Chapter 8 7. Only the dead are good Indians

1868 On February 14, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to impeach President Johnson.On March 5, the Senate convened an impeachment hearing and ordered Johnson to appear in court.On May 22, the world's first train robbery took place in Indiana.On May 26, Johnson could not be found guilty.On July 28, Constitutional Amendment Article 14 (equal rights of all peoples except Indians) became part of the United States Constitution.On July 25, Congress combined the Dakotas, Utah, and parts of Idaho to form the Territory of Wyoming.On October 11, Edison patented his first invention, the electric vote recording machine.On November 3, Grant ran for president.On December 1, Rockefeller waged a brutal battle for supremacy against competitors in the oil industry.

We never did any harm to white people, nor did we intend to The buffalo herds are declining rapidly, and the antelopes that were so many a few years ago are now very few.Once they're all gone, we'll starve; we'll want something else to eat, and we'll be forced into the fort.Don't your young men shoot at us; whenever they shoot at us, we'll shoot them too. Chief Tall Bull to General Hancock Aren't women and children more timid than men?Sai'an warriors are not afraid, but have you never heard of the Shaxi incident?Your soldiers look like the men who slaughtered women and children there.

roman nose chief to general hancock We used to be friends with white people, but your conspiracy pushed us out of here.Now that we're all in meetings, you still have to fight each other.Why don't you speak out, act in a fair manner, everything will be fine? Black Pot's Speech to Indians at Rune Creek In the spring of 1866, when Hongyun was preparing to mobilize troops for the Fenhe area, many of the Nan Sai'an people who were with him decided to go south for the summer because of their homesickness.They were going to hunt bison again in their beloved Smoky Mountains, and they hoped to see old friends and relatives who had followed him down the Kansas River.Among them are Tall Bull, White Horse, Grizzly Bear, Bull Bear and other chiefs of the dog-soldier tribe.The combat chief Roman Nose also followed, and the two second-rotor Pinter brothers also accompanied him.

In the valley of the Smoky Mountains they found several bands of Saiyan and Orapaho boys who had slipped from the camps of Black Pot and Little Duo on the lower Kansas River, and had come into Kansas against the intentions of the chiefs. hunt.The chiefs had signed the treaty of 1865 renounced the rights of the tribes to the old hunting grounds.The chiefs of the Roman nose and the dog soldiers laughed at that treaty, and none of them signed it, and not one half of them accepted it.They rejoice in the freedom and independence of the Powder River region, and dislike chiefs who give away their clan lands.

Among the exiles who came back, not many people went south to visit the people of the black pot.Among the few people who went, one was George Burnt. He especially wanted to meet Magpie, the black pot's niece, and he married her not long after their reunion.Peng Te went back to the black pot again and found that Wen Kepu, an old friend of the Nan Sai'an tribe, is now the administrator of this tribe.We were very happy in those days. George Ponte later said: Hei Guo was a very good man, and everyone who knew him respected him. Manager Wenkop heard that the Goubing tribe had started hunting again in the Yanshan area, so he went to meet the chiefs, trying to convince them to sign the treaty and stay with the black pot.They flatly refused, saying they would never leave their homeland again.Winkop warned them that if they stayed in Kansas, maybe the soldiers would attack them, but their answer was that life and death would be there.The only thing they promised to the administrator was to control the young people in the clan.

At the end of that summer, the Goubing Tribe heard the news that Hongyun had won Dabing in the Powder River area.If the Sioux and the Northern Saiyan can fight to defend their homeland, why can't the Southern Saiyan and the Orapaho fight to protect their hometown between the Smoky Mountains and the Republic River? With Roman Bi as the leader of the coalition forces, many tribes gathered, and the chiefs made a plan to cut off the traffic along the Smoky Mountain Road.When the Saiyan were still north, they had opened a new stagecoach road, which ran right through the heart of their best bison hunting area.All along the Smoky Mountains Avenue sprung up a chain of post-posts, which the Indians all agreed must be destroyed if they were to stop the trains of stage-coaches and wagons.

It was during this period that George Burnt and Charlie Burnt came to a breaking point in their lives.George made up his mind to follow the scapegoat, but Charlie was an enthusiastic follower of Roman Nose.In October, when they got together with their white father in Sha Ruibao, Charlie flew into a rage, scolded his brother and father for betraying the Saiyan people, and threatened to kill them both, which was why he had to disarm him. (Charlie rejoined the Dog Soldiers and led several raids on post stations: he was wounded in 1868 and later succumbed to malaria and died in a Saiyan camp.) In the late autumn of 1866, Roman Nose and a group of soldiers visited Fort Wallace and informed the station clerk of the Overland Coach Company that if the coaches stopped passing through their land within fifteen days, the Indians would will launch an attack on them.A succession of early snowstorms, however, halted the journey before Rome could begin its attack; and the dog-soldier hordes, contented with themselves, made a few raids on the stables at the post stations.Facing the long winter, the Goubing tribe decided to build a permanent camp on the Damu River on the Gonghe River, where they waited for the arrival of the spring of 1867.

To make some money through the winter, George Burnt spent weeks buying and selling buffalo fur robes with the Kiowai.When he returned to Black Pot in the spring, he found everyone nervous, and there were rumors that large numbers of troops in blue uniforms were marching west, across the plains of Kansas, toward Fort Larnde.Heiguo held a meeting and told the clansmen that there was no point in dispatching soldiers, only disaster, and then he ordered them to pack their bags and move south to the Canadian River.That's why the administrator of Winkop sent a messenger, but didn't find the culprit until after the trouble with the chief had already started.

Winkop's quick legs could not find most of the chiefs of the Dogmen tribe, and fourteen agreed to come to Fort Larnder to hear what General Hancock had to say to them.Tall Bear, White Horse, Greybeard, and Male Bear brought about 500 people with tents to Barney Creek, and set up a big camp at a place fifty-six kilometers away from Fort Larnde, and then they were delayed by a heavy snowstorm. It took a few days before he rode into the fort area.A few were still wearing Army blue jackets captured in the North, and they saw that General Hancock disliked the situation.He wore the same military jacket, with ornate epaulets and glittering medals.He received them in a haughty, snarling gesture, showing them the force of fourteen hundred officers and soldiers, including the newly formed Seventh Cavalry Regiment commanded by Hard-ass Coster.In order to show off his soldiers, Hancock asked his artillerymen to fire a few shells, and the Indians decided to name him Old Man Thunder.

