Wild North America 1846

June 2, 1848

The first phase of the Pacific Railway project was successfully completed. The entire railway line from Los Angeles north through New Chang'an (San Francisco) to Sacramento was completed and opened to traffic, becoming a transportation artery for cities along the Pacific coast.

In the second phase, the Pacific Railway will continue to extend north from Sacramento, reach Seattle through Portland, and continue to extend 293 kilometers north to Vancouver.

While building the Pacific Railway, a major transportation artery, the Tang Kingdom also built a number of branch railways to connect important domestic cities. The most important one was from New Chang'an (San Francisco, San Francisco, San Francisco) to Salt Lake City.

Interregional railway.

As the fame of the California Gold Rush spread far and wide, it set off a magnificent gold rush, attracting gold prospectors from all over the world, especially Chinese immigrants.

Statistics as of the end of May

The total population of residents of the Tang Kingdom has reached 843,000, and is still increasing at a rate of 36,000 to 40,000 per month. More than 80% of them are Chinese immigrants from mainland China from across the Pacific. The number of immigrants to the country will officially exceed 100,000.

The waves of tens of thousands of Guan people are getting higher and higher one after another.

It is expected that one day between September and October, the country's population will exceed one million more than two months ahead of schedule. This is a brilliant milestone.

It is precisely because of the continuous replenishment of Chinese immigrants that starting from the end of March, the Tang Kingdom set up two recruit training camps in New Chang'an and Los Angeles. Each recruit training camp can accommodate tens of thousands of recruits for training at the same time.

It is expected that by the end of July, more than 20,000 Chinese recruits who have received complete military training will take trains to the Colorado Plateau, greatly enriching the military strength of the Tang Kingdom.

The role of these more than 20,000 Chinese recruits is, on the one hand, to enhance the strength of the army, and on the other hand, to replace Chinese veterans who have expired.

In the military deployment of the Tang Kingdom, most of the new soldiers will be used to replace veterans and be active on the front line of the war against the United States. The purpose is to minimize the casualties of veterans.

Behind every Chinese veteran on the Colorado Plateau is a complete Chinese family, with a wife and newborn children, who are the backbone of the entire family.

If 2,000 veterans were lost in the war, then 2,000 Chinese families would lose their backbone, affecting tens of thousands of people.

Each of these families is a small self-cultivated farm. These veterans heartily support the king and are the basis for the rise of the Tang Kingdom. They directly benefit from the class and will have a subtle and significant impact on social stability.

Therefore, when U.S. troops are pressing down on the border.

The Kingdom of the Tang Dynasty is still promoting the retirement of veterans in an orderly manner, and they have entered the second-line militia forces to exert their remaining heat and serve as the backbone.

June 4

At the completion ceremony with gongs, drums, firecrackers, and colorful flags flying, the first 3,200-ton iron immigration ship "Taishan" manufactured by Chang'an Shipyard was successfully launched. This marked that the Tang Dynasty had the ability to build a 3,000-ton iron passenger ship.

capabilities, ranking among the world's third-rate shipbuilding powers.

Chang'an Shipyard, which is mainly composed of British engineers and experienced British craftsmen, has absorbed the world's advanced shipbuilding technology and burst out with great enthusiasm for development, and its development is changing with each passing day.

On the slipway of Chang'an Shipyard, there are three more 3,200-ton immigration ships of the same class, which are under intensive construction.

They are "Hengshan", "Songshan" and "Huashan". They are all ocean-going immigration ships of the same specifications. They have dual-purpose attributes and are very versatile.

At the Los Angeles Shipyard, there are also three 3,000-ton iron immigration ships under construction. Two of them were ordered by the Chinese Merchant Steamship Company and are planned to be used in the increasingly popular northern trans-Pacific route.

In today's world, the United Kingdom is the only maritime hegemon. From shipbuilding to naval equipment and steam internal combustion engines, it is ahead of other countries in the world. It is also the first country to step onto the threshold of industrialization.

France, Prussia, the kingdoms of the Italian peninsula, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, etc. can be regarded as the second-rate shipbuilding powers in the world, and the rest are third-rate industrial countries such as the United States, the Tang Kingdom, and Russia.

Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium, the Ottoman Empire and other trendsetters in the Age of Discovery are still in the age of sailing wooden ships. Not only have they not kept up with the pace of the first industrial revolution represented by steam power, but they have also been left behind by the times.

Left behind.

June 5

The most intense battle to date broke out in the Red Rock Valley. The U.S. Second Corps, with a total of 34,000 troops, almost came out in full force, sounding the clarion call for a full-scale attack.

