The time came to December 3, 1642.

"Good morning, Lord Cromwell."

"Good morning, Lord Raimondo. Did you sleep well last night?"

"Very good. Not to mention the sound of artillery, there was not even a cold gunshot last night. I didn't even wake up once in the middle of the night. I slept until dawn."

"Haha!" Sitting at the dining table, a black slave tied a napkin for him. Cromwell took a big sip of hot milk and exhaled comfortably: "It has been three days. Since three days ago, the northwest flank once again

After experiencing a tragic battle, both fronts were quiet for three days. Ha, that Zhang Xianzhong actually wrote to me, asking me to go out and fight him in a duel like a man? His performance like this,

It really disappoints me.”

"This fully shows that the Chinese commanders, whether Li Zicheng or Zhang Xianzhong, were powerless and had no choice but to become frustrated."

"Hahaha, you are right." After biting off a large piece of bread, Cromwell muttered: "Now the fighting has completely stopped, and what follows is a long confrontation, Raimundo,

Please rest assured. I have been in America for so many years, and I am still very clear about the strength of both sides. The Viceroyalty of Peru they obtained, before I led the army to retreat, almost every grain of food was looted. But behind us, there are

Mexico has been free of banditry for many years. Moreover, we also have the navy led by Count Baroudis to escort our transport fleet... So when it comes to logistics, the rebels are definitely no match for us."

"Yes, Your Excellency. When the enemy loses the energy to attack and has to stand still, we have won more than half of the victory. The next step is to wait for the enemy's logistics to be unable to support and be forced to retreat, and then we will pursue them along the way.

Already."

"Hey~" Cromwell breathed a long sigh of relief again, and then lay heavily on the backrest: "I really hope that day comes soon. I haven't been home for many years. This time I got the heads of Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong

Finally, I hope His Majesty Philip will be merciful and allow me to go home. I haven’t seen my wife for too long... Then, I will live quietly with my family in my small manor."

You old pervert is a groom every night in America, how can you miss your own wife?

Of course, that's what I thought in my heart. But when it came to Raimondo's mouth, he said this: "Your Excellency, your moral character is really noble. With your many years of hard work and achievements in America, after the war here is over,

, His Majesty Philip will definitely give you a large fiefdom and grant you the title of Duke. And the moment your wife becomes a Duchess, she will understand that all these years of waiting are worth it."

"Hahaha, it's up to you. Well, speaking of His Majesty, I suddenly remembered, have we been too neglectful to His Highness Louis recently? Just leave him in Bogota and ignore him.

It’s been almost half a month, right?”

"Hmph~" Raimundo, who said that the Holy Family is so strong that even the sea cannot dissolve it, snorted disdainfully: "That is the Prince of Mexico. In fact, staying in Mexico City is the greatest support for us. Forget it, forget it,

Your Excellency, please give Lieutenant Luis a commendation telegram in the name of the Commander-in-Chief of the American Army. Let’s say that he is commended for his orderly management of the army’s logistics in Bogotá during this period, which greatly ensured the stability of the front line. Well, by the way, he will be promoted.

For Captain."

"Hmm~ Hahaha, this is a good suggestion. After breakfast, I asked my staff to draft a beautifully worded commendation message. In this way, His Highness will not clamor to go to the front line all day long.

"

…

Despite being in a good mood, the two people thought they had a chance to win and kept exchanging business blows. Also on December 3, more than 20 kilometers north of Bogota city, a team wearing gray and yellow camouflage marched in an orderly manner.

The Western Cordillera Mountains, with an altitude of more than 5,000 meters, gradually drops to the Sumalpas Plateau, which is more than 2,000 meters above sea level.

Yes, according to the "four best" standards proposed by Zhu Youdong: the strongest individual soldier, the best equipment, the most rigorous training, and the most difficult tasks. The uniforms of the Ming Dynasty's special forces are not the green of the Ming Dynasty army, but camouflage.

In the 17th century, when digital camouflage was still invisible, it took a long time to make a set of camouflage clothes, and the material requirements for the clothes were extremely high. In short, the cost was expensive. But in Zhu Youdong’s view

, as long as the special forces can play their due role, all this will be worthwhile.

"Boss, I'm back."

"Thank you for your hard work. Let's drink some water. How is the situation ahead?"

"Start from here, walk about ten kilometers southeast, find a place with higher ground, and you can see dense houses through the telescope. A little further away, at the edge of the horizon, you can vaguely see the towering city walls. I think it should be

It’s the city of Bogota.”

"Are there many people along the way?"

"A lot! We crawled to a place only two kilometers away from the official road and took a closer look. The official road north of Bogota was mainly filled with various four-wheeled carriages and a small number of pedestrians. We noticed that

On the official road, it is extremely difficult for the animals to pull vehicles traveling from north to south. Vehicles traveling from south to north are almost all empty. At the same time, the cement pavement on the right half of the official road is obviously heavier than the left half.

