Invincible urban management

96. Six-Party Talks on Mexico

While the headline news of "Chinese people discovered in the New World" caused a sensation and heated discussions in the distant Spanish mainland and even the whole of Europe, the Chinese butterflies who caused the hurricane knew nothing about it and were still just Execute his plan step by step.

On November 1519, 11, after completing the military deterrence and diplomatic negotiations against the Aztec Empire, the Hongxiu Tizgan Expeditionary Army led by the traversers set off again and left the imperial capital Tenochtitlan , turning eastward.

At the end of November, the expeditionary force returned to the ruined city of Cholula, and encountered the Tlaxcala army who had come to take over the city. In December, the expeditionary force entered the city of Tlaxcala in the Zutara Valley, preparing to welcome back the tribesmen who had been separated here in the past.

——Around 1513, when the old capital of the Hunxiutizgan Kingdom was breached by the expeditionary forces of the Aztec Empire, some of the most stubborn Hunxiutizgans would rather die than surrender to the powerful enemy. Traveling all the way across the mountains, he came to the territory of his allies, the Tlaxcalans, and persisted in fighting.

As a result, they, together with the Tlaxcalans, were besieged by the Aztec army in the Zutara Valley, and they were basically cut off from the outside world.For the series of earth-shaking upheavals that took place in the distant hometown after the arrival of the "man of God", this group of Hongxiutizgans basically knew nothing about it, until recently they broke through with the help of the Spanish east wind. Blockade, a little bit to find out a little bit of words.

Therefore, when the Hongxiutizgan Expeditionary Army arrived in the Zutara Valley, they saw a group of ragged, unkempt, and gray-haired compatriots—because the Zutara Valley was severely blocked by the Aztecs, Caravans from other places can’t enter at all. This place is not close to the sea, and there is no mineral salt such as salt ponds. Not to mention... After a few years of suffering without salt, most of these hard-working people became white-haired women and white-haired men.

All of a sudden, there were loud cries on both sides. Many of the more than 1000 Hongxiutiz dry warriors in the "Young and Dangerous Light Infantry" and the thousands of female soldiers in the "RPG Detachment of Women" found their own here. Brothers, fathers, sisters and even husbands.The tens of thousands of Hongxiutizgan people who were trapped here also found many relatives in the expeditionary force, and they were delighted to learn of the revival and prosperity of their homeland.

After seeing countless steel swords and swords, colorful cloths, exquisite porcelain, as well as exquisite fine flour cakes and "mysterious meat" that are full for every meal, these impoverished Hong Xiutizgans hardly hesitated , he expressed his willingness to go home with the expeditionary army, and one by one scrambled to kneel down and kowtow to the new kingdom's heir, Wen De's heir "Archangel Archangel", and swear allegiance-everyone hates the poor and loves the rich, let alone those who live under the fence. The days are really sad, they have been thinking about their hometown all day and night.As for letting a foreigner who married a princess be king, it is commonplace and commonplace, and modern Europeans don't take it seriously, let alone Indians in this era.

On the other hand, the Tlaxcalans who lived here for generations also showed a warm welcome to the arrival of the Hongxiutizgan Expeditionary Force.Because this expeditionary force is also a large caravan, bringing a variety of dazzling first-class goods, especially the salt and cloth they lack most, as well as exquisite porcelain that women like, and sweets and candies that children like , and men's favorite soju and so on.

Unfortunately, because this country was not rich in the first place, and was blocked by foreign enemies for a long time, all trade routes and financial resources were cut off. The Tlaxcalans had very little gold and silver in their hands, and there was not much high-quality wood produced locally. , means of payment are seriously lacking.

In order to maintain the friendship between the two races, Wen Desi and all the traversers thanked the Tlaxcalans for dragging down the main force of the Aztecs in the past few years, so that the disastrously defeated Hongxiutizgans had a respite At the same time, they distributed a lot of salt, cloth, and shochu, and distributed a lot of food to the Hongxiutizgan compatriots who were about to return. Another thank you banquet was held, and the atmosphere was warm and everyone was happy. .

