Wild North America 1846

Chapter 53 Closing
4 o'clock in the morning
river bend village

The dense figures in the camp swayed, and there were about [-] or [-] white bandits gathered. All of them held sharp knives and loaded bullets with a murderous look, preparing to attack the Datanghui camp at night, and let out a bad breath for many days.

Alexander Madison was woken up around ten o'clock at night, and he hasn't gone to sleep until now. His eyes were bloodshot from a hangover, and he looked even more violent.

he thinks;
The extinguishment of the bonfire at the Datang Club is undoubtedly a precious opportunity bestowed by God. We must firmly seize the opportunity to turn the tables in one fell swoop.

"Jack Starr, are your people ready?"

"It's all here, boss. Our sharp blade will drink the blood of the Orientals today and bring a long-lost victory. You just need to prepare women and wine. We will not be polite."

"Great buddy, Buck Freeman, is your man ready?"

"At your service, sir, the boys are getting impatient."

"Wonderful, vent any anger on the Orientals. This is a feast of blood and death. I seem to have heard their wonderful wailing..." Alexander, who was in a good mood again - Madison looked at the gangsters huddled together in darkness, and couldn't help but feel his blood and adrenaline soaring, so he inevitably said a few more words.

just then

A mournful howl came from the crowd, piercing the quiet night sky, which shocked Alexander Madison, and blurted out: "Damn bastard, you..."

Before he could finish speaking, he saw countless black shadows in the night rushing towards him, several bandits standing outside had been thrown down, and there was a sound of screams and howls, and there was a sudden chaos.

"Wolf, it's a pack of wild wolves..."

"God, what's going on? Ah... help!"

"go to hell!"

In the dark night around, dozens of wild wolves rushed towards the crowd. Amidst the crazily biting of the wild wolves, the screams and howls of the crowd mixed together to convey the emotion of extreme fear, spreading rapidly like a plague.

Some gangsters were so dark that they couldn't see clearly, and they waved their knives wildly in fear. The people next to them were in bad luck. They were inexplicably stabbed with short blades after being slashed several times.

One time
There was chaos near the gate of the village, and the white gangsters fled around crying for their fathers and mothers. Those who were unlucky got stabbed a few times for no reason, or were ripped off by wild wolves, and rolled all over the ground in pain. Screaming endlessly.

Alexander Madison and other bandit leaders were startled and angry, and the loud yelling was quieted down, but the chaos in the night turned into a pot of porridge, plus sixty or seventy wild wolves rushed in, tearing and biting wildly, and the screams of crying parents and mothers were extremely noisy. Who can hear the order clearly, and how can they be quiet?

At this time no one found

Two white gangsters standing on guard at the height of the gate fell down one after the other after being hit by arrows. The other lookout posts in the camp were also quickly wiped out. A musketeer climbed up the ladder and aimed his black muzzle at the camp.

Pile after pile of bonfires were quickly lit, driving away the darkness and making the surroundings of the camp bright again.

At this time, more than 220 musketeers had already gathered around the ladder, and more than 30 archers quickly ignited their rockets, and then shot them into the camp.

A little farther away from the camp, more than 170 heavily armed cavalrymen of the Union were standing outside watching the battle holding their horses, ready to join the battle at any time.

at the same time
The musketeers climbing on the ladder could see the general position of the enemy by the light of the bonfire, and immediately opened fire. Sporadic gunshots sounded all around, accompanied by the screams of white gangsters.

After firing a shot, the musketeers immediately passed the flintlock guns in their hands to the people below, then took another flintlock gun loaded with bullets, and continued to fire at the figures in the camp. Stop firing.

The sound of clear gunshots was endless, and from time to time, white gangsters were hit and fell to the ground to die.

This is not so much a battle as a one-sided massacre.

Before the war, Chairman Li Cha issued a strict order;
Regardless of whether it is a person or an animal, as long as it is alive, it will be killed. There is no need for prisoners in this battle, without exception.

After the gunmen from the Datang Society took control of the wall, some clever white gangsters crawled into the house, took out their guns and started shooting at each other.

But soon they discovered that something was wrong. Rockets kept shooting in, igniting the fodder, the wooden house, and the stables. The thick smoke billowed unbearably.

There is no way, these gangsters can only escape from the burning house, be exposed to gunpoint, and then be shot to death on the street.

After just over 20 minutes
The houses in the camp had burned into a sea of ​​flames, which spread under the blowing cold wind at night in April. The flammable hay pile was more than 20 meters high, and even ignited part of the wall, forcing the Chinese gunmen on the wall to stop. Not back down.

Holding a long knife in his hand, Li Cha stood side by side with William Richardson, his chiseled face was illuminated by the raging fire, and he looked resolute and decisive.

