The Báb didn't know where these people came from, nor did he know what they were going to do, and if they had to fight, he would have fired a long time ago, and he wouldn't have waited until now. Therefore, he asked his deputy battalion commander, Feynman, a former warrior of the Eagle Tribe, to come out for questioning. It's not that he's greedy for life or death, but that there are too few Indians who can speak English now, and Babu doesn't usually have time to learn Indians, so most of his energy is spent on learning Chinese.

The Chinese language is broad and profound enough, and the Indian language is not only complex but also fragmented. Just like the provinces in mainland China have their own dialects, the accents are strange. The point is, they don't yet have Mandarin, the official language of Mandarin. It was so hard to learn that the company had long since replaced Indian with Chinese and English. Now, only these Indian warriors who joined the company early can communicate in Indian language.

"Which tribe's warrior is on the other side, what are you doing to stop us?"

As soon as Feynman's words fell, a middle-aged man dressed as a warrior emerged from among the Indians who surrounded them. With a look of anger, he glanced at Feynman, raised his chin and replied to him in a sloppy manner.

"We are from the Karan tribe, which tribe are you from, and you ask us what we do, I want to ask you what you want to do?"

"Uh, what do you mean?

"Hmph, we have worked so hard to defeat these British lackeys, and we have paid so many casualties before, and you actually took a step ahead to snatch the loot that belongs to us, and asked us what we were going to do. Now, give you a chance to drop all your belongings and all the people of the Chana tribe, and you can leave. ”

"Friend, that's too much to ask. Anyway, these people are also defeated by us. And do you know who produced the bow and arrows in your hands?"

"Naturally, they are French, and only they have such technology. Why do you ask this, hurry up and choose. I'm not afraid to tell you that my bow and arrow can penetrate your body from a distance of 120 meters. ”

"Hahaha......"

The enemy's words completely made the Indian warriors of the 4th and 7th battalions who could understand laugh. They really didn't know who was standing in front of them, so they hurried to their deaths. The white warriors also couldn't laugh after being translated by their comrades. Babu was a little embarrassed, and from the words of the Indians opposite, he deduced that this Karan tribe was the French Indians who participated in the Anglo-French war.

Only these French Indians, who suffered a big loss in the early stage and relied on the powerful cold weapons sold by the company to turn the tables later, will have this kind of idea that does not know the height of the sky. Speaking of which, it was also by relying on the company's weapons that they defeated the British Indians, and the company's act of taking the lead and cutting off the British affiliated Indian forces was not a loot at all. The most important thing is that this is a population of more than 3,000 people, and more than 5 million Chinese yuan.

The Indians who gave these Kalan tribes were not used to purchase compound bows and steel knives from the French at high prices. When the French take the goods from the company, they must add money, which is also the common practice of whites against Indians in this era. It's not that the company doesn't want to make the money, but because it doesn't have any reputation among the Indians at all. Although the British regular army was defeated several times, the news did not spread much.

This was a great shame to Charlie's high-ranking officials in the British colonies. Under their orders, the news was slowly blocked. Except for the French, who have always planted spies on the side of the British and regard the British as great enemies, not many people really know about it. Few of the Indians, who were still in a backward tribal life system, focused on intelligence gathering. A lot of things are only known to the British themselves.

And the French, too, were not so kind to tell them about the company. They were afraid that if their Indian tribes knew of the emergence of an Indian force that had defeated the white armies in succession, they would give up their attachment to the French and join the company. The company has advanced scientific and technological strength, but it is extremely short of population. These Indians, who were just cannon fodder in their hands, might become the same terrible warriors as the current convoy fighters in the hands of the company.

These speculations are highly probable, at least Xiao Lin must have this ability. In the 21st century, as long as you don't desert, no matter how scrapped iron is, you can be trained into a good piece of steel. Not to mention this, it is also because of this news blockade that the Karan tribe has not received any news about the company at all. They wanted money and goods, but they wanted people to pass, and they were afraid that they would also kill all the warriors, causing unnecessary casualties among the Indian race.

This is the tradition of the Indians to fight each other for many years, and to cut off people's scalps as gifts. It is no wonder that the whites regard the Indians as synonymous with backwardness, and they kill and take them without any mercy. I am afraid that the white people regarded the Indians, who were barbaric and backward in their systems and traditions, as tools to be consumed and animals to be slaughtered at will. This is also the reason for the Indians themselves, who are originally few people, and they still engage in exterminating internal fighting and killing at every turn.

