to survive, but there is not much stored food!

Therefore, there is not much time left for Eugen von Savoy!

In fact, Eugen, who had been following the Aztecs before, was going crazy in his heart. The Aztecs had at least 20 troops near the city of Guadalajara!

Although the equipment seems to be a bit insufficient, the advantage in numbers is obvious, and those Aztecs all believed in the devil, and they all seemed to have been beaten with chicken blood. Their morale was high, and they worked very hard during training.And the mixed-race Indians under Eugen are a little suspicious of God because of St. Philip's matter-does God still want Spain?How can you just watch the Holy Spear being snatched away by the followers of the devil?

Eugen's side has a small number of people, poor morale, and no advantage in equipment. In the north, there is a merchant country with "at least 100 million people and 5 bayonets" eyeing it.Of course he didn't dare to take the lead in a decisive battle... If the [-] people in his hand were defeated, then the New Spain colony's territory along the Pacific Ocean might not be kept!

At that time, the Aztecs will not have to venture east into Leon... because they have obtained enough open, rich territory and enough population to establish a large Aztec kingdom.

And the emergence of this great Aztec kingdom is likely to trigger a chain reaction in the Spanish Empire's New World colonies!

Therefore, Eugen von Savoy had to temporarily retreat to Puerto Vallarta, waiting for the opportunity; while rectifying the troops and boosting morale.Waiting and waiting, finally got the news that the main force of the Aztecs had entered the plain on both sides of the Turvio River!

General Eugene, who was originally shrunk in Puerto Vallarta, immediately led his [-] troops to the west of Guadalajara at a rapid march.Then after a short rest, they immediately launched a fierce attack, which has been going on for five or six days now.

During these five or six days, after several months of adjustments, encouraged by the efforts of the missionaries led by Eugene von Savoy and Bishop Raul Torres, they finally gained some morale and knew that if they didn't work hard, they would be defeated. From the third-class mixed-race Indians to lower-level people than the Indians who "do not believe in God and have no soul"!The officers and soldiers of the Spanish Royal Army, who might or might not be settled by others, finally showed their strength and continued to launch strong attacks, killing and wounding one after another, and moving forward with difficulty.Although these Aztec troops fought very tenaciously, in the eyes of General Eugene and Bishop Torres, the Aztecs were far behind the Shang Fang Yin's army, and they were not an unstoppable force. defeated opponent.

They don't have flintlock guns (suspected rifled guns) with a long effective range and a fast rate of fire.There is also no pistol that can fire continuously and has an effective range no closer than a flintlock smoothbore long gun.There wasn't even a sugar-powder rocket launcher with such strong firepower that it didn't talk about martial arts—in fact, the rockets were all fired, and there was no way to replenish them for the time being.

But after five or six days of hard work, Eugen von Savoy knew how tenacious these Aztecs were!

Eugen, who hadn't closed his eyes for a few days, had dark circles under his eyes, and his lips were chapped by the smoke of the battlefield.He stood motionless on the battlefield with his binoculars held up, almost holding his breath as he watched how much breakthrough could his well-organized attack achieve?

Three battalions, nearly [-] officers and soldiers, formed several large horizontal teams, like a moving wall of swords, at a brisk pace, once again rushed to a key point west of Guadalajara City. high ground!

But what awaited them was still flashing muzzle flames and deadly lead bullets hitting their faces!

The officers and soldiers of the Spanish Royal Army who were charging with their heads covered were knocked down row by row like ripe wheat.But these Spanish imperial troops were also fierce enough. They just endured the continuously expanding casualties, resisted the rain of bullets from their opponents, and fought back with the muskets in their hands while pushing hard.Although people keep falling, the positions they vacated will soon be filled by the soldiers in the back row!

However, those Aztecs relied on good fortifications to shoot. The breast wall with a height of more than half a person can block most of the bullets fired by the Spanish Royal Army, and even the bombardment of the 3-pound and 6-pound guns cannot hit them. To pass through the parapet, at most it is to break through a few pieces of hard soil.However, the bullets they fired could hit the unshielded Spanish imperial army in front of them.

The soldiers of the Spanish Royal Army fell one after another, their advancing speed became slower and slower, and their formation became more and more loose... In the era of line infantry, a loose formation often meant that the officer had lost control of the troops. Fear permeates everyone's hearts, and collapse may be just around the corner!

"Holy bless, long live the Aztecs!"

With a shout, countless warriors of the Aztec Eagle Army wearing feather crowns, wearing cross-collared cloth clothes, and holding bayonet-loaded rifles shouted in the Nahuatl language of the Aztecs. Slogan, jumped out from behind the parapet, and rushed towards the Spanish Royal Army, which was already a little bit overwhelmed.Shouts of killing and screams rang from the ground to the sky.Eugen's binoculars saw an Aztec junior officer wearing a red eagle crown wrestling with a German officer wielding a command knife.The German army's knife stabbed him in the abdomen, and the Aztec officer strangled the German officer's neck desperately. The two fell down together, rolled down the hillside, and disappeared from Eugen's sight.

Is this... an Indian?Eugen thought to himself: "Isn't the holy warrior of the Tianfang sect just like this?"

"Rush up, hurry up...the emperor is still waiting for us!" Admiral Eugen's hands trembled a little, and he still shouted silently from the bottom of his heart.But his shouts were useless, and the officers and soldiers under the next three battalions who were still able to move were still driven down from the high ground by the berserker-like Aztecs.

