Chapter 260 (2/2)
Only after that war, the mount of Xiaohe tribe was very few, only three war horses were left. So the horse couldn't be seen by the stone bear, so the stone bear asked for help from the gaoshu tribe.
Originally, there were less than 20 horses in the gaoshu tribe. Later, when major Armand was captured, seven horses were captured. Then 36 horses were extorted from okron fortress. Finally, major hank brought 20 horses when he came to trade salt for the second time. So the gaoshu tribe now has more than 80 horses.
Originally, the stone bear wanted to take all the more than 80 horses. As a result, 20 of them were pregnant, so the gaoshu tribe could only take out 60 horses.
Yes, under the guidance of the stone bear, the gaoshu tribe is now starting to cultivate their own war horses. The 20 mares are a good start.
Sixty war horses are certainly not enough, so the stone bear has to retreat and ask for them. He also asked for 30 tamed bison from gaoshu tribe. So, counting the 20 tamed bison from Xiaohe tribe, there are 50 bison and 63 war horses in total. Ten of them are specially used to carry ammunition and food supplies.
This number has met the requirements of the stone bear.
Although these tame bison are usually slow, once stimulated, the bison can run no slower than the horse.
The most important thing is that the burden of bison is bigger. The stone bear entrusts Jack Williams to make some ”gadgets” that can be disassembled and carried by bison. Once you need these ”gadgets” to blow your weight, just assemble them and fight against the enemy.
Therefore, it is not a bad thing to have these 50 domesticated bison. Anyway, what they want to deal with is not the enemy of big stocks. Persimmon is just a soft pinch.
If there are many enemies, we'll turn around and run. If there are few enemies, we'll roll up our sleeves.
Super long range attack, with the big bow of the stone bear, is enough to shoot any important target at a distance of 300 meters. In the middle distance combat, there are 100 new muskets and bows and arrows carried by soldiers. Close combat, that hardly exists.
Yes, for this revenge operation, the two armed transport ships also brought 100 Ferguson rifles produced by gaoshu tribe. The 100 rifles seized from the French were used to train the soldiers of Xiaohe tribe how to use rifles. Once they enter the real combat period, they naturally need to use new rifles with longer range and higher accuracy.
This time, Shi Xiong's plan is to use the Mongolian's riding tactics to keep a distance from the enemy, and use his dominant long-range attack power to disintegrate the enemy. Try not to engage in close combat with the enemy, so as to avoid a lot of unnecessary sacrifice.
No matter what tactics you use, as long as you can effectively save yourself and kill the enemy, that's good tactics.
Of course, if they are really trapped by a large number of enemy troops, the stone bear is not afraid. One is that the range of the new muskets is not a bit longer than that of the bows and arrows in the hands of the Indians. Moreover, this kind of rifling gun can also allow the soldiers to load in a lying posture, and the safety has been greatly improved. Not to mention this attack, each of us also got two local grenades
The second key reason is the five ”gadgets” brought by Gao Niu. With these five ”trinkets”, stone bear would bet that even if surrounded by 500 or more people, he would be able to break through with these soldiers.
In this era, this ”gadget” has never been seen. Once it is used in actual combat, it will frighten the woodlouse.
In fact, one of the reasons for this action against the Yuchi people is revenge, and the other is to test the effect of the weapons made by the gaoshu tribe in actual combat!