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The chief gathered all the sailboats, more than a dozen of them, with three or four hundred soldiers, and followed the Chinese fleet far behind to inquire about the situation.

And Papu, the chief of Maui, has long been vigilant because Chinese ships have gone around the island to investigate.

Papp felt that his "navy" would definitely not be able to defeat outsiders.Therefore, after the Chinese fleet appeared, he mobilized as many troops as possible, and also recruited nearby civilians to form an army to fight on a beach.

"The enemy is to the east!"

"There are probably more than a thousand people, all of them are men. It seems that women are not allowed to fight."

The Chinese fleet explored around the island, found the location where the enemy was gathering, and went to the enemy specifically.

Small boats were lowered one after another, and more than 200 soldiers rowed close to the beach.

"Boom boom boom!"

The five large ships fired suddenly, and the shells flew towards the native army.

Ali Kamiya watched from a distance, and then shouted in horror: "Go back quickly!

He often sent troops to Maui to plunder, robbing food and slaves while the enemy was not paying attention.Similarly, the natives of Maui will also go to his territory to plunder.But neither of them thought about it, and completely annexed each other.

At this moment, Ali Kamiya saw with his own eyes that his mortal enemy was scattered by a burst of shelling.

What a terrifying outsider, it seems that he is really a descendant of a god!

Chapter 899 [Long Nuo Returns]

"Run, Long Nuo is back!"

More than 1000 indigenous men, some turned around and fled, and some knelt down and worshiped.

Longnuo: the incarnation of natural forces, the god of agriculture and harvest, the god exiled by the gods.

Mythological prophecy: Longnuo, the god of exile, will one day lead the soldiers of the Kingdom of God to return to the island in a big ship.

Captain Cook in history was regarded as Long Nuo by the natives.This deity represents the forces of nature and has long been banished by the gods.Therefore, on the day of the Harvest Festival, we should not only thank Long Nuo's natural force for bringing food, but also beg Long Nuo's body not to return to the island.

Captain Cook's arrival at the Harvest Festival frightened the natives of the island so much that they could only eat and drink as offerings, praying for the God of Exile to leave quickly.

Unexpectedly, Captain Cook returned to Hawaii to repair the ship after leaving for more than a month.

what does this mean?

He must be sent away!

Because according to the legend, Long Nuo wanted to fight for the position of God King, and was exiled only after losing the battle. At the same time, he also represented those secular chiefs who were exiled.For the chief who is in power, the return of Long Nuo also implies that the chief should be replaced.

So is it possible to speculate that, long, long ago, the ancestors of the Hawaiians came to live here by boat.There was an ancestor named Long Nuo, who mastered farming techniques and had a very high prestige, and even wanted to compete for the position of leader.Because of the failure to seize the throne, Long Nuo took the remnant and left by boat.

The story is told from generation to generation, and Long Nuo became the god of nature, the god of harvest and the god of exile.

According to this way of understanding, the first generation leader of the Hawaiians should be a man named Kani.Because in mythology, Kani is the ancestor god, the ancestor of all men, and the god of the sun, forest and fresh water.

And it was a man named Ku who was fighting for power with Long Nuo.Library: God of War, Chief Protector, God of Fishing, God of Handicrafts

To sum up, the first generation leader Carney died, and the ancestors began to re-elect the leader.Ku, who was in charge of fisheries and handicrafts, and Long Nuo, who was in charge of agriculture, fought for power. Ku finally won, and gathered military power to become the God of War.

Anyway, in the myths and legends, Long Nuo must not return, once he returns, disaster will come.

After fleeing for a while, the chief of Maui, Papu, suddenly picked up his weapon and turned around, shouting loudly: "God Ku bless you, follow me to expel Longnuo!"

Anyone can escape, anyone can surrender, but the chief must be hard steel.Ku is the chief's patron saint, while Long Nuo is Ku's sworn enemy.If the chief wants to keep his power, he must expel Long Nuo!

"Ku God bless, Ku God bless!" Papp continued to shout, trying to gather the rout.

The high priest suddenly came to Tuo, also afraid that his power would be lost, so he raised his scepter and shouted, "God Ku bless you, God Ku bless you!"

The two mages nearby, encouraged by the chief and the high priest, also shouted together.Singers and dancers dance and sing while beating drums. What they sing and dance is war songs and dances.

There were more than 300 indigenous soldiers in front of them, and they regrouped around the chief. With the blessing of singing and dancing, they boosted their morale, held their weapons high and shouted, and rushed forward.

At this moment, more than a hundred Chinese soldiers have landed, and they quickly form formations on the beach and raise their guns.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

There was a burst of gunfire, and more than 20 indigenous people fell down.

The natives near the deceased were stunned and stopped charging in fright, shouting in panic: "It's really Long Nuo, he has returned with soldiers from the Kingdom of God!"

Chinese soldiers continued to go ashore, raising their flintlock guns and shooting freely.Some people were still on the boat, and before jumping off, they raised their guns and aimed to fire.

More and more aborigines fell down, about 40 to [-] people died, and these aborigines finally collapsed again.None of the war dances and war songs would work. The native soldiers were afraid of muskets, and even more afraid of Long Nuo who brought back the soldiers from the Kingdom of God.

