Chapter One Thousand Sixty-Six The End of the Eastern Tour and the King’s Return to the East
"Witness the Lord God! Bertard, since the jungle tribes have formed an alliance, the kingdom's missionary priests and trade caravans must set out from Golden Bay City and Hidden Snake City as soon as possible. They must follow the river and go deep into the inland jungle, as soon as possible.
Establish religious and commercial ties between tribes..."
"Preaching is a long-term and stable plan, and commerce is the basis for communication and mutual benefit. These two, coupled with marriages between tribes, are the peaceful expansion strategy of the Coastal Alliance, extending its influence from the coast to the inland jungle..."
"Yes, Your Highness! I understand what you mean. Inland jungles with inconvenient transportation and logistics can use missionary work, commerce, and marriage to expand peacefully. But coastal land with convenient transportation and logistics must use the army's soldiers to fight for peace...
Eradicate the divine nobles who originally ruled, and then use a large number of warriors awarded with military merit as the root system of rule!"
The Sunrise River is mighty, flowing from the mountains of Chiapas in the upper reaches of the south to the jungles of the northern coast, and then merges into the boundless Caribbean Sea. Hulot and Bertard stood one behind the other, standing on the sun.
Walking out of the hills beside the river, looking at the boundless East China Sea, it seems that your mind is broadened.
There was something misty and meaningful in the king's eyes. The look of the warrior commander was much calmer and firmer. He had both a will as strong as stone and a belief as hot as fire, just like the green jade and green jade produced by the seaside.
Cinnabar. In coastal cultures, green jade represents wisdom and eternal life, while cinnabar represents faith and death. They are both very common in tombs.
"Bertard, the coastal tribes must be firmly under control. And conferring military honors and lands on them is the best way!"
After a while, Shulot spoke quietly. His expression was calm, but his voice contained a chilling tone.
"Blessed by the Lord God! The army marched eastward, recruiting the surrendered coastal tribes, forcibly converting them to the Lord God, and then used the surrendered soldiers as vanguards to capture the cities and villages of the tribes. Then, the brave warriors among them were promoted to the ranks of the Kingdom's legions.
Headquarters...this is the first level of screening, selecting warriors who have shed blood for the kingdom!"
"Then, the conquered coastal tribes killed all the gods' leaders, and then divided the kingdom's legion warriors, took control of various city-states and villages, and established the kingdom's ruling order! Just like what Black Wolf did in Red Lake Town
, sacrificed the descendants of the Moonwater God, enfeoffed the warriors of the Hidden Snake tribes, and also enfeoffed the local warriors. The source of the enfeoffed warriors was roughly based on 70% of the warriors from each tribe, and 30% of the local warriors... And all the local tribal warriors were recruited after converting.
With coercion, continue to fight eastward, and continue to encircle the east!..."
"Your Highness, I understand what you mean! During these three years of Eastern Expedition, the kingdom's occupation strategy is like cornmeal dough for baking tacos!"
Bertard nodded knowingly and made a gesture of kneading pancakes, which is the most classic way of eating in Central America.
"First, wrap up the tribes of Sitotonak that surrendered first, like corn dough, add the spices of faith and legion, mix and knead evenly, so that no tribe can be distinguished. Then, cut out a piece
Pieces of military merit warrior pancakes were spread out and baked, and distributed among the newly captured East Totonak..."
"Then, the dough continued to be wrapped, kneaded, and pancakes were made. Wrap up the Eastern Totonac tribes, spread them out, and bake them on the Central Maya Coast. Then wrap up these Sauk Mayan warriors from the Central Coast, and continue to make pancakes.
To the northeast, conquer the Yucatan coast of the northern Maya..."
"God bless you! This is how to bake pancakes, bite by bite, piece by piece, eat the entire coast!..."
"Haha! Very good, very good! Bertard, you still understand my thoughts best!..."
Hearing such an apt metaphor, Shulot's eyes lit up and he laughed with satisfaction. He patted the warrior chief on the shoulder and pointed to several longships and hundreds of catamaran canoes on the coast. That was exactly
A logistics fleet transporting food to the east.
"Witness the Lord God! The reason why the Kingdom can conquer the coast is that it relies on the transportation advantage of waterways! The Kingdom's transportation on the coast is mainly based on fleets. And Totonac's first batch of galley longships have been launched, and there are enough
Twelve ships. As for canoes and catamaran transport ships, there are seven or eight hundred ships in total! The scale of this fleet will continue to expand, and sub-fleets in each state will be established to maintain the distance of thousands of miles.
Transport and traffic on the coast…”
"The Donghai Shipbuilding Company will also have three shipyards, one in Zhanshe City, one in Jinwan City, and the other in Hidden Snake City. Among them, the shipyard in Jinwan City is the main one, which can build oars.
