The sun never sets in America

Chapter 415 Railway Siege Battle
A small group of reconnaissance cavalry came down from the hillside not far away. Long Hetian, who had been observing on the opposite side, immediately asked someone to pick them up.

"Report to the regimental commander, there are only two outposts ahead and no troops stationed!!"

Listening to the words coming from his ears, Long Hetian replied without thinking:
"The outposts along the way are of little value. Just find a team and destroy them!!"

After finishing speaking, he looked at the adjutant next to him who was responsible for executing the order. The adjutant immediately understood what it meant. He then selected a medium-sized and regular cavalry team from the army at the rear, and pulled two artillery pieces. That's it. He swaggered away from this wilderness in front of Long Hetian.

Looking at the overgrown grass and moss-covered rocks in front of him, Long Hetian's eyes moved slightly, and then he spoke again:
"I heard that it hasn't rained in this place for a long time. I asked everyone to be careful when using fire, so as not to cause an eight-hundred-mile beacon fire..."

It's a joke, but it's actually true. This is the army. Things that seem absurd must have a correct side in them.

At a post about seven or eight miles away, after several rounds of shelling, this post, which was built with wood and stones and could only house a few dozen people, would eventually pay the price for their laziness.

"Bang, bang," when the cavalry's lances sounded, it meant the end of the entire war.

"Pa", the butt of the gun hit a captain in the face, instantly knocking him to the ground. Before he could struggle, he heard an English sentence with a distinct accent:

"Stand up and line up over there."

The cavalry trained in this way can charge into battle while riding on the horse, and the fine cavalry who can shoot in roundabout ways, dismount and hold a lance slightly shorter than a rifle, is a real "warrior".

In fact, this feeling is correct, because according to the training standards of the Han army, even cavalry must undergo ground shooting attack training, if for no other reason than to be able to attack in an instant when the war horse fails, without As for things like "stuck" and "nothing to do" happen.

But soon they became very honest under the whip of the Han army, and followed them honestly, walking towards a path they had not been to for a long time.

A gunshot from behind brought up a crowd of birds nearby.

As for the heart disease, it was actually a joke. He just suffered from "epilepsy" inherited from his family. For this kind of disease, as long as he can take medicine, those Han soldiers did not give him a chance to pick out his pockets, so they came directly to finish him off. Under thirty years old, only twenty-eight years of life.

By the way, when he left, he took away his silver-plated gun, a marching map in his pocket, and even twenty dollars in cash.

If the No. 1 Post just now was a soft persimmon who could be bullied, then the No. 2 Post, which is slightly larger, has about a hundred more people, and even has two artillery, is a typical difficult character.

In the Han army's standards, riding and riding seemed to be distinct, but they were integrated with each other.

"boom!!"

With that said, he told the cavalry captain about an officer who had a heart disease.

"One of the prisoners is sick and is rolling on the ground..."

"Left, left!!"

In the wilderness, a very strange scene appeared. Dozens of cavalry were riding on war horses, and there were dozens of cavalry behind them, driving another war horse. Among them, they became a "string". captive.

Turning his head to look at the crowd who had started to "tie themselves", the captain's eyes were full of anger, but he finally suppressed the anger in his heart, climbed up and got on the rickshaw called "Long Rope".

"Fake!!"

"Artillery advances, cavalry attracts attention!!"

When the team left, there was only one American officer who died in pain, covered in blood, wearing a green officer's uniform, and having his gun taken away.

In army training, there are even clear regulations: "In addition to riding and shooting exercises, cavalry also need to learn ground attack and even trench warfare and other infantry training methods..."

Looking at the burned "home" in front of them, the prisoners' eyes widened with anger, and they looked at the surrounding Han troops as if they were seeing demons.

"Bang bang!!"

"Bang bang bang!!"

"Quack, quack, quack..."

It gives people a "really infantry" feeling.

"What's wrong??"

