Remember [New] in a second! The huge sacrificial ceremony was held outside Shuigu City. The war priests marked out the area for sacrifice and built the altar of the main god. They sang simple songs, lit a raging holy fire, prayed on a high altar, and sacrificed the heads of their god-born enemies.

The fire shines, and the sacrificial song echoes. Wearing a black wolf sacrificial attire and holding a "death skull" scepter, Xiulot stood at the highest point of the altar several meters away. He looked down and saw tens of thousands of legionnaires cheering and praising outside the altar, like bees all over the mountains and forests. And thousands of Tlaxcala captives were crawling at his feet, like an ant colony covering the field!

"...I was guided by the gods, climbed the mountain, and found the ancient temple! The Lord God blessed me, and the **** of death gave me a fetish!...That is, the head of the blood-tongued black wolf in mythology, with The divine 'Death Skull'!"

Shulot looked down at the crowd in front of him, feeling the power of theocracy that pointed directly at people's hearts. He held up the brand-new scepter in his hand, revealing the black skull at the top of the scepter, declaring the divinity that rules all living beings!

Soon, low exclamations sounded from all directions, accompanied by devout prayers. And the Tlaxcalans present were all horrified and inexplicable. They have all heard the myths and legends of the "Death Skull", and they also believe in the sublime divinity above the sacred mountain. However, why did such an inherited fetish fall into the hands of the commander of Mexica?

"I am in control of a powerful legion, manipulating the divine power of volcanoes and death! In the name of the God of Death, I am blessed by the God of Death! A few days ago, on the mountain of God, the God of Death bestowed on me the fetish of the Tlaxcalans. Tell you!"

Shulot paused every sentence, with strong self-confidence, proclaiming like a god.

"From now on, all of you in Tlaxcala must follow my guidance! I am inherited from the oldest **** of death, and I am the most noble descendant of the gods in the world! You must obey me and surpass those weak snake descendants! "

"...ah..."

The captured Tlaxcalans fell silent, bewildered. They looked around, but could not find the guidance of the tribal priest. Because the noble species in the tribe who had the right to speak had long been wiped out by the Mexica. And the surrounding Mexica warriors and priests of the God of War all cheered like thunder in the same language.

"Praise the Supreme God! Praise His Majesty the God of Death!..."

"He is the descendant of the **** of death! He is the sun appointed by the main god!"

Divine smoke rises everywhere, bringing the breath of the kingdom of God. The scene of the sacrificial ceremony was insane. The priests shouted and prayed, arousing the emotions and wills of the people. And this kind of group fanaticism gradually spread, and finally infected the captured Tlaxcalans, making them also cry for surrender.

"Praise...respect...His Royal Highness Death God!..."

Shouts of awe, sparse, sounded from the crowd of tens of thousands of captives. Then, this sound gradually became louder and warmer, and turned into a chaotic and loud whistling.

"Praise the mighty Lord Death!"

"He is the descendant of the **** of death!"

"Surrender to him in prayer! . . . "

Shulot raised the skeleton scepter, opened his arms vigorously, and greeted the rising sun in the sky! He chanted the prayer aloud, in a priestly tone. Afterwards, hundreds of priests of the Lord God chanted together!

"Praise the Lord God! He blesses people!...Praise Your Highness! He rules all beings!..."

The grand sacrificial ceremony lasted for a full day. It wasn't until all the Tlaxcala captives were exhausted from shouting and new awe and obedience were imprinted in their minds that Shulot announced the end of the ceremony with a hoarse voice. He didn't know how strong such a sacrificial ceremony would have in the hearts of the captives, and how long it would last. But he clearly knew that in the name of the gods, the seeds of obedience had been planted, and a new assimilation was beginning.

In mid-April, the first batch of Tlaxcala young and strong captives began to be transferred from Shuigu City to the rear, and there were as many as 10,000 people.

Under the **** of thousands of Prepecha warriors, they will travel southward for more than a hundred miles in four or five days, and arrive at the fortresses at the mountain pass. Then, they would walk along the mountain valley road in the southwest, pass through Yunshan Village controlled by the South Road Corps, travel two hundred miles in seven or eight days, and arrive at the town of Yabai on the north bank of the Talsas River on foot.

The southern navy of the kingdom had already been waiting outside the eight hundred towns for a long time. All the Tlaxcala captives will board the boat here and turn west. After that, they will travel down the Talsas River for about 20 days and travel 800 miles! After going through 700 towns, 600 towns, 400 towns, and 200 towns, they finally entered Lake Atoyak and landed on the south bank of Zicao City!

