Wild North America 1846

With Dell Hills as the focus, U.S. troops from all directions launched a tidal wave of attacks. Fierce gunfire resounded throughout the world, bringing a strong atmosphere of war to this wilderness.

"Da da da, da da da..."

More than a dozen Storm-type heavy machine guns fired wildly, knocking the attacking American soldiers to the ground like wheat. Neat volleys of gunfire sounded from time to time, harvesting lives very efficiently.

"Assemble me the artillery and shoot down all those heavy machine guns." Major General McDonald Knox ordered with a livid face as he looked at the American soldiers who were retreating like a tide.

From around 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., in the past two and a half hours, the U.S. military had failed in its seventh group charge. The wilderness around Dell Hills was littered with corpses, and the corpses of black and white soldiers were overlapped.

There is no discrimination against each other.

The troops originally stationed in the hills of the Tang Dynasty actually built defensive parapets. After the remnants of the Fourth Army retreated here, they immediately occupied the original defense facilities, stabilized the defense with heavy machine gun firepower and volley fire, and repelled the U.S. military again and again.

attack.

The artillerymen at the rear of the U.S. Army roared again and smashed the round solid artillery shells hard. When they fell into the trench, they threw up a cloud of smoke and dust, and when they hit the breastworks, mud flew everywhere. When they fell into the position, they were bruised and killed.

It can be seen from the telescope that when the coalition soldiers were bombarded by artillery fire, several people worked together to push the heavy machine gun away from the position. They must have hidden behind the parapet position, and then pushed it out when they needed to counterattack.

The Napoleon artillery equipped by the US military can only perform probabilistic bombardment and cannot carry out precise bombardment. Each round of 20-minute concentrated artillery bombardment can only destroy a few heavy machine guns, killing and wounding more than a hundred people. The actual effect is against the Tang army with complete defense facilities.

Not big.

The total number of attacks so far has only resulted in over a thousand casualties.

This is just scratching the surface for the Fourth Army, which has a total strength of more than 30,000 people.

On the other hand, the attacking U.S. troops were attacked by heavy machine guns and precise volleys. In just two and a half hours, more than 10,000 corpses were dropped on the position. It can be said that the losses were heavy.

Seeing that the time has reached 4:30 in the afternoon, it will be dark in another hour. Hundreds of thousands of troops are unobstructed in this wilderness. The freezing temperature of several degrees below zero is a very difficult night!

what to do?

Lieutenant General Samuel Brown, the commander of the U.S. Army, felt as if a big bone was blocked in his throat. He couldn't swallow it and couldn't bear to spit it out. He was in a dilemma.

After frowning and thinking for a moment, he asked, "What are the movements of the other units of the Oriental Corps?"

After saluting, the command officer replied: "Report to your Excellency, General; the enemy is located north of Detroit, and the 2nd Army and 3rd Army to the west are moving south.

Among them, the enemy's 3rd Army has already exchanged fire with our blocking troops. It is about 17 kilometers away from the battlefield. It will take about three hours to reach it if it breaks through the blockade.

The 2nd Army of the Northern Army, which is further away, is about 55 kilometers away and should arrive at noon tomorrow or later.

The heavy troops of the First Army of the Northern Army south of Dale Hill have been assembled and are building more than 20 wooden bridges on the river. Our Philadelphia Army Corps is closely monitoring it."

After hearing the report from his subordinates, Lieutenant General Samuel Brown's face twitched slightly, turned around and said to Major General McDonald Knox;

"The situation is now very clear. The cunning Easterners used these two coastal cannons as bait, intending to launch a battle of unprecedented scale with our army at Dale Hills.

I was very surprised by their appetite, and this was the battle I wanted, on our turf... right here... with the Orientals.

Now, in my capacity as Commander-in-Chief of Supreme Command Detroit, I hereby order;

Major General Mike Devin, commander of the West Virginia Corps, immediately led his troops out of the city to deploy defense lines, and unified command to prevent the enemy's Third Army and Second Army from moving south. They must persist until 6 p.m. the day after tomorrow, that is, 48 ​​hours.

The Ohio Corps was ordered to attack quickly and join the Philadelphia Corps in formation north of Dale Hill to prevent the First Army of the Northern Corps from crossing the river. It must persist until 6 p.m. the day after tomorrow, that is, 72 hours.

In addition, I ordered all the remaining black regiments in the city to attack and join the main force of our army. I will destroy the third army in Dale Hill at any cost and seize the two coastal cannons on the other side of the river.

While severely damaging the enemy, it completely eliminated the threat of coastal artillery to Detroit's city defense and stabilized the current war situation on the Western Front.

Order all the reserve artillery units to leave the city and strengthen the main attack direction. We must capture Dell Hills within 24 hours. This time we are going to do something big, guys!"

"As you command, sir, and may God bless America."

