The Tamaroa chieftain 'Peaceful Night' and three hundred Illinois warriors, who had failed to conquer the Shawnee tribe's 'Corn' village and were defeated, were moving in a hurry.
"Chief! There are many wounded, so it is not easy to retreat."
At the report of the Great Warlord, 'Peaceful Night' glanced back with a stern expression. In the distance, Shawnee warriors from the village of Corn were in hot pursuit.
At that time, the warriors who had been assigned to the reconnaissance mission returned.
"Chief! The Shawnee warriors are blocking our way into our land."
"Damn it! Are you going to chase me till the end?"
'Peaceful Night' frowned with a very bewildered expression as he sorted out his complicated thoughts. There are currently about four hundred Shawnee warriors pursuing him.
Even if they went to the nearest Kaokia tribal territory, they could not avoid a battle with the pursuing Shawnee warriors.
'If we're not careful, we might all die before we even set foot on the land of the Kaokia tribe.'
Moreover, the morale of our soldiers was at rock bottom after suffering three crushing defeats. Even if we somehow managed to drag the dispirited warriors back to fight the Shawnee warriors, we could not guarantee victory.
The more he thought about it, the deeper his worries seemed to become, and the wrinkles on his forehead in 'Peaceful Night' became even deeper.
At that moment, one of the warriors standing nearby cautiously expressed his opinion.
"Chief! If it is difficult to return to the land of the Zheng Kaokia tribe, how about returning to the 'Claw' village?"
As if his mind had been awakened by those words, the hardened face of 'Peaceful Night' opened up.
"Yes, there was a claw village."
The Illinois Confederacy decided to split into two large groups and invade Shawnee territory. Recently, I was contacted by a 'little giant' who leads one of the two units.
They conquered the village of 'Claw' and made it their rear base. 'Peaceful Night' gave hurried instructions to the warriors.
"From now on, we will go to the village of 'Claws' as quickly as possible to join the warriors led by the 'Little Giant'."
"Understood, Chief!"
After a while, the 'Peaceful Night' and the Illinois Confederate warriors heading towards the Kaokia tribal lands turned around and began moving quickly towards the 'Claw' village.
* * *
"Master! The remnants of the Illinois Federation are starting to head towards Claw Town." When the long-awaited news was heard, 'Sharp Deer Antlers' laughed heartily, clearing away the anxiety that had been building inside him.
"Poohahahahahahaha! Then that's right. We're blocking their retreat, so where would they go?"
He deployed nine cavalry cavalry and a hundred nimble warriors to block the road to the lands of the Kaokia tribe. And he deliberately pursued them from a suitable distance and led the Illinois warriors towards the village of 'Claw'.
Of course, the current operation was also a plan made in advance while maintaining constant contact with the 'Ferocious Wolf'.
The 'Sharp Deer Antlers', who had stopped laughing, gave orders to the white generals with cold eyes as if he was certain of victory in this battle as well.
"Tell the fierce wolf. The Illinois Federation is moving according to plan, so he shouldn't set up anything haphazardly."
"We continue to pressure the Illinois Confederate warriors who are currently fleeing. And we also attack occasionally so that the Illinois Confederates do not notice our operations."
"Understood, Mr. Cheon In-jang!"
Then one of the white chiefs said:
"Your Majesty! Shall we call in the buffalo cavalry and warriors blocking the retreat from the Kaokia tribe?"
"hmm!"
'Sharp Antlers' hesitated for a moment and then shook his head.
"No. It's better to leave them alone, in case the Illinois Confederate warriors change their minds and go to Kaokia tribal lands."
"All right."
* * *
Illinois Federation, east of 'Claw' Village. The warriors of 'Ferocious Wolf' and 'Sun of the Sky' were stationed and waiting not far from the village of 'Claw'.
And he sent out reconnaissance units day and night to keep a close watch on the Illinois Confederate warriors who were not moving from the village of 'Claw'.
Meanwhile, in the temporary barracks of the garrison, the 'Ferocious Wolf' was receiving reports from the white generals.
"It appears that the Illinois Confederate warriors will not be leaving the town of Claw any time soon."
"Considering the food stored in the village of 'Claw', it seems likely that the Illinois Confederate warriors will be able to last for at least a month."
There are approximately two hundred and fifty Illinois Confederate warriors stationed in the village of 'Claw'.
"A month?"
"Yes, Mr. Cheon In-jang!"
When the 'Ferocious Wolf' asked again, the white general reported in more detail.
"That's a figure for two hundred and fifty men, eating one meal a day. If the Illinois Confederate warriors who are retreating from Corn Village join them, the food stored in Claw Village will probably be exhausted in less than ten days."
The 'Ferocious Wolf' nodded with a gentle smile on his lips.
"Ten days… If I can get them to surrender without shedding any blood, it's worth the wait."
At that moment, a warrior came into the temporary barracks and reported to the 'Ferocious Wolf'.
"Your Majesty! Several Illinois Confederate warriors have quietly slipped away towards the back gate of 'Claw' Village."
"What direction?"
"We'll have to wait and see, but there's a good chance we'll go to 'Corn' Village."
At the warrior's answer, the 'Ferocious Wolf' stood up from his seat, exuding a strong murderous aura.
"Anyway, we have to stop the two units from communicating. I'll lead the buffalo cavalry and deal with them, and you guys keep an eye on the 'Claw' village."
"Understood, Mr. Cheon In-jang!"
* * *
A dark night. Ten Illinois Confederate warriors from the town of 'Claw' have sneaked out on an important mission.
-Fortunately, the Shawnee warriors did not detect him.
-Evacuate to a safe place as quickly as possible.