Though their friend Highchief Winkop was there, they had been wary of Old Man Thunder from the start.He did not wait until the next day, and called them into a meeting at night.They think meeting at night is a bad omen. I saw that there were not many chiefs at the meeting, and Hancock was very dissatisfied: What is the reason for this?I have a lot to say to the Indians, but I want them all together before I say I'm going to your camp to-morrow.The Sai'an people were not happy to hear this sentence. Their women and children were all in the camp behind, and many of them were survivors of the Shaxi terror three years ago.Was Hancock going to fall on them again with his fourteen hundred soldiers and thundering cannon?The chiefs sat in silence, waiting for Hancock to speak.I have heard that there are many Indians to fight.Well, here we are, ready for war.If you want peace, you know the terms; if you want war, beware of the consequences.Then he spoke to them about the railroad, and they had heard rumors that the tracks had been laid out of Rillerburg, and were going straight to the Smoky Mountains.

The white people come here very fast, nothing can stop them, Hancock said hotly: coming from the east, coming from the west, like a prairie fire blown by a strong wind, nothing can stop them.The reason is that the white people are a large number of people, they spread out, what they need is space, and they have to do so.Those who live by the sea in the west, commune with those who live by the sea in the east, that's why they built these roads, caravan roads, telegraphs and railroads You must not let the boys of your tribe stop them, you must get your people out of these Lu himself doesn't have much to say, and will wait until your meeting is over to see whether you want war or peace. Hancock sat down, and when the interpreter finished his last sentence, he had a look of anticipation on his face, but the Saiyan people remained silent, staring at the general and his officers who passed the campfire. body.Finally, Gao Niu lit a cigarette pipe, puffed out a puff of smoke, and passed the pipe around the world.He stood up, folded the red and black blanket, freed his right arm, and extended this hand to old man Hu Lei. You brought us here, Gao Niu said: We are here. We have never done any harm to white people, and we have no such intention.Colonel Winkop, our administrator, told us to have a meeting with you here.Whenever you want to go to the Smoky Mountains, you can go, and you can go by any road.Your young men must not shoot us when we come from the road.We want to be friends with white people. You said that you will go to our village tomorrow.If you go, I won't have more to say to you there than here, and I've said all that I have to say. The old man Honglei stood up, and raised his arrogant attitude again: Why isn't the Roman nose here?he asked, and the chiefs wanted to tell him that although Roma was a gallant warrior, he was not a chief, and only chiefs were invited to meetings. If Rome doesn't come to me, I'll go and see him, announced Hancock: "Tomorrow I'll march my army into your village. As soon as the meeting was over, Gao Niu immediately went to Wen Kepu and begged him to stop the old man Honglei from marching towards the Sai'an camp; Gao Niu was afraid that if the blue uniform approached the camp, there would be trouble between them and the impatient young dog soldiers. Winkop agreed, saying afterwards: Before Hancock set off, I expressed to him my personal fears of the consequences of his immediate march on the Indian villages; but, notwithstanding, he insisted on doing so.There are cavalry, infantry and artillery in Hancock's column. In terms of military appearance, it looks like they are going to the battlefield to meet the enemy. It looks like a huge force and a murderous look. During this march to Barney Creek, several chiefs had already gone to warn the Sai'an warriors that the soldiers were coming.Others rode forward with Winkop.Later, Winkop said: They showed in every way that they were afraid that the result of this expedition was not fear of their own life or freedom, but fear of the panic that they expected to cause among their women and children when the troops arrived. By this time, the Saiyan camp knew of the approach of a column of soldiers, and the messenger reported that old Hurley was furious because Rome could not reach Fort Larnde to visit him.Rome was proud of himself, but neither he nor Killer Barney (his Sioux camp was nearby) planned to let the old man Huo Lei lead his officers and soldiers close to the village where they had no cover.Roman nosed about three hundred warriors, and Killer Barney led them, out in search of the approaching