Chapter 1439 The Controller of Maya, the Earthworks Marshal Who Was Beaten to Dust!

"Marshal, Xiu Mole and Tonawewe priests have repaired the giant eye of the gods. The priests of the Lord God can hold great miracle ceremonies at any time!"

"Oh?! Has it been tested?"

"It has been tested. The giant eye of the gods has just flown into the sky, causing a collective sensation and worship among the Kanul people who are building the port and the recruited Elaphe militia. At this moment, the preaching priests of the Lord God are preaching the miracles of the Lord God to them. As for the Kanul city-state and village in the east, there should be many Mayan tribes who have seen it..."

Hearing such news, Bertard in the big tent was excited. He put down the brush in his hand, walked to the door of the tent, and looked at the salt village construction site not far away, and the sacrificial square on the seashore farther away.

A faint noise floated from the wind, and there seemed to be the pious prayers of the priests and the awe-inspiring repetitions of the Mayan tribesmen. Bertard listened attentively for a while, his mouth curled up slightly, and he smiled and ordered.

"Very good! Then send an envoy to inform the Mayapan royal family, the nobles of the Kanul tribes, the heads of the Elaphe clan, the barbarian chiefs of the Putun tribes... Ask them to come to the Salt Village at the end of next month to witness the coming of the Lord God and the immortal sky festival!"

"Yes! Marshal!"

The confidant hurried away, and the messengers who were good at running were about to set off. Bertard stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the Salt Village construction site, the earthen city and the reservoir that had taken shape for a long time, and then turned back to the tent.

In the simple marshal's tent, there were no gorgeous gems and bright feathers in the Mayan style, but only a few bows, axes, spears and armor hanging, a large desk, a moisture-proof book box, and a simple straw bed. And a large Mayan leather map was unfolded on the desk, with many densely written annotations on it.

"The western Yucatan coast is the territory of the Canul clan. The current western Mayan coast includes the northern salt village, which is completely controlled by the kingdom, and the southern Canul city where the kingdom's army is stationed."

"These two coastal strongholds, plus the War God Temple Fortress where the kingdom's army is stationed outside the inland capital of the Canul clan, Kapok City, are the kingdom's three footholds in the entire lowland Mayan West..."

"And the dozens of miles around these three strongholds will also be the focus of the kingdom's management, as the core foundation..."

Bertard stretched out his finger and pointed at three points and drew a circle on the abstract but very accurate Yucatan map.

According to the calendar common to the Aztecs and Mayans, it is now 2 Rabbit Years and 1 Flower Month (June 1494). It has been more than two years since the kingdom raised the banner of restoring the Mayapan royal family and invaded the Mayan land. And it has been a year and a half since Bertard initiated the Kapok City Tribal Conference in the name of Mayapan Chief Ti'aquin.

During this year and a half, Bertard, as the Marshal of the East Sea, did not command any major battles of the legions. On the contrary, he handed over the tasks of front-line combat, including the main forces of the two legions, to the commander of the Dog Legion, Black Wolf, and the deputy commander of the Coastal Legion, Tupa.

Among them, "Khorne" Black Wolf was responsible for the coastal advance. It took him two years to march all the way from the west coast of Yucatan, kill through the north coast, and then kill to the east coast. He first destroyed the Tail Feather and Deer Insect clans of Xiwu's vassal, stationed troops in the Chijin Chiefdom, and then cooperated with Prince Yanhu of Yandao to raid and destroy the Ishi clan, coup the Yandao clan, and eat half of the Ekab chiefdom.

So far, after destroying three Mayan clans and conquering six city-states, the sea route to Cuba has been completely opened! The kingdom's legions can finally transport the kingdom headquarters to Cuba on a large scale!

