Wild North America 1846

Denver Castle

Richard, led by Colonel Dai Changfu and other senior officers, were patrolling along the castle, inspecting the defenses and talking about the military preparations carried out by the United States.

"According to the news from the Government House of British Canada, the Yankees are still unconvinced after being crippled by us at the beginning of the year, and are customizing a large number of new weapons to regain their place, including cavalry-type revolving muskets."

Speaking of which

Richard stopped, placed his hands on the city wall and looked into the distance. The forest in front of him had been cut down, revealing endless green pastures.

The moat water introduced from the South Perret River surrounds the castle. On the three stone bridges on the moat, carriages and pedestrians are constantly coming and going, creating a lively scene.

Richard patted the solid city wall with his hand and continued;

"We must see that the U.S. military's progress in firearms and equipment has basically erased our unilateral strike advantage.

The cavalry unit can only have the advantage of breastplate defense. In the possible war, the pressure that the cavalry unit can share may be limited, and the fortress defense headquarters should be more prepared for difficulties."

"I understand, Your Majesty, if the Storm heavy machine guns we require can be given priority, we need at least 80 of them, and 100 would be even better," Colonel Dai Changfu said.

"About that. Colt Arms Company can now manufacture 26 to 28 heavy machine guns every month, and will be able to equip 100 heavy machine guns by the end of May. The US military suffered heavy losses at the beginning of the year, and it will not be able to recover in half a year. This

This leaves us with enough time to respond."

"That's great. With the addition of these 100 heavy machine guns, no matter how many Americans come, I am confident that we can annihilate them all under the city."

"We are not that optimistic. We can equip you with 100 heavy machine guns, but the production speed of copper-cased bullets is not that fast, so you have to save ammunition." When Richard said this, he raised his eyebrows and continued with a rather regretful tone;

"In the last battle in the Nameless Valley, if it weren't for the limited ammunition of the heavy machine guns and the fact that it was approaching dusk, we were confident that we could keep all the US troops behind, but it was a pity that they lost nearly 10,000 people."

"That's such a pity." Colonel Dai Changfu smacked his mouth in regret and continued; "The Storm heavy machine gun is extremely powerful, especially good at attacking enemy troops that are intensively attacking a city. Its biggest drawback is that it consumes bullets too quickly, so you have to save them!

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"Yes, the United States is unwilling to fail in its military adventure and has carried out its fourth domestic military mobilization. It is expected to recruit 80,000 soldiers. If the previous 20,000 US troops are added, the total will exceed 100,000. In addition to

In addition to the defense forces in Chicago, South Dakota, North Dakota and other places, it is expected that more than 60,000 people can be mobilized for the westward expedition, with the goal being Denver. This time we have completely angered the Yankees."

Speaking of which

Richard smiled slightly, and there was no worried expression on his face.

"With 60,000 people, the Americans really think highly of us." Colonel Dai Changfu replied solemnly.

Compared with the repeated setbacks in the western battlefield, the U.S. military played triumphant songs all the way in the southern invasion war and advanced very smoothly.

In February 1847, General Taylor led his troops to defeat the main force of the Mexican army led by Mexican President Santa Anna in the Buena Vista area, forcing them to retreat more than 170 kilometers and re-establish a defense line in central Mexico.

Buena Vista fell. This disastrous defeat poured cold water on the newly inspired resistance confidence.

In March, 12,000 U.S. troops, led by Navy Commander-in-Chief General Scott, landed in Veracruz on the Gulf of Mexico, and successfully attacked inland, occupying many important towns in eastern Mexico.

On the 29th, the U.S. military captured Veracruz. On April 18, the main force of the U.S. invasion in the south, General Taylor's headquarters, once again defeated the main force of the Mexican army led by President Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana, causing heavy casualties on both sides.

The U.S. military suffered more than 7,700 casualties during the battle, and the Mexican army suffered 16,000 casualties. General Estrada, who was a strong advocate of the Mexican government's military, was killed in the battle, which dealt a huge blow to President Santa Ana.

On May 5, the U.S. military occupied Puebla and approached Mexico City.

For the United States, as long as it captures Mexico City, it means that the war is completely over and victory is within easy reach.

never thought

Just as U.S. troops were pressing down on the border, President Santa Anna of Mexico, who had previously strongly opposed the independent establishment of the Tang Kingdom, knew that the end was over, but made a decision that surprised everyone.

President Santa Anna pushed the Mexican wartime government to quickly pass a congressional bill to formally recognize the existence of the Tang Kingdom and cede California, Arizona and New Mexico, with a total area of ​​approximately 2.31 million square kilometers.

The Tang Kingdom needed to pay 2.2 million U.S. dollars for this. This money was delivered to the Mexican government through a British bank loan as soon as possible. Both parties have fulfilled their rights and obligations, which means that the proposal has been officially completed.

