Wild North America 1846

Baron Granville-Gower's words were full of praise, which made Richard smile brightly. Following his words, he in turn complimented the British Empire's prosperous civil and military skills, and both of them were very happy.

Mr. Baron had no idea that underneath Richard's slightly green face was a mature soul who came from the age of the information explosion and had experienced the harshness of the world. How could he be blinded by this small compliment?

Baron Granville-Gower's words revealed the inherent arrogance of the British, and he was extremely disparaging of the strength of the U.S. military. He spoke like a noob but said "rude Americans", with a look of contempt and disdain.

The implication is that those hillbillies in the United States are easy to deal with, and they can be dealt with like chopping melons and vegetables.

Richard would not be fooled by him, nor would he underestimate the sacrificial spirit and combat effectiveness of the US military.

But on the surface, in order to maintain the dignity of both parties, Richard still falsely praised the British Empire. Every sentence he said touched Baron Granville Gower's arrogant face.

Full of smiles.

The two of them talked as they walked, and soon arrived at the construction site for building the city gate.

The two Chinese captains of the musketeers here who were in charge of supervising the work hurriedly came out to welcome him, with respectful expressions and a deep salute with clasped fists.

Richard waved his hand;

This means that everything is business as usual, he just brought the guests over to inspect and do what they should do.

The two Chinese team captains retreated as instructed, and then looked sternly at the white convicts who were bending over to work.

When he found two white men taking advantage of their work, he stood up and peeked over. He immediately rushed up, knocked them to the ground with a whip, and yelled at them.

This little incident did not affect the mood of the two noble men.

Most of these white convicts were American prisoners captured during the Battle of Burlington. If they surrendered voluntarily, they could be recruited and used to supplement the strength of the First and Second Denver Regiments.

Prisoners were not treated so well. Regardless of whether they were soldiers or officers, coachmen or tanners, artillerymen or cavalry, they were all sent to hard labor camps to receive punishment.

With the current heavy labor, only two meals a day can be provided.

One meal in the morning and one meal around noon to ensure that these white convicts are energetic enough to work.

At night, if you work all night and still have a meal, you will be hungry if you don't have it. Anyway, if you don't work, you won't be given food, so as not to have enough energy to run away.

Dozens of these white prisoners have been exhausted to death under the heavy labor pressure in the past month. This is called being toasted and not eating, but being punished with wine. What's the crime?

Who told them not to surrender voluntarily?

The army of the Kingdom of the Tang Dynasty has never been so gentle. In the land of North America, there is only iron-blooded suppression and cruel exploitation of foreigners, and they are managed by strict military discipline.

Richard’s attitude is very clear;

All white people who are willing to join the army of the Tang Dynasty are brothers who fight side by side. They are rewarded for their meritorious service and enjoy equal treatment as the Chinese. They can enjoy the glory of being married and having children, regardless of you and me.

Those who resisted and were captured were all sent to hard labor camps for reform.

among these people

The army of the Tang Dynasty selected those convicts who were willing to take the initiative to approach and gave them better treatment. Not to mention whether they could eat well, at least they could eat three meals a day.

These people took the lead as team leaders and squadron leaders of the convicts. They managed each construction section by themselves, urging other white convicts not to be lazy, and dividing and disintegrating from within.

For example, the 3.3-kilometer city wall connecting two military fortresses was divided into squadrons of 100 meters each, with 50 convicts in each squadron, resulting in a total of 33 squadrons.

In addition to the two city gate squadrons (each squadron is responsible for building one side of the city gate), there are a total of 35 squadrons with a total of 1,750 people.

Based on the construction progress evaluation every week, the five advanced squadrons can have enough to eat, while the five lagging squadrons can only eat one meal a day.

If there are serious quality defects, the entire squadron will be killed.

Anyone who complains, spreads rumors and confuses, conspires in private, steals food, or does not work hard will be severely punished immediately once reported.

If the captain conceals something and fails to report it, he will be deemed to be guilty of the same crime.

Punitive measures include flogging, exposure to the shackles, and beheading. The dozen or so heads hung on wooden poles around the execution platform clearly show the terrible consequences of disobeying orders.

Under such strict management measures, the construction progress of Denver Castle is gratifying, far exceeding expectations.

Now is not the time for US troops to press on the border. Denver's main task now is construction, so these free laborers can be put to good use and only provide the poorest food every day.

After all, materials now have to be transported from the rear. The nearest support base is still more than 1,000 kilometers away in the town of Milan. Long-distance transportation is not easy, so any savings is worth it.

It’s December

With a large harvest of oats, sugar beets, and potatoes from the newly reclaimed land, the tight supply situation will be fundamentally alleviated, and these captives will be able to have enough to eat.

The question now is, how many of them can wait until the harvest in December?

Those American soldiers who were captured early should be grateful that they were incorporated into the 1st and 2nd Denver Fusiliers, otherwise they would have been hard pressed to die under the whips and cruel oppression.

Walking out of the city gate under construction, after walking for tens of meters, there is a large gentle slope outside.

