Wild North America 1846

Chapter 30
Where did Lin Zhanyuan hide?
that night

Seeing that the general situation is over, Lin Zhanyuan had no choice but to run away with hatred, hiding in the dark place of the new town with resentment in his heart, watching the gunmen of the Tang Dynasty occupy the assets of brothels, gambling stalls and cloth houses with open flames, but they can't do anything. No.

Now he is alone, even if he is very skilled, how many muskets can he defeat?
What hurt Lin Zhanyuan the most was;

The foundation of Agreement Hall that has been operating in North America for several years was completely destroyed, and the gold stored in the secret library was dumped in one pot. The helmsman was completely lost, so there is more than one word "miserable"?

The only solution
The only option is to rush to the Rose Manor on the outskirts as soon as possible, pack up some of the gold and silver, take along the family lady Qin and others who have finally been robbed, and catch the carriage to Sacramento.

As long as you arrive in Sacramento, there will be some accumulated wealth there. Even if you lose all your wealth, you must hire enough Mexican gunmen, and then kill the carbine again...

"Call..."

The leading rider raised his right hand and yelled, the speed of the galloping horse team slowed down quickly, and the flying cloud of smoke and dust surged towards them, and was soon left behind by the forward horse team.

After this burst of high-speed movement, all the horses under the knights were sweating profusely and panting heavily, and adjusted to the rhythm of jogging in small steps, so as to slow down the exhausted energy of the horses.

"President, the Rose Manor is ahead."

The person who spoke was Wu Degao, who was also a trainer. He was 27 or [-] years old and had been in the North American branch for nearly three years. He could converse in English, so he was considered an old man.

He was not accepted because of his straightforward personality, and he was alienated from the core circle of the North American branch, but he had never done any evil.

"Oh, this is a nice place." Li Cha looked around and couldn't help but praise.

It is located about 35 kilometers east of San Francisco. It is part of the Central Valley. Looking ahead, it is an endless stretch of low hills and green plains.

Continuing to the east is the tall Sierra Nevada Mountains, where you can see the snow-capped mountains, the lush forests descending from the mountainside, and the clear streams flowing out of the mountains, which is an idyllic beauty.

The terrain of the entire Upper California province is called "two mountains and one valley".

In the province of Alta California (the administrative division of Mexico), the continuous mountains along the west coast of North America run north-south and are called "Coastal Mountains".

The "Coastal Mountains" are part of the Pacific Rim Mountains, passing through the coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington states to the north, with a length of more than 1600 kilometers.

The coastal mountains are mostly subsidence zones, densely covered with many harbors, valleys, and bays. The mountains themselves are separated by many horizontal valleys, and there are many gorges and rivers. The natural scenery is extremely magnificent.

In Upper California, San Francisco and Los Angeles are natural ocean ports, and the bay area is wide and flat, which is a natural good port caused by the unique coastal mountain range terrain.

It has abundant rainfall and dense forests. The redwoods in northern California, the Douglas firs and hemlocks from Oregon to Alaska are the most famous.

Tens of kilometers or even more than a hundred kilometers to the east of the "Coastal Mountains", there is a "Sierra Nevada Mountains" that also runs north-south.

The valley between these two mountains is called the "Central Valley". It is mainly composed of plains and gentle hills. The land is extremely fertile and green, densely covered with streams and various wild animals. It is the best place to develop agriculture and animal husbandry. .

Li Cha led the horse team along the way, and saw a few American brown bears and some wandering wild wolves along the way, and there were even more wild rabbits and deer. It was a picture of the wilderness.

Following the direction of Wu Degao's finger, you can see more than a dozen wooden bungalows scattered on the gentle hills in front of you, surrounded by a wooden fence that is half the height of a person, and the wooden fence is covered with wild roses. It looks so beautiful, no wonder it is called "Rose Manor".

Li Cha's eyes were sharp, and he could see that some people in the Rose Manor ran out. They should have discovered the long-distance horse team, but it was already too late.

"De Gao, you lead a group of people to the back to block. Those who try to resist will be killed without mercy, and they will not die if they surrender. The others will follow me."

Give an order

The armed cavalry of more than 30 people was divided into two groups. Li Cha led nearly 20 cavalry towards the main gate of the manor, pulled out the bright long knife on his back, and broke in through the gate.

