1635 Han style rises again

April 1683, 4, Acapulco.

After a while, he stretched out a hand and touched the woman's body vigorously. Taketa Jiichiro sat up from the bed with a satisfied face, copied the trousers that were left aside, and quickly put them on.

"You are very nice!" Jiichiro Taketa glanced back at the woman who was huddled in the corner of the bed, weeping softly while putting on his clothes. We have to confiscate part of the property. You don’t have to hate us, who told you Spaniards to provoke our country of Qi? This is your... punishment!"

"Takeda, you said so much, can she understand?" Noda Yuta pushed the door open, looked eagerly at the Xiyi woman on the bed, and started to untie his clothes, " How does it feel? Jie Jie..., it's finally my turn!"

Taketa Jiichiro walked to the door, walked out of the room, and closed the door behind him.Several companions who were searching for belongings in the manor couldn't help smiling knowingly when they saw him coming out.

On the third day after the Qi army officially launched the attack on Acapulco, they used heavy artillery to bombard a section of the city wall tens of meters long on the south side.The cannon fodder recruited from Ryukyu, Japan and other places rushed into the city through the breach with muskets and long knives in their hands.

Subsequently, the Yinzhou Township Corps and the Eighth Mixed Battalion also followed up one after another, clearing out the remaining enemies around the city wall to consolidate the rear and expand the gap.

The moment the city was broken, the armed volunteers temporarily recruited and mobilized by Acapulco collapsed and fled desperately towards the city.They threw away their muskets and all kinds of weapons, and quickly ran back to their homes, closed the doors and windows, hugged their wives and children, and waited for the judgment of the unknown fate.

In the afternoon of the next day, after more than a day of chaos, the commander of the Qi State Landing Force began to gather the officers and soldiers who entered the city, and at the same time sent armed gendarmes to stop the large-scale burning, killing and looting of the servants and Yinzhou soldiers, and gradually restored Acapulco. order of the city.

In view of the fact that the city of Acapulco still insisted on pointless resistance after the Qi State Task Force had carried out a "good faith" persuasion in advance, and caused certain losses to the Qi State Landing Force, therefore, the fleet commander issued Orders to impose severe punishments on the residents of the city.

The May 40 killing order was imposed on the captured Spanish soldiers and armed volunteers. The main city officials, municipal councilors, bishops, and many businessmen were ordered to pay a total of [-] pesos based on an "objective" wealth assessment. Kim, and all ordinary citizens, will be levied a war ransom of ten pesos each.

As for the official treasury, public warehouse, government reserve, and church property in the city, they were all confiscated by the Qi army.In addition, according to the usual practice, all kinds of antiques, famous paintings, and classics collected in the mansions of officials and wealthy businessmen in the city were also searched and plundered by Qi's army in a targeted manner, packing them into ships one by one.

During the organized looting that lasted for more than half a month, the Qi State snatched various property worth about 70 pesos from the wealthy city of Acapulco, which made the officers and soldiers of the entire fleet very happy. This line.

In order to obtain more benefits for the officers and soldiers, the commander of the landing force organized the servants and Yinzhou soldiers into small groups and began to sweep the mines, farms and plantations around the city of Acapulco.

After breaking up manors and mines, all the Indians were declared liberated and returned to free people. The wealth of the Creoles (local native white people) was looted, and even the horses, cattle, sheep and other livestock of the farms were destroyed. They were all rushed to the pier, waiting to be shipped, and sent to the governor-general of Yinzhou, which was poor in supplies.

Compared with the Qi army sitting in the city, large-scale looting is restricted and restricted to a certain extent.But in the vast countryside and farms outside the city, those recruited Ryukyu servants and Yinzhou soldiers seemed to have released their inner demons, and they acted a little recklessly, killing, robbing, raped, arson and other evil deeds , emerge in endlessly, and make wars everywhere.

After the Qi army withdrew from the scene, the released Indians would often pick up the discarded hoes, pickaxes and other agricultural tools, and attack the surviving Creoles again. All the men were killed. The women fell into the abyss again, the mines that had enslaved and squeezed them were completely destroyed, and the farms where the cattle and horses lived their lives were also set ablaze to vent their endless hatred.