Looking at Lieutenant General Samuel Brown's slightly crazy face, all the senior US military generals felt awe-inspiring and saluted and replied.

On the front line of defense from Detroit to Cincinnati, the United States has a total of more than 550,000 troops on the Western Front and more than 710,000 troops on the Eastern Front. Adding in the garrison troops of various states, the total military strength of the United States of America (in the North) is now about 1.37 million.

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Compared with the time before the Battle of Chicago, when the total strength of the Northern Army reached its peak of 1.83 million, the overall military strength of the U.S. Federation has been weakened by one-third, and field troops with a large amount of combat experience have been lost, such as the Sherman Corps that went south.

, the Georgia Corps defending Kansas City, etc., suffered considerable losses.

The Confederate States of America (South) has gone through four years of war and now has a total strength of about 840,000 troops, including 620,000 troops on the Eastern Front battlefield and about 200,000 garrison troops on the Western Front battlefield and southern states. They are mainly concentrated on the Cincinnati front line, accounting for about 200,000 troops.

About 70%.

Due to the small domestic population base of the Confederate States of America (South), the total military strength has always been weak. It has never exceeded one million. Today's total military strength of 840,000 is already doing its best.

And the more I take it, the less it gets, and there is no source of supplementation.

If it had not been for the alliance agreement reached with the Tang Kingdom at the beginning of the year, the American Confederacy (South) would have been defeated thousands of miles away.

On the Eastern Front, which is more than 150 kilometers in depth between Washington and Richmond, both the North and the South gathered heavy troops and fought tooth and nail, fighting for every inch of land.

so far

The North and the South have not yet decided a clear winner. They are gritting their teeth and persisting until the last moment, vowing never to give up.

On the entire Western Front battlefield, due to the decisive action of the Tang Kingdom, the soldiers were as sharp as a wildfire, which had completely reversed the overall dominance of the United States of America (Northern United States), defeating the Northern Army and losing ground.

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Detroit can be said to be the last strong fortress on the Western Front. If it cannot be defended, it can be said that the entire war is over.

The entire North American battlefield will focus on the eastern United States. The Kingdom of Tang Dynasty and the Confederate States of America will join forces to attack from the southwest and the south. The defeat of the United States of America (north) is fully revealed, and the rest is just struggling.

If you want to reverse the defeat, you can only pray for God’s blessing!

As a senior general of the U.S. Northern Army, Lieutenant General Samuel Brown knew well the importance of holding on to Detroit for the overall situation. He was also a veteran who retreated from the Battle of Chicago and knew the principle of "defending for a long time will lead to loss."

Since the Northern Legion of the Tang Kingdom wanted to devour his troops, they decided to make the cake bigger and engage in a grand battle of unprecedented scale.

Today's Detroit city can be said to have a heavy concentration of troops. In terms of military strength alone, it is not inferior to the Northern Corps, or even slightly exceeds it. Moreover, the US military has a large number of black cannon fodder and forcibly recruited white villagers, making it quite powerful.

After the First Battle of Detroit, Lieutenant General Samuel Brown still had 196,000 white garrison troops, 137,000 black regiments, and more than 100,000 forcibly recruited white farmers, with an available force of more than 440,000 men.

Even though nearly 50,000 troops were lost in today's battle, there are still 390,000 troops left.

General Samuel Brown mobilized his troops, leaving only 100,000 white garrison troops in Detroit, and mobilized a large number of cannon fodder troops to continuously besiege the Third Army with the intention of completely annihilating it.

It is better to cut off one of his fingers than to hurt ten of them.

Dell Hills is just a low hill 12.5 kilometers south of Chicago. It is about 6.7 kilometers long and less than 2 kilometers wide. It is composed of 27 low hills, large and small. The high ones are more than a hundred meters, and the low ones are thirty or forty meters.

No need for any rugged terrain.

The remaining nearly 30,000 troops of the Third Army huddled in the Dell Hills, relying on parapets and trenches to defend and resist, with a river more than 30 meters wide behind them.

What kind of tricks can be done in such a terrain?

Judging from various signs

This is a very favorable battlefield environment for the Detroit defenders. If they can annihilate the Third Army in one battle, destroy or capture the two coastal artillery on the other side of the river, and deal a major blow to the Northern Army, it will ensure Detroit's success in the next 3 to 4 years.

Have a safe month.

At least until the Northern Army recovers its strength, it will not be able to pose a fatal threat to Detroit.

It was precisely after comprehensive consideration of various circumstances that Lieutenant General Samuel Brown was moved. After a slight hesitation, he was determined to win the decisive battle.

Go ahead to dangers.

more than an hour later

Night enveloped the land, and the gunshots on the bloody Devon Hills battlefield gradually became sparse. Bonfires were lit one after another, and the stars were dotted on this empty wilderness, dispelling the dark night and cold.

