After running for about two quarters of an hour, the battlefield finally appeared in front of us.
Shulot climbed onto the nearest mound and looked down. Four to five hundred meters away, Totec's tall and burly figure appeared again. He was leading more than thirty guards forward to attack the royal warriors who had formed a formation to block the way.
, behind him is Tisok, guarded by more than fifty guards.
The young commander frowned. He saw the specific situation on the battlefield, but he could not say that these royal warriors did not work hard.
Every three hundred of them formed a dense shield formation, mainly for defense. When they saw Totec leading the guards to charge, they tried to move to both sides to avoid the fierce charge and consume Totec's physical strength. Wait.
Tisok's rear group approached, and they moved forward to harass them repeatedly, forcing Totek to return for reinforcements. Ten shield formations alternated back and forth, constantly harassing them.
To put it bluntly, this is still a method of biting by a pack of wolves, constantly attacking, consuming the opponent's physical strength, and capturing the prey with minimal casualties.
Totec will occasionally rush into the shield formation, strike a few times quickly, knock down the team captains at the front, and then retreat before being attacked by the group. He will not stray too far from the supporting guards to prevent himself from being attacked from behind and behind.
Surrounded. Once surrounded by a dense battle formation, losing speed and space, even the most incomparable brave general can only hold on for a moment.
Each effective attack will consume a lot of his physical strength and cause him some new wounds. But it will also cause the shield array in front to become stagnant and chaotic, losing command for at least a quarter of an hour.
If you want to break through these layers of obstacles, you must attack faster than the speed of the shield array. Just like what Totec is doing now, more than half of the shield array has been left behind by him. If he has enough physical strength, then he can
In half an hour, he would be able to lead the king to a complete breakthrough.
Another way is to fight until dark. When night falls, the dense shield array will be ineffective, making it difficult for the military formation to cooperate. In night battles, the individual combat power of the warriors is amplified, and with Totec's ability, it is easy to break through.
Schlott waved and Bertard nodded. The two of them had already made a plan, and the plan was simple and crude.
The warriors continued to march to their positions. When the low sound of drawing bows sounded again, all possible breakthroughs were lost.
Totec stopped. He turned and looked at the mound not far away. Two hundred meters away, a long bow pointed directly at him. The commander in a cape stood in front, it was the short warrior who rescued Avitt. The short warrior
Next to the warrior were three old opponents he was familiar with: Stanley holding a giant shield, Bertard drawing a long bow, and Orosh holding a throwing spear.
"Tisoke, surrender!" The young man took off his helmet, revealing a handsome and resolute face.
Of course, it was not for the king who was doomed to die that he spent so much effort. The young man's eyes were always looking at Totec, as if he were looking at a rare treasure.
Totec also looked at the young man. His body was covered with bloodstains that could not be healed, his face was covered with dust, and there was unconcealable fatigue between his brows, but his face remained as rock-like as ever.
No matter how difficult the situation is, a strong will will never give up!
Seeing Shulot's face, Totec was only slightly surprised, and then his only thought was to recall the identity of the young man. His eyes immediately sharpened, and then he bowed slightly, breathing quickly to gather strength. Then he slowly moved forward.
, all ready to go, like a jaguar ready to hunt.
Capturing the boy alive is the only hope of escape!
"It turns out it's you, little wolfdog! It turns out it's you!" Under the large shield protection of the imperial guards, Tisok suddenly realized and shouted loudly.
During the two days of fleeing south, he repeatedly deduced the failure process of this civil war, but he was never able to understand the context of the matter.
Why did Avitt suddenly appear in the mountain camp? Why were Ketoko's reinforcements in Avitt's hands? Why did Shusok's army rebel at the most critical moment? Now, he finally thought he understood the entire truth of the matter.
"It turns out that the mastermind behind the scenes is Shuttle, the old fox! The old fox and the poisonous snake colluded together!"
"The insidious poisonous snake bit me, the treacherous hyena bit me, and now the little wolfdog who doesn't even have full teeth wants to bite me too! Say, who else?! Is that old poisonous frog from Kechar?
Didn’t you betray me too?”
The appearance of Shulot seemed to defeat Tisoke's last trace of reason, and madness reoccupied his eyes. He excitedly waved the staff in his hand, and the warrior's calmness disappeared from his body again.
"Tell my brother that this little wolfdog is a threat to his throne. He is the reincarnation of Montezuma. Sooner or later he will die at the hands of the old fox and coyote! The only way is to kill them..."
Tisoke shouted at Stanley. The madness made him lose his mind, but it still did not disappear. The conspiracy engraved in his bones. Perhaps imagining the beauty of enemies killing each other, he excitedly waved the magic staff and deflected the front.
The shield revealed obvious gaps.
"Shut up!" Shulot could no longer bear Tisoke's slander and instigation against his grandfather, father and Avitt. He waved his war stick angrily and was about to abandon his original plan and ordered the longbow warriors to
Volley, no longer worry about the possibility of accidentally injuring Totec!
