Wild North America 1846

Since we want to destroy important cities in the northern states of the United States, why not burn Minneapolis to ashes?

There is another consideration for Richard;

These American towns have a good foundation for economic development, with ranches and farms dotted all over the place, and large areas of cultivated land with rolling wheat waves that cannot be harvested in one or two times.

Just leave it there and continue harvesting after you regain your strength.

Anyway, it is impossible to build any fortresses in these plain cities, especially those pastures and manors located in the suburbs and countryside. They are simply the best hunting grounds for the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom.

Today, the railroad from Chicago to the north has not yet been built, and there are only a few winding gravel roads connecting northern cities.

Therefore, the U.S. military stationed in the suburbs of Chicago did not react quickly. Five days after the fall of Minneapolis, large groups of U.S. troops moved north one after another and attacked the Tang Dynasty army aggressively.

The U.S. military gathered nearly 32,000 troops from Chicago, Detroit and Kansas City, more than 9,000 cavalry, and more than 120 artillery pieces, escorting large and heavy vehicles along the way.

From Chicago to Minneapolis, the distance between the two places is about 840 kilometers. The US military came in force from the Madison and Stanley areas of Wisconsin, that is, from the northeast.

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January 23, 1847, about 10:00 am

When the U.S. military arrived in the Stanley area, they encountered the cavalry of the Kingdom of Tang Dynasty, which was waiting on the hills. Flags were waving, and the dense cavalry troops covered several hills. They were just waiting here openly and arrogantly.

Major General Terry Speke of the US Army did not dare to neglect and immediately formed a formation to fight.

120 artillery pieces were in the center, and 23,000 U.S. musketeers formed two queues, one in front and one behind, about 500 steps apart.

Each infantry queue is arranged in three rows in order to maximize the intensive firepower. Judging from the queue alone, it looks very similar.

More than 9,000 cavalrymen are deployed on both wings of the US military, ready to attack the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom about 3 kilometers away at any time. In terms of cavalry alone, the US military has twice the strength advantage and firmly holds the psychological advantage.

Richard sat steadily on a snow-white British Suffolk heavy horse, wearing a breastplate, an English helmet, and a bright red cloak. In the cowhide horse bag in front of his right knee, there were two Ko

Walter 1846 cavalry revolver, the chamber filled with bullets.

This kind of cavalry-style revolver has a longer barrel and is heavier, so it is not suitable for daily wear by cowboys. However, this disadvantage is not a disadvantage when the cavalry is carried by a war horse.

In the most elite San Francisco Cuirassiers and the Royal Guards Cuirassiers, each cavalryman is equipped with two Colt 1846 cavalry revolvers to maintain intensive and deadly firepower.

The elite troops led by Richard included a total of three cuirassier regiments and three light regiments. In addition to the above two, there was also a Chaozhou cuirassier regiment, equipped with British heavy cuirassiers.

Strong defense coupled with deadly firepower gave Richard the confidence to lead his cavalry in a head-on confrontation with the US military. He looked around involuntarily.

This time, Richard used his long-hidden trump card, 32 storm-type rotating machine guns.

These machine guns are towed by two-wheel gun frames. A single machine gun weighs more than 260 pounds. It is operated by hand and is fed by long hard magazines. What is fired is not the fixed ammunition packaged in oil paper before, but the latest copper-cased ammunition.

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Now these machine guns are hidden in the bushes behind the hills, and the soldiers are half-crouched waiting for orders, ready to give the Americans a good drink.

Advanced weapons are where Richard's confidence lies.

He looked up at the sky with a cold expression, and saw more than a dozen eagles circling and soaring in the sky, which gave Richard a sneer of victory on his face.

"Put your gun on your shoulder and move forward!"

U.S. Army Major General Terry Speke gave an order, and U.S. soldiers controlled horses and dragged artillery carriages and began to advance, and a long queue of infantry slowly pressed forward.

A gust of breeze blew by, adding a tense atmosphere to the battlefield.

Richard stretched out two fingers and pointed forward gently.

Colonel Michael Rabiot immediately drew out the sharp saber in his hand, turned around and shouted loudly: "Warriors of the Brotherhood of San Francisco Cavalry, charge with me."

In an instant

More than 1,500 cavalrymen broke away from the team and fought towards the flank of the US military. The cavalrymen raised their sabers high and controlled the horses to advance at a constant speed with one hand. The rumble of horse hooves made the earth tremble.

Not to be outdone, the U.S. military immediately ordered more than 4,500 cavalrymen on the left to attack. The U.S. cavalry force became even more powerful, sweeping in like a huge dark cloud. The total strength was three times that of the 1,500 cavalrymen of the Tang Dynasty.

"Since they are bullying us because we are small, let's go up and show them how powerful we are." Richard said, waving his left hand and pointing forward with a firm expression.

Colonel Gao Shiheng immediately drew his sharp saber, turned around and shouted: "Brothers of the Zhangzhou Cuirassier Regiment, brothers of the Chaoshan Cavalry Regiment, follow me to kill the ghost!"

in an instant

Behind him, nearly 2,000 cavalry from the Tang Kingdom rushed out on horseback and fought their way towards the right wing of the American army.

More than 4,000 U.S. cavalrymen guarding the right wing moved upon hearing the wind and charged towards the Tang Dynasty cavalry without giving in. Their iron hooves flew and thundered, and the momentum was astonishing.

