Wild North America 1846

There is only a simple tent at the frontline headquarters halfway up the mountain. To observe the enemy's situation, you still need to walk up ten meters and stand on a raised rock to look down.

Brigadier General Kahn was standing at the observation point at this time, witnessing the desperate large-scale attack by the US military. His light blue eyes were full of determination and sternness. After pondering for a moment, he ordered: "Send the order to the five Denver Musketeers."

The regiment and the seventh regiment are allowed to use cavalry revolvers to attack the enemy and inflict heavy damage to the enemy."

"As commanded."

After receiving the order, the messenger immediately turned to the other side and waved the flag, signaling to the commander of the Red Rock Valley defense line at the foot of the mountain.

During the second northern battle, the army of the Tang Kingdom captured tens of thousands of cavalry-type revolvers newly equipped by the US military. A considerable number of these guns were assigned to Kahn's troops to strengthen the defensive firepower of the fortress.

King Richard had unique insights into weapons and equipment, and no one stipulated that cavalry-style revolvers were not allowed to be equipped with infantry. For the musketeers who stayed in danger, the heavy cavalry-style revolvers were conducive to giving full play to their firepower. This was the only one.

enough.

in previous battles

General Kahn has never allowed the use of cavalry-type revolvers. The defenders in the Red Rock Valley have been using flintlock muskets and artillery to counterattack the US military. They fought bloody battles for more than 20 days and nights, in order to show the enemy's weakness.

At this time, more than 2,000 white officers and soldiers from the 5th and 7th regiments of the Denver Musketeers on the Red Rock Valley defense line were relying on the incomplete defense line to fire volleys of fire in an orderly manner. The battle was in progress.

From when the U.S. military was close to a range of 300 meters, they started volleying, and when the U.S. troops were close to a range of 200 meters, the defenders of the Tang Kingdom already fired four rounds of volleys, inflicting a total of more than 330 casualties on the soldiers lined up in the first line of attack.

Cost of casualties.

The U.S. military artillery fire also continued to bombard the Tang Dynasty musketeers on the defense line, causing more than 40 casualties. At this point in the war, it became increasingly cruel and bloody.

The U.S. military's horizontal attack line is about 800 meters wide, with a total of about 2,300 people in three rows. It is divided into 6 wave-like horizontal attack lines, more than 100 meters apart, showing a stepped attack pattern, with more than 13,000 troops invested.

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I can tell

The U.S. Second Corps made a desperate effort and invested nearly half of its military strength in the attack, striving to break through the Red Rock Valley in one fell swoop at all costs.

Due to the fierce volley fire from the soldiers of the Tang Kingdom, more than 2,300 American soldiers on the first line of attack suffered the greatest casualties, and the pace of the attack involuntarily slowed down.

The soldiers on the second line of attack following the U.S. military were unaware of this and still maintained their original pace of advance. Unknowingly, they narrowed the gap between the two, from more than 100 meters to more than 80 meters.

rice.

According to the U.S. military’s order to the summit;

The attacking troops must be within 150 meters of the defense line before they are allowed to fire the first round of volleys to cause maximum damage to the enemy.

This is because after firing a volley, the attacking U.S. soldiers must stop and reload bullets on the spot, which inadvertently becomes a target for the enemy to stand still.

Moreover, firing a volley in advance will seriously affect the offensive rhythm of the second wave of US soldiers in the rear.

Once the attacking and defending sides began to fire volleys at each other, the pace of the attack suddenly changed from fast to slow. Such mutual damage was extremely detrimental to the unobstructed U.S. soldiers, and also blocked the direction of the second wave of attacking U.S. troops.

Therefore, the more than 2,300 US soldiers located on the first line of attack, from entering the 300-meter range to approaching within 150 meters, will have to withstand at least 6 to 7 rounds of volley fire from the soldiers of the Tang Kingdom, with huge casualties for the follow-up troops.

Create a path forward.

"Pa pa pa pa pa pa pa……"

Dense volleys of bullets rained down on them, and patches of American soldiers were beaten until their flesh and blood flew away. They fell to the ground and died silently. The path of the attack was stained red with blood, and corpses fell everywhere along the way.

Suffering silently until within a distance of 150 meters, there were less than 1,500 US soldiers on the first wave of offensive arrays, with nearly 800 casualties, and they could only form a sparse row and a half.

"Hold the gun straight and fire!"

The US military commander shouted at the top of his lungs and swung down the command knife in his hand.

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

The U.S. soldiers fired the first round of volleys to counterattack, and immediately stood on the spot and started loading bullets. More than 600 U.S. soldiers in the rear passed them, then raised their guns again, aiming at the enemies on the defense line and fired sparse volleys of guns. The momentum was stronger than before.

