The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 415 Are you stupid? We also have artillery, and the range is longer.

"I wonder what's going on with the boss!" Aaron and Green looked at Annapolis in the distance. The town was brightly lit and the security was more than one level higher than during the day.

"Brother Wei will do it himself, there will be no problem! I have never seen anyone with better skills than Brother Wei! He is not only good at martial arts, but also good at shooting, and even better at leading troops in battle!" A Long said on the side. After following Chen Zhengwei, he realized that there are people in this world who are born to learn things quickly and become proficient in them once they learn.

No wonder Brother Wei always says that God favors him.

But Aaron also knew that Chen Zhengwei's God was just talk.

Nothing in the church is more important than women and sleep.

So Mazu still prefers him more.

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At this time, torches were everywhere in Annapolis, and the soldiers from each corps had already taken their positions, waiting for the other side to attack.

And that half cavalry regiment was also waiting for orders on one side of the town.

As soon as the Chinese were scattered and started to flee, these cavalrymen would pursue them.

Philip Sheridan checked the time on his pocket watch and looked away: "They haven't made any movement yet?"

"no!"

"What are they thinking?" Philip Sheridan said to himself.

Or rather, what he was thinking.

"Double the number of scouts! Keep everyone on alert and don't let your guard down."

"They can't hold out for long! We have plenty of supplies here, but their supplies are only for three or four days at most!"

"They'll try to attack and then fail and then retreat back to Baltimore."

"But the 12th Infantry Regiment is also ready in Baltimore!" said a combat staff officer nearby.

After Chen Zhengwei and others passed through Baltimore, the 12th Infantry Regiment entered Baltimore by ship to block Chen Zhengwei's evacuation route.

Although they are just a guard of honor with limited combat effectiveness, they should be able to hold off the Chinese for some time.

Then you can attack from both sides.

Now in Annapolis there were only the 9th and 17th Infantry Regiments, half of the 6th Cavalry Regiment, and half of the 23rd Infantry Regiment.

The 12th and 23rd Infantry were Washington's honor guard regiments, and Sheridan did not trust them at all.

The two infantry regiments were therefore placed in Baltimore and the long bridge over the Potomac River behind them respectively.

The half of the 23rd Infantry Regiment he left behind was entirely composed of artillery.

"Commander, we have lost contact with the sentries outside the city... The 9nd Company of the th Infantry Regiment has gone to check!" At this moment, someone came to report.

"Find their trace!" Sheridan ordered, then stared at the map. He was wondering whether the other party had passed through, how many people had passed through, and what they wanted to do.

"Ask the 17th Infantry Regiment if they've found anything!"

But at this moment.

Suddenly, gunshots were heard from the direction of the port.

"Gunboat! Their target is actually the gunboat!" Sheridan was shocked. He never thought that Chen Zhengwei would actually send people to seize the gunboat.

After all, the artillery of a gunboat is different from that of the army. Without special training, it is impossible to operate it. Even if the enemy seizes the gunboat, they can only blow it up.

Yet Annapolis remained a challenge.

"Could it be that they want to attract our attention?" a staff officer asked immediately.

"Send a company to check and assist the navy! Everyone else, be on guard!" Sheridan ordered.

He was not worried about the navy. Although the navy ships were docked at the port, the sides of the ships were high and there were more than a hundred people on each ship.

It's not so easy to take.

"Has the kerosene been arranged?"

"It has been arranged. We will pour in after dark. As long as we light a fire, we can light up the entire outside of Annapolis, and they will become targets."

"Fire a round of shells forward and get ready to ignite!"

In Sheridan's plan, the kerosene was the most important, and the artillery did not need to be hidden.

He needed to use the light from the artillery explosion to check the enemy's exact location.

At this time, the gunfire in the port area became more intense.

Boom boom!

Accompanied by a round of artillery fire, shells fell one kilometer away, and the light from the explosion illuminated the surroundings.

"No one...the other party is not approaching!" The scout on the roof instantly confirmed the situation and passed the message back to the command center.

But at this moment.

boom!
A huge explosion was heard from the direction of the port, and the flames that shot up into the sky almost lit up the sky, followed by a series of explosions.

Philip Sheridan rushed out of the command center. The flickering fire in the distance illuminated his face.

"Damn it, how could it be so fast? Their goal... is to blow up those gunboats?"

"What else? What exactly is their goal?" Philip Sheridan was completely confused.

Now he was sure that the other party wanted to blow up the gunboat.

But why did the other party do this?

At this time, three kilometers away, Aaron was waving his gun excitedly: "Brother Wei and the others have started... Where are the mortars? Send them to the front!"

"Plow it for me from front to back, just like plowing a field. Farm work will always be done, right?"

Soon, dozens of thugs carrying mortars ran forward.

This 60 mortar weighs only 15 kilograms each, can be carried by one person, and has a much longer range than a howitzer.

The other henchmen were holding iron plates and cannonballs. As they ran to the target location, explosions occurred one after another in the port, and four ships had been destroyed.

The thug placed the mortar on the ground and opened the front bracket. The others used shovels to dig holes fifty meters in front of the mortar and then inserted steel plates into the ground.

This is to prevent the enemy from sending cavalry to attack the mortar squadron, and it can also serve as a cover at critical moments.

