Aztec Eternals

"Witness the Lord God! The supplies in the Mayan inland jungle are very limited, and the roads are extremely difficult, even more difficult than the Zacatecas wilderness. The Mayan tribe even has a special description, 'There are as many trees as grass, forming endless grass. Sea, endless forest sea!'…"

"It is precisely because of the limitations of jungle supplies that after the collapse of the Mayapan Kingdom, there were almost no expeditions involving more than 10,000 people among the clan emirates. The usual scale of battles in the jungle, even among Xiu, Kanur, and Ka The three large clans of Poole, with a population of hundreds of thousands, can only dispatch a few thousand warriors at most..."

"In such an environment, it is obvious that the defensive side has the advantage! Therefore, even if more than a dozen clans split off after the demise of Mayapan, no one can destroy the other even if they have been fighting each other for decades... The clan states are constantly in dispute. However, there is no sign of reunification..."

"On the one hand, the warriors of each clan fight each other on the border, competing for strongholds, farmland and water sources. On the other hand, the descendants of the gods who rule the clan marry each other and become relatives of each other. The status of the descendants of each clan, They are far above the warriors. Even if they are captured in the war, they are rarely killed, unless it is a blood feud like Xiu and Cocom... Well, marriage? Relatives? Xiu and Kanur?..."

Under the moonlight, the forest is as deep as the sea. The candle-carrying cicadas are silent, and the low-pitched frogs gradually sound in the forest. The lowland Maya is also a paradise for tree frogs, with dozens or hundreds of species of exotic frogs inhabiting the forests. And a bold hourglass tree frog fell from the tree to the tent with just one jump. Then, it stared at the round eyes of night vision, looked at the candle shadow in the tent with its head lowered and wrote, and let out a gentle "croak".

"Woo... Gua!..."

"Um?…"

Hearing the cry of the tree frog, Marshal Bertard of the East China Sea paused slightly. With a flash of light in his eyes, he remembered a proverb that His Highness once said.

"The spider eats the cicada, and the tree frog follows...Who is the enemy we cannot avoid? Who is the ally we can trust? Once the so-called enemies are eliminated, will the current allies still be allies?..."

"Right now, the kingdom is raising the banner of Mayapan's restoration. In Kapok City, there are 8,000 beach warriors, 3,000 Puton warriors, 2,000 Golden Snake militiamen, 5,000 Kanur warriors, and tens of thousands of Kanur to maintain logistics. The Xiwu clan in the east, based on the intelligence of the Kanuer clan, gathered 7,000 Xiwu warriors, 3,000 subordinate clan warriors, and the same tens of thousands of Xiwu militiamen, stationed firmly in Wuer. Smal Samsung City... If the army marches eastward to Uxmal at this moment, a decisive siege battle in the jungle will break out immediately!..."

"On paper, the Restoration Alliance has a huge advantage! But the root of this advantage is that the Kanur clan stands behind the alliance, sends legions to join the expedition, and provides food supplies deep into the jungle... But once Deep into the jungle, the lifeblood of the kingdom’s army lies in the hands of the Kanur clan!…”

"However, is the Kanur clan really trustworthy? Most of the information the kingdom knows about Xiwu comes from the scouts of the Kanur clan. What is the situation in the real depths of the jungle?... Kanur and Xiwu Although the two divine descendants of Uzbekistan have been fighting for many years, they have also had a divine descendant marriage... Once Xiwu faces the crisis of annihilation, it cedes the border city-state and promises huge profits to Kanur... The endless Mayan forest sea is not familiar to the kingdom's army. The plateau is not a coastal jungle where rivers can be easily found, it is a barren and dangerous land that can truly destroy an army!…”

Bertard narrowed his eyes and stared at the crude Mayan map. The map as a whole comes from the Maya royal family behind Te Carlo, but the details of the map come from the Canul clan. Apart from the marked city-states, approximate military strength, and a few important forest trails, more trails and water sources are unknown. Only the scouts of the local tribes can find safe water sources in the dense forests where the sun never shines...

"Xiwu...Kanur...and the Kapoor clan whose movements are unknown..."

Bertard stretched out his finger and paused for a long time at Kapok City where the army was located. To be honest, the reason why the Kanur clan joined the Restoration Alliance was because under the coastal attacks of the Black Wolf Legion, they continuously defeated the Kanur clan's army, sacrificed the clan's descendants, and once reached the gates of Kapok City! And the kingdom’s army came one after another...

The Kanur clan was frightened and had to bow their heads and obey. They were even forced to cede many villages along the coast, including the salt-producing Salt Village, as the base for the Black Wolf Legion. The black wolf has always been ruthless in its killings and sacrifices without mercy. On the one hand, the Kanur clan is very afraid, but on the other hand, it is impossible not to harbor resentment...

"The Kanur clan has the possibility of rebellion. I can't trust them and leave the life, death and logistics of the army in their hands!... The Puton tribe, chasing wealth and loot, cannot be used in deadly battles or dangerous places... The Golden Snake clan, They were forcibly recruited, and if the attack fails, they are likely to scatter in all directions..."

