open sea

Chapter 758 Trust
Bernal has mixed feelings about his arrival from Acapulco.

In a later sentence, what Bernal thought when he saw the letter was: You are a very bad old man.

The first countermeasure from Shao Tingda did not achieve results. Bernal did not have any doubts about Jesús, and directly handed over the name mentioned in the letter to the West India Committee in the name of the acting governor and the head of the legion. Official reinstatement.

Monarchy and military power are inherently suspicious, but military power and military power are inherently trusting. When Bernal has not placed himself in the psychological position of the governor of New Spain, it is difficult for countermeasures to work.

However, it cannot be said that Shao Tingda's countermeasures have no effect at all. Its potential effect is even greater than Bernal's direct killing of Jesus. Rumors have taken root between the pure-blood legion and the mixed-blood legion. Rumors of mutual distrust.

"Could this letter be genuine?"

Holding the second letter from Almansa, Bernal was suspicious of everything. For some reason, he did not show this letter at the military meeting, but only pondered in his own mansion.

Because I lost a lot of hair, I still can't think of a decent way to deal with it, and my brain is not enough.

He was a general himself, but he was suddenly promoted to be the governor. In fact, he didn't have much talent as a general officer. However, the Ming army fought steadily and used tricks and tricks to make him wonder what to do.

Therefore, even if he knew all the arrangements of the Ming army, he could not make a quick decision.

A general should not be afraid. Once he is afraid in his heart, he will make a wrong step in the future.

Standing still is afraid of delaying the opportunity to fight, and sending troops to conquer is afraid of falling into an ambush.

This kind of internal friction prevented Bernal from being able to display the talents that a decision maker should have, but the leader of the Jessus Army with a clear conscience had enough time to prepare for the battle and pushed open the door of the acting governor's mansion.

"Your Excellency, I have collected information on the battle of the Ming army on the Herrera River from the three defeated troops. I have basically summarized the formation of the infantry in battle, but the information on the enemy's cavalry is still unclear."

Jesús looked younger than the dead Herrera. He looked like a civil servant instead of a military general. He didn't wear armor when he came to find Bernal, just black trousers and leather boots, and a jacket on his upper body. His yellowed linen shirt, big curly hair hanging over his shoulders and plain attire make him look like a wandering painter.

In fact, this is why Bernal is not sure about the counter-intrigue. This half-blood legion leader does not seem to be the kind of person who would usurp power at all. people who act.

It was also Jesús who proposed to the West Indian Council that the river where Herrera's Legion died in action be named after Herrera.

He said: "Multiple reports describe the Ming cavalry as having the most advanced flintlock pistols, short-range but powerful armor-piercing bows and arrows, light sabers that are good at chopping, and two types of weapons of different lengths for sprinting and stabbing. Spears, powerful long knives and long axes on horseback, and an armor-piercing weapon with a short handle and a round head resembling a mace."

"In terms of armor, everyone has a breastplate, arm guards to protect the shoulders and the outside of the arms, a well-protected helmet, and iron boot covers to protect the calves. The thighs seem to use an outer layer of blue cotton cloth that is not afraid of swords. battle skirt."

"It's strange that they are equipped with so many weapons and heavy armor, but they ride on small horses like donkeys. Do you think it is possible?"

The cavalry of the Ming army that the defeated army talked about were all gods who could carry two spears and carry three long knives and big axes, and could pull out a bird gun from their crotches to shoot a set of guns.

That's not Ming army cavalry, that's arms dealers.

In fact, the cavalry of Heiyunlong are far from being so good, regardless of their horses. The selection criteria for Beiyang warhorses are to carry 180 Ming Jin for [-] miles a day, and march for three consecutive days.

The cavalry had all kinds of armor, and some people even carried spare armor with cotton lining in their luggage, but not too many, and no one had superpowers, so it was difficult to carry so many weapons.

Some of them carry long knives, long-handled axes and long-handled iron melons, but most of them choose between riding spears and long-handled spears. There are two kinds of equipment to carry, the heavy cavalry bow, light cavalry bow, and flintlock pistol are the same, plus a round shield basically constitutes all of their armaments.

Moreover, in long-range weapons, most of the Beiyang recruits were recruited from good families and were not familiar with riding and shooting. On the contrary, they were all promoted from the best infantry of the new army, so most of them would choose to carry hand guns.

Bernal has been overwhelmed by his own inner pressure in recent days, which has seriously affected his judgment. He nodded firmly and said, "Maybe!"

Jesus pursed his lips helplessly, nodded without the slightest approval, and simply skipped the topic and said: "According to the battle information, I have analyzed the formation of the infantry of the Ming army. To fight, with high morale and courage to fear death, with a large number of muskets firing at the same time."

"The phalanx soldiers who survived by chance were terrified of their tactics. If they weren't half-breed like me, they would be clamoring to return to the old continent to farm."

Bernal sneered at this: "Every filthy deserter will say this, and find a suitable excuse for their cowardice, so what? The identity of a mixed race will make them more courageous?"

"No." Jesus still shook his head gracefully, and even said nonsense, "Because they are of mixed race, they can only argue to stay in the New World to farm."

In the past, Bernal would have raised his head and laughed at this time to echo the humor of his army commander, but at this time Jesús also knew that the acting governor did not have the leisure to laugh, so he continued to speak his conclusion decisively.

"Our phalanx fired nearly ten times alternately before the Ming army fired, but the Ming army had almost no casualties, but as soon as the Ming army fired, the escaped soldiers said that there was no one in the phalanx around them. I think this is because They have many muskets."

"For this reason, I summoned the nobles in the city, raised [-] matchlock guns from them, and formed five musketeer companies in the legion to give us an advantage in the next battle. At the same time, I also recruited To some idle mercenaries to supplement the loss of the legion."

"The enemy has a strong cavalry force. The streets of Mexico City are too straight. It is not good for us to stick to them. On the contrary, once the Ming army enters the streets, our soldiers will flee in fear. It is better to let the war be fought in the wilderness that is more suitable for us. The Ming army will fight a battle, before the naval battle is decided."

Bernal showed a strange look on his face, and said: "Why do we have to rush before the naval battle is decided? If the naval battle wins, we have already won."

"That's right, the reason for rushing ahead of the naval battle has nothing to do with the war. So far, your Excellency has done nothing. If this war ends like this, in the eyes of the West India Committee, you will not only do nothing, but also expel the old governor. Wait. What will be yours?"

　Good morning!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)