Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 817 Atayal People 1
Shi Tianbao led 38 scouts all the way through the high mountains and dense forests of Tainan. He encountered Dutch patrols several times along the way, and he took the initiative to avoid them.For him, it is easy to eliminate these patrols, but it is not cost-effective to expose them prematurely in order to eat these small shrimps. His purpose is not to use these dozens of scouts to eliminate the Dutch and unite with the aborigines of Tainan The strategic goal of this trip is to turn the entire Tainan area upside down. For this reason, let those Dutch heads stay on their necks, and get them when you have time!
The Tainan area is surrounded by mountains, dense jungles, swamps, and rivers. For the Dutch, this ghostly place is almost like hell, but for Shi Tianbao and his subordinates, entering this place is like going home—— ——Their ancestors have lived in a much worse environment than this for more than 2000 years.In their opinion, this place is good, the prey is very rich, everything they need to survive can be found in the jungle, and the jungle can also be their patron saint, they drill into the jungle, regardless of whether you are Spanish or Dutch People, do you have a way to chase in and try?Guaranteed to die as many as come in!Shi Tianbao said with a smile: "This battlefield is tailor-made for us. As long as we can get enough weapons and equipment, we don't even need to send out a large army. The troops pulled up by our group alone can kill those Western barbarians alive." Consumed!"

Asu said: "I also think this place is good. There are fertile hunting grounds and the land is also very fertile. Planting rice here will definitely yield a good harvest every year!"

Dulawu said: "Yes, after recovering Taiwan, I will let my people apply for immigration and open up new settlements here! With the help of Lord Hou, my group will definitely grow and live a life of adequate food and clothing. !"

Asu said: "I also want my tribe to immigrate here! Our tribe has been divided into two groups, one of which moved to Annan, and obtained a territory as large as a county in the Honghe Plain, and the other remains in Hunan to wait for resettlement, Taiwan. The land here is so fertile and there are so few people, it is suitable for immigration!"

Shi Tianbao said: "It's too early to say these things, the western barbarians still occupy Taiwan! Keep your eyes open and look for Han Chinese villages. We don't understand the language of the aborigines in Taiwan. We must seek the help of the Han Chinese, otherwise we will rush into their villages." Territory, it is easy to cause conflicts!"

This is true. Every nation has its own special customs and beliefs. These are the traditions of a nation and must be defended with their lives. Perhaps it is just an unintentional small move by an outsider that greatly offends certain nations. As a result, bloody conflicts have been triggered. We have seen too many such things, so we must be careful.

Fortunately, on the fifth day after entering Tainan, they found a Han Chinese village in a valley.These Han people immigrated after Zheng Zhilong seized power in Fujian. After so many years of hard work, they reclaimed more than 100 mu of paddy fields in this valley, planted rice, and also planted jute, orange, Crops such as peaches, chickens, ducks and pigs are raised, making this valley full of thorns thriving.But now the Europeans are invading on a large scale, attacking the cities and towns that refused to submit to them everywhere, the villages and towns were turned into scorched earth, the rebellious aborigines, the hardworking and kind-hearted Han immigrants, all turned into crows under their swords and guns The carrion pecking corpses, although this place is remote and has not been affected for a while, but they are already panicked, and spontaneously organized a small militia group, vowing to defend their homeland to the death.After learning that Shi Tianbao and the others were reconnaissance troops sent from the mainland, the villagers were so excited that they burst into tears and said repeatedly: "Thank God, the imperial court has not forgotten us, the imperial court has not forgotten us!" These villagers who have always lived frugally He took out the best wine and killed a pig to greet these guests.

Shi Tianbao thought it was a good place, so he stopped to rest for a day, and then persuaded the village chief to send all the young men of the village to follow them back to the dense forest near Heliao Port, and loaded the batch of munitions on his shoulders and pulled them in a bullock cart. All of them were transported to the village, and then some of them were taken out to arm this militia group with only about thirty people.Seeing so many excellent weapons, the villagers were even more excited and excited.

"How is your relationship with the aborigines in the mountains?" Shi Tianbao asked the village chief.

The village chief said: "It's okay. There are two Atayal tribes near us. They both rely on hunting for their livelihood. They also farm, but their skills are very poor. Hunting is their main source of income. Therefore, there is a gap between the two tribes. Conflicts often broke out for hunting grounds, and cutting off heads is commonplace. But they didn't make it difficult for us. We are much better at tending crops than they are. They often want to bring some precious medicinal materials and skins down the mountain to exchange with us. Rice, linen, tea."

Shi Tianbao asked: "Did they allow you to enter their village?"

The village chief said: "If you are going to be a guest or exchange things with them, there is no problem in entering their village, but you must not enter their hunting grounds, otherwise they will fall out."

Shi Tianbao said: "That's great! Please send a young man who understands the Atayal language to take us to their village!"

The village chief was taken aback: "Master Jun, what are you doing?"

Shi Tianbao said: "Form an offensive and defensive alliance with them, and deal with those damn Xiyi together!"

The village chief shook his head: "I advise you to give up your mind. The Atayal people are unruly and unruly. They don't listen to anyone except their tribal leaders. They are just a bunch of mobs. They are expected to follow discipline. Yan Ming's battle against the Western Yi, that's fantastic!"

