The mountain road about 700 miles wide is definitely not that simple.

"There are no other tribes coming on this mountain?"

"Your Majesty, of course, there are river valleys, lakes, wild beasts, and tribes in the mountains. However, when Tatanka went east this time, they almost wiped out the tribes along the way. Your Majesty, like us in Asia, the tribes on the mountains are still very powerful in general, but the places where the mountains can accommodate people to live are not as many as on the plains, so even if there are not many people, there will be no more people."

Nikan nodded, this is common sense.

The Jurchens can rise in the northeast repeatedly, but it is not simply explained by Changbai Mountain. In addition to Changbai Mountain, Heilongjiang, Jilin Plain, the plains near Xingkai Lake, and the numerous river valleys in Changbai Mountain are places where they breed and live. Of course, when the grassland tribes are powerful, they will retreat to the mountain. When the grassland tribes have civil strife, they will go down the mountain.

Back in front of us, there was the existence of the Nezper tribe, as well as the Blackfooted people who were eyeing the covetous black-footed people, and the Cros. There was no civil strife at present. The forces of all parties were very balanced. The tribes on the mountain should not have the intention to go down the mountain.

Therefore, Sun Demao's intelligence must be problematic. However, since it is a mountain tribe, once an enemy is found, it is possible to hide on the mountain. It goes without saying that it is impossible to explore the mountain road about 700 miles long.

"Let's watch as you go"

The governor of Yingzhou originally had 1,500 cavalry in the jurisdiction of the Governor of Yingzhou. Last time Nikan took away 500 cavalry when he went south, and ordered Sun Demao to transfer the 500 cavalry from Yingzhou to Oregon, and the 500 cavalry stayed in Salt Lake City. Therefore, there are now a thousand cavalry by his side, plus his personal guards and fifty gray-clad guards, a total of 1,150 cavalry.

Nikan left Sun Demao with one hundred cavalry, that is, the one hundred cavalry who were carrying out the "clearing cattle herds and driving away grizzly bears/gray wolves" movement in the Oregon Prairie.

At present, Kenavik's 500 infantry troops have also been transferred here, so there is no problem in maintaining the safety of Kuskiya City.

Nikan set out.

He also brought Sun Dezhao's sister and brothers with him. His eldest daughter was right. Since she brought them out, she had to enjoy the scenery of the American continent.

What's more, at this time, a thousand cavalry is a completely unchallenging existence, and even if they are suddenly ambushed, they can escape calmly.

Therefore, he asked Etuhui to take one hundred cavalry forward fifty miles to investigate, and he led Sun Dezhao, Wang Wenhui, Mu Zhan, An Ning and others to embark on the ancient road across Rocky Mountain at normal marching speed.

Nikan's personal guards were all from schools at all levels, and they were excellent people in it. The task of exploring terrain and mapping maps naturally fell on their heads. Because they were walking along the side of the river, the Moon Goddess League trampled on the road for thousands of years. The road was still good, at least more than those who were trampled out by the ancient Evanki in Siberia - after all, there were far more people here than the Evanki.

As soon as he stepped on Rocky Mountain, he felt warm at the foot of the mountain. Nikan, who was slightly irritated, suddenly became convinced that the temperature on the mountain was at least ten degrees lower than the foot of the mountain, which was his most familiar and favorite temperature.

Starting from Kuskiya, they walked very slowly because they had to detect the terrain and draw the map. They arrived at the midpoint of the mountain road in ten days, Missoula.

As soon as Nikan arrived in Missoula, he knew something was wrong.

There is a wide valley here. According to Etuhun's report, this valley is about twenty miles wide and fifty miles long. It is also a place where two rivers meet and is hidden deep in the mountains. Such a place is the favorite place of the mountain tribes - it can be hunted, picked, farmed and fished, and there is no reason to let it go.

On the edge of the river, a large pile of burning traces indicate that there were people here before.

"It was probably because of Tatanka who was forced to leave. Before leaving, the long house of this tribe was burned."

Nikan decided to take a day off in Missoula.

The water of Missoula is extremely clear. Standing by the river, you can see the aquatic plants, stones, and fish in the river. Along the way, wild deer, sheep, and wolves on the mountain are often seen. In addition, this rich river, if it is based on this and develops slowly, it will be a day of "prosperity".

By the river, Nikan asked two questions.

"Etuhun, how far is your scout protruding from the farthest distance around?"

"According to the Hanhai Army's teachings, all four directions are fifty miles, and the north and south are part of the river valley, and there is a mountain road to the east, so no abnormalities are found."

Nikan nodded and asked An Ning again: "What does this Misura mean?"

"Your Majesty, according to my understanding, ahem, your Majesty, what I am most familiar with is Chinook. I have a little understanding of Nezper and Shawshauni's language. If it is correct, it should be the meaning of the gate, similar to the 'Ude' of Soren, our northern Mongolian,"

"Your Majesty", the Shamu Sheyun from the Ainu tribe on Hokkaido suddenly said, "Some time ago, you said that the language of the Ainu people is somewhat similar to that of the native Americans. At first I didn't believe it, so... I didn't work hard. Now when I mention this Misura, I have some ideas."

