Chapter One Thousand Five Hundred and Thirteen: Cuban New Year, Waiting for Tomatoes
The human world is fighting with blood and fire, but the sun in the sky still rises. When the sun shines on the mountains, forests, lakes and seas, from the Yungu Valley at 18 degrees north latitude to the Iron Bay of Cuba at 21 degrees north latitude, from the tropical plateau of more than 2,000 meters to the sea
The flat tropical rainforest is bathed in the radiance of the sun god. And the prayers of the devout Taino tribe also follow the sun rising into the sky, and the sound of the New Year ceremony of the main god shakes the sky!
"Bo'matu Yahuba Guey! Bo'matu Yahuba Guey! Praise be to the spiritual Sun Spirit!…"
"Bo'matu Guey Atabeyra! Bo'matu Guey Atabeyra! Praise the sun god for his brightness!…"
The blazing holy fire burned on the red three-story altar, turning the Taino faces who were shouting and looking up into a light red. This six-meter-high pyramid altar, like the main temple behind it,
They all use tamped iron-containing red clay as the base and burned shell lime as a binding agent.
It is made of red bricks. At first glance, the style of this building looks like the three-story adobe brick building that was common in rural areas in the late 1990s, and it has a strange tower shape. However, in this era, this building
The appearance of a red brick altar symbolizes the "highest" architectural craftsmanship on the island of Cuba!
Although the scale of the Pyramid Altar Temple in Tiewan Town cannot be compared with the pyramid temples that are tens of meters tall in the Nava Plateau and the Mayan Rainforest, there is no doubt that it is the tallest and most beautiful one on the island of Cuba three thousand miles away.
"Holy" building!
The construction of this altar temple, from laying the foundation to completely capping it, took nearly a year and required the labor of more than a dozen surrounding Taino tribes and nearly two thousand Taino men. The emergence of this altar temple,
It is also a real and tangible testimony, marking that the weak and loose tribes of Cuba are gradually forming a tribal alliance with a national foundation under the "infusion of faith" by the Nahua priests, becoming a Taino province that believes in the main god!
"Praise the Supreme Lord God! He has given us a good harvest of cassava, a good harvest of fish, and a good harvest of game! I, Tomato, Patriarch of Cuba, represent the thirty tribes of Cuba, the ten tribes of Western Haiti, and the five tribes of Jamaica.
, the five tribes of the Bahamas... offer sacred cassava and three animals to the benevolent, powerful, bright and supreme sun god!..."
Under the gaze of thousands of Taíno tribesmen, thousands of kingdom warriors, and dozens of chiefs, the chief priest of Cuba, Tomat, wore a feather crown and sacrificial robes, with patterns carved on his face and an obsidian dagger held high in his hand.
and the sacrifices, standing in front of the holy fire. He first threw a peeled white cassava into the fire, and then threw in the "three animals" sacrificed by Cuba in sequence. Each time the sacrifices were thrown into the fire, an explosion would occur under the altar.
A burst of warm cheers!
"I sacrificed cassava to the Lord God to pray for farmland harvests! I sacrificed fish to the Lord God to pray for catches from the fisheries! ... I sacrificed deer to pray for forest prey; I sacrificed frogs to pray for the tribe to multiply!..."
The chief priest of Tomat prayed loudly, first in the Nahua language for "communicating with the gods", and then in the Taino language for "communicating with the tribe", so that all the Taino tribesmen participating in the sacrifice could hear it clearly. Until
All the sacrifices were burned to ashes, and the pious Taino cheers rang out from the thousands of tribesmen lying on the ground, accompanied by the fanatical shouts of the Nahua warriors.
"The Great Sun God has accepted the sacrifice! This year will be a good one!…"
“Praise the Lord God! He will bless us and we fight for Him!…”
The chief priest of Tomat raised his hands high and looked at the tribal believers in Iron Bay Town with a smile on his face. The Taíno tribes were gentle and kind, and the kingdom adopted the method of marriage integration. Therefore, the establishment of the Archdiocese of Cuba was closely related to other dioceses.
Different, they rarely use force. And except for the two blood sacrifices to evil spirits, almost no human sacrifices are performed. To a certain extent, in the whole world, only the sacrifices of the Cuban diocese are the closest and the most similar to the Kingdom of the Lake.
mild!
Cuba's daily sacrifices usually use the staple food "cassava" and the Cuban "three animals" of "fish, deer, and frog." The reason why "frog" is used here to replace the "wolf" in the kingdom's three animals is naturally due to the island of Cuba.
There are no wolves, nor any native canids…
"Light up the thunder cannon! Farewell to the departing Lord God!..."
"Boom! Boom! Boom!..."
The roaring sound of artillery sounded from the ships in the port of Tiewan Town, like the most shocking "hymn of faith". Five large galleys with 80 people, twelve small galleys with 50 people, plus three 30-person galleys
The caravels are the "Cuban Navy" gathered together, and they are also the most powerful military presence gathered in Cuba by the Kingdom to resist evil!
At this moment, each large galley has two Crouching Tiger Cannons, and each small galley has one Crouching Tiger Cannon. And among the three captured caravels, two were equipped with
There are two two-pound guns, and the last one is equipped with a single eight-pound gun. This kind of firepower configuration is very clear, and it also represents the combat characteristics of different ships.
