Chapter 678, We Are God's Messengers
White clouds, blue skies, and the vast land, the Ming dragon banner hunted in the wind, and tens of thousands of troops marched along the road built by the Aztec kingdom towards Tenochtitlan.
In front of them, the Aztec kingdom also formed an army of up to 40,000 people, waiting in an open area, waiting for the arrival of the Ming people.
"Newspaper~"
A scout on a horse hurried to Tian Erniu's side.
"The troops of the Aztec Kingdom were found ahead, numbering more than 40,000 people."
"Revisit~"
When Tian Erniu heard this, he immediately ordered.
"Yes~"
The scout immediately replied respectfully, rode on and continued to investigate.
"40,000 people, four times the number of me, if you fight head-on, even if you win, you will definitely suffer heavy casualties, it seems that waiting is still to play the role of artillery, muskets and cavalry as much as possible, it is better to fight them lose the confidence to resist."
Tian Erniu groaned slightly.
Don't look at the fact that he was born as a farmer, he used to dig in the field, but he learned a lot of knowledge in Tianjin Maritime College.
Tianjin Maritime College not only teaches navigation knowledge in the sea, but also conducts some military training.
If they want to colonize the whole world, these navigators are naturally the first batch of colonists, and if they are not taught and trained in military knowledge, they will definitely suffer if they encounter indigenous resistance when they go to sea.
Tian Erniu is an outstanding student and leader in Tianjin Maritime Academy, and he is also very good at commanding the march and fighting, and the army of tens of thousands of people is also well organized under his command.
Of course, this is also inseparable from the personnel who make up this army, these people are all people from the Tianjin Ocean Trade Company, most of them are crew members, and they have been trained by Tianjin Maritime College.
Tianjin Maritime College implements paramilitary training and teaching, so it can be quickly organized and formed a certain combat effectiveness without any effort at all.
The army continued to advance, and soon the two armies met on an open plain, each with a clear view of the other.
"There are several times the number of us, but their weapons and equipment are too rudimentary, wooden sticks, bows and arrows, stone tools, there is no problem in taking them down."
Standing on a hillside, Jiang Liang looked at the army of the Aztec Kingdom in front of him with a telescope, and said very confidently.
Not only are the armies of these Aztec kingdoms poorly armed, but they also look like weapons fighting on the march, without a trace of army rigidity, just like a rabble.
"The key is to find a way to reduce our casualties."
Tian Erniu nodded, after seeing the army of the Aztec Kingdom, Tian Erniu could be regarded as a reassuring pill, and many of the original worries disappeared cleanly.
Although these Aztecs are extremely fierce and very martial, to be honest, this weapon and equipment and the level of this war are really unbearable to look at.
On the other side, Montezuma II, who was in charge of commanding the army, was dressed in silk exchanged from the Ming people, with bright feathers on his head and a jeweled scepter in his hand, which symbolized power.
"These Ming people seem to be very difficult to mess with~"
Montezuma II looked at the enemy troops in a tight formation and neatly arranged, and his whole face changed.
Originally, he was full of confidence, thinking that he could easily defeat these Ming people, but now, his heart is empty, the Ming army in front of him is in a strict formation, and the weapons in his hands and the armor he wears are shining in the sunlight.
On the wings there are also people riding on strange animals, looking very tall and brave, and there are huge positions in the rear, and they are operating some strange things.
"Send someone over and ask them why they are invading our Aztec kingdom~"
After thinking about it, Montezuma II also decided to talk to the other party first, and did not start a war without a brain.
Soon, several Aztecs came to the side of the Ming army.
"Why attack them?"
Tian Erniu immediately laughed after hearing this.
After thinking about it, he said: "Let him go back with a dragon banner of our Ming Dynasty, and tell them that we are the introduction of the dragon and the messenger of the gods, and the sun god and the Quetzalcoatl god you believe in are the gods of our great tomorrow, because you are disrespectful to the descendants of the dragon, so now the gods will punish you." ”
Soon, Tian Erniu's reply also came to Montsuma II.
He held the bright yellow dragon flag in his hand, looked carefully at the dragon on it, and then looked at the pattern of the feathered serpent god he believed in, it seemed that the two were very similar and similar, and more importantly, the dragon of the Ming Dynasty looked more majestic and domineering than the feathered serpent he believed in.
"The introduction of the dragon~"
"The sun god and the feathered serpent god are the gods of their great tomorrow?"