"explain"

"Yes, Your Majesty. In the language of our Ainu people, the door is 'mi', but it is somewhat similar to Chinese. As for Sula, it is..."

Seeing that he was hesitant, Nikan smiled and said, "Is there anything wrong with it? Just a mere word!"

At this time, surrounded by the mountains, the Missoula River, which is almost the same as the Kuskiya River, is flowing quietly. Occasionally, mountain wind blows down around. Some of the cavalry are drinking horses and some are camping, but they do not speak loudly. In general, it is still very quiet.

In the distance, there is a dark forest, and further away, the snow on the top of the mountain can be vaguely visible.

If it weren't for Shamu Sheyun's hesitation, Nikan would really want to have a good sleep here.

"Your Majesty, in our language, Sula has the meaning of hell, and combined it is the gate of hell"

"oh?"

Nikan, who was tilted to the ground with his hands on his head, suddenly became interested, but he thought, "This Misura is probably the same as Missouri. According to Missouri's meaning, it should be a 'a big river with canoes'. This Misura is probably the same, it's just a different dialect."

After hearing Shamushayun's words, Nikan was shocked, "It is said that there are hundreds of native languages ​​in North America. Not to mention different tribes, even the same tribe has all kinds of languages. It is not surprising that Missoula and Missouri have appeared, let alone the mountain and peaceful ethnic groups."

Although he was straightened up, his eyes were still facing away - the snow-covered mountain top.

“Glacier Park!”

He suddenly thought of something.

If you remember correctly, not far from here, it should be the glacier park near Montana in later generations. He has never been to the United States in later generations, but he is a fan of North American terrain and a time travel novel enthusiast. He has naturally studied the choice place that is extremely suitable for farming, grazing, moderate rainfall, and much higher than China's flat area.

At present, the Great Xia Kingdom occupies Oregon. The Oregon Prairie is already a bit amazing for the people of Daxia, but it pales in comparison with the Montana Prairie. The Montana grassland area is almost 250,000 square kilometers, but the climatic conditions are much better than those in the south and northern deserts.

If there are only 200,000 square kilometers of sufficient forage here, according to the conservative estimate of a cow with five acres of land (according to Mobei, where the forage is not sufficient, in fact, if the forage is sufficient, one acre of land can feed a cow) it can feed 60 million cows!

Considering the factors of winter grass depletion, it can feed at least 20 million heads!

In the past, an ordinary Sauron family basically looked like this:

Flock: 100-300

Herd: 10-30

Horses: 10-30

Reindeer: 30-100

On the grassland, the herds consume the most forage grass. Generally, a cattle is equivalent to ten sheep and horses are equivalent to cattle. Therefore, if the herdsmen can raise the largest number of animals, throw away the reindeer, a family can raise up to one hundred cows. In this way, the Montana grassland is conservatively estimated to support 600,000 herdsmen!

If the six hundred thousand households were placed in the northern part of the Mo, it would be almost an unchallenging nation, and it would be a powerful tribe that could go south from time to time to rob and gallop west!

What's more, except Montana, nearby Calgary, Canada, and North and South Dakota are all the best ranches.

When studying Montana, Nikan also studied the nearby terrain, and Rocky Mountain was naturally included.

An allusion suddenly flashed into his mind.

Near the Glacier Park, there is a larger valley and a large lake where a larger tribe lives.

The Flathead tribe, that is, the flathead tribe, is the tribe there, and there are Lake Flathead and the Flathead River.

I remembered the Gate of Hell.

"Legendly, this Misura is a place where the Pingtou tribe fights with the Blackfoot people in the east. The Blackfoot people cannot defeat the Pingtou tribe on the mountain, but they are good at ambushing them and often ambush the Pingtou tribe on the mountain road in the east. Therefore, the convenient place of Misura has become a place where the tribe is still scared, and it is also appropriate to call it the Gate of Hell."

"If this place is not the shelter of the Pingtou tribe, then the place they hide will be convenient for others."

Unfortunately, he was just a fan, and it was impossible to remember the terrain near Montana clearly. I don’t know whether Lake Flathead is north or south, because standing by the Missoula River, there are snow on the tops of the hills on both north and south in the distance.

In other words, the glacier park may be in the north or in the south.

Now that I want to find this flat-headed tribe is like looking for a needle in a haystack, Nikan decided not to care, but Missoula is a good place. As the best place in the middle of a 700-mile mountain road, it would be a waste of resources if I didn't occupy it.

"Forget it, maybe this flat-headed tribe was taken away by Tatanka."

Nikan stood up and did a chest expansion exercise. His eyes saw two girls by the mountain, his daughter Sun De Show and her maid Hallun.

After all, it is the girlish nature, and she is not afraid of this strange place. It is late spring and early summer. There are all kinds of wild flowers on the mountain, and the two of them are picking flowers.

"not good!"

Nikan suddenly shouted.

A faint light on the mountain near Sun Dezhao suddenly woke him up. Wang Wenhui, who was beside him, also discovered the clues at this time and ran over quickly.

"ah!"
Chapter completed!