Wild North America 1846

Chapter 93 Resolve as soon as possible
Nov. 1846, 7

Li Cha led a cavalry force of more than 900 people to Gallup Town, and joined the vanguard army and the old Kahn's troops, bringing the town's gathered troops to more than 2130 people, an unprecedented strength.

after two days of rest

The telegraph line that was rushing to work day and night was also set up in Gallup Town, which allowed Richard to grasp the situation in the kingdom at any time, mobilize the power of the whole country, and fight head-to-head with the Yankees.

Now in San Francisco, the Tang Kingdom retains more than 500 garrisons.In Sacramento, retain more than 220 garrisons.In Los Angeles, there are dozens of British instructors and 10 recruits in training.

The local garrisons in these important towns effectively maintained the rule of the Tang Kingdom, and they were the military force that King Richard relied on most.

Logistical aspects
A series of enterprises including cement factory, textile factory, weaving factory, garment factory, hydraulic oil press, hydraulic mill, hydraulic sawmill, weapon manufacturing factory and flour mill have been put into production one after another.

The steel plant is under construction step by step, and batches of Chinese laborers have arrived one after another, which has become the cornerstone of the stability of the Tang Kingdom, showing a thriving development scene.

The tents and quilts produced by the Grape Valley Clothing Factory have begun to supply the army continuously, and there is still room to sell overalls made of canvas to gold diggers at high prices, which are widely welcomed.

A pair of canvas jeans that are durable and can store gold sand can be sold for almost $40 with two ounces of gold.

The cost is only 1.3 US dollars, which is equivalent to 30 times the huge profits.

The Type 1846 cavalry revolver produced by Colt Arms Company was continuously delivered to the front line at a speed of 4 days, with a total of 180 pieces, and was equipped with the cavalry troops as soon as possible.

After more than half a month, four batches of a total of 4 720-style cavalry revolvers have been equipped. In addition to the number of previous equipment, more than 1846 cavalrymen on the front line have been guaranteed to have one, which greatly enhances the density of combat firepower.

7/4

Li Cha led the army to march east again from Gallup Town, and arrived at Rio Rancho Town after a two-day long journey, completely breaking the siege of the town, and surrounding about 880 people from the remaining part of the US Army's Western Expedition.

2nd day after arrival

At about 9:00 in the morning, Li Cha led a group of entourages to the side of the US military camp, only 1.5 kilometers away, held up a brass monocular to observe carefully, and swaggered to evaluate the defensive earth wall built by the US military.

these days
Colonel Stephen Carney, commander of the US Expeditionary Force, listened to the suggestion of his subordinate Major Jamie Collins and mobilized all US military officers and soldiers to build a fortress-style camp and plan to stick to it for a long time.

In the oasis of Rio Rancho Town, due to the drought and lack of water on the Gobi Desert, the climate is hot, and most of the sparse vegetation is distributed along the Shenghuang River.

Adapting measures to local conditions, the U.S. military built earthen walls.

It is the soil soaked in glutinous rice water, mixed with thatch, beaten into adobes, and then exposed to the sun, and then these adobes are built one by one, and the middle is glued with moist soil. After drying, it forms a solid structure. earth wall.

The earth wall is about 1.5 to 2 feet thick and can withstand bullets and artillery bombardment under 6 pounds. Even if it is damaged, it is easy to repair.

In just eight or nine days, the U.S. military built a "冂"-shaped earth wall about a thousand meters long, and the vacated side faced the bank of the Shenghuang River, mainly for the convenience of drinking water for the war horses.

In such a hot climate, if there is not enough clean water, it is extremely difficult for the large number of mules and horses in the US military camp to survive, let alone fight.

"How is it? The U.S. military's response seems to be very appropriate. If you have any ideas, please share." Li Cha put down the binoculars in his hand and asked calmly.

Major Dai Changfu frowned and looked at the American camp, and said, "Ghosts have learned the essence of our Rio Rancho defensive warfare. They have also built a strong fortress and placed seven Napoleon gates on them." Artillery, let us attack on purpose. This is really a dog eats a hedgehog - there is no way to stop!"

