Wild North America 1846

There is a vast forest and swamp area hundreds of kilometers south of Revel. Deep in the forest, there are densely packed tents on the open valley, and a large number of US soldiers pass between them.

The remnants of General Sherman's troops that the Colorado Corps was searching for were hiding here. After the defeat at Snow Peak Mountain, the defeated troops led by General Sherman joined the vanguard and continued northward.

At this time, the Northern Army Commander-in-Chief Grant sent a cavalry squad to venture through the blockade to convey the latest enemy information and orders.

The enemy situation report detailed the overall deployment of the Tang Kingdom's army to launch a large-scale attack from the north, center, and south at the same time. Chicago was in danger, and Kansas City was most likely to have fallen. Continuing to go north would be a dead end.

Requirements of orders from the U.S. Army General Headquarters;

General Sherman's troops concentrated their forces and waited for opportunities to defeat the pursuing enemies in the south. They continued to go deep into the south to implement the "scorched earth policy", fighting and retreating quickly along the way to feed the enemy. The ultimate goal was New Orleans in the south.

As long as you arrive in New Orleans and occupy the harbor, you can be supplemented by the Northern Army fleet...

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It caused General Sherman's lone army to go deep into the soft hinterland of the American Confederacy and cause uproar, leading the enemy by the nose, including the army of the Tang Kingdom.

This plan is very vicious. Firstly, it will cause irreversible serious damage to the United States. Secondly, it will attract heavy troops from the Tang Kingdom to pursue it, greatly weakening the defensive pressure in the Chicago area and giving the Northern Federation some breathing space.

The reason why he is hiding in this forest swamp is because General Sherman's deputy, Major General Tamman, is a local rancher. He is familiar with the terrain and knows that he can go deep into the forest along the rolling low hills to avoid danger.

Swampy areas everywhere.

In a simple wooden house by the stream

Major General Tamang is a burly white middle-aged man, 1.9 meters tall, with thick and hairy arms like a brown bear, and a lush beard.

People should not be judged by their appearance. In fact, this man acted cunningly and schemingly. It was his idea to hide the army in the forest.

"Your Excellency General, we have hunted more than 6,500 bison, as well as countless red deer and wolves in the past few days, which has temporarily solved the food shortage. Unfortunately, we lack salt, otherwise we could make more dried meat." Taman

The major general shook his head sadly.

The U.S. military hid here, and the wild beasts in the forest were in great trouble. Bison, wild horses, bears, red deer, wolves, pheasants, rabbits, etc. were all swept away with great force.

The group of wild beasts that luckily escaped with their lives had long since fled far away, and now even their shadows could not be seen.

General Sherman picked up the boiling coffee pot and poured a cup. He walked to the map hanging on the side of the cabin, frowned at it for a while and said, "According to the detective report;

There are about 50,000 Eastern troops coming up from the south. In addition, there are more than 50,000 Southern troops with poor equipment. The total strength is about 100,000. According to our area, it is about 110 kilometers away, about 4 to 5

day's journey.

In the north, two divisions of the Tang Kingdom were stationed in Reweier, totaling about 25,000 people, one of which was a cavalry division.

The two groups of enemies in the south and north are difficult to deal with. The enemy's infantry weapons are very sharp and their artillery fire is fast and fierce. In the battle on Xuefeng Mountain, our army has suffered a heavy loss.

The two armies are facing each other

The Eastern troops started volleying fire from 500 yards away and continued to cause serious damage to our attacking formation. The soldiers had to risk huge casualties to advance. This was too unfair.

Our army's platoon shooting standard is 200 yards, but often we don't get close to this distance, and the attacking formation has been beaten to pieces.

Without solving this thorny problem, it will be impossible to break through the enemy's siege in the south."

Once the army is deployed, it will soon be detected by the enemy's reconnaissance cavalry, and it will be very difficult to launch a sudden attack.

However, as long as the distance between the two sides is close enough and the U.S. military launches an attack decisively and swiftly, there is a certain chance that the enemy will be caught off guard and the enemy in the south will be able to break through the encirclement, blockade, and escape.

The same was true in the original Xuefengshan Battle, but the biggest problem came from the backwardness of the US military's weapons and equipment.

General Sherman had experienced the power of the Tang Kingdom's army. The army was well-organized and well-organized. When attacking, he was like a galloping horse and was unstoppable. He concentrated his power on a 6.5-kilometer-wide plane to attack in waves, and in one fell swoop defeated an area that stretched for more than 20 kilometers.

Kilometers of U.S. troops marching in formation.

Then more than 100,000 southern troops rushed up and defeated the northern army.

Now the tide has turned, and it is General Sherman's turn to be in danger, trying hard to break the enemy's 100,000-strong army that is slowly pressing up from the south. The biggest problem has surfaced;

Infantry weapons are not powerful!

In the battle at Xuefeng Mountain, the main force of the Northern Army was defeated and fled, losing all its artillery and ammunition. However, the forward army also had more than 160 artillery pieces and a large amount of ammunition, which could temporarily make up for this shortcoming.

The key is that the U.S. infantry has backward weapons and insufficient impact. Once it is entangled by the Eastern army and starts a tug-of-war, it will be over.

