Wild North America 1846

As the first gunfire rang out, tents in the US military camp were set ablaze one after another, and the gunfire became intensive, turning the US military camp into a pot of porridge.

A large number of ambush troops from the Tang Dynasty crossed over from the east and west sides, quickly eliminated the enemies at the entrance of the camp, and opened the camp gate in one fell swoop.

More soldiers from the Tang Kingdom surged in, shouting and killing, and the American tents were set alight one after another, with flames reaching into the sky.

At this point, the fall of the entire US military camp was inevitable.

"Surrender and avoid death!"

"Kneel down and avoid death!"

Soldiers from the Tang Kingdom swarmed in with shining bayonets, shouting and rushing into the tent camp. They either stabbed the panicked American soldiers to the ground or kicked them to the ground.

"Idiot, don't light the fire."

Richard saw a Tang Kingdom soldier running toward the hay pile with a burning stick in his hand. He quickly stepped up and kicked him to the ground, picked up the torch and threw it away, and then shouted loudly;

"Come here quickly, you soldiers, come here quickly. Who is the leading officer? You must set up defenses along the haystacks and strictly prohibit any torches from approaching. If these haystacks are lit, military law will be dealt with."

"As you command, Your Majesty."

The officer leading the team was startled and hurriedly ordered his soldiers to spread out along the hay pile and set up a tight defense.

Richard then breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing that most of the chaotic US military tent camp had been captured, he finally felt relieved.

Originally according to plan;

He will sneak into the horse stall and use his talent of frightening birds and beasts to drive the war horses away. The frightened horses will trample the US military tent camp wildly, further exacerbating the chaos.

If encountering strong resistance from the US military, lighting the haystack will be the last step.

Of course, all this is unnecessary now.

The infiltration plan was executed surprisingly smoothly. The American soldiers had just woken up from their sleep, and there were already shouting and killing everywhere. Seeing that the situation was over, most of them raised their hands and surrendered obediently.

That being the case

Naturally, Richard was reluctant to frighten the horses, and he was also reluctant to pile up the fodder and burn it. These were precious war preparation resources!

post-war inventory;

This battle killed 67 American soldiers and captured 972 people (including bedridden patients and more than 100 white laborers in the carriage team). Seven 6-pound Napoleonic cannons, 51 four-wheeled carriages, 1,476 war horses, 112 large mules, and black powder were seized.

82 barrels, nearly 1,700 sets of firearms, ammunition and equipment, and some fodder and grain.

The rich war seizures made Richard smile with joy. After dawn, he arranged for his men to collect the captured horses, mules and four-wheeled carriages and prepare them for evacuation. The destination was the town of Milan, more than 440 kilometers away.

The town of Milan is located in the Grand Canyon area of ​​Colorado. It is surrounded by a large area of ​​forest coverage, lush plants, and crisscrossing streams, making it very suitable for raising large groups of war horses.

These 51 four-wheeled carriages can just load fodder in the town of Milan, and even the big green mules for dragging are ready-made, which will alleviate the bottleneck of transportation capacity to a great extent.

Richard smugly inspected the almost completely captured US military camp. Watching the down-and-out US military prisoners being escorted out one after another, he felt so beautiful in his heart!

At this moment

Major Dai Changfu and Lieutenant Colonel Mike Rabiot walked over with solemn expressions. When they saw Richard, they clasped their fists and saluted, "Your Majesty, I will report to you separately if I have any important military information."

"Uh... Let's talk in the tent." Richard looked a little confused, but didn't say anything. He waved his hand and asked Liu Wu and others to keep watch around the area, and he took the lead in entering the tent.

Richard entered the tent and did not sit down. Instead, he turned around and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Your Majesty, based on the testimonies of Colonel Stephen Carney, Major Jamie Collins and other officers during our interrogation, combined with the testimonials of people related to the logistics carriage convoy, we have roughly figured out the strength of the US military in Denver.

After mutual confirmation, we think it is accurate."

"Oh, what do you say?"

Lieutenant Colonel Mike Rabiot replied solemnly: "The situation is very not optimistic. The US military has assembled more than five to six thousand people in Denver, and more troops will arrive in the future. Its total strength may reach 8,000 to 10,000.

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Currently, two heavy artillery regiments have been assembled in Denver, one equipped with 20 12-pound Napoleon cannons and the other equipped with 16 20-pound Napoleon cannons. This is the largest caliber artillery currently equipped by the U.S. Federal Army.

The United States has mobilized tens of thousands of workers and is currently repairing the road from Kansas City to Denver on a large scale. Currently, nearly 3,000 workers have arrived in Denver and will soon start repairing the road from Denver to Rio Rancho.

According to the confessions of people in the carriage team;

When they came out of Kansas City, they met the engineering staff responsible for railway design and survey, and during their chat they learned that the White House had urgently allocated a sum of money for the construction of the Western Railway Line.

As an important transit node for the march to the west, a large number of people and materials are now pouring into Denver, causing this small town with only about 200 people to rapidly expand into an important city where tens of thousands of people gather.

Hundreds of houses are going up in the city, and more are under planning and construction.

Your Majesty, the kingdom is facing a major crisis!"

After hearing the above shocking news, even though Richard's mind was much more mature than his face showed, he couldn't help but take a breath of air and his expression suddenly changed.

God, this is a rhythm that will drive people to death!

He originally had some small thoughts of his own, but they suddenly disappeared. Facing tens of thousands of American troops and dozens of heavy artillery, Richard felt as if there was a mountain of pressure on his back, which made him breathless.

At this time, he felt deeply that he had been tricked by the British. He was forced to work hard for the title of a broken king, and there were thousands of troops tied to the Chinese workers, with no way to retreat.

I am still very green when it comes to intrigues.

Richard knew that in history, the US Federal Western Expeditionary Force only had a total of more than 1,700 people. They arrived in Los Angeles and San Francisco as easily as eating and drinking, and completed the feat of taking over 2.8 million square kilometers of land, with no more than 1,000 casualties along the way.

10 people.

The most serious casualty occurred in a gunfight with local rough cowboys in a tavern, killing two people and injuring five others.

Now, due to the intrusion of the Tang Kingdom, the entire US military force was wiped out in one fell swoop, but it triggered an even stronger counterattack from the United States...

History has completely changed, and the original advantage of foresight is no longer reliable. Richard did not expect such a strong reaction from the Americans, which made him feel very troubled.

Originally he expected;

The Americans sent a maximum of more than 3,000 reinforcements, which was doubled or tripled. They would also carry large-caliber field heavy artillery, which undoubtedly greatly increased the difficulty of defense.

A simple earthen defensive wall is as fragile as a piece of paper in front of such a field large-caliber heavy artillery, which can be broken with just one poke.

This war is causing big trouble.