Wild North America 1846

Chapter 315

The Colorado Corps' attack was swift and powerful. More than 4 hours after the attack was launched, each unit successfully completed the complete encirclement of the northern, southern and eastern parts of Kansas City. A total of more than 1.3 U.S. troops were killed and captured, and their own casualties were less than 2000. The pre-war deployment of the Corps was completed neatly.

At this moment

Lieutenant General Devon Chandler, the commander of the US Georgia Corps trapped in the city, just woke up from a series of violent attacks, and ordered all units of the Corps to rely on the ruins of the city and prepare to fight against the Eastern Army that seemed to have fallen from the sky.

However, what he didn't expect was...

The army of the Tang Kingdom who had completed the mission was not in a hurry to attack, but immediately deployed a defense line on the spot, quickly pulled out several barbed wire fences, and began to build a defensive front with all their strength.

What is this ghost?

Lieutenant General Devon Chandler, who was full of doubts, sent troops to try to counterattack several times, but they were all repelled by the dense and deadly bullet rain without exception. .

until evening
Lieutenant General Devin Chandler led a group of officers from the corps headquarters to inspect the front line and came back. His face was already gloomy like the bottom of a pot. He finally understood...

Today's Georgia Corps is surrounded by wind and rain, and these hateful Easterners are planning to wipe out the Northern Army, which is simply unimaginable!
While he was full of anger, Lieutenant General Devin Chandler suddenly felt chills behind him, and he was afraid.

The war lasted until January 1860, 15, and has entered its fourth year.

Lieutenant General Devin Chandler has experienced dozens of battles, and he is not uninformed, but he has never seen this kind of battle attempt to swallow an entire regiment of [-] to [-] soldiers, which is too weird ripped off?

Just because southerners don't dare to think, doesn't mean Easterners don't dare to think.

During a counterattack launched by the US military in the evening, Lieutenant General Devon Chandler witnessed the sharpness of the enemy's firearms. The hastily built defensive front was equipped with more than a dozen Storm-type heavy machine guns, and the counterattack firepower was extremely strong.

Moreover, the king-style bolt-action rifles of the Eastern Corps can shoot far and accurately. The U.S. counterattack troops began to be hit by volleys of guns at 400 meters, basically unable to approach within 200 meters. Collapsed under the massacre.

The backward weapons and equipment of the US military basically have to be within a distance of 200 meters to cause damage to the enemy.

Such a disparity made Lieutenant General Devon Chandler feel chills in his heart, and gave birth to a very bad feeling. Do these Easterners really have such a big appetite to swallow the Georgia Corps?
The strength of the Georgia Corps is not weak. Even after suffering a serious blow, it still has more than 4.6 troops. It is an important field regiment on the western front of the US military. Its combat effectiveness is comparable to that of the troops going south led by General Sherman and Samuel Brown The troops marching eastward led by the general are all on the same level, with almost the same difference.

As the pillar force of the Western Front battlefield left behind, Kansas City undertakes the defense task of this transportation hub, and at the same time, it also receives a large number of wounded and sick evacuated from the front line, and is responsible for rescue and treatment.

Therefore, the Georgia Corps has nearly 1 wounded veterans, and tens of thousands of soldiers who have experienced bloody battles, and their combat effectiveness is not weak.

With these combat-capable soldiers, Lieutenant General Devin Chandler is confident that he can hold out for more than 20 days under the siege until General Sherman leads an army of 20 to return to aid.

Yes... Lieutenant General Devon Chandler was very suspicious of Eastern appetites.

The Georgia Corps is not fighting alone. There are nearly 20 troops led by General Sherman in the south, more than 10 troops led by General Samuel Brown on the banks of the Mississippi River in the east, and the metropolis of Chicago is more than 800 kilometers away in the north. Strong military mobilization capabilities.

Under the condition of ensuring its own defense, it is not difficult for Chicago to temporarily piece together a relief force of no less than 6 to 7 people.

As soon as the Georgia Corps encountered an attack, it used the long-distance telegraph lines extending in all directions to send an emergency message for help.

Today, although the external telegraph line is completely interrupted, it just illustrates the current dilemma faced by the Georgia Corps. The commander-in-chief of the Northern Army, General Grant (the former commander-in-chief Ambrose Everett Burnside has been dismissed, and he use) will not be ignored, and strong rescue measures will be taken.

Kansas and Chicago, together with Sherman and General Samuel Brown's troops, were the four legs of the Northern Army's table on the Western Front, and without any of them the whole table was unstable.

In summary

After the initial panic, Lieutenant General Devin Chandler quickly settled down and decided to adopt a more conservative defensive strategy to minimize the casualties of the active force and made preparations for long-term resistance.

Even if you beat him to death, you can't imagine how big the appetite of the Tang Kingdom is?
Not only is it going to swallow the 6 Georgia Corps in one go, but it also launched a full-scale invasion of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Illinois in the north at the same time. Now the flames of war have been ignited, and the entire northern states are shrouded in Great War. Under the shadow of the Tang Kingdom's iron hoof invasion.

Not to mention the rescue of Kansas, Chicago can't protect itself.

manhattan town
Li Cha's palm was withdrawn from the bald eagle's head, and the entire Kansas battlefield battle process was like a picture, which was as clear as the lines on the palm, and it was all in his mind.

