186: The Great Train Robbery
"The robbers attacked the train and attacked the train heading to Stone Town!!"
Lin Yao was about to walk home when a fast horse running caught his attention.
Immediately there was a young man in uniform, who shouted as he walked past the town, shouting the news of the attack on the train.
"Train robber?"
Lin Yao stopped, thanks to the development of the railway network, trains have become the main channel for inland transportation.
Train robbers were also born. They were 20 or 30 people in a group, riding tall horses like the wind, specifically plundering passing trains.
Especially in the remote western region, several groups of robbers even joined forces to loot the army, and robbed the three thousand rifles distributed to the border army at one time, causing the border army to lose hundreds of thousands of dollars in procurement funds.
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A sharp whistle came from the Sheriff Billy, the old Sheriff Billy blew a copper whistle, an emergency signal used to summon town sheriffs.
Hearing the harsh whistle, the town that entered the night quickly recovered.
The oil lamps were lit up by one household, and the cowboys who were drunk in the casino and bar also walked out drunk one by one.
At first glance, many people were carrying guns.
The United States cannot resist guns, especially in the western region. Even in the 21st century, it is also the base camp of the Rifle Association.
The farmers holding shotguns, young men holding revolvers, and old men holding gunpowder guns, all came to the public security center.
Someone asked loudly in the crowd: "Old Billy, what happened? Is there a robber going to attack the town?"
"It was a train leading to Shitou Town. It was attacked by train robbers twenty miles away. The passenger police on the train came to ask us for help."
Old Billy wore a hat and a sheriff's sign on his chest and shouted: "Would anyone like to go and see me? The car is filled with gold shipped from Morgan Bank to Houston. If we can fight off the robbers, Morgan Bank will definitely reward us."
Wow!!
The whistle was endless. Morgan Bank was a leader in the banking industry. Even if you had never seen farmers on the market, you knew that the Morgan family was in charge of American finance.
"I'm one, I have a fast horse!"
"I want to go too, but I don't have a horse, who would take me for a ride?"
"I think I'd better forget it. The robbers who dare to take a train are not something we can deal with. They have at least twenty or thirty people, well-equipped and extremely vicious."
"Get away, Filda! No money is the most terrible thing. I would rather be beaten to death by the robber than drink another 12 cents a bottle of inferior wine."
"It's the man who stands on my side. We're going to kick those people's ass."
Everyone was talking nonsense that in this martial era, things happened that one thing would happen frequently when one word was disagreement.
Thinking of having money and honors to deal with robbers, people from twenty or thirty soon chose to follow the sheriff to deal with the bandits.
"It's also my fault. If Morgan Bank rewards us with this batch of gold, I will get double copies, and I'm worth the price."
Lin Yao thought about it and chose to join the law enforcement team.
Hearing such words, Old Billy gazes and asks, "Are you a bounty hunter?"
“Yes, very professional.”
Lin Yao did not deny that because a good profession can increase persuasion for his words.
It's like having a dinner with friends. What people who are good at doing well will always be more likely to be recognized by people around you than what people who are bad at doing well.
More importantly, Lin Yao doesn’t think his strength will be worse than that of the bounty hunters. This group of ordinary cowboys can get one portion of money, so why can’t he get two portions?
"I agree, but I will stare at you, don't try to get away with it."
Old Billy agreed immediately, and did not forget to warn Lin Yao not to paddle.
Lin Yao nodded and said he wanted to go back to get the horse and rifle. Everyone agreed to meet outside the town later.
When they got home, Lin Zhizhou and Mary had already gotten up. They stood outside the door in their pajamas and discussed with their neighbors what had happened.
Seeing Lin Yao coming back, the two asked what was wrong in the town.
Lin Yao answered a few simple words, then took his rifle and horse, and said solemnly: "I responded to the sheriff's call and decided to help them deal with the robbers. You go to bed early, I may not come back very late."
Lin Zhizhou looked worried, but he didn't say anything after all.
Texas residents who advocate freedom and bravery will not reject their children's determination to win honor.
Mary was a little worried about him and couldn't help but nagging: "Don't rush too far later. Leave the dangerous things to others, we'll wait for you to go home."
"Don't worry, mom, I can handle this kind of scene, I can say it with ease!"
Lin Yao rode his war horse and waved his hand to say goodbye to the neighbors.
After a while, I came outside the town.
He found that Old Billy was leading six sheriffs to wait here, with more than a dozen down-and-out cowboys around them.
The number of people has become smaller!!
There were 20 or 30 people who had agreed to go to deal with the robbers before, and less than half of them were standing here at this time.
It's normal to think about it. Some people agree to deal with the robbers on impulse.
After returning home, it is normal to be dissuaded by family members or calm down by the cold wind, and I am afraid that I will regret it.
"Wait for three minutes!"
Old Billy looked as usual, obviously not surprised by such things.
Three minutes later, two more young residents joined the hunting team.
Old Billy thought there was no need to wait any longer and shouted: "All the people present are heroes, the warriors in the town. Now it's time for you to show your blade. Follow me. We want those robbers to understand that the peace of Stone Town cannot be disturbed!"
Roar, roar, roar!!
Everyone raised their guns and roared, and 24 cowboys, led by Old Billy, took advantage of the night to go far away.
"After the railway, we will reach the site of the incident in about twenty-five minutes. Pay attention to the observation after we arrive and don't let your horse stop."
"If the robber has succeeded, we will decide whether to pursue the situation."
"If they didn't succeed and were still fighting with the police on the train, we would clean them up from behind."
Old Billy rode on his horse and told the whole plan of action.
There is definitely no plan that is too precise, and time does not allow them to make careful arrangements.
But Lin Yao believed that the robbers would not have thought that they would come to support so soon, and they had already fought, and no matter what the outcome was, it would be impossible for them to be without any damage.
Normally, there will be eight guards on the train. If the train transports important financials, the number of guards will double to 24.
According to the guards who reported the news, there were about thirty robbers.
In terms of number of people, the robbers have little advantage. Even if they eat the train guards, they will have to lose more than half of the people. It would be good if they can survive a dozen people.
The two sides met.
One side is a sheriff led by the town sheriff and the cowboy.
One side was a robber who suffered heavy losses.
Lin Yao felt that their chances of winning were still very high. After all, it was dark now, and the other party didn't know how many of them they had, so he would not have the courage to fight them hard.
"It's the fire, they're right in front!"
After a stick of incense, a fire appeared in front of everyone.
Listen with your ears, the sporadic exchange of fire continued, and the robbers should have achieved some victory, but they have not yet been able to kill all the guards.
"Roar up, guys!"
Old Billy waved his rifle and shouted slogans.
Some young cowboys screamed and launched a charge.
Old birds such as Lin Yao turned over and dismounted from their effective range, and chose to back the trees on both sides of the railway tracks to advance slowly.
Bang bang bang bang!!
Gunshots continued, and several young cowboys rushing in front were beaten down from the horse.
They also played their role, and it was easy to expose their direction when fired in the dark.
The sacrifices of several young cowboys have found out the position of Lin Yao and his group.
There were eight people in the carriage, five on the roof, three people in charge of receiving the car on the outside, and sixteen robbers were still in total.
Chapter completed!