The large and small galleys are manned by Taíno oarsmen and Kingdom warriors in equal parts. They are the undoubted main force of the Kingdom's Cuban navy, just like the infantry in land battles. After a fight, they only need to paddle hard to get closer and ram into the enemy's ship.
Just jump in and join the gang again!
The three light sailing ships captured from the demons are much more flexible. They are mobile reconnaissance fast ships. They will also conduct artillery fire from a distance after adjusting their positions. And if the enemy escapes, they can also carry out pursuit.
Picking up the side is like the light cavalry in land warfare. To a certain extent, under the guidance of the captives from the Liangya Exploration Fleet, the Kingdom’s Cuban Navy also represents the Kingdom’s “highest” level of water warfare!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!..."
“Praise be to the Son, Father and Holy Spirit of Huitziloppo!…”
The kingdom's fleet of gunpowder weapons docked at a simple wooden port. Armored warriors with metal weapons and unarmed Taino headmen knelt devoutly to the blood-like red altar. This primitive, barbaric, strange and brave sacrificial scene,
In the eyes of the scholar Martin Beiheim, or the priest apprentice Adin, it looks like a weird, horrifying, and extremely evil form of devil worship!
However, at this moment, he has become a member of the "devil worshipers" and has no way out. Together with more than a dozen sailors with two teeth, he has been engraved with the "emblem of the devil".
The feather crown on his head, the priest's robe, and
The expressions on his face by the sailors around him... constantly reminded him that he was the closest to the "devil's existence" among all the prisoners! He had personally read the scriptures of the "devil's apostle" and was "the devil's apostle"
Select the most depraved "devil priest"!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!..."
"Praise the mighty Sun God! Praise the mighty longship tribe!..."
The roar of dozens of cannons made all the Taino chiefs and leaders kneel on the ground in awe, loudly praising the power of the Lord God and the "Longship Tribe".
The chief priest of Tomat on the altar looked solemn, looking around at the kneeling Taino chiefs, and even more at the eye-catching emblem of the Lord God on their foreheads, the "Sun Hummingbird". He silently calculated in his heart, from the iron
From Bay Town to the entire Cuba, from the Bahamas, Jamaica to Haiti, the map of the East China Sea shrouded by the Lord God seemed to unfold before his eyes.
"The belief in the main god has spread throughout Cuba, and has also been introduced to the Bahamas, Jamaica and the western island of Haiti! The thirty tribes of Cuba, the ten tribes of West Haiti, the five tribes of Jamaica, and the five tribes of the Bahamas... all sent out intermarried kingdom warriors.
Even the leading priest of the god!…”
"The trade circle centered on Iron Bay Town also goes east, past the heroic island of Puerto Rico, to the island chain further east; it also goes north, across the Bahamas, to the swamps and forests of the northern continent.
The 'Stream Tribe' who calls themselves Miccosukee..."
"Marshal Black Wolf sent a second batch of supporting fleet, bringing with him two hundred craftsmen and priests supported by the alliance... The temple altar in Tiewan Town has been built, the iron workshop has been expanded, and the brick and pottery making workshops have been completed.
Yes, the Donghai Shipyard has also taken shape..."
"For this New Year's Day festival, Tiewan Town gathered twenty warships, more than a thousand kingdom warriors, thousands of Taino militiamen, and a fifty-man Taino matchlock team... and the kingdom was three thousand miles away.
The power on the island of Cuba is the kingdom headquarters of more than 2,000 people, which can mobilize thousands or even more Taíno militiamen... All war preparations have been completed in accordance with His Majesty's divine revelation!"
At this moment, the sight of Chief Priest Tomat passed over the wild and prosperous town of Iron Bay, past the many Taino chiefs, past the fleet on the seaside, to the endless blue Caribbean Sea. At this moment, he was filled with the desire to devote everything.
Pious faith clarifies the clear future of the expansion of the Lord God!
However, there was only one unsolvable doubt deeply engraved in his heart, like a warning sign that sounded all the time, but it has never been verified...
"God bless you! At this New Year's Day festival, the leaders of the Cuban tribes, the Bahamas tribes, the Jamaican tribes, and the Haitian tribes all brought the latest news... However, no tribe discovered the new evil spirit.
The fleet, even the patrolling caravels, could not find any trace of the devil!…”
"Supreme Lord God, His Majesty the Divine Enlightenment! Why did the demonic invasion fleet never show up for a whole year? Are they here at this moment? Where are they?..."
Priest Tomat stared for a long time, but the sun did not tell him the answer, and neither did the sea. Finally, he turned around with a kind smile on his face, and said to the thousands of excited Taino tribesmen and the thousands of excited warriors of the kingdom.
Proclaimed loudly.
"With the blessing of the Lord God, the New Year Festival has ended successfully. This year will be a good one! Next, there will be a festive banquet and a bonfire party that lasts all night! Everyone must eat and drink to their heart's content, and sing and dance to their heart's content. For
Work hard for the reproduction of the tribe! Praise the Lord God!…”
“Ah, praise the Lord God!!…”
Following the priest's announcement, the tribe's joyful cheers resounded throughout the town of Iron Bay in eastern Cuba! The Year of the Rabbit (1494), which symbolizes vitality, fertility and blood, and represents the blessings of the gods, has passed. And the Year of the Rabbit (1494), which symbolizes seas, lakes, rivers and water,
The 3 Reed Years (1495), which represents the fluid and ever-changing years, has begun~~