Remember [New] in a second! The continuous layer of clouds curled up, and the patter of raindrops dripped down. The moist and warm air rises from the distant Caribbean Sea, travels all the way to the west, and reaches the Mexican plateau at an altitude of 2,000 meters. The east sea breeze meets the dry and cold mountain wind, starting the long rainy season on the plateau, turning into showers falling from the sky, and the stars falling on the king's big tent.

At this time, the rainy season has just arrived, but it is more than one month, and it has not yet reached the peak season of precipitation. The king's tent was covered with a layer of rubber and was not wet by the rain. And the gust of wind blows down from the zenith of the big tent, shaking the feather crowns of the two, bringing the heat and humidity of early summer.

Avit looked at the rainy sky, with tears in the corners of his eyes, but he had already walked out of sadness. The heart of a king is unbreakable and will not be easily shaken. At this moment, in his heart is the ambition to conquer the world, in his heart is a burning fighting spirit, and in his eyes is a killing intent as cold as ice!

After a while, the king frowned, staring at the rainwater falling between the tents, and whispered.

"Gilliam, the heavy rain in July is coming. The days to attack the city are numbered!..."

Hearing this, Gilliam's expression was solemn, and his heart was awe-inspiring. He is familiar with the climate of the Tlaxcala Basin, so he naturally knows the unfinished intentions of the king.

The Tlaxcala Basin is adjacent to the Texcoco Lake District, and the climate is quite similar. They are both located near the annual 1000 mm isoprecipitation line, and the precipitation is similar to that between the Huaihe River and the Yangtze River in China. The rainy season here concentrates most of the precipitation throughout the year. It starts to rain from the spring plowing in May and continues until the autumn harvest in October. It is completely rainy and hot.

Throughout the hot and humid rainy season, if there is no dry stone granary, the stored grain will easily deteriorate, and the loss of transportation will increase. The maintenance of the army's food road will gradually become costly and costly. In the peak season of July and August, continuous rain will fall from the sky, making the ground muddy and the walls slippery. Siege and fighting will become extremely difficult, and bows and artillery cannot be used...

In other words, the army of the North Road wants to attack the three snake cities, and only the next 20 days are left. Then, in the two months of the most rainy season, any large-scale military operations must be stopped in the north and south of the alliance. It is also best for each legion to be stationed in a city or in a strong camp, with a special barn to store food. And wait until mid-September, when the rain gradually recedes and the number of sunny days increases, before the siege can be organized again.

"Your Majesty! The people of Tlaxcala defended the three cities and resisted to the end. They occupy the city wall and the geographical advantage, and the food and supplies for the defense of the city are still abundant, so it is difficult to plan in a hurry..."

Gilliam saluted solemnly, admonishing in a deep voice. He planned the battle situation on the North Road day and night, and had a deep understanding of the situation in the three snake cities. At this time, the chief intelligence officer was sitting upright, talking eloquently, and had a complete plan long ago.

"The four states of Tlaxcala have a total population of 400,000, and there are about 100,000 people. The state of Tlaxcala where the Four Snake City is located is the most important, and it is the core of the entire alliance of four states. Facing the attack of the army from the North Road, the rest From the three kingdoms, one or two thousand tribal warriors came to support them."

"The alliance went south from Hot Spring City, conquered Feather Snake City, and captured warriors and militiamen, totaling more than 10,000 people. Afterwards, four legions were dispatched to clean up January, capturing 20,000 people and killing 30,000 people, totaling more than 50,000 people. Ding. Including the Tlaxcala tribe who fled the wilderness, there are at most 30,000 Ding in the remaining three snake cities!"

Hearing this, Avit nodded slowly. Both of them are old in the army and are familiar with the tribal alliance system. Although these figures are estimates, they are generally not much different from the actual situation.

"Your Majesty, among the three cities, Yunshe Mountain City is the most dangerous and the smallest in size. Such a fortress mountain city cannot contain too many people, and the mountain roads for attack are narrow, so it doesn't need too many people to defend. The scouts have repeatedly spied, Got some information..."

Gilliam pondered for a while, reached out his hand from his pocket, took out a roll of toilet paper, and carefully unfolded it in front of the king, but it was a sketch of Cloud Snake Mountain City.

"Yunshe Mountain City plus several surrounding mountain camps, there are about five or six thousand people, half of them are warriors, and half of them are militiamen. Counting the old and weak families of nobles and warriors, there should be more than 10,000. And the mountain city The south side is the main mountain road, and there are several bird and animal trails on the north side, leading to the vast mountains. There are also several springs in the mountain city, as well as some barren Susukida, where pumpkins can be grown to feed the hunger... As for the food stored in the mountain city, It should be at least a year. And if they abandon the old and weak, they can support it for longer..."

Hearing this, Avit frowned, his face sinking like water. He has seen the terrain of Yunshe Mountain City with his own eyes. It can be said that it is truly dangerous and high, and it is definitely beyond the reach of manpower.

"Gilliam, you just said that the bird and beast trail on the north side..."

"Your Majesty, the people of Tlaxcala have been in business for a long time, and they have long been on guard. These trails are only one or two people walking in parallel. It is easy to go down, but difficult to climb up."

Gilliam shook his head and said sincerely.

"Cloud Snake Mountain City can only be besieged and cannot be attacked by force... This mountain city is more dangerous than Ottopan Mountain City!"

"Ottopan Mountain...brother Tissok..."

