Wild North America 1846

Chapter 165
The frontline headquarters on the mountainside has only a simple tent. To observe the enemy's situation, you need to go up more than ten meters and stand on a raised rock to look down.

Brigadier General Kahn was standing at the observation point at this time, witnessing the US military's desperate large-scale attack, his light blue eyes were full of determination and sternness, he ordered after a moment of pondering; "Command the Denver Musketeers five Regiment and Seventh Regiment are allowed to use cavalry revolvers to attack the enemy and inflict heavy damage on the enemy."

"As ordered."

After receiving the order, the messenger immediately turned to the other side to play a semaphore, signaling to the commander of the defense line of the Hongyan Valley at the foot of the mountain.

During the second battle on the northern front, the army of the Tang Kingdom seized tens of thousands of cavalry-style revolvers newly equipped by the U.S. Army. A considerable number of these guns were assigned to Kahn’s troops to strengthen the defensive firepower of the fortress.

King Richard has unique insights into weapons and equipment, and no one has stipulated that cavalry revolvers are not allowed to be equipped with infantry.For the Musketeers who are on the defensive, the bulky cavalry-style revolver is conducive to giving full play to the firepower, and this alone is enough.

in previous battles

General Kahn has never allowed the use of cavalry-style revolvers. The Red Rock Valley defenders have been using flintlock muskets and artillery to fight back against the U.S. troops. They fought bloody battles for more than 20 days and nights in order to show their weakness.

At this time, more than [-] white officers and soldiers of the fifth and seventh regiments of the Denver Musketeers on the defense line of the Red Rock Valley are relying on the incomplete defense line, firing volleys of guns in an orderly manner, and the battle is in full swing.

From the time when the U.S. military launched a volley of guns within a range of 300 meters, to the time when the U.S. military approached a range of 200 meters, the defenders of the Datang Kingdom fired four rounds of volleys of guns, causing a total of more than 330 soldiers on the first attack line of the U.S. Army. The cost of casualties.

The U.S. artillery fire was also continuing to bombard, causing more than 40 casualties to the Musketeers of the Tang Kingdom on the defense line. At this point in the war, the war became more tragic and bloody.

A horizontal attack line of the U.S. military is about 800 meters wide, and there are three rows of more than 2300 people in total. It is divided into 6 wave-like horizontal attack lines, separated by more than 1.3 meters, presenting an echelon offensive posture, with more than [-] troops invested. .

I can tell
The U.S. Second Corps put all their money into it, investing nearly half of their troops in the attack, trying to break through the Red Rock Valley at any cost.

Due to the fierce volley of guns from the soldiers of the Tang Kingdom, more than 1 American soldiers on the first attack line suffered the most casualties, and the offensive slowed down involuntarily.

The soldiers on the second attack line following the U.S. attack were ignorant of this, and still maintained the original pace of advancement, unknowingly narrowing the gap between the two, from more than 2 meters to more than 80 meters. Meter.

According to the order of the U.S. military on the top;

The attacking troops must be within 150 meters of the defense line before they are allowed to fire the first round of volleys to cause maximum damage to the enemy.

This is because after firing a volley of guns, the attacking US soldiers must stop and load bullets in situ, which will virtually become a target for the enemy to stand still.

Moreover, firing a salvo in advance will seriously affect the offensive rhythm of the second wave of American soldiers behind.

Once the offensive and defensive sides started firing guns at each other, the rhythm of the attack suddenly changed from fast to slow. Such mutual damage was extremely detrimental to the unshielded U.S. soldiers, and also blocked the direction of the second wave of attacking U.S. troops.

Therefore, the more than 1 U.S. soldiers on the first attack line, from entering the range of 2300 meters to approaching within 300 meters, at least have to withstand 150 to 6 rounds of gunfire from the soldiers of the Datang Kingdom, and the follow-up troops will suffer huge casualties. Open up the way forward.

"Pa pa pa pa pa pa pa……"

Dense volleys of gun bullets poured down like rain. Pieces of U.S. soldiers were beaten with blood and flesh, and fell silently to the ground to die. The road to attack was stained red with blood, and corpses fell in disorder along the way.

Silently endured until within a distance of 150 meters, there were less than 1 American soldiers on the first wave of offensive array, with nearly 1500 casualties, and they could only be arranged in a sparse row and a half.

"Raise the gun flat and fire!"

The US military commander shouted hoarsely, and swung down the command knife in his hand fiercely.

"Clap clap clap clap..."

