Remember [New] in a second! Floating in a light boat, going up the Talesus River, it only takes half a day to travel fifty miles. And the messenger galloped, running between the flat basins, and in about half a day, he could cover the same distance. As for the dispatch of the army, it will take at most two days to arrive in the field before spring plowing.

Fifty miles is the distance from Water Valley City to Cholula City! From the dilapidated and desolate land where flames are burning, corpses are falling, and gunpowder smoke is scattered, come to the prosperous holy city where flowers are blooming, people are flowing, and temples are flourishing!

As the sun rises, the brilliant sunlight falls on the Great Pyramid of Cholula, as if falling on a holy mountain built by mortals. The sacred smoke is lingering, and the pleasant aroma diffuses in the sanctuary of the gods, bringing the breath of blessings from the gods. At this moment, on the top of the towering holy mountain, in the open sanctuary, more than a dozen honorable priests and elders sat cross-legged, facing each other silently, without saying a word.

"YoYo!"

The egret sang in the sky, stretched its long neck, looked at these two-legged beasts that also wore feathers, and circled around curiously.

"YoYo?"

"Yesterday afternoon, the Southern Army of the Mexica captured Water Valley City."

After a long silence, Petel, the priest leader of the holy city, spoke first. He is wearing a formal sacrificial attire, holds a prayer jade plate, and wears an obsidian pendant around his neck. At this moment, his usual kind smile has been put away, and his expression has become gloomy, even a little stern.

"The leader of the water snake, Acotel, was killed by the Mexica, and his head was hung on the gate of the city of Water Valley. The leader of the Black Snake escaped by boat without even notifying us. Three thousand warriors sent by the Holy City to support the city of Water Valley, go up Out of the hundred priests, only 20% escaped back. And now, the 50,000 south army of the Mexica is only fifty miles away from us."

Hearing the cold facts from Petel's mouth, the atmosphere in the sanctuary became quieter, as if a needle could be heard. The priests and elders sat with their eyes down, motionless, thinking about something.

"Tell me what to do now!"

"what to do?"

The deputy leader of the holy city, the priest elder Kui Ao let out a cold snort, and replied in a low voice.

"Shuigu City is solid, with a wall six or seven meters high, and more than 20,000 defenders. It's full of battles and calculations, but it only lasted for a month!"

Petel lowered his eyes, as if in meditation. Hearing this, he knew what this **** old guy wanted to say.

"Twenty thousand defenders, only guarded for one month!"

Quiao stood up, his gray brows trembling. He asked in a deep voice.

"Water Valley City, how did you lose it?!"

"The Mexica used some trebuchet and threw fireballs into the city. Then they used some brass cannon and fired stone **** at the top of the city. Then, under the cover of armored longbowmen, they set up long wooden ladders and hurled They shot a kind of explosive pottery ball. In the end, they used heavily armored ax warriors to attack and directly captured Nancheng."

Elder of the Holy City War, Weizier opened his eyes and replied calmly and accurately. As an elder of war, he has the deepest understanding of military affairs among the elders. And as a senior priest, he will not be intimidated by false powers of evil gods, nor will he be fooled by some divine power, so he can clearly see the battle situation and ask for key information.

"Now, it is meaningless to discuss the fall of Water Valley City."

Weizier looked affirmative and answered frankly.

"If the Mexica attack, the holy city of Cholula will never survive. Even if we mobilize all 5,000 warriors, recruit 10,000 militiamen, and store food for another year, we will not be able to defend it for a month. More What's more, the holy city only has the inner city of the temple area, and there is no solid outer city."

"Damn it!"

Hearing this, the elder Priest Kui Ao shouted angrily. He slapped the cotton blanket with his palm, roaring out the dissatisfaction buried in his heart.

"If I knew this, why did you rush to join the Tlaxcalans?! Now, the land promised by the Tlaxcalans has disappeared, but the threat of the Mexica Legion is just around the corner! Inheritance Four The great holy city of five hundred years is about to be destroyed in the hands of you greedy idiots!..."

"Ahem!..."

The leader of the Holy City, Petel, coughed twice, interrupting Quiao's roar.

"Quio, joining the war against the Tlaxcalans is a unanimous decision of the priests of the Holy City, not anyone's arbitrary decision. And we made such a choice because we were forced by the threat of the rapid expansion of the Mexica Alliance, A decision has to be made!"

Peter paused, a cold light flashed in his eyes.

"Don't forget, a few months ago, we negotiated with the messengers of the Mexica, wanting to join the alliance and retain the status of priests and elders... What was the condition offered by the Mexica at that time?!"

