June is coming to an end and the rainy season is at its peak. Pattering raindrops fell from the low dark clouds, soaking the fields east and west of the mountains. On the west side of the mountains, in the Texcoco Lake area, there are lush farmlands everywhere, and the surrounding fields are full of vitality.
Spring plowing started in May, and corn planting has already started in early January. At this time, there is sufficient rainfall and abundant heat, which is a good time for jointing growth. The corn stalks in the field are growing vigorously upward at a speed visible to the naked eye. The beans cling to the stalks and stretch toward the sky. And the pumpkins spread out under the pole, covering the ground persistently. Weeds can be seen popping up in the fields from time to time, and then they are uprooted by big calloused hands!
Farmers at this time are also busy. They have to run in the fields day after day, weeding the fields in early summer to prevent the nutrients in the fields from being diluted. The nobles and warriors who control the manure and lake mud will also strictly urge their subordinate serfs to carefully topdress the floating fields of Chinampa at this time.
"Injecting vitality into the farmland during the jointing of corn can effectively increase the yield of the season. Because corn is a citizen of the earth, it will be hungry during the jointing and has the best appetite..."
The chief priest of the village taught everyone this. Some of these farming sayings come from the experience passed down by the old people, and the other part comes from the summary of the Western Kingdom. Together, they increase the yield of farmland and solidify the foundation of the alliance.
The messenger from the capital city in the lake ran to the north, carrying the cry of death through the wilderness full of vitality. He traveled through the holy city of Teotihuacan in the northeast, came to the Avenue of Death and under the Pyramid of the Sun and Moon, and brought the news that the morning star and the sun had fallen together.
The high priest's family has been in charge of the holy city for decades and has deep roots here. Elders are the spiritual sustenance of four generations in the hearts of Mexicans. When news of their deaths came, there was an outpouring of grief throughout Teotihuacan. The priests and nobles in the city mourned and immediately summoned all the people to bring the sacrifices returned from the Eastern Expedition, held a grand sacrificial ceremony, and sent the great soul to the Kingdom of God!
The messenger stayed one night and continued running northeast. He passed through the mountain pass in the northeast and came to Atotonilka State. Continuing east from here is the land of the Tlaxcalans, which was just conquered by the Northern Army in the brutal eastern expedition. Carrying the message of death, he ran through desolate farmland, passed through abandoned villages, met patrolling samurai, and then arrived at the chilly and heavily guarded Hot Spring City.
Hot Spring City is the backbone of the North Route Army and a necessary place for food transportation. Thousands of warriors and militiamen from the Texcoco Lake area are stationed there. The messenger arrived here and said a few words with a gloomy look. The warriors looked sad, shed tears, looked up to the sky, cried and howled, and even cut their cheeks!
Then, the envoy continued to run southeast, passing through the more dead wilderness, and after being inspected by several groups of warriors, finally arrived at the feathered serpent city where the commander of the Northern Route Army was stationed.
King Avit was in the Feathered Serpent City, looking at the map on the desk with his confidant, the female snake, and discussing the next step of the offensive.
"Gillim, it has been a month and a half since the Feathered Serpent City was captured in early May. Each legion besieged the three Serpent Cities and looted the rich Tlaxcala Valley... Now, more than fifty miles around, All the tribes outside the city have been cleaned up, it’s time to carry out the next step of siege!”
After the fall of Feathered Serpent City, the entire northern gateway to Tlaxcala could no longer stop the northern army. Seven northern legions, totaling more than 50,000 people, were deployed within dozens of miles. Each legion was filled with murderous intent, spreading flames along the way and killing fiercely, sweeping across the Tlaxcala people's heartland country, the Tlaxcala state with a population of 400,000!
Tens of thousands of warriors surged forward. After two battles, the Tlaxcala army lost two thousand warriors before fully shrinking. The aristocratic nobles of Cloud Snake abandoned all their fields and villages, concentrated their warriors, men, and food as much as possible, and defended themselves in three dangerous snake cities that echoed each other. As for the Tlaxcala tribe in the four fields, they could only flee one after another to avoid the front of the army and desperately fled into the mountains.
At the end of May, almost at the same time as the high priest left the capital. Seven northern legions officially arrived under the three snake cities and surrounded the ancestral land of the Tlaxcala people. Then, Avitt personally led the Eagle Warriors to observe White Snake City, the easternmost Qiu City, and frowned deeply.
