1850 American Gold Tycoon.

Chapter 261

"The Burnett Gang had a total of 355 people, 252 of whom were killed by our California Infantry Regiment, and the remaining 103 prisoners are here."

Deng Yan reported the results of the battle to Liang Yao.

Two weeks ago, Liang Yao had already received the battle report for the battle results in the Columbia River Valley.

There are some discrepancies between Deng Yan's report and the data reported in the battle report, the main discrepancy is in the wounded prisoners.

Deng Yan thought the wounded and sick prisoners were causing trouble, so he executed the wounded prisoners on the spot.

Therefore, the data that Deng Yan reported to Liang Yao face to face were better than those in the battle report.

As for the casualties of one's own side, due to the crushing of weapons and the quality of soldiers, the casualties of the California Infantry Regiment in this operation are almost negligible.

The price paid was only 4 people were killed and 11 people were injured.

And these casualties were not all caused by the Burnat Gang.

Among the 4 people who died in battle, one died of an illness, and the other was accidentally infected to death by a poisonous snake bite. Only two people actually died on the battlefield.

The situation of the 11 injured people was similar, 3 people were sick, 3 people were bitten by poisonous insects, and the remaining 5 people, 2 of them were still too excited during the pursuit, accidentally tripped over by stones and vines, one He sprained his ankle, and the other one was more unlucky. He just hit a rock and accidentally knocked out one of his front teeth.Seriously, only three of them suffered gunshot wounds.

It's just that Liang Yao is more conscientious, as long as he is killed or injured in military operations, he will be compensated according to normal standards.

After the boat came to a steady stop, Liang Yao got off the boat, glanced at the begging captives in disdain, and finally stopped in front of Burnat.

"Mr. Liang, long time no see."

Seeing Liang Yao coming, Bernat, who was tightly bound and unable to move, hurriedly said to Liang Yao.

"The loss is in your hands, I admit it, I still have a lot of money in Portland, Governor Leonardo of Portland is also my friend, he is willing to spend money to redeem me and my subordinates go."

Until now, Bernat still held the hope that he could leave alive, Liang Yao just thought it was funny.

Is this the brains of a person who once served as the governor of the territory?The threshold for the governor of the territories of the Midwestern Territories of the United States is really low.

"Do I look like someone short of these few dollars?" Liang Yao's eyes were fixed on the scalp on the top of Bernat's head, making Burnat's heart feel numb.

"Such a fine scalp, it's a pity not to peel it off to make leather boots. It's a pity that I'm different from you. I don't like human leather products, but that's all."

"But what?"

Liang Yao's words made Bernat tremble all over. He only realized now that Liang Yao was not what he thought. He took money from the Indians before helping them.

The real purpose is to put him to death!It was he who thought Liang Yao too simply. To be precise, he brought his own prejudice against Indians, stupidity and imbecility, into Liang Yao.

The arrogant Burnett always thinks that as a noble white man of English origin, he is several grades above these savages, and naturally he is smarter than the colored people.

An unprecedented fear surged into Burnett's heart.
"The land here is good, but it's not fat enough. It can be composted by you." Liang Yao said to Bernat with a smile on his face.

"You dare! Liang Yao! I'm a Democrat! I'm also the former Governor of the California Territory and the former Governor of the Oregon Territory! I have contributed to the expansion of the western United States!" Burnett struggled like a mad dog when he heard this. roared hysterically.

"If I die, the Democratic Party will definitely investigate to the end! The War Department will also thoroughly investigate to the end! I advise you to be more sensible and give up this unrealistic idea."

As soon as Liang Yao's words came out, not only Bernat became anxious, but also Bernat's accomplices exploded and started yelling.

"Liang Yao! My old boss is now working in the War Department! I advise you to let us go obediently and avoid unnecessary trouble!" Sanders also moved out his old boss in the War Department.

Liang Yao smiled coldly, took out the revolver at his waist from the pouch, pressed the hammer down, and pulled the trigger on Sanders' head without hesitation.

Before Sanders could react, his head exploded instantly, and the mixture of [brain] plasma and [blood] water splashed on Burnett's face.

For such a big matter, Liang Yao certainly knew that the Democratic Party would investigate, and the Ministry of War might also investigate.

But as long as there is no proof and no evidence, even if the Democrats know that he is behind the scenes, so what?What can I do with him?
The United States is a country ruled by law. Without evidence, Liang Yao can still slander them and accompany them to the federal court for fun.

The Democrats, though, were more united and better organized than the Whigs, which could only be united against the Democrats.

It is only the unity of the Whig Party, and the various groups within the Democratic Party are also united for warmth.

As long as Liang Yao controls the votes in California, he won't be surprised that the Democrats will be shy about seeking his support in the next presidential election.

The Democrats will have trouble with Liang Yao, but they will never have trouble with California's votes.Then here comes the problem, if you can't get along with Liang Yao, you can't get along with California's votes. This is really a headache for the Democrats.

Liang Yao believed that the leader of the Democratic Party knew which was more important, a mere Burnett or two to three hundred thousand votes in California.

