Chapter 2: Horse Whistle

Looking at the white man's head-shot body on the ground, Ma Shao sat down - mainly because of the recoil of the gun.

He was a middle school teacher in his previous life. The bloodiest and most brutal experience he had was killing chickens in the countryside when he was a child. He naturally had no experience in shooting and killing people, and his body was young, so he felt physically and mentally exhausted after one shot.

It seems that it is better for children not to shoot guns.

Wait, kids?!

Ma Shao was startled, then he stood up and looked around at the thin and young body. Then he suddenly realized his current identity. At the same time, some scattered and trivial memories kept emerging in his mind.

Rebirth?

As far as he knew, this seemed to be the only reasonable explanation for this bizarre encounter.

Ma Shao sorted out the memories of his past and present lives as best as possible, and finally figured out the situation.

He had indeed died of illness, but for some unknown reason, perhaps the intervention of a transcendental being or perhaps just a random natural phenomenon, he was reborn.

According to Ma Shao's understanding, his consciousness may be the result of quantum fluctuations. Because the fluctuations are exactly the same as those of Ma Shao who died in another time and space, it is equivalent to rebirth, or "soul crossing".

all in all.

He was reborn in 19th century America and became an Apache Indian.

The "Apache" in the name of the Apache attack helicopter comes from this brave and warlike tribe.

Now, his biological age is... nine years old.

Ma Shao took a few deep breaths to calm himself down.

After his rebirth, his name is still "Horse Whistle" to some extent. To be more precise, it is the "whistle to call horses" in the Apache language, so it is also appropriate to translate it into Horse Whistle.

The name Mashao is a little unusual among Chinese names, but in Indian culture it is a good name that can be passed down from generation to generation.

In fact, that's what's been handed down.

The father of this body was called Ma Shao, a brave Apache warrior. He was later killed in a conflict with the Arapaho and the name was passed on to him.

Ma Shao did not feel any resistance to this rebirth experience, but rather joy.

After all, he died of illness in his twenties in his previous life. Now he was suddenly reborn, and he was only nine years old, a lively age. How could he not be happy?

If he were a religious person, he would definitely thank God or something. But he didn't believe in gods or Buddhas. He was an agnostic who believed in materialism.

Of course, there were also some bad things. For example, in the United States in the 19th century, being an Indian was definitely not a good situation. Not only was productivity backward, but you also had to worry about your life at any time.

His clan had just suffered a massacre - the white people took advantage of the fact that the warriors of the clan were out hunting and slaughtered most of the women and children who stayed in the clan camp. Only a few escaped, which was the reason for the death of this body.

In addition, Ma Shao inevitably missed things from his past life.

He misses the Internet, hotpot, mobile phones, and even more his girlfriend.

I can only wish Bingbing happiness, alas...

Ma Shao has no time to reminisce.

Through the cover of the earth slope beside him, he heard some movement coming from the camp several hundred meters away. He didn't know whether it was the tribesmen returning or what the white people were doing.

People from the camp couldn't see him for the time being, so to be on the safe side, he had to find a safer place to hide.

Of course, before that, he needed to take his spoils - the thing of the white man in front of him.

Ma Shao made a simple search and obtained the following valuable items:

A bag of coins, including US gold and silver coins, Spanish silver dollars (Spanish silver dollars were one of the most important currencies in circulation in the United States during this period) and some banknotes or banknotes. Overall, it was quite a lot, but he certainly couldn't spend it for the time being;

a somewhat crude pocket watch;

a blood-stained dagger;

A leather jacket.

Of course, there is also the most practical thing, the muzzle-loading rifle, or to be more precise, the muzzle-loading rifled flintlock rifle.

Although Ma Shao's main job in his previous life was just a middle school physics teacher, he had many part-time jobs online, such as keyboard military strategist, keyboard economist, keyboard politician, keyboard physicist... Well, physics may not count as keyboard, at least middle school physics certainly does not count.

With his knowledge, he roughly identified the model of the gun - a Kentucky long rifle produced in Missouri in 1837.

In fact, it was written on the gun, and he mainly used his knowledge of English.

The Kentucky rifles produced in different periods and regions are different, but the common feature is the long barrel. For example, the full length of this gun is much taller than Ma Shao's current height, which is estimated to be more than 1.5 meters, making it quite inconvenient to hold.

Fortunately, the Kentucky rifle is relatively slender and not too heavy.

The Kentucky rifle is very famous. It was very popular during the American Revolutionary War.

In the famous Battle of Saratoga, American sniper Moses Murphy used this gun to kill British General Fraser, which greatly changed the situation of the War of Independence.

Through the words on the gun, Ma Shao also obtained some other information.

This gun was produced in 1837, so naturally, the current time is after 1837. At the same time, combined with the memory in the body, the Mexican-American War of 1846 seems to have not been fought yet.

All things considered, it is now most likely the early 1840s.

Ma Shao still needs to ask someone to find out the more accurate date in AD. The old chieftain or shaman of the clan knows more about the outside world, so they should know.

In addition to these things, there is actually another very valuable thing, that is, the scalp of white people.

The white people offered rewards for the Indians' scalps, and the Indians also regarded the scalps of the white people as important trophies, which at least brought honor. In fact, the white people first learned scalping from the Indians, and it was a way for the Indians to record their military achievements.

But Ma Shao couldn't bring himself to do it, this thing was too shady.

Besides, he didn't have the skills to do it. He might not be able to peel it off even after spending ten minutes covered in blood. If he was discovered by the white people over there, he would be doomed.

It's better to run away quickly.

Ma Shao took the spoils, put on his leather jacket which was like a coat to him, and left in a hurry.

He didn't dare run too far. He just wanted to hide from a group of white people nearby and would be safe when the warriors of his tribe came back.

Compared with later generations, the United States at that time was quite wild, and the distant world was also very dangerous for a nine-year-old Apache child. There were not only white people, but also wild beasts, and of course Indians from hostile tribes - the Indians were far from being a monolithic entity, and the only one he could really rely on at the moment was his own small clan.

Ma Shao found a cave and stayed inside for several hours. When it was getting dark, he cautiously went out and groped his way toward the camp.

Not long after walking, we heard a horse neigh and a loud shout in Apache language from the front: "Go to hell, white man! The Sleeping Bear Clan wants you to pay with blood!"

Ma Shao quickly took off his leather jacket: "It's me!"

With a neigh, an Apache youth wearing two feathers on his head reined in his horse and stopped nearby. His eyes were red, and he had obviously just cried. He looked at him in disbelief: "Little Whistle... are you still alive?"

　Many Indian tribes have foreign names. For example, the name "Apache" originated from Spanish, and the Apaches would never call themselves that. Another example is "Comanche", which actually means "enemy" in Utah, and the Comanches would never call themselves that.

　　But later everyone called them that, and the tribes accepted it, and now these are the official names. We don't know exactly when the tribes began to use the outside names, so for convenience, this book uses the mainstream names, that is, Apache, Comanche, Navajo, etc.