Wild North America 1846

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The U.S. military has heavy troops stationed in Davenport and Iowa City, with about 4,000 to 6,000 troops respectively. After the small group of 350 cavalry U.S. troops previously dispatched to Des Moines County was surrounded and annihilated by our forces, the U.S. military

I'm going to be a coward and stop sending troops westward..."

Lieutenant Colonel Liu Wu put away the small wooden pole that pointed at the map, turned around and bowed slightly to King Richard who was sitting at the top, and continued;

"In summary;

After repeated deliberation between the General Staff Headquarters, the Forward Army and senior officials from the left and right armies, a consensus was finally reached.

We believe that;

Due to logistical and mobilization difficulties, the U.S. military temporarily chose to stabilize the frontline defenses from Chicago to Iowa City, accumulating strength and waiting for opportunities to counterattack.

The Kingdom's army should attack one part of it with a resolute attitude, and the two optional targets are Iowa City and Davenport.

Especially Iowa City, which is located between Davenport and Chicago, where the U.S. military is heavily deployed, and has about 6,200 to 6,300 troops stationed there. If it can be won in one battle, it will break through the linear defense system deployed by the U.S. military and deter the enemy.

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After capturing Davenport, our army passed straight through here and rode southward to the Great Lakes Heavy Industrial Zone, causing great disruption."

After finishing speaking, Lieutenant Colonel Liu Wu ended his speech in the eyes of everyone's approval.

Lieutenant Colonel Liu Wu now also serves as the Chief of Staff of the General Staff Headquarters. This combat plan is the result of many discussions and seems to be a good strategy to break the current deadlock.

Richard, who was sitting at the top, glanced sharply at everyone's faces one by one, making the generals feel tense and lower their heads involuntarily.

Richard sighed slightly in disappointment and said;

“Cavalry has always been good at surprise attacks but not good at attacking fortresses, especially since entering the era of hot weapons.

If we use our entire army of more than 10,000 cavalry to attack a city defended by the US military, even though the defenders only have more than 6,200 people, how much price will we have to pay?

2000 3000 or 5000 people?

After deliberation for a long time, you came up with such a bad plan. Have you forgotten the lessons of the Oasis War?

A mere 60 men of our cavalry squadron relied on the defensive parapet to annihilate more than 200 US cavalry in the first battle. Although this battle was supported by a heavy machine gun, it is undeniable;

Facing an enemy with a defensive advantage, cavalry can't get any benefits.

Why do you think...the Kingdom's cavalry can carry bullets better than the US cavalry?

Everyone is simply confused and ridiculous. After winning two battles, you don’t know the sky is the limit. Can you really capture Davenport?

I don't think so. You can't capture even Idaho City.

Everyone, don’t forget what we relied on to capture Peel City?”

Richard rapped his fingers on the table a few times, as if it was a heavy hammer hitting the hearts of the senior officers. They were so frightened that they all stood up and bowed respectfully with their hands, including those who were quite proud of themselves just now.

Lieutenant Colonel Liu Wu.

"It relies on a thousand attacks, and it relies on taking advantage of the long-term laxness of the defenders of Peel City to seize the opportunity to attack from weak defenses. Otherwise, how could there be such an easy victory?" Richard asked sternly.

After being reprimanded, the senior officers broke out in cold sweat and bent down even lower, fearing that they would be singled out and whipped, which would be terrible!

His Majesty the King is now growing in majesty, and no one dares to babble in front of him.

Richard finally noticed that one by one of his officers now had extreme contempt and disdain for the US military due to a series of victories, and they were very arrogant in their hearts.

He was not willing to risk the lives of his soldiers to pay for the tuition of these officers, so he sternly rebuked them and directly stipulated the "three no-nos for cavalry";

First, it is not allowed to attack a well-prepared enemy. Second, it is not allowed to attack the infantry queue head-on. Third, the fortified city must be passed.

"The advantage of cavalry is its high mobility. It can contain the enemy in motion, pull the enemy, and destroy the enemy. This is the eternal and highest principle of the cavalry.

To attack the enemy, you must save them, and to defeat them, you must defend them, instead of being blindly arrogant and walking into the enemy's trap step by step."

Richard looked around the crowd and saw all the officers bowing their heads and clasping their fists, so he raised his hand and said;

"That's all, no courtesy at all.

You must remember that cavalry attacking a fortress is the most foolish act. General Taylor is a veteran general who has been on the battlefield. He put four or five thousand soldiers at our lips in order to induce us to attack.

It's just a Davenport, a mere Idaho city. If you can't capture it and hold it, what's the use of it?

Is it just to satisfy the officers and soldiers' desire to loot?

Is it worth sacrificing two to three thousand cavalry, or even more troops, for this purpose?

Think about it with your brain, how many such sacrifices can the Kingdom's cavalry bear?

What's the Idaho City to Chicago defense?

In my eyes, I am nothing more than a country chicken and a dog. I, the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom, are coming and going, even if they are marching from the outskirts of Davenport, do the American troops still dare to bite me?

Pass on my royal decree;

Three days later, after killing people and sacrificing the flag, the whole army attacked. More than 3,000 men under Gao Shiheng, the vanguard army, marched south to Idaho City and crossed south from the outskirts of the city without making any mistakes."

"I obey the order." Colonel Gao Shiheng respectfully accepted the order.

Richard continued to give the order in a cold voice: "The left route army, led by Mike Rabiot, is heading south from the direction of Davenport. Once the US military dares to pursue it, I order your troops to look for opportunities to annihilate the enemy during the movement without making any mistakes."

