Although the negotiations between the Spanish Empire and the Ming Dynasty collapsed due to the condition that "Kill Leopold before peace can be negotiated", which Leopold I could not agree to, on the American side, the Spanish Empire and the Shang Fang Kingdom still completed the negotiation

The prisoner's "self-redemption" deal - the 10,000 Spanish imperial troops captured in the Battle of the Colorado River in Texas were forced to use a special bonus issued by the Spanish Emperor Leopold to redeem their lives and

free.

Regarding this kind of "redeeming oneself" operation, those German officers who followed Leopold from Europe to the New World to make a fortune and become masters did not care much. These people did a lot of things worthy of hell on the European battlefield.

! And they all know that those sanctimonious big shots have done more bad things, and all of them deserve to go to hell... If God can forgive them, then there is no reason why he cannot forgive those who fight against devil believers for the cause of Catholicism.

What about the people?

But the more devout mixed-blood Indian Imperial Army was a little unable to accept it... What did Leopold mean? He didn't want to make a deal with the devil, and was afraid of going to hell, so he let the big guy redeem himself.

?He is afraid of going to hell, but others are not afraid of going to hell?

Moreover, the deal he made with the devil meant that he would go to hell alone after death, while the ten thousand captured Spanish Imperial Army made a deal with the devil, which meant that thousands of them would go to hell together! Leopold could do it for himself in the future

It is so selfish to go to heaven and cause thousands of people to go to hell!

What makes these devout mixed-race Indians even more dissatisfied is that they have never seen the so-called "bonus" at all, but only the "devil's receipt" - the devil's family is quite formal, collecting money and giving back the receipt, in duplicate.

It is also bilingual in Shang characters and Latin!

Those released mixed-race Indian Imperial Army soldiers could be released as long as they signed their names or had an officer write their names on their behalf and made their own fingerprints.

Most of the captured mixed-race Indians were illiterate and did not understand the word "commerce" or Latin on the receipts. In order to return alive, they all muddied their fingerprints on the receipts or signed their names in Spanish.

As a result, when they returned to the Maria Elizabeth Colony, they discovered something was wrong - the receipt said they paid a ransom to "devil believers"!

They were so confused that they made a deal with the devil!

At this time, the Catholic priests in the Maria Elizabeth Colony were very busy. They had to explain to a group of ignorant mixed-race Indians that their behavior was not a deal with the devil, but a deal with the devil's believers, which was completely different in nature.

It’s different, so you won’t go to hell!

But since he won't go to hell, why is he going around in this circle? Can't he just pay the money himself and redeem the person?

In addition, why was Cardinal Philip holding the Holy Spear captured by the devil's followers? Isn't this Holy Spear the most powerful magic weapon in the hands of the Catholic Church? Isn't Cardinal Philip the most powerful exorcist?

How could the most powerful exorcist and the most powerful magic weapon be captured by the devil?

How to explain this?

Is the Holy Spear a fake?

Or is Cardinal Philip a fake?

Philip was sent by the Holy See, and the Holy Spear is also a magic weapon treasured by the Holy See... If it doesn't work, what should we do next? Did the Pope bring the Shroud of Jesus to America to fight against the devil's followers?

Revolver?

Can that shroud stop a bullet?

There is a part in this Catholic sacrament called "Confession", that is, the priest sits in a small square wooden house, sometimes isolated from the outside with windows, and believers kneel outside to confess themselves to the priest inside.

and asked God for forgiveness. In order to enlighten the captives who had been released by the devil's family, the Cardinal Archbishop of Havana sent people to build a long row of confession rooms in the Colonial Cathedral of Maria Elizabeth, and also sent many priests to

There are three shifts inside.

As a result, the half-blood Indian captives used the confessional as a consulting room, asking strange questions all day long... In the end, a group of priests who asked the questions had a crisis of faith!

Because they couldn’t figure out why Archbishop Philip, who was holding the Holy Spear, was defeated? Has God abandoned his believers?

Some priests who were more loyal to the church immediately reported this "crisis of faith incident".

After receiving the reports from the following priests, the Archdiocese of Havana, which governs the colonial diocese of Maria Elizabeth, immediately realized that these mixed-race Indian soldiers who had been captured by devil believers had a crisis of faith!

