During the two days under guard by the pioneers, John was tied up tightly and there was no possibility of escape. Joshua set up the camp in a large valley and sent one person out to hunt on Black Pearl every day. It had to be said that their marksmanship was among the best and they returned with a full load every time. John wondered where they learned the shooting skills on horseback.
On the third day, it had been some time since the sun had set, but the people who went hunting had not returned yet, which was somewhat unexpected.
"What's going on? Did something happen to Andrew?" Joshua stood on the top of the mountain and said to himself.
Ten minutes later, just when Joshua Finger was about to send his men to search, the man with red hair and blue eyes named Andrew walked up the mountain path holding Black Pearl.
"Train... train... that place - Wallace Station" Andrew said hesitantly, excitement palpable.
"There was a rich man who moved and packed the entire train. At this time, he was loading dozens of boxes. I bet there were a lot of gold coins in them!"
"Andrew, is what you said true?" After receiving Andrew's confirmation, Joshua lit up a cigarette and said slowly: "Brothers, we are almost out of food, and now there is one more Moths, but God still favors us. The train at the foot of the mountain is a gift. From Cuba to here, I think you haven’t experienced the pleasure of robbing a train. I hope the laws of the United States can’t control the people of England!”
Joshua took out a map, drew circles on it, then drew a winding line with his fingertips, and finalized it with a punch.
"That's it!" He blew out the smoke from his mouth, looking confident.
Afterwards, Joshua ordered his men to untie John. John thought he was going to let him go, but he thought that the last few days of crying and begging for mercy had worked. But Joshua walked straight over and pointed John's rifle at John's hand. head.
Seeing John's desperate look, the uncle laughed, handed the rifle to John, and gave him a bottle of Kentucky bourbon.
"I wanted to scare you. Let's drink some wine to strengthen our courage. After robbing the train this time, you and we will be like grasshoppers on the same rope."
John took the gun and wine hesitantly. He thought that his crime was not as serious as robbing the train, so he decided to choose the right opportunity to escape.
The pioneers walked upstream along the Dakota River, changed direction at a river junction, and then groped forward along the creek. When they saw a light not far away, Joshua ordered to stop. .
"Monisot, Harlan, you two lurk on the Wallace platform. Once the train has gone away, you will rob the platform clerk. The rich gentleman must have given him a lot of benefits. The rest of you will follow me to the front. Grab the train on the mountain and obey orders, I don’t want to cause too much trouble.”
As Joshua said, walking forward from Wallace Station is a cliff. On one side of the railway track are dense larches, which is convenient for hiding, and on the other side are exposed rocks. If anyone wants to tip off, take the night road here. If you slip, you will fall to pieces. This part of the railway track is in the shape of a big curve, leading to the state of Ambarino. Joshua's strategy is very smart. The location where he robs the train is located on the border between the two states. The police here are inconvenient to enforce the law due to the ownership of administrative power.
"Man, I think we should try to stop the train." Andrew whispered beside Joshua.
Joshua nodded, held his head in his hands and thought for a while, staring blankly at the railroad tracks. Isn't he planning to demolish the railway tracks? John thought.
About ten minutes later, the whistle of the train started sounding at Wallace Station, and then everyone saw the white smoke slowly rising from the top of the train, and there was a sound of discouragement in the crowd.
"Shut your mouths, don't we still have a little lamb? He promised that he would perform meritorious deeds!" Joshua turned his head, his eyes full of malice.
Before John could escape, the pioneers rushed up with ropes, and several people worked together to throw John onto the railroad tracks. This was beyond John's expectation.
"John, behave well. Our brothers are all hungry. Besides, the train driver will not be stupid enough to take a life."
The whistle sounded closer and closer, and the rails began to shake violently. Even the sleepers trembled like an epileptic seizure. The surrounding sand and rocks, birds and animals bounced like they were fleeing, and John's body was shaken to the point of pain.
John closed his eyes and waited for death to come. His heart could not calm down at all. He felt the white spotlight of the locomotive hitting his eyelids mercilessly, as if heaven was approaching him step by step.
As expected, the train began to slow down, and the fierce friction between the metal wheels and the rails strongly stimulated people's eardrums. No one wanted to hear it a second time.
Finally, the train's bucket stopped steadily in front of John, like thousands of troops reining in the cliff. The next second, everything was silent.
Seeing the train stop, Joshua led the crowd out of the grass and boarded the train, and started a fierce battle with the conductor and the rich man's personal bodyguard.
John was still tied up in front of the locomotive, but he did not want to participate in this battle. He thought it was best not to do such "merit" again, and hoped that those bastards would not become addicted to robbing trains.
Time passed in the midst of curses and wailing. Maybe half an hour had passed? One hour? No one could tell the difference, only barbaric celebrations were heard - the pioneers had won and were enjoying the harvest after the killing.
Behind John, from the direction of Valentine, the sound of the cavalry came.
"Valentine Patrol, drop your weapons!"
Ten minutes later, the Valentine patrol relied on their numerical superiority to defeat the pioneers, but Joshua and several other remnants escaped with some belongings.
"These people are so brave, they dare to rob Mr. Hauser's train. Fortunately, the mayor notified us in time to come and escort them. You are right, Brother Williams."
"Yes, but these desperadoes were all shot to death, leaving no one alive to question."
"Hey, isn't this one? Who tied it for us? Williams, this is yours. I don't want my precious Alden horse to carry this heavy thing."
"Okay, Brother Solm, don't ask for credit in front of the bearded man." The policeman named Williams jumped from his horse in front of John and poked John lying on the ground with the spur on his riding boots. .
"Okay, take him back to the bearded man and send one or two people to notify other trains. Everyone should finish work early. I promised to spend a good night with Margaret."
