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The U.S. military has heavy troops stationed in Davenport and Iowa City, with about 4000~6000 troops respectively. After the 350 cavalry small units of American troops sent to Demaine County were surrounded and annihilated by our side, the American troops became turtles with shrunken heads and no longer continued to send troops to the west......"

Lieutenant Colonel Liu Wu put away the small wooden pole pointing to the map, turned around and bowed slightly to King Richard, who was sitting at the top, and continued;

"In summary;

After repeated deliberations by the General Staff Headquarters, the forward army, and the senior officials of the left and right armies, a consensus was finally formed.

We believe that;

Due to logistical and mobilization difficulties, the US military temporarily chose to stabilize the first-line defense from Chicago to Iowa City, accumulate strength, and wait for an opportunity to counterattack.

The kingdom's army should strike at one of them with determination, and the two targets that can be chosen are Iowa City and Davenport.

In particular, Iowa City, which is located between Davenport and Chicago, where the U.S. military is heavily enrolled, has a garrison of about 6200~6300 people.

After capturing Davenport, our army passed through here and rode south to the Great Lakes Heavy Industrial Zone, turning him upside down. ”

After speaking, Lieutenant Colonel Liu Wu ended his speech with the eyes of everyone approving.

Lieutenant Colonel Liu Wu is now concurrently serving as chief of staff of the General Staff Headquarters, and this operational method is the result of discussions among many parties, and it seems to be a good strategy to break the current deadlock.

Richard, who was sitting at the top, swept his sharp eyes from everyone's faces one by one, and saw that the hearts of the generals were tight, and he couldn't help but bow his head.

Richard sighed slightly in disappointment and spoke;

"Cavalry has always been good at surprise attacks but not good at attacking fortifications, especially since entering the era of hot weapons.

With more than 10,000 cavalry of our entire army to attack the city held by the American army, even if the defenders are only more than 6,200 people, how much price do we have to pay?

20003000 or 5000 people?

After discussing for a long time, you came up with such a broken formula, have you forgotten the lessons of the Battle of the Oasis?

Our cavalry squadron of more than 60 people relied on the defensive breastwall to annihilate more than 200 cavalry of the US army in World War I.

In the face of an enemy army with a defensive advantage, the cavalry could not get any benefit.

What do you think...... The cavalry of the kingdom carried more bullets than the American cavalry?

One by one, they are simply dizzy, ridiculous, and after two victories, you don't know that the sky is high and the earth is thick, can you really capture Venport?

I don't think so, even if it's Idaho City, you can't take it.

Ladies and gentlemen, don't forget what was the basis for the capture of Peel City? ”

Richard tapped his fingers the table a few times, as if it was a hammer struck on the hearts of the senior officers, and they all stood up in fright, and their hands respectfully clenched into fists and saluted deeply, including Lieutenant Colonel Liu Wu, who was quite complacent.

"Relying on a surprise attack of a thousand miles, relying on taking advantage of the long-term laxity of the defenders of Peel City, taking the opportunity to take advantage of the weak defense to go down with a drum, otherwise, how could there be such an easy victory?" Richard asked sharply.

A group of senior officers broke out in a cold sweat behind the reprimand, and their waists bent even lower, for fear of being picked out of them and whipped at the key points, which would be miserable!

His Majesty is now so majestic that no one dares to chirp in front of him.

Richard can see that one of these officers under his command is counted as one, because of a series of victories, he has extreme contempt and disdain for the US military, and his heart is very arrogant.

He was unwilling to risk the lives of his soldiers to pay the tuition fees of these officers, so he reprimanded them sharply and directly stipulated the "three prohibitions for cavalry";

First, it is forbidden to attack an enemy who is firmly defended. Second, it is not allowed to storm the infantry platooning head-on. Third, the fortified city will be passed.

"The advantage of cavalry is high mobility, pinning down the enemy in motion, pulling the enemy, destroying the enemy, this is the eternal and unchanging supreme principle of cavalry.

Attacking the enemy must be saved, and breaking the enemy must be defended, instead of being blindly arrogant and walking the enemy's trap step by step. ”

Richard looked around at everyone, and when he saw that all the officers were bowing their heads and clenching their fists, he raised one hand and said;

"That's it, it's all exempt.

You have remembered to me that cavalry storms are the most foolish acts, and Admiral Taylor, a battle-hardened general, put four or five thousand soldiers on our lips in order to lure us into attacking.

It's just a Davenport, it's just an Idaho City, and you can't hold it down, what's the use?

Is it just to satisfy the psychology of the officers and soldiers to plunder?

Is it worth sacrificing two or three thousand cavalry, or even more, for this?

Think about it with your head, how many such sacrifices can the kingdom's cavalry withstand?

What is the Idaho City to Chicago Line?

In my eyes, it's just a chicken, a dog, my Tang Kingdom cavalry is coming and going, even if it is a swaggering march from the outskirts of Davenport, do the US troops dare to bite me?

Deliver my royal decrees;

Three days later, the whole army attacked, and more than 3,000 people under the vanguard army Gao Shiheng went south to Idaho City, crossing the south from the outskirts of the city, and there must be no mistake. ”

"Wechen obeys." Colonel Gao Shiheng respectfully received the order.

