Wild North America 1846

Where did Lin Zhanyuan hide?

Late that night

Seeing that the situation was over, Lin Zhanyuan had no choice but to leave with hatred and hide in the darkness of Xinshi Town with a spiteful heart. He watched helplessly as a group of gunmen from the Datang Society occupied the brothels, gambling stalls and various properties of the village with open fire, but there was no way he could do anything about it.

No.

Now that he is alone, even if he is very skilled, how many muskets can he be able to defeat?

What hurts Lin Zhanyuan the most is;

The foundation of the agreement hall that had been operating in North America for several years was completely destroyed, and the gold stored in the secret warehouse was stolen. The wealth lost was as high as 150,000 ounces of gold (just 300 loads of raw silk shipped to North America were worth 500,000 US dollars, worth 25,000 ounces of gold.) More than 100,000 ounces of gold were lost in North America.

The manpower at the helm was completely lost, so what could be more than just a word "miserable"?

The only solution for now

The only option was to rush to the Rose Manor in the suburbs as soon as possible, collect some of the gold and silver, take the noble lady Qin and others who had finally been robbed, and catch a carriage to Sacramento.

As long as you get to Sacramento, there is some accumulated wealth there. Even if you spend all your wealth, you still have to hire enough Mexican gunmen to fight back...

"Xu..."

The leading rider raised his right hand and shouted, and the speed of the fast-moving horse team quickly slowed down. Large clouds of flying smoke and dust rushed towards them, and they were quickly left behind by the advancing horse team.

After this period of high-speed movement, the horses under the knights were all sweating and breathing heavily. They adjusted to a small canter to allow the horses to slow down after consuming too much energy.

"President, in front of you is the Rose Manor."

The speaker was Wu Degao, who was also a practicing master. He was twenty-seven or eighty years old. He 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 upright character and was alienated from the inner circle of the North American branch. He had never done any evil deeds.

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

This place is located about 35.6 kilometers east of San Francisco and is part of the Central Valley. As far as the eye can see, it is an endless stretch of low hills and green plains.

Continuing to the east is the tall Sierra Nevada Mountains. You can see the continuous snow-capped peaks, the lush forests stretching down from the mountainside, and the clear streams flowing out of the mountains. It is a pastoral scene.

The terrain of the entire Upper California Province is called "two mountains sandwiching a valley."

In the province of Alta California (the administrative division of Mexico), the continuous mountain ranges running north to south along the terrain of the west coast of North America are called "Coast Mountains".

The "Coast Mountains" are part of the Pacific Rim Mountains, running northward through the coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington, and are about 1,600 kilometers long.

The coastal mountains have a terrain with many subsidence zones, densely covered with many harbors, valleys, and bays. The mountains themselves are cut off by many cross-valleys and many gorges, making the natural scenery extremely beautiful.

In Alta California, San Francisco and Los Angeles are both natural ocean ports, and the Bay Area is a natural harbor created by the unique coastal mountain topography, with vast seas and flat waves.

It has abundant precipitation and dense forests. The redwoods in northern California, Douglas fir and hemlocks from Oregon to Alaska in the United States are the most famous.

Dozens of kilometers or even more than a hundred kilometers away to the east of the "Coast Mountains", there is a "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 gently sloping hills. The land is extremely fertile, full of greenery, densely populated with streams and various wild animals, and is the best place for the development of agriculture and animal husbandry.

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Richard led the cavalry along the way and saw several American brown bears and some wandering wild wolves along the way, as well as more wild rabbits and deer. It was simply a picture of a wild and original ecology.

Following the direction of Wu Degao's finger, one can see more than a dozen wooden bungalows scattered on the gently sloping hills ahead. Surrounded by a wooden fence that is more than half a person's height, the wooden fence is covered with wild roses, colorful and colorful.

It looks so beautiful, no wonder it’s called “Rose Manor”.

Richard's eyes were sharp and he could see that some people from the Rose Manor had run out and must have discovered the cavalry coming from a long distance, but by this time it was already too late.

"De Gao, you lead a group of people to block the back. Anyone who tries to resist will be killed. Surrender will avoid death. The rest of the people come with me."