In front of the outpost, there was loud gunfire, and the dense rain of bullets kept making sounds like "whistling" and "egg-colliding".

In the rear, a group of cavalry who had not participated in the ground battle were weaving around, as if they were ready to leap on their horses and raise their swords at any time. The "wolf pack" that rushed in was always ready to bite the blood-losing cattle and sheep to end their original fight. A miserable life.

When the cavalry captain heard the scream from behind, he frowned and asked.

The cavalry captain has dismounted, holding a telescope in his hand, constantly observing the situation on the opposite side. He does not look like a cavalry officer, but more like an infantry officer. The people under his command no longer have bright armor and swords. The flashing cavalry is the infantry who relies on the surrounding terrain to continue fighting the opponent on the ground.

That officer was the captain just now.

"Shoot him and move on!!!"

The cavalry's training with the infantry is much more rigorous than the infantry's training with the cavalry. It is completely trained according to the first-class level of the infantry.

When crows landed on his body, in the next few days, his body became the best "delicious food" for scavengers in the area.

Even if you look carefully, you will find that these cavalrymen behave more calmly after dismounting than when they were on the horse.

"Burn, burn them all, leave no one for them!!"

Without blinking an eye or even having time to think, the cavalry captain decided that the officer who could still save a few things was dead.

Infantry sometimes also need to undergo certain cavalry training. Although it is a trivial matter such as riding a horse, it does bring certain advantages when marching.

"Wow..."

"Crackling!!"

When the prisoner with his hands tied and himself strung on a rope appeared in front of the cavalry captain, the captain, who was not young and approaching middle age, took a look at the wooden houses and the traces of life:

These prisoners tied their hands and strung them on a thick rope. The other end of the rope was tied to the saddle of a cavalryman in front. As they moved forward, they kept shaking, and finally stopped with a scream.

When the cavalry squad leader transforms into an infantryman, he can even identify the loopholes in the opponent's firepower immediately.

The major, who was hiding in the outpost, had no choice but to have his two artillery pieces pointed at the twenty cavalrymen who were still meandering behind.

"Boom", when the artillery fire was fired, it did cause a slight panic in the cavalry team at first, and even dispersed, but they soon discovered that it was impossible to bring any harm to them by relying on that artillery alone. Because the coverage area is too small, it may even be able to kill only one cavalryman.

On the front, the infantry who had cleared the peripheral obstacles were pushing the two 55mm artillery pieces, which were not too powerful but adequate, to a further forward position.

"emission!!"

There was no sound of infantry reloading, and the cavalry had no choice but to open fire. Because of the urgency of cavalry combat, reloading was already done in advance before the battle began.

Boom boom! ! !

The 55mm shell is not too big, it can only be regarded as "barely" below average.

But for a post that had lost one 75-mm mountain gun, these two 55-mm artillery had just been dismissed as unbearable pressure.

If this pressure is coupled with a machine gun, it will be the straw that breaks the camel's back.

The "click-click sound" paused, and the U.S. troops inside the post were driven out like domestic pigs.

Facing those guys who still want to act like officers, Han Qi just whips them up with one whip. If it's not enough, he whips them twice or three times.

Anyway, I won't dare to say anything until my opponent's skin is bruised.

"Old rules, string them together and pull them away!!"

The cavalry captain glanced at the prisoner No. 70 or 80, said a few words, mounted his horse and left.

Soon, a "chuanchuan" similar to the one at Post No. 1 just appeared behind the cavalry, but compared to the one at Post No. 1 just now, the Chuanchuan at No. 2 was obviously longer and denser.

Of course, the management they received was also more stringent.

As the setting sun shines, the reflection of the cavalry spreads out on the ground, followed by two long "skewers", and scoldings are heard from time to time in the team.

The Americans finally had a taste of what they did to the Indians and black slaves, but this time the Han people were kind and did not "pick their scalps."

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The battlefield in Shacheng is now much deserted than before. Compared with the three to four thousand casualties that were frozen every day some time ago, the maximum number of casualties in Shacheng every day at this moment is 200, and it depends on whether the Yankees are willing.

