The fortress of Quebec was besieged, and the towns near the mouth of the Atlantic Ocean to the northeast of the fortress leading to the mouth of the Atlantic Ocean were also destroyed by the Iroquois.

The news came back and caused quite a stir.

However, these nobles in the summer palace recovered after only a little shock.

What happens to Quebec now has little to do with them.

They've already made up their minds to give up on Quebec anyway, haven't they?

Therefore, whether the Iroquois are surrounded or not is no longer related to them.

Now what they have to do is to pick out a candidate to go to the Americas and contact the crown prince of the Song Empire.

This is the most important thing for them.

At the same time, if the Iroquois captured Quebec, that would be what they would like to see.

Because they all understood that the Iroquois people did not belong to the Song Empire.

At that time, because of the relationship between Quebec and the other party, it is not possible for the Song Empire to go to war with the other party.

So, these guys even maliciously hope that the Iroquois had better take Quebec as soon as possible, and let Sara eat the deflated is the best thing.

Hmph, Quebec can't get it itself, and it's best that Sara and the Song Empire can't get it.

That's what these nobles are thinking now.

As for what would happen to the French in Quebec after the Iroquois conquered it, the nobles didn't bother to think about it.

In modern parlance, it's just some. How could the noble lord worry about their life and death, it was completely unnecessary.

If there are really nobles who are worried about this, and stand up and say what to do, then there must be some purpose behind it.

Poor French people in Quebec, who still do not know that they have been abandoned and forgotten.

If they had learned of this, it is estimated that the remaining bit of fighting spirit would have disappeared, and all the French would have lost their fighting spirit and completely collapsed.

It is precisely because they don't know anything about it now that they are still fighting the Iroquois. Desperately held the fortress of Quebec.

To this day, the Iroquois have left tens of thousands of corpses under the fortress of Quebec, but they cannot shake the fortress for half a cent-

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The French are in trouble and are trying to figure out how to solve it.

And the Spaniards were in trouble as well, and it was a very, very big problem.

The 10,000-strong Newport Infantry Regiment of the Spanish Empire was suddenly blindfolded by its new tactics during the battle against the Dutch.

Europe, near the Palatinate in the middle of the Rhine.

In 1621, the Dutch declared war on the Spanish Empire.

The Thirty Years' War began, and it entered a whole new phase.

At this time, the Netherlands was still a small country on the European continent. It's just just flourishing.

It is still far from the heights that it will be in the future.

What is the name of the coachman of the sea, which the Dutch have not yet obtained.

After all, the defeat of the Spaniards at sea is only twenty years old.

The Spanish Empire was of course very angry that a small country dared to provoke.

You know, although the sea was defeated by the British twenty years ago. This deprived the Spaniards of most of their maritime interests, but emaciated camels were bigger than horses, and Spain had a large army.

It's good now, the Dutch actually dare to jump out and provoke, this is simply a tiger who doesn't use me as a sick cat.

Forthwith. Spain sent the Newport Corps to teach the Dutch a lesson about who was the boss. It is also for European countries to take a look, and by the way, to deter some countries.

The Newport Corps was one of 21 infantry regiments established by the Spanish Empire, numbering 10,000 men.

Of these, five thousand were Spanish veterans. The remaining five thousand were mercenaries.

Although half of the members of this corps are mercenaries, this corps is very well-equipped and trained.

It can be said that this corps is an extremely elite corps.

Thus. Sending this army out, what is the idea of the Spanish Empire?

It's simple, easy to deal with the Dutch. Give some guys a deterrent.

The wishful thinking played very well, but unfortunately things went unexpectedly.

You must know that the Spanish Army was still very strong in Europe at this time. In particular, the Spanish phalanx, created by the Spaniards, used its principles even in Napoleon's time and was used in warfare.

In Napoleon's time, you can often see soldiers forming a small phalanx that they used to fight when surrounded by enemies or when they were holding off cavalry.

It can be seen how powerful the Spanish phalanx is.

You must know that in Napoleon's time, the skills of artillery and muskets were already good. And basically said goodbye to the cold and, began to use thermal weapons.

It is precisely by relying on the Spanish phalanx that the Spaniards will have such confidence.

