Continuous kingdom camps stood up like trees, surrounding the Golden Bay City on the seaside. More than 30,000 kingdom troops gathered here, blocking all land routes and almost completely cutting off sea routes. At this moment, the vast Jinwan City is like a "fish basket" enclosed in a wooden fence, and the "big fish" in the fish basket can no longer escape.
Facing the siege of the army, the defenders at the head of Jinwan City were in panic. The feathered serpent priests and sun priests in the city prayed day and night, held sacrificial ceremonies, and stabilized the hearts of the defenders. After Kua She, the chief of Hidden Snake City, was killed in battle, the chiefs of various tribes in the east were not under each other's control and had different thoughts. They held discussions every day, but they could not reach an agreement and almost had a quarrel in the palace.
The defenders in the city were jostling and chaotic, while the besieging army outside the city were orderly and prepared to attack the city. The five days set by the king passed in an instant. And in the early morning of the sixth day, the army's siege officially began!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!..."
In the horrified eyes of the defenders at the top of the city, twenty bronze cannons were deployed outside the flattest west city. Subsequently, under the protection of two thousand kingdom guards, the artillery battalion controlled the "god-given" bronze cannon, blasting out rounds of "god-punished" thunder!
"Boom!..."
Ten Sun Condor cannons accurately bombarded the defenders at the top of the city, knocking down the wooden planks erected to block arrows, leaving streaks of blood behind. The ten Thunder God mortars fired out roaring large stone bullets, hitting the inside and outside of the city wall fiercely. The heavy stone bullets fell with a crash, creating cracks that cracked one after another on the top of the solid stone wall. And large pools of blood gathered where the stone bullets fell, just like the juice flowing out of tomatoes after they were flattened.
"God bless you! Shoot!..."
"Boom! Boom!"
Every time there is a neat prayer, there is a round of thunder! The condor cannon can be fired twice per quarter of an hour, and the mortar cannon can be fired once per quarter of an hour. The terrifying bombardment lasted for half a day, and hundreds of large and small stone bullets were fired before it came to an end.
The overheated copper cannon needs time to cool down, but the kingdom's legion has been waiting for a long time. When the bombardment of "God's Punishment" stopped, thousands of Totonac soldiers carried ladders and climbed up like ants to attack the city under the cover of the kingdom's archers.
"Blessed by the Lord God! The God of War bestows divine power, allowing all ministries to fight for God! Only in this way can salvation be achieved!"
"Blessed by the feathered serpent! Defend Golden Bay City! The Aztecs colluded with the volcano monsters and are a tribe with corrupt souls!"
The warriors on both sides used the same language, shouted different slogans, brandished the same weapons to each other, and pierced into different bodies. Within a moment, the city was stained with fresh traces of death. This bright mark fell into the eyes of the young king, and was particularly vivid and eye-catching in front of the blue sky and sea.
Most of the defenders at the head of Jinwan City were warriors from the Totonak states. They had no way out, and although their morale was low, their resistance was still tenacious. A large number of spears, rolling stones, and lime jars were thrown down from the high city walls, taking away the lives of groups of surrendering soldiers, just like cutting weeds on the ground.
"The sky and the sea, the city and the people, what a vivid battlefield!... It seems that the defenders in Jinwan City still have their last breath to hold on..."
Xiulote stood on a high place, looking at the fighting at the head of the west city, thoughtfully. He watched groups of army ants attacking the city, climbing ladders despite being shot, and climbing onto the tattered city walls after being bombarded by stone bombs. Then, these surrendered troops fought closely with the warriors at the top of the city, and died like ants on the city wall. Hundreds of them were killed in a quarter of an hour!
The rolling stones and lime guarding the city were also being consumed rapidly, and even the missing arrows became sparse. It's just that the Totonak warriors guarding the city are constantly being replenished, and their strength is quite sufficient.
"Sure enough, although the mortar can blast through the city wall, the amount of stone bullets and gunpowder required is too large. The city wall of Jinwan City is only five meters high. It does not need to be completely destroyed. It should be able to be taken down with a ladder!"
Thinking of this, Shulot looked calm and lowered his eyes. The gunpowder weapons of the Kingdom Legion were all transported thousands of miles from the capital city in the lake. To a certain extent, these precious siege weapons are more valuable than the large number of surrendered troops, and will only be used at the most critical time.
"Well... after two more days, the equipment to defend the city will be almost exhausted, and the morale in the city will also drop to a low point. Then, the throwing pioneers of the Guards Corps can throw the exploding Tao Nili and try to Open the gap and let the truly elite warriors of our headquarters board the city!"
