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Chapter 446: Defend the Republic and the President! (Please subscribe, please vote)
The left wing of Geng Juyi's Aztec Republican Army was composed of four battalions of the First Brigade of the Republican Army, including the first battalion composed of Japanese and Ryukyu Americans, the second and third battalions composed of native Indians, and The fourth battalion consists of Indo-Europeans and native whites.

Among them, the first and fourth battalions were elite troops and were placed at the front by Geng Juyi. The two indigenous battalions were relatively weak and were placed at the back.Geng Juyi himself was located between the front and rear ranks. There were about 200 cuirassiers beside him, all of whom were veterans from Jingfan who had followed him for many years.

And the Spanish right wing was an infantry brigade (they only had 2 brigades).

This brigade is the 4000st German Brigade in New Spain. It also has four battalions, but its total strength is only 3200.After deducting some auxiliary troops and brigade headquarters, the brigade has only about 800 front-line combat soldiers, and each battalion has only about [-] people.

In addition, the brigade was reinforced by a battalion of the 4000nd German Brigade of New Spain, bringing the number of combat infantry on the Spanish right wing to [-].

However, the cost of the Duke of Villahermosa's excessive strengthening of the right wing was that his center and left wing were greatly weakened.Among them, he only deployed an infantry battalion and a temporary battalion composed of some personnel drawn from two supply battalions in the middle route, with a total strength of only about 1500 people.On the left wing of the Spanish, two German infantry battalions were placed, with a total strength of almost 1600 men.

On the one hand, this arrangement means that the Duke of Villahermosa has full confidence in the combat effectiveness and tenacity of the German mercenaries, and firmly believes that his weak center and left wing can withstand the opponent's onslaught.At the same time, he also firmly believed that the combined attack of his right wing and 2000 cuirassiers could defeat the enemy's small amount of cavalry and the enemy's weaker left wing in one fell swoop before his left wing and center collapsed.

On the other hand, it was also because the Duke of Villahermosa had too few "German-speaking Spaniards"... not enough, so we had to take some risks!
Speaking of which, we have to blame Louis XIV who squandered his fortune after making a fortune!

This guy doesn't know how to make the Palace of Versailles bigger even if he has money, he just knows how to explode troops like crazy!
After detonating the troops, he sent hundreds of thousands of troops to Italy to "support the Catholics", which forced Juan Jose to keep enough troops in Europe to prevent Louis XIV from suddenly going crazy and attacking Spain to seize the throne.

Louis XIV was the brother-in-law of Carlos II and the son-in-law of Philip IV!The niece-in-law of Charles II could usurp the throne of his uncle-in-law, so why couldn't Louis XIV usurp the throne of his brother-in-law?Moreover, Carlos II was excommunicated from the Catholic Church. In theory, he was now a heretic.
While Juan Jose had enough troops in Spain, he didn't have enough "German-speaking Spaniards" under the Duke of Villahermosa. In addition, he didn't quite believe in the "second-class Spanish" in New Spain. "White" and "Mixed-blood White" can only make the "German Superman" under him work harder.

The crackling sound of muskets on the battlefield suddenly became much quieter, and then there were shouts of death in Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, and German - the Spanish voice was "Down with the King of Spain!", and the Chinese voice was "Down with the King of Spain!" Long live the President!" in Japanese is "Give me the rabbit!" and in German is "Long live the King of Spain!". It's really lively!

The shouts on both sides were earth-shattering, and the infantry on both sides launched bayonet attacks almost simultaneously. On the battlefield, the white blades flickered in the cold light.

A bayonet array composed of thousands of bayonets collided with each other amidst the shouts and became a mass struggle.The sound of the bayonet being inserted into the human body kept ringing out, it was extremely scary!What followed was a hoarse scream.The horizontal and column formations of both sides were mixed together, and they were all in chaos. The soldiers in the front suffered heavy casualties, but the soldiers in the back row came up in an endless stream, consuming each other as if their lives were worthless.

Since the Duke of Villahermosa invested a total of 5 battalions of almost 4000 troops in the front and rear columns of his right wing at one time, Geng Juyi only invested 2 troops in the 2000 battalions of the front row of the left wing, so Spain had twice as many troops. The men quickly gained the upper hand, forcing the two most elite infantry battalions of the Aztec Republic Army to retreat step by step.

Seeing this scene, the commanders of both sides were shocked.

What surprised Geng Juyi was that in the past five years, when the first battalion composed of Japanese and Ryukyus and the fourth battalion composed of whites and Indo-Europeans who firmly believed in republicanism launched bayonet charges. , the Spaniards on the opposite side were always defeated quickly.It has never happened before that the first and fourth elite battalions attacked together and forced the opponent to retreat like today!

The "Spaniards" who came this time were obviously no ordinary Spaniards!
Thinking of this, Geng Juyi quickly ordered the Second Battalion of the Republican Army lined up behind him to support him!

