Wild North America 1846

a month later

chicago

Anglican Hospital

Admiral Taylor, who luckily swam across the Missouri River by riding on a strong horse, fell seriously ill. His body had just recovered a little, but his appearance seemed to be more than 10 years older, and his body was even stooped.

On a sunny day in early March, he met Lieutenant General Arthur Temple, the former Chief of Staff of the U.S. Continental Army who served as the commander-in-chief of the Third Western Expedition, and Deputy Commander Bob Wingraw in the chapel of the Episcopal Hospital.

Lieutenant General Bu, this is a private and secret visit.

"Arthur, I can't give you any advice. My legend is over, and my era is over." Admiral Taylor raised his head dejectedly, and the wrinkles on his face made him look old.

As God testifies, he is only 51 years old, but he looks like a 70-year-old man.

Admiral Taylor's hand gently rubbed the expensive cane inlaid with gems and gold carvings, and his words revealed endless depression, as if he was still trapped in that tragic defeat and still had not come out.

That was the main force of the US Army's 10,000 cavalry, not the nearly 20,000 musketeers who perished in the nameless valley.

It is much more difficult to train a qualified cavalry than to train a musketeer. The United States can equip 200,000 or even 300,000 musketeers at any time, but it cannot allocate 30,000 or even 20,000 qualified cavalry at once.

Cultivating a tacit understanding of cavalry team combat cannot be developed overnight.

It’s not that I don’t know, it’s just that I was shocked.

these two years

There were not 20,000 but 19,000 U.S. cavalrymen who died at the hands of the Tang Kingdom. Except for the more than 4,000 experienced cavalrymen who fought in Mexico, almost all the other U.S. cavalrymen were newcomers.

However, the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom became stronger and stronger as they fought. The total number now exceeds 20,000, and there are as many as six cuirassier regiments. Their strength is at its peak.

Lieutenant General Arthur Temple glanced at Deputy Commander Lieutenant General Bob Weinglaub who was standing next to him, sighed softly, and said;

"After the Battle of the Missouri River, a tragic earthquake of public opinion seemed to have occurred in Washington. Public opinion was boiling. The differences between the hard-liners who demanded expansion of the war and the conservatives who advocated peace talks increased, and deep rifts developed between them.

You once fought against that Eastern monarch, and we need your valuable advice.

General Taylor, the military's general opinion of caution in starting war has been ignored, and hawkish congressmen have strongly demanded that this war be fought. Mr. President..."

Speaking of which

Lieutenant General Arthur Temple shook his head helplessly, paused and continued;

"Mr. President has staked everything, including his reputation, glory and political life. He can no longer seek re-election and only hopes for a victory.

Even if it was a tragic victory, he could still tell the American people that "President Polk did his best."

Those congressmen representing the interests of southern slave owners imitated the British and attacked the president, describing him as a "war maniac", a "cold-blooded animal with no regard for the lives of hundreds of thousands of American people", a "hysterical lunatic", and others

Even worse insults.

all of these

President Polk has endured it silently, and now he only wants a fair decisive battle, nothing more."

After General Arthur finished speaking, the chapel fell into a long silence, and the air was so heavy that it made people breathless.

a moment later

"Then you...do you know what you are facing?"

General Taylor broke the silence and shook his head with a lonely expression. He did not want to get an answer from the other party, but continued to ask questions to himself;

"Lying in the hospital bed, I reviewed the battle for more than two months countless times. As a result, I became more and more frightened and frightened, and my fighting spirit gradually disappeared.

King Richard was a true military genius with no shortage of strategies.

After the capture of Peel City in early January, he has been leading us by the nose, and all our reactions are in his calculations, without exception.

I tried to take back the initiative, but failed.

He is like an experienced hunter and a skilled dancer, playing with us in the palm of his hand.

He is a demon who knows people's hearts. I am no match for him, and neither can you, Arthur..."

"You don't know our difficult situation. The northern congressmen are pushing us, the president is pushing us, the eyes of Britain, France and even the entire Europe are looking at us, as well as the expectations of the people of the American Commonwealth, the military is breathless.

Come. We urgently need a face-to-face war to prove ourselves, to prove that the Continental Army is not a coward, and to prove that we can sacrifice our blood and lives for our beliefs."

"I believe you can do it... General Arthur, you will personally ruin the lives of tens of thousands of American soldiers, but you may not be able to bring back a victory."

"Taylor, you really let me down. It seems that I shouldn't have come this time. You have lost your bravery and dedication as a soldier, and have been psychologically shadowed by the Devil from the East."

"No... I don't think this is a psychological shadow. I prefer to call it "respect". This is respect for a military genius that is no less than Napoleon."

"Oh...respect, this is really an eye-opening novelty." Lieutenant General Arthur Temple sneered, turned his head and made a departure gesture to Lieutenant General Bob Weingraub.

