Aztec Immortal - Chapter 734
Chapter 708 Hewanzhai, Arriving at Dahe
The Sierra Madre Oriental stretches high and stretches from north to south, dividing the Tlaxcala Plateau and the Totonac Lowlands. In the southeast of the junction of the mountains, there is a towering peak that reaches into the sky, which is the third highest mountain in North America, Citlaltépetl. In Nahua, “citlal” means “star” and “tepētl” means mountain. Therefore, this holy mountain, which is 5,600 meters above sea level, is also called “Xingshan” by the local mountain people tribe.
The “Star Mountain” is towering and stretching. The long adobe river originates from the foot of Xingshan Mountain, winds its way eastward, flows through Tuhe City and Yuniao City, and travels more than 700 miles to Hewanzhai, which is only 20 miles away from the mouth of the sea.
When the great river reached this point, it had already converged with the streams of seven hundred li, and became menacing, mighty and broad. And when the most prosperous rainy season comes, the water level of the entire river will rise by six or seven meters, becoming the most natural dividing line between East and West Totonac.
“Praise the Lord God! What a great river!”
Tupa was wearing leather armor, carrying a longbow, and led more than a dozen personal guards, standing on a hill only one mile away from Hewan Village. He didn’t pay attention to the noisy fighting and shouting in front of Hewan Village, but watched the vast river flowing from the upper reaches of the south, and smiled.
“If you can take the whole river up and down, from the land of Tlaxcala to the east, there will be a convenient water canal! At that time, the army will go south from the plateau, and it will only take more than ten days to reach the Golden Sea on the East Sea. Bay City.”
Tupa thought for a moment, then turned around. He looked at a tribal leader standing behind him with his head bowed, and asked with a smile.
“Well, Quikama, am I right?”
Hearing the sudden question, Kuikama trembled all over. As one of the leaders of the Tuhe tribes who surrendered, he had seen the sacrifices of other noble chiefs with his own eyes, and he knew the horror of the generals in front of him. Right now, although he was lucky enough to survive, he was always uneasy.
“Ah! Chief Tupa, you are right!”
“Oh? Am I really right? Isn’t there any danger in the river going all the way to the east?”
“Ah, yes! The great river originates from the foot of Xingshan Mountain. The waterway in that section is extremely steep, turbulent and dangerous. There are more than a dozen large and small waterfalls. It is very dangerous to sail. But when you reach Tuhe City, the great river will flatten out. It will be hundreds of miles downstream. , the connections between the northern and southern ministries are all connected by the great river, which is very convenient.”
“very good!”
Tupa listened patiently and nodded. He took a deep look at Kuikama and said with a meaningful smile.
“Kuikama, maybe it won’t be long before you can return to Tuhe City. I hope your choice will not go wrong.”
The long river flows continuously, making two big bends here, and heading to the northern seaport. Tupa looked at the river downstream of Huihui again, and then led the crowd to the siege battlefield in front of Hewanzhai. Hewanzhai was built along the river, located between two river bends, so it was difficult to deploy troops. However, the terrain of the camp was not too high, with a low wooden wall built around it, and a wooden fence around it. At this moment, people in Hewan village were moving and shouting sharply. A large group of tribal hunters, armed with hunting bows and throwing spears, were gathered around the wooden walls for defense.
In front of Hewanzhai, the Army of the Lake had already deployed its front line, posing for an attack on the city. Hundreds of red-haired elites, armed with big bows, approached within a hundred steps under the cover of the newly-made shield chariot, and fired arrows into the village without haste.
The larger number of Totonac surrendered soldiers formed a loose formation and rushed to the camp under the order of the war drum. Most of them were bare-chested, holding stone axes and spears, and a few pioneer warriors held copper axes, hacking hard, destroying fences and wooden walls. On the wooden wall, a large number of bows and arrows and spears were shot from time to time, shooting down the surrendered soldiers to the ground, but no one dared to retreat for a while.