column.They built fires on the grass of the steppe along the villages, so that the soldiers found it difficult to camp nearby. During the day, Killer Barney first went to meet the battalion and talk with Hancock. He told the general that if the soldiers did not camp too close to the village, he and Romano would come to meet and hold a meeting the next morning. .The army stopped and pitched camp about sunset, still several miles from the Barney Creek Indian camp.This day is the thirteenth day of the red grass out of the moon (April). That night, the Bani Killer and several Sai'an chiefs left the Dabing camp and returned to their village for a meeting to decide what they should do.However, there were so many things that the chiefs disagreed with each other that none of them could be done.Romans demanded that the camp be moved northward, and the tribes were broken up into pieces, so that the soldiers could not catch them.But these chiefs had seen the strength of Hancock's army, and they didn't want to provoke them to pursue them mercilessly. The next morning, the chiefs tried to persuade Roman to join them in a meeting with Hancock, but the warrior chief suspected a trap.After all, didn't the old man Honglei look for him by name?Shouldn't the army be sent across the plain to search for the Roman nose?As it was getting late, the bear decided he had better ride to the barracks.He found that Hancock was very arrogant, and forced him to ask where the Roman nose was.The bear wanted to be diplomatic, saying that Roman Nose and the other chiefs had been delayed by the buffalo hunt.This only made Hancock more angry, and he told the bear that he would march his army through the villages and camps until he saw Roman Nose.The male bear didn't answer, and occasionally stepped on the mount and ran away at a slow pace. First, he walked slowly for a few minutes, and then galloped back to the village with all his horsepower. The news of the arrival of the soldiers caused immediate action in the Indian camp.Roma roared, "I'm going to ride out of the village alone and kill Hancock!"At this time, there was no time to camp and pack their luggage. They put the women and children on the horses and drove them northward.Then, all the soldiers armed themselves with bows, spears, swords, and sticks.The chiefs nominated Roma to be the chief of the warriors, but also assigned the bear to ride by his side, just to be sure that he wouldn't do anything foolish in his rage. Roman Nose put on his officer's tunic, his epaulets gleaming like Hancock; a lance in his saddle holster, two pistols in his belt, and, as he had few rounds, he added Bring a bow and a pot of arrows.In the end, he took up a white flag of truce, lined up the three hundred soldiers under his command, and stretched the front on the plain to a width of fifteen hundred meters. After they were released, he led them out slowly to meet the 1,400 troops and their thundering cannons. The officer they called him Hancock, and Roman nose said to the bear: He wants to show his skills, and I will kill him in front of his men, so that they have some reason to fight. Little Bear answered cautiously, pointing out that the number of soldiers was five times greater than theirs; they were equipped with quick guns and cannons, and their horses were fed with grains, fat and smooth, while their women and children rode The fleeing horses have not eaten forage all winter, and they are all weak; if there is a battle, the soldiers will catch up with them and kill them all. Within minutes they saw the column approaching, and knew that the privates had seen them, for the cavalry formed a front.Hard-ass Coster deployed his cavalry to prepare for battle. They drew their sabers and galloped into a line. Roman Nose calmly gestured for the soldiers to stop. He held up the truce flag high, and the soldiers slowed down when they saw it. They stopped at about 130 meters in front of the Indians.A gust of wind blew the flags of both sides hunting for food.After a few minutes, the Indian saw the high chief Winkop riding forward alone.They surrounded my steed, and Winkop said afterwards, "Said they were very glad to see me, and said they knew now that all was well and that they would not be harmed. I led the principal persons to General Hancock, As well as his officers and staff officers, the position is almost in the middle of the fronts of the two armies. Roman reined in his horse and got closer to these officers. He sat on the horse, facing the old man Hu Lei, looking into his eyes. Do you want peace or war?Hancock asked sharply. We don't want war, Roman Nose replied: If we did, we wouldn't come so close to your cannons. Then why didn't you come to the