Chapter One Thousand Four Hundred and Three: 'Flower War Chess' and 'Zetian Gua Xiang'!
The sea is constantly rushing, and the seven thousand miles of the Gulf of Mexico are all intersecting in the traffic of the fleet, from the savannas in the north to the dense jungles in the east. This is the north of the Central American world, like the world's "meridian" that has been opened
”, symbolizing the connected seaside.
In the south of the world, another vital "Government Vein" is still fighting with a scale of 100,000 legions! If we say that the Madre Mountains across Central America are the "backbone of the world", then the long Madre
The intersection of the mountains and the Mixtec Mountains forms the Oaxaca Central Plateau, which is like the "tailbone of the world" behind the waist.
At this moment, Yunshan Walled City, which has been surrounded by four Mexican legions for a year, is located in the center of the mountains and plateaus, at the most critical "Tail Vertebral Point"! As for personally stirring up trouble and opening up the world, "Ren Du"
The two kings of "Two Meridians" are sitting in the center of this chess game, playing another "real chess game".
"Xulot, shoot the tiger with cannon!"
"The boat is flat and the cannon is eaten."
"Tiger eats boat!"
"Enter the boat and eat the tiger."
"Haha! Shulot, you lost a tiger and a ship, I only lost a tiger and a cannon! Your military strength has weakened a lot!..."
"...Teacher, you are so energetic and indomitable that you caught me off guard. You are as brave as a tiger!..."
"Ha! As a commander, that's how it should be! The chess game is like a battlefield. Once you have your sights on the target, you should move forward at all costs, breaking the formation like a heavy obsidian war stick! ...But you, Shulot! Whether it's fighting or playing chess,
, you always focus on logistics and defense, asking for safety first, and then waiting for the opportunity with the lowest cost to take action... This is not like a young man, let alone the brave style of us Mexicans!..."
"Ah! That's what the teacher said! However, it is always good to have sufficient logistics. Avoid the sharp edge, weaken the enemy's power, and strictly defend yourself. Although you cannot win a big victory, at least you will not be defeated, and not too many samurai will die..."
"Haha! Hulot, you!... You invented this chess game, and you clearly knew that when a 'samurai' crosses the river, there is no way to advance! But you are still so cautious and stingy with the life of the samurai. You have such a kind temperament
Ah... enter the army!..."
"Eating pawns..."
Hearing Avitt's comments, Shulott smiled and shook his head. He was still defensive in this "Flower War Chess" game as always, even if there was a chance of risking victory, he always sat still. Avitt, on the other hand, attacked.
Constantly, forcefully withdraw money from time to time, really move forward courageously and diligently, leaving no room for error!
This "Flower War Chess", with its nine vertical and ten horizontal chessboards, is undoubtedly the "chess" of later generations! The Southern Expedition army has been besieging the city for a year, and there is a lack of daily entertainment. In addition to divination, Shulot usually does
In addition to writing books, he also invented "Go" and "Xiangqi".
Among them, the black and white "Go" focuses on calculations and is very popular among the priests of the alliance. The "Xiangqi", which has a more war-like atmosphere and represents killing, took the name of "Flower War Chess" and became a simulation game for military nobles.
The pastimes and entertainments of war are becoming popular in the camps.
Of course, on the battlefields of Central America, there are crisscrossed rivers, undulating mountains, and there are no cars or horses. Here, the word "car" is replaced by "boat", the "tiger" that symbolizes the jaguar warrior is used, and the "horse" of the cavalry is replaced. The rest.
,'cannon','bing/soldier','shi' and 'marshal/general' all remain unchanged, representing 'artillery', 'warrior', 'guard' and 'general' respectively. Only 'xiang'
It became a 'priest', symbolizing the special war priest in the army.
When these two "chess" came out, Avitt got the news immediately and was very interested in it. He quickly learned it. Obviously, he preferred the killing "Flower War Chess" and liked this kind of "chess".
A brand new "war game"!
And with Avitt's intelligence, no Alliance noble in the entire camp could be his opponent, even if he didn't give in. In the end, only Shulot, who "invented" the chess game, could "reluctantly" compete with him.
"It's evenly matched.
No matter what new tactics Avitt came up with, Schlott always maintained a stable "win four and lose six", "barely" keeping up with his pace of progress. Like this game, he found an opportunity at the beginning and forced the exchange of pieces.
After winning, Shulot never showed any flaws, and both sides could only fight one by one, slowly killing each other.
“Eat tiger!…”
"Pump the boat..."
"No more boats! No more cannons!..."
“Eat the boat…”
The two of them went back and forth and "killed" for half an hour. At the end of the battle, Avitt only had "one soldier, one cannon, one soldier and one commander" left, while Xiulote was left alone.
"General", and the "sacrifice" of a pair of guards. In the end, Avitt set up a "palace soldier", and then he finally "checkmate" Xiulote to his heart's content!
"Haha! Shulot, I won this round again!!..."
Avitt laughed loudly, and while Shulot sighed and smiled bitterly, he moved his cannon and captured the "general". He held the golden "general" chess piece in his hand and played with it twice, enjoying the pleasure of defeating the student.
There are still some unfinished ideas.
On the entire "Flower Chess" sandalwood chessboard, the "soldiers" are mahogany chess pieces, the "Ship Tiger Cannon Priest" is a silver chess piece, and the only "handsome general" is a gold chess piece!
After all, the current "Flower War Chess" is still a "war game" among Mexica's nobles. According to the alliance's decades of military tradition, the military must be clearly differentiated, and even the war chess pieces must be like military personnel.
