Wild North America 1846

Chapter 350 Excellent Performance

What does it feel like to walk in the dark wilderness late at night?

Not daring to light torches, the American soldiers who broke out followed the vague figures with one foot high and one foot low. It was really difficult to walk.

People fell down from time to time that night, either stepping on hard rocks, stepping on potholes in the slope, or tripping over bushes. I don’t know how many falls I took along the way.

At about 6 o'clock in the morning

The dark and cold night of winter revealed the first hint of fish belly white. The American soldiers who stumbled on the wilderness for half the night were less than 10 kilometers away from the breakout point.

Under the hazy light, two American soldiers with their heads hunched and hands in their sleeves numbly followed the large group of people. They were cold, tired, hungry, sleepy, and extremely lacking in energy.

Some people fell straight down like wooden piles while walking, and they didn't know whether they died or not.

Among the U.S. troops in the brigade, there were groups of soldiers from the Tang Kingdom wearing gray-blue military uniforms. Unlike the U.S. soldiers who were unaware of any danger, they began to look left and right in the crowd, taking advantage of the hazy early morning light.

The light is gathered together consciously.

The exhausted Lieutenant General Samuel Brown, whose military uniform was in a mess, was so tired that he could hardly lift his legs. He stood on the roadside, holding his waist with his hands and breathing heavily.

Although his body is very strong, he is over 50 years old after all. He also fell more than a dozen times while marching in the dark that night. Now every bone in his body hurts, and he has not had water or rice in his teeth for more than 20 hours.

His energy was extremely exhausted, and even his head was numb. Only an unyielding spirit kept him going.

Mr. General Samuel Brown looked around and saw that every face he passed was unfamiliar. The officers and guards at his regiment headquarters did not know where they were, and he did not see any of them.

This dark night, I ran away with my head down, and I don’t know where I went?

Lieutenant General Samuel Brown cheered up with a strong sense of responsibility. He pinched his eyebrows hard and started shouting loudly;

"Hey...guys, do you see any officers?"

"I am Lieutenant General Samuel Brown. Now I need you to find the officer for me. I need a damn map and drink water. I need to know where I am now. I need to direct you to escape from the predicament. Who can tell me who the officer is now?

?”

Many American soldiers walked by with blank expressions. A few soldiers who heard Lieutenant General Samuel Brown's shouting stood down, looked at each other hesitantly, and then replied with a finger; "I'm sorry, General."

Your Excellency, we don’t know where the officers have gone, but I see an officer over there who seems to be gathering his subordinates.”

After saying that, he followed the flow of people with a dull expression and continued to move forward.

Lieutenant General Samuel Brown; "..."

no way

He couldn't be entangled with a soldier. The top priority now was to find the officer, find a damn map to figure out where it was? Then gather the troops and break out in the right direction.

After daybreak, it means danger is approaching and action must be accelerated.

The army of the Tang Dynasty had a Chang'an regiment of more than 60,000 people, all of which were cavalry. In this unobstructed wilderness, it would not take much time for the cavalry to catch up.

The senior officer's sense of responsibility drove Lieutenant General Samuel Brown to drag his tired body and look for the past in the direction pointed out by the soldiers.

After a while

Sure enough, he saw an officer gathering a large number of soldiers, so he walked forward angrily and yelled: "God, finally I can find a damn officer, listen... I am Samuel Brown, the commander-in-chief of Detroit."

Lieutenant General, do you have coffee or water, and find me a damn map. God, I've had enough!"

"Welcome Lieutenant General Samuel Brown. Please allow me to introduce myself. Colonel Fan Pengju, commander of the 502nd Division, is happy to serve you." The officer came forward with a command knife in his hand and looked at the astonished Sai with a smile on his face.

Lieutenant General Muir-Brown added something more jealous: "On behalf of General Chen Chuan of the Northern Corps of the Kingdom of the Tang Dynasty, I would like to welcome you and hope that you can surrender to me honorably."

"Oh selling cakes..." Lieutenant General Samuel Brown finally came back to his senses and noticed that the military uniform on the oriental-faced officer in front of him was different. He looked around again and saw a circle of people with malicious intentions surrounding him.

They are all soldiers of the Tang Kingdom.

His legs immediately gave way and he sat down on the ground. The confidence that supported Lieutenant General Samuel Brown to persist to the end collapsed...

It was already around 6:30 in the morning, and the sky was getting brighter again.

Colonel Fan Pengju did not hesitate to pick up the gun in his hand and fired two shots into the sky, shouting loudly: "We are the army of the Tang Dynasty. Everyone put down their guns and surrender. If you don't kill, you will be killed if you resist."

!”

The crisp sound of gunfire spread far away in the wilderness. The sound of gunfire was a signal. The Tang Kingdom soldiers mixed in the crowd took up their guns and pointed them at the bewildered American soldiers, shouting "surrender".

If you don’t kill me, you will be killed immediately if you resist!”

This sudden reversal caused many numb American troops to hesitate briefly before dropping their guns. They were so exhausted that they no longer had the confidence to resist.

