June is coming to an end, and the rainy season is entering its prime. The pattering raindrops fall from the low dark clouds, soaking the wilderness east and west of the mountains. On the west side of the mountains, in the Texcoco Lake District, there are lush farmland everywhere, and the surrounding fields are
Vigorous vitality.
Spring plowing begins in May, and corn planting has already begun in early January. At this time, there is sufficient rainfall and abundant heat, which is a good time for joint growth. The corn stalks in the field are growing vigorously upward at a speed visible to the naked eye. The beans are climbing on the stalks.
They extend to the sky together. The pumpkins spread out under the pole and cover the ground persistently. Weeds can be seen emerging from time to time in the field, and then they are uprooted by big hands full of calluses!
Farmers at this time are also busy. They have to run around in the fields day after day, weeding the fields in early summer to prevent the nutrients in the fields from being diluted. And the nobles and warriors who control the manure and lake mud will also
At this time, the subordinate serfs were strictly urged to carefully topdress the floating fields of Chinampa.
"Injecting vitality into the farmland during the jointing of corn can effectively increase the yield of the season. Because corn is a citizen of the earth, it will be hungry during the jointing and has the best appetite..."
The chief priest of the village taught everyone this. Part of these farming instructions came from the experience passed down by the old people, and the other part came from the summary of the Western Kingdom. Together, they increased the yield of the farmland and solidified the foundation of the alliance.
The messenger from the capital city in the lake ran to the north, carrying the cry of death, and walked through the wilderness full of vitality. He walked through the holy city of Teotihuacan in the northeast, came to the Avenue of Death and under the Pyramid of the Sun and Moon, bringing the morning star and the sun
News of falling together.
The high priest family has been in charge of the Holy City for decades and has deep roots here. The elders have been the spiritual sustenance of Mexica people for four generations. When the news of their deaths came, Teotihuacan was filled with thunderous mourning.
The priests and nobles in the city mourned and immediately summoned all the people to bring the sacrifices returned from the Eastern Expedition, held a grand sacrificial ceremony, and sent the great soul to the Kingdom of God!
The envoy stayed for one night and then continued to run northeast. He passed through the northeastern mountain pass and came to the Atotonilca state. From here, continuing eastward, it was the land of the Tlaxcalans, who had just been in the cruel eastward expedition.
, was conquered by the North Road army. With the message of death, he ran through desolate farmland, passed through abandoned villages, met patrolling samurai, and then arrived at the chilly and heavily guarded Hot Spring City.
Hot Spring City is the backbone of the North Route Army and a necessary place for food transportation. Thousands of warriors and militiamen from the Texcoco Lake area are stationed there. When the envoy arrived here, he said a few words with a gloomy expression, and the warriors
His face looked sad, he shed all his tears, looked up to the sky, cried and howled, and even cut his cheek!
Then, the envoy continued to run southeast, passing through the more dead wilderness, and after being inspected by several teams of warriors, finally arrived at the feathered serpent city where the commander of the Northern Route Army was stationed.
King Avit is in the Feathered Serpent City, looking at the map on the desk with his confidant, the female snake, and discussing the next step of the offensive.
"Gillim, it has been a month and a half since the Feathered Serpent City was captured in early May. Various legions besieged the three Serpent Cities and looted the rich Tlaxcala Valley... Now, more than fifty miles around,
All the tribes outside the city have been cleaned up, it’s time to carry out the next step of siege!”
After the fall of Feathered Serpent City, the entire northern gateway to Tlaxcala could no longer stop the northern army. Seven northern armies, totaling more than 50,000 people, successively launched within dozens of miles. Each army was full of killing intent.
, spreading fire along the way, carrying out fierce killings, sweeping across the Tlaxcala people's heartland country, the Tlaxcala State with a population of 400,000!
Tens of thousands of warriors surged in, and the Tlaxcala army fought two battles, losing two thousand warriors, and then completely shrunk. The divine nobles of the Cloud Snake gave up all the fields and villages, and concentrated as much as possible on the warriors, strong men and
Food was defended in three dangerous snake cities that echoed each other. As for the Tlaxcala tribes in the four fields, they could only flee one after another to avoid the front of the army and desperately fled into the mountains.
At the end of May, almost at the same time as the high priest left the capital, seven northern legions officially arrived under the three snake cities and surrounded the ancestral land of the Tlaxcala people. Then Avitt personally led the Eagle Warriors to observe
The easternmost Qiu City, White Snake City, frowned deeply.