The military officers of the Qi State who led the team did not intervene and stop the many atrocities mentioned above.After all, they are a group of cannon fodder for miscellaneous soldiers who do not receive military pay. They follow the army for thousands of miles to go to war. Those who want to get a good future, or want to "accumulate" more money to save their lives.

No matter what, they can't be controlled as our Qi State's military army, right?

"The commander-in-chief has ordered that all officers and soldiers return to Acapulco immediately to assemble and stand by!" An orderly rode a horse and rushed to the messy farm, shouting loudly: "Everyone returns to the city immediately and stands by by three o'clock in the afternoon." Those who have not yet come will be dealt with by military law!"

"It's almost time to go." Riding on a pony, Yan Guiquan murmured as he tightened the burden on his back.

"Xiao Yan, how do you know we're leaving Acapulco?" A soldier from Yinzhou asked with his head tilted.

"We've been in Acapulco for almost 20 days. Even if the Spaniard is a little more useless, it's time to gather an army and come here." Yan Guiquan curled his lips and said, "If we don't leave, maybe Just let people be blocked on the shore, and I can’t escape even if I want to run!”

"Oh..." The soldier from Yinzhou thought for a while, it seems that this is the case. Although our Qi army is powerful, there is no need to fight the Spaniards on the shore, "Then let's leave Acapul After graduation, where will you go?... Return to Yinzhou?"

"Our Qi army has broken through a piece of Acapulco, and it must not have caused the Spaniards to feel complete pain." Yan Guiquan said with a bit of enthusiasm on his face, "If I guess correctly, the officers above will definitely bring Let's go get rich in the next Spanish town!"
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On May 5, the small town of Ameca (10 kilometers west of Guadalajara).

Colonel Jose Calderon Borrallo clenched the military orders in his hands, with an expression of anger and helplessness on his face.

"Please tell General Navarro that our department will do our best to rush to Mazatlan." Colonel Borallo took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and said to the messenger who delivered the military order: "But I hope that With the authorization of the general, a large number of pack horses and vehicles can be requisitioned in the towns along the way to speed up the march of our troops."

"Colonel, I will report your request to General Navarro immediately." The military messenger nodded, then got on his horse and galloped towards Mexico City.

"Colonel, do we... really have to turn around and go to Mazatlan again?" the adjutant, Captain Guillermo Hernangomez Goyle, asked bitterly.

"..." Colonel Borallo looked at his adjutant expressionlessly, with a bit of helplessness in his tone, "We must obey the general's order. Otherwise, when the Governor-General investigates the relevant responsibilities after the war, we will inevitably We will be severely punished for our disobedience. In fact, there is no need to fight this war. As long as the Qi people can bring their warships over, we have already lost."

"Yes, Colonel." Captain Goyle said quite approvingly: "Dozens of port towns along the Pacific coast are all within the attack range of the Qi people. And our Pacific Squadron dare not be an enemy at all. Fight for the necessary sea control. With less than 3000 troops in the entire Mexico region, it is impossible to defend such a vast territory. If the people of Qi are more courageous, they can even try to attack Mexico City."

"Attack Mexico City?" Colonel Borallo couldn't help but smile dumbfounded when he heard this, "Captain Goyle, it is already extremely difficult for Qi's expeditionary fleet to cross the vast Pacific Ocean. As for going deep into the inland, we have to Raid Mexico City, I don't think they have the strength. Well, go to the troops to convey my order, we will enter Guadalajara first, and collect enough pack horses and vehicles. Oh, God, I don't want to be in During the rest of the time, let our boys continue to run back and forth for tens of hundreds of leagues (1 league = 3 nautical miles, equivalent to 4.8 kilometers) on both legs."

In the past 50 days, more than 400 colonial officers and soldiers under the command of Colonel Borallo have traveled more than [-] kilometers on the road.

On March 3, Banderas Valley (now Vallarta, Mexico's Pacific port) was bombarded by four Qi warships. More than a thousand officers and soldiers gathered in Luosandi went to rescue.

After the troops entered the Banderas Valley, the warships of the Qi people had already left.Although the Qi people did not cause too many casualties in the area, they destroyed some facilities in the port and two forts, leaving the place in a mess.

On April 4, Colonel Borallo received an order from General Navarro, the commander-in-chief of the Mexico City Army, asking him to lead his troops to rush to Acapulco and go to the place together with the troops from Mexico City to rescue the countless soldiers there. million people.

