When the red sun rises, its path shines brightly, and the river flows out and flows into the vast ocean. The rapid Moa River (MOA) flows down from the Moa Nickel Ore Belt in the upper reaches of the Red Soil Department, carrying slightly reddish nickel sand, and flows into the Caribbean Sea. And after the night of celebration, the red blood stains on the seaside had almost dissipated.
More than two hundred Siguayu corpses with their heads cut off gradually drifted away with the waves and disappeared on the vast sea. Only the swimming sharks smelling the fishy smell are still looking for traces of the brutal battle.
The kingdom's fleet stayed in Hongtu for another four or five days. The kingdom's warriors led the local Taíno militia to search the surrounding mountains and forests, and captured dozens of Siguayu remnants who fled into the forest. Counting the enemies captured in the naval battle, there were more than 80 Siguayu prisoners captured.
The trial of the captive Siguayus by the kingdom's fleet was also simple. The red-haired tribal warriors were familiar with fighting and were in danger of resisting, so they were all executed. The blue-haired tribesmen were tested by the priests one by one and took a blood oath to convert to the Lord God. If he resists and is unwilling, he will be put to death directly.
After two rounds of processing, the fleet had fifty more "active" converts from Siguayudingzhuang. Together with the more than fifty Tylenol coolies who were rescued and "voluntarily" joined, there were more than a hundred young and strong laborers.
Most of these Taíno coolies were held captive by the Siguayo for several months, and those who survived were quite compliant. Most of them come from small tribes within two to three hundred miles of the surrounding area. They were defeated by the Siguayu marauding brigade and have long been homeless. Faced with the invitation from the powerful Longship Tribe, they were sincerely willing to join. The remaining few people come from the coastal area further east, and have families and relatives. But they were afraid of the force of the fleet and did not dare to request to return.
"Well, there are two to three thousand tribesmen in the large coastal tribes two hundred miles to the east... You can make preparations in advance and include them in the missionary plan..."
Priest Tomat paid close attention and calmed all the Taino warriors who joined. Then, half coaxing and half threatening, the priests cut the blood of all the young men, carved their emblems, and held a sacred conversion ceremony. In this way, during this expedition, a hundred people in the Red Earth tribe were converted, and another hundred tribal people who joined were converted. A total of two hundred "believers" of the Lord God have developed since then, and the missionary work can be said to have made great progress!
The expedition is over and the harvest is full. Before leaving the Red Earth Ministry, Priest Tomat was a little worried. He felt that the faith of the Red Soil Ministry was not stable at all and wanted to keep some manpower. However, too few of the fleet remained in Cuba. To this end, he also found Chihuaco, an old militiaman, to discuss whether he could retain some loyal Prepecha warriors from the two hundred people who were returning.
"Huh? Leave a few dozen more people in the Red Soil Department?...Hmm..."
The old militiaman looked embarrassed. But after hearing Priest Tomat's reasons, his eyes flashed, and he had an idea.
"Dear Priest Thomas, farmers build fences, keep turkeys inside, and even keep dogs, just to prevent foxes and wolves from stealing food."
"Um?"
Priest Tomat blinked at the familiar metaphor. He knew that this was the speaking habit of old militiamen, so he listened patiently.
"Actually, if there are foxes and wolves barking all the time outside, the turkeys are too timid to fly out of the fence. They are afraid that the foxes and wolves will muffle their voices and not say a word. The turkeys are forgetful and courageous. Fat, maybe I will forget it in a few days..."
"Huh? Captain Chihuaco, you mean..."
"Ahem! Maybe... we can build a temple with the severed heads of the Siguayu people and set them up outside the villages of the Red Earth Ministry. Then insert the emblem of the main god to prevent them from cleaning up..."
Chihuaco lowered his eyes and said a few words softly. Priest Tomat's eyes lit up, and he suddenly understood.
"Good! What a good idea! You can really kill two rabbits with one stick! This not only shows the majesty of the main god, but also leaves the Taino people with no way out and no sway..."
