Wild North America 1846

This military intelligence bulletin noted the main content of the military mobilization for the third war in the United States; namely, the expansion of the military by 45,000 people.

There are two main directions for using troops, one is to reinforce the main battlefield in the south, and the second is to form a western expedition force.

When General Frank Gilhouri, who fled alone after the defeat, was questioned by the parliament, he falsely claimed that the Tang Empire's army numbered 15,000, and its cavalry numbered no less than 4,000, all well-equipped, tough and brave. However, the United States underestimated the strength of the enemy's army.

, was the main factor in the defeat of the war.

On the one hand, it shirks its own culpability, and on the other hand, it helps Congress pass relevant war mobilization bills.

Such a large-scale military mobilization in the United States will take at least 4 to 5 months from recruiting volunteer militia to organizing training and preparing a large amount of supplies, and then heading to the front line.

That is to say

Before the Spring Festival next year, the United States is temporarily unable to launch a new round of Western Expedition.

Richard frowned and stood up, carefully considering the information hidden behind this military intelligence report.

It turns out that historically

The United States did not conduct its third full-scale war mobilization. The commander of the Western Route Army, Colonel Stephen Carney, led 1,700 U.S. troops to conquer the west. The whole process was incredibly easy.

White immigrants in New Mexico, Arizona, California and other areas responded one after another after the arrival of the US military. In order to avoid a war with the US military, Britain gave up the Oregon region.

As a result, more than 1,700 U.S. troops led by Colonel Stephen Carney successfully occupied up to 2.8 million square kilometers of land and completed the great cause of westward expansion.

On the main battlefield in southern Mexico

General Taylor led 35,000 American troops through many bloody battles. From February 21st to 24th, 1847, he defeated the Mexican army in Aguanueva and cleared northern Mexico.

In the first half of 1847, the U.S. Army's Scott Division defeated the Mexican army in the Battle of Cerro Gordo and the Battle of Chubrusco, and arrived at the gates of the Mexican capital on May 5, 1847.

After another six months of fierce fighting, the U.S. military invaded Mexico City, the capital of Mexico, on September 14, 1847, establishing a final victory and forcing Mexico to cede 2.3 million square kilometers of territory through a treaty (excluding the 530,000 British Oregon Colony).

square kilometers of land.), established the territory of the United States in later generations.

Mexico can survive one year from now.

However, due to the butterfly effect caused by the sudden emergence of the Tang Dynasty, the United States has now carried out its third military mobilization, expanding the size of the army by 45,000 again. The total size of the army is close to 100,000, and the total size of the navy is 95,000. The total size of the two

Nearly 200,000 people.

This may lead to a surge in the number of U.S. troops deployed to the main battlefield on the southern front, overwhelming the Mexican army in advance.

Because he knew the aftermath well, Richard had to worry about the spillover of the butterfly effect.

In that case, the Tang Kingdom will face a more severe situation in the future and be forced to respond to the all-out attack of the US military in advance.

Think of this

Richard felt the heavy pressure on his shoulders. He stood up and put his hands behind his back to think about it for a long time. After careful consideration, he had to make the difficult decision to expand the army again.

The Tang Kingdom must hold on to most or even all of the 45,000 soldiers recruited by the United States for its third military expansion, so that Mexico can support it until September next year.

Based on the current strength of the Tang Kingdom, the main mobile force is 5 cavalry regiments, with a total of about 4,000 cavalry. Most of them are new cavalry who have been trained for no more than three months. Due to insufficient training, their combat effectiveness is worrying.

The plan currently being implemented to wipe out the indigenous Indian tribes is to use power training to make the new cavalry mature as soon as possible.

The total number of troops concentrated in Denver reached more than 7,000, accounting for almost 80% of the total military strength of the Tang Kingdom.

The remaining troops are in Sacramento, San Francisco, Los Angeles and other places, with less than 1,000 cavalry and more than 1,300 musketeers, and the total force nationwide is about 9,300.

As the United States launched its third war mobilization, the Tang Kingdom was forced to increase its efforts and recruit another 5,000 new Chinese immigrants, bringing the kingdom's total military strength to more than 14,300.

Among them, 3,000 musketeers and 2,000 cavalry were recruited.

Of the 3,000 newly recruited musketeers, 2,000 were used to strengthen Denver's defenses, increasing the number of Chinese musketeers to more than 3,000. Together with the more than 2,000 white musketeers from the First Denver Regiment and the Second Denver Regiment, the total number reached

5,000 people.

In this way, the imbalance between Chinese and white musketeers can be well compensated and the castle fortress can be firmly defended.

In Richard’s plan;

These more than 3,000 Chinese musketeers will cooperate with nearly 600 white artillerymen and will be mainly responsible for guarding the two military fortresses of Fort Denver and Fort Cherry.

During the war, all Chinese laborers stationed outside would shrink and return to Denver Castle to escape the war.

The First and Second Denver Regiments, which are mainly white, are responsible for guarding the 3.3-kilometer-long city wall.

Thus

When the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom attacked the northern front, the military force with more than 3,000 Chinese musketeers as the core could ensure the safety of the rear and avoid an imbalance in military power.

from the heart

Richard had always been wary of the first and second regiments of the Denver Fusiliers, which were mainly white men. Although a large number of grassroots Chinese officers had been deployed, it was difficult to fully trust them.

