Zhu Hao discovered that all the surrounding trees had been cut down, and large plantations had been opened around the city. The indigenous people were working hard in the plantations.
European colonists have begun to establish a plantation model in the northern part of South America, while the unlucky indigenous people have been reduced to free labor and driven around at will. In this way, as long as the Europeans can assemble an armed force, they can conquer the New World.
Enjoy the treatment of a big landowner, and the garrison of a city may only be one or two hundred people, but it can run a territory or even a small country.
When the Aztecs brought by Zhu Hao saw this scene, their eyes were filled with hatred.
They also worked for the "colonists" and served the Ming Dynasty. In addition to gaining the necessary trust, there were basically no major changes in their family and life. They just followed Zhu Hao around and lived a normal life after returning.
But their former compatriots have suffered and are now being enslaved.
Most of the slaves in the plantation were Aztecs who were migrated from Central America to the north by European colonists. No one knows how many died during this period and how many survived.
"Siege the city."
Zhu Hao issued the order.
Then the Aztecs acted as the vanguard and helped the Ming gunners push the cannon to the front of the city gate.
On the city wall less than three meters away, several European soldiers were lying lazily in a huddle in a place where the sun could not reach them. Suddenly the ground shook violently. They were a little surprised and couldn't help but poke their heads out. They saw a dark mass of people walking away from them.
People were coming from everywhere, and their eyes widened immediately... They couldn't figure out where the group of people in front of them came from.
From the perspective of the European soldiers, the indigenous people did not have the guts to fight them head-on. It seemed that they could wipe out an entire indigenous army with just a few people, because the indigenous people did not even have the most basic iron weapons and only a few bronze weapons.
It was only owned by nobles, and it was impossible to cut through their armor, let alone ordinary stone weapons, or those sharpened wooden sticks.
From a distance, they couldn't see clearly what this dark group of people was pushing over, so they didn't warn the people in the city.
They were only two or three miles away, and they didn't feel there was any real threat to them.
But when the cannons sounded and shells exploded around them, these European soldiers discovered what death meant.
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An unsuspicious massacre ended with the great defeat of the European colonists.
The city, or town, was so dispersedly inhabited by Europeans that at the end of the war, although Zhu Hao sent cavalry in pursuit, some escaped.
But the indigenous people working in the fields did not take the opportunity to escape. They were surprised to find that the people who came to save them this time were actually people with the same accent as them. When they were forced to migrate to the northern part of South America, they served as
The slave workers thought that from now on they would only be allowed to eat human flesh, but they did not expect that their people would be protected by the "god" and drive away the once arrogant white people.
"A lot of them said they wanted to come and thank you."
As a representative of the Aztecs, Ada came to express his gratitude to the people.
But Zhu Hao knew that Ada was not an orthodox Aztec, at most half of it. In front of the once powerful Aztec Empire, he, a tribe on the edge of the empire, was nothing. Now,
But he became the savior of a country and even a nation.
Others have great respect for A Da, a person who understands the Ming language and has the trust of Ming officials.
Zhu Haodao: "Tell them that I can't stay here to protect them for a long time. They can either choose to go with me or inherit the land and continue to live here. But whether the white people will continue to invade them later depends on themselves.
It’s created by nature.”
Zhu Hao's purpose this time was to open a road from land to the north. Even if he wanted to expand his territory in northern South America in the future, he would not be able to lead the troops himself, but would have to rely on the guards he brought from the Ming Dynasty.
soldiers or militia, or even indigenous soldiers trained by themselves.
After allocating several groups of troops, each group has two to three hundred cavalry and four to five hundred infantry, and combined with the indigenous soldiers of ten thousand people, equipped with artillery, muskets and other firearms, supplemented by crossbows, swords and other cold weapons, I am afraid that they will be invincible.
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Sending out about four or five such teams and assigning them tasks, it will take about two to three years to completely conquer parts of North America, plus Central America, and the northern part of South America.
After the war ended, Zhu Hao made temporary adjustments in the small town.
Mainly, he had to listen to the situation of the captured local indigenous people and European colonists. He wanted to know where the surrounding enemies were now to determine whether it was necessary to leave a force of troops to guard them.
The so-called leaving troops to guard is just to leave some indigenous soldiers behind, and the main force will continue to move north. But if the indigenous soldiers are left behind to guard, it is impossible to give them advanced firearms. They can only be given some cold weapons, including some crossbows, but this seems
It was not enough to resist the return of European colonists.
Most of the Aztecs who eventually lost their homeland chose to stay. For them, there was no way out.
There are already established manors here. After several years or even more than ten years of planting crops, they have adapted to their current life. However, many of these manors grow cash crops such as cotton and tobacco leaves. If no one buys them, they will not be able to exchange for the necessary
survival supplies.
