Chapter 90: The Victor's Rewards
Soon, a telegram written by Major Matolo himself was sent from the telegraph station at the nearby immigration point.
Everything is as expected!
This was a perfect "rescue operation!"
During this rescue operation, the brave and fearless employees of the America Company repelled thousands of Mapuche savages and rescued Major Matolo and others who were surrounded.
After the rescue operation was over, both parties were naturally reluctant to leave, but they had official duties to attend to.
When saying goodbye to his new friends, Zhu Xianhai of course expressed his reluctance to leave.
"First, sir, is this true?"
Matolo was a little unsure that he had really done it.
"Hey, Major, my friend, of course I hope you can have a good time, but you are a soldier after all, and you have military duties to attend to, so I can understand that. Of course, if you have time, you are welcome to visit Nanhua. Anytime!"
Be my guest!
Matolo would never dare to visit Nanhua, for fear that Mr. Steven would regret it. He immediately said that he had been away for a long time and missed his family very much, so he wanted to return home as soon as possible.
Of course Zhu Xianhai would not refuse this
Missing family is a long-lasting love.
Of course, Matolo did not leave empty-handed. When he left, there was a letter in his arms. It was a letter from Elizabeth to Mitre.
He only took the letter and several surviving white officers. As for the dozens of gaucho cavalrymen, they were all left behind by Zhu Xianhai. In this regard, Matolo, who had originally considered leaving them "missing", could not and dared not refuse.
He knew that these gauchos were the bargaining chips in the other party's hands, the chips to control him! As long as these gauchos were still alive, they would be witnesses to this matter.
In fact, in addition to controlling Matoro and others, the reason for keeping these gaucho cavalrymen was because they were needed. The gauchos on the grasslands wandered alone or in groups, living on hunting wild animals. They had neither a fixed source of income nor respectable jobs, and were despised or even rejected by settled white people. These gauchos, who were accustomed to a hard life, were not only cowboys with excellent riding skills, but also natural scouts They only needed to be won over a little.
Of course, the more important thing is to "incorporate" the tribe of Chief Namunguza. Of course, the more important thing is to pass on the bravery and fighting skills of "Nanhua" to other tribes through Namunguza, and then make those tribes submit to themselves.
Awe!
When the mighty carriage caravan returned, Chief Namunguza's eyes were full of awe. Once upon a time, he thought that the other side only had a "steam monster", but what about now ?
After witnessing the Nanhua chariot attack, the shock it brought to him was unimaginable. When he saw Zhu Xianhai again, he immediately took the initiative to express his gratitude. Of course, it was not just empty gratitude, he even took out his thank-you gift.
A total of 20,000 cattle were given by Chief Namonguza as a gift of thanks!
"Dear Mr. Zhu, these cows are to express our gratitude, our friendship, and for..."
“That’s not enough!”
Zhu Xianhai smiled coldly and pointed at the herd of cattle.
"Half! Not just the cattle, but other spoils as well!"
Other spoils of war - including, of course, white women captured by the Mapuche during their raids on settlements.
woman!
It is an extremely scarce "resource" in South China.
For these men who have been single for several years, the temptation of those plump white women is absolutely unimaginable.
“…”
Faced with such a request, Chief Namunguza agreed without hesitation. Everything has a price.
And what is the real cost?
It was Chief Namunguza who signed an agreement with the American Company. According to this agreement, the "Black Hawk Tribe" where Chief Namungu was located accepted the "protection" of the American Company. The company had the right to establish settlements on tribal lands, levy taxes, and build railways, roads and other public infrastructure. In exchange, the company guaranteed the chief the right to self-govern his internal affairs.
In fact, to put it bluntly, it is almost like taking over the East India Company's system of ruling the princes. The British conquered India by that method, and in Zhu Xianhai's plan, he wanted to rely on the same strategy to make these Mapuche people submit to him.
This not-so-fierce battle not only brought Nanhua its first "surrendered tribe", but also a considerable amount of spoils - tens of thousands of cattle.
These cattle may not be suitable for farming, but they can provide enough meat for Nanhua.
Driving such a herd of cattle was absolutely unfamiliar to the people of Nanhua, but this was something the captured gauchos were good at. Although there were not many of them, they easily controlled the herd of cattle with crescent spears and drove towards Nanhua with the convoy.
On the way back to Nanhua, the warriors always turned their eyes to those women, more than a hundred women, all of whom were snatched by the Mapuche from white settlements. Among them were mothers and daughters, sisters, and sisters-in-law, but now, they had only one identity - slaves.
For these women, although they were nervous, they were much better than before. They even looked at these people boldly.
They wore the same green uniforms, and although they looked similar to the Indians, they seemed more civilized. For these women, their demands were not high. As long as they could live and not be abused, they would be satisfied. As for freedom... they dared not even think about it.
In fact, from the moment they were captured by the Mapuche, they had already accepted their fate. They would be slaves and bear children for the Mapuche. Now they just changed their partners. At least, these people seemed to be better partners than the Indians.
The warriors looked at the women with fanatical eyes, and the women also looked at the warriors. Although the two sides could not communicate in the same language, the women could still read the men's thoughts from their eyes.
Argentinian girls are passionate.
Of course, at night, on the grassland, in those tents, many women took the initiative to find some officers who gave orders and went into their tents.
These passionate Argentine girls know very well how to protect themselves, or what they will use in exchange for the protection of others. The grassland is destined to be restless tonight...
