Two days later

It was about five o'clock in the afternoon

A group of U.S. troops walked on the hot and dry Gobi Desert, and the soldiers walked on foot, everyone looking exhausted.

This U.S. military unit had no less than 200 four-wheeled wagons, most of which needed to carry ammunition for two heavy artillery regiments, and a small number of fodder, and the soldiers had to walk on foot.

General Frank Gilhurry rode on a tall and sturdy Pelche horse, a snow-white French thoroughbred, 1.83 meters tall and weighing more than 950 kilograms.

On the general's weather-beaten face, the wrinkles were as deep as a knife and an axe, and his gray-blue eyes were full of solemn looks.

The U.S. army is in the light, and the army of the Tang Kingdom is in the dark.

The battle was always in the hands of the mad king, and General Frank Gilhuri felt like a clumsy boxer, repeatedly missing his opponent's blows without being able to hurt him at all.

This bad feeling made General Frank Gilhurry feel even more gloomy.

Since I received an urgent report from the fleeing US cavalry four days ago, this feeling of being led by the nose by the enemy has been even worse.

At this point, General Frank Gilhuli has three options in front of him;

First, continue to hold the troops and hold the barracks.

This is the most passive way to deal with it, considering that the wheat, black beans, grain and other materials are exhausted, the battalion has been slaughtering mules and horses for many days, and a large number of logistics supplies are urgently needed, and there are no prerequisites for holding on to the army, this way of coping is the first to go out.

Second, the troops were divided again, with more than 640 cavalry and some elite soldiers forming a rapid reinforcement force, quickly approaching the baggage troops under Lieutenant Colonel Harry Frezi, and striving to break the blockade of the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom.

The advantage of this is that the speed of action is fast, and the main force of the heavy artillery regiment and infantry remains in the Denver camp to avoid the pain of travel.

The downside is also very obvious;

If this small-scale reinforcement does not do well, it will become fat in the mouth of the mad king, and not only will it fail to achieve the purpose of reinforcement, but it will be broken by each one.

Three, that is, to abandon the Denver camp and go all out to the east, this is the safest and slowest way.

In the end, General Frank Gilhuli chose to play it safe.

After three days of marching, General Frank Gilhuri took out the gold pocket watch in his arms and looked at the time, at this time it was more than five o'clock in the afternoon, and there were still more than 36 kilometers from the Hugo area.

That is, about 115 kilometers of march in three days.

A look of agitation appeared on the face of General Frank Gilhuri, marching too slowly with artillery.

This section of the potholed Gobi road was not repaired, and heavy artillery trucks would sink into gravel pits from time to time, wasting a lot of time.

At this rate, it will take at least six or seven hours to reach the Hugo Oasis, which is too slow.

That's when it happened

There was a sharp whistle in front, dozens of American cavalry galloped wildly, a large cloud of smoke and dust swept up behind them, and the sound of horses' hooves made the entire Gobi Desert tremble, and it was the main force of the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom that arrived.

This time

General Frank Gilhurry was so frightened that in a hurry, a loud order was given, and the American troops immediately went into action.

The weary soldiers ran forward at the command of the commander, and the marching column, which had stretched for several kilometers, quickly shrank and gradually changed from a vertical marching column to a horizontal battle line.

The artillery wagons of the Army's heavy artillery regiment were pushed forward and lined up, with their black muzzles pointed directly at the enemy, and the four-wheeled wagons concentrated in the rear.

After more than 20 minutes of busyness, the combat deployment was completed.

What is strange is that the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom on the opposite side did not continue to attack, but stationed on the side and watched coldly, watching the American army gather like hedgehogs, as if facing a great enemy.

These arrogant cavalrymen of the Tang Kingdom pointed at the US troops, laughing loudly from time to time, and some even got off their horses and took out their guys to pee on the US troops.

Nima, how can this be endured?

There was no shortage of hot-tempered officers in the U.S. military, and more than a dozen officers couldn't bear the humiliation and took the initiative to fight, including Lieutenant Colonel James, the honorary commander of the Missouri Cavalry.

There are three cavalry regiments under General Frank Gilhurry, the first is the Kentucky Cavalry Regiment led by Lieutenant Colonel McCain, which has been wiped out in the late-night raid of the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom 21 days ago, and not a single horse has escaped.

The second was the Tennessee Cavalry Regiment led by Lieutenant Colonel Harry Frezi, with a total strength of about 700 horsemen. This time, he was responsible for escorting heavy supplies to Kansas City, and was repeatedly hit in continuous battles, leaving only more than 280 horsemen.

The third is the Missouri Honorary Cavalry Regiment led by Lieutenant Colonel James, which is a cavalry regiment that has repeatedly performed meritorious service in the Texas Revolutionary War, and was awarded the title of "Honorary Cavalry Regiment" for its outstanding performance and outstanding achievements.