The Black Wolf Corps recruited and coerced Mayan surrendered soldiers along the way, and recently they have received transportation and reinforcement from the Prairie Dogs. The number of troops has increased, almost to 20,000. Of course, the northern coast occupied by the Black Wolf Corps is also extremely long, and there are eight or nine coastal strongholds where troops are stationed. Not only has the mobile field force not increased, but even the core corps of 8,000 people has only half of them.

As for the "lucky" Tupa, he was promoted from the commander of the guard battalion to the deputy commander of the coastal corps by Xiu Luote, which can be said to have broken the ceiling of promotion. Afterwards, Bertard gave him half of the 4,000-man coastal corps, plus 2,000 Putun barbarians, a total of 6,000 warriors, stationed in the area of ​​Kanool Kapok City.

Tupa has two military tasks. The first and most important one is to protect the royal flag of the Mayapan royal family, including the last descendants of the Cocom gods. This is the key legal principle of the kingdom's Mayan war, and it is also the banner for dividing more than a dozen Mayan clan chiefdoms, obtaining local tribal supplies and leading the way!

As for the second task, it was to lead the Coastal Corps and the Barbarians to continuously engage in small-scale battles with the Kanul Clan and the Xivu Clan together. On the surface, this was to contain the main force of the Xivu Clan and prevent them from having the spare strength to harass the northern coast. Secretly, this was also to supervise the Kanul Clan, forcing them to really send out warriors to fight on the front line with Xivu.

The fragmented terrain of the jungle greatly limited the input of troops. If a force of more than a thousand people went deep into the Mayan jungle for an expedition, the logistics would be almost catastrophic. Therefore, the jungle battles between the "Mayapan Party" and the "Xivu Party" were always around hundreds to thousands of people.

Both sides continued to shed the blood of warriors in the dense and dark forest, as if to please their respective gods. And among these casualties, 80% was the blood of the Mayan tribe themselves, and only 20% was the blood of the Coastal Tribe...

"The Lord God bears witness! Black Wolf and Tupa are both brave generals who can fight and win! Just leave the specific battles to them! And my task is to sit here steadily, sit in the rear of Yan Village, maintain all logistical supplies, and maintain the communication of the clans..."

"Meet with the clan chiefs of each tribe, be a speaker who can represent the kingdom's promises, do not increase the number of enemies of the kingdom, but make more friends... Then lead the recruited militiamen of each tribe, be a foreman to build the port fortress, let the kingdom establish a real foundation, and spread the faith of the Lord God!..."

Bertard touched his chin and drew a circle of three strongholds. His ideas were very clear. Xiuluot once told him that everything in the war serves political purposes, and he must always reflect on every choice he makes to avoid war for the sake of war. Obviously, Bertard listened to these teachings, and even with the blessing of experience, he understood them more deeply than Xiuluot!

The political purpose of the kingdom in Maya has never been to really help Mayapan restore the country, but to open up the coastal route to Cuba. Then, establish the kingdom and even the Mexica Alliance, influence the tribes in the Maya jungle, and establish real direct and tributary rule!

It was with this idea that after the clan meeting in Kapok City, Bertard did not risk leading the army to go deep into the jungle, invade the territory of Xiwu, and fight a decisive battle with the Xiwu clan. In fact, after leaving Tupa's 6,000 people, he took the main force of the kingdom's army, 4,000 guards and the remaining 4,000 coastal army, backed up and stationed them between the two coastal strongholds of Yancun and Kanu City.

As the main force of the kingdom shrank to the west coast, the confrontation between "Mayapan" and "Xiwu" changed from short-term to long-term. The Kanuer clan in the middle was immediately in trouble. They originally planned to "follow the deer's tail" to provide logistics and auxiliary troops, and see the main force of the kingdom and Xiwu decide the outcome!

But now, the kingdom, under the guise of the Kanul clan, declared war on the Xivu side, but did not fight a decisive battle. Instead, the kingdom's army retreated to the west coast, pushing the Kanul clan in front, turning into "deer horns against deer heads". This time, the Kanul clan "became stuck in two ends", and was sandwiched in the middle of the two armies, which was really miserable!

