Chapter 699: The ancient Nishui City, Qinbo Ali in three eras
The red-haired hunter Cha Bo, wearing straw sandals, started from the Snake Lake Village occupied by the scouts and ran all the way north. He passed through the lush lowland jungle, walked through deep and shallow rivers, lakes and streams, and stepped on the soft edges of corn fields. He
Passing through large and small waterside villages, he met small groups of militiamen collecting food, and saw large groups of warriors heading south. Finally, he finally came to the edge of Qinbo Ali, the city of 20 rivers, and saw the vicissitudes of low stone buildings.
As well as large and small pyramid temples.
"Broad nose, thick lips, deformed eyes, and a helmet like a pottery bowl... What a strange sculpture, a strange god-man!"
Chabo's gaze paused for a moment on the ancient stone sculptures on the outskirts of the ancient city, and he curled his lips inadvertently. Ever since the Legion went south to the seaside, such worthless stone sculptures have often been seen, as if they were from ancient civilizations.
remains.
He heard from the priests who accompanied the army that the relics and figures on these stone carvings all came from the Olmecs, the ancestors of all tribes in the world. And the figures carved on the stone carvings were gods and men of the Second Era, who were in turn drawn by the people of the Third Era.
Revered by the Teotihuacan people, they are called the "Old Gods".
More than a thousand years ago, the ancient Cimbo Ali inherited the afterglow of the Olmec civilization and formed a large-scale settlement for the first time. More than 800 years ago, the Teotihuacan people once ruled here and established the entire
The most prosperous city-state in the coastal lowlands. Subsequently, the Teotihuacan civilization collapsed, and the ancient city of Cimboari also fell into a long-term decline.
"For gods who cannot be beaten, let them die when they die! ... In the world today, only the supreme God can fight best! Praise the Lord God!"
While Chabo was thinking wildly, he showed the scout's patterned wooden sign to the patrolling Mixtec warrior squadron. Then, he looked around the large and small stone huts and huts in the city, and looked at the dozens of tall pyramids of gods.
Temple, scratched his head, and asked loudly to the familiar Mixtec captain.
"God bless you! Corncake, I have the latest military information, and I want to report it to the Black Wolf Chief! Where is the Chief?"
"Oh, praise the Lord God! The great chief is meeting with the great chief's envoy and the local tribal leaders at the main temple."
The tall "Corncake" turned around, leaned the copper spear in his hand on the ground, and answered with a naive smile. In Mixtec, his name is "Jita", which means "Jita".
corn cake".
As soon as he heard this name, he was born as an ordinary Mixtec civilian. He was destined to be a low-level warrior in the tribe all his life. However, after he surrendered to the Kingdom of the Lake, he was promoted to a third-level warrior because of his bravery in battle, and also served as a warrior.
He became the squadron leader of a hundred people. At this moment, the smile on his face was sincere. Because only in the army of the Black Wolf Chief, he had the opportunity to advance.
"What? The chief's messenger?"
Hearing this, Shouchabo was startled, clasped his fingers, and thought hard.
"The leader of the Black Wolf is the Great Chief, and the one under the Death Temple is the Great Chief, so what is the Great Chief?...Uh, forget it, I can't think of it...the chiefs didn't say it, don't care!"
After a while, Cha Bo shook his head vigorously and stopped thinking about it.
In the Black Wolf Legion, Red Monkey, Red Deer, Red Frog, and several leading chiefs have never mentioned the names of those under the Temple of Death, but never the great chiefs of the alliance. Therefore, for the canine warriors in the legion,
Said that the object of their allegiance is by no means the king of the Mexica Alliance, but the only supreme highness!
"Tortilla, where is the main temple? Is it the largest pyramid temple in the center?"
"Oh, no. The biggest one is the Quetzalcoatl Temple."
"Is it the second largest one on the left?"
"Oh, no. That one is the Temple of the Sun."
"Is it the third largest one on the right?"
"Uh... Chabo, look at the mural of rain, it's very similar to the one in my hometown of Shenshi City. It's obviously from the Rain Temple..."
"Damn it! Where is it?"
The red-haired hunter Chabo finally became angry. He stared at the "corn cake" with wide eyes.
"I have the latest military information! Take me there!"
"Oh, good!...Actually, the last one, the smallest, newly built temple, is the main temple..."
The Mixtec warrior Gita carried a spear and led the red-haired hunter Chabo, walking into the depths of the ancient city. Towering gray pyramid temples with carved murals stood beside the two of them.
Quietly telling the vicissitudes of history.
More than five hundred years ago, dozens of northern wilderness tribes migrated southeast to the coastal lowlands in order to avoid the prosperous Toltec Empire. These martial tribes who moved south from the plateau took a fancy to Qinbo Ali's place at a glance.
The lowland plains. They defeated and integrated the local Teotihuacan remnants, occupied the fertile Qimbo Ali, and gradually took root. Subsequently, these southward warrior tribes continued along the coast, intermarried with the coastal tribes along the way, and moved toward
It extends to the east, extending to Hidden Snake City hundreds of miles away.
