"Hands-on? Did you ask me? ”

The barrel of the shotgun in Chen Jianqiu's hand glowed with metallic luster under the firelight.

The muzzle of the gun was held to Koloradas's head.

Although I couldn't understand what the Indians around me were saying, most of them were rebelling.

These Indians.

What to do, what can't you do, first place in infighting.

The Long Xiang group behind him had already rushed up.

Twenty or so heavily armed warriors suddenly reversed the situation in the cave.

Jerónimo stepped forward and punched Victorio in the face, knocking him to the ground.

He still wanted to struggle, but was directly pinned to the ground by the chief.

Capture the thief and capture the king first.

In just a few tens of seconds, the leaders of the two rebel tribes were subdued, and the tribal warriors they brought were a little overwhelmed.

Loczen took the warriors behind him and dismounted their guns.

"Chief, you can do it."

The affairs of the Indians are still left to the Indians to solve on their own.

The end of a traitor, no matter where, is death.

In the Indian tribes, the punishment was even harsher.

The heads of the two tribes were cut off.

After suppressing the rebellion of the two tribes with thunderous means, Chen Jianqiu put away his shotgun.

"Chen, you saved my life again, I'm really ashamed." Jerónimo shook his head, "I'm really sorry to bring you in, you could have led your people to live a peaceful life." ”

Calm?

Chen Jianqiu smiled bitterly in his heart.

I'm afraid that the trees want to be quiet and the wind doesn't stop.

However, he did not discuss the topic with the chief.

"How many of you are left?" Chen Jianqiu asked.

"I've got twenty of them here." Geronimo pointed to the Apache warriors in the cave, most of whom Chen Jianqiu knew.

"What about the other two tribes?"

Geronimo looked at the remaining tribal warriors.

They had lost their leader, and their eyes were blank.

What it looks like to lose faith, that's it.

"In addition to here, there should be some more in the camp in the valley, plus the estimated forty or fifty people." Jerónimo sighed.

"Too little." Chen Jianqiu shook his head again and again.

This person has robbed enough, but he was really bitten by Crook's cavalry battalion in the wasteland of New Mexico, and he had no power to fight back, and he would only be gnawed to death one bite at a time.

"As soon as the guns go off here, Crook and his soldiers are expected to find this place soon, so let's quickly find a way to transfer." Jeronimo remembered that outside the valley, not far from here, Crook's army was stationed.

Chen Jianqiu waved his hand: "Don't worry about them for the time being, they withdrew." ”

He spoke English, but everyone in the cave who could understand stopped what he was doing.

"They withdrew?" The chief was a little incredulous.

"yes, or how would we get in." Chen Jianqiu motioned to the members of the Long Xiang group behind him, and took out some of the dry food he carried with him and distributed it to everyone, "I have thought of some way, they are temporarily lacking in skills." ”

Chen Jianqiu's words were translated into the tribal language among the Indian warriors.

They all breathed a sigh of relief and their faces were beaming; And the eyes of the captured tribal warriors also regained a hint of brilliance.

If it weren't for the twenty or so Chinese soldiers behind Chen Jianqiu, they would probably have rushed up to raise Chen Jianqiu high in celebration now.

Jerónimo didn't know what to say well.

He couldn't remember how many lives he owed Chen Jianqiu, let alone how many times this Chinese had saved the lives of his tribe.

"Gather all the other warriors in the valley." He turned to the warriors of the tribes and said, "Your leaders are traitors, but you are all valiant warriors. ”

The captives, who thought they were going to have their heads cut off, were pardoned.

They consulted together, and sent a few fast runners to the valley to call for help.

The rest of the people stayed behind and tried to get something to eat with the others.

Chen Jianqiu and Geronimo walked out of the cave.

"Chen, sometimes, I'm really desperate." The strong-looking Indian leader looked up at the starry sky and confided in Chen Jianqiu, "I really don't know what I brought to my people. ”

"For more than ten years, I have led my people to fight on the southern border of the United States, but my people have not had a good life, and the young soldiers are dying one by one."

"Sometimes, a terrible thought even pops into my head, is it better for us to put down our guns and find a place to hide; Or, as Kololadas said, accept the reservations that the Americans have assigned to us. ”

The chief's voice was a little stunned, it seemed that this defeat had dealt him a big blow.

"Maybe it's a good idea." Chen Jianqiu said in a calm tone, "After all, you don't have to live this day of being chased. ”

The chief froze.

"Do you think so too?" He didn't believe his friend would say such a thing.

No one spoke outside the cave for a while, only the strange sounds of unknown animals in the desert were heard.

"Roswell's Nahuas are exterminated." Chen Jianqiu took a deep breath, "Men and women, young and old, there is no one left. ”

Even though he was accustomed to seeing the destruction of the Indian tribes, Geronimo was still very sad to hear the news.

"Slaughtered by Pinkerton's detectives."

Chen Jianqiu did not tell the chieftain that Lynch and his Pinkerton detectives had wiped out the Indians, but were only hunting rabbits while looking for their tracks.

The tribe hid deep in the mountains, not intending to provoke anyone again.

This reality is cruel.

What does it have to do with you to destroy you?

"Never think that there will be handouts in this land that will give you dignity and peace." Chen Jianqiu looked at Geronimo, "Of course, you can also come to Roswell, and I will do my best to protect your people." ”

"The future of you Indians, you choose."

"I will never forget my father who died in battle, let alone those people who were killed by the American army!" Geronimo's fists clenched.

"But we're all left." Jerónimo looked at the cave behind him, looking like he had more than enough to do.

"How many tribes are there in New Mexico for the Apaches?" Chen Jianqiu asked suddenly.

"I don't know, maybe one or twenty large or small, but in terms of numbers, there should always be hundreds of thousands. But many of them have been deported to reservations. ”

"And is there any one of them who is willing to pick up a gun and fight again?"

"Yes! The Apache were reluctant to be bound by reservations, and whites were constantly in default. Geronimo touched his heart with his hand, "The Apache are warriors. ”

"Go get them out of the reservation." Chen Jianqiu said to Geronimo, "Use your prestige as a god of war." ”

"I'll give you weapons and ammunition, don't get caught up in your original place, the border with the Texas state, which is not a suitable place for you to fight,"

"You can use the border to harass Crook's army across the border, and then run to the other side of the border after them chase after them."

"But how did you give us the weapon? If the Americans find out that you are sending weapons to me, won't that cause you trouble? ”

Chen Jianqiu laughed and patted Jeronimo's shoulder:

"It's too simple, you can rob my convoy and it's over."

The chief was stunned for a moment, but quickly understood what Chen Jianqiu meant, and laughed along.

In Jeronimo's heart, the flames of war are rekindled.

Chen Jianqiu was not at all worried about the fighting spirit of the Indian chieftain, let alone questioned his prestige among the Apaches.

He sincerely hoped that the Indians would unite to reclaim their homeland, although this does not seem realistic at present.

However, they should not just be so humiliated as to withdraw from history.

The last time he left Roswell, Geronimo made a choice on behalf of his clan.

And this time, he represents the Apaches.

From Chen Jianqiu's own point of view, there is an armed force on the US-Mexico border that makes Americans wake up in their dreams, and he wakes up with a smile in his dreams.