Chapter 538 The Messenger's Plea, the King of the North Road

June is drawing to a close, and the rainy season is in full swing. Raindrops fall from the low dark clouds, soaking the fields east and west of the mountains. On the west side of the mountains, in the Texcoco Lake area, there are lush farmlands everywhere, and the fields are full of vigorous vitality.

Spring plowing in May, corn has been planted for more than a month. At this time, there is sufficient rainfall and abundant heat, which is a good time for jointing and growth. The corn stalks in the field are growing up at a speed visible to the naked eye. Green beans climb the stalks and extend to the sky together. And pumpkins spread under the stalks, covering the ground tenaciously. From time to time, weeds can be seen popping up in the fields, and then they are pulled up by the big hands full of calluses!

Farmers at this time are also busy. They have to run around in the fields day after day to weed the fields in early summer to prevent the nutrients in the fields from being diluted. The nobles and warriors who controlled the manure and lake mud would also strictly urge their subordinate serfs to carefully apply fertilizer to the floating fields of Chinampa at this time.

"When the corn is growing, injecting vitality into the farmland can effectively increase the yield of a season. Because corn is the people of the earth, it will be hungry when it grows, and its appetite is the best."

The village's chief priest taught everyone in this way. These farming sayings, partly from the experience passed down by the old people, and partly from the summary of the Western Kingdom, jointly increase the yield of farmland and consolidate the foundation of the alliance.

The envoy of the lake capital ran north, carrying the plea of ​​death, and walked through the vibrant fields. He walked through the holy city of Teotihuacan in the northeast, came to the Avenue of Death and the Sun and Moon Pyramid, and brought the news that the morning star fell with the sun.

The high priest family has been in charge of the holy city for decades and has a deep foundation here. The elders are the spiritual sustenance of four generations in the hearts of the Mexica people. When the news of their death came, Teotihuacan was filled with grief. The priests and nobles in the city were grieving and sorrowful. They immediately summoned all the people, brought the sacrifices sent back from the Eastern Expedition, held a grand sacrificial ceremony, and respectfully sent the great soul to the Kingdom of God!

The messenger stayed for one night and continued to run northeast. He crossed the mountain pass in the northeast and came to Atotonilquebon. From here, continuing eastward is the land of the Tlaxcala people, which had just been conquered by the northern army in the brutal Eastern Expedition. He ran through the barren farmland and the abandoned villages with the message of death, met the patrolling warriors, and then arrived at a solemn and heavily guarded hot spring city.

The hot spring city is an important retreat for the northern army. It is a must-pass place for grain transportation. Thousands of warriors and militiamen from the Lake Texcoco area are stationed there. When the messenger arrived here, he said a few words with a gloomy expression, and the warriors showed sorrow on their faces, all shed tears, cried and wailed to the sky, and even cut their cheeks!

Then, the messenger continued to run southeast, passing through the more dead wilderness, and after several teams of warriors patrolled, he finally arrived at the station of the commander of the northern army, Quetzalcoatl City.

King Avit was in Quetzalcoatl City, looking at the map on the table with his trusted female snake, discussing the next offensive.

"Gilliam, it has been a month and a half since the capture of Quetzalcoatl City in early May. The various legions besieged the three snake cities and looted the rich Tlaxcala Valley. Now, the tribes outside the city within more than 50 miles around have been cleared. It's time to carry out the next siege!"

After the fall of Quetzalcoatl City, the entire northern gate of Tlaxcala could no longer stop the northern army. Seven northern legions, with more than 50,000 people, were deployed one after another within dozens of miles. The legions were full of murderous intent, spreading flames all the way, killing and sweeping across the heartland of the Tlaxcalans, the Tlaxcala State with 400,000 people!

Tens of thousands of warriors surged in. The Tlaxcala army fought two battles, lost two thousand warriors, and then retreated. The God-descended nobles of the Cloud Snake abandoned all the fields and villages, concentrated as many warriors, young men and food as possible, and defended in three mutually connected dangerous snake cities. As for the Tlaxcala tribes in the wild, they could only flee one after another, avoid the army's front, and desperately escape into the mountains.

At the end of May, almost at the same time as the high priest left the capital. Seven northern legions officially arrived under the three snake cities and surrounded the ancestral land of the Tlaxcalans. Then, Avit personally led the Eagle Warriors to observe the easternmost hill city, the White Snake City, with a deep frown on his face.

