Buried alive in the Qing Dynasty

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The big white horse hasn't found Philip yet, but Lord Danjin has already found him.However, the marquis did not go to arrest Bishop Philip immediately, but first picked up the big golden spear stuck in the grass - he thought it was a treasure made of pure gold, but he pulled it out and weighed it. Only then did I realize that the portion was wrong. It turned out to be gold-plated or gold-coated Xibei.

The golden spear is fake, so the Spanish Khan doesn't know if it's real?Thinking of this, Danjin Omu drove his horse to Archbishop Philip, then turned the holy spear upside down, tapped the butt of the spear on Bishop Philip's butt twice, and said in a buzzing voice: "Spain Khan, don't cry!" , our Shang Fang country is reasonable, as long as you are willing to cede land and pay compensation to Da Shang Fang, I will not kill you!"

He spoke Mongolian, which Archbishop Philip couldn't understand, but he still felt his ass and knew someone was slapping him.Knowing that something was wrong, the cardinal turned over with support, covered his face with one hand, and half-lyed on the meadow with one elbow, looking desperately at the fleshy face and gray beard Shang Fang in front of him. demon.

It's okay if you don't look at it, but it's even more desperate when you look at it.Because he also found this demon wielding the holy Lance of Longinus!

Seeing that the holy spear had fallen into the hands of the devil, Archbishop Philip burst into tears again, chanting while crying: "Jesus, open your eyes and see, the holy spear has been taken away by the devil...you If there is no manifestation, the Catholic Church will be driven out of North America by the Demon Cult!"

Danjin Emu didn't understand foreign language either, so he didn't know that he had arrested the wrong person, but seeing him, an old man crying so sadly, he was a little disgusted, so he sternly shouted: "Come here, give this Spanish sweater I'm tied!"

"Yes!"

There were already two strong Mongolian men waiting nearby with beef tendons. When they heard the order from Lord Danjin, they rushed forward and turned Archbishop Philip over without any explanation. Then they twisted his arms and tied them with beef tendons. stand up.They didn't have any serious attacks, and they behaved like demons, but they frightened Archbishop Philip and thought they were going to be beheaded.In desperation, he remembered that he seemed to know the devil Zhu Heqi, so he yelled: "Don't kill me, I want to see the devil, you take me to see the devil... I know your devil, no, It's Emperor Ming! So you can't kill me!"

Of course killing him would not kill him, but Danjin Emu regarded him as the "Xiyingzong" and planned to exchange him for compensation and the North American prairie!So people led the big white horse that was looking around, put the bundled cardinal on the saddle, and let people pull the rein of the big white horse, and they moved towards the river bend camp together.

Cardinal Philip's "transfer" doesn't matter, the Spanish Royal Army on the battlefield will collapse when they see it!

In all fairness, the fighting will of the Spanish imperial army is still very firm. Although they have suffered so many crimes, suffered so much, and suffered so many casualties, they also let more than 1 "cowboys" on horseback and with revolvers raid A handful, but they still did not collapse.Instead, under the organization of officers, companies or battalions were used as units to carry out organized and desperate resistance.

Although the "Mongolian Cowboys" on the battlefield have strong firepower, their number is still not large enough, and they lack heavy firepower-their six rocket launchers are still slowly marching in the woods and have not reached the battlefield.Therefore, their lethality is still a bit insufficient, and they have not been able to defeat the Spaniards who are twice as many as them on the battlefield in one fell swoop.

Therefore, the Duke of Lorraine still has the opportunity to gather the remnants, and fight and leave.

But when the bloody cardinal Philip was tied up and put on a horse, and then escorted by a group of Yin family knights to the river bend camp, one of the Yin family knights was still carrying a big golden spear When they appeared before the eyes of these God-believing Spanish imperial soldiers, the spirits of these people finally collapsed.

They all knew that the cardinal was the chief exorcist of the Holy See and the chief judge of the Inquisition, and he also held the holy spear of the Catholic Church, and he came to North America to subdue demons.Now the devil has not surrendered, but he himself has been captured by the devil's believers, and even the holy spear has been seized by the devil's believers... What does this mean?This shows that the devil has won!

This is a breakdown of faith!

