May 5, 1852

Fort Omaha

Earl Dai Changfu accompanied His Majesty along the banks of the Missouri River, arrived at Fort Omaha in early May, rested for a few days, and continued along the river.

Standing on a high hill, Count Dai Changfu pointed to an obvious U-shaped river band mouth in front of him and said;

"Your Majesty;

The mouth of the river is the narrowest section of the river in Omaha, and at its peak in March ~ April, the river overflows into a naturally formed river channel, forming an ocean in front of you.

In May, the water level gradually receded, and the river was still 8 to 900 meters wide, and you saw the hill in front of you, and below the hill was the river.

Around June, as the water level in the upper reaches decreased, the narrowest part of the channel, which is more than 200 meters wide, became apparent.

After autumn

In October~November, as the upstream water is further depleted, the river channel will be further reduced, exposing a large number of riverbeds, and the river surface is only less than 100 meters wide at the lowest time.

This is the best place to swim across, and with the help of horses, cavalry can easily cross the river.

After September each year, Fort Omaha organizes squadron-based cavalry patrols to patrol the 166-kilometer river within Omaha at least once a day.

When the situation is tense, troops will be stationed along the river, and there will be a wolf smoke beacon every 5 kilometers, and the simple stone houses on that side are the outposts.

There is no garrison at this time, and the grazing cowboys often rest here, which is also a good place to shelter from the wind and rain.

We plan to build all these posts with cement and wood in the next step, and more than 30 posts will need about 8~90,000 yuan, which will be conducive to long-term garrison after completion. ”

Listening to Count Dai Changfu's introduction, Richard let out a noncommittal "um".

These days

The eagle soaring in the sky has penetrated far into the United States, even circling back and forth in Chicago in the east and Kansas City in the south, thoroughly investigating the situation in the hinterland of the United States.

The large barracks used by the United States for the training of troops have been abandoned, and many military stations with accumulated materials have been converted to other uses, and there is no sign of launching a large-scale military operation.

But Richard had been feeling uneasy lately, and he had a clear premonition; The United States is always anxious to turn it against it.

Now that the possibility of large-scale military action has been ruled out, the remaining answers are on the horizon.

That is a conspiracy to assassinate, as for the use of guns or poison, no clues have been found for the time being, but this has also aroused Richard's high vigilance.

The reason why I personally led a team to investigate along the line of the Missouri River was to personally experience the hydrological conditions of this big river in April ~ May and leave a more intuitive impression.

Military decision-making is most avoid "talking on paper", and whenever possible, Richard will personally visit the field, rather than hearsay.

It is this rigorous command style that has influenced almost all the middle and senior officers of the Tang Kingdom, and before a major war, they must carefully investigate the topography and hydrological characteristics of the relevant area, so as to know it in their hearts.

Standing on the top of the hill and looking back

You can see herds of cattle and sheep grazing leisurely on the lush land in the distance, and under the shade of streams, lakes and forests, they form a beautiful landscape painting.

The sky is high and the sun is shining.

Such a magnificent scenery makes people want to sing a song and express their inner heroism.

At the end of the inspection, Richard led his entourage back to Fort Omaha, where the long and majestic procession attracted cowboys and immigrants who had reclaimed the wasteland along the way.

Seeing the royal flag fluttering in the hunt, many people couldn't help but bend down to salute and express their awe for the royal power.

Fort Omaha

This is the northern frontier bridgehead of the Tang Kingdom, which is located on the bank of the vast and magnificent Missouri River, at the top of the hill with an altitude of about 150 meters.

Against the backdrop of the blue sky and white clouds, the majestic fortress buildings are particularly spectacular, and at the foot of the fortress, a large area of Omaha city buildings spreads out in the distance, showing a lively scene of traffic.

Today, Omaha City has a population of about 56,000 people, more than half of which are mainly grazing, and has more than 1,300 ranches of all sizes spread over tens of thousands of square kilometers.

One of the three railroad spurs leading north from Phoenix turns east a short distance north and terminates in Omaha.

The opening of the railroad connected Omaha to the cities of the Colorado Plateau and the hinterland of the Tang Kingdom, where the abundant fur meat, cattle, sheep, and mules and horses could also be easily transported to other cities.