With a satisfied expression, he reached out his hand to take out a handful of fresh meat strips from the basin and threw them out. The dozen or so bald eagles in front of him fluttered their wings to grab the food, which caused the two colorful white tigers around him to show ferocious blood in their mouths and let out a low voice. Roar to frighten these restless flat-haired brutes.

soon
After feeding these bald eagles, Li Cha waved his hand to convey the silent order "It's all gone!" These egret sea eagles immediately soared into the sky one by one, spread their wings and quickly disappeared into the twilight sky.

Don't worry about these raptors, whether it's tall trees or steep mountains, they can always find a suitable place to stay.

Except for humans, almost no animals can harm them.

Li Cha cleaned his hands, and returned to the house with two tall and mighty colorful white tigers. He sat down and drank a mouthful of tea with a relaxed expression, then stretched out one hand...

The colorful white tiger crawling beside him immediately stretched out its big head deftly, and stroked it comfortably for Li Cha, as well-behaved as a kitten.

fun to say
His Majesty the King likes to breed raptors and beasts. All the high-ranking nobles in the Datang Kingdom followed suit and hired animal trainers with high salaries. Almost all the circus trainers with the highest level in Europe gathered in the Datang Kingdom. decline.

There is no way, experienced animal trainers have all gone to the Tang Kingdom, and the circus can't attract many audiences by playing clowns.

Lieutenant General Kahn, the deputy chief of staff, got drunk and went to tease the brown bear. He was knocked down by the furious brown bear and broke several ribs. He is still lying on the sickbed and cannot get up.

Although Lieutenant General Kahn is as strong as a cow, he is already 65 years old after all, and his body functions are rapidly declining. It is impossible to completely recover.

With a little more movement, the newly healed bone will break again.

Li Cha smiled and shook his head, expelling these insignificant things from his mind. While drinking tea, he squinted at the military deployment map not far away, feeling smug in his heart.

He is exactly 30 years old this year, and he hopes to realize the expansion dream of the Tang Empire in the past two years and lay the foundation for dominating North America. The strong sense of accomplishment in his heart is intoxicating.

only from a military point of view
On the 2370-kilometer-long front of the Tang Kingdom from north to south, Kansas City, located in the middle, is the most critical, and it is in the pivotal position of the waist, so Li Cha came to the front line to sit in charge.

This battle can only be won but not lost, and it must be won simply and neatly.

As long as the city of Kaisas is in your hands, you can live everywhere.

On the vast plains of the central United States, the Tang Kingdom can freely choose the direction of attack to the east, north, and south. It can take whatever it wants, and the strategic room for maneuver has greatly increased, firmly controlling the initiative on the western front battlefield. .

An army of 18 has firmly blocked Kansas City, and the fate of this American army is doomed to be completely destroyed.

The Tang Kingdom is not a southerner. The Colorado Corps that now occupies the train station is driving prisoners of war and laborers to rush to repair the damaged ten-kilometer-long railway line from Manhattan to Kansas. It is expected to be repaired within three days.

Until then

The two heavy artillery divisions under the direct control of the General Staff Headquarters will arrive along the railway line. These two divisions are equipped with 12-pound and 20-pound field heavy artillery, all of which are breech-loading field artillery produced by Colt Arms Company and use a new trigger fuze The shells, filled with yellow high explosives, represent the world's leading artillery technology achievements.

Once deployed

The power of the explosion and damage is stronger than the solid shells fired by the old 60-pound coastal artillery, and it cannot be resisted by manpower.

As for the intensive defense of the US military in Kansas City, it was really a big explosion. Thinking of the scene of beating up the Yankees like this makes people feel happy. May I ask what kind of aggrieved mood you feel when you just get beaten and can't get your hands off?
after dark
On the road from Manhattan to Kansas, the wagon convoy of busy transportation formed a long river of torches. Like hardworking ants, they left the artillery and ammunition equipped by the Field Artillery Unit of the Colorado Corps behind, one wagon by wagon transported forward.

The divisions of the Corps were equipped with 3-pound and 6-pound caliber field guns. Due to the rugged roads, heavy weapons such as artillery and ammunition fell behind in the early stages of the battle, and they could only be transported to the front line after the road was repaired.

The Georgia Corps in the encirclement showed no signs of launching a large-scale breakout at night, which gradually relieved Lieutenant General Harry Flech's heart.

If tens of thousands of people break out of the encirclement at night, they may not be able to stop it with the current simple defense line.

In time, after the defensive circle is stabilized, the Georgia Corps will be unable to escape.

The Corps sent troops northward to capture St. Joseph and southward to capture Leviel. Except for some troubles for the defenders of St. Joseph, everything else went smoothly.

The battle reports from the north showed that after a day of fierce fighting, the surprise attack troops from the north had already entered the urban area of ​​St. Joseph, occupied most of the urban area, and basically controlled the situation.

There are only a few stubborn enemies left, about 720 people in total, huddled in a strong Catholic church to resist stubbornly.

As of the time when the battle report was sent back, the fierce battle was going on overnight. The attacking troops used three-pound field guns to bombard the stone courtyard wall of the church, trying to open a gap and wipe out the stubborn enemy.

So far, the battle of Kansas has largely been settled, and the enemy in the encirclement is already caught in the urn, and it is impossible to escape.

(End of this chapter)