Daming Military Empire

Chapter 690 Assisting Allies in Moving to South America

Yang Zhong led [-] cavalry to launch a surprise attack, annihilating more than [-] of the main force of the British army besieging Mexico City. Since then, the situation in the Viceroyalty of New Spain has reversed, and the strength of the British army has been significantly weaker than that of the Spanish defenders.

Governor Cortez was ecstatic. One moment ago he was still worried, worried that the British army would break through the bastion due to insufficient food, grass and ammunition. The next moment, the British army fell down like cutting wheat, and tens of thousands of horses rode like gods. Soldiers appeared outside the city like descending from heaven.

Look at that flag, it turned out to be the coalition forces of the Ming Empire, Spain and Portugal!
He hurriedly opened the city gate and went to welcome him.

Yang Zhong didn't mean to go to the city to rest. Mexico City was only his first stop, and he didn't know how many places he had to go. He was going to take advantage of the cavalry and keep making raids and raids to catch the British army by surprise. It can quickly resolve the battle and reduce casualties.

The most important thing right now is not to rest, but to interrogate the captives. He still doesn't know anything about the situation in other places, and running around with his scalp covered is not a problem. He really wants to ask the captives about the situation in other places before making plans.

This time he was lucky. The one who commanded the siege operation here was the commander of the British Army's attack on the American continent. Under the slightly rough torture of the Ming Army, he finally couldn't stand the torture and did all the tricks.

Generally speaking, the situation in the Americas is not too bad. Because the British Army has limited strength, they only sent two armies with a total of 10 horses to attack the Spanish Governor-General of New Spain and the Portuguese colony of Brazil.

As for the Viceroyalty of Peru in Spain, it was originally reserved for Sweden and Denmark, but their armies were all taken to Tsarist Russia, and there was no one at all, so they had to give up temporarily.

In other words, as long as the [-] British troops attacking Brazil were driven away, the entire American continent would be dominated by the Daming Habsburg Alliance.

Yang Zhong discussed with the governor of New Spain, Cortez, and finally decided to leave [-] Spanish cavalry here to assist Cortez in eliminating the remaining British troops, while he led [-] cavalry to South America to help Portugal. Drive off the fifty thousand British troops there.

After all, the number of British troops scattered in the governorate of New Spain is less than [-]. Just [-] Spanish cavalry can surely win them. What's more, there are already [-] to [-] Spanish garrisons here. Certainly not a problem.

In the early morning of the next day, Yang Zhong led [-] cavalry and rushed back to Acapulco, preparing to set off from there by boat to Lima, the capital of the Governor-General of Peru, and then try to find a way to rush to Salvador, the capital of the Portuguese and Brazilian colonies. .

On Shuri, the fleet continued to head south along the coastline, and after sailing for about four days, it arrived in Lima, the capital of the Viceroyalty of Peru in Spain. Sure enough, there was no British attack here, and the situation was relatively calm.

However, according to the Governor of Lima's estimation, it is almost two thousand miles from Lima to El Salvador, and the road in the middle is not easy to walk. Even if you ride a horse, it will take at least half a month to get there.

This is a bit troublesome. In half a month, each person would have to bring forty to fifty catties of dry food alone, plus other things, and the horses would have to be crushed to death.

Yang Zhong couldn't help feeling that it would be troublesome not to have a railway, but he had to go, this was the emperor's will, no matter how hard it was, he had to go!

He discussed for a long time with the governor of Spain, Peru and the military officers leading the Portuguese team, and finally settled on a three-step plan.

The first step is to start from Lima and rush to Santa Cruz, the city closest to the Brazilian colony in the Viceroyalty of Peru, to replenish supplies there;

The second step is to start from Santa Cruz and rush to Goias in the middle of the Brazilian colony, where there is a Portuguese colonial stronghold, even if it is occupied by the British army, it can be taken back, and it will not be given;

The third step is to start from Goias and rush to El Salvador. It will depend on the situation at that time. If the British army does not find it, launch a surprise attack. If the British army finds it, then attack hard. Sixty thousand cavalry, even fifty thousand British So what if it's all there, Yang Zhong has roughly estimated the combat power of the British army, even if they have artillery, he is not afraid.

If you go this way, each section of the road will take five or six days, and the food problem will be solved. If you are too tired, you can rest in Santa Cruz and Goias. In the absence of railways, this is already the best Safe way of marching away.

After discussing the plan, Yang Zhong didn't hesitate any longer. Early the next morning, he led [-] cavalry and set off under the guidance of Spanish guides.

The territory of the Viceroyalty of Peru is also very large at the moment, including not only Peru and Quito (later Ecuador), but also most of Colombia in the north, most of Bolivia in the east, and most of Chile and Argentina in the south. The area is similar to that of the Governorate of New Spain .

Santa Cruz is the easternmost city in Bolivia, only more than 200 miles away from Portugal's Brazilian colony.

After nearly six days of long-distance running, Yang Zhong finally led [-] cavalry to Santa Cruz. This journey was all within the territory of the Viceroyalty of Peru. There was no need to worry about encountering the British army. The march was relatively easy. After a day of rest, he added After the dry food, he led the army to set off again.

Santa Cruz ran eastward for one day, and then entered the Brazilian colony of Portugal. Along the way, there were still only natives and no trace of the British army. After six days of careful walking, the army finally arrived at Goya, the first Portuguese colonial stronghold. s.

There is still no trace of the British army here. According to the local garrison, the British army is only active along the Atlantic coast and has not penetrated into the interior of the Brazilian colony. This is somewhat similar to the Governorate of New Spain.

However, from the local garrison, Yang Zhong also learned that there were only more than [-] British troops besieging El Salvador, and that El Salvador was impregnable and had not been broken by the British army.

This surprised him a little, cavalry can't attack the city, if El Salvador is taken, he will consider changing the target.

And [-] to [-] is better than [-] to [-]. After all, if they turn the cannons around, the cavalry they lead may be shot.

After resting in Goias for two days and replenishing dry food for another eight days, Yang Zhong continued to lead the army to set off, but this time the guide was replaced by the general of the Portuguese garrison in Goias.

With people familiar with the terrain leading the way, the march all the way was relatively smooth. In less than five days, the army arrived near El Salvador.

Fortunately, the British army did not find that the coalition forces had reached behind them this time. Maybe the news from New Spain had not yet come, or maybe the British army habitually believed that Portugal had no reinforcements. In short, the British army did not Any changes, raids are still possible.

On the morning of the sixth day, still using the same old tactics, Yang Zhong directly ordered [-] cavalry to dismount and march slowly, approaching the British sentry post and mount a surprise attack.

The British army was still the same, the guards were only sent four or five miles away, and their defenses were extremely lax.

It was another classic lightning raid. The main force of the [-] British army collapsed in less than a quarter of an hour. The siege of El Salvador was instantly lifted, and the situation in the Portuguese colony was instantly reversed.

So far, the strategic goal of assisting the allies to retake the American colonies has been initially achieved, and the rest is to wipe out the remaining British troops in various places. Yang Zhong also led his troops to participate in the cleanup operation of the Brazilian colony, and the British army in the Brazilian colony collapsed in an avalanche. .

(End of this chapter)