Wild North America 1846

Chapter 144 Going Deep into the Great Lakes Region

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The U.S. military has heavy troops stationed in Davenport and Iowa City, about 4000 to 6000 troops respectively.The small group of 350 U.S. troops dispatched to Des Moines County before was surrounded and annihilated by our side, and the U.S. military shrank its head and stopped sending troops to the west..."

Lieutenant Colonel Liu Wu put away the small wooden pole for pointing the map, turned around and bowed slightly to King Li Cha who was sitting at the top, and continued;
"In summary;
After repeated deliberations between the General Staff Headquarters, the Vanguard Army and the senior officials of the left and right armies, a consensus was finally reached.

We believe that;

Due to difficulties in logistics and mobilization, the U.S. military temporarily chose to stabilize the front-line defense from Chicago to Iowa City, accumulate strength, and wait for an opportunity to counterattack.

The kingdom's army should attack part of it with a firm stance, and the two optional targets are Iowa City and Davenport.

Especially Iowa City, which is located between Davenport and Chicago, where the US military is heavily concentrated, has a garrison of about 6200 to 6300 troops. If it can be won in World War I, it will break the linear defense system deployed by the US military and deter the enemy. .

After the capture of Davenport, our army passed directly through here, and lightly rode south to the Great Lakes heavy industrial area, turning him upside down. "

After finishing speaking, Lieutenant Colonel Liu Wu ended his speech in the eyes of everyone approving.

Lieutenant Colonel Liu Wu is now concurrently serving as the Chief of Staff of the General Staff Headquarters. This combat plan is the result of many discussions, and it seems to be a good strategy to break the current deadlock.

Li Cha, who was sitting at the top, swept his sharp eyes over everyone's faces one by one, making all the generals' hearts tense, and they lowered their heads involuntarily.

Li Cha sighed slightly in disappointment, and said;
"Cavalry has always been good at surprise attacks but not good at attacking fortified positions, especially since the era of hot weapons.

With more than 6200 riders in our army to attack the city that the US army is defending, even if the defenders only have more than [-] people, how much will we have to pay?
2000 3000 or 5000 people?
After discussing for a long time, you came up with such a broken plan. Have you forgotten the lesson of the Oasis Battle?

More than 60 people from our cavalry squadron relied on the defensive parapet to wipe out more than 200 U.S. cavalry in World War I. Although there was a heavy machine gun in this battle, it is undeniable;

Facing the enemy who has a defensive advantage, the cavalry can't get any benefits.

Why do you think...the Royal Cavalry are more bullet-bearing than the American Cavalry?
All of them are in a daze, extremely ridiculous. After two victories, you don’t know the heights of the heavens and the earth. Can you really capture Davenport?
I don't think so, even the city of Idaho can't take it down.

Ladies and gentlemen, don't forget what was the reason for the capture of Peel City? "

Li Cha tapped his fingers on the table a few times, as if it was a heavy hammer hitting the hearts of all the senior officers. They all stood up in fright, respectfully clasped their fists with both hands, and saluted deeply, including the quite self-satisfied just now. Lieutenant Colonel Liu Wu.

"It relies on a surprise attack from thousands of miles away, and it relies on taking advantage of the slackness of the Peel City defenders for a long time, and taking advantage of the opportunity to rush down from the weak point of defense. Otherwise, how can there be such an easy victory?" Li Cha asked sharply.

A group of high-ranking officers were sweating profusely behind their backs after being reprimanded, and their waists were bent even lower. They were afraid that they would be singled out and whipped, that would be a disaster!
His Majesty the King is now more and more majestic, and no one dares to make a fuss in front of him.

Li Cha can see it, and now these officers are counted as one, because of a series of victories, they have extremely contempt and disdain for the US military, and they are very arrogant in their hearts.

He was unwilling to use the lives of his soldiers to pay tuition fees for these officers, so he sternly reprimanded them and directly stipulated "Three Do's and Don'ts for Cavalry";
One, it is not allowed to attack a well-prepared enemy.Second, it is not allowed to attack the infantry formation head-on.Three, a strong city must pass.

"The advantage of the cavalry is high mobility. Containing the enemy, pulling the enemy, and destroying the enemy is the highest principle of the cavalry.

Those who attack the enemy must be saved, and those who defeat the enemy must be defended, instead of being blindly arrogant and stepping into the enemy's trap step by step. "

Li Cha looked around at the crowd, seeing all the officers bowed their heads and cupped their fists, he raised one hand and said;

"Forget it, it's all free.

Let me remember that cavalry attack is the most stupid act. Admiral Taylor is a veteran general who has experienced many battles. He put four or five thousand soldiers on our lips in order to lure us to attack.

A mere Davenport, a mere Idaho City, what is the use of defeating it but not being able to hold it?

Is it just to satisfy the psychology of the officers and soldiers to plunder?
Is it worth sacrificing two or three thousand cavalry, or even more, for this?

Think about it with your brain, how many such sacrifices can the Kingdom cavalry bear?
What about the Idaho City-to-Chicago defense?
In my eyes, I'm nothing more than a chicken and a dog. My cavalry from the Tang Kingdom is coming and going. Even if we are marching from the outskirts of Davenport, don't the US troops dare to bite me?

pass on my royal decree;
Three days later, people killed people to sacrifice the flag, and the whole army attacked. More than [-] people from Gao Shiheng's forward army went south to Idaho City, crossing from the outskirts of the city to the south, without any mistakes. "

"My minister obeys the order." Colonel Gao Shiheng respectfully accepted the order.

