Dominate the Country

"Swoosh--" Amid the sharp whistling sound, deafening explosions rang out in succession among the expeditionary cavalry and the Indian cavalry behind them.

This is no longer Querétaro, but Mexico City.

The war in Querétaro has been over for half a month. The expeditionary army used the horses they had captured and seized to organize a cavalry infantry, and then this cavalry infantry began to gallop all the way south. More than a hundred miles away from Mexico City, they easily captured Tula, the only city north of Mexico City, and three days later appeared outside Mexico City, in front of this plateau city with an altitude of more than 2,000 meters.

"Swoosh--" The sound rang in his ears, and a piece of broken iron rubbed Zhang Dashan's cheek. He immediately felt a heat on his left cheek with stubble on his face, and blood flowed and dripped onto the breastplate on his chest.

Cavalry, among the mounted infantry attacking southward, a cavalry was formed. Although it was a mixture of expeditionary forces and Indians, and although it was a mob, it was not much stronger than the Spanish cavalry in the Battle of Querétaro, but it was still a cavalry.

When being bombarded by rockets from the Spanish, the sudden appearance of the cavalry was indeed a good way to contain the rockets.

——The only question was whether this cavalry could withstand the bombardment of rockets and whether it could move forward!

The main reason was that the opposing troops were very few. Could there be 2,000 people in the entire Mexico City? Moreover, most of these people were defeated soldiers after the Battle of Querétaro. Even the regular cavalry that had suppressed Mexico City was now implicated and their morale was greatly reduced. How much morale did they have?

Of course, the number of mounted infantry was not large. They only had about 2,000 people in total.

More than 300 horsemen were selected from the two thousand people, of which two-thirds were Indians. The eardrums of the horses they rode were all punctured, and they could not hear the sound of the rocket explosion at all. Under the bombardment of flames, although people and horses kept falling, they kept running.

This cavalry unit really had the courage to move forward!

They ran out from behind a small hill, which was the second-line position of the coalition forces. There was a small hill blocking it to avoid the bombardment of artillery shells.

Before it became the attack position of the coalition forces, that place was originally the outpost of the Spanish, which was easily captured by the coalition forces. Because there were continuous mountains to the north of that place, the distance between each other was not even 200 or 300 meters, let alone 400 or 500 meters, and there was a height difference, which was not the best place for defense.

But for the coalition forces in an offensive posture, this is a perfect hiding place. This hilltop is no more than 1,000 meters away from the Spanish defense position. The coalition forces pushed the frontline to a place only 500 meters away from the Spaniards. The back of the hill became the coalition forces' second-line position. Not only the troops, but also a lot of materials were stored here.

Although the current battle lacked long-range firepower, neither side had a large-scale artillery group. The Spaniards had lost all of them, and the coalition forces were unable to transport them. So in terms of artillery firepower, both sides had only a few big cats and small cats. Only in terms of rocket launchers, the coalition forces' southward troops carried a lot, some of which were even captured from Querétaro. The Spaniards, with their backs against Mexico City, had no shortage of rockets.

In this case, taking advantage of the last ray of afterglow before sunset, the coalition forces transferred the cavalry troops to the second-line position. After the sky became hazy and dim, the fist troops of the coalition forces were put to use.

- Get as close to the first-line position as possible and launch an assault after being discovered.

"Don't stop, don't stop, the big duck is right in front of us. We just need to rush up and tear them all into pieces, so that they will all die without a burial place--"

Zhang Dashan was fearless. With blood all over his face, he still shouted loudly to the coalition cavalry behind him, and always charged at the forefront.

The gunshots rang out like fried beans. When the distance was shortened to 100 meters, the Spanish muskets also opened fire, and the cavalry's horse speed was also slowly accelerating. When they entered 50 meters, they could sprint.

These horses were all selected as war horses. From jogging to speeding up, and then to sprinting, their physical strength was fully supported.

The cavalrymen who rushed to the front line fell one by one, and the bloody corpses fell to the ground. But the sky was dark, just like the offensive battle in Queretaro, there was no attacking force with corpses everywhere, and the pressure was not great.

