Chapter 516: The Advancing Southern Army

Outside Shuigu City, in the commander's tent, there was a solemn and quiet atmosphere. The breeze seemed to bring a few distant farmers' shouts, and also a faint smell of burning wasteland. This is the smell of spring plowing, and even more the hope of autumn harvest.

Xiuluot sat cross-legged on the carpet, looking at the sweaty guard Miwa a few steps in front of him. He smiled and asked in a deep voice.

"Miwa, you just said that Black Wolf has something to bring to me?"

"Yes! Chief Death."

The red-haired guard Miwa stood in the center of the tent. He looked at the Chief Death at the top and nodded solemnly.

"I didn't stop all the way and ran to your tent just to bring a message for Chief Black Wolf!"

Hearing this, Xiuluot asked with interest and a smile.

"Oh? What is it?"

Miwa looked up and looked at the western sky. He imitated the posture of Black Wolf, one hand clenched on his chest, one hand hanging down on the side of his leg, and suddenly laughed out loud.

".Haha! I, Black Wolf Toltec, took only one day to capture the Mountaintop City!"

".Cough, cough, cough!"

Seeing this vivid scene, Xiu Luote was stunned and almost laughed out loud after coughing twice. Then, he raised the corner of his mouth, shook his head, and asked again.

"How many casualties did the legion suffer in conquering the Mountaintop City? How many were killed, wounded, and captured?"

"Uh"

Miwa was stunned and didn't know what to say. As soon as the legion captured the Mountaintop City, he jumped off the top of the city wall and ran for two days and 140 miles before arriving at the camp outside the Water Valley City. When he left, the battle was not over yet. As for the specific number of casualties and prisoners, who knows?

"Uh!. Chief Death God, our casualties are not large. Probably, more than a thousand surrendered soldiers and two hundred legion soldiers were lost?"

Miwa thought for a while and gave an estimated number based on the tribe's experience in fighting.

".I shot a chief to death, and the defenders on the city wall were in chaos. Then the Black Wolf Chief led us to capture the city wall. Later, he asked me to come back and pass on the message. When I left, the enemy tribe had completely collapsed, and the casualties of the warriors would not increase much. As for the number of prisoners, it would be tens of thousands, many, many!"

"Okay!"

Xuluote nodded, his face did not change. At most three or four days, Black Wolf will naturally have more accurate information. He pondered for a while, looked at the red-haired warrior in front of him, and asked carefully.

"Miwa, do you think the Tlaxcala people are easy to fight?"

"Captain, if it's in the wild, it's easy to fight!"

Miwa scratched his head and answered naively.

"We have armor, bows, bronze beasts and wooden beasts. When we meet them in the wild, the warriors can fire a few rounds of arrows and then charge, and the enemy militia will probably collapse. Their morale is very low, and they can't stand fighting in the wild. But attacking such a high stone city will cause heavy casualties. On the city wall, there are tribal armored warriors leading the way, and there are also leaders and priests to encourage them, so those militias can hold out for a long time. There are a lot of them, and they can shoot arrows and throw stones, causing casualties to the warriors."

"When we attacked Shuigu City before, many tribal warriors died. The warriors of both sides were entangled together, just like burning firewood, and they burned up with crackling sounds!"

"Well, you're right."

Xuluot nodded calmly. The two armies fought, and the last one was siege. The casualties of the siege were really too tragic. He thought for a while, looked at Miwa's honest face, and asked in a deep voice.

"With so many casualties, are there any dissatisfaction in the legion? How is the morale of the soldiers?"

"Uh, dissatisfaction? Morale?"

Miwa raised his head and looked at the Death Chief carefully, hesitating.

"Well, what? There is no dissatisfaction, just some hatred. As long as the legion captures the Stone City, kills those leaders, and robs a lot of property, and has fun again, the soldiers can charge again!"

"Yeah"

Xuluot nodded slowly and didn't say anything. He had a rough idea in his mind, and the morale of the legion could still be maintained.

