Chapter 590: What I Saw Along the Way, the Importance of the Thousand-Mile Long River

The enemy retreated and night fell. Seven long boats docked at the beach, and the kingdom's expedition team, with only more than two hundred people left, set up camp on the west bank of the Dashui River. Pimon led two hundred spear warriors to treat the wounded and torture the prisoners. The warriors also supervised the eight hundred men, hastily burying the corpses of both sides.

Soon, a little bonfire was lit on the flat river bank. The aroma of food, mixed with the faint smell of blood, spread in the night wind and floated in all directions.

"I personally tortured the prisoners. The leader on the opposite side is named Yunshi Kava. He is the military leader of Yeguo City. He has always had a close relationship with Yun Chen, the leader of Shanhe City, and can be regarded as his supporter and ally."

Pimon held the spear and came to the two captains. He sat down on the ground, took the warmed and softened tortillas, and ate them while telling the identity of the enemy.

"Yunshi Kava? The military leader of Yeguo City and an ally of the big leader Yun Chen?"

Hearing this, Puap's face showed confusion.

"What does this mean?"

"To put it simply, the leaders on the opposite side are the most determined group of people among the Mixtecs who oppose the alliance."

Pimon put down the tortilla, stretched out his hand, and gestured toward the southeast.

"Since the Eastern Expedition, the Mixtecs initially remained neutral. Yeguo City, which is the closest to here, is nominally a vassal of the alliance. If scouts from both sides encounter each other, although they will be wary of each other, they will not take action directly."

"This relationship lasted for several months. But when His Majesty swept across the two southern states, the attitude of the Mixtec tribes in this lowland gradually worsened. Under the call of the leaders of Yun Chen and Yun Shi, the Mixtec tribes who opposed the alliance There are more and more Steck tribes”

"The Mixtecs immediately stationed troops in the Quagmire, secretly threatening the army's retreat. Your Majesty also stationed troops to confront them. Three months ago, the news came that Your Majesty burned the Holy City and sacrificed the Cholula priest family. The attitude of the Mixtec people has completely changed! Many devout lowland tribes have become hostile to the alliance, and the kingdom's scouts have fought with nearby tribal warriors more than a dozen times."

"This Sancha River mouth is under the control of Yeguo City. The 80,000 to 90,000 Mixtec tribes there have become enemies of the alliance and may be reinforced at any time! And Yunshikawa on the other side of the river is also He is a seasoned forest warrior. He just fought with us and left two hundred corpses behind, but I think it is possible that he just retreated temporarily."

"What! There are 80,000 or 90,000 hostile tribes within a hundred miles? Then, there can be at least 10,000 tribes!"

Upon hearing this, Puap's expression changed and he spoke solemnly.

"Captain Pimon, we can't delay here. We have to quickly go to the upper tributary to the northwest. You know, if there are too many wasps in the mountain forest, it will kill people!"

"Yes. We will leave early tomorrow morning! As for now, I will first arrange the camp where the strong men are stationed and the warriors will be on guard at night."

Pimen clapped his hands and stuffed the last piece of pancake into his mouth. Then, he shouldered his spear, turned around and strode away, arranging his defense for tonight.

"The Lord God bless the kingdom!"

The wind is warm in late summer, and the mountains and forests are deep and vast. The long river goes east and winds along the river. Chihuaco looked at the deep and dangerous night, and at the main stream of the river in the east upstream, his eyes became profound.

"Old Pu. Tell me, why did Your Majesty let us go up the river and travel more than a thousand miles to get here?"

"Why?"

Puap scratched his head and thought for a while, but he had no idea. He recalled what he saw along the way and guessed based on his own knowledge.

"Maybe we want to try to see if the waterway upstream of the Tulsas River can be opened up, right? We came up from the southwesternmost seaport and went against the current for two months before we got here. And the upstream waterway ahead is said to go straight to Meath. I don’t know how long the hinterland of the Turks is. Why, this largest river in the south is also two thousand miles long!”

"Yes, a two thousand mile long river! From the territory of the Tekos people, to the hinterland of the Lake Kingdom, to the southern city-states of the alliance, and then to the messy Mixtec city-states, and even to the north of Terra The land of Skala. This long river connects all the southern tribes together."

Hearing this, the old militiaman nodded in approval and sighed softly.

"We saw so many ships and so many captives along the way! Without this waterway, we could escort tens of thousands of captives and walk a thousand miles overland back to the kingdom. How many people would have died! And these fleets can transport Prisoners can naturally also transport warriors, food, and strange stones quarried in the mountains."

Having said this, the old militiaman paused. His old eyes flashed, revealing the sparkle of thinking and practical wisdom.

"The kingdom has mastered the lower and middle reaches of the long river. Now, let us travel through this difficult upper reaches. I see, Your Majesty is like a greedy giant anteater! The entire long river is his red tongue sticking out , I want to eat up the lands and tribes along the way like eating ants!"

"Ugh! Old man Qi, what are you talking about? How dare you speak ill of His Majesty!"

Listening to these words, Puap trembled all over. He looked around nervously and saw no other people, then he breathed a sigh of relief. He pursed his lips and lowered his voice.

"But, what you said makes sense. To the east of the Lake Kingdom is the Mexica Alliance, and to the north is the desolate Northland. King Avit of the Alliance is also a mature jaguar. He controls the Mexica Alliance and constantly conquers all directions, blocking the kingdom's way to expand eastward. If your majesty wants to reach out to the rich southern city-states and the numerous eastern tribes, you can only rely on this long river!"

"And if the upper reaches of this long river can be dredged and large ships can really pass, then the tens of thousands of legions of the kingdom can even bypass the fortress and appear in the Alliance."

At this point, the two paused and stopped talking. There is no king of the Alliance in the hearts of the Purpecha warriors.

The night wind blows, and the bonfire flickers. After a long while, the old militia sighed faintly.

"The mountains in the south are as numerous as the leaves on the trees. The rivers in the south are the trunks of the trees. As for these southern tribes, they are like stinging bees, hiding in the leaves and coming out at any time to sting you!"

"Kill! Ah! Uh. Ho-ho"

The short sound of fighting suddenly came from the northeast of the river bank, where the warriors were patrolling. At a distance of two miles, the sound was urgent and fierce, like mountain cats fighting and biting in the forest at night.

The two captains looked over the sound, but in the dark night, they could not see clearly, only very dark shadows. Pua Pu pulled out the copper axe and held it tightly in his hand. Then he turned his head and grinned.

"Old Qi, the bees are coming out to sting people. Now!"