It doesn't matter if you fail at sea, the army can guarantee its own interests as strong.

As long as the prestige and domineering of the army are displayed, then those who want to seize the Spanish colonies will be carefully weighed.

It is important to know that in order to protect its colonies, the Spanish Empire sent an infantry regiment in each colony.

The number of people ranges from 8,000 to 20,000, and the annual military spending alone will cost a lot of money.

It can be seen that Spain, which has dominated for more than 100 years, is not called in vain.

Unfortunately, after the rise of the Dutch and then the British, the Spaniards were reduced to the second-rate countries of Europe, and have not risen to prominence in the 21st century.

Of course, that's all for later.

Originally, it would take another thirty or forty years for the Spanish to decline.

It will not fall apart until the end of the Thirty Years' War.

However, thanks to the appearance of a small butterfly, the collapse of the Spanish Empire is now beginning to appear.

Palatinate is a small town near the middle of the Rhine.

This is a typical European town, with a small population of only five or six hundred people, and because of the geography, there are not many people who usually come and go.

But today it is unusual. Two miles away from the town, more than 20,000 people gathered.

The Spaniards and the Dutch were fighting over there.

Some of the brave youths in the town ran to the vicinity of the battlefield to see the excitement, so that they could have a capital to boast about in the future.

"Forward!"

The Spaniards lined up in five neat phalanxes, like five hedgehogs, slowly walking towards the Dutch formation.

Peng! Peng! Peng!

The Spanish soldiers marched in a neat pace, without the slightest hint of panic.

The young men who were hiding nearby were almost convinced that the battle was a victory for the Spaniards.

In the Spanish phalanx, the commanders were constantly issuing orders or shouting words of encouragement.

At the side of the commander. A drummer with a small drum on his shoulder, constantly beating the drum surface.

Footsteps, drums, and vocals mingle together.

In the face of the imposing Spanish Newport Infantry Regiment, the Dutch side only lined up in five neat columns.

Did the Dutch want to use five lines of defense to fend off the attacks of the Spanish phalanx?

In everyone's hearts, they are thinking about such a question

At this moment, the first platoon of the Dutch line took a few steps forward, came to the front and set up the arquebus.

"Put!"

With an order from the commander. Hundreds of people fired a volley of arquebuses, creating a very shocking scene.

Loud gunfire, cyan smoke.

The Spanish phalanx on the opposite side suddenly fell in response.

Then the Dutch stepped forward in the second row. The first platoon quickly retreated to the rear of the line, and began to quickly reload with gunpowder and buckshot.

At this time, the Spaniards on the opposite side and the nearby crowd discovered that the Dutch team was actually full of arquebusiers. There is not a single soldier with cold weapons.

What the hell is this!

Everyone's hearts couldn't help but wonder.

Because it completely upends their concept of war.

In this era, cold weapons are still the mainstream.

The arquebus, on the other hand, is only used as an auxiliary weapon.

Now the Dutch use it as their main weapon. It's really hard to figure out.

Soon, however, people began to look at the Dutch.

The second row did the same, and then retreated to the rear. The third platoon came up and shot, retreated, and then the fourth...... Fifth Row ......

These queues are like waves, repeating the same action over and over again.

And the effect is quite good.

Just look at how many Spaniards have fallen on the other side, and you can easily know this.

Before they could get close to the other side, they lost a lot of fighters.

The Spaniards had to take a break and regroup.

The Europeans of this era were no different from the European and American armies of later generations, but when the casualties reached a certain number, then the morale of the army would be unstable.

This is completely different from the East.

The Spaniards fought with the Dutch for a short time, that is, only a quarter of an hour.

But it was in this quarter of an hour that the Spaniards paid the price of more than 200 casualties.

And this new tactic used by the Dutch today was also spread for the first time.

The Spaniards, who had suffered losses, temporarily stopped attacking and began to look for countermeasures after attacking several times in succession.

In addition to the people watching the excitement around the battlefield, of course, there are also many spies.

The battle between the Spaniards and the Dutch was not large, but it flew back to the country.

The British and French, who had already begun to practice this tactic, were of course more attentive to it.

And those countries that didn't care at all began to inquire and learn this tactic.

The reason is simple, because this tactic is effective and lethal. (To be continued.) )