Wild North America 1846

The Americans built a fortress in the Hugo Oasis with great fanfare and stationed heavy troops, forming a subtle confrontation with the Tang Kingdom. Their strategic intentions were very clear.

As long as Fortress Hugo exists for one day, the security of the central Great Plains of the United States can be guaranteed. It is impossible for the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom to cross Fortress Hugo and penetrate into the densely populated central Great Plains. This is an insurmountable security barrier that can keep the enemy thousands of miles away.

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Advance to attack, retreat to defend.

Take a look at the tragic situation in the northwest states and the Great Lakes region of the United States. They have been beaten like a sieve by the Northern Front Cavalry Corps of the Tang Kingdom. They move around unscrupulously, killing people and setting fires everywhere, burning villages, towns and farmland, tearing up railways, blowing up bridges, wherever they go.

There was a lot of wailing.

no way

Most American towns located in plain areas do not have decent defenses. How can so many towns be defended?

If we build a city wall to surround it, how much money will be invested?

American towns are generally very large due to their vast territory and sparse population. They are spread across great distances like spreading a pie. It is not cost-effective to build walls or fortresses anyway.

Generally speaking, the Yankees build some wooden fences at the intersections entering the town and send some townspeople and militia armed guards to guard them. This can only deal with small groups of horse bandits.

Facing the regular cavalry army of the Tang Kingdom, opening the gate and surrendering obediently is the only correct choice. Otherwise, destroying villages and slaughtering towns is not a joke. It is a tragedy that has happened countless times.

It is precisely because of this that the Northern Front Cavalry Corps of the Tang Kingdom, which was fighting in the Great Lakes region, had a very comfortable life, just like fighting on the mainland.

When it's time to rest

Just look for a nearby American village or town, and the mayor and the prestigious resident representatives will all open the door respectfully and serve like a mother-in-law. Chickens and sheep will be killed, wine and meat are not only free but also sufficient, women can sleep wherever they want, and property can be taken freely.

Even if everyone in the town vacates their houses to freeze outside, they still have to give their houses to the cavalry.

Reality is so magical, but it is the fact.

The ferocity of the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom is well known to women and children in the central plains of the United States. Although there are 40,000 US troops stationed in Chicago, these US soldiers can only act like cowards and pretend to be the cavalry of the Northern Front Legion of the Kingdom of Tang Dynasty that is raging everywhere.

Out of sight is pure.

There's really no way around it.

The cavalry of the Tang Kingdom often traveled hundreds of miles away, came and went like the wind, and were so fierce and cruel that the American infantry could not keep up, let alone fight.

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When to fight?

Where to fight?

When to fight?

In all of this, the U.S. military cannot make the decision or take the initiative. If it follows behind in pursuit and falls into a heavy machine gun trap again, it will be really doomed.

This is the inherent disadvantage of infantry against cavalry. 40,000 US soldiers could not suppress the 8,000 Northern Cavalry Corps of the Tang Kingdom.

From here we can see the importance of Fort Hugo to the security of the Great Plains in the central United States. It is like a steel nail, stuck firmly on the Colorado Plateau, becoming a safety barrier protecting the Great Plains in the central United States.

Behind Fortress Hugo, the more than 500 kilometers of Kansas Desert and the endless Gobi Desert are also natural geographical obstacles for the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom to invade the Eastern Great Plains. This, combined with Fortress Hugo, greatly expanded the central Great Plains of the United States.

safety margin.

As for the north, there is really nothing we can do.

The vast grasslands, forests and great plains of the northern United States are naturally conducive to cavalry operations. Except for the Missouri River, there are no major natural geographical obstacles. It is really thousands of miles long and free to gallop.

After listening to the report from the Army Chief of Staff, Major General Dai Changfu, Richard explained some matters and waved him off.

It is now late June, the wheat waves are rolling on the Colorado Plateau, and it is the harvest season.

The US military's performance on the battlefield was much weaker than expected. Not only was it unable to break through the Red Rock Valley defense line, it could not even reach the edge of the Phoenix Castle.

Many of the arrangements Richard made before the war were not used, and the Colt 1848 lever-action repeating rifle had no chance to show its power. This was a great thing.

Richard was greatly reassured by all this, and then turned the focus of government work to the upcoming summer harvest.

He plans to relax restrictions on building villages and towns on the Colorado Plateau after the peace agreement between the United States and Tang is officially signed, allowing a large number of small and medium-sized farmers, planters and ranchers, mainly retired soldiers, to build their own homes.

nowadays

A railway line extending northwest from Phoenix is ​​under construction and will connect Wyoming and Montana to the northwest, expanding a series of towns along the railway.

The railway line extending north from Phoenix is ​​divided into two, and another planned railway line extends northeast to Peel City, South Dakota, and continues north to North Dakota.

That's right, Richard has already regarded South Dakota and North Dakota as his own. He also wants to try to capture Minnesota, so that he can have ports along the Great Lakes and threaten the hinterland of the United States through the navy.

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But think about it and know that this possibility is extremely small.

