Wild North America 1846

Nightfall

In the US military camp

The commander, Colonel Stephen Carney, sat in the tent with a dejected expression, smoking a cigar in his hand. The top two buttons of his military uniform were unbuttoned, his hair was messy, and he was obviously in a low mood.

There were footsteps outside. Colonel Stephen Carney immediately forced himself to cheer up, put on a calm look and looked up. Major Jamie Collins and Lieutenant Colonel Lawrence walked in one after another.

He sat down on the stool in front of him.

"How's it going? Are all the night checkpoints arranged?" Colonel Stephen Carney asked proactively.

Lieutenant Colonel Lawrence took off the military cap on his head and replied seriously: "Mr. Colonel, the night patrol is divided into two shifts. We have arranged 120 people to guard each shift. Basically, we have one every 10 meters on the wall.

Soldiers. There are at least 6 patrol teams in the camp that patrol continuously. Every soldier is loaded with bullets and can go into battle at any time. This arrangement is weatherproof, and you can't even think of inserting a piece of paper."

"Very well Lawrence, we have suffered a great loss from the Easterners and cannot fall twice in the same place."

"Sir, we are here to discuss with you how to arrange the officers' shifts? Will you be on duty in the first half of the night or in the middle of the night?"

"Let's go to midnight, I can't sleep yet."

"Okay then, Major Collins and I will divide the work. I will be on duty in the middle of the night, and Major Collins will take over from me in the period before dawn. We will take turns to take a rest. We have been tortured by the Easterners these days."

"Where is the transport carriage team? Did you hide in the Gobi Desert as ordered?"

"Yes, Mr. Colonel, before the troops of the Kingdom of Tang Dynasty arrived, Major Collins had already sent Lieutenant Henry to leave quickly and intercepted the carriage convoy that was transporting supplies to us. He must be hiding somewhere in the Gobi Desert now."

"That's good. The Orientals arrived so quickly that we were caught off guard. Now we can only pray that reinforcements arrive as soon as possible. Oh... By the way, how many days can the supplies last?"

"The supply of concentrate and hay for the horses has been cut in half. It is estimated that it can still last for 6 to 7 days. I suggest that the mules and horses can be slaughtered now. The twenty-odd big green mules in the camp should be slaughtered first to save money.

A lot of supplies.”

"Then let's start tomorrow, just in time to improve the food for the soldiers. I know their resentment has gone through the roof, but we must persist until the reinforcements arrive."

"Understood, sir."

After saying a few words, the tent fell into silence again.

Everyone knows now

This American Western Expeditionary Force, which is alone abroad, is in great danger. Logistics have been completely cut off. The nearly 1,500 horses and more than 40 carriages in the camp cannot get out, and supplies from outside cannot come in.

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Reserve supplies and tighten your belt to last for six or seven days. What will you do then?

Soldiers can go without food for a day or two, but war horses cannot.

If the northern reinforcements cannot arrive within a week, then the situation of this lone army will be dangerous.

In the worst case, we can only give it a try. When the time comes, we can break through as many people as we want, and that depends on God's will.

a few hours later

It was around four o'clock in the night, when the soldiers of the American Union Army were sleeping soundly...

More than a hundred meters upstream from the US military camp, by the Shenghuang River, a group of forty-one black figures appeared. They were all neatly dressed elites, following Richard and sneaking into the river silently.

These forty people were all proficient in water skills. After entering the river, they slowly floated along the current to the downstream camp.

About 20 to 30 meters away from the village wall, I took a sharp breath, dived into the water, and began to swim. I then entered the camp without anyone noticing under the eyes of the US military sentries.

Many people who are familiar with water properties know that

Especially in the dark night, the sparkling river surface is the best cover. Even people on the shore are standing more than ten meters away, looking carefully into the river.

Even if the moonlight is bright, it is difficult to spot people in the water.

This is because in the flowing river water, the light is constantly refracted and changed, hiding its whereabouts extremely well. The same is true in sea water, but not in a calm lake.

After entering the camp, he continued to sneak downstream for about a hundred meters. Richard emerged from the water first and easily killed two sentries in the dark by taking advantage of the shadow of the high forage yard.

After redeeming his spiritual vision talent, the cover of night has become Richard's greatest reliance, and he can see everything as clearly as day.

The two white soldiers sitting in the shadow of the haystack with their guns in their hands were completely invisible to ordinary people's eyes, but they were invisible to Richard's spiritual vision. With a flash of the sword, their heads flew up.

Richard quickly checked around and found no trace of other sentries, so he came to the river and made a gesture, and then one soldier after another emerged from the river.

Each of them carried steel knives on their backs. After landing, they unwrapped their revolvers wrapped in oil paper bags and prepared for battle.

Most of these people were former masters of the Agreement Hall, led by Liu Wu and Zheng Xiaoqi. They followed Richard and sneaked into the enemy camp to carry out this extremely risky operation.

"You guys wait a moment, wait until I take care of one or two patrols." Richard whispered and waved his hand.

These 40 black figures squatted in the shadow of the haystack one after another, hiding tightly against the haystack.

At this moment

The footsteps of the US military patrol could be heard. This patrol should have walked along the haystacks to the river, and then continued to patrol along the river, and so on.

There are 6 patrol teams arranged in the entire camp, each with 7 people. They patrol the camp non-stop at night. The soldiers are all loaded with live ammunition and fully armed. There are almost no loopholes to exploit.

