Wild North America 1846

Chapter 72 Destruction
There was a deathly silence in the tavern. William Richardson and Ronald Evanson, who were still in high spirits just now, had come back from the great change at this moment, and their hearts were still trembling.

It feels like everything in front of you is unreal, it's unbelievable!

Datang will suddenly force the palace on the eve of victory, and the wolf's ambition is clearly revealed, just to grab the biggest victory.

"One last piece of friendly advice, don't try to be brave in front of me, that kind of result is definitely not what you want to see, I can guarantee this." Li Cha kindly reminded, seemingly unintentionally leaving William behind. -Richardson's somewhat stiff hands.

His right hand was resting on his thigh, just two arms away from the revolver at his waist.

At this moment, William Richardson seemed to have just remembered the fierce reputation of the young man across from him. He withdrew his hand as if being pricked by a needle, and put it honestly on the table.

"You won." Ronald Evanson sighed with a lost expression, and leaned back on the back of the chair slumped.

Li Cha's eyes flicked past him, and a little triumphant complacency appeared on his face, then his expression became serious, his eyes fixed on the older William Richardson, and he urged softly; "William, it's time to make a decision." Now, you have been working hard outside all this time, and your family misses you very much. And...you wouldn’t want the huge wealth you earned in half your life to end up at the expense of others, would you?”

"Can I say no?"

William Richardson shook his head with a wry smile. This strong man, who has fought against John Sutter for half his life, has never been convinced by the stormy waves of the Atlantic or Pacific, yet he was completely defeated by a yellow-haired boy. Isn't it God's will? ?
"Bababa..." Li Cha raised his hand and patted it lightly a few times, and said in an appreciative tone; "Congratulations for making the right decision, this is a very good start, under my leadership, You still have an important role to play. So... what are we waiting for? Go out now and get the officers together, announce the good news, and make them happy too."

A moment later
More than a dozen officers from Fangcaodi were gathered together, and the gloomy-faced Ronald Evanson announced the new decision of the federation's top management;
That is to say, Mr. William Richardson resigned from the position of president of the federation due to health reasons, and the position of president was temporarily acted by Richard.

This sudden decision caused dissatisfaction among the white officers in Fangcaodi. Under their questioning, William Richardson nodded with a constipated expression, and then fell silent.

"God, I can't believe it. Why did Captain William make such an absurd decision? Even if the chairman is re-elected, it shouldn't be an oriental boy."

"Fake, there must be something wrong?"

"This is a conspiracy by the Easterners. They hijacked Captain William and Mr. Ronald. Damn it... we were fooled."

"I'm going to kill you!"

One time
The white officers in Fangcaodi were excited and yelled loudly to express their dissatisfaction. One officer even reached out and took out his revolver from his waist.

There was a crisp gunshot of "beep"

The white officer looked down with an unbelievable expression. His chest and heart were hit by hot bullets. Black and red blood quickly splashed out and stained a large piece of clothes red. fell to the ground and died.

The revolver in Li Cha's hand turned a few times nimbly, and then inserted it neatly into the gun pouch on the right side. A sneering smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said, "As the president of the union, I declare that I will not obey orders. The officers in the army are enforcing military laws, why are you still standing still and not taking action?"

As soon as the order is issued

The officers, including Mike Rabiot, quickly stepped forward and decisively took down the seven white officers who were the loudest just now. They pressed their hands to the ground with their hands behind their backs and disarmed them.

"Now is the time of war. Those who don't obey orders will be killed without mercy. If they drag on, they will all be executed by me." Li Cha waved his hand grimly, and saw these white officers being dragged out for execution amidst horrified shouts.

I only heard a row of gunshots outside, and the seven white officers who resisted had already died in Huangquan. In addition to the one who was shot dead by Li Cha himself, the number of cleared officers had reached 8, occupying the entire square. 2/3 of the grass officer.

Li Cha then appointed 8 new officers, including George Rabiot, the former captain of the second cavalry team, James Kahn, the vice-captain of the pro-guard, Embiid Rabiot, a member of the pro-guard, and Stephen Kahn, the seventh son of the Kahn family. , the eighth Mark Kahn, and Mandelheim Kahn and Schlieffen Kahn, the two old Kahn's nephews, immediately grasped the command of the Fangcao cavalry force tightly in their hands.

Then, these newly appointed officers and the white officers of Fangcaodi who expressed their surrender returned to the army for purges, picked out some thorns and concentrated them in custody, and quickly quelled the dispute.

Under the pressure of 300 musketeers and more than 400 Chinese cavalry, there were only less than 400 white cavalry in Fangcaodi who surrendered quickly without causing much trouble.

37 thorns were selected from them, each with a red cloth belt tied on his arm, equipped with a saber and a short gun, and all were incorporated into the death squad.

After the artillery blasted through the wall, the 37 death-defendants will be the first to charge and be the first to enter the courtyard.

As for whether he can survive in the end, it depends on his performance in battle.

After this vigorous action, Li Cha has firmly grasped the military power of the entire Federation in his hands.

Around 3:00 pm

It has been more than three hours since the negotiations broke down, and the Federation has not attacked for a long time, which makes the white gunmen entrenched in the mansion a little confused, wondering what is going on?
About 200 meters away from the gate of the mansion, three 12-pound guns lined up. The gunners nervously loaded the black powder, tamped it, and then stuffed the round shells into the front muzzle. After aiming, they raised their hands to report; "Cannon No. 1 is ready"

"Cannon No. 2 is ready"

"Cannon No. 3 is ready"

"Aim at the target, launch!"

