Wild North America 1846

Chapter 124 The Unknown Valley Victory
"Compared with the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom, we are like savages with cold weapons. Their revolver pistols can cause a lot of effective damage to our cavalry from 120 yards away, while the revolvers equipped by our cavalry are effective. The killing distance is only 40 yards, which is a huge gap like a gap." General Frank Gilhoury said with a wry smile and spread his hands, emphasizing;

"I have reminded you countless times, Your Excellency General Tris, that my Western Expeditionary Army collapsed under the attack of the Tang Kingdom's advanced weapons, and we must have weapons that can compete with them, otherwise everything will be even worse. "

"It's actually impossible, we don't have that much time to waste."

Major General Tris Spike shook his head with annoyed expression. Yesterday's one-sided massacre made the newly promoted major general sober up a lot, and his attitude towards the deputy commander, General Frank Gilhoury, was also much better.

He picked up the cup and took a big sip of coffee. The bitter taste made him raise his eyebrows, and then said with a heavy heart;
"It is not difficult to catch up with the leading edge of the Tang Kingdom's revolver. Detroit has several powerful weapons manufacturers. It is not difficult to modify the revolver with a longer barrel and more powerful.

We can also equip the cavalry with breastplates, but this requires training and sufficient time, as well as selection of heavy horses.

What we lack now is time. If all 3000 cavalry are equipped with new revolvers, it will take at least two months from design to production in sufficient quantities.

It may take at least half a year to form a cuirassier regiment.

War-torn Minneapolis can't wait that long, and that's our problem. "

"But if there is no cavalry to scout and cover the battlefield, all the actions of our army will be under the eyes of the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom, and there will be no secrets at all. This is extremely dangerous for the army's actions."

"Now we are less than 100 kilometers away from Minneapolis, and the infantry can arrive in two days. We can only advance step by step and rush into the town." Major General Tris Spike of the US Army frowned and considered. One time, continued;

"Our army is gathered in a regiment, our troops are shrinking, and we are step by step. As long as we can reach Minneapolis, the infantry can use the cover of the town to form a fire defense line and kill the enemy cavalry."

"This strategy is indeed feasible. It is not easy to send cavalry to fight against the enemy. As long as the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom comes, we will use artillery and volleys to deal with them." General Frank Gilhoury nodded after repeated consideration.

The 12-pound Napoleon cannon equipped by the U.S. military today can fire more than 1300 yards. The solid oval warhead has a strong lethality, and the shotgun pays more attention to fragmentation.

Anyway, there is plenty of black powder, and the number of shells is enough, just open it up and make it.

No matter how strong the defense force of the cuirassiers of the Tang Kingdom was, they could not stop the artillery attack.

I have made up my mind
Major General Tris Spike of the U.S. Army faced a group of officers in the headquarters, reviewed possible accidents on the battlefield again, arranged perfect countermeasures, and then set off from camp.

At the beginning

After the U.S. troops pulled out their battalion again, the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom watched from afar, hiding away as long as the U.S. troops fired or shot at them.

After half a day, the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom basically figured out the way of the US military, so groups of cavalry appeared, trying to find the weak point of the US military to attack.

Major General Tris Spike of the U.S. Army took the initiative to shrink its troops and formed a heavy army group, moving on the vast grassland like a round pancake, trying not to give the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom a chance to come in.

Therefore, the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom could only return without success.

Next morning
The U.S. military set off again, repeating the same trick, shrinking into a big pie shape and advancing forward. Once encountered with a large cavalry block, it immediately stopped advancing, and the musketeers lined up in a firing line to prepare for the battle.

Bombardment, volleys of guns, and non-stop pressing towards the direction of Minneapolis, relying on heavy troops to forcibly open a way.

on the distant hills

Li Cha was observing carefully with a binoculars in his hand. What the U.S. military was advancing was actually an irregular "口"-shaped formation, and what formed the "口" shape were 2.1 musketeers.

Inside the "mouth"-shaped formation, followed by infantrymen are 12-pound field Napoleon cannons drawn by horses. There are about 40 guns in the front, 40 guns in the rear, and more than 40 guns in the middle. More than 2000 people.

The cavalry and the convoy of carriages were closely guarded. The US cavalry, which was supposed to cover the battlefield, had now become the object of strict protection. They would never dare to send them out until the last moment.

