Aztec Eternals - Chapter 540

The continuous stratus clouds rolled, and the raindrops were dripping. The moist and warm air flow rises from the distant Caribbean Sea and travels all the way west to the Mexican plateau at an altitude of 2,000 meters. The eastern sea breeze meets the dry and cold mountain wind, opening the long rainy season on the plateau, turning into a shower that falls from the sky, and the stars fall on the king’s tent.

At this time, the rainy season has just arrived, but there is more than one month in January, and it has not yet reached the peak precipitation season. The king’s tent was covered with a layer of rubber, which was not wet by the rain. The gust of wind blew down from the ceiling of the big tent, shaking the feather crests of the two, bringing the heat and humidity of early summer.

Avit looked at the rainy sky, with tears in the corners of his eyes, but he had walked out of sadness. The king’s heart is unshakable and will not be easily shaken. At this moment, in his chest is the ambition to conquer the world, in his heart is the burning fighting spirit, and in his eyes is the killing intent as cold as ice!

After a while, the king frowned, watched the rain falling from the tent, and whispered.

“Gilim, the heavy rain in July is coming. The days of being able to siege the city are running out!  …”

Hearing this, Gillim’s expression became solemn, and his heart was awe-inspiring. He is familiar with the climate of the Tlaxcala Basin, and naturally knows the unfinished meaning of the king.

The Tlaxcala Basin is adjacent to the Texcoco Lake District, and the climate is quite similar. Both are located near the annual precipitation line of 1000 mm. The rainy season here concentrates most of the precipitation throughout the year. It starts to rain from the spring ploughing in May and lasts until the autumn harvest in October. It is a complete period of rain and heat.

Throughout the hot and humid rainy season, if there is no dry stone granary, the stored grain will be easily deteriorated, and the loss of transportation will also increase. The maintenance of the army’s food supply will gradually become expensive and consume a lot of money. And at the peak of July and August, continuous rain falls from the sky, making the ground muddy and the walls slippery. Sieges and fights will be extremely difficult, and bows and artillery will not work…

In other words, the North Road army wants to attack the three snake cities, and there are only more than 20 days left. Then, in the peak two months of the rainy season, any large-scale military operations in the north and south of the alliance must be stopped. It is also best for each legion to be stationed in the city or in a fortified camp, with a special barn to store food. It was only in mid-September, when the rains gradually receded and the sunny days increased, that the siege of the city could be organized again.

“Your Majesty! The Tlaxcalans defended the three cities and resisted to the end. They occupy the city walls and geographical advantages, and the food and materials for defending the city are still abundant, and it is difficult to plot in a hurry…”

Gilliam saluted solemnly and exhorted in a deep voice. He planned the battle situation on the North Road day and night, and had a deep understanding of the situation of the three snake cities. At this time, the chief intelligence officer was sitting in a precarious position.

“The four states of Tlaxcala, with a total population of 400,000, are about 100,000 people. The Tlaxcala state, where the four snake cities are located, is the most important and the core of the entire four-state alliance. Facing the attack of the northern army, the rest In the three states, there are one or two thousand tribal warriors to support them.”

“The alliance went south from Hot Spring City to conquer Feathered Serpent City, and captured warriors and militiamen before and after, with a total of more than 10,000 soldiers. Then four legions were dispatched to clean up one month, capturing 20,000 people and killing 30,000 people, totaling more than 50,000 people. Ding. Counting the Tlaxcala tribe who fled to the four fields, there are at most 30,000 Ding in the remaining three snake cities!”

Hearing this, Avit nodded slowly. Both of them are older than the army, and they are also familiar with the system of the tribal alliance. Although these figures are estimates, they are generally not much different from the actual ones.

“Your Majesty, among the three cities, Cloud Snake Mountain City is the most dangerous and has the smallest area. Such a fortified mountain city cannot accommodate too many people, and the mountain road for attack is narrow, and it does not need too many people to defend. The scouts have repeatedly spied on, Got some information…”

Jilim pondered a little, stretched out his hand from his arms, took out a roll of grass paper, and carefully unfolded it in front of the king, but it was a sketch of Cloud Snake Mountain City.

“Cloud Snake Mountain City plus several surrounding mountain camps, there are about five or six thousand people, half of them are warriors, half are militia. And counting the families of nobles and warriors, the old and weak, should be in the early ten thousand. And the mountain city The south is the main mountain road, and there are several bird and beast trails on the north side, leading to the vast mountains. There are several springs in the mountain city, as well as some barren thin fields, where pumpkins can be grown… As for the food stored in the mountain city, It should be at least a year. And if they abandon the old and weak, they can support it for longer…”

Hearing this, Avet frowned, his face sinking like water. He has seen the terrain of Cloud Snake Mountain City with his own eyes.

“Gilim, you just said that the bird and beast trail on the north side…”

“Your Majesty, the Tlaxcalans have been in business for a long time and have been on guard for a long time. These trails are only parallel to one or two people. It is easy to go down, and difficult to climb up.”

Gilliam shook his head and said sincerely.

“The Cloud Snake Mountain City can only be besieged and cannot be attacked by force… This mountain city is even more dangerous than the Ottopan Mountain City!”

