Invincible urban management

One hundred and one, Vera Cruz explosion

On a small hill not far from the launch site, the hardline leader of the Tlaxcala Alliance and the contemporary No. 1 general in the Central American civilization circle, Xiaoxi Kotekato, is crossing his arms, chewing spicy Tobacco leaves, watching the Chinese fiddle with their strange metal pipes with some boredom.

Because the weather on the tropical seaside is extremely hot, his upper body is shirtless, his lower body is only wrapped in a loincloth, and his feet are covered with a pair of plastic slippers that he just bought. His muscular body is covered with terrifying colorful tattoos , looks a lot like a gangster in an old Hong Kong movie.

To be honest, as the mortal enemy of the empire who defeated the Emperor Montezuma four years ago and caused the Aztec Empire to suffer a disastrous defeat unseen in decades, Nishiko Tecato never thought that he would actually There will be a day when we will cooperate with the Aztec Imperial Army.

But this is also a matter of no choice. He must eliminate the uninvited Spaniards, or the "white-skinned feathered snake god" in the mouth of some old lunatics, in order to defeat his political opponents and regain power.Before that, even if they cooperated with the centuries-old enemy Aztecs, they would have to pinch their noses.

What's more, in the mind of Xiaoxi Cotecato, in fact, he always feels that the Spaniards are more dangerous future enemies than the Aztecs.

As a tough xenophobic element, although Xiaoxi Cotecato has no good impression of these greedy and brutal Spaniards, he never thinks that these "stinky people" who are covered in thick dirt and claim to never take a bath in their lives are actually The sacred Feathered Serpent descended to earth.But he also knew that these Spaniards from the east did possess some powers as powerful as gods—those wooden warships as huge as fortresses and palaces; those steel weapons that were incomparable to the finest obsidian swords; Those metal pipe weapons that can make a thunderous sound and spew hot projectiles; and the speed of anyone can run faster than anyone, and they call them "horses".

It is precisely because the Spaniards have the above-mentioned things that they only used a few hundred troops to beat the small Xikao Tecato, who was sitting on thousands of troops, into a dilemma.At the same time, it also caused him deep fear, hostility and resistance, so he tried his best to prevent the tribe from forming an alliance with the Spaniards-think about it, just the first few hundred Spaniards can defeat more than ten times the number of Tetra Lascala warrior.If thousands or tens of thousands of Spaniards continue to come from the eastern sea in the future, wouldn't it be true that all the tribes on this land must only serve them as slaves?

What's more, in these white-skinned Spaniards, Xiaoxi Cotecato didn't see a single bit of benevolence and kindness like the legendary Feathered Serpent God, only saw them shamelessly and greedily demanding All kinds of things: gold, food, cloth, and women, even more than the Aztecs did, but refused to give anything in return, never gave anything of their own in exchange.

However, as the so-called arm cannot twist the thigh, the tribal elders wholeheartedly want to use the power of these Spaniards to defeat the centuries-old enemy Aztecs, without considering the danger in the future, no matter how much Xiaoxi Cotecato protests Useless, not even his father would support him.

Therefore, the military alliance between the Tlaxcala League and the Spaniards was finally successfully concluded.After the defeat, Koshikotkato lost his military power and the prestige he had established in the clan.He could only watch coldly as the leader of the peace faction, Masisicato, sent two thousand of his trusted soldiers to follow the guy named Cortez and march towards the capital of the Aztecs.

At the beginning of the army, the Allied forces were victorious, and the enemy's blockade collapsed at the touch of a finger. The Aztecs in the midst of civil strife were powerless to fight. The prospects for naysayers are getting darker.

Next, this coalition army encountered the expeditionary force of the old ally Hongxiutizgan Kingdom in Cholula City, as well as a group of "Western gods" who were completely different from the Spaniards but seemed to be stronger-in Mexico The invincible and majestic "Incarnation of the Feathered Serpent" Cortez was beaten terribly by the Hongxiutizgan Expeditionary Force in an instant, scared the shit out of him, and even had to attack those "Western Gods" " Kneeling and kowtowing, giving gifts to curry favor, and doing everything possible to be humble, was spared by the other party.

Until this time, the people of Tlaxcala, who had been blocked by the Aztec Empire for a long time, were very surprised to hear that as early as four years ago, a group of powerful "men of God" descended on the western seashore The Hunxiutizgan Kingdom.Among them, the "man of God" who arrived first became the son-in-law of the current King Awaha of the Hongxiutizgan Kingdom, and will wear the crown in the future and become the monarch who rules the western seashore.And the remaining few "Godmen" are also revered in that distant country, and even the king has to respect and bow to them.

