The Wolf Banner snapped, bronze armor clanged. In just a few days, an army of nearly ten thousand had finished its deployment. Black Wolf personally led this elite legion more than twenty li north from River Bend Stockade, charging straight for Adobe Stockade southeast of Golden Bay City!
"Main God witness us! The Imperial Guard Legion has two thousand throwers, one thousand of them in bronze armor! The Artillery Battalion has one thousand bombardiers, with ten Sun God Eagle Cannons and ten Thunder God Mortars! The Guachichil Legion has three thousand fine archers, five hundred of them in bronze armor, plus three thousand Totonac tribal troops carrying scaling ladders and responsible for storming the stockade. With nine thousand elite troops in hand, smashing the Totonac coalition will be as easy as crushing a turkey bare-handed!"
Black Wolf Toltec was in high spirits as he climbed a small hill along the route. He personally carried the commander's banner on his back, sweeping his gaze over the nine thousand troops before and behind him, his eyes full of confidence. His gaze burned bright, moving from rear to front, first passing over the three thousand surrendered soldiers, then pausing on the Artillery Battalion.
"Thirty-pound heavy guns! They're truly like thunder!"
Admiration showed on Black Wolf's face as his thoughts drifted far away. Even after several days, he still could not forget the shock of first seeing the Thunder God Mortar fire! Then his gaze moved forward. After looking for a while at the armored Imperial Guards in the central army, he knew these were all hardened soldiers who killed like reaping hemp and held firm faith.
"Main God witness us! His Highness's Imperial Guards are certainly fierce and brave, devout and fearless, but the Dog-kin warriors I trained with my own hands are