Illinois Confederate warriors, clad in wolf skins, began to crawl forward, slowly moving away from the village of 'Claw', lying face down on the ground.
After a while, when the village of 'Claw' was completely out of sight, the Illinois Confederate warriors began to run towards the Kaokia tribal lands, not the village of 'Corn'.
"We must inform the other tribal chiefs of this fact!"
"Everyone, hurry up!"
Meanwhile, the 'Ferocious Wolf', who had led nine cavalry cavalry, looked surprised as he saw the movement of the Illinois Confederate warriors from a distance.
'You were planning to bring in more warriors.'
As if he was very glad that he had come, the 'Ferocious Wolf' immediately gave orders to the buffalo cavalry.
"We are chasing them right now."
"Yes, Mr. Cheon In-jang!"
Suddenly, a force of ten buffalo cavalry began a fierce pursuit of the Illinois Confederate warriors.
Knock knock! Knock knock! Knock knock!
And soon, the distance between the buffalo cavalry led by the 'Ferocious Wolf' and the Illinois Confederate warriors quickly closed.
The 'Ferocious Wolf' gave the order to attack without hesitation when the enemy came within the bow range of the friendly warriors.
"Shoot!"
Ten cavalry cavalrymen, with both feet firmly planted, began to fire their arrows in unison. Dozens of arrows flew from the speaker and struck the Illinois Confederate warriors in an instant.
Several Illinois Confederate warriors were hit by arrows and fell to the ground.
"Damn it! I got caught by the Shawnee warriors."
"Everyone, prepare for battle!"
The Illinois Confederate warriors who survived the arrow attack each took out their clubs and pikes and prepared to fight immediately.
However, the 'Ferocious Wolves' and the Buffalo Cavalry avoided close combat and circled around them, raining down a hail of arrows.
The number of Illinois Confederate warriors standing on both feet continued to dwindle. There are three remaining Illinois Confederate warriors.
"Lay down your weapons and surrender!"
"If you surrender, I will spare your life!"
At the 'Ferocious Wolf's' urging for surrender, the Illinois Confederate warriors, who had been watching each other closely, one by one dropped their weapons and raised their hands above their heads.
The battle ended blandly. 'The Fierce Wolf' gave orders to his buffalo cavalry as they watched the surrender of the Illinois Confederate warriors.
"Take them to the garrison."
"Yes, Mr. Cheon In-jang!"
* * *
Oneida Lake, Oneida tribe large village. Several days had passed since the conquest of the Oneida tribe's stronghold village.
'The Brave Wolf' used the long house where the chief resided as his office and began to gradually conquer the surrounding Oneida tribe villages according to plan.
"I just heard that we have safely conquered two villages north of Lake Oneida."
"It is said that the Oneida tribe village in the western forest was also conquered without any problems."
According to our research, the total population of the Iroquois Confederacy is thirty thousand people. Among them, the Oneida tribe was estimated to have about seven thousand people.
Of course, the number would be much smaller, excluding the Oneida warriors who marched into Mohawk territory. As expected, the Iroquois Confederacy had few warriors guarding their villages, apparently not expecting us to invade up the Mohawk River.
So, not only the Oneida tribe stronghold village, but other villages were also conquered smoothly without any major battles.
But now, more than anything, speed was important. 'Brave Wolf' read the report quickly and gave instructions.
"Depending on the size of the village, you may garrison up to fifty warriors."
"Don't forget to receive a surrender document from the chieftain of the conquered village."
"The chief and other influential elders in the village were sent to the stronghold village without any problems."
"Those who resist strongly should be executed as an example to the villagers."
The white generals were distracted by the instructions of the 'brave wolf'. There are five hundred 'Sun of the Sky' warriors stationed at the Oneida tribe stronghold village.
The remaining one thousand five hundred warriors were divided into three groups and quickly captured the Oneida tribe village.
At that moment, a warrior came into the long house with two urgent messages.
"Chief! The 'Heavenly' force has conquered the Seneca stronghold village."
Other units continued to bring news that they had already conquered the stronghold village of the Iroquois Confederacy and were quickly taking over the surrounding villages.
However, it was true that the Seneca tribe, one of the Iroquois confederacy tribes located in the western lands, was anxious because they had not received any news until now due to the distance.
"Thank goodness. Order them to capture the Seneca villages as planned."
"Understood, sir!"
And then the second news came.
"It is said that the Iroquois warriors who had gone on a campaign in the Mohawk territory are returning."
'Brave Wolf' showed no reaction, as if he expected the Iroquois warriors to turn back.
"It's later than we expected. I guess the Emperor's forces' attack caused considerable damage."
"Yes, according to reports from the Intelligence and Inspection Service, nearly half of the Iroquois warriors who went out to battle were lost."
'Brave Wolf' calmly gave instructions, foreseeing that the 'Going Against the Rough River' operation would end in great success.
"Okay. Let's get ready to welcome them."
"Understood, sir!"
* * *
Rainwater pouring down from the sky was mixing with red blood and flowing down the stream. 'Eagle Talon' stood there, breathing heavily, before the seventy Iroquois warriors who now seemed to have been defeated by a storm of attack.
'The more I look at it, the more I want it.'
Even though they were completely surrounded by the Royal Guard and our warriors, the 'Eagle Claws' chose to fight to the end.
I gave another order to 'Heavy Snowstorm' to stop attacking, then jumped down from the buffalo and slowly walked towards 'Eagle Claw'.
"Let me make you a proposition. If you can defeat me in a one-on-one duel, I promise to put my honor on the line and immediately cease hostilities with the Iroquois Confederacy."