Chapter 563 Dealing with the Red Crow Tribe
"The sun sets on the wall and shines brightly, and the moon rises above the sky and shines brightly. The day of separation is not far away!"
The twilight glow fell on the stone walls of the hall, reflecting the colorful gods. The warm wind blew over the emblem of the Lord God, flashing with dazzling golden light. In the main hall of Shuigu City, the monarch and his ministers stood and knelt, looking at each other for a long time, saying nothing.
After a while, Shulot pursed his lips and suppressed his ups and downs of emotions. He had firm eyes and a deep smile.
"Bertard, what you are going to do will definitely change the whole world and be sung by future generations forever!. Of course, wild beasts are constantly moving and unpredictable, and hunters have to dig traps and wait for the opportunity. If you want to accomplish this Major events must change with time, and we must take advantage of the situation and cannot rush it!”
"Yes, Your Highness! I swear to obey your will to the death!"
The loyal warrior commander nodded heavily. No matter how bizarre His Highness's prophecy is, or how far away the Snake Island in the East is, he will not hesitate to follow His Highness's guidance, cross the vast waves, and travel thousands of miles eastward, just to capture the white-skinned foreign evil spirits.
"Get up! The key now is to find a stable outlet to the sea in the east."
Schlott stretched out his hand and lifted Bertard up from the ground. Then he looked at the map again, his eyes moving along the eastern coast. All towns with large populations and sufficient supplies were carefully marked by the kingdom's scouts.
The northernmost one is naturally the northern ancestral homeland of the Huastec people, the capital city eight hundred miles away from the capital city in the lake, Otter City in Kuxikapampang.
"Where is the Red Crow tribe in the north now?"
"Your Highness, after the Red Crow tribe fled eastward, they re-erected the tribal flag and set up camp on the lowland plains north of the Huastec people, more than two hundred miles northwest of Otter City. Their location was marked by the local Huastec People call it 'a land of many trees and rivers'."
Bertard stretched out his hand and drew a circle with a radius of a hundred miles northwest of Otter City. The terrain of this location is flat, with the tributaries of the Tampen River close to the east and west, and rivers connecting the north and south. It is an important place with easy access in all directions.
"A land with many trees and rivers, a strategic military location extending in all directions"
Shulot looked at the map and pondered silently. He vaguely remembered that the Castillo De Nueva Apolonia (Castillo De Nueva Apolonia) built by the Spaniards in later generations should be in this area. The Red Crow Tribe chose to build a tribal camp here, and I'm afraid it was a big deal.
"What progress has been made in the relationship between the Kingdom and the Red Crow Tribe?"
"Your Highness, Amosi, the leader of the Red Crows, claims to be a vassal of the alliance and is very courteous to the kingdom's envoys. They trade with the city of Pamus upstream through the tributaries of the Tampen River. Under your instructions, Lord Ba of Pamus City Ramo provided a large number of bows and arrows and bronze spears to the Red Crow tribe, and exchanged five or six thousand Huastec prisoners. Among these prisoners, they were mainly young women and children, and there were only a small number of them. "
"Well. The arms trade is just the first step. How strong is the Red Crow tribe now? Can it take down the Huastec Otter City?"
"The detailed situation of the Red Crow Tribe is too far away, and the specific information has not been found out yet."
Bertard thought for a moment and shook his head.
"But in the past two years, the Red Crow Tribe has been based in the northeastern lowlands, with no rivals around. On the one hand, they went south to plunder the weak and wealthy Huastec people, and on the other hand, they went north, absorbing the warlike hunting tribes in the wilderness. They developed with them With such speed, Otter City should be captured within these two years."
"According to the estimation of Red Cat Chief Mizli of Palms City, Red Crow Chief Amosi probably already has 20,000 to 30,000 wasteland dog descendants in his hands, enslaving twice the number of Huastec farmers, and can at least draw out A legion of warriors!"
"Can you pull out eight thousand canine warriors?"
Hearing this, Shulot's eyes moved, revealing a bit of surprise.
"I remember, three years ago, I conquered the Canine Alliance in the northern expedition, and the Red Crow tribe fled eastward. They only took away more than 10,000 people?"
"Yes, Your Highness."
Bertard nodded affirmatively.
