Kangxi, your Qing Dynasty is dead

Chapter 448: God is too far away, Aztec is too close (please subscribe, please vote)
A corner of the battlefield at Don Carmen's estate suddenly fell into despairing silence.

After more than ten volleys of gunfire at a distance, the 2nd Battalion of German mercenaries on the left wing of the Spanish army, who were repeatedly killed by Aztec skirmishers with cavity bullets, had actually suffered a lot of casualties. The initial 1600 people reduced to more than 1300 people.Now they were pointed at by four battalions of fusiliers of the Aztec Republican Army who were approaching from the front and coming up from the left flank.Among them, facing the bullets of the German mercenaries from the front, approaching 4 steps away from them were two Indian infantry battalions. They were all bitter and resentful natives of the New World. Each of them had red eyes and held a loaded flintlock. The gun doesn't look like it's for fighting, but it looks like it's for revenge!
On the left side of these German mercenaries, two Han infantry battalions also formed a three-row shooting formation about 2 steps away from the Spaniards.These Han people did not have any deep hatred against the German mercenaries, nor did they have the consciousness to fight for their lives, so they did not confront them head-on. Instead, they took a detour and spread out on the flanks of the Germans. They were also far away from the German mercenaries, but they were separated from the two Indian infantry battalions formed a crossfire.

Nearly 4000 flintlock guns were all directed at the more than 1300 unlucky German mercenaries.

"shooting!!"

The hoarse shouts of the officers reached the ears of the fusiliers.

The impatient Indians took the lead and pulled the trigger. The hammer hit the steel sickle of the fire door with a "click, click, click" sound, sending sparks into the fire door. More than 1000 gun barrels immediately burst into flames.

Countless muzzle flashes burst out from the battle line composed of more than 1800 Indian soldiers at the same time. Along with the thunderous roar, white smoke spewed out of the muzzle and connected into one, forming a long tumbling white dragon in the blink of an eye.

Just a little slower than the Indians, nearly 2 flintlock muskets from two Han fusilier battalions also fired at the same time! Bullets fired from more than 2000 flintlock muskets passed through the open area in front of the two armies' formations like a storm from two directions.Countless deadly bullets burst into the chaotic queue of German mercenaries with a scream, violently tearing apart their woolen uniforms, making a continuous, terrifying popping sound, and bringing up a puff of blood mist.

The rate of fire, accuracy, and effective range of the flintlock guns of this era were not very good, but there was one thing that later rifles were difficult to compare with: their huge lethality!The projectiles of flintlock guns are usually as heavy as 16 cents and [-] cents ([-] taels), and they are not pointed. After such large projectiles enter the human body, they will break or deform due to impact, extrusion, etc. Then it rolls around inside the human body several times, expanding the trauma inside the wound several times. Sometimes it even destroys the internal organs and breaks the bones, causing the person who was shot to endure unimaginable pain, and it is also difficult to save. Because as long as there is a little If fragments of lead bullets remain in the body, the wound will become ulcerated and inflamed. In an era without anti-inflammatory drugs, this would mean death!

Therefore, the most effective way to treat gunshot wounds in this era is to cut out the flesh for minor injuries and amputation for serious injuries.If you encounter a gunshot wound that cannot be amputated, it is basically a dead end, and there is no need to rescue. You can directly find an army chaplain or an army monk to transcend.

Following the Spanish army's formation, they fell into German mercenaries in the blink of an eye.Whether these Germans were shot in the torso or limbs, the result was no different. Because they had no chance of receiving treatment, all that was waiting for them was a painful death.These dying people were rolling and crawling on the ground, screaming and cursing.The corpses of German mercenaries lay on the battlefield, creating a shocking "line of corpses". This also marked the beginning of the collapse of European-style colonialism in the New World!
As the two battalions of German mercenaries were not only attacked by close-range intensive firepower from the Aztec musketeers, but also flanked by two battalions of Han musketeers, [-] firemen from two directions The projectiles formed a deadly crossfire, forming a dense and deadly killing net. The colonist mercenaries caught in the net suffered extremely heavy casualties!

The reason for such huge casualties, apart from the desperate Indian musketeers who dared to approach and fire at close range, was that the two battalions of Han fusiliers secretly used cavities with an effective range that was twice that of ordinary projectiles. bomb!
In just one salvo, more than 600 people fell!

The remaining 700 or so people were not much better. They were all frightened and collapsed. After all, they were just German mercenaries who sold their lives to the Spanish colonists for a few military pay. They were not washed away by that mustache. A German superman with a brain.Faced with such casualties and such a desperate situation, where do you still have the courage to persevere?When they finally woke up from the shock, a new collapse inevitably occurred. The array was in chaos. If their minds were a little brighter, they had already begun to run north.

