Chapter 254: Bounty Hunters in Action (Three Watches!) )

In French Quebec, the situation became clear after the entry of the Song Empire and their defeat of the Iroquois.

The fortress has been lifted, and although there are still sporadic battles, they have all taken place dozens of miles away.

Therefore, the fortress side is relatively safe.

At the same time, the Somali blacks were stationed in the fortress and took charge of the security of the area, which suddenly relaxed the hearts of the French.

It's just that the French can't leave the fortress yet, after all, there are a lot of Iroquois scattered around, and they are still scattered around the perimeter and have not been wiped out.

Therefore, it is still a bit dangerous to go out too far.

But on the whole, within two or three miles of the fortress, it is absolutely safe.

The supplies of Lake Ontario were transported along the course of the St. Lawrence River to the southern end of the fort by small boats.

The arrival of these supplies greatly alleviated the food crisis of the French.

Song Hu had already considered this problem, so he instructed the shipyards in Lake Ontario to build small ships to transport goods first.

Small boats are not large and are built very quickly, so they are the best choice for transporting supplies for the time being.

With food, the hearts of the people of the Quebec fortress immediately stabilized.

Lamar took his 8,000-strong Somali legion and the first thing he did when he entered the fortress was to announce the ownership of the place to all the French.

Originally, it belonged to France and was a French territory.

But now, because the original lord Sara is married to the crown prince of the empire, Quebec, as the dowry of the countess of Sarah, has naturally become the pocket of the Song Empire.

Of course, the territory still nominally belonged to the Countess of Sarah, and at the same time became the royal domain of the Song Empire. At the same time, on the map of the Song Empire, Quebec was also incorporated into it.

To this question, the French did not react much.

In their opinion, it doesn't matter whose territory it is. What matters is whether they can live a better life.

Lamar certainly made a commitment to this, citing some examples from the Manhattan side.

In short, it is possible to go to Manhattan to earn a living, but only after the remnants of the surrounding Iroquois are cleared.

Otherwise, it's not very safe on the road, right?

Everyone understands this.

But you can't just be so idle all the time, you must know that many French people live by hunting and trading furs with Indians.

The war was not yet over, and the Iroquois were scattered around and could not get them out to hunt. At the same time, because of the defeat of the Iroquois and the occupation of Lake Ontario.

Those who traded with the Indians lost their source of income.

Lamar gave a solution to this problem.

After being defeated, the Iroquois fled into the surrounding forests or farther away.

These people always have to be solved, and it is impossible to let them hide around like this.

Therefore, Lamar offered a way to make a fortune, and that was to exchange the head of an Iroquois to him for a bounty.

In addition to being able to make money. It can also be very effective in destroying enemies.

It's a very good way to do it.

Although the main force of the Iroquois was pursued by Sharma and his Gurkha legions.

But the scattered Iroquois scattered around are still a big problem.

During these days they went out to investigate the procession. Sporadic attacks were launched.

Although the casualties caused were not very large, it would not be a problem to harass them like this.

And these Iroquois are scattered small groups, a dozen or a few people like that.

Lamar couldn't send a large force to encircle and suppress it, which was very unrealistic.

But let the French encircle and suppress these Iroquois. They don't have much fighting spirit.

That's why Lamar came up with such a solution.

For Europeans, Lamarna knows so well.

They are all unprofitable guys who can't afford to be early.

Really. After Lamar offered the head-for-money bonus, the languishing French showed great enthusiasm, and within a short time spontaneously formed small groups and left the fortress and began to enter the surrounding forest to find the Iroquois.

You must know that the only materials transported from Lake Ontario are rice and mustard, although there are other materials but they are all commodities.

Rice and mustard can't always be supplied for free, and at the end of the day, you can only buy them with money.

And if you don't have money, you have to go hungry again.

The French, who had already experienced a hunger once, really didn't want to taste that taste again.

Therefore, when they hear that they can make money, they can not burst into enthusiasm and motivation there.

If you have money, you can buy food and other goods, and make your life more comfortable.

In addition to the French, the Indians who were vassals of the French also joined in.

Since Quebec was now part of the Song Empire, the Indian tribes that had taken refuge with the French had also turned into Indian tribes that were vassals under the Song Empire.

In the past few days, after all kinds of contact, the scattered tribes have slowly returned to Quebec and met their new 'masters'.

In this war, the Indian tribes that were vassals of the French suffered heavy losses, which can be described as devastating.

But because of this, they had a deeper hatred for the Iroquois and were more vulnerable to Lamar's exploitation.

Coupled with Lamar's favorable offer, the warriors of these Indian tribes were even more excited than the French.

After a few days, the harvest of these Indian warriors was very rich.

Lamar also made good on his promise to give them as many silver coins as he sent a head.

The Indians, who had been given the silver coins, went to the small shops they had built to buy grain, mustard, and other goods.

With these people to do live advertising, there are still some guys who are watching the excitement can't help it.

Hmph, why do it yourself, you can solve the problem with a little brain.

According to what Lord Wang Shan said, 'If you can solve a problem with money, then it is not a problem.' That's just right.

Don't look at the silver coins you paid to those people, but the silver coins were the most unscrupulous and returned to him.

And those people get nothing more than consumables. In the future, they will still need these goods, so he doesn't have to worry about selling them at all.

Everyone has to eat grain, and mustard has salt to supplement some of the body's needs.

You must know that the salt of this era is not so delicious.

And matches and some gadgets, that's also a necessity.

Therefore, there is no market for these commodities at all.

Every day, small groups of varying numbers leave the fort of Quebec, and every day many small groups return from the surrounding area, bringing back a large number of heads.

