Dominate the Country

In Querétaro, the battle between China and the West really began in the evening.

The expeditionary army outside stopped the bombardment and rockets at five o'clock in the afternoon. On the top of the ruined Querétaro city, the Spaniards could clearly see the expeditionary soldiers standing in line outside with binoculars. The blue-green double-breasted buttoned uniforms and oval iron helmets were almost "dyed" black in the afterglow of the setting sun.

The breast walls of the front positions outside the city were all destroyed, and there were large and small potholes all over the positions. When the sun set and night fell, the expeditionary soldiers shouted "Victory" and marched in neat steps, holding their bayoneted rifles, ready for the attack.

The Spaniards knew their opponents' plans. The expeditionary army was planning to fight with bayonets at night. The threat of rockets would be minimized at night, and the threat of muskets and artillery would also be minimized. The Chinese just want to use their strong bayonet combat ability to defeat the defenders of the frontier positions, seize the frontier positions, and open the passage to Queretaro.

For the expeditionary army, such a strategy is really the best use of everything.

"Let the cavalry be ready--" The Spaniards issued a military order without looking back. It was not the first time they had fought with the Chinese. The latter were luxuriously equipped. Except for helmets and some breastplate infantry, almost all the rest were equipped with rattan armor. This can protect their lives to a great extent and also give these Chinese the high courage to fight bravely.

"Move the artillery units in the city to position No. 3, and always be prepared--"

To deal with the hand-to-hand combat of the Chinese, you have to use cannons and rockets. Now it is dark, and the power of rockets and cannons has been weakened to the extreme, but it is not unusable. The effect is weakened, but it is better than taking people to resist, and the most useful is the cavalry.

In the current Spanish army, in addition to a part of the cavalry that had just been transferred back from the West Indies, there were some riders recruited from the local peninsula people, and a team of cuirassiers supported by the French. Although the latter were not many in number, only 200 people, forming a reinforced cavalry company, but the fighting spirit was very high.

"Boom boom boom--" The sound of artillery roared, and the expeditionary force's attack began amidst the shouts of victory.

In the early stage of the "attack", it was a road to death.

The Spaniards fired flares, and their counterattack came immediately, and the muskets mixed with the rumbling of artillery sounded.

The expeditionary force quickly rushed into the range of rockets. The artillery behind them bombarded more intensively, and there were also accurate snipers hiding in the darkness. The Spanish rocket troops were indeed greatly affected, but in the end, rockets exploded in the expeditionary army.

The blood on the ground dyed the whole earth red.

One by one, the brave soldiers fell to the ground helplessly before they really came into contact with the enemy.

But this is an attack. If the expeditionary army wants to play to its advantage, it must first bear the painful price.

The exploding rockets are so dazzling that the soldiers' vision is blocked. The whole world is filled with the sound of fragments flying through the air. Above their heads and around them, countless shrapnel, fragments, and iron sand are flying, as dense as a rainstorm.

The extremely violent explosion is like the eruption of a volcano.

But what flows is no longer the hot red magma, but the red blood.

Lu Long frowned and looked at the battlefield. The light brought by the explosion of each shell and the light brought by each flare were enough for him to understand the situation of the battle in front. The explosions continued, and many wounded soldiers were evacuated from the front line. He saw several lieutenants alone. For example, he just saw two Indians carrying an officer who was shot in the chest and nervously transferring him to the rear. The officers all wore breastplates, but now they have been thrown away. The blood stained the officer's collar red, and the officer kept spitting blood.

And now another officer was carried by Indians past his headquarters. There was a thin stream of blood under the stretcher. I really don't know if the blood has dried up after arriving at the field hospital.

Only a silver star on the collar badge flashed in the light of the explosion...

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The Spaniards bombarded the follow-up expeditionary troops with cannons. The expeditionary artillery had moved forward and immediately launched a counter-suppression. But the bombardment and rockets still caused great casualties to the attacking expeditionary soldiers.

"The follow-up troops continue to advance, and the two wings attack and attack them--" Lu Long roared. This is the price he must pay.

The offensive battles on the front battlefield have verified this scene. It is a pure meat grinder. Before the two armies approach, the losses of the attacking side will be shockingly large. If the commander does not have a big heart, extraordinary perseverance and a cold heart, this battle cannot be won.

As for the battle between the two armies, haha, the hand-to-hand combat is much more cruel and brutal than the volley gun shooting, and it is definitely a bloody fight.

Even the demoralized Spanish colonial army will attack desperately once they rush to the Chinese position, because they know very well that this opportunity for hand-to-hand combat is hard-won. Not to mention the high-spirited expeditionary force and the Indians who are determined to take revenge.