The seven soldiers on the patrol were not aware of the danger at all. With muskets on their shoulders, they walked along the haystacks to the river and then turned one by one.

Due to the shadow of the haystack, the vision suddenly changes to darkness.

At this moment, I felt a cold sensation on my neck, and then it was violently broken. My vision went dark and I immediately lost all consciousness.

Richard was very fast, and with the sharp knife in his hand, he slit the throats of these American patrols who turned around, and easily pulled them down like carrying chickens, and at the same time broke their necks.

In his hands, the American soldiers were powerless to resist.

"Come here, seven brothers, put on your clothes and take all your weapons and equipment with you. Just change your shirts. Hurry up."

Under Richard's order, Zheng Xiaoqi took the lead in changing into the uniform of a US patrol, and then equipped it with an armed belt, ammunition magazine and flintlock musket, turning it into a US patrol in the blink of an eye.

"A group of seven people loaded their guns and prepared for battle. Liu Wu and his men followed me, and the others acted accordingly."

Richard gave a short order, then turned around and headed towards the stable, and the black shadow behind him immediately followed closely.

in the U.S. military camp

The horse stable occupies a very large area, occupying almost 2/3 of the entire camp. The air is mixed with a strong smell of horse manure and urine, and there are constant neighing sounds.

Horses have the habit of eating at night. Fifteen to six hundred horses and mules gather together and inevitably bite and fight. They jostle here and there and occasionally run a few steps, making the night quite restless.

Richard lurked in the night like a ghost, and eliminated several secret sentries and night-time grooms along the way, while a group of black shadows behind him moved towards the village wall.

Zheng Xiaoqi led the disguised patrol team and walked swaggering towards the wall on the other side. Only the three people in front of his team changed into US military uniforms, while the four people in the back were still dressed in wet attire.

Holding a sharp knife and a revolver in one hand, he pretended to be walking behind.

under the gloomy night

As long as you don't get very close, it's hard to see any flaws.

A patrol coming from the direction of the US military camping tent happened to be walking across from Zheng Xiaoqi.

Zheng Xiaoqi is also a brave man. When the two patrols were getting closer, he actually said hello: "Hey, buddy, did you find anything interesting?"

"Hell, I hope to see a woman, but at least 2,000 miles away." The soldier leading the US patrol replied lazily.

this night

The patrols in the camp passed each other countless times, and they were too lazy to say hello. The two sides passed each other, and the US patrol continued to move forward mechanically and numbly.

"Do it."

Unlike these American patrols, these people passing by were like cheetahs ready to attack. When the leader Zheng Xiaoqi reached the end of the opponent's team, he issued a short and powerful order.

While the soldiers on the US patrol were stunned, these seven masters took action almost at the same time. Each one dealt with one, and suddenly stretched out their arms to wrap around the ghost's neck, and then stabbed the sharp dagger into the enemy's chest.

He used all his strength to control his dying struggle, and soon the seven patrolmen screamed for life and fell limply to the ground and died.

One hit

The patrol led by Zheng Xiaoqi did not stop, but stood up and continued to line up towards the wall. Their goal was to kill the sentries behind the wall and open a gap to meet the ambushing Datang Kingdom troops outside.

The wall of the US military camp is about two meters high, and a step about two feet high is piled with soil on the inside. It is not wide and is only enough for standing and shooting.

The U.S. military sentry in charge of the guard stood on the earth platform, with his back to the camp and facing the outside to guard, which gave the patrol a good opportunity to sneak attack from behind.

By this time

There was no need to worry about alerting the enemy. The man walking behind the patrol took action boldly, stabbing the American soldier directly in the back with a sharp short blade, and at the same time, he violently pulled him off the platform.

After dealing with several soldiers, a US soldier let out a short scream before his death, which immediately aroused the suspicion of the nearby US military sentries.

He was turning his head to look, when suddenly a chill ran down his back.

A sharp short blade pierced the American soldier's back, and he was suddenly pulled off and fell to the ground.

The impact caused his eyes to turn black, and the gushing blood blocked his throat and nasal cavity. Then his neck felt cold, and a shockingly large gash was opened in his neck...

Zheng Xiaoqi led his team and walked forward in a grand manner along the wall of the village. The two men in front covered them, and the five men behind them took action, killing more than a dozen sentries in a row.

A successful signal was sent to the ambush troops outside the camp, and a response was quickly received.

Outskirts of the camp

After receiving the successful signal, the dark shadow quickly approached through the night, put a dozen improvised ladders on the earth wall, and then climbed over one after another...

"Ah... enemy attack..."

A shrill scream came from the night, which stunned Zheng Xiaoqi. He immediately understood that Liu Wu's team on the other side had missed, but it didn't matter.

Zheng Xiaoqi thrust a knife into the back of the American sentry next to him, then dragged him down and wiped his neck.

His actions were seen by the American soldiers in front. They turned around and jumped off the platform with a scream, raising their flintlock rifles and preparing to shoot.

Zheng Xiaoqi yelled and ran out. He took three steps at a time and rushed in front of the American soldier. He raised his hand to push the long barrel of the gun aside and stabbed it hard with a knife.

Castrated

The two of them collided with each other. The sharp knife in Zheng Xiaoqi's hand was inserted and unplugged continuously, stabbing seven or eight times in a short period of time. The American soldier fired his musket before he died.

A clear gunshot of "Pa..." pierced the night and woke up the sleeping American soldiers.