The U.S. soldiers fired the first round of gun counterattacks, and immediately stood in place and began to reload bullets. More than 600 U.S. soldiers behind them passed them, and then raised their guns horizontally again, aiming at the enemy on the defense line and firing sparse volleys of guns. Much smaller.

When the first wave of U.S. soldiers launched a volley of guns to counterattack, the second wave of U.S. soldiers continued to move forward with firm steps, quickly narrowing the distance with the U.S. soldiers in front.

60 meters... 40 meters...

After reloading the bullets, the first wave of American soldiers shouted and began to run in small steps, launching a desperate charge.

The second wave of U.S. soldiers that followed also began to charge. The two groups of nearly 2 U.S. troops mixed together, and the momentum was astonishing. The sound of charging and killing was deafening and resounded through the valley.

The 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th waves of U.S. attack arrays that followed immediately began to run in small steps amidst the sound of passionate military drums, thus setting off a frenzy of wave-like attacks.

"emission!"

At the command of the commander, the soldiers on the defensive position in the Red Rock Valley once again fired a fatal volley of bullets.

When the distance between the two sides is close to 150 meters, the neatly arranged American soldiers are the best targets. The locust-like rain of bullets has caused an amazing killing effect.

The scorching bullets pierced into the flesh with "puff puff puff puff" and the blood was soaring, and the skin was torn apart. This round of volleys knocked down at least [-] or [-] American soldiers, who were felled to the ground like wooden stakes.

Such heavy casualties did not scare off the U.S. troops. A wave of attacks by U.S. soldiers had already formed. Looking at the defense line of the Red Rock Valley more than a hundred meters away, the Yankee's eyes were already bloodshot, and he yelled and killed him.

Suddenly

The soldiers of the Tang Kingdom on the defense line threw down their flintlock rifles in unison, drew out their cavalry-style revolvers and raised their hands horizontally, pointing the black muzzle straight ahead, and then fired violently...

"Clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap..."

"Clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap..."

Round after round of guns and bullets were as dense as locusts, seemingly endless, knocking down large swaths of American soldiers to the ground, and the blood fog splashed in the air was so thick that it could not be added, the black attacking team of the U.S. Army fell in pieces. This scene is like a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood.

More than 2000 soldiers of the Tang Kingdom, armed with a cavalry-style revolver, emptied seven bullets at a time, that is, more than 14000 bullets, all of which were poured out in just four to five seconds.

The more than 3800 attacking US troops were like waves hitting a solid rock, instantly smashing to pieces, killing and wounding everywhere.

Looking down from the mountainside, at least half of the American soldiers were killed or wounded, and a large number of corpses covered the positions within 150 meters to 50 meters in front of the Red Rock Valley. The strong smell of blood was choking. It was a naked massacre involving more than 2000 soldiers.

With just one ruthless blow, all the US military's first and second waves of offensive sequences were disabled.

The third wave of U.S. attacking soldiers who followed closely witnessed all this with their own eyes. They had already rushed within 3 meters of the friendly troops in front, and their footsteps could not help but hesitate.

This scene of human tragedy happened right in front of our eyes, and the timid U.S. troops in the rear were scared out of their wits, and their legs softened and they knelt on the ground.

More people still ran forward blindly, but their footsteps became slow and hesitant. They didn't know whether to pass these American soldiers and continue to charge, or to turn around and run for their lives.

The 4th, 5th, and 6th waves of U.S. attacking soldiers who followed behind had no idea that this was a one-sided massacre because their sight was blocked by the U.S. soldiers in front.

The ignorant are fearless, and the U.S. troops in the rear continued to run in small steps while keeping the formation in order, and assassinated them with bright guns. The momentum was still full, and the shouts of killing were deafening.

The original six attack lines of the U.S. Army, which were separated by more than 6 meters, were on a battlefield filled with gunpowder, on a battlefield full of gunshots, shouts, howls, and shouts of killing. Quickly compressed, gradually brought together.

At this moment

The frightening sound of heavy machine guns of "Da da da... da da da..." sounded on the battlefield. More than 20 heavy machine guns fired at the same time, and more than 20 fire whips from hell crossed and shuttled, raging in the densely populated US military. In the offensive formation, the stumped limbs and arms of the fighters flew into the sky in circles, and the front of the Red Rock Valley position had become a hell of death, with corpses strewn all over the place.

Such dense heavy machine gun firepower was soaring that Major General Schneider, who was supervising the battle at the rear, paled in fright, and ordered in a panic: "Retreat, retreat quickly, order all soldiers to retreat, God... this is a death trap."