But often when these teams come back, you find that their team is reduced by a few people.

It can be seen that these people are already dead.

However, these teams are not afraid of not being able to recruit people. As long as they say that there is a shortage of people in the team, then someone will soon be added to the team.

For a time, the team of Quebec bounty hunters developed vigorously.

It didn't matter, but it became a nightmare for the Iroquois scattered around.

Not only did they have to watch out for the French, but they also had to watch out for the Indians, who were just as skilled as they were at tracking and ambushing.

It's a big cup.

Dividing Line –

Cuckoo! Cuckoo!

Every morning on the American continent, when the sun is just emerging from the horizon, most of the Americas are covered in thick fog.

In the thick fog, it's impossible to know if there's danger on the other side of the road. And what will rush out in the next moment.

It could be a hare, a coyote or a brown bear, or of course an enemy of its own.

Thick tree trunks were faintly visible in the thick fog, but it was not very clear because of the fog.

Bursts of bird chirps. and the chirping of pheasants, echoing through the forest.

The rustle of leaves, and the sound of a stream running in the forest.

An Iroquois squad of nine people, very cautious and cautious, slowly advanced through the fog.

They walked very slowly. And listen to the movement around from time to time, or look up at the situation around you.

Although the fog was so strong, they couldn't see anything through the thick fog. But they did it anyway.

The Iroquois were all armed with sharp daggers in their hands, and they looked extremely cautious.

Click!

The crisp sound of a branch breaking made everyone stop, and they nervously made a move before attacking.

Sou!

A thin arrow shot through the fog struck an Iroquois in the face, straight into his right eye.

Subsequently, more arrows were fired from the left, right, and above.

Woohoo!

Attacked by the intrusion, the Iroquois let out a high-pitched roar and rushed forward.

Then, a number of whites and Indians dressed completely differently from the Iroquois emerged from the fog. The two sides quickly rushed together, and the next moment a scuffle began.

The Iroquois were attacked suddenly, and several men fell. So in terms of numbers, they don't have much advantage, and at the same time, the opponent's momentum is greater, so there is no suspense in this battle at all.

Above them, four Indians also jumped down.

This small team of Iroquois looks like they have entered an ambush circle.

The battle ended quickly, in less than five minutes.

At the cost of two lives, the attackers wiped out the nine-man Iroquois squad.

They then used their scimitars or daggers to give the Iroquois the most lethal blows, and then began to cut off their heads.

Although it lost two manpower, the harvest was still good after all.

Nine heads, if you take them back, you can exchange them for almost thirty silver livres.

That's a lot of money.

If you use it to buy rice, you can buy 300 catties of rice.

The men did not speak, and they gave all the severed heads to one of the white men, who dragged a large sack behind him, and he was the one who specialized in dragging the sack, and did not have to take part in the battle.

These people were very silent, silently cutting off their heads, then listening vigilantly to the voices around them, and then moving on.

It was evident that they were not satisfied with the elimination of such a small group of Iroquois who had always been there.

They will continue to search for the Iroquois, then kill them and cut off their heads, and wait until they return for money.

Lamar's idea was really useful, and when the profession of bounty hunter from Quebec appeared, it was devastating to the Iroquois scattered around the area.

Every day, a team of bounty hunters returns to the fort, receives the bounty with sacks of heads, and then sets off again after a short rest and settling their families.

In the eyes of these bounty hunters, this is a very lucrative and good profession, and there are a lot of Iroquois in the vicinity of Sanlu, and they can't wait for the Iroquois to never finish killing.

So that they can make more money.

It has to be said that under the lure of money, the combat effectiveness of the French is still very high.

It can be seen that as long as the money is in place, the lazy French can still become qualified fighters, and they are very active in battle.

Lamar even felt that the profession of a bounty hunter could be retained. In the future, if you participate in the struggle for hegemony in Europe or other wars, this kind of guy who exchanges money for money can definitely bring great losses to the enemy.

But the question is, after the Iroquois in the surrounding area are wiped out, how will these people be preserved.

Without the Iroquois, the bounty hunters would have no purpose.

If they don't have a goal, they can't make money, and if they can't make money, they won't be motivated, right?

Looks like they're going to have to think about it, and they'll have to give them a target to keep going on with after they've dealt with the Iroquois.

They have to keep their fighting spirit and their greed for money.

Oh, what kind of solution should I think of?

Lamar has been struggling with this lately.

Just as Lamar had taken over the Quebec fortress and was beginning to struggle with some problems, Sharma's main force chasing the Iroquois had reached the northeastern part of what would become Canada.

Along the way, Sharma inflicted heavy casualties on the Iroquois main force and had to flee all the way north.

In order to escape Sharma's pursuit, the Iroquois had to divide their ranks from time to time, hoping to get rid of Sharma.

Unfortunately, after they separated some men and fled in other directions, Sharma would also divide some of them to continue the pursuit.

In this way, the main force of the Iroquois gradually broke away through continuous division, and at last there were only about 40,000 people left, but less than 10,000 of these 40,000 were elite soldiers, and the rest were the old, weak, sick, and women.

In other words, there are less than 10,000 people who can fight.

Sharma also continued to divide his troops to pursue those groups that broke away from the main Iroquois forces, and now only a legion of 3,000 men remained.

Eventually, the Iroquois stopped fleeing, and they were tired of running away.

They stopped, determined to fight the enemy here.

Besides, the number of enemies chasing after you has become smaller, isn't it?

Hum!

I thought that there were few of us, but now we are bold, and we look down on people too much.

Sharma looked at the Iroquois formation on the battlefield and pouted in disapproval. (To be continued.) )