Although North and South America combined exceed 40 million square kilometers, and on such a large continent at this time, the total number of colonists, mixed race people, and indigenous people is less than 10 million. It can be said that the land is vast and the people are extremely sparse. But after all, this is where

The troops met behind enemy lines. Therefore, Zhu Ciyi used his royal status to suppress the three of them, especially Zhang Xianzhong. The team soon fell into pieces and dispersed.

Of course, this dispersal was only temporary. Under the guidance of the guides sent by Zhu Shengmiao, multiple teams arrived at Zhu Shengmiao one after another after nearly two months of climbing. Tiya and Tiya were at the western edge of South America.

A base developed in the Andes Mountains.

"Your Highness, Superintendent, this is the Kunlun Village, which is the core city of our Andean base. There are six smaller villages on the periphery of this city to protect it."

"Well, how many people are there in the entire base area now? What's the military strength? Where's the food? Where's the weapons?"

"Ashamed." Faced with Sun Chuanting's question, Zhu Shengmiao blushed slightly: "During the invasion of the Western Bandits last year, we lost all the flat land and hilly areas under the mountain and lost a large number of people. Now, there are seven villages, a total of two

There are more than 3,200 people, most of whom are young and old. There are only about 3,700 strong people between the ages of 16 and 30.

As for food, because we have always had the habit of placing old and young people in the mountains and concentrating the food on the mountains after harvesting, there is no shortage of food. But I see that this time, your highness, the army that the commander brought with him is at least less than 10,000.

People. With so many people coming in suddenly, it is estimated that the food in the village is only enough for three months. As for weapons and equipment?"

Zhu Shengmiao smiled bitterly: "The base area has always lacked heavy weapons. Fighting against the Western bandits in the hills and plains, we lost too many brothers under their artillery fire. In last year's battle, we even lost all our cannons.

.Now, the main defensive force in the village is more than 300 heavy machine guns."

"What?" Listening to Zhu Shengmiao's introduction, Sun Chuanting couldn't help but feel a little bit in his heart: It seems that these guys really don't know how to fight.

He was just thinking about it, but Zhang Xianzhong, who was two positions behind, had deliberately raised his voice and shouted: "There are more than 3,000 strong men, but there are more than 300 heavy machine guns? This kind of firepower configuration is better than that of Ming Dynasty's regular army.

The division is even more powerful! I said to Lieutenant Feng Guo, you still have so many heavy machine guns. How do you fight this war? Are you just using these guys to defend mountain passes?"

"What else? You need to know that this Andean base can be preserved, firstly, because of the rugged terrain. Secondly, it relies on these heavy machine guns to guard every mountain pass."

"Bah~!" spitting out a mouthful of thick phlegm, Zhang Xianzhong said disdainfully: "With such a good thing as a heavy machine gun, shouldn't it be used in mobile warfare? With the war horse holding it, you can just come down and make a shuttle when you get to the place? Just use it.

Come to defend? They have occupied the entire coastal plain. I can't get in the support from the mainland. When you run out of bullets, this heavy machine gun will be worse than a fire stick! Hey, let me tell you, Mrs. Tiya used to work in my Ming Dynasty.

Isn’t the military academy a leader for a while? Why don’t you even understand this common sense? Isn’t it because you, Lieutenant Fengguo, had too many children that your brain was damaged? Hahaha~”

"Zhang Xianzhong."

"Ah? Supervisor, the general is here."

"Don't talk about others, talk about yourself. It is said that you have a great reputation in the Pampas to the east. Tell me, how is the construction of your base area?"

"Uh..." After circling his head, Zhang Xianzhong thought for a while and said in a bachelor's manner: "Superintendent, the general's team now has about 30,000, all of which are cavalry. Heavy artillery is too cumbersome. I have never asked

The imperial court asked for it. The youngest in the team of the last general is thirteen years old, and the oldest is fifty-two years old. They are all men who can gallop on horseback. The last general has no base, because with that thing, it can be easily targeted by the enemy.

The general's team is all cavalry. The cavalry are gods when they run, but when they stop, they are just soft dough that can be kneaded by others, hahaha!"

"You have no base. How can you replenish your lost men? Where is your food? Where are your horses?"

"Hey, Supervisor, you just came here, so you may not know yet. There are many Indian tribes in this land of South America. I, Lao Zhang, am the most loyal person. He captured a Western bandit's village. Everything in it is the same as that of his brothers.

We will share it equally. Those Indians who usually live a miserable life can follow me, oh, I finally made a mistake. Anyway, we will follow our team to defeat the Western bandits' Zhuangzi. If Zhuangzi is big enough, these Indian tribes will produce enough strong men.

The things they received were enough for their tribe to survive the cold winter. So, how could those tribes scattered on the grassland not obey the general's call when they heard it?

As for the war horses, hey, it is said that horses were not produced in this place before. But the Western pirates have colonized here for hundreds of years. The horses they brought wandered into the wild, especially in places like the Pampas where food is plentiful and there are almost no natural enemies.

, this reproduction speed is extremely fast. The general will catch horses every winter, and in spring, another team of qualified war horses will come out... Hahaha..."

"If you summon the local Indian tribes to fight for you, the Spaniards will not retaliate?"

