Wild North America 1846

"If we recruit militia, how will we find the funds?" President Polk had a splitting headache at the moment and looked at everyone for answers.

this problem,

Secretary of War George Levinson and Union Army Chief of Staff Major General Arthur Temple could not answer. They could only lower their heads in disguise, became very interested in the carpet in the Oval Office, and stared at it non-stop.

President Polk did not want to find the answer in either of them. His eyes passed over White House Chief of Staff Harry Hoover, Secretary of State Slim Love, and finally landed on Treasury Secretary Joseph Nanning.

Joseph Nanning smiled bitterly and shook his head. Military expenditures are not a small amount of money. Without the parliamentary appropriation bill, where can he, the finance minister, get this money?

Do you really think parliamentary hearings are fun?

Those congressmen are all sarcastic and mean to find fault with the eggs. If such a big melon falls into the hands of those congressmen, Joseph Nanning, the finance minister, will be peeled off even if he is dead.

There was an awkward silence in the Oval Office, and President Polk's face turned black when he saw this scene.

I'm sorry... co-writing this war is my business alone?

As the chief butler, White House Chief of Staff Harry Hoover had to step forward to share the president's worries.

He pondered for a moment and said, "Your Excellency, I think as long as the war is victorious, this money can be paid from subsequent government expenditures. In the early stage, try to find private bank loans or private sponsorship. There are always ways to solve it."

"So what's the attitude of the military? I can't stand to see so much money go down the drain. Do I have the confidence to win the final victory?"

"Your Excellency, although the course of the war is tortuous and difficult, the military is full of confidence in achieving final victory. After all, we are a large country with a population of 20 million. We far exceed our opponents in terms of finances and resources. The military has a strong desire to fight from top to bottom and is willing to fight.

Avenge the past humiliation. The final victory must belong to the United States."

"What you say is touching. George Levinson is right. Now we are just gamblers who have lost a good hand. What else can we do except continue to increase our bets?" President Polk laughed and stretched out his hand.

He rubbed his face vigorously with both hands to make himself look more energetic, and then said;

"Okay, the military can get the 4,000 militiamen you want, and it can also get sufficient supplies. My requirements are not high. I only hope that you can defeat the cavalry led by the mad king and save the face of the United States. As for the face of the United States.

In the Western Expedition, we can only take one step at a time."

"Your Excellency, the soldiers at the front will fight bravely to bring you the victory you desire."

"I hope so, alas!" President Polk let out a long sigh, full of endless disappointment.

Why is the road to expansion of the United States so thorny?

What the hell went wrong?

kansas city

It is a transportation hub city in the central Great Plains of the United States and the capital of Kansas. It is located on the fertile black soil of the Central Great Plains. The surrounding railway and highway transportation facilities are accessible in all directions, and the level of agriculture and animal husbandry is high.

The city is dotted with farms and plantations, large and small, creating a prosperous pastoral scene.

Lieutenant Colonel Harry Frazier, commander of the Tennessee Cavalry, served as the commander of the task force returning to Kansas City to supplement logistics training, and Lieutenant Colonel Ernie Shore, commander of the 2nd Virginia Fusiliers, led this force of more than 1,700 people, escorting

The 460 carriages returned to Kansas City smoothly, and the required supplies were replenished as soon as possible.

The more than 800 kilometers of logistics line from Kansas City to Denver suffered severe damage from the Tang Kingdom's rangers. Three inns were burned down and hundreds of kilometers of long-distance wires disappeared without a trace.

Needless to say, the telegraph line must have been packed up and taken back by the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom.

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Most of the originally deployed station personnel were withdrawn to Kansas City, and the entire logistics line existed in name only.

If the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty does not solve the serious harassment, these post stations on the logistics transportation line will be fat, allowing the enemy to take whatever they want without the slightest ability to resist.

The problem is that if troops are needed to protect such a long logistics transportation line and stations along the way, how many troops will be needed?

Now, all the stations and personnel on the transportation line have withdrawn, hiding in Kansas City and not daring to go out.

General Frank Gilhoury had no choice but to send heavy troops to protect the baggage carriage transport team and shoulder the important task of transporting supplies to the front.

All kinds of supplies were piled up in Kansas City. Within a short time of returning, 460 wagons were well repaired and filled with supplies overnight.

Together with another 300 four-wheeled carriages, a huge transport team of 760 four-wheeled carriages was formed, which would embark on the long journey back to Denver in the early morning of the next day.

Lieutenant Colonel Harry Frazier really didn't dare to waste time. He knew that the supplies at the Denver U.S. military camp were extremely tight, and that frugality could only last for ten days at most.

When they came out, His Majesty the General had already sent hunting teams to search for prey, ranging from bison, bighorn sheep, elk, rabbits to pheasants. If that was not possible, they had to kill horses to satisfy their hunger in order to maintain the army's daily food needs.

If everything goes smoothly, it will take at least sixteen or seventeen days. It is estimated that a military camp in Denver has been closed for a long time.

Early the next morning

Lieutenant Colonel Harry Fraser led a huge team and set off. In order to prevent enemy attacks, Kansas City equipped two coachmen on each logistics carriage with muskets. There were 1,520 people in 760 carriages. The critical situation

Can be used as a musketeer.

Thus

The entire team has 1,000 musketeers and 1,520 armed militiamen, plus more than 700 Tennessee Cavalry regiments. This is already a good armed force with considerable combat effectiveness.

