Aztec Eternals

The army simply camped in the rain sheltered valley. Rest overnight. Just after dawn, Shulot woke up in the leaky tent. He touched the single clothes on his body, which had already been soaked by drizzle and dew. Fortunately, the Mexican plateau is quite warm during the rainy season, with a comfortable temperature of more than 20 degrees, so there is no need to worry about wind and cold.

Marching and fighting are always tough. Without a strong body, it is impossible to endure the harsh natural environment, endure merciless pain and fight, and become a qualified fierce warrior. It is even more impossible to become a commander-in-chief carrying the banner of a commander.

The young warrior roughly brushed over his sharp body, put on the sturdy leather armor, and then put on the gray and black sacrificial robe. The feather crown was too cumbersome, so he put on a pointed leather hat common to warriors on his head. Finally, tie the baton and shield on the back, put the long dagger on the waist, and maintain a fighting posture at all times.

Then, the young warrior went to gather his followers and the longbow guard, and the warrior captain Berthard was also guarding him.

Today's Avette is dressed up. He was wearing a mighty beast helmet, a gemstone necklace, and a whole set of bright red leather armor with a golden sun inlaid on the chest of the leather armor.

In his left hand is a long shield that also depicts the sun, with bright feathers hanging from the bottom of the shield. The right hand is a two-meter-high divine staff, and the top of the staff is a pure gold oval base, about the size of a palm. And in the middle of the gold base, there is a star ruby ​​the size of an egg inlaid, with six sharp star lines passing through the gemstone, depicting a perfect "*" star shape.

Shulot held his breath for a moment. He asked Arvette for the scepter, and gently stroked the smooth surface cut by the star ruby. This ruby ​​must be more than one hundred carats, with perfect lines and star marks, it is almost the same as the most famous Russieves star ruby ​​in later generations. This will be a treasure that will fascinate the whole world.

"This is." The boy looked at the teacher in surprise.

"The scepter of Montezuma I is inlaid with the largest ruby ​​in the world. This scepter was left to his daughter, my mother, Atotostri II. Before my mother went to the Kingdom of God, she put It was left to her youngest son, which is me."

Avit looked at the scepter with emotion, with nostalgia. "This is a symbol of royal power!"

Shulot immediately woke up from being shocked by the treasure. He looked up and continued to look at the flag carried by the commander of Avitt.

This new back flag is fully four meters high, with an unusually huge yellow umbrella-shaped dome. The canopy is covered with intricate red patterns and delicate red feathers. On the top is a huge jaguar skull, and in front of it is a bright sun intertwined with obsidian and topaz. Behind the commander's flag, there is a row of personal guards holding high the magnificent flag.

"This is the commander-in-chief's flag, a ceremonial guard exclusive to the king!" After recognizing the shape and size of the flag, the boy blurted out. He looked into the teacher's eyes and had some guesses.

"Correct." Avet smiled lightly, "This is the king's flag sent from the capital, and it arrived last night. It is the second most honorable blood-colored sun in the commander's guard of honor, second only to the evil spirit commander taken away by the king."

"Now, let's take it on the road."

The army set off immediately, and under the guidance of the scouts, they marched quickly to the northeast. Shulot asked Avette for Montezuma I's scepter to hold for him so that the teacher would not be "overburdened". Avet didn't care. Although the scepter was indeed bright, he had already admired it countless times. Now he just looked at Shulot's little face illuminated by the ruby ​​with a smile.

The boy rotated the translucent gem repeatedly in novelty. This is a treasure-level collection of the town hall, and later generations can only see it in national museums through thick bulletproof glass.

Under different light irradiation, different "starlight" will be reflected in the ruby. The surrounding warriors all showed worshiping gods in their eyes. This kind of starlight is considered to be the brilliance of gods, which has the effect of God's protection and intimidating people's hearts.

After noon, the drizzle gradually stopped, the clouds gradually thinned, and there were a few glimmers of the sun in the sky. The commander once again established contact with the family warriors in the reinforcements, and the troops were only three or four hours away from the reinforcements.

