Chapter 985 Preparations for the Eastern Expedition to Maya, Hidden Snake Shipbuilding Division

August is coming to an end, and the heavy rain of the rainy season is gradually coming to an end. In the temple of Hidden Snake City, the compilation of the epic has been on the right track, and the discussions among many seaside priests are also very lively.

As the controller of Hidden Snake City, Black Wolf Toltek didn't have that patience, and listened to the cloudy chatter of priests in the temple. When the heavy rain subsided a little, he carried a long sword on his back and ran to the east outside the city with hundreds of red-haired personal guards.

"The Lord God testifies! This dilapidated place is the shipyard of Hidden Snake City? Could it be that the Mayan ship you built before was built in this dilapidated place?..."

Hei Lang took his personal guards and crossed the Yin Snake River by boat. The crowd hurried all the way, marched up a few miles, and came to the mouth of a river bend. The water in this river bend is gentle, and there are obviously many villages around, which can provide manpower and food for labor.

Under the hill in the middle of the river bend, there is a large area of ​​thatched stone houses with wooden frames and wooden poles. This is the shipyard of Hidden Snake City. And hundreds of wet logs were piled up on the tidal flats by the river, obviously moldy during the rainy season. As everyone approached, the wooden equipment and houses in the shipyard showed the traces of axes and stone hammers, and there were even scorched black from the fire. And the entire shabby and dilapidated shipyard was empty, and even the crows didn't bother to settle down, just like a deserted ruin.

"Chuchute, let me ask you something! Why is your shipyard like this? Can it still build ships?..."

Facing the cold gaze of General Heilang, the headman Chu Chute was sweating on his forehead, he hesitated for a while, and then replied in a low voice.

"Boss Heilang, the shipbuilder is outside the city... That, under the blessing of the Lord God, when the army besieged Hidden Snake City, it was looted and burned twice by your legion... The warriors in charge were killed, and the peasants and ordinary craftsmen fled long ago... However, these stilts and houses are still there, and the wood is still there. As long as they are repaired a little, they can be restored..."

"Uh, my legion burned?!..."

Hearing this, Black Wolf Toltek froze. He took a hard look at the guards behind him, and sternly reprimanded him.

"Damn it! Didn't I tell you guys?! If you encounter a place where ships are built, and craftsmen who know how to build ships, you must protect me!..."

"I'm wronged! Boss, this place is poor and broken, and we didn't burn it down!"

The red-haired personal guard Uta lowered his head and shouted aggrievedly.

"Witnessed by the Lord God! It was burned by those seaside warriors who surrendered! Our wilderness warriors only rob things and capture prisoners, and don't even kill many people. After all, it's all money! ... But many of the seashore warriors who surrendered seemed to go crazy. They shouted the slogan of the Lord God. When they met the Totonak tribe who did not surrender, they beat them to death with red eyes, and burned them after they were beaten..."

"...All right! I got it! So it's those little wolf cubs..."

Hearing this, Hei Lang raised his brows and interrupted his personal guard Uta. The tribal vanguard battalion under him was driven by the Kingdom Headquarters. It was not only the vanguard of the army's conquest, but also the cannon fodder for the siege. They need to undertake the siege charge with the heaviest casualties, bear the cruel military law of beheading every now and then, and always maintain a strict and high-pressure state. And only after experiencing life and death many times, they have the chance to be promoted to join the Kingdom Legion, or transfer to the local flag team.

In other words, these surrendered troops are different from the Kingdom Headquarters. They have to go through life and death hardships before they can get a formal "organization". On weekdays, the transportation and garrison are fine, but when it comes to the war, the fierceness and hostility are indeed unavoidable. And this method of governing the army, raising the descending army like wolf cubs, and turning them into wolves under his command, can only be done by the most ferocious black wolf Toltek.

"Chuchute, where did Papp promise my craftsmen and big timber?...His Highness gave me a strict order to restore the shipyard in Hidden Snake City as soon as possible!"

"The leader of the black wolf, those Mayan shipwrights who can build big ships, have followed the navy and surrendered to His Royal Highness at the foot of the sacred mountain..."

The headman Chu Chute bowed his waist and replied cautiously.

