Three days later, the Indians of the island began to wonder if the high priest's divination had worked. Because the enemy on the shore was not only not punished by the sun god, but became more and more lively day by day, and during the day, when he had nothing to do, he would row a small boat to the lake to fish, and from time to time he would have a barbecue party by the lake.

On the other hand, although there is still a lot of food, the taste of drinking water is getting more and more bitter. The elderly Indians understood in their hearts that it was the salty water mixed with the sweet water from the east, and as for why it was mixed in, it was probably related to the loud noise in the early morning a few days ago.

The people on the shore also claimed to be followers of the sun god, but it was not clear that they had cast some kind of spell. If there is anyone who is more like the patron of the sun god, the group of people on the shore is really more like their own high priest, and they seem to have more miracles.

Trust is a very fragile child, once it is questioned, it will break the jar, and what was originally normal will become very abnormal. Presumably due to old age and infirmity, coupled with the fatigue of running around, and being startled by the cold guns that were everywhere all day long, and the fact that life on the island was a little hard, one of the oldest and wisest high priests of the Mexica people died.

This was the straw that broke the morsal for the entire Mexicans, and that night, more than 200 Mexicans swam across and surrendered to what they thought was an enemy who was more favored by the sun god. He also brought with him the names of the two Mexica elders.

With the first wave of deserters, there will be a second and third batch, and the number will be more and more, and they will not be stopped. The number of tents and the number of people on the island is decreasing at a rate that is visible to the naked eye every day. The task of Luo Youde's logistics troops has become more and more onerous, not only has to contain these prisoners, but also has to provide them with food and accommodation. Fortunately, the city of Tula is only empty, and the houses and farmland are still there, so let these captives live in it, and rest every day from sunrise to sunset, and then plant and harvest, and find a way to feed themselves first.

After being besieged for more than twenty days, a scuffle broke out on the island. The crowd of people dressed in the same costumes and painted with the same ornaments divided into groups of two or three and fought each other. This time, Hong Tao did not worry about the number of dead people, and resolutely did not send people to the island to rescue, for fear of falling into the enemy's bitter plan. I waited for a day and a night, and after the melee on the island basically subsided, I sent people to the island to take a look.

Of the more than 10,000 people left on the island, less than 5,000 are alive after this scuffle. The hero of the Mexicans and hundreds of nobles of the clan were all killed, many of them chopped to minced flesh, and it was impossible to tell who was who. And when the rebel clansmen saw Hong Tao's army, they immediately turned from ferocious thugs to docile little sheep, and they didn't need others to tie themselves to whatever they wanted, as long as they threw them a basket of ropes, they would tie their own people into a big string.

"Let's hold a cremation for them, a good national hero, and finally ended up in such a tragic end, do you still believe that people are good?" Hong Tao and Luo Youde also went to the island, looking at the tragic situation around the largest tent in the middle, Hong Tao had feelings again.

"Many good people will become evil when they come into your hands." Luo Youde did not agree with Hong Tao's theory, but the facts left him speechless.

"Then I'll be a wicked person again! Those who participated in the riot were not to be held with other captives, and preferably not to come into contact with each other. They have killed their own leaders, they are still their national heroes, and I will not trust them anymore. There are still their nobles mixed in the Baobu, and it takes too much time to distinguish thousands of people. Let them mine the stones and build the dikes first, and if they can mostly die of exhaustion, otherwise I will have to waste a lot of bullets. Hong Tao doesn't want to become this national hero in the future, some things will be used to after doing it once, and every critical moment will think of this habit, these people can't stay.

The Indians depicted in the American Westerns were fierce and fierce people who rode horses and galloped through the plains and mountains, fighting with bows and arrows, tomahawks and rifles. The more than 40,000 Indian captives in front of Hong Tao were primitive people who were hungry, unclothed, unarmed, and used as an axe with a stick tied to a stone. Although both are called Indians, they are too far apart. They were even afraid of their horses, thinking that they were divine beasts sent by the sun god, and they didn't dare to approach with their guns on their backs. Because they have never seen anything, and when they see people who kowtow to lighters, how can they be so strong?

It's like the early African slaves, who didn't dare to run away with anything but run away. But look at the black people in the Americas now, is there anything they dare not do? This is also the real reason why the Spaniards were able to rely on a small number of troops to destroy the huge Inca Empire.

It is easy to fight the country and it is difficult to defend the country, this sentence is very reasonable.