As passionate trumpets sounded, the 2nd Battalion of Indians and the 2nd Battalion of Hans roared together.

"Kill the Western thief and go to heaven!"

3800 soldiers of the Aztec Republican Army began a bayonet charge!

The left wing of the Spanish German mercenaries completely collapsed!

On the left wing of the Aztec Republican Army, although Duke Villahermosa has not yet discovered that his left wing has collapsed, he still feels that he has been abandoned by the goddess of victory again - this feeling is too familiar. It always feels like this when Europe plays against the French.

Now this familiar feeling came again, and the reason that gave him this familiar feeling was the small hollow square formation composed of Indian fusiliers.

This phalanx looked so thin, it didn't even have a spear, and there were only about 1000 people. However, such a broken phalanx actually blocked the impact of twelve or three consecutive waves of German cuirassiers.

Although each wave of impact was only about a hundred cavalry in size, it was not two thousand cuirassiers who swarmed forward.However, these twelve or thirteen waves of impact were not scattered on the four sides of the hollow square, but concentrated on the west-facing side. There were only 200 Indian infantrymen on this side. How could they possibly repel them one after another? What about the charge of twelve or three waves, totaling [-] riders?
How can this be?Are those Indians made of iron?
But something that is obviously impossible, it just happened!
I saw only waves of German cuirassiers rushing back and forth like a tide, whizzing up, and then being shot and wounded by grenades and muskets. Although some cavalry were still able to complete the attack in the end, due to their vigor, they had already It was completely lost, so the impact was greatly attenuated, and it was still unable to break through the "hedgehog array" composed of two hundred bayonets.

Although every charge of the German cuirassiers can cause some losses to the Indian infantry, there is also a battalion and 200 tiger cavalry stuffed in the hollow square, and they can continuously join the battle line to fill the gaps.

A good cavalry assault turned into a war of attrition!

What makes Duke Villahermosa even more unhappy is that in this war of attrition, the ones who suffered the biggest losses were obviously his German cuirassiers!

That's a German cuirassier!It's a noble force!They actually exchanged heads with the Indians and the losses were several times greater than the Indians, so that the Indians' front line was full of dead men and horses, lying in a mess!
Although those Indians were also dying, their morale was visibly high!The one who is exchanging lives with them now is the "Knight Master" of "Old Europe's White Flag"!In the past, what level was this gentleman?What is the class of Indian slaves?It is an honor for the slaves that the knight of the old European white flag comes to the New World to be the entrusted guardian of the Indian slaves!
Now, the life of an Indian slave can be exchanged for the lives of three old European knights of the white flag. Do you think it's worth it?

If we could always exchange at this exchange ratio, all the white-flag masters from Spain would come to the New World, and they would all be exchanged. They would be sent to hell to meet Satan!

On the other hand, the morale of the German cuirassiers has dropped so much that it is almost negative!Especially those mercenary captains were so hateful that they almost chewed their back molars to pieces!Not the ruthless Indian, but the stupid Duke of Villahermosa!

This guy has a stupid head!They actually used cuirassiers to charge into the hollow phalanx of the infantry over and over again. Although cuirassiers charged into the phalanx, the French also often did it.But what grade does Da Kong represent?What grade is Duleni?What is the status of the Duke of Luxembourg?What is the level of that cross-dressing tycoon, the Duke of Orleans?
When these people charged into the formation with cuirassiers, they all targeted the opponent's weakness and launched a fierce attack. How could they fight against a square formation?After more than ten waves, people are still unmoved, which fully illustrates the problem.

No wonder Louis XIV’s army was so impressive on the European battlefield, just because there were opponents like you who could kill people!
The German mercenaries who almost hated the Duke of Villahermosa were naturally unwilling to attack with all their strength, so the cavalry charges in waves No. 11, No. 12 and No. 13 were carried out very sloppily, just so-so. Just one wave and that's it.

After seeing another wave of attacks through the telescope and encountering musket fire from the Aztec Republican Army, the Duke of Villahermosa could no longer hold back his anger. He held up the telescope and muttered to himself. : "Betrayal! This is betrayal, a betrayal against the king and God! They all deserve to go to hell!" Although he spoke in Spanish, there were still a few people among the group of German cuirassiers guarding him who could understand clearly. Everyone cast a look of hatred at this aloof Duke.

At the same time, the 800 Aztec tiger cavalry who had been scared away by the German cuirassiers, under the leadership of Bai Xianzhong, quietly slipped back to the left wing of the Aztec army's line of fierce fighting.

Bai Xianzhong, who was also wearing a somewhat ridiculous tiger hat, was holding a telescope to observe the battle ahead. Suddenly, a tiger cavalry captain next to him shouted: "General Bai, the Spanish left wing seems to have been crushed by Zeng Shuai." !”