Of course, this wave of attack is not without any gains... When the three battalions charged forward with the firepower and bayonets of the Aztecs, there were two battalions of soldiers behind them carrying sandbags Going up to the top, several artillery forts and sections of parapets that can cover infantry shooting have been piled up on the mountainside.

Now the Spanish Royal Army could push their 3-pounders, 6-pounders and mortars right under the noses of the Aztec positions and fire!

Seeing that he finally gained something, Admiral Eugen finally breathed a sigh of relief... According to the current speed, in another ten or eight days, the siege of Guadalajara City will be resolved.

At that time, as long as there is nothing wrong with Leon, this battle should be undefeated, right?

……

Contrary to Eugen von Savoy's expectations, the battle of Mexico was not really decided on the Mexican battlefield.

It's Nanjing City, the capital of the Great Tomorrow Dynasty thousands of miles away!

Because the Spanish Empire and the Aztec Kingdom are actually pawns in the hands of others.And the chess players playing chess on the chessboard are none other than Emperor Zhu Heqi of the Ming Dynasty and Emperor Louis of the Frankish Empire.

After about six months at sea, Hugo Leonor, Louis the Great's minister of foreign affairs, Cardinal Derga Magala of Mexico City, and Louis' daughter, Sophie Magis, Duchess of Texas, finally arrived Nanjing City, the capital of the Ming Empire, and met the Marquis of Mendoza who had been in this country for a long time and became a Chinese-knowledgeable man.

"What? Countess, you want to marry King Shangfang? But, but..."

In a living room of the Spanish Imperial Embassy, ​​the Marquis of Mendoza, who was holding a cup of coffee to accompany the people who came from afar, heard that Sophie Marquis was going to marry the devil's son. ask for it.

"Marquis, just speak up if you have anything to say!" Sophie Marquis looked at the Marquis, frowned and said, "God told me to come to Daming to marry this king... Is he Old and ugly?"

"No, no, he's not old, he's a young man in his twenties," the Marquis of Mendoza looked at Lady Sophie Marquis, saw the brows of the other party slightly relaxed, and said, "And He is not ugly, he is quite handsome, he is recognized as a beautiful man. It's just..."

"Just what?" asked Sophie Magis.

"It's just that King Shangfang is getting married soon..."

Chapter 894 What?Want to set rules for Daming?

"He's going to get married soon, which means he's not married yet," Sophie Maggies pouted and muttered, "Even if he's married, it doesn't matter, because God has arranged everything, I She will definitely be his wife, it is God's will!"

"God?" The Marquis of Mendoza was stunned, "Countess, what do you mean..."

Cardinal Dega Magala took the question, frowned and said: "Marquis, our Pope asked God about the marriage of the Countess on the side of the cross-shaped canal in the Palace of Versailles...God's will That is, the Countess will become the wife of the Shang King, and this marriage will bring lasting peace to the American continent."

"Thank God!" The Marquis of Mendoza hastily crossed himself on his chest—he is the deputy king-designate of Peru!

The current Viceroyalty of Peru includes all the territories of the Spanish Empire in South America, and also has the world's largest Potosi silver mine!It is no exaggeration to say that even if the Spanish Empire loses most of New Spain’s land on the American continent, as long as the Viceroyalty of Peru and the islands in the Caribbean Sea are not lost, the Spanish Empire will still be a world empire, and even the national power of the Spanish Empire will not be affected by it. Suffering serious losses by losing most of New Spain - as the Spanish Empire had a huge surplus of colonies.After all, Spain has only a population of more than 600 million, and it is simply impossible to digest such a large colony.Therefore, most of the Spanish colonies have not been effectively developed and utilized, and the management is very loose.

The loose management means that the vice king of Peru has the opportunity to get amazing money from the governorship under his jurisdiction... Over the past 100 years, every vice king of Peru and New Spain has been extremely rich when he leaves office!

However, Mendoza, who had already obtained the appointment letter of the Deputy King of Peru, became the de facto Minister of the Spanish Empire to China because of his delay in completing the mission of peace entrusted by Leopold, thanks ah!

French Foreign Minister Leona said to Mendoza with a serious face at this time: "Marquis, the situation in the New Spain battlefield is very critical now. When we left Europe, the Aztec army was marching towards Leon. It is said that there are as many as 30...Emperor Louis the Great and King James II of England have sent reinforcements to New Spain. But if peace can be exchanged through marriage and diplomatic means, I believe it will be beneficial to everyone. So I hope to be able to reconcile as soon as possible The Emperor Ming met to facilitate the truce and the marriage between the Countess and King Shang Fang!"

The Marquis of Mendoza probably left Mexico for too long. I don’t know how vigorous the Aztecs who believed in the Holy Faith, carried smoothbore guns, and pushed rocket cannons, so I didn’t feel that 30 What an astonishing number.Therefore, when he heard that both the Frankish Empire and the Kingdom of England had sent reinforcements, he felt that there was no need to rush to negotiate with reinforcements.

"Your Excellency," the Marquis of Mendoza said to the French Foreign Minister, "since both France and England have sent troops, those Aztecs must not be the opponents of the combined forces of Spain, France and England... Do we still need to rush to negotiate? ?Maybe we can wait until King Montezuma is destroyed before we can negotiate."

Sophie Maskey was anxious when she heard this. Leopold might be able to wait, but she couldn't!The king of Shang Fang, who was said to be a handsome man, was about to get married... so she blinked her eyes wide and looked at the French foreign minister with pleading eyes.