In the coastal artillery camp south of Devon Downs

In a well-covered semi-underground headquarters, the commander-in-chief of the Northern Army, General Chen Chuan, the deputy commander-in-chief, Lieutenant General George Rabiot, the commander-in-chief of the First Army, Major General Mai Xiaozu, and the commander-in-chief of the Second Army, Wu Xia (Xiazai)

Major General, Commander of the Fifth Army Major General James Kahn and other senior officers were all sitting there, listening with serious expressions to the latest strategic deployment conveyed by the Corps' Chief of Staff.

Since it was a trap, how could there be no backup plan?

Based on prior deployment;

The main force of the Second Army has moved to the south of Devon Hills, located on the left flank of the First Army.

The Fifth Army, which is located in Defiance, more than 150 kilometers south of Detroit, has also secretly moved to the right wing of the First Army, waiting for an attack.

The total strength of the three armies is 117,600, all of which are ambushed in the area south of the Devon Hills. They are only separated from the remaining 30,000 men of the Fourth Army who are fighting fiercely by a small river more than 30 meters wide. They can come forward for reinforcements at any time.

The Second Army, which pretended to move south, was played by the 502nd Division (white servant division) and several Chinese cavalry regiments. They deliberately widened the distance and moved southward from the north of Detroit in a hollow formation, creating a huge momentum for the entire army to move south.

The cavalry regiment is responsible for covering the surrounding battlefields, so that the US military reconnaissance troops can only make rough guesses from a distance, making it difficult to detect details.

When the Third Army, located west of Detroit, moved south, it was blocked by the US military and hesitated. It only used its 503rd Division (white servant division) to deal with the enemy, and did not spend any effort to break through and quickly move towards the Dale Hills.

The troop deployment of the entire Northern Corps is a large pocket, which will concentrate all 265,000 troops of the entire Corps to use Dell Hills as bait to carry out an annihilating strike against the U.S. Northern Army entering it.

Cooperating with the Northern Corps is the Chang'an Corps brought by His Majesty the King. This is a highly mobile assault corps mainly composed of cavalry. It is currently stationed in Romulus County, about 30 kilometers south of Dale Hills, and is ready to listen at any time.

Ordered to go north to fight.

The Chang'an Corps has more than 68,000 cavalry members. In addition to the cavalry force mainly composed of two cavalry divisions of the Royal Guards, it also consists of the Omaha Cavalry Division, the Colorado Cavalry Division and 7 local cavalry regiments. It is equipped with 3-pound field cavalry cannon and

The split-type "Storm" heavy machine gun has very fierce attack firepower.

The total number of troops of the Tang Kingdom participating in the Second Battle of Detroit was 333,000. Among them, the highly mobile Chang'an Corps was responsible for setting up pockets, that is, cutting off the connection between the city of Detroit and the US military in the field, and striving to annihilate it in one battle.

As for this 30-meter-long creek south of the Devon Downs, preparations have been made at the upper reaches of the river. The flow can be cut off with just an order, and the creek will dry up in a few hours.

In the cold winter night climate, the dry riverbed will soon freeze to a solid state, enough to allow the kingdom's army, which has been prepared for a long time, to spread like a flood and inflict fatal damage to the enemy.

"The big fish have already taken the bait. Let's see if we have the appetite to swallow them all in one bite."

Admiral Chen Chuan was very high-spirited at this moment. He pointed to the north with his hand and said with a solemn expression;

"On the Devon Downs, the Yankees are attacking day and night, trying to catch the bait before the danger comes, and it seems they are going to be disappointed.

Our army not only has sufficient ammunition and supplies on the Devon Hills, but is also equipped with 142 heavy machine guns and provides all soldiers with woolen coats and hot soup supplies.

Don't say stick to it for three days, it's okay to stick to it for a week.

His Majesty the King has additionally allocated the Chang'an Corps to assist in the battle. In this battle, our Northern Corps will completely annihilate the US troops and fight a thrilling and beautiful battle as a tribute to His Majesty's eastward tour.

Now I command;

The upstream flow is cut off on time at 12 midnight, without any error.

The First Army, Second Army (incomplete organization) and Fifth Army made all battle preparations before 7 a.m. and acted in accordance with the established combat plan.

The artillery began an all-out bombardment on time at 6:50 in the morning. One hour and 10 minutes after the bombardment, the artillery fire extended forward, covering the main force of our northern corps across the river, and launched to the left and right of the main force of the US military.

The Chang'an Corps will also arrive under the city of Detroit at 6:30 in the morning, cutting off the connection between the city and the main force of the US military in the field.

Now...do you understand everything?"

"Your Majesty, Commander, everything is clear." A group of senior officers stood up in unison, raised their hands and saluted in reply.

Admiral Chen Chuan ordered with a serious expression, "Then act according to the order without making any mistakes."

"Yes, Your Excellency, Commander."