Wild North America 1846

"Today is a good day!" Richard said while eating dried meat with a smile.

Liu Wu was from Qingyuan, Guangdong, and could understand the meaning of His Majesty's words, so he replied jokingly: "Yes, Your Majesty, August 8th is a good sign for God to bless you!"

"Haha, I hope your auspicious words come true and come to life again. Everyone is ready to attack."

With his sharp eyes, Richard saw a dozen small black dots appearing in the distance. They were the rangers sent by the US military on sentry duty. He walked down from the hidden hilly heights and waved to signal everyone to prepare for battle.

Hidden behind this hill is a squadron of cavalry, including ten cuirassiers and 61 light cavalry, responsible for destroying small groups of American rangers.

They are not in a hurry and just sit back and wait.

If these dozen U.S. Rangers did not discover the ambush and continued to go west, they could calmly attack and cut off the eastward escape route of these U.S. Rangers. After the formation was deployed, they would chase farther and farther west.

If these guys hit the target and come straight towards the hiding place, then the ambush cavalry suddenly appears and charges, and the battle can be easily resolved.

It was already getting bright at this time, almost 6:30, and there was a cool breeze blowing on the Gobi Desert.

Judging from the distance traveled by the US military horse-drawn convoy, the distance should not be far, that is, five or six kilometers away.

Not much longer

This group of U.S. cavalry actually rushed over. When they approached the hill, a large group of Tang Kingdom cavalry suddenly rushed out from the sides and top of the hill, and rushed towards the U.S. cavalry. At this time, the distance between the two sides was no longer enough.

400 yards.

The first general, wearing a golden helmet and a golden machete, came galloping on horseback with a 2-meter-8-meter shining machete in his hand.

This man was none other than the lunatic King Richard who made the US military fearful. He just heard him yell: "Young men dare to resist the King. If you don't just arrest him without mercy, how long will it take?"

In the frightened eyes of the US cavalry, as soon as the two sides came into contact, the long sword in Richard's hand flashed with thunder, and he easily cut the bodies of the two US soldiers into two and chopped them off the horse.

Such an invincible power was as irresistible as a demon. The US cavalry were so frightened that they dropped their sabers and raised their hands in surrender.

The battle ends quickly as it begins.

In just two or three minutes, 2 of the 16 US cavalrymen were killed and 1 was wounded, and the remaining soldiers raised their hands obediently and became prisoners.

After briefly cleaning the battlefield and burying the bodies with sand, the cavalry hidden here quickly returned to the hills and continued to wait.

More than 40 minutes later

About 7:10 am

A large number of U.S. military baggage convoys appeared on the skyline. A quarter of an hour later, the distance was getting closer and closer, and the long line of carriages could not be seen at a glance.

At the front of the team was the 2nd Virginia Fusiliers. They all rode in empty carriages, with more than 20 people crammed into each carriage, so the march was quite fast.

This should be attributed to the American road construction team. The six-meter-wide road from Kansas City to Burlington has taken shape through the hard work of road construction workers. The road surface has been repeatedly compacted, and fine gravel, soil, and horse-drawn carriages have been added.

It's fast and smooth up there.

There were also long-distance telegraph lines arranged neatly along the way, but the telegraph lines had disappeared, and the telegraph poles were burned into black charcoal piles one after another, and they were all destroyed.

The road from Burlington to Denver had not yet been built, and there was only a winding carriageway. It would be much more difficult for the baggage carriage team to walk, and the speed could not be increased.

Just as the U.S. military's horse-drawn carriage convoy was moving forward, it was suddenly discovered that a large number of enemy soldiers appeared about 1.2 kilometers ahead, and sharp police whistles sounded immediately.

The soldiers of the 1st and 2nd Denver Infantry Regiments lined up neatly, carrying flintlock muskets. Under the leadership of the commander, they formed a horizontal "one" battle formation, blocking the way of the US military baggage carriage convoy.

At the same time that the soldiers from the Kingdom of Tang Dynasty appeared, the soldiers of the 2nd Virginia Fusiliers of the U.S. Army quickly got off the carriage, and at the command of the commander, they formed a team and also formed a "one" battle formation.

And at this time

Lieutenant Colonel Ernie Shore, commander of the 2nd Virginia Fusiliers, looked very ugly and regretful in his heart.

But it was already too late. He couldn't retreat when the enemy troops were pressing forward, so he had no choice but to press forward.

At this time, you can see Richard's skill in using troops.

More than a thousand soldiers of the Second Virginia Fusiliers at the front of the U.S. Army had no choice but to face 2,200 soldiers from the Tang Kingdom. The two sides approached with guns amidst the sound of war drums. A bloody battle was inevitable.

Behind the U.S. military, there were more than 760 four-wheeled carriages, each with two armed drivers. The entire convoy stretched for several kilometers, and there was no connection between the beginning and the end.

What can these more than 1,520 armed coachmen do?

They could only watch in horror as the cavalry from the Tang Dynasty came roaring in with smoke and dust, and soon filled the Gobi battlefield, waving their swords and guns and shouting wildly, while sporadic gunshots resounded throughout the battlefield.

Under the sudden threat of the cavalry from the Tang Kingdom with swords and guns, the coachman could only obediently throw away his weapons and choose to surrender.

