Wild North America 1846

more than two hours later

The sun has risen above the head, and it is close to noon. The sunshine in Alta California in April is abundant and warm, making people feel warm and comfortable all over.

There were bursts of gunfire in the new town, and messengers came and went, reporting back the latest battle situation as soon as possible.

Richard is now sitting in the shade of a tree, holding hot coffee in his hand and drinking. Some musketeers not far away are lying in the grass and have fallen asleep, snoring happily.

As expected

Stimulated by the huge bounty, the wandering gunmen gathered by John Sutter's forces resisted very tenaciously, hiding behind the houses and shooting desperately. This caused the cavalry in the new town to suffer a lot at first.

After reacting, the cavalrymen of New Town abandoned their mounts, dismounted and fought on foot. Relying on the advancement of the carriages, they formed a camp step by step and competed with the opponent's gunmen for every street and every house.

More than two hours have passed, and the battle situation has become anxious, with little progress.

The roads in the south were still empty, and no white cowboys were seen escaping on horseback. It was obvious that the pressure exerted by the Yerba Buena armed forces was not enough.

Among the three roads that have been blocked, the Fangcaodi armed forces occupy two, namely the western and northern streets, where the fighting is the most intense.

The Guards of the Tang Dynasty were responsible for blocking Dongfang Street. Due to insufficient strength, the entire team had stalled when they advanced near the Old Barr Tavern.

According to Richard's pre-war arrangements, the Guards are responsible for blocking Dongfang Street and do not need to continue to advance.

The four special carriages in the lobby were lined up in a row, completely blocking Dongfang Street. The musketeers stood on the carriages to guard the front, and fired a volley of fire whenever they found an enemy.

More than fifty other Guards cavalrymen had already dismounted to fight, occupying the houses on both sides of the street to guard the carriage's rear path.

The two sides were in a stalemate, neither moving forward nor retreating.

The person responsible for directing this attack was Ronald Evanson, the vice president of the lobby association. The current war was tense, and the white cavalry in Fangcaodi had lost seventy or eighty people, and they gradually lost their offensive spirit.

Ronald Evanson sent two messengers one after another, asking the Tang Dynasty to immediately assemble heavy troops and attack New Town from South Street to give John Sutter's armed forces a center to bloom to relieve the pressure on the grassland area.

The pressure crushes the enemy's will to resist;

As a result, Richard politely refused because the time was not ripe.

What a joke...

You are the vice-president and I am also the vice-president. Why should you order me?

"Boom boom boom..."

The roar of artillery came from the direction of New Town, causing Richard to stand up involuntarily, and walked more than ten steps to the heights of the hills. The cavalry captain, Mike Rabiot, and the musketeer captain, Dai Changfu, were standing there.

Observe here.

When they saw Richard approaching, they quickly stood at attention and saluted, and reported: "Report to the president, Fangcaodi has used artillery on North Street. Now they have gone deep into Old Washington Street. There are many stone buildings there that are very solid and the enemy is hiding."

Shooting in the rear severely delayed the pace of the attack."

"Well, keep observing."

Richard gave the order, and then squinted at the new town in front of him. Smoke was billowing from the blocks in the distance. It was obvious that some houses had been burned, and intensive gunshots continued one after another.

Think about it

Richard felt that the time was almost up. There were only more than 500 gunmen in the John Sutter Arms. Among them, the more than 200 white gunmen in the mansion were his foundation and would not leave his nest easily.

Just relying on more than 300 wandering gunmen to persist for such a long time, most of the force must have been attracted to the north and west, leaving the defense on the south side of the street extremely empty.

If you continue to break up, you will inevitably suffer from chaos. It is time to take action.

So he turned around and ordered with a serious look: "Captain Mike, I order you to lead the Second Squadron, the Third Squadron and the Fourth Squadron to immediately go in, go all the way from the south side of the street, and form a pincer attack with the Fangcaodi armed forces.

Destroy the enemy's resistance in one fell swoop."

"Yes, sir." Michael Rabiot, wearing the uniform of a British dragoon captain, saluted with a solemn look, immediately turned around and ran down the hill, shouting loudly at the same time; "All cavalry obey the order, 234 Squadron is ready to fight, the cavalry

Squadron 1 remains on standby."

The cavalrymen who had been waiting for a long time got up from the grass one after another, stepped on their pedals and got on their horses. Under the guidance of the commander's command, they lined up and prepared to attack.

Infantry battalion captain Dai Changfu also received the order and ran down the hill. He shouted at all the musketeers who were resting on the grass and prepared the whole team to attack.

It was fine if Richard didn't take action. Once he did, he would be overwhelmed by the overwhelming force of Mount Tai. He would throw in his overwhelmingly superior force and quickly resolve the battle.

There were a total of 700 troops gathered behind the hills, and 600 were invested at once, including 300 cavalry and 300 musketeers. The advantage was unquestionable.

on south side street

John Sutter's armed force can only deploy more than 20 people at most. In the face of absolute power, it is just like paper and can be broken in a single charge.

Richard got on his horse, waved his hand and ordered, "Attack."

In the blink of an eye, the war horses galloped, rushing like a torrent along the south side street into the new town. The enemies encountered along the way either fled madly, or died miserably under sabers or random guns.

a moment later

The armed gunmen hiding in the new town suffered more than 110 casualties, more than 160 were captured, and dozens more escaped, so there was no time to take care of them.

