"The sun sets on the wall and shines brightly; the moon rises above the sky and shines brightly... The day of separation is not far away!"
The sunset glow fell on the stone walls of the main hall, reflecting the colorful gods. The warm wind blew through the emblem of the main god, flashing with dazzling golden light. In the main hall of Shuigu City, the monarch and his ministers stood and knelt, looking at each other.
For a long time, nothing was said.
After a while, Shulot pursed his lips and suppressed his ups and downs of emotions. He had firm eyes and a deep smile on his face.
"Bertard, what you are going to do will definitely change the whole world and be sung by future generations forever!...Of course, the beast is constantly moving and unpredictable. Hunters have to dig traps and wait for the opportunity. If you want to make it happen,
This major event will always change with time, and we must take advantage of the situation and cannot rush it!"
"Yes, Your Highness! I swear to obey your will to the death!"
The loyal samurai captain nodded heavily. No matter how bizarre His Highness's prophecy was, or how far away the Snake Island was in the east...he would not hesitate to follow His Highness's guidance, cross the vast waves, and travel thousands of miles eastward, just to capture
A white-skinned alien demon.
"Get up!...The key now is to find a stable outlet to the sea in the east."
Hulot stretched out his hand and lifted Bertard from the ground. Then, he looked at the map again, his eyes moving on the eastern coast. All towns with a large population and sufficient supplies were carefully marked by the kingdom's scouts.
The northernmost one is naturally the northern ancestral homeland of the Huastec people, the capital city of Kuxikapampang, which is eight hundred miles away from the lake.
"Where is the Red Crow tribe in the north now?"
"Your Highness, after the Red Crow tribe fled eastward, they re-erected the tribal flag and set up camp on the lowland plains north of the Huastec people and more than two hundred miles northwest of Otter City. Their location was blocked by the local Huastec people.
People call it 'a land of many trees and rivers'."
Bertard stretched out his hand and drew a circle with a radius of a hundred miles in the northwest of Otter City. The terrain of this location is flat, adjacent to the tributaries of the Tampen River from east to west, and connected by rivers from north to south. It is an important place that extends in all directions.
"A land with many trees and rivers, a strategic military location extending in all directions..."
Hulot stared at the map and pondered silently. He vaguely remembered that the New Apollonia Castle (onia) built by the Spaniards in later generations should be in this area. The Red Crow Tribe chose to establish a tribal camp here, and I am afraid that the
The picture is not small.
"What progress has been made in the relationship between the Kingdom and the Red Crow Tribe?"
"Your Highness, Amosi, the leader of the Red Crows, claims to be a vassal of the alliance and is very courteous to the kingdom's envoys. They trade with the city of Pams upstream through the tributaries of the Leman River... Under your instructions, Pam
The Lord of the City, Paramo, provided a large number of bows, arrows and bronze spears to the Red Crow Tribe, in exchange for five or six thousand Huastec captives. Among these captives, they were mainly young women and children, and the number of Dingkou was very small."
"Well. The arms trade is just the first step... What is the current strength of the Red Crow tribe? Can they capture the Huastec Otter City?"
"The detailed situation of the Red Crow Tribe... They are too far away, and the specific information has not been found out yet."
Bertard thought for a while and shook his head.
"But in the past two years, the Red Crow Tribe has been based in the northeastern lowlands, with no rivals around. On the one hand, they went south to plunder the weak and wealthy Huastec people, and on the other hand, they went north, absorbing the warlike hunting tribes in the wilderness. They developed with them
With such speed, Otter City should be captured within these two years..."
"According to the estimation of Red Cat Chief Mizli of Palms City, Red Crow Chief Amosi probably already has 20,000 to 30,000 wasteland dog descendants in his hands, enslaving twice the number of Huastec farmers, and can at least draw out
A legion of warriors!"
"Can you pull out eight thousand canine warriors?"
Hearing this, Shulot's eyes moved, revealing a bit of surprise.
"I remember, three years ago, I conquered the Canine Alliance in the northern expedition, and the Red Crow tribe fled eastward... They only took away more than 10,000 people?"
"Yes, Your Highness."
Bertard nodded affirmatively.
"When the Red Crow tribe fled eastward, there were only more than 10,000 people, and at most 4,000 warriors. Later, they crossed the mountains and arrived in the northeastern lowlands, and began to plunder the weak and wealthy Huastec people. The situation suddenly changed. The autumn harvest of the year before last
Later, the leader of the Huastek tribe gathered his legion and went north to conquer the Red Crow tribe, and was eventually ambushed and killed. The Huastek legion then collapsed and suffered heavy casualties in the pursuit of the canine descendants..."
