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- Through chatting with Dunbar, the genetic man driving the car learned. The thing that Dunbar mentioned was extremely powerful and could spit out cyan smoke. It seemed to him that it was an ancient artillery piece.
After in-depth exchanges, this genetic man was absolutely sure that Dunbar was talking about artillery.
And the war that has been seven years ago, the Eluo Kui people had killed the French Quebec. But they left countless corpses under that fortress, and the final loss was very huge.
The reason is that when the French were stationed in the fortress, they installed several eight-pound cannons.
It¡¯s incredible to say that a few eight-pound cannons made the Indian attack fail. It¡¯s so funny to say it.
But Gene Man did not laugh, because he considered the Indian tactics, the French tactics and the gap in weapons and equipment. The result Dunbar said was not surprising.
Yes, no matter what, Europeans are still relatively advanced in weapons compared to Indians.
Therefore, it is still difficult for the Indians to defeat them.
At the same time, the French were not without help at that time, because not all Indian tribes in the north would recognize the Iroquois.
They had many tribes, and they all believed that the Iroquois were the most dangerous, and came to help the French.
Of course, there are many tribes that have enmities with some of the tribes in the Iroquois Union. This was the main reason why they helped the French and came to fight the Iroquois.
You must know that tribal wars and killings between Indians on the American continent are often caused by the continuation of grievances between ancestors.
This is no different from the tribal feuds in Central Africa in later generations.
Although they do not understand that the enemy of their enemy is their friend, the Indians know that whoever fights their enemy will help whomever they fight.
At the same time, the French are not fools or idiots. They also know and make good use of this. Therefore, many tribes in the north, with the wooing of the French and the temptation of some interests, led to the French.
When the Iroquois attacked the French, the Iroquois' base camp was also attacked by the Indian tribes who had surrendered to the French. It can be said that they suffered heavy losses.
In addition, their attack on the French fortress was ineffective, so the war ended hastily.
In this way, the French will have some breathing time to recuperate and mobilize manpower from home.
After the Iroquois withdrew from the French, they started to deal with the Indian tribes that had surrendered to the French. Before the French had time to react, they destroyed and massacred all the tribes that had surrendered to them.
Of course, this does not mean that there are no fish that have slipped through the net.
¡°After all, the Iroquois are not gods, so how could they not have slipped through the net?
Many tribes have moved to live near the French fortress in Quebec, which can be regarded as a complete introduction to the French, just like the Indians in the British Virginia area.
"The Iroquois solved those small tribes and began to recuperate and recuperate.
Although the Iroquois seemed to have many powerful warriors, it was only then that all the tribes united.
"At the same time, if a war breaks out, there will be more troubles, and they don't want the war to always be going on.
You should know that each tribe sends warriors to join the war, but if a certain tribe has more people or a certain tribe has fewer people dead, this will cause another dispute.
Therefore, after the French were defeated in that war, the Iroquois no longer talked about the war.
In their view, as long as the French do not come to occupy their land, there is no need to start a war.
"Dunbar, you said that this time some of your small villages were destroyed by the white-skins, is this a prelude to another war?" The genetic man who drove the car shook the whip in his hand, cheering up the elk.
Dunbar pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said: "I don't know for sure, but I always feel that this is not the case. Do white-skinned people like war so much?"
Dunbar couldn¡¯t figure it out. In his opinion, no one should like war. After all, if the war has started, neither side will gain much.
Soldiers died on the battlefield, what should their families do?
In fact, how did Dunbar know that for Europe, war is a way to accumulate wealth. They used war to plunder wealth and possessHere, these are the most important.
But the Indians are different. They have a very vague concept of their own property, or even no concept at all. At the same time, they don't have a correct concept of land ownership, so they just think that war is a kind of revenge against the enemy.
This is just like if you kill our people, then we will kill your people.
But when there were too many enemies, the Iroquois had to send more people to retaliate, and a war was formed.
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Never mind that the leaders of the Iroquois were interested in land and fought a war with the French for this reason, in fact their ideas were similar to those of the lower class tribesmen.
The reason why they value land is because this territory was passed down from their ancestors and they cannot just hand it over to outsiders.
As for the territories outside that are not the ancestors¡¯ territory, they have nothing to do with them.
If they really cared about land, they would have expanded and plundered it everywhere just like Zhao Hongyu or the white people. It will still be like now, still nestled in the Great Lakes region.
"I don't know if those white-skinned people like war, but it is true that they like robbery. In our land, there are countless things that attract them." The gene man driving the car said following Dunbar's words. "Animal fur, wood, some mountain treasures, and the kind of silver and shiny stones are all attracted to them."
Gene Man tried his best to use Indian thinking and language to describe the Europeans he knew.
After listening to the genetic man¡¯s story, Dunbar nodded silently.
He had to admit that what this outsider said was very accurate. Those white-skinned people were indeed like this.
Greed!
The definition of this word is too accurate.
"The most important thing is that those white-skinned people are more ambitious about the land. They like to take the land as their own. Even if the land does not originally belong to them, they will obtain it through force and massacre."
This genetic man is very good at talking, and he has successfully attracted Dunbar.
"You Iroquois are an obstacle to the westward march of these whiteskins, so they must eradicate you. If you are not eradicated, they will have no way to advance westward and occupy the wider land there.", Gene Man continues to blackmail the French.
The more Dunbar listened, the more sense it made. He kept nodding along with the genetic man's words, just like a chicken eating rice.
Oh~Yes!
Hmm ~ It is really like this!
Yes ~ so right!
Yes, white-skinned people are so shameless.
Every word the genetic man said came into Dunbar's heart, as if it was what he thought.