meeting at Larnder Castle?Hancock continued. My horses are very poor, Roman nose replied: and everyone who comes to me has a different opinion about your plan. Bull Bear, Greybeard, and Tall Bear huddled together beside him, and they were worried because Roman Nose was acting so calmly.The bear spoke up, and begged the general not to bring his troops any closer to the Indian camp.We couldn't control the women and children. He said: They were frightened and fled, and they would not come back. They were afraid of the soldiers. You must get them back, Hancock sternly ordered: I want you to do this. When the male bear turned his horse away with a gesture of helplessness, Roman Nose spoke softly to him, asking him to bring all the chiefs to the Indian line.I'm going to kill Hancock, he said.The male bear seized the water leash of the Roman-nosed mount, took him aside, and warned him that by doing so he would kill the whole clan. As the wind picked up and the sand and dust it brought up made conversation difficult, Hancock gave orders to the chiefs to start at once to bring back the women and children, and then declared the meeting closed. Although the chiefs and soldiers obediently left in the direction where the women and children fled, they did not bring them back, nor did they come back themselves.Hancock waited for a day or two, his anger growing.So he ordered Coster to lead the cavalry to pursue, and then commanded the infantry to enter the abandoned camp.In an orderly manner, the Indian cones and the contents of the tents were heaped together and burned clean. Two hundred and fifty-one cones, nine hundred and sixty-two buffalo hide robes, four hundred Thirty-six saddles, hundreds of pieces of rawhide, noose, mats, and utensils for living, cooking, and eating.The troops destroyed everything and everything of the Indians except the horses they rode away, and the blankets and clothes on the horses. Allies of the Goubing tribe and the Sioux tribe broke out on the entire Great Plains because of the torture and pain of burning the village.They raided post stations, cut down telegraph wires, attacked railroad workers' camps, and brought travel along the Smoky Mountain Road to a halt.The Overland Express Company gave orders to the station managers: If the Indians come within shooting range, shoot them, and there will be no mercy for them, because they will have no mercy for you.General Hancock will protect your property and ours. Hancock came to stop the war from happening, and he foolishly made it happen.Coster led his Seventh Cavalry Regiment and galloped from one fort area to another, but found not a single Indian. I deeply regret that General Hancock's expedition turned out not to be beneficial, but to produce some evil things.Ribbon Secretary Murphy wrote to Commissioner Taylor in Washington. The conduct of General Hancock, Blackbeard Sappone, informed the Secretary of the Interior, that it was so detrimental to the public interest, and, at the same time, so inhumane in my own opinion, that I thought it expedient to convey the opinion of the situation to a country like ours. A war by a powerful state against a few wandering nomads is, in this case, a most shameful state of affairs, an incomparable injustice, a most disgusting state crime, sooner or later, God's will Judgment will rest on us, or our descendants. Great soldier Sherman took a different view. He reported to the Secretary of War, Stanton, that: if fifty Indians are allowed to stay between the Arkansas River and the Platte River, the rank must guard every post. Every caravan, and all railroad workers.In other words, fifty Indian rebels can kill three thousand officers and soldiers.It's better to find them out as soon as possible. It doesn't make any difference whether they were coaxed out or killed by the Chief Li Fan. Sherman was persuaded by senior government authorities, and there was no way to coax the Indians out with a peace committee.So in the summer of 1867 he informed the committee that Tello, Henderson, Tappen, Sappon, Harley, and Tanley were the same party who later concluded peace with Red Cloud at Castle Lerime in the fall. Centaur (see previous chapter).Hancock was recalled from the Great Plains, and his officers and soldiers were scattered in the forts all over the passage. The new peace plan in the southern plains included not only the Saiyan and Orapaho tribes, but also the Kiowai, Kanmachi, and Prairie Apaches.These five tribes will set up a large reservation south of the Arkansas River, and the government will provide livestock and teach them how to grow grains. Fumu Creek, ninety-five kilometers south of Larndeburg, was chosen as the site for the peace talks, which were held