The side is worse."

"It seems that the supervisor made a good analysis in advance. The enemy's food, ammunition, etc. shipped from Mexico or Europe are all assembled here in Bogotá. Hey, with so many people, you have not been discovered, right?"

"Don't worry, boss. It's not like you don't know the effect of this camouflage uniform. When we were training in Quito, those bumpkins from the ordinary army couldn't even see through a thousand meters with a telescope. But here in Bogota

The altitude is about the same as Quito, and the vegetation is similar, not to mention that we were observing from two kilometers away this time just to be on the safe side.”

"That's good. Regiment deputy, how is the situation in the army now?"

"Captain, according to statistics, the entire regiment was full of 5,000 people when it set off. After ten days of high-intensity mountain marching, acute pulmonary edema, frostbite, falls, and deaths... the total number of people was reduced to 1,230. What ammunition?

Yes, there are no heavy weapons except mortars. Even if there are mortars, there are only forty, and each gun has about seven shells. The submachine guns of the brothers have ten magazines per person."

"...That's enough. Let's go ahead and count the current number of people in each battalion and company. We will set off at eight o'clock tonight and run twenty kilometers, striving to reach the city of Bogota before zero o'clock. We will win this city in one battle!"

"Captain, I must remind you that our scouts failed to penetrate Bogota. We don't know how many defenders there are in the city now."

"Didn't you listen to what my brother said just now? There is an endless stream of vehicles and horses on the official road, making it impossible to investigate closely. And..." He gritted his teeth: "I believe that Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng fought extremely hard on the frontal battlefield, and they have successfully defeated

Some of Bogota's troops have been transferred out."

"...Yes, there is no turning back. We have already come here, so we can't crawl back. Besides, the 40,000 oxygen bottles that the supervisor worked hard to prepare for us before departure have been used up. Send them locally.

The hiking boots we came with are almost completely useless. Even if we want to go back, we can’t go back... Anyway, life or death depends on this hammer."

"That's it. Execute the order. Tell the brothers that you have worked hard for ten days of eating canned ice. We will capture Bogota tonight and I will treat you to a barbecue!"

"okay!"

…

At eight o'clock in the evening on the 3rd, the then 21-year-old Prince Louis, escorted by a group of attendants, conducted a routine inspection of the city defense. The real commander of Bogotá's city defense, a viscount named Martin, although he was extremely dissatisfied.

, but at this time, he could only accompany his smiling face, following behind His Highness the Prince.

"Hoo~ Your Excellency, the Viscount, the general reserve team of the base camp has been deployed many times, so that now there are only 10,000 people. It is actually seriously insufficient to defend such a large city. Therefore, we must be serious and serious. Tell the soldiers, I

I know it’s hard for them to stay on the city wall every day. But please stick to it for a while longer. I believe it won’t be long before news of a complete victory comes from the front. Then everyone can have a good rest.”

"Yes, please rest assured, Your Highness. We will strictly implement your orders."

"I trust His Excellency the Viscount to handle matters. I will leave the rest of the matter to you. I will return to the city to rest."

"Okay, good night, Your Highness."

After Louis left the city, Viscount Martin's smiling face at first disappeared instantly: Huh, the battle situation has become so obvious, the rebels' attack is weak, we will wait for them to retreat and we will chase them along the way. You still have to patrol here every night, you

Do you know that although Bogota is located at only 4 degrees latitude, it is a plateau city and it is still very cold at night! You can bear it, but we can't!

Besides, you asked everyone to stay on the city wall 24 hours a day without taking a day off. If you have the ability, you can lead the way! This was the case when Prince Rudolf led the army. At that time, no soldiers dared to violate the law. But what about now?

Oh, you let us live on the city wall, and then you went back to the city to sleep with the woman in your arms after a round of inspection. Why?

After vomiting deep in his heart, the Viscount pretended to patrol around and slipped into a warm room in the city to comfort his Indian slave girl. As for the other officers and soldiers on the city wall, quite a few also quietly went down to the city.

, returned to the room in the barracks. Only a few unlucky ones were left, standing on the city wall shivering in the cold air.

This is not surprising: the Spanish division stationed in Bogota had a total of 20,000 people before it was transferred. But in fact, they were reorganized at odd hours after the former Spanish troops in the Americas were dispersed. To put it bluntly,

A group of defeated soldiers. Such a team may be on the front line and can still use some of the so-called "rich experience" when fighting with other troops with high morale. But when they are stationed in the rear, especially when the battle situation is very clear, there is no local support.

It would be really difficult for these veterans to get serious when they might be attacked.

The time slowly came to 11:50 in the evening, and most of the Spanish defenders on the city wall fell asleep around the bonfire. At this time, if someone looked out from the city wall with a telescope, they could see that in the distance,
Chapter completed!