Aztec Eternals

Two full weeks have passed since the unforgettable mobilization, and the legion of the Teotihuacan city-state has finally been formed. The dry season has passed, the rainy season has not yet arrived, the cool wind has become moist, and the warm sunshine is still so comfortable.

The south of the city was converted into a large military camp. During this period, Shulot watched his father, met with the hereditary nobles who participated in the war, saluted, greeted each other, had dinner, made promises, and then exchanged gifts. Watching him fight with the elite warriors, hug, brag, praise, learn martial arts, and finally drink tequila to the point of intoxication. It is also necessary to occasionally meet with representatives of the township soldiers, mediate disputes, and show majesty. Slowly, a military leadership group with Husok as the core finally took shape, and the newly established 8,000-strong regiment was able to be commanded reluctantly.

The Aztec military system was based on a 20-man squad, and the core of the squad was a captain. Then stack up in units of 20, 200, 400, 800, up to the final 8,000-man regiment, Hikipili. The ultimate force unit that measures all city-states.

With Shulot's tireless suggestion, Huosoke finally divided the legion into ten battalions, each with 800 men.

Of the ten battalions, five elite battalions are from urban communities, and are basically composed of formally trained warriors. Among them, senior warriors of the fourth rank, including eagle and jaguar fighters, are gathered in a senior veteran battalion. They have Sufficient ability to use a javelin. This is the core of the Legion's combat effectiveness. And the commander of the old barracks is naturally the most trusted number one warrior, Orosh.

The rest are five civilian camps, levies from subordinate villages, and most of them have only superficial training experience. Some of the fighters had experience hunting with slings, and they were all assembled in a sling battalion, the other four were melee battalions.

On this day, the reorganized legion finally gathered in the school grounds of the military camp. The priests held high the banner of the gods and maintained the order of the scene together with the nobles of all levels. The samurai heads of divisions gathered together to form a circular array of uneven size. Xiusok, dressed in a gorgeous battle uniform, stood in the most conspicuous position, surrounded by noble officers from various battalions. Everyone was proud of each other, and while looking at the "army" under his command, he eagerly announced desire to fight.

Seirot brought Acap, the new bodyguard and assistant sent by his grandfather, to visit each camp in the name of a priest.

The first battalion is the old barracks. Senior warriors wear yellow or green leather armor, red and yellow cloaks, and beast-shaped helmets. Holding a shield in one hand and a dancing stick in the other, the obsidian sharp pieces on both sides of the battle stick flashed a sharp cold light in the sun. Most of them carried a throwing spear behind them, with the spear thrower tucked into their waists. The veterans stand naturally, and the team automatically forms an unfolding battle formation. Their faces were relaxed, with a time-honored indifference. The calloused right hand dances the battle stick at will, bringing out the charm of tempering. Shulot turned twice and counted more than two hundred eagles and tiger heads full of deterrence.

"It turns out that we only have two hundred jaguars and eagle fighters." Shilot sighed in disappointment, "This is a bit far from the legion I imagined. I thought there would be a legion of jaguars and eagles!"

"Eight thousand jaguar warriors?!" Acap chuckled, "The entire city-states of Mexico can't make up for this number. The three cities in the capital can probably pull out more than 2,000 jaguars and eagles. , plus more than 500 'hairbreakers', this is enough for every king to coerce many city-states."

"Okay. The eagle will have it, and the jaguar will have it." Sherlot began to take notes in his mind, "Veteran Barracks, Ace, Sword/Cudgel Shield Soldier, One Spear Throwing, Medium Leather Armor, Morale High, undisciplined, intimidating ordinary troops. Excellent assault infantry." Following a familiar evaluation, it helped him quickly understand the strength of the troops.

Next, the second to fifth battalions are elite battalions. Depending on their affluence, warriors of all levels wore leather armor or battle suits, and some also wore capes. Most of the warriors wore pointed hats, the same obsidian battle clubs, and skinned round shields. The faces of the new samurai were all kinds of excitement and imagination about the battle. In the somewhat cluttered team, Shilott saw two familiar faces, a warm smile at him and a stiff smile at him.