"It's just that Dunbar didn't know how to express it because of his lack of vocabulary. But now it was expressed accurately by Gene Man, which made Dunbar very excited and happy.
"When you go back, tell your leader and ask him to be careful. Maybe the white troops have entered the Iroquois area and started massacring you."
Thinking of the methods commonly used by Europeans, Gene Man reminded Dunbar.
"Probably not. We have a lot of people outside. If too many of them act, they will be discovered by us." Dunbar shook his head and said to the gene man.
Gene Man curled his lips: "Don't forget those tribes that are vassalized by the French. If they want to attack your Iroquois, then these tribes will definitely go with them. With them as guides, if you want to enter the Iroquois It's not that difficult to imagine in some small villages in Luokui."
The gene man sighed in his heart. The Indians in this era were really simple and thought of things in a single-minded way.
When the gene man said this, Dunbar's body was shaken.
Thought: Yes, what this outsider said is right. Baipimen is not familiar with the terrain here, but the tribes who have taken refuge with them are very familiar with it. If we had their guidance, it would not be difficult to enter our surrounding villages via some trails.
After seeing Dunbar thinking, the gene man continued: "And I think those white-skinned people have also done business with you many businessmen over the years, right?"
Dunbar came back from his random thoughts and looked sideways at Gene Man.
He didn¡¯t know what the genetic man meant by that, and what did those businessmen have to do with it?
However, he still replied: "Yes, many people from Quebec have come over the yearsYou guys are doing business with us. Although there was a war between us a few years ago, when the war subsided, the trade between us returned to normal. After all, we need some of their products, such as iron utensils and so on. "
When answering the genetic man, Dunbar had a bitter look on his face.
Gene Man asked casually: "Has the price been increased a lot?"
Dunbar nodded bitterly: "Yes, you guessed it right. After the trade was restored, those damn white men tripled the price and restricted the quantity of iron utensils we could buy, and they have done so until now. Nothing has changed.¡±
??The genetic people think this is normal. After all, you are dissatisfied with the French, and you fought with them a few years ago, beating the French to death.
"If this matter were left to Manhattan, the principals in Manhattan would do the same thing, or even do it even more brilliantly.
Otherwise, what else can you do?
It¡¯s obviously impossible.
¡°Hey, can you show me this guy you¡¯re carrying?¡±
Dunbar focused his attention on the flintlock gun behind Gene Man. He did not want to discuss the issue of Baipi anymore.
The gene man tied off the flintlock gun with his backhand and handed it to Dunbar.
"This is a weapon unique to our tribe, take a look."
After taking the flintlock gun, Dunbar played with it for a while and couldn't put it down.
He had never seen a gun like this.
This kind of gun is lighter in weight than the matchlock gun, and the gun body is more beautiful. At the same time, I heard from this foreigner that this kind of gun does not need the troublesome match rope fuse, and can fire lead bullets as long as the trigger is pulled.
This made Dunbar even more curious.
Holding the flintlock gun in his hand, Dunbar kept changing his posture and posing, which shows how much he likes it.
"Dunbar, didn't your tribe buy some matchlock guns from the white people?"
The gene man spoke at this time. After such a long time of chatting, they had become very familiar with each other.
Therefore, genetic people can call Dunbar by his first name.
Putting away the flintlock, Dunbar returned it to Gene Man, but the look of reluctance on his face was clearly visible even at night.
"The French will not sell us matchlocks. Among all our Iroquois tribes, there are almost thirty." Dunbar said an unbelievable number.
No way, such a large Iroquois union only has no more than thirty matchlocks?
The genetic man really doesn¡¯t believe it this time, really.
Dunbar sighed helplessly: "I don't need to deceive you about this. It's true. The French even sell very few iron weapons, let alone those matchlock guns. And even if they are willing to sell, we can't I can¡¯t afford it.¡±
Afterwards, Dunbar told Gene Man the price of a matchlock gun on the "black market", which made Gene Man take a breath of air.
Five hundred beaver skins can be exchanged for the price of a matchlock gun. It¡¯s really a scam.
The disabled person can change it.
The matchlock guns at this time were not as useful as the guns a hundred years later, so they would not be very useful if replaced.
Therefore, the Iroquois gritted their teeth and endured the change.
In fact, the Iroquois knew that when the Anglo-French war came, no matter whether they defected to the British or the French, arms would definitely be provided to them, and it would be free of charge.
At the same time, flintlock guns were still used at that time, which were much stronger than matchlock guns.
It is a pity that at that time, the Indians saw that firearms were becoming more and more powerful, and basically everyone had one. Otherwise, how could they all become sharpshooters, so they were not very interested in the firearms provided by Britain and France.
"Don't be afraid, we can sell matchlock guns. You can have as many as you want." Gene Man patted his chest and assured Dunbar.
In fact, Dunbar knew it without his guarantee. When he met Zhao Hongyu earlier, Zhao Hongyu had said that matchlock guns were also commodities that could be sold.
It¡¯s just that at that time, Zhao Hongyu was not like this genetic man, saying that the Iroquois could buy as much as they wanted.
"Is this the kind of gun you use?"
Dunbar pointed at the Gene Man¡¯s back.
The gene man rolled his eyes and thought to himself: How could this be possible?
He replied: "A matchlock gun, this kind of gunWe don¡¯t have much, so we don¡¯t sell it. "
Oh~
Dunbar was a little disappointed, but the fact that the matchlock gun could be sold was also very good in his opinion.
Although it was troublesome to use the matchlock gun before, the Indians still liked to use it.
Because this thing is very useful against some large prey (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to become a registered member of Piaotian Literature to recommend this work. Your support is my biggest motivation.) - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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