Sanhe Town, this place is called a town, but it is actually a city.

It has an excellent position here, located at the extension of the Sierra Nevada, southeast of the Rocky Mountains and eastwards of the Coastal Mountains. It is precisely because of this that it is called Sanhe Town.

There is a river on the east bank of Sanhe Town from north to south. The passages in the north and west happen to be in the canyon surrounded by mountains. However, the location of Sanhe Town is flat, and it just stops the important passages entering Xinming from the east and south. It can be said that Sanhe Town is the frontier of the Ming Dynasty's southern colonial government directly facing the Southern Spanish colonial government in Xinming.

In this era, due to the sudden rise of the Ming Dynasty, Spain did not directly occupy most of California and Arizona in the northern part of the New World as in history, and even New Mexico only occupied the southern region.

If France and Spain had not fought against the Ming Dynasty before and the three parties would have fought, it would have been a surprise that even the land in the north would have been impossible to preserve.

After the previous war armistice ended, all parties signed and treaty and divided and determined their respective territories. Due to the Ming Dynasty's insistence, the important area of ​​Sanhe Town was finally held in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, which completely restricted the important passage to the north of Spain.

As the situation became increasingly serious, the governor of Xinming Wang Dong and the admiral Zhu Yigui strengthened their defense against Sanhe Town. Now Sanhe Town is not only stationed by a main regiment of Xinming, but also an elite cavalry battalion.

"Captain! The Spanish in the south are gathering."

Hearing the report from his subordinates, Yin Xiong frowned and said, "Let's go! Go and take a look!"

When he went out, he quickly came to the south of the city. Yin Xiong and his subordinates climbed to the top of the city. When he saw Yin Xiong coming, the soldiers and officers garrisoned at the top of the city hurriedly saluted him. Yin Xiong waved his hand and asked them to continue his post. He went straight to the high place and looked in the direction of his subordinates' fingers. As the subordinates said, the Spaniards were gathering.

Yin Xiong was an Indian. When the Ming Dynasty first arrived in Xinming, his tribe was the first branch to come into contact with the Ming Dynasty.

Because of his favor and closeness to the Ming Dynasty, the young Yin Xiong took the initiative to join the Ming army and became a member of the Ming soldiers.

Because Yin Xiong was brave in combat and good at learning, he stood out among Indian soldiers and was attracted by his superior Ma Changbao at the time and promoted him to a lower-level officer.

In the previous battle between the Ming Dynasty and the Spanish coalition forces, Yin Xiong, as the second commander of the first battalion of the First Battalion of the First Cavalry Regiment, participated in the battle that decided the victory and defeat. In this battle, Yin Xiong performed extremely well, leading the cavalry to turn the situation around and even cut off the head of the enemy major.

After the war, Yin Xiong was promoted to cavalry battalion commander, thus completing the leap from a lower-level officer to an intermediate officer.

Because Yin Xiong's identity was extremely representative, and the Ming Dynasty's rule in Xinming required a typical example of Yin Xiong, with the consent of the then Governor Pan Mengyuan, Yin Xiong, as an officer who grew up in Xinming, received great attention from the Ming military.

A few years ago, after learning about this, Zhu Yicheng specially asked the Xinming Governor's Office to select a group of qualified officers who grew up in Xinming to go to the local area for training. Yin Xiong, as the best, was naturally among them.

When Yin Xiong crossed the ocean to the Ming Dynasty and witnessed the prosperity and strength of the Ming Dynasty with his own eyes, he had a great recognition of the Ming Dynasty in his heart. He had already thought he was a man of the Ming Dynasty and was even more proud of being a Ming soldier at this moment.

After one year of local training, Yin Xiong was recognized by the Army and the Ministry of War for his excellent results. The Army had solicited Yin Xiong's opinions and wanted to keep him in the local service, but Yin Xiong rejected this opportunity that seemed almost a dream to others and still chose to return to Xinming.

Before returning to Xinming, Yin Xiong's military rank was promoted from major to lieutenant colonel. After returning to Xinming, Yin Xiong was transferred from cavalry to infantry commander, first as battalion commander, deputy regiment commander and other positions. A year ago, Yin Xiong was promoted from lieutenant colonel to colonel and became the commander of the main infantry regiment. His legendary experience and current status were almost unknown to Xinming, and he was regarded as idols by soldiers and officers from Indian origins.

Now Yin Xiong's appearance and dress is no longer the same as an Indian before. He spoke fluently with the Central Plains elegant voice. If anyone who didn't know would not have linked him to his youth.

Due to Yin Xiong's record and outstanding performance, Zhu Yigui also attached great importance to him. The geographical location of Sanhe Town was important, so Zhu Yigui handed over the task of stationing in Sanhe Town to Yin Xiong.