It is the same at all levels in the school, "the costumes are different and you can tell them at a glance".
"Xulot, at the beginning of this round, did you really make a mistake, or did you let me do it on purpose?..."
"Teacher, I didn't think too much. I habitually set up defenses at the beginning, just like the last game. I didn't expect you to find this flaw... But next time, I won't make such a mistake!..."
"Hahaha! That's what war is like, win every step and lose every step! However, the alliance has become a general trend now. Even if it makes one or two wrong steps, as long as it learns its lesson, it can still completely wipe out the world!..."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Having said this, Avitt's expression turned cold, he looked towards the southwest mountains, and said quietly.
"Witness the Lord God! Just like this alliance of tribes in the clouds, even the Mixtecs and Zapotecs combined have more than half of the chess pieces than us! The West Route Army was defeated in a battle, and the leader of Yunchen was eaten. So what could a 'pawn' do? As long as he entered Yunshan City, Yun Chen lost the 'sacrificial minister' guarding his horns, and also lacked a 'soldier'. Surrounded from three sides, his death was already destined! "
"Teacher, you are right! I had a whim last night and did a formal divination. The hexagram is exactly the lower stem and the upper part, 'Ze Tianyu'! This hexagram means that water resides in the sky, and the water in the sky will flow downward. When the five Yangs are gone, It's not difficult to get rid of the evil, just be determined! As long as the punishment is firm and the morale of the army is restored, there will be losses first and then gains, small defeats first and then big victories!..."
"Huh? The divination divination is Ze Tiancheng? Make up your mind to lose first and then win?..."
Hearing this, Avitt was silent. The "defeat" the two discussed happened just last month. After the Western Route Army captured Shuangshan City on the Mixtec coast, it moved north to attack the southern heart of Mixtec. It happened in the important place, Yangu City!
You must know that as long as the West Route Army conquers the important location of Yangu City, it will be able to integrate with the East Route Army in the northwest and completely cut off the last seaside connection channel between the Mixtec and Zapotec tribes in the lowlands. Then. As long as the West Route Army goes slightly north from Yangu City and seals the mouth of the mountain valley, it can work with the Central Route Army to turn Huahuapan, the mountain and river city where leader Yun Chen is stationed, into a trapped bird in a cage in the mountain valley!
Faced with such a deadly cage net, Chief Yun Chen would not sit idly by. He secretly mobilized his elite troops and first invited a battle to the north to confuse the commander of the central army, the giant bear Stanley. Then, he personally led five thousand elite warriors southward. , Prince Moctezuma II, the brave vanguard of the Western Route Army, successively captured Hedou City and Shuangshan City.
Meng Er was suddenly attacked. Although he fought in person, showing the tenacity of the "second brave general of the royal family", he was still defeated and returned to Hedou City. In this battle, a royal army of 8,000 people was defeated. , at least 1,500 warriors were killed in the battle, which was almost the heaviest casualty battle since the alliance's southern expedition to Yunzhong. However, the leader of Yunchen did not get much benefit. It is said that he was held captive by the brave Meng Er himself. Bow, shot in the shoulder!
However, the Mexica Middle Route Army was always pressed in the north of Shanhe City. Chief Yunchen did not dare to leave for too long, and he had no time to pursue and expand the victory. After repelling the West Route Army in the first battle, he hurriedly led the army back to Shanhe City. , continue to fight against the giant bear Stanley.
"Well...the West Route Army advanced rapidly. Although the soldiers were sharp along the way, they were indeed very tired. No matter how sharp the obsidian blades were, they couldn't kill five people with one slap in a row! Do the math, Ye Guocheng, Oak Goucheng, Hedou City, Shuangshan City... The Western Route Army has already conquered four Mixtec city-states in the southern expedition. It suffered a setback in front of this fifth city-state. The merits outweigh the faults!..."
Avitt's expression flashed, and he set the tone first. That is, the West Route Army as a whole has made meritorious service. Next, as long as he defends Hedou City and repairs it well, he can make another military exploit. As for the guilt of this defeat...
"Of course, little Montezuma was at fault as a pioneer and lost 1,500 warriors in the first battle. Now that the Southern Expedition is reaching a critical moment, let's put down our faults first... wait until the Southern Expedition is won, and then discuss the military achievements.
After the faults and faults are balanced, the remaining merits will be divided among the clouds!…”
Hearing the last sentence "Female Yunzhong", Xiulote raised his brows and revealed his understanding. Avitt had mentioned before that after conquering the Mixtecs, he would cut off half of the Yunzhong Valley and entrust it to
The second son he and Alyssa gave birth to. And now, Alyssa gave birth to a twin boy and a twin, and Meng Er's fault was also delivered to his hands in time. Next, naturally, the supreme kingship represented by the God King, and Shulot
The prophet's theocratic cooperation has all the power to decide on enfeoffment after the war! The core of political power lies in "personnel" arrangements...
"Witness the Lord God! Dear King of Gods, I will explain the Lord God's hexagrams to the nobles at the next grand ceremony of the whole army! ... As you said, the Western Route Army is blessed by God, and the fault lies only with a few individuals. Generals
The merits and demerits balance each other out, but the God-King 'does nothing wrong', is fair and selfless, and everything will be discussed again after the war!..."
"Okay! Very good!...Xulot, my most outstanding student, my highly respected military priest...As expected, only you can truly understand the enlightenment of the Lord God!...Haha!"
Note: The Easter egg chapter is a situation map of the Southern Expedition.