More importantly, compared with the ferocious and greedy Spaniards who only take but don't give, the "yellow-skinned gods" from the West are relatively much kinder.Although they are also eager for bright gold and silver, they never get it for nothing, but they will generously exchange all kinds of exquisite items that only gods can create, from pure table salt, white sugar, exquisite From unique fire-making sticks (matches), to extremely beautiful various utensils, decorations and colored cloth...everything that ordinary people can imagine or can't imagine, can be bought in the "Legendary Bazaar" run by them .

Even the steel swords, which were considered treasures by the Spaniards and refused to exchange for life and death, became common commodities open for sale when it came to the "yellow-skinned god".Except for the Tlaxcalans who have been blocking the trade route, other tribes in Mexico are more or less equipped with steel swords and swords, and some chiefs even wear shiny steel helmets (actually stainless steel pots) , Even if you chop it with a stone axe, you can't break it!

However, it is a pity that these "yellow-skinned gods" from the West seem to have gone to another extreme compared with the "white-skinned gods" in the East. They are too kind to everyone, not only to The Tlaxcalans are very kind, and they are also very kind to the Aztecs. They have no idea who is their enemy and who is their old friend. When the expeditionary army of the Kingdom of Zigan arrived in the Valley of Mexico, they were very excited for a time. They immediately sent envoys to contact them. At the same time, they persuaded the elders to mobilize the whole clan of warriors and unite with the Hunxiutizgans to defeat the old enemy Aztecs in one fell swoop.Unexpectedly, the envoy he sent to make contact was still on the way, and the news that the Hunxiutizgans and the Aztecs had officially signed a truce came from the Valley of Mexico... It almost made Xiao Xikao feel ashamed Tekato was furious.

Therefore, when this expeditionary force arrived in Tlaxcala, Xiao Xikao Tecato was very indifferent to them for a time, until the "God Man" prince named "Wende Si" did a lot of public relations work, This barely eased the relationship.

Next, the political situation in the region changed again—the second group of Spaniards landed in Mexico and sent people to notify the surrounding tribes, claiming that Cortes was a rogue criminal and did not represent the orthodoxy of the Spanish royal family. , sooner or later they will all be captured and executed!

When he found out that Cortes, whom he relied on as his backer, was actually just a wanted criminal leader, the peace faction dignitaries of the Tlaxcala Alliance suddenly panicked, while the war faction's Xiaoxi Cotecato saw the possibility of restoring power. I hope that I will immediately lead all my cronies and subordinates to the meeting.

Then, there was a nondescript "anti-Cortez alliance", and today's battle of Vera Cruz...

(Voice of Mystery: Engaging in united front work and increasing our number of people has always been our party's strength!)

While he was so dreaming, recalling the events of the past few months, he heard an annoying yell.

"...My lord! Your honorable lord!"

A Tlaxcala warrior ran over panting, and shouted loudly from a long distance, "...the Hongxiutizgans sent envoys, saying that they are about to launch the kind of gun that makes a loud noise. Weapons, and we are too close, I hope you back a little way, so as not to be surprised!"

"...It's okay, I've seen white people use that kind of explosive weapon before, and the noise doesn't frighten me!"

Xiao Xikotkato raised his chin in a haughty manner, curled his lips with disdain, "...you can only see clearly if you get closer..."

However, His Excellency Xiao Xikotkato hadn't finished his confident words. The next moment, a sudden shaking made him fall down on the grass.And a series of teeth-piercing sharp whistles made his ears ring even more!

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"...Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh"

Thunderous explosions echoed in the air, the ground began to tremble violently, orange-red flashes suddenly rose from the front, and a scorching air wave with a pungent smell spread out in all directions.Amidst the dense gunpowder smoke, rows of rockets could be vaguely seen flying into the sky one after another, screaming and rushing towards the wooden fortress in front—Of course, occasionally there will be some inferior and inferior goods that fall down in the middle...

The Indians and Spanish soldiers of various races gathered around the battlefield were almost stunned to see the hundreds of rockets, with ear-piercing screams, tearing the sky with bright red tail flames, like shooting stars all over the sky, ruthlessly Pounce hard on the fortress of Vera Cruz as the target!