They were a mob and they were not the wall cavalry in Europe. The scattered queues limited the number of soldiers they could notice in their sight.

Several soldiers in front of Zhang Dashanhao suddenly fell off their horses without a groan, as if all the bones in their bodies had been pulled out. Through the firelight, Zhang Dashanhao could already see the Spanish soldiers who were half-kneeling and holding their muskets pointed at him a few dozen meters in front of him.

The sound of horse hooves also sounded in the dark night opposite -

The best type of soldiers to deal with cavalry is cavalry. The Spaniards still have a regular cavalry in their hands. Even if their fighting spirit is low, it has come to this time, and the explosive attack power is simply not something that this mob of the coalition can resist.

"Charge quickly, charge quickly -" Zhang Dashan realized the crisis of the situation. The Spanish cavalry is coming, and there is only one chance. This time they must break through the front position.

If they missed this opportunity, they could only rely on the infantry behind them to charge. In that case, the battle would be much more dangerous.

There were not many Spaniards, and there were not many mounted infantry heading south.

While beating his horse and waving his hands, Zhang Dashan continued to roar loudly.

No one could tell how many of the more than 300 cavalrymen died before they rushed to the Spanish position. Anyway, when the personnel were counted at dawn, only a hundred or so of the more than 300 cavalrymen yesterday evening were left.

Zhang Dashan was still alive, but he was lying on a stretcher and had been sent back to the rear. The total casualties accounted for almost half of the troops, and more than 600 of them were probably killed on the spot. Such a high casualty rate resulted in the collapse of the entire Spanish army.

The coalition vanguard, which suffered half of the casualties, could continue to fight, but the Spanish army, which suffered less than 20% of the casualties, would collapse. The fight last night ended in failure because they could not bear it, and the gates of Mexico City were opened.

"Damn it, how could this happen?" Fernando Lopez cried out in pain, holding his head.

The only army in his hands collapsed, and the entire Mexico City became an undefended city, and Pelos happened to be the highest ruler of Mexico City - he was the governor of the New Mexico Governorate. He was also the main initiator and supporter of the counterattack against China!

The war has been going on for so long, and there is no need to consider the outcome.

Mexico City will fall into the hands of the Chinese. The traffic between the north and south of Mexico has been cut off. The front-line corps that quickly turned back from the northern front failed to reach Querétaro in time. Before the Chinese captured Querétaro, Spain had already lost the war.

The Chinese attack on Mexico City was only to maximize their own interests, and Lopez did his best to defend Mexico City, which was also to prevent Spain from being slaughtered. But now there is no need to say all this.

However, Fernando Lopez no longer had the heart to be sad about Spain's impending defeat. He now stared straight at the cross of the church, racking his brains to think of ways - how to save himself who was already trapped in the swamp.

He was not afraid of losing his job. After such a big failure, losing his job was the lightest punishment. What Pelos had to consider was to save his head and his life. He didn't want to be taken to court on the day he returned to Madrid!

He should have always put the cavalry on the front line, but it was a few minutes late.

If the infantry on the front line had not been rushed by the Chinese cavalry and the morale of the army was in chaos, there would still be a fight for who would win and who would lose in the war last night. However, it was just a few minutes away. When the Spanish cavalry arrived, the infantry on the front line was already in chaos.

The Chinese drove the Spanish soldiers to block the cavalry's offensive line. Before the Spanish cavalry could fully show their power, the Chinese infantry rushed up again. After a brutal fight, everything was over.

"Governor! The vanguard of the Chinese has entered the city."

The door of the church was pushed open by a Spanish officer. The officer's panicked voice and the panicked noise of the whole city suddenly poured into the church. Lopez's face turned pale instantly. The Chinese did not even send anyone, but directly entered Mexico City...

This is to completely trample on the dignity of Spain. "We retreat--" Fernando Lopez made a prompt decision. It is a shame that Mexico City is occupied by the Chinese. If he, the governor of the Viceroyalty of New Spain, is also captured by the Chinese, it will be too embarrassing for Spain.

