[Gone with the Wind] Back to the beginning

Scarlett galloped on the deserted street, the panic in her heart swelled up little by little, and quickly soared to the point of being uncontrollable.Uneasy emotions almost filled her whole heart, making her whole body about to explode.She wanted to scream, but reason put all her energy into driving the horse. "Drive! Drive!" She yelled sadly, lowering her upper body tightly against the horse, chasing the invisible figure in front of her desperately.

What is she chasing after?Rhett?Is it fate?or death?Scarlett didn't know.At this moment, in the cold and windy night, on the deserted street, there is only one rein she can hold tightly in her hand.The hard sleeve on the thigh pressed against Scarlett's waist as the horse galloped. Scarlett grabbed the thing, took a deep breath, and pulled it out forcefully——

It was a fully loaded, gleaming pistol|gun.

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"Drive! Drive!"

Rhett also galloped his horse in the dark night. He was better than Scarlett in terms of riding skill, horse and starting time, so he was naturally ahead of her by a large margin at this moment.Likewise, he would never know that there was a green-eyed girl chasing after him with gritted teeth.All he can do is to use all his strength to drive the steed under him...to stop all this, he must stop all this!Rhett Butler knew all too well that he had to do this, and Scarlett's reaction just now made his heart feel more urgent in the unbearable pain--Tommy Wellborn couldn't die at this time, Can't die on this day, this night!Not to mention the disappointment he had just made to Scarlett and how he would disappoint her if he didn't keep it.Just to say that Wellburn had just rescued her from Jonathan's tricks this afternoon - and he didn't know the damn thing at the time!If Tommy Wellborn had died at this time, great guilt would have stood between him and Scarlett forever.Based on this alone, Rhett would not allow Tommy to die just for himself!

He walked through the night and ran wildly under the stars.His horse tore through the wind, split the fog, and ran towards his own destiny and the destiny of more people...

"Drive! Drive!"

In the end, Rhett Butler finally caught up with them before they entered the ambush site, but the first thing he encountered was everyone's suspicion.

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Rhett wanted to shout when he faintly saw the hidden fire of a group of people ahead.He had to stop them, because everything tonight was a trap! The location of the ambush prepared by the Ku Klux Klan has been known by the Yankees. The Yankees have set up a larger ambush circle outside, and now they are about to enter it!

But fortunately Rhett can still retain his sanity.He was wrapped in a black cloak and held no torch, so no one could see his face in the dark.He kept silent, and pursued as fast as he could, making sure to get himself into the team—at least to make the Yankees who were ambushing him think he was just one of the team that had fallen behind.Otherwise, the Yankees would definitely start attacking immediately when they saw that he had come to report the news.Besides, Rhett Butler didn't want the Yankees to see his face unless it was a last resort—unless the Ku Klux Klan wiped out all the Yankees here, he would have to pay a lot to maintain his northern relations.

However, even if Rhett chose to sneak in silence, he was still spotted when he approached the team. The Ku Klux Klan team stopped, turned to face him in the dark, and someone asked in a wary, restrained voice, "Who?"

Rhett didn't answer, and accelerated forward.It wasn't until the other side started yelling "Don't answer and shoot again", that he suppressed his voice as much as possible and replied quickly: "Reporter, tonight is a trap, there is an ambush by the Yankees ahead, don't go over."

His words would have been enough to stop the commotion in the Ku Klux Klan ranks until he came over and explained.Then, unfortunately, a gust of wind blew right at this time, and Rhett's hood was pulled back, revealing a face that everyone in the Ku Klux Klan knew——

"Rhett Butler, the traitor!" The roar sounded, and immediately people drew | guns and shot at him, sporadically.Rhett narrowly dodges, he is now 3 meters from the end of the Klan line, and he stops his horse.Although there weren't many people who fired shots just now—it was probably to avoid attracting the attention of the Yankees, but the curse came from almost everyone.Everyone, gnashing their teeth and keeping the same attitude - Butler, traitor!

Rhett smiled wryly in his heart, but he had already been mentally prepared for the treatment here, and he didn't have time to feel emotional.He no longer deliberately concealed his voice, and still lowered his voice, but said very clearly: "Listen to me, this is a trap. I was playing cards and drinking with two Yankees just now. Things are planned, someone is waiting in front..."