The cavalry regiment has fought with the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom several times, mostly in guerrilla fights, chases and even skirmishes of three to five horsemen, and the two sides do not fall behind.

With a strength of more than 640 cavalry, it is the only remaining cavalry regiment with full combat effectiveness in the hands of General Frank Gilhurry.

"Your Excellency, I ask you to allow me to lead the cavalry regiment into battle, and the warriors of the Missouri Honorary Cavalry Regiment will teach these Orientals who are hiding in Tibet a harsh lesson with their sabers, and I will personally cut off the head of the mad king and present it to the General."

"Lieutenant Colonel Smith, I greatly appreciate your courage, but I would like to warn you that the enemy is extremely cunning and must not be pursued too far."

General Frank Gilhuri was also disturbed by the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom, considering that the enemy cavalry was within the range of the cannons, and he still had more than 3,800 heavily armed infantry in his hands, loaded with bullets, ready to fight at any time, everything was under control.

There was only a slight hesitation

General Frank Gilhurry agreed to Lieutenant Colonel Smith's request and sent a cavalry regiment to charge and kill for a while, and ruthlessly extinguish the arrogance of the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom.

Little did he know what terrible blow the Kentucky Cavalry had suffered on that dawning morning 21 days earlier.

General Frank Gilhurry fell into a misconception that he still thinks;

The Kentucky cavalry regiment fell into the enemy's misfortune and was annihilated by the platoon of the ambush infantry, after all, the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom swept thousands of white people in Denver, and it was impossible to hide such a big news.

The revolver musket equipped by the American cavalry has an effective killing distance of only 30~50 meters, and when the cavalry of the two sides hedge, this distance is almost a flash, only a few seconds.

If you can't quickly draw your saber to fight, it's almost like suicide.

Therefore, General Frank Gilhuri could not have imagined that the Colt Type 1846 revolver equipped by the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom was extremely powerful and could effectively kill and injure the enemy at a distance of 120 meters

On the Colorado Plateau at 6 o'clock in the evening, the sky is full of bright fiery clouds, and the afterglow of the sun reflects the Gobi Desert into a pale gold, full of magnificent and majestic scenery.

"Forward, American soldiers."

The sound of military music echoed in the sky above, and under the orders of the infantry commander, the US soldiers marched forward in a horizontal formation with guns in both hands.

At the same time advanced heavy artillery wagons, dragged by horses, at the front of the infantry platoon.

From both sides of the U.S. infantry queue, more than 640 cavalrymen of the Missouri Honor Cavalry Regiment quickly stepped forward, as if two sharp arrows crossed the infantry queue and stabbed fiercely in the direction of the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom.

The two sides are about 2 kilometers apart

After the U.S. army launched an attack, the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom turned over on their horses one after another, and completed the queue conversion when they instigated the horses to move forward in small steps.

320 cuirassiers appeared in the first line of the front, and the queue of more than 150 captured cavalry and two light cavalry brigades of the American army was in the second line, with a strength of about 470 horsemen.

The third lane is the main force of light cavalry, consisting of three light cavalry brigades belonging to the San Francisco Cuirassier Regiment, with a strength of about 700 cavalry.

The three cavalry fronts presented a clear "one" shape, the purpose of which was to maximize the power of the Colt 1846 revolver and inflict a large number of casualties on the American cavalry.

The two arrows of the U.S. Missouri Honorary Cavalry Regiment moved closer to each other at high speed, and when they were less than 1,000 yards away from the enemy, they converged and began to charge cavalry, pounced on the enemy's side like a tiger.

The intention was to break through the cuirassiers' interception and inflict serious casualties on the enemy.

The American cavalry who charged ahead drew their spears from their horse bags and set fire to the oncoming cuirassiers in front of them.

"Bang Bang Bang ......"

Dense gunfire rang out, and the American cavalry, who had finished firing, quickly inserted their spears into their horse bags again, and then drew their swords and shouted and charged.

The hot bullets whistled, turning over more than a dozen cuirassiers, rolling and falling off their horses, which made the cavalry behind them avoid one after another, causing a brief confusion in the cuirassiers' ranks.

More bullets hit the cuirassiers' steel armor, making a muffled "poof" sound, except for a brief pause in the cuirassiers' body, but did not penetrate the steel armor to deal more damage.

The strong defensive power of the heavy steel armor made the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom more confident, and when the distance between the cavalry of the two sides quickly approached within 300 yards, they pulled out the Colt Type 1846 revolver that had already been loaded from their horse bags.

Then he galloped with one hand and put a gun in the other hand to his chest, staring coldly at the approaching American cavalry, revealing a chilling smile.

The cavalry officer of the Tang Kingdom drew his shining saber and carefully observed the distance between the two sides while galloping his horse, 200 yards...... 150 yards ...... 120 yards ......

