Chapter 246 Warning
After a major public security sweep in northern Queensland, the originally rampant horse bandits sorted out like sieves, and almost disappeared under the blow of iron fists.
Not all the bad guys were caught, it was actually impossible.
There are always fish that escaped the net and escaped the attack, which was harshly cracked down on the state government. The corpses of hanging bandits in the wild in the towns are proof of this. Everyone who is smarter has put away their restless thoughts.
As the north has experienced a surge of development boom, four-wheeled bunks from Brisbane to the north are endless. These wealthy people with large pockets are driving cattle and sheep and bringing their families to the ranch, which are simply the best fat sheep.
The weeds cannot be burned, and they grow again when the spring breeze blows.
This is a portrayal of the current real situation. There are many people who take risks again for money. Not to mention white cowboys, many Chinese cowboys are also involved and even become the main force.
What awesome money!
After learning about the situation in Linyi Town, Zhao Qishan felt the danger and had no intention of staying in the town for more than two hours. After only two hours, he and Ma Limin completed the goods at the Carrefour department store in the town, and placed them firmly on the two pack horses he brought with him, so he was ready to return in a hurry.
This news must be told to Old Mike as soon as possible, which is very important.
Linyi Town is more than 70 kilometers away from the herd station. It can travel back and forth in a fast horse in one day. It takes at least 4 to 5 days to drive large herds of cattle and sheep to drive.
What the two of them didn't know was that when they bought a large amount of goods and tied them on a pack horse, they had fallen into the eyes of those who were interested.
Someone had already ridden his horse and left the town first, and immediately rode his horse away when he got outside the town, disappearing among the hills covered with green grass in the distance.
In the town
Zhao Qishan walked in front with a pack horse loaded with goods, and Ma Limin followed behind on a horse. When they passed by the tavern in the town, they couldn't help but take a few more glances. There were always coquettish waitresses in the tavern. Drinking a few glasses of wine and playing cards for a while is the cowboys' favorite relaxation method.
Unfortunately, the situation is urgent, so they dare not delay their efforts in the town.
"Qishan, forget it today. We will come to the town in a few days and have a good drink. The wineworm in my stomach can't help it."
"That's necessary, I'll accompany you at that time."
"Haha... OK!"
Just at this moment
A boy in his 10s passed by, stuffed a small note into Zhao Qishan's hand, and ran away without looking back.
Zhao Qishan reacted immediately after a little surprised, and his alarm was raised in his heart. He immediately put his hand on the revolver on his waist and looked around.
From a distance, I saw Mounted Policeman Wu Xiaoshan waved his hand, and the figure flashed behind the corner of the house and disappeared.
Knowing that something must be strange, Zhao Qishan stole a short look at the note, then turned over and said, "Brother Limin, it's really unlucky, we may be targeted."
"What's going on?"
"Let's go, let's leave the town first."
The two riders quickly left the town with two pack horses. After passing through the wooden bridge outside the town, they slowed down and rode their horses slowly.
At this time, the two rode their horses side by side, and Ma Limin asked, "What, have you discovered what happened?"
"Look at it for yourself." Zhao Qishan handed the note in his hand to Ma Limin and said with a serious expression; "This is the warning sent to us by the little brother of the Mounted Police. He was acting too silly in the town just now, and someone might be against us."
"What a fucking fucking, what do you think?"
"Brother Weimin, since I know that there is no peace nearby, I am a little worried that Old Mike is not prepared at all. If he is attacked by a bandit, he regrets it. No matter what, we still have to rush back."
"Are you expecting us to be baited and mount a cab? Why are these horse bandits who kill thousands of swords constantly kill? They should be hung to death." Ma Limin said hatefully.
"Don't think too much. Everyone in this wilderness rides a horse and a gun. If you turn against each other, you will be a bandit. If you are safe, you will be a passerby. How can you kill it?" Zhao Qishan was willing to be a bait? Unfortunately, he had no choice.
The northern part of Queensland is not the traditional sphere of influence that the Earl has been operating for a long time. Especially after Governor Frank and the State Autonomous Office were deliberately undermined and turned into rubber stamps, the militia's strength and public security became even weaker. These newly built towns in the north have few populations and are in chaos in public security, and most of them follow the law of the strong prey on the wilderness.
Hiding in the town makes the family face danger. Even if Zhao Qishan and Ma Weimin can't do this, they can only bet on luck.
The scattered horse bandits were not so arrogant that they dared to commit crimes near the town, so after they left the town, they drank horses by the river, fed some concentrate feed, and then rode their horses slowly, carefully preserving the horse's physical strength.
About ten kilometers away from the town
A group of more than ten horse-riding bandits appeared among the hills behind and quickly approached Zhao Qishan and others, with obvious ill feelings.
Zhao Qishan and others pretended not to know, rode their horses away from the road and came to the small mound of soil on the side of the road. After the horse was stationed, they looked at them vigilantly.
There were 11 horse bandits in total, and they rode their horses along the road, and the two sides quickly approached more than 400 meters.
