Aztec Eternals

The wind blows to the southeast, the rain falls on the valley, the earth is soaked in bright red, and the corpses lie in the fields. In the lush farmland, there are scavenger-eating vultures, pecking with their heads down, not afraid of pedestrians; midsummer flies and insects come here smelling the fishy smell, gather in groups, and feast on it.

Black smoke billowed from the villages of the Mixtecs, and raging fires rose up and were extinguished in the rain. And when the sunny day came, the flames of destruction ignited again and lasted for several days.

This is the affluent Tehuacan Valley, located more than 500 miles southeast of the capital in the lake, 300 miles southeast of Shuigu City, and 120 miles southeast of Huacong Village. It is the most important northern gathering place of the Mixtec tribe.

The Río Salado River in the south originates from the mountains in the east of the valley, winds all the way south, waters the fertile soil of the valley for three hundred miles, flows through the hinterland of the Mixtec Alliance, and reaches the dangerous city of Yunshan God (Yanhuitlán).

The Salado then joins other streams to join the Río Verde further south. The Verde River continues southward, twists and turns for 600 miles in the Sierra Madre Occidental, and flows into the vast North Pacific Ocean near Huitzoctli. Of course, the Salado River and the Verde River are both names from the colonial era. In this era, they are collectively called "the mother river of life bestowed by the rain god" by the Mixtec people.

The mountains gather clouds and rain, and the valleys breed fertile soil. The river moistens the fields, and people gather together. From Huacongzhai in the north to Zhongcheng in the south, there are nine hundred miles from north to south and two to three hundred miles from east to west. Among them, the valleys in the mountains suitable for farming are the gathering places of more than 800,000 Mixtec tribes. Among the many Mixtec valleys, the Tehuacan Valley in the north is the richest one!

More than 150,000 Mixtec tribes settled in this fertile valley and established the ancient god stone hill city (ie Tehuacán).

The star-studded villages spread out around Shenshi City, like beans surrounding corn, supporting the priests and nobles in the cloud revered for generations. And ten miles to the east of Shenshi City, there is the even older Temple in the Clouds, one of the two holy places of the Mixtecs, the Tehuacan Pyramid standing in the mountains!

The "Temple in the Clouds", the Tehuacan Pyramid, is not in the God Stone City. It is similar to the Pyramid of the Sun and Moon, both of which are classical wonders built in the Teotihuacan era, located in a mountain that is convenient for quarrying. The Divine Stone City is located in the riverside hills, occupying a vast riverside fertile soil.

In the hearts of the god-worshiping Mystek ministries, the Tehuacan Pyramid in the north is the place where the ancient gods lived, while the holy land of Yuntan in the south is the sanctuary of the rain god Zavi.

Clouds drifted in from the south, covering the valley full of fighting. On the east side of the towering Shenshi City, fierce battles are going on.

The Ministries of Mixtec produced the dye "Maya Blue" and also admired the blue of the sky. The three thousand Misterk warriors, wearing blue cotton armor and pointed cloth caps, spread all over the field, fighting with two thousand Tlaxcala soldiers in white cotton armor. Thousands of fighting warriors wielded obsidian batons and fought on the wet red soil. Every minute, dozens of people fell to the ground and died.

At this moment, the noble life of the samurai withered wantonly like weeds in the field, not worth mentioning.

"Rain god Zawi, bless us!"

"Kill, kill and scatter them, go rescue the temple in the mountain!"

"The enemy can't hold it anymore!"

The brutal fighting lasted only two moments, and the Tlaxcala warriors couldn't hold on anymore. They were a little smaller in number, and most of them were newly recruited surrendered soldiers, so their morale was very low. At this time, it can barely support, thanks to the dense formation and the brave leader.

The military leader, Koo, was wearing moiré leather armor, a tiger-head wooden helmet, and a gold pendant around his neck, standing behind the Mixtec army formation. In the Mixtec language, "Guku" means the blue snake, possessing the divinity in the cloud. From this name, we can see his respected status.

Gu Ku's left hand is tied with a blue feathered wooden shield, and his right hand is holding a delicate silver-inlaid war staff, and behind him is a cluster of bright feathers. The plume is two meters high, filled with green, blue, and white gorgeous bird feathers, like reeds in summer, swaying high in the army formation of samurai, it looks very eye-catching.

The plume is typical of a Mixtec leader, like the banner of an Alliance commander. Like the Mexica and Tlaxcalans in the north, the Mixtec leader who commands the legion will wear more ornate battle clothes, wear more feathers, and carry more obvious markers.

In the army of Central America, as the commander, you must let all the warriors see it at a glance!

