Aztec Eternals

"When the sun sets on the wall, the colors will sink, and the moon will rise to the sky, and the lights will shine. The day of parting is not far away!"

Sunset rays of light fell on the stone walls of the main hall, reflecting colorful gods and spirits. The warm wind blew past the emblem of the Lord God, flashing a dazzling golden light. In the main hall of Water Valley City, the two monarchs and ministers stood and knelt, staring at each other for a long time, keeping everything in silence.

After a while, Shulot pursed his lips, suppressing his ups and downs. He had firm eyes and a deep smile.

"Bothard, what you are going to do will change the whole world and will be sung forever by future generations! Of course, the beasts are constantly moving and unpredictable, and the hunters have to dig traps and wait for the opportunity. I want to make this Big things always change according to the times, and we can’t be in a hurry!”

"Yes, Your Highness! I swear to obey your will!"

The loyal warrior chief nodded heavily. No matter how bizarre His Highness's prophecy is, and how far away the Snake Island is in the east, he will not hesitate to follow His Highness's guidance, cross the vast waves, and travel thousands of miles eastward, just to catch the white-skinned foreign demon.

"Get up! The key now is to find a stable outlet in the east."

Shulot stretched out his hand and lifted Bertard from the ground. Then, he looked at the map again, and his eyes moved on the east coast. Any town with a large population and sufficient supplies was carefully marked by the kingdom's scouts.

The northernmost one is naturally the northern ancestral land of the Vastec people, the capital eight hundred miles away from the capital in the lake, the Otter City in Kuksikapanbang.

"Where is the Red Crow tribe in the north now?"

"Your Highness, after the Red Crow tribe ran eastward, they re-erected the tribal banner and camped in the lowland plain more than 200 miles northwest of Otter City in the north of the Wastec people. Their location was determined by the local Wastec People call it 'the land of trees where the rivers and rivers crisscross'."

Berthard stretched out his hand and drew a circle with a radius of a hundred miles in the northwest of Otter City. This location is flat, with the tributaries of the Tampeng River adjoining the east and west, and the north and south are connected by rivers. It is an important place extending in all directions.

"A land full of trees and rivers, a military location extending in all directions"

Shulot stared at the map, silent. He vaguely remembered that the New Apollonia Castle (Castillo De Nueva Apolonia) built by the Spaniards of later generations should be in this area. The Red Crow Tribe chose to build a tribal camp here, and I am afraid that the picture is not small.

"What progress has been made in the connection between the kingdom and the Red Crow tribe?"

"Your Highness, Amosi, the leader of the Red Crow, claims to be a subject of the alliance, and treats the kingdom's envoys very politely. They trade with the upstream city of Palms through the tributary of the Tampen River. Lamo provided a large number of bows and bronze spears to the Red Crow tribe, in exchange for five or six thousand Vastyk captives. Among these captives, they were mainly young women and children, and there were only a small number of them."

"Hmm. Arms trading is just the first step. What is the current strength of the Red Crow tribe? Can they take down the Otter City of the Vastec?"

"The detailed situation of the Red Crow tribe is too far away, and the specific information has not been found out yet."

Bertard thought for a while, then shook his head.

"However, in the past two years, the Red Crow tribe has established itself in the northeast lowlands, and there are no opponents around them. On the one hand, they plundered the weak and wealthy Huastec people in the south, and on the other hand, they absorbed the hunting tribes who were good at fighting in the wilderness. With their development The speed to capture Otter City should be within these two years."

"According to the estimation of Red Cat Chief Mizli in Palms City, in the hands of Red Crow Chief Amoxi, there may already be 20,000 to 30,000 wilderness dog descendants, enslaving twice as many Vastec farmers, at least able to pull out A soldier of the Legion!"

"Can you pull out eight thousand dog-born fighters?"

Hearing this, Shulot's eyes moved, showing a little surprise.

"I remember, three years ago, I went north to defeat the dog-born coalition army, and the Red Crow tribe fled east. They only took 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, at most 4,000 warriors. Then, they crossed the mountains, arrived at the northeast lowlands, and began to plunder the weak and wealthy Huastec people. The situation changed suddenly. The autumn harvest of the year before last Afterwards, the leader of the Wastec tribe gathered the legion, went north to conquer the Red Crow tribe, and finally fell down and died. The Wastec army collapsed and suffered heavy casualties in the pursuit of the dog-born."