Avit's expression was serious, and his heart was terrified. Tisok stormed the mountain city of Ottopan and lost the warriors, but failed. Then besieged the city for a long time, the army's morale was shaken, and they did not retreat. In the end, the futile siege and long siege caused tens of thousands of warriors to complain, and each legion was rebellious, which gave him the chance to make a desperate move!

"The lynx in front fell into a trap, and the tiger behind must be careful to avoid it...Besieging a mountain city requires plenty of patience and time, but not so many legions..."

Gilliam waited for a moment, and he didn't continue speaking until the king looked over after thinking about it.

"Among the three cities, half of White Snake Hill City faces the mountain, and half of it is in the field. It is located on the hill. The fields to the south of the hill city are all farmland, and in the mountains to the north, there are several camps occupying dangerous places. The area of ​​White Snake Hill City is slightly smaller. Including the defenders in the camp, it is estimated that there are 8,000 to 10,000 people, and the warriors and militiamen are equally divided. Counting the old and weak, women and children, there are estimated to be 15,000 people in Qiucheng, and there should be food for a year."

"Hmm... Bows and arrows and catapults are not easy to use in White Snake Hill City. But the Condor Cannon with the longest range can hit the city directly!..." Gu Yan

Avit thought for a moment, then asked in a deep voice.

"Gilliam, how about the imitation of the Condor Cannon of the Lake Kingdom? If there are dozens of Condor Cannons, White Snake Hill City will not be difficult to fight!"

"The royal family, it is difficult to imitate the Condor Cannon..."

Gilliam pursed his lips and pleaded guilty.

"The artisan camp in the capital city has been trial-manufacturing for nearly a year. There are more than one hundred clay models, but only four or five are used for investigation... Maybe we can call in another batch of Condor cannons from the Lake Kingdom..."

"It's been nearly a year, and only four or five doors have been surveyed?"

Hearing this, Avit looked slightly angry, and shouted in a deep voice.

"Casting cannons is a major event of the alliance! If there are managers who are ineffective, corrupt and procrastinated, they must be sacrificed to the main god!"

Then, the king moved his eyes and asked coldly.

"There are so few cannons cast, did the cannon-casting craftsmen who came to guide the Kingdom intentionally hide it?"

"...No secrets. Even the Kingdom of the Lake, it is also difficult to build cannons. Often one out of ten is usable, and it can be counted as the blessing of the Lord God."

Gilliam bowed to the ground, his thoughts turned, and he didn't tell any lies on this matter. In the face of the king who is loyal to him wholeheartedly, he will never lie and hide it, which is why he can gain the trust of the king.

"Hmm... Strict supervision is required, let the craftsmen camp, and hurry up casting!"

Avit lowered his eyes and nodded. He thought about it and ordered carefully.

"The Kingdom of the Lake is a long way away, thousands of miles away from here. The Condor Cannon is very heavy, and transportation is extremely difficult. I am afraid that the conscripts will not be able to catch up... Let the craftsmen camp in the capital send the newly cast Condor Cannon as soon as possible. It would be good to have one more gate when attacking the city!"

"Follow your will!"

Gilliam respectfully should be. Afterwards, he looked to the southwest and talked about the last towering tree snake city.

"Among the three cities, Tree Snake City is the richest and most extensive. It is the strongest and has the highest status among the four snake cities. From a certain point of view, it can also be regarded as the capital of the Tlaxcalans..."

"Tree Snake City faces the river in the north, and the other three sides are fields, which is convenient for attacking the city. There are estimated to be 15,000 soldiers in the city, plus thousands of family members, about 20,000 people. As for food storage, the nobles of Tree Snake City A large amount of grain was invested, and spring plowing was carried out, but it was impossible to go out of the city to harvest in autumn... It is estimated that it will only take more than eight months, and it will last until next spring at most."

"Until next spring?"

The corners of Avitt's mouth curled up, shaking his head and laughing. Then, he stroked his chin, thinking carefully while listening to Gilliam's plan.

"Royal family, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com If you want to conquer the three cities that support each other, you can't rush it! You should first attack the tree snake city, then the white snake city, and finally besiege the cloud snake city."

Gilliam took out the map, stretched out his hand and gestured at the three snake cities one after another, telling his safe strategy.

"The army of the North Route, set up a strong camp outside the three cities, completely block the surrounding passages, block the mountain paths and apertures, and deploy each legion in turn. When the rainy season ends in September and the South Route Army goes north, they can start attacking the city... .”

"Use the troops and the militia to consume the defenders' stones, wood, ash bottles, bows and spears. Use trebuchets, condor cannons and crossbows to consume the opponent's elite warriors and lower the morale of the defenders. Then, Put the city-state warriors to fight until the Tlaxcalans are short of supplies, their elites are damaged, their morale is low, and they are completely exhausted, then they can send the armored guards of the kingdom to the top of the city, and conquer them in one attack!  …”

Avet narrowed his eyes with cold eyes, listening to the chief intelligence officer's narration, and staring at the map of the Tlaxcala Basin. All kinds of complicated thoughts gathered in his mind, not only the **** fights, but also the bloodless schemes, and even the politics of turning a blind eye when he was used to seeing blood. After a while, the cruel king shook his head and replied in a deep voice.

"No, Gilliam, I can't wait that long! Within twenty days, I will take down the Tree Snake City and capture the capital of the Tlaxcalans!"