Aztec Eternals

Avet stood on the hills on the north shore. He was condescending, staring intently at the enemy in front of him. Beside him, dozens of drummers, horns and flag-bearers relaying orders, waiting for the commander's order.

This is the narrow crossing of the Leman River. Even in the rainy season when the river is rising, the width is only five or six hundred meters, and the narrowest point is less than three hundred meters.

The Tarrascos simultaneously launched a river crossing within a range of dozens of miles. Hundreds of thousands of canoes, full of warriors with two-handed spears, sailed like arrows, heading north, almost instantly.

The commander gave an order, and a low drum sounded on the river. The canoes of the Mexica also surged out. The paddlers increased their speed to the maximum, and they were calm for a few breaths, and the fleets of both sides rushed together fiercely.

Shilot felt that the world paused for a moment, and then there was thunder.

He saw two large boats, the bows of which collided with each other, and stopped with a bang. Then the hull shook violently, spun in place, and snapped together again. The sailors and militiamen on both sides did not have time to wait for the ship to calm down, so they roared and waved their weapons, jumped on the enemy ship, and tangled and fought together.

A Mexican militiaman raised a small shield diagonally with his left hand, blocked the stabbing stone spear, and then handed out a short obsidian blade with his right hand, inserted it into the waist and abdomen of the enemy in front, and stirred it clockwise. The Tarrasco sailor screamed and fell back into the water, where the water quickly turned red. As soon as the militiaman smiled, his chest suddenly became cold, followed by a sharp pain, and he lost his strength in an instant. When he finally bowed his head, he could only see the long spear that was not fully penetrated.

The Tarrasco pikemen who were diagonally opposite then cheered with a ferocious face, attracting attention not far away. He tried to draw the spear, but couldn't. The stab just now was too hard and too deep, and it got stuck on the ribs. Just as he was about to try again, a stone axe had already attacked from the side and rear, hitting the vital point of the side neck fiercely.

The miserable howl of the pikemen was only half, and the stone axe fell again. Then a sturdy bare foot kicked his chest, kicking his head tilted body into the running river, wiping away the traces of existence in a blink of an eye.

The boats are connected to each other. And the big boat against the small boat is another kind of crushing.

The young man saw more than a dozen oarsmen add force at the same time, and the big boat in Mexica suddenly jumped up, like a prey cheetah, and rushed straight towards the opposite boats. A small boat was too late to avoid it, and the big boat hit the side string straight. The boat was lifted obliquely, lifted violently, and finally turned over, completely overturned. Several people on the boat exclaimed and fell into the water, and before they could stretch and swim, several stone spears stabbed head on, penetrating their brains like a melon.

The other boat quickly deflected, swirling to barely avoid it, and then swirled again to join the big boat. Immediately on the boat, a dozen soldiers roared and rushed towards them. With a dozen or so weapons, they stabbed several people on the boat into blood gourds.

The continuous impact finally caused the boat to lose its speed and briefly float on the water. The dozens of small boats around found an opportunity, and they swarmed like a pack of wolves to surround the big boat. The militiamen poured in from all directions, spears stabbed, the puffs penetrated deep into the flesh, and the blood immediately flooded the deck.

The battle on the water is especially cruel. Warriors tangled with each other, weapons came from all directions, and their feet were always shaking and slippery. Once in the water, it often means death.

While distracted by the fierce water battle, Shulot quickly ended the sacrificial ceremony blessed by the God of War. After praying to the patron saint Huitzilopochtli, the Mexica warriors finally had the confidence to fight against the alien **** "Evil Cultists".

Only then can the young man carefully examine the boats on the big river. Here, both Mexica and Tarrasco, have only sailless canoes powered by paddles.

The so-called canoe is to use the trunk of a tree as a complete keel, and then excavate the trunk to dig out the hull, and modify the fore and stern, corners and sides of the boat. In this era, the shipbuilding technology in Central America was limited, and there was no way of nail reinforcement or keel splicing. Only when a big tree is used as a boat will it not leak or fall apart.

Therefore, as long and thick as the trunk, the boat body is as long and wide as possible. Tall and broad birch and fir trees are often the first choice for canoes. Fortunately, Central America was densely forested at this time, hundreds of thousands of large trees could be seen everywhere, and there was no shortage of canoe materials.

Canoes on the battlefield can be divided into two categories, large and small. Large canoes are the core of water warfare, and they require complete large woods and complicated processes to manufacture. It is at least fifteen meters long and three meters wide, allowing four people to sit side by side. Of course, the canoe is attached to the water, and there is no height to speak of. A number of round shields were fastened with ropes on the sides of the ship to protect the rowers and warriors, as well as against slings and arrows.

