1840 Indian Rebirth

Chapter 169 [Oaxaca City]

(The previous text has been slightly adjusted)
"Bang bang bang-"

One shot fired, and the next gunshots became more and more intensive.

Guerrillas shuttled through the streets and alleys of Mexico City, shooting sniper everywhere and attacking the U.S. military.

The Americans realized that although Santa Anna withdrew with troops, the city was not within easy reach.

They quickly began to fight back, launching a law and order war in Mexico City.

All of a sudden, gunshots broke out throughout the city, and the people fled in panic.

During this period, the prisoners released by Santa Anna naturally made trouble.

Compared with others, the criminals have a richer and more unrestrained style.

Some criminals took the opportunity to smash, smash, loot and burn more recklessly, and some criminals joined the camp against the invaders, fighting the Americans in the corners of the city, and some criminals mixed with the common people, trying to escape from this city that was completely out of order .

This violent confusion lasted for about a day.

Although the stragglers were brave, they were not opponents of the regular army after all. Under the suppression of thousands of US troops, most of the rebels were killed or captured on the first day.

In an open space in the city, there are still some bloodstains and stumps on the ground...

A chubby old man in military uniform came on horseback, and immediately an officer stepped forward to salute.

"Commander Scott, these dozens of people are from the St. Patrick's Battalion. They used to be our soldiers." The officer pointed to the dozens of prisoners in the open space.

"Commander, what should we do with them?"

Commander Scott looked calm, glanced at the prisoners of the St. Patrick's Camp, and said lightly: "How to deal with the mutinous soldiers, how to deal with the St. Patrick's Camp. Sentence them to hang."

"Yes!"

Scott then led the troops to Plaza Zecarlo in front of the National Palace of Mexico, where the remnants of the Mexican government awaited him.

"What's your name?" He sat on a horse and looked down at the leading Mexican officials.

"Manuel Peña." The Mexican official who was questioned lowered his head, "Santa Anna has been dismissed by us, and I am now the acting president of Mexico."

Winfield Scott nodded: "So, President Peña, is the war over?"

Penia: "It's over..."

……

Bypassing the Mexican state where the war may be going on, the horse sentry led the people on to Oaxaca.

In south-central Mexico, whites and Indians have shown a trend of integration, and the further south, the more obvious this trend is.

Indians who speak Spanish and have Spanish names are not uncommon, such as the village where Chief Lucas they passed by before.

A more typical example is Juarez, the governor of Oaxaca.

Juarez is a serious Indian, but he can become the governor of a state in Mexico and even become the president in the future.

It can be seen that in southern Mexico, the Indians have gained a considerable degree of recognition, at least much stronger than in the north.

In northern Mexico and the United States, there is basically no plan to treat Indians as human beings, and the scalp reward policy has been maintained to this day.

"...Although Mexico's strength is not very good, it has to be said that they are still stronger than the United States in terms of 'civilization'." On the way, Luanfa said.

"It's more normal than American civilization, and it's not as surprising as it is—America is the most evil country!" Sebastian's tone was quite strong, "Both Canada and Mexico abolished slavery earlier than the United States , more respect for the aborigines, the United States is simply a disgrace to civilization!"

In later generations, the Civil War was celebrated all over the world, but Canada and Mexico abolished slavery decades before the Civil War.

They abolished slavery earlier, but no one cares.

But they are not pitiful, and some countries abolished slavery thousands of years in advance, and they are still regarded as barbarians.

"It's really hard to understand why the United States is so evil?"

"It must be a problem with the system..."

People were talking.

After more than two months of journey, Ma Shao and his team finally arrived at their destination, the state of Oaxaca in southern Mexico.

Arrive in Oaxaca.

The horse whistle first ordered: "Langfa, you take some people to the northeast to find a ship first. I hope that by the time I leave Oaxaca, you have already contacted the ship to Europe."

"The rest follow me to Oaxaca City."

Luanfa took some people to contact the ship, while Ma Shao and others went to Oaxaca.

