Chapter 704 Black Wolf goes south and meets Jinwan City
In Nishui City, shouts shook the sky. The summer was blazing, like fire. Surrounded by nearly ten thousand warriors, a shocking bloody ceremony slowly came to an end amidst fanatical prayers. The flag of the black wolf, in the Nishui City,
After staying in Shuicheng for half a month, we finally set off again!
The southward army marched fiercely, and its scale expanded again. Three thousand surrendered Nishui City soldiers and two thousand conscripted Qinbo Ali Dingzhuang were all coerced into the army. The turbulent marching team headed south all the way, as if the soldiers were divided into groups.
The ant colony flooded all the villages on the journey.
Those tribes that had not yet escaped were swallowed up by the "ant colony" one after another. The strong men were forced to join the army, all the food was confiscated, the tribes who dared to resist shed their blood, and the villages that refused to be recruited were burned to ashes.
.Amid the howls of wolves, the hinterland where the Totonac people gathered was completely transformed into a battlefield of blood and fire!
Two days later, Black Wolf arrived at the deserted Snake Lake Village and rested in the longhouse in the village. The Snake Lake tribe of two to three thousand people had already migrated away. There were only dozens of old people waiting to die in the entire village.
Hiding in the cave house at the edge, witnessing the arrival of the Mexica.
"Tupa, set up camp here, build a waterproof warehouse, and store food and supplies."
Hei Lang looked around and saw the Snake Lake extending along the village. The lake was clear and reflected the red sun at dusk, making it look somewhat solemn and deep.
"This long snake lake is where the army gathers and is the most important water source! Arrange militiamen for me, cut down trees, prepare firewood, dig special toilet pits in dry places, and dig several shallow wells for filtration
...Let the war priests strengthen their propaganda. All the warriors going south must drink boiled hot water! Tell the two surrender camps to drink well water as much as possible, filter the water with sediment, and not drink raw water from rivers and lakes indiscriminately.
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"Yes, follow your will, legion commander!"
Tupa nodded respectfully and went down to make arrangements. In His Highness's army, the requirements for logistics and hygiene have always been extremely strict, and the standards are much higher than those of other ministries in the world. Tupa has received instruction from His Highness and also knows that there are disease-causing epidemics in the lake.
The weather is particularly strong during this time of summer.
These infectious diseases are tiny and invisible. To get rid of them, we can only rely on the cooking of the divine power of fire or the purification of the divine power of the earth. Paying attention to logistics and hygiene is what enables the Lake Legion to go on long-term expeditions without being knocked down by the disease.
Base.
"Wait!...Tupa, after these rains, how much gunpowder is left with the army?"
Hearing this, Tupa pursed his lips and lowered his head, his voice a little ashamed.
"Chief Black Wolf, this is the first time the artillery battalion has come to the coastal lowlands. I didn't expect that the climate here is so humid and there is no sign of rainfall... The gunpowder accompanying the army is only enough for ten eagle cannons, each of which can be fired a dozen times...
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"Huh? Only enough for ten eagle cannons, each shot a dozen times?"
"Yes! It's best to use it up as soon as possible before the next rain comes."
"Well, I understand. You go down!"
Hei Lang frowned and reluctantly waved his hand. Then he closed his eyes and thought for a while, and when he opened them again, his expression was calm.
"Send two personal guards! Go and call the old man Totonak in the village. I want to listen to the local epic! By the way, call two literate priests to record these epics carefully. I will present them later.
To Your Highness..."
A moment later, the desolate Totonac song sounded in front of the overthrown Quetzalcoatl altar and beside the long snake lake.
"...The sun god sits on a high tree, watching the people on the hot land wandering on the barren land..."
The red-haired hunter Chabo stood outside the guards with a bow and arrow on his back. He listened quietly to the singing of the old man Totonak, and those hoarse and frustrated accents reminded him of his hometown in the Sacascarat Wasteland.
"Huh? I can actually understand this song. The tone is like the sound of wind in the wasteland... Were they also a tribe that came here from the wasteland many years ago?..."
The red sun slanted down, the bonfire was blazing, and the Totonac people's epic also ended in the dusk. The black wolf listened for a long time and thought quietly for a long time. Then, he rewarded some food and let the villagers
The old man retired and rested alone in the longhouse.