But he couldn't finish his sentence, and an angry shout rang out from the already noisy and chaotic team: "Did you hear that, he was drinking with the Yankees just now!" Then there was another sound of guns being loaded, and the black hole The muzzle of the gun was pointed at Butler's chest, but Rhett's face remained unchanged.To the buzzing and blazing Klansmen, he said calmly:

"I'm the only one here, and I've got a gun, but there are so many people pointing at me. You don't think I'm here just for fun, do you?"

"The ghost knows what schemes and tricks you are playing!" Another angry voice immediately attracted countless echoes.Rhett chuckled and was about to explain, when suddenly Tommy Wellborn stepped forward, looked at him face to face for a moment, then turned around and said to everyone: "Listen to him." He briefly said Said, "I believe in Butler."

There was an immediate buzz of discontent from this trust.

"Tommy, what's wrong with you?"

"How can such a person be trusted!"

"He himself is the greatest traitor!"

"..."

Tommy's blue eyes were full of determination. He said nothing, but he steered the horse to Rhett's side, and then turned to face the group together.He said: "I support Butler's opinion, at least let him speak clearly." He glanced at Ritter, and quickly looked away expressionlessly, "Besides, he doesn't have to lie to us, does he?"

Tommy explained to everyone: "If Butler is from the Yankees, then it means that our plan has been exposed. Since the Yankees know our plan, they can just set up an ambush at the place we are going. Want him to come and die? After all, we'd probably kill the traitor as soon as we met—and what's the point of letting him come? So I'd rather believe that Mr. Rhett Butler really meant to help us— — please tell us what you know," he said to Rhett.

Rhett nodded at him, there was no time to say anything in the critical moment, and he just exchanged a look.He had to admit that Wellburn was doing well—even when Rhett was in crisis, Rhett still had the nerve to judge others.Facing the members of the Ku Klux Klan who had obviously softened after listening to Tommy's analysis and looked hesitant, he said again:

"There are already Yankees guarding the ambush point you originally planned." He said quickly, "What happened tonight was planned. From Miss O'Hara's humiliation at noon, to the night when Jonathan and others deliberately came to 'pink' "The party at the bar, which attracted your revenge... It was all designed to lure you into the bait. Maybe they didn't expect Mr. Wellburn to rush in to make a rescue, but after Miss O'Hara came back, as long as she told what happened, she would definitely There are 3 Ku Klux Klan members who have taken the bait, they have calculated everything... Can't go to the front, try to evacuate as quietly and quickly as possible, I didn't dare to yell just now because I was afraid that the Yankees would hear them, they will definitely launch an attack immediately when they hear someone report. Go away Well, they are prepared tonight, you can't implicate your family."

Everyone in the Ku Klux Klan looked at each other, still discussing in low voices the authenticity of Rhett's words, and why the great traitor suddenly changed his attitude.Rhett was anxious for a while, and he looked into the dark distance-seeing nothing, but he seemed to be able to detect the commotion of the Yankees when they saw that the Ku Klux Klansmen were no longer advancing.Perhaps, they are about to attack, there is not much time left!

"You must leave immediately!" He said decisively, urging everyone again, "At most one opportunity will be delayed, but you can't catch them all! Let's go... let's go!"

"But," said a young man's voice weakly, "what if the Yankees just sensed that we were going to attack and the rebels had no time to retreat, so they sent Butler to lure us away with a false ambush?"

This brand new conjecture immediately aroused a new wave of buzz, and everyone began to doubt, and distrustful eyes once again turned to Rhett.Rhett's head was about to burst into smoke... He looked again into the distance hidden in the night...

"I trust Mr. Butler." In the midst of a subdued but vehement dispute, Ashley Wilkes raised his voice and nodded gravely at Rhett, who turned to him.This man who has always been gentle said with a strong attitude: "I believe what he said is true, I believe he wants to help us... Come on, as long as we go back, the Yankees will definitely launch a chase unwillingly, At that time, the truth of Mr. Butler's words can be distinguished immediately. If you stop here, you will face disaster." After saying these words, he also drove the horse to come to Rhett, and said to his friends again : "Let's go."

