Wild North America 1846

Chapter 103 Logistics supply is a big problem
secret camp

"Brilliant job guys, I'm so proud of you guys for a great job hahahaha..."

Li Cha stood in the middle of the clearing in the dense forest, looking up to the sky and laughing. Dozens of officers stood in a circle around him, and everyone was in high spirits.

The hearty victory this morning gave the armored cavalry of the Tang Kingdom full confidence, greatly inspired their fighting spirit, and forged stronger fighting power in the blood and fire.

The army of the Tang Kingdom matured rapidly in the baptism of war.

Major Gao Shiheng, the deputy head of the San Francisco Cuirassiers Regiment, took a step forward jokingly, cupped his fists and saluted, and said, "Your Majesty, I think it's appropriate to be brave enough to chase after the poor bandits, and give him another shot while the U.S. military is suffering heavy losses." Yes, it will completely break the US military's will to fight."

"We second the proposal."

"Your Majesty, please issue an order. Today, I will trample the barracks of the ghosts to the ground and take the enemy's head and dedicate it to the steps, so that we can demonstrate our illustrious martial arts."

All the officers were in high spirits. This victory made them burst with confidence, and they took the initiative to ask for a fight.

"You don't want to be dazzled by the victory. The Yankees are not defeated so easily, so you should be cautious." Li Cha shook his head, and poured cold water on the group of officers.

Seeing the dissatisfied expressions on some people's faces, he slowly explained; "The current comparison of the total strength of the enemy and us is still dominated by the US military, which cannot be blindly optimistic.

If the battlefield is open head-on, the U.S. military also has 32 Napoleon cannons to help out, and both infantry and artillery have an overwhelming advantage.The strength of the cavalry is not inferior to our army.

Under the reckless struggle, it is inevitable to suffer heavy casualties.

Even though our army won one or two victories, it did not change the overall disadvantage of the battle situation.

Now the U.S. military is a frightened wolf. Although it is injured, it still has the power to counterattack. It is not the best policy to attack rashly.

The advantage of time is on our side. As long as we can hold back the pace of the US military going south and minimize our own losses, we will achieve our ultimate goal.

A light cavalry brigade of our army went out to the east to cut off the US transportation line. Two cavalry squadrons were attached to the [-]st and [-]nd Denver Infantry Regiments. In addition to the loss of about [-] cavalry in the early morning battle, the available cavalry strength was less than a thousand. People, the military strength is extremely tight.

How can such a force defeat the US military in a frontal battlefield?
If one move is not careful, it will be taken advantage of by the enemy.

Remember, we cannot afford to take too many casualties.Even if most of the U.S. military is wiped out, and our army is too damaged, it is still a failure. "

Speaking of here
Li Cha's expression turned severe, and he glanced at the officers, only to see that they all lowered their heads in shame, no longer blindly asking for a fight.

Li Cha nodded secretly in his heart;

It is a good thing that the morale of the officers under him is high, but due to lack of experience, it is inevitable that they will drift away when they win a battle, and they will be depressed when they lose a battle. Their emotions fluctuate violently, and they appear immature.

The army of the Tang Kingdom is a new army, and the officers are generally inexperienced. They need to be tempered repeatedly in the war to become steel.

Although the upper limit of these officers is not high, they are loyal and reliable, able to listen to criticism, and they can still achieve something after a lot of experience.

Li Cha's expression immediately turned relaxed, which made all the officers feel that the pressure on their bodies was greatly relieved.

The impression of His Majesty the King's invincible power was deeply rooted in everyone's hearts. Looking at it with sharp eyes, it really made people feel chills running down their backs, and they were too cowardly to speak out.

Li Cha said in a calm tone;
"The top priority is to intensify the military training of the Denver [-]st and [-]nd regiments. After a week, I will take them to the battlefield to see their blood.

Therefore, the rest of you, when you have no military missions, go to the training camp more often, and urge these soldiers to train strictly and not slack off.

The current main task is undertaken by the light cavalry brigade, which will continue to attack in squadrons or brigades in turn, constantly harassing the US military, mainly at night, making them uncomfortable day and night.

There were no combat missions for these three days, and the troops were fully rested.

Hmm... let's see.

Captain Zheng Xiaoqi came out..."

"Humble position." Captain Zheng Xiaoqi immediately stood up, bowed and clasped his fists in salute and replied.

"Order you to lead the third battalion of the rangers in the headquarters, and escort the redundant horses, carts, and wounded and sick back to the Rio Rancho Fortress tomorrow. And pass on our military order; order the rear to quickly select 1500 elite soldiers and start cavalry training. There must be no mistakes. "

"Honestly obey orders."

"Well, then prepare separately. Unload all the materials on the four-wheeled carriage, and only carry some fodder on the way home, and evacuate the wounded and sick for treatment. The army must travel lightly, so let's do it now."

Li Cha waved his hand, and all the officers dispersed after clasping their fists and saluting. They were busy reorganizing the troops, unloading cargo, or ordering to attack, harassing the American troops in turn.

As expected

After the U.S. military suffered heavy losses in the early morning, they were afraid of repeating the same mistakes. After hastily cleaned up, they simply buried the dead, so that they could leave the camp at [-] o'clock in the afternoon and head for Denver all the way.

After a journey of more than 60 kilometers, the U.S. military did not arrive at the outskirts of Denver until about one o'clock in the morning. They chose an open river bend to tie in the carriage formation and camped on the spot.

