Wild North America 1846

Chapter 147 Battle of the Missouri River
see this scene
Admiral Taylor's face was livid, and it took a while before he squeezed out two words between his teeth; "Shameless!"

Everyone knows that the power of revolvers is small, and the effective killing distance of ordinary revolvers is about 50 meters. The barrel of cavalry-style revolvers has been lengthened and the amount of gunpowder has been increased, which can barely expand the effective killing distance to about 120 meters to 130 meters. Already the ultimate.

The problem is that
At the ultimate killing distance, the power of the revolver bullet is not enough to break through the heavy breastplate.

Most of the cavalrymen of the Tang Kingdom who were killed or wounded were unlucky, and the bullets hit the face, arms, or thighs, so there were only a few casualties.

Most of the bullet's power was absorbed by the breastplate, making him feel lonely.

On the other hand, the U.S. Army was in a miserable situation. These light cavalry had 100% withstood the power of the revolver, and even after they escaped, they were still chased and beaten by the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom, and their corpses stretched for more than 2 kilometers.

This was a completely unequal battle. General Taylor suffered such a big loss, unable to vent his anger, and asked with a livid face; "Are you sure there is no ambush in the forest?"

"No, Your Excellency General, we have checked carefully. There are neither ambushes nor terrible heavy machine guns."

"That's good, order the artillery to move forward and bombard the enemy indiscriminately."

"As you order, Your Excellency the General."

The U.S. artillery immediately moved into action, lashing their horses, and pulled 24 9-pound Napoleon cannons out from behind the line. Before the cannons started to be erected, the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom had already turned around and ran away.

Seeing the U.S. military launching field artillery again from a distance, the heavy cavalry of the Tang Kingdom, like frightened rabbits, immediately reined in their horses and fled away.

This time

The cavalry of the Tang Kingdom retreated seven or eight kilometers to the rear, almost leaving the range of the wild forest, and also gave way to the narrowest area originally occupied. Expand to more than 850~900 meters, the battlefield is more open.

no way

Admiral Taylor pinched his nose and commanded the army to press up, and once again sacrificed 24 9-pound Napoleon field guns, preparing to use artillery fire to force the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom to continue to retreat, and the two sides launched a decisive battle in the vast field.

In this case
The U.S. light cavalry can make full use of the vast space to swim flexibly, so that they will not be ruthlessly crushed by the enemy's cuirassiers.

Which one is stronger and weaker lies in the ability to flexibly use one's own strengths and restrain the opponent's weaknesses.

The cuirassier is only irresistible in a specific battlefield environment. As long as there is sufficient space to dodge and fight, the light cavalry is not impossible to fight with it.

General Taylor was convinced;

As long as the U.S. military adopts reasonable tactics, it can bite off a piece of flesh from the opponent's body and inflict heavy damage on the enemy.

The U.S. military continued to press on, and did not stop until it was about 1.5 kilometers away from the cavalry formation of the Datang Kingdom. Then, for the third time, 24 Napoleon artillery pieces were pushed to the front of the formation, ready to shell with full force.

The weird thing is

At this moment, the cavalrymen of the Tang Kingdom didn't take half a step back. Li Cha, the demon king in golden helmet and armor, exuded the coldness of keeping strangers away, and waved his finger forward lightly.

A sharp whistle sounded, and I saw a large number of soldiers in the forest on the left throwing away their vegetation camouflage, revealing a total of 27 Storm heavy machine guns, the heavy machine guns were more than 30 meters apart, and each heavy machine gun was surrounded by six soldiers.

sudden change

Admiral Taylor's face turned pale with fright, and he shouted loudly; "Oh Maiga, this is a storm heavy machine gun trap, a death trap, retreat quickly, quickly..."

Too bad it's too late!

ah oh...

The U.S. artillerymen who were busy did not react at all. When they were in a daze, the storm heavy machine guns that had been hiding in the woods for a long time opened fire angrily.

Instantly
27 death whips that seemed to come from hell were whipped in the dense formation of U.S. cavalry. The muffled sound of "puff puff puff puff puff puff puff puff puff puff puff puff puff puff" is invincible.

A mere tens of seconds of effort
More than 700 U.S. troops have been knocked to the ground, just like whole fields of wheat that have been cut down, the scene is horrible.

Seven or eight thousand U.S. cavalry were crowded together, some wanted to charge, some wanted to retreat, and the result was a crowded mess.

Faced with the extreme fear of death, every white cavalryman was yelling in horror, and there was a lot of screaming and wailing everywhere. The order of the officer could not be effectively conveyed to the company, which exacerbated the confusion.

exactly at this time
The machete in Li Cha's hand was raised high into the air, and he gave an order for all to attack. The cavalry formation headed by the cuirassiers slowly pressed forward, followed by the light cavalry, and all the more than 4200 cavalry pressed forward.

The storm heavy machine gun was still outputting firepower crazily, until the cavalry of one's own side occupied the firing range, and the already hot heavy machine gun barrel stopped rotating, exuding a strong smell of gunpowder smoke.