There are towering mountains to the north and west of the White Snake City, and slightly flat fields to the south and east.

"Surrounded by mountains on both sides, we can only attack from the two flat sides. The city is not large, and the city wall is seven or eight meters high, almost like a fortress. But the most difficult thing is that this is a hill city, located on a hill more than ten meters high!"

Avit looked calm and shook his head, feeling quite difficult. The warriors had to attack upwards for twenty or thirty meters before they could climb to the top of the White Snake City. When attacking such a fortress, catapults are difficult to use, and bows and arrows are also very disadvantageous. Only six Shenying cannons can barely reach the top of the city. If the defenders in the city resist to the end, the casualties of the warriors will definitely not be few if they want to capture the fortress.

"Hua Diao, Wang Dog, bring the armored guards and follow me to see Yunshe City!"

Afterwards, King Avit took two trusted generals and three thousand armored elites, bypassed the White Snake City, and went seven or eight miles deep into the northern mountains. He climbed the hill in the mountain, looked up, and took a look at Yunshe City hundreds of meters away, and his face changed. He was so shocked that he forgot to breathe and just groaned in pain.

".The first of the four snake cities in the ancestral land, the unfading mountain fortress, Tepetícpac-Texcallan built on the mountain, Tepetícpa-Tlaxcala, the Cloud Snake City!"

Many of the king's personal guards looked at Yunshe Mountain City. Even though they were all alliance warriors, they all showed fear on their faces and remained silent. The Cloud Snake City in front of us is located on a dangerous mountain nearly 200 meters away. The mountain is continuous, the first half is extremely steep, and the second half suddenly slows down, forming several gentle hills on the top of the mountain. There are mountain springs on the hilltops, where you can build a walled city, cultivate some terraced fields, and camp in the nearby mountains, garrisoning 10,000 or 20,000 people. On the edge of the hilltop, you can rely on the mountain terrain to build stone blocks to block the pass and form a complete defense.

The ancestors of the Tlaxcala people, in order to resist the attack of the Tepanek people, chose this place from the mountains to build the dangerous Cloud Snake Mountain City!

Yunshe Mountain City is surrounded by mountains on all sides, with only a narrow mountain road to climb in the south. This mountain city has never fallen since it was built. If you want to attack here, it will be difficult to use the Alliance's bows, trebuchets and condor cannons. The warriors had to brave arrows falling from their heads, deadly stones and wooden blocks to climb the mountain with great difficulty, and then use hook ropes to climb the pass and attack upwards layer by layer.

"This Cloud Snake City is more difficult to defeat than the Otopan Mountain City. Even if one hundred thousand warriors are invested, I'm afraid."

Avitt looked at the Cloud Serpent flag on the mountain city and the vaguely visible Tlaxcala warriors, and was lost in thought for a long time. He thought of Tisok's siege of the mountain city of Otopan, which could not be conquered for a long time, and the consequences of people's betrayal, and his heart suddenly shuddered. Then, he managed to calm down, smiled confidently, and laughed loudly to the cronies around him.

"Haha, these damn Tlaxcala gods, the so-called flying cloud snakes, turn out to be just gophers hiding in the mountains! Let them stay in the mountains and watch us wipe out all the Tlaxcala tribes outside the mountains. ! The Lord God bless the alliance, and the Eastern Expedition will be victorious!"

"Blessed by the Lord God! The Eastern Campaign will be won!"

The guards were inspired by the king and responded loudly. Then, Avitt walked down the hill and led the warriors back, never mentioning the attack on Cloud Snake City. He continued southward, traveled more than ten miles, and went to observe the last snake city in the southwest, Tree Snake City.

Avitt ran all the way and finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the Tree Snake City on the plain.

Tree Snake City is located in the heart of the Tlaxcala Basin. The land is fertile and extremely wealthy. Among the four snake cities, this city has the largest area, the most prosperous population, and the most powerful strength. The city wall of Tree Snake City is eight or nine meters high and covers an area of ​​nearly five square kilometers. It can be regarded as the capital of the entire Tlaxcala Alliance.

Of course, behind the four snake cities of Tlaxcala, there is a descendant of the God of Hunting, each in charge of one side. They have equal status and there is no distinction between them. The system of the Four Kingdoms Alliance is also governed by the leaders of the four cities, together with the divine nobles from various places, who jointly decide the major events of the Four Kingdoms Alliance.