Again

The United States lacks neither supplies nor manpower. What restricts the United States from expanding the scale of its war is the current mutually restrictive political system of separation of powers, anarchism, and anti-war separatist forces. Behind all of this, the shadow of the British Empire is inseparable.

How influential is the British in the United States?

Since the founding of the United States as an independent country, up to now;

All previous presidents have been Anglo-Americans, not French, German, Spanish, Dutch or other Europeans. This includes Polk, the 11th President of the United States who strongly opposed the British. His great-grandfather was from Scotland.

Irish ancestry, pure British descent.

in American upper class society

Anglo-Americans are a closed circle of big capitalists, big business owners, big farmers, lawyers, and politicians, which quite exclude French, German, Hispanic, and Mexican Americans. This is the same in the south and the north.

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In every state in the United States (whether north or south), the political map of each county is dominated by Anglo-Americans. As long as they are white Anglo-Americans, they are inherently more likely to succeed than Americans of other ethnic groups, and are more likely to be recognized by mainstream society and more likely to join the ranks.

In upper class society, this is an indisputable fact.

It was precisely because of the strong influence of Anglo-Americans that the unprecedentedly brutal Civil War broke out many years later. In addition to the sharp contradictions of slavery, the dark shadow hidden behind Great Britain could also be faintly discovered...

When it comes to intrigues, the British have never convinced anyone. This is true!

If the Tang Kingdom wanted to win the war, it could not do without the strong support of the British, and its role was far from simple as it seemed.

A giant with his hands tied and shackles can only exert 30% of his power at most.

July 31, 1846

On the 15th day after the task force led by Lieutenant Colonel Harry Leitch set off from Denver, they transported a large amount of logistical supplies from Kansas City after a long and dusty journey. They returned through the stars and nights and arrived in the Burlington area.

The Burlington area is located more than 260 kilometers east of Denver, and 110 kilometers to the west is the Hugo area. From the Hugo area, turn southwest for about 150 kilometers to reach Denver.

Burlington and Hugo were two of the three inns that were burned down. It was also an area with frequent cavalry activities in the Kingdom of the Tang Dynasty, so Lieutenant Colonel Harry Reach had to muster all his energy and lead the team to move forward cautiously.

The Rangers of the Tennessee Cavalry Regiment have moved forward 70 or 80 kilometers, carefully searching for traces of the Tang Kingdom Cavalry.

Lieutenant Colonel Harry Leitch knew that this was doomed to be futile. In the vast Gobi Desert and plateau fold areas, in which corner did the Tang Kingdom cavalry hide and where did they search?

But for peace of mind, he still sent three squadrons of rangers.

Since suffering heavy losses in the early morning, the U.S. military horse-drawn carriage array must now set off after dawn at 7:30. The night cavalry patrol is sent out 10 kilometers away and redoubled sentries are arranged.

Once the enemy is discovered

The musketeers were strictly ordered to defend along the carriage formation immediately, and were strictly ordered to defend to the death. They were strictly forbidden to attack without permission, and they were not allowed to come out even if they were killed, so as not to give the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom an opportunity to take advantage of them.

The carriage transport team braved the scorching heat and traveled day and night. As many as 34 soldiers and 87 mules and horses died of heatstroke along the way. It was really miserable.

The advantage is that no loopholes are left and the defense is tight.

"Have the released rangers returned?" Lieutenant Colonel Harry Frazier, commander of the Tennessee Cavalry, had finished breakfast. While adjusting his military uniform, he took out his gold-plated pocket watch and looked at the time. It was now 7:25 in the morning, and there was still time before departure.

There are 5 minutes.

"Sir, no cavalry has returned for an hour and a half. Please give instructions."

"oh……"

Lieutenant Colonel Harry Frazier's expression immediately became serious, and he walked quickly towards the other side of the carriage formation, where was the temporary camp of the 2nd Virginia Fusiliers.

According to previous regulations;

The Ranger squadron released by the Tennessee Cavalry Regiment, regardless of whether the situation was discovered or not, was to send a trooper to report back every hour.

No cavalry returned for an hour and a half, which was an unusual situation in itself.

After discussing with Lieutenant Colonel Ernie Shore, Lieutenant Colonel Harry Fraser decided to postpone the departure time for the sake of caution, and sent two additional cavalry squadrons to patrol southwest and northwest, 40 kilometers ahead, and still

Strict orders were given to send a cavalryman back to report every hour.

After waiting like this, it was 10:00 in the morning, and the sun was shining brightly.

The dispatched cavalry seemed to have disappeared into the sea, and none of them came back, but the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom could not even be seen. Lieutenant Colonel Harry Frazier had determined that they were nearby, and most of the dispatched cavalry were probably poisoned.

The problem is

The cavalry of the Tang Kingdom never showed up, so why not just wait?

If the enemy does not show up for a day, the US military transport team will not dare to move forward. What about three days, five days or even longer?

Lieutenant Colonel Harry Frazier was extremely anxious. His troops had sufficient supplies, but the U.S. military base camp in Denver was already desperate. At this time, they must have stopped and could only kill horses to satisfy their hunger.

General Frank Gilhoury had more than 660 cavalry and more than 3,000 musketeers in the Denver camp. They had to kill at least a dozen horses a day. How many days would these 660 horses be enough to kill?

Should we leave or not?

This became a big problem lingering in the mind of Lieutenant Colonel Harry Fletcher.