Aztec Eternals

The sun was shining brightly, illuminating the simple tent. The samurai killed and guarded the king's residence. The messenger came from a long distance and returned to the ground, and the king stood up with a divine scepter in his hand.

"In Xiaoliu Village, there are thousands of Mistek warriors?"

Sherlot unfolded the map and searched in the basins south of Watervale City. The first thing that caught his eye was the small town of Tlaxcala, eighty miles to the south, and the city of Itzocan, which was captured by the army.

In Nahua, itz is short for itztli, which means "flint and knife", while ocan is the transformation of ohtli, which means "path, way". The two together, is "the path of the flint", the sword road city. As the name suggests, the terrain here is also the surrounding mountains and basins, with rolling hills and rocks.

From Daolu City to the southwest along the basin, another seventy miles, is the mountain pass fortress group. This fortress group is also part of the army's food route. The food route of the army runs along the mountain range, from Gaoshan City to the southeast, to the mountain pass fortress group, and then turns to the northeast along the basin, passes through Daolu City, and then arrives at the foot of Shuigu City.

The total length of the food route is nearly 300 miles, and it needs to supply 50,000 troops and tens of thousands of prisoners. The militia teams carrying grains bowed their heads and carried their burdens without rest, maintaining the lifeline of the army.

"The Yamaguchi Fortress, Sword Road City..."

Shulot looked at the rear of the army, the two most critical logistical nodes. Then, he moved his fingers and groped for the basin where Sword Road City was located.

There is an obvious mountain passage in the southeast corner of the basin, which meanders to the southeast mountain. After walking a hundred miles of mountain road, you come to the military village where Mistec added troops, Weyozingo, Huejotzingo, "the place of the willow tree", that is, the small willow Village.

"Little Willow Village...Little Willow Tree..."

Shulot frowned slightly as he stared at the Mistec Fortress hidden in the mountains. Then, he looked at the samurai chief.

"Bottard, the terrain here?"

"His Royal Highness, there are large willow trees growing in Xiaoliu Village. The place where the little willow trees grow are mostly muddy and wet swamps. Similar to the mud swamp village, the terrain here is also muddy and dangerous. "

"Haha! Thousands of troops were added in the mud marsh village, threatening the mountain pass fortress group sixty miles north. Thousands more troops were added in Xiaoliu village, which threatened Daolu city a hundred miles north. The Mistec army was stationed at these two locations. , is it to threaten the food supply of the army!"

Having said this, Shirott looked angry and shouted sharply.

"Send legionnaires to the two fortresses and rebuke the leaders of the Mistecs! Go and ask them if they want to be enemies with the Mexica Alliance and rebel against their suzerain!"

"As ordered! Your Highness."

Bertard nodded, immediately wrote down two Wang Ling, and recruited two personal envoys to send to the Mistec ministries in the south. Then, he pondered for a while and said calmly.

"His Royal Highness, the South Road Legion is stationed under the water valley city, and can rescue the back road at any time. It will only take two or three days to go to Daolu City from here, and it will only take five or six days to go to the mountain pass fortress. There may not be the determination and courage to fight directly against the Alliance! I am afraid, more, it is still necessary to contain the strength of the Alliance and let the Tlaxcalans last longer!"

"Ok."

Shirott held the scepter in his hand and nodded. He thought for a while, and then ordered a few more words.

"Increase rear defenses. Six thousand royal troops are stationed in the Yamaguchi fortress group and Daolu City. The Yamaguchi fortress group is closer to the rear, and 4,000 militia are garrisoned. As for Daolu City, 2,000 militiamen are added, and then look closely. Southeast Pass."

As a result, the Yamaguchi fortress had 3,000 samurai and 4,000 militiamen, a total of 7,000 people. Sword Road City has three thousand warriors and two thousand militiamen, totaling five thousand people. The defenders occupied the terrain, and even if thousands of Mistyk warriors suddenly attacked, they could defend until the main force came.

"Finally, send out elite scouts to investigate carefully! How many Misteks have added troops, how many warriors, and how many militiamen!"

"Follow your will!"

