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Chapter 774 Information
Chen Mu strode into the meeting room with two large doors opened by his own soldiers with complex baroque decorations. His eyes passed over the generals who got up and saluted on both sides of the long table. The stone carvings of the Trinity were placed on the wall at the end, making the whole room Full of religious atmosphere.

He had asked the mixed-breed natives of the port who used to serve the tax collectors, and this used to be the tax collector's dining room and banquet room, which entertained merchants and captains from the southern part of the New World at this time of year.

Of course, in a more ancient era, it was mainly used to entertain the royal galleon nobles who returned from the Philippines.

These are the two vital routes of the huge Spanish empire, and they were all annihilated in Chen Mu's hands. Only this Spanish-style port mansion is left to symbolize the former suzerain here.

Walking around the long table and standing next to the main seat, the generals on both sides of the long table in the room bowed their hands and saluted. After Chen Mu returned the salute, he sat on the chair opened by the soldiers. All the generals took their seats one by one. On the wall, just covering the Trinity sculpture.

"General Lin sent someone to send a letter. The [-] guerrilla flag troops under his command went to Mexico City after discovering that Bernal sent troops. At this time, there is still no news. There are two possibilities."

"Either they are attacking the defenseless city of Mexico, either by infiltration or storm; or they have been surrounded by the remaining Spaniards—the odds are slim."

As soon as Chen Mu finished speaking, Shao Bianjiao laughed out loud, and was immediately restrained after being glared at by Shao Tingda, who was sitting next to him. Then General Manghu clasped his fists at Chen Mu and said, "What the commander said is very true."

This sentence really made Hei Yunlong and the others burst into laughter.

"What are you doing? This is the truth. Even if there were defenders in Mexico, the defenders would be killed by the guerrillas in the blink of an eye."

Chen Mu raised the corners of his mouth. This is the purpose of distinguishing the killer generals from the ordinary bird guns, so as to select killers with professional skills during training. columns of infantry.

When this kind of rule is established and becomes the common sense of the empire, it will have a good advantage in enhancing the country's ability to mobilize troops.

As for the sniper itself, it’s actually not that big of a pioneering work. This era was long before him. No matter the European countries or Ottomans, there were snipers capable of precise shooting on the battlefield. Even the appearance of the musket itself was used for precise shooting. .

Facing the poor accuracy of early firearms, Europe chose to make up for it with phalanxes and numbers, while the Ottoman Empire took another path to improve accuracy and range.

The performance of the Ottoman musket is very superior. During the siege of Malta more than ten years ago, soldiers who acted as snipers appeared in the trenches.

It’s just that there is no concept of snipers. They are more like stragglers in the trenches. Those Sudanese guards used matchlock guns to accurately kill the defenders from a long distance during the siege and blockade. The records of the defenders are that dozens of people were shot and killed a day.

But for Chen Mu, the name of his precision shooter has already clearly expressed its purpose - killing generals.

The lads equipped with glass binoculars must be able to afford the high cost of using weapons.

Among the Eastern Expeditionary Forces, Lin Manjue's department was equipped with the most general-killing guns. 300 people were dispatched to Mexico City, and there were at least [-] general-killing guns. Who could stand it?
"Ignore the three hundred rangers for now. General Lin has sent news that he has nine hundred good men stationed ten miles behind the Western Army. He has sent a letter to the cavalry of the Heiyunlong Department who stayed in the silver city of Taxco, hoping that they will Go to help."

Chen Mu looked at Hei Yunlong, the 'big nephew', tried not to raise his eyebrows, and said, "You still have cavalry in Taxco? I thought they were all withdrawn."

"Back to Commander, I didn't intend to retreat at first, but Shao Shuai said that he would come to attack the port. At that time, I scared away the enemy army in Yincheng, so I occupied it. When I retreated, I left [-] cavalry as sentries."

Hei Yunlong was so angry when he thought of the sixty riders who stayed in Taxco, he tilted his head and said, "This Bell is cowardly, so he doesn't dare to attack. If Governor A leaks the news to him, he can be in Mexico. Keep it until next year!"

"Humble position seconded."

After being stared at for a while, Shao Bianjiao raised his hand and said, "Bernar was terrified by us when Herrera's army was defeated by the white horse."

"Scared, I prefer to accept the idea that he has his own affairs to consider. It is wise for him to defend, especially since his king has not made it clear that he wants to fight us."

Chen Mu also found that his eldest nephew was a little crazy after winning a battle. Facing the helpless look cast by Shao Tingda, he reminded the sick boy with a word, and then raised his hand to signal Zhao Shizhen to speak: "Tell me about the information."

Zhao Shizhen felt that he was still Chen Mu's personal secretary until now. He laughed silently at himself, opened the notebook in front of him, and said to the generals with a pair of dark circles under his eyes that he didn't get enough sleep: "The general of the Western Army may be the leader Bernard. Er, Lieutenant General Jesús, our painter drew a portrait based on the dictation of the Western captives and sent it down."

The military clerk behind Zhao Shizhen sent a stack of portraits to everyone, and Zhao Shizhen said: "The three processes of oral narration by the westerners, hand-painting by the painter, and engraving by the craftsman are all inaccurate, and the portraits may only be three-point similar. Young generals often wear black lacquered armor with gold thread across red silk; Jesus has a shawl and long hair, that's all."

"If you can spot an enemy that looks like the two on the battlefield, I hope you generals must use all means to kill them first, so as to secure the victory."

Zhao Shizhen lowered his arched hands, got up and walked to the map behind Chen Mu, gestured and said: "The current information shows that the Western Army has nearly [-] troops, which is more than twice that of our army."

"Our army has more than a thousand generals, all infantry and cavalry; nearly two thousand infantry, and eight hundred cavalry, but the good thing is that the enemy army also has a nine hundred rangers from General Lin."

Zhao Shizhen looked down at his notes while talking, and said: "According to General Lin's report, there are two thousand miscellaneous soldiers and hundreds of cavalry mixed in the Western Army, and there are many people in the rear, including merchants, handymen, and prostitutes. The baggage is in disarray."

"As for General Fu and Shao Shuai, who fought against the Western Army, they provided two other pieces of information. One is that some native archers in the Western Army use bows and arrows and lack armor. Their morale is strong but their combat power is not good; They are very strong, even if they lose their horses, they can take on ten, so we must prevent them from congregating and trampling on our formation."

"There is one more thing." Zhao Shizhen said as he closed the notebook and handed it to the follower, and said with his arms folded: "Our army's current construction of fortifications will become an obstacle when attacking, and the dense barbed caltrops on both sides of the official road cannot pass through people."

"There are 26 paces where our army is going out of the fortifications. There is a narrow area of ​​26 paces and we can't disperse in formation. 54 households of cavalry, infantry, and guns need [-] breaths, [-] breaths, and [-] breaths to pass quickly in accordance with the drills. I hope you generals are ready."

"Other than that, I don't have anything else to say. It is hoped that the kings will win the flag. Zhao doesn't want to sit in the official hall and listen to the cannon fire. When the victory marches, Zhao is willing to send food and grass for the kings. To Mexico!"

　Good morning!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)