America 1881: They Call Me Legend

Chapter 123 Gang Hideout

The night in the desert of New Mexico is silent, but it is also full of vitality. The vegetation that is so scorched by the scorching sun during the day is greedily sucking the coolness of the moonlight at this time;
The lizards hiding in the crevices of the rocks, the hares and armadillos in the holes also came out to look for food and activities during the day.

A hare was gnawing on the grass on the ground, but it suddenly sensed the approaching danger. In the sky not far away, there seemed to be a pair of eyes staring at it.

It leaped forward and started running.

But within a few steps, his body was pierced by a feathered arrow.

The place where the arrow penetrated was fatal. The hare struggled a few times, and soon lay on the ground without moving.

A man dressed as a cowboy emerged from the bushes not far away. He came over and picked up the dead rabbit.

Several Indians also followed.

"Chen, I didn't expect your archery skills to be so good." Geronimo praised.

Chen Jianqiu threw the rabbit carcass to an Indian, while he glanced at the corn hovering in the air.

Going out to hunt in the middle of the night is not a particularly good idea. Without the blessing of a shooter, it would be difficult for him without much hunting experience to find a motionless rabbit in a dark grass.

Hunting rabbits is not his ultimate goal.

After communicating with Geronimo, he found that the most important thing right now is to better arm his people.

They need weapons, supplies.

Otherwise, before reaching the area where the treasure is located, these people will starve to death, or be chased to death by Crook's cavalry, and even if he reaches the place where the Nahua people are, he will not be able to take them and the local people. The garrison mediates.

The first thing Chen Jianqiu thought of was his identity as the major shareholder of "Browning Gun Shop". He originally wanted to buy a batch of guns and supplies, but this plan was quickly rejected by himself.

It's too far from Montrose to here. It takes more than a month to go back and forth. They can't last that long and they have to change camps. Moreover, the risk of transporting the convoy is extremely high. If something goes wrong, the gun will be in vain. Small, if the position is exposed, it will be over.

Going to the nearest town to purchase or "borrow" is even worse. The white skins around are highly concentrated. On the first day of action, Crook's cavalry will attack their garrison on the second day.

Chen Jianqiu couldn't help sighing, it's really not easy to fight guerrillas in this barren mountain without a mass base.

Then we can only see if there are scattered scout camps nearby that can be searched.

Chen Jianqiu asked Holmes to distribute some of their own dry food to the hungry Indians. They barely managed a dinner, which was a celebration of the victory in rescuing the high priest.

After settling the people in the cave, Chen Jianqiu took Asuka, Xiao En, and Geronimo's Indian warriors out to investigate.

In the wilderness at night, the best way to find a camp is through smoke and fire. Experienced people will avoid building campfires in places that are too exposed unless they have a large enough number and strong firepower.

Chen Jianqiu is much more convenient, he has corn.

They headed south along the mountain, hunting some prey along the way, and bringing it back later as the tribe's rations for the next day.

However, after more than an hour, they did not find any camp.

This is bad news, but also good news. The bad news is that the purpose of their trip was not achieved. The good news is that Crook's scouts did not appear nearby, and the area is currently safe.

"Chief, where is further south?" Chen Jianqiu glanced at the corn in the sky again. The corn was flying not far in front of them all the way, and they did not show any abnormalities.

"When I came here five years ago, it was still a mine. I just took a look at it from a distance and didn't bother them." Geronimo thought for a while, "There is no town near there."

Chen Jianqiu and the three looked at each other.

They are familiar with the mine, after all, it is the starting point of the journey.Generally, mines will be protected by armed forces to avoid attacks by bandits. If there is no town nearby, there will be less contact with the outside world, and they will stockpile supplies.

In Chen Jianqiu's eyes, those armed forces were nothing to be afraid of, not to mention that there was something called explosives there, which Chen Jianqiu liked very much.

This might be a goal to consider.

A few kilometers further on, suddenly corn began to circle behind a ridge.

The mine should be there.

Everyone got off their horses, quietly climbed up the hill, looked down, and had a panoramic view of everything in the mine.

But this mine seems to be different from what they imagined.

There is no dense lighting, no trolleys full of ore being pushed out of the mine's tracks, and ultimately, no movement of workers working.

"Boss, their boss is so kind. There was no movement in the mine until nine o'clock in the evening. Do you still remember the mine we used to have? There were several shifts, and there was no rest in the mine." Sean said softly. Said to Chen Jianqiu.

Chen Jianqiu also felt a little strange. As a miner, he knew that the mine bosses would not be so kind. His previous boss never gave him a day off until his death, and he never allowed the machines and workers in his mine to work together. The sound stops.

He continued to look down, gradually discovering something unusual here.

The houses below were brightly lit, and near each house, there were people with guns on guard;

A normal mine usually only has one or two, at most three sentry towers, but there are as many as six sentry towers below, and several of them were obviously built later.

On each guard tower, there is a fully armed man on duty.

Rather than saying that this is a mine, it is more like an armed stronghold.

Chen Jianqiu looked at Geronimo. The chief was constantly observing the direction of the mine. Obviously, he also noticed something was wrong.

"Boss, should we go down and have a look?" Asuka asked.

Chen Jianqiu didn't speak, he stared at the brightest wooden room downstairs.

The door opened, and a person stepped out from inside.

He walked directly to the side wall of the room, and began to "release the pressure" against the corner of the room, yelling and cursing into the door while releasing.

Chen Jianqiu did not understand the language of the scolding, it sounded like Spanish.

But Geronimo understood. He is a language genius and has been dealing with Mexicans all year round.

"He is scolding that his subordinates are all pig brains. No one in the Hyena Gang can help him share the pressure. Up to now, there is not even a way to release the news to the Astor family. It is a disgrace to the kidnapping world." The chief said. .

Astor?Chen Jianqiu smiled.

There's nowhere to find him when you've broken through the iron shoes, and it's easy to get here. I was looking for him everywhere, and it turned out that this guy was here.

But which god-man took this guy away from himself, Geronimo and Pinkerton?
The man walked back from the shadow by the wall to the light at the door, and Chen Jianqiu could see his face clearly.

Still an old acquaintance, Hernandez.

And here is the hideout of the hyena gang.

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(End of this chapter)