Chapter 405: The Kings Western Tour: Apa Plain, Thousands of Miles of Fertile Wilderness
The sun is always bright during the dry season, and the sacred wind flies in the sky. After the Wind Moon on the 13th, there is the Eagle Moon (Cuauhtli), which symbolizes spirituality. This is the month of control, the month of movement, and the month of luck.
.Since the Southern Expedition, all the plans and efforts have come to pay off.
A brave Prepecha warrior brought the head of the noble Tekos chief into the Apa military city and conveyed the king's will: within three days, Kaicheng surrendered without killing. Three days later, the entire army
Attack the city and kill them all!
The southwest allies have been destroyed, and Apa City is an isolated city without any vitality. The defenders in the city have lost their last breath, and their expressions are declining all day long. Most of the nobles are mentally and physically exhausted under the bombardment of the terrifying copper beasts. They are fierce
After two days of quarreling and even a small-scale fight, the result was finally reached.
At noon on the third day, the gates of Apa City were finally opened. The remaining palm tribesmen put down their weapons and went out of the city to ask for surrender. They knelt down outside the city gate and allowed the imperial guards to tie their hands and feet and fight for their lives.
Put it into human hands.
Subsequently, Bertard led three thousand Praetorian Guards into the city to take stock.
The military city was not large in area and had a small population, but its food reserves were extremely rich. The king's army captured 6,000 militiamen, 4,000 women and children, and a total of 10,000 rebels. In the granary in the city, there were actually 30,000 people.
Years of food! All these rations were handed over by the surrendering defenders and were not burned.
Shulot did not enter the city. He just stood calmly under the royal flag outside the city, watching the destruction of the Palm Glory family. It was not until the warrior chief came to report that there were 30,000 people in the city that had enough food for a year, that he showed surprise.
Sigh with emotion.
"Allies in the mountainous area, a strong military city, and plenty of food... It turns out that this is the reason for the rebellion of the Palm Chief Zotor!"
Having said this, Shulot laughed heartily.
"Haha! Zotor was ambushed to death, and the Tekos people were destroyed by civil strife. The Apa military city and the ten thousand tons of grain stores were all owned by the royal army. These grain stores were used to recruit tens of thousands of Tekos refugees!"
The king is leading an army here, and what he is most worried about is not the enemies in the mountains, but the logistical food supplies. The Guards Corps, the Gyeonggi Corps, the Second Lance Corps, the Guakili Corps... A total of four kingdom legions are stationed in Shicao County.
, the local grain was simply not enough, and grain had to be transported more than 200 miles from the Patzcuaro Lake area to supply it.
Because of the lack of food, the king had to work hard to plunder the noble fiefs, and asked half of the Gyeonggi Army to return and escort tens of thousands of rebels north. Even so, the tens of thousands of Tekos prisoners and refugees who were about to arrive still brought him great food pressure.
But now, Apa City has surrendered, and with such a large amount of captured food, the burden on the kingdom has become much easier.
"Well, eating one load of enemy grain is worth transporting three loads three hundred miles. This is Xiu's art of war."
Hulot made a joke. Then, with a serious look on his face, he gave orders to Bertard.
"Within three days, let two thousand spear corps set off to escort the ten thousand rebels in Apa City back to Gyeonggi! All these ten thousand people will be demoted to serfs and enfeoffed to warriors with military merit!"
"I obey you, Your Highness!"
Shulot nodded slightly, with a smile on his face. Twenty thousand rebels in Zicao City and ten thousand rebels in Apa City were all used as serfs to fill the gap of thirty thousand slaves. As for the remaining fifty thousand,
Serfs, we have to find a way from the Tekos ministries... What, you ask about the enfeoffment gap of this southern expedition? That will have to wait for the next war to make up for it...
The eagle rode the long wind and soared in the southwest sky. Three days later, 12,000 people set foot on the road north, and the number of people eating was greatly reduced.
Shulot let the last 2,000 spear corps in his hand guard the city of Apa, and left 4,000 janitor regiments including the artillery battalion to suppress various places and maintain food routes. Then, he only led 3,000 armored troops,
Inspecting the vast Apa Plain to the west of Apa City.
Black Wolf's king's flag moved slowly to the southwest, and the scouts were released for twenty miles. There were many streams on the Apa plain, with abundant water and grass, and lush trees. The king stopped from time to time to check the surrounding landforms. Three thousand guards marched for four days.
After traveling more than a hundred miles, we arrived at Caolin Village (now El Charapo) by the Emmon River (now Rio El Limon).
Caolin Village is located at the mountain pass, surrounded by fertile river basins. It was once a large village with more than a thousand people. However, it has been in ruins after wars and was plundered twice by the Tekos tribe and the Canine Legion.
Shulot looked at the farmland with flourishing weeds outside the village, pinched the fertile soil in the field, and nodded in admiration.
Afterwards, he climbed up the surrounding hills and looked south. The towering mountains were undulating in layers, stretching for three to four hundred miles to the edge of the Pacific Ocean. He heard from the Tekos pioneers in the army that at the end of this mountain road was a place called Nes.
Pa's fishing village is surrounded by the largest beach within hundreds of miles.
There are two common mountain roads that go deep into the southwest mountains from the Apa Plain to the Pacific Ocean. One is along the Kan River, passing through Kan River Village, to Hand Snake City, and then to the seaside Palm Bay. Black Wolf is along this road.
The road is swept. The other more dangerous road is along the Emmon River, passing through Caolin Village, deep into the mountains, and then arriving at Nespa on the coast. In other words, Kanhe Village and Caolin Village divide the Apa Plain.
The two key valley entrances to the southern mountainous area are also important places to control the access to the southern mountainous area!
