Wild North America 1846

Chapter 99 Destroy the Logistics Line

"This is, this is also..."

One American cowboy after another was dragged out and forced to kneel on the ground.

The slightest resistance was immediately beheaded by random knives.

Against the tragic background of the burning city, almost 3000% of the more than 17 captives who escaped from the burning town were young and strong white males aged 35 to [-], mainly road builders and coachmen.

Among them, about 430 people were selected, all of whom had the smell of black powder on their hands and bodies, which meant that they had fired shots in the morning or yesterday.

In other words, they shot at the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom, causing a total of 17 casualties.

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Due to the lack of airtightness when the weapon is fired, the detonation of black powder will produce a large number of fine gunpowder particles that are difficult to see with the naked eye, which will stain the body and hands, which is a strong smell of gunpowder embers.

It's similar to the smell of tobacco on a man's body, and you can tell it as soon as you smell it.

The United States is a country with a long history of militias. In the War of Independence, it relied on the mobilization of militias and the strong support of the French to finally defeat Britain and win the final victory.

Among these American Midwestern cowboys, an astonishingly high percentage owned and were able to use firearms proficiently.And these armed militias are the main armed force that Denver relies on to resist the army of the Tang Kingdom.

Wearing a military uniform is a soldier, that's all.

"I curse all you heretics to hell, damn Orientals..."

A strong white prisoner struggled to stand up and cursed loudly. With a flash of sabers from the galloping cavalry, the huge head flew into the air, and the headless corpse spewed out like a spring of blood, and fell to the ground slumped .

clap la la...

Some swords, guns and weapons were thrown on the ground, and the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom shouted sharply; "You must take up your swords and destroy the sinners in front of you, wash away the original sin of being a Yankee with blood, and beg Your Majesty's forgiveness, otherwise you will only die .”

"Life or death is only a matter of thought."

"You only have 1 minute to think about it. If you exceed the time, you will be punished as treason, and you will be killed without mercy!"

The cavalry drove more than 100 captives out, and in front of them were more than 20 identified criminals. Surrounded by heavily armed cavalry, this suburban land turned into a duel field of life and death.

The cold orders of the cavalry caused great panic among the crowd. Some people broke down and cried "the devil...the devil of the East..." Some people were so frightened that they collapsed to the ground, and more people were panic-stricken and at a loss. confusion.

"The countdown is 30 seconds..." The cavalry commander drew out his sharp saber, pointed at the panicked crowd and shouted loudly; "By His Majesty's strict order, all stubborn people will be executed. Don't make mistakes."

This loud shout woke up many people. Seeing that there was no escape, several cowboys had to make up their minds, picked up the knives and guns on the grass, and gritted their teeth and walked forward.

More people followed suit, picked up their knives and guns, and followed closely behind.

The person walking in front walked faster and faster with a knife and gun in his hand, and gradually began to trot, his ferocious face couldn't help shouting loudly, as if he was using this method to cover up the fear in his heart; "Kill..."

And the more than 20 white captives who were convicted were not willing to wait for death. They also stood up from the ground one after another, shouted and greeted them with ferocious expressions, and the teams of the two sides collided with each other.

Swords flew, flesh and blood flew, and the fighting became more and more fierce.

Several white captives who were panicked and wanted to escape were immediately knocked down by the cavalrymen of the Tang Kingdom riding up with their horses, and then trampled to death by their horses.

Not long
The winner was already decided on the field, and the side with the sword in hand had a lot of people. Unsurprisingly, more than 20 people were cut down, and they won the final victory covered in blood.

Several cavalrymen of the Tang Kingdom immediately stepped forward, selected the part of the people who charged ahead, and grouped them into a separate team, and the officer announced loudly;
"This group of people who perform above the standard will become one of the reserve members of the Musketeers of the Tang Kingdom and enjoy sufficient supplies of three meals a day. Among them, those who are brave in battle will be rewarded by His Majesty the King, and promotion and rewards are possible. .”

There were more than 60 people in this group, and most of them were strong white men. Hearing this, they breathed a sigh of relief, and many of them couldn't help covering their faces and crying.

They were taken aside to have a good rest, and after washing off the blood on their bodies in the stream next to them, they set up a fire and cooked by themselves.

Others who performed poorly were selected, about 30 more, and the officers announced loudly;

"This group of people whose performance is below the standard will be filled into the logistics carriages and supplied with one meal a day. If there is any violation of military discipline, they will be severely punished."

In the end, there were only 7 people left on the field, and the officer announced loudly: "You seven people disobeyed the king's order, sneaked into the brigade, raped and played tricks, and tried to get away with it. The crime is unforgivable, and they will all be executed according to the law!"

As soon as the officer finished speaking, he waved his hand forward fiercely.

A small group of 12 cavalrymen galloped away immediately, and the remaining 7 people on the field screamed and fled in all directions, but were chased by the cavalrymen one by one, fell to the ground, and died.

"The next group..." The officer waved his hand.

More than 20 criminals and more than a hundred prisoners were driven into the arena. By this time, the white captives who had been watching for a long time had already understood;
If you behave well, you can save your life. If you join the army, you still have to eat meat. If you behave poorly, you may lose your life.

So as soon as the officer gave the order to start, the white captives scrambled to pick up their swords and charged forward, killing more than 7 criminals in just six to seven minutes.

