Wild North America 1846
Chapter 152 Demographic Dividend
March 22, 1848
Richard led more than a thousand cavalry from the Royal Guards Cuirassiers Regiment all the way south, back to Phoenix Castle (Denver) on the Colorado Plateau, and began comprehensive military preparations.
Denver Castle is built at the junction of the South Perrette River and Cherry Creek. From the castle, you can see the snow-capped Rocky Mountains on the horizon in the distance, with crisscrossed streams and picturesque scenery.
A remnant of the Rocky Mountains bypasses the south of Phoenix from west to east, and goes deep into the desert about 17 miles (about 27 kilometers) east of Phoenix (Denver), where it is called the "Red Rock Valley."
As the name suggests, "Red Rock Valley" is composed of a dark red bare mountain range. It is the transition zone from the Gobi Desert to the desert. It has open terrain and majestic scenery.
The first interception line of the Tang Dynasty was established here, which mainly consisted of parapets, trenches and barbed wire. A musketeer brigade of about 350 people was usually stationed here.
When wartime comes, heavy troops gather.
The 1.4-meter-high parapet made of stone and concrete is about 1,370 meters long. The middle opening can pass carriages. On the side facing the eastern desert, a trench three meters wide and one meter deep is dug, 50 meters in front of the trench.
There are three barbed wire fences arranged within a range of 100 meters. This is the entire defense system of the "Red Rock Valley".
Richard led a group of officers to inspect here. The entire defense system does not cost much. The most eye-catching thing is the barbed wire. This is also a new gadget first invented by the Tang Dynasty. It is used to isolate pastures and manors and prevent wild animals.
Invasion is very useful.
It is the first time it has been used on the battlefield.
The defense system of the "Red Rock Valley" is not tight. The US military can bypass the desert on one side, but it can only be crossed by soldiers on foot or by cavalry. Carriages and artillery carts should not even think about walking through the desert. It is simply impossible unless
Build a road in the desert.
Therefore, in order to guard against American cavalry and infantry, wooden forts capable of stationing more than 200 troops were built every 2 to 3 kilometers behind the "Red Rock Valley". A total of six wooden forts were built.
The function of these wooden fortresses is to serve as warnings and defenses, temporarily delaying the U.S. troops' detour from the desert and buying time for large forces to gather reinforcements.
Considering that it was impossible for the Americans to drag heavy artillery from the desert, the defenses of these wooden villages were relatively low, and a barbed wire fence about 20 kilometers long was set up, as long as it could meet the impact of infantry and cavalry.
Checked around
Richard didn't express any opinions. In fact, he had nothing to say.
War in today's era is all about head-to-head confrontation and queuing up to kill. Rock and concrete defensive breastworks can bring great advantages to the defenders and greatly reduce casualties, which is very important to the Tang Kingdom.
This kind of war is nothing more than a heap of artillery fire and human lives.
Due to geographical constraints, cavalry cannot play a big role in the Gobi desert, and must rely on musketeers to fight hard.
"Brigadier General Kahn, how are the training of those white hard laborers going?" Richard came down from the defensive position and asked casually.
He was asking about the white American soldiers captured in the Second Western Expedition in 1846. The original total number was more than 5,000, but now there are more than 3,760 left.
Kahn brought these white convicts together in one place, and after two weeks of recuperation and recovery, they are undergoing intensive training. They are ready to be used as cannon fodder in the "Red Rock Valley".
"Your Majesty, the horns of these convicts have been worn off a long time ago, and their obedience during training has been very good. As long as we promise to be free after the war, we won't worry about them not working hard."
"The quantity is a bit small, can you make more."
"There are still about 43,000 white convicts in Phoenix Castle. We can select some of them for military training and bring them to the Red Rock Valley when the time comes."
"Then select 5,000 people for training and let them sign up voluntarily. This will save a lot of hands and feet in the future. Soldiers who perform well in battle can also be used in the defense of Phoenix Castle and Taoyuan Fortress in the future."
"As you command, Your Majesty." Brigadier General Kahn responded with clasped fists.
Brigadier General Kahn is the military commander of the infantry at Phoenix Castle. He has more than 7,600 musketeers in his hands. If more than 3,760 white auxiliary soldiers are added, the total force is almost 11,300.
Adding in 5,000 white convicts, that's 16,300 troops.
besides
The Tang Kingdom also had 1,600 active soldiers, more than 700 artillerymen and nearly 10,000 Chinese reserve troops, mainly concentrated in the Taoyuan Valley. They were led by Brigadier General Dai Changfu, who also served as the commander-in-chief of Taoyuan Fortress.
Richard personally commanded a cavalry regiment totaling 12,000 people and was responsible for peripheral operations.
In order to prepare for the coming war, more than 100,000 white women and a large amount of supplies were kidnapped from the Great Lakes region of the United States and transported to the rear through railway lines day and night, entering factories across California and schools for centralized management.
The total populations of Fenghuang City and Taoyuan City are controlled at about 165,000 and 123,000 respectively. In the near future, excess women and children will have to be transferred to Taoyuan City, where there is more space, more room for maneuver, and more abundant supplies of materials.
Staying away from the front lines of war is good for women and children.
From the second half of last year to the end of the first quarter of this year, the Colorado Plateau ushered in the first baby boom as expected. The total number of newly born children reached 46,300. Nearly 70% of white or Indian women conceived and gave birth. This can be said to be an achievement.
gratifying.
