"Gather all the warriors and militia to completely capture the tens of thousands of Yuomei tribes in one fell swoop?"
The chief's longhouse is hung with wooden bells and decorated with antlers. Under the wooden bells and deer heads high up, there are five leaders sitting cross-legged facing each other, wearing armor and leading troops. Upon hearing Priest Zuvalo's question, everyone present had their eyes moved and their expressions changed.
The warrior leader Chakapu Shijian showed fighting spirit. He patted the copper ax on his waist and expressed his stance first.
"At this moment, the fleet has 400 kingdom warriors, 800 spear-wielding militiamen, 200 pieces of cloth-covered bronze armor, 200 large bows, and 12 squatting tiger cannons! With such force, we want to break through It’s easy for the large Yomei tribe who only have wooden fences!”
"Just one! A large-scale decisive battle! We can completely defeat all the Yaqi tribes and occupy the entire open-pit coal mine belt!"
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"Okay! God bless you! If we defeat the Youmei tribe, all the gold, silver, stone, and cloth in the tribe will belong to the kingdom's warriors! We preaching priests only want obedient tribesmen and a territory rich in coal mines!"
Hearing this, the Preaching Priest Songbird straightened its back and did not hide the eagerness in its eyes.
The kingdom in the lake expanded rapidly, and all resources were used for military and religious purposes. When legionary warriors win battles, they will not only receive rich spoils of war, but they will also be granted lands, titles, and slaves. As long as the kingdom's priests open up parishes and civilize local tribes, they will be promoted on the spot and gain greater power and support!
Just like Tomato, the tomato priest, he traveled eight thousand miles to Cuba to open up a Cuban diocese, not only to spread the faith of the Lord God, but also to realize his own ambitions. As long as he can open up a diocese in eastern Cuba and lay a foundation, he will immediately be promoted to a third-level officiant in Cuba! With the size of the hundreds of thousands of Taínos in Snake Island, Cuba, as the size of the diocese expands, once it is upgraded to an archdiocese, Priest Tomat will inevitably become the first archbishop of Cuba, with a fourth-level rank, only Under the priests and elders of the Alliance High Priests!
This kind of promotion has greatly stimulated the ambitions of the kingdom's generals, warriors and priests. It is also unimaginable by other Central American tribes, even within the Mexica Alliance.
Of course, the tribes in the northern continent are scattered and the territory is vast and sparsely populated. The current "small goal" of the Songbird Priest is to preach to various tribes in the Northland as much as possible, establish the first parish in the Northland, and become a third-level chief priest. To reach this standard, there must be tens of thousands of devout tribal believers and thousands of religious sect members.
"If we can conquer the large tribe of Youmei, the kingdom's merchant fleet will have a continuous supply of energy to transport high-quality bituminous coal! And with the coal from the Youmei tribe, the tin from Xihe Village, and the copper from both tribes in the north, the kingdom will You can build a smelting workshop in Leijin Town and smelt bronze on the spot!"
Kuyu, captain of the merchant navy, patted his chest and promised loudly.
"When I return from this voyage, I will ask Chief Jatiri of the Royal Capital for instructions and bring a group of bronze craftsmen from the Royal Capital!"
The three leaders expressed their opinions one after another, all with a strong impulse for expansion. Everyone's eyes soon fell on the silent and knowledgeable Mickey.
"Praise be to the Lord God! We will fight for her!... What do you think, Mikey the Lore?"
Hearing this, Mickey the Knowledgeable looked solemn. He looked around at the warlike leaders and spoke slowly.
"Witness the Lord God! You all think about war and expansion, but I want to ask you a few questions..."
"The kingdom's army can defeat the large tribe of Yomei, but do we have the foundation and ability to rule them? How many believers of the Lord God are there in the Yomei tribe? How many warriors do we have to leave behind such a large tribe of ten thousand people? Talent is in your hands?”
