Wild North America 1846

Chapter 108 Endless Unwillingness

Two days later

around five o'clock in the afternoon

A meandering American army was walking on the hot and dry Gobi Desert. The soldiers walked on foot, and everyone looked exhausted.

This U.S. army has no less than 200 four-wheeled carriages, most of which need to carry ammunition for two heavy artillery regiments, and a small part carry forage, and the soldiers can only walk.

General Frank Gilhoury rode on a tall and strong Perche horse, a snow-white French thoroughbred horse with a height of 1.83 meters and a weight of more than 950 kilograms. It has a strong bearing capacity.

On the general's weather-beaten face, the wrinkles are as deep as knives and axes, and the gray-blue eyes are full of solemn expressions. The elusive cavalry of the Tang Kingdom, led by the mad king, have repeatedly dealt heavy blows to the US military. .

The U.S. military is in the open, and the army of the Tang Kingdom is in the dark.

The dominance of the war was always in the hands of the Mad King, and General Frank Gilhoury felt like a clumsy boxer who repeatedly missed his opponent's blows without doing him any harm.

This bad feeling made General Frank Gilhoury feel even more gloomy.

Since receiving an urgent report from the escaped US cavalry four days ago, this feeling of being led by the nose by the enemy has become even worse.

At this point in the situation, there are three options before General Frank Gilhooly;
One, continue to stand still and stick to the camp.

This is the most passive way to deal with it. Considering that wheat, black beans, food and other materials are exhausted, mules and horses have been slaughtered in the camp for many days, a large amount of logistical supplies are urgently needed, and there is no prerequisite for standing guard. This way of coping is the first to be eliminated.

The second is to divide the troops again, forming a rapid reinforcement force with more than 640 cavalry and some elite soldiers, and quickly approaching the supply troops under Lieutenant Colonel Harry Frazier, trying to break the blockade of the Tang Kingdom cavalry.

The advantage of this is that the speed of action is fast, and the main force of the heavy artillery regiment and infantry stay in the Denver camp to avoid the pain of running around.

The disadvantages are also very obvious;
If this small-scale reinforcement troop is not done well, it will become fat in the mouth of the mad king. Not only will it fail to achieve the purpose of reinforcement, but it will be defeated one by one.

Third, abandon the Denver camp and go all out to the east. This is the safest and slowest way.

In the end, General Frank Gilhooli chose to play it safe.

After marching for three days, General Frank Gilhouli took out his gold pocket watch to check the time. It was past five o'clock in the afternoon, and he was still more than 36 kilometers away from the Hugo area.

In other words, march about 115 kilometers in three days.

An anxious look appeared on General Frank Gilhoury's face. The march with the artillery was too slow.

This section of the Gobi road with pits and pits has not been repaired, and the heavy artillery truck will sink into the gravel pit from time to time, wasting a lot of time.

At this speed, it will take at least six or seven hours to reach Hugo Oasis, which is too slow.

at this time
A sharp police whistle sounded from ahead, and dozens of American cavalry came galloping on horseback. A large cloud of smoke and dust swept up behind them. The sound of horseshoes made the entire Gobi Desert tremble.

This time

However, General Frank Gilhouli was terrified, and a series of orders were issued hastily, and the US troops immediately moved into action.

The exhausted soldiers ran forward under the command of the commander, and the original march that stretched for several kilometers shrank rapidly, gradually changing from a longitudinal march to a horizontal battle formation.

The gun carriages of the Army Heavy Artillery Regiment were pushed forward and lined up in a row, with their black muzzles pointing directly at the enemy, while the wagon convoy was concentrated at the rear.

After more than 20 minutes of busy work, the battle deployment was barely completed.

What is strange is that the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom on the opposite side did not continue to attack, but stood on the sidelines and watched coldly, watching the US troops gather like hedgehogs, as if they were facing a big enemy.

These arrogant cavalrymen of the Tang Kingdom pointed at the U.S. troops and laughed loudly from time to time. Some people even got off their horses and took out their dicks to pee on the U.S. troops. can clearly feel.

Nima, how can this be tolerated?

There are many hot-tempered officers in the U.S. military. At that moment, more than a dozen officers could not bear the humiliation and took the initiative to fight, including Lieutenant Colonel James, the commander of the Missouri Honorary Cavalry.

There are three cavalry regiments under General Frank Gilhoury. The first is the Kentucky Cavalry Regiment led by Lieutenant Colonel McCain. It was wiped out in the late-night raid of the cavalry of the Kingdom of Tang Dynasty 1 days ago. escape.

The second is the Tennessee Cavalry Regiment led by Lieutenant Colonel Harry Frazier, with a total strength of about 2 cavalry.This time, he took on the important task of escorting supplies to Kansas City, and suffered heavy losses in continuous battles, leaving only more than 700 riders.