When the troops that have been put into battle cannot break the situation, more troops will naturally be put in. There is no need to consider the firepower of the Spanish colonial army at all, just keep the strength of the attacking troops.

In addition to the expeditionary force, there are also those Indians. While the night weakens the lethality of firepower, it also increases the confidence of the attacking troops - at least they can't see the dead and messy people on the battlefield, right? Then there won't be so much fear in my heart.

Lu Long ordered the troops on the rear flanks to start attacking, just to relieve the pressure on the central position. At present, the Spanish troops are not as large as Lu Long's troops, so there is some benefit in spreading the attack.

He would not be stupid enough to strengthen all follow-up operations on the central battlefield. That would be something that would only be done by chasing a stupid commander. What he wants to do is a side attack——

Bullets flew past my ears, and the whizzing sound only penetrated into my heart.

"Charge, charge with me -" a right colonel shouted, waving the saber in his hand. The neat military uniform was still neat and beautiful, the breastplate reflected the cold light, the iron helmet on the head, and the silver star on the collar badge proved it. With his identity as the right captain. "Long live your Majesty, may the expeditionary army be victorious..."

Countless soldiers of the expeditionary force charged with guns drawn. The soldiers in front were hit, but the soldiers behind still charged forward without fear. The soldiers of this era have a much firmer will to fight than their descendants more than a hundred years later.

From the first day they joined the army, the order they received was to obey, which was to stand up straight and move forward in the hail of bullets.

"Ah uh--" Pain made a dull sound, and the right arm of the right colonel, holding the saber high, dropped weakly. He had a sudden pain in his right arm just now, and then he could no longer exert any strength.

His eyes were dripping with blood, his arm had a big hole opened by a bullet, and blood kept flowing out. I don’t know if the bones inside have been broken, and I don’t know if the arm can be saved...

"Attack, keep moving forward-"

When the right captain saw several soldiers around him seeing that he was injured, they couldn't help but stop. Immediately, he grabbed the saber that fell on the ground with his left hand, glared at the soldiers who had stopped, and roared loudly. "Keep moving forward and attack me—"

He had a medical bag on him, and the guards came forward to bandage his wounds. This injury was already serious, but the right captain had no intention of retreating from the battlefield.

We have paid a great price to approach the forward position. The soldiers in the vanguard suffered at least 20 to 30% casualties. This is an opportunity that the soldiers bought with their lives. The desire for revenge surges in everyone's heart. How could he quit because of a gunshot wound?

Zhang Dashan was also shouting while holding his saber. He was also in the attack sequence and was also the right colonel. However, he was luckier than the right colonel whose arm was injured. He was not injured. "Brothers, charge with me - —”

"Wan Sheng..." The number of attacking troops was much smaller than before, but the shouts now seemed more vigorous than before.

"Pfft--" The sound of a bayonet inserting into flesh and blood. Hand-to-hand combat is inevitable.

The sharp bayonet was so dazzling under the light of the explosion, and the sharp saber also shone with a frightening white light.

He cut off the enemy's head with one knife, and before he could raise the sword again, his chest was pierced by the enemy's bayonet, and the vine armor seemed unable to resist;

With a sudden thrust, he pierced the enemy's chest, and before the bayonet could be drawn out again, he was already killed by another enemy;

The soldiers of the two armies fell in pieces, like two giants trapped in a quagmire, entangled and hugging each other, unable to separate.

The Spanish rocket troops retreated quickly, and the Indians joined the battlefield. Elite troops equipped with breastplates filled in early. The Spanish colonial army was also engaging in this hand-to-hand combat with all its strength.

Queretaro's position was crucial, and the colonial authorities in Mexico City were able to concentrate all their forces on this war. They expected this army to hold off the coalition until the frontline troops quickly returning from the north arrived.

And if this wishful thinking fails, not only Queretaro will be the same, but Mexico City will also become an undefended city.

This hand-to-hand battle lasted for an hour, and a large number of soldiers in the attacking force were too tired to walk. The coalition forces finally gained the upper hand in this bloody hand-to-hand battle.

Lulong's face could no longer remain calm. He had opened the road to Queretaro and could vaguely see the walls of Mexico City. Although he had expected this in advance, he had won all the previous tough battles in this way. Hand-to-hand combat in the dark night relied on the hard power of both sides to compete. Who can persist to the end? Just win. But he was still very excited!

The Spanish soldiers are generally larger and stronger than the soldiers of the expeditionary force. If it is a fight, one person may be able to fight two or three of the expeditionary force, but now they are fighting bayonet battles, and the soldiers of the expeditionary force are generally covered with armor. Wearing rattan armor, what's more important is that there are many of them. Defeating the Spaniards seemed logical.

"Order Major Debroy to attack, with his company of cuirassiers and cavalry, to send all the Chinese pigs on the opposite side to hell."

