Wild North America 1846

The news of the disastrous defeat of the U.S. Second Corps in the Red Rock Valley was immediately returned to the White House. When President Polk received the news, he was stunned. He staggered back two steps and sat slumped on a chair, with a look of death on his face.

She is as ugly as her mother.

President Polk was an out-and-out fanatical expansionist who firmly believed that the United States shouldered the innate and sacred mission of unifying the North American continent and was willing to dedicate everything he had to it.

It was under the guidance of such a firm thought that when he came to power, he launched the U.S.-Mexico-Tang Dynasty War, burning the flames of war to western and southern North America.

Half sea water, half fire.

The United States successfully advanced its war plan to invade Mexico southward and obtained the spoils it wanted. It can be said that the U.S.-Mexico War was perfect.

Looking back at the U.S.-Tang Dynasty War, this small country that the United States looked down on at the beginning slapped the Americans in the face again and again until the United States was beaten until it was bruised and swollen, and it was painful...

Now, President Polk no longer fantasizes about the illusory goal of unifying western North America and completely destroying the Tang Kingdom. Instead, he is thinking about how to end the war with dignity and less cost.

to be honest

The U.S. economy and society can no longer bear the consequences of the continuation of the war. The federal government's expenditures are overwhelmed by heavy war debts. The issue of sharing federal government expenditures has become one of the focuses of debate between the northern and southern states.

Not only is it unwilling to bear the huge cost of war, but its tendency to split is growing day by day.

In a word, it can hardly hold the coffin board anymore.

The current debt burden of the U.S. federal government has reached as high as 360 million U.S. dollars. The heavy losses of more than 20,000 soldiers of the U.S. Second Corps mean tens of millions of dollars in pension and disability expenses.

More than 180 artillery pieces were lost, equipment enough to arm tens of thousands of people, countless logistical equipment, horses, carts, and the entire forward camp were lost. All of this was money!

Tens of thousands of U.S. troops on the front line consume hundreds of thousands of dollars in war expenses every day, and the cost of fierce fighting will increase several times. The price of belligerence is the bottomless gold-eating beast of war.

With the current average annual national economic aggregate of the United States, which is worth US$1 billion, it is simply unable to bear such a huge debt.

If the war ended today, the U.S. federal government's debt would exceed $450 million, including soldier's pensions and disability payments, severance costs, etc.

If the war drags on, every additional month will increase the federal debt by $15 to $20 million, and this is without major casualties.

Even if it is calculated at US$450 million, it will require 20 years of fiscal tax revenue from the US federal government, which is overdrafting the future.

President Polk had to admit that he lost the bet.

"Mr. President, I have also seen the latest battle report from the front. General Arthur did not bring us the victory we expected. I suspect that God has no longer favored the United States and we have become an outcast." White House Chief of Staff Harry Hoover opened the door.

He walked in and said with a serious look.

President Polk sank into his chair, weakly raised his eyelids to look at him, and said in a muffled voice;

"Now is an unprecedentedly difficult time for the American Alliance. I am not worried about the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom who are making trouble in the Great Lakes region, nor am I worried about the fighting situation on the Colorado Plateau. What I am most worried about is that once the news of the defeat is made public, those in the south will

The slave states took the opportunity to cause trouble, and the federal government was in great danger of splitting."

"Then what do you mean..."

"Immediately restart the peace treaty negotiations between the United States and Tang Dynasty in Ottawa. We don't have much time. We must hold the lid on the pot that is about to explode. There is no shame in admitting failure. After all, we defeated Mexico."

"But... the lions of the Tang Kingdom are opening their mouths. They want to take away the six northwest states at once, which almost occupies a quarter of the federal government's territory. Now they have suffered a new defeat. I don't know if their appetite will be satisfied.

To expand further? God, that mad king is greedy beyond imagination."

"Then we have to talk about it. Aren't the lessons from ancient and modern times and at home and abroad profound? When fighting against foreigners, we must first calm down at home. This is a principle. As long as the American Federation can share the same enemy, we are not afraid of the power of the Tang Kingdom. Unfortunately... within the federal government

It is torn apart and unable to defeat a powerful enemy!"

"I understand, Mr. President, he will immediately urge the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to send capable personnel to Ottawa to participate in the negotiation of a war treaty between the United States and Tang."

"Also, suppress the news of the defeat for the time being and communicate closely with the cabinet and party members first. I will bear the main responsibility for the defeat."

"Mr President……"

"That's it Harry, I'm tired. Please close the door for me when you go out. I want to be alone."

"Oh, okay."

White House Chief of Staff Harry Hoover glanced at the President with some worry, sighed secretly, silently turned around and walked out, closing the door tightly.