The time required is more than half that of the previous group.

A total of 76 people were selected from this group to join the reserve musketeers, and all the others were filled into the logistics wagon train, and none of them were killed.

"The next group..."

The previous example is in front of you, so there is no need to say more about the rest.

The blazing city of Denver is so red that half of the sky is red, and the billowing heat waves carry countless fine ash of plants and trees fluttering, as if a black rain of death fell on this sunny morning.

outskirts of the city
Surrounded by heavily armed cavalry, one after another tragic and bloody fights were in progress, and a large number of corpses lay lying on the grass in the outskirts.

The white captives who filled the logistics wagon convoy were loading the corpses onto the wagon one by one, transporting them to the edge of the burning city not far away, throwing them one by one into the fire...

Li Cha rode his horse and stood on the hill, with the king's flag fluttering behind him, and the endless flames and blood in the background made people shudder.

Looking at his tall back, many Americans buried the seeds of fear deep in their hearts at this moment, calling him the "Mad King" in awe.

With this Denver fire, the famous name of "Mad King" spread rapidly.

At this moment, Li Cha was in a complicated mood, and he didn't want to take such drastic measures, but he didn't have many choices. These prisoners were either companions or enemies.

These road builders and coachmen in Denver are actually the reserve forces of the US military. They are armed militiamen when they pick up guns, soldiers when they put on military uniforms, and town builders when they lose them.

No matter how many U.S. soldiers the Tang Kingdom's army killed or wounded on the front line, as long as there were these American cowboys, General Frank Gilhoury could easily replenish his troops.

Don't think that the 7600 Western Expeditionary Force of the US Continental Army is limited to these 7600 people.

General Frank Gilhoury could recruit these civilians into the army at any time with a single order to replace the forces lost in battle.

As a large North American country with a population of close to 2000 million, the United States is fighting a war with extremely different strengths against the Tang Kingdom, which has a population of over 10.

Li Cha did not hesitate to adopt such cruel methods, in order to destroy the Yankee's will to resist in the shortest possible time, capture and drive them for his own use.

He didn't have time to train them one by one, the time was too tight.

The attack on Denver captured a lot of money, including the carriages and horses seized from the town, a total of more than 840 four-wheeled heavy-duty carriages and more than 1220 horses.

This allowed Li Cha's 1400 cavalry to be equipped with three horses per man, and the cuirassiers even reached four horses per man.

The large amount of weapons and materials seized also gave Richard the confidence to form a team of white musketeers, tentatively numbering 2000.

This white musketeer team is purely cannon fodder, and daily training does not require ammunition to be distributed. When it comes to the battlefield, each soldier is distributed with 4 to 5 rounds of fixed bullets.

With this little ammunition, forgive them and they won't be able to make big waves.

After a bloody selection

More than 3000 captives in the towns plus more than 3500 captives in the US military logistics warehouses and forage yards left about 2200 people, of which [-] were organized into the White Musketeers.

They were organized into the First Regiment of the Denver Musketeers and the Second Regiment of the Denver Musketeers, with Captain James Kahn as the head of the first regiment and Captain George Rabiot as the head of the second regiment, each leading the cavalry of the original squadron to be responsible for training .

The remaining 1300 people were organized into the Denver Logistics Regiment, which has 841 heavy-duty 4-wheeled carriages, each with two mules and horses, and an additional 51 spare mules and horses, which can be replaced at any time.

The reorganization of the army was mainly carried out among the captives. The original main force of the Tang Kingdom's northward battle, that is, the 820-member San Francisco Cuirassier Regiment, remained unchanged.

The two and a half cavalry brigades for auxiliary operations totaled more than 560 people and were reduced to two cavalry brigades with a total of 422 people, that is, 211 people in each cavalry brigade.

Subtracting 16 casualties, the two cavalry squadrons under Captain James Kahn and Captain George Rabiot totaled 122 men, or 61 men in each squadron.They were organized into the first and second regiments of the Denver Musketeers, and were responsible for training, reconnaissance, battle supervision, and communications.

It was already noon when all the preparations were completed, and the raging fire in Denver City was still burning, and the sound of houses collapsing could be heard non-stop, setting off sparks flying all over the sky.

Li Cha glanced sternly at the much-expanded lineup, and then waved his hand and issued an order; "The army is dispatched, all victorious!"

"Wan Sheng, Wan Sheng, Wan Sheng..."

The soldiers in the ranks responded with one heart, and the sound shook the sky.

A brigade of light cavalry was in the lead, followed by a long queue of infantry, and white musketeers carrying long guns advanced in four rows, and behind them was a winding convoy of heavily loaded horses.

The main force of the San Francisco Cuirassier Regiment marched in line, and followed.

The remaining light cavalry brigade marched lightly, traced eastward along the transport road east of Denver, and planned to travel more than 200 kilometers, destroying all carriages and goods along the way, destroying houses and post stations, except for horses and important Weapons and ammunition, all others are destroyed.

Its purpose is to completely paralyze the logistics line of the American West Route Army.

The main force of the Tang Kingdom's army headed south all the way, aiming at a secret camp near "Castle Rock" more than 50 kilometers away, ready to meet the wrath of the American West Road Expeditionary Force.

(End of this chapter)