Wild North America 1846

Chapter 110

"Today is a good day!" Li Cha said while eating jerky with a smile.

Liu Wu is from Qingyuan, Guangdong. He could understand what His Majesty said, and replied jokingly; "Yes, Your Majesty, it was posted again and again on August 8th. It is a good sign that God blesses you!"

"Hehe, I hope your auspicious words come true, and you are alive again. Everyone is ready to attack."

Li Cha's sharp eyes saw a dozen small black dots appearing in the distance. They were rangers sent by the U.S. military to guard. He walked down from the hidden high place on the hill and waved his hands to signal everyone to prepare for battle.

Hidden behind this hill is a squadron of cavalry, including ten cuirassiers and 61 light cavalry, responsible for destroying small groups of American rangers.

They are not in a hurry, they are sitting here quietly waiting for the rabbit.

If the dozen or so U.S. Rangers did not find the ambush and continued westward all the way, they could attack calmly and cut off the escape route of these U.S. Rangers to the east. After the formation formed, they chased westward and farther.

If these guys hit damn it and come straight to the hiding place, then the ambushing cavalry suddenly appeared and charged, and the battle could be easily resolved.

At this time, the sky was already bright, about 6:30, and there was a cool breeze on the Gobi Desert.

Judging from the footsteps of the US military horse convoy, the distance should not be far, that is, five or six kilometers away.

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This group of U.S. cavalry charged straight over. When they were approaching the hill, a large group of Tang Kingdom cavalry rushed out from the sides and top of the hill, and rushed towards the U.S. cavalry. At this time, the distance between the two sides was not enough. 400 yards.

The leading general came galloping on horseback with a golden helmet and armor holding a 2-meter-long shiny machete.

This man was the crazy King Li Cha who had made the U.S. army fearful. He yelled and rushed into the U.S. cavalry squad.

In the fearful eyes of the U.S. cavalry, as soon as the two sides made contact, the long knife in Li Cha's hand flashed like thunder, faster than lightning, and easily split the bodies of the two U.S. soldiers into two and cut them off under the horse.

Such an invincible power, as irresistible as a demon god, frightened the American cavalry, who lost their sabers and raised their hands to surrender.

The battle comes fast and ends fast.

In just two or three minutes, 3 U.S. cavalrymen were killed and 16 injured, and the rest obediently raised their hands as prisoners.

After simply cleaning the battlefield and burying the corpse with sand, the cavalry hidden here quickly returned to the back of the hill and continued to wait for the rabbit.

40 minutes later
about 7:10 am
A large number of people and horses of the US military convoy appeared on the skyline. After a quarter of an hour, the distance was getting closer and closer, and the long carriage team could not be seen at a glance.

Walking at the front of the line was the 2nd Virginia Musketeers. They all rode in empty carriages, and each of them was crowded with more than 20 people, so the marching speed was quite fast.

This should be attributed to the road construction team in the United States. The six-meter-wide road between Kansas City and Burlington has taken shape after the hard work of the road construction workers. The top is fast and smooth.

There were long-distance telegraph wires arranged neatly along the way, but the telegraph wires had disappeared, and the telephone poles were burned into black charcoal piles one after another, all of which were destroyed.

The road from Burlington to Denver has not been built yet, there is only a winding carriageway, and it is much more difficult for the carriages to travel, and the speed cannot be increased.

Just as the U.S. military convoy was moving forward, it was suddenly discovered that a large number of enemy soldiers appeared about 1.2 kilometers ahead, and sharp police whistles immediately rang out.

The soldiers of the [-]st and [-]nd Regiments of the Denver Infantry lined up neatly, carrying flintlock muskets, and under the leadership of the commander, they formed a horizontal "one" battle formation, blocking the way of the US military carriage convoy.

At the same time as the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty appeared, the soldiers of the 2nd Virginia Musketeer Regiment of the U.S. Army quickly got off the carriage and assembled under the commander's command, also forming a "one" battle formation.

And at this time

Lieutenant Colonel Ernie Shore, commander of the 2nd Virginia Musketeers, looked very ugly and regretted it in his heart.

But it was already too late, he couldn't retreat when the enemy soldiers were pressing down on the border, so he could only bite the bullet and push forward.

At this time, you can see the ingenuity of Li Cha's use of troops.

In front of the U.S. Army, more than a thousand soldiers from the Second Virginia Musketeer Regiment had no choice but to bite the bullet and face 2200 soldiers from the Tang Dynasty. The two sides approached with guns to the sound of drums, and a bloody battle was inevitable.

Behind the U.S. military, there are more than 760 four-wheeled carriages, each with two armed coachmen. The entire convoy stretches for several kilometers, and the beginning and the end cannot echo each other.

What can these more than 1520 armed coachmen do?

They could only watch in horror as the cavalrymen of the Tang Kingdom rushed towards the Gobi battlefield sweeping smoke and dust.

Threatened by the cavalrymen of the Tang Kingdom who suddenly appeared with swords and guns, the coachman could only obediently throw away his weapon and choose to surrender.

