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The resistance of the Indians was destroyed in the first place, and their proud bravery was useless in the face of modern warplanes. With just a few shells, the log wall was knocked down. The solid cannonball, after breaking the stout logs, crashed directly into the village, bounced off the ground, and flew forward, breaking everything that stood in its way—the Indian warriors hiding behind the wall, the thatched huts of the Indians, the old men, the women, and the children in the thatched huts—all in a blood-red dust.

After breaking down the gates and walls with a few solid bullets, the Illinois militia began to raise the muzzles of their guns and replace them with shrapnel shells. At this time, there was movement on the side of the Indians.

Probably thinking that such a stupid shelling would not be able to hold the village, some Indian warriors began to mount their horses, brandishing battle axes and other weapons, and rushed towards the militia ranks.

The two Napoleons had already been replaced with shrapnels, and the commander observed the distance, asked the artillery to adjust the angle slightly, and gave the order to open the cannon.

The Napoleonic cannon violently exhaled a puff of white smoke and at the same time retreated several meters back. A couple of artillerymen, who did not have time to observe the results of the shots, rushed up and pushed the gun wheels, resetting them. Soldiers rushed up to prepare to clear the cannon and then load it with new kits.

Compared to modern cannons, the shells fired by the smoothbore guns of the eighteenth century were so slow that they could be seen with the naked eye. Anion saw two small black dots shot by the two cannons slowly and leisurely towards the Indians......

The shrapnel is actually a tin box filled with iron balls. When the shells have flown a certain distance, the tin box will be blown open, and the iron orbs inside will rain down on a large area, turning one of the exposed targets in the area into a honeycomb.

Dozens of Indian cavalry had barely gone far from the wall, when they were hit head-on with two shrapnel shells, and countless iron beads fell like raindrops, stirring up a cloud of dust on the ground. The Indians, covered with the iron beads of shrapnel shells, and their horses, were knocked to the ground like wheat in a hailstorm.

Seeing that the Indian cavalry rushing out had not even been able to get close to the range of the rifle before being wiped out by artillery fire, a cold smile appeared on the corner of Anion's mouth. He continued to observe the movement of the Indians, and when he saw that no one rushed out, he ordered: "Bombard the village with shrapnel shells." ”

The buildings in the Indian villages were made of wooden shelves and thatch, which could not stop the shrapnel that could easily pierce the thatch and kill the women and children hiding inside. After a few rounds of firing, Anion saw the remnants of the Indians rush out, led by a man wearing a large feathered headdress, brandishing various weapons.

"These Indians aren't particularly stupid." Anion looked at the Indians and laughed, "This will indeed reduce losses under shelling, but what is the use of such stubborn resistance?" He turned his head, looked at his soldiers, and gave the order: "Raise your gun and aim!" ”

The goshawk didn't manage to rush in front of the enemy with his warriors, the enemy cannons didn't fire at them, and the damn cannons continued to fire at the village. But from a distance of 400 meters from the enemy, they were constantly under fire from enemy rifles. The rifles of the whites have great lethality and accuracy at such a distance, and their rifles must rush to a distance of thirty to forty meters to have enough accuracy. And this distance of more than three hundred meters is really too large, and no Indian can rush through such a distance. They were all so fierce and brave, but until the last warrior fell covered in blood, none of them could make any meaningful attack at the white skins.

"Enter the village!" Anion ordered.

The militiamen loaded their rifles with bayonets and covered each other through gaps in the collapsed walls into the village. Most of the thatched houses in the village had been knocked down by the shells, and the corpses of the Indians were scattered to the ground. Most of these people were hit by shrapnel grenades. There were also those who were wounded but not dead, staring with fear and hatred at the white people who walked in.

"Kill them all! Then peel off their scalps and take them back to count! ”

……

"Mr. Bond, is there any evidence that Stephen paid bribes to public servants and members of Congress?" Scrooge asked.

"Mr. MacDonald, we have documented the private contacts between Stephen and his agents and the federal government's representatives at the railroad and several members of Congress, but we have no direct evidence. Mr. MacDonald, you know, we can't get our hands on something like this unless we use special means. And by adopting such measures, we are worried about whether it will startle the snake. Bond explained.

