Chapter 34: Pizarro from China
When the eldest prince Soshar looked at the imperial capital with flames soaring into the sky and thick smoke everywhere, he had a look of complacency on his face. More than 200 kilometers away, on the Arnus Hills, there is also a group of People's Liberation Army intelligence personnel wearing camouflage uniforms, using satellite photos and drone aerial images to analyze this low-tech war in a backward world. Then, these intelligence materials were sent to the desk of the mayor's office for reference by the mayor and the urban management team leader.
"...It seems that the civil war in the empire was very fierce! The largest city on the Falmat continent was almost burned to the ground."
Comrade Mayor Wang Meiling, who took office as a new official, while looking at the battlefield images and photos on the computer screen, used the video chat software with a small window open to ask the intelligence analysts on the other side, "...According to your speculation, this war Which side has a greater chance of winning? ”
"...This...Although relying on satellites and drones, we can detect many signs of military mobilization, and even estimate the approximate number and equipment status of these armies, we can't figure out who exactly these armies are supporting... So it’s really difficult to evaluate...”
——Well, real war is not a computer strategy game after all. Not only is it often difficult for commanders on the battlefield to see the full picture of the battle situation: in the era without satellites, there would be no real-time 45-degree aerial view of the battlefield for you. Therefore, once the master players of strategy games become commanders without a comprehensive perspective, they will often command a horizontal avalanche and make all kinds of banditry. Unbelievable stupidity (there was an example in the early days of the Syrian Civil War. Some ragtag rebels had zero military experience, so they elected the best player in strategy games as front-line commanders, and let the masters of CS shooting games be the commanders. Snipers, and below them are another group of useless militants who lack obedience and discipline, and were beaten by a very small number of government troops).
Even people like Wang Qiu and others who have satellites and drones and can really have a "God's perspective" have difficulty understanding the intricate relationships between the various political forces within the empire, and they are also quite confused about the current overall war situation. The feeling of watching flowers - this is not a clear-cut confrontation between the two countries, but a civil war full of betrayal, defection, outsider neutrality and outsiders. Even the two princes Diabo and Sochar, who are competing for the throne, may not be able to accurately grasp how many die-hard supporters they have. As for outsiders, it goes without saying.
"...Actually, there is no need to investigate some things too carefully. In short, no matter who wins or loses in this civil war, what we will face is a disintegrated alien empire. This good news is enough ! ”
Wang Qiu curled his lips disapprovingly, "... Speaking of which, it feels a bit like Pizarro's conquest of the Inca Empire in South America..."
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During the Spanish conquest of the Americas, the two most legendary great conquerors were Cortes, who conquered the Aztec Empire, and Pizarro, who conquered the Inca Empire. Both of them brought a The pitifully small amateur army, with no backup or supplies, used amazing courage to go deep alone, cross the vast ocean and steep mountains, and each conquered a large empire of American Indians.
Among the two Spanish conquistadors who were related to each other, Pizarro's journey was the more thrilling - although the Aztec Empire conquered by Cortes seemed cruel, bloodthirsty, tough and aggressive, But in fact it was just a large city-state, its real territory was only as big as the palm of your hand, surrounded by the Aztecs' old enemies and dissatisfied old enemies. As long as they understand the details and use diplomatic methods, the Spanish expedition can easily pull up a huge Indian alliance army on the spot and fight against the Aztecs. Even if they lose several times, they can still win. Make a comeback.
However, the Inca Empire that Pizarro faced was a truly centralized empire, ruling a vast territory of three million square kilometers. As an outsider who was unfamiliar with the place, Pizarro, who had only a few soldiers, was almost like a small group of Japanese pirates invading the Ming Empire in the territory of the Inca Empire. He could not find any allies to rely on in a short period of time. Army, and as long as it fails once, the end will be eternal disaster.
However, with incredible good luck and arrogant courage, Pizarro relied on his more than 200 men and fifty horses to win every battle from the beginning to the end, annihilating hundreds of thousands of people. The Inca army conquered this great empire with a population of 12 million!
