Wild North America 1846

Chapter 100 Unsettled Night

General Frank Gilhoury received the bad news that his old den in Denver had been destroyed by a fire later in the day, and his face turned pale with shock, and what made his back even colder was that;
Behind the American West Road Expeditionary Army, there was actually a Datang Kingdom cavalry with a number of 500, which completely cut off the long logistics line, which put the West Road Expeditionary Army into a dangerous situation immediately.

During long-distance expeditions, the most fearful thing is that the enemy will cut off the logistics line.

Although the army carried a large amount of supplies, which was enough for the entire army for half a month, it was impossible for the US military to continue southward when the city of Denver was burned down.

From Kansas City to Denver and then south to Rio Rancho, this "L" shaped road is more than 1400 kilometers away, mostly in desert or plateau Gobi areas.

The vegetation along the way is sparse, hot and hot, and the natural environment is quite harsh. It takes at least 20 days to walk all the way down.

The farther you go south, the longer the logistics line.

As an experienced veteran soldier, General Frank Gilhoury knew that if this group of cavalry could not be eradicated completely, the Western Expeditionary Force would be in danger!
Kansas City is in danger!

The distance from Kansas City to Denver is about 860 kilometers, according to intelligence.said;
The cavalry of the Tang Dynasty were all equipped with one man, two horses or even three horses, so in the case of a light cavalry advance, they could kill Kansas City in three days.

Kansas City is of great significance to the current U.S.-Mexico-Tang War as the staging area for the West Route Army’s logistics and materials and one of the important material transfer cities for the main force of the U.S. military going south.

There is no US federal garrison in the entire Kansas City, only one battalion of the National Guard, and the defense is very weak.

Kansas City is the capital of the state of Kansas. As a plain city, its surrounding traffic extends in all directions, and there are no big rivers or mountains to block it. If it is attacked by this cavalry, the consequences will be disastrous.

Even if there is only a 1% possibility, as the commander-in-chief of the first army, General Frank Gilhoury has to consider this terrible possibility.

Since ancient times
The cavalry is a highly mobile and highly lethal unit. If a powerful cavalry team is allowed to flee into the hinterland of the United States, the result will be disastrous.

The beautiful and strong country that has maintained a state of peace for a long time has no natural enemies, so the hundreds of towns from the east to the middle basically have no defense facilities, no garrisons, let alone defensive artifacts such as city walls or fortresses.

The vast North American plains are very suitable for cavalry operations. Facing the 500 to 10 cavalry troops of the Tang Kingdom, the United States may need to gather [-] to [-] or even more than [-] troops for defense.

Who knows, which town will he attack?
Is it possible to repeat the tragedy in Denver?
Thought of here
General Frank Gilhoury immediately conveyed the order to the entire army to stop advancing, camp on the spot and strictly defend.

At this moment, he didn't know that Colonel Stephen Carney's troops in the south had been wiped out.

Therefore, another cavalry squadron was sent to rush forward on light cavalry, and traveled southward to the town of Rio Rancho in the starry night, trying to pass the news to Colonel Stephen Carney;

Order it to lead its troops to break through the encirclement when possible. In a foreseeable short period of time, it will not be able to receive a large number of reinforcements from the US military, let alone supplies.

Considering that he only has 2000 cavalry in his hands, he has little advantage against the 1500 cavalry of the Tang Kingdom.

Prudence
General Frank Gilhoury ordered all cavalry units to move closer to the main force, forming a heavy force group with a total strength of nearly 8000 people, and will return to the north tomorrow.

Re-occupy Denver, and use Denver as the starting base, search and suppress this elusive cavalry of the Tang Kingdom, and open up the logistics transportation line again.

next morning

The U.S. troops pulled out their camps and returned north, headed for Denver in a mighty way.

around 2:00 pm

Around the U.S. military marching ranks, there appeared one after another the light cavalry of the Datang Kingdom.

This made the U.S. military very nervous, and immediately shrank the queue, assumed a confrontational posture, and sent cavalry to drive away.

The light cavalry belonging to the Tang Kingdom were not fond of fighting. They drove away at high speed when they saw the U.S. cavalry chasing them away, but soon appeared in another direction, which was as annoying as flies.

Just stop and go like this, the appearance of the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom greatly slowed down the marching speed of the US military.

in the evening
The U.S. military marched to a Gobi Desert about 60 kilometers south of Denver. Considering the poor visibility at night, it was vulnerable to the impact of the main enemy cavalry.

Prudence
General Frank Gilhoury ordered to camp on the spot, formed a circular formation with horse-drawn carts, collected the poor dead wood and horse dung that were scarce on the Gobi Desert, and lit several bonfires.

In the night

With the bright moonlight on the Gobi Desert, you can see the US patrols and sentry cavalry shuttling back and forth, and the defense is very strict.

a few kilometers away
Li Cha led more than a dozen officers to observe the movement of the US military camp from a distance. His eyes shone with a faint green light in the night, mysterious and deep, like a jaguar hunting in the jungle.

"Tonight, I don't want to see the U.S. camp idle. The light cavalry brigade is used as a unit to harass every hour or so. The two light cavalry brigades of the cuirassier regiment also participate in the attack in rotation, making preparations for the attack in the early hours of the morning. Get ready."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"The heavy cavalry guys of the cuirassier regiment have a good rest, get up at 4 in the morning, and assemble at 4:30 to prepare for the attack."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"You have to remember that I don't need to achieve much results in this attack, but I must muddy the water. The light cavalry guys who can use bows and arrows are ready to use rockets to cause as much damage as possible to the U.S. military's carriage convoy."

Speaking of here
Li Cha paused for a moment, and said with emphasis; "In a short period of time, the US military's logistics line is difficult to get through, and this is their biggest weakness, do you understand?"

"Your Majesty, we all understand, and we must follow orders."

"Well, this is destined to be a restless night." Li Cha took a deep look at the US military camp, then walked back a few steps, got on his horse, and galloped away into the distance.

In the Gobi Desert in mid-July, the temperature difference between day and night is large, from 34 to [-] degrees in the daytime, down to more than ten degrees at night.

The cold wind blows, and the whistling sound of the wind sofa adds to the desolation of the Gobi Desert.

Suddenly

A burst of clear gunshots rang out, accompanied by the rumbling of the war horses, the ground trembled, and sharp police whistles sounded in the US military camp. All the people shouted loudly and got up, and the camp was in chaos.

The U.S. cavalry on duty at night quickly attacked. Amidst bursts of intensive gunfire, the roaring enemy cavalry passed by the U.S. camp like a gust of wind, and then disappeared deep in the Gobi.

The U.S. cavalry chased for a while, seeing the endless darkness around them, and soon lost their target.

They were also afraid of being ambushed, and they didn't know the depth of the Tang Kingdom's cavalry, so they quickly retreated.

This kind of situation happened four or five times a night, making it difficult to live in peace all night.

(End of this chapter)