"New gunpowder, digging earth and blasting walls, Yunshe Mountain City..."
As the sky grew dark, a bonfire was lit. While eating fresh tender corn, Shulot was still thinking about the possibility of attacking the city with gunpowder.
In the October harvest, the Shuigucheng camp in the south once again had a bumper harvest. The camp with a total of 150,000 people cultivated 800,000 acres of fields. In October this year, the grain harvested in the field was enough to supply the four provinces in the north.
Form a legion and continue the expedition for another year!
It was precisely after harvesting this large amount of new food that Shulot gained the confidence to lead his legion to the eastward expedition to Jinwan City.
To be honest, the Tlaxcala Basin is blocked by mountains and has moderate rainfall. It is not prone to floods like the Kingdom. This basin, like the Mexica Valley, is a rich plateau granary, and it will be the same in later generations. As for
These tender corns were harvested in advance by the warrior chief Bertard and sent by messengers. They were exactly His Highness’s dietary preference.
"Eckart, have the divine priests who surveyed and mapped determined the angle of Yunshe Mountain City?"
"The head of the family, the Shenqi priest accompanying the army conducted a survey... The terrain of this mountain city fortress is really too high! Even the latest mortar can hardly bombard Yunshe Mountain City. When the mortar is pushed down the mountain, it should be
It’s of little use..."
Hearing this answer, Xiulote frowned and ate corn in silence. Yunshe Mountain City was built on a solid stone mountain, and the method of digging earth and blasting walls was equally difficult to implement. After all, such a building
If there is no internal response to the undefeated fortress, we will have no choice but to continue to encircle it.
"Then let's continue the siege! The Tlaxcala people have begun to run out of supplies. The fall of the fortress is only a matter of time. Under such a situation, you can also try to contact the Tlaxcala defenders in the city.
..."
Shulot spoke calmly and made up his mind. Then, he arranged the legion responsible for the siege and also considered the strength of the troops to march eastward next.
"Ekart! This time I am going eastward, I am going to lead 4,000 Guards Corps and 8,000 Yuyan Corps. Mihoti, the leader of the Yuyan Clan, has agreed to go eastward with me to defeat the Totonak rebels!"
"The remaining four thousand guards were handed over to Bertard, and he was asked to go north to take charge of the Tree Snake City camp. The eight thousand Flower Tree Army, in cooperation with the four thousand guards, continued to besiege Yun She Mountain City. As for the troops at the rear
The main camp of Shuigu City is garrisoned by 10,000 python legions and 2,000 royal warriors from the alliance!"
"Master, there are 150,000 captives in the Shuigu City camp in the south. Most of the 10,000 python legions are militiamen... Isn't such a suppressive force slightly insufficient?"
"No problem! The first batch of more than 10,000 men has already been transported by the kingdom's fleet to the lower reaches of the Talsas River and the two southern counties of the kingdom. The first batch to be transported are the most senior ones in the field camps.
They are the recalcitrant Totonac warriors and Ding Zhuang. After they arrive in the kingdom, they will be watched by the legions from the two southern counties and participate in the heavy construction of the big plan..."
After saying this, Shulot paused for a moment and returned to normal. In fact, in addition to participating in the construction of the kingdom's projects, this group of warriors and men who were not obedient enough would also be divided into thousands and put into various mines in the kingdom.
.The fate of many of them was already determined when they boarded the ship!
The only way to change their fate is to show their devout faith when participating in various labor services. As long as their faith, under the appraisal of the preaching priests, can reach the level of sincere believers, they can stand out and be officially incorporated into the field.
flag corps, and even elected to join the local militia.
"If the 150,000 strong men can settle down, they can provide a semi-off-the-job team of 8,000 people..."
The thought of expanding the army flashed through Shulot's mind, but was quickly suppressed.
The Long Serpent Legion, which is dominated by Tlaxcala warriors, has not been established for a long time and has not experienced the baptism of war. They have not yet fought for the kingdom, received military honors and titles, and completely returned to their hearts. At this time, a new legion will be formed.
, the factors that destabilize the kingdom are also too great!
"God bless you! Don't be anxious for a while!"
Shulot calmed down and estimated the proportion of soldiers and civilians in the kingdom, and his brows jumped again. As a military country, the pace of foreign wars cannot be stopped for a moment. The prerequisite for launching a war is sufficient intelligence and
information.
