Aztec Civilization: Destiny to Conquer America!

In just a few years, the Red Crow Tribe has developed into a Great Tribe of over a hundred thousand people in the Vastek land by the seaside. Seventy to eighty thousand Vastek people farm for the tribe, and thirty to forty thousand Wilderness Dog Descendants are the military core. The Red Crow Tribe launches campaigns every year without pause. Every late autumn, they attack southward, plundering the harvested food and capturing the able-bodied men and women of the Vastek people, imposing taxes on tribes in secluded areas. Every early spring, they attack northwards, subduing the food-scarce Wilderness Tribes, expanding the tribe's influence in the North, and continuously collecting intelligence from the Northern Land.

"Alan, as of today, the Red Crow Tribe has over a hundred thousand people, an unprecedentedly large tribe in the North! With such a large scale, the tribe must find a fertile land to permanently settle down. The area around Warrior Lake is the Red Crow Land I've chosen!"

Amoxtli paused, smiled, and said.

"Around this Lake Region, last year, over ten thousand tribespeople who hunt and farm have already been settled. Before spring plowing in the middle of May, I want to migrate another twenty thousand tribes northward, primarily the agriculturally skilled Vastek people, to catch the tail end of spring plowing... Alan, my daughter, I will give you two thousand Red Crow Warriors. These north-migrating tribes are for you to lead!"

"Ah? You're giving me two thousand warriors to lead twenty thousand tribes northward?"

Upon hearing this, Alan's eyes showed surprise. She shook her head, feeling a mix of excitement and apprehension.

"Father, I've never commanded so many warriors, nor led so many tribes before..."

"The Divine heavens are watching us! No one is born a leader, and no one can become skilled in marching and warfare, leading troops, without learning."

Amoxtli smiled warmly, reaching out to rub Alan's head, comforting her.

"Our Wilderness Chieftains are always simple and straightforward, judging only by whether you can fight and do well! Unlike the Southern Tribes, we don't deceive our tribes with divinity and Divine spirits."

"Alan, you are the most outstanding Red Hair Hunter in the Red Crow Tribe! Every time the tribe holds an archery contest, don't you always overshadow the warriors from other tribes? With such archery skills, you can easily earn the warriors' respect! Moreover, you are my daughter, Amoxtli!... As for the arrangements and methods for leading the tribes, I will have your Uncle Moqi follow you to assist in handling them. You should observe and learn well!"

"Father..."

Alan's bright eyes sparkled, looking at her smiling father, not knowing what to say for a moment. She pursed her lips, thought for a while, and then spoke.

"Two thousand warriors is not a small number. Father, you have only four thousand Red Crow Warriors under your direct command, if you give me two thousand..."

The internal structure of the Red Crow Tribe resembles the Wilderness Dog Descendants Allied Forces, but more closely knit. Beneath the Red Crow Chief are a dozen or so small chieftains. Each chieftain has their own tribe and warriors under their direct command. Thus, although Amoxtli is the tribe's highest Leader, only one-third of the tribe is under his direct control.

"Haha! Alan, let me personally teach you. This tribal migration is also a comprehensive integration, an opportunity to expand the Red Crow's direct influence! These twenty thousand tribes and the two thousand warriors you will lead will all be drawn from both direct and subsidiary tribes, becoming your direct force from now on!"

Saying this, Amoxtli's spirits lifted. He confidently extended his hand, pointing to the South, explaining in detail.

"See, the Mexica Alliance sends troops from Suiqiu City to sweep through the mountain tribes. Meanwhile, the God of Death Great Chief dispatches forces from the Western Highland, allowing Red Cat Mizli to pressure the tribes by traveling east along the river. I let these two armies intimidate and scare the Vastek land to create a migration atmosphere, prompting the tribes to seek my protection!"

"Ah! Father, you intended it this way?..."

Alan looked surprised. Tilting her head, she gazed at her smiling father, suddenly wanting to put two red fox ears on him.

"Indeed! The Vastek land is quite wealthy, and the fields are well-developed. Whether it's the newly migrated Wilderness Tribes or the long-settled Vastek people, they are not eager to migrate north and start afresh in the Northern Lake Region."

Amoxtli stroked his chin, his expression calm.

"I have had Zucata train the warriors among the Vastek people, forming a Long Spear Camp of two thousand men. Together with my four thousand Red Crow Warriors, this makes a six thousand strong army! Through a trade with Desolate Valley City in the Southern Highland, the tribe also acquired a large batch of bronze weapons and Leather Armor to equip my direct troops."

"Faced with such military strength, all the subordinate tribes that surrendered have no power to resist. Without my protection, the surrounding tribes and villages cannot fend off the Mexica people's harassment. Chiefs from all tribes have come one after another, begging for the protection of the Red Crow army, so I leaked rumors of migration northward..."

"And next, one tribe after another will leave their homeland and gradually migrate northward. Upon reaching the Warrior Lake area, they will need to establish villages, allocate land for cultivation... Throughout this migration and settlement process, we hold absolute dominion, influencing the survival of each tribe! Therefore, this is also the best opportunity for the Red Crow Tribe to integrate the scattered tribes and absorb them as one!"

"Ah? Using migration northward as a pretext to further hold all the tribes in your grasp and absorb them as one?"

Upon hearing her father's description and strategy, Alan opened her mouth wide in disbelief. After a while, she reached out her hand to touch her father's ears.

"Father, are you a fox from the Wilderness, or possessed by a fox spirit from this lake? How did you become so cunning..."

"Ahem!"

Upon hearing this, Amoxtli coughed awkwardly twice, changing the subject. He continued to explore the map, pressing it at a position one to two hundred miles north of Warrior Lake.

"Alan, look here!"

"Hmm, a small mountain range?"

"Exactly! This is the mountain range north of Warrior Lake, over two hundred miles long from east to west, capable of slightly blocking the cold waves from the north. To the south of the mountain range, there is also a river, from which a piece of farmland can be developed."

Saying this, Amoxtli's eyes sparkled with a unique gleam. He raised his voice, satisfiedly curling his lips.

"But more importantly... Camp Commander Zucata and dozens from the south have confirmed that this is a copper-producing mine!"

"Ah? A copper-producing mine!"

Alan was momentarily stunned, her face showing excitement. She had heard rumors from the South, knowing what copper was. In her quiver, she also had a few bronze arrows used only in the most critical moments.

"Father, are you saying that as long as we excavate this copper mine and produce copper materials... our Red Crow Tribe could also manufacture sturdy metal weapons?"

"Uh..."

Upon hearing this, the smile on Amoxtli's face froze. He shook his head and answered.

"This copper mine can allow us to manufacture copper tools. Copper tools can be used in daily life, for trade, and can also produce weapons of ordinary hardness. However, Zucata tells me that the copper weapons given to us by the Kingdom are bronze weapons made by the Prepetcha people!"

"Bronze weapons?"

Alan blinked. She hadn't asked Zucata about these details, nor did Chipawa know.

"Yes! Bronze weapons are made by smelting copper with another metal together."

Getting to this point, Amoxtli frowned and sighed.

"Zucata says that the other metal only exists in the Mexica Alliance and the Kingdom of the Lake. Nowhere else in the world has it yet."

"Zucata says that the other metal only exists in the Mexica Alliance and the Kingdom of the Lake. Nowhere else in the world has it yet."