Chapter 697: The Tribes of Jinwan, Veracruz, News From the Ancient City of Quetzalcoatl

June arrived with warm drizzles, soaking the coasts of the Totonac tribes. The rough farmland was lush and green, the beans had just sprouted new shoots, and the corn was thriving along with the weeds. It was the busy farming season. However, at this moment, the villagers in the Jinwan City area had no time to clean up the weeds. They gathered in front of the altar of the Quetzalcoatl with fear on their faces, talking uneasily and even panicking.

Pedestrians fled on the dirt roads along the coast, and the fleeing militia brought terrible news. More than half a month ago, the ancient Quetzalcoatl Holy City in the north had fallen under the conquest of the Aztecs!

"The brutal Aztec army summoned the demons from the underground volcano! They used thunder to break the protection of the feathered serpent priests! The sacred high priests and the noble gods were all killed in the invasion of the army. Their blood and bodies were sacrificed to the god of war! Their heads and feather crowns were even piled up into a hill!"

The fleeing feathered serpent priest Pap told the head of the Snake Lake Tribe, Chuchut, the village chief of Lake Snake Village. In Totonac, Pap means "moon" and Chuchut means "water". Both of them have divine names, and the descendants of gods inherited from their ancestors are naturally within the scope of the Aztecs' cleanup.

"Chuchut, I escaped from the fallen ancient city of feathered serpent and stayed in a nearby village for more than ten days. The way the Aztecs treat the nobles is simply so brutal that even the evil gods have never been in mythological epics!"

Pap described himself as embarrassed, sitting in the long house of Chuchut, the village chief. He clenched the staff tightly, recalling the experience of more than half a month, and was still in shock.

A few months ago, when the Aztecs demanded the refugees of Tlaxcala in the name of the Lord God and captured the solid Five Mountain City, the priests of the ancient city of Quetzalcoatl were all furious. They were hostile to the belief in the Lord God, raised the flag of Quetzalcoatl, and called on the warriors and militias of various tribes to rely on the mountain camps to fight the invading enemies to the death! However, no one expected that the desperate resistance of the various tribes in the mountains only lasted for more than a month in front of the Aztecs. Before the reinforcements from the Totonac states arrived, the fierce Mexica Corps had already fought outside the ancient city of Quetzalcoatl!

The ancient city of Quetzalcoatl is open on all sides, without city walls, only a solid and vast central temple as the last fortress. When the Aztec Corps attacked, as an inconspicuous intermediate Quetzalcoatl priest, he did not return to the temple to fight to the death, but decisively chose to flee at the first time!

Outside the city at that time, there were warriors fighting and killing everywhere. He did not risk going on the road, but quietly hid in the nearby Totonac fishing village, waiting for the situation to calm down.

"The brutal Aztecs had no fear of the gods in their eyes. They actually set fire under the ancient pyramid! The black smoke from the burning Quetzalcoatl Temple, I could clearly see it even in the village more than ten miles away!"

Speaking of this, Pap's face was full of uncontrollable fear, and tears could not help but flow from his eyes. If he had chosen the wrong step at the beginning, he would have turned into ashes along with the priests and elders.

But at this moment, the ancient city holy land in the west was occupied, and the Quetzalcoatl Temple was burned to ashes. The feathered serpent priests of various western tribes have completely lost their foundation, like dogs who have lost their homes. From now on, the remaining ancient city priests may have to bow their heads and submit to the hidden snake city holy land in the east!

"The village chief carefully protected me with respect for Quetzalcoatl. The patrol of the Aztec barbarians came once, extorted a batch of food from the village, and then returned to the ancient city of Quetzalcoatl. At this time, although the ancient city of Quetzalcoatl fell, the villages outside the city still had their hearts on Quetzalcoatl! But then, then... Hey!"

"Respected priest Papu, what happened next?"

In Chuchute's concerned eyes, Papu paused and sighed deeply. He gritted his teeth, preached word by word with deep hatred and hatred of the subversion of the noble and the humble.

"Next, the Aztec army dispersed from Quetzalcoatl City and began to clean up the countryside! Led by the local militia who betrayed the gods and the tribe, they came to the fishing village where I was hiding again. They actually summoned the villagers and ordered them to destroy the altar of Quetzalcoatl! They actually publicly executed the village chief and even handed over the village's population, land and management rights to the surrendered lowly militia!"

"Hiss! Quetzalcoatl! The Aztecs are so cruel!"

Hearing this, the chief Chuchute took a breath and his face was pale. He thought that the Aztecs came here just to change the object of paying tribute, just like the fighting between the tribes when they were fighting for hegemony. However, listening to the description of the Papu priest at this time, the Aztecs not only want to overthrow the beliefs of the tribes, but also want to completely subvert the tribe's hierarchy!

"This is, this is not giving us any chance to survive! The leaders of each tribe and the city-states will definitely resist to the end!"

"Quetzalcoatl, please bless us! We have no choice but to resist to the end! Those who betrayed the gods and dared to surrender to the Aztecs will be punished by the gods and fall into the dark sea forever!"

