Gary Norris led a small team to catch the gangsters. They wore camouflage uniforms made of rags dyed grass green, and had green plant juice on their faces. If they squatted in a certain place, they would almost blend in with the environment.
as one body.
At regular intervals, they left marks. When night fell, Gary Norris and others stopped and did not dare to get too close because the gang entered a valley. They had arranged sentries, and it was not clear whether they had set up hidden sentries.
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A burst of cheers erupted in the valley, and the bandits were happy with the harvest. Then they held a bonfire dinner and cheered wildly over the stolen wine.
Taking advantage of nightfall and the time when the gangsters were most relaxed, Gali sent a short, quick-witted guy close to the valley to gather information.
At the same time, three other teams of 10 people moved to other directions in the valley to find out the terrain of the gang's location and possible escape routes.
Gary sent someone to notify Sean and confirmed that the gang members and the gang leader Benjamin Tang himself were in this lair because the gangsters shouted "Long live Tang".
Sean immediately made a decision and ordered Gary and others to leave only one team to stare at the bandits' nest. The others immediately withdrew to avoid being exposed. On the other hand, Quinn was ordered to ride on horseback overnight to notify Lieutenant Colonel Horns and let him take him with him.
A large group of people came to surround them.
In the morning of the next day, Lieutenant Colonel Horns' 200 men arrived one after another, and they also brought two 144 mm caliber mortars.
This is a large-caliber artillery with a short barrel. The barrel is only 400 mm long. It looks like a big bucket at first glance (refer to the heartless cannon in the Liberation War). It has a simple structure and is installed on a hard wooden board. It is used on the battlefield.
It is very convenient to lift up. Even because it only weighs 75 kilograms, four strong soldiers can lift it up and move it as needed. When maneuvering over long distances, including placing ammunition on a horse-drawn cart, it can be easily maneuvered.
Horns came in makeup, and they dressed up as a caravan, divided into five groups. By the time everyone met Sean, it was already 4 o'clock in the afternoon the next day.
"Good job, Sean." Horns punched him in the chest. Sean rubbed his chest and complained:
"Sir, I will be beaten to pieces by you."
"I think you seem to have gained weight recently and are not so weak. Are the gangsters still in their lair?" Lieutenant Colonel Hoss asked.
"They party all night long and show no sign of leaving. Judging from past practice, after making a deal, they will stay dormant for a period of time. I have ordered Gary and others to leave them alone if one or two gangsters leave the lair."
Sean said.
In the tent, Sean displayed a simple map and explained:
"The gang's lair is very secretive. It is difficult to find if you are not following the gangsters, and it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. They have set up three layers of sentries. Even if outsiders accidentally approach, they will be discovered by their sentries.
There is a valley there, and there are stone and wood fortifications at the mouth of the valley, which are not very strong. Presumably they cannot build too strong fortifications in the deep forest. There are people stationed on the surrounding ridges, but if we can suddenly occupy these commanding heights, we can
Half the battle is won.”
"Where's the exit? There should be an exit at the other end of the valley." Horns asked.
"Yes, but the exit is a cliff that is not too high. Under the cliff is a lake. Our people observed several small boats there, which they seemed to use to escape. This is a bit difficult to handle, even if we are facing
If it is broken through, the gangsters may escape from here." Sean said.
"Can we start from this lake? For example, when the gangsters are most relaxed before dawn, we send people to climb up quietly. Even if they are discovered, we at least row the boat away so that the gangsters cannot escape," Horns said.
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"I thought so too."
Together, the two of them were worried that the night would be long and the gangsters would move around, so they decided to set off immediately and move to a secret place ten kilometers away from the lair to recharge their batteries while waiting for the night to come.
At two o'clock in the morning, the two men split into two groups. Horns commanded a large group of troops to take charge of the front and three sides of the ridge, while Sean led a few sharpshooters and Gary's 10-man team to the lake behind the nest.
Sean first ordered people to make four simple rafts and approached the cliff close to the edge of the lake.
When he got closer, Sean discovered that the gangsters had arranged for someone to be stationed at the foot of the cliff, and that person was taking a nap.
Andrew Barritt approached quietly, suddenly jumped up, covered the man's mouth from behind, and cut the man's throat with a knife.
Seeing that Andrew Barritt had succeeded, Sean and others quickly reached the shore and hid the body and the raft. The bottom of the cliff was eroded and sunken by the water flow, so it was not easy to see what was going on underneath when looking down from above.
All this was completed in less than two minutes. Sean and the others leaned against the stone wall and gasped, feeling each other's heartbeats.
After calming down and looking at the sky, Sean motioned to Drew to be the first to climb up the rope ladder, and he to be the second.
There is a small wooden house above, an oil lamp has been burned out, and two guys are lying on the table, fast asleep. There are two empty wine bottles on the table. It seems that they have not fulfilled their duties.
The dagger cut his throat, and the smell of blood did not make Sean pause. The memory of his previous life still existed. Perhaps he was a professional stock investor in his previous life, and speculation and risk-taking were part of his genes.
