Chapter 72 Assisting Allies to Battle in South America
Yang Zhong led 90,000 cavalry to launch a raid, annihilated more than 30,000 main British troops surrounding Mexico City in one fell swoop. Since then, the situation in the jurisdiction of the Governor of New Spain has reversed, and the British strength has been significantly weaker than the Spanish defenders.
Governor Cortez was simply ecstatic. He was worried that the British army would be unable to get enough food, grass and ammunition, and the next moment, the British army fell down like harvesting wheat, and tens of thousands of horses appeared outside the city like divine weapons descending from the sky.
Looking at the flag, it turned out to be a coalition force of the Ming Empire, Spain and Portugal!
He quickly opened the city gate and went to welcome him.
Yang Zhong did not mean to go to the city to rest. Mexico City was just his first stop. I don’t know how many places he would go to later. He was ready to take advantage of the cavalry and continue to raid and raid again and again, and catch the British army off guard. This not only can quickly resolve the battle, but also reduce casualties.
The most important thing at the moment is not to rest, but to interrogate the prisoner. He still knows nothing about the situation in other places. It is not a problem to run around with his hair covered. He really wants to ask about the situation in other places from the prisoner before making plans.
This time he was quite lucky. The commander of the British army's army attacking the American continent was the commander of the British army's attack on the American continent. Under the slightly rough torture of the Ming army, he finally couldn't stand the torture and took all the tricks.
Overall, the situation in the Americas is not too bad, because the British army has limited troops, so they sent a total of 100,000 troops to attack Spain's New Spain Governor's jurisdiction and Portugal's colony Brazil.
As for Spain's Peru Governor's jurisdiction, it was originally reserved for Sweden and Denmark, but their army was dragged to Tsarist Russia, and there was no one at all, so they had to give up temporarily.
In other words, as long as the 50,000 British troops attacking Brazil were driven away, the entire American continent would be the world of the Habsburg Alliance of the Ming Dynasty.
Yang Zhong discussed for a while with New Spain Governor Cortez, and finally decided to leave 20,000 Spanish cavalry here to assist Cortez in clearing out the remaining British troops, while he led 60,000 cavalry to South America to help Portugal and drive away the 50,000 British troops there.
After all, the British army scattered in the jurisdiction of the Governor of New Spain now has less than 20,000 troops, and 20,000 Spanish cavalry alone can defeat them. What's more, there are already 20,000 or 30,000 Spanish garrisons here, so it is definitely no problem to deal with the remaining British army.
The next morning, Yang Zhong led another 60,000 cavalry to return to Acapulco, preparing to take a boat from there to Lima, the capital of the governor-general of Peru, and then find a way to El Salvador, the capital of the Brazilian colony of Portugal.
On the verge of day, the fleet continued to go south along the coastline. After sailing for about four days, it arrived at Lima, the capital of the governor-general of Peru in Spain. As expected, there was no British attack here, and the situation was relatively calm.
However, according to the estimates of the Governor of Lima, it is almost more than 2,000 miles from Lima to El Salvador, and the road in the middle is not easy to walk. Even if you ride a horse, it will take at least half a month to arrive.
This is a bit troublesome. In half a month, everyone would have to bring forty or fifty kilograms of dry food alone. In addition to other things, the war horses must be crushed to death.
Yang Zhong couldn't help but sigh that without a railway, it would be a problem, but he had to go. This was the emperor's will. No matter how hard or difficult it was, he had to go!
He discussed with the Spanish Governor of Peru and the officers led by Portugal for a long time, and finally decided on a three-step plan.
The first step is to set out from Lima and rush to Santa Cruz, the city closest to the Brazilian colony in Peru, where to supplement the supply;
The second step is to set off from Santa Cruz and rush to Goias in the middle of the Brazilian colony, where there is a Portuguese colonial stronghold. Even if it is occupied by the British army, it can be taken back and won't be given;
The third step is to set off from Goias to El Salvador. It depends on the situation. If the British army does not find it, launch a raid. If the British army discovers it, then attack hard. 60,000 cavalry, even if the 50,000 British troops are all there, so what? Yang Zhong has roughly estimated the combat power of the British army. Even if they have artillery, he is not afraid.
If you walk like this, each section of the road will take five or six days, and the food problem will be solved. If you are too tired, you can rest in Santa Cruz and Goias. Without railways, this is the safest way to march.
After a certain plan, Yang Zhong no longer hesitated. The next morning, he led 60,000 cavalry and set off under the guidance of the Spanish guide.
The territory of the Peruvian Governor's jurisdiction is also very large at this time, including not only Peru and Quito (later Ecuador), but also most of Colombia in the north, most of Bolivia in the east, and most of Chile and Argentina in the south, and the area is similar to that of the Governor's jurisdiction in the New Spain.
Santa Cruz is a city in the easternmost part of Bolivia, only more than 200 miles away from the Brazilian colony in Portugal.
After nearly six days of long journey, Yang Zhong finally led 60,000 cavalry to Santa Cruz. He was in the territory of the Peruvian Governor's territory. There was no need to worry about encountering the British army. The march was relatively easy. After resting for a day and replenishing dry food, he led his army to set off again.
Santa Cruz ran east for a day and entered the Brazilian colony of Portugal. Along the way, there were only indigenous people, and there were no traces of British troops. After careful walking for six days, the army finally arrived at the first Portuguese colonial stronghold, Goias.
There are still no traces of British troops here. According to the local garrison, the British troops only operated along the Atlantic coast and did not penetrate deep into the Brazilian colonies. This is somewhat similar to the jurisdiction of the Governor General of New Spain.
However, from the local garrison, Yang Zhong also learned that there were only more than 20,000 British troops besieging El Salvador, and El Salvador was as solid as a sacrificial force and was not captured by the British army.
This surprised him a little. The cavalry could not attack the city. If El Salvador was taken down, he would consider changing his target.
Moreover, 60,000 is better than 60,000 to 20,000 to 30,000. After all, if someone turns the cannon head, the cavalry he leads is likely to be shot.
After resting in Goias for two days and replenishing dry food for eight days, Yang Zhong continued to lead the army, but this time the guide was replaced by Goias's Portuguese garrison general.
The marching was smooth with people familiar with the terrain. In less than five days, the army arrived near El Salvador.
Fortunately, the British army did not find that the coalition forces had touched them this time. Maybe the news from New Spain had not yet been heard, maybe the British army habitually believed that there were no reinforcements from Portugal. In short, the British army did not have any abnormal movements, and the raid was still feasible.
Early in the morning of the sixth day, it was still the old tactics. Yang Zhong directly ordered 60,000 cavalry to dismount and move forward slowly, approach the British army's post and then boarded the horse and raided.
The British army was the same as before, and the guards were sent out for four or five miles, and their defenses were extremely lax.
Another classic lightning raid, the main force of 20,000 British troops collapsed in less than a quarter of an hour, the siege of El Salvador was instantly lifted, and the situation in the Portuguese colony also reversed instantly.
At this point, the strategic goal of assisting allies to regain the American colonies was initially achieved. What remains was the removal of the remaining British troops from all over the country. Yang Zhong also led his army to participate in the removal of Brazilian colonies, and the British troops in the Brazilian colonies collapsed in an avalanche.
Chapter completed!