"When the Red Crow tribe fled eastward, there were only more than 10,000 people, with at most 4,000 warriors. Later, they crossed the mountains and arrived in the northeastern lowlands. They began to plunder the weak and wealthy Huastec people. The situation suddenly changed. The autumn harvest of the year before last Later, the leader of the Huastek tribe gathered his legion and went north to conquer the Red Crow tribe. He was eventually ambushed and died. The Huastek legion then collapsed and suffered heavy casualties in the pursuit of the canines."
"Last year, the terrible cold wave came again, and the wasteland tribe was forced to move south. Thousands of fierce Bozalos went south and joined the Red Crow tribe. Later, several groups of Janambre people from the northern coast ) moved south and was annexed by the Red Crow tribe. With these new northern tribes, the Red Crow tribe rose to the north of the Huastec people and became truly dominant."
Bertard paused, looked at His Highness's thoughtful expression, and then explained.
"The Bossaros are actually of the same origin as the Guakili dogs. They wander in the east of the wasteland and are hostile to the Coahuiltec tribes further north. Last year, tens of thousands of Coahuiltec tribes were driven south by the cold wave. The move also forced the neighboring Bossaros to move further south. Some of them were recruited by Palms City, while others joined the Red Crow tribe with similar customs in accordance with the wilderness tradition. "
"The coastal Janamblé people were also forced by the Coahuic people to migrate to the southern lowlands. Last autumn, Chief Red Crow led thousands of tribal warriors northward, raided the migrating Janamblé people, and forcibly annexed thousands of tribes. Then, this spring, he led the newly recruited tribal warriors southward to plunder the wealthy Huastec people."
Bosaros and Janamblé people are both in Tamaulipas, the northeasternmost state of Mexico in later generations. The former are mainly located in the western mountains and forests, while the latter are distributed along the eastern coast.
"Your Highness, Red Crow Chieftain Amosi has been conquering the east and the west, constantly unifying the various tribes in the northeast. The Vastek people farm for him and provide food and property; the wasteland tribes fight for him and conquer more tribes. Although he was defeated by the kingdom's northern expedition, he is also a hero among the dog race and needs to be cautious."
"Yes. The Red Crow tribe has experienced the migration to the south, conquered the Otomi city-state, and survived the kingdom's northern expedition. Their organizational level is naturally much stronger than other wasteland tribes."
Xuluot thought for a while and responded in a deep voice. The rise of the Red Crow tribe gave him a vague sense of familiarity. Of course, the strength of this tribe at this time is still not worth mentioning compared to the powerful Lake Kingdom.
"Behind the rise of the Red Crow Tribe, there is also the military connivance and trade support of the Alliance. The main purpose is to target Bertard of the Huastec!"
"Here! Your Highness."
"Send the Kingdom's envoys to the Red Crow Tribe. Let them gather the tribal warriors and attack Otter City as soon as possible!"
When Xiu Luote said this, his eyes became sharp. He stood up and spoke lightly, giving new conditions and threats.
"Tell them! Palms City will send out 3,000 Guakili warriors to secretly join this expedition. As long as the Red Crow Tribe captures Otter City, the Kingdom will accept them and become a stable trading partner. The trade of weapons and people can continue, and the harvest from the capture of Otter City will belong to the Red Crow Tribe! And if they refuse, the Alliance's expeditionary army will immediately go north after the end of the Eastern Expedition, burn their camps, and drive them to the desolate north!"
"Yes. Your Highness!"
Bertard saluted respectfully. As the overlord of the world in Central America, the Mexica Alliance naturally has the confidence to speak so to the weak hunting tribes in the north. Well, at least before the horses from the Old World were introduced, that was the case.
"In addition, order the Lake Kingdom to select a group of devout and hardworking priests of the Lord God as soon as possible and send them to the Red Crow Tribe."
Xuluot narrowed his eyes, looked at the statue of the Lord God, and made a decision in his heart. The hunting tribes in the wilderness are simply impossible to kill. Blindly conquering often results in half the effort and twice the result. At this time, we must refer to the experience explored by the Spaniards.
"Let the priests bring the kingdom's farming and city-building techniques while preaching. Help the Red Crow Tribe to burn the wasteland and reclaim land, build towns, and even build fortresses."
"Ah! Your Highness, this?"
"Bertard, if the wandering wolves have a nest, they are no longer dangerous and can be slowly domesticated into dogs. What's more, in front of the kingdom's new weapons and armor, as long as the wilderness tribes dare to fight head-on, they will only end up defeated!"
Hearing this, Bertard was stunned. He looked at the smile of His Highness, thought carefully for a while, and finally bowed his head respectfully.
"Praise your highness! You are wise and kind!"