America 1881: Legend of the West

Mexican border, Ciudad Juarez, central church square, sunny.

Today is a great day for the wedding of the eldest daughter of Juarez's powerful Gutierrez family and the eldest son of another large estate owner, the Prigo family.

Unlike in the past, there were several gorgeous awnings on the square.

Under the awning, wooden dining tables are placed, and the dining tables are filled with a variety of expensive fruits and Mexican delicacies.

There were several musicians standing next to the table, some holding guitars, some holding trumpets, and one holding a violin.

Waiters and servants passed by them, looking beaming.

An exquisite red carpet was rolled out from the church door and extended to the end of the square.

Several maids and boys stood on both sides of the red carpet with flower baskets in their hands, ready to sprinkle flowers on the newlyweds who walked out of the door.

Irrelevant people, such as the civilians of Juarez, have already been cleared out of the square.

Even so, the crowd of onlookers was very crowded.

But all these people can do is stay outside the square, crane their necks to watch, feel happy, or see the world.

In front of them were soldiers who surrounded the square.

These soldiers are all private armed forces of the Gutierrez family or the Prigo family.

They had already checked the area around the square.

Climbing to the upper floors around the square to watch the ceremony was not allowed, and heavily armed soldiers stood at all the commanding heights around the square.

They patrolled back and forth, watching every move of everyone around the square.

Alvarez stood on the roof of a three-story house directly across from the church.

This is the highest place around the entire square except for the church.

The sun is shining brightly.

He took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Alvarez is very satisfied with his arrangement.

In the past two days, he had been staring at the rural patrol team.

The news of Sergio's gathering of troops was no secret to him.

However, until an hour ago, there was no movement at the cavalry patrol camp, and even the sentries outside the camp did not know where they were.

But Alvarez isn't worried at all.

He had already ambushed a large number of soldiers around the camp, and even had Gatling guns.

As long as the patrolmen dare to go out, they will first leave dozens of corpses on the street at the door.

"Don't look, you should never see your brother again." Alvarez turned his head and said to Romero, who was tied up behind him.

"Why not, let's see how your sweetheart marries another man." He smiled narrowly, and then let people push Romero to his side.

Alvarez looked toward the church door.

The door finally opened.

The newlyweds had already received the priest's blessing and walked out of the church.

Ricardo was wearing a straight military uniform.

But the size of the military uniform was obviously a bit small, and it couldn't fit his round belly.

However, this did not affect the groom's good mood at all.

He held the bride with one arm and waved the other hand to the surrounding crowd, grinning with a big mouth and an unusually unrestrained smile.

Compared with him, the bride was obviously not that happy.

She was wearing a white wedding dress with hollow flowers, but she always had a straight face, not even a fake smile.

"Ariana! Ariana! Smile, smile."

Her mother was by her side, constantly whispering reminders to her.

Fortunately, Gutierrez and Priego Sr. were too busy talking to each other to notice the bride's expression.

Otherwise, Ariana's face, which looked like she was mourning for her concubine, would have to create a barrier for them first.

The newlyweds stepped onto the red carpet.

The band began to get busy, playing cheerful music, and the flower girls also began to sprinkle flowers on the newlyweds.

Ariana was upset by the flowers falling from the sky. She raised her hands to push away the flowers, but when she looked up, she saw Romero tied up on the roof of the building opposite.

She looked indifferent.

"Look, she doesn't love you at all." Alvarez frantically stimulated the young people around him.

Romero was desperate.

"You are just a useless piece of trash who can be knocked off the wall with a brick!"

Alvarez enjoys this feeling and he never tires of it.

However, a soldier hurriedly climbed up from the first floor and whispered something into his ear.

Alvarez's expression changed drastically.

He looked at the soldiers behind him in disbelief:

"What did you say? The master's mansion was attacked?!"

The soldier looked mournful: "It's absolutely true. It is said that a large group of people are setting fire over there right now!"

Alvarez looked in the direction of the mansion and found that there was indeed a thick smoke rising from there.

No wonder Sergio's side had been standing still. It turned out that the men on patrol were no longer in the camp.

"Damn it, his brother is not in the mansion, so what are you doing there?" Alvarez cursed and yelled.

In order to ensure the safety of the wedding venue, he did not arrange many security personnel at the mansion.

If Gutierrez knew that the house had been burned down, his ten lives would not be enough to pay for it.

But the soldiers on this side of the square must not be evacuated.

"Do we have other troops nearby?" Alvarez shouted at the soldiers behind him as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.

"Um, sir, have you forgotten? We have people close to No. 100 ambushing near the cavalry patrol camp. It's only a few blocks away from the master's mansion." said the soldier behind him.

"Quick, hurry up and send them back to rescue!" Alvarez said eagerly as if he had grasped a life-saving straw.

In fact, the soldiers who were ambushing around the camp did not need orders from their commander at all.

Leading them was an experienced veteran named Icha Gray.

He was very close to the Gutierrez mansion and soon got the news.

If your old nest is attacked, there is no point in waiting for the enemy.

Ichagre immediately withdrew all the soldiers from the surrounding camp and went straight to the mansion.

Soon, they were at war with the intruders who had already entered the mansion.

"Boss, I look at the clothes on the other side, they don't look like a mounted patrol!"

Ichagre's adjutant squatted at the gate of the yard, firing his gun in the direction of the house, and said to his commander.

"No matter what, the house has been burned down. Let's kill these people first." Ichagre led the soldiers and prepared to attack the building.

The ones who burned down Gutierrez’s house were indeed not members of the cavalry.

It's the Crocodile Gang.

They were divided into three groups. One group was led by the second master to attack the Priego family's manor; the other group was led by the fifth master and came to raid Gutierrez's lair; the rest was led by the sixth master. Go and raid their fields outside the city.

The plan went smoothly, and there was really no resistance at Gutierrez's mansion.

After killing seven or eight soldiers guarding the house, the fifth master waved his hand and rushed in with everyone.

They began to plunder the contents of the house without restraint.

After taking away everything within reach, the fifth master decided to set a fire to appease the soul of his former gang leader Thiago.

Vent your anger and express your emotions by the way.

Then, just when he was about to run away, he realized that he was surrounded by about a hundred soldiers.

He began to regret ordering the house to be set on fire.

Firstly, there was no possibility of surrender, and secondly, the only bunker they could rely on now became a threat.

Others were fighting against the odds, but now he and the members of the Crocodile Gang were fighting against the odds.

The fifth leader decided to fight with these one hundred Gutierrez's personal armed forces, at least open a gap, and then how many can escape.

For a time, gunshots, screams, the crackle of burning wood, and the sound of hunting wind mixed together, echoing over the Gutierrez mansion.

A fierce battle was going on between the two sides.

In the cavalry patrol camp, Sergio led the cavalrymen from the cavalry patrol, broke out of the door, and went straight to the square.