Late Qing Dynasty Executioner

Chapter 38 Death of Attis
The warship's mast, which was over 20 meters long, appeared in Chen Gu's sight, and the ambushers were already in position.

There were ten people on a small fishing boat below the beach, ten people on the beach, two archers on the river bank, and the remaining eighty people were all hiding in the trenches on the shore.

Chen Gu himself was also in the trench, and at this moment, he and everyone else were staring closely at the bulging sails on the warship.

The sailing technology in the Qing Dynasty was already very mature, and the ship could move forward with the help of wind as long as the wind was not headwind.

Even in places like the Three Gorges where the river is turbulent, a lot of effort can be saved with the help of a sail.

In the dry season like this one, especially in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, the boat can basically move upstream with the help of sails, but the speed will be slightly slower.

As the warships got closer and closer to the ambush point, everyone's breathing became heavier, proving that everyone was more or less nervous.

Liu Er was resting with his eyes closed. He basically didn't need to take action in this battle. Although Liu Er was quite skilled, he was old after all. He was not as good as the youngsters in throwing and was not good at bows and arrows, so it was difficult for him to be of any use in this battle.

However, Liu Er still carried three straight swords on him, two long and one short, like a Japanese samurai.

Although the straight sword has a faster swing speed, the blade is thin after all, and it is very likely to break in the face of high-intensity combat, so Liu Er brought three of them.

Others carried red tassel spears. This thing was simple to use. You just had to stab at the person. Stab hard and aim carefully. The lethality was also very great. If you were stabbed once, you would basically die. Of course, the prerequisite was that you had to stab it into the target.

Considering that the enemy is the elite personal soldiers of the frontier officials, they must be wearing heavy armor. In fact, Chen Gu suggested that everyone use heavy weapons such as hammers. Unfortunately, he was not prepared and could not provide heavy weapons to everyone.

Chen Gu did not force it. Anyway, as long as the enemy dared to chase ashore, the gunpowder tank would surely kill a large number of their manpower. The remaining few people were no longer a threat. When the time came, everyone would rush forward and stab the remaining people to death.

Although the warship was moving slowly, it still arrived at the ambush position.

Scar and Saburo, who were lying in the grass, suddenly stood up, raised their bows and arrows and shot at the warship.

“Swish, swish, swish~!”

There was a series of sounds of arrows piercing the air, but in the end only one person fell on the warship, and he was an unlucky boatman.

In fact, Scar and Saburo's archery skills were pretty good. Each of them shot three arrows, and none of them missed. All of them hit people. Unfortunately, the opponents' armor was too thick, and they could not cause any damage at all. There were even two soldiers with arrows hanging on their bodies, pointing at the shore and laughing.

Hearing the noise, Addis came out and yelled at his men.

We were a little far from the shore and the wind was strong. I could hear Addis's voice, but I couldn't make out what he was saying clearly. It seemed to be Manchu.

Chen Gu, who was aiming at Addis at this time, didn't care what Addis said. After coming out of Addis, Chen Gu aimed at Addis, but Addis was facing Chen Gu sideways at this time, and the target of his head was a little smaller.

In order to ensure that the shot hit the target, Chen did not shoot immediately, but when Addis turned around, Chen decisively pulled the trigger, and then without even looking at him, he loaded the bullet again at an extremely fast speed.

Unfortunately, there was no chance. Adis was surrounded. Chen selected a tall and strong man in good armor and took aim and pulled the trigger again. At the same time, he asked Liu Er, "Did you hit him?"

Liu Er's eyes were bloodshot, and he said excitedly, "It hit him right in the heart. Blood was gushing out. If Addis' heart wasn't on the right side, he would have died. Chen Gu, you are really amazing. Good, very good."

After Scar and Sanlang shot three arrows each, they turned around and fled to the shore. After Chen Gu fired two shots, Zhang San also picked up a fake wooden gun and started running towards the shore.

It took less than a minute in total, but the ship actually opened fire.

Five consecutive cannon shots were fired, and five large iron balls smashed towards the shore, causing mud and rocks to fly everywhere.

Hearing the sound of the cannon, Scar and the other two quickly lay on the ground. After the sound died down, the three of them got up at the same time and ran away, which made Chen Gu breathe a sigh of relief.

The three people's mission has been completed. In addition to the basic share of one hundred taels of silver, they can also get a mission reward of one hundred taels of silver.

Although this mission was dangerous, everyone was scrambling to carry it out. After all, one hundred taels of silver was not a small amount of money, and it would take ten years of working as a laborer for others to earn that much.

Although you will be hit by a cannon, the accuracy of the cannon is not very high, and after completing this task, you will not need to participate in the subsequent tasks.

How can one make money without taking risks? Chen Gu and his men also had to take risks when they strangled the soldiers on the ship. The small fishing boats were responsible for blocking the warships from escaping, which was even more dangerous than this.

After a round of shelling, the bow of the warship turned and headed towards Chen Gu and his team, which was obviously an indication of its intention to dock.

Seeing this, everyone in ambush breathed a sigh of relief. They were not afraid that they would fight to the death, but they were afraid that they would turn around and run away.

The people on the warship didn't care whether there was an ambush on the shore at this time, because after Attis's death, it would be difficult for them to survive. If the assassin could not be caught, their families might even be implicated.

Not to mention that everyone will die, but being exiled to a remote frontier is inevitable.

Now they only want to catch the murderer to reduce the court's punishment on them. Otherwise, their leader will die, they are still alive, and the murderer has not been caught, so their whole family will be doomed.

The warship was turning, and there was a crackling sound of gunfire on the ship. Scar and Saburo were lucky, and they ran up in one go and disappeared on the shore.

The unlucky guy Zhang San was hit by a bullet and staggered to the ground, but then he got up and continued to run, and soon disappeared on the shore.

The three men all carried wooden boards on their backs and iron pots on their heads. Zhang San even had a piece of iron on his back, which was specially prepared for him by Zhang Haomin, otherwise he would have been hurt by the blow just now.

After the warship slowly completed the turn, it quickly approached the shore. Before it could completely reach the shore, the soldiers on the ship jumped off the ship one after another and rushed towards the shore.

Chen Gu aimed his rifle at the person in the front, but did not shoot.

The others were watching Chen Gu's movements, and they would only take action after Chen Gu made a move.

Ten of them were holding fire sticks, ten were holding dynamite cans, and the remaining sixty people each held a stone, and there was a pile of stones in front of them.

A stone weighing about one pound, dropped from a high place, can have quite a powerful effect.

"boom!"

After pulling the trigger, Chen shouted, "Shoot!"

(End of this chapter)