The sun is ruthless and the autumn wind is chilling. Between the loneliness of heaven and earth is the king's battlefield.
Shulot stood on the hillside, watching King Tisoke from a distance.
The king wore a skull helmet and plain white armor, still in the shape of a majestic and terrifying evil spirit warrior. The helmet covered his face, and the king's expression could not be seen clearly. He just faced Avitt's direction, staring intently.
Holding another royal flag.
Marching in the mountains and forests is always difficult, and Tisok's shoulder carriage has long been lost. Now he is carrying the king's flag, and the huge umbrella makes him particularly conspicuous. Tisok's warriors look at him from time to time.
Wang Banner seems to be their only remaining source of morale.
Next to Tisok is the tall and burly commander-in-chief Totec with a cold expression. This rock-like commander-in-chief is the real pillar of the army. At this time, he is carefully observing the Avitt warrior formation. He
His eyes swept across the other royal flag, but he was not moved at all.
Totec wears a double-layered leather armor with a broken hair pattern on his face. He holds a giant shield over one meter high in his left hand, holds a war stick that is also over one meter long in his right hand, and carries a nearly two-meter-long weapon on his back.
Huge two-handed copper axe. The extremely strong body carries equipment weighing dozens of kilograms, but it does not affect his agility in movement at all.
Xiulote recalled Totec's blow that smashed the stone platform with his hands, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "This is the man who truly surpasses the jaguar, the unparalleled warrior in the world!"
Next to the commander-in-chief with broken hair, there are five hundred guard warriors who also have broken hair and tattoos. These loyal king's guards have the strongest individual combat capabilities. Many of them wear double armor and hold armor-piercing copper axes.
They have indifferent expressions, are silent, have been trained rigorously for many years, and have good discipline. The Broken Hair Guards are often specially selected from civilian warriors, and there are even many foreign warriors. As long as the royal flag does not fall, their loyalty will never be
Change.
Behind the Guards Warriors is the Thousand Eagle Nobles Chapter, which are heavy shield infantry that are good at forming formations. Most of these first-level military nobles are from small noble families. Looking at the royal flag opposite, there is a vague commotion at this time.
Turk glanced back majestically, and the military nobles bowed their heads in salute and shut up in solemn silence.
On the outside, there are seven thousand warriors directly under the royal family. Warriors of all levels wear leather armor of different colors. Their faces are weathered, with the appearance of hunger and fatigue, and the fatigue of marching in the mountains and forests. Unlike the Eagle Nobles Chapter, they do not dare to
Noisy, just looking at the same royal flag and the same legion on the opposite side with a complicated expression.
Many warriors lowered their heads slightly, obviously demoralized. They besieged the city of Otopan for many years and suffered from the rainy season. Then they failed to retreat and were chased and harassed by the Otomi people all the way. They endured the rain, dew and lack of food in the mountains and forests. Looking back
Home is in sight, and now he is facing off against the royal army of the same clan... Many people can't help but think of the recent rumors.
On the right wing of the direct warriors, there are four thousand city-state warriors. Most of them come from the legions of the holy city of Teotihuacan. These city-state warriors have disheveled faces and dusty faces. They are excluded from the periphery of the direct warriors and are obviously not accepted.
Trust. They are on the south side of the military formation, blocking the southbound passage intentionally or unintentionally.
Shulot stood on tiptoe and looked around. He passed many familiar figures and finally saw his father. Shusok wore a beast helmet and carried a battle flag on his back. He looked thin and tall. He was fighting with the city-state's two hundred jaguars.
They gathered together to form an assault team. At this time, the father also silently looked at Avitt's royal flag, which was where his son was.
Behind them, there are ten thousand militiamen who have been recruited. The militiamen are far away, carrying all kinds of luggage and supplies. They are only equipped with simple stone weapons, and under the management of the village chiefs, they gather in groups, making a mess and noise.
If it is a siege, the militiamen can be used as coolies to build strongholds and fill trenches. However, in the large-scale samurai battles in front of them, the commanders all forgot about the militiamen. Because these militiamen with only stone spears have no influence on the samurai.
It has no lethality at all and will only occupy precious combat space.
Looking at the Tisoc Legion in front of him who was short of soldiers and food, the young man couldn't help but think of his first meeting with the king in Teotihuacan.
At that time, the Mexica army consisted of twenty legions and more than 70,000 warriors. It was as majestic as a long river and as majestic as a mountain range.
But now, everything is blown away like rain and wind.