After all, according to the US military's strategy, big cities are already "catching turtles in a urn", and it is not cost-effective to consume them anymore at this moment.

Even the basic increase in troops is no longer willing. But in the eyes of the Han army, big cities are a very important shackles.

Therefore, during this period of time, the construction of Shacheng's city defense has not been reduced, but has been strengthened.

After all, just like what Yuan Qing said to Dong Ziqin: "The city defense still needs to be built. If they go crazy with hunger, they are not allowed to rob us!!"

Although it is a joke, it is actually implemented. After all, in the strategy, the big cities and railways in Youzhou are originally integrated.

As an important part of the encirclement network, Shacheng shoulders the role of "connecting the past and the future" in the future.

Therefore, the construction of Shacheng has not stopped from the beginning. Instead, as the decisive battle approaches, it has become more and more intense, giving people a feeling of "decision".

"This is the design drawing of our army's current construction. It is basically built around the railway system..."

Colonel Wu Yuebing, who was in charge of the project, took a densely packed and extremely detailed design drawing and introduced every detail to Hong Deguang, the commander of the Shacheng garrison.

"Shacheng will serve as a transit point and troop evacuation area in future wars."

"So we specially built several new barracks and ammunition depots..."

“Three field hospitals were even built.”

Wu Yuebing's hand kept turning over the design drawings, and finally landed on the southern railway line.

"The railway line is the lifeline of our army and the key to victory in this battle. In order to imitate those guys who jumped over the wall in a hurry, my opinion is to build a large number of forts and watchtowers on both sides of the railway line..."

"We can even extend the entire defense area for twenty kilometers and completely lock them in the north side of this sand city!!"

"Pa", the drawing pencil in his hand was smashed down, and a black spot was made on the north side of the design where the enemy was located.

The "black spot" is like that glimmer of light in the universe, attracting the attention of both people all the time.

“Are the construction materials and labor sufficient??”

Hong Deguang looked away from the black spots and asked Wu Yuebing.

"There is basically no problem. Our Shacheng was originally an industrial city. There is also a stone mountain in the west of the city. Although it is not big, there are several stone factories at the foot of the mountain. It is still possible to quarry stone..."

"What's more, there are several medium-sized steel plants in the local area. Although there is no supply of raw materials, the ones left in the past are enough for us to complete this line of defense..."

As Wu Yuebing spoke, his tone became more and more confident. After all, this is the benefit of a large industrial city. As long as it involves industry, it can basically be completed, and even exceeded.

This kind of thing happened too many times in the previous bloody battles in Sand City.

Even the Han Army itself raised the threat level of the Great Lakes Industrial Region from the original four stars to the current five stars.

Nothing else, just because the Great Lakes is larger than a "second-rate industrial city" like Shacheng and has more abundant resources.

"As for the human population, there was no way to do this before, but now it is possible."

Wu Yuebing said it was okay, but in fact it was the current "passive sabotage" of the Yankees.

If it weren't for their avoidance of fighting, maybe they wouldn't have dared to let the soldiers who were originally used for defense build so many projects? ?
After all, it's like there used to be a tiger blocking the way, and it was there no matter how you got through. But now it's gone, so you can get through whatever you don't want to.

Hong Deguang laughed, and then told him with a straight face: "Remember, the project must be in compliance with the regulations and qualified, and you can't shirk your job, let alone cut corners!!"

"If something happens, I will be the first to shoot you!!"

"Yes, Commander!!"

Facing Hong Deguang's knocking eyes, Wu Yuebing couldn't help but clasp his fists.

Hong Deguang nodded slightly noncommittally, and then gave another instruction before leaving:
"There are hundreds of prisoners in the army. They are just sitting idle and eating every day. How much food is wasted..."

"Now, they are under your control, I don't care how you use them, as long as they don't kill them all!!"

