Chapter 132: Befriend the French
Babu didn't know where these people came from, nor did he know what they were going to do. If they wanted to fight, they would have opened fire long ago, and they wouldn't have waited until now. So he asked his deputy battalion commander, the former warrior of the Eagle Tribe, to ask. This was not because he was afraid of death, but because there were too few Indians who could speak English now. Babu usually had no time to learn Indian, and he spent most of his energy on learning Chinese.
Chinese is already profound and profound. Indian is not only complex but also not systematic. Just like the provinces in China have their own dialects, the accents are strange. The key is that they do not have the common formal language such as Mandarin. It is too difficult to learn. The company has long replaced Indian with Chinese and English. Now, only these Indian soldiers who joined the company early can communicate in Indian.
"Which tribe is the warrior opposite? What's the point of stopping us?"
As soon as Feynman finished speaking, a middle-aged man dressed in a warrior came out of the Indians who surrounded them. With a little angry look, he looked at Feynman, raised his chin and replied unyieldingly.
"We are from the Karan tribe. Which tribe are you from? What are you doing? I want to ask what you want to do?"
"Well, what does it mean? Please explain it clearly?"
"Hmph, we worked hard to defeat these British lackeys. After so many casualties, you actually took our plunder one step ahead and asked us what we were going to do. Now, give you a chance to put down all the property and everyone in the Channa tribe, and you can leave."
"Friends, this is too much. No matter what, we defeated these people. And, do you know who produced the bows and arrows in your hands?"
"Of course they are French, and only they can have such skills. Why do you ask this? Let's choose quickly. I'm not afraid to tell you that my bow and arrow can penetrate your body 120 meters away."
“Hahahahahaha…”
The enemy's words completely made the Indian soldiers who could understand the Fourth and Seventh Battalions laugh. They really didn't figure out who was standing in front of them, and they rushed to die in such a hurry. After passing the translation of their comrades beside them, the white soldiers laughed so hard. Babu was a little embarrassed. From the words of the Indians opposite, he inferred that the Karan tribe was the French Indians who participated in the British and French war.
Only these French Indians who suffered a great loss in the early stage and then turned the tables on the strong cold weapons sold by the company had this kind of ignorant idea. Speaking of which, they also relied on the company's weapons that they defeated the British Indians. The company's behavior of taking the lead and cutting off the British Indian forces was not considered a robbery at all. The most important thing is that this is more than 3,000 people and a property worth more than 5 million Chinese yuan.
The Indians of the Karan tribe were not used to purchase composite bows and steel knives from the French at high prices. The French would definitely have to pay more money to get goods from the company. This is also the common practice of whites for Indians in this era. The company did not want to make this money, but because the company now has no reputation among the Indians. Although it defeated the British regular army several times, the news did not spread much.
This was a very embarrassing thing to Charlie and the upper-class officials of the British colony. Under their orders, the news was slowly blocked. Apart from the French who had always installed spies on the British and regarded the British as the enemy, not many people knew about it. And few Indians who were still in the backward tribal life system would pay attention to intelligence collection. Many things were told by the British in person, and they would know.
The French did not have such kindness to tell them about the company. They were afraid that if the Indian tribes under them knew that an Indian force that had defeated the white army continuously appeared, they would give up relying on the French and join the company. The company had advanced technological strength, but had extremely lacked population. These Indians who were just cannon fodder in their hands might become terrible soldiers like the current guard soldiers.
These speculations are very likely, at least Xiao Lin must have this ability. In the 21st century, as long as you don’t act as a deserter, even the iron is scrapped, you can train you to make a piece of good steel. Not to mention these, it is also because of this kind of news blockade that the Kalan tribe has not received any news about the company at all. It is okay for them to want property, but they want people to go over, and they will probably kill all the soldiers, causing unnecessary casualties to the Indians.