"... Hey! The conditions at that time... Now it seems that it is not unacceptable."

Hearing this, Quiao also sighed. After a while, he replied in a low voice.

"As long as the independence and autonomy of the city of Cholula can be maintained, it is not unacceptable to obey the Mexica king of Trochtitlan. As long as the tax can be collected from the transiting business travellers, and the worshiping crowd can be accepted, even if you hand over The population of these lands will not affect our life too much... As for honoring the high priests of the central capital of the lake, let the holy city of Mexican be the first holy city, and even mention the **** of war of Mexican as the main god. ..It's just a name! . . . "

"fart!"

Hearing this, the leader of the Holy City, Patel, was furious. He stood up suddenly, like a skinny raven, and yelled angrily.

"The king who obeys the alliance, wouldn't he reach out and plant elders in the holy city?! Give up the land and population, where do we go to recruit guard warriors?! And in such troubled times, there are no warriors to protect, and people wantonly interfere, How is it possible to keep power and wealth?! As for the vain name you said..."

Speaking of this, Petel trembled with anger. He stretched out his hand angrily, threw the expensive jade plate in his hand on the ground, and it broke into several petals!

"False name, false name! Without these false names, how can our holy city of Cholula guide all the ministries in the world and gain the respect of believers? Quiao, you idiot, remember it! We can hold high positions for generations without hard work , you can enjoy divine smoke and vanilla, fancy clothes and gourmet food, beautiful girls... enjoy a life that ants can't imagine, relying on this lofty and mysterious name!"

"..."

Faced with the reprimand from the leaders of the Holy City, Elder Kui Ao's face turned blue and white, but he was speechless for a long time. After a while, he sighed again.

"Peter, I know, you're right, it's all for the elders' sake. However, the situation is such that the brutal Mexica barbarian came to our door holding a baton. One didn't cope well, and the baton Fall, but there will be nothing!... Tell me, what should we do?"

"Hmph! Why panic! The gods bless the holy city!"

Petel took a few breaths and gave a low drink, still full of confidence.

"This is the holy city, the holy land of the Nahua gods, and the place where believers in the world believe and respect! No matter how cruel the Mexica are, they dare not kill here! Otherwise, they will not only be enemies of all parts of the world, It will also lose the hearts of the people within the alliance! And the Mexica people are not a rock, without gaps..."

"It makes sense! How can the lofty holy city be compared with other cities?"

"Chief Patel is right! Mexica, be careful."

"Well. At this time, I still need you to make up your mind!..."

Several priests and elders remained silent until this moment, when they opened their mouths to express their agreement. Quiao also nodded, with more confidence on his face.

Only Elder Weizier opened his mouth, wanting to say something. But when he saw the performance of the elders, he lowered his eyes and silently closed his mouth.

"The gods bless the Holy City!..."

Everyone discussed one after another, and the mood gradually subsided. Chief Petel beckoned, and a dozen pure apprentice priestesses came up. With reverence in their eyes, they first lit a large canopy of herbs for the elders, then stretched out their arms, and carefully held the old priests and elders in their soft arms.

Elder Kui Ao raised his head and let out a comfortable breath. He smoked the relaxing smoke, but he still couldn't get rid of the worries in his heart.

"Chief, the Mexica are close at hand, how should we deal with it?"

Chief Patel straightened up, frowning, unable to make up his mind for a moment. But this matter cannot be delayed, it must be done quickly. After thinking for a while, he looked at the elders and ordered in a deep voice.

"The Tlaxcalans are probably not the opponents of the Mexica. The threat of the Mexica can only be resolved by the Mexica."

"What's the meaning?"

Quiao was startled~lightnovelpub.net~ Leaning forward, he looked at the chief.

"Mexican?"

On the other side, Weizier suddenly opened his eyes, thoughtful.

"After thinking about it, the current key point, the crisis of the Holy City, is only on the three Mexica."

Petel thought for a while, and spoke more clearly.

"One is in the north, he holds the kingship and wants to overpower the divine power. The other is in the south, he holds the military power and wants to have the kingship. The other is in the west..."

"He holds the divine power and wants to overpower the king's power?"

Hearing this, Quiao asked tentatively.

"No! It's not that person. That person is dying, holding a murderous knife in his hand, and he can't touch it at all. It's not the more terrifying one..."

Petel narrowed his eyes and smiled meaningfully.

"It was another guy, maybe two people. He looked at theocracy and wanted theocracy."

"We're going to separate three people to meet them separately..."