Montezuma II groaned slightly, and then quickly couldn't help but be angry.
"They're blaspheming!"
"Warriors of the Aztec Kingdom, these Ming people have blasphemed our great and supreme Sun God and Quetzalcoatl, and we must sacrifice their blood and hearts to the gods!"
"Kill~"
When the people around him heard this, they all roared in unison.
"Kill~" Celestial
Montsuma II waved the gem scepter in his hand, and immediately the huge team behind him rushed towards the other party.
More than 40,000 people kept running on the earth, and the earth began to shake slightly, and a deafening roar was heard.
"Artillery Preparation~"
Tian Erniu looked very calm, looked at the Aztecs who rushed over, and silently calculated the distance between the two sides.
"Fire~"
When the army of the Aztec kingdom was three hundred zhang away from him, Tian Erniu decisively ordered to open fire.
On Tian Erniu's side, the flag soldier kept waving the two flags in his hand, and the rear artillery position was immediately understood.
"Knock~Knock~"
Soon, with a deafening sound, billowing white smoke rose, and one after another hot projectiles flew rapidly towards the army of the Aztec Kingdom.
"Knock~Knock~"
The rate of fire of the Miyun cannon was very fast, and wave after wave of artillery was fired, and the rumbling sound of artillery bombardment resounded in the sky, covering the sound of the Aztec Kingdom army rushing and killing at once.
"Boom~"
In the army of the Aztec Kingdom, cannonballs fell from the sky, and the charging Aztec warriors were suddenly frightened.
Seeing that some people around him were blurred by the shells, the projectiles that were beating on the ground brought out bloody paths, and many people had their legs destroyed and wailed in pain on the ground.
Five hundred cannons and dense cloud cannons, cannonballs fell like raindrops, bringing countless blood flowers.
Coupled with the rumbling of artillery bombardment ahead, and the puffs of white smoke blown by the strong winds, the Aztecs were dumbfounded.
They were all running and screaming all at once, and they were all frightened by the terrible sound of the shelling, and they looked at the shells falling from the sky with great fear.
"The sun god is angry~"
"The sun god is angry~"
Some people looked at the bright sun and the cannonballs falling from the sky, and immediately screamed in fear.
With such a sound, there was an immediate chain reaction, and the panic in the entire army continued to spread.
Cannons, a weapon that they haven't even heard of, are now being bombarded by five hundred cannons, and countless projectiles are flying in the sky, constantly harvesting their fragile lives.
"Sun God?"
Even Montsuma II was blinded at this time, looking at the projectiles flying over from the side of the Ming people, and watching his army in chaos, his head was also buzzing.
"Are they really God's messengers?"
"If we are disrespectful to them, we are disrespectful to God?"
But soon, he shook his head, waved the jewel scepter in his hand, and roared loudly, "Rush me, rush over, kill them all." ”
However, the army was out of control, and the army of tens of thousands of people was frightened by the rumbling sound of artillery bombardment and the projectiles falling from the sky.
The frightened Aztecs panicked and began to flee in all directions, throwing away their weapons, and they were terrified like flies with five heads, and many died not under the shelling but under the trampling.
"This?"
Tian Erniu, Jiang Liang, Dahu, and Zhao Monkey were all a little dumbfounded.
Looking through the binoculars at the Aztec army in complete disarray, this victory seemed to come a little too easily.
In fact, there are not many people who really died under the shelling, but their army has been in chaos, and there are many, many people who have died under the trampling of their own people.
I could clearly see that these people had lost their weapons, and they were terrified and completely confused.
"Cavalry sortie~"
"The musketeers pressed up~"
"The cannon extends back to attack~"
Tian Erniu seized the opportunity and issued orders one after another.
With the delivery of the order, more than a hundred cavalry on both sides began to gallop.
The open area is the most suitable for cavalry combat, and once the speed of the cavalry soars, even the impact is very terrifying.
At the same time, rows of musket-wielding men began to press down on the Aztec army with a neat pace.
"Knock~Knock~"
More than a hundred war horses kept running on the ground, making a rumbling sound, and the earth seemed to shake slightly.
The Aztecs were even more frightened when they looked at the cavalry rushing towards them, they had never seen a horse before, let alone fought against a cavalry.
Akito, who was riding on a war horse, was wearing armor, and the saber in his hand lit up high, and the speed was very fast, and he rushed into the Aztec army at once, like an extremely sharp knife, and pierced into the heart of the Aztecs at once.