July 6: In the early morning, fog condensed on the plains, like a thin layer of gauze gently covering the western land. When the first ray of dawn parted the clouds, it spread silently, making the whole world enveloped in a hazy and mysterious atmosphere.
This was an extraordinary day in Blackwater Town. Before the residents of the town had even started their daily routine, Sheriff Dunbar led a group of police officers to line up in front of the train platform. Ten minutes later, a green leather train came to see people off. It started slowly in the sound.
"Send my cavalry team to follow the train. Mr. Long can't make any mistakes." Sheriff Dunbar said to the deputy beside him while watching the white smoke of the train disappearing.
Northwestern Ambarino state, Coulter Village:
"What can you do? I told you, you can't go."
In front of John was Bibo's unwilling face, "I can help you arrange explosives to stop the train. If that doesn't work, I'll lie down on the tracks. There's no reason for the train to stop."
John was shocked: "This matter is not negotiable."
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This was the first step in the revenge plan. John stepped onto Black Pearl with a wave of his hand and pulled the mask around his neck to his face.
"Gentlemen and ladies, let's go!"
A heavy snowfall a few days ago caused the road to be covered with snow. John rode at the front, and the other four followed the footsteps he had walked. No one spoke along the way, and the five of them kept silent to each other.
Halfway through, snow started to fall from the sky. John kicked the horse's belly and sped up.
"What is the division of labor? John." Miller couldn't bear the loneliness and asked from behind the team.
"I haven't been there yet, and I haven't made a plan yet. According to the timetable, the train should pass there at noon, which gives us plenty of time to plan." John stared at the flying snowflakes in the sky, "No matter what, how can we deal with it?" People in Pinkerton, we'd better not act recklessly, those cunning guys must be unprepared, and if they charge directly, they will die."
"Go look at the terrain and make up your mind," Miller said.
When the sun rose to mid-air, John and his party climbed a hill. Under the hill was a short train tunnel. Looking along the railway, a water tower stood alone at the corner. This should be the pass that the train will pass through. Yes, it is indeed a hands-on place.
John looked down at his pocket watch. It was a bargain he picked up from the Strawberry Town Market. There were still three hours before the train would arrive here.
"John, listen."
A low muffled sound came from a distance, and soon it turned into the roar of machinery. When they turned around the water tower, a huge monster appeared in front of everyone in the Van der Linde Gang. The piercing sound of the whistle enveloped the entire train towards the tunnel. Coming.
"Why does the train come so early?"
John threw away the timetable Angel gave him. It seemed that the information on it was inaccurate, "I almost missed it."
Just when John was hesitating whether to attack the train, sparks suddenly burst out from the trees beside the tracks, leaving countless bullet holes in the train's iron sheet and windows. Accompanied by gunshots and collisions, dozens of masked gangsters poured out of the woods, stepping on the broken glass on the ground and climbing onto the train.
Who are these people? John thought for a moment and came up with the answer - the O'Drisco Gang.
Miller also recognized it: "It seems like they are old enemies! Why are these guys here too? What should we do now, John?"
John watched the locomotive approaching, and he never thought that the O'Drisco gang would get involved.
"--Jump."
In any case, any passing train might be carrying Burkey Long, and John jumped first, engulfed in the white steam from the train's chimney.
"Are you okay?" John climbed up from a pile of burning coals and landed on the locomotive. He shook his head. Fortunately, he was still awake. "No one was hurt."
"Everyone, you have all seen O'Drisco's people. We have to deal with more than just train guards." Seeing that the gang members landed safely on the train, Miller began to analyze the current situation, "It seems that these two types of People are more difficult to deal with.”
Mr. Fowler jumped down with a rifle, but it was obvious that the rifle was lost when he landed. He was not discouraged. "No need, there is no need to make enemies with two forces at the same time. Let's wait here for a while until there are more people on both sides." After it’s reduced, go over and pick it up.”
"Good idea... want me to control the train driver?" Miller asked.
"No, let the train run for a while."
John looked at the last few carriages of the train. In addition to the luxuriously decorated private boxes, this train also had several freight carriages. If the train stopped on a certain section of railway, the police would soon surround it. "The train has stopped." We are the turtle in the urn, let it move - at least the pursuers must maintain the same speed as us."
"While the driver hasn't noticed us yet, let's take a break and wait for the Austrian gang to fight the guards for a while," John added.
"Mr. Jedson, Mrs. Manstar, let's go to the back and see if Burkey is on this train." John looked at Miller and Stritch.
The three of them stooped to the cargo compartment and found a relatively hidden wooden box to hide in, which was less than ten steps away from the passenger compartment. John cautiously stuck his head out and observed the situation on the other side of the passenger compartment. At this time, O'Drisco's gang members entered the compartment one after another. When the last person entered, he closed the door.
"Damn it, these people have closed the door, and now no matter who is left, they will be able to resist inside. It seems that the door is impassable. Stritch, please go to the top of the car in front and check if there is any entrance. Can go in."
"I'll do it. Mrs. Manstar has done enough today." Miller stopped Stritch who was about to get up...
After more than five minutes, Miller returned to John and Stritch.
"Miller, have you found the way to the box?"
"Not yet, but fortunately you didn't stop the train. I saw at least twenty cavalry following, and now they are almost catching up with the train." Miller gasped with a panic look on his face.
"It seems that the police in Blackwater Town are not taking this lightly."
"How to deal with these guys? Everyone from the Austrian gang has entered the box. We are the only ones exposed. The police will definitely see us first."
"I have my own way."
John pulled out the revolver on his waist and walked out of the bunker towards the rear of the train. When he passed the passenger compartment, he saw that the door there was indeed locked tightly, and the sounds of smashing and looting could be heard from time to time inside.
"These beasts!" John cursed secretly.
Then John flipped the pistol over, hammered the door with the iron handle, and yelled, "The police are coming!"
The door was still closed, but the O'Drisco gang inside did not remain calm. They smashed the windows on both sides and poured bullets outward like a mobile fortress, causing several cavalrymen rushing in front to be shot and knocked off their horses. .
The mounted policemen behind saw their companions falling off their horses one after another, and immediately slowed down and retreated out of the shooting range of the Austrian gang. Bullets streaked like meteors, and the cavalry kept their distance from the train and never moved forward.
The two sides were in a stalemate. When the train was about to enter a forest called the Cumberland Woods, a carriage came from the direction of Valentine and followed the cavalry. A policeman on the carriage was manipulating a Maxim machine gun. Here comes the police reinforcements.
"Brothers, provide cover, the big guy is coming!" the cavalry captain shouted.
John retreated behind the bunker. He knew the power of the Maxim machine gun, and he did not want to be its target. But the O'Drisco gang in the car had no right to choose. The machine gunner turned the wheel, and the bullets were like sharp blades cutting the living creatures in the car wantonly.
"Be careful not to hurt Burkey Long." the cavalry captain shouted, but it was too late. The machine gunner seemed to have been immersed in the killing. He didn't stop until the O'Drisco Gang was no longer breathing.
"Damn it, Berkshire may have been turned into a sieve. This train full of corpses has arrived in Lemoyne. It's hard for us to deal with it - retreat!" the cavalry captain said to his companions, and then a dozen cavalrymen drove off the railway. .
John was also very surprised when he saw this scene. Did the police ignore Burkey Long? They wanted to see people alive and dead, but they just ignored them.
The door was still closed, and I had to find a way to get into the box. John saw a brown Tennessee horse running alongside the train. He took off from the roof and landed firmly on the saddle, then jumped into the broken window of the train.
