That is, while William and his subordinates were preparing for the Cherokees, the Cherokees were also talking about "this change in relation to outsiders." Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Contrary to the colonists who were in an advantageous position and therefore did not pay much attention to the local natives, the Cherokee people who were in a disadvantaged position were very concerned about the colonists' every move. Usually the slightest disturbance will cause them to be nervous and uneasy.

It's just that, because of the asymmetry of the information they have, the Cherokees can't actually negotiate anything at all.

In fact, like the Manchu government during the First Opium War, they had little information about the Old World.

For a long time, the Indians were unable to distinguish between the various countries of Europe. Whether it's the Asturians, the Goths, or the Britons, they all feel the same.

In this case, they naturally cannot understand what exactly is going on.

They should understand that the local tyrants of the New World rebelled against the native suzerainty for the sake of cotton cultivation. At the same time, the Visigoths sent an expeditionary force to support the Continental Army. The Brittons co-opted the new Ostrogothic kingdom, the Russian White Legion, to cheer them on.

At present, Hereford's White Army has the intention of leaving the Bretons alone, and then preparing to win them over......

Before he could finish talking about these things, the Cherokee's head would probably explode when he heard it.

They were completely unaware of the differences between the countries, and they did not think that there was any difference between the colonizers. It's as if in William's previous life, the "civilized world" looked at those black African people. It was also impossible to understand why these blacks were fighting. They look exactly the same.

But no, in fact, the blacks were divided into many tribes, and the hatred between the tribes was very deep. Even deeper than their hatred of foreign colonizers.

It's like now. The contradictions between the various countries on the old continent have also reached a stage where they are on the verge of breaking out. Ostrogothic, Visigothic, Britton, Asturias...... A war is brewing that will affect the entire human world...... All this is unknown to the indigenous people, and they cannot understand it.

So, they couldn't figure out what was going on in the colony. But the most basic point, they can still understand. That is, a war broke out between the colonizers themselves. They were divided into two camps, concentrating tens of thousands of warriors to fight war-social structures, and the Indians, who were still in the tribal stage, could not understand what it was like to be a "professional soldier out of work." So, they don't have the concept of "soldiers" either.

In this situation, the Cherokees began to think about what they should do.

As the Gothic descendants have said before, before that, there were many wars in the New World between various countries for these colonies. In the process, it became a matter of course to hire indigenous tribes as allies to help them with military, geographical, and other things.

The stabilization of the situation in the north of the New World is only a matter of recent decades. Although the vast majority of the Indians who participated in it are no longer alive, the legends and poems are still preserved.

So, the Cherokee tribes have understood what they have to do. Or rather, what do they think they should do.

For example, the Raven Tribe, a medium-sized tribe among the Cherokees, neither big nor small, no more than no less, and not too strong or weak in force, is such a tribe, and the ideas of the members of the tribe are very representative.

In the chief's tent, the leaders of the Raven tribe sat on the ground, the Grand Chief, the war chiefs below the Great Chief, the first warrior of the tribe, the witch doctor, and the shamans, sitting in a group, cross-legged and smoking cigarette sticks, discussing the matter.

"The king of the white man, sent his messengers, who claimed to be Goths. That is, the king of the largest group of whites who came here. He summoned the goths, who were the most numerous of the whites, and then went to war with another group of whites in the north. The Great Chief looked at the others around him, and then said:

"That's all we know. White people are like that. The king of the Goths, sent messengers. To trade with us. Bright iron, muskets, and cloth were exchanged for the warriors of the Raven Tribe to serve him. I'm thinking about it. And they said, "They will invite me to their tribe and talk with them." I'm thinking about it too.

But this is a big deal, and it concerns the whole tribe, so I'm going to listen to what you guys have to say, what do you all have to say. ”

"Let the whites fight their own wars, and there is no need for the crows' warriors to shed blood for the whites' wars. One of the war chiefs put it this way: "We are not friends with the white people, and we are not relatives. And, who knows which group of whites will win in the end? If we join that group of goths and they are defeated. The Raven Tribe will also be implicated. So I think we should be neutral. ”

The Grand Chief nodded slowly, seeming to agree with the War Chief.

"I disagree. Another war chief immediately said, "The white king, make overtures to us, and we should respond." His messenger brought many gifts. They showed kindness. They didn't force us to send troops, but they had to exchange things. The blood of warriors is not shed in vain. ”

"Yes. Another war chief said: "Winter, it's too cold. Merchants don't come here, we don't have much food, and we need white people's clothes. Otherwise, many people will freeze to death and starve to death. That's not good. ”

"I see. The Great Chief nodded, then looked at the witch doctors and shamans, and said with a slightly respectful attitude, "So, prophet, what does the ancestral spirit say?"

"Whites can't believe it. One witch doctor said, "For a long time, they have oppressed us, taken our land, and killed the people of the Raven tribe. We can't trust them. At this he paused again and said:

"But white stuff is good. Iron is good, grain, cloth, muskets, salt, all are good. The warriors of the crows are strong, but the land of the crows does not produce these things. The crows need them again. Crows can't beat white people. So crows can only work with white people. ”

"Cooperation, vigilant cooperation. Finally, the eldest and most prestigious great shaman said, "We should accede to the Gothic kings and their demands." If he is willing to provide us with food and clothing for the winter, and if he is willing to give us articles made of iron, muskets, and gunpowder, then we will make an alliance with them. Warriors who provide them with crows.

At the same time, however, we should also be wary of the sad stories I have heard from other tribes that the white people could not defeat the mighty tribes. So they invited the chiefs of the tribe to their tribe as guests, saying that it was for peace. But when the chiefs of the tribe had gone, they imprisoned them and forced them to surrender. The chiefs refused, so they killed them. ”

"Bring the best warriors of the crows. Another shaman, of a slightly inferior position, said, "If the kings of the white men keep their promises, then these warriors are our allies." If the king of the whites is a liar, escort you back with this group of warriors. ”

"Well, that's it. The Great Chief nodded, then looked at the first warrior of the tribe: "Concentrate the best musketeers, the best archers, the best cavalry." We go to the tribes of the whites. ”

"I see, Great Chief. I'll keep you safe. Unless I die, the white people will never do anything to you. The First Warrior replied.

"I still feel that we shouldn't be working with white people. The chief who spoke first said, "The whites deserve to die." We should kill them all, and then take back all the land that was ours. ”

"I know that your son died at the hands of a white man. Another war chief immediately retorted, "But that shouldn't affect you." Our choice should be in favor of the Horde, the Great Chief has already given the order. The spirits of our ancestors have also told us that we can do this. Warriors are ready, you can't spoil the whole tribe because of your own emotions!"

"Well, we shouldn't be responsible for our own brothers for the sake of the white people. Seeing that he had finished speaking, the Great Chief stood up again and made a round: "If we had a hundred and a hundred of the strongest warriors, we would certainly do so." But we didn't. We can only work with white people. ”

"Even if we had the power, we wouldn't be able to do that, because if we kill all the white people, we'll never get what they're going to do. The Great Shaman finally retorted to the Great Chief's words: "White people hate it, but white people are useful." ”

"We can rob, we don't have to trade with them. The war chieftain who had spoken first muttered quietly. But the Great Chief has had enough:

"There have been tribes that have done this before! But they have been retaliated against by the whites. And there will be no more white traders going to their tribes to trade with them. After using what they had grabbed for a while, they were all gone, and their tribe was doomed - crows must not do that, crows must not be so stupid. I don't need to say that again!"