Wild North America 1846

On the 3.3-kilometer-long city wall, more than 3,000 white coolies are working hard to build the wall. Large stones are moved up one by one and fixed with cement. After completion, a layer of barbed wire will be covered on the outside, and smooth cement will be applied to strengthen the structural strength.

Due to sufficient materials and manpower, the construction progress is quite fast.

When Richard accompanied the British envoy to the construction site, the entire line had been built up to the chest level and had certain defensive capabilities.

The current construction progress is faster than expected. It is expected that in more than two months, Denver Main Castle, Cherry Castle and the main body of the 3.3-kilometer city wall between them will be completed and have preliminary defensive capabilities.

Next step

The defense facilities and city gates, various military buildings and warehouses, private houses, streets and sewer facilities in Denver Main Fort and Cherry Fort are being constructed one after another, and it will take a long time.

third step

It is planned to dig a moat along the periphery of Denver Castle and build a sub-fort extending forward to further improve the overall defense facilities, all of which are in the blueprint.

From now on, the Denver area will be the main battlefield for the battle between the Tang Kingdom and the United States. Richard spared no effort in building a strong city that would make the Americans fearful.

"With the strong push of President Polk's administration, the U.S. Congress passed the third war mobilization bill. This time the scale is larger than the previous two combined. Are you really feeling the pressure?"

"Hahaha, there is indeed pressure, but our determination to resist U.S. aggression is even greater."

"If you have any other requests, Your Majesty can make them freely."

"Thank you for your care, Mr. Special Envoy. The Kingdom of the Tang Dynasty urgently needs to build an eastern railway from the Port of Los Angeles to the Fortress of Rio Rancho. This will definitely greatly enhance the Kingdom's ability to mobilize military resources to the front line."

"Oh, why isn't the rail line built to Denver?"

"Objectively speaking, this is due to the huge power gap between the two countries. Denver does not have full confidence to hold on. If it falls, the railway line leading to Denver may be used by the US military to continuously transport goods to the hinterland of the Tang Kingdom.

It would be too bad if our troops and supplies have turned into making wedding clothes for others."

"Your Majesty's considerations are indeed reasonable, but I think the probability of this is low." The British special envoy Baron Granville Gower shook his head and expressed disagreement.

It was hard to tell that he had more confidence in the Kingdom of Tang Dynasty than Richard, which made Richard raise his brows with an expression of interest.

Faced with the questioning look, Baron Granville-Gower smiled cunningly, pointed at the castle construction site under construction, and said confidently;

“First of all, Your Majesty the King, please allow me to introduce myself;

Before retiring, I was a colonel of the Royal Scots Grenadier Regiment. I participated in the Battle of Waterloo 31 years ago with the rank of lieutenant and participated in many wars of the 6th and 7th Anti-French Alliance. I am an experienced veteran.

soldier.

18 years ago

As the deputy head of the British Military Observation Mission, I observed the entire 8th Russo-Turkish War and gained considerable experience in fortress offensive and defensive battles.

1828

Russia mobilized Marshal Wittgenstein's army group, totaling 95,000 people, to the Danube Theater to face Hussein Pasha's 150,000-strong army.

Russia transferred 25,000 troops of General Paskovich into the Caucasus theater to face the 50,000 Turkish troops.

The Russian army launched a joint attack from land and sea, captured General Varna Paskovich's troops across the border, and captured the Kars Fortress on July 5. From July to August, the Russian Caucasus Army units were deployed in local areas.

With the support of the civilian army, they paid a heavy price and successively occupied the fortresses of Ardagan, Akhaltsikhe, Poti and Bayazet.

in these battles

I was fortunate enough to stay in the headquarters of General Paskovich and witness with my own eyes the bloody process of the attack and defense of the fortress.

The Russian Caucasus Army units plus the local civilian army totaled about 63,000 people. In the head-to-head battles to conquer the above-mentioned fortresses, they suffered more than 60% losses. It was a battle with piles of corpses.

Based on my professional assessment;

The soldiers of the Tang Kingdom under your command are well trained and have high morale. They can basically reach 80% of the combat effectiveness of the elite Guards of the Ottoman Empire.

These white captives who were used as coolies originally had a certain degree of military training. After losing their spirit, they were incorporated into the city's defending army, which was basically equivalent to the level of the local troops of the Ottoman Empire.

Calculating the garrison force of 9,000 to 10,000 people, how much price did the Americans have to pay to capture the Denver Fortress?

The equipment of the US military is stronger than that of the Russian army, but its fighting spirit and spirit of sacrifice are far inferior. Its overall combat effectiveness can only reach 50% of the Russian army, which is slightly less than that of the Russian army.

The Denver Fortress under construction is not only much larger than the Ardagan, Akhaltsikhe, Poti and Bayazet fortresses, it is also an extremely difficult to conquer composite fortress type and can support up to 30,000 defenders.

, the difficulty to overcome is not ordinary.

Especially the Denver Main Fort and the Cherry Fort, one main and the other with cross-covering firepower, occupy a condescending and absolute defensive advantage.

