The acrid smoke of gunpowder filled the air, and the continuous explosions were deafening.

In just twenty minutes, the traverser and their men threw gunpowder weapons with a total weight of up to ten tons at the enemy position.

If they had used real field rocket launchers, mortars, or even individual rocket launchers, after throwing so much ammunition at the enemy who had stupidly discharged a dense formation, the enemy would have turned into 40,000 charcoals even if it had 40,000 men.

Regrettably, even if they have been fed in advance, these rocket-type firecracker shells ordered from the Liuyang Flower Artillery Factory are not professional weapons after all, and their lethality cannot be compared with the real Soviet "Katyusha" rocket artillery -- the killing of people by rocket artillery is a battle record, and the killing of people by fireworks is an accident.

So, the deaths caused by these ten tons of gunpowder weapons were surprisingly rare—relative to their sheer numbers.

Although they create enough fear.

The 40,000 Western troops were indeed blown up by about 20 minutes of rocket baptism, and many soldiers were covered with colors everywhere, and there was an unpleasant smell of burning, and even many cowards deserted on the spot...... But after all, there were many brave enough warriors who bravely made it through this scorching hell, and then shouted and shot the javelins or arrows in their hands, and then began to engage their opponents in front of them.

First of all, on one side of the battlefield, the exiled emperor of the Aztec Empire, Kuohetmoc, and the leader of the Aztec rebels, the puppet emperor Essiteri Shozito, who raised troops to usurp the throne, met head-on - following the practice of the ancient barbarian era, most famous brave generals must take the lead, these two muscular, tiger-backed Aztec emperors were naturally at the forefront of the battle array.

After colliding head-on, the two muscular men first competed with each other with their eyes for a while, and then mocked each other with saliva and released a mouth cannon, and then they each roared in annoyance, and each picked up his weapon and beckoned over!

Next, on the other side of the battlefield, two groups of Tlaxcala warriors who defected to the eastern and western armies respectively, also under the command of the two great chiefs of Masisicato and Sicato Jr., began a fierce battle between their clans.

Zuihou, the one-eyed dragon Navaez, who was bent on seeking revenge on Cortés, also menacingly carried his long sword and rushed towards his fellow Spaniards.

“…… Alas, it would be nice if this battle could be postponed for a few months, and then it would have been won with a ranged attack alone......"

Listening to the noisy shouting and killing on the battlefield ahead, Director Ma, who was sitting firmly in the back, couldn't help but shake his head and sigh: "...... In order to enhance your combat capability, I have already greeted the leaders of the Ministry of People's Armed Forces and other relevant departments and handed over the note. As long as you follow the system, the day after tomorrow you will have a stockpile of grenades, bullets, old semi-automatic rifles, and real anti-tank rocket launchers, which can be brought out of the arsenal. But here's the problem...... The time difference on both sides of the wormhole is twenty-four times! By the time this batch of munitions arrives, three months have passed on this side of the plane......"

-- Twenty-four times the time lever, so that the usual official business process is really unbearable for the warriors who are fighting in different Shijie.

“…… Hehe, Director Ma, this is also something that can't be helped! ”

Wang Qiu said while laughing, "...... The longer this war drags on, the more variables are likely to arise. Cortez, the troublemaker, really can't continue to let it go, otherwise God knows what trouble it will bring us...... As for this batch of ordnance and ammunition, even if it is not used in this battle, it will always be able to be used in the future. In this time and space, there are many goals that are worth using our brains......"...,

As a result, after the initial "meteor fire" rocket bombardment, the two sides returned to the relatively "orthodox" cold-weapon combat mode.

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However, although the scene of this battle can be called enormous, the actual level of military command is miserable.

-- The two camps fighting in Otumba come from many different ethnic groups, have no unified discipline and command, no experience and concept of coordinated operations, and the commanders are not super-first-class military geniuses.

Therefore, after the vast majority of soldiers were put into battle, they could not form a neat battle column like the ancient Roman legions, and could only fight on their own, engaging in street hooligan-style brawls like a herd of bison hedging.

As a result, after the fighters on both sides rushed forward, a considerable number of them completely scattered and fell into a scene of group fighting.

