Chapter 695: Dealing with Black Wolf, Friends and Enemies

The drizzle of light rain fell from the sky, falling on the earthen graves, hitting the asphalt bone piles, flowing between the tall stone monuments, and brushing against the solemn faces of many legion generals.

The land of Totonac has a tropical savanna climate, which is warm and humid all year round. The coastal lowlands are particularly hot, rainy and windy in the summer, and can even be farmed year-round. At this moment, the drizzle falls and the breeze blows, bringing a bit of coolness and making people feel refreshed.

The black wolf Toltec raised his head, stared at the generals present, and pondered for a long time. He received His Highness's decree at the camp of Tree Snake City and led a lone army to march eastward. He walked down a plateau of more than 2,000 meters and traveled more than 500 miles before reaching the coast of the East China Sea occupied by the Totonak people. .

Now, the army has completely left the supply range of the Tree Snake City camp, arrived at the coastal area where the alliance's influence is weak, and is completely hostile to Totonak's ministries. The mission he shoulders is no longer to rob, capture, and burn prisoners, but to truly take root on the coast and establish a port stronghold that can allow the kingdom's fleet to go to sea. In other words, he must start running the place, take root here, obtain local supplies of food and supplies, and support an army of more than 10,000 people.

General Black Wolf frowned slightly, feeling heavy pressure. He thought for a long time before facing the respectfully waiting generals and spoke in a deep voice.

"Blessed by the Lord God! We captured the northern holy land of the Totonac people, the ancient feathered serpent city! After running for so long, the wolves finally reached the seaport that His Highness wanted. Next, this is our territory, and the legion will not Let’s go again!”

Hearing this, all the generals cheered sincerely. The Guakili Legion has been on the field for more than a year and has fought dozens and hundreds of battles. It is indeed a little tired and needs to be repaired. As for the surrendered generals, they have to be the vanguard of the army and undertake the most arduous tasks in the attack. They often suffer the heaviest casualties, and they really want to stabilize.

"The army walked down the warm plateau and came to the hot lowland. Although the tribes along the way had simple weapons and no armor, they resisted tenaciously. In the battle of the ancient city of Quetzalcoatl, the descendants of Totonak and the priests who believed in the false god, In the name of the Holy Land, we encouraged warriors and militias from various tribes to resist and struggle in the towns! We fought for three or four days, and thousands of warriors died in battle. In the end, we used artillery to disperse the warriors of the Divine Family. , causing the frightened militiamen to surrender."

General Black Wolf paused, glanced at Hong Er, the militia leader who was the first to surrender, and nodded with a smile. Hong Er was flattered, her face immediately beamed with joy, and she returned the favor respectfully.

"After entering the ancient city of Quetzalcoatl, the descendants and priests of the false god led hundreds of warriors and resisted relying on the pyramid temple. We fired rockets, which ignited the black oil in the temple and ignited a fire. The fire burned It's been ten days, and now it's all turned into ashes! Your Highness asked me to try to preserve the inheritance panels and stone carvings in the temple, but I didn't do it, so I made a mistake."

Hearing this, Red Monkey Ozoma coughed slightly and replied with a smile.

"Dear Commander of the Black Wolf Army, there is so much black oil stored in the Quetzalcoatl Temple, and I don't know what to use it for. I see, the priests in the temple have already made up their minds to burn the temple down. . This is not your fault, but the false god priests were deceived by evil spirits and could not see the glory of the true God, so they were destroyed by wood and stone!"

Hearing this, Totonak warrior Wood Lizard opened his mouth. He wanted to explain something, but in the end he didn't dare. He once guarded the feathered serpent priests and knew the uses of the black oil. One was used as a pigment for murals, and the other was used for embalming bones. And if the legion hadn't used terrible gunpowder arrows, the black oil wouldn't have been so easy to ignite.

"Yeah. No matter what, it is my responsibility to burn down the ancient temple and leave no inheritance map. I will also admit my mistake to His Highness!"

Hei Lang was silent for a moment, but did not shirk anything. As proud as he is, he doesn't bother to put the responsibility on the dead man's head. He raised his head, scanned everyone sternly, and ordered in a deep voice.

"Witness the Lord God! After the Feathered Serpent City was captured, the three thousand divine nobles, priests and warriors who dared to resist were all killed and sacrificed by the army! You all robbed property and women and indulged yourself for several days. Now, you have to start again. Keep the army in check! Otherwise, I won’t show mercy if I try to keep it in check!”

Seeing Hei Lang's cold expression, the generals' hearts trembled. They all bowed their heads and responded respectfully.

"Yes! Witness the Lord God! I obey you, brave Black Wolf Chief!"

"Very good! You are my wolves. When it's time to bite, you must do your best, and when it's time to eat, you must also feast. Now that you've finished eating, it's time to stop and obey the order!"

Black Wolf nodded with satisfaction. He organized his thoughts and spoke again.

"After more than a month of fighting, you should have noticed. The Totonak people are also a tribe in the wilderness that went south hundreds of years ago. They are our distant brothers who speak the same language and come from the same origin. Although they have been comfortable for a long time, But if you really fight for your life, you can still fight!"

Hearing this, all the dog-born generals nodded. After the conquests in the past few years, the rankings of the various tribes that the legion has fought against are probably the Tlaxcalans, who have the largest number of soldiers and civilians, and the strongest combat effectiveness. The People of the Clouds, the Mixtecs, are divided between noble and humble, their militia is weak, and they are the weakest overall. The organization level of the Totonac people is even higher than that of the Nantecos people who live in the mountains, ranking second!

