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The Indians perished rapidly under the invasion of white people, just like the wild wolves became extinct when humans over-reproduced and expanded into the grasslands.
The Patagonian Indian settlement area is geographically remote, and the Indians who have suffered a sharp decline in prey lack sufficient supplies for survival. Therefore, they often need to go to the border areas occupied by the white people to trade with them, and this is also the case for the white people.
The most effective means of controlling the Indians.
The next day, Iria took the young men of the two tribes and set off for the city of Antonio, seventy miles away, to prepare for trade with the Argentines. Before the trip, Ye Chenglin proposed that he would go to the city of Antonio with them. Iria had seen Ye Chenglin
After dressing up in disguise, they agreed to his request, and a group of six people rode horses for about an hour to reach their destination.
Antonio City is a small port town by the sea in Patagonia. In addition to more than 200 Argentine regular troops, most of the city is militiamen carrying weapons and pasture farmers who own large amounts of land.
Iria sold two deer skins in his hand at the trading post established by the Argentines. He used the money to buy a small amount of medicine and more than 30 kilograms of salt. Then he put the remaining money in his pocket and led the horse to prepare.
When they returned, they saw several white girls pointing at them with their lips pursed.
"Look, their faces are painted colorfully, and they look like funny clowns."
"No, Laura, the Mapuche are ferocious savages who will kill people when they get mad."
A fat white woman rolled her eyes in feigned fear, making the white girls around her chuckle.
"The Red Indians are really good at pleasing people. Look, guys, they made all the ladies in the city laugh."
Seven or eight white men wearing leather jackets and cowboy-style hats walked to the middle of the street, blocked the way of Ilya and the others, and mocked, "Indian warriors, now is the time to show your bravery, hurry up and greet all the beautiful ladies."
Perform your war dance and let us see the Indian style."
Ilya ignored the other party's ridicule and led the horse in another direction, but was stopped again by several white men.
"Hey, stinky red fan, I'm talking to you. Hurry up and show your war dance to the ladies."
“We don’t perform war dances to white people!”
After being provoked twice, an Indian who followed Iria roared angrily.
"No, you stinky red fans, you will definitely dance in front of us."
The white man wearing a cowboy hat smiled and said to the others next to him, "Guys, how about we bet on whether the red fans can dance the war dance in public?"
"James, I bet they won't jump. If you lose, you have to give me your musket!"
A fat white man with a rosy nose yelled.
"I'll bet two silver coins that he won't jump. James, just wait and lose it all."
Noisy sounds filled the small street. More than twenty white people who joined in the fun took out large and small money and deposited it on a table facing the street. They all stared at the Ilya group as if they were laughing.
"Idiots, open your eyes and see how I win all your money!" Seeing many people around him placing bets, the white cowboy blew the whistle arrogantly, and then, with everyone's attention, he pulled out his
With the musket attached to his waist, he pulled the trigger and quickly shot at the feet of Ilya and the others.
"Bang, bang, bang," the sudden gunfire temporarily silenced the onlookers of white people. Guided by inertial thinking, the three of Iria jumped up instinctively.
Several gunshots simultaneously alerted Ye Chenglin and the other three people on the other side of the street. Ye Chenglin entered Antonio City disguised as an Indian to inquire about the Argentine garrison in the city. After hearing the gunshots coming from the city, Ye Chenglin quickly
It was noticed that the gunfire came from where Ilya and the others were staying.
At this moment, he gave up continuing to investigate the situation of the garrison in the city and rushed towards the three people of Ilya.
"Red fans, you still don't want to dance the war dance."
The white cowboy blew the white smoke from the gun with his mouth and said arrogantly.
"asshole!"
An Indian rushed forward in excitement and knocked the white cowboy to the ground with one punch.
"You stinky red fan, how dare you hit me!"
The white cowboy covered half of his swollen face with one hand and reached out to pick up the musket that fell on the ground, intending to shoot the man directly.
The musket was less than one meter away from the white cowboy. If the white cowboy picked up the musket, the Indian who shot it would probably be dead. It happened in just a few seconds. Iria didn't have time to think in detail. He took a few steps forward and caught up with the white cowboy.
The cowboy picked up the musket in front of him. At this time, the young white men who saw the sudden change also reacted and took out their muskets and pointed them at the three of Iria.
"We don't want to cause trouble, ask them to move their guns, and we will let you go!" The confrontation formed instantly. The three Irias who did not carry muskets were at an absolute disadvantage. As a last resort, Iria threatened the white cowboys with the muskets they snatched.
, taking him as a hostage.
"Damn it, you can't run away, let me go quickly, otherwise you and all the young and old in your tribe will be destroyed!"
The situation at the scene was extremely unfavorable to Ilya. The white cowboys could easily analyze the opponent's disadvantages, so even though he was captured as a hostage, his tone was still very arrogant.
"Chief, what should we do now?"
The white people who besieged them nearby did not take a step back. An Indian asked nervously.
"Wait, keep waiting until our Han friends arrive here!"
Ilya didn't think of a solution to the current predicament, so he could only pin his hopes on Ye Chenglin and the others.
The tense confrontation passed by second by second. More than 20 white people armed with weapons kept forcing Ilya and the three of them to retreat. When Ilya quickly retreated to the edge of the wall behind him, a slight sound of blades piercing bones suddenly came from behind the white people.
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"Puff, puff, puff", as the sound of blades sounded, several white people on the periphery suddenly fell to the ground, and bright red blood slowly flowed from their bodies to the ground.
"Be careful! They still have accomplices!" When five or six white bodies fell down in succession, the white people who went there finally noticed something unusual, and the white people who reacted first shouted out in fear.
"Shoot! They're behind!"
"Bang, bang, bang," sparse gunshots sounded chaotically, but did not hit a target.
"Bang", a sharp shooting sound came from the opposite side, and the white man who shouted was immediately shot and fell to the ground.
"Jack, are you okay?"
The fat white man with a rosy nose reached out to help the white man who had been shot. Then within two seconds, a gunshot was heard from another place on the opposite side. The fat white man also twitched and fell to the ground like his companion.
"Everyone, be careful, they are professional shooters! Don't show your head!"
"Thomas, their marksmanship is very accurate. Let's retreat. We can't beat them."
"James is still in the hands of the Indians. What if we withdraw him?"
"We can ask Major Robert for help, and they will help us rescue James."
"Okay, I'll do as you say."
The number of casualties on our side continued. After discussion, the surviving dozen or so young white men rationally relaxed the siege on Ilya and others, and carefully retreated from the street entrance...
"Chief Iria, the Argentine white reinforcements will arrive soon. Let's get out of here as soon as possible."
"The west gate is closest to the street, so we'll leave from there."
After the six people from the two parties gathered, Iria knew the seriousness of the situation and expressed his gratitude to Ye Chenglin without any greetings. He immediately mounted the horses he brought and rushed out of Antonio's west gate.