1717 New American Empire

Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world. It was discovered by French explorers in 1622. The name of the lake is taken from the French Sophire, which means "upper lake". The lake is shared by the United States and Canada and is owned by the Canadian province of Ontario.

Minnesota with the U.S.

, surrounded by Wisconsin and Michigan. The main islands in the lake are Royal Island, Apostle Islands, Michipicoten Island and St. Ignace Island. God of War and others, because they arrived early, the pursuers did not arrive.

By the time, the raft was ready.

Their original idea was to build a position on the shore of the lake, build an earthen wall and confront the white people head-on. When it became impossible to do anything, they would use a raft to escape and see if it would work. Xiao Lin did not agree with this idea of ​​​​operations. Attack battles and positional battles.

, which was the specialty of white people during this period.

They didn't even need to attack, they just let the large-caliber heavy artillery attack at the beginning. The most powerful weapons Xiao Lin sold to them were only ten six-pound cannons, which couldn't shoot anything farther than it.

twelve-pounders and larger caliber artillery posed a threat.

If they fought according to their previous thinking, they would not pose much threat to the white people before they were destined to fail. Xiao Lin did not leave directly that night, but went to the tent of the leader of the God of War to discuss rescuing the God of War.

The matter of non-warriors in the tribe. The Ares chief told Xiao Lin their plan, but Xiao Lin criticized it as useless. Xiao Lin suggested that they should enter Lake Superior and build guerrilla positions on various islands in the lake.

Among them, there is a place that is very suitable for the future national park of the United States. It is an area composed of Isle Royale and 200 small islands around it. Isle Royale is 72.4 kilometers long, 14.5 kilometers wide, and covers an area of ​​about 545 kilometers. A

Island, now more than 20,000 people from ten tribes can enter it. The area they are in is not too far from this island. And there is no need to put 20,000 people on Isle Royale. Others are slightly smaller.

There should also be some warriors left on the island.

This arrangement has many advantages: First, there are no white warships in Lake Superior now, and it does not have enough entrances to the sea to be threatened by white warships; second, because there are no white warships here, if they want to attack, they can

Only fishing boats or rafts can be used, and

Not only did these ships carry few people at a time, but they were also unable to fire heavy artillery in the water. As long as the heavy artillery was not allowed to land, the white people had a major advantage. Third, Lake Superior was rich in fishery resources. Especially at this time of year, the fish stocks were very dense.

Active, they don't have to worry about supplies.

The most important thing is that what the Indians are best at is guerrilla warfare in the mountains and forests. Entering these small islands and using the terrain and vegetation above, the combat mode can enter the guerrilla warfare mode in the mountains and forests. Then, nearly 10,000 Indian warriors with firearms can provide

The white people caused huge casualties. Xiao Lin, who wanted to weaken the white people's power, also said that he could secretly transport more bullets and cannonballs to them on credit from the other side.

The God of War and the others were not willing to die in such a meaningless way. These ten Indian tribes who dared to attack the white people all had a deep hatred against the white people, so even if they died, they would have to bring enough white people to back them up.

The God of War told Xiao Lin's suggestion and all the clan leaders agreed. The next day during the day, they took the initiative to launch an attack. In this attack, the entire army was dispatched and all firearms were used.

In the eyes of the white people who besieged them, these people were jumping over the wall in a hurry. The white commanders who were still waiting for heavy artillery and the remaining troops, in order to preserve their strength, made the army retreat two miles, as long as these Indians were not allowed to escape. Although

The Indians had their backs to Lake Superior, but they did not see any boats or rafts (they had all been hidden), and were not worried about their escape. During this attack, the whites did not suffer many casualties.

The two white commanders who wanted to preserve their strength did not know that as they continued to retreat, the non-warriors of the ten Indian tribes dragged out the hidden raft logs and tied them up with hemp ropes.

Thirty people working on a raft completed the assembly of the raft in half an hour. After nightfall, they set up several bonfires as usual to expose the patrol to the white people's telescopes. Then, the non-warrior tribesmen began to move.

Using the cover of the night, more than 10,000 non-warrior tribesmen quietly left the lake shore and drove their rafts into the lake. Not long after setting off, the seven rafts of the God of War tribe slowly deviated from the main force and began to

Go to the other side of the lake, land at the place agreed with Xiao Lin and the others, and join the Yanhuang Trading Company. The other nine tribes also know about the God of War's choice. This is not a matter within their tribes, and it is not easy to interfere. They can only watch.

Let them leave.