The leader of this reinforcement is the hereditary noble Ketoko who is loyal to the king. He is the nephew of Kechar, the chief priest of the capital, and has a certain reputation in the army. Tisok loves theology and has always been close to the High Priest. Soon after ascending the throne, the king promised more privileges to the chief priest, and the chief priests also reciprocated, sending many noble children to join the army.

Akap proposed to make some preparations: "We can rest for a while and wait for the night to fall. Then we should cooperate from inside to outside, attack the command tent among the reinforcements at night, capture Ketoko, and finally surrender the remaining reinforcements."

Shulot thought for a while, and thought this plan was inappropriate: "There are always a small number of elite warriors who can participate in night raids, and they may not be able to catch Ketoko in time. Moreover, night raids can easily cause army riots and kill each other. Both sides The Mexica warriors who are loyal to the alliance should not waste their precious combat power here."

Avit thought for a moment, then nodded. He patted Shulot on the shoulder, then smiled and said to Acap: "It is more appropriate to fight during the day. Let's rest for an hour to restore the warrior's strength. Then we will directly rush to the reinforcements on the march, and I will notify the family Warriors, get ready. This battle will be about momentum, and there won't be much fighting."

After speaking, he immediately sent envoys to the northeast.

The Mexica warriors sat down where they were, and simply used some food and water to quietly accumulate energy. The commander has already passed on the next battle target. Although they have gone through countless lives and deaths, they no longer care about life, and the morale of the warriors is still somewhat low. In their hearts, they were unwilling to take action against comrades in the same camp, but kept obeying under the prestige of the commander.

The rain has stopped and the sun is shining. Shulot asked the longbow warriors to prepare their armor-piercing copper arrows, and if necessary, the longbow guards would deliver a fatal blow.

Fourteen thousand warriors set off quickly, and the army rushed towards the first opponent like a raging herd. When the sun was sinking slightly, a huge army appeared in Shulot's eyes. Behind the army are loose and bloated militiamen, who carry luggage and food. In front of the militia were eight thousand warriors, roughly divided into three teams: front, middle and back. Two thousand troops from the front went out to explore the way, four thousand troops in the middle surrounded the commander's banner, and two thousand troops in the rear supervised and controlled the militiamen.

Reinforcement scouts had already spotted the Mexica troops coming from the rear. At this time, the reinforcements in front had stopped, and they rearranged their formation slightly, but did not put on a fighting stance. As the two armies approached, the banner of "King" was clearly reflected in the eyes of every Mexica soldier.

The warriors on the opposite side were a little noisy. They hurriedly assembled from the capital, and then went north to support Xilotepec City, just to open up the logistics line and re-establish contact with the king's army whose current situation is unknown, but the king actually appeared here?

A new wave of couriers came from the command flag of the Chinese army on the opposite side. The couriers bowed their heads respectfully to the king's flag and saluted, and at the same time brought a question from the commander: "May I ask your respected majesty the king, how is the battle in Ottopan, and how is the king's car?" came here?"

Under the guard of honor, Avitt's face was covered by a beast helmet, and he kept a silent posture of a god without speaking.

Xiulot was wearing a gray and black delicate tengu priest robe, and replied with a serious face: "The god-blessed king led the loyal and direct warriors, and went south to the Leman River. We boarded the alliance's boats and went up the river. Return to Hirotepec camp one step at a time. Now we are about to reorganize the army and rescue the city-state legions lost in the mountains and forests. Please Commander Ketoko to come forward and see the king."

The messenger raised his head with a slightly surprised expression. The king abandoned the city-state legion and retreated first, which was great news that shook the alliance. He took another look at the majestic king's ceremonial guard, the fierce jaguar battle group, and Shulot's tengu sacrificial uniform, and then retreated respectfully.

Soon, the warriors on the opposite side were slightly disturbed, and there was a burst of chaotic voices. Then hundreds of commanders and guards separated from the crowd and slowly approached the king's guard of honor surrounded by a commanding banner.

Xiuluo took a closer look, and the banner was vaguely a middle-aged commander. He walked very slowly, keeping his eyes on the king's banner here, and with five hundred elite guards with him, he obviously had doubts.