This is Long Nuo, and it takes the cooperation of the gods to exile him.

Hawaiians' awe of Long Nuo comes from hundreds of years of religious brainwashing.

Historically, after the unification of the Hawaiian Islands, the first king was able to collect taxes with the help of Long Nuo's reputation.The king asked the people of the islands to offer food on the day of the Harvest Festival.

Tax out.

The high priest suddenly came to tell him that he was old, he couldn't run even if he wanted to, and he stood there in a daze, not knowing what to do.

Chief Papu looked at the completely disintegrated soldiers, looked up to the sky and said, "Has God Ku abandoned me?"

As a chief, Papp fears the gods, but at the same time does not believe that there really are gods.But today, the myth and prophecy came true. Long Nuo really drove the big ship and brought the soldiers of the Kingdom of God back to the island.

The high priest suddenly said: "Long Nuo has returned, the prophecy has been fulfilled, and the position of the god should be changed. From today, Ku is no longer the chief protector, nor the god of war. These honors should be returned to Long Nuo .”

The high priest led mages, dancers, and singers to line up towards the beach and knelt down to welcome Long Nuo's return.

Chief Papp felt that he had nowhere to escape, so he stepped forward and knelt in front of the high priest.Then, quietly raised his head to wait and see, wanting to see what Long Nuo looked like.

"Is this going to drop?"

Li Quan felt a little surprised. In his mind, even if the battle failed, the chief should flee back and continue to recruit troops.

The population of the Hawaiian Islands is more than tens of thousands.

Historically, when the Europeans were first encountered, there were about 30 people in the entire archipelago (some say 50).The colonists did nothing but bring typhus. Over the past few decades, the population of the archipelago has dropped to less than 9.

The island of Hawaii, where there were "friendly exchanges" before, may have a population of more than [-] at this time.

Maui, which is being attacked now, has a population of at least 1000.These more than [-] soldiers were assembled temporarily. Even if they were dispersed, the chief could gather more troops.

Li Quan landed in a small boat in person, seeing him surrounded by people, the natives regarded him as a god.

It turns out that Long Nuo, the god of exile, looks like this!

Papp glanced secretly at Li Quan, and the eyes of the two met, Papp bowed his head in fright.

"You...you don't understand, what the hell should I say?" Li Quan pointed at Papp, suddenly not knowing what to say.

Bartering is a good idea, but what should I do to occupy this place?The operation is too complicated to explain clearly.

Papp who was pointed at was taken aback. He was a little confused at first, but then realized that Long Nuo was speaking the language of God, and it was normal for him not to understand.He bowed down and said: "Great Long Nuo, welcome your return, please give me any oracle."

Unable to communicate, Li Quan said in desperation, "Arrest these people."

The soldiers rushed over and tied up the chief, the priest, the mage, the singer, and the dancer.

Papp was too frightened to move, and asked the high priest, "Is Long Nuo going to kill us?"

Suddenly Laituo replied: "If you want to kill, you don't need to tie them up." But Papp said: "If you tie them up, you may be punished by stoning."

stoning is death with a stone, which is the prerogative of male criminals, because stones represent hardness and masculinity.Women are not worthy of stoning, they can only be hanged or strangled by hand.

"Should...probably not." Suddenly Laituo also became frightened.After chasing those rout soldiers all the way, Li Quan soon received the news that there was a city several miles ahead.

The city is very small, and the urban population is only 2000 people.

The city wall is built of volcanic rock, about three meters high, without towers, arrow towers, parapets and other facilities.Not far from the city, there is also a temple.

The city is called Lahaina, and after hundreds of years, only a small section of the ancient city wall remains.

The chief and the high priest live in the city, and the rest of the villages are scattered all over the island, and they are not allowed to build a city. This is the only city on the island.

Perhaps because they heard that Long Nuo had returned, many residents greeted him tremblingly and came out with all kinds of food, as if offering food would send Long Nuo away.

"What should I do?" Li Quan asked.

Their original plan was to kill all the chieftains and priests, and then conquer this place by force.

However, the surrender of the chieftain and the priest Maliu seems to have other operations.

Ouyang Chun reminded: "These civilians hold melons and fruits in their hands and kowtow to us. They don't look like surrendering at all. They seem to regard us as gods. Maybe we can take advantage of this."

Li Quan nodded: "Not bad."

Ouyang Chun continued: "We don't understand the language, and the number of people is small. It is impossible to directly manage tens of thousands of islanders. It is better to keep the chiefs and priests.

Let them help manage the whole island, and let them pay tribute to some food after we have learned the local language. "

Ye Ze said: "We have to have our own territory. Although it is suitable for farming, it is not conducive to berthing large ships. I sailed around the island a few days ago, and I have found out that the most suitable place for a port is due north and west of the island. There are two rivers flowing into the sea, which are suitable for farming. There are also several rivers flowing into the sea on the far left, and they are all flat land, which is also suitable for farming. The most suitable place for building a port, there are mountains on the west side, so build a castle by the sea at the foot of the mountain."