"What are you talking about?" Major Gao Shiheng, deputy head of the San Francisco Cuirassier Regiment, gave him a blank look, then pointed to the American camp and said, "My lord, I think the American camp is not deep enough, so we can use rockets to attack first." , igniting the flammable tents and hay yards of the US military, causing internal chaos and waiting for an opportunity to attack."

"Old Kahn, what do you think?"

"Your Majesty Qi Zou, I thought I could cut off the logistics transportation line of the US military. According to the observation of the guards in the town, a batch of horse-drawn carriages carrying supplies from the US military arrived every 3 to 4 days. The most recent one was three days ago. I I think this batch of supplies is hiding somewhere in the Gobi stall, and we need to find it and seize it."

"Well, that's a good suggestion, any more?"

Lieutenant Colonel Mike Rabiot, the commander of the cavalry regiment, hesitated for a moment, bowed and saluted; "Your Majesty, I believe that the US military's defensive camp is too long, so it is inevitable that there is something that can't be taken into account. When attacking, you can use a frontal feint. Break through the tactics and use our army's strength to win the battle."

"Well... this is also a feasible solution." Li Cha nodded noncommittally. Apart from cutting off the logistics transportation line, other suggestions are basically not feasible.

The so-called rocket attack method is actually not very effective.

This is because the arrowhead of the rocket is wrapped with flammable tarpaulin strips, which is much heavier than ordinary arrowheads, so the shooting range is much shorter.

At best, the rocket can only shoot five or sixty meters away, and occasionally one or two arrows can shoot 60 meters away, that can only be regarded as luck.

Don't the US military commanders know how powerful the fire attack is?
The flammable haystacks and tents are located deep in the camp, and they are the most important places for first-class protection. They are originally military common sense, and it is difficult to attack them easily.

Behind the U.S. army's earthen wall camp is an open space for gathering and fighting. Further inside is the earthen house under construction. Going deeper is the tent area and haystack of the U.S. military. How can rockets shoot so far?

As for a strong attack, it is even more inadvisable. With the Rio Rancho guards gathered, the total force in Li Cha's hands is less than 2400. This is almost all he can afford, and it is impossible to fight the Americans head-on.

Li Cha didn't expect these officers under his command to come up with a brilliant idea of ​​"burning Bowangpo".

Old Kahn was an experienced Prussian knight, but he was better at confrontation. He worked together to come up with the idea of ​​attacking the U.S. cavalry camp at night, which was basically the pinnacle of his life.

Although Mike Rabiot was born in the French Emperor Napoleon's cuirassier regiment across Europe, he is only a mediocre grassroots officer.

You have to do it yourself.

After returning to the town of Rio Rancho, Li Cha immediately sent out the three cavalry brigades in his hand (two cavalry squads were missing) to search north for the horse convoy to supply the US troops.

Li Cha led the army to arrive very suddenly, without any warning in advance, rushed up yesterday and surrounded the US camp.

Those horse convoys supplying the U.S. military were caught off guard and should be hiding in a remote location in the northern Gobi Desert or behind a sand dune. If they searched carefully, they should be rewarded.

after receiving the order
Three cavalry brigades of more than 500 riders set off immediately, and searched northeastward according to the order, reaching the Wagenmund area 248 kilometers away at the farthest, where there is a valley oasis surrounded by dark red stone mountains.

Richard estimates;

The U.S. military should establish a material transfer post in the Wagenmund Valley to provide logistical support for the horse-drawn carriages that transport materials.

If the expectation is true, then this material transfer station must be destroyed to cause trouble for the US military logistics transportation line.

The offensive and defensive battle of Rio Rancho Town began on June 6, and continued intermittently until July 11, when Richard led the army to surround the US camp, which lasted for three and a half weeks.

No matter how slow the U.S. military responds, the corresponding reinforcements should arrive one after another.

Li Cha is determined to completely eliminate the enemy in front of him before the arrival of the US military reinforcements, so as to avoid more trouble for the two sides to join forces.

At this time, Li Cha didn't know that the total number of reinforcements from the U.S. military was as high as 7600. Such a huge lineup was almost double what he expected, and there was still a turn.

The army is about to overwhelm the border, and the situation becomes more and more unfavorable.

(End of this chapter)