In this expedition, there was very little time for real combat, and defense, vigilance, capture, and enslavement were the main themes, and most of the time was spent on these issues. After dealing with the main force of the Mexicans on the island, Swan was liberated, and Hong Tao was too busy to take care of him all day, so he simply began to sweep the valley with two or three teams of soldiers, while clearing the remnants of the small tribes, while simply measuring the approximate location of mountains, rivers, and lakes, and drawing a preliminary map. This problem was still developed by him on the battleship, and it has not changed, and it does not need to change, it is indeed a good habit.

Hong Tao and Luo Youde camped their camp to the north of the city of Tula, with their backs to the only mountain pass. No need to ask, this place was chosen by Hong Tao again, and it is also Hong Tao's habit to keep himself in a state where he can escape all the time, and he can't change it.

In the midst of his hustle and bustle, Hong Tao ushered in the twentieth year after his crossing, and the year 1248 came. Along with the New Year, there was also the second batch of reinforcements brought by Joseph and another old acquaintance, Karl.

"Oh my God! You've got so many people! Are you a natural human trafficker? Carl was also old, and there was already a large clearing on the head of the red-haired, red-bearded, rambutan-like head, and the color of the red beard was not as bright as it used to be, but more like a burnt yellow corn whisker. However, his personality has not changed much, and he does not see much of the appearance that an earl should have.

"Don't talk nonsense, these are all my people, and in the future, this place will be called the Kingdom of Mexica, and our rat is the first ****. Well, this place is good, right? Hong Tao did not hide his motives at all and began to take the lead in grabbing land.

"It's much stronger than Sun City, is there snow on the mountains over there?" Carl is also less fond of tropical climates, pleased with the temperature and humidity of the valley of Mexico, and more interested in the distant peaks.

"I guess, I haven't been up yet."

"The kingdom of Mexika is not good...... You're really not going to be emperor? If, according to what you said, there is a bigger land in the north here, wouldn't it be good to make a big empire after taking it all? Even if you want to divide the land among others, you can make their small kingdom belong to the big empire, and you, like William, will be the emperor. Carl admired most of Hong Tao's skills so much that he couldn't say anything, but in terms of his ability to name names, he looked down on Hong Tao's skills.

"The name is cheap and easy to feed! Nobody cares...... Look at yourself, you're almost bald, and you still think you're a young man? Great Empire! It's good, but it takes more than ten years of hard work for those of us to take shape, and I'm here to retire, and I don't plan to waste that strength anymore. A small country has the advantage of being small and easy to manage. If you are afraid of insecurity, then we will sign a contract to unite all our small countries and unite with the outside world. It is limited to wartime, and it is better to live in peacetime. Almost everyone will have questions about their own arrangements, and Hong Tao has to say the same thing back and forth. This is also something that can't be helped, it's normal for them to question, this is human nature, who doesn't want to be the emperor of a big empire?

"It's up to you...... Just pick me a good spot. Baron Jiang has already told you, Philip is going to inherit his grandfather's territory, and I also want to prepare a place for myself to retire. His grandfather's territory is not very secure, and I think sooner or later I will get into trouble, what do you say? Karl shrugged his shoulders, he didn't plan to convince Hong Tao, as long as this big man thought about it, whoever said it would be in vain.

"Oh, Lao Ka, you have made progress, you can see the international situation clearly! The Count of Tripoli is indeed a land of war, and now it is only a temporary peace, and sooner or later there will be a fight over religious issues. And oil will become more and more important, and further east that place is the oil producing area, even if there is no religious problem, there will be a fight for this black gold. But the more this happens, the more important Philip's territory becomes. I、If we want to live comfortably, we have to make others uncomfortable.。 Philip's territory must not only not be abandoned, but also strengthened, which is a very important step. If it weren't for little Philip's territory, I would have freed up my hands to make a place somewhere, but now that I have a foothold, it's a big deal. Hong Tao patted Carl on the shoulder and smiled very happily. The nail of the Count of Tripoli is too much in line with its own strategic layout, and someone will send a pillow just when you want to sleep, how can you give it up easily.

“…… I protest! Strongly protest, you can't let my son be a thug for you again, Mia and I owe you, we don't complain at all, but Philip is different, I hope he is as far away from you as possible. Let him go, I don't have a problem with what you want to call me. Carl was afraid that Hong Tao would talk to him so cordially, and it would be fine.

(To be continued.) )