Seelot watched Gillim salute and apologize, and immediately understood the reason for the matter. This time, he did not return the salute. He felt awe-inspiring and became very wary of Gillim.
Although he was wary of Gillim, the young man did not look at the intelligence leader again.
He thought for a moment, grabbed Avitt's arm, and complained helplessly: "Avit, you actually drugged me! At least tell me first."
The king's smile suddenly froze. He tilted his head slightly and looked at the intelligence chief with a guilty conscience.
"This is just a psychedelic drug commonly used by priests. It can make people open their hearts, trust each other, relax and get drunk, and can also make the banquet more enjoyable. Your Highness, rest assured that the dosage is very small and will not harm the strong body of the warrior. This
This is Your Majesty’s suggestion. I apologize to Your Highness again!”
Gilliam continued to salute and apologize. His face was solemn, as if he was dealing with state affairs, and there was a sense of magnanimity coming from the heart.
Hulot looked at Gillim's magnanimous expression, thought for a moment, and bowed his head again in return.
He smiled bitterly in his heart. Avitt's old subordinate was indeed not a simple man. He knocked everyone down when they first met. He conducted state affairs openly with a gentleman's heart, but he did anything by any means. If he still lived a simple life and loved his work...
The young man continued to look at Gillim's simple warrior robe and meticulous luggage, and suddenly felt a sense of deja vu. After a second thought, he raised the danger level of the intelligence chief to the highest level. He secretly marked in his heart: One person only needs water and bread.
A saint who can survive by working.
Avitt chuckled and stood up from the throne. He once again grabbed the two of them one by one and asked his bodyguard to wake up the sleeping Acap.
Acap looked a little dazed after the hangover. He blankly took a bowl of sober tomato juice, drank it all subconsciously, then rubbed his forehead with his hands, and then slowly woke up.
"Tonight's banquet is really fun! I have never been so drunk. It seems that drinking victory with everyone is indeed a joy in life!"
Seeing the three people waiting for him, Akap's gentle face turned red. He continued to put his hand on his forehead and was still a little dizzy.
Shulot glanced at Gillim subconsciously, but his face remained as usual, solemn and solemn.
Avitt smiled softly: "Let's go, let's go to the side account to discuss the follow-up plan."
Entering the tent, the bonfire had already been lit. The four of them sat around the firepit.
The last meeting was before the decisive battle. At that time, everyone was full of excitement and nervousness. But now, everything has changed. The young people looked at each other's calm faces and felt a sense of excitement from the bottom of their hearts. This is confidence in the future.
and expectations.
Military power is the foundation of war. We first discussed the casualties in the battle and the existing military strength.
"In the battle between the two kings, more than 300 of the king's family warriors were killed. Only eighty of Tisok's hairless guards were left. No one in the noble battle groups on both sides was injured. Dozens of the direct warriors died in the battle.
More than 400 people were slightly injured. After this battle, Tisok's Thousand Eagles and 7,000 subordinates surrendered, and about 10,000 militiamen surrendered."
Gilliam reported the statistical figures respectfully. He was very good at mathematics, so Avit was happy to leave the complicated statistical work to him.
"The peripheral city-state legions have surrendered one after another. However, due to lack of food and guerrillas, the city-state legions have suffered heavy losses and must now rest and recuperate. Of the 20,000 city-state warriors who returned from the Otopan camp, there are now only 17,000 left. Among them, Te'ao
The Tihuacan legion suffered the greatest losses. Four thousand warriors had a difficult journey and participated in the decisive battle. Now only a little over three thousand are left."
Acap reported seriously and glanced at Shulot. The young man also raised his head to look at him. The two looked at each other, both feeling a little distressed.
Avitt thought for a moment, then reached out and patted Shulot on the shoulder.
"The Teotihuacan Army contributed a lot in this battle! Captain Shusok was also injured in the camp. I have asked the best war priest to treat him. I will promote Captain Shusok to a third-level honorable noble.
Give him two more prosperous villages along the lake, and give him six thousand men of cloth to give to three thousand warriors. I will also make up for the loss of one thousand warriors!"
Shulot bowed again and thanked the king for his generosity on his father's behalf.
Gillim watched the two people getting along, his eyes lingering on the faces of Avitt and the boy, silently thinking about something.
It wasn't until the boy finished saluting that Gillim reported again.
"Your Majesty, we now have 2,000 noble battle groups, 27,000 direct subordinates, 25,000 city-states, and a total of 54,000 warriors! There are also nearly 50,000 militiamen. The entire Mexica Alliance has seven
Four-quarters of the power is gathered in our hands. This is an invincible army. No force in the world can compete head-on. Congratulations to the king!"
Hearing the number of 54,000 warriors, Shulot was extremely excited. He looked at Avitt and Akap, and their faces were also full of heroic and confident smiles.
Only Gilliam still had a solemn look on his face. He made a congratulatory gesture and continued to speak seriously.
"However, this war among the Otomi people has lasted for a year and a half. The soldiers are mentally exhausted and their hearts have long missed their hometown.
We lost more than four thousand warriors in the long siege under Otopan, and another thousand warriors in the fighting confrontation between the Tarascans on the Leman River. On the way to retreat from Otopan, three thousand city-states
The warriors were scattered and lost, or were captured due to lack of food. Eight hundred elite warriors were killed in the royal civil war. Together with other scattered battles, this expedition had already lost a total of nine thousand Mexica warriors!
