Chapter 700: Inquiry From the King's Messenger
Hunter Chapo walked into the dull and solemn hall with his head held high, and was called in front of him by the leader of the Black Wolf Army. He whispered back a few words, and a stern look flashed in the eyes of the leader of the Black Wolf Army.
"Very good! I understand. You go down first!"
"Yes! I obey you, Chief Black Wolf!"
Hunter Chapo bowed to the ground and turned around respectfully to leave. During the brief moment of reflection, he didn't look sideways, and didn't even look at the great nobleman of the alliance next to him.
"Respected royal noble Yao Lin, the scout of the vanguard of the army, has arrived in the Golden Bay City area. According to the latest news, the Totonak tribes, large and small, are migrating to Golden Bay City along the way."
Hei Lang pondered for a moment, with an indifferent expression, and looked at the king's messenger beside him, the middle-aged royal aristocrat Yao Lin.
"The power of the Totonak rebel tribe is gathering and strengthening! I need to gather my troops and go to the front line to launch a conquest and cleanup of the Golden Bay City area as soon as possible. Forgive me for not staying here longer. Praise the Lord God!" After saying that, General Black Wolf glanced at the descendants of Qinbo Ali who were lying on the ground with a cold look, and was about to leave.
"Wait a minute! Dear Commander of the Black Wolf Army, please slow down!"
The royal messenger Yao Lin frowned and hurriedly took a step forward to block the black wolf Toltec.
"Witness the Lord God! The Totonac tribe of Qinbo Ali has always been a loyal vassal of the Mexican Alliance. They have paid tribute on time twice a year for twenty or thirty years! In the past few decades, The divine leaders of Qinbo Ali are all the strong pillars of the Mexica Alliance that governs the land of Totonac. Even if the legions in the lake went south for no reason, under my persuasion, the tribal leaders in this city did not occupy the walled city. Resist, but surrender to the Union legions."
"Going south to conquer for no reason? Ha!"
Hearing this, a dangerous light like a wolf appeared in the eyes of Black Wolf Toltec. He interrupted the messenger Yao Lin and asked coldly.
"Yao Lin, what exactly do you want to say?"
"General Toltec, please return the forcibly detained divine nobles, and return the management rights of the local tribes to the leaders in the hall! You must know that they are the most loyal supporters of the vassal tribes of the alliance!"
"Praise the Lord God, praise the King, we are loyal to the Alliance!"
Hearing this, the local noble chiefs in the palace shouted loudly. The leader of the Nishui City Tribe, Asuka Shah (Saa), raised his head and shouted excitedly.
"I am the most loyal vassal of King Avit, and I took the lead in surrendering to the alliance army heading south! General Black Wolf, how could you detain my four sons for no reason, occupy my palace, take away the food in the warehouse, and force the tribe's warriors to The recruitment is exhausted? I will go to Trochititlan in person to appeal to the great King Avite!"
Hearing this, Toltec's eyes turned cold. With a "dang" sound, he pulled out the bronze sword from his waist and pointed at Chief Shah's position. He didn't hide the murderous intent on his face and shouted angrily.
"Asuka Shah, shut up! I led the army eastward from the Sierra Madre Pass and sent envoys to ask you to respond in the hinterland. How did you refuse? I attacked the ancient city of Quetzalcoatl and defeated hundreds of Qinbo Ali warriors. Who was sent to support? The army reached the foot of Nianshui City and was about to attack the city. You just thought of surrendering. What kind of loyal vassal of the alliance are you?"
". Witness the main god! Shah, when I entered the city and saw the smallest main temple among the many temples, I knew what kind of person you were! Come here, take him down and interrogate him strictly! Let him explain , colluded with the Totonac rebels, and opposed the details of the alliance! "
Following Black Wolf's order, two Guakili warriors wearing armor and carrying axes strode forward. They pulled out their copper axes, turned the blunt side, and struck them mercilessly several times, knocking the big leader Shah directly to the ground. Shah screamed a few times and was dragged away by two strong warriors.
"hiss!"
Seeing such a ferocious scene, many tribal noble chiefs took a breath of air and no longer dared to speak out. Yao Lin opened his mouth several times to stop him, but in the end he made no sound.
Of the several crimes Black Wolf was charged with, two were the most deadly. One is to send warriors to support the Holy Land of the Quetzalcoatl and fight against the Legion in the Lake. The other one is disrespecting the main god and treating the main god as a subordinate god. At present, the alliance's religious reforms are becoming increasingly severe. King Avit has ascended to the throne as God King, integrated the high priests, and placed more and more emphasis on belief in the Lord God. At this juncture, even if Yao Lin is a royal noble, he cannot speak out at will, as it would be suspected of disrespecting the Lord God.
".Hey! Dear Commander of the Black Wolf Army!"
It was not until the screams of the great leader Shah disappeared outside the main temple that the royal noble Yao Lin sighed. He lowered his voice and spoke cautiously.
"God bless you! The great leader, Shah, did make some mistakes in disrespecting the Lord God. But he has always been submissive to the alliance and did not resist to the end. The Nishui City Department has always been the land of Totonak, the fulcrum for the alliance to maintain the vassals of various states. Please also ask Captain Black Wolf to leave him a way to survive. It is best to send the leader of the vassal city state to the royal capital for decision-making by the king and the high priests!"
".Well. God bless you!"
Hearing this, Black Wolf Toltec was silent for a moment, and then nodded imperceptibly. He took a deep look at the king's envoy, the royal noble Yao Lin, and felt some constraints from the alliance.
Yao Lin came all the way from the royal capital and directly said that the Nishui City Department, which had a population of more than 20,000, was beyond his expectations. According to his original plan, he was to storm Nishui City and wipe out the Qinbo Ali tribes. Even if two thousand Totonak soldiers were killed and surrendered, they would still have to kill all the noble leaders in one fell swoop and control all the ministries!
In the current situation, the Ershui City tribe surrendered, providing up to 3,000 tribal surrendered soldiers and retaining many nobles of the descendants of gods. Although this saved the army time to go south and reduced casualties, it made the subsequent handling more difficult.
After all, he was not prepared to maintain the traditional vassal system and hand over this key ancient city back to the hands of the tribal chief, but to include it in the direct command of the expeditionary corps. As for the thousands of young men in the Ershui City tribe, who had stored food for several years, he did not intend to let it go.
Because, according to the instructions of His Highness, what he wanted to fight was not a vassal war of conquering but not destroying, and just making the tribes surrender, but a unified war to completely destroy the upper echelons of the tribes, complete the brutal cleanup, and rebuild the order of faith!
Black Wolf pondered for a long time, his expression became colder and harder. Yao Lin saw it, his expression moved slightly, and his voice became low.
"Respected Black Wolf Army Commander, I came from the capital, following the king's order, to mediate the conflict between the Lake Kingdom and the Totonac vassal tribes!"
The king's envoy Yao Lin looked solemn and raised the scepter in his hand, which was given to him by King Avit himself. He looked into the eyes of Black Wolf Toltec and asked word by word in front of the statue of the Lord God.
"The Lord God witnessed everything! The Lake Kingdom went east, first captured Wushan City, then occupied the Feathered Serpent Holy Land, and controlled Twenty Water City. Now, the Lake Army has to go south to attack Jinwan City in the southeast."
"Black Wolf Army Commander, on behalf of the king, I want to ask you: When and where will the Lake Army, which is conquering the Totonac tribes, stop fighting?"