Chapter 102 Loss
A wave of cavalry charges and defeated the Kentucky Cavalry Regiment of the US Army, Richard raised the 2.8-meter-long sharp machete in his hand and stabbed straight into the sky, unable to suppress the surging blood in his heart, and shouted; "Wan Sheng!"
"Ten thousand wins, ten thousand wins, ten thousand wins!"
"Kill ......"
"Kill, kill, kill!"
The cuirassiers shouted in unison in a hyper-emotional voice, brandished their sabers to vent their hearty passion, and instigated their mounts to slow down.
The weapons in the commander's hands were raised high, in the form of raising fire to the sky, representing the order of all the cavalry to slow down.
After killing the lineup of the Kentucky Cavalry Regiment of the US Army, the camp of the US Army in front of him has been clearly presented, the distance is no more than 1 kilometer, and it is several kilometers long across the Gobi Desert, as if it is a prehistoric giant beast entrenched.
"All the soldiers reload and prepare for battle."
After the order is given
All the cuirassiers immediately sheathed their swords, drew the Colt Type 1846 heavy cavalry rifle from the sack on the right front side of the saddle, opened the wheel shaft, and loaded one fixed load after another......
Richard rode his horse at the front of the queue at this time, he was wearing a cuirass that was different from ordinary cavalry, it was a system-customized lengthened and thickened version of the golden cuirass, which could cover the neck and upper body well, with gilded beasts swallowing on his shoulders, white flying feathers on his helmet, holding a 2.8-meter-long Xueliang long knife upside down with one hand, a pair of sharp eyes staring ahead, and his face was awe-inspiring.
His gaze pierced through the darkness before dawn and keenly saw several huge gaps in the circular array formed by horse-drawn carriages in the sporadic fires of the American military camp.
A dangerous smile appeared on Richard's face......
These defensive loopholes, the early wagon drivers finished feeding the mules, and then took the four-wheeled wagons away and returned them to their own teams, thus creating several large gaps in the circular array.
At this time, the U.S. infantry was eating with guns on their backs, and after eating, they would drive the whole team out, and they were in a period of excessive confusion.
The cavalry was disturbed four or five times this night, the thunder was heavy and the rain was small, and there were no other losses except for a few empty shots.
This made the U.S. military, from generals to soldiers, slack, and subconsciously thought;
This is just another innocuous attack.
Coupled with the fact that the sky is getting brighter, all the soldiers are ready to go, and the strong Kentucky Cavalry Regiment has already attacked, what can happen?
In the U.S. military camp, there should be food and dinner, the car should be set up, the equipment should be sorted out, and the inspection should be inspected, but no one was vigilant against the cuirassiers of the Tang Kingdom approaching the camp.
Due to the gloomy sky, the cavalry team in the US camp could be seen approaching, but they could not distinguish between friend and foe, and thought that the KFC cavalry regiment that had driven the enemy had returned.
"Hey man, do you think our Kentucky Cavalry can catch those little rats?"
"I don't care about that, I care about when I'm going to stop drinking these damn vegetable soups, I really miss my mom's creamy mushroom corn soup, it's so delicious."
"Come on, don't be weak like a. You're now going to conquer those Indian natives, oh yes, can you get $10 for scalping them off? ”
"Raul, you have to ask the sir, don't you think it's strange? Why is there such a dense gunfire? ”
"What's strange about this, the cavalry regiment is also equipped with muskets, but many cavalrymen find it not useful, and they prefer to solve problems with sabers."
"What about these gunshots......"
"Don't ask me Raul, oh God, is that our cavalry?"
The soldiers on the periphery of the American carriage circle looked at it suspiciously, only to see a group of cavalry getting closer and closer in the hazy early morning night, and gradually accelerating, and the sound of galloping horses' hooves converged into a vast sound like rolling thunder, and the distance was getting closer and closer.
Even if you are a fool, you know that this group of cavalry has bad intentions.
But the American soldiers did not see the shining sabers, nor could they clearly see the clothes of the cavalry that came rushing all the way, and the dark sky greatly affected the vision, making the judgment of these American soldiers a little dull.
It wasn't until the cuirassiers of the Tang Kingdom who charged approached a range of more than 100 meters that they saw the difference in the clothes of the cavalry.
After a brief moment of panic, the perimeter soldiers let out a hoarse shout; "Oh God, it's the enemy cavalry, those easterners are coming......"
Then these American soldiers fled in all directions as if they had blown up their nests, and with the sound of gunshots like a dense rain, countless blood flowers exploded on the bodies of these American soldiers in the camp, and they were knocked to the ground screaming.
Richard led the cuirassier heavy cavalry to rush into the gap in the circle, the shining long knife in his hand was picked up, like chopping melons and vegetables, and a bloody alley flowed out, and the heavy cavalry behind him rushed in, stampling and chopping frantically in the American camp.
For a while, it became a pot of porridge.
The cuirassier heavy cavalry of the Tang Kingdom came so fast, so fierce, and so caught off guard, like an elephant breaking into a porcelain shop, and stamped on it savagely.
This part of the people belonged to the US infantry camp, and they were suddenly attacked, and the cuirassier heavy cavalry who rushed into the camp immediately split into two, roaring all the way and chopping down the US soldiers, tearing the entire camp apart, and the US soldiers shouted loudly and hugged their heads and ran away.
