Remember [New] in a second! The sun was shining brightly, illuminating the simple tent. The warriors killed and guarded the king's residence. The messenger came from a long distance, and he fell to the ground to report, and the king stood up with a scepter in his hand.

"In Xiaoliu Village, are there thousands of Misteq warriors?"

Xiulot unfolded the map and looked for it in the basin south of Water Valley City. The first thing that caught his eyes was the small city of Tlaxcala, eighty miles south, and the city of Izokan, which was captured by the army. Itzo, that is, the city of Daolu.

In Nahua, itz is the abbreviation of itztli, which means "flint and knife", and o is the transformation of ohtli, which means "path, road". The combination of the two is the "Path of Flint", the city of Knife Road. As the name suggests, the terrain here is also surrounded by mountains and basins, with undulating hills and rocks.

Going southwest along the basin from Daolu City, another seventy miles, is the mountain pass fortress group. This group of fortresses is also part of the Grand Army Food Road. The Dajun Food Road follows the mountains, from Gaoshan City to the southeast, reaches the mountain pass fortress group, then turns northeast along the basin, passes through Daolu City, and then reaches the water valley city.

The total length of the food road is nearly 300 miles, and it needs to supply 50,000 troops and tens of thousands of prisoners. The militia teams transporting food bowed their heads and carried their burdens, and the teams did not stop, maintaining the lifeline of the army.

"Shankou Fortress Group, Daolu City..."

Xiulot stared at the rear of the army, the two most critical logistics nodes. Then, he moved his fingers and groped for the basin where Daolu City was located.

There is an obvious mountain passage in the southeast corner of the basin, meandering towards the southeast mountains, and walking a hundred miles on the mountain road, you will arrive at the military stronghold of Mixtek, Huejotzingo, Huejotzingo, "the place of small willow trees", that is, Xiaoliu stronghold.

"Little Willow Village...Little Willow Tree..."

Shulot frowned slightly as he stared at the Mystek stronghold hidden deep in the mountains. Then, he looked at the samurai commander.

"Berthard, what's the terrain here?"

"Your Highness, there are large willow trees growing in the small willow village. The places where the willow trees grow are mostly muddy and wet swamps. Similar to the mud and swamp village, the terrain here is also muddy and dangerous. It is not easy to deploy an army, and it is quite easy to defend and difficult to attack. "

"Hehe! Add thousands of troops to Niweizhai, threatening the mountain pass fortress group sixty miles to the north. Add thousands of troops to Xiaoliuzhai, threatening Daolu City, a hundred miles to the north. Mixtec troops stationed in these two locations , Are you trying to threaten the army's food road!"

Having said that, Xiu Luote showed anger and shouted sharply.

"Send legion envoys to the two strongholds to reprimand the leaders of the Mixtecs! Ask them if they want to fight against the Mexica Alliance and rebel against their suzerain!"

"Obey! Your Highness."

Berthard nodded, and immediately wrote down two royal decrees, summoned two personal guard envoys, and sent them to various ministries of Mixtec in the south. Then, he pondered for a while, and said calmly.

"Your Highness, the South Route Legion is stationed at the base of Shuigu City, ready to rescue the rear at any time. It only takes two or three days to get to Daolu City from here, and it takes only five or six days to go to Shankou Fortress. You may not have the determination and courage to fight directly with the alliance! I am afraid, more, it is necessary to contain the alliance's troops and let the Tlaxcalans hold on longer!"

"Um."

Shulot held the scepter in his hand and nodded. He thought for a while, and ordered a few more words.

"Increase defenses in the rear. The Royal Legion has 6,000 soldiers, stationed in the Shankou Fortress Group and Daolu City respectively. The Shankou Fortress Group is closer to the rear, and add 4,000 militiamen to garrison. As for Daolu City, add 2,000 militiamen. Southeast Mountain Pass."

In this way, there are 3,000 warriors and 4,000 militiamen in the Yamaguchi Fortress, a total of 7,000 people. Daolu City has 3,000 warriors and 2,000 militiamen, totaling 5,000 people. The defenders occupy a good location, even if the thousands of Mysterk warriors suddenly attack, they can still defend until the main force arrives.