During this battle, the U.S. military blew the wake-up call at 5:00 in the morning, had an early breakfast, and the whole team left camp at 6:00, approaching the Red Rock Valley with murderous intent. The long queue could not be seen to the end.

7:40

The American troops who arrived first launched a fierce bombardment, with more than 150 artillery pieces firing in unison. The rumbling sound of the artillery shook the ground and caused smoke and dust to rise everywhere. It was truly spectacular.

The artillerymen on the defensive side of the Tang Dynasty raised their muzzles and focused their counterattack on the infantry behind the US artillery. 48 artillery pieces fired at the same time, and the shells flew in and out, breaking bones and tendons of the soldiers in the US array, causing death and injury.

The artillery battle between the two sides lasted for more than 20 minutes. The US military's fierce artillery fire destroyed 7 forts, killed and injured more than 50 Tang Dynasty artillerymen, and caused a certain degree of damage to the parapet defense line.

The counterattack artillery fire from the Tang Kingdom was even sharper, raging through the unprotected US military array, causing serious casualties of more than 800 US soldiers, and the overall formation was already shaky.

If the U.S. military commanders had not tried their best to maintain it, they would have been destroyed.

See this scene

The U.S. military had to launch an infantry attack in advance. To the sound of "God Bless America", the U.S. military formed a 920-meter-wide attack queue, bayonets loaded, and launched waves of ferocious attacks.

A loud horn sounded on the Red Rock Valley position, and the white servants and musketeers responsible for the defense stood up from behind the defensive parapet. Under the orders of their superiors, they loaded their bullets in an orderly manner and prepared to fight.

When the distance between the two sides came within 300 meters, the soldiers of the Tang Kingdom inside the defensive parapet fired the first round of volleys. The flying bullets knocked down more than 30 American soldiers.

Obviously, hitting from too far away is not effective.

Under the loud scolding of the commander, the American soldiers quickly replenished the incomplete queue in front, endured casualties, and continued to advance.

At a distance of 270 meters and a distance of 240 meters, soldiers from the Tang Kingdom fired twice in succession, again causing more than 50 casualties and more than 80 casualties to the attacking US soldiers.

The flying blood and dead soldiers in the queue had a great impact on the confidence of the American attacking soldiers.

As the distance between the two sides approached, the defending soldiers of the Tang Dynasty fired with guns, and the casualties caused to the US offensive array skyrocketed. They could not fight back just after being beaten. The steps of the US soldiers had hesitated and scattered, and the advancing queue had become like earthworms.

Bend it.

Therefore, when approaching a distance of 210 meters, the US military commander issued the order "Stop advancing, raise your gun levelly, and shoot!". The sound of a volley of guns like exploding beans rang out, and a ball of fire suddenly appeared in the US military queue.

There was thick blue-black smoke.

At this time, the defending soldiers of the Tang Dynasty also fired the fourth round of neat volleys, and dense rain of bullets whizzed through, conveying the message of death.

I only heard a blood-curdling sound of "Puff, puff, puff!". Countless blood holes were dug in the US military queue, and blood flew. More than 120 US soldiers were knocked to the ground, screaming in pain.

resounded across the battlefield.

On the other hand, looking at the parapet defense position of the soldiers of the Tang Kingdom, most of the counterattack bullets hit the stone parapet, leaving only a white spot and fine stone chips, and no actual results were achieved.

This round of volley fire by the US military caused the casualties of more than 10 soldiers from the defending Datang Kingdom. Compared with its own losses, the gap was huge.

After volleying and firing, the U.S. military had to stop and reload bullets. They watched in horror as the other party repeated the same action, becoming hurriedly shrouded in fear of death.

Some soldiers loaded two loads of gunpowder but forgot to load the warhead, some soldiers loaded the warhead and gunpowder backwards, and some soldiers broke the pipe in panic...

When they saw the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty raising their rifles in unison again, with the muzzles of the black holes pointing straight ahead, the attacking more than 2,300 American troops couldn't help but burst into screams of fear, and then fled in a rout that was out of control.

"Pah, pah, pah, pah..."

After the fifth round of volleys, the soldiers of the Tang Kingdom in Hongyan Valley once again harvested nearly a hundred results, completely defeating this large-scale attack by the US military.

The cheers of victory resounded throughout the valley, which made Major General Schneider, commander of the U.S. Second Corps, distorted with anger and cursed fiercely; "Pass my order to arrest all the fleeing soldiers of the attacking force. I will engage in military law. I will punish them."

Kill one of these cowards to serve as a warning to others."

"I obey, General, but..."