"Last year, the terrible cold wave came again, and the wasteland tribe was forced to move south. Thousands of fierce Bozalos went south and joined the Red Crow tribe. Later, several groups of Janambre people from the northern coast
) moved south and were annexed by the Red Crow tribe. With these new northern tribes joining, the Red Crow tribe has risen to the north of the Huastec people and truly dominated one side."
Bertard paused, looked at His Highness's thoughtful expression, and then explained.
"The Bossaros are actually of the same origin as the Guakili dogs. They wander in the east of the wasteland and are hostile to the Coahuiltec tribes further north. Last year, tens of thousands of Coahuiltec tribes were driven south by the cold wave.
The migration also forced the neighboring Bossaros people to move further south. Some of them were recruited by Palms City, while others followed the wasteland tradition and defected to the Red Crow tribe with similar customs."
"The Janambre people on the coast were also forced by the Koahuik people to migrate to the southern lowlands. Last autumn, Chief Red Crow led thousands of tribal warriors northward, raided the migration team of the Janambre people, and forcibly annexed them
He conquered thousands of tribes. Then, this spring, he took the newly recruited tribal warriors and went south to plunder the wealthy Huastec people..."
Both the Bozalos and the Gianambre were in Tamaulipas, the northeastern state of what would later become Mexico. The former were mainly located in the western mountains and forests, while the latter were distributed along the eastern coast.
"Your Highness, Red Crow Chief Amosi conquered the east and west, constantly uniting all the northeastern tribes. The Huastec people farmed for him and provided food and property; the wasteland tribes fought for him and conquered more tribes. Although he is the subordinate of the kingdom's northern expedition
A defeated general, but he is also a hero among dogs, so you need to be careful..."
"Yes. The Crow tribe has experienced southward migration, captured the city-state of Otomi, and survived the kingdom's northern expedition... Their organizational level is naturally much stronger than other wasteland tribes."
Shulot thought for a moment and responded in a deep voice. The rise of the Red Crow Tribe gave him a vague sense of familiarity. Of course, the strength of this tribe at this time was still not worthy compared to the powerful Lake Kingdom.
Mention.
"Behind the rise of the Red Crow tribe, there is also the alliance's military connivance and trade support. The main purpose is to target the Huastec people... Bertard!"
"Yes! Your Highness."
"Send the kingdom's envoys to the Red Crow Tribe. Let them gather tribal warriors and attack Otter City as soon as possible!"
When Shulot said this, his eyes became sharp. He stood up and spoke calmly, giving new conditions and threats.
"Tell them! Palms City will dispatch three thousand Guakili warriors to join the expedition secretly. As long as the Red Crow tribe captures Otter City, the kingdom will accept them and become a stable trade partner. The trade of weapons and Dingkou can
Continuing, all the gains from the capture of Otter City belong to the Red Crow Tribe! ...And if they refuse, the Alliance's expeditionary legions will immediately go north after the Eastern Expedition, burn their camps, and drive them towards the desolate
Further north!”
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Bertard saluted respectfully. As the overlord of Central America, the Mexica Alliance naturally had the confidence to speak like this to the weak hunting tribes in the north. Well, at least that was the case before the horses from the Old World were introduced.
"In addition, order the Kingdom in the Lake to select a group of pious and hard-working priests of the main god as soon as possible and send them to the Red Crow Tribe."
Shulot narrowed his eyes, looked at the statue of the main god, and made a decision in his heart. The hunting tribes in the wilderness are simply inexhaustible. Conquest blindly often results in half the result with half the effort. At this time, we must refer to the experience gained by the Spaniards.
...
"Let the priests bring the kingdom's farming and city-building technology while preaching...help the Red Crow tribe burn wasteland to reclaim land, build towns, and even build fortresses."
"Ah! Your Highness, this?..."
"Bertard, if the wandering wolves have dens, they will no longer be dangerous and can be slowly domesticated into dogs... What's more, in the face of the kingdom's new weapons and armor, as long as the wasteland tribes dare to fight head-on, they can only
The end of defeat!"
Hearing this, Bertard was startled. He looked at His Highness's smile, thought carefully for a while, and finally bowed his head respectfully.
