Chapter 510: Small Talk During the Voyage
Hehe, it's interesting, I actually fell in love with our genetic girl.
I really don't know what interesting things can happen after the combination of the indigenous and genetic girls.
Zhao Hongyu was playing cards while thinking in his heart.
At this time, the entire fleet had just arrived off the coast west of Central America.
There is still some distance from Zhao Hongyu's medium-range target, San Francisco.
But even so, it took Zhao Hongyu a month and a half before and after.
For this reason, Zhao Hongyu has been complaining that it takes too long.
Fortunately, he just complained to Wang Shan, and there were no Europeans on the side.
Otherwise, Zhao Hongyu's complaint would definitely make the Europeans vomit blood in anger.
You must know that the speed of Zhao Hongyu's fleet is already very fast.
From Manhattan, follow the east coast to the southernmost point of the Americas, and then recircle to the west.
If the Europeans were to drive the sea ships of this era, then they would have consumed more time when they came to the place where Zhao Hongyu was.
Three months is definitely for sure.
Zhao Hongyu: This is already half the time.
But even so, he was not satisfied.
If such a thing is known to the Europeans, they must definitely vomit blood by Zhao Hongyu's words.
Today, Zhao Hongyu's fleet is located in the western part of Mexico.
Farther north, it was the border of the United States.
Fortunately, it was the seventeenth century, and there was no Mexico and no United States.
Boundaries, even more, do not exist.
In the current Americas, in addition to those indigenous Mayans and Indians, only Zhao Hongyu led the most powerful force.
It can be said that if there is no accident, the whole of America will all belong to Zhao Hongyu.
And the natives on the American continent who have not surrendered, Zhao Hongyu did not pay attention to them at all.
It's just some uncivilized. It's just a primitive tribal native.
Such a tribal native, an imperial army of two thousand people, can sweep them away, right?
It's just that the population under Zhao Hongyu's command is too small now, and he can't take care of those natives for the time being.
When the population under Zhao Hongyu grows, the Americas will definitely belong to the Song Empire and belong to Zhao Hongyu.
At this point, there is no suspense.
The fleet slowly sailed north along the western coast of Mexico, encountering a number of indigenous people along the way.
When they saw such a huge fleet, they were all very curious and shocked.
The coast of Mexico at this time was far less barren than it was in later generations.
The coastline is densely forested. It is full of tall and dense tropical vegetation.
Zhao Hongyu was on the deck, observing from afar with a telescope.
Fighting against the natives in such a dense area of tropical vegetation was very disadvantageous for the imperial army.
But fortunately, this is the Mexican region, and the later Mexico is a great desert.
Although the coastal perimeter appears to be lush with vegetation, the hinterland is still presumably desert.
Moreover, these natives are poorly armed and naked.
If they were to fight against the Imperial army, their disadvantage would not be the slightest.
Of course, if the Imperial army takes control of this area in the future, it will inevitably have to clash with these natives.
When the time comes. The natives of the Caribbean have a place to play.
As long as there are those natives with the army, if they want to fight in this kind of area, they may not be able to deal with these natives.
Slowly put down the telescope in his hand. Zhao Hongyu turned his head to look at Wang Shan, who had been following him.
"Didn't the Spaniards brag about destroying the Mayan Empire, why are there so many natives in this area?"
Thinking of the history described in the history books he had learned, Zhao Hongyu pursed his lips.
Wang Shan smiled: "There is nothing wrong with the collapse of the Mayan Empire. The problem is that Spain has exaggerated this a lot. So in the end, it turned out that they destroyed the Mayan Empire, and this bull was blown up anyway. ”
Wang Shan is very clear about this.
"Oh, how do you seem to know so well?"
Zhao Hongyu looked at Wang Shan's face with determination. It seemed to be clear about what was going on.,So I was interested all of a sudden.。
He also knew that the Spaniards were bragging, but he didn't understand this detail.
After all, the Mayan Empire had millions of people in its heyday, and there were hundreds of thousands of warriors alone.
You must know that the Maya are natives, and they also have the same advantage.
That is, as long as it is a man, he can fight.
Therefore, hundreds of thousands of fighters are definitely not boasting exaggerations.
On the contrary, the Spaniards recorded the conquest of the Mayan Empire with only five or six hundred troops.
This made Zhao Hongyu unbelievable.
He has a genetic person under his command, and he also has relatively high-tech weapons.
But with this advantage, he didn't dare to say that he could handle the Mayan Empire, so why did the Spaniards say that?
This makes no sense.
Of course, Zhao Hongyu also knows one thing, that is, the Spaniards used a trick at the beginning.
It was to throw the soldiers who were suffering from the plague to the Mayans.
