Volume 3: Confrontation! The Run of Civilization Chapter 563 Li Zicheng's Strategy
"Stinky Miao!"
"Acha!"
On June 11, 1627, after a month of twists and turns, the landing personnel of the Ming fleet finally connected with Diya's rebels. When Zhu Shengmiao and Diya met again, they couldn't help but call out each other's nicknames that could only be heard in the boudoir.
But they could only shout, and it was impossible to do anything: Boss Zhu was now serving his sentence for meritorious service because of violating foreign affairs discipline. As for Tia, the miserable situation of the entire rebel army really made her unhappy.
"Since Spain sent reinforcements from its homeland, the entire situation has been reversed. The enemy's soldiers are armed with firearms similar to the Jiguang submachine gun, and there are also a lot of 75 heavy artillery. Whether in close-range or long-range artillery, our soldiers are no match for the enemy. Even though we have retreated to the mountains and the enemy's heavy artillery cannot get in, we still can't resist the enemy's submachine guns that each soldier has."
Seeing his woman with a depressed look, dark complexion and bloodshot eyes, Zhu Shengmiao felt extremely distressed. He quickly turned his head to the highest commander of the army, Major General Zhang Hong.
Major General Zhang was not a fellow warrior of Zhu Shengmiao, so he naturally had no heartache for the other leader. After listening to Diya's introduction, he calmly asked a key question: "How many people are left in your army now?"
“…”
"Aqia, speak!"
"...Now, there are only about 3,200 people left in the entire team."
"What? When I left last year, wasn't there more than 30,000?"
After looking at Zhu Shengmiao with resentment, Diya simply let him go: "Not only that, after you left, we went south to Santiago and liberated the miners and slaves there, and the team expanded to more than 50,000. Later, we went to the Pampas and received support from the Indians there, mainly the Laucans. At the peak, the entire rebel army had 60,000 people. However, after the arrival of the Spanish new army, we continued to suffer defeats on the battlefield. Some were killed, some surrendered, some fled, and some even betrayed us and led the Spanish to attack our base... Until now, there are only so many of us."
Glancing at Zhang Hong, whose expression remained unchanged, Tia continued in a low voice: "We have lost all the grasslands and fertile fields now, and can only hunt and grow potatoes in the mountains. But the Spaniards are still pressing forward step by step, so we can only keep changing places. However, once we change places, the crops we planted originally will... We are now short of food, medicine, and ammunition..."
"Lack of ammunition? How is that possible? I gave you so much last time I came!"
"..." The woman raised her drooping head and glanced at Zhu Shengmiao: "We lost the battle and lost a lot of weapons."
"Hey, where's Liu Ke?"
“Wow~” The woman finally couldn’t hold it anymore and burst into tears: “He was betrayed by a traitor and captured by Spain. They said he would be sent to Madrid to be burned at the stake.”
"this……"
"Alright, alright, let's not talk about the defeat for now. Um, Chief Tiya, our fleet is still floating on the sea. You should quickly send reliable personnel to the coastal area to pick up supplies. Our group of more than a hundred people spent nearly twenty days on the road. There are so many things to do to deliver so many supplies here."
"Yes, General, I will go down and make arrangements right away. Before that, please have a good rest. There is a great shortage of food in the camp right now, so please bear with me."
Watching Tia leaving, Zhu Shengmiao took a step forward, but then stopped abruptly.
"Go if you want to. I'm not a nitpicking spy chief like Tian Ergeng. There are Jinyiwei in your team, but none of my soldiers are Jinyiwei. So go with peace of mind."
"Yes, thank you General."
After watching Tiya leave, the officers of the rebel army came to guide Zhang Hong and others to rest. At this point, Zhang Hong called his Marine Corps men together and left a separate space for Gao Yingxiang and others.
Because even if they met up near Santiago, it would still take a long time to reach the rebel camp, and there were too many variables. So this time, not all the six people from the northwest were here. Only Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng, and Zhang Xianzhong followed Zhang Hong to the rebel camp.
After being led to their tent, before he even sat down, Zhang Xianzhong started yelling, "Fuck! Before I came here, I heard that the rebel army had already established a great foundation, with a force of 30,000 to 50,000 people, with responses from all directions, and the western bandits running around like wolves and pigs... This is totally different from what they said!"
"Huang Huzi, why are you yelling so loudly? Do you want General Zhang to hear you and ask you to return home?"
