Wild North America 1846

Chapter 50
"Clap clap clap..."

"Clap clap clap..."

The dense volleys of gunfire pierced the tranquility of the American River, bringing a strong smell of war and gunpowder. The Tang Club musketeers guarding behind the half-person-high French parapet raised their muzzles in unison under the command of the captain. Fired round after round of salvos.

After each round of volley, the musketeers in the front row immediately retracted their guns and retreated. The musketeers in the second row advanced, and they went to the rear to clean the gun chamber again, reload the ammunition, and prepare for the next round of salvo. Repeatedly.

Raising the muzzle by 30 degrees, the volley of guns can maximize the range of the Republic IX flintlock gun. After the bullet is shot out of the chamber, it presents a low and slow parabola. The range can reach as far as 850 to 900 yards. The hot bullet is equivalent to a rapid Falling, although the penetrating power is insufficient, it can still cause damage to the enemy.

Li Cha and Ronald Evanson stood side by side on the hill about 70 meters behind the front line, observing the impact of the volley of guns with a monocular, with a satisfied look on their faces.

This is already the afternoon of the 5th day of arrival at the American River. This morning, 4 artillery pieces accompanied by a carriage of carriages have just arrived, and they are now placed on the artillery position not far from their side, with their black muzzles pointing straight ahead.

In the open area of ​​the river beach in front, about 240 armed white bandits dressed in various costumes gathered together on horseback. Due to the narrow river beach, there were only a dozen or so riders in the front, and they were rowed far behind. When the muskets of the Datang Club hit, they stopped with an anxious expression.

On the empty river beach between the two, there were more than two dozen corpses of horses and white bandits lying here and there. These were the heavy price paid by the Alexander Madison gang for their second rash attack today.

After several rounds of shooting, several people in the opposite horse team were shot and fell down. Looking through the binoculars from a distance, they looked badly wounded.

This once again caused a wave of uneasiness among the white bandit cavalry, and they suffered head-on attacks one after another. The morale of the Madison gang was obviously hit hard, and there were some signs of losing their footing.

"Li, your musketeer performance is much better than the previous two days. I didn't see the low-level mistakes of flustering and blasting. You have mastered the three-stage shooting method well. It looks like a regular army. Especially the ultra-high-level skills taught by the French. The long-range shooting method is eye-catching." Ronald Evanson commented quite pertinently.

He is a British adventurer who has traveled all over the world and has a complicated background. He has witnessed the conquest of colonies in the world by the British Expeditionary Force since the Victorian era.

War is no stranger to him.

Li Cha put down the binoculars in his hand, God please nodded in approval, and said;

"These Musketeers come from the 230 private Chinese laborers in Rose Manor. They have the excellent qualities of hard work and obedience. As long as you put two big cakes in their backpacks, they can fight in harsh environments for a week. .

Although the training time is not long, through this long-distance training and actual combat, the musketeers have grown very rapidly, which makes me full of confidence in the following battles.

Mr. Mike Rabiot did not exaggerate too much. His eldest son, George, and his second son, Embiid, are both excellent grassroots officers. They have inherited the family's tradition of martial arts and are very good at training soldiers. "

"Hehe, the French are good at demagoguery, and they are really unique in army training, that is, they train everyone into machines that can only obey orders, these damned Frenchmen." Ronald Evanson passed on The good habit of the British guy couldn't help but derogate the French a few words.

Seeing Li Cha's gaze, he realized that the evaluation was a bit harsh, so he changed the subject and said, "Li, yesterday we talked about the Chinese laborers who built the railway in Panama. Do they also have the potential to grow into fighters?"

"There is no doubt that the Chinese Labor Union is the best fighter after suffering."

"If this is the case, I can call the American Pacific Cruise Line and ask them to transport these Chinese laborers at a suitable price to strengthen our control over Upper California. What do you think of this idea?"

"Oh... that's good, but I don't have enough gold to pay the money. It is said that there are 7000 people there. This is not a small amount of money."

"It doesn't take much. It only takes three days to sail from the Caribbean Sea to the Bay Area. It can be loaded intensively. One ship can carry 300 people or more. I think $12~15 is a suitable price. After all these Chinese laborers are only contracted laborers, not slaves, and they have the freedom of choice.”

"Mr. Ronald, I wonder if the local white plantation owner will let it go?"

"That's no problem. I've learned about it. The upper management of the Panama Railway Company and the boss of the American Pacific Cruise Line are both British, and they have smooth communication channels with each other. After the completion of the Panama Railway, these Chinese workers are only for Working in heavy plantations for food and clothing, rarely sold as slaves, as long as you are willing to pay $15 a year, no one will refuse to come to the Bay Area to work for you.”