To the north and west of White Snake City are towering mountains, while to the south and east are slightly flat fields.
"Surrounded by mountains on both sides, we can only attack from the flat sides. The city is not large, and the city wall is seven or eight meters high, almost like a fortress. But the most troublesome thing is... this is a hill city, located on a hill more than ten meters high.
Above!"
Avitt looked calm and shook his head, feeling that it was difficult to do. The warriors had to attack twenty or thirty meters before they could reach the top of White Snake City. To attack such a fortress, it was difficult to use trebuchets and bows and arrows were also very disadvantageous. There were only six
The Gate Condor Cannon can barely reach the top of the city. If the defenders in the city resist to the end and want to capture the fortress, the number of samurai casualties will definitely be high.
"Huadiao, Dead Dog, bring your armored guards and come with me to see Yun She City!"
Afterwards, King Avit led two of his trusted generals and three thousand armored elites, bypassing the White Snake City and going seven or eight miles deep into the northern mountains. He climbed up the hill in the mountain, raised his head, and glanced at the Cloud Snake City hundreds of meters away.
, his expression suddenly changed. He was so shocked that he forgot to breathe and just groaned in pain.
"...The head of the Four Snake Cities in the ancestral land, the unfailing mountain fortress, Tepeticpac-Texcallan, Tepeticpa-Tlaxcalan, Cloud Snake City built on the mountain!..."
Many of the king's personal guards looked at Yunshe Mountain City. Even though they were all alliance warriors, they all showed fear on their faces and remained silent. The Yunshe City in front of them was located on a dangerous mountain nearly two hundred meters away. The mountains were continuous and the first half was extremely steep.
In the second half, it suddenly slows down, forming several gentle hills on the top of the mountain. There are mountain springs on the hills, where cities can be built, some terraces can be cultivated, and there are camps in the nearby mountains, which can station ten or twenty thousand people.
On the edge of the platform, you can rely on the mountain terrain to build stone blocks to block the pass to form a complete defense.
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Mountain city!
Yunshe Mountain City is surrounded by mountains on all sides, and there is only a narrow mountain road to climb in the south. This mountain city has never fallen since it was built. If you want to attack here, the alliance's bows and arrows, trebuchets and condor cannons are very powerful.
Difficult to use. Warriors must brave arrows falling from their heads, deadly stones and wooden blocks, climb the mountain with difficulty, then use hook ropes to climb the pass, and attack upwards layer by layer...
"This Cloud Snake City is more difficult to defeat than the Otopan Mountain City. Even if one hundred thousand warriors are invested... I'm afraid..."
Avitt looked at the Cloud Serpent flag on the mountain city and the vaguely visible Tlaxcala warriors, and was lost in thought for a long time. He thought of Tisok's siege of the Otopan mountain city, and the failure to conquer it for a long time, and the consequences of people's betrayal.
Yi Lin. Then, he managed to calm down his emotions, with a confident smile on his face, and laughed loudly to the cronies around him.
"Haha, these damn Tlaxcala gods, the so-called flying cloud snakes, turn out to be just gophers hiding in the mountains! Let them stay in the mountains and watch us wipe out all the Tlaxcala tribes outside the mountains.
!...The Lord God bless the alliance, and the Eastern Expedition will be victorious!"
"Blessed by the Lord God! The Eastern Campaign will be won!"
The guards were encouraged by the king and responded loudly. Then Avit walked down the hill and led the warriors back, never mentioning the attack on Yun She City. He continued southward, traveled more than ten miles, and then went
Observe the last snake city in the southwest, Tree Snake City.
Avitt ran all the way and finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the Tree Snake City on the plain.
Tree Snake City is located in the heart of the Tlaxcala Basin. The land is fertile and extremely wealthy. Among the four snake cities, this city has the largest area, the most populous population, and the most powerful strength. The city walls of Tree Snake City are eight or nine times tall.
meters high and covering an area of nearly five square kilometers, it can be regarded as the capital of the entire Tlaxcala Union.
Of course, behind the four snake cities of Tlaxcala, there is a descendant of the God of Hunting, each of which is in charge of one side. They have equal status and there is no distinction between superior and inferior. As for the system of the Four-State Alliance, the leaders of the four cities are also in charge.
, together with the divine nobles from various places, decide the major issues of the Four Kingdoms Alliance together.