"If the leaders of the Yome tribe lead their tribe to flee and migrate into the mountains, where will we draw our troops to pursue them? If they are guerrillas with us and do not fight head-on, how can the kingdom catch them?"
"You know, this large tribe has been inherited in the north for many years. It has a long-term and stable good relationship with the Guayinma Tribe in the northwest and the Opata Alliance in the northeastern mountains. They are each other's marriage. As long as we can't kill with one blow , seize all the noble chiefs and leaders, and they will most likely return with reinforcements from other tribes..."
"What's more, once the Yomei tribe falls into turmoil and war, and the tribesmen split up and flee, the collection of existing coal mines will stagnate. Let alone expanding the production of 'flint', I am afraid that even the current trade volume will not be reached! And! Your Majesty’s first task for the fleet is to explore the route along the northwest coast and find the place of divine revelation! The kingdom’s fleet must not be delayed here for too long!..."
After saying this, the other four people looked at each other and remained silent.
As Mickey said, His Majesty's first priority is exploration. The exploration fleet of twelve longships will not stay for long before continuing northward. And if they attack the large Yome tribe at this time, even if they defeat the Yaqi people, it will be difficult to occupy the coal mining belt in the north. Instead, they are likely to fall into long-term guerrilla fighting and delay the exploration of the fleet.
The Yolem tribe successfully converted and was successfully incorporated into the kingdom's rule. It had a large number of believers and internal agents, and had long-term missionary work and trade as the basis for mutual trust. This could not be repeated in the Yolem tribe.
"...In the final analysis, the kingdom's strength in the north is still insufficient, and the faith of the Lord God has not spread. We cannot swallow a large tribe of tens of thousands of people in one breath."
The missionary priest Songbird pondered for a long time, finally shook his head, and voluntarily gave up this radical expansion strategy. Then, he touched his chin, looked at Mickey the Knowledgeable, and asked aloud.
"Priest Mikey, it took a lot of effort for the kingdom's fleet to get here. With so many warriors and militia gathered, there must be something to do, right?"
"Singing Bird Priest, although we cannot defeat the large tribe of Yome, we can rely on powerful force to make the Yaqi tribes give in..."
Mikey, the knowledgeable man, responded with a pious look on his face.
"We are going to gather the fleet to go north and attack the Yomei tribe, so that this large Yaqi tribe will nominally surrender to the kingdom in the lake! They will dig out 'flint', dig out copper and stone, and pay tribute to the kingdom, while we will In return, they will give gems and bronzes from the lake. Of course, more importantly, they must allow the kingdom’s preaching priests to preach to the tribes, instead of blocking them like before!”
"Praise the Lord God! That's how it should be! Spreading the faith of the Lord God is the first priority!"
"That's right! The fleet is heading north to the Pole and needs more coal!"
"The kingdom needs more good coal too!"
Hearing this, the preaching priest Songniao, the divine priest Zuwaro, and the merchant captain Kuyu all agreed. Seeing this situation, the warrior leader Shi Jian, who was eager to fight, could only bow his head and agree.
In the Kingdom of the Lake, the power of the priests of the main god is always higher than that of the warriors! Even each legion has a highly respected war priest. The war priests and preaching priests of the kingdom are by no means weak figures like the Mixtec priests. Basically, they can wear thirty kilograms of heavy armor and go into battle with axes.
After this long meeting, a consensus was finally reached and the next move of the Kingdom's fleet was decided. Afterwards, the Kingdom fleet repaired for another five days at the Yolem Tribe before it was loaded with more than a thousand Kingdom warriors and Mayo warriors and headed north to the coast of 500 miles!
This armored army, which is rare in the North, will intimidate the large tribe of Yome, display the terrible punishment of thunder and divine punishment, and gain greater trade and missionary power for the kingdom in the lake. And when the fleet returns and the exploring longships are separated from the merchant fleet, the twelve kingdom longships will be reduced to the size of 700 people, carrying more food and coal, looking for the Jinshan Bay predicted by His Majesty!
