Fort Omaha Front

January 22, 1858, on the banks of the Missouri River

"Hahahaha...... The navy's actions are quite beautiful, and he has made meritorious contributions to the kingdom's expansion of territory, this Lord Pan Hengchen is a master who is not willing to be lonely, and he took the opportunity to write to the navy to ask the navy to restart the "sea consolidation plan", and I agreed. ”

Richard sat on a tall pure white charr horse, pointed at the horsewhip in his hand and looked in a good mood, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth from time to time, and he waved to the accompanying generals;

"Our Tang Kingdom can't learn how to break buds and rice, break one and lose another, and every territory in our hands must be thoroughly digested, even if we take radical measures.

The criticism is only temporary, but the benefit is long-term peace and stability.

We must not leave the problems and hidden dangers to the future, as they may form fatal pathologies over time, and you must keep in mind that there is no solution to national contradictions.

In all areas controlled by the Tang Kingdom, Chinese people must occupy the mainstream position of society in order to ensure the long-term stability and unity of the kingdom, which is the historical mission undertaken by our founders. ”

"Your Majesty is far-sighted, Wen can stabilize the country, Wu Ze opens up the territory and expands the territory, and it is really a rare sage and saint in the past thousand years, and the ministers are dull, and I will follow Your Majesty's teachings." The generals lost no time in slapping the sycophants.

The cold wind of the Missouri River in the cold winter moon is howling, the grass and trees are bleak, this originally rushing and turbulent river is now exposed a large area of beach, has become a calm and inconspicuous ordinary river, this section of the river is only more than 100 meters wide, the water is gentle.

As long as you get some boats, you can easily cross the river.

Since the beginning of winter this year, the northern Yankees have sent several cavalry to cross the river to infiltrate, create friction, and try to provoke a war on the border, with the number ranging from dozens to several hundred, all of whom have been surrounded and suppressed by the vigilant defense troops of the Tang Kingdom fortress together with the militia, and none of them have run out, nor have they caused any major chaos.

The provocative move of the US side has undoubtedly made the border situation more severe.

Richard led dozens of middle and senior officers of the Omaha Fortress and a regiment of more than 1,000 Royal Praetorian Guards cuirassiers to inspect along the river, and there were also cavalry units of the fortress in the distance to protect them, and he saw many outposts along the river along the way.

There are outposts every 4~5 kilometers along the river, which are small buildings composed of several stone barracks and a ring of walls, and can station dozens of cavalry squadrons at most.

From March to September every year, when the Missouri River is turbulent, the outposts along the river only maintain the most basic presence of 4~5 horsemen to carry out patrol and guard duties.

After winter

The militia near the fortress carried out large-scale military training, and the outposts along the river strengthened the allocation of troops, generally a cavalry squad, with two militia cavalry squads, with a total of about 40 cavalry garrisons, to implement strict control along the river and in the deep area, and fully armed to patrol and guard day and night.

Every forty or fifty kilometers, a cavalry regiment was placed at Fort Omaha, relying on the town strongholds along the river, and the first time an urgent military situation was discovered, it could be dispatched to strike at the nearest place.

Subsequently, it can also get reinforcements from the fortress, forming a strict alert system, and the infiltration cavalry of the Americans are all falling under this big net, almost without exception.

At every outpost along the river that Richard passed by, the soldiers would be greeted in a procession with the highest etiquette in full armor, and their mental outlook and fighting state were very high, and it could be seen that the level of combat readiness was very good.

"It's very good, it can be seen that these are all good soldiers who have been trained for a long time, and the militia training work of the fortress headquarters is very solid." After visiting more than 10 outposts along the river one after another, Richard nodded his head in approval with a satisfied expression.

Major General Liu Wu, the commander of the fortress who was accompanying him, heard His Majesty's praise, and his heart was sweeter than honey, so he hurriedly bowed his hand and replied; "His Majesty has made careful arrangements, and the fortress does not dare to be sloppy in the militia training, all of which are strictly organized and trained in accordance with the requirements of the battle, and have been implemented year after year for many years, and these militias have been able to meet the requirements of elite troops in various cavalry tactical exercises."

"I've heard that the militia of the fortress is particularly good at marksmanship, is that the case?"

"Your Majesty, Weichen doesn't dare to lie about it, there is indeed such a thing, the marksmanship of these militiamen is practiced in daily hunting, especially excellent gunners, and even can hit low-flying passenger pigeons,"

"Oh...... Not bad! Richard looked a little surprised.

The passenger pigeon flew very fast, as fast as a bullet in the air, and when it was not far from the branches, it suddenly flapped its wings and quickly disappeared into the distance, leaving only a small black dot.

It's not easy to hit such a target.

This is no longer a matter of marksmanship, but to have a good sense of gun, and you can hit it with a raised hand.

"Your Majesty, the cowboys in the border provinces are armed with guns all day long, and even sleep in their arms. Now these harmful animals have been almost wiped out, and over the years, they have honed their good marksmanship. ”

"Well, the gun doesn't leave your hand, and you can't leave your mouth!" Richard said with emotion.

At this time

Suddenly, the alarm bell at the outpost rang, Richard immediately looked back, and Major General Liu Wu also looked nervous and asked loudly; "What's going on, why is the alarm bell ringing?"

