After listening to the "Holy Decree of the Ming Emperor" concocted by the traversers, the Spanish conquerors exploded all at once:

“…… The Emperor of China has also reached out? How can this be! This land is a gift to the King of Spain! ”

“…… But this is also a helpless thing, who makes the Chinese liliang stronger? There were only two hundred of us, and they estimated ten thousand! ”

“…… Don't we still have Confederate Indians? The Tlaxcalans should be able to muster together tens of thousands of fighters! ”

“…… Tlaxcala? Do you think this Confederate army is reliable? ”

“…… Belch...... This one...... I think it's completely unreliable......"

Even the most hard-spoken Spanish commander had to admit the truth on this issue.

- Less than a month ago, Tlaxcala had killed more than 50 Spanish explorers, and he had been killed by thousands of them.

Moreover, judging from the fact that the tens of thousands of indigenous troops hired by the Chinese could easily enter the city of Chorula this time, Cortés' men were also rather dismayed to find that their new allies, the Tlaxcalas, had no intention of advancing and retreating with the Spaniards until they had tasted enough—unless opposite their old enemies, the Aztecs.

This time, however, the opponent was their old friend, Honshutizgan...... In fact, the Tlaxcala people did not stick a knife in the back, which is already very honest and righteous.

Listening to the discussions of his subordinates, Cortez, as the supreme commander, also felt a deep headache.

He was not unaware that in the face of such a strong Chinese, the weak Spanish expedition had only one way to obey. And if you want to get silk, tea, spices, porcelain and other precious oriental goods, you can't bypass them at all.

But this awkward feeling that all the initiative was in the hands of someone else made Cortés uncomfortable - he preferred to arrest all the Chinese, force them to kneel at his feet, and then let himself extort them at will...... But this is clearly just his delusion.

And the kind of arrogance, contempt and disdain that the Chinese officials revealed during the negotiations made Cortés, who had been worshiped as a god by many indigenous people since he landed in Mexico, feel unbearable!

- Think about it! They even uttered such insulting words as "European barbarians"!

Although Cortez did not know that there was a group mockery technique called "map cannon" in later generations, his mood was no different from that of a map cannon, and he couldn't help but want to organize all the soldiers and horses to rush out and make a big fuss, and fight with the Chinese to break the net and pull down!

Fortunately, although he is a daring gambler, he is not a madman without reason.

Moments before the eventual outbreak, Cortez was ready to ask for everyone's opinion: "...... It seems that everyone is very angry about these Chinese who suddenly jumped out! I wonder which warrior is willing to lead a night attack tonight to teach the Chinese and their minions a lesson? ”

“……”

-- The hall, which had been noisy a moment ago, suddenly became silent.

How so? It feels like a bunch of squeaky little mice, hearing that a certain big mouse is ready to organize everyone to catch a cat.

Even Avalado, who had been burned half of his face by the Chinese's rocket and scolded the most fiercely, lowered his head and stopped squeaking. …,

After half a while, Avalado looked up to see that no one answered, and Cortés stared at him again, so he had to bite the bullet and speak first.

“…… This one...... Since the leader of the Chinese was not fooled and the ambush of Jihua was unsuccessful, then we should be cautious. Even if the Chinese put forward some very excessive conditions, if they can be patient, they should try to be patient first! ”

“…… You actually made me prudent and patient? Avalado! It's not like what you would say! ”

Coltston's eyes widened in surprise, "...... Today, the Chinese first killed thirteen of our soldiers and three horses in the city and suburbs, burning your face by the way, and then bombarded us with bombs for most of the afternoon, even detonating our powder magazine! If we endure in silence, will they still treat us as human beings in the future? In this shijie, where strength is everything, peace cannot be obtained through begging and begging! ”

“…… Dear Commander-in-Chief! The fact that we were able to follow you all the way from the island of Cuba shows that none of us are cowards! ”

Avalado sighed and said sincerely, "...... But the problem is that this time the opponents are too strong, and their numbers are dozens of times ours! Moreover, the indigenous army led by these Chinese still has a lot of firearms, and our few muskets can't frighten them at all...... Although we also have Indian allies, since this time the opponent is not the Aztec Empire, the Tlaxcalas are no longer reliable......"

“…… When have the Tlaxcalas ever been reliable? Last month today, they were still fighting us! ”

A commander who had joined halfway through the city of Havana suddenly stepped forward and glared at Cortez rudely, "...... Hona. Cortes! Please don't forget, we are here to get rich, not to die! Don't force us to fight the Chinese for the sake of one of your upsets! If we have a feud with the Chinese, where will we get silk, porcelain and spices in the future? Can you conjure them up with magic? ”

……

Seeing that all his subordinates did not support him to fight with the Chinese, Cortez, whose heart was higher than the sky, gradually calmed down and finally deflated.

Although Cortez, who thinks that he has destiny, is still unwilling to bow to anyone, he wants to go out and organize another sneak attack to compete with those arrogant and rude Chinese. But the problem is that his subordinates are a group of improvised rabble, except for a few cronies and close friends, they do not have a particularly deep friendship with him, and only for the prospect of making a fortune, he has some baggage and joined the expedition at his own expense.

However, until the raid on the city of Chorula, Cortés was never able to get enough wealth for his subordinates, and even the gifts sent by the Aztec emperor were sent by him to the island of Cuba to bribe the governor and recruit more reinforcements.

Coupled with Cortés' initiative to burn all the ships in August and cut off everyone's back road, the whole army has long held back their resentment against him, a crazy commander who is bent on going his own way. If he continues to force the soldiers to step on their own dead road and take the initiative to attack the enemy army dozens of times his own, God knows if they will tie themselves up in the next moment and give them to the Chinese as a meeting gift!

“…… All right! Since everyone does not have the courage to go to war with the Chinese, then let's choose to cooperate with them! Cortez, who chose to give up, shrugged his shoulders helplessly, "...... But the problem is that the conditions offered by the Chinese are very harsh, which can be called insults. ”

“…… Harsh? What's the harsh method? The commander from Havana immediately asked.

“…… What's the harsh method? Hehe, Chinese just said, as a precondition for further cooperation, and as a condition for the two sides to maintain friendship, we should hand over all the gold, silver, and precious stones that we have plundered in the city of Chorula, and anything that Chinese consider valuable......"

Speaking of this, Cortés paused deliberately, and was satisfied to see that the faces of several commanders were flushed with anger, and then he turned the conversation lightly, "...... Of course, they will also give us a batch of silk, tea and porcelain as compensation for taking away these gold and silver treasures......"

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PS: No recommendation next week, so sad, set a bowl for a collection and comfort