New Ming Empire mixed in America

The New Ming Empire is updating its equipment, and the Mexican army has also put on brand new rifles and uniforms.

The military uniforms they wear are red military uniforms with British accents imitated by garment factories run by people of the Xinmin Empire.

Of course, there must be subtle differences in style, but at first glance, there is no difference between leading the British army.

And because red fuel is more common and the pedal-operated sewing machine provided by the Royal Academy is used, the cost is greatly reduced.

As for the textile factory, it is still the same as before. Because large-scale improvements to steam-powered looms are more expensive, we can only let the white workers working there persist for a while.

When the French commander General Lorenz appeared outside the city of Puebla, he was startled by the soldiers defending the city.

He thought he was leading Ying to do one thing on the surface and another behind the scenes, saying that he would not participate in the invasion of Mexico but secretly sent troops to occupy the city of Puebla.

But after he used his binoculars to see clearly the appearance of the soldiers on the city, he was so angry that he cursed loudly.

"Those damn British barbarians, they actually secretly supported Mexico. Look at the uniforms on those Mexican soldiers, I'm sure they were pulled directly from the military uniform factory!"

The officers did not dare to say a word in response to their general's scolding. To be honest, they had the same idea in their hearts.

In fact, this is what Li Mingqi wants to achieve. When too many of Nao San's soldiers die, Xiang Bi Nao San will definitely be dissatisfied with Dai Ying.

Even if Dai Ying doesn't admit it, there's nothing he can do about it. Why are the two countries now having some bad blood because of the incident in Mexico?

This is called yellow mud falling into the crotch. It is either feces or feces.

"General, are we going to attack directly?"

An officer put down his binoculars and asked Lorenz about his plans.

"With a direct attack, what kind of combat effectiveness can those Mexican monkeys have?"

He waved his hand nonchalantly, and immediately the French army's snare drums began to sound outside the city.

The French soldiers formed a neat formation, and artillery pieces were pushed out one after another, and began to press towards the city of Puebla.

Seeing the French attack, Zaragoza also put away his telescope and ordered: "Don't let those new artillery fire yet. Wait until the enemy approaches and fire a few rounds of volleys with shotguns."

The Mexican soldiers who received the order went to prepare. They no longer had the fear of the French army outside the city.

Now they have replaced them with new rifles, and even artillery has been allocated a lot.

Although most of it was taken by the troops stationed outside Mexico City, the garrison of Puebla City also received a lot.

"preparation!"

Zaragoza waited until the French army approached and ordered the soldiers to raise their guns and take aim.

Now the distance between the two sides is getting closer and closer, and the artillery on both sides began to fire at each other.

Because the new artillery was waiting for the opportunity, the Mexican side was obviously suppressed by the French army.

The French army's solid bullets can often create gaps in the lines of Mexican soldiers. Explosive bullets are rarely used by both sides because they are unreliable.

Explosive shells will not be used unless the distance is close enough.

Although the casualties of Mexican soldiers were very high, Zaragoza did not panic at all because Mexico was fighting at home.

Compared with the French army, there were not many other soldiers at all.

"Fire!" Soon, both sides were within shooting range, so Zaragoza decisively ordered to fire.

Suddenly, with thick white smoke rising, the Mexican soldiers fired their loaded bullets at the French army.

After taking a round of shooting, a smile appeared on Lorenz's face.

Because the opponent is shooting from such a distance, the accuracy must be very poor. Now, as long as our soldiers continue to walk a few dozen meters, a single volley can defeat the opponent.

The reality was similar to what he thought. Because the distance was too far, the accuracy of the Mexican soldiers was really unsatisfactory.

Only a dozen unlucky French soldiers were knocked to the ground, but the soldiers in the rear quickly made up for their shortcomings.

But what Lorenz didn't expect was that after walking less than ten meters away, the Mexican front-row soldiers actually raised their rifles again.

"How can they reload so fast?"

But as soon as Lorenz's shocked voice left his mouth, the Mexican soldiers opened fire again.

The casualties this time were quite high, with more than thirty people falling on the way forward.

Even two soldiers from the military band were knocked down.

But this did not make Lorenz retreat, and the French soldiers continued to advance.

After walking another ten meters, the Mexican soldiers raised their rifles again, and now he could no longer calm down.

As white smoke rose, more than fifty French soldiers fell, and the Mexican soldiers began loading bullets again.

Because the distance was so close, the hands of the Mexican soldiers loading bullets began to tremble.

That's why the salvo just now produced such a shameful result.

After closing the distance, Lorenz finally figured out why the Mexican soldiers reloaded so fast.

Because the weapons used by those soldiers turned out to be breech-loading guns.

Looking at the familiar pattern, Lorenz cursed again, but this time he was scolding the Prussian grandsons.

"Shit, this is a Prussian rifle! Those Prussians actually joined forces to trick us. After the battle, I will definitely send a telegram to Paris and let those politicians settle the score with them!"

Dreiser's needle gun was not difficult to recognize for a general like him who had a clear understanding of the weapons of various countries.

At the beginning, he had laughed at the Prussians for abandoning their tradition and using such rubbish rifles that loaded bullets from the buttocks.

But now it seems that the performance of this rifle is okay and not as rubbish as he imagined.

Finally, the distance between the two sides reached the optimum point for shooting, so this time the French soldiers raised their rifles almost as fast as the Mexican soldiers.

"Fire!"

With the shouts of the officers of both armies, the soldiers on the two lines began to attack each other.

After a volley of shots, the French soldiers from the second row crossed the first row, took a few steps forward, and then raised their guns and fired.

To be honest, there is a huge gap between the Mexican soldiers and the French army, which can be seen just from the situation when loading bullets.

When the French army was loading, their hands did not shake or their legs trembled, and no one even looked up when their comrades fell beside them.

The same cannot be said for the Mexican soldiers. The time it takes them to reload their breech-loading guns is almost the same as the French army's.

This made Zaragoza a little uncomfortable. Originally, he expected to at least eliminate more enemies along the way.

But now the other side's casualties were less than his own. This situation made him know that he could not delay any longer.

So he ordered the soldiers to disperse, revealing the artillery hidden behind them.

Looking at the cannon muzzles exposed after the leaves and weeds used for camouflage were torn off, the French soldiers became commotion for the first time.

Even General Lorenz was stunned for a moment, because the intelligence provided by those Mexican conservatives showed that the defenders of Puebla City should not have many artillery.

So what's going on with the artillery that appears in front of him now?

"Fuck, damn the British! Damn Prussia! Damn Mexican conservatives!"

Feeling that he was being targeted by the entire world, General Lorenz finally broke out and cursed all those he suspected on horseback.