Give an order

The armed cavalry of more than 30 people was divided into two groups. Richard led nearly 20 horsemen and rushed to the main gate of the manor. He pulled out the bright long sword on his back and rushed in through the gate.

He galloped past on horseback, and several frightened goats rushed over. Richard chopped them down with his sword.

With a sharp flash of the knife, the first ram, which weighed more than 150 kilograms, was split in half from its belly, and blood was spread on the spot.

"Everyone, please come out of the house and kneel down. Anyone who dares to resist will be executed."

The cavalry passed by like a violent wind, and the men and women in the manor screamed and knelt down in panic. Some women were so frightened that they howled. Have they ever seen such a ferocious battle?

Fortunately, the Rose Manor was a large enough place. Richard led the horse team to pass by like a gust of wind. After turning twice, he saw that no one was resisting, so he reined in the horse and stopped.

The men rushed into each wooden house like wolves and tigers, and soon the screams and cries of women were heard. Then, the women and Chinese workers hiding in the houses were driven out one by one, and they were thrown into the open space.

Kneeling on the ground outside the house.

Richard had already sheathed his sword, and stood in front of the manor's big house with a cold expression and a riding crop in his hand, not commenting on the rough behavior of his subordinates.

Even if we want to establish rules, it is not now.

After a while

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

"Mr. President, there are currently more than 180 indentured Chinese laborers in the manor, and nearly 50 others are dredging ditches in the fields. I am preparing to send people to arrest them.

Upon further inquiry;

The thief chief Lin Zhanyuan did arrive at Rose Manor last night. At dawn this morning, he took away 4 carriages and all the gold and silver, as well as more than 10 beautiful pig flowers, including the young lady of the Qin family, and headed towards

Go north.

A few days ago, there were 121 pig flowers in custody at Rose Manor, and now there are 109 of them, all of whom are here.

This person is Lin Fu, the great housekeeper of Rose Manor. The young women he has sold to North America over the years have been trained by more than 10 vicious women under him. These bad men and women are full of evil and have done all kinds of evil. Please punish them, President.

"

After hearing this, Li Cha raised his eyebrows, looked sharply at Lin Fu, who was shivering in front of him, and asked coldly, "Lin Zhanyuan came here last night, did he explain anything?"

"Sir, please forgive me. Yesterday, the young gang leader came in a panic late at night. He woke us all up from our sleep to cook, packed our luggage, collected gold and silver, and left in a hurry early in the morning. The younger one asked what happened.

He told me to take good care of the manor and didn’t say anything else. I didn’t even dare to ask. Please tell me!”

"How many gunmen did he take?"

"There were only 11 gunmen in the manor to look after the house and the courtyard. The young gang leader took away 10 of them. He also hitched 4 carriages and took away almost all the gold and silver. He also took away 12 young and beautiful girls.

girl."

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

"When I got back to the lord, it was one man and two horses. There were not enough horses in the manor, and five big green mules were taken away."

That's it...

Richard turned his eyes and glanced at Wu Degao, who nodded. This meant that the stables were empty and all the big animals had been taken away.

If the account is true;

Lin Zhanyuan and his party left the manor at dawn. It was almost 7:00 in the morning. It is now 13:00 and they have been walking for 6 hours.

It takes more than 130 kilometers to go north to Sacramento from here. The carriage can't go very fast on this kind of dirt road. At best, it can only go 11 or 12 kilometers per hour, which is probably more than half of the distance.

If you hurry up and catch up, you should hopefully be able to catch up.

Think of this

Richard no longer hesitated and ordered;

"De Gao, don't send people to arrest those bonded workers, they are harmless.

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

In addition, let all the horses out, and I will take 10 people to chase, one person and three horses. I think Lin Zhanyuan can fly to the sky with wings?

In addition, hurry up and send someone to the sub-rudder to report the situation here, so that they can guard their home tightly. Before I come back, all the strength will be concentrated in the sub-rudder and must not be dispersed.

If someone intends to launch an attack with ill intentions, organize the gunmen to repulse them resolutely.

tell them

Once the branch base is lost, the Chinese will no longer have a foothold in the new town. Tomorrow evening at the latest, whether or not Lin Zhanyuan is captured, I will lead the team back."

"I humbly obey my orders." Wu Degao looked solemn and replied with his hands clasped in fists.