this day

Rio Rancho Town Front

It was about 5:00 a.m

Jon Sr., led a team of 200 musketeers and more than 230 cavalrymen, took advantage of the darkness to sneak up on the town of Rio Rancho, lurking behind a hill about 5 kilometers away from the town, quietly waiting for news of the reconnaissance ahead.

The purpose of the trip was to export 200 musketeers into the town to replenish the precarious and weak forces of Rio Rancho.

After 9 consecutive days of bloody fighting, the defenders in the town have reached the point of exhaustion, and if they continue, they may be broken by the American army at any time.

Not for a while

The two dark shadows quietly touched back, they were the scouts sent by old Karn, and the news they brought back was happy and sad.

The good news is that the U.S. troops are stationed in the east and west of Rio Rancho Town, and the west side is the main camp, where artillery, baggage, and medical battalions are located, and most of the U.S. troops are stationed.

On the east side is a cavalry camp with 27 tents and a horse fence, with about 300 troops.

In this way, the US forces are scattered, giving each of them a good opportunity to break through.

The worry is that the US cavalry unit is very vigilant, and the armed patrol squad walks back and forth, and there is still a secret outpost, so the scouts did not dare to get too close, for fear of exposing their hiding.

At this time, it was the darkness before dawn.

The old lieutenant colonel Kahn's face was grim in the night, and after carefully weighing it in his heart, he made up his mind to prepare to give the Yankees a ruthless one, so he summoned Captain Zheng Xiaoqi, the captain of the cavalry group, and Lin Xiazai, the captain of the musketeer brigade, to discuss the battle plan.

"Gentlemen, I am determined to take off the cavalry camp on the east side of town and cut off one of the Yankees' tentacles, what do you suggest?"

"Sir, if I think I want to fight...... The distance between the two camps of the US army is only 8 kilometers, and once the battle starts, the sound of gunfire will spread very far, and it will only take 15 minutes at most for the main cavalry of the US army in the west of the town to come back. If we react quickly, we can arrive in 12 minutes, leaving us not much time to storm the enemy camp. ”

"I agree with Captain Shrimp Boy's opinion, from the perspective of combat effectiveness, our cavalry training time is relatively short, and the overall combat effectiveness is at a disadvantage, if it is entangled by the cavalry of the US brigade, it is not optimistic!"

"Well, your suggestions are very pertinent, so ...... do it," said Old Lieutenant Colonel Karn, who had extensive experience in cavalry combat, and after a slight pause, he made a pincer offensive movement with his hands forward, and then continued;

"The entire raid battle is limited to 10 minutes, and you can achieve as many results as you can, and when the time comes, retreat immediately, and no love is allowed.

Don't clean the battlefield, don't collect loot, and retreat with one blow.

The cavalry and musketeers approached the enemy camp in a manner, taking advantage of the darkness of the night to stealthily approach the enemy camp, and all the cavalry brought horses to chew their horses, led the horses on foot, and launched an attack when the dawn came.

The attack was spearheaded by the musketeer brigade, which demanded that as many platoons of guns be fired within five minutes, inflicting enough casualties on the enemy, and when the time came, they would immediately retreat to the town, regardless of the outcome of the battle.

Six or seven minutes were left to allow the musketeer brigade to enter the town of Rio Rancho safely and unharmed, and successfully complete the task of transporting troops.

After the start of the Musketeer operation

The cavalry brigade, led by me personally, stormed the enemy camp, whether it went well or not, and after 10 minutes heard the whistle and withdrew.

Guys, I'm going to make the Yankees feel the pain in this battle, and I hope the soldiers will fight bravely and hand over a good record. ”

"Don't worry, sir, the brothers have been holding back this evil breath for a long time, and they will certainly not let it go if they have such a good opportunity to perform."

"Our cavalry team is equipped with a powerful new type of revolver musket, and this time we want to let the Yankees taste it."