"Can the information we have now form a chain of reasoning?" Scrooge asked.

"That's not a problem." Bond replied.

"Isn't that enough?" Scrooge said, "Do you need any reliable evidence to spread rumors? Well, that's what happened to the survivor? ”

"I have been resuscitated and are now recovering." Bond replied.

"Does he have a way to confirm his identity? Does he recognize the guys who are doing it to them? ”

"He had the contract he signed with the Union Pacific Railroad with him. There was no problem with his intelligence, so he could recognize the men, Mr. MacDonald. We gave him portraits of Stephen's road guards one by one, and he could clearly identify the two men who were doing the work on him and his friends, as well as the person who led the team. ”

"Very good, protect him, it will be useful when it is critical." Scrooge said, "Also, what do you ...... next?"

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Henry, the director of the New York Times? Redmond had barely sat down at his desk when there was a rush of knocking on the door.

"Please come in!" Henry? Redmond said.

The door opened, and the editor Rodriguez rushed in, "Mr. Redmond, someone has sent us such a document, this is big news!" ”

"What's the content?" Henry? Redmond asked.

"It's a scandal about the Union Pacific Railroad." "According to the above statement, there are people who bribe federal government officials and members of Congress to embezzle state assets," Rodriguez said. ”

"Show me?" Henry? Redmond jerked to his feet.

After a while, Henry? Redmond looked up from the material.

"Although there is no direct evidence, these things do constitute a chain of reasoning." Henry? Redmond pondered for a moment, "Mr. Rodriguez, go and check if the cost of this section of the railway is as much higher than normal as it is said above." Just go! This is big sensational news! ”

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"Editor-in-chief, someone put this article in our mailbox saying that the Union Pacific Railroad Company bribed federal officials and members of Congress to defraud state property." At the New York Sun, an editor is saying to the editor-in-chief.

"Show me?"

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A similar scenario played out in the editorial offices of several newspapers. And the quotation of this section of the railway is not a secret that cannot be found, but no one has checked it before. Now, as soon as someone checks it, the suspicion is immediately exposed. As a result, various media reported on it, and rumors spread everywhere.

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"Today, Mr. Stephen was interviewed about his bribery of government officials and members of Congress. Mr. Stephen said that this was all nonsense, and he said that he did not rule out legal means to protect his reputation. As to the question of the cost of railway construction far exceeding the standard on one side, Mr. Stephen explained it by the difficulties of the terrain, the high cost of land acquisition and the threat of the Indians. He said: 'In order to defend against the Indians, he had to set up a large number of convoys to keep the workers safe. Even so, the construction of the railroad and the safety of the workers were constantly threatened by the Indians. The recent massacre of workers' camps by Indians is a case in point. ’

For Stephen's claim, we asked Mr. Autran, an expert in railroad and an engineering expert at Harvard University, who said that this section of the railway is geographically very suitable for the construction of a railway, and the so-called difficulty in the terrain leads to an increase in the cost of the railway. Professor Autran said: 'You have a hard time finding it easier to build railroads in the whole of America, and the man who can find such a bizarre excuse as unfavorable terrain increases the cost of construction is either a fool himself or thinks everyone else is a fool'......'" -- The New York Times

"It is not surprising to us that the capitalists resort to such illegal means in order to make money. But we were surprised by how brazen they were in defending it. He actually said how much money he invested to protect the safety of the workers, but if he really invested so much, how could the bloodshed in the workers' camp happen? This is clearly a contradiction ......" - New York Tribune

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"Well, it's very lively." Scrooge said, "I heard that President Lincoln was in the middle of his busy schedule, and he didn't shoot a team of investigators to investigate the truth." Well, Mr. Bond, you get your men ready, and the survivor we saved might come in handy. ”

"Yes, Mr. MacDonald."

Bond packed up the papers, pushed open the door and walked out, at this time, in the break room outside, Anna was sitting and waiting with Bond's henchman Trul.

"Miss Anna, my conversation with Mr. MacDonald is over, and now you can go in and continue your work." Bond nodded to Anna, then turned away with his men.

Anna gently pushed open the door of Scrooge's office and walked in, she heard Scrooge talking to herself, "Do you want to arrange a bloody roadblock to cry out for injustice?" ”