Wild North America 1846

Chapter 582 The entire army was wiped out

Author: Portuguese toothless

Chapter 582 The entire army was wiped out

News of the riots in the city spread quickly, and the Imperial Expeditionary Force's camp on the edge of Sanaa Bay responded quickly after receiving the news from the flying cavalry.

Just over 40 minutes

Under the guidance of more than 300 leading cavalry, a large number of fully armed soldiers marched out from the seaside camp and marched towards Sanaa City in four-man columns. The majestic and majestic movement was truly spectacular.

A few kilometers after leaving the main camp, the army split into three and headed straight for the south gate of Sana'a City. This was an infantry regiment plus two artillery companies, totaling about 2,600 people.

The other road goes forward for several kilometers and then turns north. The north is the territory of the Hussein tribe and several closely related tribes, scattered in more than a dozen towns and villages north of Sanaa. They are the culprits who participated in the attack on the Chinese team.

It seems that the expeditionary force is preparing to take the lead in taking military action.

There were two infantry regiments along the way, plus an entire artillery battalion, totaling more than 5,000 officers and soldiers, heading north with murderous intent.

Most of the more than 300 cavalrymen were also attached to this unit. They expelled irrelevant personnel in the surrounding areas and killed suspicious personnel immediately. The cavalry spread far forward to cover the battlefield and prevent the enemy from spreading first-hand news in real time.

The third group consisted of a guard regiment of more than a thousand people from the 3rd Royal Marine Division. They rushed towards the west gate of Sana'a.

The imperial soldiers who entered the city early had already taken control of the west gate after the riot. What they had to do was to unite the forces in the city and squeeze toward the core area of ​​the city from the south and west.

The Ottoman guards in Sana'a were obviously unprepared. After the situation took a sudden turn, they quickly lost control of several passages into the city from the west and south. After the imperial soldiers entering the city experienced weak resistance, the Ottomans used their strength for a moment.

The guards then dispersed.

North direction of the city

About 4:20 p.m.

Three hours later, more than 5,300 officers and soldiers who marched toward the northern suburbs had already marched into a hilly area.

It is 13 or 4 kilometers away from the city of Sana'a and only a few kilometers away from Pasang Town, the hometown of the Hussein tribe. Due to the rolling hills, it is not suitable for farming and is a grazing area with lush water and grass.

Suddenly, there was a crisp sound of gunfire. It was the cavalry team responsible for covering the battlefield that encountered the enemy.

Brigadier General Hu Changda, commander of the 3rd Royal Marine Division, sat firmly on his horse, raised his right hand and shouted an order: "If you find the enemy ahead, stop advancing and prepare for battle!"

After the order is issued

The soldiers advancing with rifles stopped one after another and began to check the ammunition they carried, the leggings and leather belts they carried, and adjust their military uniforms. Some took advantage of the gap to take out a water bottle to drink water, while others took out a bottle of water.

Take a toffee, peel off the candy wrapper and put it in your mouth.

These are often sergeants who have been in the army for many years and are also the backbone of grassroots companies. They have experienced many wars and naturally they are calm.

It is less dangerous to exterminate these indigenous Arab tribes because they do not have sharp advanced rifles. Most of the Arab cavalry use cold weapons such as scimitars or spears, and only a few have old-fashioned smoothbore muskets.

These weapons, which were spread out from Europe in unknown years, have very limited power.

Shortly after the imperial cavalry returned quickly, a large number of Arab cavalry appeared in the hills far ahead. Most of them were riding horses, and a few were riding camels. They were wearing Arab robes of various colors and looked murderous.

See this scene

Under the command of the officer, the soldiers of the expeditionary force quickly spread out horizontally and formed a long horizontal snake formation.

The artillerymen quickly removed the artillery jackets, led the horses to pull the artillery cart tens of meters in front of the long snake formation, unloaded the artillery cart, and several people worked together to turn the muzzle and aim it forward.

, and began preparations before artillery fire.

The distance between the two sides was less than 3 kilometers, and more and more Arab cavalry appeared on the hilly skyline. They soon filled the area in sight, and their momentum was quite huge.

A rough calculation shows that there are about three to four thousand cavalry, or even more.

Just before the imperial military formation was fully deployed, the Yemeni Arab cavalry on the opposite side began to move forward slowly. Under the command of the leading chief, they spurred their horses to run quickly.

The huge cavalry were like dark clouds, passing over the high and low hilly areas. The ground trembled under the feet of countless horse hooves, and the Arabian scimitars drawn by the cavalry were shining like knives in the jungle, and they came over with crazy shouts.

On the other hand, the Imperial Expeditionary Force was not touched. The infantry was still forming its formation step by step, and the artillery began to aim and load before firing, reflecting the style of a well-trained and strong army.

In the eyes of the officers and soldiers of the Tang Empire, I am invincible.

We have seen too many charging lineups of thousands of cavalry. In large-scale military training bases in the empire, we can often see scenes of tens of thousands of cavalry galloping on horseback.

The 3rd Royal Marine Division itself is equipped with a cavalry regiment, and they train together on a daily basis. However, there are no war horses now. The officers and soldiers have long been accustomed to cavalry charges.

The artillery was the first to greet the enemy. When the Arab cavalry approached within 1,500 yards, the imperial artillery opened fire first, firing out the hot shells.

"Boom boom boom boom..."

The artillery battalion fired 27 artillery shells at once, almost all of them were fired within a few seconds, and 27 explosive fireballs immediately exploded in the enemy's cavalry charge array.

The explosion of fire encircled the smoke and scattered the broken limbs of the cavalrymen, immediately causing considerable chaos in the Arab charging formation.

