Late Qing Dynasty Executioner

Chapter 37 Ambush

A lot of time was wasted in testing the weapons. The sun was already setting, but it was also a rare good time of the day.

The sunlight shines on the river, giving the sparkling water surface a layer of gold. The tender green grass leaves sway with the river breeze, and the grass waves and water waves complement each other.

Chen Gu and Liu Er were riding on their horses, their clothes rustling in the breeze from the river.

Looking up at the fiery clouds in the west, Liu Er couldn't help but frown, "It might rain!"

"Morning glow doesn't go out, but evening glow travels a thousand miles. It's all gone in one night. Besides, my rifle is waterproof, so it will be fine unless it rains heavily. As for the gunpowder cans, just cover them with oilcloth. Besides, the enemy's firearms cannot be used when it rains, so it's a greater advantage for us." Chen Gu said with a smile.

The first place Liu Er and Chen Gu arrived at was a rocky beach. During the flood season, such a rocky beach would be deeply buried in the river water, but it was exposed during the dry season.

This kind of stone beach is the favorite place for children to have picnics in later generations. The river water is clear in winter and spring, and the rocks everywhere can be used to build wood stoves. The river water will also bring some branches to the beach and strand them.

"This beach has narrowed the river a lot. This section of the river is only eight feet wide at most. When the time comes, if we all throw in explosive cans, most of the soldiers on the warships can be killed instantly. What do you think?" Liu Er pointed at the river and asked Chen Gu.

Chen looked at the messy rocks on the beach, then looked at the width of the beach which was forty to fifty meters, shook his head and said, "This is not a good place. I think it is not suitable!"

"Why?" Liu Er asked with a frown.

"The river here is narrow, which is indeed suitable for attacking warships, but our goal is not to attack warships, but to kill Addis and then rob the silver on the warships.

"Have you ever thought about what the other side would do if we killed a large number of soldiers on the warships at once?" Chen Gu asked.

In fact, Liu Er just wants to kill Addis, and the money is secondary. But if you don't have the money, those under Liu Er will definitely not do it.

He is not so conscious, does not know anything about the anti-Qing cause, and has no hatred against Addis. The reason why he follows you, Liu Er, to do such a big thing is purely for money.

But if you kill most of the people on the warship at once, the remaining people will definitely escape, and the best way for a warship to escape is to drift downstream.

You don't even have to turn the bow of the ship. Just cut the sail rope and the current will naturally carry the warship away. How will you chase it then?
You are so powerful, even if you kill Addis, he will definitely run away to save his life. What's more, you can't guarantee that you can kill Addis in the first place.

Liu Er obviously thought of this problem as well, nodded, and said, "Then let's go to the second place and have a look!"

Not long after leaving the beach, Chen Gu stopped everyone and said with a smile: "No need to go to the second place, I think this place is good!"

Liu Er looked at the lush green grass along the river bank, frowned and asked, "The river bank is in full view here, and it's hard to find a place to ambush. Why did you choose this place?"

"Because it's in plain sight, you think it's difficult to ambush, and the enemy will also think there is no ambush here, and thus relax their vigilance. If we can kill Addis first, the enemy soldiers will definitely go ashore with all their strength to pursue the assassin in order to seek revenge and escape punishment.

As for the ambush, we can just dig a trench on the shore. The shore is high above us, so we don't need to dig too deep to hide our people, and the people on the boat won't be able to find us.

In case of any accidents, we can also arrange a few throwers on the beach, so that if the warship wants to escape, we can stop it at that time!" Chen Gu said with a smile.

Liu Er nodded and asked, "What do you plan to do? The key is how to ensure that Addis will show up here so that you can shoot him dead?" "It's still assassination, but use bows and arrows to kill the soldiers on the boat. As for whether Addis will show up, we will know after a try." Chen Gu said with a smile.

If he was assassinated, Addis would definitely come out to check the situation. Of course, this depends on how afraid of death Addis is, so Chen Gu plans to arrange two archers to attack the soldiers on the boat first.

If we use a rifle right away, it is likely that Addis will be scared to death and dare not show his head. But it is different with a bow and arrow, after all, the power of that thing is not very strong.

The next day, Liu Er arranged for everyone to come and dig a trench. In order to hide the traces, the newly dug soil was carried away and dumped far away.

According to the information reported by the spies, Addis had already set out from Jiangjin yesterday, but he only got to Baisha in one day and stayed in Baisha last night.

Although Baisha is just a city, it is also very prosperous because of its deep-water wharf. Addis stayed there and should have gotten some silver.

The next stop, Addis, should be Hejiang County, where he will stay overnight. According to the time calculation, he will arrive here after noon, so everyone will have enough time to set up ambush points.

In order to increase his chances of success, Chen Gu arranged ten men to ambush on the rocky beach to prevent those left behind on the boat from escaping down the river if they saw the situation was not favorable.

Zhang Haomin also prepared a small fishing boat and arranged several people to block the fleeing warship downstream. He did not expect them to be able to really stop the warship when it escaped, but as long as they could delay some time, it would be fine.

As the warships got closer, the intervals between the spies returning to report the situation became more and more frequent, and everyone began to get nervous.

But generally speaking, they were still able to hold their ground. Although the opponent was a high-ranking official like the General of Chengdu, who had a warship with ten cannons, their own military force was sufficient after all, and they were also ambushing.

The most important thing is that there is enough silver on the ship, which gives everyone endless courage. After all, there is nothing more frightening than being poor in this world.

When the warship was expected to arrive in a quarter of an hour, Chen Gu also began to make the final mobilization.

"Think about the days when you had nothing to eat and nothing to wear, think about your parents who lived on coarse food and wore rags, and then think about the good wine, good meat, beautiful wives, and money, money."

Chen Gu shouted out the last two words of silver with all his might, and he even felt a little dizzy from shouting.

Everyone became even more excited after hearing this and started shouting heart-wrenchingly.

"Silver, silver, silver!"

Chen Gu nodded in satisfaction, "Remember, we are here to rob the silver. Not only do we want to rob the silver, but after we rob the silver, we must keep the silver and then spend it.

Therefore, be merciless when you strike. If you show some mercy and get stabbed by the other party, you won’t have the chance to spend your money.”

"No mercy!"

(End of this chapter)