Wild North America 1846

July 1, 1846

Richard led a cavalry force of more than 900 people to the town of Gallup and joined the forward army and Lao Kahn's troops, bringing the number of troops gathered in the town to more than 2,130 people, an unprecedentedly strong force.

After two days of rest

The railway line, which was being worked on day and night, was also erected in the town of Gallup, which allowed Richard to keep abreast of the situation in the kingdom at any time, mobilize the power of the whole country, and fight a head-on battle with the Yankees.

Today, the Tang Kingdom retains more than 500 garrison troops in San Francisco. In Sacramento, it retains more than 220 garrison troops. In Los Angeles, there are dozens of British instructors and 1,600 new troops in training.

The local garrisons in these important towns effectively maintained the rule of the Tang Dynasty and were the military force that King Richard relied on most.

Logistics

A series of enterprises such as cement factories, textile factories, weaving factories, clothing factories, water-powered oil presses, water-powered mills, water-powered sawmills, weapons manufacturing plants, and flour mills were put into production one after another.

The steel plant is under construction step by step, and batches of Chinese workers are arriving one after another. This has become the cornerstone of the stability of the Tang Dynasty, showing a thriving development scene.

The tents and quilts produced by the Grape Valley Garment Factory have begun to be continuously supplied to the army, and there is still room for sale of canvas overalls to gold diggers at high prices, which are widely welcomed.

A pair of canvas jeans that are wear-resistant and can collect gold dust costs up to two ounces of gold, which is almost $40.

The cost is only US$1.3, which is equivalent to a huge profit of 30 times.

The Type 1846 cavalry style revolvers produced by the Colt Arms Company were continuously delivered to the front line in batches of 180 pieces every four days, and were equipped with cavalry troops as soon as possible.

After more than half a month, a total of 4 batches of 720 Type 1846 cavalry style revolvers have been equipped. Together with the number of previous equipment, more than 1,300 cavalry personnel have been ensured on the front line, greatly increasing the density of combat firepower.

July 4th

Richard led the army to march east again from the town of Gallup, and after two days of long journey, they arrived at the town of Rio Rancho, completely relieving the siege of the town, and surrounded the remaining 880 people of the US Army's Western Expedition.

Day 2 after arrival

At about 9:00 in the morning, Richard led a group of followers to the side of the US military camp, only 1.5 kilometers away. He held up a brass monocular to observe carefully, and arrogantly evaluated the defensive earth wall built by the US military.

these days

Colonel Stephen Carney, commander of the U.S. Western Expeditionary Force, listened to the advice of his subordinate Major Jamie Collins and mobilized all U.S. officers and soldiers to build fortress-style forts and plan to hold on for a long time.

In the oasis of Rio Rancho Town, due to the drought and water shortage in the Gobi Desert and the hot climate, most of the sparse vegetation is distributed along the Shenghuang River. There are only three to five scattered trees, and there are no forests.

According to local conditions, the US military built earthen walls.

The soil soaked in glutinous rice water is mixed with thatch and made into adobes, which are then exposed to the sun. Then the adobes are built one by one, and the moist soil is used in the middle. After drying, a solid structure is formed.

of earthen walls.

The earthen wall is about 1.5 to 2 feet thick and can withstand bullets and artillery bombardment of less than 6 pounds. Even if it is damaged, it can be repaired easily.

In just eight or nine days, the U.S. military built a "冂"-shaped earth wall about a thousand meters long. The free side faced the bank of the Shenghuang River, mainly for the convenience of drinking water for the war horses.

In such a hot climate, without enough clean water, it would be extremely difficult for the large number of mules and horses in the US military camp to survive, let alone fight.

"How is it? The U.S. military's response seems to be appropriate. If you have any ideas, can you share your thoughts?" Richard put down the monocular in his hand and asked calmly.

Major Dai Changfu frowned and looked at the US military camp and said, "Gui guys have learned the essence of our Rio Rancho defensive warfare. Now they have also built a strong and high fortress and put up seven Napoleon gates."

Artillery, deliberately let us attack. This is really a dog biting a hedgehog - there is no way to bite it!"