Oaxaca City to be precise, Mexico seems to have many such place names, and the state name has the same name as the city where the state capital is located.

Oaxaca City is the capital of the state of Oaxaca.

The capital of the state of Campeche, Campeche City.

The capital of the state of Puebla, the city of Puebla...

Another example is Mexico City, as the capital, its name is directly the same as the name of the country.

This is true in areas with a strong Spanish influence, where place names are often repeated, and so are people's names, many of whom carry on the names their ancestors used.

As a former Spanish colony, Mexico is naturally not exempt.

The same is true in all European cultural regions. Although there are many surnames, there are few personal names, which is exactly the opposite of the situation in China.

Oaxaca City is considered a big city, with a population of more than [-], similar to Sleeping Bear City.

However, as a city in southern Mexico and the capital of a state, Oaxaca City has a much more floating population than Sleeping Bear City, so it looks much more prosperous and lively.

The racial mix here is also more pronounced, with about two-thirds white and one-third Indian.

There are also blacks, but very few in number.Due to the different economic structure, slavery was much less severe in Mexico than in the American South, which had a large number of plantations.

It is precisely because of this difference in economic base that Mexico can abolish slavery earlier and more easily, while the United States needs to go through a violent civil war more than a decade later to do the same thing.

Although there are many races in Mexico, spiritually speaking, these people are generally Catholics, believe in God, and respect the Pope.

It is precisely because of their spiritual proximity that people of these different races get along fairly harmoniously—relatively speaking.

All kinds of discrimination and hostility are inevitable. In fact, the race relations here are more tense than the black-white relations in the 21st century America.

It's just that compared with northern Mexico and the United States, where scalp rewards are being implemented, discrimination and private violence are undoubtedly very harmonious.

Due to the state of war, the city of Oaxaca is very censored.

Most of the team led by Ma Shao were strong and well-armed men, so of course they could not be allowed to enter the city.

In fact, they came close to clashing with Oaxaca's defenders.

"Stop, who are you?" a Mexican officer scolded.

Horse Whistle stepped forward: "Hi, we are the Apaches in the north, and I am Apache's Great Chief Horse Whistle. Or you can call me Albert."

"Apache?" The Mexican officer frowned. "What are you doing here?"

Horse whistle: "We come to Oaxaca for business. Of course, we want to visit the respected Governor Juarez."

"The governor is not something you can meet whenever you want!" The officer didn't show a good face, "Go away, you are not welcome here!"

Among the many Indian tribes in North America, the Apaches belong to the kind with a strong sense of presence, and the Mexicans have heard of them somewhat.

However, even the nearest Apache active area is more than 1000 kilometers away from Oaxaca City.

A group of Apaches suddenly ran here, and they were all armed, which made people feel uneasy.

What's more, in the various large-scale conflicts that occurred in North America, the Indians can hardly be alone, and they will basically participate.

For example, during the American Revolutionary War, many Indians helped Britain, and some helped the United States.

The same goes for the Mexican-American War.

The Apache remained neutral and advised other Indian tribes to remain neutral as well.

But there are still Indians who choose to join the war, form allies with the United States or Mexico, and happily rush to the battlefield as cannon fodder, not knowing what they are thinking.Probably just for a little tobacco, alcohol, gold and silver, but that sounds more incomprehensible.

Most of the defenders don't know the position of the Indians of various tribes in North America in this war, so of course they will not let the horse post and others enter the city.

When they saw that the horse post had no intention of leaving, the defenders of Oaxaca were even almost irritated.

The officer said roughly again: "If you don't disappear in front of my eyes immediately, I will confiscate your weapons!"

"Sir, I understand your concerns. For you, our presence during the war is indeed unreliable." Horse Whistle tried to reason, "But this is a complete misunderstanding, we just need to talk a little bit..."

The other party obviously had no intention of talking, and interrupted: "There is nothing to talk about. Or, put down all your weapons, maybe I can think about it."

