Wild North America 1846

Chapter 166 Escaping into the Desert

The First World War defeated the U.S. Second Corps, killed and injured more than 9300 U.S. troops, and captured more than [-] prisoners. It won a complete victory in the Red Rock Valley, which greatly boosted the morale of the defenders of the Tang Kingdom.

Looking back at the entire 26-day battle, from May 5 to June 15, the Red Rock Valley defenders killed and wounded more than 6 U.S. troops (including some supplementary troops) and captured more than 9 prisoners. The Second Corps was completely disabled.

It lost 1952 people, of which 872 were killed and 1080 were injured. The battle-loss ratio of the two sides exceeded an astonishing 10.5:1, which once again confirmed the powerful combat effectiveness of the soldiers of the Datang Kingdom.

Of course, this is not a battle loss ratio obtained in a fair field environment, but one side relies on solid fortifications to fight, and the other side launches a tactical assault with a sea of ​​people, which is somewhat watery.

"Good job, old Kahn. I am very satisfied with such a brilliant record that is enough to win the title of earl nobleman." Li Cha said with a happy expression as he rode on the tall horse.

His majesty's personal promise made the old Kahn reveal his sincere joy almost from his eyebrows to his eyes. He sat on the horse and bowed in a humble manner; Force, always keep in mind the motto of loyalty, bravery, fearlessness, and humility, be loyal to His Majesty, loyal to the royal family, and loyal to the mission of the knights, and are willing to sacrifice their lives for this."

"Well said Kahn, I need you to make persistent efforts to wipe out these remnants of the enemy." Li Cha stretched out his hand to swipe at the US camp in the distance, then turned his head with a smile and said to the new Chief of Army Staff, Major General Dai Changfu; "Hehehe... I didn't expect the Yankees to be so indiscriminate. They have arranged so many backhands before, which are basically useless. It's almost the summer harvest. Now we can relax the plan a little bit. By the end of July The U.S. military was not allowed to cross the Red Rock Valley before, so as not to affect the important summer harvest work."

"Your Majesty's holy order, the enemy is lenient. It's right to make more preparations, but it's a pity that the Yankees are not up to date! Looking at the world today, not everyone is as wise as His Majesty." Major General Dai Changfu was very funny, and stretched out his hand A sycophant.

King Richard smiled indifferently, turned his gaze back to look at Brigadier General Kahn and asked, "How...is there any difficulty?"

"There is indeed one point. The main reason is that the defenders in the Red Rock Valley are not strong enough." Old Kahn has a straightforward temperament, directly speaking of the current difficulties;
"Our army has a total of more than 6000 infantry, leaving more than 5000 people to guard the valley position, and the other 3000 people have all rushed out of the valley. They cooperated with [-] cavalry to carry out a comprehensive counterattack, and have achieved brilliant results.

There are two most important tasks at present;

One is to count and seize the dead U.S. soldiers and bury them on the spot. Due to the extremely hot temperature, the dead bodies will quickly decompose after 24 hours, which is likely to cause large-scale epidemics, so this work is urgent.

Our army also has a large number of wounded who need treatment, and the environment on the battlefield is harsh, so they must be evacuated immediately.

The second item is the separation and transformation of captives, which are used as cannon fodder for attacking cities and villages, so as to quickly increase their own strength and prepare for the next war.

Thus

The more than 6000 musketeers in the hands of Weichen are also responsible for the defense of the Red Rock Valley. It is difficult to spare enough troops to encircle and destroy the US camp. Please learn from your majesty. "

"Well, that makes sense."

Li Cha took a meaningful look at the old Brigadier General Kahn, knowing that he was giving credit to the outside world. He really deserved to be a mature man, knowing that the benefits cannot be obtained by himself, and he would be struck by lightning.

Wherever there are people, there are conflicts of interests.

It's not about loyalty, it's not about morality, it's about human nature.