"Witness the Lord God! Although the army in my hand is huge and can intimidate the entire Maya, it cannot fight in adversity. In fact, it cannot afford to lose even once! Except for the Eight Thousand Headquarters, the rest of the coalition forces cannot be relied on and can only dominate Time drives…”

After clarifying this point, Bertard lowered his eyes and was silent for a long time again. He quietly picked up the pen and continued to organize his thoughts, recalling the teachings His Highness once said.

"His Royal Highness said that war is a continuation of politics, and we must always keep in mind the political goal to be achieved by war... The first short-term political goal of the Kingdom's army in the eastern expedition to Maya is to open and stabilize the sea route to Cuba! The inland jungles , in fact, it is not within the scope of the strategy, and it cannot be defended at all if it is captured...The kingdom's ruling foundation in the Mayan land is too weak. There are not even many priests and warriors who can speak Mayan..."

"The second long-term political purpose is to guide the Mayan tribes to convert to the embrace of the main god! Gradually establish the kingdom's ruling order, spread the belief of the main god, carry out Mexicaization, and finally rule the Mayan land... So, at this moment , will launching a decisive battle with the Xiwu clan be beneficial to such a political goal?..."

"There are three possibilities for a decisive battle with the Xiwu clan now! One is a great victory, which will destroy the Xiwu clan and wipe out the clan's divine inheritance... Then the next step is to distribute the fruits of victory! Part of the Xiwu hometown is composed of The Mayapan royal family will be restored and the territory of the Cocom clan will be rebuilt, while the other part will be divided up by the Kanur, Kapoor and even the Corn clan... The most direct benefit to the kingdom may be to plunder a large amount of astonishing property! But it is impossible to cross hundreds of miles of jungle and directly rule the Mayans as a 'plateau barbarian'..."

"Once the territory of the Cocom clan is rebuilt and Mayapan is restored, the Cocom royal family will inevitably demand to return to the depths of the jungle and return to the most legitimate old capital of Mayapan, which is located at the center of each clan! ... Since the Kingdom of the Lake has launched a campaign to restore Mayapan, flag, it will be difficult to refuse this request. Otherwise, the previously declared political slogans will be invalid, the attitudes of the various Mayan clan states will change unpredictably, and there will be deep dissatisfaction with the Cocom clan..."

"But if the Cocom clan is still in its old capital deep in the jungle, surrounded by clan states...then it will be difficult to hold the Mayapan royal family firmly in its hands and use their mouths to speak about the kingdom. !...The Mayapan royal family will inevitably collude with the clan states and seek the support of the descendants of each clan! In the final analysis, these Mayan descendants have been a family for thousands of years! Those secret collusions are not known to the kingdom. Even if you know it, you can’t cut it off at all…”

Bertard lowered his eyebrows and carefully wrote down the names of the three clans: "Kapur", "Cheer", and "Weihai".

The Kokom clan has taken refuge in the Kapoor clan for a long time, and there have been marriages between divine descendants for several generations. The Chel Kingdom was an ancient ally of the Kokom clan. It was only hostile to the plateau kingdom that invaded and preached, so it chose neutrality. And the Weihai clan was able to completely turn to the Cocom clan for the sake of the blood of the Goddess, showing the invisible influence of the Mayapan royal family...

Once Xiwu is defeated and the Cocom clan returns to Mayapan, the puppet they have raised will be completely uncontrollable!

"The second possibility of a decisive battle with Xiwu is an ordinary victory. The capital city of Xiwu is captured, but the Xiwu clan has divine descendants who have escaped and can lead the remaining forces to resist! There are seven or eight city-states in the Xiwu clan's territory. Three hundred miles of jungle, hundreds of thousands of tribal people... It is not difficult for the kingdom's army to conquer the city-state, but it is even more difficult to conquer the Mayan jungle!"

"The Mayan jungle is not conducive to large armies going out, but is more conducive to small groups of warriors fighting... Once the Xiu clan completely abandons the city-state, the gods retreat into the jungle with the warriors, and they become enemies that are hard to find! ... And the Mayan gods have no control over the territory. With the absolute influence of the ant people, the entire Xiwu territory will become a quagmire, and tribal guerrillas like those in the Otopan Mountain Forest may even appear..."

As he wrote this, Bertard frowned and recalled the Ottopan expedition more than ten years ago. The silent deaths of those guerrillas fighting in the mountains and forests have almost become a rare nightmare for the fearless Mexica warriors! In the jungle with complex terrain, the advantages of the warriors' equipment and combat skills are suppressed to the minimum, while the terrain advantages of the local tribes are maximized! A few old and weak tribesmen may rely on terrain traps to take the life of a samurai...

"God bless you! You must not use the kingdom's headquarters to fight guerrillas with these local tribes in the jungles of the Mayan interior! Even if you want to conquer the Mayan jungle in the future, you should drive a large number of Mayan servants to fight against the Mayans you want to conquer. Clan fighting!…”

Bertard's eyes flashed, the fighting spirit in his chest gradually cooled down, and his desire to fight Xiwu became weaker. He calmly continued to hold the pen and wrote down the worst possible situation of the war.

