The blue sea and the sky are closely connected. Seabirds soar above the blue sky, swooping down quickly from time to time to catch fish and shrimp in the ocean, forming an extremely beautiful scenery.
Between the sea and the sky, sails gradually appeared in the field of vision. Gradually, vaguely and hazily, large ships appeared. Soon, these large ships became clear. They were clearly a group of ships.
A huge fleet of more than two hundred large ships headed towards the coast.
"The Aztec Kingdom has a vast territory, but its population is only a few million. They believe in the Sun God and Quetzalcoatl, and like to use human sacrifices..."
"It's really barbaric and uncivilized. They actually used human sacrifices and dug out people's hearts."
On one of the large ships, Tian Erniu looked at the information about the Aztec Kingdom that he had collected in his hands, and couldn't help but sneer at it.
This religious custom of using human sacrifices is very primitive and barbaric. It is not without reason that the population here in Golden Continent is sparse.
I learned from other Shang tribes that the Aztec Kingdom held large-scale human sacrifices in temples and pyramids every year.
Every sacrifice wanted to kill thousands of people and use their hearts to sacrifice to the so-called sun god.
In addition to the Sun God, they also believe in many other gods, such as Quetzalcoatl, God of War, God of Rain, Lord God, etc. These gods also need to be sacrificed regularly every year. Each sacrifice requires a large number of living people. Every year
I don’t know how many people were killed by the priests of the Aztec Kingdom alone.
Of course, it's not just the Aztec Kingdom. In the Golden Continent, the descendants of the Yin Shang all have the custom of human sacrifice. This is the case in the Aztec Kingdom, the Inca Empire, and the Yin Shang tribes, large and small, are similar.
In order to have enough living people for sacrifices every year, the Aztec Kingdom would launch wars every year, attacking other surrounding tribes and kingdoms descended from the Yin Shang, and capturing their captives for sacrifices. Sometimes when there were not enough people, they would
The lower class people in their kingdom use it for sacrifice.
"They believe in gods so much, maybe they can make good use of it."
"The Quetzalcoatl worshiped by the Aztecs is still very similar to the dragon worshiped by our Chinese descendants. If we make good use of this, we can spiritually conquer these descendants of the Yin Shang."
Tian Erniu read all the information carefully, and an idea came to his mind.
The huge fleet quickly docked at the shore, and a large number of people began to disembark quickly, bringing weapons, equipment, food and other places and quickly assembled, preparing to march to Tenochtitlan, the royal capital of the Aztec Kingdom.
In order to successfully defeat the Aztec Kingdom this time, Tian Erniu also mobilized all the forces that could be mobilized in Golden Continent.
A total of more than 200 large ships were deployed to transport personnel, materials and horses, and more than 12,000 personnel participated in the battle. Most of them were crew members, captains, etc. who graduated from Tianjin Maritime Academy.
These people have received paramilitary training at the Tianjin Maritime Academy, and are very well organized and disciplined. At the same time, there are thousands of them, all of whom are associates of the Tianjin Ocean Trading Company.
Before coming, Tian Erniu also conducted urgent training for a few days and promised them generous rewards after victory, which could barely be used to fight a smooth battle.
The team of 12,000 people has a total of 175 horses, 2,000 bows and arrows, 5,000 state-of-the-art Miyun muskets and 500 Miyun artillery pieces.
Tian Erniu also organized a cavalry of 150 horses, a scout of 25 horses, 2,000 crossbowmen, and 5,000 musketeers and artillery battalions.
After the mighty team was assembled, under the leadership and guidance of a few Tabascos, they headed towards Tenochtitlan, the royal capital of the Aztec Kingdom.
The Tabasques are also a tribe descended from the Yin Shang Dynasty. They are neighbors of the Aztec Kingdom, so they are often attacked by the Aztecs.
Many tribesmen were captured by the Aztecs and used for human sacrifice. So when they learned that the Ming Dynasty was going to attack the Aztec Kingdom, the Tabascos were very happy when they heard about it and immediately dispatched
People who are familiar with the Aztec kingdom will serve as guides to help Tian Erniu and others attack the Aztecs.
Of course, Tian Erniu would not believe them all.
They had horses in hand. As soon as they landed, Tian Erniu sent out these cavalry, put on telescopes to explore everywhere, and then gathered the information and intelligence obtained from various tribes descended from the Yin Shang.
Tian Erniu and the others had already roughly known the location of Tenochtitlan, and the marching route had been carefully studied.
However, Tian Erniu still underestimated the hatred of the Tabascos towards the Aztecs.
