The drizzle in late spring was erratic, and the long green grass grew densely. The patrolling warriors wore straw sandals and walked among the green grass. Even the military camp outside Shushen City suddenly felt a bit more springy.
"The situation in the royal capital...the centralized king...and my wife and son. When the two cities are captured, I will eventually return to the capital once!..."
Shulot looked up at the sky, holding a white volume of family letters in his hand. The handwriting of the family letters was beautiful and slightly skewed, and there was a simple painting of fine brushwork in the middle. As soon as the letter arrived, it caused a circle of ripples in his cold heart.
. He raised a gentle smile, held the letter, and walked out of the tent. Then, the king climbed up to the several-meter-high watchtower, looking at the western wilderness and green mountains in the distance. Beyond the mountains, hundreds of miles away, was the long-lost capital city in the lake.
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"Spring is here. The barren farmland and valleys are covered with green grass. If there are cattle and sheep, they can graze!"
Shulot looked at it for a moment and sighed softly. The area around the City of Four Snakes was once the most prosperous hinterland of the Tlaxcala people, with many villages and endless smoke. Now looking around, there are only continuous military camps and patrolling warrior militias.
, and the vast emptiness all over the mountains and plains.
The army besieged the city for nearly a year and a half, and wiped out all the four states in the north and south. At this time, the last two mountain fortresses of the Tlaxcalans were like dead trees that had lost all their branches and leaves, standing woodenly on the dangerous heights.
Waiting for the final felling of the Mexican Legion.
After a while, the captain of the guard, Eckart, came in a hurry. The king stuffed the letter into his arms and his expression returned to calm.
"Master, God bless you! The messenger brought news that the ten siege mortars cast by the Military Industry Department have been boarded by the southern fleet and are on the ship being transported!"
"Very good! God bless you!"
Hearing such exciting news, Shulot also smiled. The transportation upstream along the Talsas River will take more than a month. About the end of June, the siege mortars will be transported to the Tree Snake
outside the city.
"Before the peak of the rainy season arrives in August, it's time to take down White Snake Hill City!"
Shulot turned around and looked to the northeast. White Snake Hill City stood on a hill tens of meters high, alone, surrounded by a circle of trenches and forts, filled with the smell of death. Only in the evening could it be seen
There will be faint smoke rising from Qiucheng, which means that the descendants of the White Snake and the warriors are still reluctantly holding on.
"White Snake Hill City is a ripe fruit. As long as you attack it a few times and pick it lightly, it will suddenly fall. As long as you wait until the mortar arrives, it's time to launch the final blow!..."
Shulot thought deeply in his heart, and then looked at the mountains due north, which was the direction of Yunshe Mountain City. He thought for a while and looked at the captain of the guard, Ekart.
"Ekart, is there any progress in the siege of Yunshe Mountain City?"
"Master, in the past month, more than a thousand women, children, old and weak people were driven out of Yunshe City. There were also hundreds of militiamen who tried to go down the mountain at night and escape into the forest..."
A smile appeared on Ekart's calm face.
"Most of these women, children and militiamen of the Tlaxcala people were captured by the warriors who blocked the mountain! According to the results of the scouts' interrogation, although the food inventory in Yunshe City is kept secret, there should not be much left. Before leaving the mountain city
, these ordinary civilians can only eat one meal of pumpkin soup a day. Moreover, there is a lack of salt in the mountains. First they are as thin as skin and bones, and then they become swollen. Once they fall, they don’t even have the strength to get up..."
"Not necessarily. The treatment of ordinary civilians doesn't prove anything. Only the warriors who are short of food are the real food shortages."
Hearing this, Shulot lowered his eyes slightly and shook his head. He thought for a while before giving the order calmly.
"Let the scouts and priests carefully identify and screen out the hidden Yun Snake nobles! As for the ordinary civilians, don't do too much killing. They will be raised for a few days and then sent to the southern camp of Shuigu City for farming. They told the story of Yun Snake
The situation in the city means that the Tlaxcala tribe in the field camp should completely stop worrying!"