"To the north of Tree Serpent City is the meandering Tras River, and the other three sides are plains suitable for planting. The city wall is eight or nine meters high, and the defenders are tens of thousands. Although it is still dangerous, it is just like the Feathered Serpent City...
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A smile slowly appeared on Avitt's face. He took a deep look at the divine flag at the head of Huishu Serpent City, and then led the armored warriors back to the Feathered Serpent City camp. Then, the northern army left behind three legions.
The three snake cities were sealed off. The remaining four legions and 30,000 Mexica troops were divided into more than ten battalions and dispersed in all directions.
The army passing by on the northern route was like a sieve sifting through grains, setting fire to every village, destroying tribes, and capturing and killing tens of thousands!
In just one month, dozens of towns and villages in the north of Tlaxcala were burned to the ground. The Tlaxcala people were enemies that the Alliance had been fighting for decades, and the tribes in the Tlaxcala Basin here were
, are the ruling core and the most stubborn main ethnic group in the Four-State Alliance.
King Avit carried out the killings vigorously, and the legions on the northern route would never show any mercy. As long as the tribes in the basin resisted even a little, the whole clan would be slaughtered, with the young men as sacrifices and the women as property!
According to Gillim's estimate, approximately 20,000 men and women of the same age have been captured in the past month. As for the Tlaxcala tribe that was wiped out, there should be more than 100,000. Counting those executed in the Battle of Feathered Serpent City
The enemy, the main group of 400,000 people in Tlaxcala, has been killed by 189,000 people, nearly half of whom were killed!
"Your Majesty, the three Snake Cities are dangerous and difficult to attack, and they echo each other. In order to reduce the losses of the royal army, we should focus on siege, and there is no need to rush."
Gillim saluted solemnly and admonished respectfully.
"When the Holy City of Cholula officially surrenders, the South Route Army can march eighty miles north to arrive outside Shushe City. At that time, the North and South Routes will join forces to besiege the dangerous Yunshe Mountain City and White Snake Hill City, and build trebuchets
With the shield chariot, first attack the Tree Snake City on the plain, and then try to attack the White Snake Hill City..."
"At that time, there will be trebuchets, bows and arrows, and bronze cannons that can be used as siege suppressors; there will be many city-state legions that can be used as siege vanguards; there will also be armored kingdom legions that can be used as the main siege force... The king only needs to command
The royal legion is holding the formation at the rear, commanding all the armies, attacking and destroying the old enemies in the east, and establishing immortal achievements!"
Hearing this, Avitt's expression flashed, and he fell into thinking. His eyes became deep, and a smile slowly appeared on his face. Attack Tlaxcala's old enemies, weaken the city-states in various parts of the alliance, and wait until he returns to the capital.
Implement reforms again and carry out the next step of centralization!
"Um..."
King Avit nodded slightly and was about to say his permission when the big tent suddenly opened.
Two newly formed guards with severed hair bowed their heads and entered the tent, bringing with them a messenger from the capital who was dusty and sweaty. The messenger was covered in sweat and his face was covered in tears. As soon as he entered the tent, he fell to the ground.
He shouted sadly.
"Sovereign King, I come from the capital, bringing death's cry..."
"Um?"
Hearing this, Avit and Gillim looked at each other, with an unknown feeling in their hearts. The king suddenly frowned and looked at the envoy lying on the ground.
"What happened? Tell me quickly!"
"Half a month ago, the dazzling morning star, the sacred high priest, died in the holy city of Cholula and was brutally poisoned! And a few days later, the immortal sun, the revered elder, died of illness in the capital city of the lake and went to the Kingdom of God!
...The morning star and the sun fell together!!"
"Ah! Elder, uncle!..."
"What?! The high priest is dead?!"
Shocked shouts were instantly shouted from Avitt and Gillim's mouths, like the roar of a jaguar. Such shocking news came, like the collapse of the Yanfeng Mountain, which was unbelievable and filled with confusion.
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The two of them had always been deep in thought and calm, but now their eyes widened, their mouths opened wide, they completely lost control of their expressions, and even their bodies started to tremble!
Afterwards, there was a dead silence in the big tent, not a sound was heard. More than a dozen guarding Mexica warriors stood there, motionless, and their breathing stopped. The only thing left in the tent was the low sobbing of the messenger from the capital.
Like the mournful song of death, it lingers in the hearts of all Mexicans, and is deeply engraved in the bone marrow, never to be dissipated~~
This chapter has been completed!