The sun never sets in America

Chapter 114 The decisive battle

While the fighting is in full swing on the central and western battlefields, an unimaginable calm is occurring on the eastern front.

But everyone knows that this is just the calm before the storm.

A group of reconnaissance cavalry passed through the grass, leaving a trail of horse hoof prints.

Behind the scouts, a large cavalry team was marching. Behind this team, there was also a group of cavalry cannons modified from six-pounders.

"General Tang, how does your butt feel after riding this horse too much?" Liu Peng, riding on a group of tall Arabian horses, joked to Tang Wuwei beside him.

"His Royal Highness, you are joking. If you ride for a long time, it will naturally hurt. Unless you are marching in a hurry, you cannot stay on the horse all the time." Tang Wuwei replied to Liu Peng with a smile.

"How is the quality of the Mexican cavalry?" Liu Peng asked Tang Wuwei about the Mexican cavalry while riding on horseback. "Shouldn't we have a Mexican cavalry across from us?" Liu Peng waved his whip and pointed at the opposite side and continued to ask Tang Wuwei.

"The quality of a single Mexican cavalry is acceptable." When Tang Wuwei mentioned the quality of a certain Mexican cavalry, an expression of respect still showed on Tang Wuwei's face. After all, the two sides had fought several small-scale exploratory duels. The personal quality of these Mexican cavalry , is still worthy of praise.

"But once they form an army, it won't work." When Tang Wuwei talked about the Mexican cavalry army to Liu Peng, a trace of disdain showed on his face, "Their cavalry tactics are basically in the very elementary sprint stage, and some need to Flexible cavalry tactics will never work..." Tang Wuwei continued to talk about the Mexican cavalry to Liu Peng, with a trace of sarcasm on his lips.

"I don't know how the fighting is going on on the northern and central fronts..." Liu Peng looked at the direction of the western and central fronts with a trace of sadness on his brows. After all, this was a truly large-scale war, with nearly 10 people on both sides. There are many incidents in the history books where a decisive battle was launched and the whole game was lost due to one careless move.

"Your Highness, there is no need to worry. From the last time our army used a main force brigade to kill an entire legion of the Mexican army, we can see that the strength of the Mexican army is far from comparable to that of our army." Tang Wuwei comforted Liu Peng with clasped fists. , "Besides, do we still have a secret weapon this time?" Tang Wuwei continued to smile at Liu Peng and half-questioned and half-answered, his tone full of ridicule of Mexico and even the Mexican army.

"Then let them have a good time!!" When Liu Peng heard this, his face showed an indescribable complex expression, "After all, we are in Mexico now. When we come to the host's house, we have to bring some gifts..." Liu Peng After saying this, he started running quickly.

The other cavalrymen behind him immediately followed.

On the battlefield, a huge Mexican army is also marching. This army is the most elite unit in the Mexican coalition. It not only has [-] cavalry, but also [-] infantry artillery. They are among the elite in the entire Mexican army. of the elite.

This Mexican army called the Fourth Army, also called the Capital Garrison Army, you can tell from the name where it comes from.

In order to ensure the victory of this war that concerns Mexico's future, President Santa Anna has made the greatest sacrifice. Not only has the garrison near the capital been added, but even the troops from surrounding areas have been mobilized into the capital garrison... ...It can be seen that Mexico has indeed reached the most difficult point.

The place where the war between the two sides took place was in an ordinary and hilly area. It was said to be hills, but in fact it was a plain that was not too flat.

The first to confront was the infantry of the 1st Mixed Regiment, and opposite them were Mexican infantry several times their size.

However, the momentum of the one hundred mixed regiment soldiers remained undiminished, and their military appearance was in good order.

In fact, with the number of people reaching thousands, there is no difference at all from the front. Only on the battlefield further back can the difference in numbers between the two sides be seen.

In some areas, especially the most frontal areas, basically no gap can be seen.