"Yes, the master is kind!"
"How many people are left in Yunshe Mountain City?"
"The civilians who escaped could not explain clearly. They only said that after some civilians were driven out of the city, the remaining ones were young and strong. According to the rough estimate of the scouts, judging from the smoke and the size of the defenders, there were about four to five thousand people."
"Huh? At the beginning of the siege, it is said that more than 10,000 people were gathered in Yunshe City. Now, they have actively abandoned the old and the weak, and only less than half are left?"
Shulot frowned. In the current situation, the defenders in Yun She City were not too many, but too few. If there were only about 4,000 people in the city, relying on the fields and springs in the front and rear mountains, I am afraid that the descendants of Yun She
The time they can persist will far exceed the alliance's expectations.
"Now is the time for spring plowing. Are the mountains and fields plowing in Yunshe City?"
"...It has been cultivated. The prisoner said that wherever pumpkins can be grown, they have been planted. There is also a small corn field planted on the mountain behind Yunshe."
"We can release women and children instead of using them as food, and there is enough grain for cultivation... The grain stored in Yunshe City can last until at least next year. Well, the key to the siege is still in the back mountain!"
Xiulote thought for a while and asked in a deep voice.
"Ekart, can the tribal warriors climb up the mountains behind Yunshe and destroy the Tlaxcala people's mountains and fields?"
"Master, the mountain behind Yunshe is hundreds of meters high, and there are only some trails where a few people can walk side by side. It's easy to go down the mountain, but if you attack upwards... as long as dozens of people guard the heights and throw stones down,
No matter how brave the warrior is, he still has to fall down the mountain!"
Eckardt lowered his head slightly and replied frankly. He had tried sending out scouts to attack at night, but they only lost a dozen warriors. In his opinion, this was a real natural danger that could not be conquered by manpower.
"Yeah. I understand."
Shulot pursed his lips, his expression unchanged. Faced with such a situation, he felt helpless for a moment. He thought for a while, and then spoke sternly.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Ask the prisoners carefully! How many divine nobles are there in Cloud Snake City, and how many warriors are there in each one? Who are the guards on the back mountain?"
"Dear head of the family! In the Cloud Snake City, in addition to the most respected Cloud Snake descendants, there are about six or seven tribes of nobles who have fled in, including the Oak Snake descendants from Oak City. The guards at the back of the mountain are named after the Cloud Snake Gods.
The descendants are mainly descendants, leading hundreds of cloud snake warriors to guard... By the way, there is also a black snake god descendant among them, who also controls dozens of warriors!"
"Cloud Snake Goddess, Oak Snake Goddess, Black Snake Goddess... Hmm? Black Snake? Is it the Black Snake Turcotte who escaped from the battle in Water Valley City?"
Hulot was a little surprised and looked at the captain of the guard, Eckart.
"How can this guy Black Snake escape?"
Hearing this, Eckart looked embarrassed. He had previously protected the high priest, had not participated in the siege of Water Valley City, and did not know who Turcotte was. At this moment, he could only lower his head and salute respectfully.
"...Master, I will go right away and interrogate the prisoners myself!"
"Um."
Shulot nodded calmly, stared at the distant sky, and said no more. The pattering spring rain fell sporadically, soaking the green earth. It was a good rain that nourished the new seedlings.
I don't know how long it took, but in the sporadic rain in the east, several messengers covered in mud gradually came running. The leader of the messenger had red hair and wore a bone amulet. He was obviously a senior canine hunter.
Shulot's eyes narrowed and he watched the red-haired hunter, led by his personal guards, go straight into the camp and under the watchtower. Then, the red-haired hunter glanced at the figure of the king and knelt down in the mud.
His face was full of joy, he kowtowed twice and shouted respectfully.
"The Great Chief of Death who is bigger than the sky! The main god protects the tribe! Ten days ago, the Black Wolf Chief led an army to capture the ancient city of Quetzalcoatl who dared to resist!"