"Whoosh!" A sharp lightning with a strong sound that broke through the air, with a slightly rounded arc, passed through the gap opened in the shield in an instant, and went straight into Tisoke behind the shield. The king lost his voice instantly!
Bertard's longbow trembled, an obvious and proud smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he looked at his shooting with pride.
Totec heard the sound and his heart trembled. He changed the angle of his force and rushed towards the king, but it was too late.
The long arrow made a trembling sound and made a pop sound, and was inserted diagonally into Tisoke's throat. Then, with huge kinetic energy, the long arrow penetrated all the way down, tearing the king's trachea and severing his right common carotid artery from the inside.
A large amount of blood spurted out from the neck and poured into the adjacent trachea.
Tisoke could no longer speak. He fell on Totec's arm and tried hard to breathe, but could only gasp out a large mouthful of blood. The king was suffering from the triple pain of choking, suffocation, and blood loss.
, struggled hard for dozens of seconds, and finally let go of his hand, the magic staff fell to the ground, and gained eternal freedom.
Bertard's smile froze. He had just aimed at the eyes, so that the process would be quick and the king would not suffer too much.
Stanley said with admiration: "As soon as the commander told him to shut up, the warrior commander shot Tisok in the throat. It was really a shot worthy of the God of Hunting! This was the first achievement in this battle!"
Since fighting Totec together two days ago, Stanley's impression of Bertard has greatly changed. He believes that although the opponent comes from a poor family, he is indeed a warrior who is not inferior to him. Warriors should cherish each other.
Orosh curled his lips: "I can't even shoot someone in the throat from two hundred meters away! You must be a lame tiger catching a blind rabbit. You're just blind."
The calm vicissitudes of life old warrior's face turned red. He just looked up at the sky and ignored the envious people. In the sky, the noon sun rose high.
Although the three powerful warriors felt sorry for Tisok's death, there was not much trouble in their hearts. The warriors were full of pride and only yearned for a broader sky!
However, not all warriors yearn for the future; some have left their beliefs and vows in the past.
There was silence on the battlefield. The old king was dead and everything was over.
Totec held the dead king in his arms, and the blood was spread all over his arms, and flowed down his arms, across his body, to the soil under his feet.
Everything will return to the earth, just as he vowed.
Totec remained motionless, like a frozen sculpture. He lowered his head, and Hulot couldn't see the expression on his face clearly. The guards beside him also lost their movements, like dead trees that had lost their vitality.
The boy waited for a moment and saw that the sculptures were still motionless. He decided to take the initiative.
"Totec! Tisok is dead! I will give him a glorious and grand funeral! I will hold a sacrifice for him to lead to the Kingdom of God! Come and help me!"
As if these words pressed a certain switch, Totec finally bent down slowly. He put the king in his hand on the ground, gently closed the other person's eyes that were wide open in pain. Then with a slight force, he pulled out and inserted the king in his hand.
The long arrow at the king's throat.
He finally took off his double armor, cut his underwear with a long copper dagger, and tore out long strips of cotton. The sharp long dagger cut through the muscles of his chest, and a trace of blood oozed out. His
There was no change at all on the surface, but he slowly and steadily wrapped up the wound on the king's throat and arranged the king's remains.
The young man's words were stuck. He stopped talking and just watched the scene quietly, with an ominous premonition in his heart.
Totec knelt down on one knee again, and finally made a death gesture to the king. Then he stood up and faced the young man.
Shulot observed carefully and found that there was no sadness, no anger, no pain, and no relief on Totec's face. The originally cold and ruthless face now lost even its warmth, like a lifeless rock.
"My heart is filled with despair. I'm in big trouble now!" The young man felt bad and was still making his last attempt.
"Totec, surrender! Tisok is dead, and Avit is the new king. We can all be loyal to Avit together! If you surrender, the position of commander-in-chief will still be yours! What do you want?
, I can promise you anything on Avitt’s behalf, such as the status of a third-level honorable noble, or find you a wife who comes from the royal family..."
The young man felt that maybe his prestige was not enough, so he made a wish on behalf of Avitt. Avitt would definitely agree with him anyway. After all, an army of thousands is easy to get, but a general is hard to find. With such a strong general, you can form one
A powerful assault group can kill the opponent's commander in a big battle and win a key battle. In this way, it will be much easier to bring peace to the world. What's more, Totec's commanding ability is also obvious to all.
Totec just shook his head gently.
"We can work together to bring peace to this world! The Tarascans, the Tlaxcalans, the Otomi, the Mixtecs, the Zapotecs...we can work together and conquer them all! This
It is also the legacy of our ancestor Montezuma!”
Shulot was anxious and prepared for a long time, but the general refused to surrender. He then remembered that the warriors of the previous generation were all young men during the period of their ancestor Montezuma, and Montezuma had a very special meaning and influence in their hearts. He
So he started compiling the legacy of the late king.