He looked to the north again, and the endless Apa Plain appeared in front of him. Surrounded by mountains, the Apa Plain is vast and has fertile land. The terrain here is extremely flat, the climate is warm and pleasant, and there are never floods or droughts.
If you look carefully, you will see that the plain is full of intertwined streams, lush forests, fertile fields, running deer, and roaring monkeys. On the vast fertile fields, the Prepecha people's villages and special
The Kos tribes alternated sporadically, and the cultivated farmland along the river was less than one-twelfth of the entire plain.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "The terrain is flat, the temperature is suitable, the water and fertilizer are sufficient, and the streams are crisscrossed. The Apa Plain is a fertile land of heaven under the tropical sun!"
Xiulote looked at this fertile land, his heart was surging, and he was thoughtful. In later generations, the Apa Plain was one of the most important granaries in central Mexico. The area of cultivated land on the plain was far greater than that of Lake Patzcuaro.
The area is truly fertile and vast! Thinking of this, many previous plans flashed through his mind, but he could not make a final decision until he had completed all inspections.
One day later, three thousand Guards troops went west again, traveling more than 70 miles in three days, and arrived at the village of Kanhe on the bank of Kan River. Ezpan left two thousand Guards troops here to guard the back road. Thousands more
The Tecos prisoners were escorted by the warriors, walked out of the mountains, and headed to the city of Apa in batches.
The Black Wolf's flag was flying high, and three thousand guards were on guard. The Tekos prisoners passing by all had fear on their faces. Shulot stood under the king's flag and watched patiently for a long time.
In front of him, a long procession of captives stretched for dozens of miles, divided into different batches. Each batch of prisoners ranged from a few hundred to a thousand people, strung together in teams of twenty, and guarded by small teams of royal warriors along the way.
Most of these Tekos prisoners were young and strong men and women, all with sallow complexions and haggard expressions. They were in a state of wretchedness and carried traces of hunger as they trudged along the river.
A new batch of Tekos prisoners soon arrived at Kanhe Village, numbering about a thousand people. The spear battalion commander guarding the village shouted loudly, sent out two hundred warriors holding bronze spears, and then took out a dozen wooden barrels filled with food.
The aroma of grains spread across the street, and the captive team suddenly became commotion, which was then suppressed by the whips of the warriors.
Under the stern orders of the warriors, the prisoners lined up in a long queue, holding their hands in each other's hands, and went to receive today's food one by one. After receiving the food, the prisoners immediately squatted outside, buried their heads in their hands, and ate it all in three or two times.
.Their daily food is extremely limited. If they do not eat it as soon as possible in the presence of the guarding warriors, they are likely to be snatched away by others at night. Some prisoners who want to take more will be snatched out by the warriors without any trace.
Ten lashes without mercy.
All in all, although the captive team was in chaos, they maintained basic order under the pressure of the warriors.
Hulot looked at it for a moment. He was too far away and couldn't see anything clearly. He pondered for a moment and then said to Bertard.
"Let the person in charge of this place come over."
"As commanded."
The warrior chief strode away. Soon, a warrior with a strong body, a fierce face, and a wolf-like tiger came to the king's flag. The warrior knelt down respectfully and tried to force out a kind smile.
"God bless you! Your Majesty, the thousand-man battalion commander of the Second Lancer Corps and the senior warrior of Patzcuaro, Pimon, greets you!"
Xiuluo nodded, looked at Pi Meng calmly, and asked.
"God bless you! What are the prisoners eating?"
"Your Majesty, it's rice dumplings."
"Oh? Bring two from the bucket and let me have a taste."
"Ah! This? This..."
Pi Meng raised his head in astonishment and was at a loss for a moment.
"Go! Just take it from the prisoners' barrels!"
"...as you command."
After hearing the king's order, Pi Meng gritted his teeth and went to the wooden barrel. He carefully selected for a moment, took out two barely visible grain dumplings, carefully wrapped them in his own clothes, and came to the king again.
.
"Your Majesty, this is the multi-grain dumplings for the prisoners. You are the noble king, this kind of food..."
Shulot picked up a multi-grain dumpling, put it in his hand, and looked at it carefully for a moment. The dumpling was about the size of a fist, and the whole was a strange green color. It felt cool to the touch, and it must have been made for a while, and smelled it.
When I smell it, there is no peculiar smell. On the contrary, it has the fragrance of palm leaves.
Shulot stared at the green multi-grain dumplings, hesitated for a moment, and was about to take a bite. Seeing the king's action, Bertard next to him quickly reached out and snatched the dumplings.
"Your Highness, I'm hungry. Please let me take a bite first."
"...Okay, thank you for your hard work."
Shulot nodded slowly. The warrior commander remained calm and took two bites under Pimon's shocked eyes.
"Well, medium rare, there are old pumpkins, fresh wild vegetables, half-cooked sweet potatoes. And... uh..."
Bertard paused, and his face turned purple. After a while, he swallowed it calmly, glanced at Pimon coldly, and spoke calmly.
"There are also some insects, the soft texture is like giant-winged ants, and then there is some palm flavor."
"Ah! Dear Holy Eagle Warrior Captain, you are so knowledgeable!"
Battalion Commander Pimen broke into a cold sweat and tried his best to compliment him.
"Exactly, exactly! There are giant-winged ants in this dumpling. I just dug a few piles of them the day before yesterday, soaked them in salt water, and just wrapped them in the dumpling today. As for the smell of palm, it is the palm weevil that grows on the palm tree.
They are round and round, and juices overflow when you take a bite. They are very fresh! The warriors just caught a few nests from the trees yesterday..."
"..."
Hearing this, Hulott's face twitched, and Bertard tried to keep calm. The two looked at each other for a moment, speechless.