Long sail ship…”
As for the catamaran, the most common warship among the navy in the East China Sea, the technical content is not high and can be built by all countries. However, it requires a lot of manpower and the load capacity is not large. It must be of sufficient scale to ensure transportation.
quantity.
"Yes! Your Highness, I will attach great importance to the construction of ships, and I will also give preferential treatment to the shipwrights and promote a group of craftsman nobles!..."
"Very good! We must not hesitate to reward those outstanding shipwrights! Their value is much more important than the surrendered leaders and nobles of various tribes..."
Shulot's eyes flashed as he stared at the kingdom's naval fleet. Except for the small bronze cannons on the long boats, they were basically at the level of ancient Greece and Rome, or even worse. And the kingdom did not lack manpower.
If only I could get a shipwright from the Old World...
"Samurai Commander, by the time you completely open up the East China Sea, it should be by the end of the year or even next year. And on the islands in the East China Sea, the vanguard ship of the white-skinned demon will appear this year! The warriors of the kingdom will attack them and try to capture the ships. And for
The captured white-skinned aliens and skilled craftsmen can be kept. Others should be killed and sacrificed...Be sure to beware of the evil plague they carry!..."
"Yes, the Lord God witnesses! Your Highness, I will definitely follow the divine prophecy, find these demon fleets, defeat and capture them!..."
"Okay! Bertard, you have always been clear-minded and calm in dealing with things. You are a marshal who can stand alone. I have always been relieved to leave the East China Sea to you!..."
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The sea breeze blew, and seabirds flew lightly in the sky, overlooking the villages and city-states on the coast. Shulot stayed in Sunrise Village for a day, and had a long talk with the warrior chief Bertard, giving advice on the strategy for the East China Sea attack.
.Then, he led thousands of guards and headed upstream against the Sunrise River to La Venta, the second ancient Olmec city.
La Venta, the second ancient city, is located seven or eighty miles upstream of the Sunrise River. It has many simple and mysterious giant stone statues. The heaviest stone statue even reaches 20 tons. In addition to the iconic giant stone statues, there are also indispensable
There are altars to the gods, small pyramids with relatively primitive styles, and star observation decks scattered around the high places.
"Praise the Lord God! He envelopes the ancient Olmec land, from ancient mythology, to this day!"
Hulot led the kingdom's priests, erected the statue of the main god of Mexica in the second ancient city, and held another two-day ceremony.
The scale of this main god ceremony was relatively small, and there were not many participating tribes, but it officially announced that the second ancient city of the Olmecs had also become the kingdom's sacred sacrificial place and the main god of the "Ancestors of the Glutes".
land.
The mountain breeze was warm, the sky was high and the clouds were clear. After the long ceremony, Shulot stood on the ancient observatory wearing a soaked priest's robe. He looked at the upper reaches of the river in the southeast and looked at the dense jungle.
He and Qun Shan took a deep breath.
"Bertard."
"Your Highness?"
"The second ancient city of Jiaoren is the farthest east I can reach during this eastward tour! As for Honghu Town further east, you have to go on a tour for me and see how Black Wolf is doing.
Well, let’s take a look at the ruins of the Sky City in Classical Maya, which were also named the ‘Ancestral Land of the Jiao People’…”
"Yes, I will follow your will! Your Highness...what about you?"
"Well, I'm going back! I will set off to return tomorrow..."
Shulot's voice was faint, with a slight smile on his face, and his expression was a little unpredictable. But at this moment, he didn't have any hesitation, nor did he have much nostalgia...
"Blessed by the Lord God! From this second ancient city to the lake capital of the alliance, it is nearly two thousand miles! I will take two thousand guards with me to walk through the entire Totonac seaside and across the land of Tlaxcala...
Even if we walk back forty miles a day, it would take almost two months. This endless seaside and jungle is so vast!"
"Everything is in my hands, hundreds of thousands of people are lying on the ground and obeying my orders. The warriors conquer the countryside, and the beauties surround my knees... This wonderful taste of power is really hard to let go! But the overall plan has been planned, but we have to do it... I
We must go back, we cannot let God King Avitt wait anxiously any longer!…”
Hearing the king's determination, the warrior captain Bertard lowered his eyes and did not speak for a long time. After a while, he knelt down in front of Shulot in silence, lowered his head, and asked the king to hold his hair and send his hair.
The last vow.
"Your Highness, please take care of your own safety!...You are the core of the kingdom, the hope of the world, and the only true sun..."
"And as long as you give me a royal order... Even if I am thousands of miles away, I will leave the East China Sea and lead your legion back... For you, the warriors of the kingdom will do whatever it takes, even if they fight with the Alliance in blood!..."
"Witness the Lord God! Even if the world's jungles are burned down, the new sun must be ignited. No matter how many red rivers flow, it is a price worth paying... I swear by my soul and blood, may the Lord God bless you!..."