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However, compared with the warm welcome of the people at the bottom, the chiefs and dignitaries of the Tlaxcalans are generally indifferent, even slightly hostile.

——Tlaxcala is an alliance of four tribes, with four chiefs, who can take the lead depends on the talents and physical conditions of each chief.Initially it was an alliance of two chiefs, Sicotcatto the Elder and Masisicato, who took control of the leadership of Tlaxcala and sidelined the two remaining chiefs.But, at last, when old Sicotcatto was old and feeble and blind, Massiscator took the opportunity to take the highest position.

However, the old Xikao Tecato has already been training his son Xiao Xikao Tecato to serve as the commander of the tribal coalition forces.Nicholas Cotecato lived up to expectations, defeating the Aztec Empire four times in a row, especially the unprecedented victory against Emperor Montezuma in 1515, which allowed him to gradually establish his prestige in Tlaxcala and become a special The peerless general of the La Scala League and the entire Central American civilized world.

After the arrival of Cortez's Spanish expedition, the Tlaxcalans split into a peace faction and a war faction.The former, headed by Masisicato, advocated uniting the Spaniards to attack the old enemy, the Aztec Empire, while the latter, headed by Little Xicatto, stubbornly rejected all foreigners.

At first, the leader of the main combat faction, Koshiko Tecato, led his troops to fight fiercely with the Spaniards day after day, but suffered heavy losses and gained nothing, and finally the army almost mutinied.The leader of the peace faction, Masisicato, took the opportunity to advocate a peace alliance with the Spaniards, and thus, with the support of Cortes, successfully took over the leadership of Tlaxcala.As the general of the defeated army, Konishi Kotkato had nothing to do about it.

However, whether it is the main battle faction or the main peace faction, they are all the same on the issue of dealing with the old enemy Aztecs-the Tlaxcalans and the Aztecs have an irreconcilable feud, it is not you who die I live!We can only fight to the end, there is no negotiation!

However, although the Hongxiutizgans are the traditional allies of the Tlaxcalans, it can be said that they have a "friendship united with blood".This time, he beat the Spaniard to shame in the city of Cholula, which was tantamount to slapping the peace faction headed by Masisicato.As a hard-core xenophobic, the leader of the main combat faction, Xiao Xikao Tecato, while being extremely hostile to the Spaniards, did not like the "man of God" who came to the Kingdom of Hongxiutizgan and gained power-of course, because of this It's a foreigner, that is, Hong Xiutiz is doing people's internal affairs, so he has no hostility.

And the next thing that happened after that made all the dignitaries of Tlaxcala blow their lungs:

This time, Hongxiutiz made peace with the Aztecs!

It's like the Soviet Union in the late World War II just regained all the lost ground, and was gearing up to go out of the country to plant the red flag on the juncture of the Chancellery in Berlin, but suddenly learned that the US and British allies had abandoned themselves to make peace with Nazi Germany alone-it was almost the same. It's naked betrayal!

Therefore, naturally, don't expect the nobles of Tlaxcala to have a good face when facing traitors.

Fortunately, the traversers gave up the city of Cholula to the Tlaxcalans by borrowing flowers and presenting Buddhas, which made the Tlaxcalans feel embarrassed immediately after receiving the generous gifts. The steel knives and axes equipped with them, as well as the fireworks and firecrackers they used many times to show off their power, also made them who were still using obsidian knives and axes feel jealous, and they dared not act rashly, making enemies in vain... Otherwise, Hong Xiutiz would do it When the Kingdom Expeditionary Force visited and greeted their compatriots this time, God knows if the Tlaxcalans would directly serve them with swords and guns!

