Wild North America 1846

Chapter 102 Loss
A wave of cavalry charges defeated the US Kentucky Cavalry Regiment. Li Cha raised his 2-meter-long sharp machete and stabbed it into the sky. Unable to suppress the surging blood in his heart, he shouted, "Wan Victory!"

"Victory, victorious, victorious!"

"kill……"

"Kill, kill, kill!"

The cuirassiers shouted emotionally in unison, brandished their sabers to vent their passion, and instigated their mounts to slow down.

The weapon in the commander's hand is raised high, in the style of raising fire to the sky, representing the order for all cavalry to slow down.

After killing the lineup of the US Kentucky Cavalry Regiment, the US military camp has clearly appeared in front of us. The distance is no more than 1 kilometer, and it is several kilometers long across the Gobi Desert, like a prehistoric giant entrenched.

"All soldiers are loaded and ready to fight."

after the order

All the cuirassiers put their swords back into their sheaths immediately, pulled out the Colt 1846 heavy cavalry revolver from the pouch on the right front of the saddle, opened the wheel shaft, and loaded one after another fixed bullets into it...

Li Cha is riding his horse at the front of the queue at this time. He is wearing a breastplate that is different from ordinary cavalry. It is a long and thick version of the golden breastplate customized by the system, which can well cover the neck and upper body. , with white flying feathers on the helmet, holding a 2-meter-long snowy long knife upside down with one hand, staring ahead with a pair of sharp eyes, with a murderous intent on his face.

His gaze pierced through the darkness before dawn, and keenly saw several huge gaps in the circular array formed by the carriages in the dotted stove fires of the US military camp.

A dangerous smile appeared on Li Cha's face...

These defensive loopholes, the drivers of the early-rising baggage carriage team fed the mules, then harnessed the four-wheeled carriages and led them away, and each returned to its team, thus forming several large gaps in the circular array.

At this time, the U.S. infantry was eating with guns on their backs. After eating, the whole team would set out, and they were in a period of excessive chaos.

The cavalry was disturbed four or five times that night, there was heavy thunder and little rain, and there was no other loss except for a few empty shots.

This has caused the US military to slack off from the generals to the soldiers, subconsciously thinking;

It was just another innocuous harassment.

In addition, the sky is getting brighter, all the soldiers are ready to go, and the strong Kentucky Cavalry has already attacked, what can happen?
In the U.S. military camp, it was time to eat and eat, it was time to set up cars, it was time to organize equipment, and it was time to patrol. No one was vigilant against the cuirassiers of the Tang Dynasty approaching the camp.

Thanks to the gloomy sky, the US military camp could see the cavalry that was gradually approaching, but they couldn't tell the enemy from the enemy. They thought it was the KFC cavalry that had driven the enemy back.

"Hey, man, do you think our Kentucky cavalry can catch those little rats?"

"I don't care about that, I care about when I can stop drinking these goddamn vegetable soups. I miss my mother's creamy mushroom corn chowder at home. It's so delicious."

"Come on, don't be weak like a bitch. You are now a soldier who is going to conquer those Indians. Oh, by the way, can you get 10 dollars for their scalps?"

"Raul, you have to ask the officer, don't you think it's strange? Why were there so many gunshots just now?"

"What's so strange about this is that the cavalry regiment is also equipped with muskets, but many cavalrymen think that thing is not easy to use, and they prefer to use sabers to solve problems."

"Then these gunshots..."

"Don't ask me Raul, oh my God, is that our cavalry?"

The soldiers on the periphery of the U.S. carriage circle looked suspiciously, and saw a group of cavalry getting closer and faster in the hazy early morning night.

Even a fool would know that these cavalrymen have bad intentions.

But the U.S. soldiers could neither see the shiny saber nor the clothes of the cavalry who were rushing all the way. The dark sky greatly affected their sight, which made the judgment of these U.S. soldiers a little slow.

It wasn't until the charging cuirassiers of the Tang Kingdom approached within a range of more than 100 meters that they could clearly see the difference in the clothes of the cavalry.

After a short moment of panic, these peripheral soldiers shouted hoarsely; "Oh, God, it's the enemy cavalry, those Easterners are coming..."

Then these American soldiers fled around like a nest exploded, accompanied by the sound of gunshots like a shower, countless blood sprayed on these American soldiers in the camp, screaming and being knocked to the ground .

Li Cha led the cuirassiers and rushed into the gap in the circular formation. The shiny long knife in his hand swung a bloody alley like cutting melons and vegetables. Stampede and chop up.

For a while, the chaos became a pot of porridge.

The cuirassiers of the Tang Kingdom came so fast, so fierce, and so caught off guard, they stomped on them savagely like an elephant breaking into a porcelain shop.

These people belonged to the U.S. infantry camp, and they were suddenly attacked. The cuirassiers who rushed into the camp were immediately divided into two. Hugging his head and running like a mouse.

