Bernal's confidence in coming from Acapulco is mixed.

In a later phrase, Bernal saw the letter and thought: You bad old man, very bad.

The first letter from Shao Tingda did not work, and Bernal did not suspect Jesús, and directly handed over the name of the letter to the West Indies Council in the name of the acting governor and the commander of the legions, and reinstated him after reviewing the correctness.

The monarchy and the military power were inherently suspicious, but there was a natural trust between the military and the military power, and it was difficult for Bernal to work in the psychological position of the viceroy of New Spain before he put himself.

However, it cannot be said that Shao Tingda's counter-plot has no effect at all, and its potential effect is even greater than Bernal's direct killing of Jesús, and rumors have taken root between the pure-blood army and the half-blood army, and rumors of mutual distrust between generals are circulating in Mexico City.

"Could this letter be genuine?"

With Almanza's second letter in hand, Bernal was suspicious of everything, and for some reason he did not take it out at the military council, but only meditated on it at his official residence.

Because I lost a lot of hair, I still couldn't think of a proper way to deal with it, and my brain was not enough.

is a staff general himself, and he was suddenly promoted to be the governor, but in fact he didn't have much talent as a commander-in-chief, but the Ming army fought steadily and steadily, and he also used conspiracy and tricks to make him not know what to do.

Therefore, even if he knew all the arrangements of the Ming army clearly, he could not make a quick decision.

As a general, you can't be afraid, once you are afraid in your heart, you will make a wrong step in the future.

If you don't move, you are afraid of delaying the fighters, and if you send troops to recruit you, you are afraid of falling into an ambush.

This psychological exhaustion prevented Bernal from using the talents of a decision-maker, but the clear-hearted Commander of Jesús had plenty of time to prepare for the battle and open the door to the Acting Governor's residence.

"Your Excellency, I have collected information on the battle of the Ming army on the banks of the Herrera River from one hundred and thirty-three defeated troops, and basically summarized the formation of their infantry in battle, but the information about the enemy cavalry is still unclear."

Jesús looked younger than the dead Herrera, he looked like a civil official instead of a general, and he didn't wear armor when he came to Bernal, but he wore black trousers and leather boots, a washed yellow linen shirt, and the large curls of hair that fell over his shoulders and his simple outfit made him look like a wandering painter.

In fact, this is the reason why Bernal is not convinced of the anti-plot, this half-blood captain does not seem to be the kind of person who will usurp power at all, on the contrary, the lack of material desires and little desire for power make him a good obedient person.

It was Jesus who proposed to the West Indies Council that the river where Herrera's legion was killed should be named after Herrera.

He said: "The Ming cavalry is described as having the most advanced flintlock pistols, short-range and powerful armour-piercing bows and arrows, light sabers that excel at chopping, two mounted spears of different lengths for sprinting and assassination, powerful knives and axes on horseback, and an armour-piercing weapon with a short handle and a round head like a mace." ”

"On the armor, everyone had a cuirass, arm guards to protect the shoulders and the outside of the arms, a well-protected helmet, iron boot covers to protect the calves, and a battle dress that seemed to be made of blue cotton but not afraid of swords on the thighs."

"It's strange that they are armed with so many weapons and heavy armor, and yet ride ponies like donkeys, do you think it's possible?"

The cavalry of the Ming army in the mouth of the rout army are all immortals who can carry two spears on their backs, three long knives and axes, and can also take out a bird gun from their crotch to strafe a set.

That's not the cavalry of the Ming army, that's the arms dealers.

In fact, the cavalry of the Black Cloud Dragon is far from being so godly, and the selection standard for the Beiyang war horse is to carry 180 catties and travel 40 miles a day, and march for three consecutive days.

The cavalry had all the armor, and some people would carry spare armor pieces lined with cotton armor in their bags, but there were not too many, and no one had three heads and six arms, so it was difficult to carry so many weapons.

Some of them carried long knives, long-handled axes, and long-handled iron melons, but most of them chose between spears and spears, and in addition, they carried two kinds of waist knives, sabers, war swords, bones, and short-handled iron melons, and the same choice between heavy riding bows, light riding bows, and flintlock handguns, plus a round shield basically constituted all their armament.

Moreover, in the long-range weapons, because most of the Beiyang recruits are recruited from good families and are not familiar with cavalry and archery, on the contrary, they are promoted from the best new army infantry, so most of them will choose to carry handcuffs.

Bernal has been overwhelmed by his own inner pressure in recent days, which has seriously affected his judgment, and he nodded firmly: "Maybe!" ”

Jesús pursed his lips helplessly, nodded without the slightest sign of approval, and simply skipped the topic and said: "According to the information of the engagement, I have analyzed the formation of the Ming army's infantry, they will meet in a horizontal formation in the battle, with high morale and the courage to defy death, and shoot a large number of muskets at the same time. ”

"The Phalanx soldiers who survived were terrified of their tactics, and if they weren't for the half-breeds like me, they would now be clamoring to go back to the Old World to farm."

Bernal scoffed at this: "Every filthy deserter will say this, looking for a suitable excuse for their cowardice, so what? Does being a half-breed make them more courageous? ”

"Not really." Jesús still shook his head gracefully, and even had the leisure to talk nonsense, saying, "Because they are half-breeds, they can only clamo to stay in the New World and farm." ”

If it had been in the past, Bernal would have raised his head and laughed at this time to echo the humor of his subordinate commanders, but at this time, Jesús also knew that the acting governor did not have the leisure to laugh, and resolutely continued to say his conclusion.

"Our phalanx fired nearly ten times alternately before the Ming army fired, but the Ming army had almost no casualties, but as long as the Ming army fired, the soldiers who escaped said that there was no one in the phalanx around them, and I think it was because they had more muskets."

"To this end, I have gathered the nobles of the city, raised sixteen hundred arquebuses from them, formed five companies of musketeers in the legion to give us an advantage in the ensuing battle, and also recruited some idle mercenaries to replenish the losses of the legion."

"The enemy has a strong cavalry force, and the streets of Mexico City are too straight for us to hold on, on the contrary, once the Ming army enters the streets, our soldiers will flee in fear, so it is better to let the war start in a field more suitable for us, and fight a meeting with the Ming army, before the victory or defeat of the naval battle is decided."

Bernal looked different and said, "Why rush before the naval battle is decided?" If the naval battle is won, we have already won. ”

"That's right, the reason for rushing before the naval battle has nothing to do with the war, the war has come to this point, Your Excellency has done nothing, if this war ends like this, in the eyes of the West Indies Council, Your Excellency not only does nothing, but also expells the old Governor, then what awaits you?"