“It’s really nice here.”
Sun Lan, who went on the expedition with Zhu Hao, was riding on a tall horse. She and her husband seemed to be touring their own territory, with excitement on their faces.
Since arriving in the New World, the women around Zhu Hao have begun to adapt to this kind of life without a fixed abode. Fortunately, they all have more character and have independence that is rare for women in this era. This is also the standard for Zhu Hao to choose his wife. If they are just
He wouldn't be interested in that kind of ordinary Xiaojiabiyu, or the lady who never leaves home.
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "If the world is peaceful, it would be nice for you and me to come here, build a city, and come out to enjoy the pastoral scenery when we have nothing to do."
Sun Lan thought for a while, then shook her head.
She knew very well that her husband's ideal was not to live such an idyllic life. What Zhu Hao pursued was to conquer and conquer again. Once he returned to peace, he would not be able to control a huge empire.
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After a brief rest, the army continued to move north.
This time we had European captives as guides, which made it much more convenient and faster.
Following the guidance of the guide, the army headed towards the colonial towns established by Europeans in the north. These small towns would one day develop into cities and become the political, economic and cultural centers of South America. Even Europeans also considered them
The religion was brought here and allowed the indigenous people of South America to follow their beliefs.
But Zhu Hao won't let this happen.
Zhu Hao led his troops northward and fought all the way to Panama. He captured more than a dozen cities along the way. Each time, he was almost without bloodshed. He successfully captured thousands of horses and captured two to three hundred Europeans. They were all very brave.
I'm confused, I don't know why I suddenly changed from a superior colonist to a prisoner.
The script didn't work out as they imagined. They thought that when they came to the New World, they could live a carefree and upper-class life with guns and guns to rely on.
When Zhu Hao's men arrived in Panama City again, they found that the place was still in a mess.
The European colonists had no intention of rebuilding the city in situ, and now they even gave up the plan of operating the west coast of the mainland. The European colonists already knew that the visitors were the army of the ancient Eastern civilization, but they did not understand why the weapons of the Ming army were so advanced.
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After they knew that the Ming Dynasty had established a large city on the west coast of the Inca Empire, started a new round of colonization, and even started a territorial struggle, what they thought of was... to pack up their belongings, retreat to a corner, and on the basis of ensuring existing interests, follow
The Ming army fought to the bitter end.
They did not think that the Ming Dynasty had the strength to defeat them all. At the same time, they were also asking the king to send more troops to the New World to ensure that they could compete with the Ming Dynasty army. However, their army assembly point was not in Panama City, but in Central America.
Base camp, later the east coast of Mexico.
At this time, the Europeans did not think about packing up their belongings and driving away the people. They even had the idea of driving the Ming army to death.
After passing Panama City and heading north, the road seemed much more desolate.
When the European colonists first arrived in the American continent, they only thought about how to kill and plunder, and never thought about operating here for a long time. As a result, the extent of their damage to Central American civilization was more obvious than in South America. In many places here
They are all desolate and primitive jungles are everywhere.
However, this time Zhu Hao was surrounded by people from various Aztec tribes who knew the local topography thoroughly, and there were also captives from European colonists as guides, so he basically encountered no major problems along the way.
All the way to the new city, they encountered no decent resistance from the Europeans.
When Lu Song saw the mighty army brought back by Zhu Hao, he was so surprised that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear.
"Let's turn back and let the fleet transport necessary living and combat supplies... Can the steel and gunpowder sent before be enough for local development?" Zhu Hao asked.
Lu Song welcomed Zhu Hao into the city.
When Zhu Hao entered the city, he was welcomed by the city residents. In their eyes, Zhu Hao was different from an ordinary lord or emperor, and closer to a god or a messenger of god. In the past year or so, they had received a normal person.
treatment.
They also joined from the initial helplessness, from resistance to compliance, then to gradual acceptance, and gradually integrated into the life of the new city.
"Enough, enough. In addition to producing necessary agricultural tools such as hoes, sickles, and axes, as well as daily necessities such as kitchen knives and iron pots, steel also creates many broadswords, long swords, and spearheads, and even casts thirty-six artillery pieces and a
Tens of thousands of artillery shells have been fired, but there is currently no use for them.”
Lu Song felt very melancholy.
Judging from the current output of minerals, no matter what we do, it is enough. Warehouses can hardly store the steel, coal, copper ingots and other materials produced. There is an endless supply of stone and wood. Ships are being built one after another. Unfortunately, there are
There is no one to control the boat.
Zhu Hao said: "How can there be too much steel? Next, we will try to cast a large iron ship. This time I am here to achieve this goal!"