People looked at each other hesitantly, and slowly approached Rhett's direction.Rhett felt a little relieved—but at this moment, a gunshot suddenly burst out in the distance.In an instant, countless stray bullets were fired in the direction of the mainland, and the Yankees who were in ambush finally couldn't help but move out!

"Go!" Rhett yelled, his legs clamped tightly on the horse's belly and he turned around, shouting at the Ku Klux Klansmen who were looking for the enemy, "They are ready, go! Go!"

But it's too late!The Yankees who were lying in ambush rushed out on horseback, and in the blink of an eye they were less than a hundred steps away from the crowd.The plan has been discovered, so chasing and biting off a tail is also good!The Yankees came to kill one after another, and at this time, they could no longer escape!Everyone could imagine themselves galloping on horseback, while the Yankees were chasing after him a hundred paces away and shooting—the blood flowed like a river.Now, the only way to escape is to fight back and hurt the Yankees!This time, the Ku Klux Klan members were incomparably tacit.They didn't need Rhett, Tommy, or Ashley to shout, they all turned around bravely, aimed at the direction of the Yankees, and the guns sounded!

The melee started.

First, they drew their guns from a distance and fired at each other. After getting close, the Yankees drew out their sabers, and the Ku Klux Klansmen also used their weapons to fight.The Yankees are dedicated to meritorious service, and the Ku Klux Klansmen are eager for revenge, so they fight together like this for a while!Rhett raised his pistol and fired in the back calmly, almost every time.The precise headshot shocked the Yankees, and immediately made the Ku Klux Klansmen who fought with him pay respect, which is a feeling that belongs only to comrades-in-arms.No matter what kind of traitor Rhett Butler was before, he is now one of his own, who has been the Yankee's own!

Gunshots, blood and screams! The 3 Ku Klux Klan fought against the homeland invaders with their lone bravery, and almost killed their eyes.During the battle, Tommy's arm was bruised by a stray bullet; Grandpa Merriwether was knocked off his horse and broke a leg; the heroic Ashley Wilkes just killed Grandpa Merriwether who was almost trampled to death by a horse's hoof Pulling on his steed, he was shot in the waist by a bullet, and blood was pouring out... During the bitter battle on both sides, the traitors who were "bait" rode on horses, chatting and laughing, leisurely walking from "pink" "The bar is out.They didn't know about the incident that occurred in Rhett's report outside, and they thought they had a chance of winning. They didn't care when they saw the firefight from a distance, but rode over to watch it outside the battle circle, laughing and triumphant.Among them is Jonathan Wilkerson.

"Look, my plan!" He yelled triumphantly, the night was too dark, and he, who had never been on a battlefield, actually couldn't figure out the current battle situation very well, "Look, the Ku Klux Klan will be killed tonight. It's all in one catch! Hernans, my friend..." He stopped suddenly, a cruel, pleasant and distorted light shot from his eyes, and Jonathan slapped his thigh and laughed.

"Oh, let me see who this is..." He stared maliciously at Rhett, who had no time to cover his face during the battle.Despite the darkness, Jonathan recognized his constant antagonist—and now he's got a handle on it!He laughed wildly, clapped his hands to attract the audience's attention, and said the name slowly, enjoying the thrill of victory.He knew that as soon as the name was heard by the officers sitting there—and their eyes turned to the man, Rhett Butler was all over!Apparently Rhett also realized this, he raised his pistol|gun to shoot at him, but the distance was too far and powerless... This struggle added to Jonathan Wilkerson's pleasure, seeing him rampantly With a smile, he finally said in a triumphant tone: "This is not Rui..."

His words stopped suddenly, and a pained and confused expression appeared on his ugly and twisted face.Jonathan Wilkerson raised a hand and stroked his head—and it was covered in blood.He gasped in shock, as if he wanted to scream but couldn't.In the end, his corpse lost control of the horse, fell off the horse, rolled around several times, and stopped moving.The last thing remaining on that ugly face was an expression of extreme horror and resentment.

Opposite him, Scarlett O'Hara tremblingly raised the gun in her hand, and wisps of smoke were emitting from the muzzle of the pistol.

This is the second person she killed with this pistol.And the first one, the Yankee soldier who fell on the steps of Tara.

The author has something to say: Jonathan finally got the dog belt, ah, I’ve been wanting to distribute this bento for a long time.