Now Casal is still leading three thousand direct warriors to camp in the westernmost mountains to fight against thousands of Otopan warriors led by Giovar. As for the loss of the militia, although it is not important, it must still exceed 20,000.
"
Xiuluo nodded. In this battle of Otomi, only half of the warriors died in battle. Among the losses in the siege under Otopan City, more than half of the warriors died from the harsh environment of the rainy season and diseases caused by acclimatization. The army retreated.
At that time, the separation of warriors was also caused by the difficult marching environment in the mountains and forests.
Of the nine thousand samurai casualties, nearly four thousand were lost due to the harsh rainy season in the mountains and the lack of food caused by the harsh environment. The Otomi guerrillas amplified the power of the environment. This shows the impact of the environment and terrain on the army.
Huge impact of losses.
In fact, once the two armies formed a battle, the battle-hardened Mexica warriors were often able to defeat more with less. With their higher level of training and braver morale, they achieved a beautiful kill ratio with less losses!
Just like the boy's first battle, and the battle of the Leman River.
"This time when I went south, I got new news from the 20,000 warriors who had dispersed. The navy troops had picked up 6,000 militiamen from the Leman River. Of the 4,000 militiamen who had been lost, 2,000 were killed in battle and captured.
There are two thousand lost, scattered in the mountains and forests on the north bank of the Leman River, and the specific situation is unknown.
The navy is now waiting for the next order at a river mouth three days away from the south.
The Tarascans crossed the river very late and did not pursue the militiamen at the rear. They just occupied the camp by the river, spying on the weak city of Otopan, waiting for news of the Mexica army.
I think the Tarascans are likely to continue the siege of Otopan. Relying on Lake Quiceo and the Leman River, their food routes are much more convenient, and it is the dry season again. Otopan's food supply is estimated to only last
For three months, the Otomi people have been frantically searching for food, and the Otomi city-states farther west and north should also be organizing assistance."
Shulot reported the latest information on the Leman River Basin.
Avitt frowned and pondered. If the Tarascans besieged the city of Otopan, would it be a benefit or a disadvantage? He hoped to consume the strength of both sides as much as possible, but he could not really let the Tarascans pick up the peaches and conquer them completely.
Otomi people.
Now beyond his reach, the king did not think about it for too long. He laughed loudly and encouraged his three cronies:
"This expedition indeed suffered a lot of losses, but our enemies suffered even greater losses! All four states of the Otomi were completely crippled by us. The warriors lost over 10,000 people, and the village population was reduced by half.
In the next few years, the Otomi will be plagued by famine and will be unable to support the current number of warriors. There will be no relief for two generations. They will no longer pose a threat! Likewise, the Tarascans did not take advantage,
The battle by the river resulted in the loss of 10,000 elite militiamen and 1,000 warriors."
Hearing this, Acap smiled in agreement, and Gillim nodded seriously.
The young man's expression remained unchanged, but a sigh sounded in his heart: "Fight for land, and kill people to fill the fields; fight for city, and kill people to fill the city. The war has been going on for two years, and famine has begun. The original one million Otomi people
, there will never be more than 400,000 left in the end.”
Gilliam bowed his head again, saluted, and spoke seriously.
"In addition, with the army gathering, daily food supply is a big problem!
The news of the royal civil war should be on its way to the capital. Next, the food transportation of the army will inevitably be affected. We now have food for 120,000 people for one month. The loss of food storage in the dry season is less, more than 10% per month.
, transportation loss depends on the distance. I roughly estimate that the food can sustain the army for one month.
Now, in order to save food and fodder consumption, I have two suggestions: First, move the army to the Chilotepec camp and rely on waterways for convenient transportation. Second, disband most of the militia and dismantle the mountain camps.
At the same time, the king once promised the warriors to end the war and let them go home. The king cannot break his promise easily, and it is imperative to disband some warriors!
And the most critical thing is to ask the king to quickly unite his army and go south, directly to the city of Tenochtitlan. He will formally ascend the throne in the capital and control the heart of the alliance! If you control the capital, you will control the hearts of the people. If you control the capital, you will control the heart of the alliance.
With his large granary, he controlled the army.
Once the capital is under control and the alliance's food supply is under control, the 16,000 warriors from Atotonilco State and the four 8,000-man regiments on the front line facing the Tlaxcalans will automatically surrender!"
Shulot nodded in approval and also made new suggestions:
"We can negotiate peace with Otopan, but Hilotepec should be surrounded.
Firstly, there is an extreme shortage of food in the city of Hirotepec, with at most four months of food reserves left. Secondly, it has the advantage of being connected by waterways, which facilitates food transportation. Communication is convenient, and it is easier to be directly controlled by the capital. Thirdly,
Come, capture this place and garrison it, you can completely drive the Otomi people back to the western mountains and forests, and at the same time scare the Huastec people in the north. Fourthly, this is also the punishment for the city of Xilotepec for betraying the alliance.
If we miss this opportunity and wait until the city of Xilotepec has replenished its food supplies and want to besiege it again, we will have to wait a long time and face unpredictable changes."
Avitt nodded slightly and fell into deep thought. Everything was waiting for the king's decision.