Aztec Eternals

The bonfire was on and off, and there was silence everywhere, only the sound of the warriors patrolling, and it was late at night in a blink of an eye.

Xiulot looked at his friend's pensive face and waited quietly. Those who achieve great things, conspiracies and secret rooms, failures and negligence. The major events that really determine the country are only negotiated among the core of a few leaders, and then carried out by the backbone team. A slight inclination at the core of power determines the life and death of thousands of lives.

After a long time, Avitt's face was serious, and he had made an unquestionable decision:

"Send legions to recruit and rescue the 3,000 direct subordinates of Kasar. Send envoys to negotiate peace with the pursuing Ottopan army. Also send envoys to contact Uncle Troll of Atotonilco to inform Tisok of the death. , asked him to surrender, and promised that his position would not change.

I will contact the head of the city-state for a few days and move the army to the Hirotepec camp. There, I will gather the scattered direct samurai. Disband the city-state warrior regiment and 30,000 militiamen.

I will promise land, recruit city-state warriors who voluntarily stay behind, and then separate the royal family directly, gather 12,000 warriors and 15,000 militiamen, and continue to block Hilotpec City.

Send people to recall the boat division, leave dozens of small boats to warn the Leman River, and pick up the lost militiamen by the way. The brigade boat division immediately detoured Lake Texcoco and hurried from the Tampen River to the camp by the river.

Once the boats are assembled, I will lead the more than 20,000 warriors directly under the royal family to go south, both by water and land, to the capital in the lake! "

The three saluted and listened to the order. The chaotic situation has been sorted out. Now that the decision has been made, Mexica's war machine is about to restart.

Arvette thought for a moment. Afterwards, he took Xiulot's hand and said kindly.

"Sholot, you just came back from the south to capture the king. I wanted you to rest for two days. But after thinking about it carefully, I still want you to lead the army to the western camp. Your identity is enough to recruit Kasar, and at the same time represent me and Otomi people and talk."

The young man nodded resolutely and promised that the commander must mature in the constant war. Low-intensity warfare is the best way to train a novice commander like yourself.

"How many samurai do you have now?"

"Eighty guards with broken hair, one hundred and ten longbow guards, two hundred holy city jaguars, seven hundred bronze spear warriors, and three thousand directly under the royal family." The young man calculated in his mind, down to ten digits.

Avit smiled.

"Give me the hair-cut guards and bronze spear warriors. The army is assembled, and I need to strengthen the loyal army. The three thousand warriors of Teotihuacan are entrusted to you. The four thousand of the Hirotepec camp The direct samurai will also be entrusted to you.

Stanley I want to stay. Barda has already surrendered, so I will leave it to you. He is Kasar's lieutenant general, and he happened to be sent to recruit Kassar.

After two weeks of banging, that ape-like Kuluka is docile enough, and now for you too. He had served as a commander in the camp, and he could be put in charge of the four thousand warriors. As for whether to be a commander or an adjutant, you decide for yourself.

By the way, some longbows have been made recently, and the Longbow Guard will give you back 150 people. That way you have over 10,000 Mexica warriors. Giova of the Ottopan city-state has at most 7,000 Otomi warriors in his hands, which is enough for you to suppress him. "

The young man took the order loudly, feeling a little nervous in his joy.

This time, he actually wants to command more than 10,000 warriors! He knew that his ability was far from reaching this level, but with the support of veteran generals such as Bertard, Olosh, Kuluka, and Barda, there was no need to worry about marching and fighting. Later, the specific positions of military leaders will be allocated, and only a few generals will be captured by themselves, and then they will learn while leading the army.

Akap had a happy smile on his face. Leading more than 10,000 warriors is far more than the head of the regiment. The holy city of Teotihuacan can only gather more than 5,000 warriors at most. The core of Mexica's power lies in the capital's three cities, the dense population of the lake area, and the tens of thousands of warriors supported by the huge population.

Gilliam's solemn expression finally showed surprise.

He respectfully saluted and exhorted: "Your Majesty, a 13-year-old legion commander leads an army of more than 10,000, which has never happened before in the history of the alliance!"

Avit smiled and waved his hands: "Sholot is born knowing that he is not an ordinary boy. This time he has made great achievements in going south, and his prestige is enough to convince the public. What's more, this road mainly wins by force, and there will be no fierce battles. Gilliam, you don't have to worry!"

Seeing that the king had made up his mind, Gilliam could only bow his head and salute without further words.

"Sholot, do you know who Giova is facing this time?" Avit looked at the boy with a smile.

"Giova? Who is it?" The boy only heard about this person from his father's message.

"It was the commander of the opposite Ottopan Legion when you first joined the battle. At that time, you followed me, just a priest accompanying the army. It has been more than a year, and now it is your turn to command the army, commander Kasar and Barda, go I've suppressed Giova. How about it, I didn't treat you badly, did I?"