Inside the Oval Office

President Polk sank deeply into his chair, as if he had lost all his strength. The dreams that had supported him to go on tenaciously were completely shattered, leaving only a mess.

As the sixth president of the U.S. federal government, President Polk was a man with a high sense of responsibility and morality. He was also a big slave owner from the south. However, while sitting on the throne of the federal president, he strongly opposed southern slave ownership.

The separatist political ideas of the slave state.

He will not shirk responsibility and leave the mess he has made to the next president.

Now, it's time to consider the big decisions to end the war.

Under such unfavorable circumstances, the United States took the lead in requesting peace talks. Based on the British's habit of adding insult to injury and the Tang Dynasty's unforgiving nature, the three northwest states were almost destined to be lost.

That is Montana, which ranks first in terms of federal territory in the United States, Wyoming, which ranks second, and Colorado, which ranks third. The total area of ​​these three states is 900,000 square kilometers.

If this condition of the Tang Kingdom is not met, peace will definitely not be possible. This is almost a certainty.

Just look at the Tang Kingdom, which invested huge sums of money to build cities on the Colorado Plateau, reclaim wasteland, build railways, roads and bridges, develop industry, agriculture and handicrafts, and develop the local economy.

Even a fool knows that this is not a temporary plan, but a long-term plan to occupy this territory.

Now that the war is defeated, what else is there to say?

If this continues, the U.S. federal government will be torn into pieces. Once the Tang Kingdom joins forces with the ulterior-minded southern slave states to split, the situation facing Washington will become even more severe and difficult.

You have to admit that you are not as good as others, and you have to stand upright when you are beaten.

in this regard

President Polk had a very correct mentality. Since he had won the war, Mexico had ceded Texas, the Tijuana region in the north, and the Monterey region on the Gulf of Mexico. The United States had three more states, namely Texas.

Texas, Tijuana and Monterey.

If the war is lost, it is not unacceptable for the United States to cede some territory.

After all, the northwest states of the United States have not been included in the federal system for a long time. Although they are large in area, they are located in high latitudes with forests, mountains and grasslands. They are inaccessible and have a low degree of development. They have little impact on the overall strength of the U.S. federal government.

The biggest problem is;

Not only Montana, Wyoming and Colorado can satisfy the appetite of the Tang Kingdom. After the victory of the Second Northern War, the arrogant Datang Kingdom began to attack North Dakota, South Dakota and the Inner Las Vegas.

California made territorial claims.

In other words, the Tang Kingdom made territorial claims to the six northwest states of the United States, and this is where the focus of the problem lies.

The result of the disastrous defeat in Hongyan Valley was shocking. The United States Federation must have been gloomy and gloomy, while the Tang Kingdom must have been singing and dancing all night long to celebrate their victory.

What President Polk is worried about now is that the Tang Kingdom's ambitions will further expand and it will once again make territorial claims to Minnesota and Iowa. That would be bad.

In this case, whether the United States is willing or not, it will have to bite the bullet and fight this war with no hope of victory.

Until finally the conflict between the federal government breaks out, the northern and southern states are completely divided, the entire American Federation will be plunged into the flames of all-out war, and the enemies are likely to unite, which is extremely detrimental to the northern states.

If it develops to this point, the situation will be more than ten times more collapsed than it is now, and it may be the end of the American Federation.

When he thought about this extremely terrible possibility, which had a high probability of happening, President Polk trembled with fear and could no longer control himself.

He now no longer believes that the American generals can bring him the victory he expected. The best result is to end all this as soon as possible, even if he cedes the three northern states.

If necessary, you can add one or two more territories from the northwest states.

But Nebraska, Minnesota and Iowa must remain within the territory of the American Union. This is President Polk's bottom line and must not be exceeded.

There was a deathly silence in the Oval Office. After an unknown period of time, President Polk seemed to recover from the dead state. He took a deep breath, then quickly sat up straight, reached out and pressed the button on the table.

bell.

There were a few polite knocks on the door, then the brass handle turned, and a white woman dressed with charm came in and asked in a pleasant voice, "Mr. President, what are your orders?"

"Peggy, I need to see Admiral Taylor as soon as possible, please make arrangements, thank you!"

"Oh...Okay, Mr. President, the staff office will arrange this meeting as soon as possible. Uh...please allow me to say one more thing. You don't look too good. Do you want me to give you a cup of hot coffee?"

"Okay Paige, if it's not too much trouble."

"Please wait a moment, coffee and snacks will be here soon. I hope this will make you feel better."

"You're so sweet, Peggy. If those damn soldiers were as sweet as you, I wouldn't have anything to worry about."

President Polk habitually took advantage of her verbally. Watching Peggy walk out with her fat butt, she naturally felt a little better. What a strange psychological activity!