On April 4, the troops led by Colonel Borallo had just arrived in Uruapan, and received an order from General Navarro that the Qi army had withdrawn from Acapulco, and then turned to Banderas Valley, ordering his troops to immediately attack the Banderas Valley. Turn back and save the city.

So Colonel Borallo had to lead his troops to Banderas Valley.

Panting and marching to the small town of Ameka, only 120 kilometers away from the Banderas Valley, they received news from the front that the people of Qi had left after breaking through the Banderas Valley and looting for two days.

Before resting for three days in Ameca, Colonel Borallo, as expected, received an order from General Navarro to continue his march to the port of Mazatlan in the north.It is reported that it is being attacked by the expeditionary fleet of the Qi State, and the situation is in dire straits. If they cannot rush to help, they may fall to the enemy again.

In this regard, Colonel Borallo felt endless anger and extreme helplessness.

The people of Qi went too far. Relying on their absolute sea control, they launched wanton attacks on the port towns along the coast of Mexico.You can travel hundreds of miles in a day and night by sea boat, and then choose a weakly defended harbor at will to launch a surprise attack.

But in this way, our army of the Kingdom of Spain has to drag two legs and run back and forth on the land. It's hard work here, do you people of Qi know?

After more than a month of hard marching, Colonel Borallo seemed to understand the difficulties of the Governor General and General Navarro, and also understood why they kept issuing orders, asking the troops to work tirelessly, and let the people of Qi lead the way back and forth Run around and rescue attacked coastal port towns.

It doesn't really matter whether the coastal areas attacked by the Qi people can be saved. This is not within the consideration of several big figures in Mexico City.However, the corresponding military operations must be launched and deployed to provide "quick" rescue to the towns that fell to Qi, and launch a "heroic and fearless" attack on the enemy, so as to show the courage and determination of our Spaniards.

However, no one knows where the next target of the Qi people's attack is, and how long this endless military mobilization will last.

But Colonel Borallo had a premonition that while the Qi people were mobilizing them frequently, they had already selected an extremely important target and were waiting for the best time to attack.

So, where is this goal? ——
Cabo San Carlos (southern tip of the Baja California peninsula) on May 5.

"Colima!"

Lieutenant Linghui (Lieutenant Colonel) Zhang Xurong, commander of the Qi Landing Force and deputy commander of the Ryukyu Army, pointed to a location on a rough map of Mexico.

"According to the information provided by Luzon's naval intelligence department and the interrogation of several Spanish military and political officials, we learned that there is a mint in this city, which is responsible for processing and die-casting a large amount of silver collected in the surrounding silver mines into Spanish silver pesos and other currencies. According to a rough estimate, this mint should store silver ingots and various coins worth more than 100 million Hanzhou silver dollars. If they can be wiped out, the Spaniards will definitely feel complete pain."

"This city doesn't seem to be by the sea." General Guangwei (Rear Admiral) Jiang Weining, commander in chief of the task force and deputy commander of the Ryukyu Fleet, reminded: "Are your landing troops sure to conquer it in one fell swoop?"

"General, Colima is about 50 kilometers away from the sea. If you march quickly, you can reach the city in two days." Zhang Xurong said: "According to the testimony of the captured Spaniards, because the city is deep inland, almost no formal buildings have been built. The outside of the city wall is simply isolated with some wooden rafts and fences. If our officers and soldiers sneak in, break through the barriers, and quickly enter the city, it should not be difficult. I believe that after two months of continuous mobilization, the Spanish The colonial armies must have moved away from the place. So we had plenty of time to take control of the city and empty that mint of its stock of bullion and coin."

"Since your army plan has been made, let's execute it." Jiang Weining said: "However, I need to remind you that if things go wrong, the troops must be withdrawn safely, and you can't do it arbitrarily. Also, for those Ryukyu The recruited servants and miscellaneous soldiers still need to be restrained a little bit, and don't act too recklessly. Otherwise, it will damage the reputation of our Qi army."

"Yes, General." Zhang Xurong immediately nodded in agreement upon hearing this.

These servants cannon fodder, after this battle, they need to be well trained.Once you lose your temper on the battlefield, you can do all kinds of tyrannical things, which is simply unbearable to look at.