Facing the sudden gift, Li Cha looked at Ronald Evanson in surprise. He didn't know why this British guy was so enthusiastic?
From the beginning to the end, Fangcaodi did not reveal the plot behind it to his partner.

Although he had some guesses in his mind, Li Cha was a little uncertain because of the lack of information.

Therefore, instead of hastily accepting the kindness shown by Ronald Evanson, he frowned and muttered.

Ronald Evanson obviously saw Richard's concerns, so he lowered his voice and said; "Believe me, buddy, the substantive cooperation between Datang and Fangcaodi will not do you any harm. After the battle, we should have An in-depth meeting in private, I will show enough sincerity."

"I am looking forward……"

After Li Cha finished speaking, he turned his attention to the enemy cavalry in the distance, where there was another new movement.

Visible through a telescope

Bandit leader "One-Eyed Dragon" Marbury Jones came up from behind on horseback, yelling loudly all the way, it was nothing more than a way to boost morale, obviously unwilling to fail, and wanted to launch a new round of charge.

Sure enough
After a little rectification, "One-Eyed Dragon" Marbury Jones drew out his sharp saber and shouted loudly, and began to lead the white gangster cavalry to gradually accelerate, launching a new round of cavalry charges towards the position of the Datang Society.

see this scene
The musketeer commanders, George and Embiid, gave orders loudly. The 120 musketeers who had been resting on the second line stood up in unison. A denser formation of musketeers.

There are 5 rows in total, and each row has 45 musketeers. This is because of the limitation of the river beach. Some soldiers on the edge have already stood in the water, and it is impossible to expand the row.

The hooves of the horses roared, and the sound of killing was deafening

The cavalry formations of the Madison gang were more than 800 yards apart. In more than 20 seconds, the white cavalry who launched the charge had shortened the distance by nearly half and entered the range of 400 yards of musket strikes.

The white gangster who rushed to the front brandished a shiny saber with a ferocious face and galloped on his horse. He swept in with a crazy momentum, and the sound of rumbling horseshoes hit his heart like thunder, and he could even clearly see the bandit around his neck. flower scarf.

This shocking cavalry charge scene caused great confusion among the musketeers two days ago. Some musketeers fired without loading ammunition, some loaded double ammunition and caused the chamber to explode, and some fired randomly without aiming. Guns, some people were so frightened that their minds went blank, and they stood there trembling, almost peeing in fear.

After the chaos of the first battle, the enemy once broke through the parapet defense, causing more than ten deaths and injuries on the side. Only under the full-scale counterattack of the gunners led by Li Cha, did they escape the catastrophe.

Now all of this is gone. After two days of war, the Musketeers have grown up rapidly. Under the command of the officer, they leveled their muzzles and took aim, and then a dense row of guns sounded...

Forty-five hot bullets were fired, pounced on the enemy like locusts, and blood blossomed in the enemy's terrified eyes, knocking down five or six horses in an instant.

For a while, people turned their backs on their backs, and there was a lot of exclamation.

Falling horses on such a narrow river beach, those cowboys who were not seriously injured would inevitably be trampled by the horses' hoofs from behind, and they couldn't avoid it at all, and the hope of survival was extremely slim.

After the bandit cavalry was hit head-on, a second round of salvo was soon ushered in, and several people fell down with their horses again, causing a new round of chaos.

The 3rd salvo, the 4th salvo, the 5th salvo...

In just 15 seconds, the charging white bandit cavalry encountered an unprecedented rain of bullets, which was dense and deadly. More than 20 cavalry rolled and fell to the ground successively, causing great chaos.

The musketeers showed intensive and deadly firepower, and the bandit cavalry had been smashed in one round. Those bandits who had rushed into the river to avoid the fatal rain of bullets, turned their heads and fled back in panic.

The white bandits who were at a close distance had rushed to a position of more than 100 yards. Seeing the muskets of the Musketeers raise their black muzzles again and aim at them horizontally, they were so frightened that they turned their horses and rushed into the nearby river without hesitation. inside.

They did escape the baptism of this round of bullets, but they suffered from the gangsters behind. Amidst the screams of fear, the beaten one fell off the horse, and was trampled to death by countless horseshoes. It's like a rag sack.

This time the attack came quickly, and the retreat was also fast.

In just three or four minutes of fighting, the Madison gang paid a huge price of nearly 4 casualties, and then fled away without looking back, never daring to try cavalry charge again.

So far, today's battle has come to an end.

Richard took out his gold pocket watch and checked the time. It was only 1:40 pm. The Alexander-Madison gang had already been defeated, and there were no escaped figures.

So he ordered loudly; "Clean the battlefield quickly, check and maintain the guns, drink some water in half an hour, eat something to refresh, leave on time at 2:30, target Hewan Village, where I will close the door to beat dogs tonight."

(End of this chapter)