As long as the U.S. cavalry is sent out, they will be beaten by meat buns, and there will be no return.

"Is the pocket formation ahead ready?"

"Report to Your Majesty, everything is ready."

"Well, since the prey is in place, it's time to launch it. Send an order to the left and right light cavalry regiments to drive the enemy to the pocket formation and implement the established hunting plan."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The herald immediately waved the flag in his hand and sent a hunting signal to the three light cavalry regiments in the distance.

Soon, more than 2200 cavalry from the three light cavalry regiments rushed out from the hilly area ambushed on one left and one on the right, waving shiny sabers in their hands and charging at the rear and rear wings of the U.S. Army in a hurry.

by this accident
The U.S. military's moving "口"-shaped array stopped immediately, and the U.S. commanders on both sides roared loudly, driving the panicked musketeers to line up their firing arrays, facing the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty, preparing to line up their guns.

At the same time, the U.S. artillerymen in the middle and rear of the formation swung their whips loudly, drove the horses and dragged the field artillery into the position, and then immediately turned their muzzles and lined up.

Filling the gunpowder pack in a hurry, pushing it tight, and loading the shells, everyone was so busy.

It's a pity that the two light cavalry of the Tang Kingdom had already detoured more than 800 yards away, like beasts circling around their prey, not eager to bite, but patiently looking for the fatal weakness.

20 minutes later
The U.S. Army couldn't bear the bombardment. Due to the distance, dozens of shells only achieved sporadic results, overturning two or three cavalry, and the loneliness was in vain.

The Light Cavalry Regiment of the Tang Kingdom, who had encountered the bombardment, rode their horses away nimbly, and after going around in a circle, they retreated to the back, so the U.S. military was busy again.

It was delayed for more than an hour, and the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom did not launch a substantive attack. This made Major General Tris Spike of the U.S. Army gritted his teeth with hatred. He ordered the army to set off and speed up to Minneapolis. The direction of Leith City is approaching.

After a day and a half of marching, the original distance of more than 40 kilometers was only less than [-] kilometers.

Major General Chris Spike could see that the cavalrymen of the Tang Kingdom were entangled to the death in order to slow down the marching speed of the US military.

Therefore, he ordered the whole army to advance at an accelerated pace, and not to use artillery to join the counterattack when it was not necessary, so as not to cause greater formation confusion.

More than 2 musketeers were waiting for the battle, and Major General Chris Spike did not believe that the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom dared to charge up and launch an attack.

Do you really think the flintlock muskets of the US military are vegetarian?
It's about 2 o'clock in the afternoon

The marching speed of the U.S. military has been greatly accelerated. On the one hand, it is because of the lingering trail of the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom, and on the other hand, the commander ordered to speed up the march.

Even if it's dark at night, try to reach Minneapolis.

It's past 3 o'clock in the afternoon
The U.S. military arrived at an unnamed valley with a wide view. It was said to be a valley, but it was actually some taller hills, with an altitude ranging from tens of meters to hundreds of meters. In the middle was a flat valley about 10 kilometers wide. There was nothing unusual about it.

At this time, the U.S. troops were driven by the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom in the rear. The original "mouth"-shaped formation was flattened a lot, and the front row was nearly 4 kilometers wide, which was able to pass through this flat valley.

Major General Tris Spike of the U.S. Army rode a tall horse and followed behind the front row of the U.S. Army, walking slowly and unhurriedly, with a corncob pipe in his mouth, looking leisurely.

"where is this place?"

"Report to Your Excellency, this is the Unnamed Valley, which belongs to a few hilly areas uplifted in the northern Great Plains. It is only 33 kilometers away from Minneapolis. According to the current marching speed, it will arrive at about [-] to [-] o'clock at night."

"Well, the view is nice."

Major General Tris Spike took off the corn cob pipe he was holding, saw that the army had entered the mouth of the valley, he suddenly opened his mouth and laughed as if he found something new, and said;

"Hahaha... After entering the Unnamed Valley, those Eastern cavalry can't harass our army from both sides, and can only follow behind in despair. It's so rare to see them deflated, it really makes people feel good."

"Your Excellency, General, is wise and wise, and will win thousands of miles..."

Before the subordinates finished their flattery, they heard the sound of gunshots like popping beans from the front, and the heavy machine gun bullets fired like a storm, sending a series of blood splashes in the infantry line in front, and the soldiers were in pieces. Pieces fell to the ground and died.

