"...The original god came from chaos. She was one body with two faces, and had the image of a deer head, which was the Deer God. She separated heaven and earth, divided mountains and rivers, stripped away light and darkness, and created the origin of the world! Then, Her two incarnations multiplied with each other, giving birth to four creation gods, namely dzahui, the rain god, tonatiuh, the sun god, cohuy, the feathered serpent god, and mitecuhtli, the god of death.. .”
"In addition to the four gods of creation, there are also huehuetéotl, the god of fire, nitoayuta, the god of fertility, yozotoyua, the god of wealth... In fact, the gods of Mexica The origin is quite similar to that of the Mixtec gods. Both belong to the Nahua faith, and may be incarnations of each other..."
Hearing this series of awkward names of Mixtec gods, Black Wolf felt dizzy. His eyes were a little impatient and he gave the young priest a cold look.
"Tell the important point!"
"Yes Yes."
The young priest nodded repeatedly. He licked his dry lips and carefully recited the inherited epic.
"...The four gods created all things in the world. The Rain God and Quetzalcoatl mated in the cave of the Tree in the Clouds, and gave birth to the ancestors of our Mixtecs! The specific location is about two to three hundred meters south of Shenshi City. Here, the sacred Cloud Altar of Yunshan City..."
"The Mixtec ancestors of the Goddess needed land to reproduce, and the land belonged to the sun god Tonatiu. So the ancestors of the Gods had a duel with the Sun God and shot Tonatiu with a bow and arrow. The sun god Tona Tiu was seriously injured and on the verge of death, so he hid behind the mountains in the west, and then the sun set!..."
"Huh? The Goddess shot the sun and caused the sunset?"
Hearing this, Hei Lang was a little surprised. In the Mexican Union, which worships the sun god, such irreverent myths would never be spread.
"Yes, yes! Bows and arrows are weapons invented by the Mixtec ancestors, and were later learned by the Tlaxcalans who went south. Nobles from various states usually collect several bows and arrows for use in sacred sacrifices. This In the past two years, the alliance's longbow has also begun to spread among the nobles..."
Having said this, the young priest puffed up his chest proudly, and then quickly arched his head with a sneer on his face.
"Of course, the sun god is also the god we worship... Quetzalcoatl is in charge of corn and passed on the knowledge of ancestors' planting. The rain god controls wind and rain and gives us rain and dew. Corn fields were cultivated in the highlands, lowlands and coasts. Our ancestors have multiplied and multiplied for thousands of years, and after four eras and the end of time, today’s Mixtec tribes have emerged!”
Black Wolf's eyes flashed. He keenly captured three key words.
"Highlands, Lowlands and Coast?"
"Ah! The wise Mexica general..."
The young priest nodded respectfully. He glanced at the old priest's body on the ground and didn't dare to hide anything.
"The Mixtec tribes, in general, can be divided into three categories according to the location where they gather: highland Mixtecs, lowland Mixtecs, and coastal tribes."
"The highland Mixtec people live in the mountains in the clouds. They have the oldest inheritance and worship the two holy places in the north and south! Among them, the sacred stone city in the north worships the temple in the clouds, which is the head of the tribe. The entire Twa According to the number of mobilized warriors, there are at least 160,000 to 70,000 tribes in the Kan Valley region! And the Yunshan City Yodzocahi, two to three hundred miles to the south, houses the Yuntan Sanctuary. The terrain is extremely high and has about 60,000 to 70,000 people."
"In Mixtec in the highlands, there are Shenshi City and Yunshan City. There are more than 200,000 people in total."
The black wolf looked to the south, and his eyes were filled with green mountains. He thought silently in his mind and wrote down this valuable information.
"go on!"
"The Mixtecs in the lowlands are generally located in the west and south of the highlands. The core of the lowlands is naturally the prosperous capital of the alliance, Huajuapan, the city of mountains and rivers! Huajuapan, the city of mountains and rivers, is more than two hundred miles southwest of Shenshi City. There are also 1340000 people in the valley. And it is also a prosperous place for gold, silver, and turquoise production, and has the most outstanding gold and silver craftsmen in the world. In fact, in the classical era of the second era, it also had Another name is Mine City!"