Richard sincerely applauds these great Chinese guys under his command, who work really hard to expand the family.
The second cement plant in Taoyuan City has been completed and put into operation, and the third cement plant is under construction. Imported equipment will be shipped in the near future and is expected to be completed and put into operation in the second half of the year.
Housing construction in Taoyuan City is booming now, with large new residential areas rising from the ground. It is very likely that it will surpass Fenghuang City in the future and become the most populous city in the Tang Kingdom. The future prospects are promising.
stand still
Richard's penetrating eyes looked toward the endless desert Gobi Desert in the east. The winding road along the foot of the rolling mountains was the only way to Kansas City.
For more than 300 kilometers eastward from the "Red Rock Valley", there are rugged roads like this. Continuing eastward, it turns into a wide and flat road built by American workers, and long-distance telegraph lines are also open all the way to Kansas City.
from the beginning of the year
Construction of the westward railway from Kansas City has begun, and now stretches about 60 to 70 kilometers. Tens of thousands of white workers are working day and night. It is expected that the railway from Kansas City to Quinte or Oakley will be completed by the end of May.
Line, about 400~460 kilometers.
Thus
The logistics supply line of the US military's Western Expedition was shortened by half, which is very conducive to protracted operations.
If the war continues from August to September, the United States will be able to build this railway to the Hongyan Valley, which will be almost under the nose of the Tang Kingdom.
The U.S. military has built more than a dozen garrison stations along the route, stationed with varying numbers of U.S. soldiers, ranging from four to five hundred to three to four thousand, and has stockpiled a lot of supplies.
Richard really had no good way to stop the US actions.
The cavalry is not suitable for attacking solidly defended targets. This steady and step-by-step strategy can only rely on strength to push all the way across, and tricky tactics will not work.
Richard was unwilling to waste his limited and precious troops in this area, either on the Colorado Plateau or in the heart of the Great Lakes, where the cavalry galloped across the battlefield.
It is a pity that the crop seedlings just planted in the spring of this year will be severely damaged by the war and will definitely not be able to have a good harvest.
Fortunately, during the year and a half of peace, enough food has been stored on the Colorado Plateau to be able to cope with the siege of the American army and fight a long-term war of attrition.
That's right, Richard's definition of this upcoming war of unprecedented scale is "a long-term war of attrition."
early war
The Kingdom of the Tang Dynasty will rely on defense facilities such as the Red Rock Valley, Phoenix Castle, and Taoyuan Fortress to fight back one after another and fight layer by layer, killing and injuring a large number of U.S. soldiers and weakening their attacking power, in order to achieve the goal of exchanging time and space for victory.
The mission of the cavalry is to harass the main force and annihilate the US cavalry. They are like sharp swords lurking in the dark, waiting to strike.
Richard fully considered the difficulties of the battle and did not seek a quick victory, but only sought to fight steadily and accumulate small victories into big victories. He had enough patience to wait until the moment of qualitative change.
The advantage of time lies in the Kingdom of the Tang Dynasty. At the beginning of the new year, with the influx of a large number of immigrants, the Kingdom of Tang Dynasty showed great vitality in all aspects of industrial development, ocean transportation and trade, with the total population reaching more than 670,000 people.
Backed by the endless population resources of China, this is the true foundation of his confidence.
Thinking back more than two years ago, the total population of the Tang Kingdom was less than 80,000 people. Now it has increased eight times with some twists and turns. This is the infinite charm of the leap-forward development of an immigrant country.
No matter how brave you are, you can expect that the population of the Tang Kingdom will reach one million by the end of 1848.
How is this impossible?
As the Pacific Railway extended northward, emerging cities such as Sacramento, Salem, Portland, Seattle, Vancouver, and Salt Lake City developed one after another and became the bright pearls of the Tang Kingdom scattered on the east coast of the Pacific.
on the original historical track
The history of China's population being plundered overseas is closely related to the development history of colonial powers around the world.
After the British occupied the Straits Settlements in 1819, they used various means to plunder Chinese workers. From 1881 to the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, in just over 30 years, as many as 8.3 million Chinese were plundered and abducted to the Straits Settlements.
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In 1848, gold mines were discovered in California, North America. In the thirty years from 1848 to 1882, about 300,000 Chinese workers voluntarily went to the western United States.
On the east coast of the Indian island of Dutch Sumatra, more than 600,000 Chinese workers were enslaved by the colonists in plantations and mines for more than a hundred years starting from the 17th century.
In 1852, British colonists discovered gold mines in Victoria, Australia, and plundered Chinese workers from the southeastern coastal provinces to mine gold in Australia. In one year from 1858 to 1859 alone, the number of Chinese workers reached 42,000.
this age
It was at the cusp of Chinese immigration overseas. In order to make up for the extreme shortage of labor, the colonial powers such as Britain, France and the Netherlands did their best to recruit Chinese workers to go overseas, which promoted a half-century-long wave of Chinese immigration.
With the advent of the Tang Dynasty, Richard had enough money, resources, and capabilities to increase the number of Chinese immigrants to North America by 10 times or more, and he devoted all his efforts to develop this fertile continent.
In the long run, the advantage of time is on the side of the Tang Kingdom.
When it comes to human sea tactics, with the land of China at its back, even the entire white European immigrants combined are no match.
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