1850 American Gold Tycoon

Chapter 662 Eastern Expedition!

On May 12, 1861, accompanied by a loud noise on the Pacific Railway, the calm situation in Nebraska was completely broken, and the deadlock in the entire North American continent was also broken.

On the same day, Liang Yao sent telegrams to the country and abroad, accusing the local Northern Federal garrison of deliberately destroying the property of the American Republic, and demanding that the Northern Federal Army withdraw all military personnel along the railway west of Omaha (including Omaha) within 72 hours and compensate for the losses.

If the federal army does not withdraw from the Western Pacific Railway within 72 hours, out of self-defense and the need to protect the property of the citizens of the American Republic, the American Republic Defense Army will have to counterattack in self-defense and demilitarize Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Kansas and other places.

Lincoln was very surprised when he received the telegrams sent by Mason and McClellan from the front line. He thought that Liang Yao would use troops in the central border area, but he did not expect Liang Yao to find such a reason to send troops, and Liang Yao's decisive attitude was also beyond Lincoln's expectations.

It seems that Liang Yao's control over the transportation capacity of the Pacific Railway and his ability to allocate resources in the entire western region are stronger than he expected.

Lincoln knows Liang Yao. Liang Yao is a relatively cautious and stable person. He will not send troops without adequate preparation. Liang Yao chose to send troops at this time, indicating that he has made sufficient reserves.

Relying only on the Pacific Railway as a supply line to supply an armed force of more than 60,000 people, Liang Yao is squeezing out all the transportation capacity of this railway to fight them? Lincoln secretly complained in his heart.

The federal government almost tried its best to barely provide the most basic supplies for the 80,000 troops in Omaha and the Kearny Fortress Group. The quality of the supplies is likely to be inferior to that of the Western Army in North Platte.

According to the telegram that Blair sent back to Lincoln not long ago, the Western Army stationed in North Platte conducted high-intensity training every day without interruption, and the soldiers did not complain about it. In addition, the uniforms of the Western Army were very uniform, and even the militia had special uniforms, and the weapons they were equipped with were even better than those of the elite standing troops of the federal army.

Thinking of this, Lincoln shuddered, and an inexplicable sense of fear rose up and rushed straight to his spine.

Although Lincoln was not a professional soldier, he had served as a militiaman and participated in low-intensity wars. He still had some military common sense.

Only with sufficient logistics support can high-intensity training be maintained. The officers and soldiers of the Western Army had no complaints about high-intensity training, which showed that this army was highly organized, morale-boosted, and well-trained.

To be fair, it was much more difficult for Liang Yao to maintain the logistics supply of North Platte than for Lincoln to maintain the logistics supply of Omaha.

The length of the supply lines of the two and the difficulty of supply are not at the same level at all.

Omaha can not only be supplied through the developed railway network in the central and eastern parts, but also allow the neighboring Illinois and Wisconsin to use traditional horse-drawn carriages to transport supplies to Omaha, although this is relatively inefficient. If there is really no other way, you can still get food on the spot in Omaha.

Liang Yao only had the Pacific Railway as his lifeline. Although Lincoln heard that Liang Yao had achieved certain results in the reclamation and construction of the Platte Valley and parts of Colorado. But this was only in the past two years. Lincoln did not think that only a few large strongholds in Colorado and these agricultural towns in the North Platte Valley could support a large-scale, well-equipped modern army.

It seems that the Western Front is in danger.

As for the Eastern Front, it was not much better. 70,000 Southern troops had assembled near Manassas, and the troops on the Eastern Front were also very tight. Lincoln did not have enough troops to withdraw to Omaha to support McClellan.

Although he knew very well that the second batch of mobilized soldiers hastily organized by McClellan might not be the opponent of the Western Army, all he could do now was to pray to God, hoping that God would bless McClellan to hold Omaha for at least half a year.

Holding Omaha for half a year was Lincoln's bottom line. The federal government had already started the third round of mobilization. As long as McClellan could hold the Western Army for half a year on the Omaha front, Washington would not be lost on the Eastern Front. By then, the initiative would be in their hands.

What the federal government lacks most now is the reserve forces that can be used. At present, all the soldiers that the federal government can use have been deployed to the front line.

In terms of military, Lincoln has played all his cards and has no trump cards in his hand.

Even so, Lincoln asked the presidential assistant Nickel to draft a harsh telegram to refute the rude request of the American Republic.

Lincoln is not a pedantic person who does not know how to adapt. In fact, as a qualified politician, Lincoln is quite flexible.

It is precisely because he is a qualified politician that Lincoln knows more clearly what things can be flexible and what things cannot be.