Those who resisted with all their heart were shot to death without any surprise, and barely even a blister was raised.

On the frontal battlefield

Amidst the beating of war drums, the infantrymen of the United States and Tang Dynasty marched toward each other in neat formations, getting closer and closer.

From the pale faces of these white infantrymen, one can see the strong uneasiness in their hearts.

But there is no way

The fierce cavalrymen behind them were holding sharp sabers. Anyone who dared to leave the queue would be rushed forward and beheaded on the spot without mercy. No mercy.

When the distance between the two sides was about 300 yards, the soldiers of the 2nd Virginia Fusiliers, under the command of their commander, took the lead in stopping their advance, and then raised their guns in unison and pointed them forward.

"Fire..." Lieutenant Colonel Ernie Shore swung down the command knife in his hand.

The sound of gunshots like exploding beans was immediately heard from the U.S. military array. Thick blue-black gunpowder smoke was visible to the naked eye, and hot bullets were shot out like rain.

Among the soldiers in the first row of the Second Denver Infantry Regiment who were walking in front, many people's bodies immediately burst out with eye-catching blood spray, and the creepy "plop, plop" sound kept coming, which was caused by bullets tearing apart the flesh.

The sound of death.

establishment time

Dozens of people fell in the first row. Some were killed on the spot, while others let out heart-rending howls of pain, giving the entire battlefield a bloody and cruel color.

The first round of concentrated fire from the US military caused many gaps in the neat queue of the Tang Kingdom. The soldiers at the rear silently took two steps forward to fill the gaps, and then continued to move forward mechanically.

If you retreat, you will definitely die, but if you advance, there is still a chance of survival.

The 2nd Virginia Fusiliers of the U.S. Army lined up in two rows. After the first row fired, the second row silently crossed the front, then under the command of the commander, they raised their guns, aimed and fired...

This round of gunfire caused the casualties of more than 110 soldiers of the Tang Kingdom, but it also emptied the bullets in the guns of the Second Virginia Fusiliers, and lost the ability to attack again.

They can only stand in place and load bullets step by step, clean the gun chamber, load the fixed powder package from the muzzle into the gun, pull out the long wooden pole to tamp it, then take out the lead bullet and stuff it into the gun chamber, and then use the long wooden rod to tamp it down.

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Under the constant pressure of the enemy on the opposite side, the huge pressure caused many American soldiers to make mistakes in loading bullets on the battlefield. They either broke the fixed powder bag, dropped the lead bullet, or loaded twice in a panic.

Customized gunpowder bag,

Braving the sacrifice of two rounds of volley fire, the 2nd Denver Fusiliers, under the command of Captain George Rabiot, continued to march forward for more than 60 meters before stopping.

"Hold the gun straight, prepare, fire."

In the horrified looks of the American soldiers, the soldiers of the Second Denver Regiment opened fire intensively, pouring out a hail of hot death bullets towards the enemy.

Due to the closer distance, the volley attack was more deadly. After this round of salvo fire alone, more than 140 people fell in the US military platoon, and the originally neat queue became sparse.

Similarly, the American soldiers in the back row silently took two steps forward to fill the vacancy in the first row. But what made their scalps numb was that the Tang Kingdom soldiers raised their volley guns again.

"Pah, pah, pah, pah..."

After the intensive gunfire like exploding beans rang out, a large piece of the first row of American troops that had just been repaired fell down again, and it was as jagged as a dog's teeth.

However, the fear of the US military was not over yet, because the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty in the third row raised their volley guns again, which meant that the rain of death bullets was about to hit again.

Many American soldiers were so frightened that they dropped their rifles with a scream, turned around and ran away regardless.

Panic spread quickly like a plague, and the American soldiers collapsed on the spot.

"Pah, pah, pah, pah..."

The dense gunshots like exploding beans still rang out, and countless blood splatters exploded on the chests, lower abdomens, legs and backs of the American soldiers. The soldiers who were hit fell softly to the ground, while the rest were fighting for their way.

And escape.

See this scene

Lieutenant Colonel Harry Fraser closed his eyes sadly, knowing that everything was over and any resistance was in vain.

But he quickly opened his eyes again, which were already filled with despair. He drew out the shining saber from his waist and roared: "Warriors of the Tennessee Cavalry, charge at me!"

Under his leadership, there were only less than 240 cavalry left. Sixty or seventy cavalry roared and rushed out. The remaining cavalry smiled bitterly and threw away their weapons, and obediently dismounted and surrendered.

Lieutenant Colonel Harry Fraser's charge was met by nearly 300 heavy cavalrymen of the San Francisco Cuirassiers. This was simply a suicidal act.

Richard took the lead and charged at the front. The long knife in his hand danced with a shining wheel, killing six cavalrymen in a row like melons and vegetables. Then he used the blade of the knife to fight back, killing Harry Frazier.

The lieutenant colonel was stunned.

At the moment when two horses cross each other

With lightning speed, Richard pulled Lieutenant Colonel Harry Fraser off his horse, held him with one hand and rode forward for more than 150 meters before throwing him to the ground.

Richard had a love for talent and deliberately spared his life.

Although this well-established battle cost more than 300 casualties, Richard was very satisfied. If he could conquer this American general he liked, it would be a perfect ending.