Aztec Civilization: Destiny to Conquer America!

Chapter 1381 - 936: The Ancient Sacrificial Lake, the Spirit-Communicating Sorcery Lake

"The main force of the army will rest in Ke Shi City for three days, then continue the march! The next target is Lake Sacrifice City, over a hundred li away along the lake! Once that city-state is taken down, Hidden Serpent City will be within reach!...""May the Chief Divine protect us! Haha! During the early January New Year grand ceremony, I want to spend the New Year in Lake Sacrifice City!..."

The December sun was bright and clear, as the marching army moved grandly along the coast. Four thousand Totonac vanguard and six thousand Dog Descendant Warriors trekked along the coast, passing through seaside marshes and jungles, moving all the way towards the East. Thousands of tribes’ surrendering troops carried long yokes and heavy bamboo baskets, struggling behind them as they served as auxiliary troops carrying supplies and equipment.

Along the coast, hundreds of catamarans and monohulls were operated by the East Sea Navy, transporting truly large quantities of food and military supplies. In the rear, at White Bay Village and Conical House City, there were also dozens to hundreds of transportation boats shuttling back and forth continuously. To maintain the frontline supply for more than ten thousand of the legion, the jungle terrain on the road was too difficult. Hence, coastal transport boats gradually became the mainstay of logistics, the lifeline of the army.

In early January, Black Wolf led the legion and finally arrived beneath Lake Sacrifice City. The ancient brick walls over four meters high, the tall pyramid temple, the conspicuous stone head statues on the plains, the ubiquitous Olmec ruins, and the vast sacrificial great lake, all came into Black Wolf’s view!

Seeing the arrival of the Kingdom’s legion, the city walls of Lake Sacrifice City were filled with guards and militia. They shouted curses from the city walls, provoking those outside, but no army dared to sally out for a field battle.

In the bloody conflicts of the past two or three years, the Totonac tribes had long understood a bloody reality. Even if the Eastern Allied Forces had more than double the troop advantage, they couldn’t defeat a Kingdom legion with thousands of soldiers head-on. Moreover, even the surrendered tribal army, given a few hundred Kingdom warriors guarding them, couldn’t win a one-on-one field battle.

Therefore, with the army at the gates, Lake Sacrifice City’s choice was still to take all the food and able-bodied men into the city, then hold on without sallies. This city-state is located where the modern Catemaco town in Veracruz State, Mexico, is.

This ancient city-state has been passed down for over a thousand years. The most prominent features around it are the Olmec era ruins and the vast Catemaco Sacrificial Lake. The Catemaco Sacrificial Lake spans about 72 square kilometers, one of the largest lakes within two hundred li around! The Olmecs once conducted countless holy rituals and sacrifices on this ancient and magnificent lake. After the Totonac occupied the seaside, they too frequently held rituals.o two hundred Divine Power Globes. As long as the vanguard sets up the ladders, the fearless warriors can charge and toss them! The walls here aren’t high, and the lakeside terrain is low... If the Divine Power Globes are thrown accurately, wouldn’t they be more effective than Copper Beasts?"

"You’re smart! Get lost! ...Go and pass the order again! Have all the wolf packs in each camp move! Also, select three thousand surrendering troops’ wolf pups to sweep the surrounding thirty li area! If there are any tribes that haven’t fled, capture them for me!"

"Alright, Leader!"

Red-haired Hunter Wuta expertly rolled on the ground, covering himself with another layer of mud, then quickly vanished from sight.

"The Totonac fleet, blocking and fighting with the kingdom’s East Sea Navy... large ships and small boats... Hmm? The Totonac always used small boats, where did the large ships come from?!"

Upon thinking this, Black Wolf Torc became uneasy. After fighting so many battles, the army’s siege tactics had been honed enough that they could proceed systematically without his command. Although Lake Sacrifice City seemed troublesome, under the kingdom’s superior long-range suppression and strong assault, it likely wouldn’t hold out for long as long as there was enough time...

But the army’s logistics depend mostly on the naval forces. If there was a problem with the naval forces and they couldn’t transport enough food... then he would have to immediately order the majority of the tribal troops and the vanguard to retreat!

"Chief Divine protect us! Go! Hurry up! Have all the red-haired hunters carry their greatbows and follow me to the north, a dozen li away, to see the coastal battle situation!"