The central frontier region is related to the core interests of the federal government and is also Lincoln's base. Based on this alone, Lincoln could not agree to Liang Yao's tough demands and give up the central frontier region under the tyranny of the Western Army. Instead, he must firmly establish his foothold in the central frontier region.

Otherwise, he cannot explain to the voters who put him on the presidency, let alone to those self-righteous members of Congress.

Unable to explain to his superiors and subordinates, the only way for Abraham Lincoln was to step down.

He didn't want to step down in such an undignified way. Moreover, after he stepped down, no one in the entire North would be able to clean up the mess.

Who else but me can decide the fate of the Union!

Even if we are not sure of victory on the Western Front, we must fight for it!

Lincoln clenched his fists and said to his assistant Nickel decisively: "Nickel, send the telegram!"

Nickel looked at Lincoln, who was haggard but still had a firm look in his eyes. Without saying much, he nodded gently, took the telegram and went to the White House to pay the telegram fee.

Liang Yao received a call back from Lincoln that night. On issues concerning core interests, Lincoln's position was still very clear and decisive.

In this case, who can win the central frontier region can only be determined on the battlefield!

North Platte City has long been under martial law and entered a wartime state. The next morning, the first batch of combat teams had already put on their equipment, inspected their guns and ammunition, and assembled in the East Camp, ready to go, just waiting for Liang Yao's order to march eastward and make achievements.

The first batch of troops to go east to participate in the war included the 102nd Brigade, the 103rd Brigade, the 1st Artillery Brigade, the 1st Cavalry Regiment, the Machine Gun Regiment, the Rocket Regiment, the California Militia Brigade, the Oregon Militia Brigade, the Utah Militia Brigade, and the local civilians, with a total number of more than 50,000.

Liang Yao mobilized two-thirds of his troops for this expedition.

As the saying goes, there is no limit to a thousand soldiers, and there is no edge to a ten thousand soldiers.

Liang Yao stood on the tower of North Platte and looked at the boundless and magnificent sea of ​​people under his feet, and his heart was inevitably surging.

This was the military force he had spent a full twelve years to accumulate! Victory or defeat depends on this one move!

Climbing up and looking at the strong army he had built with his own hands, Liang Yao's eyes couldn't help but reveal a look of contempt for the world.

Facing the rising sun in the east, Liang Yao drew out the saber that Napoleon III had given him, pointed it forward, as if he wanted to split the vast North American land in half. Liang Yao took a deep breath and roared in the direction of Washington with the greatest lung capacity and voice in his life: "Go!"

"Go!"

"Go!"

"Go!"

Under the tower, the soldiers who had been trapped in a corner of North Platte for more than two years had been holding back their energy. They responded to the tall and vigorous commander on the tower like a tsunami, vowing to break through the cage that trapped them today and drink from the Mississippi River!

"Go east!"

Accompanied by Liang Yao's roar, the artillery under the tower fired a salute, all the steamboats on the Platte River sounded their whistles, and the military musicians played military music to officially set out for the expedition.

Five thousand troops lined up in neat rows, marching calmly and powerfully, like the ups and downs of human waves, pouring out of the North Platte Fortress. Like an unstoppable mountain torrent rushing down from the Rocky Mountains, it has the momentum to submerge the entire Great Plains.

The first to rush out of the North Platte Fortress was the First Cavalry Regiment. The commander of the First Cavalry Regiment, Maquik, led his cavalry to disperse in all directions, heading west and south, responsible for reconnaissance and police work to prevent the Northern Federal Army in Omaha and Kansas from raiding and supporting the Kearny Fortress Group.

Although the comprehensive intelligence collected from all parties is judged, the possibility of the Northern Federal Army supporting the Kearny Fortress Group is very small. But if this expedition fails, it will cost a lot of gold and silver and wait for many years to gather such a strong army with such sharpness and organization to go east.

Therefore, even if it is a tiny possibility, Liang Yao dare not take it lightly, because he can't wait. The Civil War is the best opportunity for him to expand his power to the Mississippi River Basin.

Once the Civil War is over and the North completes the integration of the South, he will face an America with a determined national system, further awakening of the national spirit, and a relatively united America. By then, the difficulty of getting involved in the Mississippi River Basin will not be comparable to that of today.

Following the 1st Cavalry Regiment is the 102nd Brigade, followed by the Artillery Brigade and the Rocket Regiment. The 102nd Brigade, the Artillery Brigade, and the Rocket Regiment are mainly responsible for the main attack force of the Kearny Fortress Group.

The mission of the Oregon Militia Brigade and the Utah Militia Brigade is to provide cover for the main attack 102nd Brigade and the Artillery Brigade.

The remaining 103rd Brigade, the California Militia Brigade, and the Machine Gun Regiment are used as reserves.