New Gods of North America.

Chapter 226 Attack
Because the relationship was not pleasant when they met in the small town, Mr. Daggett adopted the strategy of "conservative contact" at this time.

He greeted from a distance and did not approach the camp, but waited for Wayne to bring a few people over to have a conversation across the air.

After a brief chat, Mr. Daggett, as the sheriff of the town, came here mainly because he received news that several groups of people were gathering here, so he came here just in case.

For example, if a gang or bounty hunter team is defeated in a conflict, their men will block them on the way to the town to prevent any strangers from entering the town with weapons.

Therefore, he was not very interested in the gangs. He came here specifically to "warn in advance" bounty hunter teams like the detective agency, telling them not to run to their town whether they wanted to seek help or escape.

Of course, his original words were relatively tactful.

It's probably something like "When it's impossible to identify friend or foe, the town may prioritize 'active defense' to keep danger and chaos out of the town."

But basically the meaning is still the same.

It was easier to observe other teams' actions at night. After Mr. Daggett and his men left the detective agency, a trail of torches floated over to Chris's team.
Then I didn't know what they talked about, but in the end the two groups seemed to merge together. At any rate, I didn't hear any gunshots, nor did I see any torches leaving.

The next day, Wayne packed up his things.
Only one horse was left on the carriage, turning it into a "slow-moving vehicle" for pulling things. The others rode their horses, guarding the carriage and being ready to maneuver at any time.

This area is considered a so-called "deserted" forest. Although there have been several groups of people coming here, there are still no signs of human presence during the day.
Looking from a high place, you can see large areas of green forest. Except for the occasional startled bird, it is almost difficult to see what is happening under the shade of the trees.

And because several groups of people have come and gone, the method of looking for "camping traces" nearby has polluted the data,
Sometimes, the bounty hunters’ camps actually look similar to those of gangs. Who knows whether you will find gangs or catch up with other large groups if you chase them all the way.

The detective agency can only "draw prizes" at this moment.
Everyone pretended to be the leader of a large gang, imagined how the action would be carried out, and then relied on their feelings, turned their backs to the steam train line, and explored in the direction they thought was most likely.

After exploring deep into the forest for about half a day, they changed direction and walked in a direction parallel to the steam train line, half-guessing whether they could encounter the enemy in advance or discover any suspicious traces.

Nothing happened on the first day.

The next day, Wayne and his team continued to explore in the direction away from the steam train line, planning to walk for another half a day, and then walk back in the direction parallel to the steam train line.

The overall movement route is somewhat similar to the "progressive scanning" that modern people are more familiar with, roughly an "S" shape without the horizontal line on the top.

This time, before noon, everyone heard the sound of gunfire coming from a little further away, which had become a little weaker.

The gunshots sounded a little far away, and the distance between the crowd should be beyond the effective range.

First a gunshot rang out, breaking the tranquility of the forest.
Soon thereafter, a series of "bang bang bang" sounds came one after another. The gunshots were so dense that the sounds even mixed together.

The problem with forest terrain is that the terrain is undulating, and the sound will bounce back and forth between the trees, giving people a "resonant" feeling.

Even the startled birds became unreliable, and at first it was difficult to tell in which direction the stupid birds were flying.

So the carriage driver, Chef Parker and Emma stood guard on the spot, while the others rode on horses and carried spears, maintaining a slight formation and dispersing towards the fan-shaped area where the gunshots came from.

The position Wayne chose was "right in the middle of the action".
We walked in a straight line for about a kilometer in the direction where the gunshots became clearer and clearer. To be more specific, we went up and down the slope in the woods and arrived at a relatively low valley.

The gunfight here has reached its final stage. There are about ten people still moving on both sides. There are only two or three people left on one side, and they are being surrounded.
As for the total number of people before the war, it was estimated to be close to thirty, and the side with fewer people was almost wiped out.

Then one side was basically on horseback and the other side was basically on foot, which looked like an ambush or an annihilation battle.

Wayne popped his head out from the higher ground:
"We are the Wayne National Detective Agency, and we can be considered a team of bounty hunters at this point. Who are you guys?"

Among the group of people who were besieging, several of them turned around after hearing the noise.
Wayne looked closely and found that one of them was someone he knew. That guy was sitting next to him during the meeting at Mr. Russell's house.

Do you know him?

Wayne was about to say hello, but someone from the besieged party looked over and shouted:
"I've seen you before! You were also commissioned by the Steam Locomotive Company.

"We were ambushed by them. I suspect they have some business dealings with the gang!"

Bounty hunters on both sides?

Wayne immediately fired a shot into the air and shouted back, "Our detective agency is a law-abiding organization. You have been surrounded. Everyone put down your weapons, or we will shoot."

At this time, the detective agency members also gathered around and found the commanding heights one after another.
By the way, they all showed their figures slightly to show their presence.

The originally victorious party looked around below, and the leader's answer to Wayne was a bullet.
The opponent's angle was not very good. When Wayne saw the man raise his hand, he immediately retracted his neck. With a "bang", a bullet came and hit the big tree next to Wayne.

Then several gunshots were heard at the same time on Wayne's side, and someone below screamed. From the sound, it seemed that he was hit.

Then the bullet was loaded, and when Wayne changed his position slightly and prepared to counterattack, the winner on horseback had already turned around and ran away.

Because the commanding heights were chosen first, pursuit became a problem at this time.
Inissa shot one man dead from his horse, and the rest ran along the road deeper into the valley.

So everyone cleaned up the battlefield.

Those who are not dead yet must be pointed at with guns first, and those who are willing to lay down their weapons will be controlled first, otherwise they will be shot again.

After everyone was disarmed and identified,
There were originally three wounded on the attacking side, but due to their own mistakes only one was left. The previous defenders only had four survivors, two of whom were injured.

(End of this chapter)