The so-called "Mexico problem" means, of course, the hatred of the Apache people towards Mexico.

Every Indian tribe hates whites, but the whites they hate the most are different, for example, the Seminoles hate the Americans the most, and the Fox hate the French the most.

The whites hated most by the Apache people were undoubtedly Mexicans, or white Mexicans to be precise, because Mexico, especially in the south, had begun to have a lot of mixed race during this period.

The Mexican government has refused to meet with U.S. diplomatic envoys, and the pace of war is getting closer.

Although Ma Whistle doesn't know how Apache chose in the original history, he can figure it out with his toes, Apache must have chosen the lesser of two hates and two bribes, and fell to the United States.

And that's exactly what happened.

In its original history, the Apache did choose to help the Americans against the Mexicans. Then, when the Mexican-American War ended, the Apache faced even more ruthless Americans.

This is also the traditional art of Indian diplomacy, which has always been blinded by hatred and immediate interests.

This is undoubtedly a stupid decision.

The horse whistle would not allow the tribe to make such a decision, and for the current Apache, the core diplomatic strategy is only one word: Gou.

It is not possible to join either party directly.

It is not possible to join the side of the United States, the United States will not change its attitude towards Apache because of this, and it will definitely be killed after the fact, and the Apache will be expelled when it should be expelled, and Apache is equivalent to being cannon fodder.

It is even worse to join the Mexican side, Mexico cannot defeat the United States, and Apache joined Mexico in the war, and the result is that he was liquidated by the United States after the war, and the end was even more miserable.

So Apache had to stay as far away from the front lines of the war as possible.

It is not enough to be alone, but also to find a way to benefit from the war and absorb the wealth released by the war in order to strengthen itself, otherwise it will be cleaned up afterwards.

The specific operation is naturally to sell new pistols.

Sold on both sides, mainly to the Mexicans, anyway, Mexico will lose, the weapons are better, and the Americans can also inflict greater casualties.

As for leaking technology, Ma Whistle doesn't care, unless he doesn't use a new pistol, Colt will definitely soon come up with a new product with similar performance. The new pistols are still handmade in nature, and it is too easy to imitate, and they are not lithography machines or anything like that.

Something that will spread sooner or later, and now taking advantage of the outbreak of the Mexican-American War, he can still make a wave to maximize this short-term technological advantage.

The next time I want to have such a good opportunity, I'm afraid I can only wait until the Civil War.

Considering the traditional hatred of the Apache for the Mexicans, and the desire to sell new pistols to the Mexicans, Ma Whistle felt the need to do a little ideological work for the people.

He and the members of the Tribal Council and the Sleeping Bear City Council were all gathered on a rainy day, and dozens of people met in the chief's hall.

"It's an important meeting, so I've called you all over." "The content of the meeting was mainly about the Mexican-American War. ”

"Mexican-American War?" Some were surprised and looked at each other.

"Are the United States and Mexico at war?"

"Not yet, but it's almost there." Just this month, the Mexican government refused to meet with Polk's envoys and refused to negotiate. The war is getting closer. ”

"Our territory is located near the border between the United States and Mexico, and when war starts, there will almost certainly be contact with white forces. We should have prepared early. ”

"Today is the last day of 1845, and as soon as 1846 begins, the Horde will be in a 'state of readiness' to cope with changes in the outside world......"

He first talked about the state of war readiness, and then changed the subject: "In this great war, the basic position of the Plains tribes is neutrality, and they are not allied with the United States or Mexico. At the same time, I will send an emissary to advise the other tribes to remain neutral. ”

Old Xiong hesitated for a moment: "Great Chief, I have a question...... Shouldn't we take this opportunity to take revenge on the Mexicans? ”

Ma Whistle: "We join the war for no purpose other than to inflict casualties on ourselves. The Americans will not thank or acknowledge us, and the outcome of the war will not change - Mexico will lose. ”

Many people couldn't help but smile when they heard that Mexico was going to lose.

"That sounds like good news." On a rainy day, it was a compliment.

"Unfortunately, for us, this is actually a tragedy. ”

"Tragedy?" Many people can't understand it.

Ma Whistle took a deep breath: "I'll tell you a story." ”

Hearing this, people couldn't help but feel a little more energetic, and they all fell on the table to listen—no one doesn't like to listen to the horse whistle tell a story.

"The story takes place during the American Revolutionary War, in which a new type of warrior emerged in the United States, the sniper." Ma Whistle said slowly.

"Most of these snipers were skilled marksmen, and they often hid in hidden places and used rifles to shoot British officers."

"Because of the existence of snipers, British officers suffered heavy losses, and every general was afraid of being targeted by snipers, and everyone was in danger."

"But not all of these snipers are masters, and there are always a few who are not accurate in marksmanship."

After a pause, Ma Sentry continued: "For example, once, a British general went to the front line of the war to inspect, and the soldiers reported to him: General, there is a sniper hiding not far ahead, but his marksmanship is sparse, and no one has been hit in the past few days!" ”

Hearing that there was a sniper nearby, the British general was angry and frightened, and he hurriedly asked the soldiers: Since you found a sniper, why don't you kill him?

But the soldier replied to him: General, are you crazy, do you want the Americans to change to a sniper with accurate marksmanship?"

As soon as the horse's whistle finished speaking, several people laughed exaggeratedly: "Hahaha-"

"Hahaha, I'm laughing to death!" Some even burst into tears of laughter.

Ma Whistle has long been surprised by this, in this era of poor entertainment, except for a few people, the vast majority of people have a much lower laugh than him.

This phenomenon is especially pronounced among the Indians, who are often confronted with this sudden burst of laughter when telling stories.

After a few of the people with the lowest laughs had also stopped, Ma Whistle continued: "Now you understand why Mexico's defeat would be a tragedy for us? ”

"When an enemy disappears, it may not be safe, it may be a more dangerous enemy."

"Although the Mexicans will definitely lose, after the defeat of the Mexicans, the Americans will take his place, occupy a large area of land and resources nearby, and become our worst enemy."

"And the United States is much more powerful and more murderous than Mexico." "Canada abolished slavery, and Mexico abolished slavery - Texas joined the United States, which was both an expansion of the United States and a restoration of slavery!" ”

"This is a truly evil country!"