Chapter 52: The Battle Begins

At that time, Norman Marshal Walter was stunned when he heard the Mayan envoy say such a thing. What is this? To sleep off the pillow? The Central American Governorate has now reached a bottleneck. After all, the banner he has made is peaceful development and self-preservation in troubled times. This kind of banner really helped him a lot in the early days. Attracted a large number of people. But now it has become a burden that cannot start a war on its own. If there is no suitable reason, it will start a war. Such a backsliding move will definitely deal a serious blow to his hard-won reputation.

And I don't know if it's lucky or unlucky. Because Marshal Walter is full of ability. The Norman legal system, as well as the technological superiority, are also obvious. This satisfied the Aztecs who lived in the governor's territory. Thus losing interest in the struggle. This was indeed beneficial to the rule of the Normans. But correspondingly, it also reduces the incentive to expand outward. The Aztec refugees, who are small and prosperous, will not easily go to the battlefield to fight and die. Without these cannon fodder, the disadvantage of the Norman army's lack of numbers was once again highlighted.

This is the case. Walter was worried that there was no excuse to start the war. The largest power in the Governor's territory. The Mayan kingdom sent such a "great gift". This has made me think hard for the past few days about how to create an incident and use it as an excuse to start a war. But I didn't think of an excuse or something. I actually delivered it to my door today!

Thinking of this, Marshal Walter grinned at the corners of his mouth, and almost didn't laugh out loud. He looked at the Aztec nobles around him. Writing allies read those who are cannon fodder. He saw anger and hesitation in their faces. The anger was due to the arrogant rhetoric and demeanor of the Mayan envoys, as well as the martial spirit that belonged to the Aztecs in their hearts. And hesitation, because of fear of the power of the Maya. And they are afraid that the war will affect their current decent life.

Marshal Walter saw all this. Including the little hesitation and fear in the eyes of the Mayan messenger.

The other party, in fact, is not as confident as he shows - the strength of the Mayan Kingdom is not enough to find an opponent for himself while attacking the Aztec Empire. That's why he treated the Normans like that. I am afraid that it was also because I wanted to test the attitude of the Normans.

Marshal Walter saw through the psychology of the Mayans. Bombs are most terrible when they have not yet exploded. The Mayans wanted to force themselves to show their attitude. Prepare early. Prevent the Normans from stabbing them in the back while they were fighting the Aztecs.

Marshal Walter, who had figured this out, secretly sneered in his heart and said in his heart: "You barbarians. How do you know how powerful my Great Norman Empire is? But I just occupied half of the Aztecs. That's it, no one in sight. This marshal will let you know what to do, there are people outside the world, and there are heavens outside the sky!"

After making up his mind, Marshal Walter slammed the table. The strength of that body, coupled with the wire gloves on his hands, actually "snapped", and the sturdy and heavy wooden table was slapped in half from the middle. Seeing the marshal's astonishing move, everyone was shocked. Immediately afterwards, Field Marshal Walter pulled out the saber given by Emperor Egil after the razing of North Germany, and in a flash of cold light, it was placed on the neck of the messenger.

"Marshal Ben is from the Norman Empire. Influenced by the Great Emperor Egil. The Imperial Mandate of Skadragrimusson. As soon as the loyalty is effective, there is only one person. What are you Mayan barbarians?!How dare you let this marshal be a minister?!"

Marshal Navolta was in the Aztec Empire for almost a year. During this time, he learned to speak Aztec fluently. At this moment, the voice shouted in a straight voice. The surrounding Aztec nobles changed color when they heard this. Some applauded loudly. Some people want to persuade, but they can't speak. Whatever was said, however, Marshal Walter was as if he had not heard of it. He just stared at the Mayan messenger with round eyes. The messenger said that he was born as a priest in the temple. Pampered habits. Where can it withstand such a scare. Seeing the murderous aura of Marshal Walter, the sword in his hand was shining coldly. Directly collapsed to the ground in fright. I couldn't help but pee my pants.

The man was frightened and incontinent. The surrounding Aztec nobles all looked disdainful. Field Marshal Walter snorted lightly and put his knife back into its sheath. Command the messenger to be pulled out right and left. At the same time, he said loudly to him: "Go back and tell your master." To tell the truth, if he dares to come, Marshal Ben will cut off his head!"

In this way, Marshal Walter drove away the Mayan messengers. Immediately after consulting with his Aztec allies, he did not organize the defenses as some might think. Instead, it was decided to take the initiative to attack. Although it sounds plausible to say, "Attack is the best defense!" is actually a strong argument, but the actual reason is that if you don't attack, you can't gain more territory.

That's it. The Mayans didn't have time to take precautions. The main forces were fighting the Aztecs on the front line. Prepare a sentence to advance to Tenochtilan. Attacked by the Normans. The Norman army, with their excellent siege skills, quickly broke through several poorly defended Mayan cities. Expanded his territory to the entire Yucatan Peninsula.

It's just a few dozen days. The marshal occupied three times as many territories as he had in the previous six months. This made the Aztec nobles who came with him extremely admired. The marshal also largely followed the Aztec habits in the distribution of the spoils of war and the handling of prisoners of war. This made the Aztecs even more excited. The soul of a warrior who was gradually extinguished because of a stable life began to burn again, driven by huge profits!

In just one month. Field Marshal Walta's army swelled to nearly 100,000 men, including 80,000 Aztec auxiliaries, as well as Aztec civilian warriors, who were joined by vassal nobles. In many cases, the marshal was able to win without even using his precious Norman army.

It was in this short period of one month that Marshal Walter occupied most of the Mayan territory. Crushed a dozen Mayan armies that dared to fight him. Its prowess, courage and enthusiasm have fascinated the whole of Central America.

In the ensuing war, Marshal Walter waited for his work and completely crushed the main Mayan force that had retreated from the Northern Front with the intention of retaking territory. In the face of the Mayan army, which had swelled to 80,000 men, Marshal Walter used this tactic - he placed the Aztec native forces in front. With the Aztec troops he trained as the backbone. Engage in head-to-head combat with the Mayans......

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(To be continued)