Under Anderson's operation, the turtledove purchased a batch of potatoes from the Big Tree tribe at the cost of almost emptying the turtledove tribe of funds.

By the time the potatoes arrived at the turtledove tribe, some of them had already sprouted.

But there is no choice but to peel off the shoots and continue to eat. Diarrhea can't kill people, but starve a few to death, which is more economical.

Anderson gathered all the active males in the tribe and asked them to train with him.

In order to ensure the quality of the training, Anderson distributed food to them, and some of them even received a sip of wine.

The content of the training is the actual line infantry tactics, which are indeed the most advanced infantry tactics in this era. At this point, Anderson didn't discount at all.

The turtledove observed for two days and said nothing. While nibbling on baked potatoes, he watched them train in silence.

That night, the four-legged snake quietly found the turtle dove.

"Chief, if this continues, our entire tribe will become his!"

The turtledove was silent for a while before he said, "What's the solution?" People have money and food! ”

"Hey! It's not a problem to go on like this! The four-legged snake said.

Of course, the turtledove knows that it is not a problem to go on like this!

In fact, during the day, Anderson came to him and asked him to take his tribe down the mountain and obey the unified command of the Great Tree Chief.

Anderson's exact words are like this: "In this deep mountain and old forest, there is no future at all!" You can't stay here for the rest of your life, can you? Let's go and follow Lieutenant Big Tree! There is food and drink outside the mountains, what is better than staying here? ”

Turtledove's answer is that it needs to be reconsidered.

"Okay, then you can think about it slowly!" Anderson said.

Anderson's ambition to occupy the magpie's nest and seize the turtledove tribe is simply obvious!

Now, even the four-legged snake is reminding him.

This shows that Anderson's infiltration of the tribe has progressed to a certain extent.

The turtledove was silent in the dark room for a while, and then finally said, "Four-legged snake, go find a few flag masters and let them come over for a meeting!" ”

"Huh? Now? ”

"Hmm."

"What's the meeting?"

"Originally, I wanted to go out after a while," said Ikaruga, "and now it seems that we have to go out in advance!" Let's go out of the mountains and do a vote! ”

"Do a vote? No, I'm not against a vote, I mean why now? ”

"Because our situation is stable now, we can't wait until the real mountains and rivers are exhausted before acting." Turtledove said.

Be prepared for danger in times of peace!

There is also the same proverb among the Indians: Hunt when you are full, and do not wait until you are hungry!

The four-legged snake was stunned for a moment, and said, "Turtledove, now that you leave the tribe, aren't you giving up the tribe to that Anderson?" In the past few days, his group has been jumping up and down, calling us brothers, but they don't have a good heart! ”

"He treats you as a brother, do you treat him as a brother too?" Turtledove asked.

"Phew!" The four-legged snake said, "Brother shit! I'm not blind! ”

"That's fine! Eat what you should eat, and drink what you should drink. If this tribe that I built up was so easily pulled away by him - hehe! ”

"Hey!" The four-legged snake sighed.

"Don't worry, four-legged snake!" Turtledove said: "The tribe is ours, and no one can take it away!" ”

The turtledove had been silent all these days because he was wondering whether to swing the knife outward or inward.

The biggest crisis of the tribe is not Anderson at all, but 'poverty'!

……

The eight banner lords came to the turtledove's house.

"Four-legged snakes, parrots, frogs, smoke men, you have watched the tribe well during my absence. You don't care what that Anderson wants to do, you should eat, you should practice! Only one point, the tribe can't follow him to war! ”

"Sir, I don't think it's necessary for you to take the risk yourself!" Parrot said. "Now that our trade with the Big Tree Tribe has resumed, more food will continue to come in, so there is no need to rush it."

"Yes, sir!" The smoke man also persuaded: "As long as we wait until the harvest of Da Sang, we will have a lot of money." When the time comes, you can't buy anything, so you don't have to worry too much! ”

"And, even if you're going out, you don't have to go yourself!" The iron wolf and the frog said one by one: "Let's go, anyway, everyone's robbery skills are still there!" Can't deal with whites, can't you deal with a few Indians? ”

The turtledove stopped the gossip of several people.

"From the moment I walked you out of Harrison Valley, I never wanted to sit still!"

"We can still get by now, but we can't wait until we really can't get through it anymore before we take this step!"

"That's it, I'll take the 'big hard' and 'peso' down the mountain to do a vote, and now that the battle has not started, there are many opportunities. When the war starts, there may not be such a good chance! ”

"There is no such thing as food, no matter how much it is!"

"And the most important thing is the gun! If we have a gun, we can afford to talk, but without a gun, it's useless for us to say anything! ”

The turtledove arranged the affairs of the tribe, and specially told the four-legged snake not to touch that Anderson.

The four-legged snake was not convinced.

"Sir, I'm not as tolerant as you!"

"Fart!" The turtledove kicked over. "No matter how unbearable it is, you have to endure it for Lao Tzu! Everything will be said when I get back! ”

……

Turtledove took a total of 5 people out of the mountain. In addition to 'Giant Hard' and 'Peso', there are three imps, and Turtledove wants them to come out and see the world as well.

