Wild North America 1846

Chapter 582
The news of the riots in the city spread quickly, and the Imperial Expeditionary Force's camp on the edge of Sana'a Bay responded quickly after receiving the news from the flying cavalry.

just over 40 minutes

Under the guidance of more than 300 leading cavalry, a large number of heavily armed soldiers meandered out from the camp by the sea, and marched in a file of four to the city of Sanaa, which was truly spectacular.

After a few kilometers out of the camp, the army was divided into three parts, and went all the way to the south gate of Sanaa city. This was an infantry regiment plus two artillery companies, totaling about 2600 people.

The other road went forward for a few kilometers and then turned north. The north is the territory of the Hussein tribe and several closely related tribes. They are scattered in more than a dozen towns in the north of Sana’a city. They are the culprits who participated in the attack on the Chinese team. It seems that the expeditionary force is preparing to take the lead in military action.

This road has the strength of two infantry regiments, plus a whole artillery battalion, with a total of more than 5000 officers and soldiers, all the way to the north with a murderous look.

Most of the more than 300 cavalry were also attached to this unit, expelling irrelevant personnel in the surrounding area, and killing suspicious persons immediately. The cavalry spread far forward to cover the battlefield and prevent the enemy from spreading first-hand news in real time.

The third route is the guard regiment of the 3rd Division of the Royal Marines with more than a thousand people. They went straight to the west gate of Sana.

The imperial soldiers who entered the city earlier had taken control of the west gate after the riot.What they have to do is to gather forces in the city and squeeze towards the core area of ​​the city from the south and west.

The Ottoman guards in Sana'a were obviously unprepared. After the situation turned sharply, they quickly lost control of several western and southern passages into the city.After the imperial soldiers entering the city experienced weak resistance, the Ottoman guards scattered after a little effort.

North of the city
about 4:20 pm

After three hours, more than [-] officers and soldiers marched to the northern suburbs, and they had already marched to a hilly area.

It is thirteen or fourteen kilometers away from Sana City, and only a few kilometers away from Pasang Town, the home of the Hussein tribe. Due to the rolling hills, it is not suitable for farming, and it belongs to a grazing area with lush water and grass.

Suddenly there was a clear gunshot, it was that the cavalry squad responsible for covering the battlefield encountered an enemy situation.

Brigadier General Hu Changda, Commander of the 3rd Division of the Royal Marines, sat firmly on the horse, raised his right hand and ordered loudly; "The enemy is found ahead, stop advancing, and prepare for battle!"

after the order

The soldiers marching forward with rifles on their backs stopped one after another and began to check the bullets they carried, the leggings and leather belts they were wearing, and arrange their military uniforms.Some people took out the water bottle to drink water while taking advantage of the gap, while others took out a toffee, peeled off the candy wrapper and put it in their mouths.

These are often sergeants who have been in the army for many years, and they are also the backbone of grassroots companies in combat. Naturally, they are very calm after having many war experiences.

The extermination of these native Arab tribes was less dangerous because they did not have sharp advanced muskets.Most Arab cavalry use cold weapons such as scimitars or spears, and only a few have old-fashioned smoothbore muskets.

Some of these weapons that have been handed down from Europe in the Year of the Monkey have limited power.

Not long after the imperial cavalry returned quickly, a large number of Arab cavalry appeared in the hills far ahead, most of them were riding horses, and a few were riding camels. They wore colorful Arab robes and looked murderous.

see this scene
Under the command of the officer, the soldiers of the expeditionary army quickly spread out horizontally, forming a horizontal long snake formation.

The artillerymen quickly removed the gun cover, pulled the horses and pulled the gun carriage to a distance of tens of meters in front of the long snake array, unloaded the gun carriage, and turned the muzzle of the gun to the front together , Start preparations before firing artillery fire.

The distance between the two sides was less than 3 kilometers, and more and more Arab cavalry appeared on the hilly skyline, and soon they stood in the direction of sight, and their momentum was quite large.

A rough calculation shows that there are about three or four thousand cavalry, or even more.

Just before the imperial army was fully deployed, the Yemeni Arab cavalry on the opposite side began to move forward slowly. Under the command of the chief chief, they spurred their horses to gallop in small steps.

The huge cavalry, like dark clouds, flitted across the high and low hilly areas.The earth trembled under the trampling of countless horseshoes, and the Arabian scimitars drawn by the cavalry, shining like knives, came to kill amidst the frantic shouts.

On the other hand, the Imperial Expeditionary Force was not touched. The infantry was still marching step by step, and the artillery began to aim and load before launching, reflecting the demeanor of a well-trained and strong army.

In the eyes of the officers and soldiers of the Tang Empire; I am invincible.

The lineup of thousands of cavalry charging is too much to see. In the large military training bases of the empire, tens of thousands of cavalry can often be seen galloping on horseback.

The [-]rd Royal Marine Division itself is assigned a cavalry regiment, and they train together daily, but there are no horses now, and they have long been used to cavalry charge officers and soldiers.

The artillery was the first to greet the enemy. When the Arab cavalry approached within 1500 yards, the imperial artillery fired first, firing hot shells.

"Boom boom boom..."

The artillery battalion fired 27 shells in a salvo, almost all of which were fired within a few ten seconds, and immediately exploded 10 explosive fire groups in the enemy's cavalry charge array.

The fireball of the explosion was wrapped in smoke and dust, and the remaining limbs and arms of the cavalry scattered in all directions, which immediately caused considerable chaos in the Arab charge.