The United States will never allow the forces of the Tang Dynasty to interfere with the Great Lakes region. It is even more taboo to have ports along the Great Lakes. It can only think about it now.

If it really wants to cut off a piece of land from the Great Lakes region, it is estimated that only after the American Civil War breaks out as scheduled more than 10 years later, the Tang Kingdom can try to join forces with the southern slave states to completely split the American Federation.

Interrupt its ascendant momentum, erode Citigroup's national destiny, and try every means to bite off another big piece of fat.

At this time, there is definitely no way!

The Americans took the initiative to propose re-opening the Canadian peace talks. Richard has authorized Foreign Minister Juan Carlos to negotiate specifically on this matter. This white Mexican is very talented in diplomacy and is a first-class expert in wrangling and bargaining.

It is said that during the negotiations in Ottawa, the capital of British Canada, Juan Carlos made the American negotiator faint with anger.

Because he boldly said that Chicago would be included in the territory of the Tang Kingdom, and shouted: "The winner can do whatever they want. This is the glory given by God."

Listen, are you angry?

The bottom line of the negotiation given by Richard to Juan Carlos was that the five northwest states must be ceded, including Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, North Dakota and South Dakota.

As for the three states of Nebraska, Minnesota and Iowa, being able to negotiate any one of them is a major achievement, and an earldom title is stable.

It was precisely because of this attractive award that Foreign Minister Juan Carlos wiped his sleeves and lost his face. He hurriedly confronted the American negotiators directly, hitting, suppressing, threatening, and using harsh words.

They joined forces with the British to jointly apply pressure and used all kinds of tactics. They really used all their strength to make the United States surrender.

If he really negotiated for one more state, Richard would certainly not be stingy with an earldom title and a fief, which was the reward he deserved.

Seeing that the U.S. Western Expeditionary Force was intimidated and frightened, it was unable to launch a large-scale battle in a short period of time. There was still more than 150 kilometers from the Hugo Oasis to the Red Rock Valley. After the U.S. Army's advanced camp was occupied, the two armies actually

In a state of detachment.

The army of the Tang Dynasty will definitely not be able to fight it. When the U.S. military marches westward, a larger-scale war will break out.

Looking at the U.S. government's eagerness to negotiate, Richard knew that this war would probably not be fought.

Of course

The premise is that a peace agreement between the two countries can be finally reached. The Tang Kingdom should not speak loudly, make excessive demands, and should not be overly domineering. It should accept what is good.

Richard's inner intention is also to end this war. From 1846 to the present, the war has entered its third year. As an emerging kingdom with a total population of only more than 800,000, even with the American River Gold Mine and Morenci Copper,

Mines were two major financial sources, and the military expenditure of the Tang Kingdom was also a heavy burden.

Fortunately, the rewards for officers and soldiers were mostly given in the form of land and women. The royal government was able to barely meet the expenses by vigorously building housing and recovering a large amount of funds from the officers and soldiers.

If it continues, the kingdom's finances will inevitably deteriorate, shaking the foundation of this emerging kingdom.

After all

The foundation of the Tang Kingdom is too shallow, the population is too small, and the small boat cannot withstand the wind and waves!

If the Tang Kingdom suffered a defeat in a war that cost tens of thousands of people, it might completely shake the foundation of the kingdom, and Richard really couldn't afford to bet on it.

Therefore, under the international mediation led by Britain, Tang and the United States can reach a formal peace treaty and complete demarcation negotiations, which is a win-win result.

If you continue to fight, it will be a lose-lose situation.

mid-July

On the Colorado Plateau where wheat waves rolled, the summer harvest finally ushered in the opening ceremony. King Richard symbolically harvested the first handful of mature wheat during the opening ceremony, which heralded the start of the summer harvest.

It was a harvest day with the fragrance of fruits and melons. Everyone had a smile of joy and contentment on their face, except for the more than 40,000 white slave laborers working in the farmland.

There were originally more than 35,000 white convicts on the Colorado Plateau. In order to cope with the attack of the American army, more than 8,600 of them were urgently recruited to fight on the first line in the Red Rock Valley.

so far

The frontline musketeers, which were dominated by whites, suffered a total of more than 2,770 casualties. They performed quite well in the battle. Many whites will be freed from their inferior status and receive formal citizenship treatment.

Who would have thought that the 13,000 American soldiers captured in the Battle of Red Rock Valley would bring the number of white convicts back to 40,000, becoming the main force of labor during the summer harvest season.

Richard harvested the first handful of wheat with great joy. Seeing countless people rushing into the wheat field with sickles to start harvesting, his smile could no longer be concealed.

The industrious Chinese immigrants have turned the fertile northern part of the Colorado Plateau into a large granary, which was also the largest and most important grain base of the Tang Kingdom.

Every day, more than a dozen trains loaded with goods roar toward the south, passing through Rio Rancho and Las Vegas, transporting agricultural products, fruits and drinks abundant on the plateau to various cities.

This sunny and fertile land on the plateau allowed the Tang Kingdom to achieve self-sufficiency in agricultural products, meeting the needs of more than 800,000 residents, and still had room to spare. It was truly a geomantic treasure!