Chapter 585 Execution Formation, Deer and Wolf

The setting sun reflects the red sky and warms the earth. Between the sky and the earth, there are tall wooden poles, tied hair, and densely packed heads. More than eight hundred pairs of wide-open eyes stared in mid-air, gathering into a group. From a distance, they look like "dandelions" fluttering in the wind.

The dandelions cast the eyes of the dead and looked unwillingly at the sky and the earth. These gazes fell on the sky and turned into deep red clouds all over the sky. When they fell on the ground, they were tens of thousands of prostrate figures. Those figures cowered, trembled, stooped, cried, and also exposed in despair.

Now, the dignity, order and tradition of all tribes have been chopped into pieces by the copper axes of the Prepecha warriors, leaving only the fear engraved in the bone marrow and completely numb obedience.

The brutal prosecution lasted for half a day, and the subsequent execution was extremely neat. More than twenty hidden noble warriors were finally exposed by the desperate moth people, as well as hundreds of men who participated in the riot. Then, under the witness of the setting sun, the remaining more than 800 prisoners, whether Trask nobles, warriors or moth people, were pushed to the ground by the spear warriors and executed one by one!

The copper ax was swung, the head was hanging high, the bright red flowed freely, the wail was harsh and then disappeared. When the sun sets in the west and crows crow in the sky, the square in the center of Babai Town is completely silent, and there is no longer any potential resistance.

Pimen, the commander of the spear battalion, was holding the curled-edged axe, panting slightly. There was a strong smell of blood in his nose, and his eyes were red, like the wolfhound of the God of Death. He glanced at hundreds of headless corpses, and then looked at the captives who were crying in fear. After a while, Pimen exhaled, faced the emblem of the Lord God, and lowered his head.

"Praise the Lord God! He casts black eyes from the bloody sky! He takes away the souls of the sacrifices, carries out the final judgment, and blesses the devout people!"

Loud praises sounded in front of the altar of the Lord God. The spear warriors, their uniforms stained with blood and full of murderous intent, prayed to the emblem of the main god. They had just carried out trials and executions, and their eyes were filled with a faint color of blood and full of firm piety, as if they were ready to sacrifice themselves for the gods at any time.

After a while, the warriors finished their sacrificial prayers and completed the consolation of their souls. Pimon straightened his spine again. He looked at the tens of thousands of trembling and fearful prisoners and gave a stern order.

"Disperse them, abolish all the original group leaders! Reorganize into a small team of twenty people. Conduct a competition among the small teams, and select the team leader and deputy leader according to their bravery!"

After the prisoners rioted, Pimon thought for a long time. He made up his mind to completely break up the captives and dismantle all traditional hierarchies within the tribe.

A team of twenty people is exactly the carrying capacity of a new catamaran canoe. The two leaders, the captain and the mate, correspond to the two catamaran ships. More importantly, "twenty" is the number of fingers and toes put together, and it is also the largest number that ordinary tribal people can recognize!

After a while, under the command of the spear warrior, the captives who were afraid to obey were divided into teams of twenty people. Then, in each team, a simple wrestling competition begins to select the two strongest.

"The team leader and deputy team leader are responsible for managing the people under their command. Regardless of their origins, they are the leaders of the twenty people! They are also the team leaders recognized by the kingdom and can talk directly to the kingdom's warriors!"

Pi Meng looked at it for a moment and nodded with satisfaction. After selecting the leader of the team, the prisoners had a new team. The kingdom warriors do not need to deal with individual tribesmen, they only need to go to the leader of the group. In fact, during the previous escorts, the samurai's internal management of the prisoners was basically negligible.

"Very good! Let the team leaders have their foreheads tattooed with the emblem of the Lord God!"

Upon hearing this, the war priests accompanying the army walked out of the team. They took out sharp obsidian daggers, deeply carved the pattern of a sun hummingbird on the forehead of the selected prisoner, and then applied sterilizing blue dye. Face tattoos are usually a treatment that can only be obtained by senior warriors of the tribe. As for the sacred emblem of the Lord God, not just anyone is qualified to engrave it.

In various tribes on the northern plateau, this face tattooing ceremony does not have any insulting meaning, and is even a rare honor. The tattoos of the American tribes cannot be compared with the tattoos of the Chinese dynasty.

The red sun sets slowly, and the mountain wind blows mightily. Under the supervision of the spear warriors, the selection of team leaders and the tattooing of priests are progressing continuously. Pimon stood in front of the altar of the main god, looking at the sacred symbols and thinking silently. He thought for a while, then turned around, walked towards the two captains of the expedition team, and bowed his head.

"Respected hereditary noble Puap, expedition leader Chihuaco, the Lord God bless you!"

"The Lord God bless you! Respected military noble Pimon!"

The two of them were respectful and returned the favor in unison. After seeing the execution scene just now, Huitu Puap's attitude was better than ever before.

