Aztec Eternals

In Erashui City, the shouts shook the sky. Summer is hot, like a fire. Surrounded by nearly ten thousand soldiers, a shocking blood ceremony slowly came to an end amidst fervent prayers. The banner of the black wolf finally set off again after staying in Erashui City for half a month!

The southward army marched furiously, and the scale expanded again. The 3,000 soldiers from the Erashui City Department who surrendered, and the 2,000 Qinbo Ali Ding Zhuang recruited, were all taken into the army. The turbulent marching team went all the way south, like an ant colony with soldiers divided, flooding all the villages on the journey.

Those tribes that hadn't escaped, one after another, were swallowed by the "ant colony". Ding Zhuang was coerced into joining the army, all the food was confiscated, and the tribes who dared to resist shed their blood, and the villages that refused to be conscripted were burned to ashes. Amidst the bursts of howling wolves, the hinterland where the Totonak people gathered was completely reduced to a place of blood and fire. battlefield!

Two days later, Hei Lang arrived at the deserted Snake Lake Village and rested in the longhouse in the village. The Snake Lake tribe of two to three thousand people had already migrated away. There are only dozens of old people waiting to die in the whole big village, hiding in the cave houses on the edge, witnessing the arrival of the Mexica.

"Tupa, set up camp here, build waterproof warehouses, and stockpile food and supplies."

Hei Lang looked around and saw the Snake Lake extending along the village. The lake water is clear, reflecting the red sun at dusk, showing a bit of solemnity and depth.

"This long Snake Lake is where the army gathers and the most important source of water! Arrange militiamen for me, cut down trees, prepare firewood, dig a special toilet pit in the dry place, and dig a few shallow wells for filtration Let the war priests step up propaganda, and all the warriors in the headquarters going south must drink boiled hot water! Tell the two surrendered battalions to drink well water as much as possible, filter water sources with sand, and not drink raw water from rivers and lakes indiscriminately!"

"Yes, follow your will, Legion Commander!"

Tupa nodded respectfully, and was about to go down to make arrangements. In His Highness's army, the requirements for logistics hygiene have always been extremely strict, and the standards are much higher than those of other ministries in the world. Tupa had received His Highness's instruction, and also knew that there was disease-causing disease in the lake, especially in summer at this time.

These pathogenic and contagious plagues are tiny and invisible. If you want to get rid of them, you can only rely on the cooking of the divine power of fire, or the purification of the divine power of the earth. And the emphasis on logistics and hygiene is also the basis for the Lake Army to be able to go on long-term expeditions without being knocked down by the epidemic.

"Wait! Tupa, after these few rains, how much gunpowder is left with the army?"

Hearing this, Tupa pursed his lips and lowered his head, with some shame in his voice.

"Boss Black Wolf, this is the first time the Artillery Battalion has come to the seaside lowlands. I didn't expect the climate here to be so humid, and there is no sign of rain. The gunpowder accompanying the army is only enough for ten eagle cannons, each firing a dozen times."

"Huh? Only enough for ten eagle cannons, each firing a dozen times?"

"Yes! It's best to use it up as soon as possible before the next rain comes."

"Well, I see. You go down!"

Hei Lang frowned and reluctantly waved his hand. Then, he closed his eyes and thought for a while, and when he opened them again, his expression was calm.

"Send two personal guards! Go and call the old man Totonac in the village, I want to listen to the local epic! By the way, call two more literate priests to record these epics, and I will dedicate them later To Your Highness."

A moment later, the desolate Totonak singing sounded in front of the overthrown Feathered Serpent God altar, beside the long snake lake.

"...the sun god sits on a tall tree, looking at the people in the hot land, wandering in the barren land."

The red-haired hunter Chabo stood outside the guards with a bow and arrow on his back. He quietly listened to the singing of the old man Totonac, and those hoarse and frustrating tones, inexplicably thinking of his hometown on the Sacathcate Wilderness.

"Huh? I can understand this song. The tone is like the wind in the wasteland. Many years ago, are they also the tribe that came here from the wasteland?"

The red sun slanted down, the bonfire was ignited, and the epic of the Totonak people also ended at dusk. Hei Lang listened for a long time, and also thought about it quietly for a long time. Then, he rewarded some food, and let the old people in the village retreat to rest alone in the longhouse.

