Wild North America 1846

Chapter 370 Previous Lesson

a few days later

One gloomy afternoon, the cold wind howled across the field.

Black smoke lingers on the front of the Pittsburgh outskirts, and in the winter wheat fields that have just exposed green shoots, there are endless dead bodies everywhere. There are white soldiers and many black soldiers. Among the white soldiers, there are gray-haired old people and childish teenagers Now they are all turned into cold corpses.

On the defensive front that had been blasted into potholes and scorched the surface of the moon, the heavily armed officers and soldiers of the Tang Empire were standing by with guns in their hands. Many soldiers in the front row were wearing breastplates and cotton coats.
Although slightly bloated, it reveals an indescribable murderous aura.

This kind of breastplate heavy infantry is a newly equipped unit of the Tang Empire. On the Pittsburgh front, there are only two ace infantry divisions equipped with breastplate heavy infantry, namely the 205 "Agni Division" and the Royal Chang'an Iron Blood Grenadier Division.

This kind of breastplate heavy infantry is specially aimed at the imitation British Mini rifles widely equipped by the Yankees today. Judging from the pitted bullet marks on the soldiers' chests, the protective effect is quite good.

In the battle of queuing to shoot

The king-style rifle equipped by the Tang Kingdom can cause serious damage to the U.S. military within a range of 700-800 meters, and can guarantee accurate hits within a range of 650 meters.

On the other hand, although the imitation British-made Mini rifles commonly equipped by the U.S. military are slightly less accurate, they can still cause fatal damage at a distance of 700 meters, and accurate hits can be guaranteed within a range of 500 meters.

At first glance, the lethality of the rifles on both sides is about the same.

However, since the imitation British Mini rifle uses a lead-made round-headed cylindrical bullet, it can be easily pushed into the chamber with a push rod.This greatly increases the rate of fire.

The bullet is threaded around the body to match the rifling, and the middle of the thread is stuffed with animal oil.The bottom of the bullet uses cork material.

When shooting, the gunpowder gas impacts the cork, and the cork suddenly expands the bullet after being impacted for a moment.

Since the bullet is stretched, the chamber can be sealed by the bullet itself at the moment of firing without leaking the powder gas, which will cause the kinetic energy of the bullet to be lost.

This solves the chamber sealing problem of the old muzzle-loading guns, and greatly enhances the rate of fire, range and safety of the guns.

There are only two disadvantages;

The first is that the miniature bullets made of lead casting and cork are soft and have insufficient penetration. Relying on the breastplate defense can ensure the safety of soldiers and greatly reduce casualties.

The second is that the Mini rifle is slow to load bullets, compared to the king-style rifle that is ready to shoot after firing a shot and pulling the bolt.

The preparations for shooting with the Minie rifle are much more cumbersome. After firing a shot, the rifle must be turned upside down, and the next round of Minie bullets must be pushed in from the muzzle with the push rod for compaction, and then the rifle is picked up. , open the medicine tank to load and launch gunpowder, close the medicine door and aim at the enemy, and fire...

And doing so many actions in front of the enemy is simply courting death.

Practical proof
In the brutal battle, after the American soldiers had been forced to fire 1-2 rounds of guns, the bolt-action King's rifle equipped by the soldiers of the Tang Empire was full of firepower and high precision, and it was an overwhelming massacre against the soldiers of the American Northern Army.

Recently

After the Colorado Corps occupied the U.S. defense line in Pittsburgh, it ushered in a wave of crazy counterattacks from the Northern Army, round after round, never ending.

The soldiers of the Tang Empire who stood firm on the line of defense were like hard rocks, allowing the soldiers of the Northern Army to crash into them like waves and smash them to pieces, still standing still, causing massive damage to the enemy.

The battle for about a week caused more than 11 U.S. casualties, while the Datang Empire had only about 1.3 casualties, of which more than 8200 were killed. This also includes the loss of the initial attack on the enemy's defense line, resulting in a battle loss ratio of 9:1.

Today
The strength of the U.S. counterattack in Pittsburgh has also been greatly weakened, showing a weak follow-up situation.

To tell the truth, it was the fear of being killed, and the Yankees would not dare to rush forward to die even if they were head-to-head.

Admiral Fan Pengfei personally inspected the officers and soldiers of the 205th Division equipped with breastplate heavy infantry. Looking at the numerous bullet marks on the breastplate, many lead bullets were completely embedded, like smashed persimmons, he couldn't help being very satisfied.

These breastplates are made of the world's cutting-edge Harvey bulletproof steel, which is very rigid, and the surface carburizing process is very hard, but the toughness is not enough and it is easy to break.

About 1/3 of the breastplates he had seen had large and small cracks, but they still maintained a certain degree of defense.

"Are there enough reserves to replace these damaged breastplates?" Admiral Fan Pengfei asked.

Major General Lin Feng, the commander of the 205th Division, saluted solemnly, and replied, "Report to Your Excellency, Commander, our division still has 2200 pairs of breastplates, which can barely replace half of the damaged ones, and the rest need to be supplemented from the rear."