The foundation of the Tang Kingdom is still the Chinese-dominated cavalry regiment. After the decision to expand the army is made, the total number of cavalry will reach more than 7,000, of which more than 6,000 cavalry are located on the Denver front line, and Chinese account for more than 90%.

The country has a population of about 140,000, and the total military strength reaches 14,300. If the logistics, factories and farm population serving the war are included, it accounts for about half or even 60% of the Tang Kingdom, which is almost the maximum force to be mobilized.

After all, the population is still too small.

After Richard's decision to expand the army was issued, San Francisco and Los Angeles quickly selected more than 5,500 strong men from the new Chinese immigrants who had just arrived in North America to recruit into the army.

Therefore, it did not have a serious impact on the social production of the Tang Kingdom.

After the initial 20 days of military training, 4,500 of the 5,500 recruits embarked on the long journey to Denver.

After arriving at Rio Southland Fortress, 500 of the new soldiers were used as supplementary troops to consolidate the defense power of Rio Southland Fortress.

The remaining 4,000 recruits continued northward and arrived in Denver at the end of October. After a short rest, they began intense military training.

On November 11, the 3.3-kilometer-long defensive wall was fully completed. The defensive wall is 3.6 meters high and 3.8 meters wide. The outer side is composed of a solid rock concrete wall, covered with steel mesh and smoothed with cement. It can withstand frontal bombardment from 30-pound field artillery.

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November 19

In the Indian Valley, which is 53 kilometers away from Denver, the first cement plant in the Denver area has entered the equipment installation stage. It was originally the nest of an Indian tribe that was wiped out, hence the name.

The valley is located between two mountains, with a river flowing out of the mountains. The terrain is hidden and dangerous, so it has become an important cement plant site.

Also located here are brick kilns, porcelain kilns, a steel factory, a food processing factory, a flour mill, an oil mill, etc., all of which are under construction one after another.

Next step

After the construction of the cement plant is completed, a defensive fortress wall will be built at the entrance of the Indian Valley. As a logistics center for the Denver Fortress, it will have strong self-defense capabilities.

November 28

The outer defensive wall and fort of Cherry Fort were first built, with a circumference of 520 meters by 366 meters and an area of ​​about 1.6 square kilometers. The rock fortress wall is 4.5 meters high and equipped with a raised semicircular fort. Because it is close to the Cherry Creek, so

Call it "Cherry Castle".

December 7

The 7,000 acres of newly cultivated land in the upper reaches of Cherry Creek are rolling in the wheat waves, and the oats, sugar beets and potatoes planted have ushered in a good harvest.

On the more than 40 kilometers of road from the upper reaches of Cherry Creek to Denver Castle, more than a thousand large trucks are constantly coming and going, loaded with harvests and driving to the warehouse area, filling up all the large and small granaries.

There were huge crowds of people in Denver, and everyone's face was filled with joy.

At this time, Denver's population had reached more than 39,000 people, of whom there were about 19,000 white and Indian slave laborers, 6,000 garrison cavalry, 4,000 musketeers, and nearly 10,000 Chinese laborers and Indian women.

The urban streets in the main castle and Cherry Castle have taken shape. Sewers extending in all directions have been dug in the castle, the streets are paved with stone slabs, and two to three-story masonry buildings facing the streets have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.

Banks, post offices, taverns and restaurants, grocery stores, grain and oil stores, medical clinics, cloth shops, brothels and prostitutes all have Chinese signs hanging up, and business is booming every time.

The bumper agricultural harvest indicates that the shadow of food shortage that has shrouded Denver City has dissipated. This is the greatest good news.

henceforth

Denver will have sufficient food supply, and can also brew wine, expand the scale of poultry and livestock breeding, and provide a rich supply of meat, eggs, and milk. While achieving self-sufficiency, Denver will be able to support the construction of surrounding towns.

First, it is to support the construction of Indian Valley.

December 12

The completion of the outer defensive wall and two powerful forts of Denver's main fort means that the first phase of the fort's construction project is fully completed.

December 27

With the hard work of more than 6,700 Indian convicts in the past three months, a moat, moats and two stone bridges around Denver were built, which greatly improved the defense system of the Denver Fortress.

The moat is about 8.6 to 9 meters wide and about 4 meters deep. Vertical rock protection slopes are built on both sides of the river bank. On the side near the fortress, a protective wall about 1.3 meters high is built with rocks.

during battle

The musketeers can fight out of the city, rely on the moat to carry out volley attacks on the enemy, and cooperate with the defenders on the city wall to form two staggered and dense firepower, causing heavy damage to the enemy.

Three stone bridges were built on the moat. The two narrow bridges can accommodate a four-wheeled carriage and lead to Denver Main Castle and Cherry Castle respectively.

There is a suspension bridge between these two stone bridges, which is controlled by a winch. When the enemy attacks, the suspension bridge can be pulled up to block external traffic.

The main stone bridge in the middle is 5.5 meters wide, allowing two carriages to easily move in opposite directions. It connects the main city wall between the two military castles and is the main channel for transporting supplies to the warehouse area along the river.

The main arch of this stone bridge is 7.2 meters long and is made of 22 I-shaped iron plates. It can be removed during wartime without affecting the defensive function of the moat.

The defense design of the entire Denver Fortress combines the essence of defensive castle construction in Chinese and Western countries for more than a thousand years. It can be said to be the most difficult large-scale military fortress building to break through in the American continent so far.