At this time, Zhao Qishan and others left the main road for more than 300 meters. If these more than ten riders left directly, they would naturally be safe. If they drew out their weapons and surrounded them, they would be horse bandits. The boundary between the people and bandits was so blurry, only in a single thought.
"Brothers, get on... rob him." Seeing that the distance was approaching, the leader of the bandit took out his revolver and shouted, revealing a ferocious face.
The other cowboys pulled out their pistols and ran wildly as they screamed and knocked their horses hard. The cavalry obviously drew a beautiful arc from the road and came towards the small earth mountain without any malice.
The last trace of hope of Zhao Qishan and Ma Liming was shattered. Facing the rampant Ma Fei and the others did not panic at all. They quickly pulled out their guns and aimed at them, and then decisively pulled the trigger.
"Bao..." After two crisp gunshots
A horse bandit's war horse was hit, and he rolled to the ground with a neighing cry to the sky, causing the horse bandit riding on it to dizzy.
The crisp gunshot alarmed the pack horse and immediately spread its hooves and ran towards the distance.
Zhao Qishan and Ma Limin did not care about the frightened horses. They moved quickly and neatly to get the bullets loaded, aimed again and fired them again.
Zhao Qishan shot a horse bandit who was shouting and screaming. Ma Limin whizzed past the bandit's head, scaring the other bandits immediately scattered and raised their revolver to fire.
Hot bullets kept passing through the air, making deadly whistling sounds.
After all, Zhao Qishan is a veteran of the Dragoon who has been rigorously trained for many years. He allows dangerous bullets to pass by, and rides on the horse steadily without moving. He exits the shell like flowing water, then takes out the bullet and pushes it into the chamber, closes the bolt and aims again.
"Play..."
From a distance of 300 meters to a distance of 150 meters, Zhao Qishan quickly fired 8 bullets, killed two bandits, injured a war horse, and left five shots were empty.
In addition, Ma Weimin also hit a war horse. Four bandits had fallen off the horse in a short time. Such accurate shooting skills made the bandits very cautious and hurriedly turned their horses to scatter.
"Let's go, they dare not chase them too tightly."
Zhao Qishan shouted and knocked his horse hard to run wildly. The horse is following closely behind and chased towards the direction where the pack horse was frightened and left.
The bandits suffered a loss and did not draw out their spear at the beginning. Unexpectedly, the prey suddenly attacked. They only used the revolver in their hands to shoot on high-speed horses. It was almost the same as joking to hit the enemy.
The most disadvantage is that the revolver has a small power, and its lethality is already very small after more than 150 meters.
The lack of tight sealing between the revolver's ammunition and the rotor is a problem with the tire belt. After the ammunition is fired, the gunpowder will leak out of the hole. In addition, the revolver will have a strong upward movement after shooting, which is only suitable for close-range shooting within 80 meters.
The remaining seven horse bandits hesitated for a moment, and the leader of the horse bandits pulled out his spear and said in anger. "The fourth brother stayed to see if the injured brother was saved. The others chased me. Today I must kill these two bastards."
After saying that, he took the lead in chasing the horse, and the other five horse bandits also drew their spears and followed them and chased them wildly.
In accordance with relevant laws and regulations of Queensland;
No matter what brand of civilian rifles is, they have a single-on-one structure. The ammunition-cage-type rifles are exclusively for the army. Ordinary people use continuous guns to be illegally possessed by weapons. Once they are found, they start hard labor for at least 5 years.
There are also regulations for civil revolvers, with caliber not allowed to be greater than 9 mm, barrel is short, has a short range and low lethality.
The military revolver has a caliber of 11.43 mm, which is 0.45 inches, and the barrel is longer and has greater lethality.
Queensland imposes extremely severe penalties on illegal possession of firearms. Once possession of firearms is found in violation of regulations, they will be thrown into a hard labor camp. They will basically not be exempted.
If you have a criminal record, haha... don't expect it to come out.
Therefore, unless there are extremely vicious outlaws in Queensland, no one dares to possess illegal weapons. Once they are found out, it is not a fun thing. It is really a life-threatening person!
Both sides chased and fled, and played hide-and-seek in the gentle hilly areas.
Zhao Qishan is skilled in equestrian skills and accurate marksmanship, so the horse bandits dare not get too close. After both sides were entangled for half an hour, Ma Limin was injured by a stray bullet, and Zhao Qiming killed another horse bandit.
"How about Brother Limin, can you still persist?"
"It's okay." Ma Limin was shot on the outside of his left back, and the bullet penetrated his body, and the bright red blood had dyed his clothes red.
"Don't hold on. I'll stop the bandits here for a while. You can leave first and find a place to bandage the wound. If the blood is dry, we won't have the chance to go to the tavern for another drink."
"Can you hope I can make it better? Good brother, I can't help you here, so let's take it away first."
Ma Limin's face became paler. He was not a mother-in-law's mother and knew that it was just a burden to stay. He looked at the bandits who were entangled behind him with hatred, tied the rope of the pack horse to the saddle, and knocked the horse's belly and drove away.
Chapter completed!