The mountain camp is located high up, with unobstructed views of the surrounding area. It would be difficult for an army of more than ten thousand people to hide in the mountains and forests, let alone a long-distance surprise attack.
It was just after noon and the sky was getting bright. Seeing the army approaching from a distance, recognizing the Mexica flag and the king's guard of honor, the camp quickly sent out envoys.
The messenger in the camp was just a thin ordinary warrior. He came to the army in confusion, saluted the king's ceremonial guard from a distance, and then respectfully asked the jaguar warriors at the outermost edge: "Your Excellency, the military nobleman, we just received a group of the king's warriors in the morning, and they said that the army still has two days. Just arrived. How come the king is here just after noon?"
But the army did not stop, and the guards detained the envoy. Avit led three thousand warriors, Shulot led the longbow guards, and the king's guard of honor walked at the front. Everyone speeded towards the camp.
In just a moment, three thousand warriors rushed outside the village gate. Before the garrisoned militiamen could react, the village gate opened in response. Immediately, a thousand Jaguar battle groups surged in and quickly took control of the camp. Two thousand family warriors followed the majestic king straight to the big tent.
Xiuluo nodded, the intelligence officer did a good job. Before the expedition, Avit sent a group of warriors into the camp in the name of the Herotepec camp and controlled part of the militia. There were only a few hundred low-level warriors and eight thousand village militiamen in the camp. At this time, the inside and outside cooperated, and without any resistance, the camp changed hands.
The Jaguar warrior opened the big tent, and dozens of personal guards rushed in. There was a noise and questioning in the tent, weapons clinked, and then there was a quick silence.
Immediately, a personal guard came out of the tent, lowered his head and returned to his life. Avitt then wore royal robes and led Shulot inside with a steady pace.
Entering the big tent, Hulot saw overturned dishes and scattered tortillas. There were also dozens of lean warriors with scattered armor and being held down by the guards. Obviously, the warriors in the big tent were eating just now. No wonder there is smoke from cooking fires at noon. The militiamen are not treated like this.
Hearing the movement at the tent door, the warriors who were held down raised their heads.
Shulot observed their somewhat thin faces, which were signs of hunger. The young man's eyes immediately stayed on the leading warrior. The other person looked shabby, but he looked very familiar.
"Avit?!" The embarrassed leading warrior was full of astonishment, "Why is it you! Where are the Tarascans? Where are the Otomi people? Did they let you go?"
"Barda." Avitt smiled slightly, and the royal uniform made the smile even more dazzling. "Since you appear here, Tisok should not be far away, right? How many people does he have now?"
Only then did Shulot remember that this was one of the three commanders he fought against the Otomi during his first battle, an Eagle Military Noble. He led the first assault force and was the lieutenant-general to Commander Casal.
After hearing this, Barda saw the royal robes on Avitt's body and the magic staff in his hand. His mouth suddenly opened as shock spread across his face.
"You...you...why are you wearing the king's clothes? How can you appear here wearing the king's clothes!"
"Because I am already the new Tratoani. You see, this is the royal guard of honor after the coronation in the capital." Avitt said with a smile, "Tisok's coronation war failed, and the priests and elders have deprived His throne! The chief priests and the high priests are now loyal to me. Look again, what are these."
With that said, Avit signaled to the bodyguards behind him, who came forward with the command flag of Ketoko, and Akap also held the feather flag of the high priesthood.
"This is impossible!!" Barda's voice was hoarse in shock, and his expression was frozen. He looked back and forth between the two flags and murmured to himself in disbelief, "How could Ketoko betray the king?! The king promised him the position of glorious nobleman. How could the high priest support you? Shusoke was along the way. He loyally protected the king. Even if other city-states turned their backs, he never left!"
"You can't do this! Although the king was defeated, the warriors only suffered thousands losses. As long as the king returns to the capital and convinces the priests and elders, we can assemble the army and fight again! Yes, return to the capital!" Shocking news One after another, Barda's mind went blank, and he temporarily lost the ability to distinguish.
Avitt waved his hand, and the guards escorted Barda and the others down. Shulot ordered his followers to bring them corn tortillas and black bean rice. Judging from their faces, they must have been very hungry along the way. Thinking of this, the young man was a little worried about his father and Teacher Orosh.
"Shlot." Avitt turned to look at the young man, his expression bright, "Your strategy is very good. Since Barda believed what he just said, then most of the warriors in Tisok will also believe it. Use what you said Information asymmetry and fabricated remarks can indeed greatly influence people's hearts. We will give Tisok a surprise!"