"How to retaliate? It was me, Lao Zhang, who beat them, not this department or that department. Who let these Spaniards bully the Indians too hard, TMD, oh, I'm sorry, the general is a rough man, you are so stupid

Be patient. In short, these Spaniards are too bad. They seize their strong men to work in the mines. They usually have poor food, little clothing, and almost no money. Their tribes are not strong enough to begin with, but they are also dragged to work in the mines, and they are given a lot of money.

If they don’t get a decent reward... If it’s not me, Lao Zhang, how can they live? The Spaniards want revenge? If you have the ability, try to kill a tribe? As long as they dare to kill, I, Lao Zhang, can pull up a bigger team!"

"Well, this Zhang Xianzhong, although he is a bit unruly. But I have to say that he can survive in such a cruel environment and live well. This man still has real abilities. This kind of person needs to be beaten.

, but when it’s time to put it to use, never hesitate.”

After thinking about this silently in his mind for a while, Sun Chuanting turned to Li Zicheng and said, "What about you? I heard that you call yourself King Chuang in Mexico?"

"The Superintendent has defeated the last general!" Li Zicheng, who was only twenty-nine years old this year, but looked like someone who would have believed him at fifty years old, half-knelt down anxiously: "The so-called king of the king is the last general for the sake of the king."

Better to call on the local Indians to join our team. This word, in the words of the local Aztec descendants, means breaking out of the future. God knows how to translate it into Chinese and it becomes King Chuang... Supervisor,

General Mo is very loyal to me, the Ming Dynasty. If it weren’t for the emperor’s simplicity, I would still be farming in northern Shaanxi right now! General Mo will always bear in mind the great kindness of the emperor, how dare he claim the title of king?”

"How this matter goes, we'll wait until His Highness's political commissar dispatches your troops. Now tell me, how are you doing in Mexico?"

"Yes, there are 120,000 troops in Mexico at the end, of which about 50,000 are strong. The core city of the base, New Mizhi, is built in a dangerous mountain range more than 500 kilometers north of Mexico City. The food self-sufficiency rate is at 9

After the success, the remaining ones mainly attacked the Spanish transport convoys and attacked the Spanish manor. In recent years, the general has mainly relied on the Mexican plateau to deal with the Spanish bandits. In the five years since the establishment of the base, a total of 3,000 Spanish bandits have been killed.

More than 700 people. They captured more than 200 manors of the Western Bandits, and once captured nine towns of the Western Bandits. However, the last general had the same problem as Lao Zhang. He lacked heavy weapons, and his troops faced the regular army of the Western Bandits.

, it is not its opponent in a head-on battle. Therefore, even if the town is captured, as long as the main force of the Western bandits comes over, we will not be able to defend it..."

"What is the strength of the Western bandits in America? Who is the leading general? What are their capabilities?"

After Li and Zhang looked at each other, Li Zicheng said: "Supervisor, the Western bandits currently have about 60,000 regular troops in America. They have advanced equipment and strong combat power. Our troops are no match for them in frontal combat. In addition, there are also

There is a self-defense force organized by the owner of the West Bandit Manor here. The strength of this self-defense force is unclear. Sometimes, if the mixed-race people, native Indians and even black slaves in the village are organized, a manor owner can pull them out.

There were hundreds or even thousands of people. When there were only a few, those mixed-race people who had been trained for a period of time took the initiative to train with the self-defense forces of other manor owners. At that time, there could only be dozens of people in one manor.

As for the generals of the Western Bandits. Governor, the general of the Western Bandits in America was originally named Espinola, but later in the past two years, it was changed to Raimondo and Cromwell. The former was in the North

, mainly to compete with the last general. The latter is in the south, mainly to embarrass Lao Zhang. The man stationed in Lima is called Henry. These three people have not been in contact with Cromwell’s last general, so I will not comment. Just talk about Rai.

Mundo, I have to say that his ability to organize large-scale battles is better than that of a general."

At this time, Zhang Xianzhong took a step forward: "Supervisor, Cromwell is as cunning as a fox in commanding battles. The last general was almost captured by him several times. However, the last general did not make it easy for him, and he successfully attacked him several times.

The baggage troops.”

"Superintendent." Zhu Shengmiao also said: "Henry's command of the battle is quite satisfactory. There is no magic touch, but there are very few loopholes. Because of the gap in the quality of the army and the equipment, our Andean rebel army is actually the most troublesome for this kind of majestic formation.

.”

"Well... I have a general understanding of the situation of the Western Army. Where is the Navy?"

"Superintendent, I don't have a fleet under my command, so I don't know what the pirates' navy is like. However, the general has approached Buenos Aires several times, where he has seen the pirate fleet sailing from the nearby sea.

Yes, there are ironclads and sailing warships."

"Okay." He took a deep breath and asked, "What do you want to say, Your Highness?"

"Before I came here, my father repeatedly told me that military and civil affairs should be decided by Governor Sun. I want Gu to charge into battle, and my father also told me to obey."

Well, I don’t know if the emperor has told you that you will be my son-in-law from now on, and my father-in-law will not be polite to you anymore.

After making the decision, Sun Chuanting said: "Everyone, I have just arrived here, and I still need to explore and become familiar with many things. This process requires your help. After I have a more in-depth understanding of the situation here, I will make some plans for the development of this place.

Adjustments are made. Before that, please escort each political commissar back to your station. After returning, do two things first. First, reorganize the army. Second, be prepared to move. Although I do not have complete control of this place.
Chapter completed!