in early October.In order to ensure that all the important chiefs were present, the Lifan Bureau stockpiled a large number of gifts at Fort Launde and sent many selected messengers.At this time, George Burnt, who was hired by High Chief Winkop as an interpreter, was also one of the special envoys.He persuaded the scapegoat to attend the meeting, and there was no difficulty; Xiaoduwu from the Orapaho tribe and Shixiong from the Kanmaki tribe were also willing to come to Fumuxi for a meeting; but when Pente arrived at the camp of the Goubing tribe, he found The chiefs would not listen to him, and Old Man Hurley had made them very careful about meetings with the chief of the soldiers.Roman Nose said quite frankly that if Sherman the Great Warrior was going to Fumu Creek, he would not go. Burnt knew, and every member of the committee knew, that Roman Nose was the key figure in any peace agreement with the Saiyans.The warrior chief now commands hundreds of loyal warriors from all the Sai'an tribes.Peace in Kansas would be meaningless if Romeo did not sign the treaty. Perhaps at Pent’s suggestion, Greely, who had escaped from the death in Shaxi, was sent to see Romeo, and at least he was persuaded. Should go to Fumu Creek for a pre-meeting discussion.Greely was married to Roma's sister, and Roma was married to Greely's cousin, and with that relationship, diplomacy was easy. On September 27th, Greeley arrived at Runmur Creek with Romannose and Greybeard; Romannose insisted that Graybeard go with him as his spokesman.Greybeard knew some English and was not easily fooled by the interpreters.Director Murphy took care of the arrangements and arrived before the committee members. He warmly welcomed the Sai'an leaders and told them that the next meeting was the most important to them. Make the path of peace. The dog would rush to grab the food, and the gray beard replied: "The food you brought makes us sick. We can live on bison, but we don't see the main item we need. What about gunpowder?"What about lead?What about the detonator cap?Whenever you bring these to us, we will believe that you are sincere. Murphy replied that the United States only gave the gift of ammunition to friendly Indians, and he also wanted to know why some Saiyans were so unfriendly and continued to attack.Because Hancock burned our village, both Romannose and Greybeard replied: We just got revenge for that. Murphy wanted them to rest assured that the patriarch did not authorize the burning of the village. In order to do this bad thing, the patriarch had transferred him.As for Roma's opposition to the presence of the great soldier Sherman, the patriarch also recalled him to Washington; finally Roma agreed to a compromise plan, and he and his entourage would camp at the West Maron River, 95 kilometers away, in the Keep an eye on the meeting from this distance, and if it goes to their satisfaction, attend it. It was October 16th of the month of changing seasons at this time, and the meeting was held in a beautiful sparse forest with tall trees in Fumu River.The Orapaho, Kanmachi, Kiewee, and Prairie Apaches all camped on the bank of the woods at this meeting place, and the black pot chose to be on the other side of the stream. There is a stream between him and the two hundred cavalry protecting the peace talks committee members.The chiefs of Roman Nose and the Dog Soldiers all dispatched their quick legs to the Heiguo camp at any time to inform them of the news of the peace talks.In addition to paying attention to the peace talks committee members, these quick legs also pay attention to the scapegoat. They do not intend to allow the scapegoat to sign a bad treaty in the name of the Sai'an people. Although more than 4,000 Indians gathered in Fumu Creek, there were hardly a few Sai'an people present. Therefore, from the beginning of the meeting, it was almost entirely about the three tribes of Kiowicam, Macchio, and Lapaho.This situation worried the commissioners of the peace talks, whose main purpose was to convince the opposition dog-soldier tribes that they had the best interests in the proposed Lower Arkansas Reservation, so that peace could be secured.Heiguo, Xiaopao and George Burnt had won many reluctant chiefs over, but some had become so disapproving that they threatened to kill all his horses unless Heiguo withdrew from the meeting. On October 21st, the Kiowai and Kanmachi tribes signed the treaty, promising to share the reserved area with the Sai'an and Orapaho tribes. In other matters, there are restrictions. The buffalo were hunted only along the Arkansas River, and all opposition to the construction of the railroad along the Smoky Mountain Road was dropped.However, the black pot did not