"New gunpowder, digging soil and blasting walls, Yunshe Mountain City..."
It was getting dark and a bonfire was lit. Xiulote was eating fresh tender corn, still thinking about the possibility of gunpowder siege.
Harvest in October, the Shuigu City camp in the south once again received a bumper harvest. A large camp of 150,000 people cultivated 800,000 acres of land. In October this year, the food harvested in the fields was enough to supply the four northern armies to continue their expedition for another year!
It was after harvesting this large amount of new food that Xiulote had the confidence to lead his legion to the eastward expedition to Jinwan City.
To be honest, the Tlaxcala Basin is blocked by mountains and has moderate rainfall, so it is not prone to flooding like the Kingdom. This basin, like the Mexica Valley, was a rich highland granary, and it would remain so in later generations. As for these tender corns, they were harvested in advance by the warrior chief Bertard and sent by messengers. It was exactly His Highness’s dietary preference.
"Ekart, have the divine priests who surveyed and mapped determined the angle of Yunshe Mountain City?"
"The head of the family, the Shenqi priest who accompanied the army conducted a survey... The terrain of this mountain city fortress is too high! Even the latest mortar can hardly bombard Yunshe Mountain City. When the mortar is pushed down the mountain, it should be It’s of little use..."
Hearing this answer, Shulot frowned and ate corn in silence. Yunshe Mountain City is built on a solid stone mountain, and the method of digging earth and blasting the wall is also difficult to implement. After all, if there is no internal response to such an unstoppable fortress, we can only continue to besiege it.
"Then let's continue the siege! The Tlaxcala people have begun to run out of supplies. The fall of the fortress is only a matter of time. Under such a situation, you can also try to contact the Tlaxcala defenders in the city. ..."
Shulot spoke calmly and made up his mind. Afterwards, he arranged the legions responsible for the siege, and also considered the strength of the next eastward march.
"Ekart! This time I am going eastward with 4,000 Imperial Guards and 8,000 Yuyan Legions. Mihoti, the leader of the Yuyan Clan, has agreed to go eastward with me to defeat the Totonak rebels!"
"The remaining 4,000 guards were handed over to Bertard, and he was asked to go north and take up command of the Tree Snake City camp. The 8,000 Flower Tree Army, in cooperation with the 4,000 guards, continued to besiege Yun She Mountain City. As for the troops at the rear The main camp of Shuigu City is garrisoned by 10,000 python legions and 2,000 royal warriors from the alliance!"
"Master, there are 150,000 young captives working in the water valley city camp in the south. Most of the 10,000 python legions are militiamen... Isn't such a suppressive force slightly insufficient?"
"No problem! The first batch of more than 10,000 men has been transported by the kingdom's fleet to the lower reaches of the Talsas River and the two southern counties of the kingdom. The first batch to be transported away are all from the field camp, the last They are the recalcitrant Totonac warriors and Ding Zhuang. After they arrive in the kingdom, they will be watched by the legions from the two southern counties and participate in the heavy construction of the big plan..."
After saying this, Shulot paused for a moment and returned to normal. In fact, in addition to participating in the construction of the kingdom's projects, this group of warriors and men who are not obedient enough will also be divided into thousands and invested in various mines in the kingdom. The fate of many of them was already decided when they boarded the ship!
The only way to change their fate is to show devout faith when participating in various labors. As long as their faith can reach the level of sincere believers under the appraisal of the preaching priests, they can stand out and be formally incorporated into the military flag team in the field, or even be selected into the local militia.
"If the 150,000 strong men can settle down, they can provide a semi-retirement team of 8,000 people..."
The thought of expanding the army flashed through Shulot's mind, but was quickly suppressed.
The Long Snake Legion, which is dominated by Tlaxcala warriors, has not been established for a long time and has not experienced the baptism of war. They have not yet fought for the kingdom, been conferred military honors and titles, and completely returned to their hearts. If a new legion is formed at this time, the instability of the kingdom will be too great!
"God bless you! Don't be anxious for a moment!"
Shulot calmed down and estimated the ratio of soldiers to civilians in the kingdom, his brows twitching again. As a military country, the pace of foreign wars cannot stop for a moment. The prerequisite for launching a war is sufficient intelligence and information.
