Chapter 19 Royal Army 6th Division
On November 1, the 6th Division of the Royal Army crossed the Appalachian Mountains, and there was a plain in front of them, with British villages and towns everywhere. The marching speed of the 6th Division was much slower than that of the 7th Division, so the enemy must be prepared.
Covington, Virginia, the temporary garrison of the 6th Division. When the 6th Division entered, the entire town was empty.
In the town castle, division commander Gu Ming and chief of staff Jin Lian were presiding over the meeting.
"The 7th Division has captured the entire Georgia and will soon be able to solve the Florida Peninsula. The 3rd and 4th Divisions have cleared the French colonists in the Great Lakes area, and we have only solved the farms along the way. The test is much slower than the 7th Division. Everyone, we must seize the time to occupy our mission area and take advantage of the large-scale snow. Now our Chief of Staff will assign you tasks."
"Report, there is emergency military information."
Jin Lian, who had just stood up to prepare for assignment, took the report, and after reading it, he handed it to Gu Ming, saying:
"The situation has changed. We just need to prevent the enemy's sneak attacks on the road."
"Brothers, the situation has changed. Our cavalry scout team found that all the farms and towns were empty. The Security Bureau sent intelligence, and a large number of British and militias gathered in Jamestown."
"Caval Commander."
"arrive."
"Send all the cavalry in your hands to expand the search range to prevent the enemy from ambushing, report immediately if there is any situation, and other regiments will advance slowly at the regular speed."
"yes."
On November 4th, it is 10 kilometers away from Lynchburg.
The 6th Division's more than 20,000 troops were advancing towards Lynchburg in an orderly manner.
"Report to the division commander, emergency military information."
Gu Ming tightened the reins, tied the war horse, and said, "I'm sorry."
"The cavalry regiment discovered a large-scale enemy force, about 20,000 troops, about 40 kilometers from Lynchburg."
"Order the cavalry regiment to keep a small number of scouts to track the enemy, and the other troops immediately retract back to Lynchburg, and the rest of the troops will speed up and enter Lynchburg immediately, dig trenches as fast as possible, and be careful that the artillery troops must keep up."
"yes."
The empty and silent town of Lynchburg ushered in a noisy sound of horse hooves.
"Brothers, speed up, put the horses in the city, and go to the east gate to dig out the positions. The enemy is only 30 kilometers away from us." A company commander ran wildly to the east, shouting to his subordinates.
The sun sets, and the sun shines on the last dizzy of the day, and the whole earth is covered with a red coat.
Outside the East City, the flat fields turned into a large construction site, and tens of thousands of soldiers were sweating and digging trenches.
A cannon was quickly arranged behind the trench by horses, and the cavalry regiments slowly gathered together at the end of the position to form a huge square formation.
"Report that the enemy is still 20 kilometers away from us."
There were sporadic gunfires in front of him, and the scout team had already fired with the enemy scouts. A huge stream of people could be seen approaching quickly and slowly stopped 10 kilometers away.
"Go... medical soldiers, save our squad leader, medical soldiers." Several cavalry scouts ran quickly from a distance.
Several medical soldiers ran out of the position and started treatment on the spot.
"How is this squad leader's injury serious?" Gu Ming walked up to him and asked.
"Report to the division commander, this squad leader is not seriously injured. He has removed the lead bullet, but he has lost too much blood and is still in a state of dizziness. I believe our soldiers can wake up quickly." A medical soldier stood up and replied.
"Thank you for your hard work, Chief of Staff, it seems that you can't fight today. Let the troops be careful just in case."
"yes."
The night was quiet, the sky began to become gloomy and the cold wind was howling, and it seemed that it was about to snow.
The fire was about to burn out crackled, and the soldiers sitting around snuggled up to each other to keep warm, each of them wrapped in a cotton coat.
The whistles sounded, and the soldiers were gradually awakening.
"It's time to eat, it's time to eat."
Carriages drove out of the city, and the big iron barrels on the carriages were steaming.
An uncle in his forties drove a carriage to a position, "Boys, get up for breakfast, the fragrant beef buns, mutton cakes and milk, it's cold and not delicious when it comes late."
The soldiers quickly surrounded the uncle, "Zhezi, how many do you want to eat today?"
"Five beef buns, two big cakes, and two cans of milk." A strong man with a bear figure replied with a silly smile. His name was Lin Xiong. The earliest group of Indian soldiers who surrendered were in the army since surrendering. He used to be named Xiong. He liked forests and nature and named himself Lin Xiong.
"Xiongzi has the appetite of Xiongzi. Eat more and kill a few more British men to avenge the millions of unjust souls on this continent." The uncle quickly handed the breakfast Lin Xiong wanted to him and ordered.
"Hey, uncle, I promise to kill 5 British guys today."
After breakfast, the weather became even more gloomy. The soldiers were already in place, the artillery had taken off the cannon suits, and the cavalry soldiers were taking out handfuls of soybeans from their pockets and feeding them to their beloved war horses, helping the horses to stroke their manes, patting the horse's head and belly, and kissing them more than their own sons.
The British troops were already in line, with 200 artillery pieces in front, and behind them were rifles and a small number of cavalrymen. More than 20,000 people looked boundless.
"Don't the British know the range of our artillery?" Gu Ming said to Jin Lian in confusion.
"There is no way to know, their artillery range is limited."
"Instruct the artillery troops to launch artillery attacks as long as their artillery stops and deploys, and to put them in so close to our range, in order to solve the problem faster and more simply."
"yes."
The snowflakes suddenly floated downwards.
"fire,"
"Boom, boom, boom, boom..."
The dense attacks of thousands of artillery instantly flooded the entire British artillery position, with fire, thick smoke, residual limbs, and violent sounds of dying death like thunder descending to earth.
The slowly advancing British infantry formation stopped instantly after seeing such a tragic situation.
"God, are we fighting the devil?"
All the British soldiers involuntarily had this idea in their hearts and began to tremble all over.
"Keep moving forward, don't stay, if you don't want to lose your property in the New World, you must keep moving forward."
Officers at all levels of the British army were frantically encouraging the morale of the soldiers.
"Put it in and beat it."
“800 meters.”
“500 meters.”
“300 meters.”
"Cannon cannons cut off the shelling behind the British positions, 800 howitzers fired in front of the British army, five rounds of extension of the shelling behind the rear, firing fire!"
"Boom, boom, boom..." Each shell could take away several British soldiers, and the entire square formation instantly became fragmented.
"Soldiers, fight!"
The gunshots were mixed with the sound of shelling, causing smoke to spread throughout the battlefield.
"Oh my God, why is the artillery range of the Chinese Empire so far? We have no choice but to retreat. Please pray to God, gentlemen, I hope we can go back alive."
The entire British military formation was like a wheat field ravaged by strong winds.
Chapter completed!