In the port of Tarragona, Spain, Zhang Bin stood on the top floor of the flagship and looked at the soldiers of the Ming army who kept getting off the ship and landing, his expression was extremely serious, he really didn't want his soldiers to be involved in the quagmire of the European hegemony, but the current situation of Spain forced him to send troops to support, because if he didn't send troops, Spain would not be able to hold on.

He did not know exactly what the plan of the anti-Habsburg alliance was, he only hoped that the anti-Habsburg coalition would not fight too crazy in Zaragoza, after all, what he wanted was the attrition of Spain and the anti-Habsburg alliance, not the Ming and anti-Habsburg alliance.

He looked at it with a serious expression for a while, and then turned his head to Li Dingguo behind him and said: "Dingguo, Zaragoza will be handed over to you, keep it for two years, there is no problem, right?" ”

Li Dingguo hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Grandpa Guo, rest assured, the city is here, and the last general will definitely do his best to defend Zaragoza." ”

When Zhang Bin heard this, he patted him on the shoulder, shook his head with a smile and said: "It's not so serious, there is a big mountain range between France and Spain, it is impossible for the French to transfer more than 1,000 catties of heavy artillery to this side, you just need to rely on the fortress and build layers of defense lines according to the range of artillery and terrain, they should not attack wildly, after all, they consume people, and we consume bullets and shells, take human lives to fill, and they are afraid that it will not be enough for all 200,000 horses to fill in." ”

When Li Dingguo heard this, he thought about it, and then asked: "Grandpa Guo, what if they attack other roads, will the last general lead the army to support?" ”

Zhang Bin said with deep meaning: "It depends on the situation, if they are anxious together, regardless of victory or defeat, you don't care, if the Spanish army can't hold back to Madrid, you go to cut off the food route of the anti-Habsburg coalition army, try not to fight with them, understand?" ”

When Li Dingguo heard this, he couldn't help but be dumbfounded, he was stunned for a moment before he was surprised: "Grandpa Guo, aren't we allies with Spain, why do we consume their strength so much?" ”

He could clearly feel that Zhang Bin meant that he would try his best to let Spain fight with the anti-Habsburg coalition forces, and he would not end up in person if he could watch from the sidelines.

Zhang Bin looked into the distance and said wisely: "Dingguo, the relationship between countries and the relationship between people is different, there are no eternal friends between countries, and there are no eternal enemies, some are only entanglements in interests." We helped Portugal and Spain not for some inexplicable friendship but for profit, you know, how to get the most out of our Ming is the key. We can't let the anti-Habsburg coalition crush Spain, and we can't let Spain crush the anti-Habsburg coalition, but we have to let them get entangled and fight endlessly, so that they don't have time to expand their overseas colonies, you know? ”

Li Dingguo experienced it carefully, and then nodded solemnly and said, "The last general understands." ”

Next, Zhang Bin made a detailed analysis of various situations and taught Li Dingguo how to deal with them, until all the officers and men of the Fuguang Army had almost landed, and the Zhenyuan cruiser responsible for transportation gradually left the dock, he ordered the flagship to dock, and then personally sent Li Dingguo off the ship, and said goodbye to Liu Wenxiu, Ainengqi, Coqueira and others who coordinated and commanded on the dock, and then returned to the flagship and set off for Lisbon.

Thus set out, led by Coquela, they followed the Spanish line to the northwest, heading straight for Zaragoza, the core city of the battle.

This march was actually the most dangerous, because there was no main road from Tarragona to Zaragoza, only a small road about three zhang wide, which meant that the soldiers of the Fuguang army could advance in a long formation of ten men at most, and the artillery carriages and carriages were at most four in a row.

In this way, the 50,000 officers and men of the Fuguang army, plus artillery wagons and horse-drawn carriages, lined up for more than 10 miles, and if the anti-Habsburg coalition forces took advantage of the march of the Fuguang army to launch an ambush or surprise attack, it is really difficult to say whether the 50,000 Fuguang army could defeat the more than 200,000 anti-Habsburg coalition forces.

Zhang Bin specially explained that Li Dingguo must be careful during the march, be careful, be careful, and be careful, even if he is not familiar with the terrain, he must spread the scouts all over the front and rear of the army for ten miles, so as to prevent sneak attacks.

It can be said that this is the most dangerous time for the Fuguang army, and this is also the only chance for the anti-Habsburg coalition army, only if the Fuguang army sneaks up on the march, they can defeat the Fuguang army, once the Fuguang army arrives in Zaragoza and begins to build fortifications for defense, they basically have no chance.

Will the anti-Habsburg coalition army sneak up on the road?

From the moment he left Tarragona, Li Dingguo's mood became extremely nervous, and he had never been so nervous when he was fighting with Jiannu, not that he suddenly became less courageous, the main thing was that he was too unfamiliar with this place, and the location was not good for him and it!

When he first set out, he sent all the scouts of the Fuguang Army according to Zhang Bin's instructions, scattered within ten miles of the front and rear of the army, but he still did not have a sense of security, because he had never seen the anti-Habsburg army at all, and he didn't even know what banner they were under and what they served, and, according to the accompanying Count Coqueira, their enemies not only had 200,000 anti-Habsburg army but also tens of thousands of Spanish rebels, and they couldn't figure out what kind of costume the enemy would appear in.

In this case, Li Dingguo could only discuss with Coquela, and let Coquela send a report to the Spanish defenders along the way, during the transit of the Fuguang army, no defender should have any abnormal movement, let alone leave the garrison to attack, otherwise, it is very likely to suffer indiscriminate attacks from the reinforcements of the Ming Empire!

At this time, the strength of the Ming Empire has slowly spread in Spain, and the Spanish army is the first to learn about this information, because the commanders of all armies are boasting that the Ming Empire is about to sell them how many advanced muskets and artillery, and their combat effectiveness will be doubled.

The Ming Empire can sell so many muskets and artillery, how terrifying the Ming Empire's army itself is can be imagined, in their imagination, the Ming Empire's army must be very strong, very strong, so strong that it is terrifying, such an army, who dares to touch their brows.

Therefore, Li Dingguo led the army all the way over, not to mention the enemy army of the anti-Habsburg alliance, and even the shadow of the Spanish defenders was not seen!

He cautiously led his army for more than two days, and on the afternoon of the third day, the army finally arrived in Zaragoza, by this time, General de Mello, the commander of the Flemish infantry regiment in charge of the garrison of Zaragoza, had already gathered his men and had been waiting for a long time.

DeMello naturally knows how important this Zaragoza position is, but he doesn't have the slightest confidence to hold here, although the Flemish infantry regiment is the most elite infantry in Spain, but they were defeated by the French army a few years ago, and they have long lost the sharpness of the strongest infantry in Europe, let alone 200,000 anti-Habsburg coalition troops, even if it is 100,000, he does not have the slightest confidence to win.

Now that the reinforcements of the Ming Empire have finally arrived, he can finally put down this burden and go to guard the defense line in the northwest with peace of mind, where the roads are narrow and the mountains and forests are dense, and he is not worried that the anti-Habsburg coalition will send a large army to attack.

As for Zaragoza, seeing the dense artillery of the Ming Empire's reinforcements, his heart was immediately relieved.

The army of the Ming Empire is really terrifying, 50,000 people are really equipped with thousands of artillery, and these cannons alone can bombard the anti-Habsburg coalition army!