In order to maintain the most basic friendly relationship, and also to be able to take away the tribe smoothly, and to open up the road to the east coast, and at the same time drive a wedge between the Spaniards and the Tlaxcalans, Wen Desi gave full play to his past experience. As the specialty of the sales manager, I started communication and public relations with the chiefs of Tlaxcala, and repeatedly explained the helplessness of my side negotiating peace with the Aztecs-although the national situation on my side has been restored, the population is still too small to It is not easy to regain the homeland. If you want to continue to fight and defeat the Aztec Empire in one go, you are really powerless, so you have to have a long-term plan... I have said this many times, and I have given a lot of money The gift finally managed to round things up.Although it is impossible to restore the original relationship of close allies, at least most of the hostility has been resolved.

Then, just after the New Year, from the Gulf Coast to the east came the latest news that the Aztecs were at war with the Spanish.

It turned out that while the cunning Emperor Montezuma used diplomatic negotiations to stabilize the enemies, he dispatched his cronies, General Kakama, and led about [-] Aztec royal guards to travel long distances from the Valley of Mexico to the sea in an attempt to Attack the Port of Veracruz, cut off the Spanish's retreat, and at the same time suppress the Totonacs in the coastal area, and restore the Aztec Empire's rule over this out-of-control area.

But the problem is that this army was drawn from the front line of the civil war in Tetcos City. It had just been defeated in front of the rebels, and before it could take a break to replenish, it had to march hundreds of kilometers across the mountains. It made everyone exhausted, and their combat effectiveness dropped sharply.And Kakama, who commanded the troops, was also not good enough. As a result, after arriving at the Gulf of Mexico battlefield, instead of being able to capture the Port of Veracruz, where only about 200 Spaniards and more than [-] indigenous people were stationed, he was left behind. The Spaniards were defeated by a sneak attack, and the whole army was defeated, and they fled a long way before gathering up.

Although the Spaniards won easily, they did not kill much, and the strength of the two sides was still very different.So after repelling the first attack, the defenders of Port Veracruz sent envoys to ask for help from the Tlaxcalans, hoping that the two sides could work together to completely wipe out the Aztec army.

This letter for help immediately caused an uproar among the Tlaxcalans—the peace faction headed by Masisicato naturally advocated the immediate observance of the covenant and sending troops to rescue; Pai, on the other hand, advocated sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight, thinking that no matter whether the Spaniards or the Aztecs were enemies, it would be best to see them killing each other, and there was no need to participate more.

However, God seems to think that the situation is not chaotic enough. The request for help from the Port of Veracruz has not yet been discussed. From the Totonac tribe in the east, another group of "white-skinned gods" came With the news that the big ship landed on the coast.

Moreover, according to these later "white-skinned gods", they were not the reinforcements of the previous batch of "white-skinned gods", but a crusade to wipe out Cortez's gang!They also announced to the local Totonac tribe that Cortez and others who came here before are traitors wanted by the Spanish king, and anyone who dares to cooperate with him is an enemy of the Spanish kingdom!

In addition, the Aztec army seems to have joined forces with the latter group of Spaniards, and is planning to jointly attack Veracruz Port.

At this time, even the peace faction headed by Masisicato felt that their minds were a little confused, and they didn't know which group of Spaniards they should cooperate with—even if they were hardcore foreign slaves, they couldn't serve them at the same time. Several foreign masters who were incompatible with fire and water - Wen Desi and the traversers took the opportunity to throw out a proposal: instead of sitting here and thinking about it, it is better to go to the beach together and meet the leaders of the new group of whites. Besides the size, the road is not too far anyway.Konishi Kotkato, the leader of the main combat faction, also agreed and set off as a representative in person.

So, a few days later, the Tlaxcalans, Aztecs, Hunxiutizgans, Spaniards, local indigenous Totonacs, and the official representatives of the "Great Ming Dynasty" were just a short distance away. The six-party talks on the Mexican issue were held in a "harmonious and friendly" atmosphere in the village of Sumpoyal not far from Puerto Veracruz, and a "fruitful" consensus was reached...