Seeing that the officers were eager to try, old Karn waved his hand coldly and commanded; "Then do it, convey the order to the squads, load the bullets and prepare for all the battles, and after 10 minutes covertly engage the enemy. In addition, the horses mounted by the musketeers were gathered and men were arranged to supervise the retreat first. Be careful not to make a big noise, so go ahead and prepare. ”

The order was given, and all the officers dispersed.

In the night, there was the sound of guns being manipulated, and the soldiers took advantage of the watery moonlight to check their weapons and reload their ammunition, filling the tense atmosphere before the battle.

After 10 minutes

The two black-pressed teams set out again, the cavalry led their horses one after the other, and the musketeers marched in neat formation, quietly approaching in the direction of the enemy camp.

Half an hour later

About 1 kilometer away from the U.S. cavalry camp, the troops of the Tang Kingdom stopped, and the soldiers took out the kettle of dry food to eat some cushions to cushion their stomachs, relieve their tension, and prepare for battle at any time.

This has already entered the distance of the attack, and you can see the huge black shadow of the American cavalry camp in the night, and you can hear the occasional neighing of the war horses.

Early summer

The morning light in the New Mexico wilderness came early, about 5:50 a.m., and a flash of morning light appeared in the distant dark sky, and the cool breeze accompanied by the smell of sand and dust came to the face, and it came again and again.

In the U.S. cavalry camp, you can see from a distance, the early cooks have begun to light a fire to cook, and the faint flames at the bottom of the stove can be seen from a long distance.

The U.S. cavalry camp was surrounded by a wooden fence, not the kind of thick wooden fence that was closely arranged one after the other, and had a strong defensive capability. Instead, a sparse fence made of malnourished trees in the oasis, used only to defend against cavalry onslaught.

"All the musketeers line up, forward."

Following the order of the commander of the musketeers, Captain Lin Xiazai, the musketeers got up from the ground one after another, lined up in a phalanx of 4 squadrons, and approached the American camp under the cover of the morning light with poor vision.

Behind them, the cavalry followed on foot with their mounts, ready to mount and attack.

In the camp of the American cavalry

The seven American soldiers of the patrol team were busy in the middle of the night, and at the moment their stomachs were rumbling with hunger, and after the cooking soldiers started a fire, they involuntarily came over and asked with a grin;

"Hey man, what surprises did you have in store this morning?"

"I'm sorry, but I didn't have your favorite roast beef, but there were baked potatoes, crackers, and bean bisque."

"Oh God, can't we just change the tricks? We're farting now, and it's all smelling of beans. ”

"Don't complain idiot, you can only drink bean soup, boiled beans are the best concentrate to feed the horses, Mr. Colonel has long said that this is the most reasonable match."

"Damn it, we have to vomit every day when we drink bean juice and soup, while those officers and men can enjoy cheese bread and tender roast lamb and bourbon for every meal."

"Stop whining, man, oh, my god, what's that?"

The chatting patrol soldier saw a shadowy queue in the distance, and the distance had approached more than 400 meters.

He thought he was dazzled, so he quickly rubbed his eyes with his hand and looked at it carefully, and suddenly there was an extremely frightened look on his face, and he opened his mouth and shouted; "Oriental...... The Orientals have killed ......"

This shout really stabbed the hornet's nest.

The soldiers of the other patrols hurriedly fired warning shots, and the crisp sound of gunfire echoed in the dawn of the morning solstice, so piercing that the entire American camp was agitated.

Many officers and soldiers rushed out of the tents without wearing clothes, shouting in panic; "Oh my God, who's shooting?"

"Why did you shoot, what the hell happened?"

"Enemy attack...... Enemy attack ......"

"You idiots, the Orientals are coming, gather and fight."

The sound of a gunshot is an order

Under the commander's command, the musketeer queue that was quietly approaching gave up all scruples and immediately ran forward, and in the process of running forward, the four queue phalanx gradually unfolded in a "one" shape.