The confrontation between the two sides lasted for more than ten minutes, and it was not until a large number of cavalry from the rear arrived that the confrontation officially reached its climax.

Little Materford put down his telescope with a very solemn expression. He is the son of Count Materford and the commander of the garrison in Mexico City. This time, he was entrusted by President Santa Anna with the important task of commanding the most powerful army in Mexico. Capital Garrison.

For a long time after arriving on the battlefield, in order to protect this elite group, Morant kept them training in the rear. Only a few cavalry were playing a hide-and-seek game on the front line with the Han cavalry on the eastern front. But even so, in the end, At first, they lost hundreds of cavalry.

This made young Matt Fu even more fearful of the Han army, especially after seeing the Han army on the opposite side who had no orders and made no sound.

"The infantry comes forward..." Even so, little Matt Ford still issued the military order, "Let the Luo Lin regiment come forward..." Little Matt Ford issued the order again as the infantry moved forward.

The so-called Luolin Regiment is an army named by its leader, Baron Luolin, with a total number of more than 500 people. It is the elite among the elite infantry of the Capital Garrison Corps.

It would be perfect for the Luo Lin regiment to test the Han army on the opposite side! !

"Your Highness, the other side has moved..." In the Han army formation, Tang Wuwei had been observing the situation of the Mexican army on the opposite side. When he saw the troops sent from the opposite side striding forward with military steps, he immediately reported to Liu Penghui beside him. .

"Pass Tao Wang and proceed as planned." Liu Peng, wearing an ordinary officer's uniform without any rank insignia, seemed to be dressed inconspicuously, but in fact he issued the order with great momentum.

"Notify the third battalion to proceed according to the drill plan..." Tao Wang immediately issued the order after receiving the order from Liu Peng.

Following Tao Wang's order, a square formation carrying muskets came out of the Han military formation. But if you look carefully, you will find that the muskets used by this army are the same as the 1840-style flintlock rifles commonly equipped by the Han Dynasty. There are big differences. The biggest difference is that the charging cap on the back of the gun is gone, replaced by a hole and a firing pin.

And if you observe carefully, you will find that there is a large yellow lightning logo on the butt of this rifle, which always reflects the uniqueness of this rifle.

"Stop..." The Han officer directly issued a stop order at a position of 400 meters, which greatly puzzled the Mexican Luo Lin regiment on the opposite side.

According to the firing range of the flintlock gun, it should be at least 200 meters away. Why did it stop so far away?

"Keep moving forward..." Since the opponent stopped far away, the Mexican could only keep moving forward.

Boom...boom...

In the middle of the team, there was constant artillery fire from both sides, and dense smoke spread across the entire battlefield.

In fact, the probability of these artillery hitting people is very low, but the two guns are still firing endlessly, just to overwhelm the opponent in terms of momentum.

"Raise the gun..." When the Mexicans were about 300 meters away, the commander of the third battalion, Wu Yunfeng, immediately gave the order to raise the gun.

swoosh...

A series of gunshots sounded, pointing the guns at the Mexican army on the opposite side who was still marching.

The other party was immediately startled, wondering what these Han Chinese were going to do at such a long distance.

But soon, they found out! !
"Fire..." Wu Yunfeng gave the order to fire without hesitation when the Mexicans on the opposite side hesitated.

bang... bang...

Streams of white smoke emerged from the muzzle of the lightning rifle, followed by the Mexican soldier 300 meters away at the front of the team. He fell to the ground in an instant like a weed blown down by the wind.

bang... bang...

Before the Mexicans could react, volleys of guns from the second row and even the third row arrived as promised, and what was even more frightening was that the reloading speed of the Han soldiers was obviously at least twice as fast as before (because there was no need to pour in gunpowder, just insert the flash cap).

click...

The sound of bullets rang out on the ground. The Han soldiers squatting on the ground skillfully inserted the conical bullet into the muzzle of the gun, then pushed it with the pressure rod, and finally inserted the flash cap into the hole in the rear.

