"How many people are there in Sutterburg?" Ma Whistle asked again.

"Including slaves, there may be two or three hundred." Big Ear said, as if realizing something, "Are you planning to attack Sutterburg?" ”

The horse whistle did not answer.

"I have to remind you that the whites of Sautterburg have muskets," he said. ”

"What's it to have a musket." "Who hasn't had a musket these days, and what guns do they have, Brown Bes?" ”

“…… We don't. Big Ear said with some embarrassment.

In fact, there are only one or two thousand white people in the huge California, compared to the number of Indians, who are at least tens of thousands.

As a result, California Indians undoubtedly had the least exposure to whites and had the least access to new technologies and tools than the rest of the United States.

The East Indians had almost no less mastery of firearms than the whites, while the Indians here had almost no firearms.

Big Ear looked around at the Apaches and saw that many of them were armed with rifles, and they seemed to have two short guns pinned to their waists that they had never seen before: "It seems that you have quite a few muskets, but I still don't recommend that you attack Fort Sutter." ”

"Why?" Du Yan asked.

Da Er explained: "Fort Sutter is a strong fortress. There were not only many whites armed with muskets, but also heavy walls and even two cannons. ”

"We are the ones who built Fort Sutter, and we know very well how strong this fortress is. Without its existence, the tribes here might still have the slightest chance of defeating Sartre. ”

"But now, Sutterburg is standing, and we will never be able to defeat Sartre."

Du Wan listened without speaking, and looked at the horse whistle.

The horse whistle was silent for a moment, and then said, "Big Ear, do you know any tribes that have suffered from Sartre's violence and enslavement? ”

"A lot." "Sartre not only asks us to build a building for him, but also asks us to do farm work for him, and at most, maybe even a thousand people serve him." ”

"If you want to find a clan that has been hurt by Sartre, you can choose a random direction with your eyes closed, and you can find it for a few dozen miles at most."

After a pause, he continued: "...... The closest to this is probably the Blackfish Clan of the Mivok, and I can introduce you to it. ”

Ma Whistle nodded: "We'll see the Blackfish Clan in a few days." ”

"Okay."

In the evening, Ma Sentry and Du Wei discussed things.

Du Wei asked, "Great Chief, are we going to attack Fort Sutter?" ”

Ma Whistle: "Yes, I do have this intention. That John Sutter was a mischief and had a conflict with the U.S. military, and if we get rid of him, the chances of a violent response from the U.S. military in California should not be high. ”

"But Big Ear said that Sutterburg was very strong, and there were even two cannons...... Although we have a hundred good soldiers, I am afraid that we have little hope of taking Fort Sutter. ”

Ma Whistle said: "If you attack strongly, it is indeed not easy. But strong fortresses are often breached from within. ”

Duyu touched his chin: "Big Chief, what do you mean ......"

Ma Whistle did not continue: "Let's get in touch with the indigenous people in the neighborhood first, and also investigate more information about Sutter Fort before making a final decision." ”

In the following half a month, Ma Whistle launched a series of visits and investigations to Sutter Fort and had many contacts with nearby Indians.

On a small hillside.

Ma Sentinel held a telescope and looked at a fortress in the distance, which was Fort Sutter, the "big city" of California.

Considering the extreme scarcity of whites in California, Fort Sutter, a small fortress inhabited by two or three hundred people, can indeed be described as a "big city".

From the perspective of later generations, this so-called fortress is really a bit shabby.

It covers a large area and has a thick wall, but the height of the building is only six or seven meters, which looks more like a large mansion.

In the southeast and northwest corners of the fortress, there are one tower each.

The treasure of the fort of Sutterburg, the two cannons, is on top of these two towers.

Some whites walked around in and around Sutterberg, many carrying weapons.

In addition to the whites, Indians can be seen, but they are not inhabitants of the fort, but slaves among them.

"The people of Sutterburg deserve to die!" An angry voice sounded beside the horse whistle.

It was a man in his thirties who spoke as the chief of the Blackfish Clan. The chieftain clearly hated Sutterburg, and his body trembled as he spoke.

Chief Blackfish continued, "Great Chief, if we can take Fort Sutter, I hope to emasculate John Sutter with my own hands!" ”

The Blackfish Clan no longer exists, and as early as a few months ago, this clan had been slaughtered and enslaved by Sutterburg, and most of them existed in name only.

Today, its name no longer exists, but is part of Apache.

In fact, Ma Whistle only had a slight idea with the Blackfish Clan, and the bitter chieftain did not hesitate to offer to join the Apache.

Ma Whistle patted him on the shoulder: "I understand your feelings, but I said that Apache has a written law that does not allow lynching. ”

Chief Blackfish paused for a moment, then said, "Then please let me be the executor!" I'm going to pierce John Sartre's heart with my own hand with a bone spear, like a fish!" ”

Ma Whistle was silent for a moment: "That's it, I'll hand over his body to you to dispose of afterwards." ”

He had his plans, but he couldn't completely reject the Blackfish Chieftain's insanely strong revenge, and this buddy's experience was a bit miserable.

Not so long ago, the daughter of Chief Blackfish, a girl under the age of twelve, suffered unimaginable torture and died in Fort Sutter.

It is precisely because of this that Chief Blackfish hates John Sartre so much, hoping to redouble his revenge.

"Okay." Chief Blackfish was silent for two seconds, then finally agreed.

"Let's go back, and then we'll wait for our chance." After observing Fort Sutter from afar, the horse whistle returned to East Valley City.

Compared with half a month ago, although Donggu City has not yet been officially formed, the population or construction manpower has increased a lot.

Several clans persecuted by Fort Sutter, such as the Blackfish Clan, joined the Apache and naturally moved into the East Valley City.

At present, there are about 300 people living and working in Higashiya Castle.

This afternoon.

Construction is in full swing at Higashiya Castle, with infrastructure such as town halls, fences, and public toilets gradually being built, as well as more and more private houses.

Big Ear hurried in with a few Maedu and found the horse whistle in the town hall that had not yet been repaired: "Horse whistle chief chief, I think we can act." ”