Those who stubbornly resisted were killed without any surprise, and almost didn't turn up a single blister.

on the battlefield

Amidst the roaring drums, the neat formations of the American and Tang infantry marched towards each other, the distance getting closer and closer.

From the pale faces of these white infantrymen, one can see the strong uneasiness in their hearts.

but there is no way
The fierce cavalry of the supervisory team behind them held sharp sabers in their hands. Anyone who dared to leave the ranks would rush forward without any explanation and beheaded on the spot. There was no mercy.

When the distance between the two sides was about 300 yards, the soldiers of the 2nd Virginia Musketeers, under the command of the commander, stopped the advance first, and then pointed their guns at the front in unison.

"Fire..." Lieutenant Colonel Ernie Shore swung down the command knife fiercely.

Immediately, there was the sound of gunshots like bursting beans in the US military formation. The naked eye could see thick bluish-black gunpowder smoke floating up in clusters, and hot bullets were shot out densely like rain.

The soldiers in the first platoon of the Denver Infantry [-]nd Regiment who were walking ahead, many of them burst out with eye-catching blood immediately, and the creepy sound of "puff, puff" continued to be heard, which was the sound of bullets tearing flesh The sound of death.

standing time

Dozens of people fell down in the first row, some were killed on the spot, while others let out heart-piercing howls of pain, painting the entire battlefield with a bloody and cruel color.

The first round of concentrated fire by the U.S. Army caused many gaps in the neat formation of the Datang Kingdom. The soldiers in the rear silently took two steps forward to fill in the gaps, and then continued to move forward mechanically.

If you go back, you will die, but if you go forward, there is still a sliver of life.

The Second Virginia Musketeers of the U.S. Army lined up in two rows. After the first row fired, the second row silently crossed the front, and then under the command of the commander, they aimed their guns and fired...

This round of guns caused more than 110 casualties of the soldiers of the Tang Kingdom, but it also emptied the bullets in the guns of the Second Virginia Musketeers, losing the ability to attack again.

They can only stand in place and follow the steps to load the bullets, clean the gun chamber, load the fixed gunpowder pack from the muzzle, pull out the long wooden pole and tamp it, then take out the lead bullet and stuff it into the gun chamber, and then use the long wooden pole to tamp it .

Under the pressure of the enemy on the opposite side, the huge pressure caused many American soldiers to make mistakes in loading bullets on the battlefield. custom gunpowder packs,

Bearing the sacrifice of two rounds of gunfire, the 2nd Denver Musketeers, under the command of Captain George Rabiot, continued to move forward for more than 60 meters, and then stopped.

"Gun level, ready, fire."

In the terrified look of the American soldiers, the soldiers of the Denver Second Regiment opened fire intensively, pouring a rain of hot death bullets at the enemy.

Due to the closer distance, the platoon gun strikes were more deadly. After this round of salvo, more than 140 people fell on the US military platoon, and the originally neat queue became sparse.

Similarly, a row of American soldiers in the back silently took two steps forward, filling the vacancy in the first row, but what made their scalps tingle was that the soldiers of the Datang Kingdom raised their platoon guns again.

"Clap clap clap clap..."

After the bean-popping gunshots rang out, the first row of U.S. troops that had just been filled fell down again, uneven like a dog's teeth.

However, the fear of the US military is not over yet, because the soldiers of the Datang Kingdom in the third row raised their guns in unison, which means that the rain of death bullets is about to strike again.

Many American soldiers were so frightened that they threw away their rifles with a scream, turned around and ran away regardless.

Panic spread rapidly like a plague, and the American soldiers collapsed on the spot.

"Clap clap clap clap..."

The dense gunshots like popping beans still rang out, and countless blood flowers exploded on the chests, lower abdomen, legs and backs of American soldiers. The soldiers who were hit fell limply to the ground, while the rest fought their way. and flee.

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Lieutenant Colonel Harry Frazier closed his eyes sadly, he knew that everything was over, and any resistance was futile.

But he quickly opened his eyes again, his eyes filled with despair, and he drew out the shining saber from his waist and roared, "Warriors of the Tennessee Cavalry, come with me!"

Under his leadership, among the less than 240 remaining cavalry, sixty or seventy cavalry roared and rushed out, while the rest of the cavalry smiled wryly and dropped their weapons, obediently dismounted and surrendered.

Lieutenant Colonel Harry Frazie's charge was greeted by nearly 300 heavy cavalry from the San Francisco Cuirassiers, an act of suicide.

Li Cha took the lead and rushed to the forefront. The long knife in his hand danced a shiny knife wheel, killing six cavalry in a row like chopping melons and vegetables, and then swiped back with the blade, killing Harry Frazier. The lieutenant colonel fainted.

At the moment when the two horses cross each other
With a lightning strike, Li Cha pulled Lieutenant Colonel Harry Frazier off his horse, rode forward with one hand for more than 150 meters, and then threw it to the ground.

This is Li Cha's love for talents, and he intentionally spared his life.

Although this battle that came to fruition had cost more than 300 casualties, Li Cha was very satisfied. If he could subdue this American general whom he had his eyes on, it would be a perfect ending.

(End of this chapter)