The Duke of Lorraine and his German officers are all right...they have seen too many unreliable holy relics and holy relics!These things were sold everywhere in Europe back then, and many high-end German aristocrats still kept their ancestral dilapidated relics in their homes.If this thing worked, the Crusades would not have been lost, the Thirty Years War would not have been fought like that, and Vienna would not have been broken by Sultan Mehmed IV.

But the Indian-European third-class people in New Spain have never seen so many ineffective babies, and they also believe in God-maybe they are the most God-believing group of people in the world.Because they themselves are products of God's faith...and God's faith also gave them a caste above ordinary Indians.

And believe in God, of course you should also believe in the devil!So when they saw that Archbishop Philip was captured and the big golden spear was taken, the shock they received was unimaginable... This is simply a harbinger of the end of the world!

It's the end of the world, so why fight?Run now!

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"The devil has won!"

"The holy spear was taken away by the devil!"

"The end of the world is coming!"

"Run!"

The Spanish Royal Army has collapsed!

Looking around, on the battlefield, there are officers and soldiers of the Spanish Royal Army running wildly and screaming, all running around like headless chickens.Encountering the obstruction of the Yin family knights, no one could muster up the courage to fight a bloody path, but continued to escape in another direction, regardless of whether they could escape.

And Celingdun Dob and his men know how to hunt down enemies like headless flies—they have done a lot of such things in the Rocky Mountains and Texas in the past two years!

Their route is indeed different from that of the Aztec kings. The Aztec "Mengchuang King" still wanted to win the hearts of the Indians and become the king of the Indians, while Celingdundob was robbing horses, money, women, and Territory... So they have broken through many Indian tribes over the years!

So they know exactly what to do at this time?I saw that the Yin family knights under Celing Dundobe began to divide into several brigades and a group of small groups. Several brigades began to divide the chaotic Spanish imperial army, cutting them into pieces and slowly "eating" them, while a group of The squad ran back and forth along the forest on the edge of the battlefield, preventing the larger group of Spanish imperial troops from breaking into the woods.

At this time, Charles V, Duke of Lorraine, was still under the protection of a group of loyal German cuirassiers. He watched the scene of defeat like a landslide, and there was a kind of horse single-handedly killed by the Inca army. Archbishop Philip, who fell off the chain at that critical moment, had the urge to catch him and shoot him.

The damn cardinal was still by his side just now, why was he caught by the Incas without paying attention?Moreover, he was arrested together with the holy spear whose authenticity was not known... and he was arrested in front of so many Spanish soldiers of mixed Indo-European blood.

It's all right now, these guys who believe in God have completely collapsed, and even shouted out the end of the world, how can this be fixed?

In the current situation, apart from Jesus himself coming down to explain the situation, it is probably useless for anyone to say it!

Thinking of this, the elderly Duke of Lorraine suddenly drew his sword and pointed viciously at Bishop Philip who was being escorted to enter the Inca camp. His face was ashen. If the sword in his hand was a flying sword, he probably It was about to go straight to Philip's dog's head.

It's a pity that his sword can't fly... and he doesn't have the sword energy to hurt people, so after pointing at Archbishop Philip for a while, he slowly pointed the sword at the Colorado River under the terrified eyes of the people around him.

"Let's retreat to the Colorado River first!" The Duke of Lorraine shouted to the guards around him, "We can swim there and join Lieutenant General Churchill's army... His men are all Protestants in England, and they will not be killed because of the Holy Spear. lost and collapsed."

He placed the English soldiers under Lieutenant General Churchill on the east bank of the Colorado River because he didn't want those people to make meritorious deeds and grab the spoils... He didn't expect to rely on these Protestants to save their lives.

Of course, Protestants don't believe in the holy relics and relics of Catholicism, otherwise how would the religious wars be fought?How can the property of the Catholic Church be deprived?How can the property of the Catholic nobles be robbed?

Although the German cavalry guarding the Duke of Lorraine were all Catholics, they were relieved to hear that there were Protestants from England who could come to save their lives... Help is important!Regardless of Protestantism, Catholicism, orthodox Christianity, the one that can save lives is a good one, Hallelujah!