The young man smiled softly and felt that he should make himself a feather fan. This was the perfect time to shake it.
"Barda's heart is actually inclined to believe us. It seems that the failure of the siege and the army's lack of food have completely eliminated Tisok's prestige. The army's morale has declined, the city-state has turned its back, and now is when he is at his weakest!"
Avitt nodded in approval: "Tisok's brigade should be on the mountain road about two days to the west. I have asked the intelligence officer to contact Shusok, and we will get detailed information tonight!"
After taking control of the camp, Avitt carefully counted the food stored in the camp. The main camp in Xilotepec City had a month's worth of food for 100,000 people, and the first mountain camp had a month's worth of food for 30,000 people. Hulot took out the camp's note board again and carefully identified the tortilla's crossed marks.
Avitt called the former commander of the camp, a tall and thin senior warrior in his thirties or forties. Brother Wang looked majestic and asked seriously about the details of grain transportation.
"There are still ten days' worth of food for 30,000 people in the camps in the west. In the past two weeks, the Otomi people have been engaged in crazy guerrilla attacks, attacking mountain camps and food transport teams. There are really too few warriors in the camp, so we can only successfully transport food to the west. I need food once. The quantity is not much, but it can barely sustain the camp in the west." The tall and thin warrior looked guilty, obviously still unclear about the situation.
"The supply of military supplies is insufficient, and I shall die according to the regulations of the alliance. Please execute me! I am willing to fall into the abyss, but please do not cut off my son's path as a warrior." At this point, the tall and thin warrior fell to the ground, willing to beg. die.
"What's your name?" Seeing the tall and thin warrior's posture and his figure that was obviously emaciated due to hunger, Shulot's heart moved slightly. Yes, hungry quartermaster.
"Master Priest, my name is Bergire." Upon hearing such a simple name and surname, the young man was sure that he, like his warrior chief, was born a commoner.
Avitt paid no attention to the identity of the samurai. He had no expression on his face and just waved gently, asking someone to take Bergere down and take care of him.
"This is good news! Even if the militiamen live or die, Tisok's army only has food for more than a week at most. The army must be in a state of semi-starvation." Avitt smiled slightly.
"Yes. I checked the transportation records and found that the food storage of the third battalion in the west is very limited." Having said this, the young man was a little scared, "It's only two days away! If we get the food here, Tisok can reorganize the army. , to restore military morale and morale, it will be much more difficult to deal with it again."
Avitt laughed and touched the young man's head gently: "Xulot, do you still remember what I said to you when I first arrived at the Leman River?"
"You said this location is particularly good." The young man recalled a moment, before the conversation between the condor and the cactus.
"Yes, we followed the waterway and came here. We were only two days ahead of Tisok, but we seized the most important initiative in the war." Avitt recalled with some emotion.
“The eagle always has to ride on the wind to fly fast enough to catch the galloping hare!”
"Now we finally have the hare's ears."
Starting from the Leman River camp, it took seven days to land ashore, then one day to seize reinforcements, two days to occupy the main camp, and three days to rush to the mountain camp. For thirteen days, people kept walking and had no sleep at night. And now, the two of them finally seized this fleeting opportunity!
The journey is tiring, but hope is exciting. At this moment, a young king and a young priest looked at each other's thinner faces. They have the same high-spirited look on their faces, and their eyes are as determined as an eagle's.
The two looked at each other happily and laughed again!
In the evening, a scout finally came running from the west, bringing a message from Captain Shusok:
"Led by a commander named Giowa, Otopan's warriors desperately attacked Tisok's army and pursued the king. The king has divided three thousand troops under his direct control and handed them over to Cassar to cut off his queen. The king's flag also returned There are seven thousand direct subordinates, one thousand eagles, and five hundred broken-haired warriors left, now located in the third mountain camp.
Tisock suffered a series of defeats, lost control of his emotions, became irritable and lost his support. The commander-in-chief Totec is loyal and maintains the overall situation. This person is powerful, so be careful.
The hike was difficult and food and salt were scarce. The enemy's guerrillas continued, and the warriors were lost and scattered. There are more than 3,000 warriors left in Teotihuacan, closely following the royal banner. This trip will not be easy, and I am prepared.
Tisoke held on to food and had sufficient supplies directly under his command. Although morale is low, fighting strength is still there. The Eagle Chapter and the Broken Hair Guards are particularly powerful and must be separated.
The legions of various city-states complained and divided up the food in the second camp in advance. Now they are separated, several days away from each other. Please send envoys quickly to promise food supplies and stabilize the armies of various countries without affecting the decisive battle.
The key to this battle is not the killing, only Tisok! "
