The night wind blew from the royal capital to the south, across fifty miles of wilderness, and stopped at the city of Patzcuaro. When the morning light illuminated the sky and the earth, the messenger from the royal capital set off in a hurry and continued to run southeast. More than a dozen warriors with the hummingbird family pattern escorted two cloaked envoys, past the large group of militiamen transporting food, and walked quietly and low-key in the wilderness.
They bypassed the shabby villages, walked through the deserted hills, and came to the sparse woods. The shallow trees on the tropical plateau are glowing with cherry red. They are fresh and tender branches that have just sprouted in the spring breeze. One-meter tall grass covered the forest, swaying in waves in the wind. The tips of the grass are long blue spikes, like a sea of lavender.
The soft and emerald red cicada flowers are wrapped around the branches, forming layers of pink buds, waiting for the blooming season. Their flowering period is long, starting with the first rains in April and ending with the rainy season in October. The trumpet-shaped flowers will rise and fall in the wind and rain, accompanied by the songs of the people in the lake who are busy farming. It is the blooming beauty of the water town, which is engraved in the heart of every Tarasco.
"When the red cicada flowers bloom and the tears of the gods fall, the food roads of the Mexica people will become difficult. The fate of the kingdom is with the flowers. Can we persist until the end of the rainy season?"
Seeing the familiar flowers and smelling the fragrance in the wind, the messenger paused for a moment. He had a heavy secret in his heart and knew the whole story of the war, so his expression showed a bit of sadness.
Suddenly, in the distance in the forest, several refracted lights flashed. The messenger was startled for a moment, and then the alarm bell blared. This is...obsidian!
"alert!..."
Dozens of lurking hunters stood up and instantly surrounded the messenger's team. Their clothes were covered with long grass, like spirits emerging from the grass. Only the leader wore green warrior leather armor. Then, the hunters drew their long bows without hesitation, emitting a continuous buzz. "Whoosh!" The rain of arrows arrived in an instant, completely piercing Tarasco's warriors and shooting them to the ground. The miserable howls instantly echoed in the forest.
The warrior leader focused his sights for a moment, and then burst out with a loud roar.
"Mid leg!"
A feather arrow flew past like lightning, accompanied by the whistling wind, and pierced the thigh of the central messenger. The messenger immediately became unstable and fell under the bright light tree. The accompanying deputy trembled and crouched in front of the envoy, trying to help him up.
Toltec shouted loudly and fired four arrows, knocking down all the standing enemy warriors. Then, he pulled out the battle stick from his waist, waved it hard, and led the surrounding tribal militia towards the fallen envoy.
The messenger reluctantly sat up and looked around. All the warriors on the left and right fell to the ground, either seriously injured or dead. He looked at the deputy next to him again. Suddenly something unexpected happened, and the young deputy was trembling all over. He pulled out the long dagger from his waist, but he still couldn't hold it firmly.
The messenger took another look at the approaching Mexica and closed his eyes. He swallowed hard, and when he opened his eyes, they were full of ruthlessness.
"come here."
The envoy stretched his right hand to his waist, and reluctantly summoned the deputy envoy with his left hand.
When the young deputy heard the shouting, he trembled again, and then he hurriedly leaned closer.
"We can't escape. For the sake of the Supreme King, the news must not leak. So..."
The messenger's expression was distorted, and his face was full of cruelty. He stretched out his left hand, grabbed the deputy, then stretched out his right hand holding the dagger, and slashed the opponent's neck quickly and forcefully, causing blood to spurt out.
The deputy's eyes suddenly opened wide, there was a cold pain in his neck, and the fear of death was in his mind. He opened his mouth, whimpered twice, and fell down on the messenger, helplessly waiting for death to come.
Seeing this sudden scene, Toltec was suddenly startled. He shouted angrily, strode forward, and was within ten steps of the envoy in an instant.
The messenger gritted his teeth and suddenly exerted force on his right hand. With a "puff" sound, he inserted the dagger into his left chest and reached the hilt. Then, the severe pain caused his pupils to shrink sharply, and the blood loss caused him to completely lose strength. He threw his head back and fell down, opened his eyes and looked at the red cicada flowers that had not yet bloomed. He opened and closed his mouth and fell silent for a moment.
Toltec leaned over eagerly, checked the two messengers who fell on the ground, and then stood up in annoyance. He went to check on the warriors of the Hummingbird Family and interrogated the injured, only to find out that they were messengers from the royal capital, heading for the king's camp in the southeast.
"Damn! These messengers are so fierce. What message do they want to convey?"
Toltec frowned and groped for a moment on the messenger, only to find two wooden plaques with hummingbirds painted on them and a jade talisman. He stood up, stared at it for a while, and then waved his hand to summon his trusted warriors.
"Have these hummingbird warriors given any useful information?"
"Boss, your highness's army and the Chapala Army are fighting in the western plains. Thirty thousand enemy troops were wiped out in one day, a truly great victory! God bless your highness!"
The confidants were full of joy and shouted loudly.
Hearing this, I, Toltec, smiled brightly, waved his war stick and laughed loudly.
"Okay, okay, great! Your Highness God Bless, I, Toltec, am very happy! Gather the scattered teams and go back to drink and celebrate tonight. Drink up all the wine! You will be my envoy and return to Huaya tomorrow. Don't leave the fortress, congratulate His Highness, and report back on the latest military information!"
"Thank you, boss!" The confidant also laughed loudly. Then, distress appeared on his face, and he counted on his fingers.
"What should we report on the military intelligence? In the past two months, we attacked five, six, or seven grain transport teams, intercepted two, three, or four envoys. Then we killed two patrolling samurai teams and plundered A dozen noble manors, hundreds of nobles and warriors were sacrificed...Can I just say this?"
"Stupid, so stupid!" Toltec reached out and hit his confidant on the head, saying angrily.
"What's the use of nagging you! I asked you to read more books and fight less, but you didn't take it to heart at all. Remember, report to His Highness: First, under the attack of our Black Wolf Legion, Pa Cicuaro's food transportation has been reduced by half, and thousands of militiamen have been killed. Second, there have been a lot of messengers from the royal capital to the southeast recently. There should be some urgent military information conveyed, but the specific content is unknown. Third..."
Toltec scratched his head, thought for a while, and asked his cronies.
"Have you discovered anything new these days?"
"New discovery?...By the way, the number of people in the Tarascan food transport team is getting larger and larger, but the food transported is significantly reduced."
"Reduced food? There are so many enemies in the southeast, and the daily food consumption is fixed. Under our attacks, in order to maintain sufficient food supply and make up for losses, they should transport more food and grass. Why is there less? "
Toltec continued speaking thoughtfully.
"Third, the enemy's food shipments to the front line have decreased, or there is insufficient food. Something will happen on the front line. Please send a large army and move south as quickly as possible."
The henchman nodded, taking all this into his mind.
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