At the same time, he issued orders to Zeng Yangxing, who was in charge of commanding the right wing, and Bai Xianzhong, who was in charge of the center, to step up their attack!

For the sake of the Republic, hurry up and win!

The Duke of Villahermosa was surprised for the same reason. The German mercenaries under his command were troops who were repeatedly taught how to behave by Louis XIV's French soldiers in the Spanish Netherlands, and they fought countless classic battles—— Make enemies a classic legendary battle.

And they were defeated very tenaciously every time, always withstanding wave after wave of French infantry charges, and were finally dispersed by desperate French cuirassiers or other cavalry charges - he was really a famous French general. Our most dedicated opponent.

This kind of elite soldiers who have experienced cruel European wars are now facing Indians, small East Asians and a small number of Spanish scum who have betrayed the race. The number seems to be much larger. How can they just force them to retreat?
But he couldn't count on the Spanish army's center and left wing - those were the troops that were being beaten!If the Aztec army's center and right wing were as elite as their left wing, then the Spanish army's center and left wing wouldn't be able to hold on for long!

Now he can only rely on the 2000 cuirassiers he personally leads to win a much-needed victory for Spain!

At this moment, he suddenly heard a rush of drums. He quickly followed the sound of the drums and saw about seven or eight hundred Aztec "tiger cavalry" wearing tiger hats (another 200 followed Geng Juyi). Rush towards yourself!
Seeing these "tiger cavalry" waving their spears and rushing towards him in a chaotic formation, the Duke of Villahermosa suddenly lost his anxiety!

It turns out that the Aztecs were only powerful with their "jaguar infantry", but their "tiger cavalry" were not that good and were certainly no match for the German cuirassiers.

Thinking of this, he quickly raised his sword, pointed at the "Tiger Cavalry" in front, and shouted: "Long live Spain, God bless Carlos II!"

The German cuirassiers under him are also knowledgeable. You can tell the level of these "tiger cavalry" at a glance. They are probably similar to the Crimean Khan's Tatar cavalry. They are not experienced in the 30 Years War, the Heritage War, and the French. Spain, baptized by the Dutch War, was the opponent of the German cuirassiers!

"Long live the Habsburgs! Long live King Carlos!"

The 2000 German cavalrymen galloped, and at the same time they launched charging lines in company units.Their formation could not be compared with the later cavalry that could launch a wall charge, but the strictness of the formation was still much better than that of Geng Juyi's cavalry.

Although Geng Juyi's cavalry also had spears and breastplates, their spears were just ordinary wooden poles with spearheads inserted into them, and their length was only eight or nine feet.In addition, their formation was scattered, so the impact was average.

However, in the past, the New Spanish Army did not have any strong cavalry, so Geng Juyi's tiger cavalry was enough.

In addition, President Geng's tiger cavalry are all old Jingfan brothers. They are all soldiers who like to fight skillfully and don't like to fight hard.They had participated in several ambush battles and night raids fought by the Aztec Republic Army before.

But today they encountered 2000 German cuirassiers who were desperate for their lives!
Seeing these cavalry forming a charge formation of one hundred cavalry and charging towards them, these old brothers who were loyal to each other immediately realized that something was wrong. They were no match!The wind is blowing!
These old veterans don't know what "the world is a public president". Don't they know what Geng Jingzhong's background is?It's very satisfying to follow him and wave the flag and fight against the wind to divide the land and get shares. If you really want to go all out, forget it!

There was no need for anyone to take the lead, nor did Bai Xianzhong, the "tiger cavalry" commander, give orders, and there was no need to touch the 2000 German cuirassiers. The 800 tiger cavalry turned their horses together, dispersed their formation, and came. Just run away!

As soon as they ran away, the morale of the Duke of Villahermosa and his German cuirassiers immediately rose - they were about to see the defeated son!
All the German cavalry shouted in unison, and on the battlefield, only the cry of "Hula! Hula!" was heard.

The Duke of Villahermosa did not chase those "tiger riders" who could escape faster than rabbits - horsepower on the battlefield is very precious and must be used sparingly!He had to take advantage of the German cuirassiers' horses to launch an assault to the rear of the left wing of the Aztec Republican Army!

He must seize the time to defeat the left wing of the Aztec Republican Army, otherwise once his left wing and center are defeated, today's battle will be lost.Geng Juyi was speechless by his tiger cavalry at this time. He ran away now?Running so neatly!Don’t you even want the master?Do you still know how to write the word loyalty and righteousness?

Just when Geng Juyi was angry and speechless, the battalion of Indian musketeers guarding behind him suddenly took action and formed a hollow square. At the same time, they shouted slogans in Chinese (they only knew a little Chinese): "Defend the Republic." , protect the president!”

Cardinal Yu Renying, who was guarding Geng Juyi, quickly shouted to him: "President, quickly go and take shelter in the third battalion!"

Geng Juyi also reacted, turned to Wu Shijue and said: "Shuangyu, let's get into the formation quickly to avoid the Westerners' sharp edge!"

