In tropical lowland rainforests, spring always comes earlier than expected. At the beginning of April, spring is deep. The season of reproduction of all things comes with the singing of birds.

The American cardinal sings "angry", sings happily, and spreads its red and black feathers to attract the gray female bird. They occupy their respective "treetops", drive away male birds that cross the boundary, and even regard their own shadows as courtship rivals, constantly "dueling" with the air.

"Eckart, the chiefs of the Ministries of the Sea, are these rambunctious cardinals. They rack their brains and try to occupy their respective treetops, but they can only see what is in front of them."

Shulot stood on the hill, looking at the rainforest in the east. The bleak Jinwan City is on the northeast coast, and the mighty adobe river is at his feet. At this moment, he looked across the river, and saw a large group of soldiers transporting grain, struggling into the green jungle, and then startled the red bird chasing all over the sky.

Hundreds of dog-descendant warriors put on strong and sharp-edged swords, guarding the tribal troops transporting supplies. Occasionally, there will be a red-haired hunter who is a scout, gently twists the bone arrow, shoots a precise shot at the sky, and then falls a small bird that can be roasted.

"These chiefs of Totonak are always unwilling to obey obediently and make contributions to the kingdom! Only when the army arrives and the hunters draw their bows, do they realize how small they are and how close they are to death!"

A scout came from the west, sweating profusely, with the latest newsletter. Shulot raised his brows and unfolded the urgent letter. After reading it for a while, his expression turned cold. Then, he handed the letter with the picture to Eckart, the head of the guard, and said lightly.

"In the vicinity of Wushan City in the rear, several Totonac chiefs are enemies of the kingdom, raising rebels and harassing the army's grain road."

"Bless the Lord God! Behind the army, is there a chief rebelling?"

Hearing this, the head of the guard, Eckart, had a serious look on his face. He took the letter and read it quickly, his expression relaxed.

"Patriarch, these rebellious Totonac chiefs should be from the territory of the Mixtec people. When the army came east, they hid in the Mixtec Valley and accepted the blessing of the people in the clouds. Now the army is leaving Go, before they dare to emerge from the mountains like hidden agouti!"

"According to the description in the letter, these rebellious chiefs have a total of thousands of tribal fighters. With their strength, they can at most harass the militia of the next team transporting food, and it is impossible to capture the city walls along the way! Just mobilize two warrior battalions Capture them once, and you can defeat them!"

"Well. Send an order to the warrior commander Bertard to send more manpower and transfer 2,000 Mexica city-state legions to maintain the smooth flow of food roads!"

Xiuluo nodded, and ordered in a deep voice. Afterwards, he pondered for a while, and ordered again sharply.

"Write a few more royal decrees, reprimanding the Totonak tribe who surrendered along the way! Let them send out their men and expel the harassing tribes. Tell them, if they continue to cover up, or do nothing... Wait for the follow-up army of the alliance to arrive, Everyone must go to the high platform of sacrifice and receive the judgment of the Lord God!"

Hearing this, Eckart was slightly taken aback, showing hesitation. From Tree Snake City to Jinwan City, the army's 600-mile grain road was maintained by a city-state army and thousands of tribes. The tens of thousands of Totonac tribes along the way were forced to surrender only under the purge pressure of the Eastern Expeditionary Army. The so-called follow-up army of the alliance actually does not exist.

"Patriarch, when you led the army to pass by, you comforted the tribes who surrendered, and rewarded the chiefs. But now, the food roads in the back road are empty, and instead you severely reprimand and threaten the army... In case these tribes, And rebel together..."

Hearing this, Shulot smiled. Pointing to the cardinal in the sky, he explained patiently.

"Eckart, when I came all the way, I tried to appease all the people for the sake of long-term consideration. But, you have to be clear, these surrendered Totonac tribes are like cardinals with narrow eyesight. They only have For my own interests, the degree of my heart towards the kingdom is still very low!"

"If the hearts of the people are not attached, they can only fear the majesty, and it is impossible to appreciate kindness. Therefore, if you want to drive them at this time, you can only use the kingdom's force as a threat, and use the threat of sacrifice to inflict fear! And if you comfort them with good words, On the contrary, it will make them mistakenly think that the kingdom is weak, and give birth to thoughts they shouldn't have!"

"Ah! That's how it is! The Patriarch is wise!"