To drive a large canoe effectively requires at least ten paddlers. In addition to the paddlers, a large boat can carry up to thirty warriors, while maintaining enough space for the warriors to wield their weapons. Large canoes are also tools for transporting bulky items, and the altar of the city of Hilotepec was transported back to the capital of Mexica by the canoes.

Small canoes are the most numerous ant colonies and are much simpler and easier to make. It is generally no more than eight meters in length and no more than 1.5 meters in width, and the two are side by side. It only takes two paddlers to efficiently propel a boat, and sometimes a single person will do. It can hold six fighters, or an equal volume of supplies. It is also the most commonly used transport vessel for fishermen and merchants.

Shulot knew that the Navas and Mayans in the East also had a kind of "giant boat" that traveled along the coast. Large boats require certain skills and rare giant trees. It is thirty meters long and three to four meters wide. No way, the width of the canoe is strictly limited by the width of the tree.

This giant sea-going boat is a paddle-sail boat with a mast and a rectangular sail at the center. The sails are made of animal hides, cotton cloth and even hemp mats. With sails as power, the minimum number of rowers required on board is sixteen.

The Nahuas and Mayans drove huge boats across the boundless lake, trading precious spices, gems, feathers, and magical smoke. The Mayans even sailed to distant islands, trading tobacco and cotton with the Taino tribes. There are primitive, but already densely populated Caribbean islands.

Shiloh shook his head and stopped thinking about it. He silently estimated the number of Tarrasco ships.

Arvitt told him that this time the Mexican navy mobilized on a large scale, and a total of 200 large boats and 600 small boats came from Lake Texcoco to help. However, the boat did not carry all the sailors, but used half of the space to load food and grass, so the total number of the boat division army was about 8,000.

On the opposite side, the Tarasco people had about a hundred large boats and eight hundred small boats, all of which were fully loaded. The total number was about 11,000, of which 5,000 lance militiamen were on board. Although the Tarasco people are the people of the lake, the Patzcuaro Lake in the core area is not connected to the Leman River, and they cannot gather enough large ships.

In inland water warfare, big boats beat small boats, and many boats beat few boats, especially when there are no bows, slings, or artillery. The teenager considered the classic fire attack tactics, and Avit was also moved. After just looking around, the two unfortunately found that they couldn't make up too much oil here. Because animal fats are scarce and vegetable oils are expensive, high-yielding oil crops have not yet been introduced to the Americas.

"When can I go to Texas or Venezuela to dig for oil? Greek fire is a weapon in water warfare, although the exact formula is not yet clear." Sherault was a little yearning and a little self-deprecating.

"It seems that California has a lot of oil, and the climate is warm and suitable, which is better than the cold wave in the north and the rainforest miasma in the south. As long as the shipbuilding technology allows, colonizing California is a good choice."

In addition to fire attack and long range, the galley era can also install rams on the bow. The fierce impact of the big boat can easily tear the small boat. However, the Mexicas didn't have enough metal, and the Tarrascos probably didn't expect it.

So, at this time, the water battle on the big river became a brutal hand-to-hand fight. The soldiers on both sides were fighting to the death and **** battles. From time to time, militiamen screamed and fell into the water. A layer of spreading pink quickly appeared on the uukanshu.com river.

In just two quarters of an hour, each of them killed and injured a thousand people. On land, I'm afraid the militias would have already collapsed. But the chaotic and ferocious water battle has increased the tolerance of both sides. Either all boats die, or all boats live, and the surviving boat masters still have enough morale.

"The situation doesn't seem to be good." The young man quickly calculated the casualties on both sides, and the numbers wouldn't lie.

Avet frowned. Relying on the advantage of the big ship, the Mexican navy made a lot of money in the initial collision. But once it enters a large-scale battle, the disadvantage of the number of people is reflected.

"The Tarasco pikemen killed a lot of our militiamen, and we will lose first if we continue to consume them." The commander quickly confirmed the situation.

"Would you like to let the samurai or militiamen get on board?" the boy suggested.

"There's no need to fight them on the water. The casualty ratio is too uneconomical. Let their pikemen come up first, and then eat them in one bite."

Saying that, Avette clenched his fist confidently, as if he had grasped the enemy on the river into his palm.

He immediately gave the order, and the sharp conch horns rang out on both sides of the river. The Mexica's boat began to retreat and slowly disengaged. The 10,000 samurai directly behind the commander also sorted out their weapons, ready to fight at any time.

The Tarrasco fleet did not pursue, and crossing the river was always the first priority. The paddlers sped forward, quickly unloading large groups of spear militia on the tidal flats on the river bank, and hurried back to the south bank to transport the next unit.

Nearly 5,000 spearmen immediately assembled in small groups, forming dozens of circular formations. They will trade their lives for time, waiting for the next wave of reinforcements to arrive.

On the hills not far away, the Mexica warriors were already excitedly holding their shields and sticks, ready for a hearty fight.