As the northern bridgehead fortress of the Tang Kingdom, Omaha has a perennial garrison of no less than 6,000 people, including 3,000 infantry, 3,000 cavalry, and nearly 5,000 reserve militia in the city that can be mobilized at any time, which is quite impressive.

Because it is a border fortress city, the military is particularly concerned about the militia reserve training, every autumn and winter, it will allocate special funds to organize the militia to train for 2~3 weeks, plus perennial hunting, basically the gun does not leave the body, so the combat effectiveness of the reservists here is maintained well.

The Omaha Fortress stands majestically on the hill, as if a giant in bright armor protects the city of Omaha at the foot of the mountain.

The army that accompanied the king back was nearly 500 horsemen, most of whom were cavalry belonging to the cuirass regiment of the royal guard, and Richard marched in the middle of the procession.

The closer he got to the city of Omaha, the stronger the premonition of danger became, until he had a premonition that two black hole-like guns resembling Storm Heavy Machine Guns were aimed at the marching cavalry, and then he suddenly raised his hand and ordered; "Give the order to go down and stop advancing."

By this time, the entire returning team was less than 1 kilometer away from Omaha City.

follow the original route of travel;

The procession was supposed to pass along the edge of Omaha City and go straight up the hill into the fort to settle down, a road that was only two or three hundred meters from the closest point of Omaha City.

If the two heavy machine guns opened fire at this time, and they were caught off guard, the whole team would definitely suffer a fatal blow, especially Richard and his cronies in the middle of the team, and the danger of misfortune was extremely great.

That's it

Richard was sweating on his back, and he quickly ordered; "Where is Chen Chuan?"

"Your Majesty, Wechen is here."

"I grant you the right to exercise discretion in the city of Omaha, and I suspect that there are a large number of Assassins in the city of Omaha, who possess lethal weapons, including heavy machine guns, and who want to be against the king, so that you can dispatch troops to eliminate them immediately."

"Wechen obeys."

"Especially this key area...... "Richard instructed with a fierce look in his eyes, gesturing to the edge of the city near the roadside; The enemy may have heavy weapons, so keep the soldiers safe. ”

"Wechen understands." Major General Chen Chuan replied categorically, and when he raised his head, his face was already full of solemnity.

Inside the city of Omaha

In this block of houses near the edge of the city, two adjoining houses are occupied by dozens of strong men, led by a sturdy white man of about thirty-six or seventeen years old, who is peeking out of a third-floor window.

Beside him, a weapon that looked like a Storm heavy machine gun had been erected, and the muzzle of the black hole pointed straight out the window.

As long as the predetermined target passes by, the heavy machine gun can fire fiercely when the window is opened, dealing a fatal blow to the target.

The heavy machine gun operated by the 6 strong men behind the window is an American-made Gatling heavy machine gun, after the storm heavy machine gun in the Tang Kingdom was born, this American-made Gatling heavy machine gun that had appeared in history was fanned by the butterfly effect and was born 10 years ahead of schedule.

This is a test model of a small amount of equipment in the U.S. military, and it is not clear what it means that it appeared in residential houses in Omaha.

It can be seen that under the body of the Gatling heavy machine gun, there are large boxes of explosives connected in series, and once the stab is successful, the explosives will be detonated to completely destroy this heavy machine gun.

"Hell, why did the Oriental team stop, did you find something?" The sturdy white man muttered to himself affectionately.

The white assistant next to him hurriedly stretched out his head to look, and then continued his words; "Probably not, Mr. Cromwell, we have been sneaking in since last night, and no one has been out in the meantime, so it is impossible to reveal any suspicions."

"Mike, have you checked the bottom line of these two families?"

"After checking it out, there is absolutely no problem, these two families are retired Chinese soldiers, and they run a ranch more than 80 kilometers away from Omaha. I rarely come back in normal times, and we killed my wife, concubines, and children who lived here. ”

"Then why ......"

Cromwell's expression suddenly moved as he said this, and he pressed his head against the window to look out.

The horse team that had been stopped suddenly changed, and two cavalry teams of more than 100 people each separated from the team, one left and one right, and drove at high speed in the direction of Omaha City.