Much smaller.

While the first wave of U.S. soldiers fired back with volleys of guns, the second wave of U.S. soldiers continued to advance with firm steps, quickly closing the distance with the U.S. soldiers in front.

60 meters...40 meters...

After reloading their bullets, the first wave of American soldiers shouted and started running in small steps, launching a desperate charge.

The second wave of U.S. soldiers that followed also began to charge. Two groups of nearly 4,000 U.S. troops mixed together with an astonishing momentum. The sound of the charge was deafening and resounded throughout the valley.

The 3rd wave, 4th wave, 5th wave and 6th wave of US military attack arrays that followed closely began to run at a fast pace amidst the exciting sound of military drums, thus setting off a wave-like attack frenzy.

"emission!"

At the command of the commander, the soldiers on the defensive position in the Red Rock Valley once again fired a deadly volley of bullets.

When the distance between the two sides was as close as 150 meters, the neatly arranged U.S. soldiers were the best targets. The locust-like rain of bullets caused an astonishing killing effect.

The hot bullets pierced into the flesh with a "puff, puff, puff" sound, spurting out blood and tearing open the flesh. This round of gunfire knocked down at least 3,890 American soldiers, who were felled to the ground like wooden stakes.

Such heavy casualties did not scare off the US military. A wave of attacks by US soldiers had already formed. Looking at the defense line in the Red Rock Valley more than a hundred meters away, the Yankees' eyes were already red, and they were screaming and killing them.

Suddenly

The soldiers of the Tang Kingdom on the defense line all dropped their flintlock rifles, drew out their cavalry-style revolvers, raised their hands flat, pointed the black muzzles straight ahead, and then opened fire violently...

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

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

Round after round of gunfire and bullets, as dense as locusts, seemed to be endless, knocking large swaths of American soldiers to the ground. The blood mist splashing in the air was so thick that it couldn't be added. The dark American attacking teams fell in pieces.

This scene is like a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood.

More than 2,000 soldiers from the Tang Kingdom, each armed with a cavalry-style revolver, fired seven bullets at once, that is, more than 14,000 bullets, all poured out in just four to five seconds.

More than 3,800 attacking U.S. troops were like waves crashing on solid rocks, instantly shattered into pieces, with casualties everywhere.

Looking down from the mountainside, at least half of the American soldiers were killed and injured. Large areas of corpses covered the position within 150 to 50 meters in front of the Red Rock Valley. The strong smell of blood was nauseating.

This was a naked massacre involving the execution of more than 2,000 soldiers.

With just one blow, the first and second wave of US military attacks were crippled.

The third wave of US attacking soldiers who followed closely behind witnessed all this with their own eyes. They had already rushed within 50 meters of the friendly forces in front, and they could not help but hesitate in their steps.

This human tragedy happened right in front of our eyes. The timid American soldiers in the rear were so frightened that they fell to their knees on the ground with their legs weak.

More people were still running forward blindly, but their steps became slow and hesitant. They didn't know whether to pass these American soldiers and continue to attack, or whether to turn around and escape.

The 4th, 5th, and 6th waves of U.S. attacking soldiers that followed behind them were completely unaware that this was a one-sided massacre because their sight was blocked by the U.S. soldiers in front.

Ignorant people are fearless. The American troops at the rear continued to run quickly while maintaining a tight formation, and stabbed them with sharp guns. Their momentum was still full, and the shouts of killing were deafening.

The U.S. military's six attack lines, which were originally more than 600 meters apart, were on a battlefield filled with gunfire, full of gunfire, shouts, howls, and shouts of death. They hesitated in front and charged fiercely in the rear.

Quickly compress and gradually come together.

At this moment

The frightening sound of heavy machine guns "ta da da... da da da..." rang out on the battlefield. More than 20 heavy machine guns fired together, and more than 20 fire whips that seemed to come from hell criss-crossed, raging in the densely populated U.S. military.

In the attacking formation, the broken limbs and broken arms were flying into the sky. The front of the Red Rock Valley position had become a death hell, with corpses strewn all over the ground.

Such intensive heavy machine gun firepower was unleashed, and Major General Schneider, who was supervising the battle at the rear, turned pale with fright and ordered in a panic: "Retreat, retreat quickly, order all soldiers to retreat, God... this is a death trap."

Unfortunately, his order was already too late. The firepower of the Storm heavy machine gun can cover a range of 600 to 800 kilometers, and its lethality is extremely terrifying, far stronger than the lethality of artillery.

Now tens of thousands of attacking U.S. soldiers are all crowded within 500 meters in front of the defense line in Hongyan Valley. The U.S. soldiers were beaten to the point where they cried for their parents and screamed for their mothers. They dropped their weapons in panic and ran away with their heads in their hands.

