Chapter 707: Zonglin Village, Deep Into the Southeast

The lake is rippling and its surface is dyed red. The area around the originally peaceful lake was now filled with simple tents. Thousands of Totonac warriors were running back and forth in the camp, shouting in celebration. Many people had blood splattered on their bodies.

Under the leadership of Black Wolf, thousands of red-haired canines suddenly appeared on the edge of the jungle. The surrendered soldiers from Totonak's tribe first looked surprised, and then bowed their heads deeply in awe.

"Ah! They are the brave Black Wolf Chief, the fierce red-haired warriors"

"Ha, praise the Lord God! It seems that the battle has just ended. Tupa did a good job!"

The black wolf looked indifferent, looking past the Totonak warriors saluting by the lake and looking directly at the hills occupying the terrain. The golden Sun Eagle Cannon was shining outside the Zonglin Village. The soldiers from the outer tribes were cautious, and from time to time they peeked at the "bronze beast" that could shoot thunder, their eyes full of fear and awe. Some people even knelt on the ground and prayed sincerely to the "bronze beast". Obviously, in the process of attacking the walled city, the kingdom's bronze cannons played a shocking effect.

In front of Zonglin Village, the simple wooden fence was blasted through holes, and fallen corpses were strewn inside and outside, while the remaining flames were still burning in the corners.

Hundreds of red-haired hunters and thousands of artillery battalion warriors were busy up and down the hills, carrying food and property in the village, and also transporting newly surrendered prisoners. In the prisoner camp outside Zonglin Village, the war priest accompanying the army was holding the sun amulet and preaching loudly among the large group of prisoners. The war priests have the right to judge prisoners. Only soldiers who surrender to the Lord God can survive.

"Ha! The crowds inside and outside all show that there are quite a lot of troops surrendered in this battle!"

"God bless you! Chief Black Wolf, we captured Brown Forest Village yesterday! I personally tortured Kuikama, the captured leader of Tuhe City, and got detailed information. Before this battle, there were many people stationed in Brown Forest Village. Tuhe City’s brigade has a thousand warriors and two thousand militiamen!”

Artillery battalion commander Tupa, wearing bronze armor and smiling broadly, strode from the front of the camp. Then, he lowered his head and respectfully reported back to Black Wolf.

"I first fired several rounds of condor cannons to break through the fence of the camp, and then let Qinbo Ali's Totonac battalion charge to the death! It only took the army one day to break through this place, killing more than 1,300 people. People, more than 1,600 prisoners!"

Hearing this, Hei Lang raised his brows. He looked at Tupa's expression, touched his chin, and asked in a deep voice.

"Tupa, did you use up all the gunpowder in the artillery camp?"

"Boss, the heavy rain in July is coming. It rains a lot, and everything will be wet. The gunpowder in the camp can only be stored for a few days at most."

Tupa came forward with a smile and a shy face.

"Witness the Lord God! If we don't finish the fight now, once it rains heavily, everything will be in vain!"

"Yes, that's indeed the truth."

Black Wolf thought for a while and said no more. He just looked around and saw the large burial pit being dug by the militiamen, and asked in a deep voice.

"How many casualties did your army suffer?"

"The Fifteen Hundred Headquarters basically had no casualties, but the Totonak Battalion of Three Thousand Qinbo Ali suffered eight or nine hundred people killed in the battle."

"Huh? Attack such a small village, have artillery, and kill eight or nine hundred people?"

"Oh, boss, the warriors of the Tuhe tribe can still fight. They are mainly mountain people, and they can withstand hard battles when defending. However, the morale of Qinbo Ali's battalion is not high, and they collapsed twice during the charge. I executed nearly two hundred deserters."

Tupa stretched out his hand and pointed to a circle of wooden poles outside the camp, on which densely packed heads were tied, even dripping with blood.

In the Lake Legion, the charging warriors have a chance to survive and even receive a heavy reward. The deserters who retreat will only die. The general killed hundreds of deserters in one breath without blinking an eye. Likewise, only such harsh military laws can drive the soldiers to fight to the death.

"Well. Qinbo Ali's surrendered soldiers have not returned for a long time, and they are still wolf cubs. We can't take them to fight against the Totonac coalition yet. But it will be nice to fight more battles in the future and see more blood!" "

Black Wolf glanced lightly and nodded.

"Tupa, these newly surrendered Tuhe soldiers will be supplied to you! Create a new Totonak old camp on the surrender camp. Those who can survive one charge can be promoted to team officers in the surrender camp. Those who survive three battles will be absorbed into the old camp of Totonak, and the warriors in the old camp who can capture the heads of three people will be directly incorporated into the headquarters, and will be recruited as warriors of the kingdom, and will be granted the title of land!"

"Yes! I obey you! Leader Black Wolf, you are so generous!"

The two of them laughed and talked a few more words, deciding the fate of the surrendered soldiers lightly. Then, Hei Lang looked solemn and asked in a deep voice.

"Zonglin Village is more than thirty miles away from Jinwan City. We only have one day's journey to attack Zonglin Village. Is there any movement of the Totonac coalition forces in Jinwan City?"

"Boss, the legion has been keeping scouts watching Jinwan City. It has been two days, but there is still no response from the city. None of the coalition forces have come out of the city to support. It is estimated that there is no consensus and no one can make a decision."

Hearing this, Hei Lang frowned. He came with a thousand Guakili warriors in a low-key manner, preparing to set up an ambush with Tupa to ambush the reinforcements coming from Jinwan City. Unexpectedly, the outer camps were lost and Jinwan City remained motionless.

"Damn it! These seaside turtles have shrunk their shells, and they don't show their heads at all."

"Boss, I interrogated the chief of Tuhe City, Kuicama. He said that the East and West Totonac coalition forces have different ideas. The only ones who can come to support the Brown Forest Village are the East Totonac coalition forces, such as the Yutiao City tribe and the Jinwan tribes. But now the Yutiao City tribe is weak, and the Jinwan tribes are defending the city, so they may not come."

Tupa paused, sorted out his thoughts, and put forward a new proposal.

"The Lord God is a witness! Instead of waiting here, I might as well continue to fight to the southeast! Thirty miles to the southeast is the Hewan Village, where 3,000 people from the Coyote City are stationed. If we capture this place, we can cut off the upper reaches of the Adobe River and threaten the east bank of the river. And within a hundred miles of the Hewan Village, there are the Cone House City and the Coyote City of the Western Totonac coalition. At that time, they will send a small team of warriors to cross the river to harass, and the other party will be unable to help but jump!"

Hearing this, Black Wolf turned around and looked at the deep jungle in the southeast. If we continue to go deeper into the southeast, we will reach the Adobe River. This big river is the north-south passage of the Totonac coalition. Thirty miles downstream is the key point for the coalition's logistics transfer, the adobe village.

"May the Lord bless you! Let's wait for two more days to see if the turtles show up!"

Black Wolf pondered for a moment and finally made a decision.

"Let Woodpecker lead two thousand Mixtec vanguards to garrison here. I will bring another two thousand warriors from my headquarters to hide in this area and be ready to ambush at any time."

"Two days later, Tupa, you will lead five thousand people to the east to attack the Hewan Village! I want to see how long they can endure!"