Wild North America 1846

Chapter 122 Bloodbath of Minneapolis
Minneapolis

Here is the capital of Minnesota, Minneapolis was originally established in 1821 near St. Anthony Falls on the Mississippi River.

Later, the number of immigrants gradually increased, forming the village of St. Anthony on the east bank.

With the expansion of the city and its gradual development towards the west bank, economic activities are mainly based on the use of waterfall hydraulic power and the development of wood processing industry.

Along the surging Mississippi River, there are 17 hydraulic sawmills in Minneapolis alone. A large amount of timber is processed and floated down the river. It is an important timber supply base in the northern United States and the Great Lakes region.

Mid 19th century
With the immigration and development of the United States to the Midwest, animal husbandry and wheat planting in the Great Plains have reached a considerable scale, making Minneapolis, located between the two major agricultural areas, develop into a processing center for agricultural and livestock products, and has the reputation of "Flour City". reputation.

Timber and flour are the two largest economic outputs of Minneapolis, accounting for more than [-]% of the entire city.

By the end of 1846, the population of Minneapolis had exceeded 5. Among the cities around the Great Lakes, both population and economic scale were far lower than star industrial towns such as Chicago, Detroit, and Grand Rapids. Industry-based Minnesota is still second to none.

now in this city
Black smoke billowed up, and the cavalrymen of the Tang Kingdom galloped past with sabers in their hands, yelling loudly, and drove the population of the town to the street. Anyone who dared to disobey would be smashed to the ground without hesitation.

This beautiful northern riverside city fell into an unprecedented military disaster.

The cavalry of the Tang Dynasty came so suddenly that the whole city fell without any resistance at all. Dozens of well-dressed and elegant people were hanged in front of the city council. Business owner and police chief of fame.

Their bodies swayed in the wind, adding a terrifying aura.

Standing on the steps of the city council, Richard glanced around coldly. The small square in front of the church was already full of 4-wheeled carriages. full of goods.

There is a complete set of silver tableware, china, lace curtains and various clothes obtained from the raids, weapons and production tools, bacon sausages and kitchen utensils, wall clocks, etc., which are fully loaded.

There are more than 2700 four-wheeled carriages gathered in the whole city. Li Cha once promised that whoever snatches them will get them.

This greatly stimulated the wolf nature of the cavalry under their command. They rushed into the white homes with knives and guns in their hands, and their enthusiasm for burning, killing and looting was unprecedentedly high, and the whole city was tossed into a miasma.

Richard wanted to turn the 6000 Chinese cavalry into bandits, rub off their meekness and humility, stimulate the blood and wolf nature of the soldiers, and bring more serious war disasters to the cities and towns in the hinterland of the United States.

No matter how strong a wolf is, its damage is limited.

And 6000 wolves swarmed up, and they could cause terrible damage to the city in a short time.

river bank

Countless bags of flour were piled up here, and the white captives who were guarded by swords and guns opened the bags one by one and poured the snow-white flour into the river.

This caused a large cloud of powder mist to rise from the river, and everyone who stuck to their bodies turned into a white dough person. Large areas of white appeared on the surface of the rushing Mississippi River, which were poured flour.

For the Datang Kingdom, all materials that could not be taken away had to be destroyed, the timber processing plant and flour mill equipment were all destroyed, and then burned.

"Let's get started, don't dawdle and waste time." Li Cha gave an order with a wave of his hand.

"Of order, Your Majesty." A long row of officers below replied in unison, saluting, and then quickly split up.

after the order

The fierce cavalry dragged and dragged the white women apart, and white women from 14 years old to 26 years old were circled separately, and these women were brought back to Denver as trophies.

Your Majesty has said it; everyone gets a daughter-in-law and a cow.

not long
As many as 1.4 white women were separated, and only the old, weak, women, children and men remained on the other side. Many men resisted angrily and were killed on the spot by sabers and muskets.

After a few hundred people have died, the job can be done.

Then these white women are stuffed into the carriage, and there are many white women who can drive the carriage, leaving a little space behind the driver's seat, and each carriage can also accommodate two or three women.

The rest of the able-bodied women either followed the carriage, or hung it on the tail of the carriage, or climbed onto the high pile of goods, and were driven to the southwest.

A long procession of carriages came to the outside of the city. There were cavalrymen driving a large number of cattle all the way forward. The procession stretched for more than 10 kilometers, and there was a miserable cry of women everywhere.

The cavalrymen of the Tang Dynasty who were in charge of the escort were all in high spirits. They had a total of 1600 cavalry, they were the [-]nd Regiment of the Zhangzhou Cavalry and the [-]st Regiment of the Weihai Cavalry.

Major Lin Shoutian, the deputy head of the Second Zhangzhou Cavalry Regiment, rode over jokingly, pointed at the long line with his whip, and said, "Mr. Zheng, we followed His Majesty to attack this time, but it was so oily from one bite! You little bastards! I'm so happy."

