1840 Indian Rebirth

Chapter 151 [Fort Sutter]

"How many people are there in Fort Sutter?" Horse Whistle asked again.

"There are more than 100 white people. Counting slaves, there may be 300 people." Da Er said, and then seemed to realize something, "Are you planning to attack Fort Sutter?"

The horse whistle did not answer.

Big Ear went on to say, "I have to remind you that all the whites in Fort Sutter have muskets."

"It's nothing to have a musket." Du Wang said, "Who doesn't have a musket these days, what kind of gun do they have, brown bass?"

"...We didn't." Big Ear said with some embarrassment.

In the huge California, there are actually only one or two thousand whites in total. In contrast, the number of Indians is at least tens of thousands.

Therefore, compared with the rest of the United States, Indians in California undoubtedly had the least contact with whites, and they also had the least access to new technologies and new tools.

The Indians in the East have almost as much mastery of firearms as the whites, while the Indians here have almost no firearms.

Big Ear looked at the Apaches around him, and found that many of them were equipped with rifles, and there seemed to be two short guns on their waists that he had never seen before: "It seems that you have a lot of muskets, but I still don't recommend you Assault Fort Sutter."

"Why?" Du Wang asked.

Big Ear explained: "Fort Sutter is a strong fortress. There are not only many white men equipped with muskets, but also thick walls and even a few cannons."

"We are the ones who built Sartre's Fort. We know how strong this fortress is. If it didn't exist, the various tribes here might still have a chance of defeating Sutter."

"But now, Fort Sutter is standing, and we'll never be able to beat Sutter."

After hearing this, Du Tian didn't speak, but looked at the horse whistle.

The horse whistle was silent for a moment, and then said: "Da Er, do you know which tribes have suffered from Sartre's violence and enslavement?"

"A lot." Big Ear said, "Sartre not only asked us to build buildings for him, but also asked us to do farm work for him. At most, there may even be 1000 people serving him."

"If you want to find a clan that was hurt by Sartre, you can choose a direction with your eyes closed, and you can find it within twenty miles at most."

After a pause, he continued: "...the closest to here may be the Blackfish clan of the Miwok people. I can introduce it to you."

Ma Shao nodded: "Let's meet the Heiyu clan in a few days."

"it is good."

At night, Ma Shao and Du Wang discussed things.

Du Wang asked: "Great Chief, are we going to attack Fort Sutter?"

Horse Whistle: "Yes, I do have this plan. That John Sutter did a lot of evil, enslaved the aborigines, and had conflicts with the US military. If we get rid of him, the possibility of a violent reaction from the US military in California should not high."

Du Wang: "But as Da Er said, Fort Sutter is very strong, and even has artillery... Although we have a hundred excellent soldiers, I am afraid that we have little hope of taking down Fort Sutter."

The horse whistle said: "It is indeed not easy to attack by force. But a strong fortress is often breached from the inside."

Du Wang touched his chin: "Great chief, what do you mean..."

The horse sentry did not continue to say: "Let's get in touch with the nearby aborigines first, and investigate more information about Fort Sutter before making a final decision."

In the next few days, the horse sentry launched a series of visits and investigations to Fort Sutter, and had a lot of contact with the nearby Indians.

On a small hillside.

The horse whistle held a telescope and looked at a fort in the distance, which was Fort Sutter, the "big city" in California.

Considering the extremely rare white population in California, Fort Sutter, a small fortress with 300 to [-] people, can indeed be described as a "big city".

From the perspective of future generations, this so-called fortress is really a bit shabby.

It occupies a large area, and the walls are quite thick, but the height of the building is only six or seven meters, and it looks more like a big house.

In the southeast and northwest corners of the fortress, there is a tower.

The artillery of Fort Sutter is mainly placed on these two towers.

There were also some buildings outside the fort, and of course there were vast fields, and many white people walked around inside and outside Sutter Fort, most of them carrying weapons.

In addition to whites, Indians can also be seen, but they are not residents of the fort, but slaves in it.

"Everyone in Fort Sutter deserves to die!" A resentful voice sounded beside the horse whistle.

The person who spoke was a man in his 30s, who was the chief of the Heiyu clan.The chief, who clearly hated Fort Sutter, trembled uncontrollably as he spoke.

Chief Blackfish continued: "Chief, if we can capture Fort Sutter, I hope to castrate John Sutter with my own hands!"

The Black Fish Clan no longer exists. As early as a few months ago, this clan was massacred and enslaved by Fort Sutter, and it existed in name only.

Today its name no longer exists, but has become part of Apache.

In fact, Ma Shuo only shared some ideas with the Black Fish clan, and this bitter and bitter chief expressed his willingness to join Apache without hesitation.

The horse whistle patted him on the shoulder: "I understand your feelings, but as I said, Apache has a written law that does not allow lynching."

Chief Blackfish froze, and said again: "Then please let me be the executioner! I will use the bone spear to pierce John Sutter's heart with my own hands, just like sticking a fish!"

The horse whistle was silent for a moment: "Well, I will hand over his body to you to deal with afterwards."

He has his own plans, but it is really difficult for him to completely reject Chief Blackfish's strong and almost crazy desire for revenge. This buddy's experience is really a bit miserable.

Not so long ago, Chief Blackfish's daughter, a girl under the age of 12, suffered unimaginable torture and died at Fort Sutter.

It was precisely because of this that Chief Blackfish hated John Sutter so much, and hoped to redouble his revenge.

"Okay." Chief Blackfish was silent for two seconds before finally agreeing.

"Let's go back, the next step is to wait for the opportunity." After observing Fort Sutter from a distance, the horse sentry returned to East Valley City.

Compared with before, although East Valley City has not yet formally formed, its population or construction manpower has increased a lot.

Several clans persecuted by Fort Sutter, such as the Blackfish clan, have agreed to join the Apache, and two of them have moved into East Valley City.

At present, there are more than 200 people living and constructing in Donggu City.

This afternoon.

The construction of Donggu City is in full swing, and infrastructure such as town halls, walls, and public toilets are gradually being built, and there are more and more private houses.

Big Ear brought a few Maidu people to rush over and found the horse post in the unfinished town hall: "Major Chief Horse Post, I think we can act now."

(End of this chapter)