This is no small matter!

The Spaniards used smallpox, massacre, and incited the Indians to kill each other to wipe out tens of millions of people. Now they can still rely on hundreds of thousands of white people to rule at least 15 million people with a small number of people. They are no longer afraid of smallpox.

, and it was easy for the mixed-race Indians and Indians to get guns. They mainly relied on the Catholic faith to brainwash the people below. Let the Indians who converted to God believe that the white masters are "God's treasures", and

These Indians and half-blood Indians are untouchables with deep original sins, so they must repent a lot and reform well. They must not resist God's white babies, otherwise they will definitely go to hell.

But now this set of beliefs seems to be in crisis. Is the Spanish Empire going to fall apart?

However, the Cardinal of Havana had no choice but to kick the ball to Mexico City and let the already distressed Leopold I handle it.

Faced with a crisis of faith, Leopold had no choice but to ask Pope Urban IX to send the new chief exorcist to the New World with the Shroud of Jesus or some other powerful magic weapon.

In addition to continuing to fight against the devil, the only option is to dispatch these Spanish imperial troops, who have already experienced a crisis of faith, to guard the northern and northeastern borders of New Spain, which borders the Merchant Kingdom.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The reason why they are thrown there is because the "Western Shang Border" is not only long but also remote. During the Spanish Empire, the Spanish Empire tried its best to encircle and suppress the Mongols and the Aztecs.

When the Ming Dynasty invaded the country, Leopold could not spare many troops to guard this border line. But it would not work if he did not find some troops to guard it. In case the negotiations between the Ming Dynasty and Spain collapsed, the Shang Dynasty tore up the previous

After the armistice agreement was reached, someone had to put up some resistance on the border.

Of course, this glorious mission of being cannon fodder must be carried out by the Spanish Imperial Army, whose faith was no longer firm.

In addition, if these Spanish imperial troops with unstable beliefs are sent to the Duke of Lorraine or General Eugen, or simply transferred to South America to garrison, it will inevitably spread the crisis of faith.

Therefore, it is most appropriate to place them on the "Western Shang Border"... The only question is whether these Spanish imperial troops, who have begun to doubt God, will surrender directly after seeing the Yin Shang Demon Army?

Although no one really expected them to resist, it was not a good idea to surrender in the hope of evil.

Therefore, someone gave Leopold a bad idea, asking him to transfer all the German officers in the Spanish Imperial Army whose faith was wavering to strengthen elsewhere, and then mobilize some large cities whose families were under Spanish control, and

The mixed-race white (half-blood Indian) officers who had not been captured in the Battle of the Bend were filled in. Then the tens of thousands of redeemed Spanish imperial troops were dispersed in battalion units, forming a formation along the long border.

Isolated strongholds stretched across the northern part of the Mexican plateau, ready to withstand the incoming merchant soldiers at any time.

Peres, who had previously served as an envoy to the Hewan Camp of the Yin Family Khan Tribe, was now a company commander, and was assigned to the most dangerous position - stationed at Tongnan Fortress (originally Tongbei,

Later, I felt that this place led to the south, so I changed its name to Tongnan), a small town about twenty Spanish miles (two hundred and twenty miles) Ahumada.

If the merchant army wants to go south from Tongnan Fortress, Ahumada is the only way to go!

Regarding the above arrangement, Perez was really tearful and had to accept it. Although he was not captured in the Battle of the Bend of the River, he was obviously responsible for the failure of the Spanish Royal Army in the Battle of the Bend of the River.

He is responsible. If he hadn't discovered the Yin family's revolver bombardment, the army led by the Duke of Lorraine wouldn't have lost so ugly!

Therefore, His Majesty the Emperor did not punish him, but gave him a chance to die generously and go to heaven. What else could he complain about?

Moreover... the Shang Fang Kingdom may not necessarily take advantage of the inextricable fight between the Spanish Empire and the Aztec Kingdom to send troops to seize the Zacatecas Silver Mine. It is two miles away from the Tongnan Fortress.

One hundred Spanish miles is equivalent to more than two thousand miles. It seems not worth it to risk going so far just for a silver mine, right?