Now, Yin Xiong is the commander of the Sanhe Town of the Ming Dynasty, not only commanding a main regiment, but also a battalion of cavalry.

Compared with the Ming Dynasty, the Xinming army was slightly worse in terms of equipment, but it was not inferior in terms of training and morale. As for cavalry, the Xinming cavalry was much stronger than the Ming Dynasty cavalry. You should know that many of the Xinming cavalry were Indian soldiers, and these cavalry from Indian tribes were no worse than those of the Mongols in terms of cavalry and ability.

Holding the telescope, Yin Xiong looked towards the Spaniard for a long time, his expression becoming more and more serious.

"Let your brothers cheer up, the Spaniards may be siege the city." Yin Xiong said suddenly.

"Are they crazy? Do they really want to start a war?" his subordinates said in shock.

Sanhe Town has a strong military strength, with nearly 5,000 defenders, including a battalion of cavalry. In addition, Sanhe Town also has a lot of artillery. Although the walls of Sanhe Town are not as tall and strong as those of the local strong cities in the Ming Dynasty, there is no problem as a fortress stronghold.

It is impossible for the Spanish to conquer Sanhe Town without investing huge manpower. Once the war begins, the Spanish will have to withstand great casualties. You must know that the firearms in the hands of the Ming soldiers are not vegetarians. Even the elite French soldiers could compete directly, let alone the Spanish.

"I don't know whether it's crazy or not, but the Spaniards will never use tens of thousands of troops to do such useless work, unless the one who leads this army is a complete fool." Yin Xiong said so, he narrowed his eyes and looked at the distance, and then issued a series of orders.

When Yin Xiong issued an order to prepare for defense operations to his subordinates, General Piles, the commander of Spain in the south, was also giving preparation orders.

General Piles came to the New World from his homeland last year. The previous General Diaz has been transferred back to his homeland. Compared with General Diaz, General Piles is more qualified than his predecessors. He participated in the Spanish War on the Throne and made outstanding achievements in this war. He can be said to be a general with great command experience.

The current governor of New Spain is no longer the fool governor Jose. Due to the loss of Luzon, Jose " committed suicide fearlessly" and later replaced the governor temporarily, Earl Julio, who came from the local area.

Compared with Jose, Count Julio has extremely outstanding abilities. After he took office, he immediately started negotiations with the Ming Dynasty and tried his best to repair his relationship with the Ming Dynasty.

Due to Count Julio's series of efforts, the Spanish Kingdom's slightly wavering rule in the New Spanish colony was stabilized, and the Ming Dynasty was obtained through negotiations with the Ming Dynasty, and the two sides began to formally establish diplomatic relations.

In the following years, trade between the Ming Dynasty and Spain increased year by year, thus making up for the interests of the Spanish Kingdom after the loss of Luzon. It is also for this reason that Count Julio returned to his hometown to hold an important position in the government, and the position of Governor was replaced by Viscount Santander, who had just served less than a year.

Compared to the previous Earl of Julio, Viscount Santander has a stronger backstage. Although this Viscount is proficient in eating, drinking, and having fun, he is not capable of anything, but he has a beautiful daughter!

Viscount Santander's daughter is not only in Spain, but also in Paris. At a palace banquet, this beautiful girl was attracted by His Majesty the King and became His Majesty the King's lover.

With his daughter, Viscount Santander naturally became His Majesty's "father-in-law". Because of this relationship, His Majesty the King gave the position of Governor of New Spain to Viscount Santander after being blown into a pillow.

The position of Governor of New Spain has always been an extremely attractive position in the Kingdom of Spain. Although some aspiring nobles must have looked down on this position before the Earl of Julio, Viscount Santander was ecstatic after receiving this position.

Although the Governor of New Spain is not at a high level in the government, his interests are obvious to all. As long as he sits safely in this position for a few years, he can make a fortune even if he is not greedy for money.

After taking office, Viscount Santander really enjoyed the benefits of this position. In less than half a year, he gained his original income for several years, which made the Viscount very happy.

But who would have thought that Viscount Santander didn't know that the nerve was wrong a month ago, so you can make money. Unexpectedly, he suddenly wanted to do something, and he wanted to do big things as soon as he did it.

This major event is that the Governor General of New Spain will launch a war against the Ming Dynasty in the territory of New Ming, in retaliation for the previous loss of Luzon and the northern part of the New Spanish colony, and re-determine the dominance of the Spanish Kingdom in the New World.

When this order was issued, General Piles, the military deputy, did not express his objection, because in his opinion, the entire Western world is now strongly dissatisfied with the Ming Empire. France, as the Spanish sect leader, began a trade blockade against the Ming Dynasty two years ago. Moreover, it is said that there have been many conflicts between the Ming and France on these days, and in their opinion, war is inevitable.
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