"Therefore, if we want to firmly occupy this place and manage the seaside land, we must carefully distinguish the various departments of Totonac, and also see clearly the different groups within each department, identify enemies, and see friends clearly."

Speaking of this, Hei Lang paused for a moment, remembering His Highness's previous teachings, and his words became meaningful.

"His Highness said, who is our enemy? Who is our friend? This is the primary question in war! Look carefully, among the Totonak people, from top to bottom, they can be divided into four levels!"

"The top two classes are the hereditary priests and nobles. They are the smallest in number but hold the greatest power and wealth! Then there are the middle class tribal warriors, numbering in the thousands. They control the force of war, but are often subordinate to different subordinates. The priests, nobles and leaders. Finally, there are tens of thousands of tribal people at the lowest level, who are responsible for farming, fishing, logging, construction and tool making. In general, they are priests, nobles, warriors and commoners. It needs to be handled differently!”

After hearing this, all the generals looked at each other with some thoughts in their hearts. The red monkey Ozoma was attentive and listened most carefully. He was in awe of His Highness who could say these words.

". How to distinguish enemies from friends? To put it simply, enemies are the targets of the wolf pack, while friends are the subordinate wolves that can cooperate. If we want to annex the Totonak people's wolf pack, we will naturally kill the first wolf. Kill the leading nobles and priests, and seize the leadership of the wolf pack! This process of seizing will completely eliminate the divine power of the priests, and try to narrow the jurisdiction of the leaders. In other words, all the feathered serpent priests will be executed, and the big nobles will be killed! All are sacrificed, and the small tribe leader will keep it according to the situation!”

Black Wolf's cold words fell into the ears of the generals, like thunder, making people's hearts tremble. In the entire Central American world, only the Mexica people, who bear the destiny and consider themselves chosen by the gods, will take the terrible idea of ​​​​annihilating the gods and sacrificing the descendants of the gods as a matter of course.

"By killing the leading nobles and priests, we can obtain enough property, land, and caves to reward the loyal warriors who follow us! The Guakili Legion has land enfeoffment in the kingdom, so it needs sufficient property rewards. As for Mist who follows us, The Ke warriors and Totonac warriors need land and serfs to be enfeoffed before they can truly feel at ease. Similarly, only by dealing with the priests and nobles, as well as the warriors and militiamen of the coastal tribes, will the leaders lose their allegiance and can be conquered by us! "

Hearing this, Richie the Woodpecker and Andiwei, the Divine Priest, looked at each other and nodded tacitly.

Now, the Mixtec warriors under their command have completely lost their wild nature, and are no longer the obedient people they once were tamed by priests and nobles. These Mixtec warriors were able to obey orders and were not afraid of death, but they were afraid of the powerful force of the Mexica Legion to suppress them. They were also able to plunder and kill wantonly after the war, gaining unprecedented vent and wealth.

An army like this is really like a pack of wolves, ready to bite back at any time. The two of them were not as fierce and brave as General Black Wolf, and they were always in fear when they led the vanguard battalion. And if the warriors could be given land and serfs, it would indeed be a way to stabilize the morale of the army and restrain the ferocious warriors.

As for the warrior Wood Lizard and the militia leader Hong Er, they were a little skeptical when they heard that the land and serfs of the noble leader could be divided, and they couldn't believe it yet.

"The priests and nobles are the destined enemies of the kingdom. The warriors and militiamen are the friends that the kingdom can win over, and they are the wolves in their prime. We must subdue the wolves in their prime, bite the few who are rebellious to death, and make the majority obedient. Take all the followers under your command one by one!"

"As long as tribal warriors and militia surrender to the kingdom, they can replace the position of the noble leader and obtain wealth, land and tribes they have never thought of! But in the traditional Totonak tribe, they have no chance of obtaining all this. As long as they After accepting the reward from the kingdom, you will become a slave wolf that maintains the rule of the kingdom! Of course, the standards for enfeoffment must be different for different tribes. The warriors who follow us first will get the benefits first! , get one more!”

When the generals heard this, they were all fascinated, as if they had an extra target to fight for. In the ears of the surrendered generals, General Black Wolf's words were no longer harsh and terrifying, but became kind and majestic.

"Resistance is punished by death, and submission is rewarded! As long as the alpha wolf and the mature wolf are eliminated, the remaining weak old wolves and young wolves, as well as tens of thousands of tribal people, can only follow them and work obediently for us. They left The priests and chiefs have no ability to resist, and they are not enemies of the kingdom. And they believe in false gods, and they cannot be considered friends of the kingdom until they truly convert and convert to the main god. Just give the tribute to the leader to the kingdom, and then surrender to the Lord God!"

Speaking of this, Hei Lang paused for a while, touched his head, and vaguely felt that something was wrong. He has been fighting for many years and has seen a lot. He has seen too many different and similar tribesmen.

There are tens of thousands of tribal people in all tribes in the world. They only know how to obey the nobles and believe in the gods without resisting. They are prey eaten by the upper levels. In fact, they are not old wolves and young wolves at all. At most, they are just domesticated turkeys and grass rats!

At this moment, Hei Lang was slightly in a trance. He couldn't help but look to the west, thinking in confusion.

"His Royal Highness has repeatedly emphasized to me that civilians, like the tide, contain real power like mountains and seas. But where is this power hidden? I have never seen it."