In the Spanish army, the commander-in-chief of the army, a passerby with the rank of lieutenant general, gritted his teeth and issued orders.

The cuirassier company only has the French cavalry. The cavalry is a newly formed team they recruited from the peninsula and their supporters, and then there is the regular cavalry of the Spanish Army, but this army has to stay in Mexico City. , to suppress the situation.

This passerby still had certain military qualities. Instead of sending infantry reinforcements at this time, he decided to send out cavalry to give them a hard blow when the coalition forces were chasing the Spanish colonial army.

As for using cavalry in the dark, it is very dangerous, yes, this is true. However, the danger must be compared with the gain. The cavalry is the natural enemy of the scattered infantry. This has not changed from ancient times to the present.

A large group of scattered infantry was attacked by a cavalry unit led by cuirassiers. What would be the effect?

The Spaniards compare the results they may gain with the price they may pay. It is clear at a glance which one is better and which one is worse.

The Spanish commander-in-chief showed the military qualities of a qualified commander, even ordering the cavalry troops to prepare before nightfall. Following his order, a 200-man French cuirassier company and hundreds of newly formed cavalry quickly attacked——

"I like Chinese silk and art-like porcelain. But I don't like their army. Please tell passerby A that the French knights will use the sharp blades in their hands to teach the Chinese a lesson and tell them - hell is the place. This is where they should go. These hateful infidels. America belongs to the great God, and the place where God’s holy light shines cannot be defiled!” De Broy shouted, waving his arms.

"May the Lord bless you, my child." Looking at Debroy leading the team away like a whirlwind, an elderly cleric wearing a cassock made a cross on his chest. He sincerely hopes that Debroy will be safe and that his 'expectations' can be realized smoothly.

If Mexico City was threatened, if Mexico City was captured by the Chinese, the church power in the colonial areas of New Spain would suffer heavy losses. The Society of Jesus was expelled by the Spanish more than ten years ago, which damaged the interests of many churches in terms of overall strength. The current church really cannot withstand any more major blows. Otherwise, the power and influence of the church in the Spanish colonial areas will be shaken.

"Lord! Your Word says that you will cover and protect your children from the power of the evil one. You are the Most High God of Ili-Ilion, over all things seen and unseen. All things are in your hands. , in the name of Jesus, I ask you to use the presence of your Spirit to do this A shield around New Spain. May your glory follow you like a backing. Lord, be the refuge of New Spain. Support it with your everlasting arms, protect it and save it, your faithful servant. Out of danger, out of danger..."

When people are helpless and most fearful, they will always pray more devoutly and believe in God. Fear is the product of ignorance, and the origin of faith stems precisely from human beings' ignorance and fear of nature. Over time, faith has become a sustenance for the human soul. Because people always have times of helplessness and despair, and faith is to comfort the human soul when it is most vulnerable. Just like when a person is injured and needs comfort and care, it may seem like nothing at ordinary times, but when it really happens to you, these "insignificant" things - faith, become more valuable than anything else.

This old priest was a military chaplain. The early Spanish army paid more attention to the spiritual life of soldiers. There were 13 military chaplains in each regiment. But now, especially how many of them there are in the colonial army, it is uncertain.

The monotheistic world of the West has had military chaplains for a long time. They are not soldiers and are not considered combatants. They receive preferential treatment after being captured.

"Da da da..." the sound of horse hooves.

A cavalry of seven to eight hundred people galloped past the defeated Spanish troops not far away. The leader was the French cuirassier company led by Debroy.

They rode tall horses, and each soldier was over 1.8 meters tall. The polished breastplate is very powerful, with buckles and rivets of brass, connected by leather straps, and the outline is inlaid with red edges, just like the tassels on their helmets. Blue cavalry, white military trousers, and black high riding boots, this is the cuirassier.

You can't say that they are the most powerful cavalry, but they are definitely the most powerful cavalry in the world today.

The sharp sword was waved in the direction of the battlefield not far away, and Debroy shouted loudly, "Brave knights, for the glory of God and for ourselves, charge with me now -"

"charge--"

Hundreds of cuirassiers jumped on their horses and rushed to the battlefield. The five or six hundred New Spanish cavalry following behind them were also inspired by the high morale of the cuirassiers, and they all shouted "Long live His Majesty the King".

"Long live His Majesty the King——"

The same slogan was shouted among the cuirassiers. It's just that the two groups of people shouted at completely different objects.

The cavalrymen waved their swords and slowly urged the horses under their crotches.

But how could the coalition forces, which had discovered that the Spaniards were mobilizing cavalry, act unprepared?

It's just that I didn't have time to take precautions, so what's the effect of the quick precautions...