Facing Elizabeth's inquiry, Zhu Xianhai just laughed and said.
"Didn't you say that? The Mapuche are our allies. If that's the case, let's use the Mapuche."
“With the Mapuche?”
Elizabeth said in surprise.
"Aren't they back yet? How long do you want to wait?"
"So, I said, we need to use "puppet troops"!"
The puppet army... is the army of pretenders.
"Our appearance is not much different from that of the Mapuche people, so we can pretend to be Mapuche people. Why should we bear our own names?"
Zhu Xianhai smiled at Elizabeth and said.
"There is a saying in China, "Pull a tiger skin to make a big flag." If you pull the flag of South China, you will easily expose yourself. In this case, we will pull the flag of the Mapuche people. Of course, we will only use it when needed.
Sometimes, I want to make a guest appearance with them, such as the horses. My plan is this time. This time, Bailey will bring the horses out, as usual, but what about us? We don’t need to hand over like in the past, but pretend to be Mapuche.
People go and take the horses away, we need horses, and so do the Mapuche people. In this way, the possibility of Nanhua being exposed will be greatly reduced."
In fact, thinking about it now, Zhu Xianhai found that his previous handling was indeed extremely inappropriate. After all, Nanhua needed the most time right now.
The better Nanhua's confidentiality workbench is, the longer it takes, the more time can be gained. Time for "obscene development" can be gained.
"Not only this matter, but also other aspects must be kept confidential in the future. Well... America Company... this company's name can continue to be used..."
After thinking about it, Zhu Xianhai said.
"Just use the name of America Corporation to deal with the outside world."
"That's not a bad idea!"
Elizabeth nodded.
"The name of a company can always reduce others' vigilance. Even now there are some colonial companies, such as the Hudson's Bay Company in North America. These companies with charters have power like a country. Maybe in the future, we can
What do you think about doing this?"
"company?"
Zhu Xianhai didn't know much about the Hudson's Bay Company, but as for the country controlled by the company... India, controlled by the East India Company, is the best example!
Whether it is a company or a country, it is actually a name. The key is to gain time first and gain time to develop yourself. This is the most important thing.
"That's true. However, the most important thing right now is to get through this hurdle first, send a message to Bailey first, let him prepare, and..."
After thinking about it, Zhu Xianhai said again.
"We need to find out if someone is really following us!"
…
In the past few days, Romario has been paying attention to Bailey of the American Company, observing how he acquires horses and waiting for the horses to be shipped out.
However, they had to wait for three days. In the morning three days later, dozens of Viedma cowboys drove the horses out of the racecourse outside the city. The scene of thousands of horses traveling in great force was quite spectacular, and of course it was hidden.
Unbelievably, when the horses left, Romario immediately changed out of his military uniform after receiving the news and transformed into a Mapuche. Apart from his mixed-race appearance, he looked no different from a Mapuche.
, he was covered in felt and even carried a spear.
In fact, Romario has lived in the tribe since he was a child. His mother is a white man who was robbed by the Mapuche people. She taught him Spanish and faith in God since he was a child. When he became an adult, he escaped from the tribe and later joined the tribe.
He joined the provincial army and has been serving in the army ever since. With his familiarity with the grasslands and his advantages in appearance and language, Romario often went to and from the grasslands to conduct reconnaissance missions.
This time, it's no exception.
However, the only exception is that he needs to track the American Company's horse team.
After the cowboys drove the huge herd of horses away from Viedma, they walked all the way to the southwest, while Romario kept a distance from the cowboys. According to the information previously obtained, the cowboys would arrive the next day.
, handover with another group of cowboys.
This time was no exception. They first handed over to a group of cowboys, and then the cowboys continued to drive the horses toward the southwest.
"Are they going to the tribe?"
Romario, who had been following them from a distance, just observed their whereabouts. It was difficult for such a large herd of horses to conceal their whereabouts on the grassland, and they could even be tracked by just following the horse hoof prints on the grassland.
Everything seemed to go more smoothly than he imagined.
On the third day, Romario discovered where the horses were. It was not that he discovered where the horses were, but he saw the real customers.
Those customers are not other people, but...
“Mapuche!”
Looking at the people who appeared near the horses from a distance, they were all riding horses, and without exception they were dressed like Mapuche people. Without even checking, Romario guessed who they were.
The destination of the horses - The horses were sold to the Mapuche people.
"Damn smugglers..."
Almost without thinking, Romario figured out their identities, and of course, Pele's identity - a smuggler!
Between the Province of Buenos Aires and the Confederation, there are many merchants conducting smuggling trade with the Mapuche people. This is a very common thing.
"Okay, mission completed successfully!"
Now, there is no need to keep track of it, since it has
When Romario was rejoicing at completing his mission, he did not realize that a few kilometers away, there was also a "Mapuche man" observing him. The Mapuche man's dress was not much different from his.
It can even be said that even if they met, they would not feel any difference from each other. It is just that they have "met" from the beginning, from Viedma until now.
The mantis stalks the cicada and the oriole follows. Romario has no idea that he has been targeted from the beginning. He even secretly imagined how the second lieutenant would reward him after returning to Viedma. He
He never thought that he would become someone else's "reward". Of course, no one wanted his head. In fact, on his way back to Viedma, there were people who protected him all the way, lest he encounter him.
What an accident.
The people who finally escorted Romario quietly left after witnessing his safe return to Viedma...
