The setting sun sets over the West Sea, like a bright red fireball, gradually melting in the water. And half of those melting flames turned into the reddish blood in the sea, and half turned into floating fire ships. In the end, these bright fires and dim blood were reflected in the eyes of the warriors and sailors, melting into the most realistic death and the most distant kingdom of God!
"The sunset on the sea, the battlefield of blood and fire...O Sun Feathered Serpent! This victory is only short-lived, and only death and the Kingdom of God are destined for eternity..."
The feathered serpent priest Pappu, wearing a feather crown and a sacrificial robe, stood on the bow of the longship, looking at the battlefield and the sunset on the sea. Under the attention of all the warriors and sailors, he raised the magic staff in his hand high and shouted the declaration of victory.
"The sun god rises from the seaside and sets from the seaside! Quetzalcoatl takes away the death of the enemy and brings us bright hope! Praise the gods! We defeated the cruel Mexica and also defeated the despicable Disloyal person!…”
"Blessed by the sun and the Quetzalcoatl! Praise the gods! Victory blessed by the gods!..."
Following the announcement of the priests, boiling cheers rang out from the huge Eastern fleet, shaking the entire seashore and eclipsing the Kingdom's legions on the shore!
After this sudden battle on the water, the kingdom's fleet was forced to retreat to the shore, and the Eastern Alliance occupied the burning battlefield. They can calmly salvage, rescue their own floating wounded soldiers, capture enemy prisoners who fell into the water, and count casualties.
Judging from the losses in this battle, the Kingdom's navy suffered six to seven hundred casualties, seven to eighty war boats, and nearly one-third of the casualties! The Eastern fleet led by the feathered serpent priest Papu only lost three to four hundred people. The fleet was burned with a number of war boats and captured a number of small boats from the kingdom. The real losses were three burned Mayan galleys.
Judging from the casualties on both sides, this sneak attack and decisive battle carefully planned by Priest Papu was undoubtedly an epic victory! And for the Oriental Totonac Alliance, which has been defeated continuously, this rare victory is even more inspiring!
"The Sun and the Quetzalcoatl! This is a rare victory! But that's all... I have planned for so long, tried every means, gathered so many big ships, and carefully selected this battlefield... What I want is not just to defeat The Mexican navy must completely defeat the opponent and completely cut off the Mexican water transportation!... Because only in this way can the situation of the war be improved..."
Feathered Serpent Priest Pappu pursed his lips, with a confident smile after victory on his face, but his heart was as heavy as the distant mountains.
The Mexicans responded so quickly and their support was so powerful. The betrayed Coastal Tribe was so desperate and willing to fight for the Coastal Alliance. All of this was completely beyond his expectations. This sneak attack decisive battle only achieved a tactical victory, but it could not change the strategic situation of both sides...
"The Mexica's arson rockets, the demonic flames that ignited the big ships... After finally gathering ten big ships, three were burned down in one battle... The enemy has the ability to set fire to the ships. How long can the Eastern Alliance maintain its maritime superiority? What? And once they lose control of the waterways and cut off the enemy's supplies, who can resist the Mexica Army on land?"
Feathered Serpent Priest Pappu lowered his eyes and maintained a victorious smile, but he truly felt despair in his heart.
These ten large ships include a total of eight Mayan galleys and two kingdom longships. One of the Mayan ships and two long ships came from his raid on the Mayan caravan and the kingdom's exploration fleet. The other four Mayan galleys came from the Hidden Serpent Holy City's forced recruitment of Mayan caravans.
Only the last three Mayan ships were built with great difficulty by the shipwrights of the Eastern Alliance in the past half a year! The technology that can build these large ships comes from the Mayan shipwrights captured during the raid on the kingdom's exploration fleet, as well as the merchant shipwrights recruited from various groups. Therefore, these ten large ships are the most important dominant force among the coastal navy under his control, and they are also the confidence to suppress the Mexican navy!
"The Mexica have begun to besiege the city of Sacrificial Lake... The chief priest of the holy city, the venerable Atlcoyotltzin, issued a decree to defend to the end, and sent the priest elder Tezozomoc to supervise the battle in the city !...But no one is sure of holding on to Jihu City. Once Jihu City cannot be defended, it will be the turn of the final Hidden Snake Holy City!..."
Thinking of the enemies coming like a tide, the feathered serpent priest Pappu was worried, anxious and helpless. This decisive battle at sea was a decree personally issued by the chief priest Atkoyotelsin after summoning him. It was also a waterway raid with high hopes.
