In the second half of the 19th century, it was not affected by much human activity, and it was dominated by a variety of animals, except for the occasional passer-by and a very small number of isolated mountain people, you will be hard-pressed to find traces of humans here.

But today there were five guests on horseback, four of whom were dressed as soldiers, and three of them each carried an Enfield rifle, and the officer in front of them did not have a spear in his hand, but carried a six-shot revolver at his waist.

Except for the officer, two of the three soldiers had relaxed expressions, as if they had come to enjoy the mountains and rivers.

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

The officer's gloomy face stemmed from his son, who was still in the hands of someone else.

The remaining soldier was very unhappy.

He looked at the Chinese sitting in his arms in front of him with great disgust, as uncomfortable as eating.

At the time of departure, at the strong request of the adjutant, Chen Jianqiu's hands were finally tied with ropes, but when it came to which horse to ride, there was a disagreement.

At first, the man was bound to the horse, but no matter how he was tied, after the horse had taken two steps, the man would always fall upside down, either fall to the ground or hang on the back of the horse.

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

"You TMD, Lao Tzu himself ran over to express his sincerity, and you are treating Lao Tzu like this? Shut the iron cage again and tie it up and fall to the ground, believe it or not, my brother will see me like this and give your son two slaps first? ”

In the end, they had no choice, they put Chen Jianqiu in front of one of the soldiers, and Chen Jianqiu was unceremonious, and sat directly in his arms.

The soldier had imagined countless times the romantic scene of him and another man galloping through the western wilderness, except that the person sitting in front of him should be a beautiful maiden, a beautiful widow, not this Chinese who usually sees him in circles.

He walked reluctantly, but the young man was quiet, and said not a word except to show the way.

Soon, the group came to a mountain stream.

The terrain has become a little narrow, the mountain stream is about ten meters wide, and it is connected to the opposite side by a small natural stone bridge, the stone arch is very flat, but it can only be passed by two horses at most.

The lieutenant stopped his horse and began to observe the surrounding terrain. On both sides of the road, there are high rocks and dense vegetation. The mountain stream is not deep, but it is by no means short, with a height difference of about seven or eight meters. If you really fall down with a person and a horse, if you are lucky, you will be half disabled, and if you are unlucky, it is not impossible to fall to death.

In his opinion, it was a good place for an ambush.

"Why did you bring us to such a place, what the hell do you want?" The lieutenant was a little alert and turned around to ask Chen Jianqiu.

Chen Jianqiu shrugged his shoulders: "I took this road when I came, and I am not familiar with this side, what do you let me do." ”

The lieutenant spat on the ground: "You and your friends better not play any tricks. Otherwise, I swear by God, and you will pay the price. ”

Do you believe in God too?

Chen Jianqiu smiled, he raised his tied hands: "I'm here to ask for money, by the way, keep safe, you not only added an extra guard, but also tied my hands, what tricks do you think I can do?" ”

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

He was very close to Chen Jianqiu, his hand pressed on the pistol at his waist, while the other soldiers were very vigilant and observed the surroundings.

Nothing happened.

"Are you ready?" After the group 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 okay, I will definitely give it to you as I promised you, and when the time comes, you and your nigga brother will just get out with the money." The lieutenant's expression was gloomy again.

A few minutes later, the adjutant's brigade also reached the mountain stream.

The adjutant was usually more cautious than his boss, but now he has no fear.

"Leave two guards, and the others will become two columns, and cross the bridge in order." The adjutant gave the order.

The cavalry of the Federation was well trained, and soon changed formations, and the two horses at the front stepped onto the stone bridge.

Just as they were about to keep their distance between the two sides, they suddenly heard a loud noise.

"Boom!"

There was a huge explosion at the junction of the stone bridge, billowing smoke, for a time the gravel splashed, the people turned over on their backs, and the two horses that opened the road directly fell into the mountain stream with the people and horses, and the life and death were unknown.

When the smoke cleared, there was a break of more than three meters on the other side of the stone bridge.

"Damn, there's still less explosives." Sean, who was hiding from the side and observing, rubbed his nose and had a slight headache.

Although he is not a professional blaster, he also knows that two bundles of explosives will definitely not be able to handle this natural stone bridge.

The attention of the whole barracks had been in the big tent last night, so he removed all the explosives he could move, and even made an improvised little trailer to hang on the back of his horse.

He first brought the black radish to the position, and then rushed here non-stop, gouged holes, loaded explosives, lined up the wires, and found some vegetation to cover up the explosives.

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

He lay on his stomach in the bushes, dodging the lieutenant and the soldiers who were looking around. Until the large army came over and found an opportunity to press the detonator.

But the effect in front of him is not ideal, a gap of more than three meters, the horse can jump over, isn't this a big mistake for the boss.

Now it's up to those below to see how much risk they are willing to take and how long they can drag them out.

"Attack! Raid! The adjutant gave the order, "All dismount, stand back!" Stand on both sides of the road and find cover! ”

Sean was a little apprehensive, but the adjutant's next reaction almost made him lose his mind.

The eyes of the group of them looked in his direction, and the muzzle of the gun also turned.

"Holy,, I've been discovered! It's a dead deal. Sean was about to get up and run.

But it was too late, the sound of bullets cutting through the air came, and Sean could only fall to the ground, praying that the marksmanship on the opposite side of the sky was almost good.

Just as he was lying on his stomach and preparing to die, he gradually felt that something was wrong.

Huh? It seems that this bullet is floating a little high.

The bullets fired from below were clearly not directed at him, but behind him, judging by the path.

Sean quietly turned his head and looked behind him, and two people appeared about ten meters behind him, leaning against a rock higher up, dodging the bullets that were fired at them.

Sean recognized it, weren't these two the same gunmen Morris had hired.

"Change the bullets, quick!" The adjutant yelled at his soldiers, "Sure enough, it's Morris." ”

At the same time, Maurice also heard the gunshots, and he sent two scouts to cruise around Edward's cavalry, and he himself and five other men quietly followed behind the large army.

At this time, they heard the sound of gunfire in front of them, and everyone looked forward one after another.

They were greeted by a volley of volleys.

"Dismount! Dismount! ! Morris, who was worthy of being an old fritter who had participated in the Civil War, reacted immediately and hid at the corner of the cliff with his own people.

"I'm Maurice, stop it, stop fighting!" He shouted ahead.

Hearing Morris's voice, the adjutant's anger became even greater.

"Brothers, go on, don't stop, it's him!"

For a time, gunshots rang out in the mountain stream, and it was very lively.