1840 Indian Rebirth

Chapter 49 [Three Iron Rules for Soldiers]

"There is no concept of 'before the birth of the universe', or that is something we will never be able to touch." Ma Shao said, "When you stand at the beginning of the birth of the universe, no matter how you go, it will be after the birth of the universe, not before... …like when you stand at the North Pole, no matter how you go, you can only go south, not north.”

Everyone seemed to understand, but Ma Shao gave a few more examples.

When someone understood, another question was naturally raised: "Teacher, this is different from the stories we heard before! My mother told me that everything in the world is woven by the heaven and the earth through weaving." of."

"Those are just stories, but these are the truth." Horse Whistle wrote the word truth on the blackboard, which was also a vocabulary he had just created recently.

Turning around, he continued: "Stories always have an end, but truth never ends, so I'll tell you more."

"Where's our great spirit?" a shaman asked.

The horse whistle was silent for two seconds: "If you have to set up an existence before the birth of the universe, then it doesn't matter to call it 'Great Spirit'."

The beliefs of the Indians are very messy, and sometimes the beliefs within the same tribe can vary greatly, but almost all Indian tribes have a concept similar to the "Great Spirit", a supreme god with very light personalization and almost nature itself.

Ma Shao knew that it was impossible to completely eradicate religion, so he didn't shave off the big spirit directly, but left a little living space for it.

After all, compared to various Western monotheistic religions, Daling, a supreme god with a very light personality, is still a relatively gentle and friendly existence.

It is obviously unreasonable for the extremists to drive out the moderates while they are alive and kicking.

Classes continued without much questioning.

As a professional physics teacher, Ma Shao knows how to show the charm of truth, which is a natural persuasion.

Even ignorant Indians, after understanding what he said, will feel the harmony naturally emanating from the laws of physics.

"That's the end of today's class." Ma Whistle patted the dust brought by the inferior self-made chalk, "You should familiarize yourself with the words on the blackboard. I will spot-check them in the writing class."

Just like on the battlefield, after the cultural lessons are taught, the army is trained.

The Mianxiong Clan now has more than two hundred armed forces, half of them have revolvers, and the rest mainly use bows and arrows and rifles.

For those soldiers who have not received training in charging, lying down, etc., the horse post has arranged for the commander to train before, and what he wants to train or teach now is another important content.

In the long run, this might even be the most important content.

"Soldiers, today I will tell you the 'Three Iron Rules for Soldiers'." The horse sentry stood in front of more than 200 soldiers.

In the entire Sleeping Bear Clan, these soldiers were most in awe of the horse post, they listened quietly, and almost always accepted all requests made by the horse post unconditionally.

"The first iron rule: follow the command in all actions!" Ma Shao shouted every word, "Obeying orders is the bounden duty of a soldier. The commander must obey my orders, and the soldiers must obey the orders of the commander!"

"The second iron rule: everything seized must be returned to the public!"

"You are soldiers, not robbers and bandits. Everything you seize on the battlefield, whether it is a rifle, a horse, a piece of clothing, a pair of shoes, or even a captured enemy, belongs to the clan and cannot be kept privately. Of course, the captured trophies You will also receive clan rewards."

"There is also the third iron rule: do not abuse the defenseless!"

"The glory of a soldier is not to bully the weak. We must not abuse, rape, or molested captives, women, and children who are unable to fight back."

These three iron rules are actually the three major disciplines and eight points of attention, but they have been simplified.

After all, the current Indian army is in a completely different environment from the later generations of the People's Liberation Army.

For example, "Don't use the masses to stitch and thread", Ma Shao thought about it and found that the current Indians do not have the concept of "the masses", and it is difficult to create a special word to express it.

Are clans masses?

No, those are relatives.A clan of only 1000 people is basically related to relatives. It is obviously not appropriate to describe it as a mass, and no soldier will invade the clan's things.

What about other Indians outside the tribe?

It is not suitable, the relationship is far away, and some are still enemies.

Not to mention the whites.

It may have to wait until the Indians form a nation, or at least a city-state, before concepts like the masses of the people make sense.

As for the more detailed discipline, the horse post feels that it is not necessary for the time being. If the Indians can strictly implement these three iron rules, then they will be the first-class strict army and justice division in this era.

"... Violations of the three iron codes will result in severe punishments! Even the slightest violations will be recorded in the register. Those who have such records will basically bid farewell to the positions of military officers such as commanders and centurions." Ma Whistle said.

"What is a centurion?" Some recruits were not used to the discipline in the army, so they couldn't help interjecting.

His boss immediately shouted: "Shut up!"

Ma Shao explained: "A centurion is an officer who manages a hundred soldiers. Of course, no one has obtained this position. In the next period of training, I may appoint a centurion who performs well. long."

Hearing this, the elders' eyes suddenly lit up, and many of them secretly made up their minds that they must become centurions.

"You must memorize these three iron rules verbatim, just like remembering your own name." Ma Shao emphasized again.

In terms of personal bravery, the Indians are still very good. They are all excellent fighters and knights, but organizational discipline and tactics are quite problematic.

Ma Shao hopes that this army will have strict military discipline as soon as possible, and that all members will master some basic tactics, so that he can carry out further training.

There is a tactic he has been thinking about, and if the Indians can master it, it is enough to become a world-class force.

At that time, as long as the equipment is not too backward, Ma Shao believes that even the US federal army will definitely not want to provoke him.

Then just wait for the opportunity, wait until the Civil War, and tear a large piece of flesh from the United States fiercely!
The horse whistle continued to train the soldiers.

……

About [-] kilometers southeast of the Sleeping Bear clan, a group of more than a dozen Indians rode forward slowly. They were Comanches.

"It's coming soon." These Comanches were led by an old man, the chief of the Twin Wolf clan, and he looked at the clansmen behind him, "When you come into contact with white people, be careful, but don't be too nervous .”

"Yes, Chief."

After walking for a while, a white town appeared in front of them, and the residents of the town quickly noticed the visiting Comanches.

Immediately, a group of white men came out of the town with weapons. The leader was a man in his 30s. He was of medium build, wearing a cowboy hat, with whiskers and a cigarette in his mouth. He seemed a little careless.

"Ah, long time no see, my friend." He waved as he spoke, and then an Indian in white clothes came up behind him, "Translate for him."

The Indians in white costumes walked between the two sides and looked at the two wolf chiefs, but they seemed a little afraid to look directly.

I just heard him say in fluent Comanche: "Mayor Thomas sends his greetings to you, friends from the Twin Wolf clan."

(End of this chapter)