In just over 10 minutes, tens of thousands of attacking U.S. troops were completely defeated, running all over the mountains and plains.

at this time

A large number of soldiers from the Tang Kingdom, armed with live ammunition, poured out from the Hongyan Valley position and followed closely behind the American troops in pursuit.

The condescending Storm-type heavy machine guns also began to fire extended shots, attacking the artillery positions and artillery positions where US soldiers were assembled in the distance.

One runs away, the other chases.

More than 5,000 musketeers from the Tang Kingdom rushed out of their positions, followed closely by 3,000 cavalry, rushing out like wind and clouds, chasing and killing the fleeing American soldiers.

Seeing that the situation was over, Major General Schneider, commander of the U.S. Second Corps, was dragged away by his senior officers and fled all the way back to the U.S. military camp 16 kilometers away.

Here, the U.S. Second Corps retains more than 5,000 troops, of which more than 1,700 are sick and wounded, as well as a large number of logistics officers and medical soldiers. The real combat troops only have two musketry regiments, totaling about 2,000 people.

Less than 3,000 people followed Major General Snyder and fled into the U.S. military camp. More than 2,500 of them were cavalrymen of the U.S. Second Corps. They escaped quickly by relying on their legs.

Seeing that the pursuing cavalry of the Tang Kingdom intercepted the US military's escape route from a distance, forcing a large number of US troops to kneel down and beg for mercy. The main force of the Second Corps was almost wiped out in one battle, and more than 180 artillery pieces fell into the enemy's hands.

Major General Schmid was so angry that his face was livid and his eyes were bloodshot. He roared and wanted to lead the remaining troops to launch a counterattack, but Colonel Ray Caldwell beside him grabbed his arm tightly and persuaded him: "General

Your Excellency, I would like to remind you that the one who stopped our army from rout was the Tang Kingdom's Cuirassier Heavy Cavalry Regiment. This is by no means an enemy that our light cavalry can deal with."

"Damn it, do I want to watch my troops being wiped out by the enemy?"

"Your Majesty General, it is an indisputable fact that we have indeed fought a complete defeat. We need you to maintain enough sense and lead the remaining troops to break through the blockade and open an escape channel instead of dying in vain.

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"You mean..."

"Your Majesty General, we have lost all our artillery equipment. It is completely foreseeable that the cunning enemy is dragging our artillery over and will definitely use it to bombard our camp. If the enemy is besieged, then we have

You may be in great danger of annihilation of your entire army, please think deeply, general!"

"Oh, my god, how dare they..."

"Believe me, General, they will definitely do this. With only 4,000 fierce cavalry, the Kingdom of Tang Dynasty can seal off our camp impermeably. We must now take advantage of the opportunity when they are busy capturing prisoners and abandon it.

Only by clearing a bloody road through the camp and quickly approaching the Western Expeditionary Army base camp at Hugo Oasis can the imminent crisis be relieved. If necessary, the sick and wounded can be abandoned and their tails can be docked to survive."

"this……"

Major General Schneider had turned pale at these words. He had experienced the endless ferocious methods of the Tang Kingdom. He knew that what Colonel Ray Caldwell said was the only correct way, but he was extremely resistant in his heart.

What a miserable loss!

The U.S. Second Army, totaling 34,000 people, lost up to half of its troops after five days of bloody fighting. Nearly 10,000 U.S. officers and soldiers were captured. Together with more than 3,000 people who escaped, there were only 8,000 officers and soldiers left in the U.S. camp.

There are more than 1,700 injured. I wonder how many of them will survive?

The US military camp is 140 kilometers away from the Hugo Oasis. Escape all the way back...

Major General Schneider is now in a dilemma. There is not enough artillery defense in the camp, and there is not enough troops. The defense will definitely not be able to hold it.

However, the retreat was not safe. Under the eager gaze of the enemy, it was also a big problem to retreat with more than 1,700 wounded and sick people.

If things go wrong, I am afraid that only more than 2,500 cavalrymen will be able to escape, and the rest will be buried in the Gobi desert as they flee.

"Your Majesty General, please make a decision quickly. There are more than 1,200 carriages in the camp. We can unload all the buckets and other supplies, and only load the necessary food and personnel to evacuate. There are more than 2,500 cavalry to protect us. We are requesting

The Hugo Oasis headquarters army has sent cavalry reinforcements, and there is a high chance that we can retreat unscathed."

"Sigh... Then let's arrange the retreat as you said." Major General Schneider's face seemed to have aged several years, and he replied weakly.

Colonel Ray Caldwell immediately raised his hands in salute and replied, "Your Majesty, General."