A large number of generals in the Tang Kingdom wanted to prove themselves on the battlefield and make meritorious service. The old Kahn family took all the credit, not only was it ugly, but it would offend many people.

Is it difficult to dispose of US military corpses?

This does not require the soldiers of the Tang Kingdom to do it, just drive the American captives to dig a hole, and by the way, some thorns can be picked out and killed on the spot, and buried together.

These days, there is no Geneva Convention, and the winner takes all is the hardest truth.

As for the work of separating and transforming captives, the Tang Kingdom has formed a complete set of procedures. First, middle and lower-level and grassroots officers are selected. The families of these people may pay high ransoms. This is a tradition from Europe.

The remaining 500 people directly formed a team, and each person only fired two bullets. The supervisory team equipped with heavy machine guns pressed the charge. When the bullets were exhausted, they directly spoke with bayonets.

In the end, the captive who survived and saw the blood of the enemy is a qualified servant soldier.

All the soldiers who were emotionally conflicted and unwilling to wait for a long time were dragged directly to the side of the road to enforce the military law. It was rude and clear, but the effect was excellent.

It is precisely because of this that what Yankees hate the most is the white servant soldiers of the Tang Kingdom. Every one of them is stained with the blood of Yankees. They are more vicious, brutal, and inhumane than Chinese soldiers.

As long as it falls into the hands of the Yankees, there will be ten deaths but no life.

Every soldier who has truly become a white servant of the Tang Kingdom is very easy to recognize, because they will have a loyalty medal stamped on their chests, representing that they have been tested and loyal to the royal family of the Tang Dynasty.

Want to turn back... There are no doors, let alone windows.

"Uh, if that's the case... Chang Fu, I'll assign you another 2000 cavalry and give you 40 captured artillery pieces. Are you confident that you will wipe out the remnants of the U.S. Second Corps and take down the U.S. camp?"

"Qizou Your Majesty, I promise to wipe out all the remaining enemies and take down the US military camp, otherwise I am willing to come to see you."

"Well, then it's settled."

Li Cha waved his hand to make a conclusion, then turned the pier and walked to the back, leaving a faint sentence; "I am waiting for the good news of your victory, don't forget, the Yankees in Hugo Oasis will not just sit idly by." Seeing the complete annihilation of the Second Corps, there may be some actions to be taken."

"Weichen understands that a heavy fire brigade consisting of 16 heavy machine guns will be dispatched. If the Yankees dare to come, they will not be able to take it easy."

"Hehe... I only look at the result, not the process."

While Li Cha was speaking, he had already led a group of military and political ministers away.

Only Major General Dai Changfu, Chief of Staff of the Army, and Brigadier General Kahn were left at the scene. When the eyes of these two men met, they both revealed a knowing smile, and then they all laughed at the same time.

The remnant enemy in the U.S. camp is already a turtle in the urn. Major General Dai Changfu will take over the command of 3000 cavalry headed by the Zhangzhou Cuirassier Regiment. In addition to the 2000 cavalry allocated by His Majesty the King, there will be [-] cavalry in his hands. Strong mobile force.

There are only 2500 light cavalry, plus less than 4000 musketeers (note; more than 1700 wounded are not included), are they opponents?
The US military camp is built with rough wooden fences, full of rough North American style.

The timber came from the forests in the hinterland of the United States thousands of miles away, and was transported to the Burlington area by train, and then transported by horse-drawn carriage, and arrived at the front line after a journey of more than 260 kilometers.

The construction of this US military camp alone cost countless money.

The 2000 cavalry promised by His Majesty the King arrived soon, immediately surrounded the US military camp far away, and cut the long-distance telegraph wire.

At this time, the news of the defeat had already been transmitted to Hugo Oasis through the long-distance telegraph line. It was like a thunderbolt from the blue, which stunned all the senior generals of the Western Expeditionary Army.

"God, how is this possible?" Lieutenant General Kanpur, the commander-in-chief of the Western Expeditionary Army, fell down on the chair in shock, speechless for a long time.