No matter whether the Kanul clan had truly supported the Mayapan royal family before, or pretended to surrender, or had any thoughts in secret, whether they had contact with the Xivu clan... At present, they were pressed against the vital waist by the kingdom's army, and stationed in the heart of the Kapok City, so they could only helplessly "pioneer for the king".

In the past two years, the Kanul clan had a lot to consider, but they had no choice. Bertard had many choices, but he didn't need to consider them. His plan was very simple and plain, which was to "build a city" step by step, build a city for the kingdom in Maya, and build cities in three strongholds at the same time!

Recruit thousands of tribesmen, build a solid earthen city at the port of Yancun, build a large reservoir, reclaim cassava and corn fields for stable irrigation, and then build a small village around it.

Marry the Mayan nobles of Kanu City, convert them to Christianity, and then completely control Kanu City and the surrounding villages, and strengthen it from an earthen city to a fortress of the main god.

Finally, outside the Kapok City, expand the original "Temple of the God of War" on a large scale and set up a circle of garrisons. In name, this is to build a "pyramid temple of the main god", but in fact it is to build an unbreakable "fortress of the main god"!

In this way, relying on the garrison of the legion, it has firmly taken root on the west coast of Maya, and missionary work, immigration and intermarriage are also progressing steadily. The military strongholds of these three kingdoms are also the faith centers for the missionary work of the main god priests. The priests of the Lord God are coming from the kingdom and the alliance in an endless stream, spreading the dazzling glory of the Lord God of the Plateau among the tribes of the Kanul clan!

In order to truly allow the belief in the Lord God to break the traditional influence of the old Mayan gods and truly penetrate into the hearts of the local Mayan tribes... Bertard also personally wrote a long letter to Shulo, solemnly requesting the arrival of the "Eye of the Gods" hot air balloon, this missionary artifact!

"If the belief in the old Mayan gods is not crushed, even if more tribes are conquered, the Mayan tribes cannot be truly controlled! The migration and intermarriage of the barbarians of the Black Wolf is a feasible way, but it is too rough and cruel, and can only be used in a few coastal strongholds..."

"And to assimilate hundreds of thousands and millions of Mayan tribes, assimilate these ants who believe in gods and obey priests... Only with a more powerful and irresistible "divinity" can the old worship be shattered and the sky of their hearts be shrouded!"

"The rule that this missionary artifact, the Eye of the Gods, can bring Stability is better than the military force of a legion! And the "divine" effect that it can penetrate into people's hearts and replace the old Mayan gods is something that no amount of military force can achieve! ..."

"May the Lord God bless you! Now, after more than half a year of transportation, this artifact, which is one of only a few in the kingdom, has finally arrived in Maya! ...I can't wait to see it rise into the sky, to see the Mayan tribes, especially the lower-level tribesmen, shocked and conquered by it! ..."

At this moment, Bertard stretched out his finger calmly and confidently, and tapped heavily on the map of the coastal salt village! The spiritual seeds of the Lord God's faith will be planted from this newly built kingdom base, and planted in the hearts of the 20,000 Mayan tribesmen around it!

"My duty is not to win or lose in a city or a place, but to win or lose in the hearts of the Maya people! I will build reservoirs and fortresses, establish a new order from the production to the life of the tribe, and then to the core of faith."

"I will use the two axes of bronze and soul to cut down the old forest of Maya gods, plant the seeds of the main god, and grow a tall sacred kapok tree. And I will take good care of it, burn the wasteland for it, store water, and open up the Yucatan Peninsula, until its roots extend to the entire Maya!..."

"This is my duty as the Marshal of the East Sea, to build a fortress of faith and gradually control Maya! And only by establishing the foundation of the main god in the Maya land can we support the outpost fortress of the main god for a long time and resist the invasion of the evil demons in Cuba! The long war of gods!..."

Note: The easter egg chapter is for the Maya map.