The heavy cuirassiers of the Tang Dynasty rode their horses and walked at a small pace. When the distance was close to 300 meters, they first released a row of flintlock muskets, inserted the holsters after firing, and then chased after the frantically fleeing American cavalry.

At this time, corpses were everywhere on the battlefield, and the remaining four or five thousand American cavalry turned around and fled. However, they were desperate to see densely packed cavalry of the Tang Kingdom appearing in front of them, blocking their way.

This is the arrival of more than 3600 cavalry troops from the vanguard Gao Shiheng's department in time. They have already arrived in ambush near the left and right, and they are only waiting to attack the urn from front to back to catch the turtle.

At the forefront of the lineup was the San Francisco Cuirassier Regiment, and the shining armor of the Yishui heavy cavalry looked desperate.

No one has forgotten...the US Third Cavalry Corps fell into a tragic situation that was almost one-sided massacre.

The U.S. cavalry subconsciously slowed down their horses. Fear of death grew in their hearts. They looked around in a hurry, as if they wanted to find a way out.

With the forest on one side and the bone-chilling Missouri River on the other, the U.S. cavalry almost lost the courage to resist.

At this moment, General Taylor with a miserable expression on his face was stunned by a group of officers who rushed to escape on horseback. The front soon became congested, and the officers in the middle couldn't drive the soldiers away in a hurry, so they could only shake Admiral Taylor eagerly. Arm, shouted; "Mr. General, we are now in a very critical situation and urgently need your command."

"Your Excellency, wake up!"

"My God... General Taylor, what are we going to do?"

The officers shouted with fear, causing General Taylor to recover from the extreme shock. His eyes regained spirituality. After looking around, he subconsciously pointed to the Missouri River and said, "Quick, get down the river, cross the river." There is still a way out."

Finished
He shook the reins first, slammed his legs against the horse's belly, sat down on the horse and let out a long neigh under the pain, and jumped into the icy river.

Following the example of General Taylor, a group of American officers and soldiers around panicked and jumped into the river one after another.

this car

Li Cha led the cuirassiers to press up hard. After a round of heavy rain, he slammed into the panicked cavalry camp of the US military with a machete.

At this moment, he slashed left and right to show his supernatural power. There was no enemy in his path, and a bloody alley flowed out.

Under the leadership of His Majesty the King, the Tang Kingdom's heavy cavalry slammed into the U.S. cavalry camp one by one, brandishing their sharp sabers in their hands, and the U.S. cavalrymen who killed them cried for their fathers and mothers.

The chaotic battle lasted for more than ten minutes. The U.S. cavalry was killed and wounded, nearly half of them were killed, and the rest were also terrified.

After Li Cha's bloody battle, his body and the horses he was sitting on were all dyed blood red, it was the blood spattered by the enemy, really like killing gods.

He rode his horse past the kneeling American cavalry, and the trembling white cavalry bowed their heads to the ground, not daring to look up at all.

Li Cha's gaze was attracted by the hundreds of thousands of American cavalry swimming in the Missouri River, and he rode his horse to the riverside to stop and watch.

Many of the American cavalrymen who were swimming were already frozen to death. Pushed by the current, they got off their horses and soon disappeared into the water.

Some of the war horses in the river were struggling to swim forward, and some were already numb from the cold and hissed sadly.

At first glance, the Missouri River seems to be calm, but only when you get down the river do you know that the calm river flows very fast, and the U.S. cavalry who rushed into the river were quickly taken downstream.

In such a cold weather, I am afraid that only two or three out of ten can actually swim to the other side in the end.

As for whether he can survive in the end, it is still a matter of opinion.

But compared to the American cavalry who fled into the forest, jumping into the Missouri River with a heartbeat is a way to escape.

The American soldiers who fled into the wild forest had little chance of survival. This wild forest continued to penetrate into a huge swamp area. No one dared to go deep, and the possibility of survival was close to zero.

Suddenly

Li Cha felt a deep malice from his side. At this moment of urgency, he raised his hand and threw the machete in his hand. The 2-meter-long machete flew over more than 8 meters in an instant. A U.S. military captain who had just stood up penetrated and fell to the ground.

At this time, the man was already holding a revolver in his hand, obviously intending to sacrifice himself for the assassination.

"Protect Your Majesty!"

At this moment, Liu Wu and other personal guard officers yelled out belatedly and surrounded Li Cha tightly.

"No need, the white man who can kill me hasn't been born yet." Li Cha waved his hands with a stern expression.

Before dark
The results of the inventory came out;

In this battle, about 10430 of the main force of the U.S. cavalry were basically killed, 6357 were killed, 3027 were captured, and 1046 were missing (including U.S. soldiers who fled into the forest and jumped into the Missouri River, and the number of survivors is unknown).

The cavalry of the Tang Kingdom suffered more than 270 casualties, of which 83 were killed and the rest were slightly or seriously injured.

no doubt
In the Battle of the Missouri River, the main cavalry of the Tang Kingdom with a total of more than 8600 troops won a complete victory, achieving a legendary victory. The result of this battle shocked American society and Europe, and created the myth that the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom was invincible.

(End of this chapter)