Chapter 623 Hunter’s Cabin (Happy Chinese Valentine’s Day~)

From the old cowboy's description, Zhang Heng can basically determine that Cook's marksmanship is above level 2 and should not have reached level 3 yet, but the difference is not too big. Moreover, his riding skills are very good and he can shoot on horseback. Of course, he is accurate. Not as good as when you are still.

Considering Cook's age, Zhang Heng is certain to be able to defeat him in a one-on-one duel in a fair fight. However, if you include the more than 30 members of Cook's gang, the situation is indeed as the old cowboy said. not optimistic.

But fortunately they still have time.

Cook probably didn't expect that the ten people he left behind in Bliss would be killed, causing their whereabouts to be leaked in advance.

According to Zhang Heng's initial estimate, Cook and his gang should have one day to arrive in Lincoln County. Before considering how to deal with so many bandits, there is still a key question before everyone, that is, how to catch up with Cook. and Matthew intercepted them before reaching Lincoln County.

"The earliest news about the Cook Gang that I have is from two months ago," the old cowboy frowned. "They have always been like this, coming and going like the wind. Some people call them the Bloody Scourge, and no one knows they are here. Wherever they appear and where they go, the only thing everyone knows is that wherever they pass, there will be rivers of blood, just like a disaster."

"I roughly know where they will be." Zhang Heng said, Marshal Morton has been tracking the group of robbers disguised as fur traders. As long as Cook and Matthew are not stupid, they will definitely find Morton first, so they should now Already arrived at the charred town.

Then they would probably believe Morton's words and think that he took the forty kilograms of gold and the things Cook put in the bank.

In fact, Zhang Heng has still not been able to determine whether that thing really exists or whether it is just an excuse for Cook to trick Matthew out.

Considering that except for Cook, the only group of people who can answer this question has been killed by Zhang Heng, it may be difficult for him to get an answer to this question.

Zhang Heng told the old cowboy the direction in which Cook and others might come. The latter spread out a map and pointed to a forest twenty miles east of Lincoln County, "If your information is correct, Ku Ke should first assemble with the ten people who stayed in Bliss, and then launch an attack on the county town. Considering that there will be a certain interval between the two of them arriving, the one who arrives first should find a place to repair first. This is the most Great location.”

Wendy on the side also interjected at this time, "My father and I went there in the summer. I remember there was a hunter's cabin there. The hunter's cabin has no owner and can be used for people who hunt in the woods to rest."

"If Cook didn't see anyone staying in Bliss when he arrived, he would have rested in the cabin." The old cowboy said.

"Can we ambush there in advance?" Zhang Heng asked.

"It's difficult," the old cowboy shook his head, "I haven't visited that place yet, but Cook himself is very cautious. I heard from the bailiff who chased him that no matter where he goes, he will first send out personnel to search the surrounding area. Peripheral security will be deployed, which is why it is so difficult for the Cook Gang to be eliminated. Even if we want to surround him, we cannot find a hiding place nearby, but have to come from a distance."

Zhang Heng also frowned when he heard this. Night fighting was his biggest support. However, if Cook's people chose to use the hunter's cabin as a stronghold, huddled inside, and remained in a stalemate until dawn, then they would have to rely on a group of miners and farmers to resist the Cook gang. A group of ruthless bandits is obviously unrealistic.

"It's better to go there and have a look first." Zhang Heng thought for a while and said.

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Their time is actually very tight. The Cook gang should be able to reach Lincoln County in as little as one day, but it would take Zhang Heng and the others half a day to get to the woods, and they also have to be careful about the dangers in the woods. Li and the Cook gang met in advance, so they only had half a day to prepare. Therefore, before dawn, the group set off again and arrived at the hut that Wendy mentioned.

The hut was located in the middle of the woods. There was a path that had been trodden by people, and there was a stream flowing beside it. Because it had just rained, the air in the woods was very humid, and there were still water drops on the bark of the trees.

This is not good news for Zhang Heng and others, because it means that if they want to use fire attacks to force Cook and others out of the house, it will not work. In addition, the surrounding trees have also been cut down. It is also difficult to approach quietly from the outside.

In order to prevent the horseshoe prints from being noticed, the old cowboy asked everyone else to wait outside the woods. Only he, Zhang Heng, and Wendy walked in.

The old cowboy walked around the hunter's cabin and then asked Zhang Heng, "Do you have any ideas?"

"This room can't accommodate more than thirty people. There should be some people outside. As long as a war starts, the people inside will definitely be aware of it. It will be difficult to complete the raid. But with luck, we may be able to kill as many as possible. Some people outside will create favorable conditions for the subsequent battle." Zhang Heng paused, "But the real trouble is waiting for the opponent to hide in the house. There is no cover here, and we will be very passive. We have to find a way. Let them come out of it.”

"Even if we can get them out, are you so confident that you can defeat them?" The old cowboy raised his eyebrows.

"It's impossible to catch them all in one swoop. If they are determined to leave, I can't kill them all, but if I only kill Cook, I'm still a little sure." Zhang Heng said.

"That's enough. Cook has always been the soul and brain of the Cook Gang. As long as Cook is killed, the Cook Gang will naturally cease to exist." The old cowboy said, "I may have a way to get them out of it. But I still need to lend it to your people."

"They will all be at your disposal, Sheriff."

After briefly discussing the next action plan, everyone exited the forest first. If so many people went to Lincoln County, they would definitely attract local attention, so they only left one person on lookout, and the rest headed west. After walking for twenty miles, they rested behind a grassy slope. Zhang Heng had one more thing to do before the war started.

He walked towards Wendy, who was rarely quiet all the time, hoping that someone would forget his existence.

"Let's go, I'll take you home first." Zhang Heng said.

"Please, I've been practicing with guns for a long time and I'm ready to fight. And aren't you short of manpower right now?" Wendy begged.

"You have never experienced a real battle at all. This is not as simple as you think, and what we are about to face is the most powerful and brutal gang in the entire west. I don't think there is any room for negotiation." Zhang Heng Zhengse said.

Although it is estimated that the children who read this chapter will not be happy~ (whisper)