"Praise the Lord God! He gave the divinity of the sun to guide the victory of the Western Expedition! As long as the divine flag of death is raised, the enemies in the Chapala Lake area will have no choice but to die at the feet of the divine warriors!..."
The sun was setting in the west like a divine omen. And the grand festival of the Western Expedition is also coming to an end. Amid the cheers of tens of thousands of warriors and militiamen, Marshal Yinkuluka of the Western Expedition knelt down on the altar. He holds the marshal's scepter given by His Highness, wears the eagle feather helmet of the kingdom's nobles, and accepts the divine flag given by the God of War Elder Yazar on behalf of the God King!
"God has left! He gave us the courage to fight with God, and may have promised us victory in the Western Expedition! Go! Warriors from the Alliance and the Kingdom, conquer the Chapala Lake area, and let all the cities and villages there convert to the Lord God ! Finally, capture Chapala’s descendant and sacrifice the evil Feather Prince with blood!… Praise the Lord God!”
"War between gods! Convert! Capture prisoners! Blood sacrifice!... Praise the Lord God!"
Tens of thousands of warriors and militiamen gave out exciting shouts as the last chapter of the grand festival! Subsequently, fifteen warrior brigades of 200 people, also carrying two-and-a-half-meter long spears, lined up in neat formation and set off toward the lower reaches of the west along the Leman River. On both sides of them, there were two thousand flag tribe warriors carrying long bamboo bows, arranged in a loose formation, sentinel in front and on both wings!
These five thousand spear warriors and tribal warriors are the vanguard of the kingdom's western expedition. They must constantly set up camps and fortresses along the river. Hundreds of Kingdom boats, also under the protection of the Alliance navy, were transporting grain, grass and supplies for the army's western expedition. After the forts along the way are set up, garrison troops will be left to store logistical food and armaments. The subsequent westward advance of the main force of the Chinese army will be much faster! …
Seeing the army marching out in an orderly manner, the monkey Kuruka lowered his eyes and exhaled a long breath.
He has been in the army for twenty years and has been the commander of the army for several years. He promoted and trained civilian warriors, and already had a large number of outstanding cadres and officers under his command. Therefore, it is not difficult at all for him to lead the army to fight and command the army to fight. But the real difficulty and danger that made him cautious, like walking on the edge of a cliff... was the political struggle like today, where he was put on a pedestal and could be shattered to pieces at any time! …
"A true hero...is not just someone who goes to death calmly on the battlefield!..."
Monkey Kuruka stood in silence, remembering once again the scene when he saw the head of the Sky Family commit suicide during the Western Expedition. At that time, in his eyes, a real hero should have the courage to fight to the death in an army war! But now, he has gained some more insights, that is, in the political struggle, he must be able to fight to the death! …
"God bless you! Dear Marshal Kuruka, the grand ceremony has been completed. You want to command the army to march westward. I also want to rush back to resume my life..."
War God Elder Yazar smiled. He looked at the ordinary civilian marshal in front of him with appreciative eyes and said gently.
"Let's go! Let's go to the temple of the main god in the city and enshrine the noble feather crown and marshal's scepter given by the god king! I just need to see your pious worship... As for the tokens canonized in this temple, do you have any? Accept it... then leave it to the God King and His Highness to judge!..."
"Okay! God bless you!"
Hearing this, the monkey Kuruka nodded respectfully. He handed over the traditional sacred flag given by the king to his personal guards. Then, he looked at the ashamed-looking chief priest of the lake, Mavilo, and smiled in a gentle and friendly manner.
"Dear Chief Priest Marvelo! You don't need to worry... I only took the flag of the sun divinity. The majesty of the god king is high above, and the tradition of the alliance has not been violated... As for the feather crown symbolizing the glorious nobles of the alliance, and the power symbolizing the marshal of the alliance The staff will be enshrined in the main temple of Hekou County and revered like a holy object... In this way, we should be able to maintain balance between the God King and His Highness..."
"..."
Maweiluo, the chief priest of the lake, was silent for a while, and then for the first time he showed an expression of admiration and whispered his thanks.