"I obey the order." Colonel Mike Rabiot respectfully accepted the order.

"The Right Army's Zheng Laosi Division and the Central Army's Kahn Division followed me south. We crossed the blockade from the suburbs of Chicago. I wonder who can do anything to me?"

The domineering tone of these words ignited the blood in the hearts of all the officers, and they all clasped their fists and loudly agreed.

"I obey the decree and am willing to die for Your Majesty."

January 9, 1848

More than 10,000 cavalrymen from the Kingdom of Tang Dynasty went south in three groups and swaggered across the U.S. blockade. The US troops stationed in Idaho City watched helplessly as the cavalry from the Kingdom of Tang Dynasty passed through the city, but no one dared to pursue or intercept them.

The US troops stationed in Davenport, relying on more than 2,200 cavalry and more than 4,000 infantry, ventured out of the city to pursue them.

As a result, he stepped into the heavy machine gun trap of Mike Rabiot. Under the crazy harvest of 12 heavy machine guns, he was attacked by heavy cavalry, mainly the San Francisco Cuirassiers, and was beaten.

The whole army collapsed, leaving only dead and wounded.

The more than ten thousand cavalrymen of the Tang Dynasty dared to traverse the interior of the United States. Firstly, the cavalry had high mobility, and secondly, each unit was equipped with new tripod heavy machine guns that could follow the cavalry, which greatly enhanced the cavalry's firepower and self-protection capabilities.

The tripod-type heavy machine gun has eliminated the original two cumbersome cast iron wheel frames and replaced it with a detachable tripod. Each heavy machine gun is carried by two horses and can move quickly with the cavalry.

Each cavalry regiment is equipped with 4 heavy machine guns, which is the magic weapon for the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty to win in the field.

post-war inventory;

The left route army led by Michael Rabiot killed and injured more than 3,600 American troops at a small cost of more than 230 cavalry, seized more than 1,600 horses, and captured more than a thousand people, with the rest fleeing.

Colonel Mike Rabiot organized the more than a thousand white soldiers he obtained into the Confederate Army, and then drove the Confederate Army as the vanguard into Davenport, conquering this town with a population of more than 25,000 people, and burning and killing them.

Looting, let’s not mention it for now.

Noon on January 10th

Richard personally led the Right Army and his headquarters' 5,000 cavalry to appear in the western suburbs of Chicago. They galloped by on horseback and were only about 20 kilometers away from the southern suburbs base where the US military was heavily stocked.

Several U.S. troops of several hundred people in nearby towns were dispersed in one fell swoop, and they were chased away like rabbits. The corpses of those killed were strewn across the field, and it was too horrible to see.

When Admiral Taylor received the news, he was so shocked that he almost fell down from his seat. His face instantly turned livid and turned extremely ugly.

he knows;

This cunning devil Richard has understood his plan, and this is a blatant provocation.

This move forced General Taylor into a position of no retreat.

Once the towns around Chicago are devastated by war, or even a tragedy like the burning of Denver occurs again, General Taylor, who is known as a legend of the US military, and the people's trust in the federal army will collapse, and even cause a great panic that will affect the whole society.

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Miss you so much

General Taylor suppressed the overwhelming anger in his heart and issued the order word for word: "The entire army must urgently gather and prepare for battle."

"As you command, General."

The emergency assembly bell rang, and officers rushed to the headquarters. U.S. soldiers poured out of rows of barracks. The densely packed armed queues were endless and the entire military base was filled with a tense and tense atmosphere.

so far

The Chicago Military Base has assembled a total of 47,000 heavy troops, including more than 12,000 cavalry and more than 35,000 infantry.

This number does not include scattered garrisons in Idaho City, Davenport and surrounding places. There are more than 25,000 US troops stationed in the above places. After Davenport was breached, this number has dropped to about 20,000.

In addition, there are 8,500 troops stationed in Detroit City, about 21,000 troops stationed in Kansas City, about 11,000 troops stationed in various towns in the eastern and central United States, and 36,000 to 40,000 US troops stationed in southern Mexico.

The above-mentioned U.S. troops totaled about 150,000 people, forming two major garrison areas from Chicago to Kansas. Although the U.S. military had the upper hand, it was helpless against the swarm-like cavalry of the Tang Kingdom.

The 3,000 cavalry troops of the Tang Kingdom could not be surrounded even by the 6,000 US cavalry troops dispatched.

Therefore, General Taylor really became ruthless, leaving only 1,000 of the 12,000 cavalry on hand, along with most of the infantry to guard Chicago, and took away all the others.

In this cold spring season

General Taylor of the U.S. Army led 11,000 cavalrymen to closely track more than 5,000 cavalrymen from the headquarters of the Tang Kingdom, launching a chase that spanned thousands of miles.

On the other side, Kansas City also sent more than 6,000 cavalry to encircle the more than 5,000 cavalry in the central plains.

Richard led these more than 5,000 horsemen to appear and disappear, destroying towns and farms one after another along the way, robbing and looting to their heart's content, burning, killing and looting along the way, which has caused wars everywhere in the Great Lakes region and everyone is in danger.

This group of cavalry from the Tang Dynasty kept heading south and east in erratic directions, leading the main force of the US cavalry by the nose for more than ten days without even catching a single hair.

Every time he came a step late to clean up the mess, which made General Taylor furious, but there was nothing he could do.