Aztec Eternals - Chapter 555

The sun slanted slightly westward, reflecting the rays of light in the cloudy sky. The cheers of the warriors dissipated on the high pyramid, and accompanied by the king’s flag patrolling north, it sounded all the way in the city.

King Avit looked dignified, first inspected the pyramid temple and the offerings of the gods, and then went to the granary in the north of the city to check the grain stored in the tree snake city.

The scale of Tree Snake City is not very large, but the area of ​​​​the granary is not small, and it exceeds the average aristocratic mansion. The gray granary is built with masonry, and the exposed part of the granary is only two or three meters high, while the underground part of the main body is three times as high as the ground!

“Huh? The entire granary is built with volcanic rocks and then reinforced with corn mortar?”

“Exactly, Your Majesty! The entire granary was dug very deep, including the cellar, and was paved with rock bricks to prevent moisture in the rainy season. In such a dry and low-temperature granary, air-dried corn, jerky, and even It can be stored for several years… I asked the old craftsmen in the city. Over the years, the tree snake city has expanded its granary several times to prepare for war at all times. The storage of food in the city is the most concerned point of the city owners of all dynasties. ”

Chief Intelligence Officer Gillim saluted respectfully and reported back in detail. After the tree snake city fell, he immediately dispatched people to control the granary in the city, and personally inspected it twice.

In fact, in this Tlaxcala city-state, what he cares most about is not the temple, let alone the gods, but the granary and food. The alliance army is out on an expedition, and the relationship between the storage of food and the survival must not be careless, and always keep it in mind.

“Well, it’s really a well-intentioned military city!”

Avit stretched out his hand and touched the solid outer wall of the granary, expressing the emotion of a victor. Later, he observed that the surface of the granary wall was burnt by flames. The king’s expression suddenly became solemn.

“Gillim, how much food did the army seize in Tree Snake City?”

“Your Majesty, in Tree Snake City, there were originally 20,000 family members of Dingkou, and there were also 20,000 people who saved food for a year.”

Gilliam looked solemn and spoke in a eloquent manner.

“The alliance has been besieging the city for half a month, the siege is approaching January, and after a few days of washing the city, it is now the end of July and the beginning of August. When the city fell, some Tlaxcala defenders set fire to the granary. It’s just that God bless the alliance, the heavy rain then fell, and only a part of the food was burned… Apart from the consumption and burning of the defenders, the food stored in the warehouse can still feed 40,000 troops for four months!”

“Well. The heavy rain has delayed the fall, giving the alliance more time to siege the city, and extinguishing the fire in the city. It is indeed the blessing of the Lord God!”

Avett smiled. Then, when he heard the numbers reported by Gilliam, his smile turned to surprise.

“There are 40,000 people who eat food for four months? Gilliam, have you checked?”

“My lord, I led the secret guard and checked it twice. The grain in the granary should not be much different from this number.”

There was also a rare smile on Gilliam’s face.

“The Tlaxcalans have indeed prepared for this war for a long time. However, God bless! These reserves are now cheaper for the Alliance. The rainy season is at its peak, and food transportation is difficult. With this batch of grain, the logistical pressure of the Alliance will be reduced. It can reduce a lot.”…

“Not bad! In Feathered Serpent City, there are still 40,000 people with food for more than two months, plus this batch of captured food… After I lead the royal army to leave, I can still leave more than half for the South Road Army heading north. !”

Avit nodded with a smile. He and Gilliam both agreed, using the figure of 40,000 people to estimate the consumption of food.

The reason is that after two tragic siege battles, only about 40,000 people remained in the North Route Army’s main force, which used to be seven full corps and nearly 60,000 people. Of course, of the casualties, more than 60% were cheap militiamen, and only 40% were samurai warriors who needed pensions. Among the 8,000 samurai casualties, the city-state samurai accounted for 60-70% of them. This disparity in casualties is naturally inseparable from the arrangements made by the king since his expedition.

“The Lord God bless the alliance!”

Avit prayed, and was a little worried. The food storage in Tree Snake City is so sufficient, then the White Snake Hill City and Cloud Snake Mountain City, which have not yet been captured, should have the same amount of food storage. Next, Shulot wants to take these two cities,