After saying that, without waiting for Wu Shijue to make any suggestions, he turned his horse around and led his 200 cuirassiers towards the hollow phalanx composed of 1000 Indians who resolutely defended the republic.

Wu Shijue saw his "Uncle Geng" leading the cavalry to hide in the hollow square formation, and he didn't know what to say.
Can the cavalry still maneuver when they rush in?

In addition, Geng Juyi's "Presidential Flag" also followed. Will the Spaniards fight for their lives against that hollow square?
Can those Indians do it?

Just when he had doubts about the determination of the Indians, the Native Americans once again shouted in unison: "Defend the Republic, defend the President!"

It seems to work!

Wu Shijue no longer hesitated, and quickly rode up to follow, and together with Geng Juyi, they got into the hollow square of the Indians.And almost in a matter of seconds, the German cuirassiers led by the Duke of Villahermosa rushed over - the black cross flag was flying, and there were many yellow flags with square characters on them. There must be some important people there, right?
Could it be Geng Juyi?Forget it, never mind, just think of him!

Thinking of the possibility of catching Geng Juyi, the Duke of Villahermosa raised his sword towards the phalanx formed by the third battalion of the Aztec Republic, and shouted in German: "That is the President of the Aztecs and I Go! Long live Spain! Long live the King! Hula!"

After roaring, he led hundreds of German cuirassiers and rushed toward the Indian phalanx in front of him!

The other German cuirassiers operating in squadrons saw their commander rushing towards the Indian hollow phalanx and followed him without hesitation.

As a result, as many as 20 teams of German cuirassiers, like a tide, shouted "Hula" while rushing towards the phalanx guarded by only 1000 Indian infantry!
The Duke of Villahermosa rushed forward, his ears filled with the roar of hoofbeats and the shouts of German cuirassiers. Among thousands of troops, this old Duke, who had experienced many battles on the European battlefield, , already smelling the sweetness of victory!

At this moment, he felt that nothing in the world could stop the cavalry led by him to victory. Victory was within reach!

The Duke of Villahermosa led his men and quickly rushed to a distance of less than 100 steps from the hollow square. He could already clearly observe the small hollow square.

Thousands of people stood firm, seemingly indestructible.But the Duke of Villahermosa has seen too many scenes where infantry phalanxes were defeated by brave and fearless cavalry. The French cavalry was often able to defeat Spanish phalanxes!

What the French can do, the Spanish, no, the Germans should be able to do it too!

Moreover, the opposite side is not a Spanish phalanx, but seems to be Indians!
The Duke of Villahermosa had seen too many times that the Spanish infantry phalanx collapsed in the opponent's earth-shattering charge before the French cavalry crashed into it, and was then trampled to death by the French cavalry.And this scene of the cavalry breaking the formation should soon be staged between the German cuirassiers and the Indians, right?
As soon as he thought about this, the Indian infantry in front suddenly lowered the flintlock gun in his hand!Among them, the Indian infantry in the first row knelt to face the enemy. The two rows behind stood staggered and stood still, holding their muskets levelly!
All the flintlock muskets had bayonets inserted... What was this for?
The Duke of Villahermosa had seen bayonets and this kind of hollow phalanx in Europe. However, the bayonets he saw in Europe were all inserted.

That is to say, inserting it through the muzzle of the gun also blocks the muzzle, so naturally there is no way to fire.

A good flintlock becomes a short spear.

But the flintlock guns in the hands of these Indians in front of me seem...

Suddenly, a piercing, frightening trumpet sound sounded from the Indian phalanx.

The muzzles of their flat flintlock guns immediately flashed with large and small muzzle flashes!
Then there was intense gunfire!
Can a flintlock gun with a bayonet still fire?
Before Duke Biasamore could react, many of the cavalry around him had fallen off the galloping horses like fallen leaves swept by the autumn wind!

The originally dense formation suddenly became a lot sparser, and the speed of the charge also stagnated.

The Duke himself seemed...unhurt, but he was still frightened to the point where his hair stood on end.

He actually led 100 cavalrymen and launched a charge towards 200 flintlock guns that could fire!
It is God’s blessing that I am not dead now.

However, this group of German cuirassiers, who had been taken away by at least 30 people by a fusillade volley from the Indians, no longer had the courage to attack the Indians' blades.

The Duke of Villahermosa, who had escaped, also decided to be more "conservative", so he led his men around to the right side of the phalanx like this one, and gave up the charging channel to another German team in the rear. Cuirassiers.

Although he suffered a frustrating loss, Duke Villahermosa still firmly believed that the advantage was on his side.

Because he still has nineteen teams of cuirassiers who have not launched an attack!
With just those Indians, how could they possibly resist?

Besides, they didn’t load the bullets that quickly, right?
And at this moment, the shouts of "Hula Hula" and the increasingly rapid sound of horse hooves sounded at the same time.

The charge of the second group of German cuirassiers has begun again!

(End of this chapter)