Wild North America 1846

Chapter 325 Battle of Garden City

The situation of the north-south pincer attack by the heavy army group of the Tang Kingdom has formed. Sensing that the US Army Corps is in a critical situation, General Sherman resorted to "fake tricks".

On the day of March 3, the headquarters of the US Sherman Corps pretended to set up camp after advancing 5 kilometers. The whole army had a full dinner before dark and everything was ready.

Suddenly, at [-]:[-] a.m. after nightfall, the whole army marched southward in the starry night. By the time the commander of the cavalry division in charge of raids along the way arrived, the US camp had already been deserted.

Being slapped out of thin air, Master Lin Feng was so angry that his face was distorted, but there was no effective way to deal with it.

War horses are not suitable for large-scale battles at night, and the night vision is poor. It is okay to attack the enemy camp with hundreds of war horses.

This night

The U.S. military was surprisingly united and highly mobile. At dawn, they traveled southward for more than 30 kilometers and arrived at the Garden City battlefield. Immediately, the troops began shelling, showing impatience.

From the morning of March 3th

The U.S. Army and the Confederate Corps launched fierce shelling, and the rumbling sound of artillery resounded throughout the world, which lasted for more than 5 hours. By about 11:00 in the morning, the U.S. military launched a large-scale assault.

The battle of trapped beasts is especially ferocious.

The Sherman Corps launched a charge formation of regiment-level infantry and repeatedly attacked the Southern Corps positions.

Even though the battlefield was littered with corpses and piled up layer after layer, the Sherman Corps still attacked fiercely regardless of casualties, and finally broke through the flank positions guarded by the southerners at about 3:20 in the afternoon, killing them like a tide.

In combat, you are afraid of pig teammates. The militiamen of the Confederate States were caught by the enemy's weakness, and they attacked this frantically, which finally caused the evil result of the front line falling.

As a last resort, the Southern Corps retreated about 2.6 kilometers to the next parapet position. The commander, Lieutenant General Tian Mantun, saw the fierce offensive of the Sherman Corps and knew that this was the last madness, so he sent troops to dig a new position in the rear .

In the fierce battle of the first day
The Sherman Corps paid a heavy price of about 1.1 casualties before seizing the first parapet position. This momentum of attack can never be sustained.

If you want a position, give it to him. Anyway, it is easy to dig a chest trench. If you lose the front, you will build it later. It depends on how many positions the Sherman Army can capture?

In the battle on the first day, the Southern Corps had only more than 1300 casualties, of which less than 500 officers and soldiers were killed.All the wounded soldiers were sent to the rear for treatment in an orderly manner, and after returning from injury, they were veterans who had experienced bloody battles.

On the contrary, the Southerners lost more than 3900 people. Especially when the Northern Army attacked, they chased the Southerners and killed them fiercely, causing chaos in the Southerners' camp, and about [-] people fell on the ground.

Compared with these fierce soldiers of the Northern Army who had experienced bloody battles, the southerners who went to the battlefield full of hatred had a huge gap in terms of combat experience, hand-to-hand combat and company combat organization.

Once out of the protection of the position, the field battle will undoubtedly be lost.

On the other hand, the soldiers of the Southern Corps of the Tang Kingdom were quite different. They retreated quickly as soon as the flank positions fell, and organized a resolute resistance with the infantry company as a unit to cover the retreat of the comrades in the positions.

The Yankees who rushed up frantically fell down under the rain of bullets like cutting wheat. The road of the charge was full of corpses. They could only watch the orderly retreat of the Tang Kingdom's army, and they were still unable to charge into the camp. Fight a melee.

At this moment

It reflects the biggest difference between a well-trained army and a militia full of revenge. In the Tang Kingdom army, well-trained officers and sergeants knew how to organize soldiers to fight in any difficult combat environment.

The entire army is like a ruthless killing machine, whether it is in adversity or adversity, it continues to output high-efficiency killing, even if it is a platoon and a company, they all know what to do when they are in chaos?
In the face of the Yankees rushing up, the soldiers calmly under the command of the officer, used a steady and dense rain of bullets to harvest lives, and covered each other to retreat, showing a high degree of obedience and discipline, which made Tian Mantun Lieutenant General is particularly satisfied.

"...