Only the battle-hardened Aztec emperors and their armies were able to line up their troops in many phalanxes and replace the first row of soldiers in front of them every fifteen minutes...... Although this was a completely wrong set of tactics - steel axes were far less heavy than bulky obsidian machetes, and wielding them required much less stamina, and there was no need to replace the front-line soldiers every fifteen minutes......

But the problem is that neither emperor's mind seems to have turned a corner, and tactical thinking has not been upgraded from the Stone Age to the Iron Age.

In short, the tactical level of the Eastern and Western armies was equally clumsy, and the Western Army had a superiority in strength on every front -- even if it was bombarded indiscriminately by a large number of rockets, the lethality of this civilian gadget was actually far inferior to the intimidating power, so the Western Army's attrition before the engagement was still within an acceptable range, and the courage and confidence in the battle did not completely collapse...... Although some of the ragtag armies have indeed collapsed.

However, the relatively sophisticated modern metal axes and axes of the Eastern Army largely offset the disadvantage of insufficient troops.

-- The wealthy traversers replaced the Indian warriors who had defected to them with the old long-handled fire axes that had been eliminated from the seas and warships, and they wielded them with great vigour; But most of Cortez's Indian warriors still use ancient obsidian machetes, which can be smashed into bare sticks as long as they are slashed with fire axes......

Of course, some of the Indian aboriginal soldiers of the Western Army also obtained some kitchen knives, watermelon knives and rubber tapping knives trafficked by traversers through commercial trade and other means, but the number was small, and the fighting was not as bold as the fire axe.

The situation was even worse for the 3,000 Spanish expeditions and 10,000 native allies on the central front, because they were facing the crosser's descendants, and the indigenous allies were so frightened that they just wanted to flee before they could engage the battle.

Although these Spanish adventurers were generally armed with axes, scimitars, and steel swords, their opponents, with the exception of a few Spanish compatriots led by Navaes, were mainly "RPG rocket troops" armed with water pipes and watermelon knives, which seemed to be relatively easy to deal with.

But the problem is that the swords and tomahawks in their hands are difficult to cut through the anti-cutting clothing that the female soldiers have eliminated from the meat factory in later generations. Although the female soldiers of the "RPG Rocket Force" have relatively little strength, poor martial arts, and not very powerful weapons, the water pipes in their hands that were originally used to launch rockets can also be used as iron rods, at least the axes can't be easily cut. …,

What's more, some of the female soldiers also possessed a strange sparkling stick (electric batons), which would cause him to collapse on the spot with a slight blow to the armor and helmet of a Spanish adventurer, and then die in disgrace from trampling on each other.

As for the indigenous motley army that stood behind the Spaniards, they were frightened and fled from the beginning, adding much more chaos than helping.

Therefore, due to the huge gap in weapons and armor, as well as the previous losses under the saturation bombardment of rockets, the face-to-face hand-to-hand combat between the two sides lasted less than a quarter of an hour, and the seemingly outnumbered Western army quickly showed an unfavorable momentum.

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A strong mountain wind howled, blowing away the billowing smoke that filled the village of Otumba, so that the whole picture of this tragic battlefield appeared more clearly in front of Cortés, who had been waiting impatiently.

Then, the terrible battle situation that appeared in front of him suddenly made him gasp in surprise, and then coughed again and again.

“…… Ahem! Damn it! This battle is obviously our superiority! How could it be such an ugly situation?! ”

- On the left flank of the Western Army, the 20,000 Aztec rebels led by the puppet Emperor Esiterishozito, were the only bright spot of the Western Army on the battlefield. Although some of them were killed or wounded and scattered in the early rocket bombardment, the remaining strength of the rebels was still far greater than that of the exiled emperor Kuohetmok, who had only 3,000 men. Relying on several times the superior forces, the rebels of the puppet emperor Essiteri Shozito firmly held the upper hand on the scene.

If it weren't for the fact that Director Ma, who was sitting in the rear, saw that the situation was not good, and urgently mobilized the reserves, and sent more than 1,000 young warriors of the Hongshutizgan people around him, that is, those with watermelon knives and axes, to support the section of the front that Kuauhetmok was in charge of, the army of the exiled emperor would have collapsed soon after the start of the war - even after receiving reinforcements, the eastern army was still pressed back step by step.