Li Cha continued to order in a cold voice; "Mike Rabiot's troops of the Left Route Army are heading south from Davenport. Once the U.S. troops dare to pursue them, I will order your troops to look for opportunities to destroy the enemy during the movement. There will be no mistakes."

"My minister obeys the order." Colonel Mike Rabiot respectfully accepted the order.

"The Fourth Division of Zheng Lao of the Right Route Army, and the Division of Kahn of the Chinese Army followed the king to the south, and we crossed the blockade from the suburbs of Chicago. Let me see who can do anything to me?"

The domineering side of these words ignited the blood in the hearts of all the officers, and they all clasped their fists and promised loudly.

"My minister complies with the order and is willing to die for His Majesty."

January 1848, 9

More than [-] cavalrymen of the Tang Kingdom marched southward in three routes, crossing the US blockade swaggeringly. The U.S. troops stationed in Idaho City watched the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom pass through the city, but no one dared to chase and intercept them.

The U.S. troops stationed at Davenport relied on their own more than 2200 cavalry and more than 4000 infantry, and ventured out of the city to pursue them.

As a result, he stepped into the trap of Mike Rabiot's heavy machine guns. Under the frantic harvest of 12 heavy machine guns, he was attacked by heavy cavalry mainly composed of San Franciso Cuirassiers. The whole army collapsed, and there were many casualties.

More than [-] cavalry of the Tang Kingdom dared to cross the interior of the United States. Firstly, the cavalry had high mobility. Secondly, each unit was equipped with a new type of tripod heavy machine gun, which could act together with the cavalry, which greatly enhanced the cavalry’s firepower and self-protection capabilities.

The tripod-type heavy machine gun canceled the original two bulky cast iron wheel frames and replaced it with a detachable tripod. Each heavy machine gun was carried by two horses, which could follow the cavalry to move quickly.

Each cavalry regiment is equipped with 4 heavy machine guns, which is the magic weapon for the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom to win in the field.

post-war inventory;

The left army under Mike Rabiot killed and wounded more than 230 horsemen at a small cost, killed and wounded more than 3600 American soldiers, captured more than 1600 horses, and captured more than [-] people. The rest fled.

Colonel Mike Rabiot organized more than a thousand white soldiers he had obtained into the Confederate Army, and then drove the Confederate Army into Davenport as the vanguard, breaking through the town with a population of more than 2.5 people, and wantonly burning and killing Looting, let's not mention it for now.

Noon on January 10

Li Cha personally led the Right Route Army and five thousand riders from the headquarters to appear in the western suburbs of Chicago. The horses galloped all the way, and it was only twenty kilometers away from the southern suburbs base where the US military was hoarding heavily.

Hundreds of American troops in a nearby town were scattered and fled around like rabbits. The dead bodies were scattered all over the field, which was too horrible to look at.

When Admiral Taylor received the news, he was so shocked that he almost fell off his seat, his face turned livid instantly and became extremely ugly.

he knows;
This cunning devil, Li Cha, has already seen his plan, and this is a blatant provocation.

This move has forced Admiral Taylor into a situation where there is no way to retreat.

Once the towns around Chicago suffer from military disasters and wars, or even the tragedy of burning Denver again, the gold statue of Admiral Taylor, who is known as the legend of the US military, and the public's trust in the Union Army will collapse, and even cause great panic that will spread to the whole society .

miss this
General Taylor suppressed the overwhelming anger in his heart, and gave the order word by word; "The whole army is urgently assembled and ready to fight."

"As you order, Your Excellency the General."

The bell for emergency assembly rang, and the officers rushed to the headquarters. American soldiers poured out from the rows of barracks. The densely packed armed queue could not be seen at a glance.

To date
The Chicago military base has gathered a total of 4.7 heavy troops, including more than 1.2 cavalry and 3.5 infantry.

This number does not include Idaho City, scattered troops stationed in Davenport and surrounding areas. There are more than 2.5 US troops stationed in the above-mentioned areas. After Davenport was breached, this number has dropped to about 2.

In addition, 8500 troops were stationed in Detroit, about 2.1 troops were stationed in Kansas City, about 1.1 troops were stationed in cities and towns in the eastern and central parts of the United States, and 3.6 to 4 U.S. troops were stationed in Mexico.

The above-mentioned US military forces totaled about 15 people, forming two major military bases from Chicago to Kansas. Although the US military was superior in military strength, they were helpless against the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom like a swarm of bees.

The 3000 cavalry troops of the Tang Kingdom could not be surrounded by the 6000 cavalry troops dispatched by the U.S. Army.

Therefore, Admiral Taylor really became ruthless, leaving only 1.2 of the 1000 cavalry in his hands, and most of the infantry guarding Chicago, and took away all the others.

In this cold spring season
General Taylor of the U.S. Army led 1.1 cavalry to closely track more than 5000 cavalry in the headquarters of the Datang Kingdom, and launched a chasing battle across thousands of miles.

On the other side, Kansas City also dispatched more than 6000 riders to encircle the [-] riders in the central Great Plains.

Li Cha led more than 5000 riders to appear and disappear, smashing farms one after another from time to time along the way, destroying and looting as much as they wanted, burning, killing and looting along the way, which has caused wars to rage everywhere in the Great Lakes area, and everyone is in danger.

The cavalry of the Tang Dynasty headed south and east, and the direction was erratic. They led the main force of the US cavalry by the nose and ran for more than ten days without even catching a hair.

Every time he came a step late to clean up the mess, it made Admiral Taylor very angry, but there was nothing he could do.

(End of this chapter)