"To the north of Tree Serpent City is the meandering Tras River, and the other three sides are plains suitable for planting. The city wall is eight or nine meters high, and the defenders are tens of thousands. Although it is still dangerous, it is just like the Feathered Serpent City."

A smile slowly appeared on Avitt's face. He took a deep look at the divine flag at the head of Huishu Serpent City, and then led the armored warriors back to the Feathered Serpent City camp. Then, the northern army left three legions to blockade the three snake cities. The remaining four legions, 30,000 Mexican troops, were divided into more than ten battalions and scattered in all directions.

The troops passing by on the northern route were like sieves sifting through grains, setting fire to villages, destroying tribes, and capturing and killing tens of thousands!

In just one month, dozens of towns and villages in northern Tlaxcala were burned to the ground. The Tlaxcala people are the old enemies of the alliance that have been fighting for decades, and the tribes in the Tlaxcala Basin here are the ruling core and the most stubborn main ethnic group in the Four-State Alliance.

King Avit is fierce in his killing spree, and the legions on the northern route will never show any mercy. As long as all the tribes in the basin made even the slightest resistance, the entire tribe would be massacred, with their young men as sacrifices and their women as property!

According to Gillim's estimate, approximately 20,000 men and the same number of women of the right age have been captured in the past month. As for the Tlaxcala tribe that was wiped out, there should be more than one hundred thousand. Counting the enemies executed in the Battle of Feathered Serpent City, the main ethnic group of 400,000 in Tlaxcala State has been wiped out of 180,000 to 90,000, nearly half of which were killed!

"Your Majesty, the three Snake Cities are dangerous and difficult to attack, and they echo each other. In order to reduce the losses of the royal army, we should focus on siege, and there is no need to rush."

Gillim saluted solemnly and admonished respectfully.

"When the Holy City of Cholula formally surrenders, the South Route Army can move eighty miles north to reach outside Tree Snake City. At that time, the North and South Route Army will join forces to besiege the dangerous Yunshe Mountain City and White Snake Hill City, and build trebuchets With the shield chariot, first attack the Tree Snake City on the plain, and then try to attack the White Snake Hill City."

"At that time, there will be trebuchets, bows and arrows, and bronze cannons that can be used as siege suppressors; there will be many city-state legions that can be used as siege vanguards; and there will also be armored kingdom legions that can be used as the main siege force. The king only needs to command the royal legion. , press the formation at the rear, command all the armies, defeat the old enemy in the east, and establish immortal achievements! "

Hearing this, Avitt's expression flashed and he fell into thinking. His eyes became deep and a smile slowly appeared on his face. Defeat the old enemy of Tlaxcala and weaken the city-states in various parts of the alliance. After returning to the capital, you can implement reforms again and proceed to the next step of centralization!

"Um"

King Avit nodded slightly, and was about to say his permission when the big tent suddenly opened.

Two newly formed guards with severed hair bowed their heads and entered the tent, bringing with them a messenger from the capital who was dusty and sweaty. The messenger was covered in sweat and his face was covered in tears. As soon as he entered the tent, he fell to the ground and shouted sadly.

"Supreme King, I come from the capital to bring the death plea."

"Hmm?"

Hearing this, Avit and Gilliam looked at each other, and at the same time, they felt uneasy. The king frowned suddenly and looked at the messenger lying on the ground.

"What happened? Tell me!"

"Half a month ago, the dazzling morning star, the sacred high priest, died in the holy city of Cholula, poisoned! And a few days later, the immortal sun, the respected elder, died of illness in the lake capital and went to the kingdom of God! The morning star and the sun fell together!!"

"Ah!! Elder, great-uncle!"

"What?! The high priest is dead?!"

Shocked shouts instantly came out of Avit and Gilliam's mouths, like the roar of a jaguar. Such shocking news came, like the collapse of the Yanfeng Divine Mountain, which was unbelievable and blank in the mind.

The two men were usually deep-minded and expressionless, but at this moment, they both opened their eyes and mouths wide, completely losing control of their expressions, and even their bodies began to tremble!

Then, there was a dead silence in the big tent, without a single sound of wind. More than a dozen Mexican warriors standing guard stood there, motionless, and their breathing paused. Only the "woohoo" sobbing of the capital envoy was left in the tent, like a mournful song of death, entangled in the hearts of all Mexicans, and deeply engraved into their bones, never to be dissipated~~