"Your Majesty's ideal is to relive the glory of the Tang Dynasty on the west coast of North America. You and my Chinese sons and daughters are as strong as iron bones, kneeling to the heavens and the earth, and kneeling to our parents. We want to sweep away the evil spirit of enslavement of the Manchus for more than 200 years, and hold our heads high. Be a human being. Mere foreigners rely on strong ships and guns to run amok in the world, and it is time for us Chinese to be proud."

"Yes, it is really comfortable to work with His Majesty."

"Shoutian, when you have nothing to do, instill more loyalty and patriotism to the little bastards. We Chinese immigrants must be twisted together and follow His Majesty's footsteps in order to create the great Tang dynasty of our dreams."

"The humble staff understands, and must do as Chief Zheng ordered."

"Brother Shoutian, you're welcome, you and I are poor people living overseas. If we hadn't created a foundation with His Majesty, we would all be coolies squeezed by white ghosts, struggling to survive in the dark. How could we have such a happy life today? "

"Mr. Zheng said it really well. We Zhangzhou brothers all remember His Majesty's great kindness. There is nothing to repay in this life. This life will be sold to His Majesty from now on. I will follow you to the death and never regret it." Major Lin Shoutian said What he said was the truth from the heart. Looking at the black cloud-like cows in front of him, he couldn't help gossiping again.

"Mr. Zheng, the number of cattle collected from nearby towns and farms is astonishing. How many are there?"

"Probably [-] to [-] head, the exact number is not clear."

"My God! The Americas are really rich. In our area of ​​Zhangzhou Prefecture, we don't know if there are 2000 cows in total. Some villages have a thousand people and only a dozen buffaloes. It's simply incomparable."

"Didn't you see how rich the great plains in north-central America are? There are millions of buffalo herds. Didn't we see a few on the way here?"

Speaking of here
Zheng Laosi's expression became serious, and he ordered: "You take two cavalry brigades to protect the front and flanks, and try to disperse the buffalo herds, and don't let them affect our cattle. If necessary, you can Shoot and kill."

"I obey!" Major Lin Shoutian gave a military salute with a serious expression, and then immediately galloped away with his men on horseback.

On the road from Minneapolis to Denver, there is an endless prairie, sometimes lakes and forests, there are no roads, and there are roads everywhere.

The cavalry of the Tang Dynasty marched forward with light cavalry and raided the city of Minneapolis, killing all the animals they encountered along the way, to prevent the leakage of news to the greatest extent.

Lieutenant Colonel Zheng Laosi received the order, and on the return journey, he wiped out the pastures and white towns along the way, and brought back all the supplies.And, of course, white women of childbearing age.

These female cavalry are given priority, as well as a large amount of supplies, cattle and sheep from the robbery. The rest will be given to some of the Musketeers responsible for defending the city, and some will be sent to the Rio Rancho Fortress and Los Angeles. Eight thousand white women.

Therefore, regardless of the fact that so many white women were captured, in fact, one point was lost.

This requires Lieutenant Colonel Zheng Lao Si to seize and plunder white pastures and towns along the way on his return journey. In the entire northern states of the United States, his 1600 cavalry are the largest armed force and can run amok;
How to do it, you can refer to the initiative in Denver.

At this moment

Fourth Lieutenant Colonel Zheng looked back silently. The entire city of Minneapolis stood on the great plain with green mountains and green waters. Dozens of black smoke rose from the city. He seemed to be able to hear the dense gunshots. , the dead bodies of white male citizens flooded the Mississippi River.

After the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom destroyed the factories and farms in Minneapolis, they scraped the entire city and poured all the flour that could not be taken away into the river.

As for the young and middle-aged white men in the city, bloody killings were carried out...

This city can only leave more than 2 old and weak women and children, which will become a heavy burden for the United States.

His Majesty the King has repeatedly emphasized;
The Tang Kingdom and the United States will be rivals in the long-term war. Kindness to the enemy is cruelty to oneself. These young white men take up arms and become soldiers. They must not have the kindness of women.

If the U.S. military enters the hinterland of the Tang Kingdom, it will never be polite to the Chinese, let alone show mercy.

Lieutenant Colonel Zheng Lao Si turned his head silently, his eyes filled with fierce murderous intent, he will carry out His Majesty's orders to the letter, and the white towns on the return journey will be plunged into fear of death.

His Majesty the King, leading more than 4400 cavalry, will wait quietly in Minneapolis for the U.S. military to take the bait, and then attack them head-on.

Every white town here is a burden of the U.S. military. After capturing a large number of horses in Minneapolis, the six cavalry regiments under the Kingdom of Datang reached the standard of one man with two horses, and the heavy cavalry reached the standard of one man with three horses. high.

With such a high-end configuration, it can move freely and horizontally on the northern grasslands, making the Yankees lose their temper.

(End of this chapter)