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The city of Tenochtitlan in April 1520 was bathed in a blinding cloud of black smoke and fire.

As a city within a lake built on an island, Lake Texcoco has always been a natural barrier to protect the capital. The cities of Texcoco and Tracopan, the important allies on the shores of the lake, are the backbone of Tenochtitlan.

Over the past century, the Aztecs have relied on unity, bravery, and location to repel any enemy forces that try to attack the city, and have taken the initiative to build a powerful empire that rules over tens of millions of people.

However, no matter how strong a fortress is, it cannot defend itself against a rebellion from within.

The 11th Aztec Emperor, Kuitlahuak, who had recently ascended to the throne, had just launched an uprising last month, annihilating the Spanish expedition that had been left behind in the city, and by the way, he had taken out the previous emperor, Montezuma II, who had been kidnapped and imprisoned by the Spaniards, to make room for himself. But then, before poor Emperor Kuytrahuak could celebrate, an allied army of unprecedented strength arrived at his doorstep!

What's worse is that the enemy is coming too fast!

Caught off guard, Emperor Kuytrahuak did not have time to mobilize the militia, organize the legions, and keep the enemy out of the country, and the enemy had already rushed into the city along a causeway with the cooperation of the internal response, and let the flames of war burn all over the streets and alleys of Tenochtitlan!

The enemies of this attack included nearly 4,000 Spanish expeditionary forces led by Cortés, the "white-skinned Quetzalcoatl" Cortez, about 10,000 Tlaxcala warriors led by Grand Chief Masicato, and more than 10,000 motley troops from various rebel villages and towns in the Valley of Mexico...... The worst thing is that the leader is the new king of Texcoco City, Essie Trishozito, and the 30,000 Aztec rebels gathered from the other side of the lake!

-- The city of Texcoco, located to the west of the city of Tenochtitlan, is the second pillar of the Aztec Empire after the city of Tenochtitlan, and controls one-third of the country's army, and together with the cities of Tenochtitlan and Tracopan, it forms the iron triangle of the core of the Aztec Empire. Only these three cities together are the true Aztec Empire.

However, as early as more than three years ago, the city of Texcoco had become the stronghold of the Aztec rebels - after the death of the old king of the previous city of Texcoco, Emperor Montezuma II, in order to strengthen the centralization of power within the Aztec Empire, disregarded the tradition of autonomy of the city-states in Central America, brazenly sent his personal guard to interfere in the dispute between the successors of the city of Texcoco, expelled several other princes in the city of Texcoco, who were more loved by the military and the people, and forced his nephew Kacama to the throne of the city of Texcoco.

Obviously, such a wanton interference in the internal affairs of the Allies, in disregard of tradition and reality, is extremely unpopular.

Therefore, in order to fight for the dominance of the city of Texcoco, Prince Essiterichozito, as one of the legitimate heirs, immediately rebelled with his cronies and sworn friends, and fought a civil war with the Praetorian Guard of Emperor Montezuma II for three years, and never fell into defeat.

At the end of 1519, a frustrated Montezuma II ordered Kakama to move the Praetorian Guard to the Gulf of Mexico to attack Puerto de la Cruz, the rear stronghold of the Spanish expedition. The leader of the rebels, Essiteri Shozito, took the opportunity to defeat the rest of the competitors, recaptured the city of Texcoco in one fell swoop, openly crowned king, and was not satisfied with the status he had already obtained, and began to peek into the supremacy of the entire Aztec Empire.

In the months that followed, when the Spaniards were doing evil in Tenochtitlan and the Travelers formed the "Grand League Against Cortez" on the Gulf of Mexico, King Essiteriozitto, the leader of the Aztec rebels, also mobilized troops in Tencoco, and took advantage of the chaos in Tenochtitlan to manage to buy off a lot of internal forces. …,

By the time Cuitlahuac was elected as the new Aztec emperor and began to encircle and suppress the remaining Spanish forces in the city, King Essiteri Shozito had already gathered an army of 30,000 on the other side of the lake, and was about to take advantage of the defeat of Emperor Cuytrahuac and the Spaniards to seize the crown on his head.

