In the midsummer of 1695 AD, in the night, a fire dragon that was dozens of miles long was twisting and rolling along the mountain road that crossed the volcanic belt in central Mexico.

Mexico is a country of plateaus, consisting of the three Sierra Madre Mountains in the east, west and south, plus a transverse volcanic belt and a large fault, which together form a large plateau that is gentle and broad, like a tabletop. In addition, in the east and west, there are the Sierra Madre Mountains

On the east and west sides, near the sea, there are some fertile plains. The plains near the Pacific Ocean are very narrow, while the plains near the Gulf of Mexico are quite open.

On the east, west, and south sides of the Mexican Plateau, the terrain is relatively steep and dangerous, especially in the southern part of the plateau. It is a cross-cutting volcanic belt, a large fault, and the Sierra Madre del Sur, which is really a big mountain.

Connected with mountains, there are endless mountains. Moreover, the southern part of the Mexican plateau has a hot and humid climate and dense vegetation. When the Spanish conquered Mexico, this area was the last refuge of the Indians in central Mexico. Although it was eventually captured by the Spanish

However, the power of the white colonists in this area was still weak, and there was no gold or silver to dig out, so the Spaniards did not spend much effort to eliminate the soulless Indians in this area. They just released a little smallpox virus casually.

Later, there were not many Spanish masters who went to the mountains to enclose land and become manor owners. Therefore, in the Hengduan volcanic belt, apart from some towns that were regarded as the ruling centers by the Spanish, others were scattered in various valleys and on the slopes.

Villages. Although there are Catholic churches there to protect the souls of Indians, the power of white people there is weak after all.

After the Aztec Kingdom established a base around Lake Chapala, the Spanish missionaries in the Transvolcanic Belt moved to Mexico City one after another - it was not that they were timid and afraid of death, but the Aztecs

There are really devils over there! Even Pope Alexander VIII and the Holy Spear-wielding Chief Exorcist of the Holy See and the Chief Justice of the Inquisition were killed by devils. How dare they, low-level priests with low magic power, fight against devils?

That is simply suicide...Suicide will lead to hell!

These Catholic priests all ran away from the devil. Of course the Indians below knew which god (devil) was worth worshiping!

With the help of these Indians who crossed the volcanic belt, King Montezuma's "Tiger Soldiers" were finally able to set up a march of dozens or hundreds of miles at night, holding torches, and aggressively went to find the Spanish Emperor Leopold.

De I settled the score.

However, even with the help of the Indians who cross the volcanic belt, the road through the volcanic belt to the Valley of Mexico is still a bit difficult - although the Spanish have ruled Mexico for more than 170 years, and it is quite

It's not short of money. But they only built some infrastructure around a few big cities, a few ports, and some silver mines, and built some roads connecting big cities, ports, gold mines, and silver mines.

As for other places, just deal with it casually... As for the Spaniards, except for church construction, other places are not suitable for infrastructure crazy people.

The road that passes through the transverse volcanic belt is not only narrow and simple, but also undulates up and down the mountain. The high point passes the top of a mountain one or two thousand meters above sea level, and the dangerous part passes along the edge of a cliff.

The Aztec officers and soldiers wearing tiger clothes were marching on such a road at a rapid march. Everyone was sweating profusely, but their steps showed no intention of stopping.

Advancing with these "tiger soldiers", there are thousands of native Indians carrying burdens and leading donkeys. They are all Indians in the transverse volcanic belt. They have betrayed God and surrendered to the devil, so they are now helping to lead the way.

Carry luggage.

With their help, the Aztec army approached Mexico City in such a mighty manner!

Now that the army was not far from Mexico City, in order to catch Leopold as unprepared as possible, King Montezuma and his warriors simply marched through the night. King Montezuma also rode his big gray horse, and a group of

The savage staff of the Shang side and some generals from the Aztec royal family advanced together. The leader of the Aztec renaissance and the Indian King Mengchuang, like his subordinates, really believed in the devil!