Just as they were told, the kingdom's warriors were familiar with the process. It only took half a day to build a solid temple of stones and heads outside the village of Hongtu. More than two hundred blue-haired, red-haired, and purple-haired heads were arranged in sequence, with glaring eyes and ferocious faces. They were as tall as a person, and it was shocking to see!
"Ah? Priest Thomas, this!...This is it?"
Priest Tuomat was very excited and worked hard with several warriors to erect the two-meter-high emblem of the main god with his own hands in front of Jingguan. Then, he looked serious and warned in a deep voice.
"This is the blessing of the main god, and it is also the credit of that battle! The glory of the main god shrouds the villages of the Red Earth Tribe. If the Siguayu raiders dare to invade, they will lose their heads! Chief Redstone, you have to watch out The emblem of the Lord God, this is the Lord God’s divine power to bless the followers of the Red Earth Tribe. If there is even the slightest damage, the Lord God will definitely impose divine punishment!..."
After hearing the words of Priest Tomat, most of the newly converted Taino believers looked happy. Ordinary Taíno villagers were surprised and fearful, but also proud and happy. Chief Hongtu and several tribal leaders looked a little embarrassed. They are different from ordinary villagers and know how powerful it is.
The Siguayo raiders had come twice before. Seeing the village's determined resistance, they did not attack as hard as they could in order to reduce casualties. At best, they only looted some property and food, and captured some ordinary villagers who fled randomly. And with this kind of Jingguan standing, the fight between the Red Soil Ministry and the Siguayu people will be the end of a fight to the death!
"Uh...Priest Thomas...this Jingguan..."
"This is the majesty of the Lord God! You cannot doubt the power of God! Remember, you are already a believer of the Lord God and the first tribal chief to convert. The warriors of the kingdom will come from the plateau one after another, bringing More and more powerful power. You must know that God’s gift and God’s punishment are never empty words!..."
"Chief Red Earth, as the first example of conversion, your faith must be firm!..."
Priest Tuomat looked stern and gave a few serious words of admonishment. Chief Hongtu was silent for a long time, sighed helplessly, bowed his head and agreed. He knew that from now on, the Red Earth Tribe would have no choice but to move closer to the Longship Tribe and the Supreme God...
After everything was completed, the seven kingdom longships were loaded with food, took more than 20 captured Siguayu canoes, and more than 100 newly joined men, and embarked on their return journey. Three days later, they arrived at the village of the Mayari tribe, sent the haggard Chief Shuihua back, and participated in a grand celebration dinner!
In the Mayari department, the kingdom's fleet stayed for another eight or nine days. The priests of the kingdom were busy preaching and converting believers. The samurai and sailors were busy wooing the men and women in the village. The newly joined young men were busy preparing food, harvesting a batch of cassava, soaking it in water to remove poison, and also brought some cassava plants that could be planted.
Returning to the tribe, Chief Splash hid in the chief's cabin, using the excuse of dealing with crocodile skins, and was depressed for several days. After many visits from Priest Tomat, he finally figured it out, or accepted his fate, and officially put on the sun amulet that symbolized the main god.
"Hey! Praise the Lord God! May the Mayari tribe be really blessed by the Lord God and let the tribe prolong..."
Next, the simple Chief Shuihua regained some energy and led the hunters in the village to help, making a lot of preparations for the new stronghold of the kingdom that was about to be established.
"Okay! Very good! Everything is ready, the fleet will set off tomorrow! Go to the prophesied land between the iron mines and the bay, and establish the town of Iron Bay!"
On the second day, the kingdom's fleet was loaded with supplies and took a large group of canoes, sailing 40 miles eastward to the lower reaches of the Mayari Iron Mine, where the bay and the river meet. Four hundred fleet members, more than a hundred newly joined men, and dozens of militiamen brought by Chief Shuihua to help, a group of 600 people, landed one after another, turning the entire deserted bay into a mess. Get noisy.
Afterwards, Priest Tomat unfolded a simplified map of the town drawn by himself, and everyone divided into teams and started to build the Kingdom's first stronghold in Cuba, the "Iron Bay", Iron Bay Town!