Each phalanx was separated by more than 30 meters, and they were outflanked towards the US military camp, and the distance was rapidly shortened.

After the gunshots rang out

Old Lieutenant Colonel Kahn immediately turned on his horse and shouted; "Attack!"

The cavalry followed closely and turned on their horses, and in an instant, the sound of horses' hooves roared like rolling thunder, and they quickly crossed the ranks of the infantry to kill.

At this time, a large number of soldiers had already run out of the tents of the US military camp, some of them were hurriedly wearing military uniforms, some of them were carrying guns and knives and rushing out bare-chested, scurrying around the camp like flies without a head, shouting and screaming.

At this time, across the wooden fence camp, the soldiers of the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom pulled out their revolver muskets one after another, and aimed at the American troops in the camp and fired them, and the bullets flew sideways in an instant, dense like rain.

In the midst of one burst of gunfire, many of the American officers and men were bloodied and fell to the ground as they rolled over, while others scurried around like frightened rabbits.

The running cavalry of the Tang Kingdom circled along the US military camp, pouring out round after round of bullets, and the Yankees who were killed turned on their backs.

Many cavalrymen threw their flying claws, and then, with the power of the running horses, pulled down the barracks with a "boom", and there was a huge gap.

At this time, the soldiers of the musket team approached about 100 meters of the camp, and immediately formed a team under the commander's loud order, raised their guns, and fired......

Each musketeer phalanx consisted of 48 men in four columns of 12 soldiers each, firing in rotation to provide the heaviest platoon fire.

The soldiers could not raise their heads in the American camp, many American soldiers cried and crawled among the corpses, the officers lost their restraint on the soldiers, and the soldiers ran around with their heads in their hands, simply frightened by this fierce and deadly attack.

The musketeers approached step by step, approaching more than 50 meters in more than two minutes, striking the American cavalry with more accurate platoon guns, and frantically reaping the results.

A small number of U.S. soldiers raised their guns and fought back sporadically, but soon they were hit by a fierce volley of guns, and they fell down in convulsions in the rain of bullets, and blood stained the tents and the dry ground on their bodies.

At this time

The cavalry of the Tang Kingdom dragged down the horse pen, three or four hundred war horses roared and galloped away, the cavalry divided into a squad to drive the spoils back, and the other cavalry gathered outside the broken camp, ready to give the American army a fatal blow.

With a sharp whistle

The soldiers of the Musketeer Brigade, who had been pouring fire frantically, gathered their guns one after another, ran away from the battlefield according to the command, and quickly evacuated in the direction of Rio Rancho Town.

Almost at the same time as the whistle sounded, the bright saber in Old Karn's hand swung forward, giving the order to attack.

In the blink of an eye, the war horse galloped.

The cavalry rushed into the American camp, shining sabers flying, cutting down the American officers and soldiers who were fleeing in all directions in astonishment, and an American lieutenant and several soldiers resisted desperately, shooting three cavalrymen in succession.

That's when it happened

Old Karn rode his horse and slammed his horse out of the slanted slash, and with a wave of his sabre in his hand, the American lieutenant's head flew into the sky, and the headless corpse splattered like a fountain of blood, and fell to the ground in no time.

The cavalry behind the elder Karn swept through like a wind, slashing the recalcitrant American soldiers to the ground one after another, like a massacre.

In the musketeer attack camp, the American soldiers who were originally lying on the ground and pretending to be dead had to get up again and hide in all directions for fear of being trampled by the horses, and thus were strangled by a new round of cavalry.

The shrill whistle sounded again

The attack on the camp had already exceeded the original plan by one minute, reaching 11 minutes, and in the distance there was the sound of rolling horses' hooves, as if thousands of troops were coming, and a large yellow cloud of smoke and dust was scattered in the sky shrouded in the morning light.

The cavalry of the American Expeditionary Force was killed......