Richard continued to command in a cold voice; "The division of Mike Rabiot of the Left Route Army, moving south from the direction of Davenport, once the American army dares to pursue, order your troops to seek opportunities to destroy the enemy in the movement, and there must be no mistake."

"Wechen obeys." Colonel Mac-Rabiot respectfully accepted the order.

"The Fourth Division of Zheng Lao of the Right Route Army, and the Department of the Kahn Division of the Chinese Army followed this king south, and we crossed the blockade line from the outskirts of Chicago, I think who can help me?"

The domineering leakage of these words ignited the blood in the hearts of the officers, and they all clenched their fists and promised loudly.

"Weichen obeys the order and is willing to die for His Majesty."

January 9, 1848

More than 10,000 cavalry of the Tang Kingdom went south in three ways, swaggering through the US blockade line, and the US troops stationed in Idaho City watched the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom pass through the city, but no one dared to chase and intercept.

Davenport garrisoned the U.S. army, relying on more than 2,200 cavalry and more than 4,000 infantry, risking out of the city to pursue.

As a result, he stepped into the trap of Mike Rabiot's heavy machine guns, and under the frenzied harvest of 12 heavy machine guns, he was attacked by the heavy cavalry mainly of the St. Francisco's cuirassiers, and the whole army collapsed, killing and wounding.

More than 10,000 cavalry of the Tang Kingdom dared to crisscross the United States, firstly, because of the high mobility of the cavalry, and secondly, all units were equipped with new tripod heavy machine guns, which could follow the cavalry to act together, which greatly enhanced the cavalry's firepower and self-protection capabilities.

The tripod heavy machine gun did away with the original bulky two cast-iron wheel mounts and replaced them with detachable tripods, each of which was carried by two war horses and could follow the cavalry quickly.

Each cavalry regiment is equipped with 4 heavy machine guns, which is the magic weapon of the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom to win in the field.

post-war inventory;

At a small cost of more than 230 horsemen killed and wounded, more than 3,600 American troops were killed or wounded, more than 1,600 horses were captured, and more than 1,000 people were captured.

Colonel Mike Rabiot incorporated the more than 1,000 white soldiers he had captured into the Co-operative Army, and then drove the Co-Con Army as the vanguard into Davenport, breaking through the town with a population of more than 25,000 people in one fell swoop, burning and looting on a large scale, leaving it alone for the time being.

At noon on January 10

Richard personally led the Right Route Army and 5,000 cavalry of his headquarters to appear in the western suburbs of Chicago, galloping all the way through at a gallop, only 20 kilometers away from the base in the southern suburbs where the US troops were heavily hoarded.

Several U.S. troops of several hundred men in a nearby town were scattered and fled like rabbits, and the corpses of the slain were scattered all over the field.

When Admiral Taylor received the news, he almost fell from his seat in shock, and his face instantly turned blue and became extremely ugly.

He knows;

This cunning demon king Richard has already understood his calculations, and this is a blatant provocation.

This move has forced Admiral Taylor into a situation where there is no way to retreat.

Once the towns around Chicago are hit by military disasters and wars, or even the tragedy of burning Denver again, Admiral Taylor, who is known as a legend of the US military, and the people's trust in the federal army will collapse with a bang, and even cause great panic that will affect the whole society.

I miss it so far

General Taylor held back the monstrous anger in his heart, and ordered word by word; "The whole army urgently assembles and prepares for battle."

"Yes, Your Excellency."

The bell for the emergency assembly rang, the officers rushed to the headquarters, the American soldiers poured out from the rows of barracks, the dense armed queue could not see the end at a glance, and the entire military base was filled with a tense atmosphere of solemnity.

so far

The Chicago military base has a total of 47,000 heavy troops, including more than 12,000 cavalry and more than 35,000 infantry.

This figure does not include the scattered garrisons in Idaho City, Davenport and surrounding areas, where more than 25,000 U.S. troops are stationed, and this number has dropped to about 20,000 after Davenport was breached.

In addition, there are 8,500 troops stationed in Detroit City, about 21,000 troops in Kansas City, about 11,000 troops in cities and towns in the eastern and central United States, and 36,000~40,000 American troops who invaded Mexico in the south.

The total number of troops of the above-mentioned US troops is about 150,000 people, forming two major garrisons mainly from Chicago to Kansas.

The 3,000-strong cavalry force of the Tang Kingdom could not be surrounded by 6,000 cavalry dispatched by the US army.

Therefore, Admiral Taylor was really ruthless, leaving only 1,000 cavalry of 12,000 cavalry, along with most of the infantry to guard Chicago, and the rest were taken with him.

In this cold spring season

Admiral Taylor personally led 11,000 cavalry to closely track the more than 5,000 cavalry of the Tang Kingdom headquarters and launched a chase battle that spanned thousands of miles.

On the other side, Kansas City also sent more than 6,000 horsemen to surround these more than 5,000 horsemen in the central Great Plains.

Richard led these more than 5,000 horsemen out of nowhere, breaking down one township farm after another from time to time along the way, destroying and plundering to the fullest, burning and looting along the way, which has caused war everywhere in the Great Lakes region, and everyone is in danger.

This Tang Kingdom cavalry went south and east, and the direction was erratic, and they ran by the nose of the main force of the American cavalry for more than ten days, without even catching a single hair.

Every time, he was a step late to clean up the mess, which made Admiral Taylor angry, but he was helpless.

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