"Kill! Fight for the supreme and powerful god of death! As long as you make achievements in battle, you can be promoted to a warrior and gain fields in the kingdom!"

The fighting in the front line continued, and the Tlaxcalans were on the verge of collapse, but they never collapsed. The incomprehensible Nahua shout floated from afar, carrying the name of a god, as if endowed with extra fighting spirit.

The military leader, Gu Ku, squinted his eyes and stood on a high place, carefully observing the battle ahead. Soon, a middle-aged warrior wielding a bronze spear and fighting fiercely came into his eyes. This middle-aged warrior was wearing leather armor and a bronze feather helmet, standing at the forefront of the army formation. Whenever the army was faltering, he would shout loudly to boost the morale of the Tlaxcala warriors.

"Rain God Warrior Riki (Riki)! Go, take a hundred Rain God hunters, and kill that feathered warrior! Under the siege of the Mexicans, the lofty mountain temple can't last long, we must support it as soon as possible! "

"Yes, leader!"

Rich, the Rain God warrior, fell to his knees and kowtowed like a woodpecker. In fact, the meaning of his name is "woodpecker" in Mixtec. The Mixtec call themselves "the people of the clouds" and they like things close to the sky, so they also admire birds. And the god they fear most is Zavi, the god of rain, who is in charge of the sky and rain.

"Follow me and kill that leader!"

"Woodpecker" Rich shouted, and holding up his baton, he came to the front line of the battle. Hundreds of elite Rain God hunters, all wearing shields and holding batons, rushed forward. Behind the hunters, they carried two obsidian spears. They stood still, uttered threatening birdsong, and then pulled out their sharp spears, aiming at the enemy leader!

Seeing this scene, the battalion commander Tetica frowned, turned around and fled without hesitation. In the Nahua language, the name "Tetika" has no divine meaning, it is just an ordinary "stone", just like the "bolt, stone" in the name of the Celestial Dynasty.

With such an ordinary name, Tetica "Shuan Zhu" naturally did not have a high background. In the Tlaxcala Alliance, which respects the noble species, it is absolutely impossible for him to gain the power to command thousands of people. Under the new order brought by the Mexica, he was able to be promoted to the commander of the surrendered battalion and survived several difficult fights because he was not afraid of life and death, dared to fight, and was able to keep an eye on the situation and be flexible.

"Whoosh!"

A large number of ferocious spears were shot in the air, with a strong force, they knocked down the shields of the warriors and shot into the gaps in the army formation. Dozens of Tlaxcala warriors in the front line were directly shot through their cotton armor by throwing spears, and fell on the soft soil, howling shrill and inhuman. Then, just counting the time, the second round of spear throwing of death struck again!

"Whoosh!"

"ah!."

The leader of the army turned around and fled. The warriors in the front team suffered heavy casualties. The Tlaxcala soldiers couldn't hold on anymore, howled in panic, and collapsed instantly. The remaining 1,000 surrendered soldiers threw away their shields and batons, and fled to the mountains and forests in the east in a panic.

"Haha! The famous Mexica Legion seems to be nothing more than that! Hurry up, go east quickly, and chase me!"

But for a moment, the thousands of warriors who had resisted tenaciously just now turned into embarrassing turkeys running around and being slaughtered. Gu Ku, the military leader, laughed out loud, complacent.

In today's fight, defeating thousands of warriors is already a rare feat in the Mixtec Alliance. If he succeeds in rescuing the Temple in the Clouds, then next year's tribal election for the Lord of the Divine Stone, he will surely win!

Yes, compared with the relatively centralized northern ministries, the Mixtec alliance in the south has looser politics and maintains a backward tribal electoral system. Every once in a while, through the election of the heads of the various ministries, the highest leaders of the various valleys will be determined. Of course, only god-born warriors with noble blood are eligible to participate in such a leader election.

Hundreds of Tlaxcala warriors fled eastward without resistance. The 3,000 Misterk Legion chanted birdsong, chasing and hacking excitedly. And the bright and eye-catching leader Yu Shu, also surrounded by hundreds of rain god hunters, kept moving eastward.

The Mixtec warriors, immersed in the joy of victory and killing, stepped on the corpses of the Tlaxcalans and chased into the rolling mountains. This sacred mountain forest is the home of the Mixtec souls, so how can the evil Mexica Legion be allowed to occupy it for a long time?

With such thoughts in mind, the Mystec warriors who pursued him were merciless and desperate. Soon, the towering temple in the clouds appeared a few miles away, making the joy in the eyes of the warriors more exciting and pious. The blue-armored Mixtec warriors were chasing and excited, until a particularly sharp eagle whistle suddenly sounded in the deep mountains!

Organize the map of Mixtec, which will be released in the next two chapters.