In fact, long before Cortés arrived in the Valley of Mexico with reinforcements, the army of Texcoco led by Essiterisuccizito had already invaded the city of Tenochtitlan and fought a series of bloody battles with Emperor Cuitlahuac.

Originally, the city of Tenochtitlan was built on the island, with only a few narrow causeways connecting it to the land, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack. Relying on thousands of large canoes, the Aztecs built the most powerful naval force in the entire Mexican Valley, and always maintained absolute water superiority in the Lake Texcoco region, thus making themselves invincible.

Under normal circumstances, it would not have been possible to storm the city of Tenochtitlan without first destroying or defeating the Aztec fleet.

But the problem is that the situation in this siege is completely abnormal.

- The first rebels who attacked the city, also Aztecs, knew all about the city's weaknesses and strengths.

Therefore, before launching a full-scale attack, King Essiteri Shozito, with the cooperation of Neying, sent his henchmen to infiltrate the anchorage of the canoe fleet in Tenochtitlan, burned most of the fleet with one fire, and then bribed a garrison to take complete control of a causeway leading to the island...... It was not until the rebels reached the edge of the city on the island that the Emperor Kuytrahuak, who had just woken up from a dream, hurriedly began to organize resistance.

A stalemate ensued on the battlefield - Emperor Kuytrahuak was fighting at home in his own city, with both men and location, and the emperor had far more troops under his command than the rebels of Essiteri Shozito.

Therefore, after overcoming the initial panic and gaining a foothold, the Aztec army in the city of Tenochtitlan, with the cooperation of the entire city's citizens, began to gradually launch a counteroffensive, slowly squeezing the exhausted rebels out of the city. At the same time, the remnants of the Aztec navy also began to take the initiative, and fought a series of fierce battles on the lake, which were also made up of canoes, and gradually gained the upper hand.

However, at this most critical time, Cortés came with 4,000 Spaniards and tens of thousands of indigenous allies, and slaughtered violently!

As a result, King Essiterishozito, who was gradually showing signs of defeat, immediately allied with Cortés, and after reuniting this new force, he once again launched a fierce attack on the city of Tenochtitlan, but Emperor Kuytrahuak did not have time to ask for help from the rest of the Mexican Valley!

Less than a month after he usurped the throne, Emperor Kuytrahuak was on his way to his own defeat.

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The twilight was dim, and the remnant sun was like blood, dyeing the city and the lake a bright red. It looks dreamlike, but it's not real.

On this bloody twilight, a fierce street battle was breaking out in a neighborhood within the city of Tenochtitlan.

The roar of guns, the crisp sound of swords, the beating of war drums, and the screams of dying and mourning were heard for a while.

Aztec rebels with blue paint on their faces and Aztec Central Army with red and white paint on their faces shouting at each other brandishing obsidian machetes. And the Spanish adventurers, dressed in all sorts of clothes, also reaped the life with their axes, spears and swords. Billowing smoke filled the burning complex, and javelins, bows, bullets, and stones thrown by the catapults repeatedly weaved over the heads of the crowd. The bright red light of the fire engulfed the beautiful houses, and the sticky blood stained the rammed-earth streets, and even the man-made canals that flowed through the city. …,

As time passed, the shouts of killing and the sound of trumpets fell silent, and the resistance of the defenders became weaker and weaker. Finally, with a crisp gunshot, Zuihou, a stubborn warrior of Tenochtitlan City, fell from the rooftop, thus ending the battle.

Then, Honam. Stepping on the mutilated corpse and broken spear, Cortés began to inspect the newly captured position.

Killing, robbery, rape...... All kinds of atrocities imaginable by humans are happening in every corner of his sight.

Not only the Spanish adventurers who came here from across the sea, but also the Native Indian allies who were oppressed by the Aztecs, all did whatever they wanted, and even the Aztec rebels who invaded the city were not very polite to their compatriots.

Those who can survive in this cruel battlefield will not mind that their hands are covered with blood, and they will even enjoy it.

For this kind of tragic scene with a visual impact, Cortez, who personally concocted the Chorula massacre, is naturally also accustomed to nature, and can completely turn a blind eye and listen to it, and will never shed a single tear for the tragic experience of the weak.