"As the first priority, the logistics department of the Corps needs to arrange it as soon as possible." General Fan Pengfei immediately ordered.Then he pointed to the broken breastplate and said, "Every bullet hole on it may mean the precious life of a soldier. If the broken breastplate cannot be replaced in time, can blacksmiths be organized to repair it immediately at the front line? The Corps needs to be recruited immediately More than 1 blacksmiths to ensure the defense of the frontline cuirassiers."

"Humble job understands, immediately arrange manpower to do it."

"According to battlefield experience, how close can the Mini rifle penetrate armor?"

"Report to the commander; according to actual combat experience, the strong impact caused by the Mini rifle within a range of 150 meters may cause the breastplate to shatter. If it is close to the range of 100 meters, there is a [-]% chance that the Mini rifle will penetrate the breastplate and hurt the soldiers. Causing fatal injuries. However, due to the loss of kinetic energy of the bullet, the probability of fatality is not high."

"Well, now it seems that due to the advantages of our rifles, it is difficult for American soldiers to attack within 150 meters, and it is more likely that the cumulative damage causes the breastplate to rupture. This should be reported to the factory in time, and they are asked to make further improvements to the product. Improve."

"Humble job understands, immediately collect first-hand data and give feedback to the manufacturer."

"Um……"

Admiral Fan Pengfei looked up at the battlefield full of corpses, and then looked back at His Highness Tang Li Xin with concern.

I saw this childish Highness Tang Li Xin with a stern expression on his face, stretched out his fair fingers and tapped the breastplate on the soldier's body, and touched a few bullet marks on it, raised his head and said to the soldier; " I understand, you are all warriors who defended the Tang Empire, and I would like to pay you my highest respect here."

"Willing to die for His Majesty, long live the Tang Empire, long live!" The soldier hammered the iron armor hard with his fist, and replied sonorously, full of passion.

"Thank you!" His Highness Tang-Li Xin was young after all, looking at these slightly bloated soldiers covered in dust, his nose was sore for some reason, and a layer of mist appeared in his eyes...

He turned his head away in a concealed manner, and Second Lieutenant Liu Daqing beside him immediately took His Highness aside, and under the cover of several teenagers, he took out a pure white silk handkerchief, and wiped away his tears for the young Highness.

During the days when they came to the front line, these noble boys have matured to some extent and understood the meaning of honor and responsibility.

Admiral Fan Pengfei looked at the watch on his wrist. It was already close to 3 o'clock in the afternoon. It was hard to say whether the US military would launch a new round of counterattack. He hesitated and prepared to wait.

more than a week of fighting

He could clearly feel that the combat effectiveness of the U.S. military was rapidly declining. At first, when attacking the first and second-line positions in Pittsburgh, the combat effectiveness of the Northern Army seemed to be okay, but who knew that it would become more and more weakened later.

It's normal to think about it

Nowadays, a large number of black slaves who fled to the north have been dragged onto the battlefield. More than half of those who died in this wilderness were black soldiers with insufficient weapons, and there were also some northern soldiers mixed with white-haired old men and young people. Break down?
This also shows that the government of the United States of America (North) has reached the end of its strength.

he looked up

In the wilderness, the cold air is mixed with the thick smell of gunpowder smoke and blood, which is the smell of war close to death.

Swarms of black crows circled and croaked and flew down from the sky, all fat and strong, bringing a hellish atmosphere to this gloomy battlefield, which made people tremble involuntarily.

Admiral Fan Pengfei shook his head, expelled the short-lived negative emotions, his eyes became firm again, and he casually asked the staff officer beside him, "The Pittsburgh defense line has been torn apart, and our army will split up tomorrow to expand the tearing." Gap, when is the Chang'an Cavalry Corps going to attack? Is there any definite news?"

"Reporting to Your Excellency, Commander, the Chang'an Cavalry Corps has just received a call and is preparing to pass through the Pittsburgh defense line at [-] o'clock tomorrow morning. They sent a congratulatory message along the way. Congratulations to our Corps for successfully tearing the defense line and making new achievements."

"Well, order the cavalry regiments of each division to use the cavalry brigade as a unit to sweep 30 kilometers northeast and southeast to clarify the enemy's situation in the area. Remember, it's just scouting and not attacking."

"As you order, Your Excellency Commander."

Not long
Another dark army appeared in the distance. It turned out that the Northern Army was still unwilling to give up and organized a counterattack again.

Admiral Fan Pengfei's expression became even more ruthless. He was fully prepared to entangle with the tough Yankees for a long time in this huge flesh mill in Pittsburgh.

The field artillery unit has moved forward again, and after a few days of rest, it will officially attack the downtown area of ​​Pittsburgh, kicking off the prelude to a more tragic bloody battle.

The munitions patents in the rear transported a large number of shells to reduce the entire city to ruins. All factories, buildings, bridges and infrastructure will be destroyed, including the towns and villages around Pittsburgh, all implementing the "scorched earth policy."

The Empire's intentions were clear; the cities were destroyed, the crops were burned, and young men were lost in the war, so why would the Yankees keep fighting?

"Send the order and prepare to fight."

Give an order

The shrill horn sounded again. After eating something and recovering some physical strength, the heavy infantrymen of the Tang Kingdom began to regroup, check weapons and ammunition, and prepare to teach the cannon fodder sent by the Yankees a good lesson.

Victory in a war cannot be achieved by sheer courage alone.

(End of this chapter)