readx(); At the beginning of the construction of the Liangyang Railway, Datang had considered the issue of Indians, but at that time, because Datang's naturalization of the Indian tribes on the west coast was progressing relatively smoothly, and he was too confident in his own methods, he did not think that the Indian tribes in the Colorado Plateau or other regions would have any impact on him. When the railway project progressed, the Tang did clash with some Indian tribes, but basically they still used the traditional two-handed strategy, one hand thunder, defeated some trouble-seeking tribes, and shocked other tribes around them; With one hand, Datang also offered some benefits to the local tribes in exchange for their kindness, so that Datang was able to build a railway on this land.

The Baishan tribe where Esquart was located was some distance away from the railway line built by the Tang people, and there was no direct conflict with the Tang people at that time, nor did they get any benefits from the Tang people. Esquart knew that the tribes that had disturbed the Tang people in building the railroad had been hit, and some tribes had even been wiped out. Since then, a few Indians have taken the initiative to provoke the Tang people, and the land along the railway line is also considered to belong to the "Tang tribe".

It was because of the distance that Esquart believed that the Baishan tribe would be relatively safe if they challenged the Tang people. He was not unaware that the Tang had a formidable army and had defeated many Indian warriors, but he was equally convinced that it would be difficult for the Tang to launch a large-scale offensive against their Apache tribe in the northern mountains. And Esquart, leading his people, can constantly cause big trouble for the Tang people.

Because of this confidence, Esquart believes that his new ideas are worth putting into practice and feasible.

Esquat returned to the tribe with Kusi and Keena, and only three of the eight men went out, apparently much to the surprise of the White Mountain tribe.

The chieftain of the tribe, Xiwu, stood in front of the three of them, looked at Siquat with a questioning look, and said, "Esquat, where is the young man of our tribe?" Where did you take them? ”

Esquat was not afraid of Xiwu's authority, he straightened his neck and said, "They have all died on the battlefield fighting the Tang people, and they are the true warriors of the White Mountain. ”

At this time, Naw, the son of the chief, stretched out his head and exclaimed, "But how many warriors have we lost in this year?" There are already more than twenty people, why is it that someone else dies every time, but you Esquart never has anything to do? ”

Cousie was Esquart's best friend, and naturally spoke for Esquart, and he exclaimed, "Does Esquart want them dead?" Is it Esquart's fault that he is trying to protect them while securing supplies for our tribe? And you guy, you are so lazy to eat, don't say follow us to pick up the train, you don't even bother to go out hunting, you are the biggest humiliation of our Baishan! ”

The evil Cousie of Nawu was a little scared and did not dare to refute it out loud. But Xiwu said with a cold face: "Enough! ”

Xiwu was very fond of this son, Nau was the only surviving child he gave birth to to his close wife, but Nau's body was relatively weak, and running for a long time could make him gasp to death, and he had no strength to fight with people. It is difficult for such a person to survive in the tribe for a long time, but because Xiwu is the chief of the tribe, Nau can live a more nourishing life.

At this time, another elder of the clan who did not like Esquart came out, came to several horses of Esquart, checked the goods carried, he looked at the tin bucket, dipped his hand in the paint inside, put it in front of his face and smelled it, and immediately removed his head, this smell is obviously not edible food. Then he nodded slightly, but his face was still not good/br> Elder said: "Esquat, you take our young men to rob the property, I know you are thinking about the tribe, but now it is becoming more and more difficult for you to bring back useful things with the tribe, you can't eat or wear these things, and I don't know if the Spaniards will accept them, but you have lost the lives of five of our young men for these things, and if you continue like this, we will not have many young people." ”

Cousie defended Esquat: "How is this possible? There are a thousand people in our Baishan tribe, and hundreds of good men who dare to fight with cougars will not be finished. ”

The elder jokingly said, "Don't you know how to count, Kusi, you have lost 20 people in a year, then you will be a hundred people in five years, and after five years, our tribe will lose the men who hunt and protect women and children?" ”

Cousie was a little dumbfounded, he usually didn't count more than twenty, and his brain couldn't turn around, this was what it felt like to have an IQ crushed.

Esquart took a step forward and said, "Yes, I also think that robbing the train of the Tang people is no longer a very good thing. ”

Sheh Wu and the elder looked at each other, wondering why Esquat, who had always been a strong supporter of pickpocketing trains, had changed his sex, and some didn't know what to say.

Esquart continued, "Giving one's life again and again, and the loot returned may be useless or of low value, which is a situation that cannot be continued for the White Mountain Tribe. We must find a new way to get plenty of food, clothing, and all sorts of useful gadgets from the Tang people. ”

The elder shook his head and said, "How could the Tang people be willing to give us something?" Do you want to exchange with them? ”

"No, we don't exchange with them."

Xiwu said sarcastically, "Then why are they willing to give us things?" ”

"Because if they don't, we'll sabotage their railroad and make it unusable, and even if they fix it, we can continue to sabotage it until they get tired of it and understand that we can only compromise with us, and we won't stop disturbing the railroad." ”

The elder was shocked and said, "Are you crazy?" The Tang people are a very powerful tribe, they fought against the tribes of Lipan and Mascalero a few years ago, and if we annoy them, our Baishan tribe will suffer! ”

Esquat said: "It's different, the Lipan and Mascalero people are near the railway, but the Tang people don't know where our Baishan tribe is, and we have the cover of the mountains, so the Tang people won't do us much harm." When their army is gone, we will attack their railroad again, and this is a contest in which we have complete superiority! ”