On the right flank of the Western Army, the contest between the two Tlaxcala armies gradually decided the outcome - Masisicato, who was old and frail and had not commanded a war for many years, was obviously no match for the brave and experienced Sicato, and the obsidian machete of the Western Army could not compete with the stainless steel fire axe of the Eastern Army. But with a threefold superiority in strength, Grand Chief Masisikato could barely hold out for a while.

Next, the situation of the 3,000 Spaniards, who had high hopes from Cortés, was even more miserable at this time. Because the opponent they are facing is the descendant of the traverser...... As a result, it was first bombarded by hundreds of thousands of rockets of all sizes, with extremely heavy casualties. Then when they slashed each other with white knives, they had nothing to do with the metal anti-cutting uniforms of the meat factory on the female soldiers. Not to mention the red-eyed one-eyed dragon Navaes, with six hundred Spanish soldiers, slashing his tomahawk at his compatriots.

In addition, under Navaez's repeated admonitions, in order to shake the enemy's military heart, the traversers finally partially agreed to his surrender proposal, selected a group of high-voiced Spanish soldiers, each with a loudspeaker, and then bluffed loudly behind the battle array, claiming that Cortés is currently a rebel of the Kingdom of Spain, and you are also an accomplice of traitors, if you refuse to surrender immediately, not to mention that this battle will be lost, even if you hit a big luck and win, you will not be able to return home, Even if you go home, you will be hung on a gallows by the noble lord......

As a result, after understanding the cruel truth, the morale of the Spaniards under Cortés plummeted for a while, and some even defected. …,

The most terrible thing is that the more than 10,000 miscellaneous Indian Confederates who fought with the Spaniards had completely lost their morale and order before the white-knuckle battle began, and they only thought about scattering and fleeing for their lives, and even kept sending their swords to the Spaniards who stood in the way.

Therefore, the Spanish expeditionary team, which Cortés regarded as a descendant, was the first to be defeated by the enemy!

At this time, in Cortés' field of vision, the current basic battle situation is: the left wing of the Western Army has a slight upper hand, and the right wing is gradually beginning to rout, but the central front has long since collapsed and is being torn apart by the enemy like a withering and decaying force!

The fact that the Western Army, which seemed to have a large number of soldiers, showed obvious defeat so quickly, really made Cortés feel dumbfounded.

But in the next moment, Cortez immediately understood: this battle had reached the moment of life and death!

With a choking sound, he pulled out the Toledo sword at his waist, raised it in the air, and shouted the order to throw in a reserve of Zuihou.

“…… All the cavalry immediately mounted their horses and set off with me! ”

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Next, more than 200 Spanish cavalry as Zuihou reserves, under the supreme commander Honan. Under Cortés' personal leadership, he circled the flat and barren wilderness, bypassing the main battlefield from the flank, which was fiercely fighting, and preparing to attack the opponent's weak rear in a roundabout way.

So, a moment later, Wang Qiu, who had been standing on a mound behind the battlefield and watching the battle from afar, heard the faint sound of horses' hooves coming from the side and rear, and saw the billowing smoke and dust rising from behind the cactus in the distance.

I have to admit that Cortez's attack did find the best time.

-- A reserve unit of Zuihou beside Director Ma had just been sent out to support Kuauhetmok's right flank front, and there were only a few hundred guards left in the rear of the main formation. In the camp farther away, there were more women, children, the elderly, and their families...... If the Spanish cavalry could take advantage of their speed advantage, seize the time to gallop in, turn the relatively empty rear of the Eastern Army upside down, and even kill several important leaders, then they may be able to salvage the defeat on the frontal battlefield, and maintain a winless draw at worst.

However, for the enemy's trick of the black tiger, Wang Qiu actually expected it.

So, in the face of the attacking Spanish cavalry, he just raised his right arm and shouted in a high-spirited voice:

“…… Tricycle troops, sortie! ”

“…… Didi-"

Behind him, dozens of agricultural electric tricycles that had just been transported from modern time and space honked their horns in response.