"Report to the sir, the enemy has been found in the No. 17 area, about three or four hundred cavalry American troops have crossed the river to infiltrate, the nearby outpost and Lijia Town, and Willow Fort have sent cavalry teams to encircle and suppress, and reinforcements from the fortress are also on the way......

"It's Yankee again......" Major General Liu Wu gritted his teeth with hatred, these Yankees also came to make trouble when His Majesty inspected it, which is really hateful.

Richard heard the report of the officer at the outpost, and immediately became interested, and from the actual battle, he could see the combat readiness level of the fortress, which is not a little water!

So he said with great interest; "How far to infiltrate the U.S. cavalry?"

"Your Majesty, we are now at Outpost 13, about 18.5 kilometers away from Outpost 17, and we can reach it along the river."

"Okay, let's go and have a look."

After speaking, Richard slammed the horse's belly with both feet, and took the lead in galloping away, followed by a large group of cavalry behind him, galloping on the vast field, and the royal flag hunted and fluttered in the wind, and the momentum of more than 1,000 horses was amazing.

Major General Liu Wu couldn't stop it, and secretly complained in his heart, so he could only hurriedly ask the herald to mobilize the cavalry of the fortress to quickly move forward, and then quickly pat his horse to follow.

He was not worried that the officers and soldiers of the fortress would perform badly, but that he was afraid that His Majesty would put himself in danger, and if something went wrong, it would be impossible to redeem him, and his colleagues in the army could tear him apart.

The Yankees knew that the fortress of Omaha was heavily defended, so why did they give away their heads again and again?

This is the last struggle of Washington's top leaders, who are trying to draw the Tang Kingdom into the flames of war and form a dangerous situation of foreign aggression, so as to pass on or even alleviate the unfavorable situation of the current hot war between the north and the south.

The inner logic is simple;

The United States has been invaded by foreign enemies, so can the fraternal wall be suspended and unanimously opened to the outside world?

If you continue to fight like this, it will really ruin the family and the country.

Richard was able to see through the intentions of the American Yankees at a glance, so he adopted the strategy of strictly sealing the news on the border infiltration and conflict with the United States, not reporting, not commenting, not publishing war reports, and not cooperating with the propaganda of the other side.

No matter how the U.S. newspapers reported on the border conflict, the Tang Kingdom did not respond or admit it, and the official answer was; "So far, no signs of conflict have been found in the border area, and there is no comment on the exaggerated reports of the US side."

As a matter of fact

The border of Fort Omaha has long been in a state of first-class combat readiness, and the 60-kilometer length of the river is a military-controlled zone, which is strictly forbidden to unrelated people, including merchants and exchange scholars.

Personnel going to the Omaha area are only allowed to enter and exit, and strict control is enforced, and all the officers and soldiers and militia in the fortified garrison are in a state of readiness to deal with US cross-border attacks.

Half an hour later

The crisp and dense gunfire was already heard in front, and Richard rode to a gentle hill and looked around, only to see that on the plain at the foot of the mountain in the distance, a team of 18 or 90 American cavalry was running for their lives, and there were several cavalry units of the Tang Kingdom behind them, with a total of about 13400 cavalry, almost 7 times more than the American cavalry, and they were chasing and encircling and suppressing.

Looking at it like this, this group of American cavalry is in a catastrophe.

Several cavalry of the Tang Kingdom surrounded and intercepted, from time to time to shoot to hunt the US army, often the guns were down, it can be seen that these cavalry marksmanship is indeed very good, in the fierce movement of the chase can shoot the enemy, riding and marksmanship can be called excellent.

Now that he has come here, Richard is not in a hurry, and he watched the two sides chase with relish on Lema Hill.

After a while, the number of this group of American cavalry became smaller and smaller, and only one hundred and forty or fifty people remained.

Suddenly

The leading U.S. commander turned his horse's head and galloped in the direction of Richard's garrison at Mashangang.

Presumably, this person also saw the flag fluttering on the hill, because the distance was far away, and he couldn't see what the flag was, anyway, it was right to guess that it was a big man.

rushed over all the way, as if he wanted to capture this big man who was watching the play on the hill, as a bargaining chip to deter the pursuers, and fight his way out in the dangerous situation of almost nine deaths.

"Hehehe...... This really looks up to me, and must have used me as a lifesaver. Richard couldn't help but blurt out; In that case, then don't be idle, let's all come out and make an appearance. ”

After speaking, he waved his hand.

Originally, His Majesty the King was stationed on the hill to watch a good show, and the cuirassiers of the Royal Praetorian Guard behind him could not stand side by side with His Majesty the King, so they were all neatly lined up at the foot of the hill.

After His Majesty gave the order to attack, Lieutenant General Chen Chuan led the San Francisco Cuirassier Regiment to immediately gallop on horseback, like a tide over the hills, like a wall, the shining cuirass and dazzling royal insignia showed that this was an unusual elite cavalry.

As soon as the connoisseur makes a move, he will know if there is one.

When the commander of the U.S. Army looked at the cuirassier heavy cavalry that suddenly spread up the hill, neatly lined up like a wall, and crashed into it like Mount Tai pressing the top, his face was immediately frightened.

He could never have imagined that behind the lonely dozen horsemen on the hill, there was such a terrifying lineup of cuirassier heavy cavalry, it was simply terrifying, was it?

This kick hit the steel plate, and even the leg was broken.

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