Chapter 545 Glorious Death
Arrows flew and the leader fell to the ground. In an instant, there was a shocked silence under the banner. After a few breaths, the surrounding Sourwood guards hurriedly rushed towards him, their faces showing despair and fear, and they shouted in disbelief.
"Master!"
"Legion Commander!"
Seeing the fallen Yotico, Turquoise Tesi Whitt's expression changed greatly. He directly abandoned the Cloud Snake Hunter, turned around, and ran towards the banner.
Travito's face showed surprise. He widened his eyes, looking for the warrior who shot the enemy with arrows. However, the firelight was blurry and the figures were swaying and chaotic, but it was not clear at all.
"Who is it? He was able to kill the commander of the Mexican Army and achieve such a great feat!"
"Such a superb shot must be a famous hunter in our Tree Snake City!"
Izzy looked for a moment and found nothing. But a night attack, with such military exploits, is enough to explain to the city lord.
"Travito, stop looking! Let's leave quickly while the Mexica lose their leader! When we retreat to the city, we will ask the warriors who went out to fight, and reward the hunters who have made great achievements!"
"Yeah Izzy"
Travito clenched the copper ax in his hand and looked at Izzy beside him, with murderous intent flashing in his eyes.
"The leader of Mexica died in battle, and the warriors lost their commander. If they can fight for a while longer."
".It's too late! If we had shot the opponent's leader two quarters of an hour earlier, we might still have a chance."
Izzy thought for a moment and shook his head. He stretched out his hand and pointed at the noble flags with different family crests surrounding the sour wood flag.
"It's getting daylight, and these Mexican nobles' battle groups are slowly restoring order. We have too few people, and without the cover of night, we can't defeat them! Let's go!"
"Two quarters of an hour early."
Travito raised his head unwillingly and looked under the chaotic banner. If that warrior could shoot the enemy leader earlier, he would have a chance to completely defeat the Mexican Legion! And at this moment.
"Hey! Let's go!"
The cloud snake hunter sighed, turned and left. He no longer looked back, and hurriedly retreated outside the camp with dozens of remaining tree snake warriors. The nearby noble battle groups held fast to their respective flags and killed the scattered tree snake warriors, but no one took the initiative to pursue them.
At the same time, the hidden arrow actually struck. A lean figure picked up a long bow, swayed in his steps, and disappeared in the chaos of the fight. In the direction he was going, there was a flag second only to the sourwood flag. The flag depicts a tall cedar tree with a red cloud on the top of the tree. The red cloud shrouded the tree, like a blood-colored eye, quietly watching everything that happened under the moonlight night and dawn.
A few quarters of an hour later, Travito led the warriors who attacked at night, detoured through the south gate, and finally returned to Tree Snake City. On the way to retreat, some tree snake warriors who had not yet been knocked unconscious joined his team one after another. But after actually returning to the city, after a quick count, out of the five hundred tree snake warriors who attacked at night, only a hundred or so were left.
More than 70% of the night attack elites were either killed on the spot or scattered throughout the Mexica military camp. And when it gets bright, the only destination for these warriors in the enemy camp is to go to the divine kingdom of Yun She. Night raids and killings in this era are so brutal!
The Lord of Okote City stood at the top of the city, looking at the fire outside the city, and waited for the whole night. When the morning sun rose and the sky became bright, Travito appeared in front of him again and fell to his knees with a bang.
"City Lord! Travito, I have lived up to your expectations! Blessed by the cloud snake! We penetrated the enemy camp, killed the Mexica commander, and came back!"
The cloak on the cloud snake hunter has been dyed red with blood. His gorgeous battle uniform was also full of holes and badly damaged. However, when he held his head high and spoke loudly and confidently, the crowd of people in Tree Snake City became silent.
"Okay! Very good! Travito, my warrior, you are the true warrior, the sacred hunter blessed by the cloud snake! Haha!"
The Lord of Okote City looked happy and laughed loudly. He looked around and saw the excited expressions of the warriors in the city. He pondered for a moment and then announced loudly.
"The great victory in the night attack is the victory given to us by the Cloud Serpent! As the leader, Travitt received divine grace and was promoted to a hereditary noble! The deputy leader Izzy fought bravely and was also promoted to a hereditary noble! And the warrior who killed the enemy leader also To be promoted to a noble! As for the other returning warriors, everyone will be rewarded generously."
Then Okote paused. He turned his head and looked at the heroic cloud snake hunter for a moment before making up his mind to once again inspire the morale of the soldiers in the city.