Listening to Hong Deguang's words, Wu Yuebing said "yes" and was already thinking about how to squeeze out more oil from this plate of soybeans called America without causing problems easily.

"Extracting oil" has been a technical job since ancient times, especially when it involves people! !
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"Tap", the sound of the cavalry's hooves spread throughout the valley. In the valley, the thousands of cavalry were divided into two parts, head to tail, and there were always patrols behind them to detect.

Riding on the horse, Yu Wenqi's expression remained as usual. Even when she heard the birds flying in the valley and the sound of horse hooves scurrying around, she closed her eyes and just wandered in her mind without caring about the world.

"General, after passing through two more valleys, we will soon enter Louisiana..."

"Look, do you want to take a rest first??"

There was a voice in her ears. Yu Wenqi didn't open her eyes, she just opened her mouth and said:
"The grain birds are flying in fright, and the horses' hooves are pounding. It's really time to rest. So, tell me to cook on the spot and have lunch half an hour in advance!!"

"Yes, General!!"

The lieutenant colonel then rode away.

After the people left, Yu Wenqi slowly opened her eyes. The first thing she saw was the broken walls on both sides of the valley. Her expression moved slightly, and then she closed her eyes and continued to wander.

In the surroundings, the sound of fires and the voices of soldiers were mixed together, making it extremely noisy.

But Yu Wenqi still turned a deaf ear. For him, "nourishing Qi" and "purifying the heart" is not a strategy! !
It looks like Yu Wenqi is commanding thousands of galloping cavalry, but in fact he is a very quiet person and his style of play is relatively conservative. In other words, he is aggressive when others are conservative, and conservative when others are aggressive.

Anyway, in his own words to his son: "Control yourself and take a high look at the world!!"

Yu Wenqi also revealed his strategic thinking in his telegram to Yuan Qing, including the sentence "If you attack Luzhou, Houzhou must be rescued. It is better to seize the city and defend it. When the war in Youzhou is over, destroy another army and cut off the south." "Arm" was deeply appreciated by Yuan Qing.

After resting for an hour, the leading Qianqi of the cavalry army set off again. On other march routes, it was the same scene. Each unit was no more than Qianqi. Basically, what Yu Wenqi said before the war started:

"Enter the state quietly and seize the city quickly!!"

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"Crack!!"

A group of soldiers stepped on the grass covered with dead leaves, making sounds like breaking egg shells from time to time.

"Follow quickly..."

“Those behind, don’t fall behind!!”

"Go faster..."

The officer on horseback turned his head and shook the whip in his hand from time to time, beckoning the soldiers to speed forward.

Hu Fengyun, who was carrying a military backpack, lowered his head and looked at the withered yellow leaves under his feet as he walked. He was trying to identify the origins of these leaves.

In fact, the real situation is that he was thinking about how to sneak into the baggage team in front, because he saw with his own eyes that there were "canned tuna" inside. You must know that during the war, that stuff was a special supply and only officers and meritorious soldiers could eat it.

Hu Fengyun's daily life in the army basically consisted of four major processes: "finding money", "losing money", "looking for food" and "having enough to eat".

Among these four processes, only losing money troubled him the most, so much so that he often lamented that "the ancestors were incompetent and the children and grandchildren were unlucky."

To sum up, Hu Fengyun is an unlucky guy who is greedy for money and delicious food, but he can't save any money and disappears inexplicably. He is a glutton! !

Just when Hu Fengyun was thinking wildly, the cavalry in front seemed to hear something and kept running back and forth.

Finally I heard only one sound:

"Everyone is here, change the route to Louisiana, we are going to fight those beasts' hometown!!"

"We are going to..."

Compared to the excitement of others, Hu Fengyun only felt a "heart palpitations", but soon the palpitations disappeared, as if something helped him solve his trouble.

Looking up at the sky, I saw nothing but clouds mixed in with the blue sky.

"Huh", took a breath:

"Why is it so hard to make this money??"

(End of this chapter)