The armed forces of Fangcaodi and the Tang Association gathered on Washington Street, surrounded the John Sutter Manor, occupied the commanding heights of nearby buildings, and began to shout, ordering it to surrender.

At this moment

Juan Carlos, the Mexican leader who lives on Washington Street, also showed up. He led dozens of Mexican gunmen to join in and showed his unison with the federation through practical actions.

If you are not obedient, you are surrendering.

Originally, the two families were on the same old street, not far from each other, that is, more than 200 meters apart. Now that Juan Carlos has expressed his attitude, the John Sutter armed forces trapped in the manor have become a turtle in the urn, and the distance has been defeated.

Not far away.

Richard watched with cold eyes and saw that Fangcaodi was once again thinking of surrendering, so he knew that these British guys were starting to think carefully again.

He simply withdrew all the cavalry and expanded to the entire new town. He first occupied all the grocery stores, grain and oil stores, gambling stalls and taverns owned by John Sutter, and got the benefits first.

Then the 300-man musketry team was mobilized to the front, preparing to order the soldiers to rush in and fight once the shelling opened the gap in the wall, and grab the benefits on the way.

Since gold was discovered on the American river last year, John Sutter's forces have made a lot of money in the past year or so. At least, there will definitely be three to four hundred thousand ounces of gold reserves.

Don’t forget, John Sutter is a local leader in New Town. No matter how shabby he is, isn’t he still inferior to the Agreement Hall?

This is not a big mansion in front of you, but a big treasure!

Why did the recruited white gunmen and Mexican gunmen resist so tenaciously?

It's simple, money makes people go around.

Every gunman who is killed or injured can find a bag of gold sand, ranging from dozens of ounces to hundreds of ounces. Where does the money come from?

Among the more than 160 prisoners, more than 130 were captured by the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty. The gold sand seized from their bodies alone amounted to seven or eight thousand ounces of gold. No wonder these gunmen were so dedicated.

If the surrender is successful, Fangcaodi will obviously come out on top in this battle and can reap the greatest benefits.

Just like the battle at the American River, the Datang Society almost dominated the entire battle, so it took away 70% of the rich seizures, and occupied a dominant position in the American River Gold Mining Company. The huge profits were simply enviable.

By analogy, no wonder the soldiers in Fangcaodi are working so hard. Isn't it all about money?

After a while

A white flag was raised in the mansion. Joe Johnson and lawyer Adam Tatum, who were in charge of the negotiations, walked out of the door. The door was quickly closed again. The walls were filled with white gunmen who looked wary. The two sides were in a tense confrontation.

Union President William Richardson and Vice President Ronald Evanson personally came forward and took the two people who came to negotiate into a tavern on the street to hold a small-scale emergency consultation to discuss specific surrender matters, but they forgot

Please notify Vice President Richard.

Don't be surprised, just get used to it.

Richard squinted his eyes and looked at the Victorian building hidden among the trees with interest. The more he looked at it, the more interested he became.

According to the previous tacit understanding

After winning the battle, preparations will be in full swing to establish an independent country, and the mansion in front of you will be expropriated as the seat of the government and parliament of the republic.

It's funny to think about it. Even before the battle started, John Sutter's property and house were already on his mind. This kind of embarrassing thing can only be done by those secretly British guys.

As for the allocation of government positions, William Richardson will serve as Prime Minister of the New Republic, responsible for forming the cabinet and presiding over government affairs.

Mr. Ronald Evanson serves as Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of War. He is the No. 2 figure in the new government. He is in charge of the army and logistics and prepares for the next step in dealing with the invasion of the U.S. federal army.

Richard served as deputy prime minister and was the No. 3 figure in the new government. He was in charge of the Internal Affairs Police Department, industrial and agricultural construction, and immigration. He assisted Mr. Ronald Evanson in forming the Republic's army to resist the invasion of the U.S. federal army.

The Treasury Secretary is appointed by grocery store owner Odom Russell. As the government's No. 4 figure, he is in charge of related financial matters.

The Minister of Trade is served by Fox, the former mayor of Yerba Caodu. He is also in charge of the Taxation Bureau and presides over the Republic's important European trade work.

The Minister of the Navy was appointed by Captain Doug. Although he did not have a warship, the duties were assigned first...

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The above-mentioned various are the new government plans put out by Fangcaodi. It can be seen that they are full of people, leaving only the empty position of deputy prime minister and minister of the interior for Richard, just to comfort him.

Richard kept silent from beginning to end, as if he was very obedient and obeyed the arrangements of Fangcaodi.

What is particularly excessive is that William Richardson expressed it intentionally or unintentionally several times;

He admired Richard very much and hoped that Richard would take the initiative and try to gain the favor of Selina or Linda. He would be happy to see it succeed and would only give his blessings.

Who are Selena and Linda?

Selena is William Richardson's third daughter. She is 19 years old, blond, young and beautiful.

Linda is 16 years old, the fourth daughter, a bright and charming girl, one year younger than Richard.

This simply drove Richard crazy, and he didn’t know what was going on in William Richardson’s brain?

Originally, everyone was an equal partner, but now you want to recruit Richard as your son-in-law. Not only is he a generation younger, but you also hope to include the Tang Dynasty as a betrothal gift. This is really a wishful thinking...

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In one word; it’s absolutely amazing.