Tupa watched for a moment, bent his fingers slightly, and thought silently. Under the cover of superior bows and arrows, the ratio of casualties between the offensive and defensive sides was roughly the same. Without the “shenwei” blow from the copper cannon, the morale of the defenders was also very strong, and there was no sign of wavering at all.
“It’s a pity! If there is enough gunpowder to attack these small villages, it will be easy to come by.”
Tupa pursed his lips, seeing that one or two hundred of the thousand vanguard soldiers who had rushed into the battle had already lost one or two hundred people, showing signs of collapse. He shook his head, took out the conch he carried with him, and decisively blew the conch horn to withdraw the troops.
“Drip! Didi!”
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When the conch horn sounded, the surrendered soldiers who rushed into the formation immediately breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and ran back desperately. The tribal hunters on the wooden wall leaned out one after another, desperately shooting arrows at the retreating enemies. However, a wave of more fierce arrow rain also hit almost at the same time, shooting down the unarmored hunters in the city.
“Whoosh whoosh!”
The redheads fired two more rounds before turning around and backing away. The Totonak militiamen lowered their heads, pushed the shield cart, and followed closely behind the dog-born warriors. This wave of tentative siege ends here, and I don’t know if there will be another battle in the afternoon.
“Chief Tupa! The pioneers have broken through the outer wooden fence and are about to climb the wooden wall. At this critical moment, why blow the conch horn for withdrawal?!”
Totonac’s general Wooden Lizard came to the side of the main general Tupa in a hurry. He bowed to ask, his face was a little anxious, and there was some incomprehensible anger hidden.
“This wave of vanguards rushed forward and disturbed the archers defending the city. When they are almost dead, retreat, and I will take a thousand veteran battalions who are good at fighting, and climb up the wooden wall to fight to the death! Maybe, this riverside The stockade can be captured!.”
Tupa smiled, looked at the anxious Wood Lizard, and nodded slightly. As the general of Totonac, the opponent was even more anxious than himself, the commander of Mexica origin, and he didn’t take the casualties of the surrendered soldiers seriously.
“Ha what fun!”
“What?”
“Oh, I mean don’t worry. You can take your time with the siege for the time being.”
“Don’t worry, take your time?”
The wooden lizard was startled, and looked up at Tupa’s smiling face. He gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice.
“Witness of the Lord God! Chief Tupa, yesterday morning, Hewanzhai sent a messenger for help, paddling a small boat to Jinwan City downstream. Count the time, Jinwan City’s reinforcements will be dispatched at any time! It will be very difficult to capture Hewan Village when the enemy’s reinforcements arrive!”
“Haha! Don’t worry, all you need is reinforcements from Jinwan City!”
Tupa laughed out loud, stretched out his hand, and patted Wood Lizard on the shoulder to reveal the answer.
“The leader of the black wolf has brought two thousand elites to ambush in the north. It’s fine if the reinforcements from Jinwan City don’t come. If they come, they will be eaten right away!”
“Chief Black Wolf, personally set up an ambush in the north? This is, this is to lure reinforcements out.”
Only then did the wood lizard suddenly realize. He stood there for a moment, not knowing what to say. Tupa smiled and said a few more words in a low voice.
“Wooden lizard, the leader of the black wolf is in charge of setting up an ambush. The generals basically don’t know about it, and they didn’t deliberately hide it from you. And when the reinforcements from Jinwan City are dispatched, I will take 1,500 elite troops to the north. Go support the boss. As for the camp in Hewanzhai, I will leave it to you to manage!”
The long river is turbulent and torrential, and there are canoes shuttling on the river. Outside Hewanzhai, the camp of the Army in the Lake was silent for half a day, until a red-haired scout came from the north in a hurry, bringing the latest vital information.
“Thousands of reinforcements from Jinwan City finally dispatched to the south half a day ago!”
When the news came, there was an uproar in the camp. Three quarters of an hour later, the gate of the camp opened wide. Under the leadership of Commander-in-Chief Tupa, 1,500 elite warriors put on armor, carried bronze spears and axes, and marched northward.