Totec nodded, shook his head, and finally spoke.
"The legacy of the late king Montezuma was to integrate this alliance. He said, I have conquered enough land, and my descendants will integrate this scattered alliance and condense it into a whole. Reduce the divine power of the priests and increase their control over the alliance.
The long-term solution is to control the city-state and reduce the land of the great nobles."
Hulot was stunned. Did Montezuma say these words? He was also born into a royal family, but he had never heard a word of it. Then he felt a chill in his heart: Even if he is as great as Montezuma, once he dies, all those who have
Unfavorable records of priests and nobles will be quietly erased.
The young man thought for a while and then advised: "Then you come here and help us! If we want to inherit Montezuma's legacy and reform this alliance, we still need to conquer foreign countries to gain the prestige of controlling the army. You can help us, come
Accelerate the realization of this great future!"
Totec did not speak. He thought for a moment before answering.
"My duty was to protect the king, but I failed."
"I made a mistake. I should not have recommended Avitt as the commander-in-chief of the Southern Route Army under Otopan's siege camp. This gave him an opportunity. I should also have dissuaded the king from rashly choosing to fight Avitt.
Such a complete failure. I should have discovered Shusok's identity earlier, but I didn't. I should have protected the king from going south, but I still haven't finished it."
"I made an oath to protect you, but now the oath has not been fulfilled! I took on the responsibility, and now the responsibility has failed! As a warrior, what can I say? Then there is only one death."
Totec's voice finally took on an ups and downs, and his low self-talk echoed throughout the world, carrying an unwavering will.
The young man finally shouted anxiously: "Are you not going to care about the king's body? Who will pick up his soul? Are you not going to care about your comrades? Are you going to let them die?"
Totec nodded when he heard this: "Thank you for reminding me."
He looked around at the last 80 guards with severed hair: "After I die, you are not allowed to kill yourself, and you must be loyal to the new king! This is the final order!"
The guards just knelt on one knee silently, bowed their heads and accepted the order.
Then, Totec faced the young man and said seriously: "The king's body will be handed over to you. The king is Avitt's second brother. Avitt will definitely give the king a grand burial for the sake of the new king's reputation.
.
The king should not forcefully besiege the city of Otopan. This dispersed people's hearts and attracted interference from other tribes. It also made Avit take advantage of the situation. This is the root of all failures. Unfortunately, I can't persuade him.
After this war, the Otomi people have been greatly weakened and no longer pose a threat to us. You can sign a contract with them to rescue the captured warriors. If you are not willing to negotiate, then use your trebuchet to knock down Helot.
The city of Peck is just fine. They can't threaten us across the mountains and forests. Don't besiege Otopan's mountain city again!
If the new king is ready to conquer foreign countries, he can either fight against the Mixtecs and Zapotecs with simple cities in the south, whose wealth can satisfy the nobles and warriors. Or he can fight against the isolated and helpless Tarascans in the west.
Copper mines can make a country strong!
Don't attack the Tlaxcalans first. There is a pond where birds live. Throwing a stone will startle the birds. They will call in Nahua and Mixtec reinforcements. The holy land of Cholula feels threatened.
Finally, they will choose to support them. The king of the Tarascans is very far-sighted and will definitely lead troops to rescue them.
This ancestral staff is very important to Kechar. If Avit needs Kechar's support, you can exchange it for this staff. If you plan to deal with Kechar, put it away.
Finally, the late king said that after death, the soul will go to the kingdom of God and does not need anyone's guidance. There is such a ritual, but it is just a method used by the priests to control people's hearts.
After I die, please bury me simply without carving a mark, and please don’t hold any sacrifices..."
Shulot was shocked. Totec, who seemed cold and dull, turned out to have always been like a mirror!
He was a little scared now. Without Tisoke's restraint and letting Totec do his best, I'm afraid that both himself and Avitt would end up dead without a burial place!
Totec finished speaking the words that had been buried in his heart for a long time. His face finally had the breath of life, as if he had broken free from some shackles that had imprisoned him for many years, and he finally gained inner freedom.
He finally raised his head, looked at the beautiful clouds on the horizon, and showed a vivid smile.
"A warrior is like a withered flower:
The flower withers naturally, and I remember its beauty,
I should also die peacefully and leave behind my beauty.
Because flowers never covet the beauty of the world,
She will only be there on a beautiful day,
Choose a peaceful death...
"
After saying the last sentence, Totec naturally raised the copper dagger in his right hand and gently slid it across his neck. He let the bright red flow quietly, looked at the distant sky quietly, smiled, and showed the joy of seeing memories.
Surprised, and then fell to the ground silently.
The young man stared blankly at this scene. Unknowingly, tears fell from his eyes.
This is the withering of flowers, in their most beautiful season. This is the death of a warrior.
