Wild North America 1846

Chapter 123 Head-to-head
- Since the important cities in the northern states of the United States are to be destroyed, why not burn Minneapolis to nothingness?

There is also a consideration of Li Cha;

These American towns have a good foundation for economic development, dotted with ranches and farms, and have large tracts of reclaimed land with rolling waves of wheat, which cannot be harvested once or twice.

Just put it there and continue harvesting after recovering.

Anyway, it is impossible to build any fortresses in these plain cities, especially those pastures and manors located in the outskirts and countryside, which are simply the best hunting grounds for the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom.

Today, the railway from Chicago to the north has not yet been built, only a few curved gravel roads connecting the northern cities.

Therefore, the U.S. troops stationed on the outskirts of Chicago didn't respond quickly. Five days after the fall of Minneapolis, the U.S. troops in the brigade went north one after another, and rushed towards the Tang Kingdom's army aggressively.

The U.S. military brought together nearly 3.2 troops from Chicago, Detroit and Kansas City, more than 9000 cavalry, and more than 120 artillery pieces, escorting the heavy trucks all the way.

From Chicago to Minneapolis, the distance between the two places is about 840 kilometers, and the U.S. military is coming from the Madison and Stanley areas of Wisconsin, that is, the northeast direction.

one week later

1847年1月23日，上午10:00许

When the U.S. troops arrived in the Stanley area, they encountered the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom waiting in formation on the hills. With banners unfurled, the densely packed cavalry team covered several hills. They waited here openly and arrogantly.

Major General Tris Spike of the U.S. Army did not dare to neglect, and immediately lined up to fight.

With 120 artillery pieces in the center, 2.3 American musketeers formed two queues, one in front and one in back, about 500 steps apart.

Each infantry formation is lined up in three rows in order to exert the greatest possible firepower. From the perspective of the formation, it looks very decent.

More than 9000 cavalry are divided into two wings of the US military, ready to attack the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom about 3 kilometers away at any time.In terms of cavalry alone, the U.S. military has twice the force advantage, firmly occupying the psychological advantage.

Li Cha sat steadily on a snow-white British Suffolk heavy horse, wearing a breastplate, a British helmet, and a bright red cloak. In the cowhide horse bag in front of his right knee, there were two Ke Walter 1846 cavalry revolver with a full chamber.

This kind of cavalry-style revolver has a long barrel and heavy weight, which is not suitable for daily wear by cowboys. However, this disadvantage is placed on the cavalry and carried by the horse. This weight is not a disadvantage.

In the most elite San Francisco Cuirassiers and Royal Guards Cuirassiers, each cavalryman is equipped with two Colt 1846 cavalry revolvers to maintain intensive and deadly firepower.

The elite troops led by Li Cha consisted of three cuirassier regiments and three light infantry regiments. In addition to the above two regiments, there was also a regiment of Chaozhou cuirassiers equipped with British-made heavy cuirassiers.

The strong defense and deadly firepower gave Li Cha the confidence to lead his cavalry to face the US army head-on. His eyes couldn't help but look around.

This time, Li Cha brought out his long-hidden trump card, 32 storm-type revolving machine guns.

These machine guns are dragged by two-wheeled gun racks. A single machine gun weighs more than 260 pounds. It is operated by hand and is fed by a hard long magazine. What is fired is not the fixed ammunition packaged in oil paper before, but the latest copper-cased ammunition. .

Now the machine guns are hidden in the bushes behind the hills, and the soldiers are half-squatting waiting for orders, ready to give the Yankee a good drink.

Advanced weapons are where Li Cha's confidence lies.

He looked up at the sky with a cold expression, and there were more than a dozen eagles circling in the sky, which added a sneer of victory to Li Cha's face.

"Gun on shoulder, move forward!"

Major General Tris Spike of the U.S. Army gave an order, and the U.S. soldiers controlled the horses and dragged the gun carriages and began to move forward, and the long infantry line slowly pressed forward.

A gust of breeze blew by, adding tension to the battlefield.

Li Cha stretched out two fingers and gently pointed forward.

Colonel Mike Rabiot immediately pulled out the bright saber in his hand, and shouted loudly over his shoulder: "Warriors of the San Francisco Brothers Cavalry Regiment, charge with me."

in an instant
More than 1500 cavalry broke away from the team and charged towards the flank of the US army. The cavalry held their sabers high and controlled the horses to advance at a constant speed with one hand. The sound of rumbling horseshoes made the earth tremble.

Not to be outdone, the U.S. Army immediately ordered more than 4500 cavalry on the left to attack. The U.S. cavalry was even more powerful, sweeping in like a huge dark cloud. The total force was three times that of the 1500 cavalry of the Tang Kingdom.

"Since they are bullying us, we have few people, then go ahead and show them how powerful they are." Li Cha said, waving his left hand and pointing forward with a firm expression.

Colonel Gao Shiheng immediately drew out his sharp saber, turned around and shouted, "Brothers from the first regiment of the Zhangzhou Cuirassiers, brothers from the Chaoshan Cavalry Regiment, follow me to kill ghosts!"