During the period, there were sporadic gunshots, and a small number of infantry commanders tried to gather soldiers to resist, but were soon dispersed by the heavy cavalry who came up fiercely.

These cavalry not only slashed and killed fiercely all the way, but also set fires everywhere, forcing many American soldiers to escape outside the circle, and there was chaos everywhere.

This is not over yet
Just five or six minutes later, a larger group of light cavalry broke into the US military camp, burned and killed them wantonly, and fired rockets, igniting more logistics carriages.

After being frightened, many mules and horses dragged the carriage and ran wildly, which further aggravated the chaos.

The chaos was contained after more than 10 minutes. General Frank Gilhoury led the remaining two cavalry regiments to the rescue, and called the fleeing infantry to form an array.

Unexpectedly, these cavalrymen of the Tang Kingdom didn't bother, they immediately retreated at the touch of a touch, quickly left the US military circle battlefield, and galloped away to the depths of the Gobi Desert.

At this moment, General Frank Gilhoury looked at the messy American camp and was about to go crazy with anger. With red eyes, he personally led the two cavalry regiments to pursue them all the way.

After entering the depths of the Gobi Desert, he was horrified to find that the two cavalry of the Tang Kingdom fleeing all the way in front had gathered, and the total number had reached nearly 800 cavalry.

while in front
There are still countless cavalry responding, and the galloping horses set off a large cloud of sand and dust. It is estimated that there are only a few more.

The speed of the Tang Kingdom's cavalry in front had slowed down, and it seemed that they were going to join forces, and the overall force had clearly gained the upper hand.

The total number of the two cavalry regiments in the hands of General Frank Gilhoury is more than 1300. Compared with the two, General Frank Gilhoury wisely chose to slow down and turn around, and return to the camp to clean up the mess first.

Li Cha had already gained a lot from this battle, and after fighting all night, the main force of the cavalry was exhausted physically and mentally, so he chose to stop as soon as he saw it, and led his troops back to the secret camp in the mountain collar more than ten kilometers away to recuperate.

At this time, it was about [-]:[-] in the morning, and the sky was bright.

When General Frank Gilhoury returned to the Gobi desert camp, he saw a mess. More than 240 mules, horses and carts were still burning. .

farther away
There are pieces of remains of soldiers and horses of the Kentucky Cavalry Regiment one after another, and the strong smell of blood permeates, adding a tragic atmosphere to the Gobi Desert out of thin air.

The equipment of the dead soldiers of the KFC Cavalry Regiment had already been confiscated, and the remaining intact horses were also taken away by the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom. There was only a post-war mess left on the scene, telling the story of the fierce battle.

Counting the losses, General Frank Gilhoury almost spit out a mouthful of old blood;
More than 630 officers and soldiers of the Kentucky Cavalry Regiment were wiped out, and more than 20 cavalrymen were also lost. This caused the number of cavalrymen in the expeditionary force to drop sharply from 2000 to more than 1350, with a loss of 1/3 of the troops and a severe blow to morale.

The infantry suffered even more serious losses. In less than 10 minutes of crazy slashing and ramming, more than 1370 American federal infantrymen were killed or injured, of which nearly 900 were killed, many of whom were deeply trampled to death by war horses.

Especially frightening are;

A gold-armored general rushing to the front held a sharp Daguan knife and slashed wildly all the way. More than a hundred people died in his hands alone, and no one could beat him.

Someone recognized him. This person is the "Mad King" Li Cha of the Tang Kingdom. He is like a god and demon from hell.

The more serious loss was the logistical equipment. The more than 160 four-wheeled carriages near the cavalry camp were better, and basically suffered no losses. A few mules and horses were frightened and quickly stopped, either killed or forcibly subdued , can be ignored.

The more than 600 four-wheeled heavy-duty carriages in the infantry camp were miserable. According to rough statistics, more than 270 carriages were completely destroyed, 84 carriages were partially lost, and more than 20 carriages were dragged away by frightened mules and horses. Disappeared in the depths of the Gobi.

Based on such a calculation, more than half of the carriages in the infantry camp were lost, and 3/5 of the supplies were lost. The supplies that could have lasted half a month's combat could now at best last a week.

Total of two phases;

The loss of troops was about 2000, including 1350 cavalry, 3700 infantry, and more than 600 artillery.

Fortunately, the 32 Napoleon cannons towed by the artillery regiment were very strong, and the enemy cavalry was difficult to destroy in a hurry. They were completely preserved, and the shells, gunpowder and personnel did not suffer any losses.

In his heartache, General Frank Gilhouli immediately ordered that more than 300 baggage carriages accompanying the army were completely lost. A total of 677 coachmen, carpenters and leather makers accompanying the army were all recruited into the army immediately to supplement the current loss of troops.

The infantry strength was supplemented to 4377, plus more than 480 lightly and severely wounded, the total strength was restored to 4857, which was not much different from the original 5000.

The materials were burned as soon as they were burned, and the important logistics town of Denver was burned to nothing, this cannot be replenished.

(End of this chapter)