"Last year, the terrible cold wave came again, and the wasteland tribes were forced to move south. Thousands of fierce Bozalos (Bozalos) went south to join the Red Crow tribe. Then, several Janambre tribes along the northern coast ) moved south and was annexed by the Red Crow Tribe. With these newly joined northern tribes, the Red Crow Tribe can be regarded as rising in the north of the Vastecs, and they really occupy one side."

Berthard paused, glanced at His Highness's thoughtful expression, and explained again.

"The Bossalos are actually of the same origin as the Guakili dogs. They wander in the east of the wasteland and are hostile to the tribes of Coahuiltec in the far north. Last year, tens of thousands of tribes of Coahuiltec went south in the cold wave It also forced the neighboring Bossalos to migrate further south. Some of them were recruited by Palms City, and the other part defected to the Red Crow tribe with similar customs according to the tradition of the wasteland.”

"The Janambre people along the coast were also forced by the Koaweks to migrate to the lowlands in the south. Last autumn, Chief Red Crow led thousands of tribal fighters to the north, raided the migration team of the Janambre people, and forcibly annexed Thousands of tribes. Then, in the spring of this year, he took the newly recruited tribe warriors and went south to plunder the rich Huasteq people."

Both the Bossalos and the Janambre are in Tamaulipas, the most northeastern state of Mexico in later generations. The former is mainly located in the western mountains and forests, while the latter is distributed along the eastern coast.

"Your Highness, Chief Amosi of Red Crow conquered east and west, and continued to integrate all parts of the Northeast. The Vastecs farmed for him and provided food and property; the wilderness tribes fought for him and conquered more tribes. Although he is a subordinate of the Kingdom's Northern Expedition He is defeated, but he is also a hero among dogs, so he needs to be careful."

"Well. The Red Crow tribe has experienced southward migration, conquered the Otomi city-state, and survived the kingdom's northern expedition. Their organization level is naturally much stronger than other wilderness tribes."

Xiulot thought for a while, then responded in a deep voice. The rise of the Red Crow tribe vaguely gave him an inexplicable sense of familiarity. Of course, the strength of this tribe at this time is still nothing compared to the mighty Lake Kingdom.

"And 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 Vastec Bertard!"

"Yes! Your Highness."

"Send kingdom envoys to the Red Crow Tribe. Let them gather tribal warriors and attack Otter City as soon as possible!"

When Xiulot said this, his eyes became sharp. He stood up, opened his mouth lightly, and gave new conditions and threats.

"Tell them! Three thousand Guajili warriors will be dispatched from Palms City to secretly join this expedition. As long as the Red Crow tribe captures Otter City, the Kingdom will accept them and become a stable trading partner. The trade of weapons and Dingkou can Continue, the harvest from the capture of Otter City belongs to the Red Crow tribe! And if they refuse, the alliance conquest legion will go north immediately after the Eastern Expedition ends, burn down their camp, and drive them to the desolate further north! "

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Bertard saluted respectfully. As the overlord of the Central American world, the Mexica Alliance naturally has the confidence to speak to the weak hunting tribes in the north. Well, at least until the arrival of the Old World horse.

"In addition, order the Kingdom of the Lake to select a group of pious and hardworking 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 basically inexhaustible. Blindly conquer, often get half the result with half the effort. At this time, it is necessary to refer to the experience of the Spaniards.

"Let the priests bring the kingdom's farming and fortification technology while preaching. Help the Red Crow tribe burn wasteland and reclaim land, build towns, and even build fortresses."

"Ah! Your Highness, this?"

"Bothard, if the wandering wolves have a nest, they will no longer be dangerous, and they can be gradually domesticated into dogs. What's more, in front of the kingdom's new weapons and armor, as long as the wilderness tribes dare to face it head-on, they will only end in defeat. !"

Hearing this, Bertard was taken aback. He looked at His Highness's smile, thought carefully for a while, and finally bowed his head respectfully.

"Praise Your Highness! You are wise and kind!"