Then it was the same as before, raising the gun and shooting without even needing to aim.

You only need to raise your hand to the same position. With the intensive firing of the volley and the range of the lightning rifle, the lethality brought by it is extremely terrifying in this era.

In just a few minutes, the Mexican Rolling Regiment on the opposite side had already suffered nearly a quarter of its casualties. This was almost impossible in the era of flintlock guns. You must know that even because of the company's platoon shooting, the soldiers had sufficient ammunition. It takes time to reload, but it is time-sensitive, and it is also easy to get jammed due to projectiles. In serious cases, the chamber may even explode.

In lightning rifle shooting, the problems of these flintlock guns have undergone earth-shaking changes. The more convenient loading method, the bullet design that is not easy to jam, and the longer range make even in the original time and space, the so-called gun Mini's rifle has even earned the reputation of a time-traveling artifact.

Such as using Minnie to travel back to the late Ming Dynasty to defeat the Jurchens in Jianzhou, or how to use Minnie to defeat Jurchens all over the world.

Although the description is very exaggerated, we can also see the status of this rifle in the history of human weapon development, especially the history of firearms development.He ended hundreds of years of flintlock dominance and ushered humanity into the age of the rifle.

After one round of blows after another, the Luo Lin Group collapsed. It collapsed completely. Everyone's emotions collapsed. Even the leader of the Luo Lin Group, Luo Lin, said to little Matt Ford:
"We were not even close to the effective range of less than 200 meters. They started hitting us at 300 meters. We tried to fight back, but it was to no avail. We only killed a few of them... and they killed us. More than 600 people, more than half of the soldiers." (Those Han soldiers were killed by stray bullets that flew in accidentally, otherwise a record of zero casualties might be set)
And when little Matt Ford received the report from Rowling, his face was extremely sad, and he finally said: "General attack..." Yes, that's right, it is a general attack. Since the fight has reached this point, what else can be more effective than a general attack? To solve everything, at least now they no longer have the advantage in numbers, especially the infantry.

As Matt Ford's order was issued, the entire capital garrison moved.

A large number of infantrymen gathered on the front, intending to use their numbers to crush the Han army on the opposite side.

"Let the second battalion support the third battalion." At this time, Tao Wang also looked at the Mexican army on the opposite side with a serious expression, which was ready to launch a general attack at any time, and then sent another infantry battalion equipped with lightning rifles into the battlefield, "The rest of the troops, Hold down the formation at the rear...the artillery troops move forward." Tao Wang then issued the military order again.

The Dragoon Brigade on the other side is also wandering nearby, ready to suppress and contain the Mexican cavalry troops who are ready to move and want to join the battlefield.

"Order Tao Wang to strike first and bring out the momentum." Liu Peng looked into the telescope and saw the Mexican army that was ready to launch a general offensive, and immediately issued an order, "The Dragon Cavalry Brigade must also be ready to join the battlefield at any time..." Then Then he turned to give instructions to Tang Wuwei.

"Yes, Your Highness the Crown Prince..." Tang Wuwei agreed with his fists clasped, and then he tightened his grip on the reins, ready to attack at any time.

War is imminent...

"Move forward..." Wu Yunfeng was still the same as before, commanding the third battalion to continue to move forward.

"go ahead……"

Next to Wu Yunfeng was the second battalion that had just entered the battlefield. After the third battalion started, the commander of the second battalion Qi Yunfei immediately issued an order to advance.

tread... tread...

The dense sound of military boots resounded throughout the battlefield, like a war drum, reaching everyone's heart.

The Mexican army on the opposite side even caused some confusion, but was quickly suppressed. Then, under the command of Mexican officers, the Mexican infantry, which was several times the size of the Han army on the opposite side, strode towards the opposite side with their muskets drawn. go.

Looking at the entire battlefield, the Mexican army has an absolute advantage in infantry. It can even be said that if we follow traditional tactics, at least the Mexican army will not lose, and it is very likely to even kill the 1 mixed regiment on the opposite side.

