Chapter 694 The Dead Ancient City of Quetzalcoatl and the Newborn Descendants of the Glue People!
The rustling raindrops fell from the sky by the seaside. Acrid black smoke rose from the ruins. The remaining fire that had been burning on the pyramid for ten days was finally extinguished from the dark and dilapidated Quetzalcoatl Temple. The rain fell between the dilapidated thatched huts and accumulated on the muddy streets. Large dark red and solidified blood stains slowly spread and gathered into a meandering stream.
The reddish stream flows eastward along the street, past broken arrows, tattered strips of cloth, and black clumps of broken hair, all the way to the lower ground. It flows out of the ancient city of Quetzalcoatl without walls, flows through a newly excavated and filled burial pit, and finally merges into the boundless East China Sea at the gray tidal flat on the shore, following the lowlands trampled by the crowd.
This lowland trampled by the crowd is the legendary starting point for Quetzalcoatl to ride on a snake raft to the East China Sea. This is also the sacred place where tens of thousands of Totonac people pray on the ground during the Quetzalcoatl Festival every year, and hundreds of Quetzalcoatl priests offer sacrifices to their gods and release the Quetzalcoatl statue and raft!
Now, the piety and prosperity of the Quetzalcoatl Festival a few months ago have been ruthlessly and completely wiped out by the power of bronze and flames. The revered feathered serpent priests, the noble Totonak nobles, and the tribal warriors and militiamen who dared to resist were all turned into piles of corpses in the grave. And the ancient and sacred Feathered Serpent City has since been conquered by the Lord God’s legion!
As a sign of the army's conquest, a brand new tall stone monument has just been erected in the sacred place of Quetzalcoatl. The black wolf Toltec is standing in front of a two-meter stone tablet wearing leather armor, carrying a large bow, holding the legion commander's scepter, and holding a bronze sword across his waist to symbolize his status. With his head held high and a confident smile on his face, he read the newly carved inscription word by word.
"Holy Calendar, 10 House Years (Calli), 1 Deer Month (Mazatl), 4 Dog Days (Itzcuintli)."
Year 10, 1 Deer Month and 4 Dog Days, converted to the AD calendar, it was May 18, 1489, which was also the day when the army captured the ancient city of Quetzalcoatl 10 days ago.
"Blessed by the Lord God! Black Wolf General Toltec captured the ancient city of Quetzalcoatl in the Holy Land and defeated tens of thousands of Totonak people. He deserves credit in the Holy Land! Praise the King and praise His Highness!"
Hei Lang was so proud that he read it several times in a row without any typos. He nodded with satisfaction, looked at the boundless East China Sea, and exhaled happily.
"Phew! I followed His Highness, and in just over two years, I fought from the West Sea, where the Tekos tribes are located, to the East Sea, where the Totonac people are! Haha, of the bunch of generals in the kingdom, who's achievements are so great? Comparable to me? I'm not boasting. If I want to conquer the Mixtecs and Zapotecs in the south, I still have to look at me, the Black Wolf!"
"Praise the Lord God! Chief Black Wolf conquers the east and west, he is the most capable general!"
Hearing this, all the legion generals bowed their heads and praised the legion commander's illustrious martial arts. Black Wolf turned around, his eyes bright. He looked at the generals who were standing with their heads bowed one by one according to their status, and he felt a little satisfied in his heart.
The young general at the front is the battalion commander Tupa, who was born in the Black Wolf Guards. He is in charge of a thousand guards artillery battalions. Then there were three canine generals standing side by side, the red frog Coca, the red deer Masat, and the red monkey Ozoma, who led the main force of the army, the eight thousand Guakili Legion.
These two armies are the most reliable Nine Thousand Headquarters among the advance army. The Guakili Corps is responsible for daily holding down the formation and key assaults, while the artillery battalion is used to bombard fortified cities.
Black Wolf's gaze paused for a moment on Tupa's excited face, sighing secretly.
"From Wushan City to the Ancient City of Quetzalcoatl, the resistance of the Totonak people exceeded my expectations!"
From Wushan City to the Ancient City of Feathered Serpent, there are more than 200 miles of mountain roads. The altitude is reduced by one or two thousand meters. The terrain is rugged and very dangerous. Along the way, there were more than a dozen mountain camps of the Totonac people, relying on the dangerous terrain to try their best to resist the eastward advance of the army.
Under the call of the ancient city of Quetzalcoatl, the tribes of Totonak in the mountains truly resisted desperately, like moths flying into the flames. If it hadn't been for the artillery battalion's bombardment, which broke several mountain strongholds along the way, I'm afraid that until now, the legion would still be blocked at the mountain pass of the Oriental Madre branch.