Hearing this, Eckart, the head of the guard, thought for a while, and then his face was stunned. He bowed his head respectfully and saluted. Seeing the admiring expression and posture of the head of the guard, the corners of Xiulot's mouth raised, and the unhappiness of receiving the bad news just now has been diluted a lot.

"Patriarch, count the time, the head of the Black Wolf Army should have arrived in Coyote City!"

"Well. The latest report from the East is that the bronze cannon arrived outside the city of Cone House five days ago, showing the divine punishment of Thunder. Afterwards, under the persuasion of Chief Yorzin, Cone House City finally opened the city and surrendered... .More than 30,000 coastal tribes have surrendered to the alliance!"

Speaking of the good news from the east, Xiu Luote smiled and felt relieved at last. He gazed at the green woodland in the east and sighed with emotion.

"After taking down Jinwan City, there will be 20,000 more surrendered troops and 40,000 surrendered tribes. After defeating Zhuowu City, thousands more surrendered troops and 30,000 tribes will be added...On the front line of the Eastern Expedition, only the Imperial Guards will be blackened." The Wolf Legion, more than 10,000 Kingdom Headquarters, controls more than 30,000 Totonak surrender troops! And behind Snake City, there is the Eight Thousand Feather Goose Legion, with almost the same number of surrender troops..."

"The troops are fighting more and more, and the cruel sieges are getting less and less. They can't be exhausted! I have promoted four thousand warriors of the Totonac tribe, and assigned them to the three thousand Misterk vanguard battalion. .And the Imperial Guard Corps also selected and accepted 800 coastal warriors, plus thousands of people absorbed by the Black Wolf Corps..."

Speaking of this, Xiu Luote pondered for a moment, thought silently for a moment, and shook his head helplessly.

"More than 30,000 Totonak surrendered, and the kingdom absorbed more than 6,000 people at most! The remaining 20,000 surrendered troops, although they have converted to the Lord God, are still a potential threat of instability, and they must be suppressed by a large army. ...And it is not easy to get them to return to their hearts!"

Seeing His Highness's frown again, the chief guard Eckart pursed his lips and bowed his head in silence. Even if his mind is as exquisite as his, he can't think of a speech that can make the Patriarch happy again. After all, he didn't know much about the tens of thousands of Totonac surrendered troops, and he couldn't come up with a really feasible solution.

"The handling of the surrendered army, the inside story of the Totonac people... Well, the priests also used the veritase potion and checked it. If it can help His Highness... Maybe, we should give her a chance! . ..”

The head of the guard, Eckart, thought over and over again, hesitated for a long time, and finally cautiously said with a smile ~lightnovelpub.net~ Patriarch, after the surrender of Jinwan City, the city sent many spoils of war, as well as gifts from the Jinwan tribe. One of them is from the new Chief Snake Mother... Well, this gift, it's very... Interesting! "

"Oh? A gift? That charming snake priestess?"

Hearing this, Shulot showed memories, and his heart moved slightly. After the surrender of Jinwan City, he immediately held the Scarlet Conversion Ceremony, and forcibly converted to various ministries. Subsequently, the 40,000 tribes that surrendered were split into four large tribes of 10,000 people, half of which migrated and half were reorganized.

According to the plan, one of the two migrating tribes of 10,000 people will be handed over to the charming snake priestess to fulfill the promise of the surrender of Jinwan City. The other branch was handed over to the nephew of Chief Dari, Irvi, who was well-known in the tribe. And the next step is to relocate and reorganize severely, completely dismantling the powerful Jinwan Department...

Thinking of this, Shulot touched his chin and asked suspiciously.

"Eckart, that snake priestess, what's Miawa's name... What's an 'interesting' gift?"

"Master, she sent a long wooden box with a wrapped cotton blanket inside..."

The head of the guard, Eckart, lowered his head and described it calmly in an emotionless tone.

"And when the guards unfolded the cotton blanket, they saw a woman wrapped in tulle inside!..."

"Huh? A woman wrapped in a cotton blanket?!..."

Hearing this, Shulot raised his brows, with a look of surprise on his face. At this moment, he was in a daze, as if he saw Caesar.

"Witness of the Lord God! Could it be?... Ha! What a bold woman!"

"Yes, Patriarch is wise!"

The head of the guard, Eckart, nodded and replied with a smile.

"The gift wrapped in the cotton blanket is her own!"

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