Chapter 85: People die for money
Just as Zhu Xianhai led a large carriage force to reinforce the Mapuche people, Zhu Xianhai's old acquaintance, Major Matolo, was planning a new attack.
"Major, the Mapuche and their cattle are about thirty kilometers southeast of us."
After receiving the scout's report, Major Matolo pondered for a moment and then spoke to the cavalry behind him.
"Everyone check your pistols. Pay attention, fasten the caps. Wait a minute, just like before, get as close to them as possible, and then shoot them with your pistols. Don't ask the cattle, and don't consider the hostages. Remember, try to kill those Mapuche people, understand!"
As the president's confidant, Matoro never cared about how many people he rescued or how many cattle he recovered. What he needed was to report to the media by how many Mapuche people he had killed. Of course, what was more important was to add another star on his shoulder.
"Yes, sir!"
The cavalrymen shouted loudly. Most of them were gauchos. Two centuries ago, Spanish colonists came to this land. Although the Spaniards who came here were of the same clan, they were divided into different classes. Wealth determined everything. They quickly split up. The landless Spanish whites wandered around, and some of them married indigenous women. Gauchos were their mixed-race descendants. They lived on the Pampas. "Gaucho" means tramp and prodigal son in Spanish.
These gauchos living on the grasslands are different from their Spanish compatriots. They retain more Indian culture, speak Spanish, believe in Catholicism, and engage in animal husbandry. But like the Mapuche, they are used to living on horseback and are brave and strong. During the independence movement in South America, they were the best cavalry . Now they are also the strongest opponents of the Mapuche, especially after they are equipped with revolving guns.
"Follow him. Remember, strike and run. Kill as many Mapuche as possible. Oh, and take some prisoners. We need to find out where that 'Nanhua' is."
Did "indigenous people" build a city on the seaside?
Matolo was skeptical about the information confessed by the prisoners because what they said was too outrageous, especially the one about the invulnerable "steam monster".
What kind of monster can't be defeated by a gun?
"It's just a barbarian's fantasy!"
Major Matolo sneered.
"However, if this information is true, it may be related to Chile. They have been eyeing this place and want to cross the Andes Mountains. Maybe they are really coming. Who knows?"
Subconsciously, Major Matolo regarded "Nanhua" as a "Chilean conspiracy" and even thought about going to Nanhua after finding out the situation from the prisoners to find out what was going on there.
If the Chileans intervened...it would be another great achievement!
Who knows, after this round of fighting, the major might become a colonel!
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The vast herds of cattle on the grassland were like a large dark cloud, almost occupying the entire grassland.
Surrounding the herd of cattle are Mapuche people riding horses. Holding spears in their hands, they look into the distance from time to time, and there seems to be some worry in their brows.
"Gaucho..."
Once again, Chief Namunguza cursed the gauchos, their horsemanship, and their revolvers.
The Gauchos are a group of guys who are as brave as the Mapuche and their riding skills are just as good as the Mapuche. They have Mapuche blood in their bones, but they are willing to be controlled by the white people.
"What a bunch of damn guys!"
Chief Namunguza asked again while cursing the gauchos.
"When you and Juan went to Nanhua, Mr. Zhu said they would come to support us, right?"
"Yes, Chief."
Carlos replied quickly.
"His people should be on their way ."
"I hope so..."
As Chief Namonguza finished his words, another fast horse came running over from a distance.
"Gauchos, the gauchos are calling..."
"Quick, prepare for battle!"
Once again, Chief Namunguza had to raise his spear and call his subordinates to prepare for battle. In fact, he had countless opportunities to escape along the way, but he was reluctant to do so.
He was reluctant to give up both the stolen cow and the stolen woman.
In a word, people die for money.
When Chief Namonguza was gathering his subordinates, a cavalry force like a whirlwind rushed over from afar. They were wearing red uniforms and riding maroon war horses. They came quickly from afar like a red whirlwind.
"Kill all the barbarians!"
Major Matolo , who was leading the way, held the reins in his left hand and held a Colt revolver in his right hand. However, due to the distance, he did not shoot, but pointed straight forward. At this time, the revolver in his hand was like a straight sword or spear.
However, not all gauchos used revolvers. In fact, almost half of the cavalry led by Matolo still used spears. But even so, these revolver cavalry still posed a great threat to the Mapuche.
Facing the charging gauchos, Chief Namonguza raised his spear without hesitation and pointed it at the enemies.
"Kill all the white people."
After that, the Mapuche people raised their spears and rushed towards the gaucho cavalry together with Chief Namunguza. They were fanatical and fearless. Once upon a time, they had repelled the white people and the gauchos time and time again in this way.
Just like before, when the distance was only a dozen meters, Matolo pulled the trigger, and the gaucho cavalrymen beside him used revolver bullets to meet the charging Mapuche. Although the revolver had an obvious firepower advantage, it was not easy to shoot accurately on an overturned horse. However, at close range, their shooting accuracy was acceptable.
However, most gauchos are not good shooters. They rarely use muskets, because muskets are expensive, gunpowder is hard to get, and bullets often destroy cowhide. So they are better at using cold weapons such as crescent spears.
However, despite this, the pistol cavalry's shooting skills were not bad. Bullet after bullet was like a deadly whirlwind, knocking down the Mapuche one by one. Even when charging, they did not stop, but directly used their revolvers to tear a hole in the Mapuche formation. They charged and fired at the same time, and in front of them, Mapuche cavalry fell one by one...