His amazing achievements over the years are also related to his belief in the devil - belief is not very powerful when you pretend to believe it or when you are doubtful, but if you really believe it, especially if it costs tens of thousands.

If one hundred thousand armed men really believe it, they will often explode with great power.

Of course, the premise is that they are armed with faith rather than drugged by faith... The Indians really believed in God before, but the tablet of God was held in the hands of white colonists. So they only

You can honestly transform your soul in order to gain the slightest chance of going to heaven after death.

But now the tablets of the Holy Sect are controlled by the Aztecs themselves - strictly speaking, this sect is a variant derived from Confucianism and Taoism. Although it originated in the Shang Dynasty, it truly flourished in the Aztecs.

Because few people in the Shang country believe in the Holy Sect. How can the Han people in the Shang country really believe it if they know "The Romance of the Gods"? And the Mongolians believe in Buddha and Immortality, and they don't believe in the Tongtian Cult! Moreover!

The national population of the Shang Dynasty was too small, and they simply could not spare the manpower to establish a nondescript Holy Sect outside the Confucian school system.

The Aztecs are different. They really believe in religion. Now that they no longer have faith in God, they naturally need an alternative faith. Those who believe in God naturally believe in the existence of the devil. Now that God no longer believes in it, converting to faith is more effective.

The devil is very natural and can be seamlessly connected.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! In addition, King Montezuma himself was a semi-talented man. During the rebellion, he recruited many low-level Catholic priests of Indian descent.

So it was easy to organize the Holy Church.

With the organization of the Holy Holy Cult, the fighting power of the Aztecs has increased... When lining up to be shot, the party that is not afraid of death always has the advantage!

The priests of the Aztec Holy Church also marched together, and in high spirits they encouraged the officers and soldiers who believed in the "devil".

"Have you heard? When the Catholic Pope Alexander VIII was fighting with our Holy Saint, the demon sent by the Holy Saint had his head cut off with a flying sword!"

"The newly elected Pope Urban IX was still not convinced, so he sent Philip, the most powerful exorcist in the Catholic Church, and brought a holy spear to America to compete with the Holy One. As a result, the spear was also surrendered, and the person was also killed.

killed......"

"Now that all the cardinals in Mexico City have run away, only a mortal emperor is left to take care of him. It seems that he is certain to die!"

The team remembered the high-pitched voices of the "Tiger Warriors". These Aztec warriors not only believed in the devil, but also received tangible benefits, so their morale was extremely high - the devil divided the land! God

Give it?

"Well done! The Pope should have been beheaded a long time ago. He and the Emperor of Spain have done us terrible harm!"

"Yes! Not only did they rob our land and women, they also sent our souls to hell!"

"If you go to hell, you will go to hell. Now that hell has been liberated by the Holy Saint, you will no longer be a slave to heaven..."

"Yes! Hell is already a hell where ghosts and ghosts are equal, but our wealthy Aztec motherland was turned into a hell on earth by the Spanish Emperor!"

The story of the liberation of hell was adapted by Li Guangdi, Zhou Peigong, and Chen Tingjing based on the story of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and "Journey to the West"... But it is not that you will not become a Buddha until hell is empty, but that you will liberate hell and fight against heaven!

According to this story, hell was originally a prosperous and peaceful place, but it was conquered by the colonists of heaven and became a vassal of heaven. The ghosts of the eighteenth level of hell worked hard and the products were enjoyed by heaven....

..So the Most Holy Heavenly Lord could not stand it anymore, so he personally went to hell, led the ghosts to rebel and revolt, expel the heavenly colonists, and rebuild the underworld.

Although this story of the devil leading the goblins in hell to resist colonization is a bit absurd, it is too easy for the Aztecs to sympathize with... because they are the goblins in hell!

Unless the Spanish colonists are defeated and Mexico City is not restored, they will always be the little devils trampled under the feet of the white colonists!