As the day approached evening, Perez walked around the newly built city wall outside the town and found nothing unusual. He finally breathed a sigh of relief and walked down the ladder from the city wall toward his superior.

Lieutenant Colonel Ramon, the leader of the first battalion, smiled bitterly and said: "Lieutenant Colonel, today is another day... Is there any good news from Leon City?"

Lieutenant Colonel Ramon is a tall, thin, middle-aged man with a mustache and a bit of a cunning look. He is a mixed-race white man, but he is not an illegitimate son. His father married his mother, so he is a real legitimate son.

, and he was still a minor nobleman. Because of his background, his father was willing to pay to send him to a military academy in Spain, which is why he has the status of commander of a battalion and the rank of lieutenant colonel.

He did not participate in the Battle of the River Bend, and of course he could not be captured. Moreover, his mother and wife both lived in Leon - he was originally a garrison officer in the city of Leon, and he also owned his own manor outside the city of Leon.

Living a comfortable and respected good life. But now, Leon's good life has been ruined by King Montezuma and the devil of Shangfang...

Lieutenant Colonel Ramon was sitting with his legs crossed in a tent set up by the city gate, and he was reading a letter in his hand - it was from his old superior, Don Diego, the Governor of Leon.

letter.

In the letter, the dandy from Spain complained to him about the Duke of Lorraine's timidity and the procrastination of the war... Both sides did not let go, but fought cautiously. No one knew what was going on.

How long will the battle last?

Hearing Perez's question, Lieutenant Colonel Ramon sighed: "It's still the same, fortress versus fortress, no one can do anything to anyone, so no one is in a hurry to launch an attack... I really don't know what this war will be like.

When will the fighting last?" At this point, he put away the letter in his hand, stood up and said: "Go! Let's eat!" But at this moment, a gunshot pierced the sky on the plateau in the evening.

Lieutenant Colonel Serenity Ramon stood up quickly, and Perez seemed to be under a restraining spell. Both of them listened attentively.

Gradually, they heard the thunderous sound of horse hooves, and then there was a burst of intensive gunfire! Both of them changed their expressions. This intensive gunfire must be the cavalry training outside and the cavalry heading south from Tongnan City.

The Shang Fang Kingdom's army encountered an enemy!

The demons from the Shang side...have indeed invaded the Spanish Empire!

Perez immediately blew the assembly whistle in the small town he was guarding. There was only one company of Perez and Lieutenant Colonel Ramon's battalion in this small town, with a full complement of 200 people. They were no match for them!

Both Perez and Ramon rushed up to the city wall. It was already a little dark at this time. So they could already see the flickering torches in the distance forming a sea! The number was so amazing, there were dozens of them.

Is that as much as 20,000?

Before the two of them could react, a large number of Spanish Royal officers and soldiers were already on the city wall carrying flintlock guns.

Most of these people had been captured in the Battle of the River Bend. He saw with his own eyes that Archbishop Philip was captured with the Holy Spear... The fear of facing the devil had penetrated deep into his bones.

Correspondingly, their faith in God has been completely shaken! They no longer know who they are fighting for, let alone why they are being ridden by those white men?

America...isn't it the common homeland of merchants and Indians?

What's wrong with them white people?

"Devil, the devil is coming!"

"Oh my god, so many devils, at least tens of thousands, no, maybe twenty thousand!"

"No match at all...the gunshots have stopped ringing, and our scouts are all finished!"

"We're finished too... With just a few of us, we can't stop them at all."

"It's over, it's over, I'm going to hell now!"

The Spanish imperial troops who climbed onto the city wall did not wait for orders from Perez and Lieutenant Colonel Ramon, and started shouting on their own.

Lieutenant Colonel Perez and Lieutenant Colonel Ramon's faces were also pale, and they relied on strong support to prevent collapse. But at this moment, someone suddenly shouted: "The devil is here, God has abandoned us, we have taken refuge

Go to hell!”

This was followed by more people shouting.

"Lieutenant Colonel, surrender, we can't defeat them."

"There are so many enemies, and they have magic, so we have no choice but to surrender!"
Chapter completed!