No one dared to openly oppose Tesosomok again. Since the commander of the first battalion was defeated by Tesosomok, the other battalions have accelerated their actions to break out the camp. Aztlan did not have wheel technology, nor did it have livestock such as cattle or sheep that could transport supplies. The soldiers could only move the bags of cornmeal, avocados, pumpkins, and beans out of the warehouse, and then stuff them into human carriers. boxes and count the numbers one by one.
This was no small project and took the soldiers a whole day. All day long, Ella was forced to follow Tesosomok, watching him frown and shout at the soldiers.
"King of Sweden, I have something to inform you." Tesosomok said, "Those pirate prisoners of war will be used by me later. If you feel inconvenient to show your face, my warriors can take them with them. You go and stay away for a while."
This sentence refers to "King of Sweden", not "Lord God's Envoy". It is a "notification" after a decision has been made, rather than a "negotiation". This huge change made it difficult for Ella to adapt.
"Tessosomomok, you were not like this before..."
"That's because I'm injured. I can only place my hope in God."
"Then you now...?"
"Now that I'm healed, I can do many things by myself, so I don't need to ask God for help. If I hadn't been injured at the beginning of the Izcoatl trouble, I wouldn't have needed Quetzalcoatl to clean up the mess. .”
Speaking of this, Tesosomok stopped and turned to look at Ella:
"But, King of Sweden, I hope you don't think too much. We are still allies. Although I have to restrict some of your actions, I will still give you the same treatment as me as much as possible."
Ella narrowed her eyes in confusion, feeling that Tesosomok was gradually becoming a stranger. He had listened so much to Ella and relied so much on Ella that Ella almost forgot that this was a vicious character who dared to raid Britain with 300 warriors and turn the capital of the Knight King into a living hell.
The captured pirates were brought to the ready troops by Aztlan soldiers.
"Perhaps many of you are wondering what happened and guessing what you are going to do next." Tesosomok said to the troops below, "Then I can tell you - nothing happened. There will only be an ordinary deployment move. Xue Qipei was disrespectful to me and crossed the line many times, so he was injured by me. The Sun King gave me the power to command you, but the commander of the first battalion refused to accept it, so he was executed by me. .”
As he spoke, Tesosomok paced back and forth on the high platform among the prisoners and soldiers.
"Perhaps many of you are still wondering why there are no priests on this high platform. After all, according to custom, before the large forces are mobilized, these prisoners of war will be sacrificed to the Sun God of War first, and their blood will be equally divided among you. You drink it to increase your magic power - then I can also tell you that there will be no such cruel sacrifices today. Because the one who guides us on this march is none other than Quetzalcoatl, who hates human sacrifice the most - Believe it or not, Quetzalcoatl has returned to Aztlan!"
Speaking of this, Tesosomok turned his head and looked in the direction where Ella was hiding, and smiled meaningfully, as if to say: "Look, I am fulfilling our covenant."
But such a smile can no longer give Ella full trust.
The pirates who were pushed to the high platform were pulled down again. Their only role was to cooperate with Tesosomok's speech. Ella was pushed onto the high platform, Tesosomok smiled and patted her on the shoulder in front of everyone, as if he was treating a brother. After that, his expression suddenly changed, he turned around and shouted downwards: "That's all. Now, break out of the stronghold and retreat!"
——"Tratoani!"
The voice of a messenger interrupted Tesosomok's words. He ran to Tesosomok and whispered a few words into Tesosomok's ear. Tesosomok's face suddenly darkened: "Already almost there? At this time?"
"What happened?" Ella asked.
"To make matters worse, the envoy sent by the Sun King to reward us for our military exploits has arrived nearby. I'm afraid they will arrive at our place in a short half a day - but there is no need to worry about these trivial matters." Tessosomok waved his hand towards the west. "The plan remains unchanged, retreat immediately! As for whether the Sun King's envoys can see us, that is their own business."
The whole army finally began to march. The Tenochtitlan soldiers originally affiliated with the Sun King walked at the front, followed closely by the Tlacopang soldiers directly under Tesosomoc. This is a normal march in Aztlan. There is no powerful country near the Aztlan Empire. Therefore, every time they fight, the Sun King's troops will always march in Tlacopan and Texco. In front of Cobon's troops, this is a manifestation of bravery and the position where the most prisoners of war can be captured. But now that Tesosomok is deploying this way, it somewhat means that he is using his own troops to supervise the battle.
Following the Texcoco soldiers were the subordinates of the lords of each state, and then came the logistics troops carrying supplies, usually made up of civilians and slaves, and guarded by some warriors.
"This formation..."
Ella couldn't help but sigh. Although the sound was not loud, Tesosomok, who had been walking in front, still heard it keenly. He slowed down, came to Ella's side, and said with a smile: "King of Sweden, are you uncomfortable? We are allies. As long as it does not affect the war situation, feel free to ask for anything."
"Tzozomoc, does Aztlan rarely lose battles?"
"Very few. Except for the Northern Alliance that appeared this time and another empire further south, there are no powerful enemies around Aztlan. The empire to the south is not adjacent to us, and there have been basically no conflicts. Even the Black Spring Tribe has only been unable to attack for a long time, so it cannot be considered a failure."
Ella sighed again: "No wonder."
There has never been an opponent of equal strength, so naturally there is no need to master tactics and strategies. That's why the Sun King deployed that magical long snake formation, and that's why Tesosomok retreated in such a formation.
"Any questions?"
"No."
Things related to the Northern Alliance will not be discussed. This is Tesosomok's own request. Ella doesn't cross the line. She just began to secretly calculate in her heart, the sword has no eyes, how she could escape once Tesosomok's army was defeated.
"It's okay, King of Sweden." Tesosomok didn't realize anything and was still comforting Ella, "I will give you your freedom as soon as you leave the front line."
"Tratoani!" Another messenger came over one after another, and his voice was more urgent than the previous one, "It's getting closer... it's getting closer...!"
"What's approaching? The messenger of the Sun King?" Tesosomok frowned, "Didn't I tell them to let them go? We are marching and they want to catch up, so just chase."
"No...not the Sun King...it's the Northern Alliance...the warships of the Northern Alliance appeared on the river!"
"What did you say?"
Not only Tesosomok, but even Ella was shocked - Lily had only been away for less than four days, and she never expected that Hestein would come so quickly.
(End of chapter)