The third is the Missouri Honorary Cavalry Regiment led by Lieutenant Colonel James. This is a cavalry regiment that has repeatedly made meritorious service in the Texas War of Independence.

This cavalry regiment has fought against the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom several times, most of which were fighting, chasing and even small-scale battles with three to five cavalry.

With a strength of more than 640 cavalry, it is the only cavalry regiment with complete combat effectiveness remaining in the hands of General Frank Gilhoury.

"Your Excellency, I ask you to allow me to lead the cavalry regiment to battle. The warriors of the Missouri Honor Cavalry will use their sabers to teach these Easterners who are hiding in Tibet. I will cut off the head of the mad king with my own hands and kill him Dedicated to the general."

"Lieutenant Colonel Smith, I appreciate your courage very much, but I want to remind you that the enemy is extremely cunning, and you must not chase it too far."

General Frank Gilhoury was also annoyed by the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom. Considering that the enemy cavalry was within the range of the cannons, he still had more than 3800 fully armed infantry in his hands, loaded with bullets and ready to fight at any time , everything is under control.

just hesitate
General Frank Gilhoury agreed to Lieutenant Colonel Smith's request, and sent a cavalry regiment to charge for a while, severely extinguishing the arrogance of the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom.

He didn't know what terrible blow the Kentucky Cavalry regiment had suffered on that twilight morning twenty-one days ago?
General Frank Gilhoury fell into a misunderstanding, which he still believes;

The Kentucky Cavalry was tricked by the enemy, and was annihilated by the ambushing infantry's volley of guns. After all, the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty swept thousands of white people in Denver, so it was impossible to hide such a big news.

The revolver equipped by the American cavalry has an effective killing distance of only 30 to 50 meters. When the cavalry of the two sides confront each other, this distance is almost fleeting, only a few seconds.

If you can't quickly draw your saber to fight, it is almost tantamount to suicide.

Therefore, General Frank Gilhoury never imagined that the Colt 1846 revolver equipped by the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty was so powerful that it could effectively kill the enemy at a distance of 120 meters.

On the Colorado Plateau at about six in the evening, the sky was full of bright fire clouds, and the afterglow of the sun reflected the Gobi Desert into a pale gold, full of magnificent and majestic scenery.

"Forward, American soldiers."

The sound of military music reverberated in the sky, and under the command of the infantry commander, the American soldiers lined up in a line of "one" marched forward with guns in both hands.

At the same time, heavy artillery carriages, dragged by horses, walked in front of the infantry formation.

From both sides of the U.S. infantry formation, more than 640 cavalry from the Missouri Honorary Cavalry Regiment quickly advanced, as if two sharp arrows crossed the infantry formation, and pierced fiercely in the direction of the cavalry of the Kingdom of Tang Dynasty.

The distance between the two sides is about 2 kilometers

After the U.S. army launched an attack, the cavalrymen of the Tang Kingdom got on their horses one after another, and completed the queue change when they instigated the horses to move forward in small steps.

320名胸甲骑兵出现在最前锋第1道战线，以美军150余名俘虏骑兵和两个轻骑兵大队为主的队列排在第2道，兵力约470余骑。

The third line is the main force of the light cavalry, which is composed of three light cavalry brigades belonging to the San Francisco Cuirassier Regiment, with a strength of about 3 cavalry.

The three cavalry fronts present a clear "one" shape. The purpose is to maximize the power of the Colt 1846 revolver and inflict a large number of casualties on the U.S. cavalry.

The two arrows of the Missouri Honorary Cavalry Regiment of the U.S. Army approached each other at high speed and converged when they were less than 1000 yards away from the enemy. They began a cavalry charge and rushed towards the enemy like a tiger.

Its intention is to break through the interception of the cuirassiers and cause serious damage to the enemy.

The U.S. cavalry who were charging ahead pulled out their spears from their horse bags one after another, aimed at the oncoming cuirassiers in front of them, and threw fire at them.

"Clap clap clap..."

Intensive gunshots sounded, and the American cavalry who fired a shot quickly put their spears into their horse bags again, and then drew out their bright sabers and charged wildly.

The scorching bullets roared in, turning over a dozen cuirassiers who had been beaten by the cuirassiers on their backs, rolling and falling off their horses, which caused the cavalry behind to dodge one after another, causing a short-term chaos in the cuirassier formation.

More bullets hit the steel armor of the cuirassier, making a muffled "puff puff" sound. Apart from making the cuirassier stumble for a while, they did not penetrate the steel armor and cause more damage.

The strong defensive power of the heavy steel armor boosted the confidence of the cavalrymen of the Tang Kingdom. When the distance between the cavalry on both sides quickly approached within 300 yards, they pulled out the Colt 1846 revolvers that had already been loaded from their horse bags.

Then he rode his horse and galloped with one hand, held a gun on his chest with the other, stared coldly at the American cavalrymen who were getting closer, and showed a chilling smile.

