America 1881: Legend of the West

The nights in the desert of New Mexico are silent, but also full of vitality. The vegetation that was roasted by the scorching sun during the day is now greedily sucking the coolness of the moonlight;

During the day, lizards hiding in rock crevices, hares and armadillos in caves also come out to look for food and move around.

A hare was eating grass on the ground, but it suddenly felt the danger coming. In the sky not far away, there seemed to be a pair of eyes staring at it.

It jumped forward and started running.

But after running a few steps, his body was pierced by an arrow.

The location where the arrow penetrated was fatal. The hare struggled a few times and soon lay on the ground without moving.

A man dressed as a cowboy emerged from the bushes not far away. He walked over and picked up the carcass of the hare.

Several Indians followed.

"Chen, I didn't expect your archery skills to be so good." Geronimo praised.

Chen Jianqiu threw the rabbit carcass to an Indian and took a look at the corn hovering in the air.

Going out hunting in the middle of the night is not a particularly good idea. Without the blessing of a shooter, it would be difficult for him to find a motionless rabbit in a dark patch of grass without much hunting experience.

Hunting rabbits was not his ultimate goal.

After some exchanges with Geronimo, he found that the most important thing at the moment was to better arm his tribe.

They need weapons and supplies.

Otherwise, these people will starve to death or be chased to death by Crook's cavalry before they reach the area where the treasure is located. And even if he reaches the Nahua area, he will not be able to take them and the locals. The garrison mediates.

The first thing Chen Jianqiu thought of was his status as the major shareholder of "Browning Gun Shop". He originally wanted to purchase a batch of guns and supplies, but this plan was quickly rejected by himself.

It's too far to get here from Montrose. It takes more than a month to go back and forth. They can't last that long and they have to change camps. Moreover, the risk of transporting the convoy is extremely high. If something goes wrong, the whole thing will be in vain. It's small. If the position is exposed, it will be over.

It's even worse to go to nearby towns to purchase or "borrow". The white-skinned people around are highly concentrated. On the first day of action, Crook's cavalry will kill them at their station the next day.

Chen Jianqiu couldn't help but lament that it was really difficult to fight guerrillas in these barren mountains and without a mass base.

Then we can only see if there are scattered scout camps nearby that can be raided.

Chen Jianqiu asked Holmes to distribute some of their own dry food and distribute it to the hungry Indians. They barely managed a dinner, which was regarded as a celebration of their victory in rescuing the high priest.

After settling the people in the cave, Chen Jianqiu took Feiniao, Sean, and Geronimo's Indian warriors to go out for reconnaissance.

In the wilderness at night, the best way to find a camp is through smoke and fire. Experienced people will avoid building campfires in places that are too exposed unless they have enough people and strong enough firepower.

Chen Jianqiu is much more convenient. He has corn.

They headed south along the mountains, hunting some prey along the way and bringing them back later as the tribe's rations for the next day.

However, after more than an hour, they did not find any campsite.

This is both bad news and good news. The bad news is that the purpose of their trip has not been achieved. The good news is that Crook's scouts have not appeared nearby. This area is currently safe.

"Chief, where is that place further south?" Chen Jianqiu glanced at the corn in the sky again. The corn was flying not far in front of them and never showed anything strange.

"When I came here five years ago, it was still a mine. At that time, I just took a look at it from a distance and didn't bother them." Geronimo thought for a moment, "There is no town nearby."

Chen Jianqiu and the other two looked at each other.

They were familiar with the mine, after all, it was the starting point of the journey. Generally, mines will be protected by armed forces to avoid attacks by gangs. If there is no town nearby, there will be less contact with the outside world and supplies will be gathered.

In Chen Jianqiu's opinion, those weapons were nothing to fear. What's more, there was something called explosives there, which Chen Jianqiu liked very much.

This may be a goal to consider.

A few kilometers further on, suddenly, corn began to hover in the sky behind a ridge.

The mine should be there.

Everyone got off their horses and quietly climbed up the hill. Looking down, they had a panoramic view of everything in the mine.

But this mine seems to be different from what they imagined.

There is no dense lighting, no carts loaded with ore are pushed out of the mine's tracks, and most importantly, there is no sound of workers working.

"Boss, their boss is so kind. There was no movement in the mine before nine o'clock in the evening. Do you remember that mine we used to work in several shifts without even taking a break in the mine?" Sean said softly. Said to Chen Jianqiu.

Chen Jianqiu also felt a little strange. As a miner, he knew that the mine bosses would not be so kind. His last boss never gave him a day off until his death, and he never allowed the machines and workers in his mine to be used. The sound stops.

He continued to look down and gradually discovered something unusual here.

The houses below were brightly lit, and near each one there were men on guard with guns;

Normal mines usually only have one to two, or at most three, guard towers, but there are as many as six guard towers down here, and several of them were obviously built later.

There is a heavily armed man on duty on each guard tower.

Rather than saying this is a mine, it is more like an armed stronghold.

Chen Jianqiu looked at Geronimo. The chief was constantly observing the direction of the mine. It was obvious that he also noticed something was wrong.

"Boss, should we go down and take a look?" Feiniao asked.

Chen Jianqiu didn't speak. He stared at the brightest wooden house downstairs.

The door opened and a man came out.

He walked directly to the wall on the side of the room and began to "release the pressure" against the corner of the room. While releasing, he yelled and cursed into the door.

Chen Jianqiu didn't quite understand the language of the yelling, it sounded like Spanish.

But Geronimo understood. He was a language genius and had been dealing with Mexicans all year round.

"He is scolding his men for being pig-brained. No one in the Hyena Gang can help him share the pressure. Until now, there is not even a way to get the news to the Astor family. It is simply a shame in the kidnapping industry," the chief said. .

Astor? Chen Jianqiu smiled.

He was looking for him everywhere, and it turned out that this guy was actually here.

But which god took away this guy from himself, Geronimo and Pinkerton?

The man walked back from the shadows on the wall into the light of the door, and Chen Jianqiu could see his face clearly.

Still an old acquaintance, Hernandez.

And here is the gang hideout of the Hyena Gang.

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