He galloped past on his horse, and several frightened goats rushed over, and Li Cha chopped them down with a single knife.

With a flash of sharp knife light, the leading ram weighing more than 150 kilograms was split in half directly from the belly, and blood was scattered on the spot.

"Everyone comes out of the house and kneels down. Anyone who dares to resist will be executed."

The horse team passed by like a gust of wind, the men and women in the manor screamed and knelt down in panic, some women were so frightened that they cried loudly, how had they ever seen such a fierce battle?
Fortunately, the Rose Manor was big enough, and Li Cha led the horse team to pass by like a gust of wind. After turning around twice, seeing that there was really no one resisting, he reined in the horse and stopped.

The subordinates rushed into the wooden houses like wolves and tigers, and soon there were women's screams and cries, and then the women and Chinese laborers who were hiding in the houses were driven out one by one. Kneeled on the ground outside the house.

Li Cha had already sheathed his long knife, and stood in front of the big house of the manor with a horsewhip in his hand with a cold face, not commenting on the rough behavior of his subordinates.

Even if rules are to be established, it is not at this time.

in a while
Wu Degao dragged a trembling middle-aged scribe over, kicked him on the back of the leg, forced the middle-aged scribe to kneel down, and clasped his fists to report;

"Master Chairman, there are more than 180 private Chinese laborers in the manor, and nearly 50 others are dredging ditches in the fields, and I am about to send people to arrest them.

Upon further enquiry;

The thief chieftain Lin Zhanyuan did arrive at the Rose Manor yesterday night. At dawn this morning, he took away 4 carriages, all the gold and silver, and more than 10 beautiful pigs including the little lady of the Qin family. Go north.

The 121 pigs who were detained in Rose Manor a few days ago, and now there are 109 more, all of them are here.

This person is Lin Fu, the big steward of Rose Manor. The young women who have been trafficked to North America over the years have been trained by more than 10 vicious women under him. "

After hearing this, Li Cha raised his sword eyebrows, stared sharply at Lin Fu who was trembling in front of him, and asked in a cold voice, "Lin Zhanyuan came here last night, did he explain anything?"

"Master, please forgive me. Yesterday, the young gang leader came in a panic late at night and woke us up from sleep to cook, pack our bags, pack up the gold and silver, and hurried out early in the morning. The little one asked what happened, He told me to take good care of the manor, and didn't say anything else, and the little one didn't dare to ask, please enlighten me!"

"How many gunmen did he take?"

"There were only 11 gunmen who were guarding the house in the manor, and the young gang leader took away 10 of them. He also set up 4 carriages, carried away almost all the gold and silver, and took away 12 young and beautiful men. girl."

"One man and one horse, or one man and two horses?"

"Back to the old man, there are two horses for one person. There are not enough horses in the manor, and five big green mules have also been taken away."

so...

Li Cha turned his gaze to look at Wu Degao, only to see Wu Degao nodded; it meant that the stables were empty and all the big animals had been taken away.

If the confession is true;

Lin Zhanyuan and his party left the manor just after dawn. It was about 7:00 in the morning, and now it is 13:6 noon, and they have been walking for [-] hours.

It takes more than 130 kilometers to reach Sacramento from here to the north. The horse-drawn carriage can't travel fast on this kind of dirt road.

Hurry up and catch up, there should be hope to catch up.

Thought of here
Li Cha no longer hesitated, and ordered;
"De Gao, don't send people to arrest those bonded workers, they are harmless.

Your people will stay in the Rose Manor for the time being, to identify likes and dislikes, and explain to these people the policies of our Datang Association. The Datang Association has a bottom line in doing things and will never hurt innocent people.

In addition, if all the horses are given up, I will take 10 people to chase, one person and three horses. I think Lin Zhanyuan can fly to the sky with his wings?
In addition, hurry up and send someone to the sub-helm to report the situation here, and let them firmly guard their home. Before I come back, all the strength will be concentrated in the sub-helm and must not be dispersed.

If someone launches an attack with unruly intentions, organize the gunmen to repel them resolutely.

tell them
Once the sub-helm stronghold is lost, the Chinese will no longer have a foothold in the new town.Tomorrow evening at the latest, regardless of whether Lin Zhanyuan is caught or not, I will lead the team back. "

"I obey the order." Wu Degao replied with a solemn expression and cupped his fists.

(End of this chapter)