The cavalry officer of the Tang Kingdom drew out his shining saber, and carefully observed the distance between the two sides while galloping. 200 yards... 150 yards... 120 yards...

When the two sides entered a distance of 120 yards, the commander swung down the saber fiercely and issued an order to focus fire.

in an instant
Bean-popping gunshots rang out continuously, and the cuirassiers charging ahead fired one after another, aiming at the U.S. cavalry and firing non-stop until the six bullets in the guns were emptied.

can see
After the cuirassiers charging at the front emptied the bullets in the revolver, they consciously reined in the horse's reins and forced the horse to slow down. At the same time, they inserted the revolver into the gun pocket in front of the right knee, and then drew out the saber. Ready to fight.

The cuirassiers who lined up behind rushed out, and continued to shoot at the closer American cavalry, causing the enemy to be thrown into chaos.

Fighting during the day, the intensive and deadly firepower is more lethal to the US cavalry.

It can be clearly seen that the US cavalry who charged forward seemed to be punched by an invisible giant, and rolled down one by one in the dense rain of bullets, and their forward momentum was stopped.

The attack momentum of the entire Missouri Honorary Cavalry Regiment was immediately defeated. After the remaining American cavalry collided with the Cuirassier Regiment, the crisp sound of the saber slashing on the steel armor mixed with the dull sound of the blade piercing the flesh was heard frequently. .

The fighting scene could not be seen clearly in the smoke and dust, but more cavalry fell down and were trampled mercilessly by horseshoes.

The collision of light cavalry and heavy cavalry, the result is self-evident, basically tantamount to suicide.

when two horses cross
Basically, there is only one chance to swing a knife, and it is safe to cut it on the steel armor, but it will be a big problem if it is cut on the body!
Either lose your life, or be seriously injured and fall off the horse, or lose an arm or a leg...

When the rest of the cavalry of the Missouri Honorary Cavalry Regiment rushed out of the interception line of the cuirassiers covered in blood, there were less than 640 of the original 350 cavalry.

But their nightmare was not over yet, the second line of light cavalry from the Tang Dynasty came up again at a distance of more than 500 meters, and the distance was getting closer and closer.

At this time, some U.S. cavalrymen were so frightened that they turned their horses' heads and fled to the open space on both sides, hoping to escape.

Most of the remaining cavalry, amidst the hysterical screams of Lieutenant Colonel Smith, could only bite the bullet and charge closely.

Not surprisingly
When they approached a distance of 120 yards, these U.S. cavalry were once again baptized by a dense hail of bullets, and more than 100 cavalry were overturned immediately, and the remaining ones crashed into the light cavalry of the Tang Kingdom to fight...

Just seven or eight minutes
The Missouri Honorary Cavalry was beaten to ashes. Except for most of the places where they were killed on the spot, 86 cavalry surrendered obediently and saved their lives.

General Frank Gilhoury had been through the massacre from beginning to end, dumbfounded.

he can't imagine
How could the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty unleash such fierce firepower on horseback, smashing the U.S. cavalry regiment to ashes.

However, the cold facts were before his eyes. Even if 1 people were unwilling to admit it, General Frank Gilhoury knew that the cavalry force in his hands was completely wiped out.The US military, which is dominated by infantry, is in danger.

"Your Excellency, those despicable Orientals are cleaning the battlefield."

"Cannon, where is the cannon, fire and smash them all." General Frank Gilhoury woke up immediately after the reminder of his officer, and then he yelled loudly; "The artillery stopped advancing immediately. The prospective enemies give me a fierce bombardment, and I will blast them all into hell."

After receiving the order, the U.S. Artillery Regiment immediately led the horses and turned it 180 degrees, pointing the muzzle of the black hole to the front again. In the muzzle, tamp it with a wooden pole.

Finally, the oval shell was loaded from the muzzle, and after a rough aim, the fuze was ignited.

At this time, nearly 10 minutes had passed since the order was issued.

After such a long time, the cavalrymen of the Tang Kingdom had almost finished cleaning the battlefield, and not even the dead horses were left behind. They were tied to the ropes of several horses and dragged away all the way.

"Boom boom boom..."

The sound of cannons rang continuously, and the hot shells were thrown fiercely towards the battlefield 1600 yards away. The remaining cavalrymen of the Tang Kingdom were startled and ran away quickly.

The shells splashed a cloud of smoke and dust on the Gobi Desert, but it was lonely. After the victory, the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom cheered and waved their sabers, just wandering two or three kilometers away.

General Frank Gilhoury ordered the infantry to move on with a livid face, and arrived at a messy battlefield 20 minutes later. There was nothing left except the messy wreckage of soldiers from the Missouri Honorary Cavalry Regiment.

The sabers, revolvers, kettles and leather boots equipped by the cavalry were all stripped off, leaving only corpses lying in disorder on the Gobi desert, telling endless unwillingness.

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