Wild North America 1846

Chapter 95
With the sound of the first gunshot, one tent after another in the US military camp was ignited one after another, and the gunfire became intensive, stirring up the US military camp into a pot of porridge.

A large number of ambush soldiers from the Tang Kingdom came in from the east and west sides, quickly wiped out the enemies at the gate 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 tents of the US troops were set alight one after another, and the flames soared into the sky.

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

"Surrender to avoid death!"

"Kneel down to avoid death!"

Soldiers of the Tang Kingdom swarmed in with shining bayonets and rushed into the tent camp with shouts, stabbing or kicking the panicked American soldiers to the ground.

"Idiot, don't light the fire."

Li Cha saw a soldier of the Tang Kingdom running towards the hay pile with a burning stick in his hand, he hurried up and kicked him to the ground, picked up the torch and threw it far away, and then shouted;
"Come here quickly, your team of soldiers, come here quickly, who is the leading officer? You deploy defenses along the hay piles, and strictly prohibit any torches from approaching. If these hay piles are ignited, all military actions will be taken."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The officer leading the team was taken aback, and hastily ordered his soldiers to spread out along the hay pile and deploy tight defenses.

Only then did Li Cha heave a sigh of relief. Seeing that most of the chaotic US tent camps had been taken down, he finally let go of his heart.

originally as planned;

He will sneak into the stables and use his talent to deter birds and beasts to drive the horses out. The frightened horses will trample wildly on the US tent camp, further aggravating the chaos.

If you encounter stubborn resistance from the US military, then igniting the haystack is the last step.

Now, of course, none of this is necessary.

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

In that case
Naturally, Li Cha couldn't bear to startle the horses, and he couldn't bear to set fire to the hay pile, these are precious resources for war preparation!
post-war inventory;

In this battle, 67 U.S. troops were killed, 972 were captured (including bedridden patients and more than 6 white laborers in the carriage), and 7 51-pound Napoleon cannons, 1476 carriages, 112 horses, 82 large mules, and black powder were seized. 1700 barrels, nearly [-] pairs of guns and ammunition, and some fodder and food.

The rich war capture made Li Cha happy. After dawn, he arranged for the captured horses, mules, and four-wheeled carriages to be collected and prepared for evacuation. The destination was Milan Town, more than 440 kilometers away.

The town of Milan is located in the Grand Canyon of Colorado, surrounded by a large area of ​​forest coverage, lush plants, criss-cross streams, very suitable for stocking large herds of war horses.

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

Li Cha was full of ambition to inspect this American camp that was almost completely captured. Watching the desolate American prisoners being escorted out one after another, there was such beauty in his heart!

At this moment

Major Dai Changfu and Lieutenant Colonel Mike Rabiot walked over with solemn faces, and when they saw Richard, they clasped their fists together and saluted; "Your Majesty, I will report to you alone on important military matters."

"Uh... let's talk in the tent." Li Cha looked a little puzzled, but he didn't say anything. He waved Liu Wu and others to guard the surrounding area, and he entered the tent first.

Li Cha entered the tent and did not sit down, but turned around and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Your Majesty, according to our interrogation of Colonel Stephen Carney, Major Jamie Collins and other officers, combined with the statements of the people involved in the logistics transport carriage, we have roughly figured out the strength of the US troops assembled in Denver. Based on mutual verification, we believe it is accurate."

"Oh, what do you say?"

Lieutenant Colonel Mike Rabiot replied solemnly; "The situation is very pessimistic. The US military has assembled more than 8000 to 1 people in Denver, and there will be more troops arriving in the future. Its total strength may reach [-] to [-]. .

At present, two heavy artillery regiments have been assembled in Denver, one is equipped with 20 12-pound Napoleon cannons, and the other is equipped with 16 20-pound Napoleon cannons, which are the largest caliber artillery currently equipped by the US Federal Army.

The United States has mobilized tens of thousands of workers and is repairing the road from Kansas City to Denver on a large scale. At present, nearly 3000 workers have arrived in Denver and will soon start repairing the road from Denver to Rio Rancho.

According to the statement of the personnel of the transport horse team;
When they came out of Kansas City, they met the engineering staff responsible for the design and survey of the railway, and they learned from the chat that the White House had urgently allocated a sum of money for the construction of the western railway line.

As an important transshipment node for the march to the west, a large number of people and supplies are now pouring into Denver, making this small town with only about 200 people 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 being planned.

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

Hearing the above shocking news, although Li Cha's mind was far more mature than his face, he couldn't help but take a breath and his face changed suddenly.

God, this is the rhythm to kill people!
He was still a little smug with his own thoughts, but suddenly disappeared. Facing tens of thousands of US troops and dozens of heavy artillery, Li Cha felt as if there was a mountain of pressure on his back, which made him unable to breathe.

Only at this time did he feel deeply that he had been duped by the British. The title of a broken king forced him to work hard, and there were thousands of troops tied up with the Chinese laborers, and there was no way back.

Playing conspiracies and tricks, I am still very young.

Li Cha knew that in history, the US Federal Western Expeditionary Force had only a total of more than 1700 people. They arrived in Los Angeles and San Francisco as easily as eating and drinking all the way, and completed the feat of taking more than 280 million square kilometers of land into their pockets. The casualties along the way did not exceed 10 people.

The most serious casualty was a gun battle with local rough cowboys in a tavern, in which two people died and five were injured.

Now, due to the intrusion of the Datang Kingdom, the entire U.S. army was wiped out in one fell swoop, but it drew a stronger counterattack from the U.S....

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 troublesome.

He originally expected;
The Americans sent reinforcements of more than 3000 people at most, who would have doubled or tripled the number, and would also carry large-caliber field heavy artillery, which undoubtedly greatly increased the difficulty of defense.

The simple defensive wall built with soil is as fragile as a piece of paper in front of this kind of field heavy artillery, and it will be broken with a single poke.

This war is in big trouble.

(End of this chapter)