This is not enough, the pressure on the Easterners is far from enough, we must launch an assault at night, stir up the troops and fight a big melee, we have no time. "General Sherman roared loudly with red eyes, trying his best to boost the fighting morale of the American generals.

now is the moment

The vanguard of the Northern Colorado Legion going south has already exchanged fire with the U.S. blocking troops staying behind. It is less than 30 kilometers away from the Garden City battlefield, and it can be reached in a day.

and tomorrow

Soldiers from the Colorado Legion flocked to the border, and the U.S. blocking force only had a mere ten thousand people. There was a probability of more than 9% that they could not stop the attack of the army and could only temporarily delay it.

That is to say, tomorrow night at the earliest, and the morning after tomorrow at the latest, the main force of the Colorado Corps heading south will arrive at the Garden City battlefield to carry out a north-south pincer attack on the Sherman Corps in the encirclement.

It's like a walnut sandwiched between two hammers, and it will be smashed to pieces with a "poof...".

Every time he thought of this terrible prospect, General Sherman became more and more crazy. He stared at Major General Taman with bloodshot eyes, and said in a decisive tone;
"General Taman, I ask you to mobilize all the elite forces of your subordinates, regardless of the cost or sacrifice, to break through the two positions in front of me overnight and open a way for the regiment to survive. Can you do it?"

"Your Excellency, General, Taman will personally lead the elite army to fight through the night and open up a way out for the army." Major General Taman replied without hesitation, and the madness in his eyes became more intense.

Everyone here knows;
The Sherman Corps invaded the south and did a lot of evil. The southerners hated them to the bone. They wanted to eat their flesh, drink their blood, and lay their skins on their skins. If they fell into the hands of the southerners, it would be worse than death.

Instead of this, why not fight to the death!
Major General Taman's unit is the elite of the entire Hillman Corps, and they were not willing to use it in the siege of Vicksburg for more than three months. It is really a treasure.

This is General Sherman's strength at the bottom of the box. Now that it's time for the dog to jump over the wall, he doesn't care about preserving his strength, so he will stud all of them tonight.

nine o'clock at night

On the Harden City battlefield, the sound of guns rumbled, and the shouts of killing resounded throughout the world. Lieutenant General Tian Mantun, who was standing on the third line of defense, had a grim face, and bad news kept coming from the second line of defense, which was fighting ahead.

Due to the changes during the day, the Southern Corps no longer trusted the pig teammates of the Confederate States, so the entire second line of defense was stationed by Confederate soldiers, with a total strength of about 2 troops.

Behind the second line of defense, about 2 kilometers away is the third line of defense. This line of defense is all garrisoned by the Southern Corps, and more than 2.2 people are stationed by the strongest ace Snow Mountain Division.

Behind the Snow Mountain Division, the urgently built fourth line of defense has basically taken shape, and will be stationed by more than 4 soldiers from the American Confederate States, forming a pattern of defense step by step.

The construction of the fifth defensive line has not yet started. Looking at the fierce battle in front of him, General Tian Mantun frowned helplessly and said: "Pass my order, the rear reserve team should not rest tonight, mobilize and prepare to build The fifth line of defense, the Yankees are going to jump over the wall in a hurry."

"As ordered, sir."

"The Snow Mountain Division on the defense line is ready to fight at any time. It is estimated that the southerners will not be able to resist for long, and will soon be defeated." Lieutenant General Tian Mantun shook his head helplessly. Corps own strength.

Therefore, General Tian Mantun raised his voice and ordered again; "Convey the strict order of the Corps; any army that flees frontally will be regarded as an enemy army, and they will all be killed, and we will never be allowed to attack our position."

"As you order, Your Excellency."

The order was issued quickly, and there was a sound of weapons "cracking" on the position. The soldiers checked their weapons and equipment for the last time before the battle, loaded them with bullets, and the heavy machine gun position was full of long magazines to prepare for battle.

in a while
I heard exclamations from the battlefield; "The Southerners are defeated..."

"Ignite the fire, everyone is ready to fight."

After the order was issued, piles of bonfires were lit on the front more than ten kilometers long. These gasoline-splashed bonfires burned violently, dispelling the dark night, and photographing the figures of the Southern Army soldiers who had fled from the front line. clearly.

The Southern Army with a total of 2 people on the second line of defense, occupying a geographical advantage, was defeated in just three and a half hours, and fled all over the mountains and plains, which really made people speechless.

Before the battle, there are repeated orders, and the fleeing soldiers are never allowed to attack the position head-on. All soldiers must retreat from both sides in an orderly manner. This is because multiple machine gun positions are set up on both sides, which can effectively suppress all chaos.