"That's what a man should do." The decisive battle was about to take place. The young man felt his lips were dry and always wanted to say something, "Bah, bah, that's not good. He should be the one to take my place."
"No, this is not good either. Those who have gained the right will get more help, while those who have lost the right will get less help..."
"Yes, King Wu had good intentions in attacking the merchants! Si Wu accepted it, defeated Yin and restrained Liu, and Qi Ding Er's merit..."
The young man was thinking, but felt his shoulders suddenly sink. When the young man looked up, he saw the majestic Avitt. He was also wearing a blood-red shirt, carrying the royal flag on his back, wearing a sword, and holding a ruby scepter.
"Xulot, don't be nervous." Avitt was actually able to relax and smile, "When things get tough, all you need to do is relax your courage. This is what you said to me."
"Look at the distance to the king's flag on the opposite side. Can a longbow reach there?"
Shulot stretched out his hand to measure the distance. He closed his left eye, opened his right eye, then straightened his right arm and raised his right thumb. Then he placed the left side of his thumb against the target king flag and opened and closed his eyes alternately.
"The current distance is more than five hundred meters, and it is impossible to reach it with a long bow." The young man calculated silently in his mind for a moment and answered seriously. Then, he measured the landmarks ahead.
"If we can lead Tisoke to the big rock in front, it will be within three hundred meters, just within the range of the longbow!" the young man said with certainty.
"Okay!" Avitt nodded, "I will invite Tisok to meet later and find a way to get him as close as possible. He probably doesn't know the range of the longbow yet. You lead the longbow guards and slowly move forward, and then reduce the distance.
Some distance between the two sides.”
"As soon as I wave the staff in my right hand, the longbow guards will focus their fire on him! Give him a glorious warrior death!"
The young man nodded vigorously, feeling a little excited. If he could kill the king in one fell swoop, he would be able to win this battle easily. The army on the opposite side would also surrender without a fight!
Hulot immediately summoned Bertard and one hundred and fifty longbow guards. He gave careful instructions, and the longbow warriors took out their powerful longbows and replaced them with armor-piercing copper arrows, so that they were always ready.
"The great new Grand Tratoani, the controller of Tenochtitlan, the city in the lake, the holder of Montezuma's staff, the glorious Avit, and his brother who has the same blood, will always
Meet the former king deposed by the priesthood, the failed alliance commander, and the incompetent Tisok!"
Dozens of war priests walked to the front of the formation, holding high the flag of Ketoko, which had the emblems of the chief priests. They uniformly shouted to the army on the opposite side, and the excited voices reached the ears of most of the warriors.
There was a commotion among the soldiers directly under the platoon.
Following the shout, Wang Qi on the opposite side also responded. Tisoke moved forward almost instantly, anger burning fiercely in his chest, almost turning him into the flames of the sun god.
Totec frowned slightly, the cold and stern commander always had a rock-like face. He took two quick steps forward to cover the king beside him, and then stretched out his strong arm, half to help and half to stop him.
"King, this is deliberately irritating you, don't be fooled!"
Tisok took two more steps forward as hard as he could. Perhaps he couldn't drag the burly commander back, so he calmed down.
"Go forward! I want to meet this traitor! Totec, can I trust your bravery?"
"I will die for you!" Totec made a fist with one hand and put it on his chest.
"I don't know what the situation in the royal city is like, and the morale of the army worries me. This traitor must be killed in this battle! Be prepared, and I will get as close as possible to him."
"As long as I wave the magic staff, you will lead the guards to rush forward and split my dear brother in half!"
"I will die for you!" Totec did not hesitate and bowed his head to accept the order.
Then, under Totec's order, five hundred warriors with broken hair raised their shields high and swarmed forward. They protected Tisok and moved forward surrounded by the king's banner.
Under the strict protection of hundreds of elite family warriors, Avitt marched forward carrying the royal flag. Beside him, Stanley, who was as strong as a bear, also held up a huge shield to protect him.
Behind him, Shulot was wearing battle armor and a visor, and was inconspicuous. He didn't want Tisok to notice it for the time being, lest it be detrimental to his father. Bertard led the longbow guards to follow, and the warriors
The longbow should be hidden behind the tabard and shield as much as possible.
Shulot was slightly moved. Neither of the two kings led the Jaguar or Eagle regiments.
It seems that in the royal civil war, the Jaguar and Eagle Chapters, as the backbone of the alliance's military nobles, had very wavering loyalty and were not completely trusted by the kings. This is like the Mongolian Tier Xue Army, which was not trusted by Kublai Khan and Ali.
