Chapter 9: Good Words Can't Persuade a Damned Ghost
The room smelled strongly of perfume!
It’s so strong and even a little pungent that you might even wonder if they’ve poured the perfume bottle on themselves or marinated themselves in perfume.
But Zhu Xianhai knew why Major Bellucci sprayed so much perfume. He wanted to cover up the foul smell of syphilis.
For now he could only pretend that he didn't smell it. After all, it was his talkativeness that got him killed last time.
"…The Broken Bridge and Remaining Snow is one of the ten scenic spots of West Lake. Legend has it that White Snake and Xu Xian met on the Broken Bridge."
"White Snake and Xu Xian? Who are they?"
"That's another story, A-choo."
Finally, stimulated by the aroma, Zhu Xianhai couldn't help but sneeze. When he took out a tissue from his pocket and wiped his nose, he didn't notice that although they avoided his sight, their eyes were still full of surprise.
Using paper towels...so advanced!
"I'm sorry, I seem to be a little allergic to perfume..."
Taking a look at the major's somewhat embarrassed expression, Zhu Xianhai sighed in his heart.
It’s not that we don’t want to save you, it’s because we can’t save you!
I have penicillin, but that stuff is deadly!
Muttering this in his mind, thinking about the results of this simulation, Zhu Xianhai said.
"Major, when I was at the exchange, I heard that the Mapuche attacked many settlements. Does this mean that war has broken out?"
"Definitely!"
Major Bellucci replied.
"Our war with the Mapuche has been going on for centuries. You may not know that in Argentina, the Mapuche are like the Huns in Roman times. They always attack settlements on horseback. If their threat cannot be eliminated, immigrants will never live in peace."
The ancestors of the Mapuche people were the Araucanians who lived in the Andes and were known for their bravery and fighting skills during the Inca Empire. After the Spanish conquered the Incas, they naturally became the most troublesome Native American people.
When shepherds from the Andalusia region of Spain came to the Pampas and developed animal husbandry, the indigenous people of the prairie, who were originally in the gathering stage, quickly transformed into nomads.
Almost a century and a half ago, the first group of Mapuche people crossed the Andes Mountains and came to the Pampas for horse trade. The bravery of the Mapuche people made them easily worshipped by the local Indians. By mixing and intermarrying with local Indian tribes, the Mapuche people became the first . The Pampas has become the grassland of the Mapuche people.
In the Pampas region, the Mapuche people mastered the skills of fighting on horseback, and they were best at using spears. The Mapuche people who conquered the grasslands often attacked Spanish settlements, forcing the Spanish to build . Therefore, the area south of the Viceroyalty of Buenos Aires was never conquered by Spanish colonists.
The same was true after the founding of Argentina, and the Mapuche people even approached the city of Buenos Aires many times.
Historically, it was not until the invention of the breech-loading rifle that it took the Argentines decades to conquer the grasslands, the deserts, and resolve the threat of the Mapuche people with the help of the breech-loading rifle.
But now, facing these grassland warriors armed with spears, the Argentines can only passively take the beating.
"…The war, the war with the Mapuche, I really don't know when it will end!"
Principal Bellucci sighed and said.
"However, I think the situation of the war will change soon. In the past, the Mapuche came roaring in, relying on their spears and war horses, and easily repelled our immigrants and soldiers. No one could match them. But now, the revolver is changing all this. With the Colt revolver, the soldiers will no longer be afraid of the Mapuche's war horses and spears. Of course, there are also railways. The railways can send troops to the heart of the grassland at the fastest speed. I can guarantee that in at most 20 years, we will drive the Mapuche out of the grassland."
The tenacious Mapuche people were finally defeated by the Argentines who had an absolute technological advantage. Just like the North American Indian conquest war, the railway ultimately ensured the conquerors' occupation of the land, and the advanced weapons ensured the Argentines' combat effectiveness.
With both of these, you’re definitely winning!
But it certainly wasn't now, otherwise you and your men wouldn't have been surrounded, and you wouldn't have been dead or alive, and you might have even killed me.
After thinking about it, Zhu Xianhai said.
"Indeed, technological innovation can change everything, but for now, Major, are you worried about the upcoming battle?"
Putting down the knife and fork in his hand, Zhu Xianhai asked.
"I heard that the Mapuche people sent out more than 10,000 people this time. Perhaps, they did not send out troops just to rob you. Is it possible that they want to find an opportunity to inflict heavy damage on you? For example, by attacking settlements, attracting your troops over, and then encircling you, and then looking for an opportunity to attack..."
"This is impossible!"
Major Bellucci said bluntly.
"Mr. Zhu, you don't understand the Mapuche people. They don't have such tactics at all. The Mapuche people are just barbarians..."
Well!
In an instant, Zhu Xianhai lost interest in continuing to persuade.
Good words cannot persuade a damned person.
Just like Major Bellucci, a guy who looks down on the indigenous people in his bones, he won't realize it until he is on the verge of death.
Barbarians don't know tactics?
Didn’t we not dare to go south for more than a hundred years?
However, despite this, Zhu Xianhai still asked Bouchardo tentatively.
"Bouchardo? There's nothing special about that place, it's just a settlement."
The major shrugged his shoulders and said.
"Like all settlements on the prairie, it is surrounded by endless prairie."
Seeing that her father had no interest in Zhu Xianhai's topic, Malena changed the subject and asked.
"Sir, we just talked about White Snake and Xu Xian? Who are they? Can you tell me the story?"
"certainly."
With a helpless sigh in his heart, Zhu Xianhai turned his gaze to Malena and said.
"This story begins with a little shepherd boy saving a white snake from a snake catcher..."
In the following time, Zhu Xianhai recalled the "Legend of White Snake" he had watched and told this story. Although the tragic love made Malena cry several times, Bellucci had no interest and was even a little absent-minded.
Perhaps, compared to listening to stories, his heart has now flown to the battlefield. After all, for soldiers, the battlefield is their most desired destination.
