Ten days later, the parrot happily returned to the turtledove tribe and announced the completion of his mission.

"Grass! Lao Tzu went this time, and saw at least a thousand women! ”

The parrot sits cross-legged on the hot kang of the turtledove and blows loudly.

From a woman's hair to a woman's feet, at least 80% of the time is spent talking about a part that cannot be written.

The onlookers, including the turtledoves, listened with relish.

The four-legged snake even said that the parrot was an outstanding diplomat, businessman and poet.

From sunrise to sunset, everyone blew the smoked fish outside the house and lit a bonfire.

"Parrot, how many people are there in the Mei tribe?" The turtledove asked about the information he had told the parrot to listen to.

"That's a lot!" The parrot replied, "There are people everywhere!" ”

"What's their tribal specialty?"

"Huh? What is a specialty? The parrot asked curiously.

"What's going on out there? Is there a war? Turtledove asked.

"War? What kind of battles to fight? There was no war! The parrot said categorically: "Singing and dancing everywhere!" Sir, don't you know, Mescaliero's woman, big and round......"

"What's the price of the clothes over there?"

The parrot scratched its head, "Clothes? The women over there were not any clothes, so I couldn't ask. Sir, let me tell you, whoever goes there next time must take me with him, I am already familiar with it......"

The more the turtledove asked, the darker his face became.

By the standards of later scouts, this parrot would have been shot for at least ten minutes!

But here, there is no way, he is the most outstanding scout, intelligence master, diplomat, businessman, and poet of all the land!

……

Not long after the parrot had successfully completed his diplomatic mission, a weary traveler followed the parrot's return route to the turtledove tribe.

His face was covered in wind and dust, and the gun on his back was covered in mud, which made people wonder if the gun could still be fired.

Ikaruga personally met him and asked him about the situation outside.

Only then did I know that there had already been a commotion outside the mountain.

Since the Harrison Valley massacre, whites have sent a large number of troops to search the mountains.

After searching for more than half a month, the white army raised the butcher's knife at the nearby Indian tribe.

Along the Colorado River all the way north, there are skinned Indians everywhere.

Under these conditions, more than a dozen Apache tribes formed an alliance, and they began to negotiate with the whites.

The outcome of the negotiations is not yet available, but it is to be expected that the Apache will have to pay huge reparations and may even be stripped of their reservation status and have to move north.

In the turtledove's heart, I couldn't help but feel a moment of guilt - this is all my own fault!

"So, Mr. Titfuck, why are you here?" Turtledove asked him.

There was no one else in the house, and the hay under the kang was burning and beeping.

The visitor from afar looked at the turtledove with a rough wooden bowl in his hand.

"What's wrong, Mr.?" The turtledove looked at him strangely.

was silent for a moment, then said, "A friend introduced you to us, and he suggested that we should visit your tribe. ”

"Who is this friend, do I know him?" Turtledove asked.

The traveler, ',' shook his head and said, "It's a secret, I won't tell, and you don't have to dig into it. There are many chickadees hidden in the Sierra Madre, they are our eyes and ears. But they have no ill will towards you, on the contrary, they are also your friends. ”

"Oh?" The turtledove raised her eyes in confusion.

In the course of talking to the traveler, for the vast majority of the time, the turtledove acted as a poor listener.

And, occasionally, he makes some common-sense mistakes and appears stupid and dull.

Perhaps in the eyes of the traveler, the turtledove was not a very good chieftain, and was nowhere near as shrewd as the 'friend' had claimed.

This can be seen from the traveler's gradually relaxed demeanor.

Therefore, in order to better let the turtledove understand many truths, the traveler's words are a little more.

"Mr. Turtledove, you are a great chief!" said.

Turtledove smiled and said he thought the same way.

"But, Mr. Icardove, I'm afraid your peaceful life in this valley will soon be shattered!" said.

"Who?" The turtledove wasted no time in expressing the instinct that a chief should have, the vigilance of a wild beast.

"White people!" "The whites will soon come," said the Titadee, "and they will uproot your crops, and burn down your houses, and kill your people, and you, Mr. Turtledove, with all due respect, will probably be taken to the east coast and caged for them to perform a circus." ”

"Haha!" Turtledove laughed, "The Sierra de la Madre is so big, how can a white man find me?" Besides, there are powerful Apache people outside the mountain, and I think we're pretty safe. Mr. is too worried! ”

Chickadee sighed and said, "In fact, not only your tribe, but all the Indians, from the Iroquois in the east to the Shoshone in the west, from the Blackfoot in the north to the Apache in the south, are facing an unprecedented massacre. Mr. Turtledove, the white man is destroying us in an organized and planned way! ”

This is undeniable, and the turtledove nodded, and said indignantly, "Of course I know this! My tribe and I escaped from their hands! ”

"Unfortunately, not all Indians recognized this. They are also immersed in the good promises that white people have made to them. Mr. Ikaruges, since the white men set foot on our land, they have been with the Seminos, the Iroquois, the Sioux people...... Almost every tribe has signed an unknown number of agreements. In practice, however, none of the agreements were observed. They always take what they want, and then they force us with muskets to give them more! ”

"Yes, that's it!" Turtledove said.

"They always do!" said. "Even now, under the pretext of the Harrison Valley tragedy, they have sent large numbers of troops to the Pecos and Korodaro rivers, and the massacres are going on every day, and they can always find all sorts of laws to support their actions. If they couldn't find it, they would bring out a thick copy of the Bible, in which they would always find a reason for the massacre. If the Protestants among them can't find it, the Catholics can't find it, the Whigs can't find it, and the Democrats can't find it......"

"How did the Apache allow them to mess around like this?" Turtledove asked.

"The Apache are not monolithic, and the vast majority of them, like everyone else, are immersed in the promise of white man."

At this point, the was silent for a long time before he continued: "They have made another 'San Angelo Agreement' with the white men, and they are now celebrating the signing of the agreement, and they believe that the white men will lay down their guns and bring them permanent peace." ”

"What a rat-eyed guy!" Turtledove continued with the topic of, "So, Mr., what should we do now?" ”

The hesitated.

"Mr. Ikarugya, although it is true that you are a little stupid, but, out of trust in that friend, I hereby convey to you Mr. Victorio's invitation to join our resistance!"