Shi Tianbao was very confident: "I have my own way to make them obey my orders!"

The village chief had no choice but to ask his son to lead the way. Shi Tianbao took Asu with him, carrying some Atayal knives made of high-carbon steel on his back, and the three of them went up the mountain together.

The Atayal people belong to the mountain group and live in the mountains and dense forests. Along the way, there are steep slopes, thorns, dense forests, torrents, cliffs... all kinds of obstacles that are difficult to pass are everywhere. I believe that any general will feel dizzy looking at this hellish terrain. Big as a bucket.After walking for a long time, there was a cable bridge in front of the cliff, flying over the two ends of the cliff, and the torrent roared from below. The sound of chickens and dogs could be faintly heard from the other side of the cable bridge. Ah Hu, the son of the village chief, gasped and said: " Military Lord, you will arrive after passing this rope bridge... But you have to be careful, the Atayal people are not easy to get along with, they have the habit of hunting heads!"

Asu smiled: "It's just right, we Bo people also have the habit of hunting heads!"

A tall and thin figure flashed across the cable bridge. He was wearing white knee-length clothes and a red cloak, holding a spear and a machete in his waist, and shouted towards this side.Ah Hu hurried back, and then said to Shi Tianbao: "Master Jun, this is an Atayal man, asking what we are doing here."

Shi Tianbao said: "Tell them that we are here to trade with them!"

Ahu's original words were translated, and the bridge guard got excited when he heard about the deal, and asked several questions in succession."He asked us what we brought to exchange with them," Ahu said.

Shi Tianbao got a little impatient with the back and forth translation, and with a choke, he pulled out a high-carbon steel Atayal knife, which was exactly the same style as the knife worn by the bridge guard, and with a whoosh, a small tree at the mouth of a teacup beside the bridge Cut in half like cutting sugar cane.He raised the knife and said loudly: "Use a knife! Use a knife to exchange with you!"

The hunters in the mountains had sharp eyesight, and the bridge guards could clearly see Shi Tianbao's act of cutting the tree with his sword. He threw away his spear and ran over, yelling for the knife. He cut the small tree several times in a row, and sawdust flew around.Obviously, this buddy had never seen such a sharp knife before, and he was so excited that he danced and yelled.Shi Tianbao secretly smiled wryly, this Atayal man really wasn't expected to serve as a soldier, and it was obvious from his dereliction of duty by the bridge guard.A knife can make him forget himself, forget about his responsibilities, and expect them to confront Xiyi head-on. .

Fortunately, he never thought of confronting Xi Yi...

At this time, there was a roar from the opposite side of the cable bridge, and the guy who was so excited that he was holding a scimitar was trembling with fright. He turned his head and saw a burly elder with gray hair in his forties. Walked over with a dozen young people.He hurried back and brought the scimitar to the elder, murmuring without knowing what to say.The elder took the knife and tried the blade, showing a look of surprise, the anger on his face faded a little, he kicked the bastard bridge guard to the ground and rolled several times, leading his men to stride Walking across the cable bridge, he looked at Shi Tianbao.His eyes are sharp, and he is not angry and majestic, giving people the feeling of a tiger patrolling his territory. Ahu said to Shi Tianbao with some trepidation: "This is the Nalu head from Bainiupo. His young Time is a famous warrior with a radius of hundreds of miles!"

The head of Naru glared at Ahu, and said in blunt Chinese, "You mean to say that now that I'm old, I'm no longer a warrior, right?"

Ah Hu made him so scared that his legs went limp, and he kept saying, "No, no, that's not what I meant!"

The head Naru snorted, stared at Shi Tianbao again, and asked, "Han?"

Shi Tianbao said, "No, I am a Miao. But in our area, the difference between the Han and the Miao is not that great."

The head of Naru was a little surprised, and let out a hearty laugh: "Miao people? This is interesting. It's been decades, and it's the first time a Miao person has stepped into my Bainiupo!" He raised the Atayal machete in his hand , couldn't put it down: "Is this knife yours?"

Shi Tianbao said: "Yes, it's mine." Pulling the rope, he untied the other five Atayal scimitars from his back, and said, "These scimitars are all made of high-quality steel. Runi is not an exaggeration, I wonder if Narutou likes it or not?"

The Naru head pulled out one by one to look at it.The shape of the Atayal Knife is as simple as that of a hatchet, without any ornamentation. The back is thick and the blade is thin, and it is extremely sharp. It is especially made of high-carbon steel. It can cut two strong men in half with one knife.The head of Naru has played with knives all his life, so he knows the goods naturally. He is full of praise for every knives, saying repeatedly: "Good knives, good knives! This must be made of steel shipped from the mainland, right? We Such good steel cannot be smelted here!" After admiring it for a while, he reluctantly returned the knife to Shi Tianbao, and said eagerly, "Young man, what do you want to exchange these knives for? Just tell me!"

It seems that this leader is not much better than the bridge guard, and he doesn't care about anything when he sees a good knife.

Shi Tianbao said: "I want to use these precious swords to exchange heads with you!"

The head of Naru frowned, "Exchanging heads? Who did you have a grudge with?" His tone was very flat, as if he had done such exchanges.

Shi Tianbao said: "I want to exchange these precious knives with you for Xiyi's heads! One Xiyi's head is exchanged for a knife, why not?"

(End of this chapter)