1840Indian rebirth

The so-called "Mexican problem" refers, of course, to the Apaches' hatred of Mexico.

Every Indian tribe hates white people, but the white people they hate the most are different. For example, the Seminoles hate Americans the most, and the Foxes hate the French the most.

The white people that the Apaches hated most were undoubtedly Mexicans. To be precise, they should be white Mexicans, because during this period, there were already many mixed races in Mexico, especially in the south.

The Mexican government has refused to meet with U.S. diplomatic envoys, and war is getting closer.

Although Ma Shao doesn't know how the Apache chose in the original history, he can figure it out with his toes. The Apache must have chosen the lesser of two hatreds and power, and the greater of two bribes and power, and turned to the United States.

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This is indeed the case.

In the original history, the Apaches did choose to help the Americans to deal with the Mexicans. Then when the Mexican-American War ended, the Apaches faced more ruthless Americans.

This can be regarded as the traditional art of Indian diplomacy, which is always blinded by hatred and immediate interests.

This is undoubtedly a stupid decision.

The horse whistle will not allow the tribe to make such a decision. For the current Apache, the core diplomatic strategy has only one word: Gou.

It is not possible to join either party directly.

If you cannot join the United States, the United States will not change its attitude towards the Apaches. Afterwards, they will definitely be killed and deported. The Apaches are equivalent to being used as cannon fodder.

Joining the Mexican side is even worse. Mexico cannot defeat the United States. If Apache joins Mexico during the war, it will end up being liquidated by the United States after the war, and its end will be even more miserable.

Therefore, the Apache must stay on track and stay as far away from the front lines of the war as possible.

It's not enough to just go out alone, you have to find ways to benefit from the war and absorb the wealth released by the war to strengthen yourself, otherwise you will still be liquidated afterwards.

The specific operation is naturally to sell new pistols.

Sold to both sides, mainly to the Mexicans. Mexico will lose anyway, and better weapons can cause greater casualties to the Americans.

As for the leaked technology, Mashao doesn't care. Unless he doesn't use the new pistol, Colt will definitely launch a new product with similar performance soon. The new pistol is still essentially a handmade product, and it is too easy to imitate it, and it is not photolithography.

Machines and the like.

It is something that will spread sooner or later, and now that the U.S.-Mexican War has broken out, he can still make a profit and realize this short-lived technological advantage to the greatest extent possible.

The next time I want to have such a good opportunity, I'm afraid I'll have to wait until the Civil War.

Considering the traditional hatred of the Apaches towards the Mexicans and wanting to sell new pistols to the Mexicans, Mashao felt that it was necessary to do some ideological work for the tribe.

He and Yutian summoned the members of the Tribal Council and the Mianxiong City Council, and dozens of people met in the chief's hall.

"This is an important meeting, so I called you all over." Ma Shao began, "The content of the meeting is mainly about the U.S.-Mexico War."

"U.S.-Mexican War?" Some people were surprised and looked at each other.

“Are the United States and Mexico at war?”

The horse whistle said: "Not yet, but it is coming soon. Just this month, the Mexican government refused to meet Polk's envoy and refused to negotiate. War is getting closer."

"Our territory is located near the border between the United States and Mexico. After a war, we will almost certainly have contact with white troops. We should have prepared in advance."

"Today is the last day of 1845. After entering 1846, the tribe will enter a state of 'war readiness' to respond to changes in the outside world..."

He first talked about some matters related to war readiness, and then changed the topic: "In this war, the basic position of the plains tribes is neutrality, not allied with the United States, nor allied with Mexico. At the same time, I will also send envoys to advise

All other tribes remain neutral."

Old Bear hesitated for a while: "Chief, I have a question...shouldn't we take this opportunity to retaliate against the Mexicans?"

Ma Shao: "Our joining the war has no benefit except causing casualties to ourselves. The Americans will not thank or recognize us, and the outcome of the war will not change - Mexico will lose."

Many people couldn't help but smile when they heard that Mexico would lose.

"That sounds like good news." He became a favorite on a rainy day.

Ma Shao followed and said: "Unfortunately, for us, this is actually a tragedy."

"Tragedy?" Many people can't understand.

Ma Shao took a deep breath: "Let me tell you a story."

Hearing this, people couldn't help but become more energetic and bent over the table to listen - no one didn't like to listen to the horse whistle telling stories.

"The story took place during the American Revolutionary War. During this war, a new type of soldier appeared in the United States, the sniper." Ma Shao said slowly.

"Most of these snipers are masters of marksmanship. They often hide in hidden places and use rifles to shoot at British officers."

"Because of the presence of snipers, British officers suffered heavy losses. Every general was afraid of being targeted by snipers, and everyone was in danger."

"But not all of these snipers are masters. There are always a few whose marksmanship is inaccurate."

After a pause, the horse whistle continued: "For example, once, a British general went to the war front to inspect, and the soldiers reported to him: General, there is a sniper hidden not far ahead, but his marksmanship is poor. This

I haven’t hit anyone for several days!”

"Hearing that there was a sniper nearby, the British general was angry and frightened. He quickly asked the soldiers: Since there was a sniper, why not kill him?"

"But the soldier answered him: General, are you crazy? Do you want the Americans to replace themselves with a sniper with accurate marksmanship?"

As soon as Ma Shao finished speaking, several people laughed exaggeratedly: "Hahaha——"

"Hahaha, I'm laughing so hard!" Some people even cried with laughter.

Mashao has long been accustomed to this. In this era of poor entertainment, except for a few people, most people's laughter is much lower than him.

This phenomenon is particularly prominent among Indians, who often laugh suddenly when telling stories.

After the few people with the lowest laughs also stopped, Mashao continued: "Now do you understand why Mexico's failure will be a tragedy for us?"

"When an enemy disappears, it may not be replaced by safety, but may also be a more dangerous enemy."

"Although the Mexicans are bound to lose, after the Mexicans fail, the Americans will take his place, occupy large tracts of nearby land and resources, and become our biggest enemy."

"Compared with Mexico, the United States is stronger and more ferocious." Ma Shao said solemnly, "Canada has abolished slavery, and Mexico has also abolished slavery - Texas joining the United States is not only the expansion of the United States, but also the expansion of the United States.

It’s also the restoration of slavery!”

"This is a truly evil country!"