Captain Grant's Children

Chapter 20 Red Wolf (2)
The fire will go out and the ammunition will run out.At two o'clock in the morning, Tarcaf threw the last firewood into the fire.At this time, they had a total of 5 rounds left.Glenarvan looked around, feeling very sad in his heart.At that moment, he thought of all his companions, and all the people he loved dearly.Robert was just silent.In his young heart, maybe he didn't know that death was coming!At the same time, Glenarvan's eyes showed the tragic image of Robert being torn apart and eaten alive by the wolves... At this moment, he could no longer restrain the turbulent waves in his heart, and hugged the wolf beside him tightly. Robert.After kissing his forehead, two lines of hot tears rolled down.

Robert smiled and said, "I'm not afraid."

"Not afraid, child, not afraid!" replied Glenarvan. "That's right! It'll be dawn in two hours, and we'll be saved then!" Well played, Tarcaf, well played! "Heroes of Patagonia!" At this time, Tarcaf was killing the two wolves rushing up to the ground with the butt of his gun.

The fire was about to be completely extinguished, and a group of red wolves rushed up together.

The battle of life and death is coming!The fire went out and everything went back to darkness!The phosphorescent eyes of the red wolves appeared in the darkness again, and in just a few minutes, the wolves rushed in!Tarcaf had to fire the last bullet, and a wolf fell down in time.The attack of the wolves stopped temporarily.Tarcaf stood there with his head almost on his chest.What is he thinking at the moment?Is it a risky, all-or-nothing approach?Glenarvan did not dare to ask.The wolf howling outside suddenly stopped.A deadly silence filled the entire grassland. "They're gone!"

Robert said. "Maybe."

Glenarvan turned his ears to listen to the movement outside.

Takaf shook his head.He knew that the group of red wolves would never give up the fat they had already eaten, unless there was sunshine!
At the moment when they hesitated, the red wolf had changed its original attack strategy.

Seeing that the door was well guarded with fire and guns, they began to attack from the rear and flanks, and from three sides with the bars.

This kind of attack is extremely dangerous, and to the people inside the fence, it is simply fatal.

The sound of wolf paws scratching on the half-decayed wood was resounding, and there were many bloody mouths and strong legs sticking out from the gaps in the fence!
The horse was barking and galloping wildly in the yard... Seeing this situation, Glenarvan hugged Robert, ready to protect him until his last breath!And at this moment, a thought of rushing out desperately flashed into Glenarvan's mind - that was actually the last solution, but at this moment, he suddenly noticed Tarcaf's an action.

Takaf circled around the yard a few times like a beast in a cage, and then rushed to Taojia, who was already restless, with a stride.

It seemed that Tarcaf put the saddle and bridle on the horse with great deliberation, and fastened every strap and buckle with skill and conscientiousness.

The howling of the red wolf didn't seem to have any effect on him.

"He's going to leave us!" Glenarvan cried out involuntarily, seeing that Tarcaf was about to take the reins and saddle up with almost sad eyes. "No, he will never leave us!" Robert said firmly at this moment.True, Indians never leave their friends behind; on the contrary, they keep the danger to themselves.Taojia was kicking and jumping angrily, and his eyes sparkled like electric fire, he knew very well the intention of his master at this moment.Tarcaf was about to get on his horse, but Glenarvan grabbed him. "you go?"

Glenarvan pointed to the prairie. "yes."

Tarcaf immediately understood Glenarvan's gesture.He called a few times, and in Spanish:

"Taojia, hurry up! Let the wolf chase us!"

"Tarcaf!"

cried Glenarvan. "Quick, quick!" Takaf also yelled.

Glenarvan was now too excited to speak.He turned his head and said to Robert:
"He, Robert! Child! He will sacrifice himself to keep us alive! He will lead the wolves after him himself!"

"Tarcave!" Robert rushed to his side!At Tarcaf's feet, "Friends, don't leave us!"

"He will not leave us!" said Glenarvan firmly.He turned his head and said to Tarcaf: "Let's run together!"

Tarcave followed his hand and saw the other two horses curled up in a corner, and immediately understood what Glenarvan meant.

"No, no, then, bad horse, no way! Toka, good horse!" "Well then, let Tarcaf stay with you, Robert, and I'll ride!"

Glenarvan grabbed Taojia's rein and said, "Let me go!"

"No!" Tarcaf said still firmly.

"I must go! You take care of the child! Tarcaf!" Glenarvan also made up his mind even more.At such an urgent juncture, Glenarvan's words in English and Spanish are actually not important. From the gestures and eyes, they can understand each other's meaning very well.

Both are scrambling to get there, and the danger increases accordingly.The fence has almost been bitten off by the red wolf!
Tarcaf pointed to the field in the darkness, excitedly expressing his anxiety that he would not allow another minute of delay!If you can't ride a horse immediately to lure those red wolves to chase, the consequences will be unimaginable!With Taojia's physical strength and speed plus his own familiarity with Taojia, all these conditions are enough to guarantee the success of his plan!

But Glenarvan stubbornly insisted at this moment that he must go!How confused he was!

But at this critical moment, Taojia suddenly jumped over the fire in front of the door and the corpses of wolves with a vertical leap, and rushed out!

at the same time.A child's voice also came from the darkness: "Forgive me, sir!" Before Glenarvan and Tarcave turned their heads, Robert, who was clutching the horse's mane, was no longer in sight. "Oh, what a confused child!" Glenarvan's cry was drowned out by the sudden howl of wolves!All the red wolves chased across the field like ghosts!Glenarvan and Tarcave rushed out too... and all was silent again.In the distance, there was a fluctuating black line... Glenarvan had fallen to the ground in despair... But Takaf smiled confidently and said: "Taojia, good horse. Boy, good rider! Success!" "But what if he falls?" Glenarvan still asked anxiously.

"No." No matter what, Glenarvan still couldn't let go.Even when the wolf was gone and it was dawn, he didn't feel it.Before that, he had to ride a horse to chase Robert several times, but he was stopped by Tarcaf.He said that Toka was faster than any horse, and it was useless to chase him.

From 4 o'clock in the morning, the sky gradually brightened.Slowly, the morning breeze blows, and the sky and the earth become clear.

Now it's time to go to Robert. "Let's go!"

Takaf said.Glenarvan had jumped onto the same horse that Robert had been riding.The two then walked back north along the 37° line.For an hour, they found nothing.They searched carefully, but were afraid of seeing Robert's bloody corpse.Glenarvan was urging the horse desperately, running forward desperately.Suddenly, gunshots sounded in the distance!And it is very regular, and the shot is fired after a while.This is signaling us!

"They are coming!" cried Glenarvan.

They joined forces with Paganel's team.Let Glenarvan's eyes suddenly light up, and he cried out that Robert would be with them!Seeing that it was his master, Taojia rushed over with a neigh: Both Taojia and Robert riding on Taojia's back were intact.Robert and Glenarvan hug each other tightly!Tarcaf also picked up Robert. "He's alive, he's alive!" cried Glenarvan excitedly.

"Thanks to Taojia!" When Robert replied, Tarcaf had already run to thank his beloved horse.He put his arms around the horse's neck and talked to it in a low voice, as if they were the closest lovers.

Thalcave let go of his beloved horse, pointed to Robert and said to Paganel:
"A good man! His spurs will never tremble!" Glenarvan hugged Robert tightly and asked affectionately:
"Why, son? Why don't you let me or Tarcaf go?" "Sir" Robert replied gratefully, "I should do it, because Tarcaf has saved my life once! And you , you are going to save my father's life!"

(End of this chapter)