But in fact, in this war, the Han army had transcended its original fighting methods, while the Mexicans were still living in the past, in the era of flintlock guns, unable to extricate themselves and unable to see the reality clearly.

"Raise the gun..." Just like before, Wu Yunfeng gave the order to raise the gun at a distance of more than 300 meters.

"Raise the gun..." Qi Yunfei did the same.

"Fire..."

"Fire..."

The two gave the order to fire at the same time.

On the gun line that was hundreds of meters long, a series of white smoke was rising, and a large piece of the Mexican army on the opposite side that was still advancing had fallen.

bang... bang...

Another series of gunshots rang out, and the Mexican army on the opposite side was like a bowling ball being hit, like a big tree cut open by a lumberjack with a chainsaw, falling in pieces, just like every moment on the earth. moment, like the disappearing forest.

"Speed ​​up..." Little Matt Fu has also seen the advantage of the Han army on the opposite side, which is distance. In this case, shorten the distance.

I saw that the Mexican army obviously accelerated their marching pace, but in order to maintain the gun formation, they still moved a little slower.

And these come at a price, and that price is life! !
bang... bang...

Gunshots continued to ring out on the battlefield, but if you look carefully, you will find that most of these gunshots came from the Mexican army to the west and south of where Han was located. Only a handful of troops tried to fire back, but in the end due to distance issues, Falling short of success.

"Charge... charge..."

By this time, little Matt Fu no longer cared about tactics. He had only one purpose, to destroy the Han infantry phalanx in front of him, which was damned, and kept attacking them from a long distance.

"For Mexico..."

"For God..."

"For God..."

The Mexicans attacked the Han army with various slogans, most of which had Christian connotations.

They tried to use their faith in God to reduce Han's weapon advantage.

The Han army on the opposite side also used practical actions to tell them, God, what a fart! !
bang... bang...

The Han army methodically attacked the Mexican army and shot at them. Large numbers of Mexican soldiers fell. Those deserters were shot on the spot by the supervising team at the rear. They could only use force to force the soldiers to attack thousands of Han soldiers. Soldiers, using a gun array composed of new lightning rifles...

The consequence was that any Mexican army that tried to attack with numbers would suffer heavy casualties in the face of Han's long-distance wall of bullets.

There was even a vacuum zone in the center of the battlefield. It was said to be a vacuum, but it was actually the part of the Han army within the 300-meter range.

Within 300 meters, there were only a few corpses of Mexican soldiers, and there was even a corpse of a Mexican soldier who had rushed a few meters away to prove that he had been here.

Most of the Mexican soldiers died within a distance of 300 meters to 200 meters...

This distance was later called the lightning death line by the Han people.

300 meters away, life will be threatened, and in this area from 300 meters to 200 meters inside, it is hell! !

Human life is worthless here. He is just a consumable under the lightning platoon gun, not even a dead soul.

boom……

The little Matt Ford on the opposite side looked at the densely packed corpses of Mexican soldiers in the center of the battlefield, as well as the defense line that seemed impossible to break through, and dropped the telescope to the ground in anger.

Like a furious mental patient about to go to the most extreme direction.

"Inform the cavalry to launch an attack..." Little Matt Ford could only rely on the fast and powerful cavalry at this time.

"At any cost, we must defeat those heretics..." Little Matt Ford was on the verge of a volcanic eruption.

For him, what just happened was too difficult to understand.

They lost a large number of soldiers without even being able to touch each other's faces, and their corpses almost covered the entire frontal battlefield...

And it didn't hurt the opponent's hair. What kind of concept is this? Although little Matt Ford had guessed that it was related to the musket used by the Han soldiers on the opposite side, at this moment, he just wanted to use the most violent way to kill the opponent. , kill the Han army that nearly collapsed the morale of the capital garrison, that army with weird weapons.

(End of this chapter)