Aztec Civilization: Destiny to Conquer America!

Chapter 1882 1358: Opening the Cuba Sea Route, Horror Black Wolf!

The waves roared through the vast Gulf of Mexico. From the westernmost Egret River Estuary, passing through Vastec, Totonac, Beach Sock, and Central Maya, all the way to the eastern tip of the Yucatan Lowland Maya, it forms a lower semicircular arc of exactly four thousand miles. And further east, after crossing a five to six hundred mile strait, lies the hot land of Cuba!At the start of December, when the main fleet of the Totonac Coast set sail from the Egret River Estuary, fully loaded with the second batch of two thousand barbarian tribes, a branch of the water transport army also completed a voyage of more than a month, just docking at Ekab Port on the easternmost tip of the Yucatan Peninsula.

Ekab Port, once bustling with merchant ships, was now stark and somber. The Moon Mother's flag of the Maya Yixi Clan had disappeared, replaced by the hummingbird Chief Divine flag of the Kingdom. Inside and outside the port, Kingdom's Warriors stood guard everywhere, alongside the marks of knives and axes, smoldering smoke, and the scars of battle. The lingering dark red bloodstains and the pits in the forest floor foretold the brutal combat over a month ago, and the great conversion of a city-state blood sacrifice to a Divine Descendant!...

Yes, just over a month ago during the autumn harvest, with internal help from the Yan Island merchant fleet, Black Wolf Torc led two thousand Kingdom's Warriors to break through the Ekab Port of twenty thousand tribes in one fell swoop. The unprepared Yixi Clan was almost uprooted in a surprise attack that caught them off guard!

Black Wolf Torc showed no mercy, wielding his Great Sword, he sacrificed all captured Maya Divine Descendants of the Moon Mother before the Sacred Fire, forcing the captured Yixi Clan Warriors to carry out the deed. The Divine Descendant Bai Xing Yi Xi, who had once spoken arrogantly at the Kapok City Maya Tribes meeting, insulting the Chief Divine and the Mayapan Royalty, had his head cut off by Black Wolf with one sword stroke, turned into a skull cup.

The storm of the Mexica roared in, and a Maya Divine Descendant Clan with a legacy of five hundred years was suddenly reduced to ashes and dust! Only a few surviving Divine Descendants fled into the vast southern jungle, their fates unknown, seeking refuge with the inland Kapul Clan.

At the same time, a similar story unfolded in another core clan of the Ekab Chiefdom, within the tribes of Yan Island. The Divine Descendant Prince Yan Lake launched a rebellion, invading the City-State of Yan Island with the support of over a thousand of the Kingdom's Warriors, personally sending his father Yan Hai on his way. Then, he took his father's name, becoming the new Yan Hai Chief! His first act as the successor was to announce a conversion to the Supreme Chief Divine and to join the Mayapan Royal Reclamation Alliance, essentially paying tribute to the Kingdom!

"Witness of the Chief Divine! These newly converted Maya Warriors are still somewhat inadequate in use. Yan Lake, that useless boy, without the Kingdom's support, cannot even securely hold the position of clan chief, let alone eradicate the Priesthood in the Tulum Great Temple! This boy may be good at plotting and scheming, but he's truly untalented in warfare, unable to stand on his own..."

Black Wolf Torc carried the Eight-Sided Qin Sword, holding a skull cup, drinking fruit wine with an expressionless face. He had just received news from the South that Yan Lake... no, the newly appointed Yan Hai Chief, praised the courage of the Kingdom's "Heavenly Soldiers" in full force! There followed Yan Island's new leader's request for reinforcements, hoping to receive more Kingdom support, ideally with an additional one or two thousand Kingdom's Warriors to thoroughly clear out Tulum City on the southernmost side of the Ekab Chiefdom, as well as inland Coba City.

"As of now, the northern side of the Ekab Chiefdom, Ekab Port, and Sha Lake Town have all fallen directly into the Kingdom's hands, connecting the sea route to Cuba, allowing for the transport of warriors directly to Cuba Main Island! Your Majesty's first-phase strategic task is finally completed in suppressing the Canul Clan, destroying the Yuwei, Luchong Clans, garrisoning the Qi Jin Tribe, and destabilizing the Ekab Chiefdom... After two years of coastal advancement and battles, achieved by me, Black Wolf Torc! Haha! I will always be the bravest Black Wolf!"...

"As for the central tribes of the Chiefdom, the Yan Island (Cozumel), and Boli City (Pole), through the surrendered and converted Yan Island Clan, are now under the indirect control of the Kingdom... The Ekab Chiefdom, three hundred miles from north to south, has already been seized by two-thirds through the late autumn's internal and external conquests!"

