The early morning light rises from the hills in the east, and seems to emerge from the distant river. The calls of various birds are heard in the surrounding mountains and forests, looking for early-rising insects.
At this time, the tribal post station was quiet and full of life. There was a fire in the open-air kitchen, and dozens of tribesmen from the banner team were carrying baskets of food and preparing breakfast for more than a thousand people. And the food they cooked
, which is the simplest and most filling, corn tortillas, pumpkin squash and refried beans.
Among the moving and busy tribesmen, a group of red-haired hunters and several warriors from Gyeonggi also quietly moved things back and forth in the secret cellar. When all the secret transactions were completed, the two leaders of both parties, Woodpecker
Aipai and the red-haired leader Mikui also bumped shoulders affectionately. At this time, they looked at each other like real brothers.
"Brother Woodpecker! This Western Expedition is to completely devour the Feather Chief! And this Chief, the flag team has fought several times... He is the descendant of that bird god, and he can run faster than anyone else.
!…”
The red-haired leader Mikui smiled and reminded his new friend.
"So, I guess there won't be any big battles that are too difficult for you this time, but you should have to travel a long way! It will take a long time to come back after the battle!..."
"Ha! No matter what kind of divine eagle descendant Prince Feather is, if the kingdom's two armies press forward, he will only end up obediently offering sacrifices!..."
Hearing the reminder from the red-haired leader, Woodpecker Aipeck didn't take it seriously. He knew the power of the Kingdom's Thunder God mortars, and this time he went north, there were eight mortars! Come to think of it, in the Chapala Lake area in the northwest, there are no such mortars at all.
The city-state can resist!
"That's right! That... um... mesquite tree brother of the tribe! Remember to send someone, together with my personal guards, to see my manor in Gyeonggi and the clan brother in charge! God bless us! Our future business, then
But it’s long and big!…”
"Okay! Don't worry, I understand! God bless you! Just go on your way with peace of mind!..."
The morning sun gradually rose, and the archer camp of Tlaxcala set off again. When everyone was marching on the hills, they could already see Hekou County on the horizon in the distance, but after descending from the hills, they could no longer see it.
"Hurry! Hurry! Hurry up! Today at noon, it's time for the big festival to begin!"
Woodpecker Aipei urged hard and walked in front personally carrying the big flag. Fortunately, after descending from the first-level dirt road in the hills to the plain, he reached the second-level county road paved with triple soil, and he could march at a trot. So he ran.
A few quarters of an hour later, the red-haired scouts sent by Hekou County encountered the marching battalion. Then, under the leadership of the scouts, the archer battalion finally arrived at the wilderness outside the county where the grand festival was being held before noon!
In the wilderness on the outskirts, a seven- to eight-meter-high wooden altar has been erected, and a blazing holy fire has been raised. A regiment of 8,000 spears, 4,000 canine tribe soldiers recruited, 3,000 village militiamen transporting food, and these
A thousand Tlaxcala tribal archers...are exactly the size of two legions, sixteen thousand troops!
"Hey! For this Western Expedition, the main force on the North Route only recruited three thousand village militiamen to transport food? It seems that transporting food down the Leman River makes the maintenance of logistics much more convenient..."
Woodpecker Aipai was thinking about it when he saw two other thousand-man battalions from the alliance around the altar.
The first battalion all wore leather armor, were lean and not very tall. There were many strong female warriors in the battalion, and even the leader of the team was also a female warrior holding a spear. Woodpecker Ai
After thinking for a moment, Peck guessed that this should be the alliance's naval fleet. And with the alliance's navy joining, it would have an almost crushing advantage over the navy in the Chapala Lake area!
"The alliance's navy controls convenient waterways and maintains the logistics of the army..."
Woodpecker Aipeck pondered, and then looked at another battalion that was fighting in silence. The warriors in this battalion were all dressed in alliance warrior uniforms, with mighty beast helmets on their heads and black cloaks on their bodies. Looking carefully,
Under the dark cloaks of the warriors, there are actually white-gold bronze cloth armors!
"Ah? Elites with a thousand heavy armors?...This outfit, this is...this is the temple guard of the high priests?!"
Seeing this group of elite heavy-armored warriors, Woodpecker Aipei's heart trembled. The temple guards were all elite warriors who believed in the Lord God. They had extremely strong morale and good combat effectiveness. But after putting on heavy armor, such elites
, I am afraid he will be the most terrifying opponent on the battlefield!
"Hmm...so many heavily armored temple guards!...The one who came today should be the priest elder who is in charge of the military force of the high priest group, the god of war elder Yazar, right?"
Thinking of this, the woodpecker stood on tiptoes and looked at the high altar.
At this moment, an elder priest wearing an obsidian feather crown and complicated sacrificial robes was standing at the highest point of the altar, majestically looking down at the gathered Hekou Legion. The sacrificial robes on his body had thunder patterns, and he was indeed the elder of the God of War.
On the left side of the elder God of War is a high-ranking priest who is also wearing dark sacrificial robes. He must be the fourth-level chief priest of the kingdom's priesthood, Marvelo. And on his right side is a marshal's staff holding a marshal's scepter and wearing a marshal's robe.
Kuruka in robes. The three of them stood straight, their expressions could not be seen clearly, but there seemed to be no conversation.
"Ah! Are the priests and elders from the alliance standing at the head of the ceremony? That's right! His Highness Shulot is not here, so according to the clerical position, the priests and elders with the highest status should indeed preside over this grand ceremony!"
Woodpecker Aipou touched his chin, thinking about the positions of the three of them. As a Holy City warrior from Mexico, he vaguely felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell...
"The sun has risen to its highest point, and the fierce light of fire has descended! The Lord God's eyes are watching, and the sacred ceremony has begun!..."
At noon, the sacred smoke rises. The priests blow the simple and desolate pottery xun and beat the shocking drums. The grand sacrificial ceremony also announces the beginning! Such war rituals are usually divided into two parts. One is the announcement.
One worships the main god to request the divine decree for the expedition; the other is a divination for the battle, announcing the good omen of victory! In short, such a grand ceremony must achieve the effect of boosting morale and inspiring people. After the ceremony is completed, while the morale is strong,
The army will set off and officially set foot on the battlefield!
"Praise be to my god Huitzilopochtli! Her power is infinite and supreme. She is the divine sun and the thunder of war! She controls everything, from the past to the future, from life to death!…"
The God of War, Elder Yazar, had a solemn expression and a loud and passionate voice. He chanted high, under the devout attention of tens of thousands of people, praising the majesty of the Lord God! When the opening ritual chanting was completed, the God of War, Elder Yazar, raised his hands high.
, facing the sun, shouted sharply!
"The sun is shining high, and the gods have arrived! She is watching us, waiting for the sacrifices!...She longs for the red blood, and also longs for the blood of the gods! Come!...offer the most sacred sacrifices, which come from the sun
Descendants of the bloodline!"
"Ho! Ho!...Offer the divine sacrifice! Blood sacrifice to the Supreme God!..."
Hearing this, the tens of thousands of warriors and militiamen present showed excitement and excitement. Among the fanatical legions, Woodpecker Aipei was stunned for a moment, and then looked confused.
"Eh?!...His Highness has promulgated the teaching...replacing the blood sacrifice of human animals with the three animals of wolf, deer, and fish? Why is this sacrificial expedition still a blood sacrifice?..."
Then, the woodpecker Aipei thought again, and when he recalled the words of the elder God of War, he felt a chill all over his body!
"What I just said...a descendant of the sun from the bloodline of the sun? Ah! Ah this?!...Which big noble of the alliance is this person who was sacrificed?!"
This chapter has been completed!