After Zhu Hao landed on the Peruvian coast, he had a clear goal, which was to rely on the camp in San Juan Bay to attack Cusco, the capital of the Canadian Empire.

But when he came ashore, he found that things were going far more smoothly than he had imagined. Because the Inca Empire was expanding rapidly at this time, it fought north to the vicinity of Quito, the capital of later Ecuador, and to the south to the Mauree River in Chile.

Because the coastal areas were not so rich, the nearby tribes were not valued by the imperial government, but they paid heavy taxes, which led to frequent rebellions.

The largest of the indigenous tribes in this vicinity, it has always been at odds with the center of the empire, and its lords seem to be called by a long list

"Lulu" is leading the tribal forces to fight against the regular army of the Empire. Not all areas of the coast are Lulu's territory, and the Imperial army has swept through it several times, but without success.

Most of the defenders defeated by Zhu Hao before were troops sent by the empire to garrison, but now that even the regular army of the empire has collapsed, the oppressed people in the local area naturally choose to take refuge in the stronger

The side "blessed by the gods", because they felt that as long as they united with the Ming army, they could fight against the seemingly powerful king of the Inca Empire.

"They said that they could organize 20,000 people, bring food, take weapons, and fight with us!" When the coastal tribes heard that the Ming army was going to attack Cusco, the natives instantly changed from defeated captives to careerists, shouting that they wanted to follow the Ming soldiers to break out of a new world.

Zhu Hao didn't expect that when he arrived in the Inca Empire, he would be so coincidental, and he happened to encounter serious problems within the Inca Empire, and his rule was shaky.

However, all this is also in line with the development of history, the Inca Empire's uncontrolled territorial expansion led to frequent internal turmoil, and when faced with the invasion of the Spaniards, it was helpless, and the huge empire collapsed.

The army Zhu Hao brought this time was much more advanced in weapons than the Spaniards, and there were enough Aztecs under his command to enjoy the treatment of good people, and under word of mouth, he quickly won the support of the coastal indigenous tribes.

"Tell them we need iron ore and show them samples so they can find the deposits...... We also need to find the copper and coal mines as soon as possible, they need to send people to help with the mining, we will provide shelter, but they must also supply enough people! "Zhu Hao could have laid down Cusco first and then thought about development.

But now he felt that both things could be done at the same time. Cusco doesn't need to rush to attack, if everything goes well, the Inca kings of Cusco will soon know that the Ming army is coming, and they should have already learned from the people of the new territories in the north that the European colonists are powerful, then they either choose to come to meet the battle, or send people to make peace, you can first see the attitude of the Inca king.

As for the fear that they would attack with the whole army and fight to the end with the Ming army, Zhu Hao felt that it was completely unnecessary, because the number of troops in the Inca Empire would not exceed 100,000, in this ancient empire, not everyone was qualified to be a soldier, and they were strictly hierarchical, only the children of the upper class were qualified to take up arms, of course, it did not mean that the lower class people did not have to go to the battlefield to die.

When fighting, the people at the bottom played the role of rushing to the front to die, not even a weapon, at most holding stones in their hands, throwing them far away, for example, the natives who had rowed canoes and planned to burn the Ming fleet were kidnapped by the regular army of the empire

The "rebel" slaves, Zhu Hao only learned about them after they went ashore, and there were even many women among them. The Inca Empire was not very civilized within it.

What earth-shattering things can be expected of a civilization that does not even have a formal written word? ………… Peru is a major mineral region in South America.

Iron and copper are abundant here, of course, there are also deposits of gold and silver, but for Zhu Hao, iron is the most important strategic resource, whether it is to make weapons in the future, or to develop industry and agriculture, or even to build iron-clad ships, a large amount of iron is needed.

But these natives don't even understand the basic copper mining, and the bronze weapons haven't been used yet, let alone let them dig for iron ore.

But fortunately, this group of people is pious enough, they are locals, they know the local topography and landforms, according to the samples given by Zhu Hao, plus the special color of iron ore, and Zhu Hao's understanding of Peruvian mining areas...... After all, there was a mineral deposit agreement between China and Peru in later generations, and the connection was close.

Less than three days after landing, Zhu Hao discovered an iron ore area less than thirty miles away from the camp.

It's just that the scale of the coal mine and the difficulty of mining still need further exploration, and there is no result for a while. Zhu Hao took the troops stationed in the camp, marched inland for thirty miles, in a place surrounded by mountains and water, the mountain is a hill four or five hundred meters high, and the water is a lake with a radius of dozens of kilometers.

