Chapter 945 The Trend of the Tide, the New Order of the Seaside Alliance

The moonlight fell from the clouds, and the trees were deep on the mountains. A small team, twenty Totonac warriors, held high the burning torches, and guarded the Mayan merchant Tikalo, the self-proclaimed "Kingdom Messenger", to the camp in Jihu City.

Ticaro looked sideways, and the morale and equipment of these Totonac patrol warriors seemed to be very good.

They all raised their chests slightly, carrying sharp copper axes, wearing dark green leather armor, and carrying short spears for throwing and close combat on their backs. On closer inspection, the foreheads of the warriors in this team were all engraved with blood-colored sun hummingbirds. The lifelike emblem of the main god seems to be the imprint of a god, and it has a mysterious flavor. And whenever these warriors prayed, they would stretch out their fingers piously and touch their foreheads, as if they wanted to get additional blessings and protection from the gods!

"The Lord God bless! God bless the Seaside Alliance! Bless us too!"

"Bless the Lord God! It's only the middle of the night, and it's not time for rotation yet. Where are you from the patrol team, why are you going back?"

A dark whistle of a red-haired dog came out of nowhere. The red-haired captain at the head watched these friendly Totonac troops with vigilant eyes, and silently pressed the palm of his hand on the copper axe.

"The Lord God witnesses that we are from the Pioneer Battalion, a team patrolling the coast! Our battalion commander is Wood Lizard Head. We met two Mayans on the coast! They claimed to be 'Kingdom Messenger' and brought back a very important I’m going to meet the head of the Black Wolf Army in Jihu City!…”

"The Mayans? Kingdom messengers?"

Hearing this, the red-haired captain looked warily at the two thin Mayans in the middle of the team. This frail figure doesn't look like an enemy lurking to assassinate... He pondered for a while, then waved his hand to order.

"Send someone to inform the leader of the black wolf! I will take the rest of the team and escort you with you!..."

As the headquarters of the Black Wolf Legion, the appearance of the red-haired sentry meant that the camp of Jihu City was approaching. Everyone held their torches and marched forward. Before arriving at Jihu City next to the great lake, they first saw a stretch of dim huts, tens of thousands of seaside tribes, and a large area surrounded by fire.

"Praise the Lord God! The capture of Jihu City is a holy victory! Well, these tribes are... newly converted tribes of Jihu City?"

The Mayan merchant Tikalo smiled gently, chatting softly with the escort Totonac captain Mao Li.

The name "Maoli" is a very typical coastal tribe name. Its meaning is actually the hairy chestnut tree (Ceiba pentandra), also known as the big silk floss tree, which is very common in seaside places. It has a large canopy and a tall trunk. Many small coastal tribes use the vast shade of this tree as a shaded gathering square, a natural village center. And the trunk of this kind of tree is often engraved with patterns and graphic texts by the tribal inheritors as a monument for the tribe. As for the bark and resin of this tree, it has certain anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects, and is usually used as a simple herbal medicine...

It can be said that the chestnut tree is the most important and one of the most common trees in the coastal areas! It has been integrated into the life of the Totonac people and has completely become a symbol of tribal culture!

"Praise the Lord God! Haha! Our vanguard battalion has made great achievements in capturing Jihu City! The rebel tribes in the city resisted desperately and refused to surrender! The army besieged back and forth and fought for more than a month. The shooting is almost over. In the end, it was our battalion head who came out, holding the ball of divine power, desperately ascending the city, and threw the thunder of the main god!... Only then did the city of Jihu be captured!"

Recalling the siege of Jihu City, Captain Totonak Mao Li looked a little emotional and a little bit embarrassed.

The head of the Black Wolf Army organized a vanguard throwing of 500 people. In the end, more than 100 people survived, each of whom was promoted to a third-level warrior, enfeoffed a large area of ​​​​fields and serfs, and even became the flag captain of the flag team! And he was not selected, and he was a little lucky at the beginning, but seeing the warriors who have done meritorious service these days, he was jealous and regretful...

Thinking of this, the patrol captain Mao Li glanced at the Mayan businessman next to him.

The other party walked all the way, calm and calm, and kept praying to the main god. He was obviously a devout emissary of the kingdom, not like a spy from the east... I don’t know if the head of the Black Wolf Army will have any help if he sends this envoy to Jihu City. What reward? ...And if the other party can mention a few words and say something nice...

The patrol captain Mao Li pondered for a moment, and then there was a smile on his face, expressing his merit with a smile.

"Praise the Lord God! Aha! Our team is patrolling the seashore, fighting for the Lord God and the Seaside Alliance! ...The enemy ships on the sea are always attacking our rear, it's like a headache for vengeful crows! But Ah, the warriors on our patrol are all very brave and pious, and dare to fight head-on. The opponent has suffered a few times, and the number of them has gradually decreased!..."

