1840Indian rebirth

Toe continued: "After the last truce, the Arapaho people split into two factions, one for peace and one for war... Naturally we don't want to fight anymore, but some people are still keen on war, and the leader among them is

It’s a broken bow.”

"Broken Bow has always wanted to restart the war, so it has been in constant contact with the Cheyenne and Comanche people. Not long ago, we received news that Broken Bow has formed a coalition of three tribes and will attack Sleeping Bear soon."

"We do not recognize this kind of war, and we are also convinced that Broken Bow will definitely fail. So we finally decided to send an early warning to Sleeping Bear. At least, this can reduce the losses caused by the war."

After listening, the horse whistle asked: "Do you have more detailed information about Broken Gong's war plan?"

Toe said: "The three-community coalition organized by Broken Bow may attack in a few days, with at least a thousand people. We only know this much."

Ma Shao nodded: "Thank you for the reminder."

This incident was not too surprising. Whether it was the Arapaho or the Comanche, it was very likely that they would attack Sleeping Bear. It was reasonable for the two to join forces. The horse whistles were even prepared for it.

But the crow's warning still made him happy, which showed that he made the right decision to release the prisoners, and some Arapaho people changed their minds.

As for the existence of a war-fighting faction like Duan Gong, it is also a natural thing. There has never been a shortage of debates about war or peace in ancient and modern times at home and abroad.

Not only was the horse guard not afraid of the Arapaho war party, but he was looking forward to it - he needed a war and believed he could win.

If you want to unify the entire Indians, war is essential. After the test of war, the Apache will have the power to be feared and trusted, and only then will some people defect to it without going through a war.

The two chatted for a few more words, then let the envoy rest on his toes, and then planned to make some preparations for the war.

Milly asked in a low voice at this time: "Mashao...are you coming to see me tonight?"

"Sorry, Milly, we are about to go to war." Ma Shao patted her shoulder comfortingly, "When the war is over, I will learn English from you again."

"Okay..." Milly became even more disappointed, lowered her head and left the classroom.

Looking at her leaving figure, Ma Shao couldn't help but sigh secretly.

In fact, he no longer needs Milly.

His English level has improved rapidly, at least Milly can no longer help him improve it.

The reason why he sometimes goes to see Milly in the name of learning English is more out of unbearability - for this poor little girl, there is almost nothing to do except teach him English.

She had trouble fitting in with the Apaches, and she didn't really fit in with the other white children.

Other white children would have their parents visit from time to time, but she always lived alone, living in a tent and taking care of her own life.

Mashao once wanted to arrange a wooden house for her, but she refused because the small and crowded tent made her feel more peaceful.

…

In the next few days, Sleeping Bear City was busy preparing for the war. Although Mashao was confident that he could win, he still had to prepare for what was necessary.

Sleeping Bear City already had some defenses, mainly simple earth and stone bunkers, like a low wall, roughly surrounding the city in a circle. Soldiers could use the cover of this low wall to shoot outwards.

In order to deal with this attack, Mian Xiong added some resistance horses to hinder the cavalry's advance.

In fact, these fortifications are probably redundant.

Based on Ma Shao's understanding of the Indians, most of the three-tribe coalition of Broken Bow was no different from the previous Arapaho army, that is, even stirrups had not yet become popular. The weapons were either primitive bows and arrows that had been dated for thousands of years, or weapons that had fallen behind.

A century old musket.

Moreover, the Indians had almost no experience in attacking cities. They had attacked white villages and towns at most. Even a city like Sleeping Bear City was a strange existence to the vast majority of Indians.

There is really nothing to fight in this kind of war, but it is a pity that Broken Gong and his ilk are obviously not people who can be convinced by reason, even if it is an extremely simple reason.

They can only be convinced by physics.

The troops of the three tribes coalition arrived as expected, and the horse whistle quickly saw their presence. About one thousand to two thousand Indian warriors appeared from a distance.

They dress differently and are roughly divided into three groups, naturally the Arapaho, the Cheyenne and the Comanche.

The horse whistle was observing them, but they were not observing the horse whistle.

Because the horse whistle has a telescope.

Although the quality of the telescope was not very good, he could still almost see the enemy's face clearly.

"We're here, that's the Mian Xiong clan!" The owl pointed in the distance ahead. There were even a few smokes floating in Mian Xiong City, as if they were completely unaware of their arrival.

Many people can't help but be surprised when they see this city.

"It's really a huge camp. I have never seen such a camp in all my years of living." Duan Gong said, "How did the horse whistle do it?"

"I guess we'll find out soon enough."

"Look at those smokes." A Cheyenne war chief pointed to the smoke rising from Sleeping Bear City, "They are still cooking, maybe they just woke up!"

The owl smiled: "Maybe it's because these Apaches think they have a chance to win. However, they don't know that such a huge camp, like a bison, only looks strong, but is actually very easy to be killed by keen hunters."

“For the Comanches!”

“For Cheyenne!”

"This place will soon belong to us!"

Chief Broken Bow held the reins in one hand and waved the war stick with the other, and said to the many warriors: "Soldiers, follow me forward and cut off the scalps of these Apaches!"

"kill!"

"Kill them all! Kill them all! Apaches!"

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

The allied forces of the three tribes rushed towards Sleeping Bear City with loud shouts of killing and howling.

Soon the horse sentry issued an order: "Prairie Wolf, Alone, lead the cavalry to outflank and cut off their retreat!"

"Yes!" Two centurions led two hundred cavalry out of Mianxiong City and outflanked them from both sides.

This scene made the coalition forces of the three tribes a little unbelievable. They couldn't understand why a mere two hundred people dared to attack their coalition army of one or two thousand people, and they seemed to have no fear.

It's also a wonder that they didn't personally experience the war in the south of the Colorado Plateau. In most of their understanding, Ma Shao led a thousand Apaches to defeat a thousand Arapaho people.

But in fact, the battle process involving 800 Apaches can almost be described as waiting and watching. The only ones who really decided the outcome were the 200 people led by Ma Shao himself.

Just like it is now.

The doubts of the three tribes coalition forces did not last long. Just as the two centurions led the cavalry at a gallop, the militiamen in Mianxiong City launched the attack first.

"boom!"

"Bang bang bang!"

Accompanied by intensive gunfire, hundreds of bullets were fired from the muzzles of various rifles.