"From today on, Travit is my son-in-law, the divine descendant of the Cloud Snake! I will marry my youngest daughter to him! The Cloud Snake protects us, and the Tree Snake City is unbreakable and as stable as a towering sacred mountain!"
"Blessed by cloud snakes, as stable as a sacred mountain!"
The passionate shouts sounded at the top of Tree Snake City, carrying the Tlaxcala people's fighting spirit to fight to the end. Later, Travito and Itz searched for the night attack team, but could not find the hunter who had made great achievements. They were probably trapped in the Mexican military camp, with no chance of escape.
A few miles away, the Sourwood Camp was fighting until it stopped. The warriors of Tlaxcala scattered throughout the camp were killed, their bodies piled together, and sacrificed to the supreme god. The nobles closed the camp, the four thousand militiamen lost thousands, and the rest were routed. As for the more than 3,000 city-state warriors, they also suffered heavy casualties in the melee of the night attack. A thousand casualties were lost.
The noble flags of the Alliance were broken and fluttering, and the camp was filled with sadness and cries. Among those chaotic cries, there were heartbreaking sincerity, hypocrisy of crying without tears, and even half-heartedness that couldn't wait.
Two days later, King Avit received the news and led 30,000 troops to the foot of Tree Snake City. He was solemn and expressionless. He went to the camp as soon as possible to check on the body of Yotiko. The once unruly noble of glory now lay quietly on the wooden bed, wearing a solid bronze armor, but his neck was full of blood that could not be dissolved.
Looking at this scene, Avit pursed his lips, was silent for a while, and then spoke solemnly.
".The noble of glory Yotiko died on the battlefield, which was the glorious death of a warrior. Under the guidance of the Lord God, he went to the red country and enjoyed peace and beauty forever! .Lord God bless you!"
Hearing this, all the generals bowed their heads and mourned for the highest-level commander of the alliance who died since the Eastern Expedition.
"Lord God bless you! May you enjoy beauty forever!"
Avit lowered his eyes, and his face showed deep sorrow. After a while, he opened his eyes and looked at the nobles in the Sourwood Legion. The king's eyes lingered on the middle-aged noble in front for a while, and he gave an order in a deep voice.
"From today on, the Sourwood Legion will be taken over by the Honor Noble, the Spruce Patriarch Hochkalo!"
Hearing this appointment, the Sourwood nobles looked at each other. Although they were a little surprised, no one objected. Since Yotiko's eldest son was not in the army, then the Spruce Patriarch Hochkalo was indeed the most suitable successor, and he was also one of the people in the city-state.
In Nahua language, "Hochkalo" means a flowering fruit tree. And "Yotiko" means trees in the sour fruit forest. Just from the name, it can be seen that there is a close blood relationship between the two. In fact, Hochkalo is the cousin of Yotiko's grandfather, and one of the great nobles in Sourwood City, second only to Yotiko.
Hearing this, the Spruce Patriarch Hochkalo put away the sadness on his face and showed some excitement. He stepped forward, knelt on one knee, and bowed his head respectfully.
"Dear King, Houchkalo obeys your will! I will reorganize the Sourwood Legion and fight bravely for the Supreme Sun!"
"Well. Do it well! Houchkalo, I am always at ease with you doing things!"
Avite's expression moved slightly and he nodded slowly. Then, he stretched out his hand with a smile and shook Houchkalo's hair.
"Gather the scattered militia and warriors as soon as possible, reorganize the Sourwood Legion. Next, follow me to capture the Tree Snake City and sacrifice the nobles in the city. Sacrifice for the immortal elders and avenge the brave commander of the Yotiko Legion!"
"Yes! Obey you!"
Houchkalo lowered his head with a flickering look in his eyes. After a moment, he raised his head and shouted to the surrounding Sourwood nobles with grief and murderous intent.
"Conquer the city of Quetzalco and offer a blood sacrifice to the nobles in the city! Sacrifice for the immortal elders and avenge the heroic commander of the Jotiko Legion!"
"Attack the city. Blood sacrifice. Sacrifice for revenge!"
Soon, under the guidance of the priests accompanying the army, the angry shouts of the Mexica warriors resounded throughout the camp of tens of thousands of troops! The sound was like a roaring tide, and like thunder in the sky, with the will to destroy everything!
King Avit did not wait or hesitate. His heart was as hard as iron and he had already made all preparations. Early the next morning, when the simple ladders were finally transported from the camp outside the Quetzalco City to the foot of the Quetzalco City, tens of thousands of Mexica troops began the brutal siege without stopping!