Chapter 371: Fierce Battle in the Forest
Zhang Heng could already see the hunter's hut, and in addition, he also saw a few extra tents in the clearing.
At this time, the Cook Gang had finished dinner, and there was no entertainment in this barren mountain and wilderness, except for the people in charge of the guard, most of the robbers chose to sleep at this time, after all, they would have a tough battle to fight in two days.
The county seat of Lincoln County is different from other small towns, with plenty of manpower, although there is also a shortage of police, but there are many ranches nearby, and the local ranchers and cowboys have considerable combat effectiveness, even these gangsters of the Cook Gang have to cheer up and dare not take it lightly.
Zhang Heng lay on his stomach for a while, but unfortunately the [filter lens] did not have a perspective effect, and he couldn't see where Cook was, but if nothing else, the latter should be in the most comfortable hunter's hut to live in, but unfortunately he didn't come out of the house in the short time that Zhang Heng observed, otherwise tonight's battle would be simple.
Because he didn't know how often the people in charge of guarding on the periphery would change shifts, Zhang Heng didn't dare to wait too long, nodded at the old cowboy, and everyone took advantage of the light from the hunter's hut to start attacking.
Zhang Heng didn't know who fired the first shot between himself and the old cowboy, in short, at least two bullets hit a robber who was easy to get up together, and at the same time, the excited voice of Deputy Sheriff Joseph came to his ears, "I hit!" ”
The guy who was standing easily fell to the ground as soon as he pulled his things out, but the sound of gunfire pierced the calm of the night.
In the first wave of attacks, it is conservatively estimated that six or seven people chose the only guy standing outside, but in the end, only two bullets hit, and the rest either missed or had to be whipped.
Seeing this, the old cowboy hurriedly shouted, "Aim for the tent." ”
The marksmanship of these peasants and miners is average, and they are a little nervous at first, so it is unrealistic to expect them to hit the target, but the target of the tent is relatively large, as long as the marksmanship is not too outrageous, it is difficult to miss.
Of course, whether the bullet can hit the person inside is another matter.
In fact, the bandits who licked the blood with knives were also very quick to react, and immediately woke up from their dreams after the attack, they grabbed their weapons without even putting on their clothes, and some even jumped out naked, looking for cover and firing back.
Seeing this, Zhang Heng picked up Winchester in his hand and killed the coolest-looking guy, but at this time, the rest of the people had already laid down, but fortunately, the vast majority of robbers hadn't even figured out where the enemy came from, they just raised their guns and fired indiscriminately, and the people in the wooden house quickly realized something, extinguished the kerosene lamp, and completely plunged the outside of the house into darkness.
Zhang Heng and the others were not injured except for an unlucky miner who was grazed in the arm by a bullet.
But the old cowboy's heart sank, this gang's fighting quality is definitely much stronger than their side, once the other party has passed the initial panic period and calmed down, the final winner must be the Cook Gang.
This is still because the night has limited the hit rate of the Cook Gang, otherwise there should have been casualties on their side now, and the old cowboy has no good solution to this, although his marksmanship is good, but it is also very limited in this environment, and he can only hope for Zhang Heng now.
The latter had assured him that this situation would be handled by him, but when the old cowboy asked Zhang Heng what to do, Zhang Heng just told him that he just needed to kill people.
“…………”
The old cowboy wants to see how Zhang Heng killed people now.
Zhang Heng didn't move anymore after firing the first two shots, he used this time to memorize the distribution of the Cook Gang's manpower outside the wooden house, and only picked up the gun again after determining everyone's location.
After that, the old cowboy saw the most unforgettable scene in his life, only to see Zhang Heng constantly switching between shooting and loading, every bullet flew out of the chamber, and a life was harvested on the opposite side.
The old cowboy didn't know how Zhang Heng did it, and on such a night, when even the outline was difficult to see, not a single bullet was wasted.
Zhang Heng directly finished shooting the bullet of one rifle and replaced it with another.
At the same time, the Cook Gang finally began to riot, seeing their companions fall one by one, as if they had been harvested by death, the robbers who had seen the wind and waves also began to panic in their hearts, and finally began to move towards the hunter's hut, Zhang Heng took advantage of this time to shoot and kill the two of them.
As a result, the Cook Gang's losses finally exceeded double digits, and it was not long before the battle began.
Of course, the old cowboy didn't just stand and watch the excitement, but when he saw that the rest of the Cook gang had retreated to the wooden house, he immediately led people to surround him, and began to shout inside, telling Cook and the others that they had been surrounded by the military, and asking them to lay down their weapons and come out and surrender.
Later, "Major Wade" also stood up and began to persuade them to surrender, promising that as long as they surrendered their weapons, they would not be killed immediately, but would be brought back to the Federation for a fair trial.
The old cowboy knew that it was impossible for Cook to agree to this condition, and they didn't surround it too tightly, but specially left a direction for the Cook gang to escape, and Zhang Heng was there waiting for Cook to show up.
The old cowboy shouted outside for a while, but there was no movement in the cabin, just as he began to wonder if the other party had identified them.
The door of the hunter's hut opened along with the window, and the members of the Cook Gang, who were still nested inside, swarmed out, and began to find their own horses and prepare to break out.
Zhang Heng restrained his desire to shoot, and quickly searched for Cook and Matthew inside.
Soon he found a guy who was suspected to be the leader, with his face covered, hunched up, and was protected by the robbers in the middle, but Zhang Heng did not see Matthew in it.
Although it was a retreat, the Cook gang also showed a considerable degree of organization, and did not show the appearance of a rout, I have to admit that Cook trained his men very well, obviously just a group of robbers, but in terms of discipline, it has even surpassed the regular army.
The opportunity was fleeting, Zhang Heng didn't have time to pay attention to where Matthew was, and began to shoot, launching an attack on Cook's location, he killed the two people who were guarding Cook's side in a row, and finally got a gap, Zhang Heng pulled the trigger without hesitation, and the bullet hit Cook on the horse.
Zhang Heng could see Cook's body pause, but then the men beside him still helped him to the horse, and then the group rushed towards the night.