"Eckart, how are the Southern Shipbuilding Department's preparations for the King of Exploration order that I personally issued two months ago?"
"The head of the family, the southern shipbuilder of the kingdom, has prepared twelve long ships for the first exploration fleet, and forty canoes for the second reconnaissance fleet... And the exploration captains are selected according to you.
Arrangements! Well, calculating the time, the two kingdom fleets should set off from the port of Trout Town in the next few days!"
"Just these days?... Very good! May the Lord God bless them!"
Hearing this, Shulot nodded slowly and said nothing more. He had already drawn the "prophetic" chart and handed it to the exploration captain with the formal royal order.
The sailing soon will be the beginning of this long journey. As for how far this fleet can go, how many years it will take, whether it can finally arrive, and whether it can come back after arriving... It can only depend on the blessing of the Lord God.
!
After talking about the affairs of the kingdom, the two changed the subject and started talking about the current situation of the alliance. The guards lit the sacred smoke, took away the food, and poured two cups of refreshing cocoa. Shulot took a few sips of the hot cocoa.
His thoughts became active before he spoke out.
"After the autumn harvest, the alliance's large-scale transfer and relocation will officially begin! The two southern states of Tlaxcala are the first areas to be relocated. We won't be able to occupy the mature land outside Shuigu City for long."
"Therefore, the transfer of population must be speeded up! Otherwise, if the more than 100,000 captured young men and women are transferred here, and the big nobles who are short of population see it, there will be more troubles with them! ....
I will definitely try my best to appeal to the alliance and the high priests to intercept some holes."
Hearing this, the captain of the guard, Eckart, nodded in agreement. These great nobles of the alliance have always been bold and evil-minded, and have greedy personalities. It is quite troublesome for the kingdom to deal with them, and it is not easy to use force directly...
The captain of the guard thought for a while and came up with an idea.
"Your Highness, the biggest problem with the kingdom's transfer to Dingkou is the lack of shipping capacity and the long journey back and forth. Many of the alliance nobles who have been transferred to the Water Valley City area are from the three southern states, and there is a branch close to the Talsas River.
The family fleet..."
"Huh? Eckart, what do you mean?"
"If the kingdom contacts them and promises the mature land that has been reclaimed in the past two years in the Shuigu City area, in exchange for their ships... I believe that many families who transfer the title will be willing to trade!"
Hearing this, Shulot thought about it for a moment, and his eyes lit up. The area around Shuigu City was destined to be handed over. This reclaimed land would be used to exchange for small boats from various city-states to increase the shipping capacity of the kingdom's southern navy.
, but it’s a guaranteed profit!
"Okay! Ekart, that's a very good suggestion! It just so happens that Moyahualuo, the leader of the Pan Python Group, is from the mountain city in the south. He is very tight on money and not rich... Let's rope him in and make a deal.
person, and then give him the benefit of brokering the deal!"
"I obey you, head of the family! If it were Captain Moyahualuo, I believe he could sell all the boats in the mountain city-state to the kingdom!..."
"Ha ha!"
Xiulote laughed and shook his head. According to the slowest estimate, it would take seven or eight months for Shuigucheng's more than 100,000 men and women to be stationed in the fields. But if it could be done faster, it could be done within half a year.
Spring plowing next May!
After this large number of young and strong people arrive in the kingdom, as long as they can experience two rounds of spring plowing, they will be considered settled. And after they are absorbed by the counties, the strength of the Kingdom in the Lake will increase significantly again!
"The five counties of the Kingdom in the Lake already have a population of about 1.3 million. And the vast majority of the population has joined the operation of the military machine, providing the power for continuous conquests! If we eat this batch of relocated captives again, it will be a disaster.
With this, there will be 1.5 million people, almost half of the alliance..."
Thinking of this, Shulot's thoughts were ups and downs, and his spirits were high. Strong ambition stretched like a vine, growing in his heart.
"Population, and population alone, is the cornerstone of the kingdom! And faith is the bond between these cornerstones, the cement that solidifies them!"
"Eckart, send an envoy!"
"Master?"
"Let the enlightened priests in the southern part of the kingdom be prepared! Every day
After the arrival of the two waves of migrating captives, they performed a miracle of the "Heart of God" hot air balloon taking off! Then, let the preaching priests hurry up and convert these immigrants who were shocked by the miracle!"
"Preaching miracles?...I follow you, Master!"
This chapter has been completed!