"Elite battalion, elite, sword/shield soldiers, semi-leather and light armor, average morale, poor discipline. The melee infantry that maintains the front line has a low armor rate. Well, it's acceptable."

Further down, the sixth to ninth civilian camps. The equipment of these village warriors is much more rudimentary. Most were topless, with only a few wearing combat uniforms. Stone spears, wooden spears, stone sticks, all kinds of weapons, and the popularity of shields are not enough. Only a small number of leaders have standard battle sticks and shields. The village warriors chatted excitedly with each other, and the camp was noisy. Perhaps they share the same passion for combat, but this untrained passion is quickly swept away by the enemy or the harsh environment.

"Plain civilians, commoners, short spearmen, commoners without armor, low morale, lack of discipline." Shulot put his hand on his forehead, "What can such armed men be used for? Cannon fodder to fill the front? The regiment can't be maintained at all. Maybe after improving the discipline, you can consider taking a long shot?"

The Tenth Slinging Camp gave Shulot some fresh feelings. These seasoned hunters hold a long rope and pinch the ends of the rope with two fingers. Then turn the rope with all your might to make the stone accelerate in the center of the rope, making a thudding sound. Then, based on feeling and experience, at the right angle, open a finger, let the rope unfold, and launch the rounded stone with a swoosh, hitting the school field with a puff of dust. Although the quasi-head is impressive, the power of the cluster launch is still considerable, especially for opponents without armor or light armor. It is a pity that although this equipment is simple, it is not a year or two to practice well.

"Slinger battalion, ordinary, slinger, commoner without armor, low morale, lack of discipline. A long-range strike unit that needs terrain support to attack the enemy's morale." Shulot said that he could only accept the only long-range force. As for the simple single bow of some hunters, Shilot tried to shoot a few wooden arrows, and expressed despair at the range and power.

"Why are our archers so weak?" Shirot asked inexplicably.

"Bows and arrows are inherently weak. Only weak tribesmen would use such weak weapons." Akap said of course. "Well, not quite. The Tlaxcalans have a single bow that is nearly a man tall, with a copper arrow that can shoot through a layer of cotton wool in 50 steps. Our samurai was swept away by the vile Tlax. The Kara people have attacked many times."

"50-step broken cotton armor, it sounds very good. We can also form such archers. UUkanshu www.uukanshu.com A powerful long-range army is very important in certain terrains."

"Where is the long-range sneak attack done by the samurai, and how can they capture the captives?" Acap was stunned by Shulot and smiled, "Of course, there is another reason that we can't do it. The elastic band needed for the bowstring. The number is too small, in fact, many leaders will have a big bow, but it is still far from enough to form an army."

"Where did the Tlaxcalans get their bowstrings?"

"Who knows what secret crafts they have. But most of the rubber bands should come from the trade with the Nahua or Maya by the sea, that group of Mayan merchants. But it doesn't matter, without bows and arrows, our warriors swept the world."

"It swept the world? No, it was the world that swept us." Shurot thought with a wry smile.

With spears, bows and arrows, and leather armor, Shulot thought seriously about the legion's shortcomings and improvements. Overall, the political structure of the Mexica city-states is similar to that of the early Greek city-states, or the fifty princes of the Western Zhou Dynasty. The military equipment, organizational level, barely maintained in the Spring and Autumn Period, Wu and Yue for hegemony. Only the military mobilization ability reached the level of the Qin Dynasty in the Warring States Period.

"There are no cavalry, no archers, and no heavy infantry. This is still hundreds of years away from the Roman army or the Qin army. Europe is already in the era of arquebuses and plate armor." , Acap also followed to find novelty in the sky. "Metal, only copper mines. Copper spears, copper armor, heavy infantry, Macedonian phalanx." Shirot's eyes lit up, then dimmed again. The only known copper mine was in the hands of Tarasco.

"There's a long way to go." Sherlot said words that no one understood, "Fortunately, I still have time."

At this time, a messenger came hurriedly from the south gate, bringing a message: "The king's army has already moved from the capital!"