After the civilians left, the soldiers also began to prepare to evacuate. After all, it was the transfer of tens of thousands of people. There had been some noise before, which alerted the white people. The soldiers just started dragging the raft to the lake. The white people

Then they realized that something was wrong. The soldiers could clearly feel that there was a little commotion in the white man's camp, and there was the sound of horses moving. It seemed that the white man had noticed that something was wrong down there, and wanted to send cavalry to check.

The God of War was instructed by Xiao Lin and did not panic when encountering this situation. He and Shanxiong, one of the most proficient in fighting organizations, led 3,000 people and came to the front to ambush. The remaining soldiers continued to deal with the raft. Ying

The commander of the army, Jer, did realize that something was wrong. There was some sound of a large number of people moving from the enemy's side. Just in case, Jer still felt that he had to check it out. So, he sent out his men.

of three thousand cavalry.

The leader of the cavalry was a brave and skilled cavalry captain among the Hessian mercenaries. Under his leadership, the three thousand cavalry were ready in a short time. As soon as they left the camp, they immediately galloped with all their strength. And the God of War and the others had already

They were in position. Because the cavalry were extremely suspicious that the Indians were escaping, they didn't pay much attention to observing the surrounding environment. Just a hundred meters away from the Indians' previous camp, gunshots rang out.

In the first wave, nearly 300 cavalrymen were shot and fell off their horses. Looking at the intensity of the firing, there were at least several thousand people. The cavalrymen immediately thought that this was a trick set by the Indians. They pretended that they were going to escape.

, luring them, the most threatening cavalry, to check, and then annihilating them in one fell swoop. The cavalry commander quickly asked the trumpeter to blow the retreat horn. They had relied on them to block these Indians here before. If the cavalry were too late, it would inevitably cause

The encirclement lacks maneuverability and it is very likely that they will escape.

God of War and the others naturally opened fire at full speed. By the time the cavalry escaped beyond their range, one-third of their number had been reduced. The cavalry returned to the camp and reported the situation they encountered. Jer also believed them.

He told the rest of the cavalry to repair first, and then he went to sleep.

The God of War's move frightened them so much that they couldn't bear it until the afternoon of the third day before they entered the camp to check. Of course, there was no living thing here, only tents with various patches were left. Jer

He was so angry that he called the cavalry commander over and scolded him. If the Hessian mercenaries had not had such a special status in the British army, they would have been dragged down and killed by Jer.

When he discovered that the Indians had disappeared, Jere did not dare to waste time. He immediately sent a messenger to contact the French army on the other side. Even if he would be laughed at and ridiculed by the French, it would be better than letting these hateful Indian bandits escape and continue to harm colonial settlements.

Well. After receiving the news, the French did not dare to be careless and immediately sent out cavalry to search along the lake shore. After wasting a day and a night, they finally confirmed that their encirclement was still intact and no Indians had escaped.

Since there are no roads, then these Indians may have entered the lake area. Both sides also know that there are many small islands in Lake Superior, some of which can only accommodate one or two people, while some can accommodate tens of thousands of people. The two sides communicated.

After a while, they confirmed the Indians' intentions. It must be said that they admired the Indians who came up with this idea. The next battle was probably going to be very difficult. However, they had to fight.

The two of them could no longer deal with the matter, so they could only report it and ask for ship support. Of course, Jerry also received Charlie's stern order letter. If these Indians could not be completely annihilated in the Lake Superior area, then he would

They would be hanged by Charles himself. After the 50,000-strong army arrived, they also began to cut wood and build ships. Some assault boats and rafts were built in two days, and they began to explore the whereabouts of the Indians.

Lake Superior is extremely vast. The raft made by Ares and others could no longer hold up as soon as it reached Isle Royale. Fortunately, it was not far away and the lake was not very cold at this time of year. Everyone swam up. Among them, there was no one

Those who knew how to build ships would probably have to stay on the island. According to the previous allocation, more than 20,000 people began to enter the islands they had arranged. Their tools were still there, and they directly ate fish for breakfast without caring about it.

Take a rest and immediately start setting traps and building trenches.

The Indians wanted more time, but the whites would not let them just build a battlefield suitable for them. They also did not plan to rely on heavy artillery. They only carried twelve-pounders at most. As soon as they discovered the existence of these enemies,

, they will attack immediately. For them, it is not difficult to build fishing boat-level ships and strong enough rafts. In a few days, they can build a ship for 50,000 people, and there is no need to install it.

, anyway, just use it once and don’t care if it’s wasted or not.