In fact, the Tabasco who was responsible for leading the team was very conscientious and had no intention of deceiving Tian Erniu.
During the Tabasco era, they were bullied by the Aztecs, and a large number of their tribesmen were captured every year for human sacrifice, which made the Abbasid guests full of hatred for the Aztecs.
In fact, the Spanish Hernán Cortés in history also made good use of the conflicts between these Indians. With the help of many Indian tribes, he successfully defeated the Aztecs.
One of the important reasons for this is that the Aztecs practiced human sacrifice for many years and continuously attacked other surrounding tribes and kingdoms, which caused the Indians of other tribes and kingdoms to hate them.
Cortes made good use of this contradiction, coupled with the Indians' fear of horses and artillery, as well as the protection of hard armor and the effect of excellent weapons, he was able to defeat with less than a thousand men.
This huge Aztec kingdom.
A huge team of tens of thousands of people continued to move towards Tenochtitlan. It was difficult to hide the traces of the huge team. They were quickly discovered by the Aztecs, and the news quickly spread to the Aztecs.
The highest level of the Ztec Kingdom is here.
Tenochtilante!
The royal capital of the Aztec Kingdom, a beautiful city built on an artificial island in the middle of the lake.
A large number of temples and pyramids were built here to worship the Sun God, Quetzalcoatl, God of War, etc. they believed in. At the same time, huge squares were also built next to these temples and pyramids.
There are two main squares in the city, one is the Traltolco Temple Square, and the other is the religious center square actually called Tenochtitlan. Both squares are very large and can easily accommodate tens of thousands of people.
people.
At the same time, the houses throughout the city are either made of mud and sand, some are high-end ones built with stones, and there are also two-story buildings. The tops of these houses are covered with flowers and plants, like hanging gardens, which are very beautiful.
pretty.
There is a huge palace in it. This palace has three huge courtyards and hundreds of houses. This is the palace of Oizotl, King of the Aztec Kingdom.
At this time, in the huge palace, all the important figures of the Aztec Kingdom were present, including Montezuma II, the unofficial next king, Wichilo, the high priest in charge of communicating with God, and many nobles, ministers, etc.
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"People of the Sun God, I have just received news that those hateful Ming people have actually launched an attack on us. A huge army of more than 10,000 people is attacking our sacred Tenochtitlan.
"
Oizotl said in a somewhat old voice. He became the king of this kingdom twenty years ago. In the early stage, he quelled rebellions in various places. In recent years, he has mainly led the Aztec Kingdom to continuously attack the surrounding tribes and kingdoms.
, continue to expand and acquire more captives to sacrifice to the gods.
At this time, under his notice, the Aztec Kingdom entered its most prosperous period. It controlled nearly 400 tribes, large and small, and its territory reached its limit.
However, he was getting old, his health was getting worse day by day, and most of the affairs of the kingdom were handed over to his son Montezuma II.
But today was different. The news that the Ming people were going to attack them was so shocking that he had to stand up again and hold a meeting to discuss countermeasures.
"Father, please give me 30,000 people, and I will definitely capture all those hateful Ming people and use them to sacrifice to our great Sun God!"
Montezuma II took the initiative to stand up. His father was in poor health and had only a few days to live. He would soon become the king of this huge kingdom.
At this time, if he can establish his prestige with a big victory, he can quickly control the entire kingdom after ascending the throne, so he took the initiative to ask for help.
"These greedy Ming people want to build their own city on our land. We don't agree. They invade us. The Sun God will punish them."
"The people of the great Sun God must capture them all, dig out their hearts, and water the land with their blood."
High Priest Wichilo also expressed his position on behalf of the gods after some pretense.
Perhaps it would also be a good choice to use some Ming people to offer sacrifices. The gods might like this new kind of sacrifice.
"Catch the Ming people alive and use them to sacrifice to the gods!"
"Catch the Ming people alive and use them to sacrifice to the gods~"
The words of the priest are more effective than anything else. As Wichilow finished speaking, the nobles and ministers below also started shouting.
The status of God in their hearts is supreme, so they offer sacrifices every year, and the scale of the sacrifices is very large. For this reason, they do not hesitate to fight for years and constantly attack the surrounding tribes and kingdoms.
Even the king before Oizotl, Tizoc, did not carry out a decent expansion and did not capture enough people for sacrifice. This made everyone in the Aztec Kingdom feel that he was incompetent.
He was very cowardly, so he was replaced by Oyzoter.
From here we can know the status of the gods in their hearts, and also the power held by the high priest.