Looking at Chief Geronimo's sincere and expectant face, Chen Mo nodded lightly.
"Since you're willing to rely on me, I'll take you in. From now on, you'll be my subordinates and work for me. Your tribe will also be under my protection!"
"Thank you, Chief!"
"Call me Boss."
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After accidentally saving and subduing the Lakota tribe, Chen Mo's plan to purchase furs and train wild beasts had changed.
As the indigenous people of the Missouri Forest, the Lakota tribe had lived in the forest for generations. They were very familiar with the entire vast forest and knew the location of every Native American tribe.
Therefore, Chen Mo simply handed over the task of purchasing furs to them.
The Lakota tribe had a total population of more than three hundred people. Although there were only about fifty of the most elite warriors, the remaining youths, middle-aged men, and even elderly tribesmen all had decent combat abilities. Even the women dared to fight wild beasts with spears. Their accuracy in hunting prey with bows and arrows was not much worse than the average warrior's.
Therefore, after understanding the situation of the Lakota tribe, Chen Mo divided the fifty elite warriors and fifty youths into ten teams of a hundred people to trade furs with the Native American tribes.
They were more familiar with the forest and the roads than the American Fur Company's armed purchasing team. Their speed in the forest was also much faster. In addition to their strong physical strength, strength, and endurance from years of hunting, they could carry more resources and furs.
Moreover, as the Lakota tribe was located in the Missouri Forest, although it was not in the center, it was still deep in the forest. The distance to other tribes was much closer than the purchasing team of the American Fur Company. The time taken for a round trip was much shorter. Therefore, these ten teams of Native Americans had a purchasing efficiency comparable to that of the American Fur Company's purchasing team of over a thousand people. They could basically take over the entire fur trade in the Missouri Forest.
However, once these people were sent out, the Lakota tribe's defense would become extremely weak. Other than these hundred people, the rest of the tribe were mostly women, children, and middle-aged and elderly people.
Although these people had a certain level of combat ability, if they were really attacked by the American Fur Company's main force, they would definitely not be their match.
However, this was not a problem for Chen Mo. Chen Mo had enough firearms to equip the Lakota tribe.
Before this, they had already killed more than a dozen armed members of the American fur company. In addition to seizing a large amount of trading materials and furs, they had also collected more than a hundred firearms.
However, these guns were old and outdated flintlocks, and their firing speed was very slow. The entire firing process took more than 30 seconds. The group of more than 30 armed men from the American fur company had also finished their preparations outside the tribe before entering the tribe.
Therefore, Chen Mo did not plan to equip the Lakota tribe with these outdated rifles.
In Chen Mo's storage space, there were actually hundreds of the most advanced Springfield M1842 front-loading rifles.
The M1842 rifle was the US military's first front-loading musket. Before that, the US military still used the same flintlocks as the US fur company's armed personnel.
The M1842 rifle used paper cartridges, using 8.0 grams of black powder. The round cartridge weight was 31.3 grams, and every ten cartridges were packed in a paper bag.
During the loading process, first, bite the bottom of the cartridge with your mouth, and pour the gunpowder from the bottom of the cartridge into the barrel. Then, put the cartridge into the cartridge through the muzzle, and use a push rod to press the cartridge tightly above the gunpowder.
After that, place the firing cap on the bottom of the cartridge, and set the gun to a standby state, then aim and fire.
After some practice, this process only took 15 to 20 seconds.
Don't look down on the fact that it only shortened the firing time by a dozen or so seconds. If they were to fight against the armed members of the American fur company armed with flintlocks, these dozen or so seconds would be enough to give them an absolute advantage and inflict heavy losses on those armed members.
Chen Mo didn't care about the gazes of the Native Americans, and directly took out the rifles from the storage space and distributed them to the Lakota tribe members. Not only the 50 warriors, but also the 50 youths who followed them out to purchase, as well as the women and the elderly who stayed behind, all received a powerful rifle.
In short, other than the children who were too young to use a flintlock, even the children of James' age and the elderly in their sixties and seventies received a flintlock.
Don't underestimate these children and elderly. As an Indian tribe that lived in the depths of the forest and hunted for a living, the children in the tribe began to learn and practice all kinds of hunting skills and how to use a bow and arrow from a young age. Using a flintlock that was easier to control and aim wasn't too difficult.
The elderly were even more experienced warriors. Although they were old, and their strength and stamina weren't as good as the young ones, their shooting skills and experience were a lot more than the young ones. They were even more proficient in using a flintlock. After getting a flintlock, they quickly grasped how to use it, and were able to maintain a relatively high degree of accuracy.
With these elderly, women, and children who had the most advanced flintlocks guarding the tribe, even if the American Fur Company sent another 50 people, or even 100 people, they would only end up being wiped out!
The American Fur Company, who had always relied on the advantage of firearms and numbers to bully the Native Americans and foreign fur traders, had never thought of spending a huge amount of money to upgrade their weapons and equipment. They would never have thought that the Native Americans, who had always been blocked by them and couldn't even buy the most outdated flintlocks, would suddenly have a large number of new rifles that were more advanced and more powerful than the ones in their hands.
Having lost their biggest advantage and reliance, the American Fur Company could no longer oppress the Lakota tribe as unscrupulously as before. As long as they dared to come again, they would be greeted with a blow to the head!
Chief Geronimo was shocked by the way Chen Mo made a pile of powerful flintlocks appear out of thin air. He immediately knelt on the ground along with the other tribesmen who were also shocked by this amazing scene.
"This is the power of God!"
"God has shown his power!"
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Chen Mo originally didn't plan to subdue the Native Americans to work for him. The main purpose of his trip this time was to train the two little ones, and then to purchase furs.
Because he had time, Chen Mo wasn't in a hurry at all. He originally planned to teach the two little ones while letting them train in actual combat. In between, he would also purchase some furs as an experience. How could you, who loved to read, not follow this public account?
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