The iron content of the iron ore here is much better than that of the iron ore found around Chang'an City, but Zhu Hao knows that the biggest problem in South America is the lack of coal mines, and he really can't expect to produce both coal and iron ore in one place.

"If you go about a hundred miles south, there will probably be coal mines." Zhu Hao stood on the top of the hill and looked into the distance.

Below is a bunch of natives busy cleaning up before mining, and the nitroglycerin explosives brought by Zhu Hao have the effect of calming the locals.

With the explosion of the earth, a large hole was blown into the mountain, so that the iron ore mining could begin, because it was not an open-pit iron ore production area, and the surrounding trees still needed to be cut down, and beyond that was the Andes Mountains...... Zhu Hao felt that the environment here was not suitable for garrisoning, and he always felt that it was not a good thing to be in a low-lying place.

But who made the weapons under his command advanced? Moreover, the Inca Empire did not have horses, so there were no cavalry to launch a fierce charge, and in terms of domesticating animals, there were no chickens, ducks, geese and other poultry...... When Zhu Hao went to sea, he brought a batch of this simple livestock from Daming, and nearly half of them died during the voyage, and the rest came alive after going ashore, and this time he also brought some to South America.

The American continent is truly a treasure trove for them. ………… Zhu Hao led the army to garrison the mining area on the eleventh day.

The Inca Empire came the first batch of envoys, not from the capital city of Cusco, but the ruler of a city between Cusco and the coast, equivalent to a local lord, who brought nearly 10,000 troops, ready to teach the Ming army who invaded the country, until now they did not know the strength of the Ming army, and thought that the Ming people with the same black eyes, black hair and yellow skin were just indigenous refugees driven out by European colonists in the north.

Or they thought that the army of the Ming Dynasty was just forced by the European colonizers to surrender by force

"Puppet Army". As a result, before their army reached within ten miles of the camp, Zhu Hao personally led a thousand cavalry and a thousand people's troops, armed with muskets and artillery, to fight them on the flat field, and teach them how to behave.

"Boom!" As the artillery ejected projectiles, the cavalry launched a surprise attack. The Ming cavalry is mainly heavily armoured, and Zhu Hao equipped this cavalry team with sophisticated weapons, even if they don't need to fire firearms over long distances, just use bows and arrows, sabers, etc., which are enough to chase the enemy and cut them.

The indigenous regular army is not even equipped with armor, and the weapons are all stony, not to mention hurting people, even if it is not easy to smash it on the iron armor.

A thousand cavalry chased ten thousand men and cut down. In the rear there were 2,000 Aztec natives and 3,000 on the original area

The "rebels" watched lively. It's really just a matter of watching the excitement. Because the normal war doesn't seem to have anything to do with them, as long as you watch the Ming officers and soldiers show off their might below, and when they reach the middle game, there is no so-called Inca Empire warrior who dares to rush in the direction of the Ming Dynasty's position, after all, there are thousands of Ming army musketeers here, and these musketeers are carrying bows and arrows on their backs to maintain the stability of the basic front.

It took less than half an hour. The battle ended with the complete victory of the Ming army. There was not even a single wounded on the side of the Ming army, and after counting the battlefield, more than half of the warriors of the Inca Empire were killed and wounded, and some of the rest were captured, and some escaped without a trace, and he led more than 10,000 troops to attack

The lord of the Inca Empire, the "invader", was also escorted to Zhu Hao.

"He said that on behalf of their king, he sends you the highest respect, and everything is a misunderstanding!" The interpreter brought the words over.

Zhu Hao smiled. Before the start of the battle, he still looked confident, thinking that the Ming army was small in number and they could achieve a complete victory, so he swaggered slowly over, and did not even have the slightest intention of concealing the march, but after the battle, he found that his army was not bullshit, and now say that this is a misunderstanding?

"He also said that he could negotiate with their king on our behalf, tell their king, pay tribute to us, and only hope that we don't go any further!" The translator continued.

Zhu Hao said: "Tell him, it's not that I have any opinion about their king, but that the people of this country have opinions about their king, and some people want to replace him as king." Of course, if their king could come and negotiate with me himself, then I could consider not attacking their capital......

"I know where their capital is, and if their king does not come, then I will send an army against their capital in two months, and then their king and their people will be taken prisoner by me, and then I will bring out a new king, and let this new king lead his people and do things for me.

"All I need here is gold and silver, and a strange ore, tell them, that is