To the north and west of White Snake City are towering mountains, while to the south and east are slightly flat fields.
"Surrounded by mountains on both sides, we can only attack from the flat sides. The city is not large, and the city wall is seven or eight meters high, almost like a fortress. But the most troublesome thing is... this is a hill city, located on a hill more than ten meters high. Above!"
Avitt looked calm and shook his head, feeling quite troubled. The warriors had to climb twenty or thirty meters to reach the top of White Snake City. To attack such a fortress, it would be difficult to use trebuchets, and shooting with bows and arrows would also be very disadvantageous. There were only six condor cannons, which could barely reach the top of the city. If the garrison in the city resists to the end and wants to capture the fortress, the number of samurai casualties will definitely be very high.
"Hua Diao, Dead Dog, bring your armored guards, and come with me to see Yun She City!"
Subsequently, King Avit led two of his trusted generals and three thousand armored elites, bypassing White Snake City and going seven or eight miles deep into the northern mountains. He climbed up the hill in the mountain, raised his head, glanced at Yun She City hundreds of meters away, and his expression suddenly changed. He was so shocked that he forgot to breathe and just moaned in pain.
"...The head of the Four Snake Cities in the ancestral land, the everlasting mountain fortress, Tepetícpac-texcallan, Tepetícpac-Tlaxcalan, Cloud Snake City built on the mountain!..."
Many of the king's personal guards looked at Yunshe Mountain City. Even though they were all alliance warriors, they all showed fear on their faces and remained silent. The Cloud Snake City in front of us is located on a dangerous mountain nearly 200 meters away. The mountain is continuous, the first half is extremely steep, and the second half suddenly slows down, forming several gentle hills on the top of the mountain. There are mountain springs on the hilltops, where you can build a walled city, cultivate some terraced fields, and camp in the nearby mountains, garrisoning 10,000 or 20,000 people. On the edge of the hilltop, you can rely on the mountain terrain to build stone blocks to block the pass and form a complete defense.
The ancestors of the Tlaxcala people, in order to resist the attack of the Tepanec people, chose this place from the mountains to build the dangerous Cloud Snake Mountain City!
Yunshe Mountain City is surrounded by mountains on all sides, with only a narrow mountain road to climb in the south. This mountain city has never fallen since it was built. If you want to attack here, it will be difficult to use the Alliance's bows, trebuchets and condor cannons. The warriors must brave the arrows falling from their heads, deadly stones and wooden blocks, climb the mountain with difficulty, then use hook ropes to climb the pass, and attack upwards layer by layer...
"This Cloud Snake City is even more difficult to defeat than the Otopan Mountain City. Even if one hundred thousand warriors are invested... I'm afraid..."
Avitt looked at the Cloud Serpent flag on the mountain city and the vaguely visible Tlaxcala warriors, and was lost in thought for a long time. He thought of Tisok's siege of the mountain city of Otopan, which could not be conquered for a long time, and the consequences of people's betrayal, and his heart suddenly shuddered. Then, he managed to calm down, smiled confidently, and laughed loudly to the cronies around him.
"Haha, these damn Tlaxcala gods, the so-called flying cloud snakes, turn out to be just gophers hiding in the mountains! Let them stay in the mountains and watch us wipe out all the Tlaxcala tribes outside the mountains. !...The Lord God bless the alliance, and the Eastern Expedition will surely win!"
"Blessed by the Lord God! The Eastern Campaign will be won!"
The guards were inspired by the king and responded loudly. Then, Avitt walked down the hill and led the warriors back, never mentioning the attack on Cloud Snake City. He continued southward, traveled more than ten miles, and went to observe the last snake city in the southwest, Tree Snake City. Grain wisp
Avitt ran all the way and finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the Tree Snake City on the plain.
Tree Snake City is located in the heart of the Tlaxcala Basin. The land is fertile and extremely wealthy. Among the four snake cities, this city has the largest area, the most populous population, and the most powerful strength. The city wall of Tree Snake City is eight or nine meters high and covers an area of nearly five square kilometers. It can be regarded as the capital of the entire Tlaxcala Alliance.
Of course, behind the four snake cities of Tlaxcala, there is a descendant of the God of Hunting, each in charge of one side. They have equal status and there is no distinction between them. The system of the Four Kingdoms Alliance is also governed by the leaders of the four cities, together with the divine nobles from various places, who together decide the major events of the Four Kingdoms Alliance.