There is also a team of Lopez's guards outside the church. These people escorted the carriage that Lopez was riding in. In the chaotic Mexico City, in the crowds fleeing Mexico City, they "cut through the wind and waves" and killed their way out.

Of course, the road to the city of the coalition forces was not smooth sailing. A few Spanish soldiers and residents in Mexico City spontaneously resisted.

This is normal. After all, Mexico City is the heart of the entire New Spain Viceroyalty, and it is a place where the Spanish have focused on operating for more than 200 years. Spain must always have influence here.

A rotten ship still has three pounds of nails, and Qin Hui still has three friends.

It is normal for there to be resistance in Mexico City.

"Fire, fire quickly." A major ordered his soldiers in a hurry. As the commander of the artillery battalion, he now has to bear a heavier responsibility.

Although the number of regular soldiers under his command is not even a company, there are still many infantrymen in it. Although the cannon in his hand is an old city defense cannon, the production date can even be pushed back to a hundred years ago. The shells used are all solid bullets.

The size looks big and the barrel is also thick. In fact, it can neither shoot far nor shoot accurately. The shells fired are small. The thick barrel does not mean that the caliber is also thick, but this is still a cannon after all.

Just hearing a sound can give them confidence.

The major's face was extremely painful.

He could choose to escape. Didn't you see that even the governor ran away? No one would put the blame for the fall of Mexico City on him.

But he didn't want to see Mexico City, a place ruled by Spain for more than 200 years, like a naked girl, being occupied by the enemy without any hindrance.

This is a bit like a spiritual saint, knowing that his actions will eventually lead to death, but he is not afraid. Just like Tan Sitong in the original time and space, after the failure of the Hundred Days Reform, he was determined to die to sacrifice for the reform.

This kind of person has a very strong inner strength. Even death cannot shake it.

"God, save your people." The church bells rang, and priests, clergy, nuns, and believers knelt down in churches one by one. At this time, they were desperate and could only pray to their faith for protection.

Everyone's spine was so bleak

...

The shouts and gunshots were loud for most of the day.

Finally, the waves of shouts disappeared, and the fierce gunshots and explosions also stopped. Mexico City returned to peace. Only the painful groans and cries sounded from time to time in the calm, reminding everyone...

When the night once again enveloped Mexico City, a sad atmosphere spread in the Governor's Palace. The latter has been opened up as one of the two bases of the coalition forces, and the other is an arsenal.

All the wounded were transferred to the Governor's Palace in France, and there were coffins parked inside and outside the Governor's Palace.

In the distance, torches were bright. The captured Spanish military doctor, led by the accompanying military doctor of the vanguard, tried his best to treat the wounded.

In just one day, more than 20 wounded last night had breathed their last.

Early the next morning, the loss data of each unit was summarized in the hands of the leading officer. Eighty-five lives, 150 wounded, 30 of whom were seriously injured, and it is expected that the number of casualties will increase by another 60 to 70 in the next few days.

Although this vanguard captured Mexico City, the heavy casualties it paid were astonishingly large. Fortunately, the victory inspired them, otherwise, after experiencing the previous heavy losses, they would not be able to muster the courage to bite off the resistance in the city.

...

Paris. Spanish Embassy in France.

After a feast, the entire embassy fell into a deep sleep. Only Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, the current Spanish ambassador to France, still found it difficult to suppress his anger and could not fall asleep.

Just now, a friend of his told him the Chinese conditions. China wanted to obtain all of California, Nevada and Utah, as well as parts of Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico and Wyoming. This is a very large piece of land. Although most of it is desolate and worthless, it is a great shame for Spain.

"These damn Chinese!"

Zapatero wanted to have a duel with Gao Yanming. The final results of the war in New Spain have not yet been heard. Although the Chinese who attacked from Manzanillo have successively conquered several important cities, as long as Mexico City is not lost, Spain has hope of turning the tables.

But what about these Chinese in Europe? Do they think they have won?

They want to slaughter the great Spain like a fat pig! !

Such conditions are the biggest humiliation for Madrid.