"Eckart, how are the Southern Shipbuilding Department's preparations for the King of Exploration order that I personally issued two months ago?"
"The head of the family, the southern shipbuilder of the kingdom, has prepared twelve long ships for the first exploration fleet, and forty canoes for the second reconnaissance fleet... And the exploration captains are selected according to you. Arrangements! Well, counting the time, the two kingdom fleets should set off from the port of Trout Town in the next few days!"
"Is it just these days?... Very good! May the Lord God bless them!"
Hearing this, Shulot nodded slowly and said nothing more. He had already drawn the "prophetic" chart, and handed it to the exploration captain with the official royal order.
Setting sail soon is the beginning of this long journey. As for how far this fleet can go, how many years it will take, whether it can finally arrive, and whether it can come back after arriving...it can only depend on the blessing of the Lord God!
After talking about the affairs of the kingdom, the two changed the topic and started talking about the current situation of the alliance. The guards lit the sacred smoke, removed the food, and poured two cups of refreshing cocoa. Shulot took a few sips of hot cocoa and his thoughts became active before he spoke out.
"After the autumn harvest, the alliance's large-scale transfer and relocation will officially begin! The two southern states of Tlaxcala are the first areas to be relocated. We won't be able to occupy the mature land outside Water Valley City for long."
"Therefore, the transfer of population must be speeded up! Otherwise, if the more than 100,000 captured young men and women are transferred here, and the big nobles who are short of population see it, there will be more troubles with them! .... I will definitely try my best to appeal to the Alliance and the High Priests to intercept some holes."
Hearing this, the captain of the guard, Ekart, nodded in agreement. The great nobles of these alliances have always been bold and greedy. It is quite troublesome for the kingdom to deal with them, but it is difficult to use force directly... The captain of the guard thought for a while, but he had an idea.
"Your Highness, the biggest problem with the kingdom's transfer to Dingkou is the lack of shipping capacity and the long journey back and forth. As for the alliance nobles who have been transferred to the Water Valley City area, many of them are from the three southern states, and there is a branch near the Talsas River. The family fleet..."
"Huh? Eckart, what do you mean?"
"If the kingdom contacts them and promises the mature land that has been reclaimed in the past two years in the Shuigu City area, in exchange for their ships... I believe that many families who have transferred their seals will be willing to trade!"
Hearing this, Shulot thought for a moment, and his eyes lit up. The area around Shuigu City is destined to be handed over. Using this reclaimed land to exchange for small boats in various city-states and increasing the transportation capacity of the navy in the southern part of the kingdom is a sure profit!
"Okay! Ekart, that's a very good suggestion! It just so happens that Moyahualuo, the leader of Pan Python, is from the mountain city in the south. He is very tight on money and not rich... Let's rope him in and make a deal. People, and then give him the benefit of making a deal!"
"I obey you, head of the family! If it were Captain Moyahualuo, I believe he could sell all the boats in the mountain city-state to the kingdom!..."
"Ha ha!"
Shulot laughed and shook his head. According to the slowest estimates, it would take seven or eight months for the more than 100,000 men and women stationed in Shuigu City to be transported. And if we can hurry up, we can catch up with the spring plowing in May next year within half a year!
After arriving in the kingdom, this large number of young and strong people will be considered settled as long as they can experience two rounds of spring plowing. And after they are absorbed by the counties, the strength of the Kingdom in the Lake will increase significantly again!
"The five counties of the Lake Kingdom already have a population of about 1.3 million. And the vast majority of the population has joined the operation of the military machine, providing the power for continuous conquests! If we eat this batch of relocated prisoners again, it will be very difficult to see With this, there will be 1.5 million people, almost half of the alliance..."
Thinking of this, Shulot's thoughts fluctuated and his spirits were high. Strong ambition, stretching like a vine, continued to grow in his heart.
"Population, and population alone, is the cornerstone of the kingdom! And faith is the bond between these cornerstones, the cement that solidifies them!"
"Eckart, send a messenger!"
"Master?"
"Let the enlightened priests in the southern part of the kingdom be prepared! Every day
After the two waves of relocated captives arrived, they both held a miraculous launch of the "Heart of the Gods" hot air balloon! Then, let the missionary priests hurry up and convert these immigrants who are shocked by the miracles! "
"Preaching miracles?...I obey you, Master!"