"The third possibility of the decisive battle is the defeat of the kingdom's army! It may be a small defeat due to the dampened gunpowder, the enemy's resolute defense, and excessive casualties, making it difficult to capture the city-state in a short period of time, and the army has to retreat in the end. It may also be the sudden rebellion of the Kanur clan, cutting off The Kingdom's food road, while the Puton tribe was bribed by Xiwu, and the Jinshe clan fled and was defeated... And once the Kingdom's army was defeated in the jungle, the myth of the plateau's force deterrence was shattered, and if they wanted to retreat to the seaside across two or three hundred miles of jungle, It’s extremely difficult! If you’re not careful, you’ll run out of food and water, and your entire army will be wiped out!…”

"His Highness has said that war is a matter of life and death. We cannot underestimate the enemy and must always remain cautious. Those who are truly good at fighting must first make themselves invincible and then wait for a good opportunity to defeat the enemy! ... As long as the kingdom's army relies on the coast and has sufficient The supplies will make the Mayan tribes invincible!"

"And His Highness also said that a commander who is good at war should gradually accumulate his own victory, increase the power in his hands, and finally use the general trend to suppress others, so as to minimize the cost of victory! ... The kingdom's army controls the Mayapan royal family. Flag, constantly conquering the coast, cutting off the wings of the Xiwu clan, and subjugating neutral clans... At the same time, it also spreads the faith of the main god, and gradually establishes the foundation of the kingdom in Maya... This is accumulating victory, waiting for the final 'victory' that will come naturally!..."

As he wrote this, Bertard took a long breath and finally finalized his Mayan strategy and determined his next goal. He picked up the pen and finally wrote down four names, which were also the four clan chiefdoms close to each other on the northern coast: "Tail Feather", "Deer Bug", "Cheer", and "Chikin"! …

"War and politics must be combined together! Those who are truly good at war do not have too outstanding achievements... Some battles seem winnable, but don't fight those that shouldn't be fought! And if you accumulate victory, you will make people surrender without fighting. It is the surest way to victory!…His Highness’s divine wisdom is really amazing, and he always guides me when making decisions!…Praise the supreme God! Praise your wise Highness!…”

Bertard raised his head slightly, thinking of the truly profound "divinely inspired wisdom" he had constantly heard when he was around Shulot over the years, and couldn't help but pray sincerely from the bottom of his heart.

As a senior general who has been fighting for his whole life, he has truly learned a lot from Shulot over the past ten years and grown a lot. This kind of learning is not due to Shulot's on-the-spot command and battlefield performance, nor is it due to His Highness's personal operations. In fact, many of His Highness's military commands on the battlefield and many war victories were accomplished with his meticulous assistance...

What he really learned from His Highness was never the practice of war, but the political and military theories that Shulot casually mentioned and accumulated in history!

These heavy political and military theories, for the young Shulot, often remain at a purely theoretical level. Because theory must have enough practice to truly understand it thoroughly.

However, for a veteran like Bertard, who has no shortage of practical experience and has even practiced it for a lifetime, this "divinely inspired" theoretical system can make him suddenly realize it and completely change his mind, and completely mention a brand new theoretical system. Level up!

This is like the story of the "Great Chief" of the Celestial Dynasty that Shulot told Avitt. Over the past ten years, it has continuously catalyzed Avitt's rapid growth from a big talker in a tribal alliance to the determination to centralize power and understand everything. The political transformation of the emperor is the same!

Never underestimate the outstanding figures of any era or civilization. They can stand out from countless people, have gone through too much training, not only have enough practical experience, but also have extraordinary will and courage, observation and learning, adaptability and decisiveness! And these are the most important and most difficult qualities to develop towards success!

Although when fighting against more powerful civilizations, they sometimes look clumsy and stupid, and seem to be easily deceived...in fact, what they really lack is often just a vision limited to the environment, and a layer of theoretical sublimation that breaks the window paper!

When Shulot came to this world and found Shu Yuan www.zhaoshuyuan.com determined to change history, he began to spread his thoughts to the people around him... and the biggest "side effect" he brought was catalysis With the alliance heroes around them, they made up for the last bit of lack of knowledge and theory, and leaped to a higher level!

"Blessed by the Lord God! For the sake of Your Highness and the Lord God, and for the prophecy of the war between Gods... I will consolidate the foundation of the seaside, conquer the Mayan tribes, and manage the island of Cuba... Finally, I will fight for a long time with the white-skinned evil spirits attacking across the sea, and fight until I am gone to God. That day of the country!…”

Bertard closed his eyes and touched the hideous scars on his face again. That was the witness he carved with his own hands when he and Hulot made an agreement until death when they swore an oath by the Leman River:

"You said that the Leman River will never run out, and the friendship between the monarch and his ministers will never end. In this life, the heart and gallbladder will be opposite each other, and the two will not bear each other..."

“And I said, I will obey you until my death, my king!…”

The stars are shining brightly on the zenith, and fireflies are dancing in the jungle. At this moment, under the stars of Maya, after more than ten years of low-key assistance and protection beside Shulot...the real general of the kingdom, Marshal Bertard of the East China Sea, finally came to the stage and began to reveal his starlight!