The two cavalry teams did not cut corners, but drew an arc from a distance and cut in the direction of Omaha City.

At this point, the team of horses that had stayed where they were quickly retreated, pulling away from Omaha City.

"It's over, the operation is exposed." Colomwell cried out unwillingly.

The whole team was about 1,000 meters from Omaha City, but about 1,600 meters from Cromwell's house, almost on the edge of the range of American-made Gatling heavy machine guns.

This abrupt retreat was out of range of the heavy machine guns, and the assassination attempt was a failure.

"Sir, what now?" The assassination has been exposed, Mike asked with a panicked expression.

This well-planned assassination operation was perfect, and after receiving accurate information that King Richard of the Tang Kingdom was inspecting the Missouri River, the American side realized that this was a golden opportunity.

Immediately took action, activated the shadows that were attracted in the city of Omaha, and then transported weapons and operatives including two Gatling heavy machine guns through a small boat to the shore, and the shadows in the city responded and quietly infiltrated.

Seeing that the target had escaped and that great danger was approaching the assassins, Cromwell knew that he could not be spared, and a look of despair appeared on his face, which was quickly replaced by determination.

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He calmed down, turned his head, and asked; "Mike, will your immediate officer be exposed?"

"Uh...... I don't know, but if I were caught by them, it would be easy to think of Lieutenant Colonel Chris, sorry, but the connections in the army will be known as soon as you look up, and this cannot be hidden. Mike said with a flustered expression.

"I promise, you won't get caught by them." Cromwell raised his chin and made a secret signal when he said this, and the two strong men behind Mike suddenly made a move.

One tightened its neck and locked its arms. The other plunged a sharp dagger into his chest, piercing his heart hard.

Mike struggled with the hands of the two strong men for only a few moments before he completely died.

"Tell the team next door to act together, put this gentleman and the heavy machine gun together and detonate it, and we will immediately disperse and break out, and carry it out." Cromwell knew that time was urgent and he didn't have time to grind any more, so he decisively gave the order to break through.

In fact, it was already late at this time, the sound of horses' hooves was heard in the distant streets, the fast-moving Guards cavalry regiment slapped their horses and killed, the sirens in the city were louder and louder, and a large number of military and police were converging, and the possibility of survival was very small.

"Boom ......"

After two violent explosions, the sound of gunfire in the city of Omaha continued to be heard, and after a moment of silence, then martial law was imposed on the whole city, and the military and police were dispatched to search for fish that had slipped through the net.

Inside Fort Obaha

At this moment, there were already four white officers who were kneeling on the ground with a big tie, looking at His Majesty the King who was sitting at the top with a pale face, and their bodies were paralyzed.

Among them, there is Lieutenant Colonel Chris in Mike's mouth, a white logistics officer with a somewhat fat stature, who is the secret son that the United States has tried so hard to woo.

After returning to the fortress, Richard ordered all the officers of the fortress to be presented, and without much effort, he picked out the four officers with ghosts in their hearts.

"Tell me why you betrayed the kingdom." Richard, who sat at the top, spoke as softly as if he were chatting, but with an irresistible majesty in his words; "There is no need to hide anything, this king can see through people's hearts, everything in your heart is hidden in front of me, is it that they give too much money?"

"Oh God, it can't be...... You are the real devil. Lieutenant Colonel Chris was shocked to reveal the secret in his heart, and cried out in shock.

"Who's ......?"

"I beg your pardon, Your Majesty, I can't say."

"Are you worried about your parents and siblings in the U.S.? Don't worry, if you don't confess, I will send a task force deep into the United States to hunt down your parents and children, and not even a dog will be left, this is a royal promise. ”

"Oh...... Oh my God! I beg you not to do this, you want to know that I will confess truthfully in any case, and there will be no concealment, and I humbly prostrate at your feet, and I beg you not to do it......"

In just a few words, Lieutenant Colonel Chris was already frightened, and his inner defense line collapsed, lying on the ground, wailing.

Richard looked at him with disgust, and commanded the people around him; "I'll leave the rest to you, dig out all the poisonous sores in this city, and after a long time of peace and stability, it is inevitable that some people will think about it, it's time for them to remember it for a long time."

"Weichen obeys the order and will thoroughly investigate this matter."

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