Chapter 491: Siege of Shuigu City, Black Snake Escapes

"Shuigu Castle! Broken!!"

The city walls were covered in bright red, blood was flowing and spreading, and the smell of death was everywhere. Boiling shouts were ringing under the southern city wall, accompanied by the cheers and howls of the warriors. Soon, a large group of bronze-armored archers poured into the city, followed by thousands of dog-born warriors, who took control of the entire city wall.

"Kill! Kill these warriors! No noble Tlaxcala will be spared!"

"The God of Hunting bears witness! I will die here!"

In the southern city, the fierce fighting continued. The heavily armored warriors were like unstoppable arrows, constantly rushing into the city! The scattered Tlaxcala warriors formed a small formation of dozens of people and still resisted stubbornly. Most of them have the blood of the nobles, inherit the glory and hatred of their families, and are unwilling to surrender to the Mexica easily.

In fact, with the deep hatred between the two sides, even if the warriors surrendered, it would be difficult to save their lives, and they might end up being sacrificed.

"The Supreme God of War! Warriors of the God of War, we surrender!"

The Mexica army continued to pour in, the Tlaxcala warriors were still fighting, but the militia in the city began to surrender. Thousands of militiamen laid down their weapons and knelt on the ground helplessly. They were either praying, wailing, crying, or numb, waiting for the judgment of fate together.

After a month of siege, fireballs, poisonous smoke, thunder, and arrows came one after another, coupled with the intimidation of the evil power, the morale of the militia in the city has dropped to the lowest. At this time, the South City was broken and the Water Valley City was about to fall. Most of the militia in the city lost the will to resist, but bowed their heads and waited for death.

"Drive the surrendered militia to the corner of the city! Don't block the route of the army!"

The captain of the heavy armored warriors who led the team gave a stern order, and then continued to kill into the city without stopping. The kingdom was promoted by military merit, and he had reached the pinnacle of military merit nobles. And if you want to go further, you must capture and kill the enemy generals and nobles!

"Haha! I, Black Wolf Toltec, finally conquered Shuigu City!"

The billowing smoke rose from Shuigu City again. The sound of fighting in the wind was mixed with cheers of victory. Seeing the scene in front of him, Black Wolf laughed and was very proud. Then, he waved his hand and ordered his guards.

"Go! Tell the good news to His Highness in the rear!"

"Yes, boss! Now, you are the first meritorious of the southern expedition!"

"Haha! Go quickly, don't talk nonsense!"

Black Wolf cursed, but his voice was full of laughter. Then, he looked serious, murderous on his face, and looked at the red-haired hunter beside him.

"It's time to get the reward! Red-haired hunters, follow me!"

Hearing this, the red-haired hunters around him all showed joy on their faces and held the bows in their hands tightly.

"Boss, where are we going? Are we going to clean up the city? I heard that the nobles of Tlaxcala are rich and their homes are full of valuable jade."

"Get lost!"

Black Wolf cursed, picked up his longbow, and strode down the hill. He started running and shouted.

"Lord God bless us! Let's go into the city quickly and hunt a few heads of the descendants of God before your envoy arrives!"

"Master, the Mexica have broken through the South City! Shuigu City can't be defended!"

Nieka held the war stick and knelt in front of the black snake Turcot, shouting loudly.

"I will protect you, hurry out of the city and flee to the north!"

"Get lost! The graves of the ancestors are all here, and the descendants of God in the family are all here!"

The black snake Turcot's eyes were red and he roared angrily.

"The God of Hunting bears witness! This is my land! This is my city-state! How can I escape?!"

"Master, let's go! If the land is lost, we can take it back. If the descendants of God are gone, we can regenerate them!"

Neka's face was covered with dust and he looked embarrassed. He turned his head and looked at the South City where the Mexica people were pouring in, his face full of anxiety.

"If you don't leave now, you really can't leave!"

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The black snake Tercot stood still for a moment. He looked at the lost South City, the warriors who were still fighting, and the militiamen who kept surrendering, and finally let out a howl like a wounded beast.

"Ah!! I won't accept it!"

"Let's go! Take the master, and leave now!"

Seeing the master's performance, the black snake warrior leader Neka immediately understood. He quickly winked at the family guards around him, and then surrounded the master and ran to the North City. As he ran, he tore off his bright battle clothes. Then, several guards also got busy, throwing away the family master's conspicuous feather crown and tearing off the gorgeous battle clothes.

Everyone moved very quickly and was familiar with the road, so the defenders along the way had no obstacles. After a while, the sound of fighting in the south city was temporarily far away. In front of everyone, there was only the black smoke that kept floating up and the large group of militias fleeing in chaos.

Black Snake Turcot lowered his head and let the family warriors change his clothes. After a while, the honorable Lord Mizutani became an ordinary Tlaxcala warrior. Until then, Black Snake raised his head, with a blank look in his eyes, and looked at the doomsday-like panic scene when the city fell.

"My land, my family, my city-state, and my glory"

"Master! The remaining warriors in the south city can't hold out for too long. We have two hundred warriors and we have to leave the city from the north gate as soon as possible!"

"But how do we get out? The dog-born team of the Mexica has penetrated deep into the north of Shuigu City, harassing and looting everywhere. If we get entangled by them, we will be caught up by the pursuers behind us"

"Master, let's take a boat! The city-state's navy will pick us up on the Talsa River outside the city. As long as we go north along the river, we can escape the pursuit!"

"Ah? Take a boat!"

Hearing this, Black Snake suddenly trembled. This is indeed an escape route. After being far away from the danger, he gradually recovered from the shock of the city's destruction, and his thoughts began to work.

"Nieka. Then, what should we do with the Water Snake Clan Leader in the West City?"