"Thank you for your hard work! Marshal Kuruka!"
Monkey Kuruka nodded gently. Then, he walked down the bloody altar to the bright temple together with the God of War Elder Yazar. On the sacrificial altar, there was only the solidified blood of Paqiao, the leader of the Xiajin clan, and a living thing that burned to ashes.
That was this time, in the cruel and bloody political struggle of the alliance, the first eye-catching sacrifice, the important tool in the middle game, and the last cold dust that no one cared about...
Two days later, the war-god elder Yazar boarded the longship and hurried back to the lake capital with a thousand heavily armored temple guards, just as he had come. And more than thirty huge long boats rowed their oars in unison, swimming upstream against the current!
"With the kingdom's shipbuilding technology...the alliance's galley longships...are actually so many and so big!..."
Monkey Kuruka stood by the long river, watching the huge long boat going eastward, with a somewhat moved expression on his face. He knew the purpose of this alliance longship coming and had seen it for several days. But the shock in his heart could not calm down.
In the continuous centralization reform, the supreme god king Avit has taken most of the three million people of the alliance into his hands! And with the alliance's sufficient wood reserves, huge number of craftsmen, and the people's strength driven to the extreme, it is not difficult to build more than thirty long ships. This also means that the Alliance is located in the upper reaches of the Leman River, forming a strong naval advantage over the northern kingdom of the lower reaches...
"God bless you! The kingdom in the lake is expanding rapidly, and the Mexica Alliance is also constantly centralizing power, controlling the world together. And with twice the size of the alliance, and the tributes from the northern and southern states, the alliance can now mobilize the power , but much more than the kingdom!…”
"But His Highness focused on the overall situation, and for the prophecy of divine revelation, he scattered the power of the Kingdom in the Lake everywhere...the conquest of the eastern coast, the colonization of the western coast...and the power of the Alliance, all contracted in the Mexica Valley, at any time You can attack in any direction..."
Thinking of this, Monkey Kuruka pursed his lips, feeling really worried.
Today's political struggle has clearly demonstrated the attitude of God King Avite. He no longer wanted to allow the Lake Kingdom to expand unchecked, but wanted to start intervening in it. After all, no matter how much he trusts His Highness Hulot, how much he loves Princess Alyssa, and how much he loves Prince Xiuhua... he is still the God-King who kills his brother to seize the throne, suppresses countless nobles, and controls the high priests!
This is politics. In the cruel Mexica tribal alliance system, no king will be a fool. Because they have no patriarchal order, no heirloom succession, only the alternation of power between blood and fire! …
"Your Highness, Your Highness! I was just an ordinary battalion officer with civilian background. It was you who rescued me from the hands of the God King, appreciated me, and taught me...step by step, I got to where I am today, and even Can become a marshal and lead the kingdom’s conquest!…”
Thinking of this, the monkey Kuruka looked to the east and looked at the dark clouds in the sky, and his eyes became slightly moist.
"For your great cause, even if I sacrifice myself at the grand festival, it will be nothing!... But, what I am really worried about is you!..."
"The will of God King Avit has been revealed... When will you come back from the Eastern Expedition? And with the decision of God King, how will it be possible for you to come back so easily?..."
"You will not be able to return until the Eastern Expedition is over. And if the Eastern Expedition is completely victorious... As His Highness the Mie Kingdom, facing the victory ceremony in the capital city of the lake, and facing the inevitable summons of the God King and the High Priests... where will you go? , or not to go?”
"...Perhaps, I have to prepare early...May the Lord God bless you!..."
As the sun sets, the Leman River shines with golden light and flows to the vast lower reaches. The monkey's sighs and questions all dispersed into the turbulent river and drifted farther to the west.
But at this moment, the king of the kingdom in the lake is on the eastern seaside that is warm all year round and is out of reach. He didn't hear the monkey's loyal heart, nor did he watch the sunset on the horizon. He just squatted on the fertile field, looking at a thick and short stalk that had just sprouted, with a look of genuine joy on his face.
"Blessed by the Lord God!...This is cassava!...A divine item that can double the world's tens of millions of people!..."
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