The sky is getting dark and the sun is setting in the west. The red clouds reflect red blood, and the city walls are stained with death. When the horn of withdrawing troops sounded, the fighting up and down the city suddenly came to a halt. The soldiers who attacked the city were covered in blood. They jumped off the top of the city as if they were receiving an amnesty and retreated to the camp behind.
The Totonak warriors guarding the city were also panting, collecting broken weapons and missing arrows. Most of their faces were numb, showing fear, exhaustion, and hidden sadness.
After this day of fighting, six to seven hundred people were killed at the top of the city, and more than a thousand enemy troops were killed. And these enemies who were killed were all Totonac's troops who were driven away by the Kingdom's legion and rushed to attack the city. The two sides fighting at the top of the city were all comrades in the same camp a few months ago, but now they were fighting to the death! Among them, not even a real Mexica was killed, so how could they make the enemy retreat?
"Gods! The brutal Mexica people have such thunderous weapons and so many expendable soldiers..."
Chief Chichini climbed to the top of the city, inspecting the cruel scene of corpses stacked on top of the city, stepping on the pitted and damaged walls. His arms and legs suddenly became weak, and even his steps became staggering.
"Blessed by our ancestors! This Golden Bay City...it seems that it won't be able to survive the rainy season!..."
Chief Chikini murmured, with a trace of despair on his face. But under this desperate appearance, there seems to be something hidden, but I haven't made up my mind yet. After he inspected the city and appeased the warriors from various departments, as soon as he walked down the city wall, he saw some personal guards coming in a hurry and reporting back to him in a hurry.
"Chief of the Great Sun! The chiefs of the Eastern tribes are gathered in the temple again! They are arguing about the casualties of each tribe, and they are also clamoring to let you pass!"
"Hey! The chiefs of the Eastern tribes...what do they want from me?"
"Ancestors witness! They probably want us Jinwan tribes to assume more city defense and send more warriors to garrison the city... They said this is the city-state of our Jinwan tribes, not theirs!"
"Jinwan City... is our city-state!..."
Hearing this, Chief Chicini repeated in a low voice, the balance in his heart shaking violently. There were complicated emotions on his face, and there were some angry words in his chest that wanted to burst out, but he suppressed them. After a while, he sighed, calmed down, and nodded.
"Well, I'll go over right away! Let the city prepare some drinks and beauties to entertain the chiefs of various ministries!"
Darkness fell, the noise was mixed with silence, and shadows moved under the campfire. And when the morning sun rises, there is another day of brutal siege, and then another day! The battlefields above and below the city were already filled with bright and dark reds, and various dead bodies were piled up. This sight of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood is a bit frightening even to the warriors of the kingdom who have experienced battles for a long time.
"Blessed by the Lord God! The morale at the head of Jinwan City is almost exhausted, and the equipment used to defend the city has been exhausted. Totonac's surrender killed four thousand people, which has basically reached the limit of endurance. So, from now on, Starting tomorrow, we will send out throwing vanguards to begin a truly thorough siege!"
"After we capture Golden Bay City, we must select a group of warriors who have made great achievements in battle. After generous rewards, they will be sent to Totonak's vanguard camp! In this way, we will consume and select at the same time, so that the surrendered troops can be digested as quickly as possible..."
Shulot held the royal staff and looked into the distance, his face showing the coldness of the king. He turned around and returned to camp, no longer looking at the bloody battlefield, but just waiting for the dusk to fall and the new sun to rise.
The twilight is deep and the tents are dark. The young king was sitting in the tent, looking at the map of the land of Totonac, but his eyes had already stopped on the east bank of the river, on the forest plain near the river, where were the two cities of Cone House and Coyote.
"Master!"
Shulot looked thoughtful and was looking in a trance when he heard a muffled shout from outside the tent.
"Huh? Eckart, what's the matter?"
"Master, there is a messenger coming..."
Eckart, the captain of the guard, lowered his head and walked into the tent, followed by a messenger wearing a black robe and a hood. As soon as the messenger entered the tent, the faint fragrance of flowers spread in the tent.
Seeing this, Shulot raised his brows and his expression became stern. He recalled some long-lasting memories, and a touch of indigo blue seemed to appear in his eyes.
"Eckart?"
"Master, this messenger has been checked by the maid Yin Lian...she has not hidden any sharp weapons, nor any poison."
The captain of the guard, Ekart, cautiously reported back to the king in the tent.
"Um?"
Hearing this, Shulot raised his brows and looked at the messenger in the black robe and hood.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Temple of Death! Please don't worry..."
The messenger smiled softly and let out a magnetic and charming female voice. Then, she gently pulled off the black robe and hood with both hands, revealing a beautiful face, long black flowing hair, and a graceful and graceful snow-white body.
"As you can see, I have nothing on me...nothing at all..."
