"Because he's my father." The horse whistle is rightly strong.

"......" The crow froze, wanting to ask something more, but didn't know how to ask.

Everyone eats roast beef.

"We're going to go bison hunting for some time." When the roast was almost finished, the crow spoke again, "For the sake of replenishing food, and collecting furs—the merchant may come in the near future, and we can exchange something." ”

"American businessmen?" Ma Whistle asked casually.

"That's right, it's white people, there are always people who are willing to go anywhere and do anything for money." "These merchants are also often dangerous, and each of them wears a weapon, so we'll have to be careful when the time comes." ”

When Ma Whistle heard this, he had some expectations in his heart, after all, American businessmen would inevitably bring a lot of new news from the outside world, and the information of the Indians was too closed.

But then, a question made him a little worried.

His level of English.

As a science student from an ordinary university, Ma Whistle's English was already poor, and after a few years of living in an Indian society where English letters were hard to read, his English proficiency was even worse.

How bad is it?

He couldn't even remember how to spell the full name of Station P for a while.

In addition, there are some differences between the English of this era and later generations, and Ma Whistle feels that he probably can't understand a few words.

"How are we going to communicate with American businessmen when they come?" The horse whistle asked.

"Some of them know some Apache." "Of course, we also have people who understand English. Normal communication is not a big problem. ”

"Who?"

"It's our High Priest, it's a rainy day."

The answer was not unexpected, and the horse whistle nodded.

The crow said slowly: "Rainy day is a powerful person, in addition to Apache, he also knows many languages, such as Sioux, Arapaho, Comanche...... Of course, there are some white languages, but he says he is not proficient in white languages. ”

This surprised Ma Whistle, who did not expect to be so rich in foreign languages on a rainy day.

Even if you don't know English on a rainy day, you should be better than yourself - Ma Whistle has no confidence in his poor English.

For the rest of the day, the Arapahoe did not attack, and the Apache who defended the area were quite comfortable.

The main job of the horse whistle was to make and promote stirrups and bows among the people, and to make them available to all Apache people as soon as possible.

At that time, the combat effectiveness of the whole clan will inevitably be higher, and even if the Arapahoe people attack on a large scale, there is no need to worry too much.

In the process, Ma Whistle communicated a lot with the High Priest on a rainy day, and took the opportunity to "learn" some English from him.

The so-called "learning" is that Ma Whistle pretends to learn English from knowing the 26 English letters, and then within a few days, he shows an English level close to that of elementary school students, becoming the second person in the entire Apache camp to speak English, which shocks everyone on a rainy day.

In addition to this, Ma Sentry sometimes joins hunting teams and goes out to camp to hunt bison.

The hunt for bison was not an easy one, and it can be seen as a low-intensity battle, with injuries often occurring.

These bison are huge, often up to a ton, and have a fierce personality, and they always appear in large herds and in large herds, rampage through the mountains.

Once the hunters are besieged by the herd, their lives are in danger, and several cattle come up to the top, and all the people and horses die.

Of course, the Indians had been hunting these bison for a long time and had a lot of experience, and although injuries were inevitable, it was rare for them to die.

For tens of thousands of years, many Indians have hunted bison for a living, and their ocean-like herds provide them with meat, bones, furs, and other essential supplies.

Now, bison also secures their most important trade route: the fur trade.

For most Indians, the main way to get what was produced by white people was to find a merchant and exchange it for furs.

Of all furs, bison skins are not the most expensive, but they are undoubtedly the richest, at least for now.

Many whites have long joined the hunt for bison, almost with the goal of exterminating bison, because it can effectively reduce the living space of the Indians. But for now, bison are still large in abundance and can produce abundant furs.

"Knock knock—"

"Moo-"

Above the plains, a mighty herd of bison rushed, making earth-shattering hooves and, of course, their cries.

With the pace of the bison herd, as far as the eye can see, there is smoke and dust.

In the midst of the smoke, skilled Apache hunters rode their horses, weaving back and forth between the gaps of the herd, picking their targets and timing.

In the process, they must be extremely careful and vigilant at all times so as not to get caught up in the herd, otherwise they may be trampled into meat sauce at any time.

There were about seventy or eighty Apache hunters here, and the horse whistle was one of them.

He rode Black Blade through the vast herds of bison, following the ancient and simple rules of finding suitable prey—prioritizing the elderly and lonely.

The Plains Indians knew very well that they could not do without bison, so in order to survive for a long time, they also had to consider the survival and reproduction of the herd as much as possible when hunting.

Since it is necessary to take care of the reproduction of the herd, of course, calves and cows can not be killed, and the old and frail cattle are the primary targets. Such cattle are also relatively easy to get hold of.

Soon, the horse whistle found an ideal target.

He looked around again, then drove his horse closer, and at the same time bent his bow and arrow, aiming at the old bison of his choice.

"Whoa—whoa—whoa—"

He fired several arrows quickly, almost all of them hitting the target, and the arrows pierced the buffalo's body, causing it to let out a howl.

The North American bison is physically strong, and of course its vitality is not ordinary, at least it will not be like humans who are hit by an arrow and lose their feet.

In most cases, even if they are hit by several arrows, they will not fall to the ground immediately, but will go on a rampage for a period of time until they are exhausted from blood loss.

During this time, all the hunter needs to do is stay away and let the injured bison run to their deaths, and then wait for the herd to leave the area before coming forward to collect the carcass of the bison.

The injured old cow ran slower and slower, and after a while it was completely thrown away by the herd in front of him, and then fell to the ground exhausted.

The horse sentry stepped forward at this time, and after confirming that the bison was dead, he tied his carcass with a rope and waited for the arrival of the hunting caravan.

When they hunt bison, they also need to bring a herd of horses with them in order to drag the cattle back.

At the end of the day's hunting, Apache hunters dragged the carcasses of dozens of bison back to camp for a barbecue.

Of course, before the barbecue begins, people also need to have the skinners peel off the skins of these bison as intact as possible, and the level of skinning skills will directly affect the price of the hides.

In the camp, the Apache had amassed thousands of bison skins, and now they were waiting for the white furriers to come and buy them.