Chapter 28 New Fire Ceremony (9)
The mountains outside the city-state are stretched out, but the city-state itself is located in a relatively flat position. When you walk out of the city, you have almost no obstruction of your sight before entering the mountains, and you are easily discovered. Fortunately, the enemies outside the city seem to have insufficient troops and can only attack one side of the city wall and cannot completely encircle the city. This also gives the messenger an opportunity to take advantage of.
"Tenochtitlan is in the north, but the enemy's troops are also deployed in the north, so we can only leave the city from other directions and then detour north. Although it takes a little more time, there is nothing we can do about it. Remember, although the main direction is Tenochtitlan, there is no need for you to really run to Tenochtitlan. When you arrive, the city-state will probably fall. I see a city-state along the way with the Sun King garrison, and just bring it back for rescue!"
When the elder assigned a mission, the stone thrower continued to bombard the city, and every once in a while, the earth would tremble slightly.
"There are only caravans passing by in the west these days, so the roads in the other three directions are likely to have been cut off. When you walk, you need to avoid the existing paths and open the roads yourself. Remember this, the enemy will not find you."
This elder once held a military position. Although he was old now, his spirit was not as good as before. He rubbed the bruises on his face and said to his subordinates he had cultivated:
"There will be a night attack to cover your out-of-town out. I will also take a unit out to report the news. Remember, as long as you run into the mountains, you will succeed!"
The night gradually darkened. According to the experience of the city-state being hit in the past few days, at the end of the third round of attack after the sun sets, the pirates outside the city will have a longer round of renovation time. They took this opportunity to secretly find the city-state without the city walls.
"Anyway, you can't beat it. Don't hold too much hope." The leader whispered to the soldiers while walking, "The elders gave us a task to attract the attention of the enemy. We sneaked over and scared them. When they saw that they reacted, they ran back immediately! If they were caught up, don't resist. Just throw away their weapons and surrender. With the experience of these days, the surrendered soldiers will be sent home by them!"
"Okay, how can we scare the other side?"
"Anyway, I'll keep the sound first, and when I get closer, I suddenly shout!"
A flame suddenly jumped into the sky.
"scare?"
The commander looked up and saw a gorgeous firework blooming in the night sky.
As if she received some instructions, the pirates in the dressage immediately jumped up. Amy rode Fenriel and jumped to the front of the battlefield. She threw several fireballs into the sky one after another, and the city-state soldiers attacking at night were completely exposed to the firelight!
"Let us surrender!" The commander threw away his spear and raised his hands, "Please let us go home."
The messenger who took out the city wall from the other doors also saw the fireworks rising into the sky.
"Elder, sun!" someone pointed at the fireworks in the sky and shouted in fear, "The sun in the night!"
"Don't shout!" the elder scolded, "If you have any words, run into the mountains before you can say it!"
Although the fireworks seemed to point to the exposure of the action, the elder was not worried: the enemy was not large and could not take into account all the city gates. At this moment, they did not see the enemy at all. The messengers he chose were all good at running long distances. Even if they were discovered midway, they would not be caught up before entering the mountain. And as long as they ran into the mountain, the enemy would not be able to find them at all.
——Until the group of half-human and half-beast monsters appeared in their sight.
After a brief shock, the elder shouted at the top of his voice: "Run!"
Everyone, including the elder, began to flee desperately. The elder hurriedly looked back while running, but was desperate to find that the monsters were chasing at a speed that humans could not match.
Ella did not have a cavalry that could be called combat power. The few horses she brought were used as goods. In Amy's caravan, these horses were treated as cargo, and the backs were loaded with goods a few days ago. The pirates riding on the horse were only "kicking" and could hardly fight immediately.
——But it is more than enough to patrol the city gates and hunt down messengers who may escape from the city state.
The elder was chased forward by the cavalry before he could run a few steps. Looking at the monster one head taller than it, he was so scared that his legs became weak and he sat on the ground.
The sun in the dark night, the monsters half human and half beasts, these reports were quickly spread to the city. The elders who were beaten to the point of bruises and swollen faces were dragged together again with their wounded bodies.
"The enemy this time is extraordinary!" said the main war faction. "I'm afraid that only by asking the Sun King, Tesosomok, or Lord Nesavalkoyotel to come will you have a chance to win!"
"They are fighting in the north, so where can we help us!" said the Lord, "and these three are not good people. If we ask them to deal with this matter, our city-state will definitely lose more power as now!"
"What does it mean to lose power? In recent years, we have been in the protection of Aztland and have a peaceful and prosperous country!"
"Why do we have to pay tributes and slaves every year?"
"It is the greatest honor to be able to hand over the tribute! Look at the city-states that Aztland deliberately keeps unsubmitted. Do you want to be launched every few years like them?"
"Even if you are right, when the Sun King and the others arrive, will our city-state still exist?"
A wave of silence enveloped the venue. The wooden "sculpture" that can exert the power of the second era, can easily break the mysterious weapons of obsidian, the sun that can rise in the dark, and those monsters with unparalleled speed... Every thing that can be taken out alone will reduce the confidence of the main war faction by one point.
"What is the origin of this group of people?" someone asked unwillingly, "Why do you have such strength?"
"Speaking of this, a few months ago, I seemed to have heard the caravans mention this group of people." An elder slapped his head, "It was Tessomok who invited the messenger of the Feathered Snake God from the other side of the sea. They were full of mysteries, including armor shining with the sun, and monsters with half-man and half-horse."
"Tesosomok invited", "Envoyee of the Feathered Snake God", each of them hit the already extremely fragile psychological defense line of the main war faction.
"If they wanted to, they would have already attacked the city." An elder sighed, "We must not be able to stop them. They are waiting outside the city, just to give us a chance."
The pro-war faction looked at each other, and although they were still dissatisfied, no one said anything for the time being.
Chapter completed!