From the scene

More than 3,500 cavalrymen from the Tang Dynasty were divided into two groups: left and right to attack the U.S. Army. More than 8,500 U.S. cavalrymen were also divided into two groups: left and right, occupying an absolute advantage in strength and thus appearing confident.

Behind Richard, more than 900 cavalry members of the Royal Guards Cuirassiers Regiment stood firmly on the spot without moving, their eyes coldly scanning the battlefield without any uneasiness.

In the war that lasted for more than half a year,

The elite cavalry of the Tang Kingdom have established absolute confidence in the US military. Although the US cavalry has a large number, the team has been scattered during the cavalry attack. If they cannot clenched into an iron fist and hit them, the fighting intensity will be much worse.

From the outbreak of the war in May last year until now, the cavalry of the Kingdom of the Tang Dynasty has been spending time in bloody battles and killings, forming the prototype of a powerful cavalry force of the Kingdom of the Tang Dynasty. It just needs blood and fire to sharpen the sword even brighter.

These U.S. cavalry teams swarming up in front of us like headless flies are obviously the best grindstones.

The San Francisco Cuirassiers led by Colonel Mike Rabiot were familiar with the three flavors. The cavalry from both sides came head on. About 200 meters away from the US cavalry, he raised his command sword high and made a spinning gesture.

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Then, the San Francisco Cavalry Regiment quickly inserted to the left, with a dragon's tail-wagging movement, exposing the soft flanks of the entire cavalry regiment to the eyes of the U.S. cavalry.

Just when the US cavalry was surprised, the distance between the two sides was already close to within the effective strike range of 120 meters.

Colonel Mike Rabiot swung down the saber in his hand and gave the order for everyone to shoot.

Only the sound of "crackling" was heard. The cavalry of the Tang Kingdom, armed with Colt 1846 revolvers, aimed at the dense formation of the US cavalry and fired wildly, beating them to their knees in a blink of an eye.

The momentum of the U.S. cavalry attack suddenly stalled. The two to three hundred cavalry in front were beaten with blood splattering on their bodies, and both men and horses fell to the ground. It was simply a disaster scene.

The U.S. cavalry in the rear tried their best to control their horses and avoid the overturned soldiers in front. Unexpectedly, they were hit by a dense rain of bullets, and they were all beaten to the ground.

The San Francisco Cavalry Regiment did not insert itself into the US cavalry array. Instead, they ran a few hundred meters to the left. The entire cavalry team circled like a whirlwind. In the process, they loaded the copper-cased bullets and prepared to carry out another bullet rain strike.

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This is a classic semi-detour tactic among cavalry, that is, impact...detour...launch, impact again...detour again...launch again, and so on until the enemy is defeated.

Indeed, many American cavalrymen drew out their flintlock muskets, pointed them at the Tang Kingdom cavalry from a distance and fired. After the bullets in the rifle chamber were exhausted, they could only insert them into the cowhide horse bag in front of their right knees.

The ride on the horse was so bumpy that they couldn't finish reloading.

This shows the superiority of advanced copper-cased bullets. With the help of Mr. Samuel Kirkett's genius ammunition invention, the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom have used advanced copper-cased bullets. They will use the Colt 1846 in their hands.

After the cavalry revolving muskets were loaded, they again used roundabout tactics to launch a ferocious attack on the US cavalry.

This despair of being beaten without being able to fight back directly led to the collapse of the US cavalry after two rounds. Sayazi ran all over the battlefield. These US cavalry had lost the courage to face the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty.

At this moment

Richard waved his hand with satisfaction and joined in the brutal strangulation of the US cavalry.

in battle

The cavalry of the Tang Dynasty cunningly avoided the front covered by US artillery fire and muskets, and chased the US cavalry and killed them fiercely, turning the entire battlefield into a pot of porridge.

U.S. Army Major General Terry Speke watched helplessly as the overwhelmingly superior U.S. cavalry was being beaten and either raised their hands to surrender or was chopped down to the ground one by one. The losses were extremely heavy and he was stunned at this moment.

Only then did he realize

The cavalry of the Kingdom of Tang Dynasty really had the advantage in weapons. No matter how many US cavalry there were, they would still be beaten at a suppressed pace, and they would be forced to fight as hard as they had to.

As for infantry and artillery, the Tang Kingdom had no infantry at all. As long as they were outside the range of rifles, the US military had nothing to do with them.

By about 2 p.m.

This one-sided chase battle lasted for three and a half hours before it ended. More than 2,770 of the more than 8,500 US cavalrymen who participated in the battle were killed and 3,163 cavalrymen were captured. The remaining 2,500 cavalrymen fled back to the US military formations in fear. It was so courageous.

They were all frightened.

Calculate it

The U.S. military lost nearly 6,000 cavalry in this battle, leaving only more than 3,000 cavalry. Moreover, these more than 3,000 cavalry were all frightened and did not dare to challenge the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty.

This battle

The cavalry of the Tang Kingdom displayed such majesty and high morale that the U.S. military had to retreat and form car formations to protect themselves.

This cautious move by the US military accidentally escaped the bloody massacre by 32 Storm revolver heavy machine guns. It can be said to be a blessing in disguise.