The hundreds of miles of marching troops were marching with torches at night. The scene of the mighty march could not be hidden from the spies sent by Leopold. Although Leopold set the decisive game in Leon in the north,

, but he did not forget that there are many mountain roads accessible in the Hengduan volcanic belt to the south. Therefore, he sent many spies early in the morning to closely monitor the mountain roads in this area.

But he never expected that the Aztec army, which was ten Spanish miles (more than a hundred miles) long, would suddenly appear in the southeast of Mexico City!

"Your Majesty the Emperor, the Aztec army will soon enter the Mexica Valley. Our troops are too small and cannot resist it. We can only defend Mexico City..."

"Defending is not an option... Let's recall Leon's army!"

"How to recall? The Duke of Lorraine is currently confronting at least 200,000 Aztecs in the León area. It is impossible to withdraw!"

"What should we do? Mexico City will be besieged soon..."

"There is no other way but to withstand it! General Eugen Savoy is currently commanding an army of 50,000 to relieve the siege of Guadalajara. As long as the siege of Guadalajara is over...

..Our overall situation will be revitalized!”

"But can Mexico City be held?"

In the conference hall of the Royal Palace in Mexico City, a group of generals from the Spanish Empire were busy giving advice to Emperor Leopold!

In fact, the current situation is not completely unfavorable to the Spanish Emperor... The Spanish Emperor has about 200,000 regular troops in the Viceroyalty of New Spain. He personally goes to 30,000 scattered around to defend the city, and 50,000 follow Eugen Savoy.

After the siege of Guadalajara, there were still about 110,000 soldiers who followed the Duke of Lorraine to fight in the Battle of Leon, and the rest were in Mexico City.

Among them, the scattered armies could not move. The Duke of Lorraine's army also formed a stalemate with the main force of the Aztecs in the city of Leon. For a while, it was difficult to determine the outcome. And Eugen Savo

The 50,000 men under his command have an advantage east of the city of Guadalajara, and are currently working hard to relieve the siege of the city of Guadalajara... As long as they win this way, then the Aztecs

The people's home base in Lake Chapala may be raided, and the Aztecs who are confronting the Spanish army in Leon will have their escape route cut off!

By that time, the Spanish Empire would have achieved a complete victory!

But contrary to Leopold's expectations, the Aztecs actually had a group of surprise troops who took the mountain road across the volcanic belt to the Mexica Valley. If this army captured Mexico City, then the new Spanish Empire would

The Spanish colony may be about to collapse!

So the key now is whether Mexico City can defend it?

But can Mexico City hold on?

Thinking of this, Leopold turned his attention to Count Stallenberg, the commander of Mexico City's city defense. This count failed to defend Vienna that year, but that was not his responsibility. His performance in the Battle of Vienna

Quite outstanding! So after being redeemed, he still gained the emperor's trust.

"Your Majesty..." Count Stallenberg said sadly, "If we didn't send most of the defenders to Leon, Mexico City would definitely be able to hold it... I really can."

Command the garrison to repel the Aztecs in the wild. But now, I only have 20,000 people, half of whom are militiamen, and these 20,000 people are infantry, mostly mixed whites and mixed Indians from New Spain...

..."

If the count could have 20,000 German veterans under his command, it would be a piece of cake to go out of the city and kill King Montezuma, but he only had 2,000 German veterans...so he didn't know what to say.

?

He couldn't let these two thousand people protect the emperor and escape!

It would have been fine if the emperor had run away earlier. If he runs now, he will take away the most effective troops. This war should not be fought!

But to be honest, he was not sure about guarding the city.

"I understand!" Emperor Leopold frowned, "We must defend Mexico City until General Eugen's army captures the Aztec camp on Lake Chapala..."

Count Stallenberg nodded: "Your Majesty the Emperor... This is the only way, but I am not sure about Admiral Eugen..."

General Eugen's army is quite powerful, but they are one hundred Spanish miles (one thousand miles) away from the Valley of Mexico, so it's hard to say whether they will be able to do so in time!

Leopold tried his best to smile: "Eugen will not let me down, he will definitely succeed, he will definitely come to save me! And there are many new German veterans in Cuba, up to three
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