It's a pity that his order was already late. The firepower of the storm-type heavy machine gun can cover a range of 600-800 meters, and its lethality is extremely terrifying, far stronger than that of artillery.

Now tens of thousands of attacking US soldiers are all crowded within 500 meters in front of the defense line of the Red Rock Valley.

In just over 10 minutes, tens of thousands of attacking US troops have been completely defeated, running all over the mountains and plains.

at this time
A large number of soldiers of the Kingdom of Tang with guns and live ammunition poured out from the position in the Red Rock Valley, and they followed closely behind the US troops in pursuit.

The condescending storm-type heavy machine guns also began to extend their fire, launching attacks on the artillery positions where the American soldiers assembled in the distance.

One flees, one chases.

More than 5000 Musketeers of the Tang Kingdom rushed out of the position, followed by [-] cavalry, rushing out like a storm, chasing and killing the fleeing American soldiers all the way.

Seeing that the general situation was over, Major General Schneider, the commander of the US Second Corps, was dragged away by his senior officers and fled all the way back to the US military camp 16 kilometers away.

Here, the US Second Corps retains more than 5000 troops, of which more than 1700 are wounded and sick, as well as a large number of logistics officers and medical soldiers. The real combat troops are only two Musketeers, with a total of about 2000 people.

Less than 3000 people followed Major General Snyder into the U.S. camp, and more than 2500 of them were cavalrymen belonging to the U.S. Second Corps.

Seeing that the chasing cavalry of the Tang Dynasty intercepted the escape route of the U.S. troops from a distance, forcing a large number of U.S. troops to kneel down and beg for mercy, the main force of the Second Corps almost lost their ink in the battle, and more than 180 artillery pieces all fell into the enemy's hands.

Major General Schmid's face was livid with anger, his eyes were bloodshot, and he roared to lead the remaining troops to launch a counterattack, but Colonel Ray Caldwell grabbed his arm tightly and persuaded him; "General Your Excellency, I would like to draw your attention to one thing, it is the heavy cavalry regiment of the Tang Kingdom that stopped our army from retreating, and this is by no means an enemy that our light cavalry can deal with."

"Damn it, do I want to watch my troops be wiped out by the enemy?"

"Your Excellency, it is an indisputable fact that we have indeed suffered a complete defeat. We need you to maintain enough sense to lead the rest of the troops to break through the blockade and open an escape route, instead of dying in vain. "

"You mean..."

"Your Excellency, we have already lost all our artillery equipment. It is entirely foreseeable that the cunning enemy is dragging our artillery over and will definitely use it to bombard our camp. If the enemy's siege has been completed, then we have It may be in great danger of annihilation of the entire army, please think deeply!"

"Oh, my god, how dare they..."

"Trust me, Your Excellency General, they will definitely do this. Only 4000 fierce cavalry are needed, and the Great Tang Kingdom can seal off our camp. The battalion fights to open a bloody road, and quickly moves closer to the base camp of the Western Expeditionary Army in Hugo Oasis, in order to resolve the imminent crisis, and if necessary, the wounded and sick can be abandoned and their tails cut off to survive."

"This……"

Major General Schneider's face was already pale by these words, and he had experienced the endless vicious methods of the Tang Kingdom. He knew that what Colonel Ray Caldwell said was the only correct way, but he was extremely resistant in his heart.

Miserable, the loss is too miserable!
The U.S. Second Army with a total of 3.4 people lost half of it after five days of bloody battles. Nearly 3000 U.S. officers and soldiers were captured. There are more than 8 wounded, how many people can survive?

The U.S. military camp is 140 kilometers away from the Hugo Oasis, and they fled back all the way...

Major General Schneider is now in a dilemma. There is not enough artillery defense in the camp, and there is not enough troops. It is definitely impossible to defend.

However, the retreat was not safe. Under the watchful eyes of the enemy, it was also a big problem to retreat with more than 1700 wounded and sick.

If it is not done well, I am afraid that only more than 2500 cavalry can escape, and everyone else will be buried in the Gobi Desert in the desert that escaped all the way.

"Your Excellency, please make a quick decision. There are more than 1200 horse-drawn carts in the camp. We can unload all the buckets and other supplies, and only load necessary food and personnel to evacuate. There are more than 2500 cavalry for protection. The main army of Hugo Oasis sent cavalry reinforcements, and we have a high chance of being able to retreat unscathed."

"Hey... then, according to what you said, arrange a retreat." Major General Schneider replied weakly, as if his face had aged several years.

Colonel Ray Caldwell immediately raised his hands in salute and replied, "Your Majesty General."

(End of this chapter)