Invincible urban management

Chapter 7. This is the Kingdom of Hongxiutizgan

Although in the impression of most people in later generations, when they mention the ancient civilizations of America, they will think of the Aztec Empire, Maya and Inca Empire.But in fact, the Huexotzingo Kingdom, located on the Pacific coast of southern Mexico, has a much longer history than the Aztec Empire.Although the country was already weak in the 16th century, it had also had times of glory.

Around 1359, the Honxiutizgan Kingdom in its heyday once entered the Valley of Mexico, occupied the holy city of Cholula, and conquered many tribes around the valley, thus briefly dominating the entire Central America.

At that time, the Aztecs were just a group of impoverished refugees who had just migrated from the northern desert. They could only work as mercenaries to make ends meet, and were driven away by the indigenous people in the Valley of Mexico. Not even a place to stand.

However, with the rapid rise of the Aztec Empire in the 15th century, the Hunxiutizgan Kingdom also entered a downhill road of disintegration.First, it was driven out of the Valley of Mexico, then part of the vassal tribes was lost, and finally even the core hinterland of the Pacific coast was eroded.

Therefore, starting from the first half of the 15th century, in order to resist the rapid expansion of the Aztecs, the city-states of Cholula near the Valley of Mexico, the United Tribes of Tlaxcala, and the Kingdom of Hunxiutizgan on the Pacific coast, as well as their respective A large number of vassal tribes of the Aztecs formally signed an agreement to form the Triple Alliance in an attempt to join forces against the rapidly expanding Aztec Empire, thus kicking off a prelude to an all-out war in Central America.

Although the Triple Alliance seems to have a large area and a large population, after the real fight, it is really not the opponent of the Aztecs. First of all, he broke the contract and rebelled, and became a vassal and accomplice of the Aztec Empire.

And the long-decayed Honxiutizgan Kingdom, after repeated defeats, also gave up the dream of occupying the fertile Valley of Mexico and once again contending for Central America, and withdrew its troops and tribes to the backwaters of the Pacific coast. Basically became the role of soy sauce.

In the end, only the brave and resolute Tlaxcalans were left. This sturdy tribe who followed the Spaniards to destroy the Aztec Empire in the future is still biting the bullet and fighting with the Aztecs year after year. Siege - The Zutara Valley they occupy is only separated from the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan by a volcano. From the mountain, you can see the palace of the Aztec emperor. If you are not willing to surrender If so, I really want to hide and have nowhere to hide.

Although the Aztecs had an absolute advantage in terms of military and financial resources, the Tlaxcalans relied on the difficult terrain and never surrendered.

Historically, this desperate contest between the Tlaxcalans and the Aztecs did not come to an end until the Spaniards conquered Central America and were jointly conquered by the Spanish colonists.

On the other hand, although the Hunxiutizgan Kingdom has actually withdrawn from the war long ago, this does not mean that the Aztec Empire is willing to let go of this old opponent.It was only because of the high mountains and the long roads, and the land of the Hunxiutizgans was mostly barren, and there was nothing particularly worth looting, so the Aztecs temporarily used their main forces on the remaining fronts.And once their military and financial resources are spared, they will immediately retaliate.

As a result, the Aztec Empire basically conquered the surrounding areas of the Valley of Mexico, forced more than 300 tribes to surrender and pay tribute, and defeated the Tlaxcalans three times in a row, forcing them to retreat to the Zutara Valley, and then they were no longer able to take the initiative to attack. , the Hongxiutizgan people far away on the Pacific coast have finally become the next target of this militarized power.

Under the command of Emperor Montezuma II, from 1508 to 1513, the Aztec imperial army turned around and crossed the majestic and steep Sierra Madre del Sur to march south, and began to attack Hongxiu on the Pacific coast year after year. Kingdom of Tizgan.

As a result, the overall strength was far inferior to that of the Aztec Empire, and the Hongxiutizgans, who had not experienced war for many years, suffered devastating blows in several brutal wars. The king and most of the royal family died in battle, and the entire The country was torn apart.

At the foot of the Sierra Madre del Sur, the prosperous capital of Homciutiz was also captured by tens of thousands of Aztec troops. It was massacred first, then set on fire, leaving only a pile of weeds and dead bodies. ruins.

The Hongxiutizgan Kingdom, which had a population of 60 before the war, lost most of its territory and all its vassal tribes.The remaining Hongxiutizgans were also in disarray, and several of them were beaten up by the Aztec pursuers with nowhere to go, so they had to abandon their hometown and fled north to the allies of the Tlaxcalans. On the land, relying on the shelter and protection of the allies, it is safe for the time being.

In the original territory of the Hunxiutizgan Kingdom, most of the survivors also surrendered to the Aztec Empire, and obediently paid various tributes and living sacrifices, only to get Emperor Montezuma forgiveness.

Only the younger brother of the old king, Chief Avaha, the father-in-law of Wen Desi, fled the capital with about 2 people after the defeat, retreated to a remote seaside area, and escaped the pursuit of the Aztec army by chance. And established a regime in exile, after all, it did not completely subjugate the country.

According to common sense, the orthodox regime in exile established by Avaha was the biggest obstacle for the Aztecs to completely conquer the Hunxiutizgan Kingdom.And the politically sophisticated Emperor Montezuma II did include this lingering regime in exile as the primary target that must be destroyed in the next expedition—obviously, the defeat of Chief Avaha with this remnant army is absolutely impossible. Can't stand the next round of crusade.

Fortunately, in 1515, Montezuma II once again sent troops to attack the Tlaxcala Alliance, but suffered an unprecedented defeat. Tens of thousands of troops were destroyed, and the rule of the Aztec Empire over Mexico also emerged. There was a crisis, and everywhere there were flames of rebellion.

Therefore, the emperor could only be busy with stabilizing the rear, and temporarily ignored the extermination of the remote Hongxiutizgan people.

Although the crisis of national subjugation has been temporarily lifted, for the Hongxiutizgan Kingdom, which is only one breath away from death, the overall situation has not seen much favorable change—most of their land has been reduced to ruins, and only the The wildest corner of the sea.The former capital, Hunxiutiz Gancheng, was burned by the Aztecs, and it is still unable to clean up and rebuild.

What's more terrible is that most of the nobles and priests of the Hunxiutizgan Kingdom were captured by the Aztec army, and then their hearts were dug out alive on the altar of the pyramid in Tenochtitlan to sacrifice to the gods. This led to the collapse of the entire regime.

And the only reliable ally, the Tlaxcalans, were also exhausted in the war, and had been surrounded by the vassal tribes of the Aztec Empire. Aid the Hongxiutizgan people in the distance.

Therefore, when the Aztec Empire recovers its strength from the last defeat and is able to launch the next expedition to the south, it will be the day of the subjugation of the Hunxiutizcans—if the Spaniards have not come , this is almost doomed fate.

So, in this desperate atmosphere, Wen Desi's motorboat traveled through time and space for 500 years, and came to the beach of the Hongxiutizgan Kingdom, and brought many wonderful items that the aborigines had never seen before. , Let the desperate Awaha chief think that this is a gift from heaven.

From this moment on, the torrent of history began to appear slightly distorted.