When the two sides entered the distance of 120 yards, the commander's saber was swung down fiercely, and the order to concentrate fire was issued.

In a split second

The sound of bean-bursting gunfire rang out continuously, and the cuirassiers charging forward shot after shot, aiming at the American cavalry and firing incessantly until the six bullets in the guns were emptied.

You can see it

The cuirassiers, who were at the front, consciously reined in the reins of their horses after emptying the bullets in their revolvers, forcing their horses to slow down their running, plunging their revolvers, into the pouch in front of their right knees, and then drawing their sabers and preparing for battle.

The cuirassiers lined up in the rear rushed out and continued to fire at the closer American cavalry, and the enemy was thrown on their backs and became a mess.

During the day, the dense and lethal firepower was more lethal to the American cavalry.

It can be clearly seen that the US cavalry charging in front is like being punched by an invisible giant, rolling and falling down one by one in the dense rain of bullets, and the momentum of progress is paused.

The momentum of the impact of the entire Missouri Honor Cavalry Regiment was immediately crushed, and the remaining American cavalry collided with the cuirassier regiment, and the crisp sound of the saber slashing on the steel armor mixed with the dull sound of the blade entering the flesh was frequently heard.

The scene of the battle was not clearly seen in the smoke and dust, but more cavalry fell down, and were mercilessly trampled by the horses' hooves.

The collision of light cavalry and heavy cavalry, the result of which is not known, is basically equivalent to suicide.

When the two horses are wrong

Basically, there is only a chance to swing a knife, and the slash on the steel armor is safe and sound, and the slash is a big problem on the body!

Either lose your life, or fall from your horse with serious injuries, or lose your arms and legs......

When the remaining cavalry of the Missouri Honor Cavalry Regiment rushed out of the cuirassiers' interception line covered in blood, the original 640 cavalry was less than 350 people, and after two rounds of one-sided slaughter, all the American cavalry had become frightened birds.

But their nightmare was not over yet, and the second light cavalry of the Tang Kingdom pressed up more than 500 meters away, and the distance was getting closer and closer.

At this time, some of the American cavalry were already frightened, screaming and turning their horses' heads to flee to the open spaces on both sides, hoping to escape.

Most of the remaining cavalry, amid the hysterical screams of Lieutenant Colonel Smith, could only stubbornly follow the charge.

No surprises

When approaching a distance of 120 yards, these American cavalry were once again subjected to a dense rain of bullets, and were immediately overturned by more than 100 horsemen, and the remaining one crashed into the light cavalry of the Tang Kingdom and fought......

Just seven or eight minutes

The Missouri Honorary Cavalry Regiment was wiped to ashes, and in addition to most of the places where they were killed on the spot, 86 cavalry obediently surrendered and saved their lives.

General Frank Gilhuri experienced this massacre from beginning to end, and the whole person was already stunned.

He couldn't imagine it;

How could the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom vent such fierce firepower on horseback and defeat the US cavalry regiment to ashes.

However, the cold truth was in front of him, and even if 10,000 did not want to admit it, General Frank Gilhuri knew that his cavalry force was completely wiped out. The situation of this American army, which is mainly infantry, is dangerous.

"Your Excellency, those despicable Orientals are cleaning up the battlefield."

"Artillery, where is the artillery, fire at me and smash them all." The reminder of his officers immediately woke General Frank Gilhuri to his senses, and he began to reprimand loudly like thunder; "The artillery immediately stopped their advance, and bombarded me at the enemy, and I was going to blast them all into hell."

The U.S. artillery regiment, which received the order, immediately pulled the horse and turned it 180 degrees, pointed the muzzle of the black hole hole forward again, then untied the horse, placed the hoe, adjusted the muzzle, cleaned the chamber, poured black powder into the muzzle, and tamped it with a wooden pole.

Finally, the oval shell was loaded through the muzzle, and after a rough aiming, the fuse was ignited.

At this point, nearly ten minutes had passed since the order was given.

For such a long time, the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom had almost finished cleaning the battlefield, and even the horses killed in the battle were not left, they were put on the ropes of several horses, and dragged away all the way.

"Boom, boom, boom......"

The sound of cannons continued to sound, throwing the hot cannonballs fiercely into the battlefield 1,600 yards away, and the remaining cavalry of the Tang Kingdom was startled and hurriedly ran away.

The cannonballs splashed a cloud of smoke and dust on the Gobi Desert, but it was lonely, and the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom after the victory cheered and waved their sabers, and wandered two or three kilometers away.

General Frank Gilhurry ordered the infantry to move on, arriving at a mess of the battlefield after 20 minutes, with nothing but the messy wreckage of the Missouri Honor Cavalry Corps.

The swords, revolvers, water bottles and leather boots of the cavalry were all stripped naked, and only the corpses were lying on the Gobi Desert, telling of endless unwillingness.

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