“Ottopan Mountain Castle…Brother Tisok…”

Avit looked solemn, and his heart was horrified. Tisok stormed the Ottopan mountain city and damaged the samurai. Then the city was besieged for a long time, and the army was shaken and did not retreat. In the end, the futile siege and the long siege caused tens of thousands of warriors to complain, and all the legions felt betrayal, so he gave him a desperate chance!

“The lynx in front fell into the pit, and the Menghu in the back must be careful to avoid it… The siege of the mountain city requires sufficient patience and time, but not so many legions…”

Gilliam waited for a moment, until after the king pondered, he looked at him before he continued to speak.

“Among the three cities, the White Snake Hill City is half on the mountain and the other half is on the field. It is located on the hill. The fields to the south of the Hill City are all farmland, and there are several important camps in the mountains to the north. The White Snake Hill City has a small area. In addition to the guards in the camp, it is estimated that there are 8,000 to 10,000 people, equally divided between warriors and militia. Counting the old and weak, women and children, there are estimated to be 15,000 people in Qiucheng, and the food should be stored for a year.”

“Well… White Snake Hill City, bows and arrows and catapults are not easy to use. It is the condor cannon that has the farthest range, which can hit the city directly!…”

Avit thought for a moment and asked in a deep voice.

“Gillim, how about the imitation of the Condor Cannons of the Kingdom of the Lake? If there are dozens of Condor Cannons, White Snake Mound City is not difficult to beat!”

“The royal family, it is difficult to imitate the Condor Cannon…”

Gilliam pursed his lips and pleaded guilty.

“The artisan camp in the capital has been trial-producing for nearly a year. There are more than 100 clay molds before and after, and only four or five doors are available for use… Perhaps another batch of condor cannons may be recruited from the Kingdom of the Lake…”

“Nearly a year, only four or five studies?”

Hearing this, Avit looked slightly angry and shouted in a deep voice.

“Casting cannons is a major event for the Alliance! If there are supervisors who are ineffective, corrupt and delay, they must sacrifice to the Lord God!”

Then, the king’s eyes moved and asked coldly.

“There are so few cannons cast, do the artillery craftsmen who came to guide the kingdom deliberately hide it?”

“…There is no hidden secrets. Even in the Kingdom of the Lake, it is equally difficult to cast cannons. Often, one of the ten can be used, and it can be counted as a blessing from the Lord God.”

Gilliam fell to the ground and saluted, his thoughts spinning, but he didn’t tell any lies about the matter. In the face of the king who is loyal with all his heart, he will never lie and hide, and because of this, he can gain the trust of the king.

“Well… we must strictly supervise, let the craftsmen camp, and hurry up to cast!”

Avet lowered his eyes and nodded. He thought about it and ordered carefully.

“The lake kingdom is a long way, and it’s thousands of miles away. The condor cannon is very heavy, and transportation is extremely difficult. I’m afraid that the levy will not be able to catch up… Let the artisan camp in the capital send the newly cast condor cannon as soon as possible. Even if you have one more door during the siege, it will be good!”

“Follow your will!”

Gilliam respectfully should be. Then, he looked to the southwest and talked about the last towering tree snake city.

“Among the three cities, the Tree Snake City is the most prosperous and vast. It has the strongest strength and the highest status among the four snake cities. In some respects, it can also be regarded as the capital of the Tlaxcalans…”

“The north of the tree snake city faces the river, and the other three sides are fields, which are convenient for siege. The aristocrats invested a lot in planting crops and carried out spring ploughing~www.mtlnovel.com~, but they were unable to leave the city for the autumn harvest… It is estimated that it will only last for more than eight months, and it will last until next spring at most.”

“Till next spring?”

Avit’s mouth twitched, shaking his head and laughing. Then, rubbing his chin, he listened to Gilliam’s plan while thinking carefully.

“The royal family, if you want to conquer the three cities that support each other, you can’t be in a hurry! It should be difficult first, then easy, first beat the tree snake city, then conquer the white snake city, and finally surround the cloud snake city.”

Gilliam took out the map, stretched out his hand and gestured on the three snake cities one after another, telling his prudent strategy.

“The army of the North Road, set up a strong camp outside the three cities, completely block the surrounding passages, block the paths and apertures in the mountains, and deploy each army in turn. When the rainy season in September gradually subsides, and the army of the South Road goes north, they can start to attack the city.. .”

“Drive the surrendering army and militia, consume the defenders’ stones, wood blocks, grey bottles, bows and spears. Use catapults, condor cannons and bows to consume the opponent’s elite warriors and lower the morale of the defenders. Then, Throw in the warriors of the city-state to fight until the Tlaxcalans are in short supply, their elites are damaged, their morale is low, and they are completely exhausted.

Avet narrowed his eyes, his eyes were cold, listening to the chief intelligence officer’s narration, and staring at the map of the Tlaxcala Basin. There are all kinds of complicated thoughts gathered in his mind, not only **** fighting, but also bloodless machinations, and even more bloody, blinded politics. After a while, the ruthless king shook his head and answered in a deep voice.

“No, Gilliam, I can’t wait that long! In twenty days, I’ll take Tree Snake City and capture the capital of the Tlaxcalans!” click Download this site APP, massive novels, free to read!