"Fire!" Aaron was very excited and kept rubbing his hands.

After the gun was delivered to Chicago, he saw Brother Wei try it once.

However, he had never seen so many cannons firing at the same time.

This is a big occasion.

"You think the turtle shell can't do anything to you? We also have artillery, and the range is longer than yours. Are you stupid now?"

I saw a group of men holding the gun body and adjusting the angle, and then someone stuffed the shell into the barrel. The moment the shell fell, the firing pin below was immediately activated.

Boom boom boom!

Aaron only felt the air shake, and shells flew out one after another.

Thirty mortars, this round meant thirty shells, whistling down on the defense line in front of Annapolis.

With massive explosions and the ground shaking continuously, the army, which was on high alert, did not expect to be bombarded, but rather an extremely dense formation.

It was immediately torn to pieces by the shells falling from the sky.

The bunkers were almost useless under such high-angle bombardment.

And just a few seconds ago, Philip Sheridan stood in the command center with a frown on his face.

"The Navy is finished!"

Just now, the navy's fourth gunboat exploded.

The other party obviously sent a lot of people... What exactly do they want to do?
Sheridan knew that the enemy's real target was Annapolis.

However, at this moment, a burst of cannon fire suddenly came from the distance, followed by a shrill whistle, like the whistle of death.

Then there were continuous explosions, the earth was shaking, and dust kept falling from the roof of the command center. A handful of dust fell directly onto the map in front of Sheridan, engulfing the location of Annapolis.

"Bombardment? Where did it come from?" Philip Sheridan's eyes widened and he rushed out of the command center quickly, only to see that the defensive position in front of Annapolis had been opened by artillery fire.

"Commander, from this angle... it's a howitzer! At least a six-pounder! They have dozens of six-pounders!" A staff officer looked at the flames burning in the distance, his face full of panic and disbelief.

"That's absolutely impossible!" Sheridan said subconsciously.

Several other voices were heard at the same time.

"Impossible. If they have artillery, there is no way we wouldn't get the message."

A six-pound cannon, the gun and the gun carriage together weigh at least 700 to 800 kilograms, and requires a special carriage to pull it.

The gun barrel weighs 200 to 300 kilograms, and the gun carriage weighs 400 to 600 kilograms.

If the enemy has a six-pound howitzer, even just one, there's no way you can hide it from anyone else.

What's more, there were at least dozens of artillery shells just now.

At this moment, a burst of intensive artillery fire was heard again in the distance. Near the edge of Annapolis, balls of fire could be seen rising from the ground and then disappearing.

Then the scream of the god of death appeared above everyone's head.

"Danger! Commander, it's too dangerous here!" Everyone hurriedly pushed Philip Sheridan back.

"It's over...where are our artillery?" Sheridan's face was pale and full of disbelief.

The other side actually had artillery, and dozens of them.

Why? Why?
Soon the commander of the artillery was called over, with a bitter look on his face: "Sir Commander... they are out of our range, our artillery can't hit them!"

"Where are they? How far away are they from us?"

"It's still 1.5 kilometers to Annapolis! Their artillery range is twice ours!" the artillery commander said quickly.

"Twice..." Philip Sheridan's face turned pale as he chewed these two words with difficulty. The enemy's artillery range was actually twice theirs.

Annapolis was originally an iron wall for the Chinese, but now it has become their death place.

"No wonder they wanted to blow up the gunboat first..." Philip Sheridan covered his chest.

If the gunboat is still there...the enemy is now within the gunboat's range!
"Notify the cavalry regiment...let them charge! We must destroy the enemy's artillery camp! Tell them...Washington is watching us! We can't lose!" Philip Sheridan said with difficulty.

He knew that the other side must have made preparations there, and his order was to send the cavalry regiment to die!

But he had no other choice!

Soon, the news reached the commander of the 6th Cavalry Regiment.

The lieutenant colonel commander of the Sixth Cavalry Regiment was silent for a moment. After turning his head to look at Washington, the veins on his neck popped out and he shouted, "Ducit Amor Patriae!" (Patriotism guides us!)

After a moment, the soldiers of the Sixth Cavalry Regiment stood up straight, with complicated looks in their eyes but their bodies stood straight.

"Ducit Amor Patriae!"

This is the slogan of the Sixth Cavalry Regiment and also the soul of the Sixth Cavalry Regiment!
Accompanied by another round of artillery fire, the members of the Sixth Cavalry Regiment mounted their horses, passed through the side of Annapolis, and then charged towards the Chinese artillery camp ahead in the cover of night.

The ground is shaking.

"Charge! Kill them all!" The commander of the 6th Cavalry Regiment took out the revolver from his waist and stared at the front. He just saw a round of artillery fire rising over there.

However, when he was about to rush over, as another round of artillery fire lit up the night sky, his gaze changed from determination to despair.

The eyes of the cavalrymen behind him were also filled with despair.

I saw a row of steel plates stuck on the ground in front of the enemy's artillery camp!
Behind the steel plate, there were an indistinct number of Chinese people, pointing their guns at them under the rising flames!

"Shoot!" Wen Bingzhong gave the order and pulled the trigger.

Da da da!
The interweaving torrent of bullets instantly engulfed the charging cavalry.

(End of this chapter)