Major General Tris Spike of the U.S. Army was so startled that he almost fell off his horse and shouted hysterically, "What's going on? Who's shooting, oh...God!"

Without needing to answer from the officers under his command, he had already seen several machine gun emplacements spewing flames on the high places of the hills on both sides, and they were turning their handles to straf, pouring down dense and deadly rain of bullets.

Each storm-type revolver shot out a clear chain of fire, like the fire whip of the demon king of hell, repeatedly strafing the US camp, "Puff puff puff..." exploded countless bloody flowers.

Just three short four minutes

The musketeers who had suffered heavy casualties in front had already been defeated, and those crying for their fathers and mothers fled around, and the artillerymen also dropped their artillery and fled to the rear with their heads in their arms.

To these U.S. troops, the mysterious weapons brought out by the army of the Tang Kingdom seemed to be the flesh and blood grinding discs for harvesting life from hell, which was really terrifying.

Major General Tris Spike saw the soldiers scurrying about like headless chickens, and shouted anxiously; "Everyone stop, everyone stop, go find your commander, organize a counterattack on the spot, don't run around... "

Maybe he was too dazzling on a horse. A machine gun position on the hill on the left was under the command of an officer. Four heavy machine guns turned their muzzles and aimed at the direction of Major General Triss Spike. The broken limbs and arms flew into the sky, and a large number of corpses fell down, which looked horrible.

The loud charge horn sounded

The three cuirassier regiments of the Tang Kingdom rushed out from the back of the hills, followed the passage opened by heavy machine guns, and plunged into the US army formation.

The hussars followed behind, rushed into the US army formation, raised their guns and shot, and the sharp saber cut over countless US troops, killing the enemy with liver and gallbladder.

Li Cha led the heavy cavalry to take the lead, wielding a 2-meter-long machete to kill the enemy.

The frenzy of chopping melons and chopping vegetables has already turned the U.S. military formation upside down, and they are running for their lives like crying for their fathers and mothers.

Battle of the Unknown Valley
By the end of the evening, the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom had suffered casualties of more than 370 cavalry, wiped out more than 4700 enemies, captured more than [-] enemies, and achieved a complete victory in the nameless valley.

In this battle, more than 120 U.S. field artillery, more than 1.6 muskets, more than 3400 horses, more than [-] carriages, and countless supplies were seized.

More than 2700 cavalry and 8400 infantry fled back from the U.S. Army. They retreated more than 30 kilometers all the way before they stabilized. They fled back to Chicago with their tails between their legs the next day.

Another disastrous defeat in this battle is undoubtedly a slap in the face of the US government. Amidst the ridicule of Western governments, the US urgently increased its troops to the Chicago area, with a total strength of more than 2.7.

Besides
The U.S. military has placed large orders for major weapons manufacturing companies, especially cavalry revolvers with enhanced barrels and power. The U.S. military has samples of Colt 1846 cavalry revolvers, which greatly reduces the difficulty of imitation.

The U.S. ordnance industry, led by the Springfield Arms Company and the Harpers Ferry National Arsenal, has successively received large orders for 6500 cavalry revolvers and 1.1 cavalry revolvers, and the demand for goods is very urgent, forcing these arms companies to invest in research and development immediately. Production.

more than a month later

The U.S. military has been lingering in the surrounding areas of Chicago, not daring to march towards Minneapolis again. They have suffered enough from the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom, leaving a heavy shadow in their hearts.

As for the kind of weapon that can spray ammunition crazily, it didn't take long for the US military to understand it;
It turns out that this is a manual rotary heavy machine gun, which is called a storm-style heavy machine gun in the Tang Dynasty. Its principle is just to lengthen the barrel of the revolver and fire it successively by hand to achieve the purpose of intensive firing. .

With the current level of weapon technology in the United States, it is not difficult to imitate. The biggest difficulty lies in the inability to use fixed ammunition, because bullets often jam when fired.

It is best to use pure metal copper-cased ammunition, and in this field, the United States has not accumulated enough technology to break through the problem of ammunition reliability for the time being.

There is only one talented weapon designer, Samuel Colt. The technological problems he can solve do not mean that other American engineers can also solve them.

This problem of weapons and equipment has become a gap in front of the US military. It may be resolved in a month, or it may not be solved in three years. No one can say for sure.

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