After throwing a pebble down, Gali and others got the signal and climbed up one by one.
It seems to be going very smoothly.
At this time, Sean faced a choice. If there was a radio, he could call Horns outside the mountain and ask him to launch an attack immediately. But now he could either wait for the gunfire outside the mountain as planned, or attack on his own initiative, but that would be risky.
Much larger - before Horns has occupied the commanding heights, he is likely to face an attack from a superior enemy.
However, the plan did not change quickly, and something unexpected happened.
A dog barked suddenly, and then several dogs barked at the same time. For the most part, Sean had forgotten this.
There was an immediate commotion in the lair. Immediately, Sean opened fire and shot down a gangster who ran out with his pants pulled up.
The bandits in the wooden houses everywhere woke up, and some were running around.
"Five people are responsible for shooting, five people are responsible for loading, and the other five are free to shoot!" Sean yelled.
The gangsters reacted and attacked Sean and others where they were hiding. There was a loud burst of gunfire. At this time, you can see what they are well-trained.
The five people, including Sean, were good at marksmanship and used the best rifled guns. These five people only fired the guns, while the other five people were responsible for loading ammunition for them. The other five people each found bunkers.
Free fire.
For a time, Sean and others suppressed the gangsters until they could not move.
At this time, there was loud gunfire outside the mountain, and Horns and others also began to attack. He used two mortar cannons to destroy the well-defended defenses, and then divided into two small troops to attack high places on both sides along the ridge.
Then, the mortar was lifted to a high place, and bombarded into the valley from a high position.
Boom! Boom!
The gangsters have never experienced the feeling of being bombarded. This kind of artillery with curved trajectory is extremely effective against gangsters hiding in wooden houses and behind rocks.
Shotguns exploded in the crowd, and people everywhere fell on their backs. The gangsters were stunned.
It was already broad daylight at this time. Benjamin Tang and his remaining men gave up frontal resistance and rushed towards Sean with all their strength.
Sean and others immediately felt the pressure.
Galli braved the lead bullets fired by the gangsters, lit a grenade and threw it.
In this era, there was a type of military unit called "Grenadiers". They were all tall and strong soldiers who were specially used to throw explosives. Now with the development of guns and the widespread use of linear formation tactics, grenade tactics are less popular.
However, the term "grenadier" has been retained, such as "grenadier battalion" and "grenadier regiment". Usually such troops are elite troops.
The grenade thrown by Gary did not cause much damage, but the flying fragments of the explosion successfully made the gangsters retreat.
If the gangsters were braver, they would have no choice but to retreat.
Sean took a look at the tall and shouting figure behind the crowd, Benjamin Tang, who was not much different from the portrait. He was 300 steps away, about 225 meters away. Usually it is difficult to shoot at this distance. Even if an ordinary musket is raised,
Mouth, often hits can't cause much damage.
In the era of queuing to kill, the one who shoots first often does not cause too much damage to the opponent because the distance is too far and the hit rate is too low. However, the brave party dares to withstand the incoming lead bullets and use the opponent's reloaded ones.
At the right time, move forward and get closer before shooting. The increase in hit rate will cause the opponent to suffer too many casualties and collapse.
Just as people at the time commented on cavalry charging face to face, forty-nine out of fifty times one of the parties will turn around and run away.
But what Sean was holding was the latest rifled gun. He took a deep breath and pulled the trigger decisively.
Benjamin Tang opened his mouth wide and his eyes widened. The lead bullet was shot from his mouth and then out of the back of his head. He made a muffled sound from his mouth and fell to the ground.
"Don is dead!" the gangsters screamed in horror.
At this time, Lieutenant Colonel Horns' men had already eliminated the remaining bandits on the ridge and rushed down.
Seeing that they had no way to escape, the bandits rushed to capture them one after another.
However, just when Sean thought the situation was settled, an extremely dangerous intuition made Sean's hair stand on end and his heart beat wildly.
While he instinctively threw himself forward to the left, he twisted around and pulled out the pre-loaded pistol tied to his right thigh, and shot the approaching figure.
It turned out to be a gangster who was squatting on the ground and pretending to surrender. This man was short in stature, his face was pale, his eyes were red, and two protruding fangs were exposed from the corners of his mouth.
monster.
The monster screamed strangely, its body shape kept changing, and it fled towards the lake at high speed, and then jumped into the water.
His speed was extremely fast, and he did not give Sean and the others time to catch him. Sean was not sure whether he had hit the opponent.
Horns walked over and whispered: "This may be the legendary bloodthirsty. I didn't expect Benjamin Tang to be related to this kind of monster."
"Sir, how much do you know about this guy?" Sean asked.
Horns knelt down, pointed at a pool of blood on the ground, and shrugged:
"I don't know more than you do. Sean, you have also seen that they are not invulnerable. The musket is a great invention. It ruined the age of chivalry that the poet sung. Likewise, those powerful aliens still cannot decide a war."