Pap gritted his teeth and cursed fiercely.

At this moment, the Totonac militiamen who had converted to the main god of Mexica were leading the Aztec warriors, one after another, to clean up the villages outside the Feathered Serpent City roughly and cruelly. If the fleeing Quetzalcoatl Priest is caught, he will be executed on the spot! If the leader who was suddenly executed had not prepared two canoes in advance and sent several clan members to protect him, he would not have been able to escape from this place, which was only more than thirty miles away from Jinwan City.

"Quatalcoatl, just as the Tlaxcala nobles warned! The Aztecs' conquest is completely different from the previous fighting between tribes! They do not accept the surrender of the divine nobles, and they do not respect the Quetzalcoatl priests. They want to treat the nobles who command the tribes as sacrifices to the gods and demons! They release the demons in people's hearts, confuse the warriors and militia, and give tribes and villages to civilians without divine blood. Give the leader’s land to the most despicable ants!”

Priest Pappu closed his eyes and thought about it painfully for a long time before opening his eyes. He gritted his teeth and squeezed out a cold sound from between his teeth, which penetrated people's hearts.

"So, Chief Chuchut, don't take any chances and don't expect to surrender! Even if the tribesmen under you survive, you will lose everything, your life and soul! This Aztec war, It is completely different from the past. This is the battle between the God of War and Quetzalcoatl. It is the invasion of the volcano monster, and it will completely subvert the ancient order!"

Hearing this, Chu Chute's face turned pale. There was unconcealable fear in his eyes, and he asked tremblingly.

"Dear Priest Papu, in the face of the invasion of the Aztec Legion, Wushan City, the Ancient City of the Quetzalcoatl, and the powerful Totonac tribe were all destroyed one by one. What can we, the weak and small tribes, do?"

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Hearing this, Priest Papu pursed his lips and remained silent for a long time. He didn't respond in a low voice until the village chief of Chuchut asked again.

"Quetzalcoatl watches everything! Even if darkness strikes from the sky, light will eventually come after the storm. Faced with the invasion of the Aztecs, the priests and descendants of Totonac actually had no A way out. They will definitely unite and gather the strength of all the ministries to resist to the end! However, the leaders need time to understand their situation, and it will also take more time for the warriors and militiamen to gather."

"At this moment, the Aztec army was sweeping south and attacking. When I was on the canoe, I saw more than a thousand Totonac troops marching south along the coast. They will arrive here in two or three days."

"Two or three days? Only two or three days!"

Chu Chute was stunned in place as if struck by lightning. His mind went blank, and his eyes were filled with fear and confusion.

"In two or three days, the Aztec army will arrive here?!"

"Yes. This is still the most optimistic estimate. When I went south, everything along the way was a mess, and it was impossible to resist for too long!"

"Ah! Ah this! What should I do? Priest Pat, what should we do?"

Priest Papu narrowed his eyes and looked deeply at the panicked village chief of Chuchute for a while, and then revealed the purpose of his visit in the name of saving him.

"Chief Chuchute, there are only two or three days left. Our families have known each other for generations, and we have always known each other. I will not harm you. In the current situation, if the tribe resists, it will be a dead end. The tribe will die. If you surrender, you will die. The only way to survive is to bring your valuable belongings, gather the warriors and men of the tribe, and migrate as a clan! "

"Is the whole family migrating? Fleeing to the nearest Jinwan City? There is a wall there. It should be able to hold it, right?"

"Although Golden Bay City is strong, it may not be able to be defended. Even if it is defended, it will definitely be the front line in the battle with the Aztecs."

Priest Papu paused for a moment, walked out of the longhouse, and looked toward the distant east. His eyes see very far, and his thoughts are many and comprehensive. However, at this moment, he is just an ordinary priest who has lost his belonging and is running away alone. He must get the help of the tribe to go where he wants and continue to maintain his respected status.

"So, Golden Bay City is just the beginning of the migration. The farther east, the better! I know the way to the east, even to the Holy Land of Hidden Snake City, and only there is the real safety. But for now, we should mobilize as soon as possible Tribe, go to the back of Jinwan City and take cover first! May the Quetzalcoatl God bless you!”

"May Quetzalcoatl bless you!"

The leader Chuchut prayed and stood up. He stood side by side with the priest Papu, looking to the east.

As far as the eye can see, there are vast jungles and flowing swamps to the east. The low villages of the Totonac people are located high in the jungle and swamps, scattered along the river. In the distance that cannot be seen, a prosperous ancient city-state stands beside the winding golden bay, relying on the long river that penetrates into the jungle in the south.

At this time, the name of this city-state was named after the scenery on the seaside, called Jinwan City. In the eyes of the Totonac people, this city-state along the river would continue to worship Quetzalcoatl for hundreds of years until the end of the era.

And in later history, it also has a more famous name: the arrival place of the conquistador Cortes, the first Spanish settlement in Central America, the "True Cross", Veracruz!

Well, I have been busy writing papers these days. Maomao bowed his head and apologized, and will make up for it later!