"But what?"

"With all due respect, General, the soldiers of the Tang Kingdom are far superior to the Mexicans in terms of morale, fighting will, and combat skills. The two cannot be compared. We are facing a tough enemy. This is an army that accepts strict European standards."

An army with military training has the advantage of defense. The soldiers endured great pressure during the attack. Please tell me, general."

"Mr. Colonel, this is war. No matter what the reason is, you can't excuse your culpability for escaping. Let's go ahead and shoot the 30 people who were the first to evade!"

"As you command, General."

The U.S. military colonel and his team of supervisors rushed forward like wolves and tigers, knocked down several dozen defeated soldiers to the ground and tied them up, then announced their crimes in front of all the soldiers and executed them on the battlefield.

After a chaotic shooting, 30 fleeing soldiers fell to the ground and died, becoming an unobtrusive scene in this tragic war.

General Schneider's high-pressure methods worked very well, suppressing the US military's emotions that were on the verge of collapse, and finally launched the second infantry attack.

On June 5th, the U.S. military launched an all-out attack. Four infantry attacks were carried out throughout the day. The most recent attack reached 70 meters of the chest defense line, but unfortunately it was still defeated.

After a full day's attack, the US military suffered more than 1,720 casualties and lost 12 artillery pieces.

The Tang Kingdom suffered 141 casualties and lost 21 artillery pieces.

It can be clearly seen that the US military attacked the Red Rock Valley without hesitation, because it itself was also under huge economic and social pressure, and had to take substantive offensive actions to alleviate the wave of criticism of the military's inaction in the US society.

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The Northern Cavalry Corps, which is wreaking havoc in the Great Lakes region of the United States, has not only caused huge damage to the property and society of the American people, but also put great pressure on the US military.

80,000 troops gathered on the front line, why didn't they make any progress for more than 20 days?

Why did the Chicago Defense Line, defended by 40,000 US troops, be like a sieve with air leakage from all sides, allowing the fierce cavalry of the Tang Kingdom to burn, kill, loot and commit all kinds of evil, causing uproar in the Great Lakes region?

The military expenditure borne by the United States has reached a huge amount of 330 million US dollars. The war has lasted for more than two years. When will it end?

The surging anti-public opinion in the United States has put a mountain of pressure on the Polk government and the military, forcing the military to invest heavily in an attack in an attempt to quickly break the current deadlock and gain a breathing space.

Starting from June 5th, for four consecutive days, the U.S. Second Corps launched a wave of crazy attacks. On June 8th, it once invaded the trench and almost came into contact with the defending soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. The country fell in the Tang Dynasty.

The soldiers fought back bravely, but the US troops had to retreat unwillingly, leaving corpses everywhere.

During the four-day fierce attack, the US 2nd Corps paid the price of more than 6,700 casualties. It also destroyed the defense line of the Red Rock Valley and caused thousands of casualties to the defenders.

Such a result was obviously not what the U.S. Western Expeditionary Command expected to see, so it launched a larger-scale attack on October 9.

The Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Western Expeditionary Force encouraged Major General Schneider of the Second Corps and shouted crazily: "Don't be afraid of casualties. The Second Corps has 1,000 casualties, and I will give you 1,000 more. If there are 10,000 casualties, I will give you 10,000 more."

Even if you let go, I only want the Red Rock Valley."

The heavy casualties in the war had numbed the U.S. military. During the all-out attack on June 9, the U.S. Second Corps concentrated artillery fire and bombarded the area for two full hours from 7 to 9 in the morning.

During this period

For the first time, the defensive artillery fire in the Red Rock Valley did not counterattack, but remained silent, allowing the US artillery fire to rage, knocking down large areas of the defensive breastworks and blowing them into piles of rubble.

No matter how strong the rock parapet is, it cannot withstand the repeated ravages of artillery fire. Under the fierce artillery fire of the US military, the defensive parapet of the Red Rock Valley was tattered like dog teeth and lost part of its defensive capabilities.

In the subsequent attack, Major General Schneider, commander of the U.S. Second Corps, invested 13,000 musketeers at once, forming six attack formations about 100 meters apart, rushing in like a tide, preparing to capture Hongyan in one fell swoop.

Valley position.

This time, the U.S. Second Corps invested heavily in the hope of achieving success in one fell swoop.

Unfortunately, Major General Schneider didn't know that behind the queue of soldiers from the Tang Kingdom who appeared on the defensive position in the Red Rock Valley, 24 Storm-type heavy machine guns had been lined up. The black muzzles were pointing straight ahead with a murderous intent. This was a

A huge death trap.