In the early morning of the second day, the rising sun hid the stars, and the wolves woke up from their hibernation. The latest news was also brought by the red-haired scout.

"Great Chief! The Mixtec Pioneer Battalion led by Woodpecker has already circled Jinwan City from the south. After traveling for about twenty miles, they arrived at a big river. That river is very long, wide, and very curved! On the west side of the lower reaches of the river, a small river and a big river meet, and there is a big camp near the sea! At this moment, there are many Totonak canoes going back and forth on both sides of the big river, transporting food and supplies to the camp. warrior!."

"Huh? The big river behind Jinwan City should be an adobe river, 'a long river with a lot of clay'. Downstream of the adobe river, there is a camp by the river. There are supplies and troops crossing the river?"

Hearing this, Black Wolf Toltek was refreshed. A sharp light flashed in his eyes, without hesitation, he turned his head and gave instructions to the guards.

"Cha Bo, you bring a dozen or so experienced scouts, let me investigate! Find out the number of defenders in the camp!"

"Yes! Great Chief!"

The sun rises and the sun sets, and the day is approaching in a blink of an eye. When dusk fell again, the black wolf's coach, Daqi, had already arrived at Jinwan City. Black Wolf Toltek personally led hundreds of guards to investigate a hundred steps away from the city.

The walls of Jinwan City are low, only about four or five meters high. On the outside of the city wall, there are two circles of wooden fences, obviously newly built. There are as many as a dozen temples in the city, each more than ten meters high, like a strong fortress.

"The city walls are not too high, and the fences are also very crude. But the defense of the city-state looks relatively complete in general, and it is still strong. It will take some hands and feet to attack."

Hei Lang observed patiently for a while and made a judgment in his heart. Then, his eyes turned to the top of the city again, carefully sizing up the enemies defending the city.

At this very moment, thousands of Totonac warriors were gathering densely on the city wall several meters high. Most of these warriors from various tribes were bare-chested, while a few wore leather armor and cotton armor, with brightly colored patterns of birds and animals carved on their bodies. Different patterns represent different tribes.

The tribal warriors defending the city held a variety of miscellaneous weapons, including common hunting bows and spears, a large number of stone spears and axes, and a few red copper axes and copper spears. These copper weapons probably came from further south, the copper-producing Oaxaca Valley of the Zapotecs.

"The defenders' weapons are very crude, and their bows and arrows are too soft. But the morale seems to be very high!"

Hei Lang stood still, groaning silently. After thinking for a while, he took off the big bow on his back and aimed at the most excited chieftain in the city who was wearing a feather crown and shouting loudly.

".The Feathered Serpent God blesses! The Sun God blesses! The Storm God blesses! The old Thunder God blesses! The gods bless us, the priests of Hidden Snake City guide us, and come from hundreds of miles away to participate in the holy battle of gods!. Kill! Kill the invading Mexica for the sake of the gods and ancestors!. Ugh! Ho ho!"

A precise feathered arrow shot out like lightning, directly piercing the noble chief's chest from a distance of seventy or eighty steps! The commotion at the top of the city stopped instantly. The tribal warriors guarding the city stared wide-eyed and stood still, looking in horror at the noble chief who had been shot in the heart. They seem to be unable to believe that there is such a long-distance magic shot in this world!

"Haha! It's been a long time since I shot a bow in battle, the feeling of archery is a little rusty!"

Hei Lang held his head high, looking at the stunned enemy at the top of the wall, the corners of his mouth curled up. He was a little proud in his heart, but sighed leisurely in his mouth.

"Hey, witness of the Lord God! This arrow, if it was before, would definitely hit the neck directly!"

"Ah! Ah! The despicable Mexica people actually shot arrows and sneaked in! Ah! Ah! Chief Olo of Jihu City was shot to death by them!"

After a moment of dead silence, the city of Jinwan suddenly became noisy, with angry shouts and human voices everywhere. Half a quarter of an hour later, under the astonished eyes of the black wolf Toltek, the closed gate of Jinwan City suddenly opened. Afterwards, more than a thousand Totonac warriors raised their spears high, and black clouds poured out of the city. They screamed and howled like this, without any formation, they rushed directly at the shooting black wolf.

"Ah! Ah! Gods bless! Avenge the chief who died in battle!"