"Uh, Boss Gao, I, Old Zhang, am not a deserter! Now that I'm here, I have to kill a few Western bandits before I leave."
"Then sit down!" After suppressing Zhang Xianzhong with a serious face, Gao Yingxiang turned around and said, "Hongji, what do you think of the current situation?"
"Brother Gao." Li Zicheng saluted Gao Yingxiang meticulously and said calmly: "In my opinion, the sharp decrease in the number of rebels is actually a good thing."
"Oh? What do you mean?"
"Brother, don't we have a special chapter on 'Team Building' in the military academy? What does it say? Oh, a fortress is most easily breached from the inside. The Yindian Volunteer Army has built a team of more than 50,000 from scratch in just three years since Miss Tia came back to recruit the team. This is America, and it is said that the combined population of North and South America is only 8 to 9 million. In such a short period of time, such a large team has been formed. There is no doubt that there must be many followers ."
"Hongji, you mean that after losing a series of battles, those who remain now are all determined people?"
"Not necessarily. There may be hidden agents of the Western bandits. Otherwise, it is hard to explain why the Western bandits could find them so many times even though they were hiding in such a deep mountain, so that the rebels could not rest properly at all."
"That makes sense! Oh, then we have to report to General Zhang as soon as possible!"
"Haha, big brother, you don't have to be like that. People like General Zhang must have thought of this. Who knows, he is arranging people right now. Well, even if General Zhang didn't expect this, I have already arranged for the brothers from northern Shaanxi that we brought with us to go out and investigate the area around the camp and plant secret agents at the main ."
After saying this , Li Zicheng hurriedly said: "But what Brother Gao said is right. Even if there are hidden agents of the Western bandits here, no matter what, most of those who can still hold on now are determined people. With this backbone force, we can do a lot in South America!"
"Hahaha, Old Li said it well!" Patting Li Zicheng on the shoulder, Zhang Xianzhong said, "Boss Gao, now that the guy named Liu Ke is dead, then you should be the leader of this rebel army, right? I, Old Zhang, don't want to take orders from a woman!"
"Silence!" Gao Yingxiang hurriedly said in a low voice, "Miss Diya has studied at my Daming Royal Military Academy for three years. Not only is she proficient in Chinese, but she has also spent more time learning military skills than us. Didn't Master Cheng say before we set out? Miss Diya's personal combat power is no worse than ours. General Li even said that if we give both sides a division to fight head-on, we will definitely not be Miss Diya's opponent."
"Bah! This woman is so powerful, how come she doesn't even know there's a spy in the team? The base has been taken over again and again? We just got here and she immediately thought of this problem. But she can't react? It seems that the study time at the Royal Military Academy can't be too long, the more you study, the dumber you become."
"Huang Huzi, you are getting more and more outrageous! Don't you know that one person's plan is short, but three people's plan is long? We are guests now and have not really entered the game. It is natural for us to see more clearly from the outside. If we infiltrate here, sometimes we may not think of as many things as others."
"Humph, I, Zhang Xianzhong, will not trust anyone." After saying this, the tall man with a yellowish complexion quickly added: "Of course, we must trust each other."
"Alright, alright." After waving his hands to show that he didn't care about what this guy just said, Gao Yingxiang turned to Li Zicheng and said, "The situation is extremely dangerous now. I think it would be great if we can finally get half of the weapons and supplies floating on the sea. In such a difficult situation, what should we do?"
"Hmm..." After pondering for a long time, Li Zicheng said, "I have some immature ideas. Please give me some advice, Brother Gao and Brother Zhang."
"Li Hongji, you've only read a few days and you're already showing off your knowledge? Hurry up and tell me!"
"You, we were all farmers before, and you were a constable at least. How come after studying in Beijing for a year, we have all changed a little, but you have become more and more rude? Well, Hongji, don't worry about him, you say."
"I think that although the rebels are greatly weakened, they still have more than 3,000 people. Such a team is too prominent in the sparsely populated South America. Even if there is no traitor, it is easy for the Spaniards to find and kill them. Therefore, we must break up into smaller groups and disperse. Then, we can ignite the fire of the rebels all over the American continent, making the Western bandits unable to focus on one thing and lose another. In this way, we can mobilize more Indians to revolt and accomplish the task assigned by the emperor faster!"