Amidst the shouts and neighs of people, the horses and cavalry that were overturned by the cannonballs rolled and rolled, while the cavalry in the rear rode their horses to get out of the way, shouting and making a mess.

After experiencing this round of shelling

The charging Arab cavalry were obviously taken aback, and the originally dense formation also loosened up. Some of the cavalry were obviously timid and fell behind in controlling their horse speed.

After one round of shelling, the Arab cavalry suffered nearly a hundred casualties.

Brigadier General Hu Chanda keenly noticed the timidity of these Arabs through the telescope, pressed it with his hand, and ordered: "The artillery controls the rate of fire, one round per minute, fire!"

The Colt 6-pounder breech-loaded artillery equipped by the army can fire three rounds per minute when fired rapidly, projecting a powerful barrage of artillery fire at the enemy.

However, when faced with the Yemeni indigenous cavalry who have low fighting will, they may be frightened away, which will defeat the purpose of using infantry volley firepower to kill and injure enemy cavalry in large numbers.

Modern warfare has proven countless times with bloody lessons that if a cavalry charge faces a well-prepared infantry formation, it is equivalent to dying in vain, and there is no second possibility.

During the Franco-Prussian War that ended not long ago

Large areas of the heroic French cavalry fell under the guns of the Germans. The heavy casualties only resulted in loneliness, and the damage to the German army was infinitely close to 0.

Brigadier General Hu Changda was not kind. Seeing these Yemeni indigenous cavalry swarming in, he was already happy, but he gave the order with a serious look on his face: "Give me the order and let the enemy cavalry get closer to 100 yards.

The party has given permission to launch a volley of artillery strikes, and the artillery fire will be coordinated and fired rapidly for three minutes. I will completely wipe out this enemy force."

"As you command, Your Excellency."

The messenger immediately rode away and loudly conveyed the order to the lower-level commanders in the infantry queue lined up far away. The voice was clear and could be heard.

In the famous Battle of Waterloo, the British commander Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, led two dense formations of British Guards infantry and fired intensively when the French cavalry rushed to a distance of 20 yards, causing serious damage to the French cavalry.

casualties.

However, some French cavalry fell into the British Guards infantry array after being hit, which also caused a lot of casualties to the British army. The distance was too close.

Half a century has passed, and infantry weapons have undergone cross-generational development. The strike distance and accuracy are no longer the same, and there is no need to keep the enemy so close.

100 yards is already the limit. It can ensure that the intensive firepower of the infantry will cause a fatal blow to the enemy's horses and cavalry. This is clearly the rhythm of killing everything!

Under the charge of the Arab cavalry, the 1,500-yard distance was reached in an instant, and they quickly reached the 200-yard range.

From a short distance away, one could see these Arab cavalry waving their scimitars crazily, roaring with ferocious expressions and killing them, with bloodthirsty and ferocious expressions on their faces.

After enduring hundreds of casualties, they finally had hope of advancing into the ranks of soldiers, and seemed to have seen the dawn of victory.

"All guns raised..." The commanders in the infantry queue raised their shining command knives one after another. The soldiers in the 1st row squatted down, and the soldiers in the 2nd and 3rd rows stood, with the black muzzles pointing straight ahead.

At this time, the Arab cavalry shouted wildly and charged forward, motivating their horses to gallop at full speed, and huge pressure rushed towards them.

The contrast between the two sides in the battle is extremely sharp.

The Imperial soldiers stood steadily with their guns raised, not being affected at all by the enemy's rapid approach. They showed excellent obedience and strong will to fight, and quietly waited for the commander's volley order.

The imperial military orders are strict, and anyone who shoots without permission will be severely punished and can be killed directly on the battlefield.

When the Arab cavalry of the brigade approached within 100 yards, the frontline commanders waved the shining command knives in their hands and ordered in an almost broken voice: "Fire...all fire!"

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

The blood-curdling gunfire resounded instantly, and it was so dense that it was difficult to distinguish the order. The naked eye could see the blood on the oncoming Arab cavalry, or the blood on the war horses bursting, and a large piece fell over like cutting leeks.

The firepower of the densely packed guns was indeed astonishing. Also accompanied by the volley of guns was another salvo of artillery. This time the artillery was all equipped with shotguns, clearing out a large area of ​​cavalry in front of them like iron brooms at close range.

The explosion at close range was extremely powerful. The remains of the war horses and soldiers that were torn apart by shrapnel erupted into large clouds of blood mist, and the broken flesh and blood spattered away. The scene was very tragic.

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

"Boom boom boom boom boom..."

The sound of dense platoons of gunfire and artillery fire echoed with each other. The poor attacking Yemeni indigenous cavalry struggled to death in the rain of steel bullets and explosion flames. They were knocked to the ground like cutting leeks in large numbers, and it was impossible to escape.

More than 5,400 cavalrymen were killed in less than 10 minutes. The remaining scattered cavalrymen who fled were quickly caught up by the imperial cavalry and either surrendered with their hands raised or were shot dead on the spot.

Including the dozen local tribal chiefs who led the charge, all were killed in this bloody massacre, and no one was able to escape.

Looking at the corpses scattered across several kilometers in front of him, as well as the ownerless horses that the cavalry were trying to collect, Brigadier General Hu Changda finally showed a smile of satisfaction on his face. He looked at the hills in the north with a cold expression, knowing that it was just a distance away from Pasang.

The town is not far away.

"Leave the men of the seventh battalion to clean up the battlefield. The other battalions and companies will immediately organize their teams to tell you good news, brothers... We will be stationed in Pasang Town tonight. Not only will there be war horses there, but also the wine, meat and women you want.

Just go get it." Brigadier General Hu Changda's order was conveyed, and the whole army cheered.

This inspired army of tigers and wolves immediately took action and gathered again to kill Pasang Town...

(End of chapter)