And as the Duke of Lorraine and his hundreds of German guards withdrew from the battlefield, and after throwing off their armor and swimming away, the Spanish imperial army that remained on the west bank of the Colorado River completely lost its backbone. It also lost the last elite soldier who hadn’t lost its organization—the guards of the Duke of Lorraine were not only Germans, but also all from the Duchy of Lorraine occupied by Louis XIV, all of whom were loyal veterans to the Duke of Lorraine’s family , and all have the title of knight of the Spanish Empire, and also sealed the land in Cuba.

These soldiers have also experienced the fall of the Principality of Lorraine, the fall of the city of Vienna, and followed Leopold I on the Central European battlefield. They have long been experienced in failure, and they will not collapse because of temporary setbacks. The best guards.

Under the protection of this group of elite guards, the Duke of Lorraine finally saw the stunned Lieutenant General Churchill on a position across the river shortly after he withdrew from the battlefield west of the Colorado River.

"Ah, Ah..."

The Duke of Lorraine was getting old after all, and the water in the Colorado River was quite cold, so the old man was helped to Lieutenant General Churchill by his subordinates while he was sneezing.

"Hurry up, go and get hot water, garlic medicine... and clean clothes and towels!" Although Churchill was a Protestant, he never minded flattering his Catholic superiors.Seeing the Duke of Lorraine's distressed appearance, he didn't ask how the battle was going, but quickly ordered his men to get hot water, garlic medicine, clothes, towels... Now the old man can't be sick and die, the overall situation of "anti-demon" in the New World has yet to be resolved. He is here to host!

"Lieutenant General, tell your people to prepare to retreat quickly!" The Duke of Lorraine sat down on a chair, took an opened bottle of garlic medicine, took a sip of "killing bacteria", and felt a little better , and then sighed, and said to Churchill, "Unfortunately, we were defeated by the devil, Archbishop Philip was captured, and the holy spears were lost. Now we can only rush back to Maria Elizabeth Island immediately, and then we will be in its Build fortresses around and arrange defenses..."

Chapter 868 Leopold, where is your soul?

In the bend of the Colorado River, the great village of the Yin family's Khan tribe.

The battlefield outside the stockade was full of corpses of the Spanish imperial army, and the captives of the Spanish imperial army in the brigade walked off the battlefield weakly under the escort of the warriors of the Yin family's Khan.

Surrounded by a group of personal soldiers, Celing Dunduobu rode his horse into the west gate of the village with great satisfaction—the gate has been bombed, and the corpses inside and outside the gate have not been cleaned up, and the gate is filled in layers The trenches of the Dazhai are paved with the passage to the west gate of Dazhai.One of the fiercest hand-to-hand battles of the Battle of the Bend was fought here.The officers and soldiers of the Spanish Royal Army who were incited by Archbishop Philip with the big golden spear launched seven or eight rounds of pounces from the firepower of revolvers and grenades. Thousands of Spanish Royal Army died here. , and hundreds of Yin family warriors died here... For the Yin family's Khan tribe, which has a total population of only tens of thousands, this loss is really not small.

Celing Dunduobu's horseshoe stepped on the corpse of the Spanish imperial army and entered the gate of the camp.The inside of the door is full of potholes, all of which are craters from 3-pounders and 12-pounders.The corpses of the Yin family warriors wrapped in white cloth were neatly placed there—these were the corpses of the Yin family warriors who were captured from the battlefield by the captured Spanish imperial army driven by the officers and soldiers of the Yin family Khan.The quantity is not too small!Celing Dunduobu counted, there are more than 240!

In addition, some wounded were also carried down, and they were being treated by doctors from the Khan Department of the Yin family—all authentic Mongolian doctors!

However, their garlic medicines are all authentic, and they have received training from the public medical hall. They know how to disinfect, how to treat wounds, and how to remove bullets that have been shot into the body. Go in and dig out, clean the wound after taking out the bullet, then suture it, and finally apply garlic medicine to sterilize it... The whole process is a torture!

Although the operation process is very brutal, it hurts just looking at it!But the effect is still good, most people can survive, and amputation operations that cut off hands and feet rarely occur.

Compared with contemporary western medicine, "commercial medicine" is indeed too advanced!

The half of Cardinal Philip's face was also rescued by the "commercial doctor" with medical sugarcane wine and garlic medicine, and it is still wrapped in gauze, so it should be preserved.But Philip was still ashamed—what's the use of saving his face?The soul is gone!