Avet reached out and touched the boy's head, his eyes were soft and almost tender, which is rare for kings.

"Avit, you are so kind!" The boy looked around, Akap and Gilliam were slightly lowering their heads in thought, watching the flickering bonfire. He hesitated for a moment, then quickly hugged his friend, and then resumed his formal posture.

Avet smiled gently, showing some satisfaction on his face, and then resumed the seriousness of the king.

"Everything has been decided, let's end today's discussion here! Shulot, hurry up and visit your father. Time is running out, and the army will start tomorrow."

Xiu Luo nodded and said goodbye to Avit. He smiled at his friend and hurried out of the tent.

There were no female relatives during the march, and the generals in the big tent were all taken care of by the guards, sleeping soundly covered with cotton blankets.

Outside the account is a sky full of stars, and the brilliant Milky Way pierces the sky. Under this starry sky, in another corner of the world, what else is going on?

Shulot looked to the east, where there was the brightest star with a faint orange color, which was Jupiter. The boy nodded, and he could see Jupiter, which proved that it was after ten o'clock. This is Zeus, the heavenly father in Roman mythology, the lucky star in Chinese mythology, and the guru in Hindu mythology.

Under the starry sky, there are always some pioneers who are leading the progress of civilization. Whether it is Europe, where great voyages started, or America, where civilization is just emerging.

After thinking for a moment, the young man hurried again. He went to Teotihuacan's camp and found the regimental commander's tent. The familiar guards greeted him with expressions of awe that he was not familiar with.

Entering the big tent, Xiu Luote first saw his father lying on the wooden bed tied like a rice dumpling. He was taken aback, and stepped forward to hold his father's hand firmly.

"Father, who did this?"

"Except for your teacher Olosh, who else can be." Xiusoke looked a little pale, but he seemed to be in good spirits.

"My son, this time you went south, you captured and killed Tissoke and Totek, and now you are famous among the Mexica warriors. But you must be careful of the noble warriors of the royal family, they and Tissot It’s not clear about Ke’s relationship. Just like the tree you drew on the wooden board, the tree is tall, but it is easy to break.”

"I'll be careful, father!" Shulot smiled nonchalantly. itself represents the progress of history. Those who hinder the progress of history will eventually be abandoned.

The consecutive victories have already made the boy float.

Olosh next to him curled his lips, and he threw the Chinese character board in his hand onto the haystack.

"Sholot is here, don't read these annoying words anymore, go to sleep as soon as you finish talking!"

Xiu Suoke smiled slightly. Only then did the boy notice that Olosh was sitting across from the bonfire. Just now he was holding a wooden board to let the immobile Xiusoke look at the Chinese characters to pass the time.

"Father, what do you think of this text? How is it learning?"

"This text is very good. You don't need people to speak or translate, you can remember many things clearly, and you can also explain these things clearly. It's a bit difficult, even for me. It's hard for me to learn, and your teacher Olosh is even more Needless to say!" Xiusoke couldn't move his chest, so he could only nod in approval.

"It's as if you are much smarter than me." Olosh yelled dissatisfiedly, "Although I only know a few words in the past two days, you are not much better. The third day of the first day of learning Just forget! Isn’t it still the same?”

Shulot sighed slightly. The warriors held weapons and did not read, and Chinese characters were indeed difficult.

After the major tasks are over, a group of children and teenagers will be recruited to teach. In the future, the text will definitely be introduced to the Kalmykak Noble School, and then popularized to the Terpoch Kalli Civilian Military Academy, and finally a complete school system will be established. The localized simplified notation and spelling of Chinese characters should also be accelerated.

"My son, where did you get this set of characters you wrote?"

The boy's face flushed slightly: "I invented it myself."

"Haha, my son who is as cute as a lynx! I watched you grow up. Although you are much smarter than other children, you are not so good as to invent words. Look at these combination shapes, look at these Writing standards must have been studied for thousands of years and passed down from generation to generation.

Have you encountered the inheritance of the ancestors? Or did you accept the gift from the gods? "

Seeing his father's questioning smile, the boy also smiled for some reason.

"Given by the gods. During the days of the expedition, I had some strange dreams. A god came from the great lake in the far west. He had the same black hair and yellow skin as us, and the same black eyes, but the eyes were different. Four.His eyes can see through all fog and darkness, and can see through the stars and the earth.

The gods looked at everything in the world and told me softly how to write. He taught me a hundred words every night for a whole month of Maya until I learned two thousand words. He flew away from the dream, to the prosperous celestial dynasty 20,000 miles away to the west. Before leaving, he said to me, one day, you will go to the west to find the root of your dreams! "

Xiusoke listened to the myth in the boy's mouth with a serious face. His expression was focused and dignified.