"Yes."

The muzzle fuze was ignited, and under the terrified eyes of the enemy, the artillery "boom boom boom" suddenly exploded, and two shells hit the big iron gate fiercely, distorting and deforming the heavy iron gate in an instant, revealing 4 There is a large crack more than a foot long, and the thick wooden board wrapped in iron sheet inside has been broken, as if it was kicked twice by the giant's big foot.

Another cannonball hit the door next to it, breaking the upper part of the stone door, which was more than one meter long, and the crooked support was crumbling on it.

The huge power of the artillery drew cheers from the soldiers, and the gunners nervously began to clean the barrel and prepare for the next round of shelling.

10 minutes later
The mansion was bombarded seven times in a row, the iron-clad gate collapsed, and the courtyard walls on both sides collapsed more than 7 meters long, killing and wounding more than a dozen white gunmen.

The mansion that John Sutter relied on has opened its doors to the Union armed forces.

Li Cha waved his hand with a dignified expression, and the attack began.

Thirty-seven death squads jumped up with sabers in their hands, ran across the twenty-meter-long street and rushed into the house. In a blink of an eye, there were gunshots and deafening fighting sounds.

Behind them, the musketeers formed a neat queue of 50 people, stepped over the rubble and entered the house, and began to wipe out the remaining white gunmen.

One team, two teams, three teams, four teams, five teams...

In order to adapt to the relatively narrow combat environment in the house, Li Cha divided the Musketeers into teams of 50 to form independent combat units.

With 12 people as a platoon, the Musketeers lined up in 4 platoons, plus the principal and deputy squadron commanders, exactly 50 people.

After each round of front row firing, the soldiers turned to the rear to reload ammunition, and this was repeated, always maintaining a strong row of gun fire.

just over 20 minutes

Under the powerful offensive, more than half of the white armed forces under John Sutter's forces had suffered casualties, and they were compressed into the main building to continue their resistance.

Battlefield statistics will be delivered soon;

The enemy killed 43 people, wounded and captured 87 people, and the enemy lost 27 people and injured 11 people, including 18 white death squads.

Looking at the tall and sturdy three-story Victorian building in front of him, Richard frowned, and learned through interrogating the captives;

There are at least 82 to 85 armed gunmen in this mansion, as well as more than [-] women and children, including John Sutter's wife, family and children, as well as about a hundred maids and cooks.

in this combat environment
Musketeers certainly cannot continue to attack. The flintlocks they are equipped with are too long and heavy, and it is too disadvantageous to enter and fight.

"Call out, let them come out and surrender, this is the last chance." Li Cha also felt that it was tricky, and the loss of a hard attack was too great, and he always felt that it was not worthwhile.

Adhering to the president's order, the subordinates did not know where to find a tin horn, and shouted at the top of their throats;

"Listen, John Sutter and your lackeys, the Benevolent Federation is willing to give you one last precious chance to survive, as long as you put down your weapons and come out and surrender, we promise to give you decent treatment and guarantee your personal safety."

"Don't be obsessed with it. Any resistance is futile. Cherish this last chance."

"Think about your family, wives and children, there is no way out for resistance, it is just a dead end, as long as you put down your weapons and surrender, the benevolent president will grant you freedom..."

The effect of shouting was obvious. A few windows on the east side were opened, and a dozen guns were thrown out from inside. Then some gunmen fell out of the window, fell to the ground, and crawled forward a few steps, obediently. Hands up in surrender.

In it, Richard saw the lawyer Adam Tatum who was negotiating at noon. Obviously, he was a sensible person, and he was unwilling to accompany the John Sutter family to die.

not for a while
More than [-] people came out from here and surrendered, which made Li Cha's mouth reveal a smile.

It's a pity that the good times don't last long
There was a sudden burst of gunfire from the east side, only the sound of someone being shot and wailing was heard, and then several white gunmen rushed over and shot a few shots at the surrendering crowd crawling outside the wall.

A bullet hit Adam Tatum in what appeared to be his buttocks or thigh, causing him to fall to the ground in pain, writhing and howling.

"Return fire."

Seeing this scene, Li Cha was furious and immediately ordered to fight back.

At the same time, with a big wave of their hands, the nineteen death squads who had already prepared could only bite the bullet and rush in again, fighting the enemy close to hand with sabers and revolvers.

"James, Embiid bring your men up." Li Cha immediately sent two teams, all of whom were the white gunmen from Fangcaodi who had just been subdued, followed by the death squads and rushed in, going up the stairs attack.

The fierce fighting lasted for nearly an hour. Most of the more than 60 white gunmen who fought stubbornly in the house were killed, and the remaining [-] people and some women and children were captured.

The Federation also lost more than 30 people, and more than 20 people had injuries of varying severity.Captain Embiid Rabio also died. He was shot in the arm. Fortunately, no bones were broken. After bandaging and applying medicine, he recovered within a month of recuperation.

For these captives, Li Cha ordered them to be shot on the spot with a livid face, including John Sutter's three adult and minor sons, all of whom were exterminated.

More than a dozen white women were selected, and all of them were awarded to the ministers who had made contributions in the battle as rewards.

At this point, John's power was completely destroyed, and San Francisco, including the entire province of Upper California, entered the era of Richard's rule.

(End of this chapter)