The rain in June was filled with wind and thunder, and the soft earth gradually became muddy. The farmland along the river is growing vigorously, and the water level of the river is gradually rising. However, on the west bank of the Adobe River, in the once prosperous Golden Bay, small-scale fights and fights were constantly breaking out around various villages. The blood bloomed, the dust and mud buried it, fresh life was injected into the farmland between the jungles, and more fertilizer was buried under the corn beside the river.
"Ha! The current situation is that a large group of monkeys gathered together, holding rocks, and occupying the big trees for defense. They really cannot rush the battle against the oncoming Langjin Bay City!"
The black wolf Toltec was fully armed, holding a copper axe, and led thousands of canine elites, walking on the narrow dirt road. It was very hot on the beach in July. Even if he was only wearing a piece of leather armor, Black Wolf was sweating profusely. However, he ran all the way, pursed his lips and said nothing, thinking deeply about the recent battle.
More than ten days ago, he led thousands of main troops to rush south and set up a logistics camp in the Snake Lake Village area. Later, he personally led the troops, peeked at the defense of Jinwan City, launched an unexpected ambush by luring the enemy, and severely damaged the Jihu City headquarters. From the mouths of the prisoners, he obtained the details of the east-west coalition forces in Totonac.
The black wolf hurried southward, and even personally scouted and killed. But after receiving detailed information from the enemy, he became cautious.
"There are 30,000 warriors and militiamen in the East and West Totonac tribes, with sufficient logistics. However, when the army goes south, there are only 4,000 Guakili regiments, 1,000 artillery battalions, 2,000 Mixtec vanguard battalions, and 6,500 Totonacs. Tonak surrenders his troops, which is about 14,000 people!"
Thinking of the comparison in strength between the two sides, Hei Lang couldn't help but frown and sighed secretly.
"The number of Kingdom warriors in this headquarters is still too small! In the past half month, I have tried my best to mobilize another two thousand Guajili Legion from Wushan City and Zhanshe New City. And the remaining four thousand from this headquarters, To suppress the troops of various tribes and control the 200 miles between Wushan City and Zhanshe New City, we have reached our limit and there is nothing more we can do. I have no choice but to write to His Highness and request the support of more legions!"
At this moment, if Black Wolf has 14,000 Lake Legions in his hands, he will have enough confidence to directly attack Golden Bay City and fight a decisive battle with the 30,000 Totonak coalition forces! But now, among the troops in his hands, there are only 4,000 headquarters, 2,000 miscellaneous troops, and more than half of the remaining troops are unreliable Totonac troops.
"Five or six thousand local troops are sent down to fight with the wind, or under the supervision of the samurai of the headquarters, to fight a siege with superior troops, morale will not be a problem! But if you bring these people, and the superior troops of the envoy, The Tonak coalition forces may collapse in a decisive battle, and even our own warriors will suffer!"
Hei Lang was old enough to fight, and he simply couldn't trust the newly surrendered tribe to surrender their troops. In large-scale battles, those surrendered troops with low morale will not be able to hold on for long if they do not have sufficient strength advantage. Once the surrender troops are defeated and flee, the whole army will be shaken, and the morale of the elite troops will also be greatly reduced. If we really want to fight a decisive battle, even if it's just 6,000 headquarters plus miscellaneous forces, fighting against 30,000 coalition forces, the winning rate will be higher than bringing along unbearable teammates.
"The Totonac coalition has a city wall to rely on, and it is difficult to be defeated if they rely on the city to fight in the field. But if they muster up their bloody courage, they will rush out of the city and fight with the army on the outskirts of the city, and even fight in a melee near the jungle. "
Thinking of such a situation, Hei Lang's whole body was agitated and he became more and more cautious.
If it really turns into a melee in the forest, if the kingdom's warriors cannot take advantage of the formation battle, they may be beaten to death by the Totonak coalition forces who are familiar with jungle fighting. It was precisely with this possibility in mind that Black Wolf shrank the troops outside Jinwan City to the Shehu Village camp, breaking away from the intensive contact around Jinwan City. Then, he detached a partial division, led by Tupa, and brought an artillery battalion to attack the outskirts of Jinwan City, Zonglin Village, to the southeast.
"Going Deeper to the Southeast. Logistics of Jinwan City, a large adobe village in the forest"
The black wolf was thinking and looking ahead, which was the dirt road in the forest to the southeast. This dirt road is only two or three meters wide, and is lined with tall and low palm trees, as well as newly cut thorns and branches. In the middle of the dirt road, there were footprints of the army and deep wheel marks.
"God bless you! When marching in the jungle, as long as the scale exceeds a few hundred people, you must rely on the dirt roads that have been walked by the villagers for hundreds of years. If an army of thousands of people leaves the dirt roads, leaves the villages connected by dirt roads, and leaves the safety and stability The water source goes deep into the dense jungle, which is almost a dead end! And even the dirt roads built by the villagers are mostly dilapidated and narrow, making it still very difficult for the army to pass!"
Ever since he left Wushan City in the east and arrived at the lowland seaside, Black Wolf gradually realized that marching in the lowland jungle was completely different from marching in the plateau valley!
The Mexica Plateau is generally open. From one city-state to another, there are mostly flat fields or sparse mountain forests in between, and large armies can pass through. Therefore, the Legion can move faster and be more flexible. However, in the Totonak lowlands, due to the obstruction of the jungle, there are often only fixed narrow dirt roads between city-states, villages and towns, and military villages. These fixed and crude roads can also be regarded as fixed communication lines for the army. All large-scale battles will occur around roads and villages.
"Of course, in this jungle lowland on the Totonak coast, the river and sea roads are more suitable for large armies to pass!"
The black wolf paused and turned his head to look into the distance. At this point, the direction of Jinwan City has changed from due east to northeast, which is about thirty miles northeast, on a plain where rivers and seas meet. To the north of Jinwan City is the coast extending from east to west, and to the east of Jinwan City is the large adobe river extending from north to south.
"The coast connects the east and west, and the river connects the north and the south. The troops and food supported by Totonac's various ministries in the southeast, northwest, and north can all be easily gathered into Golden Bay City. And the alliance's navy does not have enough advantages to intercept Golden Bay City. "River-Sea Access Road"
Thinking of this, Hei Lang narrowed his eyes and became more and more certain of his plan.
"We can't attack directly in Golden Bay City. We need to lure out these messy seaside tribes one by one and deal with them on the outside! I want to see if the troops can go deep behind, threaten the rear, and reveal the opportunity that Totonak can take advantage of." Can all the coalition forces still be able to sit still?"
"In addition to dividing the coalition forces and luring them to defeat, there is also a more important goal. Try your best to cut off the rear of Jinwan City until you control the adobe river. No matter how difficult it is, how many people will die!"
Black Wolf cleared his mind and felt furious. He didn't make a sound, but his steps became more hurried. The surrounding canine elites were also running as fast as they could without stopping.
But two quarters of an hour later, thick black smoke rose in the forest ahead, heralding the blood and fire of the fight. Then, near the dirt road, a large amount of blood stains, dead bodies, and broken stone spears began to appear, all indicating that a cruel battlefield was not far ahead.
After a while, the wind carried the choking smell of soot and the faint remaining smoke of gunpowder, blending with the rich smell of blood. The brown forest beside the dirt road also became sparse, the sky became brighter, and then it suddenly became cheerful.
Black Wolf became energetic and walked out of the edge of the jungle. Then, a small lake, reflecting the surrounding hills, and the camps on the hills came into view.
"Okay! Very good! Praise the Lord God! Palm Forest Village is finally here!"
(End of chapter)