"Cough! Captain, you have really worked hard. Well, the Lord God blesses you!... After the capture of Jihu City, how did the respected Heilang Commander arrange it?"

"Eh?... After the city was broken, the head of the Black Wolf Army ordered that, as before, all the descendants of the gods, nobles, and those elders and priests be sacrificed. Then, it was a big sacred conversion ceremony! Those dark tribes, group after group, knelt down by the holy fire, but they have been converted for four days!..."

"Then, the tribes that have converted are all ordered by the head of the Black Wolf Army and led by the battalion of our vanguard battalion to go to Keshi City in the west in batches to prepare for this year's farming! Damn it! The priests and elders burned themselves and the granaries! The grain ships behind are not going well, and we can’t keep too many people on the front line... Isn’t it March now, wait for the flag team to be built, and settle down one by one Alright, let’s burn wasteland and reclaim land... It’s exactly April and May, start farming!…”

Speaking of which, Totonak Captain Mao Li pointed at the densely packed tribal huts not far away. He raised his head slightly, and announced loudly with the posture of a winner.

"There is a large grass hut here, which is full of tribes from Jihu City! They will move west tomorrow! Most of the tribes in Carved Stone City have been moved to Coyote City. That large piece of good land by the river, It’s all empty now!...Blessed by the Lord God! If I can make a contribution and be appointed as the flag captain of the small flag team, then I will be a little chief who controls hundreds of people!..."

While talking, Captain Mao Li turned his eyes sideways and smiled flatteringly at Tikalo, the Mayan businessman. For the conquest of the kingdom, he is obviously proud of it, and completely regards himself as a member of the Seaside Alliance. When talking about the newly established flag team and flag captain, longing and longing appeared in his eyes.

Seeing the other party's expression, Ti Kalo raised his brows thoughtfully. The kingdom has obviously established a new order on the seashore. And the form of the new order seems to be called the Seashore Alliance... He pondered for a while, then asked with a smile.

"Praise the Lord God! There are tens of thousands of these migrating tribes... How many people will it take to guard them! Aren't you afraid that they will escape?"

"What? Escape?...The Lord God witnesses! They won't run away!...The fighting on the front line was so brutal, and the jungle was full of warrior squads patrolling from both sides. As these tribes, once they meet warriors from both sides What a good end!..."

"Huh? You mean... the Totonac Alliance in the east will also attack and kill these tribes?"

"Of course! They all participated in the conversion ceremony, believed in the main god, and even engraved the sacred emblem! ...Even if they fled back to the various parts of the East, they were either sacrificed and killed, sent to the battlefield again, or degraded as Serfs... After all, the descendants of the gods in the tribe are all extinct. Ordinary tribal people, where did they get their status? Ah! Pooh!..."

Speaking of this, Captain Mao Li shook his head, then suddenly let out another "pooh". In the past 20 or 30 years, he has always felt that it is natural for the descendants of gods and priests to rule the tribe and determine the life and death of warriors and tribal people. But now, he has changed his mind and wants to use the ax and spear in his hand to speak for himself!

"Ha! Those gentlemen who are hiding in Hidden Snake City! They will also be sent to the altar in the end! ... When the sea is full of tides, who will still go into the sea? Isn't that courting death!"

"Cough! Praise the Lord God, He is supreme! Well... these tribes, won't they flee to the inland jungle? For example, go to those tribes deep in the jungle..."

"How is it possible?! Who would let go of a good life and go to a hard life?"

Captain Mao Li turned his head in surprise, and looked at the bald head of the Mayan trader Tikalo, as if looking at a fool.

"Go west, migrate to the city-states of the Coastal Alliance, and join a flag team, that is a good day, covered by His Majesty Death! The good land of those gentlemen can be allocated to the flag team. The priest of the main god will still All kinds of spells can increase the yield of the fields. Even, there are farm tools distributed, and someone helps to build thatched huts...

"And losing the descendants of the gods and priests, there is no bloodline and no inheritance. In this case, fleeing to the depths of the jungle and defecting to other tribes... Ha! Even if they are not starved to death, they will become the most humble moth people among those tribes ah!…""

"There are so many witnesses! In the flag team, as long as you work hard to cultivate the land, you can have a bite to eat, and you don't even have to worry about the spring famine! Last year's spring famine rations and crops were all brought from the west by His Majesty! How could there be any before? Such a good thing!...Ah! Praise the Lord God! God bless the Seaside Alliance!"

"Cough! Praise the Lord God! God bless the Seaside Alliance!"

The Mayan merchant Tikalo touched his bald head and prayed devoutly. His eyes flickered, seeing the outline of Jihu City, which had already appeared in front of his eyes, he hurriedly asked the last and most concerned question.

"Dear Patrol Captain...in the Seaside Alliance...well...who has the final say? Is it the leader of the Black Wolf Army?"