Chapter 49: When the Beast Sees the Rainbow for the First Time
When the turtledove first arrived in the Brak Hill area, he was still a nobody.
Even if he is famous in the forests of the Sierra Madre in the south, in the great plains to the north, who cares what kind of bird the turtle dove in the south is?
The Indian tribes on the Great Plains come and go, and there is not much more turtledove, and there is not much less turtledove.
It wasn't until he erected the black flag representing the rebels on the top of Mount Brak that it suddenly attracted everyone's attention.
From that moment on, at least within the Sioux people, everyone knew that the guy who was determined to carry on Victorio's legacy and fight the whites to the end was called 'Turtledove'!
Moreover, he also had a rather formidable Tonatyus legion, with three hundred well-trained soldiers, each of whom was skilled in using muskets!
As for the white people, in their eyes, the turtledove at this time is nothing more than a stronger ant.
Fremont, who has a sharp and lofty eye, sent his close friend Kit Carson, who already has the greatest respect for this intruder.
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Subsequently, the signing of the "Burak Agreement" pushed the turtledove to the position of the leader of the Indian Resistance Alliance, but this position is more like something that has been pushed out to fight the thunder.
The white people slaughtered indiscriminately on the Great Plains, killing the people of the Sioux people, killing the Seven Colors Flame Alliance almost to collapse, indiscriminately, without any reason at all.
In such a bloody and terrifying period, to have a 'turtledove' jump out and attract the firepower of the white people is simply a savior for the Sioux tribe on the Great Plains!
Maybe from the bottom of their hearts, they hope that the turtledove can win, but this does not affect them in the slightest to secretly cool in no one: Old man Bai, our leader is there, go kill him, don't kill me!
The terrible battle of Tonatyu on the banks of the Yellowstone River is still hidden in the fog and no one knows, and the turtledove is still a "wronged man", "a ghost for the dead", a "man who carries the blame", and a "stupid and arrogant boy" in the oral stories of the Sioux people.
However, the turtledove, which the Sioux people do not have the slightest respect in their words and deeds, has suddenly risen to the rank of 'nirvana' in Fremont!
For this reason, even if Fremont had other arms, and even most of his own forces were involved in Oregon and California, he still did not hesitate to go to the tavern in person, and then recruited an army of 500 people, and he would take the life of the turtledove as soon as possible!
The deep thoughts of those at the top may not be able to grasp all of them at the bottom.
At that time, Bill, who was in a tavern with a gun drawn, was looking around in a daze, bent on finding a chance to change jobs. The fast gunner is far less majestic than others think, and the biggest dream of all the cowboys who survived is 'Zhao'an', and the iron rice bowl in the system is the most ideal destination.
Fremont asked him to deal with the turtledove, and for him, he was not even a bird he had never heard of, so he asked him to go south to capture the Mexican Emperor Maximilian alive, and Bill also went with a revolver.
Before leaving, he learned for the first time that 'Turtledove' was the second generation of Victorio, the chief of the southern turtledove tribe, an Indian who married the wife of 'Broken Shoes' Loczen, and was said to be a distant relative of Juarez.
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What really made the name of the turtledove resounding in the Great Plains was the Denver Daily News, which was known for its horror and funny!
A poor editor named Edgar Allan Poe wrote in the Denver Daily about a Don Quixote Indian chief in the usual exaggerated and terrifying way.
The chieftain tried to build a modern industrial city on Mount Braque, but he made a lot of jokes because of various problems. The story is now being serialized in the newspapers, and it is said that the response has been good, and many people have recommended him for a reward, which is much more powerful than what "What is the Red Letter" Walden!
It was also the first time Bill and Snyder had met Turtledove.
Maybe the story may not be true, but there is no doubt that this turtledove is indeed a big fish!
Especially after seeing the White Rock City from a distance through the telescope, Bill the Gunslinger had a hunch that compared to the ridiculous White Rock City, the turtledove was the first target he should hunt.
Perhaps the information he had obtained about turtledoves was not sufficient.
However, the wise man needs to peel back the cocoon and analyze it slowly, and the beast has always acted only on instinct.
In an instant, Bill discovered the 'throat' of the White Rock City.
Without the slightest hesitation, he ordered his army to turn back and rush towards the ridiculous army of Indians.
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His troops, consisting of more than 300 men, were infantry, and cavalry numbered more than 100.
While his infantry units were still turning in confusion, the cavalry ranks had already crossed them and rushed far away.
In the 19th century, when muskets were the main combat weapon, the role of cavalry was more reflected in surprise raids, mainly to break the enemy's formation.
But in Bill's hands, he used it as a frontal assault force.
He has his own reasons.
The soldiers he recruited were all old cowboys, and it is indeed not an exaggeration to say that they have experienced a hundred battles. But half of the old cowboy's survival so far depends on strength, and the other half is 'acting when the opportunity comes'.
It's definitely too much to get them to line up and be shot, and it's far more effective than rushing forward like this.
When more than a hundred horsemen charged, even the earth trembled!
Since the appearance of the rigid musket array, it is difficult to see the scene of cavalry charging en masse on the battlefield.
No one can rush past the well-formed musket array, and the last 30 meters are a never-ending meat grinder, no matter how many people and horses are filled in, they will die.
- However, Bill knew that letting the cavalry assault head-on was the best way for him to fight at this time!
Ten years ago, in the area of Yin Linoyin and Iowa, an Indian chief named 'Black Hawk' united dozens of tribes such as the Sok, Mesquaki, and Chikeb tribes to organize an army of more than 20,000 men and launched an attack on the white army.
At the time, Bill was still an ordinary sergeant major in the Union Army.
He had seen with his own eyes the shocking scene when the thousands of cavalry of the 'Black Hawk' charged en masse.
Although the Black Hawk failed in the end, the earth-shattering power of the cavalry charge made Bill still feel terrified when he thought about it.
His superior, a lieutenant named Jefferson Davis, said to him:
"Bill, the days of cavalry are over!"
"But when one day in the future, if you engage the enemy in a hurry, and you happen to have another cavalry contingent in your hands, then, do not hesitate to press your cavalry troops at once!"
"This is the easiest and most straightforward way for you to achieve victory!"
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Bill has the instincts of a beast.
He felt that a smart man like Jefferson Davis would definitely become a great big man in the future.
He felt that the most important thing he should do now was to kill the turtledove without delay.
He hid in the middle of his own group, his eyes fixed on the horizon ahead of him, the team that was rushing towards him.
At the front of that team, as it was written in the newspapers:
- The strange Indian chieftain, with his head covered in colorful feathers, seemed to have a rainbow behind him as he galloped on his horse!