Chapter 21: The Battle of the Old Days
"We're almost going to agree... Luckily, the bull met the two-headed bear from the south, so they quickly broke out into multiple frictions... This draws away their attention. ”
Craig looked at Andy with a very serious gaze.
"The leader of the army that the bull sent here was arrogant and cruel, and he probably never suffered defeat, so he ordered the bull to bull to bullish the two-headed bear's camp, and the plan turned into a protracted war.... The Two-Headed Bear tribe is not as weak and bully as the man thought it was, and they hold on to their turf... So the more the bull attacked, the more it bled and bleed, the more it bled and the more angry it became, and the more angry it became, the more it attacked...."
Andy knew what the outcome would be, and the Legion emerged victorious in the end, albeit a pyrrhic victory.
"About a year ago, the leader of the bull team went into a frenzy, and he even refused Caesar's order to evacuate, and launched a general attack with everyone in a desperate way... The battle cost the Bulls almost eighty percent of their ranks, and all they got was a ruined and empty ruin..."
Andy knew that the Legion had also left the abandoned fortress after killing some of the captives in the end, but he was still curious about something.
"Is Caesar the supreme leader of the Legion? What about the leader who disobeyed his orders and caused great losses? ”
Craig sighed and slowly said the ending.
"Yes... I don't know exactly what Caesar meant, but I guess probably the chief of the chieftains, right? The chieftain, who had disobeyed Caesar's orders, was removed from office by the newly sent messenger on Caesar's orders and sentenced to be hanged .... The bulls, having suffered heavy losses, then left here and returned to their home base, further to the east. ”
"But the bull didn't just go."
Craig got up from his seat and looked to the east.
"Before the bull left, he asked us to pay them regular tribute to become their vassals, and at one time every year, they sent a small team to Blackfoot Village to transport those slaves.... We can only do this, because they say that one day they will regroup their men and slaughter them from the east to the west again, and then the bulls will let go and crush all the tribes here who do not want to submit.... I have no doubt that they did what they said they would, so we're still living up to that promise. ”
Craig looked at Andy with a blazing gaze.
"You're going to help us Andy.... Only when we have more powerful force can we get rid of this threat and control, not just the bull, but also the two-headed bear. We've attacked a lot of caravans belonging to the Two-Headed Bear, and they've long held a grudge against us... Many people in Blackfoot Village don't have a clear judgment about the future, but I do! I can assert here that the bull will come from the east, and the two-headed bear will come from the west, and then..."
Craig was silent, he didn't know what would happen to Blackfoot then, but he knew that Blackfoot didn't have much time to arm himself.
"The young man you're going to see, I can only tell you his name now, and his name is Chagas."
"The rest, then we will have to wait until you fulfill your promise. I can guarantee that as long as you fulfill your promise, I will definitely arrange for you to meet him and even recommend you to him to participate in some.... Important things. ”
Andy lowered his head, looked at the food on the table, and muttered for a moment as he watched Craig ask a question.
"If we have a cooperation, and you said you would support me, if I want Blackfoot to abandon the slave trade and focus on the material trade, will you support me?"
Craig had a shocked expression, he didn't expect Andy to think like that.
"I.... I'm a conservative Blackfoot, and like many Blackfoot, I feel like it's important to continue our traditions.... But..."
Craig's hand gripped the armrest, his face a little nervous, he gritted his teeth, but finally spoke his mind.
"If we had to follow tradition thoroughly, then we probably shouldn't have used guns at all... I understand that innovation is necessary, and the same is true for those traditions, and that you can't stay strong without innovation... So, Andy, if you can prove that this change won't harm Blackfoot, then I'm rooting for you. ”
This sentence became the last straw.
"Okay Craig.... In that case, I'm willing to help you with this. ”
Craig immediately laughed, and it could be seen that he was very happy, and the promotion of this event would be a powerful relief for his long-standing worries about the future.
"That's great Andy, how are you going to accomplish this?"
Andy thought about it and felt that this matter should be divided into several directions, otherwise it would be difficult to produce results in the short term.
"So, first of all, I'll go back and talk to Galen, he has some knowledge of firearms, and combined with my guidance, he should be able to produce some normal guns... Then I'll go out and run around for you and see if I can convince some merchants to supply you... All in all, I want you to remember what you said to me today. ”
Craig nodded solemnly.
"Of course, I don't have to lie to you, in fact, I also hope that you can meet him.... But that's about that then. ”
He walked towards Andy, his majestic body like a city wall, and then slowly removed his scabbard from his waist and handed his saber to Andy.
"This knife is something I like very much, I give it to you as a gift and a token...."
Andy took it and found that the scabbard of the knife was exquisitely made, not only did it seem to be made of silver-plated material, but it was also decorated with some jewelry, and the machete inside was also extremely sharp.
"Thanks Craig, I'll leave tomorrow to do this."
Andy put the knife away, said goodbye to Craig, and left his quarters.
Andy walked all the way east until he reached Galen's house, where he found the old man still fiddling with his winemaker, and it seemed that he had fallen into a state of complete obsession.
After hearing Andy's voice, he immediately became excited again and invited Andy to check again if there was anything wrong with the equipment he had made.
Andy checked for a while, and found that many parts that could not be achieved with the ability of black feet were solved by Galen with ingenious thinking, and it seems that this old man's winemaking journey is about to begin, and I am afraid that it will not be long before this old man will indulge in the sea of alcohol all day long, and get drunk all day long.... But that's none of his business.
"You're doing a good job Galen... I don't have much to say about the rest, it's all up to you to try, the probability of success is not great, but as long as you try more, then success will always come. ”
With that, Andy pulled Galen to the side of the workstation.
"I've got something else to tell you about what it takes to make a real gun.... I'm going to teach you how to make accessories for guns, and how to assemble them...."