As the chief exorcist of the Holy See, although he doesn't have any mana, can't use mana, and has never successfully expelled a demon, but his theoretical knowledge is sufficient, and he knows that he has lost his soul!

When he shouted "Don't kill me, I want to see the devil", he has already made a deal with the devil... Now that he has made a deal with the devil, his soul already belongs to the devil. His soul will be taken away, and his soul will fall into hell!

Now even if God is willing to forgive him, he can't be saved, unless God catches the devil into the lake of fire for him... But the problem is, the devil in Shang Fang seems to be not Lucifer, but something with a "bazooka" and "hands". The most sacred of the three magic treasures, including the "Grown Hammer" and "Flying Sword".It might not be easy for God to catch him, right?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but started crying again, crying so much that he was so sad!

"Emperor of Spain, don't cry, we Shangfang Kingdom will not kill you..."

Just when Cardinal Philip was crying, he suddenly heard familiar Latin words, and mentioned the Spanish emperor!

Philip was stunned for a moment, and thought, "Leopold was arrested too? Can't he? He ran so fast that the Sultan couldn't even catch him..."

Thinking of this, he quickly covered his face and looked back, only to see an Inca figure who looked and dressed very much like a Mongolian, and a small merchant man in a cross-collared cloth opened together, and the curtain of the tent came in.

The one who spoke Spanish just now was the little Shangfang man, he is also a new Shangfang man, his surname is Li, he is the youngest son of Li Youcai, a local tycoon in Chaozhou who followed Zhu Heqi to conquer the world in his early years, and his name is Li Guangzu.Because the old man doesn't have much ability, he doesn't make much credit, he just became an earl by virtue of his seniority, and he hasn't got the iron certificate of hereditary succession yet.Therefore, as the youngest son, Li Guangzu won't get much credit, and he is unwilling to abandon his official position and go into business according to the old man's arrangement. The first Li Guangzu was not willing to be a profiteer, he still wanted to make contributions.But in East Asia, it seems that there is not much meritorious service that can be built for him, so after graduating from Haijing University (formerly Haizhu University) in Guangzhou, with the sponsorship of the old man, he found an uncle in Shang Fangguo, and then traveled across the ocean. Hai came to the New World to join Su Zhanyang, an old classmate of Guangfu Third Academy.

Because he has studied in university and can speak fluent Latin—although Daming's "natural magic" has developed rapidly in the efforts of Zhu Heqi and Leibtzny, and is ahead of Europe in many aspects.But there is still a lot of knowledge in mathematics and natural philosophy in Europe that is necessary for the development of "natural magic".Moreover, European mathematics has now developed to calculus. It is impossible, nor is it possible or necessary for Zhu Heqi to engage in another set of oriental mathematics.Absorbing European mathematics and using this tool to speed up the development of Ming's natural magic is the best strategy.After all, Zhu Hechi is a "magician", not a mathematician.To absorb European natural philosophy and mathematics knowledge, mastering Latin is still necessary.After all, the knowledge of Europeans in this era is recorded in Latin.

In addition, Latin was the diplomatic language of Europeans in this era.The monarchs, ministers, and diplomats of various countries can generally speak Latin fluently, and even Peter I of the relatively backward Raksha Kingdom can also speak Latin.

Therefore, it is easier for a Ming student who masters Latin to be a diplomat.Under the support of his good friend Su Zhanyang, Li Guangzu became Dianke Sicheng of Shangfang Kingdom.He was also sent to the Yin Family Khan Department to be responsible for the diplomacy between the Yin Family Khan Department and Westerners.

The professional diplomat drew back the curtain, entered the tent where the Spanish emperor was imprisoned, saw the so-called Leopold, and immediately knew that he had made a mistake... How could Leopold be wearing a cardinal's clothes?

"Your Majesty, he is not Leopold!" Li Guangzu hurriedly said to Celing Dundobu next to him in a "Shangyu" with a Chaozhou accent, "Looking at his clothes, he should be a cardinal... I don't know." Is it the Mexican cardinal or the Cuban cardinal?"

"What? It's not Leopold?" Celing Dunduobu was very disappointed, but he still didn't give up. "Li Fangbo, you can ask him again!"