They are all people who have been captured by the white man once, and the adults are okay to say, and they are good men when they are full.

But the three children, even though they had been raised in the tribe for more than half a year, were still a little depressed. Even the sound of thunder would wake them up from their sleep, and they jumped out of the bed and rushed into the torrential rain desperately, fleeing in the mountains and forests without a clue.

……

The Sierra Madre in spring is full of life.

The trees are towering, and the vines are growing wildly.

If you are not particularly familiar with this mountain forest, you will soon get lost in the mountain forest.

The turtledove had forgotten how he had led a group of Indians to the valley, where trees and vines changed the path, and heavy rains and torrents changed the terrain.

If he were to take people on another trip like he had done last year, he would never be able to go to the place where the current tribe is.

Even now, who are familiar with the mountains and forests, and whose own tribe's spies have been marked as only their own, it is still very difficult to walk down the mountain smoothly.

"Pesos! How did we get back here? Turtledove asked curiously.

Peso bit his finger and looked sullenly at the big tree in front of him.

Yes, at noon, they had seen the tree, and had rested under it.

But now, they're going round and come back again.

What the hell is going on?

"Peso, look at the way you lead!" Huge loud complaining.

A few Indians actually got lost in their own mountains and forests, and if this matter spreads, I am afraid that they will be laughed to death by others!

Not to mention, the chief is still there!

I lost such a big face!

The huge face was flushed, and he was about to climb up the tree, and he wanted to see which direction his group should go in the green shade that covered the sky and the sun overhead.

"It's all the blame on the parrot!" "If he had made the mark of the descent a little more conspicuous," Biso hatedly said, "we wouldn't have lost!" Well, now a heavy rain has fallen, and the branches and vines have grown wildly, and there are no signs left! ”

Turtledove shook his head as he listened to Peso and Giant Hard, complaining to each other.

At this moment, I heard the 'crescent moon' next to me screaming.

"Mark it here! I found a marker! ”

With a shout from him, several people looked over.

The other two children grabbed the branch and swung themselves over like monkeys.

In a few moments, a stone covered in vines and moss was peeled open, revealing an arrow mark hewn out with an axe!

"Look! Mark it here! ”

"We should be going in this direction!"

"That's right, we just went the other way around!"

The three children gathered around the arrow marker and spoke cheerfully to the turtledove.

This small success was a huge encouragement to them.

Turtledoves had never seen them so excited in their memory.

"Crescent, good job!" "Smoked fish, you're amazing!" "Sturgeon, you jump so high!"

With the deliberate encouragement of the three adults, the three children, who were originally gloomy and timid, began to regain their naughty and playful nature.

From then on until the descent, the three of them were at the front of the line.

Not only did they search for directions, but they also picked wild fruits from time to time.

Through the dense layers of trees, turtledoves can hear their laughter.

……

"Hey, peso!" Giant Tough put his arm around Peso's shoulder, "How did you come up with this idea?" ”

It turns out that the story of getting lost just now is just Peso and Ju Qiang deliberately acting. The purpose is just to make these three gloomy children lively.

"I just remembered what happened when I was a kid." Peso replied: "When I was a child, I was taken captive by white men like them. Later, my father snatched me back from the white man, but when I came home, I became very timid, afraid that if I closed my eyes, my father and mother would disappear again. ”

"And then?" Juju asked, "You're too bold now, not like a coward!" ”

"Hey, hey!" Peso laughed a little, and then said: "Later, my father took me to hunt bison, and of course, mainly he was killing, and I watched from the sidelines. Once, a ferocious bison actually knocked my dad away, I was scared and cried at first, watching my dad hanging on the horns of the bison and listening to his crazy shouts, I just didn't know what to do! ”

"Is your dad dead like that?" Asked in a big way.

"Get out!" Putting his arm around his huge shoulders, he gave him a heavy hammer on the head, and continued: "My father hung on the horns of the bison, and told me to pick up the knife from the ground and cut off the hoof of the bison when it passed me!" ”

"You certainly didn't dare!" Giant hard said.

"yes, I didn't dare! After a long time, I heard my father's voice hoarse. He has always encouraged me and taught me all the time. He told me to hold the knife flat, to hold the hilt firmly, and not to close my eyes when swinging the knife...... He babbled and talked and talked ”

"How daring you are?"

"Hmm. In fact, children are just like us adults, they want to be complimented by us," said Peso, "and now that I think about it, it was a very simple thing. But for me at the time, it was as difficult as heaven. You don't know, that night, I didn't sleep all night! I'm so excited! So happy! So excited! ”

"You've got a good dad!"

"Hmm."

Peso let go of his huge grip and silently took a step faster.

The turtledove walked behind them.

The joyful noise of three Indian children could be heard ahead. They must have found another marker to guide the way.

This is the first time in their lives that these Native American children have enjoyed such a happy time.

In the mountains and forests where everything grows wildly, they have a wonderful childhood, just like the white children of their time!