The Mayans were infected with the plague, which then spread rapidly.
This led to the fact that the Maya had a large number of non-war population reductions, as well as a vital force.
But even then, the population base of the Maya was there.
A mere five or six hundred Spaniards could not be a match for the Mayans.
And the Mayans fought at home, the Spaniards invaded away.
The Caribbean region is surrounded by dense jungles, which is very bad for the Spaniards.
Even if there is a Spanish phalanx, it is impossible to open it in the dense jungle.
But on the Maya side, they could take advantage of the terrain and familiarity to harass the Spaniards.
Poison Arrow!
Blow arrows!
Pitfall!
These are absolutely effective measures.
Even if one Spaniard was to be dealt with at a time, the Spaniards would not be able to accept such a loss.
It's just that the Mayans were the ones who failed the most.
That's a bit weird.
"Your Highness, when I was in Cayenne, I came into contact with the local natives, and I also inquired about this matter in many ways. From them, I know a lot about the detailed process of this war more than 100 years ago, and I have to say that the Spaniards are bigger than they brag. But it was a success. ”
It turned out that Wang Shan had already inquired about this matter, no wonder he was so sure.
After doing it for a long time, I knew it.
"Tell me, what's going on?"
Zhao Hongyu was itching in his heart, and he was very curious about this question.
Anyway, now that he has nothing to do, Wang Shan doesn't mind telling Zhao Hongyu about it.
Anyway, being idle is idle, so it's time to make a big deal.
Emma, Sarah, and Annes were playing cards not far away.
The game is to fight the landlord.
Ever since they learned this kind of game from Zhao Hongyu, they immediately became obsessed with this kind of entertainment.
Every day, they are happy to play from morning to night, which shows the depth of their infatuation.
So. Zhao Hongyu and Wang Shan are the two of them, but they don't have to worry about someone coming to disturb them.
And farther away, on the other side of the deck, Liu Da Scar and Master Wang also came out to bask in the sun and blow the sea breeze.
But they didn't mean to bother.
The sailors around them, each doing their own thing. The sailor, who was not on duty, picked up the violin and guitar and sat on the side, playing wildly.
Expressionless Praetorian Guards, loyal guards at the entrance to the captain's quarters.
Behind him, several Praetorian Guards were setting up the dining table. Milk tea and some delicious snacks were placed on it.
"In order to find gold, the Spaniards organized a legion of five or six hundred men and began to explore the heart of the Caribbean. And they didn't know how powerful the Mayans were, but they got some information from some friendly tribes. It is said that the Mayan Empire has a lot of warriors. ”
Wangcai began to tell Zhao Hongyu about the information he had gotten.
"However, the topography here in South America is completely different from that of the European continent, and the climate is also different." Wang Shan leaned against the guardrail, "The rainforest is damp and muddy. There are also poisonous insects and beasts that appear from time to time, which are simply not something that the Spaniards can deal with. ”
"So, a lot of Spaniards were infected with malaria and typhoid fever at that time, so they weren't very strong at all." , Wang Shan pursed his lips and looked very disdainful of the Spaniards. "Did the Mayans intend to be very cruel activities, and the living sacrifices were known to the Dao?" , Wang Shan asked.
Human sacrifice?
Although he didn't know why Dao Wang Shan asked this, Zhao Hongyu still nodded.
"Zhilu said, this history is recorded, it is very bloody and cruel, but the Mayans have been engaged in such activities." , he replied.
After Wang Shan waited for Zhao Hongyu to respond, he said: "Actually, it is a mistake for us to say that they are Mayans, and I call these people the Incas. Then he waved his hand again, "But it doesn't matter, anyway, we just talk about relieving boredom, but we don't need to be so rigorous." ”
Then, Wang Shan continued: "At that time, the Spaniards had contact with the Mayans, that is, the Incas, but the Spaniards did not curry favor and suffered a great loss, and the Inca Empire was not vegetarian, let alone fighting at home. ”
Zhao Hongyu nodded, he thought that what Wang Shan said was right.
"Some Spaniards were captured in this way and became captives of the Incas. As for the prisoners of war, the Incas generally brought them back and treated them as sacrifices for the living. ”
When Zhao Hongyu heard this, he knew that Wang Shan was about to get to the point.
"Oh, if I'm not mistaken, some of these Spaniards captured by the Incas must have had typhoid fever or malaria, right?"
Zhao Hongyu also followed Wang Shan's example, leaned on the guardrail to make himself stand more relaxed, and at the same time put the elbow of his right hand on the railing of the guardrail.
Wang Shan nodded: "Yes, that's true." But the key to the fall of the Incas was not this, it was only a small fuse. (To be continued......)