"The new gunpowder, excavating and blasting walls, Cloud Serpent Mountain City..."
The sky darkened and campfires were lit. Xiulote ate fresh tender corn, his mind still pondering over the possibilities of using gunpowder in siege warfare.
In October, the southern Water Valley City's garrison had another bountiful harvest. This garrison of 150,000 acres of tilled land this October, yielding enough grain to supply the four northern legions for another year of campaigning!
It was this large new harvest that gave Xiulote the confidence to lead his legions eastwards to conquer Golden Bay City.
To be honest, the mountain range in the Tlaxcala Basin obstructs the rainfall, making it less prone to flooding than the Kingdom. This basin, like the Mexican Valley, is a fertile highland granary, a trait that continues to hold true in later generations. As for this tender corn, it was harvested early by Head Warrior Bertade, and sent as a favorite of the royal diet.