agree to sign unless more Sai'an chiefs came to Fumuxi; the Xiaoduwu and Orapahe tribes would only sign unless the Sai'an tribe signed.The troubled peace committee members agreed to wait for another period. During this period, Heiguo and Xiaopao went to the camp of the Goubing tribe to carry out their persuasive diplomatic work. Five days passed, and no one from the Sai'an tribe showed up.At this time, at dusk on October 26th, Xiaopao returned from the camp of the Goubing tribe. Xiaopao announced that the Sai'an chiefs were coming, accompanied by about five hundred warriors, who were equipped with weapons and perhaps fired a few shots to show that they were eager for ammunition for the autumn buffalo hunt.They wouldn't hurt anyone, and if they accepted the gift of ammunition, they'd sign the treaty. At noon on the second day, under the hot autumn sun, the Sai'an people galloped to the hills south of the meeting place, and they lined up in four rows like hard-ass cavalry. Army uniform tops, and others in red blankets, their spears and silver ornaments gleaming in the sun.When the column reached the opposite side of the meeting place, the soldiers turned into a horizontal line, facing the meeting committee members on the other side of the stream.A Sai'an tribe blew the bugle, half a thousand riders charged forward, and five hundred people shouted in unison: Hey, hey, hey, hey!They swung their spears, raised their wound bows, and fired several shots of rifles and pistols into the air, splashing into the stream.The first row brushed their mounts and rushed up to the bank of the stream, within two or three meters of the white beard Hari, Hari stood there calmly to meet them, while the other peace negotiators ran around looking for places to hide.These chiefs and warriors, reining in their horses and standing still, slid down and surrounded the council members, and began to laugh and shake hands; they were very satisfied with the demonstration of the rush and bravery of the Saiyans in battle. . After the opening ceremony, the speech begins.Tall Bear, White Horse, Bull Bear, and Chief Buffalo all spoke. They said, no war, but if you don't get a glorious peace, you have to accept war. The buffalo chief made a final plea for the use of the hunting grounds around the Smoky Mountains; he promised that the Saiyans would not disturb the railroad, and added in a tone of reason: Let us have this area together. The Saiyans should always hunt there.But the whites at the meeting were not in favor of sharing any land north of the Arkansas River.The next morning, after coffee, the Saiyans and Orapahos listened quietly to the reading of the terms of the treaty, with George Burnt as interpreter.At first the bear and the white horse refused to sign, but Punt took them aside and made them believe that this was the only way for them to keep their power and live with the people.After signing, the committee members distributed gifts, including hunting ammunition, and the Fumuxi meeting ended.Today, most of the Sai'an and Orapaho tribes will move south as promised.But there were also those who refused to go. Three or four hundred people had already traveled north from the Cimaron River, and their luck rested on a soldier who did not surrender. The Roman nose did not sign the treaty. During the winter of 1867-1868, most of the Saiyan and Orapaho tribes camped near Fort Launde on the lower Arkansas River, because of the autumn hunting, they had already hunted Enough meat can survive the cold months, but before the beginning of spring, the shortage of food is very serious.Occasionally, the high chief Winkpo came out of Debao to distribute the insufficient supplies that he could get from the Lifan Bureau to everyone.He told the chiefs that the big meeting in Washington was still debating the treaty, and there was no allocation of funds to buy the food and clothing promised to them long ago. The chiefs replied that if they had weapons and ammunition, they could go to the lower reaches of the Red River. Go, kill enough bison to supply your people, but Winkop has no weapons and ammunition to send them. As the warm spring days grew longer day by day, the young people became more and more restless and complained loudly, because they didn't have enough to eat, and the words they cursed at the white people at Fumuxi were not fulfilled.They started slipping northward in small groups, towards the old place where they hunted, the Smoky Mountains.Along the way, some feral boys raided isolated settlers, hoping to find food and guns. The administrator, Wen Kepu, rushed to Heiguo Village, begging the chiefs to be patient, and to prevent the young people in the clan from taking the path of violence, even