Then, more than 300 years ago, the martial Toltec civilization on the plateau once again collapsed in the war caused by the canine descendants moving south. The Mexican plateau, with its numerous city-states and dense population, once again fell into a long and cruel melee.
In the melee on the plateau that lasted for hundreds of years, some Toltec survivors moved eastward to the seaside. They brought with them advanced stone construction techniques, the organizational form of city-state alliances, and built many large temples. It was they who
It brought the polytheistic belief with Quetzalcoatl as the core and combined it with the local "old gods". The Toltec survivors who moved eastward gradually merged with the wilderness tribes who moved south, thus forming the hot land
People, the concept of "Totonac people"!
Of course, the prosperous Mexican Plateau in the center has always been the political center of the Central American world, and the fate of the four tribes has always been affected by the hegemony on the plateau. After the rise of the Tepanec people more than a hundred years ago, they once again
Collect tribute from the coastal city-state of Totonac.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! More than thirty years ago, after the emerging Aztec Three-State Alliance was established in the Mexica Valley, the conqueror Moctezuma I was committed to expanding
Hegemony, he summoned huge warrior legions from various subsidiary city-states, and started a vassal war against the eastern tribes. He first conquered the northeast to make the Huastec people along the way surrender, and then went south along the coast to force the western Totonac tribes.
Bonagong.
It is said that Montezuma I stayed in the ancient city of Quetzalcoatl for a month, listening to the mythology explained by the feathered serpent priests at that time, and accepting the pilgrimage from the leaders of Totonac. Then, he led the alliance's legions to the surrendered
Nishui City Qinbo Ali left an envoy from the Mexica royal family and designated this place as the "accounting place" of the alliance, which is also the gathering place for tribute from the coastal states. The main temple in the city is in Nishui City.
Construction began after it became a vassal of the Alliance, less than thirty years ago.
"The main god who can fight! There are so many weird murals of gods, I don't even recognize any of them..."
Hunter Chabo looked around, looked at the carvings on the temple, and blinked. He didn't know those ancient stories, and he didn't actually care. Soon, his keen eyes came to rest on the shining carvings of the gods.
, a strong desire emerged.
"Hiss! The red eyes of these gods are all inlaid with rubies! Ah, the helmets are made of shining gold, and the laces are made of countless silver grains... Lord God, what a rich coastal tribe!"
"No! These local Totonak tribes are so rich! I heard from the surrendered militiamen that the nobles in Nishui City can eat meat every meal, and there is endless salt and spices. Even
Ordinary city-state warriors have several pieces of feathered clothing, and none of them look alike!"
Warrior Gita licked the saliva from his mouth and clenched the bronze spear in his hand. A simple and cold killing intent appeared in his eyes, like a brown bear craving for honey.
"It's a pity that the great chief's envoy stopped us from grabbing it! All the local tribes were defeated and surrendered, and as a result, the rich leaders acted like nothing happened! Damn it, it's really hateful!"
"Huh? The envoy stopped...not allowed to rob?"
Hunter Chabo touched his chin, thoughtfully. He suppressed his temper and looked at the golden temples and palaces around him without saying anything else. The drizzle of rain fell again, hitting his red hair.
, not cold, but very warm.
With the ancient Nishui City as the center and hundreds of miles along the coast, including the Ancient Quetzalcoatl City, Golden Bay City, Cone House City, Coyote City, and Hidden Snake City... they are all the "hot land" where the Totonak tribe gathers.
.This area along the coast has abundant rainfall, a hot and humid climate, and is suitable for crop growth. The rivers flowing down from the western plateau irrigate the lowland plains along the coast and form densely populated villages. Along the coast, a series of Totona
With the development of the city-state, prosperous coastal trade routes gradually formed, linking trade between the Nahua Plateau and the Maya lowlands.
Because of its vast territory and prosperous trade routes, the city-state of Totonac is wealthy. But also because the city-states are scattered for seven to eight hundred miles along the long coastline, the alliance of the city-state of Totonac is extremely loose.
The customs are not the same, and most of them are not affiliated with each other, and are even hostile to each other. In fact, only the Holy Land priests in the east and west of Totonac have the influence to call on the various tribes to unite.
The drizzle hit the dirt road mixed with bluestones, making it a bit slippery to walk on. Compared with the big cities on the Mexican plateau, Qimbo Ali, a city in the jungle, was not that big. Hunter Chapo walked very fast, and it only took him a moment.
After a few minutes, he arrived at the main temple, which was built with brand-new bricks and stones. When he climbed up to the temple pyramid, which was more than ten meters high, the vast main hall came into view, giving an unobstructed view.
The Black Wolf Chief was wearing armor and straddling a bronze sword. He raised his head and stared at the statue of the main god holding a throwing spear. A dozen Totonak descendants wearing feather crowns were kneeling behind the temple with their heads lowered.
.And a great nobleman from the alliance wearing a feathered robe and holding a scepter was frowning, facing the black wolf, standing at the front of the local nobles.
