Chapter 311: Flooding of Wilson City

Talboro had become the most important place for the Sherman Legion, from where a small amount of supplies could be obtained by heading east to the coast, and the Sherman Legion was cut off on three sides, and only here could contact the Union Navy by land. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

However, Sherman's men were often attacked in this area, and since they were trapped, it has become a hunting area, and each time they pass, they must have more than two regiments, otherwise they will be attacked by the devastating attack of the Southern army.

"What? Talboro was attacked by the Southern Ghost again, and was lost again, and this time the Southern Ghost did not leave, and used a weapon that had never been seen before, spewing out continuous flames, and the bullets shot like rain, ten times more powerful than Gatling. ”

Talbora was captured for the third time, and Sherman thought that this time the Southern Army would retreat after another attack and robbery, and he didn't want this time to be different, especially after hearing that the new weapon was super powerful, the uneasiness became more and more intense.

As if there was a smell of death in the air, Sherman became anxious, and asked another George's troops if they were coming, and he had a hunch that Robert Lee was going to launch an all-out attack on him this time.

At first, he thought that Robert Lee was not enough to threaten him, but now that he is surrounded by groups and short of ammunition, this battle has little chance of winning!

What he lacked most now was time, and the longer he dragged on, the more powerful he knew about himself, and he was pondering how many troops to send to Talboro to retake this place, when another soldier came in and reported:

"The general is not good, the southern ghosts in the city suddenly launched a fierce counterattack, our troops lost the north of the city, and Johnston's men also used artillery and are bombarding the west of the city."

"No! This can't be, Johnston has long been out of artillery, without shells, what he uses to open artillery, what to bombard the west of the city."

Hearing Johnston's counterattack, Sherman didn't believe it at first, roared angrily, and ran out with a hideous expression, and sure enough, he saw the sound of cannons from the east and south of the city controlled by Johnston.

"How could this be! Where did Johnston get the shells. Wait a minute.. Could it be that he really has access to ammunition supplies, no wonder his firepower has been getting stronger and stronger recently, and the bullets are like they can't be finished, and they haven't saved as much as before. Sherman muttered to himself, his eyes cloudy.

This was a premeditated counterattack by the Yugoslav army against itself.

The gradual loss of territory in Rocky Mountain City will inevitably lead to the recapture of Talbor, and this time he is really dead.

Sure enough, a short time later, another report came that John Gordon in the north had launched a river crossing battle, shelling the south bank of the river, and had a great intention of breaking through the Tar River.

To make matters worse, to the east of Rocky Mountain City, there was also a Confederate attack, and Richard Yule had abandoned his stronghold on the Roanok River and was attacking the eastern position, wiping to join Johnston.

The fighting in the east was tight, and the casualties were heavy, as Johnston in the city also sent a force to fight Richard Yule on both sides.

After hours of cannon rumbling, the Northern Army to the east finally made a gap and Richard Yule joined Johnston to break Sherman's months-long blockade of Rocky Mountain City.

Without the siege to the east, the southern army in the city fought more bravely, and the next day regained all the positions in the city, and the Sherman army retreated.

"Retreat! Fight on Wilson's side! ”

As soon as the east side was broken, and after being driven out of the city, he was surrounded on three sides, and he did not want to be broken one by one and consume more troops, so Sherman decisively withdrew the troops from the north and south and began to fight against Wilson.

As soon as Sherman withdrew, John Gordon's division crossed the Tar River and joined forces with Johnston and Richard Yule, more than 10,000 people, slowly pursued Sherman, Sherman in order to delay time, blocked at Sharpsburg and Elm City along the way, and three days later, both were breached, and Sherman lost three more regiments, most of which were reinded into Wilson. ”

At this time, George finally broke through James's block and attacked the outskirts of Rocky Mountain City.

The Northern Army regained control of the Lohanok River, and George's Potomac Corps was able to facilitate supplies, but it was too late, and Rocky Mountain became his new barrier, and a more impassable mountain, and Johnston took over the task of holding George back on the south bank of the Tar River.

James carried out harassing attacks in George's rear, and the guerrilla depleted his vital forces.

Outside Wilson, Robert Lee's generals basically reunited, and even Yang Dongfang came with him.

"Special envoy, although we have surrounded Sherman, he still has more than 10,000 troops, and if we attack it, our losses will be very large."

The Sherman Legion couldn't run, but how to completely wipe it out and reduce its losses became a technical problem.

If it weren't for the shortcomings of the Southern Army's small forces, Sherman's withdrawal from Rocky Mountain City would have killed him with a volley.

Now the same is true, although the strategic advantage is already there, Robert Lee also has to think about the aftermath of this battle, after all, after the settlement of Sherman, there is also George's Potomac Corps, which also has a long way to go.

"If only Sherman could surrender." Richard Yule muttered, but John Gordon said: "Directly use the cannon to bombard until they can't stop it, the envoy has helped us get so much ammunition, enough to fight this battle, I don't believe that Wilson can't be defeated." ”

Robert Lee held the binoculars, shook his head and said, "It is impossible for Sherman to surrender, he knows how much he has done to the south, so the northern army in the city will definitely resist to the death." However, with artillery bombardment, even if we destroy the Sherman Legion, we will not have much ammunition to deal with George, and it will not be easy for the envoy to get some ammunition and weapons, so we can't waste it. ”

Having said that, Robert Lee glanced at Yang Dongfang meaningfully, Yang Dongfang smiled, he had already guessed Robert Lee's true thoughts, but he rejected the decision.

Although the method was fast, it was not in his own interest to let him show that such a risk was not cost-effective, and that he would have nothing to do for the next five days, and he could not be idle in North Carolina.

There was a light rain in the sky, the sky was always gloomy recently, and the roads were muddy, Yang Dongfang suddenly had an idea and asked: "This season, what will the weather be like in North Carolina, how long do you think this rain will fall, and it will get heavier and heavier?" ”

"It should be next week, it is estimated that the rain will be heavier tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, why is this asked?" There was a general from Benzhou who replied without thinking, he seemed to touch something, and everyone turned their eyes to Yang Dongfang.

Yang Dongfang suddenly showed a smile and asked again: "If I'm not mistaken, there is a reservoir in the west, I don't know if it can be heightened." ”

"It's good to rain, so that the cannons of the southern ghosts won't be able to fire, and there won't be a large-scale attack." Sherman, who had another interpretation of the rain, was equally impressed, and he hoped that George would use this time to speed up the pace, preferably if Commander-in-Chief Grant came to his rescue.

Sherman did not know that the savior he was waiting for would never come again, and that a catastrophe awaited him, and the author of this catastrophe was standing on the railroad tracks in Illinois at this time and exclaimed: "Rock Alan! We're back! You won't be lonely in Chicago! (To be continued.) )