By a small river, General Carney, who had just completed his tactical retreat, and his troops rested and recuperated.

This force may now be only 1,500 men, which is a considerable attrition.

Some of the attrition was due to deaths in battle, while others were separated from the main force and disappeared in the process of escaping.

An atmosphere of silence and depression permeated the army.

General Carney sat on the floor, holding a Browning revolver in his hand, with a gloomy face, surrounded by a dozen officers.

"Is this really Mexican?" He looked up at a lieutenant officer and asked.

"That's right." The lieutenant nodded, "This is what I picked up from the corpse of a Mexican cavalryman, and the Mexicans are indeed armed with a large number of Browning revolvers." ”

Another officer said: "I can testify, General Carney, I can see very well that the pistol in their hand is exactly the same as mine, it is a Browning pistol." ”

"Obviously, it was because of this pistol that the Mexicans were able to defeat us!"

"The Indians also sold their weapons to the Mexicans!" The officers discussed.

General Carney was silent for a moment: "It seems...... It should be British. ”

"British?"

Carney nodded slightly: "Those Apache people said that this Browning pistol came from a European company. Originally, I thought that a certain arms company in China had commissioned Indians to help them sell in order to circumvent the law. ”

"Now it seems that it is indeed a European company that makes the Browning pistol." He paused, "It's entirely possible that this pistol was made in Oregon, and the British are absolutely willing to do it." ”

"Maybe it's still American companies, and it's not impossible for them to sell weapons to Mexicans because they're violating patent laws," Cook said. ”

Carney said, "In that case, we will find this company and put their boss to death for treason!" ”

There was silence.

"Damn British!" Someone cursed.

They have now decided that the Browning pistol was made by the British.

It is unlikely that a domestic company would do such a thing, and violating patent laws and treason are not of the same nature at all.

Most of the truth is, as the Apache say, that the Europeans produced this weapon, and the most suspicious European country is undoubtedly the British Empire.

The British Empire was in full swing at this time, and there were still large territories in North America that could design and sell such weapons to the United States and Mexico.

Moreover, the British had a sufficient motive to commit the crime, and they wished that the Americans would suffer more.

"General, what should we do?"

Carney took a deep breath: "Tell President Polk about this, and let Washington and London talk about it." Of course, before we can do that, we have to settle Santa Fe first. ”

Donivan said: "If we want to defeat Santa Fe, we will probably have to buy more revolvers to equip the cavalry. In addition, we would do well to increase the number of troops. ”

"That's right." General Carney nodded, "Cook, you go to Sleeping Bear City to buy weapons." Price, you go back to Fort Leavenworth and mobilize your forces. ”

"Yes!" Colonel Price replied.

Lieutenant Colonel Cook hesitated for a moment, then said, "General, although the Apache people in Sleeping Bear City are only agents of the British, should we punish them as well?" ”

Carney obviously had this in mind, but after a short thought, he said, "Until the war is over, we'd better not take the initiative to provoke a conflict with Sleeping Bear City, they are obviously much stronger than the other Indians." ”

Cook nodded: "Indeed." I've noticed that the cavalry in Sleeping Bear City also seems to be heavily armed with Browning pistols. ”

"It's not just pistols." "Their morale is also clearly very high, at least much higher than that of the Mexicans, which is almost visible to the naked eye," General Carney said. ”

After a pause, he sighed slightly: "We have just suffered a defeat, and if we fall into a two-sided battle with Mexico and Apache now, the situation will inevitably become extremely unfavorable." ”

"And what about after that?" Price asked, "Sleeping Bear City is obviously a threat, even a huge threat, and there are no such Indian tribes in the east. ”

Carney: "In the future, of course, I will find an opportunity to eradicate them, or drive them to the reservation." ”

Donivan frowned slightly, and hesitated: "General, I think that the inhabitants of Sleeping Bear City are no longer barbarians, and they will not be as keen on crime as other Indians. Nor should we treat other barbarians the same way we do with other barbarians. ”

Carney looked at him and said lightly, "Young man, I know that you used to be a wonderful, loving lawyer. It's just that it's not a question of crime or the law. ”

"The state needs the law, but it doesn't always need the law."

Donivan didn't speak.

Carney continued, "When the war is over, it's not too late for us to punish Sleeping Bear City. Alright, let's go and complete my mission, we need to take Santa Fe as soon as possible, and then march west and south. ”

……

Horse sentry is training soldiers.

As Sleeping Bear City grew, so did the size of its army.

There are currently 500 professional soldiers, well-equipped, morale-high, long-term high-intensity training, and an almost fanatical loyalty to him.

And in addition to the professional army, there were more than a thousand militias in the city.

The combat effectiveness of the militia is actually not weak, after all, the nomadic people have a tradition of all the people being soldiers, and in terms of the personal combat effectiveness of the soldiers, the militia is not much worse than the professional soldiers.

In such an era, for the Indians, only a strong military force could be qualified to establish a foothold in North America.

Ma Sentry is well aware of this, so he personally presides over part of the army's training every day, constantly instilling in them the various concepts and tactics of the modern army.

And, of course, physical fitness, martial arts, and the like.

Every morning he would run five kilometers in the morning, with the soldiers.

In martial arts, he also often sparred with the soldiers.

Naturally, the result of the fight was a victory for Ma Whistle, but that doesn't mean his martial arts skills are good enough.

In fact, there are already fighting geniuses in the army who surpass him in technology, but Ma Whistle's physical advantage is too great.

Even if a few people have better skills, they can't offset the huge physical disparity.

"Great Chief, there's an American outside the city." While the fight was underway, a soldier came over to report it.