The Nanhai City in Xinming is actually Los Angeles in later generations.

Pan Mengyuan is now in the temporary governor's office in this city. Since the outbreak of the war, he has moved from north to south at the fastest speed and is in charge of Nanhai City.

The construction of Nanhai City was not long. In fact, a year and a half ago, it was just a settlement for Indians. However, with the continuous expansion of the Ming Dynasty in North America, it extended its tentacles here. After discovering the unique geographical environment and climate of Nanhai City, the Xinming government decisively began to set up a city here and used it as a base for advancement to continue to advance to the southeast.

After one and a half years of construction, Nanhai City has already had a preliminary scale. It not only has a city that can reach tens of thousands of people, but also has a port, allowing Ming Dynasty warships and merchant ships to travel directly in Nanhai City.

Now, there are more than 4,000 Ming immigrants in the entire Nanhai City, and there are more than 7,000 Indians who surrendered. These people form the basic structure of Nanhai City. Of course, it is impossible for everyone to live in the city. Nearly half of the Ming immigrants, including the Indians, are mostly scattered around the Nanhai City, forming an area around this emerging city.

But after the war started, with the Ming army defeated on the front line without any preparation, the atmosphere in Nanhai City suddenly became tense. In addition, the French army joined forces with the Spanish army and the two units launched military operations towards the Ming-controlled area. In order to concentrate their efforts to avoid losses, Pan Mengyuan adopted the policy of strategic retreat, and voluntarily gave up the original controlled areas in the east and south, allowing the Ming army to move towards Nanhai City, and retreat to the west of the river and the Shitou Mountain area, that is, the west bank of the Colorado River and the Rocky Mountains.

Speaking of Stone Mountain (Royce Mountains), this large mountain range that runs across America from north to south is a famous mountain range in North America, and it is also a climate dividing line that divides east and west. Daming has now initially controlled the central and southern part of the Rockyce Mountains, and has set up many immigration points near the western region, and has developed the mineral resources of the mountains to a certain extent.

Originally, according to the plan of the Governor's Office of Xinming, the Ming Dynasty planned to continue to advance eastward without the Rocky Mountains and the Colorado River all embraced the sphere of influence, and then saw what areas it could advance to. However, due to the lack of intelligence and the asymmetry of information for the eastern region, an unexpected war occurred later.

After the Ming army voluntarily retreated to this area, it finally relied on the terrain and the support from the rear to barely block the footsteps of the French coalition, but this was just to stabilize the position. From the beginning of the war, the Ming army not only lost a large area of ​​territory that it had originally obtained after advancing eastward, but also inexplicably involved in the war without preparation, thus suffering the greatest military failure since the New Ming Dynasty.

"Master General, Ma Changbao sent someone to ask for help again, saying that the French and Spanish troops attacked fiercely, and he was a little overwhelmed."

Just as Pan Mengyuan was looking at the map intently, a staff officer walked over quickly and presented a military newspaper that had just arrived and said at the same time.

"What's the situation with him now?" Pan Mengyuan took the military newspaper and did not read it, but asked directly.

"Not very good." The staff officer said with a frustration: "General Ma's troops were not enough, and the defense line was too long, so it was extremely hard to defend. In addition, the French army once again provided reinforcements, and with the Spanish army, the opponent's troops are now nearly twice as powerful as ours."

Pan Mengyuan frowned, opened the military newspaper and looked carefully, and soon he closed the military newspaper again.

The situation is indeed not very good as the staff said. As a general trusted by Pan Mengyuan, Ma Changbao knew very well that Ma Changbao was not the kind of person who could complain casually, and he knew his ability. Since he asked for help, it means that Ma Changbao was indeed a little overwhelmed, and compared with the well-equipped French and Spanish troops, the Ming army of Xinming suffered some losses in equipment.

Before the outbreak of the war, the total strength of Xinming was less than 30,000, of which 5,000 were from the 30,000 people, and among the remaining 25,000 people, the real Ming army was only about 8,000.

Although this army looks not weak in North America and is equipped with new firearms, you should know that compared with European countries in North America, the Ming Dynasty has not been in the past for a long time, and it has only been a few years since the beginning.

Even in later generations, its foundation was not solid in such a short period of time, let alone in this era? In addition, Xinming's territory is too large now. Thousands of people scattered on such a large territory is like throwing a few stones in a desert, and they can't take it into consideration at all.

Without the outbreak of war, the thousands of troops that Xinming were responsible for the development of the local Indians could be completely dealt with, and it was no problem to face some larger tribes. But this time, Xinming was facing the French army, which was known as the most powerful in the world, and the Spanish army, which was once called the European overlord. This iron plate hit her head, which gave Pan Mengyuan a headache.

Ma Changbao is now commanding a military force of nearly 10,000. The force has already occupied one-third of the entire Ming Dynasty's military force in Xinming. To be honest, Pan Mengyuan doesn't know where to mobilize troops. Once all the military forces are transferred to the front line, will the rear not be defended? In addition, although many Indians in many places in Xinming surrender, many of them have different intentions. Pan Mengyuan is naturally very clear about these.

If there is no suppression of military power, who can guarantee that the Indians will not cause trouble? If this happens in the rear, if it is not done well, it will cause a chain reaction, causing the entire Xinming rule to collapse instantly.

But if the troops are not transferred, if the front line is jointly broken by the French and Spanish troops, how can he face the defeat next? As the governor of Xinming, Pan Mengyuan felt that the courage on his shoulders was as heavy as a thousand pounds, which made him almost breathless.

"Order one cavalry to draw one...one and a half battalions of troops to reinforce Ma Changbao. He had been the regiment commander before and had experience in commanding cavalry operations. In addition, he ordered Ma Changbao to tell him that he was not to defend the enemy, but to be flexible and maneuverable in wars. If he lost the defense line, he would come to see me!"

Pan Mengyuan thought for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and issued this order. The cavalry of one and a half battalions was also the largest mobile force he could take out now.

"Master, can you find a way to draw some artillery from the Navy to support General Ma?" The staff officer recorded the order and suggested.

Pan Mengyuan considered it for a moment and nodded slightly: "Yes, but we must ensure that the combat effectiveness of naval warships cannot be affected. In addition, the transportation of cannons and ammunition must be ensured safely."
Chapter completed!