Bernat looked at Liang Yao in disbelief. At this moment, his eyes and heart were already filled with fear.

Burnett never thought that he would face death threats one day.

Liang Yao put away his gun and pulled out the Bowie hunting knife from Deng Yan's waist.

The Bowie Hunting Knife is one of the standard individual equipment of the California Infantry Regiment, and it is also an important tool for camping in the wild.

However, some soldiers and officers prefer the Arkansas sharp knife known as the Arkansas toothpick, but the Arkansas toothpick is not in the list of standard equipment for the California Infantry.

For example, the short knife on Wang Shu's waist is an Arkansas sharp knife, but he bought it with his own money, and it was not distributed uniformly.

Liang Yao did not object to soldiers buying equipment at their own expense. Some wealthy soldiers bought revolvers at their own expense as self-defense weapons in close combat, in addition to the uniformly distributed long guns.

"Mr. Thomas, whether to cooperate with California to make a fortune, or continue to pay protection fees to Portland, the choice is in your own hands."

Liang Yao handed the sharp Bowie hunting knife to the stunned Thomas. Thomas finally understood why Liang Yao was able to become a colonel in the American Army at a young age, holding the military and political power in California.

No matter how he acts, this kid doesn't look like a kid in his early twenties.

Thomas knew that Liang Yao was asking for a certificate of honor from him. As long as he killed Burnett, he could become a member of Liang Yao's circle, benefit from Liang Yao's glory, and benefit from the development of California.

But as long as he killed Bernat with his hands, there would be no way out from now on, and he could only follow Liang Yao to the end.

Prosperity and wealth are now in Thomas's mind.

"Scalp him, and we will be real partners from now on, and you will be one of us. Three years ago, Sacramento was the same as the current Eugene Village, a small village chief."

As he spoke, Liang Yao patted Thomas on the shoulder.

"Scalped him?" Thomas was a little surprised. He thought that Liang Yao just wanted him to stab Burnat a few times and kill him.

"Why? No?" Liang Yao asked back.

In the 1850s, the man who survived the lawless wilderness of the West and became a village chief was certainly not a good person.

Especially since there are Indian tribes all over Eugene Village, Thomas didn't have many lives or scalps, Liang Yao didn't believe it.

Some of the people who came to the west were white lotuses like Robinson, and Robinson's white lotus is not as white as before.

"meeting!"

Portland does not have the ability to develop Eugene Village into a city, but California has the ability.

Thinking of the shares that Liang Yao had promised him, thinking of the future of the fellow villagers in Eugene's village and his own prosperity, Thomas gritted his teeth and walked up to Bernat with a knife in his hands.

"I know you! You're Thomas, the mayor of Eugene! We've dined and drank together, my old man."

Seeing Thomas walking towards him menacingly with a dangling knife, Bernat was completely panicked.

It's just that before Bernat finished speaking, Thomas kicked him to the ground.

"Of course I remember, my old buddy, but I never paid the money once, and I think it's only right for us in Eugene Village to invite you to drink and eat. You also laughed at my German accent and touched my wife's ass. I remember it all, Mr Burnett."

Thomas put the knee of his right leg on Burnett's neck, raised the knife in his hand, skillfully used the tip of the knife to cut a cut in Burnett's scalp, and started his work skillfully.

With Burnat howling like a pig, a complete scalp appeared in Thomas' hands.

"Very good." Liang Yao nodded, he was very satisfied with Thomas' performance.

"Congratulations, Thomas, from now on, you are one of us! Welcome to the California family!"

After expressing his congratulations to Thomas, Liang Yao glanced disdainfully at Bernat, who was bloody and wailing on the ground.

"Mr. Burnett, this is just an appetizer. I think when you scalped the Indians, you wouldn't let those poor Indians go after scalping."

"Give him to me! He owes our Salish tribe more than a hundred lives!" The chief of the Salish tribe, Hills, clenched his fists, his eyes that could almost shoot out flames stared at him intently. Burnett on the ground.

"And we Chinooks!"

"He also owes us more than two hundred people of the Yamaki tribe!"

"Our Quinault tribe was almost exterminated by him!"

Soon, the tribal chiefs of other Indian tribes jumped out one after another, wishing to eat Bernat's flesh, drink his blood, cramp his tendons, and burn his bones to ashes to relieve his hatred.

"All these guys are handed over to you, let's execute them all here."

Liang Yao said to the chiefs of these Indian tribes.

The chiefs of various Indian tribes led their warriors and charged at the white captives with sharp knives.

The worst thing was Bernat. As the chief villain in Oregon, Burnat was heavily in debt. Almost every tribe owed their lives. Naturally, Burnat was taken care of in a more nuanced manner.

Liang Yao just quietly watched these Indians execute the captives. The mission of the California Infantry Regiment has been completed, and their most important duty now is to watch from the sidelines to prevent these captives from escaping.

But just in case, it's just an extra insurance. These tightly bound white captives, under the surveillance of two or three thousand pairs of eyes, have zero chance of successfully escaping.

(End of this chapter)