But the large number of casualties of the Spanish adventurers in the street battles made him feel worried.

In just three or four days of fighting, the Spaniards suffered more than 300 casualties in street fighting.

Although Castillo traveled most of the Caribbean this time, collecting 3,500 new troops from various Spanish colonies for him. But the discovery of the New World was only twenty years ago, and all of these colonies were not developed for a long time, and the human resources they could provide were quite limited.

Therefore, after deducting the number of black slaves, the total number of genuine white Spaniards gathered under Cortés was only 2,000.

And this land is thousands of miles away from Europe, and there is one less white man under his command, and there is nowhere to replenish it in a short time.

In fact, the obsidian machetes made by the Aztecs themselves could not cut through the armor of the Spaniards. But the problem is that the various steel knives and axes that the Chinese had previously peddled in the city had become a nightmare for the Spanish invaders.

The only thing to be thankful for is that since the narrow alleys were not suitable for galloping, the most valuable cavalry did not enter the battle and had no losses for the time being.

“…… Report, Commander-in-Chief! An Aztec legion broke through the lake in a canoe and fled! Our fleet was in another lake area at the time and was unable to intercept it! Castillo ran over breathlessly and reported to him, "...... Do you want to send someone in pursuit? ”

Ever since Avalado died in Tenochtitlan, Cortés has promoted the able and shrewd clerk to be his lieutenant.

“…… Leave them alone for now, Castillo. Our most important task now is to concentrate our forces and completely pacify the city......"

Cortés looked down and thought for a moment, then said to Castillo, "...... As long as we take the city of Tenochtitlan......"

However, before he could finish speaking, a loud noise that suddenly erupted interrupted Cortés' train of thought.

Looking back in the direction from which the sound came, Cortés saw that under the great pyramid not far behind him, there was a group of colorful flags waving, a bustling and noisy scene, and from time to time there were bursts of fierce drums, and the cheers and cheers of the waves.

If you squint, you can also see a tall and muscular young man, dressed in a splendid costume decorated with countless colorful feathers, proudly climbing the pyramid, stopping and turning from time to time to wave to the soldiers gathered at the bottom of the pyramid.

Seeing such a scene, Cortez couldn't help frowning. …,

- His ally, the leader of the Aztec rebels, King of Texcoco, Essiteri Shozito, had just stormed the pyramid square in the center of the city, and was eager to take the throne and proclaim himself emperor over all the Aztecs.

The problem is that the battle at this time is far from over. There was still a lot of sporadic resistance in the city of Tenochtitlan, and the new Aztec emperor, Kuitlahuak, had not yet been captured...... Essiteri Shawzito is about to ascend the throne and become emperor at such a time, so he must be a little too anxious!

But it didn't take long for Cortés to be relieved: what if he let this unbaptized barbarian dream of being an emperor for a few days? Anyway, when the dust settles down, the city, the valley, and the whole of Mexico will definitely be in their own pocket!

However, after a few moments, his mood could not be relaxed anymore.

Because, another scout came on a war horse and reported to him the latest military situation in the Gulf of Mexico coastal area.

“…… What the? The indigenous army of the Chinese, is moving towards Puerto Veracruz? Navaez is also in their ranks? Oops! Castillo, I'll leave this to you for the time being, and I'll take the cavalry over now and see if I can make amends......"

As soon as Cortés heard the news, he was frightened into a cold sweat, and immediately jumped up with a "whoosh", grabbed his horsewhip and was about to rush out of the city. Seeing this, Castillo was immediately confused, and hurriedly reached out to stop him.

“…… Sir, even if the port of Veracruz is about to be attacked, you don't have to be in such a hurry! Not to mention that Garcia also has hundreds of soldiers under his command, even if Commander Garcia can't hold the port of Veracruz, he can lead the fleet to pull anchor and go to sea to find an island to retreat temporarily. Chinese there is no fleet here, so it can't catch up at all...... The siege on our side is even more important! ”

“…… Castillo, you're completely mistaken! I'm not afraid of the Chinese going to war with Garcia at all, I'm afraid that the two sides won't be able to fight! Cortez exclaimed, almost in exasperation, "...... In that case, he will follow Navaez and the Chinese to encircle and suppress us! ”