if the elders have broken their trust in them. Our white brother; the hand that was given to us in Fumu Creek is tearing away, the black pot said: But we will still try to catch it, I hope the elders will take pity on us, let us have the gun he promised and bullets, we could go buffalo hunting without starving our family. At this time, the elders dispatched a new Paixing chief, Xue Lidun, to command the troops in the Kansas River forts. Winkop hoped that he could get weapons and ammunition now, so the administrator arranged several chiefs. Including Shidu, I met with Xue Lidun in Launde Castle.During the meeting, Winkop asked the general if he could send weapons to the Indians. Yes, give them the weapons. Xue Lidun roared: If they want to fight, my officers and soldiers can kill them like men. Shi Du responded, "Let your officers and soldiers grow their hair long. When we kill them, we will have a sense of honor." It was not a friendly meeting, and the Saiyans and Orapaho who stayed down the Arkansas River hunting were very disturbed, although Winkop could get them some old rifles.Too many of the young men of their tribe, and the various sections of the Dog Soldiers tribe, were still north of the river, and some of them attacked and killed white people whenever they saw them anywhere. By the end of August, most of the Sai'an people in the north gathered in the area of ​​Oli Keli Beach on the Gonghe River.Gao Xiong, White Horse and Roman Nose were there with their families and about 300 soldiers.A handful of Orapaho, and Barney Killer's Sioux, camped nearby.The male bear and a group of people camped at the Solomon River. From him, they heard that General Sheridon had formed a horse search company to search the Indian camp.But these Indians were busy accumulating animal meat for the winter, and they didn't worry about visiting horses or soldiers looking for them. Later, on Sept. 16, September 16, a hunting party of the Sioux in the Barney Killer camp saw about fifty white men encamped on the banks of the Oakley River, about Thirty kilometers away.There were only three or four white men in blue uniforms, the others in rough frontier clothes; this was a company of Sheridan's special agents sent out to search the Indian camps, known as the Forsyth Rangers. The Sioux hunters immediately warned the tribe, and the Barney killer sent Kuaileg to the Sai'an camp, asking them to come together and jointly attack the white people who invaded their hunting grounds. Gao Niu and Baima immediately sent messengers to their camps, Guys who ask warriors to prepare for battle, put on the colors of war.They went to see Roman Nose, and saw him doing cleansing exercises in the cone screen. A few days ago, the Sai'an tribe came to have dinner with the Sioux tribe. A Sioux woman used an iron fork to make fried steamed buns. He didn't notice it until he ate the steamed bun.If he was touched by any iron object while eating, his talisman would be broken.Roman nose's spell of dodging white men's guns will not work, unless he completes the ritual of cleansing. 賽安族首領認為這種想法理所當然，可是高熊告訴羅馬鼻，趕緊修完儀式，恢復法術吧。高熊十拿九穩，賽安族和蘇族一起，可以把那五十名探馬殺光，可是附近或許還有大隊大隊的藍軍服吧；如果真有，印第安人就會馬上需要羅馬鼻領導他們打衝鋒。羅馬鼻要他們先走，他一完功就來。 因為大兵探馬的營地距離很遠，酋長們決定等到第二天白天發動攻擊。他們騎著較好的戰馬，帶著最好的長矛、硬弓、步槍，五六百戰士向奧利克里河河谷前進。蘇族人戴著鷹羽帽，賽安族人則是鴉羽帽。他們在距探馬營地不遠處停了下來，酋長們下達嚴格的命令，不准小股單獨去攻擊敵人。要像羅馬鼻所教他們的辦法，攻擊時全體一致，他們要從探馬營地衝馳過去，把探馬幹掉。 有六個蘇族人和兩個賽安族人統統是非常年輕的小鬼不管有禁令在，還是在日出以前溜了出去，想去抓白人的馬群，他們剛剛在拂曉時衝了過去，一面吼叫，一面揮舞著披毯攆馬群，只抓到了少少幾匹馬，可是這幾個青年男士卻使孚賽斯探馬警覺有印第安人在，蘇族和賽安族的主力，還沒有向這處暴露的營地衝殺以前，這些探馬已經有時間，上了奧利克里河乾河床的一處小洲上，在野柳樹叢和高草裡採取掩蔽。 印第安人採取廣正面隊形，從霧濛濛的河谷中衝殺過來，地面上萬蹄隆隆，等到他們馳近時，只見探馬們正急急往雜樹叢生的河洲上竄，一名賽安族戰士吹起一聲號響，他們原來打算從營地上踐踏過去，而現在卻不得不改變方向，進入這處乾乾的河床了，探馬們的斯賓塞式快槍，爆發出來的火力，把第一列打得歪歪倒倒，衝鋒的戰士便兵分兩路，有些向左，有些向右，團團圍住河洲打磨旋。 這天上午的大部份時間，印第安人都在兜圈子，唯一的目標就是站在高草叢中探馬的馬匹，戰士們開槍把牠們打翻，探馬就用馬屍作胸牆。有少數幾名戰士單打獨鬥衝上河洲，下得馬來想匍匐行進過去撲這些探馬，可是那種快速的步槍火力，實在是太厲害了。一個叫狼肚的賽安族人，對著探馬的防禦圈，來了兩進兩出的騎馬衝鋒；他穿著有法力的豹皮，這使他法術高強，半顆槍子兒都沒碰著他。 下午，羅馬鼻就早早來到戰場，在一處高地上就位俯瞰這片地區。大多數戰士都停下了戰鬥，等著看羅馬鼻怎麼辦。高熊和白馬過去同他討論，但卻沒有請他在作戰中統領他們。然後一個老頭兒白彆扭在旁邊走過，說道：羅馬鼻在這兒嘛，俺們全指望著他，他卻坐在山後邊兒。 羅馬鼻哈哈大笑，這天他該要幹什麼，早已下定決心了，他曉得自己會死，但卻嘲笑老頭兒所說的話。 在那邊兒打仗的人，全都覺得他們屬於你，白彆扭又說道：你告訴他們什麼，他們統統照做，而你卻在這山的後面。 羅馬鼻走開到一邊去，準備作戰，把額頭抹上黃色，鼻子紅色，兩頰黑色，然後戴上後面四十根羽毛的獨角戰帽。他準備停當，便上馬朝著下面的乾河床馳去，戰士們都在那裡排成隊形，等著他領導他們作一次勝利的衝殺。 他們起步時是慢慢的輕快步，速度越來越增加成了襲步，然後狠狠痛抽坐騎，使得沒有什麼能擋得住他們從河洲上衝過。可是孚賽斯探馬連的火力，又一次把前面的一排轟翻，減緩了這種亡命衝殺的力量。羅馬鼻到了外圈的柳樹邊時，齊腰高的交叉火力打中了他，一發子彈貫穿了他的背脊骨。他倒在矮樹叢裡，就一直躺倒天黑，這才設法爬到了河岸邊，有些年輕的戰士正在那裡搜索他，就把他抬到高地上，是賽安族和蘇族女人前來照料傷患的地方，那天晚上，羅馬鼻歸天了。 對賽安族的青年戰士們來說，羅馬鼻的去世，就像是天中消逝的強光。他深信，也使他們相信，如果他們像紅雲一樣的幹，為了鄉土而戰的話，有一天他們會獲得勝利。 賽安族人也好，蘇族人也好，都沒有再打下去的心情了，但卻把孚賽斯探馬連繼續圍困在樹叢和沙土裡達八天之久。探馬們就只有吃死馬肉，和在沙洲中挖坑取水。到了第八天，一支解圍縱隊到達時，印第安人已經準備離開這片惡臭的沙洲了。 白人對於這一仗造出了很多事情，他們稱為畢齊洲之戰，以紀念在那裡打死的年輕中尉畢齊，生還的人大吹大擂他們打死了成百上千的紅蕃，雖則印第安人算得出的不到三十個，羅馬鼻的損失卻是無法計算的，他們會一直記得羅馬鼻打死的一仗。 