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Chapter 726 The Position
"Almansa is a fool. If we succeed this time, the center of the entire New World will be under the control of the Oriental Army. What bottom line does he have? Where is the bottom line?"

Heiyunlong rode on his horse and waved his whip lightly. They finally walked out of the uncomfortable dense forest and entered a relatively open valley and small plain. Not far to the northeast was a wide official road, which also meant that they were about to approach Herrera. Legion's garrison.

Shao Tingda also rode on the horse, and had different opinions on Hei Yunlong's words, saying: "He is not confused, he has a very clear plan, but he has no other way to go, he can only rely on us."

"In Shao's view, the current battle is a battle that can be fought in two or three months, and it will not exceed June this year at the latest. Once the second phase of the flag army arrives, we will have an advantage in terms of strength and ships. The same is true for the Spaniards, the king’s letter will be sent back no matter what after four months, it’s up to him to beat him, and it’s up to us how to beat us.”

"It's all worth it."

"What are the consequences of allowing Bernal to do whatever he wants? They are unwilling to reach a contract with the Eastern Army. Brother Mu will definitely fight in Asia and Spain. At that time, not only the Eastern Army, but also the Nanyang Army will be punished." Transferred here, it won’t end in two or three years.”

"In terms of military strength, we may be strong or weak, but the victory lies in the fact that Daming didn't fight with others, and Teng went all out to fight a big sea battle. The more we delay, the better the situation will be in our favour.”

"They are all big countries, and anyone can afford one hundred thousand troops to compete in Asia. As long as there are two or three wars a year, the foundation of the Eastern Military Palace will be empty, and the Nanyang Military Palace will also hurt its vitality, but fortunately, the imperial court will not have One thing, even if we fight for another year, it is estimated that it will only use up the silver and food reserves of the Nanyang Military Government."

"It's just easy to say. If it's really a big battle, it's probably going to be very difficult, but after all, it won't hurt the foundation of the DPRK and China, so it can still be fought. As long as Spain can't hold on first, Brother Yimu's mouth can save money." Everything will come back."

"Almansa is very clear that Xiguo will lose everything if he loses the battle, so he should just be a good person and rely on Brother Mu."

Hei Yunlong curled his lips and said: "Weak bones, we have to fight. If they can win a few games, maybe the pressure on our middle school will come. Besides, they are not weak. It is not clear who will die. If it is not for him to help us so much , we probably all retreated to the north, and when they come here and gather more than [-] people, at least Chen Shuai will not want to start a war with them this year."

"Not to mention he let us know that the Western Army can defeat them one by one."

Among the generals in the military government, Hei Yunlong is usually the one who is laughed at by others who show disgusted expressions. Although he has less face, he has received a lot of benefits in the end, at least everyone is a relative.

But when he mentioned "Governor Ah" after this incident, his face was full of disgust that couldn't be hidden.

"Hey!"

Shao Tingda laughed for some reason, and said with emotion: "He looks down on the head of the half-blood army, so why isn't he such a person?"

"That's the case, but you can't say that, Old Hei. If someone Shao was born in the Western Kingdom, grew up during the war, and marched to Asia to transport money and food for the Middle Kingdom, who wants to sell it to other countries? Shao A certain one was the first to deny it, regardless of why it is justified to fight against foreign aggression with one heart."

"But we are Ming soldiers and not Spaniards. You can look down on him in your heart, but he has helped us a lot."

Shao Tingda raised his horsewhip and said to Hei Yunlong, "You don't have to see me if you're bothered, but if we see you, we have to be grateful to him as a matter of fact. This is a military order."

Hei Yunlong accepted the military order listlessly, and muttered disapprovingly: "It's fine if we don't see him in the future, I accept it for the humble position—the scout is back!"

Just as he was talking about seeing the scouts, Old Hei's face lit up again, and he hurriedly changed the subject.

Shao Tingda was helpless, he was also very anxious about the news of the scouts, and it was none other than his adopted son and sick child who ran quickly.

"Shao Shuai, two miles ahead is the official road, and the army can't go any further. Two scout teams ambushed several Western scouts. No news was leaked under the chaos of arrows, but I guess there is not much time left."

Shao Tingda nodded. He led the army to approach here in order to take advantage of the fighting between the two sides to clean up Herrera's army. Now that the scouts meet, it means that they are not far from the enemy's camp. Said: "How about it, the scouts can detect the surrounding terrain and the secret locations of the two armies?"

"It's all found!"

There was a relieved smile on the sick seedling's face. Under the mountainous terrain here, it was too easy for the scout team with binoculars to explore the army formation in the lowlands!
As he said that, he wanted Shao Tingda to hand over a map. On the map, there was a river to the east, marked with a length of [-] feet. Out of the low embankment of the river bank.

In the far west of the map are several mountains stretching from north to south. Using the distance measuring method of the Ming army, the approximate height of the mountain top was measured to be about 280 feet. The scout wrote the word "suspected artillery team" at the same position as Herrera's garrison.

Because there is a small road at the foot of the mountain, the scouts suspected that there might be a Western Army unit camp there, which is a more suitable place to place artillery, and the scouts planned to take a risk to find out there.

However, Shao Tingda felt that the Westerners would not place the artillery so far away from the camp. Using artillery alone was the habit of Chen Mu or the Nanyang and Dongyang Military Governments, but it was not the habit of the Spaniards. Shao Tingda knew the Chinese and Western armies in land battles. Except that there are not many times when the camp uses artillery.

As for the reason?They don't know how to cast iron cannons, and the value of bronze cannons is too high. It would be distressing to throw one away, not to mention that they probably don't have any spare artillery teams at all.

The Spanish army in the New World is all elite soldiers, but in terms of logistical supplies, their significance to the country is the same as that of suppressing local guards.

The villages and camps of the aborigines are located in the west of the northern part of the Herrera Legion, and they also rely on the river. This terrain is good for the aborigines to live in peacetime, but it is more beneficial for the Spaniards in the event of a battle, because the river bank is flat and there are not many dense forests, and the view is wide. It is beneficial for cavalry to launch an impact.

There are also several mountains to the southwest of Herrera's army, which provide a natural barrier for their left flank and rear, and a bridge over the river on the right flank, from which the Spanish troops formed their positions.

The scouts of the Ming army surveyed and mapped this map on the mountain in the southwest, so it is very safe there, Shao Tingda said with a smile: "I am afraid that the commander of the Herrera Army did not expect someone to appear from this side, but for us, the road ahead is very safe." It is also very difficult, the army has to pass through the valley between the two armies to get there, and the artillery can't get through."

Shao Tingda turned his head and said to Hei Yunlong: "I will lead [-] infantry with Governor A to pass through here first, and you will pass with [-] infantry afterward, lead the horses to the south, detour to the southeast river bank, and wait for the opportunity after the battle begins."

"It's up to you to dismount and fight on foot or cavalry. In short - we must defeat this army!"

(End of this chapter)