Horse Whistle naturally did not intend to put down his weapon. The other party's attitude made him suspect that once he put down his weapon, he might be in danger.

For a while, the atmosphere became a little tense.

Fortunately, there are some Indians among the defenders. Compared with the whites, these Indian-Mexicans are much more friendly to the Apaches, and some of them are fans of the horse whistle.

Just as the atmosphere became more and more tense, another young officer stepped forward. He had yellow skin and black hair, and he was obviously an Indian.

"War Chief of the Apache...horse post?" he hesitated.

Ma Shao couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, smiled and said, "Yes."

The young officer immediately became enthusiastic, and said with some excitement: "It's an honor to meet you, respected son of the sky, I am Captain Fernando Asolón, from Zapotec."

Zapotec is an Indian tribe that is common in Oaxaca, and Governor Juarez is also Zapotec.

"Let me talk to them, I believe they have no malicious intentions." Asolon first turned his head and said to his companion, then looked back at the horse post, feeling a little excited again.

"I really didn't expect to see you here! I almost thought you were just a legend!" He said, his tone quite excited.

Ma Whistle smiled: "I didn't expect that people living in Oaxaca could hear my story."

Captain Asolon: "Of course, from California to Quintana Roo, your reputation is known to everyone, everyone knows it. Even the enemy is convinced by you, let alone us!"

"Thank you for your compliment, Captain Atholon."

The horse whistle paused for a moment, and then continued: "There is no doubt that we are not Americans, nor are they allies of the Americans. We have no malicious intentions. I hope you will allow us to enter Oaxaca City."

Captain Asolon sighed slightly: "I know, but I can't make the decision. After all, it is a time of war... There are too many of you, and you all carry weapons."

Horse whistle: "No, I don't mean to let us all enter the city. I am here mainly to visit Governor Juarez. Just let me and some of my subordinates go in. Most of the others can stay outside the city .”

Asolon was startled for a moment, then nodded, "It should be no problem. I'll help you to report, and I believe that Mr. Juarez will be happy to meet you."

"Thank you very much." Said the horse whistle.

Captain Asolon turned and left to report to Oaxaca City.

Oaxaca City, Governor's Mansion.

Gov. Benito Juárez was sitting at his desk, reading a legal document and saying nothing until there was a knock on the door.

"Dong dong."

"Please come in."

Captain Asolon opened the door and came in: "Mr. Governor, there is an important guest who wants to see you."

"Who?"

Captain Asolon took a deep breath: "The son of the sky in the thunder, the feared nemesis of the Arapaho people, the leader of the Apache tribe, and the chief of the horse post."

This string obviously made Juarez a little confused, frowning: "What did you say?"

"The Great Chief of the Apaches, Whistle." Captain Atholon changed his title to a short one. "I remember you talking about him."

Juarez nodded suddenly: "It turned out to be him. What is he doing in Oaxaca?"

"Come to do business and visit you, Mr. Governor." Captain Asolon said, "But he brought a lot of people, and he is being stopped by the city defense army. Do you want to let them in?"

Juarez thought for a while: "Are you sure it's really the Apache chief, and not someone else pretending to be it? After all, as far as I know, Apache is thousands of miles away from here."

"There's nothing wrong with that." Asholon said, "The Great Chief Horse Whistle is a giant. I feel that he may be ten inches taller than me. It should be very difficult for anyone to impersonate him."

"Ten inches taller than you, is that true... He won't sit taller than me." Juarez smiled, "Okay, Atsolon, let him in, as a Sabo Turks, I would also like to meet this legendary aboriginal hero."

"Yes." Captain Asolon replied, then turned around.

"Wait." Unexpectedly, he was stopped by Juarez as soon as he turned around.

"What else is there, Mr. Governor?" Asolon asked.

Juarez hesitated for a while, then stood up from his seat, and walked quickly to Asolon's side with short legs: "I'll go out and greet him."

(End of this chapter)