"As for craftsmen who can build canoes, there are some in Hidden Snake City, and there should be some in the villages and tribes around here... And the big timber that Papu promised you was transported from the shipbuilding station by the navy before, and it was hidden in the Sunrise Village at the mouth of the Sunrise River! It is only the transportation of the big timber, which requires the help of the navy... And that village is managed by our tribe who moved east, and there are many folks who have participated in the construction of the warship..."

"Sunrise Village? That small village at the mouth of the river seventy or eighty miles to the east?... Your tribe moved east?..."

The black wolf Toltek stroked his chin, pondered for a while, and then looked at the nervous leader Chu Chute.

"Chuchute, you fleeing tribes moving east, can you build ships?"

"Uh... Everyone is just a small group of people, and they have been involved in the construction of galleys and canoes... Small boats are indeed fine, but if you want to build a big boat, you still have to have the guidance of a Mayan master..."

"Very good! Chuchute, are you their leader?"

"yes…"

"Okay! I'll leave the matter of the shipyard to you!"

Having said that, the black wolf Toltek waved his hand, not allowing the leader Chu Chute to refuse, and ordered generously and sternly.

"Chu Chute, from today onwards, rebuild the Yinsnake City shipyard, and you are the steward of the Yinsnake City's shipyard! Well, your status should be regarded as a first-class military nobleman! ... This shipyard, plus the surrounding seven or eight villages within ten miles, I will hand over to you!  …"

"Bring back those tribes that fled to the east, and deal with the wood here. I will organize these tribes into a shipbuilding flag team. You don't need to spend money or food, just concentrate on shipbuilding! As for the missing bronze tools, I will let the guards distribute them to you from the legion! And the kingdom shipwright who will guide you will be in place soon..."

"I'll give you a month to get everything ready. At the end of September next month, I want to see you start building double-hulled canoes! ... The autumn harvest in October is a busy season, so let's not count it. At the beginning of November, I want to see the first double-hued warboat launch. Before the end of this year, I want to see you start building Mayan galleys!  …"

"Bless the Lord God! Your Highness said that we will continue to fight eastward, with as many large and small boats as possible! ... I will give you enough manpower and material resources, and you must build at least ten catamaran warships every month. By next year, there will be twenty warships a month!..."

"Ah! Chief Black Wolf... This... This... You asked me to be in charge of building the ship?..."

Hearing this series of important shipbuilding tasks, the headman Chu Chute's knees softened and his voice trembled.

The kingdom's strict military system, with war at its core, is different from the loose tribal system of the city-states. There has never been any prevarication or delay in the production of military equipment, including the construction of warships. Once you cut corners or delay too long, someone's head is bound to fall! And the leader of the black wolf generously promoted him as a descendant, conferring a title, and giving gifts to others, if he can't complete the shipbuilding task...

"Haha! That's it! The Lord God is witness! That's it!..."

Hei Lang grinned, stretched out his hand, and patted the headman Chu Chute hard on the shoulder, making the other person tremble all over. Then, he frowned, thought for a while, and then took out a Wang Ling from his pocket and unfolded it.

"His Royal Highness ordered four things... Tribal preaching, 150,000 Hidden Snake tribes have sworn to convert with blood; preparing for the alliance, I have arranged for seaside priests, and sent envoys to the southern jungle tribes and southeastern Sauk tribes; hurry up to build ships, um, I found a knowledgeable person to work, and if he can't do it, he will kill his head... Eh! What is this last one?"

Hei Lang's eyes widened, he looked carefully at the last record, and then at the pictographic symbols drawn behind, and then suddenly realized.

"That's right! It's cassava! The people from the exploration fleet said that they planted a cassava field in the east of Hidden Snake City more than a year ago!...And now, these cassava fields have almost grown and can be expanded in a large area!...As for the specific location of this cassava field...there is it!..."

Thinking of this, Hei Lang stretched out his hand and grabbed the collar of the leader Chu Chute. His eyes turned cold, and he asked sharply amidst the trembling expression of the other party.

"Chu Chute! More than a year ago, you raided the place where the kingdom explored the fleet, where is it nearby?!..."