"And now, the last resistance forces of the Ekab Chiefdom are assembled in the southern jungles, commanded by those long-headed priests, gathering around the coastal Xel-ha City, Tulum Port, as well as the inland jungle city of Coba... The two coastal city-states are easy to deal with, but the inland jungle city of Coba poses some trouble! The key issue lies with the surviving long-headed Maya priests who continue to rally the southern Maya tribes of the Chiefdom to resist and fight back!"

"Witness of the Chief Divine! Had the plan gone smoothly before, with the successful strike on the Tulum Temple, and the elimination of the Priesthood there, there wouldn't be so many difficulties now... That useless Yan Lake, unable to restrain the clan warriors under him, inadvertently leaked information!"

At this thought, Black Wolf Torc couldn't help but feel displeased, so much so that he wanted to cut down someone. The Kingdom's originally planned autumn surprise was meant to simultaneously deal with the three major forces of the Ekab Chiefdom: the Yixi Clan in Ekab Port, the Yan Island Clan on Yan Island, and the Priesthood in the Tulum Great Temple. The success of these port surprise attacks relied heavily on internal support from local tribes, relying on Yan Lake's clan merchant fleet for transport between ports.

As a result, two of the three surprise attacks succeeded: the Yixi Clan was extinguished, and the Yan Island Clan changed hands, leaving only the attack on Tulum Port as failed. The reason for the failed attack was that a Maya Yan Island Warrior, originally acting as an internal agent, confessed and reported the Kingdom's attack plans to the Tulum Temple, thus leaking the attack plans!

Consequently, the Priesthood of the Tulum Temple had two days to prepare, eliminating over a hundred Yan Island insiders lurking within, mobilizing local tribes for defense, turning the surprise attack into a forceful landing. Over a thousand Kingdom's Warriors arriving by ship not only failed to take the city-state but also lost one to two hundred men during the assault, ultimately compelled to retreat again due to insufficient support and lack of supplies...

"Damn it, this untrustworthy bunch of local warriors! They are swift and decisive against other Divine Descendant Clans, showed no hesitation in rebelling against the current Family Head, yet cower before those frail and powerless long-headed priests, kneeled before the temple!"

"They're truly a bunch of timid chickens, their spirits controlled by the Maya Divine Spirits, fit only to guard chicken coops at best! They are not hunting dogs; no matter how you train them, they can't be made into fierce beasts that bite, it's so difficult to turn them into wolves that tear and bite!"

Reflecting on this, Black Wolf Torc squinted his eyes, subconsciously tapping the skull in his hand. The forces the Kingdom deployed in the vast Maya Lands were simply too limited. The dense jungles of the Maya Tribes rendered the terrain too challenging to sweep across in one stroke, forcing a gradual, piecemeal approach. Advancing inland while holding the coast required gathering enough guides and followers...

"Your Majesty has instructed me to eliminate the enemy's living strength in situations where we can most fully utilize our power!... Since we couldn't strike down the Tulum Temple as planned, eradicating the Priests in one go... now isn't the time to rush capturing Tulum! Even if we forcefully take it now, we won't catch all the long-headed priests; they would only flee into the even more troublesome inland jungle, turning the coastal slaughter into a jungle standoff inland..."

"Witness of the Chief Divine! At the coast of Tulum, in the conditions most favorable to the Kingdom's Warriors, slowly bleed these remaining rebellious forces dry! The next step is to gather three thousand warriors to surround Tulum, pose a threat to the Great Temple without attacking, attracting Maya Clans from various parts to come and aid! Then, break the reinforcements one by one, capture them for sacrifices, send them all to the Divine Kingdom above!"

"As for Yan Lake's request for reinforcements, where could I spare so many Kingdom's Warriors for him? Let him simply secure his Yan Island! Preach well on Yan Island, convert the warriors under him, and repair his leaky house... Now these Yan Island Warriors can't be relied on at all; there's still the possibility of betrayal, or leaking military intelligence... Phew! The vast expanse of the Maya Coast requires more reliable local warriors!"

Clearing his thoughts, Black Wolf Torc's eyes sharpened, silently clutching the skull cup in his hand tightly. Bai Xing Yi Xi's skull emitted a creaky wail, like his unworthy pleas for mercy before his death. Very soon, a red-haired trusted aide ran over, giving the skull a temporary respite, and raised Black Wolf's attention.

"Leader! Black Wolf Leader!"...

"Wuta, what are you shouting about? Get over here and speak!"

"Ah! Yes!... It's good news!"...

"Good news?"

The trusted aide Wuta, with a cheerful grin, rolled over nimbly to the front of Black Wolf. Then, he extended his hand, pointing toward the port with delight.

"Leader! A ship has arrived from the seaside, bringing new supplies! And a new batch of wolf pups has finally arrived!"…