Wild North America 1846

Chapter 142 Sweeping the Northwest States
South Dakota

The state is located in the transition zone between the grasslands and the Rocky Mountains in the northwestern part of North America. The terrain is high in the west and low in the east. The average altitude of the Colorado Plateau has dropped from more than 1600 meters to an average of about 400-500 meters.

The Missouri River that runs through the territory divides the state into two parts that are roughly equal to the East and West areas. The eastern prairie has no forests and is a fertile agricultural belt.

The west is a rolling high plain, along the White River and the Cheyenne River, the Badlands area is rugged, with a length of more than 160 kilometers. The southwest corner is the Black Hills area. The domed peaks are 1100 meters higher than the surrounding plains. It is the highest point east of the Rocky Mountains in North America.

Peel, the largest city in South Dakota, is located on the plains beside the Missouri River, nearby the Grand River, Morrow River, Cheyenne River, Bud River and White River and other water systems, full of lakes and ponds, it is a place with rich water and grass .

It's midwinter

The temperature in this area drops to a minimum of minus 10 degrees Celsius at night, and the highest temperature during the day does not exceed 8 degrees. The remnant snow between the grasslands and dense forests turns into ice.

Li Cha led a large group of cavalry to arrive here. Each cavalry was dressed in thick winter clothes and a flannel cap with a plush mask on his head. Flocked gloves.

The only thing that was exposed was the eyes, and the brows were covered with hoarfrost under the warm breath, adding a sharp and murderous aura.

All cavalrymen wear white cloaks, this kind of flocked cloak can block the cold wind and is especially effective in keeping warm.

Li Cha is wearing a black devil mask, which is integrated with the entire helmet. This is essentially a bulletproof mask and helmet produced by the system. It is actually a sharp weapon for home travel, murder and arson, and has an additional deterrent effect.

His sharp eyes flashed coldly, and he stretched out his arms to hang in the air. At this time, a bald eagle with a wingspan of 1.6 meters glides from the air, and in a blink of an eye, it landed firmly on his arm.

Under the awe-inspiring eyes of all the soldiers, Li Cha reached out and touched the bald eagle's head, then reached out, took out a piece of fresh meat the size of a fist and threw it in the air.

I saw that the bald eagle's mouth was like lightning, and the sharp beak picked up the piece of meat, and swallowed it into the stomach in two bites, as if eating a delicious small cake.

Observe for a moment
With a volley of his left arm, Li Cha threw the giant bald eagle into the air more than ten meters away, and then the bald eagle flapped its wings and flew high.

"Colonel Harry Frazier, follow the bald eagle with your cavalry and follow its direction into Peel City. Go."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Colonel Harry Frazier clasped his fists in response with a respectful expression.

Then he turned around and shouted to his subordinates: "Brothers of the Left Cavalry Regiment, follow me and fight in."

After finishing speaking, he galloped on his horse, and a large number of black cavalry followed closely behind him, heading towards Peel City, which was several kilometers away.

Countless horseshoes stepped on the solid ground under the severe cold, throwing up the residual snow and grass clippings, and mixed them into mud under the crushing of iron hooves, causing the whole ground to tremble.

From above

More than 3000 cavalry led by Colonel Harry Frazie were like a sharp arrow, plunging in from the weakly defended northeast area of ​​Peel City.

In this city with a population of more than 4.2, more than 2500 soldiers and nearly 2000 militiamen assembled by the U.S. military focused on defense. Defensive camps and defensive trenches were set up on the outskirts of the city, especially in the west and south of Peel City, and most of the troops were gathered here .

never thought

The Kingdom of Tang pierced through the weakly defended northeast with one blow, entered ferociously, and broke through the defense like a piece of paper.

This is due to long-term slack, and the second is that the defense in the northeast is itself fragile. In addition to the cold weather, the poorly disciplined American militiamen are hiding in the house to keep warm. How can they gather in a hurry?

on this harsh winter morning
The city of Peel, which had been calm for a long time, sounded crisp gunshots, followed by one after another, accompanied by the sound of killing, horrified screams and flames. It didn't take long for Peel City to fall into a bloody storm.

"Your Majesty, the deserters are here."

Lieutenant Colonel Liu Wu pointed forward excitedly. Sure enough, the outline of Peel City on the distant skyline was looming, and a large number of black spots poured out from the south of the city. Fleeing like a bereaved dog, it was the U.S. military and some militiamen in Peel City. You simply ran wildly on the horse, eager to escape from this land of death.

The fierce reputation of the Eastern Devil Cavalry is not a joke. It has been widely spread in the Northwest states. These young white men don't want to be captured and enslaved. If they can't be beaten, they have to escape.

Li Cha narrowed his eyes slightly, revealing a bone-piercing coldness, and ordered in a low voice; "Colonel Gao Shiheng of the forward army, and Colonel Zheng Laosi of the right army, now your prey has appeared, go hunting to your heart's content, and let the recruits hold their hands." There's blood all over."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Gao Shiheng and Zheng Laosi saluted respectfully, then quickly turned around and jumped on the horse, leading their subordinates from left to right to kill.

There are more wolves and less meat, the hands are fast, but the hands are slow.

Therefore, on this bone-chilling ice and snow grassland, a cruel cavalry strangle was performed. The shouts of charging and cavalry gunshots sounded sporadically, which made the ice and snow grassland dyed with dazzling red one after another. .