"Almighty God! Please forgive this endless greed and killing, I sincerely beg for your guidance..." Ronald Evanson walked over from the side, pretending to draw a cross on his chest, with a look The appearance of compassion.

Li Cha glanced at him unintentionally, and said, "After the wild wolves entered, the opening was blocked. These wild wolves who tasted human flesh will not survive. I hope this will make you feel better."

"May all beings be free from misery, God bless! Amen!" Ronald Evanson crossed himself again, with endless energy.

Seeing him doing this, Li Cha was speechless.

William Richardson, who was standing beside him, sighed softly, silently drew a sign of the cross on his chest and prayed, and then said, "There won't be many survivors in Hewan Village after this fire, I hope..."

At this moment

He saw a few white gangsters who were on fire climbed up the wall of the village, trying to escape from this place of death, and were shot to death by the Chinese gunmen below, fell into the burning fire again, and were directly cremated .

The rest of William Richardson's words seemed to be blocked, and he could no longer speak them.

People have been beaten to death, so what's the point?

From this point alone, it can be seen that Li Cha's unparalleled prestige in the hands of the Datang Hui musketeers, and the order has been carried out to the letter.

After this incident, William Richardson gained another understanding of the young man standing beside him;
Not only is he highly skilled, he possesses the mysterious ability to communicate with wild wolves, he is also ruthless, and his mental fortitude is far beyond that of ordinary people, so he must not be his enemy.

This raging fire has been burning for more than 6 hours, not only burning all the buildings in Hewan Village, but also destroying nearly half of the wooden wall.

If it hadn't been for the members of the Datang Society to pour water continuously to put out the fire, the entire wall made of logs would have been destroyed in one fell swoop.

The rest is simple, clean up the ruins, bury the remains of people and animals in the big pit, collect the remains of some swords and guns, and then return them to the blacksmith for remelting, which can be regarded as waste utilization.

A staggering amount of smelted lumps of gold have been picked up from the ashes of Riverbend, especially in the Alexander-Madison gang lair, where a secret chamber was burnt and two and a half tons were unearthed of gold.

The total amount of these golds is more than three tons, which is about 9.7 ounces, making a solid fortune.

This part of the proceeds, minus the battle expenses and pensions of the Tang Dynasty, and the generous bounty promised, left about 8.75 ounces of gold.

This part of the income was divided into 1/4 for Fangcaodi, and the rest was kept in Datang for the development of armaments, payment of immigration expenses, and reconstruction of Hewan Village.

The war burned Riverbend Village to nothingness, but the needs of gold diggers along the American River would not disappear, so the reconstruction of Riverbend Village was put on the agenda.

After a meeting and discussion, it was decided to establish the American River United Gold Panning Company under the federation. Datanghui and Fangcaodi accounted for 7:3 shares respectively, with a total share capital of [-] shares.

That is to say, the Datang Society owns 7000 shares, and Li Cha owns 347 shares. A total of 326 members of the Datang Society participated in the battle, of which 5 ordinary gunmen each had 1630 shares, a total of [-] shares.

There are another 21 officers, 10 shares for the small captain, 30 shares for the deputy captain, and 50 shares for the full-time captain, a total of 370 shares, and the sum of the two is exactly 2000 shares.

The reason why Li Cha owns so many shares is because the operation and arming of the entire Datang Society requires Li Cha's personal funding to maintain it. In fact, he plays the role of a great warlord, and the armed forces of the Datang Society are his personal arms.

Masters eat meat and servants drink soup. This has been a matter of course in feudal society since ancient times, and no one disagrees.

In this way, everyone is happy, everyone knows that the gold rush company is a good business that is making money every day, and the cohesion of Datang will be unprecedentedly high, and there is joy and encouragement from top to bottom.

American River United Gold Panning Company, as the management body, is responsible for maintaining the division of American River gold panning areas, identification of gold mining areas, collection of fees, and related matters related to the construction of Shanghewan Village and Xiahewan Village.

Shanghewan Village is the camp that has been burned now. It is expected to expand to about five acres. It will mainly build wooden houses, operate grocery stores, taverns, grain and oil stores, restaurants, custom businesses and gambling stalls to meet the needs of gold diggers. basic needs.

Xiahewan Village is near the previous campsite of the Datang Society. The gold-rich area has already been acquired by the Datang Society. A waterwheel-type gold pan will be built soon as the self-operated business of the American River United Gold Panning Company. .

That is to say;

The American River United Gold Panning Company is not only the manager, but also the specific gold panning participant. If you think about it with your toes, you know that it will definitely occupy the golden vein with the most abundant gold resources and benefit greatly from it.

(End of this chapter)