President Santa Ana did this just to disgust the Americans. He knows what Americans need?

Even if Mexico cannot defeat the Americans, these lands will not be handed over easily. They would rather give them to the Tang Kingdom than give them to the Americans in vain.

President Santa Anna was reasonably sensible;

The Kingdom of the Tang Dynasty has proven its strong combat effectiveness through a series of battles, beating the Yankees to a black and blue face, which is really a hard nail.

Even if the Americans swallow it, their mouths will be full of blood. Throwing out California and New Mexico and letting the Americans and the Tang Kingdom fight, rob, fight, and fight selflessly will make the Mexicans feel inexplicably happy.

Neither of them is a good thing, it is best to die together.

The news reached the White House and everything was settled.

President Polk flew into a rage and smashed all the stationery and lamps in the Oval Office. The mahogany chair also broke a leg. He felt uneasy.

"Damn Santa Anna, damn Mexicans, and damn King Richard, I curse you all to go to hell..."

President Polk cursed loudly and swept away all the documents on the table. The papers were flying like snowflakes, making the office a mess.

White House Chief of Staff Harry Hoover looked at all this and shrugged helplessly and said, "Mr. President, this doesn't solve any problems."

"How can I calm down? The natural mission of the United States is to establish a vast territory from the Atlantic to the Pacific and establish its dominant position in the entire North and South America. California and New Mexico were originally ours, but now they have been stolen. How?

Can you calm down?"

"It is indeed a bit troublesome from an international legal perspective. As long as we defeat the Tang Kingdom and completely destroy it, the problem will be solved."

"To put it lightly, we were about to win the war against Mexico, but what we wanted was gone. We spent 150 million US dollars in military expenditures and 17,000 casualties of officers and soldiers, but we didn't get what we wanted.

Territory, I now want to hang all those in the Mexican government, including Santa Ana.”

"Mr. President, you need to calm down. Although we cannot get California and New Mexico from Mexico, we can also cede some port cities, such as Tijuana or some islands in the Gulf of Mexico. We will always gain something."

"Hell, there's not enough land to fill your teeth."

"That's better than nothing."

"Yes, now I can only use this reason to comfort myself." President Polk shook his head in distress, as if he wanted to drive this ridiculous reason out of his mind. He put his hands in his hair and combed it back twice.

Said;

"Harry, I need to meet with Secretary of War George Levinson and Federal Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Arthur Temple to discuss the matter of mobilizing experienced generals south to deal with the Tang Kingdom after the Mexican Campaign. I want to

The devil Richard, whose hands were full of blood, was sent to the guillotine and watched as he died in pain."

"Dear Mr. President, I will arrange it as soon as possible."

"Okay, Harry, I admit that I was carried away by anger just now and did something irrational. Let me clean up my office. I don't want others to see this."

"No problem, Mr. President, there are spare mahogany chairs and lamps in the storage room. I promise that everything will be restored to the original state soon, and no one will notice anything strange."

"That's good..." After a casual response, President Polk suddenly remembered something, so he called out to White House Chief of Staff Harry Hoover and asked, "By the way, how is the implementation of the new weapons order going?"

"Mr. President, the order for cavalry-style revolvers produced by Springfield Arms Company and Harpers Ferry National Arsenal for the army has been more than half completed. It is expected to be delivered by the end of July at the latest, which is about two and a half months away.

time."

"Where's that terrible heavy machine gun?"

"Oh, the research and development of new weapons in this area is not going well. Springfield Arms Company has produced three prototypes of heavy machine guns, but the effect of using fixed bullets is not good. It will jam after firing dozens of rounds. Completely

The only solution is to use copper-jacketed bullets, but there is no real solution as to what formula to use for the primer."

"They are all a bunch of losers. I want to know why the Tang Kingdom produced such excellent weapons?"

"Mr. President, according to the information we have received, Richard, the dictatorial king of the Tang Dynasty, recruited the talented weapons designer Mr. Samuel Colt as his subordinate. Mr. Samuel Colt can be said to be

He is the best weapons designer in the world today. He invented the revolver, the heavy machine gun and the cavalry revolver. He is extremely accomplished in this field."

"Damn it, this is a traitor and he should be hanged. There are two to three thousand excellent gunsmiths in the United States. Isn't there anyone who can solve this problem?"

"Well... as of now, not yet." White House Chief of Staff Harry Hoover's answer was very measured, but it choked President Polk half to death.

He rolled his eyelids and said angrily, "Okay, Harry, let me be alone for a while."

"As you wish, Mr. President." Harry Hoover bowed in greeting, then left the Oval Office with brisk steps, and closed the door behind him.