Li Quan escorted the captured nobles out. At first, no one dared to move. After half an hour of stunned stupidity, their family members finally approached.

Li Quan sent people into the city again, expelled all the residents in the city, and arranged them in families.

"Those who are left by the lottery, go and choose a wife." Li Quan said.The dress of married women on the island is different from that of unmarried women. 75 The soldiers who decided to stay, only selected noble girls, all grinned.

These aboriginals, especially the nobles, are very in line with Chinese aesthetics, and it can even be said that the average appearance is very high.

Their facial features have Caucasian features, so that some anthropologists mistakenly regard Hawaiians as Caucasian mixed-race descendants.At the same time, it has the characteristics of East Asians, and the various size data of the skull fossils are extremely similar to those of northerners.

Chinese research has found that the bones of ancestors unearthed at Dawenkou and other Shandong sites are highly similar to those of Hawaiians.Therefore, some people speculate that they are the result of Dongyi people who crossed the sea and mixed with other races.

Judging from the Y chromosome, they are also close relatives of the Chinese.Take the Indians as an example. If the Indians are distant relatives of the Chinese, then the Hawaiians can definitely be called cousins.

When these aboriginal nobles saw the Chinese picking out their young girls, they became happy after being frightened.

Although the status of women is low, there is no custom of offering sacrifices to women exclusively.The nobles speculated that it was the gods who took a fancy to their daughter and wanted to marry her and take her back to the Kingdom of God, which meant that the gods would also leave.

Li Quan ordered dozens of girls to be brought along, and escorted the captured nobles, and took a boat around the northwest corner of the island to Kahului, the largest port of Maui in later generations.

There are villages and local nobles here.

All the local nobles were expelled, Li Quan led people to occupy their houses, and

Local civilians and slaves are not allowed to leave.

As for what to do with the expelled nobles in the future, the chief will make arrangements for them, most likely to allocate a piece of land for them in the mountains.

A lot of living supplies were given, and 50 soldiers and seriously ill people stayed behind.Then Li Quan sent the nobles back to the city, supplied a little fresh water and fruit and left.

Chief Papu was confused and asked the high priest: "Long Nuo drove five big ships and left. Why did he leave some soldiers in the north and let those soldiers marry our daughter?"

The high priest suddenly did not answer directly, and asked the chief to escort a few slaves to the temple to hold human sacrifices.

After some psychic communication, Hu Laituo said: "I have already communicated with the Father God, and the Father God told me that God Ku has provoked public anger in the kingdom of heaven and has been expelled by the gods. The gods welcome Longnuo's return. From now on, Long Nuo is the protector of the chieftain. Long Nuo resented us for being rude to him, so he came down to the earth to admonish him. Long Nuo also left behind his own guards from the Kingdom of God, and let these guards intermarry with the daughters of nobles. From now on, he will serve as Long Nuo for generations Guard the island."

"So that's the case." Papp suddenly realized.

Chapter 900 [Island Life]

Li Quan thought the Hawaiians were very interesting. When he left, he took two soldiers and their wives with him.

The two Hawaiian warriors felt very scared at first, but gradually became happy again, thinking that Long Nuo had chosen them to go to the Kingdom of God.

In fact, it is to go to Nanjing to present it to the emperor.

If Zhao Han saw these people's outfits, he probably wouldn't think of Hawaii, but ancient Greece and Rome.Their armor, their capes, and their weapons are just like the Spartans in the movie.

Moreover, these guys have thick bones, even thin people look mighty.

Weapons include spears, short spears, and daggers. The spears are six meters long. If you fight in an array, you can stab Japanese samurai until your mother doesn't recognize them.The short spears and daggers are shaped like magic soldiers in online games, with various slits and barbs, and the spear blades and dagger blades are all ground from shark bones.

To be honest, if there is no artillery and muskets, it is really difficult to deal with these natives!

There is even a Battle Academy on the island, which is a rectangular building divided into three parts: the altar, the teaching area, and the practice area.Aristocratic families of different origins even had their own family crests, giving birth to respected genealogists.

The degree of civilization is extremely high, but due to geographical factors, metal smelting and wheels have not yet been developed.

"Island Master, what are the arrangements for the civilians and slaves kneeling outside?"

"Divide the slaves first, and the civilians go home by themselves. After we learn the local language, we will manage it in detail."

Ouyang Chun was considered to be good at diplomacy, so he stayed as the interim leader.As for the "Island Master", it is purely a joking name for him, and the soldiers left behind are having fun while suffering.

The villages here also have priests and mages, but they have relatively less sacrificial power and are not allowed to perform human sacrifices.The reason is simple, human sacrifices can communicate with gods, which is the prerogative of the high priest in the city.

Fifty soldiers occupied the house of the nobles in the village. The number of houses was obviously not enough, and several soldiers could only live in one building together.In addition, there were more than 50 patients, including soldiers and sailors, who were left on the island to recuperate, and they could ask for wives when they recovered.

A doctor on board was also left behind, and he also brought a lot of herbs.I don't know if the natives here can withstand foreign germs.For now, it should be okay, the crew has no special diseases, and the resistance of the Hawaiians should be stronger than that of the Indians.