In this era, after attacking a strong city and suffering huge casualties, the soldiers must vent. And the more fierce the enemy's resistance, the more severe the revenge that follows. As for religious beliefs, it only allows the soldiers to withstand higher casualties, and will not let them show mercy.

"Okay, Miwa, go down! Eat some meat and drink some wine. After today, you will send a message to Black Wolf to ask him to bring all the captives here as soon as possible and empty the area around Mountaintop City!"

"Okay! I'll listen to you, Chief!"

Miwa nodded heavily and left the tent door readily.

Xuluot glanced at the back of the red-haired warrior and smiled to himself.

"Well, he has a simple mind, is used to fighting, and is familiar with archery. The Wild Dogs are really a good source of soldiers! We need to send more people to recruit some tribes from the wilderness to make up for the losses of the legion!"

The young king stood up and looked in the direction of Mountaintop City in the east. Then, he turned north and looked at the mountains and valleys at the end of the sky, and thought arose in his heart.

Four days later, the second batch of messengers came from Mountaintop City. Black Wolf looted for two days and then gathered the legion. This battle was just as Miwa had said. The legion suffered 1,500 casualties, 300 regular soldiers, and killed more than 3,000 warriors and militiamen defending the city, and captured more than 4,000 men.

Ten days later, the second group of messengers came to announce the good news and brought the first batch of prisoners. After a day of rest, Black Wolf dispersed the legion and divided it into two hundred-man teams that the dog race was familiar with.

Dozens of teams looted and captured Tlaxcala captives within a hundred miles of the surrounding area! In just five or six days, more than 15,000 young men and women were captured. All the captives together have exceeded 20,000 people, and they are being transported back in a steady stream!

Xiuluot was stationed in Shuigu City, receiving prisoners from various legions while transporting them to the south by water. The three city-state legions were dispersed, capturing prisoners in the two southern states, and now more than 10,000 people have been captured. The Yuyan Legion even broke into the suburbs of the holy city of Cholula several times to capture valuable young people.

By mid-May, the total number of Tlaxcala captives captured by the Southern Route Army had exceeded 80,000! And the number of people transported to the hinterland of the kingdom has reached 20,000!

Under Shuigu City, large areas of corn have been planted, and new fields are still being cultivated. The Tlaxcala captives were uneasy and continued to sow beans under the supervision of the Mexica warriors.

Cholula's envoys came one after another, but the king remained as steady as a rock and refused to meet them. It was not until the end of May that several scouts hurriedly came from the east with urgent intelligence.

"The looting Guajili team encountered Mixtec scouts fifty miles south of the Mountaintop City and fought each other! And eighty miles south of the Mountaintop City, the Mixtec Flower Village suddenly increased its troops by thousands!"

Hearing this news, Xiu Luote was shocked. He immediately unfolded the map and looked to the south of the Mountaintop City.

The south is a rolling mountain range and a passage connecting the mountains. Eighty miles south of the mountain is a Mixtec military village, Xochitlán. Among them, "xochitl" means "flower" and "tlan" means many, together, it means "a place with many flowers", Flower Village. This military village is located just south of the Mountaintop City, threatening the southern legion again!

"Mixtec"

Xiuluote frowned, and the murderous intent in his heart continued to accumulate. Following the Huacong Village to the southwest, there are three Mixtec military camps, Xiaoliu Village and Nizang Village, which have increased their troops by thousands, threatening the rear of the southern army. They are not ready to attack, and they are constantly restraining the army's strength. It's really like a thorn in the back!

The young king closed his eyes and thought silently for a long time. After a long time, he spoke calmly to the warrior leader.

"Bertard, go and invite the envoy of Cholula, the priest elder Vizier!"

At this point, a confident smile appeared on the king's face. He looked to the north again and smiled faintly.

"It's time to have a good talk with the envoy of Cholula!"

"Follow your will, Your Highness!"

Bertard saluted respectfully. However, before leaving, he rarely said one more word.

"Your Highness."

"Hmm?"

"The priests and elders of Cholula are all cunning old foxes. Don't trust them."

"Cunning old foxes."

Xuluot pursed his lips, pondered for a long time, and then nodded solemnly.

"Okay!"