After arranging the defense, Shilot's expression softened slightly. He carefully looked at the situation in the south, and the killing intent rose in his heart.

"Bottard, the Mistec are hiding in the southeastern mountains, threatening our food supply at any time."

"His Royal Highness, the army's food route is relatively stable at present. The defenders everywhere occupy dangerous terrain. If the Mistec people don't mobilize the army, it is impossible to cut off the food route."

"Well, the South Road Legion is here. If the Mistec people dare to go north, they will be defeated in one fell swoop!"

For the fighting strength of the main army, Shulot was full of confidence. But soon, his words changed, and his expression became serious.

"But if the Mistec army is contained and hidden, neither heading north nor retreating, it will be troublesome. They are hidden in the hills where the terrain is dangerous and difficult to conquer. If the army continues to go north, they will travel another 120 miles. The four dangerous snake cities besieging the Tlaxcala... At that time, how can we ensure the safety of the back road? Do we have to continue to divide our troops and station them and be led by the nose of the Mistec?"

Hearing this, Bertard also frowned.

Although the Mistecs have not raised the flag of rebellion and declared war on the Alliance, they expect the enemy to be lenient and must deal with it as an enemy. There are more than 800,000 people in the five Mistec states, and it is estimated that there are 20,000 to 30,000 warriors. This place is only more than three hundred miles away from the western ancestral land of the Mistec people, Shanhe City. The other party's food supply will not have any problems, enough to support tens of thousands of troops. And behind the Mistec people, there are three states of Zapotec, 500,000 people, and about 20,000 warriors.

Of course, Mistec and Zapotec are all city-state alliances, with many internal factions, belonging to different honorable nobles, and there is no powerful king or big leader. Until the moment of life and death, it is impossible for them to assemble warriors and fight against each other.

"Well, the threat of the Mistec people is always there, and the specific scale has not been determined... It always makes people feel uncomfortable and tight!"

"Your Highness, what do you mean?"

"I have an idea, but I haven't made up my mind yet."

Sherlot pondered for a while, then ordered in awe.

"The more than 10,000 people of the black wolf will continue to move eastward for 130 miles in these two days, and remove the flank of the mountain city. The Huashu Legion will follow him to suppress the tribe and capture prisoners in that area. The warriors are the most. , The Feather Goose Legion with stronger combat power will continue to go north for 60 miles, around the north of Cholula City, blocking the road and looting the surrounding villages and towns. The Pan Python Legion, which has the lowest combat power, will still remain in the area of ​​Shuigu City. Thoroughly clean the entire basin."

"As for the Imperial Guard Corps, they will be stationed in Shuidu City to suppress the north and south. I will sit here myself, arrange the spring ploughing of the Tlaxcala prisoners, and solve the problem of the Holy City... Attack the various divisions of Tlaxcala. ~www.readwn.com~ Don't be in a hurry. The South Route Army has made a breakthrough, and the North Route Army has more warriors and stronger combat power..."

Seirot paused for a moment and looked at the northern mountains. He seemed to have to travel hundreds of miles to see the "Ghost Commander" of the mighty alliance, the noble king's banner of the Mexicans.

"I think it won't be long before there will be good news from the Northern Route Army!"

Bertard nodded and looked north together. At this moment, he is also looking forward to the breakthrough of the Northern Route Army and the climax of the Eastern Expedition.

A few days later, the leader of the Mistec replied to the messenger, saying that "the loyal Mistec tribes have no rebellious intentions, but they are just careful to prevent the remnants of the Tlaxcalans from fleeing the hinterland." However, according to the information of the scouts, they gathered in the south The number of Mistec warriors is still increasing.

In late April, Black Wolf led an army of 10,000 troops eastward and set out on the mountain top city. Eight thousand people of the Feather Wild Goose Army went north, looting and blocking the road. The holy city of Cholula was terrified, and sent an envoy to Water Valley City again, requesting an audience with His Highness. Shilot refused to accept it and still refused to meet him.

At the end of April, the envoy from the capital city in the lake finally made a detour from the west. They brought the latest information of the Northern Route Army!