America 1881: Legend of the West

The Uinta Mountains in the summer are exceptionally beautiful, with lush greenery below the snow line. In the second half of the 19th century, the place had not been affected by much human activity. The owners here were still various animals. Except for the occasional pedestrians passing by, very few Mountain people who live in isolation, it is difficult to find traces of human beings here.

But today, five guests on horseback were welcomed here, four of them were dressed as soldiers, and three soldiers each carried an Enfield rifle on their backs. The officer in front of them did not have a long gun in his hand, but his A six-shooter revolver was slung around his waist.

Except for the officer, two of the three soldiers had relaxed expressions, as if they were just visiting the mountains and rivers.

Because they knew that not far behind them, there was almost an entire cavalry company following them.

The officer's gloomy expression came from the fact that his son was still in the hands of others.

The remaining soldier was very unhappy.

He looked at the Chinese sitting in his arms with great disgust, feeling as if he had eaten shit.

When setting off, at the strong request of the adjutant, Chen Jianqiu's hands were finally tied up with ropes, but there was a disagreement over which horse to ride.

At first I planned to tie the man up and put him on top of the horse, but no matter how I tied him, after the horse took two steps, the man would always fall off and either fall to the ground or hang behind the horse.

Then they heard the earth-shattering curses of the Chinese.

"Damn you, I came here to express my sincerity, but you did this to me? You locked me in an iron cage and threw me to the ground. Do you believe that later my brother will see me like this and slap my son twice first?"

In the end, they had no choice but to place Chen Jianqiu in front of one of the soldiers, and Chen Jianqiu did not hesitate and sat directly into his arms.

The soldier had imagined countless times the romantic scene of him and another man riding horses in the western wilderness. However, the person sitting in front of him should be a beautiful girl or a pretty widow, not the one he usually looked around every time he saw. circle of Chinese people.

He reluctantly walked all the way, but the young man was very quiet. He didn't say a word except giving directions.

Soon, the group came to a mountain stream.

The terrain has become somewhat narrow, and the mountain stream is about ten meters wide. It is connected to the opposite side by a small natural stone bridge. The top of the stone arch is very flat, but it can only allow two horses to pass at the same time.

The lieutenant stopped his horse and began to survey the surrounding terrain. On both sides of the mountain road, there are higher rocks and dense vegetation. The mountain stream is not too deep, but it is not too short either. There is a height difference of about seven or eight meters. If a man and his horse are really thrown down, if you are lucky, you will be left half disabled, but if you are unlucky, it is not impossible that you will fall to death.

In his opinion, this is a good place for an ambush.

"Why did you bring us to a place like this? What do you want to do?" The lieutenant was a little alert and turned around to ask Chen Jianqiu.

Chen Jianqiu shrugged: "I took this road when I came here. I'm not familiar with this place. What do you want me to do?"

The lieutenant spit on the ground: "You and your friends had better not play any tricks. Otherwise, I swear in the name of God, you will pay the price."

You fucking believe in God too?

Chen Jianqiu smiled and raised his tied hands: "I'm here to ask for money and to keep myself safe. Not only did you add an extra guard, you also tied my hands. What tricks do you think I can do?" ?”

The lieutenant asked a soldier to be on guard, and another soldier crossed the bridge first, while he and the horse Chen Jianqiu was sitting on went over together.

He and Chen Jianqiu were very close to each other, with their hands on the pistols at their waists, while the other soldiers were watching their surroundings cautiously.

Nothing happened.

"Are you ready with the US dollars?" After everyone crossed the bridge, Chen Jianqiu suddenly asked, "I really don't understand why you are so cautious."

"Don't worry, as long as my son is fine, I will definitely give you what I promised you. When the time comes, you and your nigger brothers can just take the money and get out." The lieutenant's expression returned to gloomy.

A few minutes later, the large group of people led by the adjutant also arrived at the mountain stream.

The adjutant was usually more cautious than his superior, but now he was confident.

"Leave two on guard, and the others will form two columns and cross the bridge in order." The adjutant gave the order.

The federal cavalry were well-trained and quickly changed their queues, with the first two horses stepping onto the stone bridge.

Just as they were paying attention to keeping the distance between the two sides and were about to pass, they suddenly heard a loud noise.

"boom!"

A huge explosion occurred at the connection point of the stone bridge, with thick smoke billowing out. For a moment, gravel flew, people and horses fell over, and the two horses that opened the way fell directly into the mountain stream, including the people and the horses. Life or death was unknown.

When the thick smoke dissipated, a gap of more than three meters appeared on the other side of the stone bridge.

"Fuck, the explosives are still low." Sean, who was hiding and observing, rubbed his nose and felt a little headache.

Although he was not a professional blaster, he knew that two bundles of explosives would definitely not be able to destroy this natural stone bridge.

Last night, the entire barracks' attention was focused on the big tent, so he moved all the explosives he could move, and even made a simple small trailer and hung it on the back of the horse.

He first brought the black radish to the location, then rushed here non-stop, drilled holes, installed explosives, arranged wires, and when he was done, he found some vegetation to cover the explosives.

I took a short nap in the middle, and after waking up, I waited for a few hours, and finally waited for the lieutenant and Chen Jianqiu who were passing by.

He lay down in the bushes, hiding from the looking lieutenants and soldiers. Until the large force came over and found the opportunity to press the detonator.

But the effect in front of me is not ideal. The horse can jump over the gap of more than three meters. Isn't this a big mistake for the boss?

Now it depends on how much risk the people below are willing to take and how long they can be delayed.

"Attack! Attack!" The adjutant gave the order while trying his best to control his horse. "Everyone dismount and retreat! Guard both sides of the road and find cover!"

Sean felt a little uneasy, but the adjutant's next reaction almost scared him.

A group of them looked in his direction, and their guns turned.

"Fuck, it's over, I've been discovered! I'm dead now." Sean was about to stand up and run away.

But it was too late, the sound of bullets piercing the air came, and Sean could only lie down on the ground, praying to God for the shooting skills on the other side to be close.

Just as he was lying down and waiting to die, he gradually felt something was wrong.

Eh? It seems like this bullet floats a little high.

Judging from the path of the bullet fired from below, it was obvious that it was not aimed at him, but towards his back.

Sean quietly turned his head and looked back. Two people appeared about ten meters behind him. They were leaning on a higher rock to avoid the bullets fired at them.

Sean recognized them. Aren't these two the gunmen hired by Morris?

"Change bullets, hurry up!" the adjutant shouted to his soldiers, "It was indeed Morris and the others who were responsible."

At the same time, Morris also heard the gunfire. He sent two scouts to cruise near Edward's cavalry, and he quietly followed the large army with five other men.

At this time, they heard the sound of gunshots in front, and everyone looked forward.

What greeted them was a volley of fire.

"Dismount! Dismount! Fuck!" Morris was indeed a veteran who had participated in the Civil War. He immediately reacted and hid at the corner of the cliff with his group of people.

"I'm Morris, stop it, don't fight!" he shouted toward the front.

Hearing Morris's voice, the adjutant became even more angry.

"Brothers, keep going, don't stop, he's the one you're going to hit!"

For a time, the mountain stream was full of gunfire and bustling.