There were about 5000 to [-] American soldiers and local militiamen who escaped from Peel City. Many city residents were mixed in among them, and they drove the carriages and fled in a panic.

behind them
The flames, gunshots and shouts of killing have spread throughout the city. The streets are strewn with dead bodies, and the eastern devil cavalry with shining sabers in their hands are criss-crossing, scaring the local white people out of their wits.

It was too late when these white soldiers and people who fled the city discovered that there were a large number of eastern cavalry galloping on horseback on the left and right sides.

Running desperately, he was cut to the ground by the cavalry chasing up behind him, and the bright red blood spilled out, staining Canxue red.

Kneeling down to beg for mercy, he was also beheaded by the galloping cavalry, and fell to the ground to die.

Trying to give resistance with a knife, he was immediately knocked down by bullets...

The screams and one-sided massacre on the ice and snow wasteland lasted for more than an hour, and the red-eyed cavalry poured into the city again, bringing even more serious disasters to the local white residents.

Peel City is howling in pain, struggling under the ravages of war...

At noon
Li Cha led the cavalry of the Chinese army into the city slowly, the military band played triumphant songs, and the battle flags fluttered fiercely. All the cavalry lined up on both sides of the street. The highest etiquette welcomes His Majesty the King into the city for inspection.

"Datang Kingdom, Wansheng... Wansheng... Wansheng..."

"Long live the king... long live... long live..."

The blood-stained cavalry cheered loudly, and all looked at His Majesty the King wearing the mask of the devil walking slowly with reverent eyes. He has become a majestic monument in the hearts of all officers and soldiers, sacred and inviolable.

On the streets full of red and blood, after simple cleaning, the corpses were dragged to the side of the road, and the brightly armored royal family's personal guard cuirassier regiment waved banners and escorted Wang Jia to the central square of the city.

it's here

The remaining more than 3 white urban residents all knelt on the ground densely, waiting in fear and fear for the arrival of the monarch who controlled their fate, and uncontrollable cries came from the crowd.

Li Cha looked at them coldly without any warmth, and ordered, "You are all old people who have been with me for a long time, do you want me to teach you how to do it? Why haven't you classified them yet, and it's only two days to tell the soldiers The carnival of time, as much as you can take is all yours, load the carriage as soon as possible, and prepare to return, there will be a few tough battles here soon."

"Your Majesty, please forgive me, I will go to do it immediately."

"Let the lads relax a little bit. It's too tiring to run around these days. You only have two days, do you understand?"

"I understand, thank you Your Majesty for loving soldiers like sons, I am ashamed."

Li Cha waved his hand, and Colonel Harry Frazier immediately went to convey the king's order, and then the soldiers cheered like a tsunami, and the sound shook the sky.

And those white residents with terrified faces were already trembling, they had no ability to resist at all, and could only let themselves be destroyed...

The news of the fall of Peel City spread throughout the northwestern states and the Great Lakes region almost immediately, causing great panic among the local white Americans and violent social turmoil.

Two days later

The cavalry of the Tang Kingdom entrenched in Peel City attacked in units of cavalry regiments, and swept across towns in South Dakota, North Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota and other states like wildfire, burning, killing, looting, and plundering people and supplies , cattle, sheep, and horse-drawn carts again caused great damage to the Northwest states.

A large number of people, horse-drawn carriages, cattle and sheep converged to Peel City, and from here they were transported to the Colorado Plateau in waves.

A total of more than 8 people (young women accounted for more than 10,000%, and the rest were white convicts), 8000+ cattle and sheep, and more than [-] carriages, weeping all the way south under the escort of thousands of cavalry.

more than ten days later

Just before Christmas, more than 5 U.S. troops gathered from Kansas City and Detroit marched toward Peel City.

The general who led this unprecedented US army was General Taylor who made outstanding contributions in the southern invasion of Mexico. General Taylor has been promoted to the rank of general and has become the highest-ranked soldier in the Continental Army of the United States. He is also a general with legendary glory.

It's just that Admiral Taylor is not in a good mood now.

He was urgently called back from Mexico. After arriving at the Norfolk Naval Base by boat, he took a train overnight to Washington, D.C., met President Polk at the White House, and then took over this difficult military appointment.

The time left for him was too short. Admiral Taylor met with Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Arthur Temple and Secretary of the Army George Levinson on the train, and learned more information about the Tang Kingdom from them.

The special train departs from Washington, passes through Philadelphia and then enters the Great Lakes region westward, and finally arrives in the metropolis of Chicago. This is already the 11th day after the fall of Peel City.

At this time, reinforcements from all over the United States are arriving in a steady stream, and the Chicago train station is full of soldiers, as crowded as a vegetable market.

In order to deal with the large group of cavalry killed from the plateau, the U.S. military had to transport the heavy troops and supplies hoarded in Kansas City to Chicago by train, and it was really busy hitting the back of the head.

when admiral taylor arrived

What I saw was a chaotic scene. The cavalry brigade could not find the commander of the cavalry regiment, the Musketeer regiment could not find the campsite assigned to it, and the troops from all over the country were fighting for tents and supplies. The soldiers could not find the general. There will be no soldiers, and it will be a complete disaster.

How can such an army fight?
(End of this chapter)