In the Totonacnahua language, "Atl" means "ocean and water," "coyotl" means "land and territory," and "tzin" means "sea and water." It is the "noble one". The chief priest, Atko Yotelsin, is the "most noble man of the seaside land" and the chief priest who is closest to the gods. In other words, he is the de facto spiritual leader of the entire Eastern Totonac Alliance, the religious leader who resisted the Mexica invasion!
Among all the nobles of the eastern tribes, the chief priest of the seaside, Atko Yotelsin, as the "most noble man of the seaside land", has the most determined will to resist. He not only summoned the noble chiefs of various tribes, formed a coalition of Eastern tribes, and personally launched a divine war against the Mexica people, he also generously took out wealth and sacred objects from the temple, and rewarded the noble chiefs and tribes among them. warrior!
The feathered serpent priest Papu fled and resisted all the way, escaping from the ancient city of the feathered serpent into the holy city of the hidden serpent, and then regained a foothold. Later, he personally led the fire in Coyote City, delaying the march of the Black Wolf Legion, and fell into the eyes of the Seaside Chief Priest for the first time. Six months ago, he led seven to eight hundred warriors to raid the kingdom's exploration fleet, which had only four ships left, and successfully captured two longships, achieving a rare military exploit!
And when he returned to the Holy City of the Hidden Snake and reported to the elders of the priesthood about the collusion between the Mayan caravan and the kingdom's fleet, the chief priest of the seaside publicly praised him and established him as a "divine priest" to fight against the invasion of Mexica. "! Immediately afterwards, the chief priest of the seaside personally gave him a decree, asking him to thoroughly investigate the "collusion" between the Mayan caravans and the Mexica people, and expand the scale of the liquidation: confiscate all the property of the Mayan caravans, forcibly requisition all ships and sailors!
"I have confiscated the property of all the Mayan merchant fleets and forcibly commandeered the ships and sailors. Behind these merchant fleets are not only the Mayan states, but also the elders in the Hidden Serpent Holy City... I have offended hundreds of miles to the east. The various Mayan city-states cut off the financial resources of the elders and killed so many Mexica people... No matter it is the east, west or seaside holy city, there is no way out for me to retreat!..."
Feathered Serpent Priest Pappu lowered his eyes, his face full of bitterness. The chief priest of the seaside valued him, promoted him, and appointed him, a fleeing feathered serpent priest, as the naval commander of the Holy City... Didn't he just think that he had no retreat, was determined, and could fight the Mexicans to the end?
As a former priest and elder in Feathered Serpent City, he knew the thoughts of the chief priest of the seaside. In the entire Totonac seaside, the most noble chief priest is the spokesperson of the gods. He is the most noble person who is least likely to surrender, and will never escape to Maya!
If the warriors and minor nobles surrendered to the Mexica, they might still be able to save their lives, or even regain control of their tribe and power in some seaside alliance. The great nobles can carry their property, warriors and servants and flee to the central Maya tribes in the east, or even to the lowland Maya in the north, or the mountain Maya in the south, and at least they can have a prosperous life...
And only the chief priest of the seaside, who symbolizes divine power, can neither surrender to the enemy nor flee to a foreign country! For the chief priest Atkoyotelsin, the source of his noble power is the holy land of faith, the devout Totonac tribesmen, and the fertile seaside soil at his feet! Therefore, it is impossible for him to leave Totonac. Even if the Holy City of the Hidden Snake falls, he will flee deep into the inland jungle, seek support from the Zapotecs, and continue to resist to the end! …
"O Sun and Quetzalcoatl! The revered High Priest of the Seaside has no retreat! He used me as an obsidian dagger to swing at the strong armor of the Mexica people. He didn't care about my loss, and he also thought that I had no retreat!..."
The sun sets over the sea, and night slowly falls over the sea. More than 2,000 people from the Eastern Navy began to return, and the water village where they were stationed was located dozens of miles away in the east, in a bay under the Fireworks God Mountain. There are more tribal warriors there, who have just come from the Hidden Snake Holy City to support them, and they want to shed their last blood for the gods and their descendants!
"The chief priest has issued a divine decree! For the sake of the gods and to resist the Mexica evil spirit, shed your last blood!..."
Priest Papu stood on the long boat going east, silently looking at the dark sky, which was the shadow of the Fireworks Mountain and the direction of the Hidden Snake Holy City. At this moment, the smile on his face was as cold as solidification, and the waves in his heart were surging like a tide.
"But...do I really have no way out?...The words of that person, his promise to escape death...Damn it! Bless the gods! Please guide me in the long dark night! Or maybe...it is the blessing of the Lord God?..."
(End of chapter)
