Chapter 61: Consecration
"Why did you quit the army! General, Bernal also has an elite legion based in eastern Mexico, general, listen to me, it's also a half-blood legion. β
The governor of Almanza was as anxious as ants on a hot pot when he received the news that the Ming army was going to retreat, and on the way to retreat, he kept chattering around Shao Tingda: "As long as we march now and defeat them, we can enter Mexico City." β
"Take control of Mexico City, and in three days, three days I can have the West Indies Council and the Church try Bernal."
"As long as I am the Viceroyalty of New Spain, which has moderate power over the Viceroyalty of Peru, I can order their three legions to retreat, and it will be possible to put an end to these strife without the need for a dead man."
Seeing that Shao Tingda was unmoved, Almansa became anxious and said: "The JesΓΊs Legion is very powerful, and has been fighting pirates in the West Indies, as long as it can defeat them like the Herrera Legion, Bernal will no longer have the will to resist." β
Shao Tingda glanced at Almansa with two black circles, continued to move forward, and said, "Old Ah, I didn't sleep until the middle of the night to worship the fallen flag soldiers last night, and I got up early in the morning to hurry today, so let me be quiet in my ears." β
"Acapulco is an important port, and our reinforcements, Bernal's reinforcements, are going to land there, and I can't let the batteries in that port be against my brother's fleet - let me rest, rest, for a while."
"You're riding a horse! Can't sleep! β
Almansa whipped his horsewhip in anger and said hurriedly: "Your Commander Chen is here, the Ming army will invest nearly 10,000 soldiers, and Peru will also invest 9,000 soldiers, the two sides are evenly matched, it will be a big battle, and tens of thousands of people will die here!" β
"If the war ends before they come, no one will have to die, you know?"
Of course Shao Tingda understood.
It's one thing to understand, it's another thing to want to think about it!
How can Asia become the Asia of the Ming Dynasty? Squeezing the Spaniards away was the first step, and the conventional means even the reckless could figure it out: the Asian Economic Strategy would give support, gather merchants to compete for trade, make it unprofitable for the Spaniards here, and then reach a contract between the two governments, and the Spaniards would withdraw from Asia.
But this is too slow after all, it may take ten or twenty years to do it, and it may take three generations to eliminate the influence of the Spaniards here, not to mention that the government does things, even Chen Mu, who puts Juyong Guan on his face, has to pay attention to being famous.
If he doesn't have a name, he has to make up a name.
How fast the war is!
The six standing legions took this opportunity to annihilate a few if they could.
In Shao Tingda's eyes, the opponent of this war is Spain, but it is for the aborigines, through the war to let them know who is stronger, and after the war through the treatment to let them know who is better.
Asia will become the Asian state of the Ming Dynasty.
Like Hangzhou, Quanzhou, Xinmingzhou, Asia.
The reckless worm usually doesn't think about these issues, but he knows Chen Mu well enough that he knows that Chen Mu will definitely think about problems like this.
That cousin, if you don't pick up the money when you go out, you should pay for it.
Compared with the two, he can only be wronged by Almansa - he thought that his interests were tied to the interests of the Ming Dynasty, but in fact he did not.
"I know, but I can't leave Acapulco alone knowing that it's a battleground between the two armies, right?"
Shao Tingda took a step back in his words and said, "But what you said also makes sense, the last army is still a threat in Bernal's hands, and we have to find a way." β
Find a way to gag your mouth.
"What's that Legion Commander's name?"
Seeing Shao Tingda's prevaricating appearance, Almansa was both angry and couldn't help but answer, and said, "Jesus, JesΓΊs Legion." β
"Good, good name."
Shao Tingda's original words were choked in his throat by this name, and he asked, "You like to name people with God?" If I call the Jade Emperor, Brother Mu will have to call me stupid. β
Jesus, that is, Jesus, but because the European provinces, no, the European countries have different dialects, so it is pronounced JesΓΊs in Spanish.
At this moment, Almansa was very much like a god, and his face was full of piety: "It is God's gift to man to be able to name after God, because God loves the world." β
Shao Tingda's face was deflated, his body slowly bumped with the horse, and he raised his hand to stop the magic stick and said: "Jesus, you write him a letter, just say, Wen Jun passed on the book, Yu is very happy......
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Almansa looked at Shao Tingda with his mouth slightly open like a monster, he had just barely been able to hear a few simple Chinese words, and this Ming Dynasty general actually spoke another set of obviously different languages!
"Forget you don't understand, we write and talk in two different ways." Shao Tingda smiled, raised his horsewhip and gestured in Spanish in front of him: "I am very happy to read the letter you wrote to me. β
"But it's too risky, and the time has not yet come to assassinate Bernal, and if you miss, you'll be convicted of it...... Don't interrupt and listen to me. β
"Now that I have captured Taxco, but I have not many troops and are unable to attack Mexico, I hope you can persuade Bernal to lead his army to leave Mexico and attack me, I will lay an ambush here, and lead your army to surrender to my orders in the battle, and defeat Bernal in one fell swoop."
"Your subordinates Li Goudan, Wang Ershuo, etc., even if you know that his subordinates even have the name of the captain written on them, they can be trusted...... Do you know what this god expects from him? β
Almantha was more accustomed to intrigue between nobles and nobles, and between courts, but he never thought that this kind of thing could also be used in battle, and Shao Tingda knew what it meant as soon as he opened his mouth, and then he answered: "He has always wanted to have a fiefdom in the West Indies one day. β
"To make this letter more authentic, I can conclude the letter by assuring Bernal that he will be recommended to the king as governor of Cuba after his death."
Almansa hesitated, "This letter is good, but there are two problems. β
Shao Tingda blinked, he didn't expect this old man to be so good, he could actually understand what it meant, could it be ...... Could it be that he has also watched the Romance of the Three Kingdoms?
"What's the problem?"
"How to get this letter to Bernal, I don't want the guards who delivered the letter to be caught and burned to death, I need reliable people and reliable methods."
"That's your business, Shao has no acquaintances in Mexico City." General Mang yawned indifferently and said, "What's the other question?" β
Another question?
The old man twisted uncomfortably: "General, this is not honorable. β
"Honor?"
Shao Tingda, who had endured the nameless fire for a morning, finally came out, and scolded: "Mother-in-law and mother chirp crookedly, I will ask you if you write the letter, whether you send it or not?" β
"Definitely write."
Come on!
However, Shao Tingda had just shouted such a sentence when he heard a cavalry galloping from the narrow road on the side of the army formation in the distance, constantly calling: "General, general!" β
Heiyunlong's family ran back and forth three times in two days and nights, and Shao Tingda's eyes straightened when he saw him...... Isn't this person tired?
It's just to change horses, what does it feel like to be on horseback for hundreds of miles?
The spirit is still very strong, and he is full of excitement in his fists, and said: "The enemy troops stationed in Taxco have fled in despair, and General Black has been stationed in Taxco!" β
Shao Tingda's hand unconsciously covered his mouth.
'Good girl, I'm afraid I won't be able to talk nonsense anymore, this mouth...... Enlightened? β