"What are you talking about?" Major Gao Shiheng, deputy commander of the San Francisco Cuirassiers, rolled his eyes at him, then pointed at the US military camp and said, "Your Majesty, I think the US military camp is not deep enough, so we can use rockets to attack first.

, igniting the flammable tents and haystacks of the US military, triggering internal chaos and waiting for opportunities to attack."

"Old Kahn, what do you think?"

"Your Majesty, I think we can cut off the logistics transportation line of the US military. According to the observation of the defenders in the town, a batch of US military carriages carrying supplies will arrive every 3 to 4 days. The most recent one was three days ago. I

I think this batch of materials is hidden somewhere in the Gobi stall, and we need to find it and seize it."

"Well, that's a good suggestion, any more?"

Lieutenant Colonel Mike Rabiot, the commander of the cavalry regiment, hesitated for a moment, bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, I believe that the US military's defensive camp is too long, and inevitably there are things that cannot be taken into account. When attacking, you can use a frontal feint attack, with both wings

Use breakthrough tactics and take advantage of our army's strength to win."

"Well... this is also a feasible plan." Richard nodded noncommittally. Apart from cutting off the logistics transportation line, other suggestions were basically not feasible.

The so-called rocket attack method is actually not very effective.

This is because the rocket arrowhead must be wrapped with flammable tarpaulin strips, which are much heavier than ordinary arrows, and the range is therefore much shorter.

Rockets can only shoot fifty or sixty meters at best. Occasionally, one or two arrows can shoot 70 meters away. That can only be regarded as luck.

Don’t U.S. military commanders know how powerful fire attacks are?

The flammable haystacks and tents are located deep in the camp and are critical for first-class protection. They are originally military common sense and are difficult to attack.

Behind the U.S. military's earthen wall camp is an open space where the battle is assembled. Further inside are the earthen houses under construction. Going deeper are the U.S. military's tent areas and haystacks. How can rockets shoot so far?

As for a forceful attack, it was even more undesirable. With the Rio Rancho garrison gathered together, the total force in Richard's hands was less than 2,400. This was almost all the wealth he could provide, and it was impossible to fight against the Americans.

Richard originally had no hope that his officers would be able to come up with any brilliant idea of ​​"burning Bowang Slope".

Old Kahn was an experienced Prussian knight, but he was better at head-to-head confrontations. He worked together to come up with the idea of ​​attacking the US cavalry camp at night, which was basically the peak of his life.

Although Michael Rabiot was born in the French Emperor Napoleon's cuirassiers that traveled across Europe, he was just a low-level officer with mediocre abilities. He could just follow the instructions and fight in a disciplined manner. It would be too much to expect him to have any clever plans.

You have to do this yourself.

After returning to the town of Rio Rancho, Richard immediately sent out the three cavalry brigades in his hand (short of two cavalry squads) to search the north for horse-drawn carriages to supply the US troops.

Richard led his army to arrive very suddenly, without any warning in advance. Yesterday, they rushed up and surrounded the US military camp.

Those horse-drawn carriages supplying the US military were caught off guard and should be hiding in a remote location in the northern Gobi Desert or behind a sand dune. If you search carefully, you should gain something.

After receiving the order

More than 500 cavalrymen from three cavalry brigades set off immediately and searched in the northeast direction according to the order. They reached the Wagenmande area 200 kilometers away, where there is a valley oasis surrounded by dark red stone mountains.

Richard estimates;

The US military should establish a material transfer station in the Wagenmund Valley to provide logistical support for horse-drawn carriages transporting materials.

If what is expected is true, then this material transfer station must be destroyed to cause trouble for the US military's logistics transportation lines.

The offensive and defensive battle in Rio Rancho began on June 11 and continued intermittently until July 5, when Richard led an army to surround the US military camp, which lasted three and a half weeks.

No matter how slow the US military responds, corresponding reinforcements should arrive one after another.

Richard was determined to completely deal with the enemy in front of him before the U.S. military reinforcements arrived, so as to prevent the two sides from joining forces and causing more trouble.

At this time, Richard did not know that the total number of US military reinforcements was as high as more than 7,600. Such a huge lineup was almost double what he expected, and there was still a lot to be done.