He stood up and said, "Have a good rest, General Taylor. No one will trouble you if you hide here, including the tens of thousands of cavalry family members who have ascended to heaven. You can continue to hide here and be your own Mexican war hero. I wish you the best."

Good appetite."

His disdainful tone really angered General Taylor. General Taylor stood up solemnly, holding the precious cane tightly with his skinny palms, and stared at Lieutenant General Arthur Temple with a sharp light in his originally dim eyes.

Say it word by word;

"You, an arrogant idiot, will likely make a big unforgivable mistake. As far as I know, you have never commanded an army of more than 1,000 people. How can you command an army of 70,000 people? This is simply a crime."

"You were the same way before the Mexican War, so I guess it wasn't a big deal."

"This is different. The Mexicans are just a group of panicked rabbits, while the Tang Kingdom is a ferocious wolf."

"Okay, no matter it's a rabbit or a hungry wolf, you can't escape the hunter's gun."

"Tell me Arthur, the Kingdom of Tang Dynasty has placed more than 7,000 cavalry in Peel City. Once a war breaks out, how are you going to deal with them?"

"This is indeed a big problem. We rebuilt Iowa City and Davenport, and strengthened the fortification construction of the villages and towns between Chicago and the first two, with no less than 40,000 musketeers and 5,000 cavalry stationed.

, prepared for all precautions.”

"I am not worried about the Eastern Cavalry attacking Chicago, but I am worried that they will repeat their old tactics and break through this fragile line of defense again to penetrate into the interior of the Great Lakes. That will be another disaster."

"No, the defense of American villages and towns is doing very well now. We have been strengthening our work in this area. The rest can only be left to God."

"Arthur, there is another important question. You don't know the specific situation on the Colorado Plateau? You don't know what kind of fortresses were built there? You don't know what kind of difficult situation you are facing? Such a hasty dispatch of troops is incredible.

."

"We are prepared to deal with all difficulties. What is missing now is time. Okay... General Taylor, I think this unpleasant conversation should be ended. There are still 370 officers waiting for me to deploy at the Chicago base.

, I can’t delay too long.”

"Watt?" General Taylor was so hung up that he almost spit out blood.

But he didn't do much, in fact he couldn't do anything.

Taylor could only watch helplessly as the two top military officials who held real power walked away, with sadness in Taylor's eyes.

Even if these two idiots ruin the American army in the Western Expedition, the American Federation will not collapse easily. This is the strength of the industrial country.

The United States can only be defeated by its own people, such as the division of the north and the south...

General Taylor was also unable to do anything about this terrible prospect of near-destruction. This is the tragedy of American soldiers in this era.

Worrying about gains and losses

General Taylor even had doubts about his refusal to send the army stationed in Chicago to rescue the white people who were plundered by the Tang Kingdom cavalry when he was seriously ill.

If we were severely defeated then, maybe the war would be over.

Those hard-liners in the United States will not look back until they hit the southern wall. They have to hit the wall and get bloody before they can wake up, speak properly, put down their arrogant and stinking virtues, and seriously consider the territorial claims of the Kingdom of the Tang Dynasty.

Entering March 1848

The population of the Tang Kingdom has reached more than 670,000. On the one hand, it is a large number of people plundered, on the other hand, a large number of newborns are born, and thirdly, there is a sharp increase in Chinese immigrants.

The three factors worked together, and the Tang Kingdom ushered in an unprecedented wave of immigrants.

As the Sequoia Bank opened branches in mainland commercial ports, remittances worth hundreds of thousands of ounces of gold caused a huge shock in the coastal provinces. The legend of North American gold mines became more and more popular, forming a gold rush to the United States.

Real money and silver are right in front of you, which makes people disbelief.

In mainland China, it has become a common practice to invite friends and family to go to North America to pan for gold. The popularity is far beyond Richard's imagination. The number of self-funded immigrants has rapidly increased, and many people have embarked on a gold panning trip to North America full of longing.

Coupled with the chaos of the current situation, the Taiping Rebellion swept across more areas, causing a huge impact on the originally stagnant social structure and causing a large number of people to flee.

in this case

Every ship bound for North America was packed with Chinese immigrants. The 14 5,000-ton steam iron ships used in the trans-Pacific route, each carrying more than 3,500 people at most, were simply overcrowded.

The shipyard equipment ordered from the UK has been gradually put in place and put into production.

With the help of British engineers and veteran shipyard mechanics, two shipyards located in Los Angeles and Chang'an (San Francisco) have begun the construction of 1,500-ton cargo ships.

It won't take long

The freighters and cruise ships built by the Tang Kingdom with its own strength will appear on the trans-Pacific route and take on the important task of transporting immigrants and materials, and this day is not far away.