"Finally, send out elite scouts to investigate carefully! How many more troops did the Mixtec increase, how many warriors and militias there are!"

"Follow your will!"

After arranging the defense, Shulot's expression eased slightly. He carefully watched the situation in the south, and the killing intent rose in his heart.

"Bothard, the Mixtecs are hiding in the southeast mountains, threatening our grain road at any time."

"Your Highness, the food roads of the army are still stable at present. The garrisons are everywhere, and they occupy dangerous positions. If the Mixtecs don't send out the army, it is impossible to cut off the food roads."

"Well, the Southern Army is here. If the Mixtecs dare to go north, they will be defeated in one fell swoop!"

Shulot is full of confidence in the combat power of the main army. But soon, his words changed and his expression became serious.

"However, if the Mixtec army does not reveal itself, neither going north nor retreating, it will be troublesome. They hide in the dangerous mountains and are difficult to conquer. If the army continues to go north, it will go another 120 miles. The four dangerous snake cities that besieged the Tlaxcalans... At that time, how can we ensure the safety of the back road? Are we going to continue to divide our troops and be led by the nose by the Mixtecs?"

Hearing this, Bertard also frowned.

Although the Mixtecs have not yet raised their rebel flag and declared war on the alliance, they are lenient and must be treated as enemies. There are more than 800,000 people in the Five Mixtec states, and it is estimated that there are 20,000 to 30,000 warriors. It is only three hundred miles away from the western ancestral land of the Mixtec people, Shanhe City. There will be no problems with the other party's food supply, which is enough to support tens of thousands of troops. And behind the Mixtecs, there are three kingdoms of Zapotec, with a population of 500,000 and about 20,000 warriors.

Of course, the ministries of Mixtec and Zapotec are city-state alliances, and there are many internal factions, belonging to different nobles of glory. There is no powerful king or chief. It is impossible for them to gather warriors and fight with all their strength until the critical moment of life and death.

"Well, the threat of the Mixtec people has always existed, and the specific scale cannot be determined...It always makes people feel uncomfortable and uncomfortable!"

"Your Highness, what do you mean?"

"I have an idea, but I haven't made up my mind yet."

Shulot pondered for a while, and ordered solemnly.

"The more than 10,000 people of Heilang will continue to march eastward for 130 miles in these two days, and remove the flanking mountain city. The Huashu Army will follow him to suppress the tribe and capture prisoners in that area. The most warriors , The Feather Goose Legion with stronger combat power will continue to go north for 60 miles, go around to the north of Cholula City, block the road, and plunder the surrounding villages and towns. The Pan Python Legion with the lowest combat power will still stay in the area of ​​​​Shuigu City. Thoroughly clean up the entire basin."

"As for the Imperial Guard Corps~lightnovelpub.net~, they will be stationed in Water Valley City to suppress the north and the south. I will sit here personally, and while arranging the spring plowing of the Tlaxcala captives, I will start to solve the problem of the holy city... to attack There is no need to be in a hurry for the ministries of Vatlaxcala. The Southern Army has made a breakthrough, and the Northern Army has more warriors and stronger combat power..."

Shulot paused for a while, looking towards the mountains to the north. It seemed that he was about to travel hundreds of miles, and saw the "Evil Lord Commander" of the mighty alliance, the noble king's banner of the Mexica.

"I think, it won't be long before the North Route Army will have good news!"

Bertard nodded and looked north together. At this moment, he was also looking forward to the breakthrough of the Northern Route Army and the climax of the Eastern Expedition.

A few days later, the leader of Mixtec replied to the messenger, saying that "the loyal Mystec tribes have no betrayal, but are just careful to prevent the remnants of the Tlaxcalans from wandering into the hinterland." The number of Mixtec warriors is still increasing.

In the last ten days of April, Hei Lang led an army of 10,000 to march eastward to conquer the city on the top of the mountain. The Feather Goose Legion went north, looting wantonly and blocking the road. The holy city of Cholula was terrified, and sent envoys to Water Valley City again, requesting to see His Highness. Xiulot refused and still refused to meet.

At the end of April, the envoys from the capital in the lake finally came by detour from the west. They brought the latest intelligence from the North Route Army!