"I can't take care of him anymore! Master, Shuigu City has been destroyed, and a divine descendant must be sacrificed to appease the anger of the God of Hunting."

Speaking of this, Nieka narrowed her eyes, glanced in the direction of Xicheng, and lowered her voice.

"With the gods and warriors of the Water Snake family to attract the attention of the Mexica people, you will be safer."

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Black Snake froze in place, lost his mind for a few breaths. Then, with tears in his eyes, he looked up to the sky and sighed in front of many family warriors.

"God of Hunting! I feel sorry for our heroic ancestors, I feel sorry for the warriors who fought hard, and I feel even more sorry for the respected water snake Akotel!"

Seeing the family master's true feelings revealed, the hundreds of family warriors around him all looked moved and their eyes were moist. Nieka was also moved by the head of the family, squeezed out two tears from the corners of her eyes, and persuaded loudly.

"Master! This is a test from the God of Hunting and an arrangement from Mother Destiny! You are the last hope of the Black Snake Goddess, so you must remain useful! All our family warriors will die for you!"

"Okay! As long as you are here, there is still hope for the family!"

Black Snake clenched his fists and nodded heavily. He looked around at all the warriors following him and made a concise promise.

"The descendants of the Black Snake will not be extinct. From today on, you are all my people!"

Hearing such a promise, the samurai's low morale was immediately boosted. The people of the Black Snake represent the identity of the gods, which is the threshold of the ruling class in the Tlaxcala Alliance.

Well, unlike the Mexica Confederacy, which captures prisoners for promotion, the Tlaxcalans pay more attention to blood and the origin of warriors. Ordinary civilians are regarded as moths, and ordinary warriors are just lizards. Only the descendants of gods with noble blood are the noble and sacred "snakes"!

After the black snake made a tearful promise, he continued to run away with the warrior without stopping. He turned all the way into Rufeng until he escaped from the north gate, but did not send an envoy to warn the water snake.

"Here you are, gather the warriors at the north gate! If you see the Mexicans chasing after you, don't stop and lead them to flee north! We will leave people on the river bank in the north to respond!"

Nieka left a few warriors behind, gave a few instructions, and then hurriedly chased the running Black Snake family leader. After the fall of Shuigu City, the Black Snake family became a rootless tree. It would be good to gather more warriors at this time.

The sound of water roared and the shouts of death gradually became smaller. The Talsas River quietly flows southward, passing through the burning city of Water Valley, and then further south. There are mountains and mountains there, which is the land of the Mixtec people. After passing the cascading mountains, the river turns westward and will go thousands of miles away, flowing through the rising kingdom and rushing straight into the sea!

"broken!"

Black Snake stood by the Talsas River and found the large canoe of the city-state navy. He was about to board the ship when he suddenly stopped and looked to the south in annoyance.

"Master, what's wrong?"

Nieka was panting and caught up. He asked carefully and looked towards Shuigu City in the south.

"I ran away too fast just now, leaving no manpower behind, and burned the food in the warehouse! If we send out dead soldiers now, sneak back to the warehouse in the city, and set fire to it, will it be too late?"

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Nieka pursed her lips, thought for a moment, and whispered.

"Master, I heard that His Highness Mexica may be someone who can communicate."

"Um?"

Black Snake frowned, thought for a moment, and understood what Nieka meant. He sighed and shook his head.

"Now that things have come to this, I think they are just flowers in late autumn and cannot leave traces. The food left behind may be the seeds of the flowers."

The two looked gloomy and stopped talking. Black Snake boarded the big boat, looked at the big city in the south, took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled it. After such a blow, he became tougher like a hardened old vine.

"Nieka, let's go!"

"Master, shall we go to the holy city of Cholula?"

"Holy City Cholula?"

"Yes. That is the nearest big city from here, only fifty miles away! In the holy city, thousands of temple warriors and tens of thousands of pious militia can be mobilized!"

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The family warriors rowed the big boat and headed north against the current, not daring to stop at all. Black Snake was lost in thought and didn't speak for a long time. After a while, he shook his head firmly.

"No, we are not going to the Holy City of Cholula! At this time, the priests and elders of the Holy City are unreliable. They still have a way to retreat. If the Mexica army presses on the border, the position of the Holy City will definitely waver. But if we go there, A dead end!"

"Ah? The Holy City sent warriors and priests to join us in the battle with the Mexica people. They also sent envoys to various states to request troops. After doing so much, do they still have a way out?"

Nieka was puzzled. While rowing hard, he looked at the head of the family who had regained his composure.

"Hmph! They would be stupid to think that they still have a way out! These arrogant priests and elders of the Holy City have been worshiped by the moth people for a long time. They always think that they are not ordinary people, and even better than the descendants of gods! Therefore, they I will also believe that the Mexica people who believe in the Nahua gods would not dare to attack the noble holy city no matter what.”

"O arrogant priests and elders!"

Nieka nodded, thought for a while, and asked.

"Then, where are we going?"

"Where to go?"

Black Snake looked at the sunset in the sky and sighed deeply.

"We will go directly to the ancestral land of the Tlaxcala people, the mountain city that never falls, the most dangerous of the four cities, the Cloud Snake City, Tepetiqpa-Tlaxcala City!"

"What? Go to the Cloud Snake City? Master, the descendants of the gods in the Cloud Snake City are not easy to get along with."

"Let's go to the Cloud Snake City!"

The black snake looked solemn and made a decision in a deep voice. Then, he looked at the setting sun and the gradually extending night, and spoke softly. His voice was like the cold wind in the middle of the night, making people tremble with their hands and feet, and like the low cry of a raven, with an ominous sign.

".As for other places, I'm afraid they can't be defended~"