"Yes!" Li Guangzu took the order, and then asked in Latin, "Who are you, the one in red? Why are you pretending to be the Spanish emperor? Be honest!"

Pretending to be the Spanish emperor?do i have itCardinal Philip quickly denied: "I have never pretended to be the emperor of Spain. When did I say that I am the emperor of Spain? I am the chief exorcist of the Holy See and the chief judge of the Inquisition, Cardinal Philip."

"Lord Hou, he said he is a cardinal, or some kind of exorcist of the Holy See and the chief judge of the Inquisition." Li Guangzu immediately relayed Philip's words to Celing Dunduobu in "Chaozhou Shangyu".

"The exorcist? Inquisitor? What's he doing in Texas?" asked Celington Dobb. "We don't have devils here, and no one wants him to judge cases."

Li Guangzu's face was serious: "You, tell me the truth, what are you doing in Texas? There are no devils here."

no devil?You are not!

Philip wanted to tell the truth, but he forcibly held back the words.

"Yes... His Majesty the Pope thinks that your Shangfang Kingdom's army has magic, so he asked me to bring the holy spear to the New World to fight with you."

"Lord Hou," Li Guangzu said, "he said he brought the Holy Spear of Catholicism to the New World to fight with our Holy Spirit."

"Holy spear?" Celing Dunduobu thought for a while, "It's the big golden spear! Come on, go to Lord Danjin and ask him for the big golden spear... It's a holy object of Catholicism, It can be exchanged for a lot of money, so don’t play it badly!”

"Yes!"

A soldier of Celing Dunduobu responded, and hurried out of the tent to find Danjin Omu for the "Holy Spear".

Seeing that his subordinates were looking for the big golden spear, Celing Dunduobu said to Li Guangzu: "Fangbo Li...it's time to talk to him about something! See how much the cardinal wants?"

"This..." Li Guangzu thought for a while, "The cardinal is the title of prince, and the big golden spear is a sacred object. The two together cost 50 silver dollars, which is not too much. We have also captured many prisoners... It will take a lot of money to keep them." For food, let them redeem it with money.

As for the territory of Texas, I'm afraid it's another matter. "

Celing Dunduobu thought for a while and nodded: "Okay, just tell him that! He, plus more than 1 Spanish captives, and the big golden spear, at least 200 million silver dollars, at least A piece of this prince will kill him by five horses! In addition, let the Spaniards get out of Texas quickly!"

"Yes!" Li Guangzu nodded his head heavily, and then said to Philip in Latin, "Philip, our Marquis Celing said, you should write a letter quickly and ask the Holy See and Emperor Leopold to redeem you with 100 million silver dollars." And that holy spear! There are ten thousand captives, one for two hundred, and a total of three million. This total is four million silver coins, and if one is missing, you will die!

In addition, Texas is the inherent land of the Khan of my great businessman, you tell the Spaniards to go away... Otherwise, my great businessmen will go to Mexico City to kill Leopold! "

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With a bang, Emperor Leopold had flipped his desk.The young and handsome bodyguard and Empress Therese were so frightened that they both trembled and looked at each other, and then quickly looked away.

"Your Majesty, what happened?"

Just returned to Mexico City from Curia Castle by sea (landed in Acapulco) Cardinal de la Magala asked a trembling question.

During this period of time, the Aztec "Meng Chuang Wang" became more and more noisy, and it is said that a team of 20 people has been pulled up!And Lieutenant General Eugen's feint attack on the ghost gate was useless... That "Meng Chuang King" seemed to have enough strength to attack Mexico City!Could it be the army of "Meng Chuang Wang" approaching Mexico City?

"Defeated, defeated! The Duke of Lorraine and Archbishop Philip were defeated in Texas..." Emperor Leopold's face flushed red, with tears in his eyes, "more than 2 people were lost... the eight brigades almost The entire army was wiped out! Even Archbishop Philip was captured by the Incas, and the holy spear was taken away by them!"

Emperor Leopold suddenly roared: "Damn Charles, return my army..."

There was a dead silence in Emperor Leopold's office, and everyone realized that the problem was really serious!

The Spanish Empire has a total of 10,000+ battleable soldiers in the Americas, and now it has lost more than 2 at once... more than ten percent will be gone!