This night

The U.S. military camp was harassed several times by cavalrymen from the Kingdom of Tang, who set fire to more than [-] carriages with rockets. Gunshots rang out sporadically all night until the early hours of the morning.

The poor American army has been exhausted physically and mentally for the past few days, and they haven't even set up a tent. Every soldier is sleeping on the grass wrapped in a blanket and holding a gun. When he hears the gunshots, he gets up and guards, and then faces the dark outside indiscriminately. Fired the gun to vent his anger.

The cavalry of the Tang Kingdom set fire to Denver on July 7, beat the U.S. military on July 11, and harassed the U.S. military continuously from July 7 to 12. They often chose at night to scare the U.S. troops so that they could not sleep at night, leaving a heavy psychological shadow .

Everyone saw the tragedy of Denver. The originally prosperous town of [-] people was replaced by charred ruins in an instant, and the ashes of the burned plants were as thick as a palm.

At night, when the wind blows from the Gobi Desert, it raises a fluttering rain of vegetation and ash, as if the call of the undead is extremely miserable.

As soon as the U.S. military camp got up overnight, it would be covered with a thick layer of black ash, so that the soldiers' faces and bodies were covered with ashes. It was unknown whether it was plant ash or bone ashes, but it was quite permeable anyway.

but no way

In order to camp near the water source, the U.S. military could only choose this open river bend not far from Denver, and arranged a large number of people to cut down trees, and worked hard to build a camp with a circumference of about 1600 meters for use as a military camp.

Between the camp and the river, two wooden fences are used to form a large horse fence for a total of more than 2600 mules and horses.

7/16

General Frank Gilhoury of the U.S. Army sent a cavalry regiment of 700 cavalry and a musketeer regiment of more than 460 people to escort more than 860 four-wheeled carriages eastward, with the goal of Kansas City [-] kilometers away.

All the four-wheeled carriages on this trip returned empty and only carried part of the forage. The soldiers of the Detroit Musketeers all rode in the carriages and traveled very fast along the way.

The news spread back to the secret valley camp of the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty, more than 50 kilometers north of Denver, causing an uproar.

Many officers couldn't bear to ask for a fight one after another, but was rejected by Li Cha with a calm expression, he said with confidence;

"Don't worry, wait until they return with a full load of supplies. I want to see what good things the Yankees will send? We will rely on them for future supplies."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone immediately burst into laughter, and they immediately understood His Majesty's plan in their hearts.

I have to admire that the king is much smarter than everyone present.

The US military's logistics supplies are in short supply, and the military supplies of the Datang Kingdom hidden in the secret valley base are not going anywhere. Soldiers often hunt gazelle and bison around to supplement food needs.

This is a long and narrow valley oasis, the area is not large, surrounded by large areas of desolate plateau Gobi and desert, rarely see bison herds, only some American bighorn sheep herds, probably a group of twenty or thirty head.

It didn't take long, and it was basically wiped out.

It is no easy task to maintain an army of more than 4300 people (including captured white coachmen).

For this reason, on July 7, Li Cha ordered Zheng Xiaoqi's Third Brigade of Rangers to escort 13 four-wheeled heavy-duty carriages, more than 700 horses, more than 1600 wounded, and 110 white prisoners who also served as carriage drivers. On the way back to the south, the goal is the town of Rio Nanqiao, 700 kilometers away (the secret camp is located more than 50 kilometers south of Denver, closer to the south).

Counting the days, it's almost time to arrive.

the reason for this

In order to relieve the pressure on the logistics supply of the secret camp in the valley, the light cavalry resumed the configuration of one man and two horses, and the heavy cavalry resumed the configuration of one man and three horses. All the extra horses were sent back to the rear to reduce the logistical pressure.

Even so, the remaining materials are only enough for 10 days.

Just like what General Frank Gilhouli had in mind, Richard pinned all his hopes on the supplies that the U.S. military was about to deliver.

After all, the Datang Kingdom's logistics strength is weak, and it is difficult to provide long-term expeditionary operations more than 700 kilometers away, so it has become a last resort to eat at the enemy.

In Richard's plan;
I also considered the long-distance military plan to attack Kansas City, but finally had to give up because of insufficient troops and too many risks.

After a short period of fighting, the number of cavalry in Richard's hands was reduced to less than 1300, and he did not dare to take the risk of going deep without destroying General Frank Gilhouli's troops.

Once the Denver unit of the U.S. Army goes south desperately and storms the southern towns with a force of mourners, it may successively break through Fort Rio Rancho and Fort Gallup, thereby gaining a valuable respite.

Such serious consequences cannot be borne by the fragile Datang Kingdom.Even if the possibility is less than [-]%, Li Cha can't take the risk.

The less than 1300 cavalry in his hands are the last mobile combat force in the entire kingdom, and they must not be consumed in fighting with the US military.

In the final analysis, the capital in hand is too little.

Richard's judgment has been verified. General Frank of the United States has indeed urgently recruited the coachman and carpenter who accompanied the army into the army to make up for the losses in the previous battle.

If he hadn't completely wiped out Denver's scourge, the US military might be more powerful than before. If you lose one point of blood, you can make up for two points of blood, and if you take out two points of blood, you can make up for four points of blood, and become a monster that can never be defeated. Oops.

(End of this chapter)