Life of Being a Crown Prince in France

Chapter 1130: Chapter 1036

Father Vigne briefly explained the alliance with the three major Indian tribes, and Hartky immediately nodded and said:

“You are right, Father. We should have stopped the infighting long ago. The Americans have been exploiting this to unabatedly encroach on our lands!

“I will help you persuade my uncle.”

Vigne was slightly surprised: “Uncle?”

“Yes, the great Harjo is my uncle.”

Vigne was overjoyed and returned with Chekilie to the chieftain’s residence.

Half an hour later.

Chieftain Harjo nodded to the elders and priests of the tribe, then said to Chekilie: “Since it is a request from the French friends who have helped Hartky, we will send 260 warriors to New Orleans with the Creek Tribe.”

Indeed, among the Indians Soleil rescued from slavers a few years ago were Chief Harjo’s nephew, Hartky, and his sister.

At that time, the British had stopped funding the North American Indian tribes to curry favor with the United States, leading to a shortage of ammunition for the Kovita tribe in battles against Americans, which resulted in losing large swathes of territory.

Hartky and his sister still believed that the British Government was unaware of the Kovita tribe’s dire situation—after all, the British funded them against the Americans for over a decade.

So he took a few trusted aides, sneaked out of the tribe, boarded a ship in New Orleans, and traveled across the ocean to London to request further aid from the King of England for his tribe.

Unsurprisingly, George III was not about to meet with a group of North American natives.

The next day after arriving in England, they were swindled out of all their money and were then left on the street, eventually targeted by slavers, captured, and stuffed into a slave ship.

Fortunately, Hartky’s sister was quite beautiful and was sold to a French noble. During the days when the slaver ship docked at Le Havre, they unexpectedly encountered the meddlesome Soleil, who saved them.

Afterward, Soleil personally funded their return to America.

Hartky always wanted to repay the money to France in person, but Harjo dared not let him return to Europe—until they met Vigne today.

After the Creek and Kovita tribes decided to join forces, the relatively weaker Casita tribe had no choice but to join; otherwise, they risked having their lands divided by the two larger tribes.

In the following days, Chekilie sent tribesmen to contact nearby smaller tribes, gathering more than 1,100 warriors, advancing mightily towards New Orleans Port.

…

The lower reaches of the Mississippi River.

Woodville Town.

Major General Anthony Wayne waved the diplomatic letter in his hand and said to the federal official before him: “They refused, right?”

The latter nodded: “Governor Elcano only agreed to increase navigable ships by 10%. The Spaniards have been reinforcing defenses in Baton Rouge during this period.”

Wayne casually threw the letter back to him, gesturing behind him: “It’s okay, my cannons have also arrived.

“I assure you, within two months at most, you’ll secure a clause for permanent free navigation in the truce agreement with the Spaniards.”

Behind him, soldiers were loading three 12-pound cannons onto carriages. Further away, over 2,500 American militiamen lined up in two columns, marching south along the Mississippi River.

At the current marching speed, they would arrive beneath Baton Rouge in a week at most.

There, only about a thousand Spanish troops were stationed.

At the end of last month, Wayne received authorization from Congress to seize New Orleans Port with force at any time.

Washington wasn’t worried about Spanish retaliation at all.

He knew very well that Spain was embroiled in fierce battles with Britain in Portugal, and even if they dispatched troops to North America, they couldn’t sustain prolonged conflict.

If they could capture New Orleans, the entire Mississippi River would fall under U.S. control.

Then, they could find an excuse to restrict Spanish ships from Louisiana from sailing out of New Orleans Port. It wouldn’t take many years before it became desolate, with no one willing to live there.

Meanwhile, Americans would take the opportunity to migrate en masse to the west bank of the Mississippi River, eventually occupying Louisiana in fact.

The next day.

As Wayne discussed the details of the attack on Baton Rouge with his staff, he suddenly heard a faint commotion from the river in the distance.

He turned his head to see the Mississippi River crowded with ships of varying sizes, all stopped there, with many sailors standing on deck, cursing loudly.

“Damn it!” Wayne instinctively thought it was the Spaniards preventing American ships from passing through New Orleans Port to threaten him, but he quickly noticed there were more ships flying Spanish flags on the river.

A moment later, the reconnaissance cavalry returned to report to him: “General, the shipowners say New Orleans Port was attacked by Indians. Many cargo ships have been looted, and navigation is currently impossible.”

“Indians?” Wayne frowned, “How could they have reached New Orleans?”

The nearest tribe to New Orleans Port would have to cross the Spanish-controlled provinces of Mobile and Tanexhaya to reach New Orleans.

The journey spanned over 150 miles, with multiple locations along the way suitable for ambush unless the Indians grew wings…

Wayne suddenly froze.

Wrong, it’s not that the Indians can fly, but the Spaniards have relocated their troops to defend Baton Rouge, which gave the Indians an opportunity!

He urgently shouted to his staff: “Order a forced march! We must reach New Orleans within six days!”

He couldn’t afford to delay. The American cargo ships in the New Orleans Port were vital for the lives of those along the Mississippi River.

For every ship looted by the Indians, countless people would go hungry.

Additionally, the inability to use New Orleans Port would have a devastating impact on the economy along the Mississippi.

Five days later, Wayne’s forces hurriedly arrived beneath Baton Rouge, only to be met with cannon fire from the Spaniards.

Wayne didn’t expect the Spanish army to still be stationed there and immediately sent his staff to negotiate with the Spaniards.

Before long, his staff returned to report to him: “General, Elcano is in the city. He demands that we withdraw immediately.”

“Damn it!” Wayne cursed, “Is he just going to allow New Orleans Port to be ransacked?”

The staff member lowered his head and said: “He says his primary task is to hold Baton Rouge. He currently has no time to deal with the Indians.”

“This idiot!” Wayne hesitated for a moment and then instructed his staff, “Tell Elcano I’ll withdraw 50 miles temporarily and let him deal with those Indians first. I promise not to attack Baton Rouge during this time.”

“Yes, General!”

An hour later, the staff returned again with a grim face, reporting: “General, Elcano says he cannot trust us. He can only endure the losses at the port.”

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