The reason why such a small team under Pizarro was able to achieve such an incredible military miracle with no logistics, no reinforcements, and a lack of intelligence was that the first major premise was that there was a serious problem within the Inca Empire—— Due to the smallpox virus brought by Europeans, a great plague broke out in the Inca Empire before, and its severity was no less severe than the Black Death in Europe. Immediately afterwards, because the old emperor died of the smallpox plague, the two princes fought for the throne, and a protracted and tragic civil war broke out. In the end, the little prince with foreign blood led the rebels to defeat the orthodox successor of the Inca Empire. In order to retaliate and vent his anger, the new emperor carried out a massacre of the capital Cusco: all nobles and officials with royal blood, anyone who could threaten the new emperor in some way, as well as their cronies, servants and slaves, were all Executed by rebels
As a result, the entire central government that the Inca Empire relied on to maintain its operation was basically destroyed by the previous plague and this massacre, and most of the country fell into unprecedented chaos. There were also bandits everywhere, wars continued, chiefs of various tribes attacked each other, and prosperous cities were reduced to ruins. When Pizarro led his expedition team into the Inca Empire, the empire had been almost destroyed by the Incas themselves. .
Of course, Pizarro encountered more good luck next. For example, the new emperor Attawapa was incredibly stupid. He first sent someone to act as a guide and provide food, and then took the initiative to invite Pizarro to come to him. station, and then left the protection of tens of thousands of troops, stepped into Pizarro's camp without weapons, and became his prisoner and meat ticket... However, if Pizarro wasn't facing a man who had already been completely defeated in the civil war, Collapse, even In the Inca Empire, where all the members of the royal family who were eligible to succeed were almost slaughtered, even if the above miracle still happened, facing a large empire that was still intact, the most he could do in the future was to be captured by the "Tumu Fort Incident" Just like the Mongols who killed the Ming Emperor, they took the opportunity to plunder, extort a ransom, and then left in despair, and they may not be able to return safely - after all, there were too few people under his command.
Closer to home, the Chinese who have now stepped into a fantasy world through the "door" are also lucky enough to encounter an empire that fell apart in a civil war, instead of the unwilling and aggressive character in the original work of "Fantasy Self-Defense Forces" , a crazy regime that is extremely bellicose (much like the old Japanese Empire in its final days, which refused to surrender even if the whole world was an enemy and the atomic bomb was imminent). In this way, it gives the relevant departments the opportunity and space to sow discord, leverage, and disintegrate. They may be able to gain a foothold on the Falmat continent at a relatively small cost--of course, no matter what happens, No matter how favorable the situation is, we still need to take practical actions to achieve success, otherwise we will just miss a good opportunity.
Fortunately, Wang Qiu and the relevant departments above them, although they are quite timid in the real world, which makes people feel useless, but in the other world where they are basically not responsible no matter how hard they try, they do not lack the courage to act boldly—— After a preliminary analysis of the situation of the empire's civil war and the public sentiment in nearby areas, new instructions came from the central government. Let Wang Qiu immediately organize an armed parade with the strongest lineup possible, heading to the city of Italica, more than a hundred kilometers away in the northwest, to launch military intimidation and diplomatic operations against the alien indigenous rulers there: In short , it was the "gunboat diplomacy" practiced by European powers against the third world in Asia, Africa and Latin America in modern times. This was how the Qing Dynasty was knocked open. And today's modern Chinese are also ready to try to imitate the cat and try to imitate the tiger to see if they can create a semi-colony and dumping market in another world.
Therefore, Wang Qiu, the newly appointed urban management brigade captain, ushered in his first expedition in this fantasy world on the second day after taking office.
Then, after another three days, after racking his brains to piece things together and move around, Comrade Wang Qiu was finally ready, gathered together a mighty team, and marched to Yita in high spirits. Leaving the city of Rica... Although the actual combat effectiveness of this team may be a little questionable, in terms of aura and momentum, it is definitely a hundred times better than Pizarro's poor 200 men and 50 horses. more than! In Wang Qiu's view, even some small third world countries in the modern earth would probably be scared to death once they saw their "Pizarro from China" formation, let alone a semi-slave and semi-feudal system. On the Falmat continent, these are the ignorant and ignorant natives of this backward society. All in all, four and a half months after the "door" on Mount Arnus was opened, the invaders from the earth finally made their first formal contact with the indigenous regime of this world - of course, in a way Not in a very friendly way...