There were also sporadic gunfires, and the few infantry commanders tried to gather their soldiers to resist, but they were soon dispersed by the heavy cavalry that was fiercely crushed.
These cavalrymen not only slashed and killed fiercely all the way, but also set fire to everywhere, forcing many American soldiers to flee outside the circle, and there was chaos everywhere.
And that's not all
Just five or six minutes later, a much larger group of light cavalry burst into the American camp, burned and slaughtered, and fired rockets that set fire to more logistical wagons.
Many of the horses and mules were frightened and dragged the wagons wildly, which further exacerbated the confusion.
The chaos was contained after more than 10 minutes, and General Frank Gilhurry led the two remaining cavalry regiments to the rescue, and gathered the fleeing infantry to form an array, barely firing a few rounds of guns, which was able to stabilize the morale of the army.
Who knew that these cavalry of the Tang Kingdom were not entangled, and immediately retreated, quickly broke away from the battlefield of the American army's round formation, and galloped away from the depths of the Gobi Desert.
At this moment, General Frank Gilhuri was already mad with anger when he looked at the disarray of the American camp, and his eyes were red and he personally led the two cavalry regiments to pursue all the way.
After entering the depths of the Gobi Desert, he was horrified to find that the two cavalry of the Tang Kingdom that had fled all the way in front of him had gathered, and the total number had reached nearly 800 horses.
And at the front
There were still countless cavalry to respond, and the horses galloped to kick up large areas of sand and dust, and it was estimated that the number was only a lot more.
The speed of the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom in front has slowed down, and it seems that they are going to join forces, and the total strength has already gained the upper hand.
The total number of the two cavalry regiments in the hands of General Frank Gilhuri is more than 1,300 people, and compared with the two, General Frank Gilhuri wisely chose to slow down and turn around, and return to the camp to clean up the mess first.
Richard had already gained a lot in this battle, and after fighting all night, the main force of the cavalry was physically and mentally exhausted, so he chose to accept it when he saw it, and led his troops back to the secret camp of the mountain leader more than ten kilometers away for repair.
At this time, it was 6:30 in the morning, and the sky was bright.
When General Frank Gilhuri returned to the camp in the Gobi Desert, he saw a mess, more than 240 carts of mules and horses were still burning, the original circle was scattered, and the Gobi Desert was littered with wagon wreckage and soldiers' corpses.
At a greater distance
There are pieces of wreckage of Kentucky cavalry regiment soldiers and war horses, and the strong smell of blood fills the air, adding a tragic atmosphere to the Gobi Desert out of thin air.
The equipment of the fallen soldiers of the KFC Cavalry Regiment has long been collected, and the remaining intact war horses have also been taken away by the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom.
Counting the losses, General Frank Gilhuri almost vomited out a mouthful of old blood;
More than 630 officers and men of the Kentucky Cavalry Regiment were wiped out, and more than 20 cavalry were lost, which led to a sharp drop in the number of cavalry of the expeditionary force from 2,000 to more than 1,350, a loss of 1/3 of the troops, and a great blow to morale.
The infantry losses were even more serious, and in less than 10 minutes of frantic slashing and ramming, the US federal infantry suffered more than 1,370 casualties, of which nearly 900 were killed, many of whom were deeply trampled to death by war horses.
What is particularly frightening is;
A golden-armored general who rushed to the front was armed with a sharp Daguan knife, slashing wildly all the way, and more than 100 people died in his hands alone, and no one could be his leader.
Someone recognized it, this person is the "mad king" Richard of the Tang Kingdom, who is simply a god and demon from hell, and no one can stop him from killing madness.
The losses were even more serious due to the logistical baggage, the more than 160 four-wheeled wagons near the cavalry camp were better, and basically suffered little damage, and a few mules and horses were quickly stopped when they were frightened, or killed or forcibly subdued, which was negligible.
More than 600 four-wheeled heavy-duty wagons in the infantry camp were miserable, with more than 270 completely destroyed, 84 of the supplies they were carrying, and more than 20 wagons dragged by frightened mules and horses and disappeared into the depths of the Gobi.
In this way, more than half of the carriages in the infantry camp were lost, and 3/5 of the materials were lost, and the materials that could have been able to support half a month's combat are now able to support a week at best.
The sum of the two phases;
The loss of troops was about 2,000 people, of which 1,350 were cavalry, 3,700 were infantry, and more than 600 were artillery.
Fortunately, the 32 Napoleonic cannons towed by the artillery regiment were so strong that the enemy cavalry was difficult to destroy in a hurry, and they were preserved intact, with no losses in shells, gunpowder and personnel.
General Frank Gilhuri immediately ordered the complete loss of more than 300 baggage wagons with the army, and a total of 677 coachmen, carpenters and leathermen, all of whom were conscripted into the army at the first time to replenish the current troop losses.
The infantry strength was replenished to 4,377 men, plus more than 480 lightly and seriously wounded, and the total strength was restored to 4,857 men, which was not much different from the original 5,000 men.
The supplies were burned and burned, and the important logistics town of Denver was burned to the ground, and this could not be replenished.