This is the tradition of Indians fighting each other over the years, and they have to cut off their scalps as gifts. No wonder, the whites regard Indians as synonyms for backwardness, and they have no feelings for life and death. I am afraid that the whites regard Indians who are both savage and backward institution and tradition as consuming tools and animals that can be slaughtered at will. This is also the reason for the Indians themselves. They have few people and they often commit genocide and infighting.
Therefore, no matter from any aspect, Babu and the others would not hand over the property and the Indians of Flo. However, it seems that if they don’t hand over, these people from the Karan tribe would not give up. Babu was a little unsure. Relying on the combat power of the Fourth and Seventh Battalions, it would be no difficulty to eliminate the enemy in front of him. However, whether he would offend the French would be offended by doing this. After all, he was his younger brother, and beating a dog depends on the owner.
After joining the company for so long, Babu still has a lot of fear of France, a European power. The people of the Kalan tribe do not have so much patience. They rely on their bows, arrows, knives and axes that they are good at defeating the British Indians, and even some British militias. They are a little proud and arrogant. This pride and arrogance is not a good mood. 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 saw that their words had not had any effect, and the people in the guard seemed to want to toast and not eat the punishment. Now, they were really angry. The middle-aged man soldier in the leading group waved his hand, and the people of the Kalan tribe had already started shooting arrows. Fortunately, the soldiers of the Fourth and Seventh Battalions were always alert to the enemy's reactions. The bows and arrows were not as hard as bullets. As long as they reacted enough and had enough vigilance, it was still possible.
The soldiers either lay or rolled into the bunkers such as trees and stones next to them. The wave of arrows did not cause much damage to them. On the contrary, the Indians captured by the company were caught off guard and were shot down more than fifty people. Three of them were killed on the spot, and the rest were seriously injured and slightly injured. All the soldiers of the guards were very angry when they were attacked by the enemy without knowing their lives. Babu, including him, were a little angry.
"I'll fight back, fight back, kill these enemies, and I'll bear all the consequences."
"yes!"
After Babu issued a counterattack order, the soldiers naturally would not refuse. The Fourth and Seventh Battalions were established late. Half a year has passed, and the year is about to expire. They also wanted to accept the company's commendation at the end of the year. How could it be possible to allow defeat? The Yanhuang rifle is much more accurate than the bow and arrow in their hands within 150 steps.
Moreover, the bolt rifle, both in its rate of fire and power, is higher than that of bows and arrows. The people of the Karan tribe thought they were shooting British or British Indians who used backward front loading muskets, and they had no idea of finding a bunker to defend. The attack was really a heavy casualty. Thirds of the bullets fired by the six hundred warriors were deadly, and two hundred people in the Karan tribe were reduced at once. Very few of the bullets above and below two-thirds of the bullets hit the trees beside the warriors of the Karan tribe.
And more of them hit the non-fatal parts of the Karan tribe's body. The soldiers covered their legs or shoulders and screamed, and their combat power was wiped out by half. Now, the people of the Karan tribe were almost scared to death. Even when dealing with the British, they had never suffered such losses. The frightened leader of the Karan tribe quickly sent someone to drag out a few four-pound cannons and prepared to use the most terrifying cannons to deal with the enemy.
Babu had already put this in place. The most important part of the Guard Artillery Manual was to completely knock out the enemy's artillery power before the friendly infantry attacked. The Fourth and Seventh Battalions each had ten assault-type mortars, which were originally brought in in case, and now came in handy. As soon as the mortar was released, this kind of firepower carried with the small cannon with fast transfer was really the nemesis of the front-mounted artillery. The Karan tribe was completely defeated after a short time.
Babu dared not stay. Although Xiaolin did not have any relevant orders to prohibit attacking the French forces, he defeated a group of French lackeys without authorization, and the matter was still quite good. However, when he returned to the company, he realized that not only the team he led, but also the third and fifth battalions led by James, the second and fourth battalions led by Apache were intercepted by French Indians, and they were also attacked by them when the guard refused to hand over the seized property and Indian captives.
The guards naturally would not fight back. In total, almost 6,000 French Indian soldiers were defeated and captured by the guards.
Chapter completed!