With their whereabouts exposed, the army of the Northern Datang Kingdom could quickly move south along the railway. With more and more enemies, General Sherman's army would eventually face the terrible prospect of being annihilated.

General Sherman's words added a solemn pressure to the simple wooden house. Several US military generals drank coffee silently, with a heavy look of worry on their faces.

"Your Excellency General, can we gather all the Sharps rifles in the army and use them in the first array of assaults? The 800-yard range of the Sharps rifles is enough to fight against the Eastern King's bolt-action rifles." Tamman

The major general responded abruptly.

His answer made everyone's eyes brighten, and they all turned their attention to Major General Taman, thinking that this might be a solution.

General Sherman pondered for a moment and asked, "How many Sharps rifles are there in the entire army now?"

"I have counted this, and there are about 4,600 of them. The first array that is all used for assault should be barely enough."

"But... the loading steps of the Sharps rifle are complicated and the rate of fire is quite slow. This is a fatal flaw!"

"This can only be improved with intensive training. We can gather all the Sharps riflemen together for intensive training, which can somewhat make up for the shortcomings of the slow rate of fire. Supplemented by concentrated artillery attacks, we should be able to tear apart a gap in the enemy camp.

Big gap.”

"This is indeed a feasible strategy. Please ask Major General Taman to take charge and mobilize quickly..." Before General Sherman finished speaking, he suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves outside the wooden house, and everyone's expressions changed.

, stood up one after another.

The messenger who came on horseback did not wait for the horse to stop before he got off the horse and rushed all the way. He brought bad news that made everyone feel as if they had fallen into an ice cellar;

A large number of Eastern cavalry were found outside the forest swamp area and are carefully exploring the entrance to the forest. The secret of the US military camp may have been leaked...

"We can't stay in this place any longer. We must summon all the troops immediately and prepare to fight out. The army will move south immediately."

General Sherman did not hesitate and immediately issued the order loudly. The entire US military camp immediately became agitated and began busy pre-war preparations...

There is no other way. The US military has already made plans for this worst-case scenario. It must leave the forest and swamp area where it hides as soon as possible and move the entire army south.

Otherwise, once you are blocked here.

With just a shallow entrance to the hills, Sherman's 110,000-strong army truly became a turtle in a urn, unable to escape.

revel city

"Good guy, I finally caught Sherman by the tail. Now I think where is he going to escape?" Lieutenant General Harry Fletcher punched the map in excitement and looked at Major General Fan Pengfei with a look in his eyes.

There was a look of appreciation, and then he ordered loudly;

“Issue orders in the name of the Corps Department;

After receiving the order, all field troops of the Colorado Corps and the three divisions of General Hill immediately moved south quickly. The daily journey was limited to no less than 45 kilometers, and they must arrive at the designated theater within four days.

Another special train will be organized to transport the army, and the two routes will be combined. I will annihilate all the Yankees in this wilderness of Kansas without leaving a single one behind."

"Yes, sir." All the officers raised their hands in salute. The headquarters was filled with suppressed excitement, and the eagerness to fight almost burst into flames.

After the order was issued, the army stationed around Kansas City immediately took action. A large number of carriages and soldiers in neat formations poured out of the military camp, singing songs and striding southward.

The special train roaring south was loaded with densely packed overloaded soldiers. They were sitting on the carriages and hung with backpack straps beside the carriages. Even the coal cars were filled with a large number of soldiers, marching southward in the warm spring of early March.

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And in the wilderness of the south

The two cavalry divisions of the Colorado Corps that arrived first and the Chang'an Light Cavalry Division of the Royal Guards, which quickly moved north, were like three evil wolves, tearing and biting the main force of the Sherman Corps that broke out, and there were constant battles.

Sherman's regiment gathered in one place, destroyed the railway along the way, and sent only a few troops to block the cavalry. The army slowly moved southward at a determined pace, and was not far from the southern pursuing regiment of the Tang Kingdom.

At this time, the Southern Corps of the Tang Kingdom stopped and found a favorable terrain to set up a defensive position. This was a flat wilderness between two rivers, about 17 kilometers wide.

The Southern Corps started earthworks in this wilderness, quickly built three trench parapets, and laid out barbed wire, waiting patiently for the American troops to crash into them.

Although the distance between the Southern Army and the U.S. Army was only about 50 kilometers, the U.S. Army moved southward very slowly every day under the repeated attacks of three cavalry divisions. The most it covered was 18 kilometers in one day, and then it had to stop and build camps for defense.

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At this time, the leading troops of the Colorado Corps from the north have arrived, and a large number of subsequent troops are on their way. Each division is moving very fast, for fear of not being able to catch up with this unprecedented battle.

The overall situation has been decided, Sherman's remaining troops are just struggling to death, and in the end they will be completely destroyed.

The Southerners hated this brutal army and vowed not to keep a single prisoner. If this was the case, then all the prisoners would be handed over to the Southerners after the war was won.

The army of the Tang Dynasty was not willing to bear the reputation of killing prisoners. Who hasn't had the time to "carry" the word? They can't do it all.