Bai Xianzhong quickly turned around and looked towards the left wing of the Spanish army.Sure enough, the Spanish front no longer existed!Only the soldiers of the Aztec Republic Army wearing tiger hats were seen rushing towards the center like a tide. The victory or defeat has been decided, and now is the time for the tiger cavalry to attack!
Thinking of this, he quickly put away the telescope, then reached out to take the spear from a soldier, and said hello to the front: "Brothers, it's time to make great achievements again. Come with me!"

After roaring this voice, he took the lead and rushed towards the groups of German cuirassiers scattered around the Duke of Villahermosa.And the veteran cavalrymen under him were all excited at this moment - veteran cavalry, of course, it is impossible to fight with all their strength, they must fight for the first place when fighting a drowned dog.

Now is obviously the time to fight the drowned dog. The breastplates, helmets, and horses of those cuirassiers all look very good, so hurry up and grab them!

Now the tiger cavalry is back in form. The 800 cavalry are all fighting for the lead and working bravely. They are all "oil tigers"!Even the war horses under their crotches were particularly energetic. The ground rumbled and shook with their hooves, and each one ran as fast as the wind.

At one glance, you can tell that Quan TM is a seasoned guy!
When these 800 veteran cavalry charged, they still had no formation. They were just a large and scattered mass, and they rushed forward like a roaring mountain and a tsunami.However, this momentum is really incomparable with when they escaped before. From a long distance away, the German cuirassiers felt murderous intent.

"Tiger Trooper!"

"They are back"

"It's terrible there are so many of them!"

"God, run!"

The German cuirassiers guarding the Duke of Villahermosa lost their fighting spirit, and some particularly cunning Germans escaped without waiting for their Duke's order.This made the Spanish Duke very angry. These German cuirassiers were all hired by him from the Catholic German princes at a huge price!

It’s okay to lose the battle. Why did you leave the commander and run away?Do you still want military pay?
However, there are still Germans who are more honest, and those mercenary captains are honest - according to the old rules in Europe, mercenaries usually owe wages, except for the Netherlands.So these mercenary captains were the creditors of the Duke of Villahermosa. How could the debt-ridden Duke be stabbed to death by the Tiger Cavalry?If he is going to die, who can we turn to for debt?Go find the Marquis of Ascenta?Will he admit it?
In addition, the market in the New World has changed now. The Aztecs are so awesome!
This New World is too far away from God and too close to the Aztecs. If you want the Germans to continue to work for New Spain, you must pay more!
Therefore, without saying a word, the captain of this group of German cuirassiers surrounded him and protected the Duke from escaping.But the Duke of Villahermosa knew that he could not lose no matter what, and the national destiny of the Aztec Republic rose!
If we lose, this battle will become the founding battle of the Aztec Republic. From then on, the Aztec Republic will stand on the Mexican plateau and become the mountaintop country of the entire New World!
The Spanish Kingdom's rule over the colonies in the New World may also enter a countdown.

Because this battle proved that the "Old European White Flag" army was not invincible here in the New World. The Indians could not only defeat them, but also achieve an overwhelming victory under the leadership of the Aztec Republic.

This means that the Aztec Republic will become the spiritual homeland of all Indian slaves oppressed by the Spanish, and these Indian slaves will no longer be as obedient as before because they know that even the most elite European armies will The Aztecs, their motherland, could also defeat it.

The Duke of Villahermosa could already predict that the storm of Indian uprising would sweep across the entire Spanish New World!

And Spain's world empire might completely collapse in this storm!
"No, I won't leave, I will continue to fight!" Duke Villahermosa roared, "God is on the side of the Spanish, Spain will win!"

"My Duke and the Pope have already excommunicated the King of Spain! How can God support Spain? You'd better run away with us quickly. Anyway, this is not the first time you have escaped from the battlefield!"

I don’t know which damn German guy came and said such a thing, which almost made Duke Villahermosa angry, but before he could get angry, another German guy shouted: "Oh God, we Our left wing has collapsed. The Aztecs are storming our center!"

The Duke of Villahermosa quickly looked towards the left wing of the Spanish army.

Sure enough, there were no traces of German mercenaries there, and only the "tiger hats" belonging to Qianji could be seen forming several vertical formations and rushing toward the center of the Spanish army.

At the same time, the front of the Spanish army's center is also under tremendous pressure!

A large number of Aztec infantry were approaching from their front, and they were about to engage in hand-to-hand combat.

The formation of the Spanish infantry in the center became quite chaotic under the tremendous pressure, and seemed to be on the verge of collapse.

Seeing this, the Duke of Villahermosa, who had great experience in defeating battles, fully understood - he had been completely defeated.

The Spanish world empire will collapse!
(End of this chapter)