Even if the U.S. military can break through the weak wall in the middle (note; specifically refers to the 3.3-kilometer wall between the two forts), it will suffer a large amount of crossfire from the east and west forts of Fort Denver and Fort Cherry, which will be a great test for the United States.

The endurance of the military.

not to mention

I also saw some interesting things in the castle design, which is like a clearance game with each level becoming more difficult. It is a strong test for the fighting willpower and sacrifice spirit of the US offensive troops.

To be honest, I am not surprised at all that the US military lost 25,000 to 30,000 people at Fort Denver.

If the U.S. military can really pay such heavy losses, how many troops should it mobilize?

Judging from the current combat command capabilities and experience of the US military, 35,000 Army troops are already the limit.

No matter how large the number of troops is, it is just a simple accumulation of numbers. Apart from increasing further command confusion and logistical disasters, I can't see any benefit to increasing combat effectiveness.

besides

Never ignore the surprise that the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty will bring us. The 2,600 cavalry lingering in the upper reaches of Cherry Creek are believed to be the back-up arranged by His Majesty the King.

On the vast Colorado Plateau, relying on the advantage of familiar geography and playing hide and seek with the US military, I think this is the most troublesome place.

How many troops do Americans need to send to respond?

3,000 or 5,000 cavalry?

If there is a surprise attack on the US military base camp, the situation will be very serious.

It’s not that I’m not optimistic that the Americans can field an army of 100,000 people, but I’m not optimistic about their ability to organize and command large armies.

Even Russia, which has experienced hundreds of years of war, will inevitably have many flaws in organizing large armies to fight, let alone the United States, which has never been exposed to this field?

When a large corps of 100,000 people fights, any lack of logistics may lead to catastrophic collapse consequences. This has been verified by countless wars and is an unbreakable truth.

It is absolutely true that war is about logistics.

The long logistics line of more than 870 kilometers from Kansas City to Denver is undoubtedly the Achilles heel of the US military. How much manpower does the United States need to support this logistics line?

Just thinking about it makes my head spin. I am not optimistic about this, so I would rather place my bet on the side of the Tang Kingdom."

have to say

There are really many smart people in this world. The British special envoy Baron Granville Gower was able to figure out seven or eight points of Richard's calculations with a simple glance.

What he failed to guess was the killer weapon in Richard's hand... the terrifying Storm minigun, the soaring eagle in the sky, and the birds and beasts in the forest.

Even so, it's quite astonishing.

Richard planned to assign 15,000 garrison troops to Fort Denver, including Chinese laborers who were reclaiming wasteland in the north, and would set aside one day a week for military training.

The outer cavalry plan consists of five regiments, namely the San Francisco Cuirassiers, the First and Second Chaozhou Cavalry Regiments, the Royal Guards Cuirassiers and the Los Angeles Cavalry in training, with a total number of approximately 4,200 cavalry.

The British imported a large number of Suffolk horses from the Oregon region, totaling more than 1,870 horses, enough to support the establishment of three heavy cuirassier regiments.

The Suffolk horse is a standard heavy-duty horse. Adult horses are generally over 1.7 meters tall and weigh more than 1,900 to 2,200 pounds. They have a strong load-bearing capacity and are the best choice for armored heavy cavalry.

Coupled with the hundreds of French Perch horses captured by the Tang Kingdom, it was more than enough to form three cuirassier regiments.

After half a year of war, the cavalry team of the Tang Kingdom grew rapidly, and the effect was better than the three years of training in ordinary times.

A group of outstanding middle- and lower-level cavalry officers have emerged and highlighted their commanding talents. This is also something to be happy about.

It was precisely because so many outstanding cavalry officers emerged that Richard had the confidence to form three new cavalry regiments in one go.

The Royal Guards Cavalry Regiment in his hands was originally an officer training regiment. In addition to taking on daily guard and combat tasks, it has been strengthening cultural studies. It has grown rapidly through experience in the war. It is planned to be upgraded to a cuirassier regiment this time.

, which is to train them as the main cavalry regiment of the kingdom.

To this end, Richard ordered 2,600 pairs of thickened breastplates from the UK at a large sum of money, which are currently floating at sea. Together with some factory equipment and old British military supplies at the bottom of the box, they will arrive at the port of Los Angeles at the end of this month.

This batch of British-made breastplates uses bearing steel technology. A single breastplate weighs 26 pounds, which is 30% heavier than the French breastplates produced by the system, but its defensive power is reduced by half.

When the distance is within 120 meters, the flintlock musket in the hands of the US military has a high probability of being able to penetrate the breastplate and cause fatal injuries.

There is no way around this. The world's top steel metallurgical level is so high today. The UK is already at the highest level in the world, but it has not yet invented high-hardness carburized bulletproof steel. It can only be replaced by bearing steel of better quality.

The reputation points in Richard's hand can indeed be exchanged for breastplates from the reputation store, but using it for one person is completely different from using it for thousands of people, and it is not enough.

From a long-term perspective, factory production is the way to go.

Richard can only ensure what he needs, and others can only rely on luck when entering the battlefield. There is no other way.