Therefore, in any respect, the Báb could not have given them their possessions and the Indians of Flo. However, it seems that if they don't pay, these people of the Karan tribe will not give up. Babu was a little uncertain, relying on the combat effectiveness of the fourth and seventh battalions, it would not be difficult to destroy the enemy in front of him. However, will it offend the French if you do this, after all, it is someone's little brother, and it depends on the owner to beat the dog.

After joining the company for so long, Babu still has a lot of fears about France, a European power. And the people of the Karan tribe don't have so much patience. Relying on their good bows, arrows, knives and axes, they defeated the British Indians, and even some British militiamen, and they were a little arrogant. This arrogance is not a good emotion, and once it appears, it will make people lose their usual alertness and intelligence, and do things that will cause trouble for themselves.

The people of the Kalan tribe, seeing that their words had no effect, seemed to be toasting and not eating and drinking. Now, they are really angry. As soon as the middle-aged male warrior in the lead waved his hand, the people of the Karan tribe had already begun to shoot arrows. Fortunately, the fighters of the 4th and 7th battalions are always vigilant for the enemy's reaction, and the bow and arrow are not as difficult to dodge as bullets, as long as the reaction is sufficient and the vigilance is sufficient, it is still possible.

The warriors were lying on their stomachs or rolling into the nearby trees and rocks and other bunkers, and the wave of arrows did not cause much damage to them. On the contrary, the Indians, who were captured by the company, were caught off guard and were shot down more than fifty people. Three of them were killed instantly, and the rest were injuries ranging from serious to minor. Attacked by the enemy, all the fighters of the convoy were very angry. Including Babu, they were a little angry.

"Fight back, fight back for me, kill these enemies, and I'll bear all the consequences. ”

"Yes!"

The Babu gave the order to return fire, and the fighters naturally did not refuse. The fourth and seventh battalions were not established early, more than half a year has passed, and the one-year period is about to expire. They also want to accept the company's commendation at the end of the year, with the seniors of the first to third battalions. How is it possible, will allow the appearance of defeat. In their hands, the Yanhuang rifle was much more accurate than a bow and arrow within a hundred and fifty paces.

Moreover, bolt rifles, both in terms of rate of fire and power, surpass bows and arrows. The people of the Kalan tribe thought that they were fighting the British or British Indians who were using backward front-loading muskets, and they had no idea of finding cover for defense. This attack was really heavy casualties. A third of the bullets fired by the six hundred warriors were fatal, and the people of the Karan tribe were two hundred less. Two-thirds of the bullets hit the trees beside the Kalan warriors.

And more of it hit the non-lethal parts of the body of the Kalan tribesmen. One by one, the fighters clutched their legs or shoulders and screamed in pain, and about half of their combat strength was wiped out at once. At this moment, the people of the Kalan tribe were almost scared to death. Even against the British, they did not suffer losses of this magnitude. The leader of the warriors of the Kalan tribe, who was so frightened, hurriedly asked people to drag out a few small four-pounder cannons. Prepare to take on the enemy with the most terrible artillery.

The Babu had long since put this in mind, and the most important item in the Escort Artillery manual was to completely knock out the enemy's artillery before the friendly infantry attacked. The 4th and 7th battalions, each with 10 assault mortars, were originally brought in just in case, and this came in handy. As soon as the mortar came out, this kind of small cannon with fierce firepower, easy to carry and quick to transfer, was really the nemesis of front-loading artillery, and the Karan tribe was completely defeated in a short time.

Babu did not dare to stay, although Sholin did not have the relevant order to prohibit attacking the French forces, but he took the initiative to defeat a group of French lackeys, and the matter was still not small. However, when he returned to the company, he found that not only the team he led, but also the third and fifth battalions led by James, and the second and fourth battalions led by Apache, had been intercepted by the French Indians, and that they had also been attacked by the convoy when they refused to hand over the captured property and the Indian prisoners.

Naturally, the convoy fighters did not fail to fight back, and in total, almost 6,000 French Indian fighters were routed and captured by the convoy.