The entire Denver Castle is built on a large gentle slope, with a drop of about 16 meters from the plain grassland below, where a lush North American oak forest grows.

Nowadays, these North American forests are being cut down in a planned way. After the tall oak trees fell, some Chinese workers armed with sharp axes and saws came forward to cut off the branches, cut them into sections, and then dragged them away with their horses.

All the wood is sent to the sawmill, where it is divided into planks and squares through large-scale harvesting, accumulated and dried in the shade, and used as the main material for building houses.

for defensive needs

All forests within ten kilometers of Denver Castle must be cleared to prevent them from being used by the enemy.

Richard and Baron Granville-Gower were chatting while walking towards the sawmill. The sawmill used British steam-powered machinery to drive the circular saw. The fuel was high-quality coal mined nearby, which greatly improved labor efficiency.

efficiency.

They didn't go far before the two men stopped, and the guards behind them also spread their guard.

At this moment

A line of cavalry appeared from the edge of the half-cut forest. They escorted a large number of Indian captives and women and walked towards them. There were also some cattle, sheep, chickens and ducks in the long line behind them. Looking at the beaming looks of these Tang Kingdom cavalry, they should have gained a lot.

Small.

"Oh, God, they are dirty native Indians." Baron Granville-Gower did not hide his disgust, took out a silk handkerchief with lace and covered his nose, as if these native Indians were smelly.

The anger will get to him.

A trace of undetectable dissatisfaction flashed in Richard's eyes, but he covered it up very well and explained: "Sir Gower, these are my soldiers who are clearing out the indigenous Indian tribes in the surrounding areas. When you plant a large area

We need to prevent these indigenous Indian tribes from destroying and stealing food. After all, they have a bad reputation and have no credibility in this regard."

"You can sell these lowly native Indian scalps to the Yankees, they are buying them for $10 each."

"Given the poor relationship between the Yankees and the Tang Kingdom, I doubt they will pay?"

"But what's the use of keeping it?"

"Then it depends on how to arrange it. These strong native Indians can mine stones and dig city sewers. If there are enough, we can consider arranging moat projects in advance. This will be of great benefit to enhancing the overall defense of Denver Castle.

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"What about these women?"

"You can arrange some easy chores, such as washing, cooking, or raising poultry and livestock. There will always be a place for you." Richard responded calmly.

He couldn't say that the soldiers were under great pressure to perform frontline defense and needed to relax appropriately.

Denver Fortress now has more than 14,000 people. In addition to the 5,000 white hard labor prisoners, there are nearly 7,000 soldiers and more than 2,000 Chinese workers, basically all young and vigorous men.

Without women, trouble will occur over time.

"Your Majesty, Lin Shoutian, Captain of the Second Battalion of the Chaozhou Cavalry Regiment, and Huang Yuansheng, Captain of the Fifth Battalion of the Chaozhou Cavalry Regiment, report to you that they are returning with escort from the mission of wiping out the Indian tribes."

"Report the specific situation."

"As ordered, Your Majesty." The person in charge of the report was Lin Shoutian, the captain of the second brigade. He stood at attention and saluted with his legs snapping, and then reported;

"Our two cavalry brigades, with a total of 411 cavalry, were responsible for clearing out the Indian indigenous tribes to the northwest. After searching 53 kilometers forward, we found the indigenous tribe in a mountain depression.

This is a large Indian tribe with a total of nearly 2,200 men, women, and children. After being discovered by our department, we organized more than 500 Indian warriors to try to resist.

Our troops used semi-circular tactics and suppressed the enemy with dense bullets, killing more than 170 people and capturing the rest.

After the war, 672 adult male prisoners, 855 adult female prisoners, and 200 minors were obtained.

In addition, 620 cattle, 400 horses, more than 4,300 sheep, several chickens, ducks, geese and other poultry were captured, and more than 130 carts of grain and dried meat were captured.

Two of our troops were killed and 17 wounded, please give your Majesty's instructions."

"Well done. I'll escort you back to the camp for handover. I'll give you a credit." Richard nodded with satisfaction.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Lin Shoutian and others saluted again, turned around and ran a dozen steps back to the cavalry. Then they raised their hands to the rear and ordered, "The cavalry continues to advance."

Richard was very satisfied with the cavalry's gains. By wiping out the indigenous Indian tribes, the Denver defenders were able to obtain valuable supplies. These cattle were sent to the military reclamation area, which would greatly enhance the efficiency of pioneering and reclamation.

The flocks, chickens, ducks and geese are sent for breeding so that more poultry can be bred in the future. Once a certain number is reached, a stable supply of eggs can be provided.

Indian woman...ahem...

These strong Indian male captives can undertake heavy hard labor. Even after the construction of the fort is completed, they can also be used to reclaim wasteland, build farmland water conservancy facilities, build roads, etc. Anyway, there is a lot of hard work, so we must make full use of the value of labor force.

Just get up.

The army of the Tang Dynasty appeared as a conqueror, so there was no need for hypocrisy and hypocrisy, and it was enough to directly oppress and exploit.

Compared to the American's $10 for a scalp, it's really a lot more merciful.