The entire transshipment process will take about one month, and there will be military towns for rest and supplies along the way. And Etalik, a veteran of Zicao County, is ready to take in the young and strong captives who are constantly being transported. Afterwards, the captives who arrived at Zicao City will be divided into two. Half of the west went to Apa County, set up village flag teams, and developed the vast Apa Plain. For the other half, Zicao County was reserved, registered as householder Qimin, and the west of Zicao County was developed along the lake. In fact, there is also the edge of the Apa Plain.

"Now, in the hands of the main force of the South Road, counting the transactions with the commanders of the city-state armies, there are a total of 40,000 young men and women who are transferring to the kingdom!"

Xiulot sat cross-legged in the big tent, flipping through the latest records. Every day, personal guards would come from the logistics camp to report the number of captives traded that day.

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In the hands of the Kingdom, there were already 20,000 captured militiamen, and they were the first to start transshipment. And in the past half a month, the kingdom has obtained more than 20,000 women and children from the hands of the three city-state legions with gems and bronze equipment.

At this moment, the three city-state legions had spread out for dozens of miles nearby, hunting down the Tlaxcala tribe day and night, and sending back the captives continuously. The Panmang patriarch even sent envoys to recruit a new batch of 3,000 militiamen from the nearest Gaoshan state.

"The Southern Shipbuilding Department has only been in operation for a year and a half, and the Kingdom's South Route Navy is relatively weak. The transport journey is too long. Even if the transport is divided into sections, it can only transport more than 10,000 prisoners per month!"

Thinking of this, Shulot frowned slightly, thinking carefully.

At this point in the Eastern Expedition, the pre-established plans are being implemented. The South Route Corps plundered and traded captives, and transported young and strong populations to the hinterland of the kingdom along the organized water transport channels to consolidate the foundation of the kingdom. However, the number of captives in Tlaxcala exceeded the kingdom's expectations. The real efficiency of water transport is also lower than previously estimated. This is mainly due to the barrier of the 200-mile dangerous road, which increases the walking distance.

The combination of the two created a backlog of prisoners in the Southern Army.

"Too many captives are captured, what a worry of happiness! Fortunately, the army captured a large amount of food in Shuigu City, which can support 40,000 people for a year. If there is no such capture..."

Xiulot smiled, and felt a little more fond of the escaped black snake.

"Well. The legion in the hands of the black wolf has already rested, and it will go east for 130 miles to attack the mountain city. There are still nearly 100,000 Tlaxcalans in the area of ​​the mountain city. The number of prisoners captured by then will be .. .”

Thinking of this, the king finally made a decision and looked at the standing warrior commander.

"Bertard!"

"Your Highness."

"Record Wang Ling."

"yes!"

"April is halfway through, and spring plowing is about to begin. Apart from the 20,000 people who are being transported, the remaining 20,000 young men and women must farm in the south of Shuigu City! Let the southern shipyards work hard to manufacture low-cost, easy-to-transport double-hull independent Canoe!"

"At the same time, let Ezpan and Etalik get ready to organize the relocated young and strong into the village flag team as soon as possible, and distribute grain and agricultural tools. They should give priority to replanting corn. If it is too late, they will replant pumpkins to feed their hunger !"

Botard wrote quickly, and UU Reading www.uukanshu.com drafted the king's decree in a moment, and handed it to His Highness for the seal. Then, several personal guards entered the tent and left in a hurry with orders that were still wet.

"Your Highness, after August, there will be no way to replant any crops. After that, we will move back to Dingkou of the Kingdom, how should we arrange it?"

"Well. Dingkou, who moved back after August, arranged for the construction of thatched huts, the clearing of the forest, the drying of the swamp, and the digging of canals... In short, I told the two full-power county governors not to let the young adults while ensuring food. idle!"

The colonization in Central America has a climate advantage, that is, there is no need to think about winter, and prepare thick houses and thick clothes to keep warm.

"Follow your will!"

Berthard smiled quietly and started writing again.

Shulot was meditating, but a messenger arrived in a hurry. He was sweating from running, and his face was as red as a shrimp.

"Your Highness! Emergency military situation!"

"explain!"

"The Mixtecs have changed again! There are thousands of new warriors in Xiaoliu Village, 160 miles to the south!"