Compared with the original smoothbore artillery, which could only fire solid bullets and iron sand shotguns in the early days of the Great Discovery Age, and had a very limited range, this "flying water pipe" was often used by the Palestinian resistance organizations to bombard Jerusalem in the 21st century. The power is really amazing.Although it is far less spectacular than the Katyusha rockets destroying the German tank clusters in World War II movies, for the Indians and Spaniards who have personally experienced such terrifying power, it has already made them really think that the end of the world is coming up!

——The high-explosive bombs falling from the sky like covering the sky and covering the sky, releasing intense heat.Almost in an instant, the crude wooden fortress quickly turned into a terrible sea of ​​​​fire filled with smoke and flames. , and even the entire mountain was ravaged by incendiary bombs, igniting raging flames.Even though there is still a long distance, you can vaguely hear the screams, scolding and howling, as well as the loud noise of the building collapsing in the flames... The mushroom clouds formed after the explosions one after another The ground rose, and the air was filled with a terrifying smell of burnt and gunpowder, and the mournful howls of the defenders when they were dying, for a while overwhelmed the sound of the explosion, making everyone's hair stand on end. The cold sweat continued.

I have to admit that some of the Cortez expedition members in the Fortress of Veracruz had a very strong will to fight.In the gap between the two rounds of rocket shooting, they were actually able to fire a few shells from the sea of ​​flames with the remaining heavy artillery one after another, as a final counterattack.But even their longest-range artillery can't reach the rocket firing position two kilometers away

Next, after the second batch of rockets deployed in another position was also fired, accompanied by a violent explosion, the flaming Fortress of Veracruz finally stopped firing back fire, except for the crackling sound of burning flames. , leaving only deathly silence.

Not to mention the Indians, who have hardly experienced hot weapon combat, almost all thought it was the anger of the gods. Even the Spanish soldiers who had fought in Europe had never seen such a terrible scene—they might have seen their companions being killed. The sieves of shotgun shells and bullets may have seen battleships blown to pieces by artillery fire, and bloody and bloody scenes, but such a quick and ruthless destructive blow has completely exceeded their imagination: just use In less than 4 minutes, a strong stockade disappeared in the explosion and flames!

However, Comrade Maimaiti, who planned this "super bomb" on the spot, seemed to be a little dissatisfied with the effect, "...if some liquefied gas tanks can be stacked in advance, it should be able to blow up more thoroughly ...Forget it, you can't ask too much in this kind of place..."

...Hey, how on earth have you helped Palestinians demolish Israeli settlements in the past? ! !

With the passage of time, among the more than 3 coalition forces around the battlefield, someone finally came back from the sluggishness—before the others made a move, they had just suffered a defeat here not long ago, The Aztec royal guards eager to avenge their shame, regardless of the smoldering fires and the roiling heat waves on the entire mountain, just stepped on the hot scorched earth and rushed up with a loud roar.

And the commander who personally wields a long sword and leads this army is a figure that all traversers are very familiar with.

"...Huh? Isn't that guy Kuohtmok? How did he appear there?"

For the past two days, Wang Qiu, who has been busy traveling between the two planes carrying arms and supplies, and who is a little out of touch with the situation on the front line, couldn't help asking strangely, "...the general who originally commanded the Aztec Royal Guard, isn't he A middle-aged uncle named Kakama?"

"...Eh? Didn't your little lover, Xue Ji Delan, tell you about this?" Senior Ma Tong glanced back at him, and said, "... Kakama, who was originally in command of the Aztec Royal Guard, a few days ago I don't know why he was called back, probably to hold him accountable for the defeat! Our old friend Kuohtmok took the opportunity to control this army..."

When Wang Qiu heard the words, he couldn't help but frowned, as if thinking of some kind of bad prospect... But it's not easy to talk nonsense without evidence.

In short, there is no suspense about what happened next—almost all of the more than 100 Spaniards and a few Indian slaves in the village were charred in the flames, and there were only a few lucky ones who were not burned to death , was also quickly shot to death by the Aztecs—or worse, was beaten unconscious with a stick, tied up, and prepared to be escorted back to the capital to be skinned and sacrificed to the gods.

In this regard, the other troops of the coalition army just looked on coldly, and even the Spanish soldiers under Narvaez didn't seem to want to stop it - because it was really impossible to establish a cooperative relationship with the current one for the sake of the life and death of a bunch of traitors. Allies clash.

Next, it was time for this huge coalition force that had just gathered together to split up and go their separate ways.