"If the army can move all the way from the plateau to the lowland seaside, Tupa's artillery battalion should be the first to contribute!"
Black Wolf looked at Tupa, thinking in his heart, and nodded slightly. His eyes swept over the obedient dog-born generals, and the corners of his mouth curled up.
After hundreds of miles of conquest, the 8,000 Guajili Army absorbed the warriors from the surrendered army and remained at full strength. On weekdays, it was the Mixtec vanguard battalion and the newly formed Totonac surrender camp that were the vanguard of the army, climbing the city, fighting and bleeding, and attacking various tribal camps.
"Four thousand Mixtec troops surrendered and fought for two months, and there are less than 3,000 left. These Mixtec wolf cubs are almost tame!"
The Mixtec warrior Woodpecker Richie, with a respectful look on his face, stood side by side with the returned divine priest Andiwe at the back. Under Woodpecker Rich, there are 3,000 battle-hardened Mixtec Vanguard Battalions. Their combat effectiveness is second only to the Guakili Legion, and they are another trustworthy force.
At this moment, of the eight thousand Guajili Legion, two thousand are stationed in the Wushan City area, and two thousand are stationed in various villages along the two hundred miles. There are only four thousand-man camps near the ancient city of Feathered Serpent. Black Wolf will not use these four thousand legion warriors easily. They are considered a strong force.
"The advance army of more than 10,000 people marched eastwards to conquer Totonac's various tribes, but the number of attacks increased more and more, and the number now reached 20,000!"
Thinking of this, Black Wolf's eyes moved back and fell on the last two Totonac generals.
The tall and strong man in the front, wearing a warrior wooden helmet, is the warrior Wood Lizard who surrendered to Wushan City. He has more than two thousand Totonak warriors who surrendered to the Alliance under his command. The last lean man, wearing a militia turban and red ears, is the militia leader Hong Er who returned from the mountains along the way, leading more than 3,000 local militiamen. The hands of these two people were stained with the blood of the Totonak people, and they were forced to personally execute the feathered serpent priests and the descendants of the god in the ancient city of Quetzalcoatl.
"Yes. Wood Lizard and Red Ear are newly domesticated wolf cubs! These five thousand Totonak soldiers are familiar with the local geography. As long as they stimulate their wolf nature and let go of their killing hands, they can suppress the local tribes. In fact, Bemis Turk pioneers need to work harder!”
Hei Lang looked around and saw that the warrior Wood Lizard bowed his head respectfully, and the leader Hong Er bowed his head deeply. Their gazes occasionally passed over the pile of human skulls next to the stone monument, and their eyes revealed uncontrollable fear.
"One of the traditional symbols of the Alliance's conquest is the burning temple, and the other is the pile of human skulls and the skull tower!"
The black wolf raised his brows and stretched out his hand with an indifferent expression, stroking the skull tower that was two to three meters high and several meters in diameter. This skull tower was built with locally produced asphalt stone. It was completed less than a day ago and is now sticky to the touch.
The shape of the skull tower is small at the top and large at the bottom. It is roughly the shape of a pillar, with rows of neat holes on the side. At this moment, the six hundred holes were filled with fresh heads and then connected with the asphalt. Most of these heads are equipped with feather crests that symbolize status, revealing teeth with minimal wear, and the expressions on their faces are clearly visible.
"O God! More than a hundred revered Quetzalcoatl priests, and more than four hundred nobles and leaders from various tribes, are all here!"
The Totonak warrior Wood Lizard lowered his head and knelt on the ground, expressing his complete surrender to the brave and brutal Black Wolf Chief. Next to him, the militia leader Hong Er pursed his lips and knelt down, even his fingers trembling slightly.
Although more than a dozen of the heads on this skull tower were beheaded by them with their own hands, at this moment, they saw that six hundred revered nobles were buried in one place, and their heads were piled up, becoming a symbol of conquest and meritorious service for the Mexica people. The idol of the snake god's belief could not be suppressed and collapsed in their hearts!
"Ah!. The supreme god who devours the gods, the powerful and irresistible Mexica legion, the terrifying copper beast that sends out thunder and stone bullets. Perhaps, Quetzalcoatl, which the tribe has worshiped devoutly for hundreds of years, is really dead. .”
"Therefore, as the priest of the main god said, we are not warriors who betrayed the gods and tribes. We are the descendants of the Jiao people who surrender to the supreme god, welcome the glory of the true god, continue the blood of the tribe, and return to the powerful alliance!"