Not only Lieutenant General Temple's behavior was at a loss, but all the senior generals and staff officers of the Western-American Expeditionary Command almost exploded.

The heavy army gathered on the Hugo Oasis made them full of confidence. They waited wholeheartedly for the good news from the Second Army, and then sent their troops to kill the Colorado Plateau. But who would have thought that it would be the sad news of annihilation of the entire army?
This is too outrageous, that's an army of 3.4!

Heavy machine guns... Another terrifying storm-type heavy machine gun completely defeated the will to resist of the US 2nd Corps.

The military newspaper ahead evoked the terrible memories that the Western Expeditionary Army did not want to emerge. Counting, this is the third time that the US military has suffered heavy losses of more than 3 people, right?
The first time was the "Battle of the Unknown Valley" in the First Northern Front War. The U.S. Army led by Major General Tris Spike encountered an ambush with heavy machine guns and was defeated. Triss Spike Major General Spike also died in this battle.

The second time was during the Second Northern War. Admiral Taylor, the hero of the Mexican War, led the main force of the cavalry, and stepped into the trap of the lunatic King Richard, and staged the tragedy of the "Battle of the Missouri River".

The third time was this "Battle of Red Rock Valley", and the US military corps fell into the same pit again...

Very thoughtful!

The storm-type heavy machine gun has become a lingering nightmare for the U.S. Federal Army. It is a highly efficient killing machine. However, the Americans cannot develop this weapon, and it is only unique to the Datang Kingdom.

"Your Excellency, Commander, other issues can be discussed later. The most urgent task is to dispatch cavalry urgently to support General Schneider's troops and evacuate the front camp safely, so as to avoid the terrible situation of annihilating the entire army!" Deputy Commander Bob Wingraw Lieutenant General Bu said with a worried expression.

Lieutenant General Arthur Temple woke up from contemplation, hesitated for a while, and said with a gloomy face; "If the army of the Kingdom of Tang set up heavy machine gun traps on the road ahead, then our cavalry will send heads. What good way do you have?" Solve it?"

"Uh...this..."

"Hmph, you can think of sending cavalry troops to respond immediately, but that crazy king can't think of it? I'm afraid he is waiting for me to step in?"

"What should I do?"

"Immediately electrify General Schneider's troops, order them to abandon all their belongings, lead them into the desert at night, and approach the Hugo Oasis. The base camp will send search cavalry to take them back." Lieutenant General Arthur Temple made up his mind decisively. Said word by word.

With the strength of the American cavalry, it is not enough to compete one-on-one with the powerful cavalry of the Tang Kingdom. It often takes one-on-two, or even one-on-three to barely achieve a balance of power.

This is because the U.S. military does not have a cuirassier establishment, and all cavalry are light cavalry.Secondly, most of the U.S. cavalry are rookies with serious lack of combat experience and relatively low combat effectiveness.The third is the gap in weapons and equipment.

The Battle of the Missouri River led by Admiral Taylor suffered a disastrous defeat. Not only tens of thousands of elite cavalry were lost, but also the newly equipped cavalry-style revolvers, all of which fell into the enemy's hands.

It can be learned from General Schneider's military bulletin;

The Tang Kingdom even equipped this elite weapon in the hands of musketeers, which dealt a fatal blow to the attacking US troops in the Battle of the Red Rock Valley.

You must know that the rear arsenal of the U.S. military is in a hurry, and this new type of cavalry revolver is not fully equipped with cavalry troops, only about half of it.

Lieutenant General Arthur Temple's seemingly ruthless decision means that General Schneider's troops will abandon more than 1700 U.S. wounded soldiers, untie the horses and green mules and other large animals that are dragging carts, and provide them to some Musketeers of the U.S. Second Corps Riding, breaking through the blockade and fleeing into the desert at night with the cavalry.

This move is the only feasible solution at present.

(End of this chapter)