Amidst the sound of people yelling and neighing, the horses and cavalry who were blown up by the shells rolled and castrated continuously, while the cavalry in the rear rode their horses to avoid it one after another, yelling and chaotic.

After this round of shelling
The charging Arab cavalry were obviously taken aback, and the originally dense formation also loosened up. Some cavalry were obviously timid, and they controlled their horse speed and fell behind.

After a round of bombardment, these Arab cavalrymen suffered nearly a hundred casualties.

Brigadier General Hu Changda was keenly aware of the timidity of these Arabs through the telescope, pressed down with his hand, and ordered: "The artillery controls the rate of fire, one round per minute, fire!"

The Colt 6-pound breech-loading gun equipped by the army can fire three shells per minute when it fires rapidly, projecting vigorous artillery fire on the enemy.

However, in the face of the Yemeni indigenous cavalry with low fighting will, it is possible to startle them away, which will not achieve the purpose of using infantry volley fire to kill a large number of enemy cavalry.

Numerous lessons of blood have been used in modern warfare to prove that if a cavalry charge faces a well-prepared infantry formation, it is tantamount to death in vain, and there is no second possibility.

In the recently ended Franco-Prussian War

Large swathes of the heroic French cavalry fell under the guns of the Germans, and the heavy casualties were exchanged for loneliness, and the damage to the German army was infinitely close to zero.

Brigadier General Hu Changda was not well-intentioned. Seeing these Yemeni native cavalry swarming in, he was already happy, but he gave the order with a serious expression on his face; Fang agreed to platoon guns to attack, and the artillery fire was coordinated for 100 minutes to fire rapidly, and I want to wipe out this enemy army."

"As you order, Your Excellency."

The orderly galloped away immediately, and loudly conveyed orders to the grassroots commanders in the infantry queue far away, with a clear voice.

In the famous Battle of Waterloo, the British commander Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, led two dense British infantry formations, and fired intensively when the French cavalry rushed to a distance of 20 yards, causing major damage to the French cavalry. casualties.

However, after being hit, some French cavalry fell inertially into the British infantry formation, which also caused a lot of casualties to the British army, and the distance was too close.

In the past half a century, infantry weapons have developed across the ages. The strike distance and accuracy have long been incomparable. There is no need to put the enemy so close.

100 yards is already the limit. It can ensure that the intensive firepower of the infantry can cause a fatal blow to the enemy's horses and cavalry. This is clearly the rhythm of killing all!
In the state of the Arab cavalry charging, the distance of 1500 yards was reached in an instant, and they quickly reached within 200 yards.

From a short distance away, these Arab cavalrymen could be seen frantically waving their scimitars, roaring ferociously and killing them, with bloodthirsty looks on their faces.

After enduring hundreds of casualties, they finally hoped to break into the infantry ranks, and it seemed that they had seen the dawn of victory.

"All guns raised..." The commanders in the infantry line raised their shiny command knives one after another. The soldiers in the first row squatted down, and the soldiers in the second and third rows stood, with the black muzzles pointing straight ahead.

At this time, the Arabian cavalry rushed up with crazy shouts, and the horses under their seats were galloped at full speed, and huge pressure came to their faces.

The two sides in the battle moved and remained silent, and the contrast was extremely sharp.

The imperial soldiers stood steadily with their guns raised, and were not affected by the enemy's rapid approach at all. They showed excellent obedience and strong will to fight, and quietly waited for the commander's salvo order.

The imperial military orders are strict, and those who shoot without permission will be severely punished, and they can be killed directly on the battlefield.

When the Arab cavalry of the brigade approached within 100 yards, the grassroots commanders on the front line vigorously waved down the shiny command knives in their hands, and ordered in a roar that almost broke the sound; "Fire... all fire!"

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

The eerie and crisp gunshots resounded instantly, dense and difficult to distinguish, and the naked eyes could see the blood on the oncoming Arab cavalry or horses bursting, turning over a large area like cutting leeks.

The firepower of the dense disk guns was astonishing, and the guns were also accompanied by another salvo of artillery. This time, all the artillery was replaced with shotguns, clearing out a large area of ​​cavalry in front of them like an iron broom at close range.

The close-range explosion was extremely powerful. The horses and soldiers wreckage that had been torn apart by the shrapnel released a large cloud of blood mist, and the broken flesh and blood splattered. The scene was very tragic.

"Papa...papa..."

"Boom boom boom boom..."

Dense rows of gunfire and artillery fire intersected. The poor Yemeni indigenous cavalry who attacked were dying in the rain of steel bullets and explosion flames. Large numbers of them were knocked to the ground like cutting leeks.

More than 5400 cavalry were killed in less than 10 minutes, and some scattered cavalry who fled were quickly caught up by the imperial cavalry, and either raised their hands and surrendered, or were killed on the spot.

Including a dozen local tribal chiefs who led the charge, all were killed in this bloody massacre, and none of them escaped.

Looking at the corpses scattered around several kilometers in front of him, as well as the ownerless horses that the cavalry were trying to collect, Brigadier General Hu Changda finally showed a satisfied smile on his face. The town is not far away.

"Leave the seventh battalion to clean up the battlefield, and the other battalions will immediately form a team to tell you a piece of good news, brothers... We will be stationed in Pasang Town tonight. There are not only war horses, but also the wine, meat and women you want. Just go and get it." Brigadier General Hu Changda's order was conveyed, and the whole army cheered.

This inspired tiger and wolf army immediately took action and once again gathered to kill Passang Town...

(End of this chapter)