But from the point of view of actual combat
The execution ability of the soldiers of the Confederate States was too poor. They were frightened by the fierceness of the Yankees, and all ran backwards. This was the shortest straight-line distance, and the defeated soldiers just wanted to escape back to a safe area as soon as possible.

What should I do if I run to both sides and get caught up?
"Order; heavy machine gun warning fire!"

After the order was issued, several heavy machine guns raised their muzzles, "Da da da... da da da da..." fired a magazine, which was a serious warning;
The rout continues to attack the frontal position and kill Wushu!

Many southern rout soldiers were awakened by the heavy machine guns, hesitated for a while, and had to run to both sides in panic, they were afraid of being killed by their own people.

However, more rout soldiers still ran wildly, regardless of their heads, throwing away all their guns and everything that could be thrown away, just so as not to affect their escape.

"Ready, shoot..."

Under the command of the officer, a dense volley of gunshots suddenly erupted from the position, and the rout soldiers who rushed in front were beaten tremblingly under the rain of bullets, and fell to the ground to die one after another.

After several consecutive rounds of shooting, many corpses fell in a mess in front of the position. At this time, the southern soldiers who were shrouded in fear screamed in fright and ran to the sides one after another.

At the end of the dark line of sight, the Yankee's dense attack array has pressed up, stabbing like a forest under the moonlight, full of strong murderous intent.

see this scene
Lieutenant General Tian Mantun sighed softly, looking up at the shining moon, it felt as if it was covered with a blood-colored veil, and he could smell a strong smell of blood from his nose.

This night will be the night of killing.

On the third defensive position is the Ace Snow Mountain Division. The Corps has assigned a heavy machine gun battalion to it, and there are 3 artillery regiments to provide fire support. The firepower is unprecedentedly powerful and violent.

After retreating here, Lieutenant General Tian Mantun was not prepared to continue retreating, but to face-to-face with the enemy to see whose fist was stronger?

"Order the artillery to prepare and fire at full speed."

Give an order

The rumbling sound of the cannon pierced the dark night and slammed into the designated area ahead. The strong impact of the explosion tore the attacking American soldiers into pieces, and the flying fragments caused a large number of casualties. , turning the front into a hell of death.

Under the cover of intensive artillery fire, the US military's group attack caused heavy casualties, and the steady volley of gun strikes continued to reap human lives. This time, the Sherman Army's long-planned heavy attack kicked on the steel plate and kicked all the ankles folded.

midnight midnight
After the retreating Northern Army was counted, it was full of gloom. Major General Taman was torn into pieces under artillery fire. More than half of his elite army was killed and injured, with nearly 7500 casualties, basically losing the ability to fight again.

This made General Sherman go mad with distress. This elite force is a strong army tempered in four years of bloody battles. It is not afraid of any difficulties, and its fighting style is tough and fierce.

Unexpectedly, in the battle tonight, half of the casualties were lost without even seeing the enemy's face. Major General Taman was torn into parts by artillery fire, and his body was not even recovered.

"We can't give up. We must continue to attack. Giving up means a dead end. Are you willing to fall into the hands of the southerners?" General Sherman scanned the group of senior officers with his bloodshot crazy eyes, and his tone was threatening and Great pressure.

At this time, the officers had no way out, and they all expressed their willingness to fight General Sherman to the end, and none of them said no.

No one is stupid, at this time the objection will be the first to die.

After more than an hour of silence

Taking advantage of the gradual extinguishment of the bonfire, the U.S. military organized heavy troops to press up again, approaching the defense line under the cover of night.

Unexpectedly, the army of the Tang Kingdom had already prepared, and lit one spare bonfire after another, dispelling the dark night again, which made General Sherman almost vomit blood in anger.

These spare bonfires are inconspicuous in the night. If you don't light them, people will mistake them for bushes and weeds, but they grow more lush.

The soldiers who lit the bonfire ran back quickly, lying on the ground when they heard the gunfire, and then crawled back to the position, laughing wildly for the rest of their lives.

With this one merit alone, he can earn a fourth-class military merit.

The rumbling cannons rang out again, but they were much more sparse than last time. The artillery ammunition of the Southern Corps was not in unlimited supply, so they should be used sparingly.

The experienced General Sherman was keenly aware of this, and his spirits were lifted immediately, and he ordered the army to launch a tide-like attack...

(End of this chapter)