During the Mongolian Civil War, he was also secretly suspected by the Khans of both sides.
"Then." The young man thought for a moment, "As long as the Eagle Chapter on the opposite side is separated from Tisoke, without direct military instructions, the Eagle nobles will probably paddle through the water and not fight to the death."
Thinking of this, Shulot subconsciously glanced in the direction of his father and the more than three thousand Holy City warriors there. Then, he thought of his father's message and nodded slightly.
The two royal flags gradually approached. Avitt held up the magic staff of the conqueror Montezuma and looked calmly at Tisoke opposite.
Tisoc also held up the staff. This was an ancient sacred object awarded by the chief priest of the Great Temple when he ascended the throne. It is an ancient inheritance of the Mexica ancestors and represents the supreme divine power.
At that time, the late king Montezuma created another divine staff in order to circumvent the interference of the chief priests and enhance the influence of the royal power. Later, Montezuma respected the ancient holy city, intervened in the election of the high priests, and supported high priests who came from the royal family.
, and then elevate the High Priests to the same status as the Chief Priests.
After spending his whole life, the late king Montezuma finally cut the supreme theocratic power in half and divided it into two different theocratic centers to check and balance each other.
These two divine staffs, one represents innovation and royal power, and the other represents conservatism and divine power. At this time, they were held high in the hands of the two kings, determined to tell the difference!
After more than 200 meters, the two sides finally stood still. The warriors held sticks and shields and stood ready.
"Avit! You insidious snake!"
Just after standing still, looking at Avit's royal uniform and divine staff, Tisok finally couldn't bear the anger in his heart. He roared angrily.
"I should have thrown you into the abyss early, let you struggle and moan in the underground sacrificial lake, and be bitten to pieces by crocodiles! I should not have hesitated and failed to follow the advice of the chief priest before giving you this poisonous snake a chance.
!...”
Tisoke completely lost control of his emotions and was just cursing furiously.
Shulot shook his head. Under the successive defeats, the once majestic and terrifying lion turned into a furious and powerless groundhog, roaring incompetently.
"Tisok, you have failed! Kechar has betrayed you a long time ago! The chief priest and elders have announced that you will be deposed, and I have ascended the throne in the capital! Give up! For the sake of you as my brother, I only
I will imprison you and let you spend the rest of your life peacefully!"
Avitt looked at Tisoke with a smile. He didn't care about the curses, and even felt extremely happy with Tisoke's performance. He smiled and loudly persuaded his brother to surrender.
"Lies, they are all lies! I have already contacted Kechar, and the capital is still firmly under our control. You are just a buzzing mosquito! Reinforcements are on the way, and food is also being sent. As long as we bring
If you crush this mosquito, we can still win the Otomi War!
Warriors on the other side! As long as you turn from darkness to light and return allegiance to your king, I, King Tisoc, swear to the patron saint Huitzilopochtli to forgive your sins and never punish anyone!"
The young man nodded first, then shook his head.
Regardless of his military literacy, Tisok is a qualified king after all. Stabilizing the morale of the army, promising the future, and winning over warriors are all basic operations. But obviously, the Otomi War has become the king's obsession. Until this time, Tisok
Grams was still unwilling to end the war, and his persuasion would therefore be in vain.
"The bottom line cannot be violated, it will become a weakness, and weakness will bring death." Shulot said softly to himself.
Tisok looked at the opposite side with disappointment. The warriors lowered their heads slightly under the king's gaze, but did not make too many movements.
"Tisok has been deposed! His sins belong to only one person! Surrender, warriors on the opposite side! Let's end the war and go home together!"
Avitt also changed his target and shouted to the warriors on the opposite side. Upon hearing the word "go home", the loyal guards with severed hair remained unmoved, but the swaying ordinary warriors became a little commotion.
Feeling that the situation was becoming unfavorable, Tisok waved his magic staff forward and lifted the table directly: "Go to hell! You poisonous snake who talks lies!"
Upon seeing the signal, Totec immediately let out a thunderous roar. He held a huge two-handed battle ax and, like a savage beast, rushed unstoppably towards Avit's royal flag. Hundreds of broken-haired warriors also launched the attack.
They charged, leaving only nearly a hundred people to guard the king.
Facing the charging guards, Avitt did not hesitate. He waved his magic staff forcefully, and one hundred and fifty longbows were opened instantly, making a muffled buzzing sound. Then, there was a huge roar.
, hundreds of bronze arrows pierced the sky like thunder and lightning, shooting towards the king's flag on the opposite side!