"Shanhe City!...more than two hundred miles southwest...gold and silver mines..."
Hearing about the capital of the Mixtec Alliance, Black Wolf's eyes showed a strong desire to fight. The eyes of the surrounding canine generals were all red, and they made no secret of their murderous intent and greed.
"..."
The young priest shrank his neck, a chill running down his spine. He paused for a moment, and then continued in a low voice until the Mexica commander looked over.
"The lowland Mixtec area is vast. Two hundred miles west of Shanhe City is Huamuxtitlán, a place rich in fruits. There are about 80,000 or 90,000 tribes in this settlement. Three hundred miles southwest of Shanhe City is Oak Valley City. Ahuatepec has oak trees and a place washed by rivers. There are also more than 80,000 tribes in the valleys along the rivers here."
"Yeguo City and Oak Valley City both follow the tributaries of the Talsas River and go down the river to the coast. As for the three to four hundred miles south of Mountain River City, it is the boundary between the lowlands and the coast. Smoke Valley Chengpu. Likewise, there are eighty or ninety thousand people here."
"Lowland Mixtec, Mountain River City, Yeguo City, Oak Valley City, Smoke Valley City..."
Black Wolf frowned and tried to restore the location of the city-state in his mind. After a while, he gritted his teeth and grabbed the young priest's shirt tightly.
"You talk in such a mess that I can't remember it at all. Quick, draw it for me!"
"...yes."
The young priest lowered his head and did not dare to refute. He took out a long pen made of feathers, dipped it in Mayan blue dye, and began to draw on the wooden boards of the temple.
After a while, Hei Lang looked at the picture for a while and then suddenly realized.
Fight all the way south along the Water Valley City where His Highness is, and conquer the Quagmire Village. Below are Yeguo City and Oak Valley City. There are rolling hills all the way, and the terrain is very difficult to walk. The army's logistics could only rely on rivers and zigzag southward. And that Yangu City is five hundred miles away from the Divine Stone City here, and there are mountain roads along the way, which is extremely far.
The entire lowland Mixtec has four large cities and nearly 400,000 mountain tribes, spread over 40,000 to 50,000 square kilometers of land. Based on the ratio of 300,000 people supporting 10,000 warriors, there can be approximately 13,000 warriors, and at least twice as many militiamen.
"Damn it! These Mixtec lands in the south are full of dangerous mountains and forests. It's really a barren land!"
Black Wolf stared at the priest's map and cursed in his mind. However, the more desolate conditions are yet to come.
"Coast Mixtec is relatively long and narrow. Going south along the tributaries of the Tarsus River until you reach the vast lake is the westernmost city, the Twin Mountain City Ometepec. The Twin Mountain City is seven or eight hundred miles away from the Divine Stone City, and there is actually nothing nearby. There are only two hills in the mountains. The city-state is surrounded by coastal lowland rain forests, and it is estimated that there are more than 80,000 forest tribes gathered there. Seventy miles south of Shuangshan City is Hedou City, which is close to the sea and produces all kinds of delicious beans. .”
"Going south from the Cloud Mandala, along the extremely steep Cloud River, the Ríoviejo, and walking six hundred miles, you will reach the eastern Mixtec city on the coast, where more than 100,000 tribes gather. That is the immortal unifier, the ancestor The city-state founded by King Lu Bari and Tiger Claw, the great Black Temple of Heaven, Tututepec!”
Having said this, the young priest looked a little excited. He temporarily forgot about the terrible Mexica commander, and his eyes were filled with yearning and reverence.
"It was the most influential southern Mixtec city-state before the end of the Fourth Age! The immortal Tiger Claw King was also the only king in the entire three thousand years of Mixtec epics who unified the highlands, lowlands and coasts. !”
"...Unfortunately, the end of the Fourth Era came mercilessly after King Tiger Claw went to the Kingdom of God. Drought enveloped the earth, food production was reduced, and the states were once again divided! As for today's Mixtec Alliance, We have the name of an alliance, but we have different thoughts and do not belong to each other... Hey! O skylark in the clouds, you have beautiful colors and moving wings. However, in front of the fierce jaguar, you are just being Prey!"