賽安族人在這次圍攻後，經過休息，有大部份的人開始南下，現在大兵到處都在搜索他們，生存的唯一機會寄託在阿肯色河下游他們的親人那裡。他們把黑鍋看成是打敗了的老頭兒，可是他依然在世，還是南賽安族人的酋長。 當然，他們沒法兒知道，那個神色像一頭怒熊的大兵酋長薛立敦，正在策畫在阿肯色河下游，來一次冬季作戰。寒冷的幾個月中下雪時，他會派出寇斯特的騎兵，去摧毀蠻子印第安人的村落，而這些印第安人大部份都遵照著條約的義務。對薛立敦來說，凡是挨到開槍射擊而抵抗的印第安人，都是蠻子。 在那年秋天，黑鍋在羚山東面六十五公里的瓦希塔河，成立了一個村落。年輕人從堪薩斯溜了回來，他對他們的誤入歧途痛加申斥，但也像一個寬恕的家長般，接受他們回到部落裡來。十一月份，他聽到謠言說大兵來了，他就和小袍，還有奧拉帕荷族兩位首領，在瓦希塔河谷中幾幾乎走了一百六十公里，到阿肯色河以南新管理所所在地柯布堡去。堡區指揮官是哈善將軍，賽安族人和奧拉帕荷族人在夏天去拜訪過幾次，發現他為人既友好，又同情。 然而，到了這種緊急關頭，哈善卻不那麼熱誠了。黑鍋提出要求，請求准許他把一百八十座錐幕遷到柯布堡附近以求保護時，哈善不肯答應。他還不准賽安族和奧拉帕荷族，去和基厄威族、堪馬奇族的村落合住。哈善要這些代表放心，回到自己村落裡去，不讓年輕人離開，就不會受到攻擊。他對這些客人致送了一些糖、咖啡和菸草，把他們送走，心裡知道或許他再也見不到這些人了，他對薛立敦的作戰計畫一清二楚嘛。 這些嗒然歸去的酋長們，面對著刺骨北風所變成的暴風雪，首途返回自己的村落，十一月二十六日晚上抵達。黑鍋經過長途的旅行而困憊不堪，但卻立刻召集全族酋長開會。（喬治彭特不在場，他帶了妻子黑鍋的侄女到卡羅拉多威廉彭特的牧場探望去了。） 黑鍋告訴族人，這一回他們務必不能像在沙溪一樣，被人打了個措手不及。他不等待著大兵到他們這裡來，而要率領代表們去迎接部隊，說得使他們相信，賽安族人住處是和平的村落，雪已經很深了，而且繼續在落，不過只要天色稍霽，他們就要去接大兵。 那天晚上，黑鍋雖然睡得很晚，但是像往常般，天不亮就醒來了；他走到錐幕外面，看見天色開朗了，十分高興。濃霧籠罩著瓦希塔河河谷，但是他還看得見河對岸山崗的積雪。 驀地裡，他聽見一個女人喊叫，她愈跑得近，聲音就愈清楚。她尖叫得好淒厲：大兵！大兵！黑鍋自動反應，衝進錐幕裡去抓步槍，他再到外面來的這幾秒鐘裡，他決定了應該做什麼驚起全營地的人，要個個人逃走。再不能有第二次沙溪了，他要單人獨騎在瓦希塔河渡口迎接大兵，同他們開談判。他把槍朝著天空，扣動了扳機，這一聲使得全村完全驚醒了；正當他大聲叱叫著口令，要人人上馬逃開時，他妻子已經把馬解開牽來給他。 他正準備急急馳向渡口去時，霧中吹起了軍號聲，緊跟著就是叱叫的口令聲，大兵衝鋒狂野的喊殺聲。因為有雪，聽不到馬蹄的雷鳴，卻只有鞍袋的嘎啦嘎啦聲，馬具金屬的鏗鏘聲，嘶啞的吼叫聲，和山鳴谷應的軍號聲。（寇斯特雪地行軍也帶來了團內的軍樂隊，衝鋒時，下令他們演奏戰力躍穩曲。） 黑鍋以為大兵會從瓦希塔河渡口馳到，沒想到竟是四面八方破霧衝出來，他怎麼能迎接四支衝殺的隊伍，去同他們談和？這一切又是沙溪重現了，他把手伸向妻子，把她拉上馬來跨在身後，抽著坐騎快跑。她在沙溪死裡逃生，這一回，就像受過磨折的做夢人，又夢見了同一樣的夢魘，他們又一次要逃躲那嘯叫的槍子兒。 他們幾幾乎馳到了渡口，這時，他見到衝殺過來的騎兵，穿著厚厚實實的藍軍服和皮帽。黑鍋把馬放緩，舉起一隻手作出和平的手勢，一發子彈燒進了他的胃部，坐騎一個轉向，另一發子彈打中了他背部，他摔進了河邊的雪裡，幾發子彈把他的妻子打翻在他身邊，馬兒卻溜跑掉了。騎兵們濺水踩過渡口，就在黑鍋夫婦身上馳過，在他們的屍體上濺滿了泥濘。 薛立敦下達給寇斯特的命令說得明明白白：向南往羚山方向前進，然後直趨瓦希塔河，那裡猜想是反對分子各族的冬季營地；摧毀他們的村落和馬匹，凡是戰士一律殺死或者絞死，把所有的女人和小孩帶回來。 事實上幾分鐘以內，寇斯特的騎兵就把黑鍋的村落毀掉了；又不幾分鐘的血淋淋屠殺，他們的槍火打死了好幾百匹關住的馬匹。要把所有的戰士殺死或者絞死，那意味著要把他們從老弱婦孺中分開，這種工作太慢，對騎兵也太危險。他們察覺不分青紅皂白地殺光，既有效、又安全。他們打死了一百零三個賽安族人，不過僅僅只有十三個是戰士，他們也俘獲了五十三個婦女和小孩。 這時，山鳴谷應的槍聲，從附近村落裡帶來了一大批奧拉帕荷族人，他們加入賽安族人一起擔任後衛作戰。一股奧拉帕荷族人，把艾遼特少校所指揮的一個追擊排團團圍住，把十九名官兵統統打死了。大約在中午前後，基厄威族和堪馬奇族也從河下游遠處到達，寇斯特看見附近山岡上的戰士人數增加，便把俘民集中起來，也不去搜索失蹤的艾遼特少校，便以強行軍北上，往加拿大河補給營臨時基地班師。 薛立敦將軍在補給營，正急切等待寇斯特大捷的消息，當他獲得報告，這個騎兵團歸來了，便下令全堡部隊出堡作正式檢閱。騎樂隊凱旋的曲聲高鳴裡，勝利的官兵策馬進堡，手上揮舞著黑鍋和其他死去蠻子的頭皮。薛立敦公開祝賀寇斯特：立下了本領高強、英勇無比的功勞。 薛立敦在正式報告中，對這一次與蠻族殺人犯和殘忍盜匪的野蠻部落作戰的大捷，喜氣洋洋說他已經把老黑鍋這個老朽、無用的人物殺掉。 然後又說，他答應過黑鍋，在軍事行動開始以前，他如果進堡來，可以給他庇護。他加以拒絕，他扯謊道：在戰鬥中被我們打死。 高酋長溫可普業已辭職，表示反對薛立敦政策而抗議；他聽到黑鍋死亡的消息時，人已遠在費城。溫可普指控他的老朋友被人出賣，死在那些白人手裡，那些是他時常致命地相信的人們，也是那些作凱旋報告，手上擁有他頭皮的人們。其他認識黑鍋，喜歡黑鍋的白人，也都攻擊薛立敦的戰爭政策，可是薛立敦對這些漠然無動於衷，當成是善良、虔誠的教士，是那些毫無心肝，謀殺男男女女和小孩蠻子的協助人、教唆人。 然而，大戰士薛爾曼支持薛立敦，下令他繼續殺掉作對的印第安人和他們的馬群；但同時也告訴他，也要在能養活印第安人，使他們置身在白種文明人的文化下，把友好印第安人的營地建立起來。 薛立敦和寇斯特奉令行事，他們前往柯布堡，從那裡派出快腿到這帶地區中的四族人那裡去，警告他們前來投順、締和，否則就要追剿、打死。寇斯特更親自出發去搜尋友好的印第安人，為了這一次野外作業，他要求從賽安族的俘民中，派一個姣美的少婦與他同行，在名冊上她的名義是傳譯員，雖則她半句英語也不懂。 十二月下旬，黑鍋這股中倖存的人，開始抵達柯布堡，因為寇斯特把他們的馬匹統統打死，所以他們只有走路前來。這時，小袍是這族人名義上的首領，當他給帶去見薛立敦時，他告訴這個大狗熊似的大兵酋長，他的族人正在挨餓，寇斯特把他們過冬的肉乾都燒掉了，在瓦希塔河一帶又找不到野牛，他們把自己餵的狗全都吃掉啦。 薛立敦答道，如果他們全體歸順進入柯布堡，無條件投降，賽安族人就會有吃的。你們可能現在求和，到了春天又開始殺白人，薛立敦補充道：假使你們不願意締結完完全全的和平，你們可以回去，我們就會把這碼子事情打它一個水落石出。 小袍曉得他只有一個答案，他說：我們該怎麼做，只有聽你的吩咐了。 奧拉帕荷族的黃熊，也同意帶了族人到柯布堡來。幾天以後，托煞威帶了堪馬奇族的頭一股人來投降，他給帶到薛立敦那裡時，托煞威兩眼發光，他報出了自己的名字，還加上彆腳英語的兩個字兒，他說道：托煞威，好印第安人。 就在這時，薛立敦吐出了一句不朽的名言：我所僅見的好印第安人都是死人。 當時在場的諾斯壯中尉，記住了這句話傳了出來，一直到它成了一句美國格言：只有死了的才是好印第安人。 在這個冬季裡，賽安族人、奧拉帕荷族人，還有一些堪馬奇族和基厄威族人，就在柯布堡靠白人的施捨過活。在一八六九年春天，美國政府決定把堪馬奇族和基厄威族集中在西爾堡附近，而賽安族和奧拉帕荷族，則在補給營四周指定了一片保留區。狗兵部落中，有幾股還在遠遠的北方，待在共和江一帶的營地裡，還有的人在高牛統率下，為了配給口糧和保護到南方來。 正當賽安族人正由柯布堡，循瓦希塔河遷往補給營時，小袍同高牛發生了爭執，臭罵他和手下的小伙子，同大兵捅出了好多的紕漏，狗兵部落的酋長也反罵小袍像黑鍋一樣的軟弱，在白人前面低首下心。高牛宣佈說，他不會受那種限制，定居在下阿肯色河，那種為賽安族人選定的貧瘠保留區地方。他說，賽安族人一向是自由的人民；白人有什麼權利，告訴他們應該住在什麼地方？賽安族人應該依然是：不自由毋寧死。 小袍火冒八丈高，命令高牛和他的狗兵部落，永永遠遠離開賽安族保留區。如果不照辦的話，他就要和白人一起，把他們攆出去。高牛傲然回答，他要帶了自己的族人北上，加入北賽安族人一起，他們同紅雲的蘇族人，已經把白人趕出了粉河地區。 因此，也就和沙溪事件以後的情形一般，南賽安族人再度分裂。幾幾乎有兩百名狗兵戰士，連同他們的家屬，隨著高牛北上。到了五月，在這個馬兒脫毛月裡，他們同整個冬天都留在共和江的幾股人會合在一起。正當他們準備向粉河地區，作一次漫長、危險的行進時，薛立敦派出一支騎兵部隊，在卡爾將軍率領下，搜索到了他們，把這一批人都消滅掉了，卡爾的部隊發現了狗兵部落的營地，也像寇斯特攻擊黑鍋村落般凶狠狠加以攻擊。不過，這一次有一股戰士犧牲了自己的生命，打上一次遲滯作戰，設法保全了他們的婦孺沒有被擄被擒。 印第安人化整為零，小批小批地逃過了卡爾騎兵的追擊分隊。過了幾天以後，高牛把戰士們重行集合起來，領著他們朝煙山來一次報復性的突襲。他們對著痛恨的鐵路，拆掉三公里的路軌，攻擊小居民區，也像大兵殺他們人一般殘忍殺人。高牛記得寇斯特把賽安族女人當俘虜，他也在一幢牧場房屋裡，擄走兩名還活著的女人，她們是德國來的移民（韋瑪麗與艾蘇珊），賽安族人沒有一個懂她們所說的半個字兒，這兩個白女人很麻煩，可是高牛堅持要當成是俘民帶著一起走，對她們的待遇，也和藍軍服對賽安族女人的待遇一樣。 這時，為了要躲過到處搜索的馬兵，高牛和他的族人不住變換營地，到處遷移。他們漸漸找路子向西，過了內布拉斯加，進入科羅拉多州。高牛還沒有帶著他這股人一起到絕嶺泉他希望能渡過普拉特河的所在已經是七月了。因為河水高漲，他們只得紮了個臨時營地，高牛派了些小伙子去用棍子，標示出一處渡河地點。這時正是櫻桃成熟月，白天熱得好厲害，大多數賽安族人都在錐幕的陰影下休息。 那天完全是機會，諾斯少校手下的巴尼族探馬，發現了逃走的賽安族人經路。（這些巴尼族人，也就是四年前，同康諾將軍進入粉河地區的同一批傭兵，後來被紅雲的戰士攆走。）毫無半點兒朕兆，巴尼族人和藍軍服衝殺進了高牛的營地，他們從東方和西方掩殺過來，所以賽安族人唯一的逃脫路徑便是往南，馬兒到處竄散，男人們想去抓馬，女人和小孩就靠兩隻腳逃跑。 很多人沒法兒逃得掉，高牛和大約二十來個人，這些人中也有高牛的妻兒子女和兩名德國俘女，在一處山溝裡掩蔽起來。巴尼族傭兵和大兵們衝進營地裡時，有十來個戰士死在把守山溝的溝口上。 高牛拿起手斧，在山溝邊砍出幾處缺口，以便他可以爬到溝頂上，朝著攻擊的人射擊。他射擊了一次，然後縮下身體，等到他再站起來開槍時，一發子彈打碎了他的天靈蓋。 在以後的幾分鐘內，巴尼族人和大兵就衝進了山溝，除開高牛的妻兒外，所有的賽安族人都死了，那兩個德國女人也都中了槍，可是其中一個還依然活著。白人都說這兩個俘民是高牛開槍打的，可是印第安人死也不相信，他會傻得這樣兒去浪費子彈。 羅馬鼻死了，黑鍋死了，高牛死了，現在，他們統統是好印第安人了嘛。也像鈴羊和野牛般，驕傲的賽安族行列，漸漸稀少、絕滅。