"Two captains, you just saw me execute the rebels and kill all the hidden poisonous snakes. Now, the prisoners have been dispersed and a new team leader has been elected. These methods have been adopted over the years. , I learned it from Captain Ezpan.”

When Pimon said this, he paused. There was still some worry in his determined expression.

"It's just that by breaking up the captives and disintegrating the tribe, resistance may be reduced. But there is still a long way to go, so how can we reduce the escape of captives?"

"Um"

Puap touched his chin and was silent. He subconsciously looked at Chihuaco, but the other party lowered his eyes and remained silent. Puap shook his head secretly.

"Hey! This old guy is so soft-hearted! It seems that we can't count on him for this kind of problem. But, after going through so much along the way, I have some ideas."

Thinking of this, Puap grinned and answered confidently.

"God bless you, Captain Pimon, this is easy to handle!"

"Oh? Dear noble noble of dust, please give me some advice!"

"On the way here, I heard that His Majesty has set an upper limit for the death of captives. At most, only 20% can die?"

"Yes! Your Majesty has been inspired by the gods and has always been kind. However, these rebels have launched a riot and must be severely punished! Witness the Lord God! The warriors have been very restrained."

"Witness the Lord God! Captain Pimon, the journey is long and the number of warriors in custody is limited. If you want to reduce the number of escapes, you must train the prisoners to bite each other like a dog! You have chosen the leader of twenty people. This is very important. Okay. Next, it’s best to put the power and threat of execution on their heads!”

"Huh? What do you mean?."

"There are twenty days in January, and there are four unlucky days for death. If a team of twenty prisoners is allowed to die, four of them are allowed to die! The leader of the team selected is the two strongest, the leader of the twenty. Wolf. The alpha wolf is in charge of everything in the pack, and so are the two leaders!”

"Give the two most ferocious team leaders a stone spear and a dagger, which can easily suppress their subordinates! From now on, they will not only be in charge of their subordinates' food and property, but also their subordinates' life and death. ! No matter how they squeeze, bully, beat, or even execute their tribesmen, the warriors will turn a blind eye and acquiesce to their actions! "

Speaking of this, Puap's eyes flashed with a fierce light like a wolf. This is the most naked law of the jungle, allowing the two selected leaders of the Tlaxcala team to enjoy higher power than ordinary prisoners and control the life and death of their subordinates. From then on, they became the management minions of the warriors.

"Huh?! The selected team leader becomes the alpha wolf in charge of the life and death of his subordinates?"

Pi Meng was startled and asked in surprise.

"But, His Majesty said, the casualties can only be 20% at most."

"Then tell them! No matter how you deal with it, you can only kill four at most! Every time they stop in a village, the warriors will make a final count. Those who died or escaped on the way of each team, once the number exceeds four, two teams will be killed. head, be beheaded and executed!”

"Tell the team leaders that if there are really not enough people, they can capture the escaped prisoners, capture the savages they encounter, or find a way to get over from other surplus teams! In any case, the warriors of the kingdom only look at the heads. ! As long as the captives under your command are brought to the head of all the teams according to the number, they can be given priority in the villages where the prisoners are placed, and even become the leaders of the flag team's small tents, and continue to be superior!"

Puap's words were like a low howl of a wolf, echoing in the heart of Captain Pimon. Around the two of them, there were the shouts and cries of the prisoners, like the lowing of deer.

"The wolf and the deer, the warrior and the wolf of the captive deer, catching the fleeing deer."

Pi Meng frowned and thought for a while before nodding in admiration.

"Respected Gray Earth Noble, your suggestion makes sense! By dividing the prisoners into new ranks and letting the team leader act as the alpha wolf, we can keep an eye on the prisoners for the warriors. However, I have no right to prioritize the last one. The decision must be made by the legion commander, and the first few are the power and threat of execution."

Camp Piment Commander held the copper ax tightly, grinned, and thanked him sincerely.

"I'll take care of it right away. Once I've settled the matter with the captives, I'll hold a dinner party tonight to cleanse you of your troubles!. Apart from anything else, the snake-born noblewoman among the captives also looks like a snake from top to bottom. Just as smooth and will definitely satisfy you! ”

"Haha! Thank you Lord God, thank you!"

Speaking of this, the two warriors from Patzcuaro grinned at the same time, extremely happy. On this bloody evening, they decided the life and death of tens of thousands of Tlaxcala people, and also decided what would happen to more than 100,000 captives in the future. In their hands, they held not only the blood-stained copper axe, but also the talisman of the Lord God, which was located above the person.

In this fertile land, Prepecha's loyal warriors followed His Majesty's footsteps and finally became the new conquerors. A steady stream of wealth, land, and population came from the conquests, injecting fuel into the kingdom's military machine. And as long as the wars and victories continue, the loyalty of the warriors will not change at all!