America 1881: Legend of the West

"Fuck them all!"

Couch gave the order and the cowboys rushed to pick up the train.

"Da da da!"

Suddenly, a terrifying roar sounded.

The four Maxims opened fire.

Bullets rained into the sky above the cowboys.

They had never seen such a horrific sight.

The scream of bullets piercing the air rang in their ears, making people shudder.

These cowboys have been hanging out in the West all year round, living a life of licking their blood.

They still know very well what things can be touched, what things cannot be touched, and which things will kill you if you touch them.

The cowboys turned and ran, looking for cover.

But where is the bunker in this vast grassland?

A few unlucky ones were hit in the thighs by stray bullets and fell to the ground wailing.

The scene was in chaos again.

"I said, if you come close to this train again, you will be beaten into a sieve." Chen Jianqiu stood on the roof of the car and shouted at them.

Kuchi's face was a little confused.

This is the second time today that such an embarrassing scene has occurred.

But he had no choice but to watch the train slowly pass by and head towards the other side of the bridge.

Taking advantage of the effort just now, Li Sifu and his cavalry had cleaned up the bridge and dragged a few dead horses back for dinner.

"By the way, don't even think about following the train across the river. This bridge allows unarmed people to cross. But if you bring a gun, I will think it poses a threat to our place of residence, and you will definitely be beaten to death. .”

Chen Jianqiu did not forget to leave a message to Ku Qi on the train and waved to him.

"President, or else I'll shoot him down." The braided man gritted his teeth.

"Don't panic. When our tens of thousands of members catch up, will they dare to attack civilians? If so, I will file a complaint with the federal army!"

Cookie took a deep breath.

It can be seen that he is trying very hard to calm down his mood.

The weapons just now left him frightened, and for the first time, he had doubts about the armed forces in his hands.

Not long after the "armed train" on which Chen Jianqiu was riding passed, the second train followed.

They also showed the carriage of the truck equipped with Maxim, and then scanned the sky.

The association members who had just prepared to set up camp on the spot had to lie down on the ground again.

God knows which bullet will land in their head.

Then, there’s the third column!

The armed marches continued.

"Are you fucking done?" Kuchi finally couldn't bear it anymore, took out his gun and fired a few shots into the sky.

The frustrated cowboys also began to shoot into the sky.

But he was answered with a series of clicks.

Compared with the impotent rage of the cowboys, these dense sounds, crisp and rich, were much more.

The cowboys had to get down to the ground again.

On the other side of the river bank, Li Sifu looked at Kutcher and his cowboys, who kept standing up and lying on the ground, with a puzzled look on their face.

"Boss, are all the people in this association so polite? You don't have to bow to our trains all the time, right? This is too pious!" He sighed.

"Hurry up and drive the boundary stakes. The troops will be here soon!" Chen Jianqiu patted Li Sifu on the shoulder.

These three trains brought the main force of more than a thousand people.

After the supplies, ammunition, Maxim, and field guns were unloaded, the train moved away again to make way for the following trains.

Except for those who set up camp by the river, everyone else quickly dispersed to occupy space for those who came after them.

Maybe the Chinese have a unique talent in building houses.

Not long after, a simple camp was built on the grassland on the south bank of the river.

Compared with this side, the north bank of the river is much bleaker.

Couch and his cowboys waited eagerly for a long time until the subsequent association's caravans and carriages brought tents and related supplies.

They began to set up simple tents and bonfires, planning to spend the night first.

However, along with the caravan, there were also members of the association arriving one after another.

When they saw the camp across the river, they were all dumbfounded.

Not knowing the truth, they were all very confused.

What is this? Where did it come from? What happened?

"Mr. Couch, I'm sorry to bother you, but we would like to take the liberty of asking, why don't we go to the south bank of the river? Didn't I say before that the land that the association is interested in is there?"

A group of pioneers walked up to Couch who was sulking by the river looking at the other side.

They were all members of the Colonists' Society and wanted to figure out what was going on.

"The opposite side is occupied by a group of Chinese. How about you organize it now and I will take you there to unify?" Kuqi made a small calculation in his mind.

With such a large group of people rushing past, he didn't believe that the other side would dare to shoot!

The pioneers looked at each other and began to whisper.

Then they dispersed.

"Eh? What are you doing?" Kuchi asked loudly at their backs.

The old man walking at the back and with the slowest legs turned his head and said to him:

"President, please don't be angry if I tell you. I think we'd better occupy space along the north bank of the river quickly."

"If you don't have time to deal with the people across the river, you might as well find a place of your own."

He pointed at the white steam rising from the railway in the distance and said with a wry smile: "The other immigrants are coming soon. If you move slower, you may not even be able to drink the soup."

The old man's words instantly reminded Kuchi.

What was the purpose of the Oklahoma Settlers Association? Isn't it just to get a piece of land for each of us in this operation?

The land on the north bank of the river is also land!

"Find a place quickly! My own land hasn't been drawn yet!" He turned around and ran towards his horse.

The cowboys who were still able to move in the camp also took action.

They rode out of the camp and began to claim their land and then drive boundary stakes.

Finally, before dark, we return to this simple camp to spend the night.

After all, there are all kinds of wild animals on this prairie, and it is much safer to be together than to be alone.

Only those unlucky ones who were injured and lying on the ground were here in vain. Some of them would lose their lives due to poor medical conditions.

Such camps are scattered throughout Oklahoma's open areas.

In the few hours from afternoon to evening, the first batch of land to be opened was divided up.

Chen Jianqiu took all the registered Chinese and residents of other colors from New Mexico to occupy a large piece of land south of the North Carnedine River.

These residents were accustomed to living peacefully with the Chinese in New Mexico, so the process of dividing the land was orderly.

In addition to them, some "individual investors" also obtained some land on the south bank of the river.

Of course, from now on, these people must learn to live in an environment surrounded by Chinese.

Members of the Oklahoma Settlers Association occupied land on the north side of the river.

Compared with the south coast, these lands are inferior, but compared with other places in the west, they are already considered to be fertile lands.

The camp where they gathered looked across the river from the Chinese walled city.

And in the future, those who arrive late will not be so lucky.

When night falls, these people walk around here with dejected faces, looking for any neglected scraps, but what often greets them is the gun in the hand of the original owner of the land.

After Couch found his patch of land, he returned to the camp.

The most important thing was completed, and the big stone in my heart fell to the ground.

He began to think about how to regain his position.