After hearing his son finish speaking, Xiu Suoke said cautiously: "The four-eyed god? Could it be a giant from the first era? Since you have accepted the gift of the god, then the god's request must be fulfilled!

The journey of 20,000 miles is too far, and it may take ten years. You are still young and have experienced few things, so you can't make it this far. When you and the princess get married and everything settles down, I will go for you! "

Looking at his father's serious and firm eyes, listening to his promise without hesitation, thinking that he is still unable to move after being injured. The young man couldn't help feeling sore in his heart, he buried his head on his father, and said softly.

"Father, I will not let you go. The gods said that the west is a great lake without a big boat, and no one can cross it. This task, leave it to the descendants!"

After experiencing so many vicissitudes of life and death, the father and son seemed to have endless words to say, and Olosh would interject a sentence or two from time to time, and even the bonfire in the camp was warmed up.

In the other side tent, the bonfire has been gradually extinguished, and the tent has become icy cold. In the empty side tent, Avit sat on the throne, looking at two different scepters. Whenever he saw the scepter of topaz, his brows could not help but frown.

"Your Majesty, don't worry." Gilliam knelt in the shadow of the throne. "The arrival of Ugos marks the split of the six priests of the Great Temple. Ugel is the best weapon against the chief priest."

"Well. Ugel can indeed replace Kechar." Avet nodded coldly, "but I don't want either of these."

"Your Majesty, the influence of theocracy has been passed down for a long time, and it cannot be eliminated in a day. We want to support the prestige of the High Priests, and deprive the High Priests of their power and land. But the High Priests themselves still have to be retained. The regiments restrict each other, and the theocracy cannot be unified to further threaten the royal power." Gilliam's voice was always steady.

After a moment of silence, Avit nodded silently.

Perhaps encouraged by Avette's nod, Gilliam continued, "Your Majesty, you seem to like Your Highness Xiulot very much?"

Avette's cold face melted a bit: "Well, Little Xiulot told me a story. In the story, there was a god-born king who was the first to unify the world! The god-born king had a piece of exquisite rough jade in his hand, and he Carve the uncut jade into a talisman, infuse your own divinity, and shape it into shape. This piece of uncut jade will become a peerless gem that will inherit the country!"

"What do you mean?" Gilliam asked in a low voice, he had already guessed what the king meant.

"Sholot is that exquisite piece of uncut jade, and I am the god-born king who unifies the world. I will carve the uncut jade into a peerless gem with divinity!" Thinking of the boy's growth, Avitt expressed his relief smile.

"Are you really going to hand over the country to him? It was just in case before the decisive battle. After all, you are in your prime, and you can still rule the alliance for decades. And His Royal Highness Chimalpili, who came from his first wife, is also two years old."

Hearing this, Avit frowned.

"His Royal Highness Shulot has a line of high priests behind him, and he has Su Hui and outstanding talents. He is not yet an adult, and you have already asked him to command the army. When he becomes an adult, there will be two suns in the sky, and there will be two suns in the forest. Two jaguars, I'm afraid this is not the luck of the league."

Avit's expression changed, and his smiling face gradually turned hard. The chill slowly spread in the big tent, just like a bonfire that was gradually extinguished.

The cold lasted for a long time, until the king on the throne thought of Totek's unstoppable giant ax again, the beautiful girl he remembered last in his life and death, and the rescue that followed the boy who sacrificed his life.

Only then did the king's smile recover slightly, and there was another murderous intent in the smile.

"Gilliam, you talk a little too much today."

"My lord, I have no selfish intentions. I just don't want civil war to happen again. Only one sun is enough." Gilliam fell to the ground solemnly and replied calmly.

"I would like to believe that you have no selfishness. Remember, there can only be one sun, and the other can become the moon. The mountains and forests in Mexica are too narrow, but the sky is enough for two eagles to fly!"

"Gilliam, stay today for what you said today, and don't mention it again in the future, unless you have no future."

"Follow the king's order." Gilliam sighed softly in his heart, then saluted solemnly, and then fell into the shadows again.

Avit continued to look at it for a while, then threw the topaz scepter on the ground, and there was a ding-dong sound from the scepter. Afterwards, the king took out the ruby ​​scepter, looked at it gently for a moment, and then whispered to the one hundred carat star ruby.

"In the name of the ancestor Montezuma, for the rest of my life, as long as you don't betray me, I will carve you into a treasure to be passed on to the world!"

Sort out the information and write a chapter on the great voyage tomorrow. It mainly introduces the exploration trajectory of western colonists and their choices in the face of the unknown. The discovery of America was a coincidence at that point in time, but it was inevitable at that time period. And the American slave trade has reasons to exist. America in this era is a paradise away from diseases. Diseases of the Old World changed everything for Indians, while falciparum malaria and yellow fever in Africa reshaped the tropics of America.