There were scattered gunshots in the wilderness, but generally large areas of American soldiers raised their hands and surrendered, and only a few resisted.

Colonel Fan Pengfei immediately arranged for the soldiers to collect the prisoners and gathered his subordinates to prepare for the pursuit in order to completely annihilate the enemy.

The sky is getting brighter

From a distance, you can see some American soldiers stumbling away in the wilderness. They were the first American soldiers to break out of the encirclement. They also walked the farthest and were not captured by the soldiers of the Tang Kingdom for the time being.

Escape...where can you escape to?

After dawn, this wilderness belongs to the Chang'an Cavalry Corps. Instead of running away in vain, it would be wiser to sit quietly and wait for the prisoners.

Any refusal to surrender and resistance will lead to death.

"Hey, man, I hear your accent is from Georgia, and so am I. For the love of God, would you be kind enough to let me go?"

"Shut up idiot, just stay there quietly."

"God...why did you do this?"

Faintly hearing the pleading sounds of the American prisoners not far away, Colonel Fan Pengju turned his head and took a look, only to see the white soldier from the 502nd Division raised his rifle butt and smashed it hard. The American prisoners' faces were bleeding and their hair was covered with blood.

Fell to the ground.

The white soldier spat fiercely at the American prisoner and cursed: "What a bullshit Georgian! I am a soldier of the Tang Kingdom. You dirty and lowly pigs, don't make me angry, otherwise I will be shot."

I'll blow your heads off, then hold your head in your hands and squat down."

Colonel Fan Pengju smiled and shook his head indifferently, and walked towards the direction where the soldiers gathered, quickly forgetting these trivial matters.

As long as the white soldiers of the 502nd Division are not stupid enough, no one will do such a stupid thing like indulging in prisoners.

To be able to join the 502nd Division and become a white soldier, everyone here has experienced countless bloody battles. It can be said that he is a lucky person who crawled out from the dead. He can receive awards for meritorious service and enjoy the same treatment as Chinese soldiers.

Once you rebel, won't everything be ruined?

Moreover, it is a serious violation of military discipline to indulge a prisoner privately. Even if he is released, where can he go?

More than 10 minutes later

The ground in the wilderness trembled, and a large group of black cavalry came quickly from a distance. The "rumble" of thousands of cavalry was like muffled thunder, and the momentum was astonishing.

Looking at the flags flying in the wind, it turned out that a unit of the Omaha Cavalry Division had arrived. After briefly asking about the situation on the battlefield, these cavalrymen immediately galloped away in the direction of the US military's escape...

Look up

Several bald eagles soaring high in the sky hovered over the battlefield, and from time to time they emitted shrill eagle whistles that echoed in the clear winter sky...

Romulus County

This is a small city 33 kilometers southwest of Detroit. It is the starting position of the Chang'an Corps, which is mainly cavalry. His Majesty's Wang Jia is also stationed here. It is closer to the Detroit battlefield.

One after another, huge bald eagles flew back. After feeding the fresh meat sticks with a leisurely look, Richard washed his hands with fresh flowers and warm water, then turned around and returned to the Gothic manor where he temporarily stayed.

Although he has not been to the front line in person, every move on the front line battlefield can be seen like the palm of his hand, and there is no way to escape Richard's superhuman perception.

Today's army generals have grown up vigorously, and there is no need for the king to personally command on the front line. Although there are still some flaws and shortcomings in the command of large corps, the performance is remarkable.

Naturally, Richard would not be picky and demand that the generals make no mistakes at all. In such a large-scale battle, even if thousands of casualties are incurred, it is normal and it cannot be perfect.

To be able to do this is already extremely outstanding.

As a high-ranking king, it was impossible for Richard to investigate the enemy's situation for his generals. Even if he lost tens of thousands of people in a battle, it would only be the tuition fees he had to pay and the painful price of growing up.

Fortunately, this situation did not occur. Richard was very satisfied with the performance of these senior generals of the Tang Dynasty, especially the bold commander of the 502nd Division, who actually ordered the entire division to follow the US military for most of the night, causing a beautiful chaos.

During the battle, tens of thousands of American soldiers were captured.

27,000 U.S. soldiers led by Lieutenant General Samuel Brown broke through, but thousands of them were lost along the way.

During the breakout, the remaining nearly 4,000 U.S. troops led by Major General McDaven attracted fire, but they were all destroyed.

Only about 16,000 to 7,000 people were able to break out. Another two to three thousand people were lost in the middle of the night. The remaining nearly 10,000 people were captured by the 502nd Division. The remaining scattered thousands of American troops were basically captured by Chang'an.

The regiment's cavalry captured or killed, and very few escaped with their lives.

This battle was won thoroughly and heartily, which greatly reduced the difficulty of attacking Detroit. No wonder Richard was in a very good mood.

The Tang Kingdom emerged in North America in the 1860s, and it was also an era when Chinese heroes emerged in large numbers. The kingdom's army had bright stars and capable people, such as the Chinese division commander of the 502nd Division who performed very well.

Decisive and resolute, not panicking in times of crisis, and daring to make desperate moves, he is really a good general!

(End of chapter)