This is not the worst, the worst thing is that the holy spear of the Catholic Church was folded in Texas together with the chief exorcist of the Holy See!

This means that the Indians and mixed-race Indians in the two lands of New Spain and Peru will soon face a crisis of faith!Your holy spear has been snatched by the devil, how can the faith of ordinary people not be in crisis?

The rule of the Spanish Empire in America relied on the Catholic faith.

I don't know how long it took, but Empress Therese finally came to her senses, her brows were furrowed tightly: "Your Majesty...we should try to find peace now...at least we can't negotiate with the merchants and the Aztecs at the same time. Remain at war. Otherwise we risk losing all of New Spain!"

Leopold said in a calm voice: "The captives released by the Incas brought Philip's personal letter... He said that those Incas and merchants asked us to take out 400 million Daming silver dollars or equivalent pesos to redeem them." Return all captives and holy spears. Besides, the merchants and the Incas demand that we withdraw from Texas! I will never accept this humiliating peace!"

A humiliating peace is nothing...but a deal with the devil could cost Leopold his soul!When it comes to the whereabouts of the soul, Leopold dare not make any concessions.

As his bedside person, Empress Therese certainly knew that the emperor loved her own soul more than his country, but she still hoped that the emperor could make a deal with Daming's devil.So she thought about it and said to Leopold: "Your Majesty...Of course we cannot make a deal with the devil, but the Bible does not stipulate that we cannot negotiate with the devil. We can delay the time for rearmament through negotiation.

Leopold looked at Cardinal de la Magala again: "Your Highness, what do you think? Can I negotiate with them? My soul..."

De La Magala glanced at Queen Therese, and found that the other party's eyes were quite sharp, so he nodded and said: "Your Majesty, a deal with the devil is only considered if a deal is reached. If the deal is not reached, naturally it will not endanger the soul." .”

Chapter 869 Ceding Land, Reparations, Marriage, and Sending Souls

"Your Highness, do you mean that as long as my deal with the devil is not finalized, I will not lose my soul?"

As soon as Emperor Leopold's question was uttered, Cardinal de la Magala and Queen Therese let out a long sigh of relief... although they knew that someone's soul would be lost and they would go to hell.But that person is not the two of them. They are still faithful believers in God, and there is a high probability that they can keep the American empire and live happily for the rest of their lives.After death, the soul can still go to heaven and get eternal peace.

"Of course!" De La Magala said with great certainty, "Any deal counts only when it is finally concluded... If it is not concluded, there is no deal, and your soul will not be in any danger."

Emperor Leopold thought about it with his not very well-developed brain, and felt that there was nothing wrong, so he nodded heavily and said: "Well, Archbishop, I will now appoint you as my chief negotiator to go to Texas and Negotiate with those followers of the devil! Remember, no deals can be made."

"Definitely, that is certain." De La Magala thought for a while, and then said to Leopold, "Your Majesty, a deal that has not been concluded is of course not a deal, it is just an intention. And the deal should also include the substance The exchange of interests on the surface...such as the exchange of money and goods. If there is no actual exchange, but an agreement that does not involve the exchange of interests, it is not a transaction."

"What's an agreement that doesn't involve an exchange of benefits?" Leopold continued. "Can you give me an analogy?"

"For example... a temporary truce agreement that does not involve any territorial cession or reparations." De La Magala said, "This agreement is equivalent to the two sides of the transaction finding a place to sit down before starting to bargain. deal?"

Queen Tereser on the side also echoed: "His Royal Highness Cardinal is right. For some big deals, you have to sit down and discuss them first. First, you have to look at the goods, then negotiate the price, and then it is possible to reach it. Put it in the battle Negotiations between the two countries, of course, should stop fighting first, and then sit down and negotiate peacefully, even if it takes several years to negotiate. Moreover, the merchant country, the Inca country and the Aztec country are not real devils. They are just followers of the devil. How can you reach a temporary armistice agreement with them? It’s not a deal with the devil!”

"Yes, yes, yes." Emperor Leopold was completely relieved, "They are not devils... But just to be on the safe side, I still can't reach any formal peace treaty with them, and I don't have enough bargaining chips in my hand A decent peace can be won."