"To the north of Tree Snake City is the meandering Tras River, and the other three sides are plains suitable for planting. The city wall is eight or nine meters high, and the defenders are tens of thousands. Although it is still dangerous, it is just like... .”
A smile slowly appeared on Avitt's face. He took a deep look at the divine flag at the head of Huishu Serpent City, then led the armored warriors back to the Feathered Serpent City camp. Then, the northern army left three legions to blockade the three snake cities. The remaining four legions, 30,000 Mexican troops, were divided into more than ten battalions and scattered in all directions.
The troops passing by on the northern route were like sieves sifting through grains, setting fire to villages, destroying tribes, and capturing and killing tens of thousands!
In just one month, dozens of towns and villages in northern Tlaxcala were burned to the ground. The Tlaxcala people are the old enemies of the alliance that have been fighting for decades, and the tribes in the Tlaxcala Basin here are the ruling core and the most stubborn main ethnic group in the Four-State Alliance.
King Avit is fierce in his killing spree, and the legions on the northern route will never show any mercy. As long as all the tribes in the basin showed even a little resistance, the whole clan would be massacred, with the young men as sacrifices and the women as property!
According to Gillim's estimate, approximately 20,000 men and the same number of women of the right age have been captured in the past month. As for the Tlaxcala tribe that was wiped out, there should be more than one hundred thousand. Counting the enemies executed in the Battle of Feathered Serpent City, the main ethnic group of 400,000 in Tlaxcala State has been wiped out of 180,000 to 90,000, nearly half of which were killed!
"Your Majesty, the three Snake Cities are dangerous and difficult to attack, and they echo each other. In order to reduce the losses of the royal army, we should focus on siege, and there is no need to rush."
Gillim saluted solemnly and admonished respectfully.
"When the Holy City of Cholula officially surrenders, the South Route Army can move eighty miles north to reach outside Shushe City. At that time, the North and South Route Army will join forces to besiege the dangerous Yunshe Mountain City and White Snake Hill City, and build trebuchets With the shield chariot, first attack the Tree Snake City on the plain, and then try to attack the White Snake Hill City..."
"At that time, there will be trebuchets, bows and arrows, and bronze cannons that can be used as siege suppressors; there will be many city-state legions that can be used as siege vanguards; there will also be armored kingdom legions that can be used as the main siege force... The king only needs to command The royal army is holding the battle in the rear, commanding all the armies, attacking and destroying the old enemies in the east, and establishing immortal achievements!"
Hearing this, Avitt's expression flashed and he fell into thinking. His eyes became deep and a smile slowly appeared on his face. Defeat the old enemy of Tlaxcala and weaken the city-states in various parts of the alliance. After returning to the capital, you can implement reforms again and proceed to the next step of centralization!
"Um..."
King Avit nodded slightly, and was about to say his permission when the big tent suddenly opened.
Two newly formed guards with severed hair bowed their heads and entered the tent, bringing with them a city messenger who was dusty and sweaty. The messenger was covered in sweat and his face was covered in tears. As soon as he entered the tent, he fell to the ground and shouted sadly.
"Sovereign King, I come from the capital, bringing death's cry..."
"Um?"
Hearing this, Avitt and Gillim looked at each other, feeling uncertain at the same time. The king frowned suddenly and looked at the envoy lying on the ground.
"What happened? Tell me quickly!"
"Half a month ago, the dazzling morning star, the sacred high priest, died in the holy city of Cholula and was brutally poisoned! And a few days later, the immortal sun, the respected elder, died of illness in the capital city of the lake and went to the Kingdom of God! ...The morning star and the sun fell together!!"
"Ah!! Elder, uncle!..."
"What?! The high priest is dead?!"
Shocked shouts instantly came out of Avitt and Gillim's mouths, like the roar of a jaguar. Such shocking news came, just like the collapse of the Yanfeng Mountain. It was unbelievable and their minds went blank.
The two of them had always been thoughtful and calm, but now their eyes widened, their mouths opened wide, they completely lost control of their expressions, and even their bodies started to tremble!
Afterwards, there was a dead silence in the big tent, not a sound was heard. More than a dozen guarding Mexica warriors stood there, motionless, and their breathing stopped. The only thing left in the tent was the "Woo" cry of the capital messenger, like a mournful song of death, entangled in the hearts of all Mexica people, and deeply engraved in the bone marrow, never to be dissipated~~
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