In the early morning of the next day, the rising sun disappeared from the stars, and the wolves woke up from hibernation. The latest news,
He was also brought by the red-haired scout.
"Great Chief! The Mixtec vanguard camp led by Woodpecker has bypassed Golden Bay City from the south. After traveling for about twenty miles, they arrived at a large river. The river is very long, very wide, and very curved! In
On the west side of the lower reaches of the river, a small river meets the big river. There is a large camp near the sea! At this moment, there are many Totonak canoes going back and forth on both sides of the river, transporting food and supplies to the camp.
warrior!..."
"Huh? The big river behind Jinwan City should be the Adobe River, "a long river with a lot of clay." Downstream of the Adobe River, there is a riverside camp, and supplies and troops are crossing the river?"
Hearing this, Black Wolf Toltec became energetic. A sharp light flashed in his eyes, and without hesitation, he turned around and gave orders to the personal guards.
"Cha Bo, bring a dozen experienced scouts to investigate for me! Find out for me the number of defenders in the camp!"
"Yes! Great Chief!"
The sun rose and set, and the day was approaching in a blink of an eye. When dusk fell again, the Black Wolf's banner had already arrived at the gates of Jinwan City. Black Wolf Toltec personally led hundreds of personal guards, a hundred steps away from the city.
Exploring outside..
The city wall of Jinwan City is low, only about four or five meters high. On the outside of the city wall, there are two circles of wooden fences, which were obviously just built. There are as many as a dozen temples in the city, each more than ten meters high, like each other.
A strong fortress.
"The city wall is not high, and the fence is very crude. But the city-state's defense overall seems to be relatively complete and fairly strong. A strong attack will take some effort..."
Hei Lang observed patiently for a while and made a judgment in his mind. Then, he cast his gaze to the top of the city again and carefully looked at the enemies defending the city.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! At this moment, thousands of Totonak warriors are gathering densely on the city wall several meters high. Most of these warriors from various tribes are bare-chested
, a few wore leather armor or cotton armor, and their bodies were painted with bright patterns of birds and animals. Different patterns symbolized coming from different tribes.
The tribal warriors guarding the city held a variety of miscellaneous weapons, including common hunting bows and spears, a large number of stone spears and stone axes, and a few red copper axes and copper spears. These red copper weapons probably came from
Farther south, the Zapotec copper-producing Oaxaca Valley.
"The weapons of the defenders are very crude, and the bows and arrows are also weak...But the morale seems to be very high!"
Black Wolf stood still and was silent. He thought for a moment, then took off the big bow from his back and aimed at the most excited noble chief in the city who was wearing a feather crown and shouting loudly.
"....Blessed by Quetzalcoatl! Blessed by the Sun God! Blessed by the God of Storms! Blessed by the God of Thunder!....The gods bless us, and the priests of Hidden Serpent City guided us, coming from hundreds of miles away.
Participate in the sacred divine war!...Kill! For the sake of the gods and ancestors, kill the invading Mexica people!...Uh! Hoho!"
A precise feather arrow shot as sharply as lightning, directly piercing the chest of the noble chief from a distance of seventy or eighty steps! The noise at the top of the city stopped instantly. The tribal warriors guarding the city widened their eyes and were stunned.
Standing on the spot, they looked at the noble chief who was shot in the heart in horror. They seemed to be unable to believe that there could be such a long-distance shooting in this world!
"Haha! I haven't fired a bow in battle for a long time, so my archery skills are a little rusty!"
Hei Lang held his head high and looked at the shocked and stunned enemies at the top of the city, with the corners of his mouth raised. He felt a little proud in his heart and sighed leisurely.
"Hey, Lord God, witness! If this arrow had been used before, it would have definitely hit the neck!..."
"Ah! Ah! The despicable Mexica people actually shot arrows in a sneak attack!...Ah! Ah! Chief Oluo of the Jihu City Department was...actually shot to death by one of their arrows!..."
After a moment of dead silence, the top of Jinwan City suddenly became noisy, with angry shouts and voices everywhere. Half a quarter of an hour later, under the surprised eyes of Black Wolf Toltec, the closed Jinwan City Gate suddenly opened. Then, a thousand people
The Dototonak warriors raised their spears high and poured out of the city. They screamed and howled without any formation and rushed directly towards the black wolf who was shooting arrows.
"Ah! Ah! Bless the gods! Revenge the chief who died in battle!"