Instantly
Nearly 2000 cavalrymen from the Tang Dynasty rode out behind him and charged towards the right wing of the US army.

More than 4000 U.S. cavalry guarding the right wing moved upon hearing the wind, and rushed towards the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom without giving in, with iron hooves flying and thundering, and the momentum was astonishing.

from the scene

The more than 3500 cavalry of the Tang Kingdom were divided into one left and one right to meet the U.S. troops, and the more than 8500 cavalry of the U.S. Army were also divided into one left and one right, occupying an absolute superiority in strength, so they appeared full of confidence.

Behind Li Cha, more than 900 cavalrymen from the royal family's personal guard cuirassiers stood firmly in place, their eyes scanning the battlefield coldly, without any expression of uneasiness.

During the war of more than half a year
The elite cavalry of the Tang Dynasty had established absolute confidence in the U.S. military. Regardless of the large number of U.S. cavalry, the cavalry had been scattered during the cavalry attack.

From the outbreak of the war in May last year to the present, the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom has been in bloody battles and killings, forming the prototype of the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom, but it needs blood and fire to sharpen the sword.

The U.S. cavalry that swarmed up like headless flies in front of them is obviously the best whetstone.

The San Francisco Cuirassiers Regiment led by Colonel Mike Rabiot won the three flavors. The cavalry from both sides came head-on. He raised his command knife about 200 meters away from the U.S. cavalry and made a rotating gesture. .

Then, the San Francisco Cavalry Regiment quickly inserted to the left, a movement of a dragon wagging its tail, exposing the soft flanks of the entire Cavalry Regiment to the eyes of the American cavalry.

Just when the U.S. cavalry was greatly surprised, the distance between the two sides was close to the effective strike range of 120 meters.

Colonel Mike Rabiot slammed down the saber in his hand and gave the order for all to shoot.

Only heard the "crackling" sound of intensive gunfire after another, the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom held the Colt 1846 revolver, aimed at the dense cavalry formation of the US military, and beat them upside down in a blink of an eye.

The momentum of the US cavalry's attack suddenly stagnated. The two to three hundred cavalry in front were beaten with blood spattered on their bodies, and even their horses and men fell to the ground. It was a disaster scene.

The U.S. cavalry in the rear tried their best to control the horses, avoiding the overturned soldiers in front, and suddenly received a dense rain of bullets, and they were beaten and fell to the ground.

The San Francisco Chi Corps did not insert into the US cavalry array, but ran to the left for several hundred meters, and the entire cavalry team whirled like a whirlwind. In the process, the copper-cased bullets were loaded, and they were ready to carry out another bullet rain strike. .

This is a classic semi-circling tactic among cavalry, that is, impact... detour... launch, then impact... detour... and fire again, and so on until the enemy is defeated.

Indeed, many American cavalry drew out their flintlock muskets and fired at the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom from a distance.

Riding on the horse was so bumpy that they couldn't finish reloading.

This shows the superiority of the advanced copper-cased bullets. With the help of Mr. Samuel Cockert’s genius invention of ammunition, the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty has already used the advanced copper-cased bullets. They will use the Colt 1846 After the cavalry revolver was reloaded, it once again launched a fierce attack on the US cavalry through detour tactics.

This kind of desperation that they can't fight back after being beaten directly led to the collapse of the US cavalry after two rounds. They ran all over the battlefield. These US cavalry had lost the courage to face the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty.

At this moment

Only then did Li Cha wave his hand in satisfaction, and joined in the brutal strangling of the US cavalry.

in battle
The cavalry of the Tang Kingdom cunningly avoided the front covered by American artillery fire and muskets, and chased the American cavalry for a while, stirring up the entire battlefield like a pot of porridge.

Major General Tris Spike of the U.S. Army watched helplessly as the U.S. cavalry, who had an absolute advantage, were beaten up and down, either raising their hands and surrendering, or being chopped to the ground one by one. The loss was extremely heavy.

he just realized
It is the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom that really has the advantage in weapons. No matter how many U.S. cavalry there are, it is also the rhythm of being suppressed and beaten, as hard as it is.

As for infantry and artillery, the Tang Kingdom has no infantry at all. As long as they are out of the range of rifles, the US military has nothing to do with them.

at 2:[-] pm
This one-sided chase, which lasted three and a half hours, ended. More than 8500 cavalrymen from the U.S. military were killed, 2770 were killed, 3163 cavalry were captured, and the remaining 2500 cavalry fled back to the U.S. army in fear. They were all terrified.

do the math

In this battle, the U.S. military lost nearly 6000 cavalry, and only 3000 cavalry remained, and these [-] cavalry were all frightened, and they dared not challenge the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty.

this battle

The cavalry of the Tang Kingdom displayed awe-inspiring prestige and high morale, so that the U.S. military had to retreat and form a chariot formation to protect themselves.

This cautious move of the U.S. military accidentally escaped the bloody massacre of 32 storm wheel heavy machine guns. It can be said that it is a blessing in disguise.
(End of this chapter)