Wild North America 1846

Some things can't be forgotten just because you want to.

The tragic and hellish scene of the Battle of the Missouri River is deeply etched in the depths of Zachary Taylor's soul. It has become an indelible psychological trauma that he is never willing to face.

Despite President Taylor's calm appearance, whenever a reporter mentions the name of that demonic king, he will feel his heart throbbing with fear and subconsciously run away.

After walking twice around the Oval Office like a trapped animal, President Taylor stopped, raised his head and said firmly;

"Gentlemen, please do not let some journalists and irrelevant people influence our established policy. This government will be committed to fully developing the economy, substantively easing the contradiction between the north and the south, easing tensions in North America, and creating a relaxed social development environment.

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Speaking of which

President Taylor walked up to the white floor-to-ceiling windows of the Oval Office, looked out through the glass at the towering white buildings of Capitol Hill and the busy streets, with a complicated look on his face, and continued;

"I hope that the cabinet staff of this government can reach a tacit agreement on several issues, not express their positions in any public forum or privately, follow this government's public ambiguous position, and speak to the outside world with one voice.

One is the abolition policy, the second is the six northwest states, the third is the federal debt issue, and the fourth is the situation in North America. To avoid giving any wrong interpretation to the outside world.

It is difficult to establish and maintain a peaceful and prosperous social environment, but it is easy to destroy it.

We have experienced too much strife and turmoil, too many wars and deaths over the years, and it is time to take a break."

Compared with politicians and public opinion circles who are keen to stir up conflicts between the North and the South to attract attention, soldiers who have experienced brutal wars cherish peace more. President Taylor is a clear example.

He was tired of war and longed for peace.

In the Oval Office, Secretary of State Roxie Walters, Treasury Secretary Spencer Shore and the new White House Chief of Staff Stephen Russ are all Whig Party bosses, representing the interests of various factions within the party. They looked at each other silently.

A glance and a silent nod of agreement.

In other words, a consensus has been reached on this issue.

The United States does have a lot of problems now. It has just begun the process of industrialization and development. Its industrial capabilities and levels are far inferior to those of European powers. It still has a social structure dominated by an agricultural economy.

The United Kingdom, which has a population similar to that of the United States, has an economy several times that of the United States.

As the first country to enter industrialization, Britain, under the strong pull of the steam revolution, is making rapid progress in the process of industrialization, developing with each passing day, and gradually entering the most glorious years of the Victorian era.

In 1848, Britain's coal production reached 44 million tons, steel production was 2 million tons, the railway mileage was 9,400 miles, foreign trade exports reached 175.4 million pounds, accounting for 21% of the world's trade volume, and various economic indicators far exceeded the United States.

As a federal democratic country, the United States is full of internal contradictions. The southern slave states are agricultural economies dominated by cotton plantations. Cotton exports account for 93% of the export share of the southern slave states, which shows its importance.

U.S. cotton is exported to Europe, mainly the United Kingdom, and is an important source of raw materials for the British cotton textile industry. Corresponding British industrial products are sold well in the southern states of the United States, and the economic ties are much closer than those in the northern states.

This has led to the fact that although in a country, industrial products from northern states cannot be sold to the southern market, due to the shortage of labor, industrial development has always been tepid, making it difficult to compete with European industrial products in the market.

The northern industrial states were salivating at the sight of the 4 million black labor force in the South. Many civil rights advocates who advocated the abolition of slavery secretly established the "Freedom Road" to help black slaves escape, that is, a channel for smuggling to northern states.

In the eyes of southern white slave owners, this was tantamount to stealing their own wealth.

Therefore, once these civil rights figures and escaped slaves were caught, they would end badly. Private executions were common, but the governments of the southern slave states turned a blind eye and turned a deaf ear.

Once relevant cases are made public, they will inevitably trigger sharp confrontations and quarrels between the north and the south, becoming a big trouble lingering over the federal government.

This strange phenomenon has been around for a long time and is no longer a social problem that can be solved by compromise.

The approach of successive U.S. federal governments has been to blur their stance, neither supporting the abolition of slavery nor animal slavery, and trying to keep things in check to avoid conflicts from breaking out.

The same was true for President Taylor, and it was no different from the original policy in history.

A certain sea area in Central America

On the blue sea, two sailboats, one behind the other, were chasing each other at high speed. The sails on the masts were filled with the sea wind, pulling the sailboats through the waves and speeding along. The sail ropes shook like a six-stringed harp under the strong sea wind, making an unbearable sound.

The heavy "beep" sound.

This is the sailing battleship "Wang Quan" of the Kingdom of the Tang Dynasty chasing a three-masted pirate ship with a displacement of 450 tons at high speed. The flag of King Lielie fluttering in the wind at the top of the mast indicates that it belongs to the navy of the Kingdom of the Tang Dynasty.

Navy Commander Commodore Pan Hengchen stared sharply ahead, standing next to the helmsman with two nails-like feet, issuing orders in an orderly manner, adjusting the sail angle to achieve the highest speed.

The pirate ship ahead is the notorious "Black Pharaoh" in Central America. Its status among many pirate ships is equivalent to that of the Pirate King. Its captain is Rodman, a white American known as "The Vulture". He has always been known for his cruelty and cunning.

Known for being unscrupulous, his most obvious feature is a big bald head.

The most heinous crimes committed by "Vulture" Rodman were the two attacks on Chinese immigrant ships. A total of 829 sailors and Chinese immigrants were mutilated, of which 137 were tortured to death and thrown directly into the sea. The remaining

The remaining ones were sold to remote sugar plantations in Cuba, where they still do not know whether they are alive or dead.

Such bad pirate incidents happened again and again, which aroused the great anger of King Richard. This is why the Tang Dynasty Navy launched a large-scale operation south of Panama to eliminate pirate ships.

The order is simple; kill without mercy!

After Commodore Pan Hengchen led the fleet to Panama, he immediately launched a vigorous and resolute crackdown operation, capturing 11 pirate ships of various sizes, and hanged 263 pirates, clearing the routes in Central America.

The "Black Pharaoh" escaped several maritime raids and after being tracked for more than a month, Brigadier General Pan Hengchen finally found a hidden fjord and captured the tail of the "Black Pharaoh".

"Report, our ship's speed has reached 14.5 knots, and it is expected to meet the enemy in forty minutes."

"Prepare for a boarding battle."

"As you command, sir."

"Lower deck artillery preparations..."

"As you command, sir."

"Upper deck artillery ready..."

"As you command, sir."

"Aim the bow cannon and hit me hard!"

"As you command, sir."

Give an order

"Boom...boom..."

The two 20-pound cannons located at the bow of the ship opened fire one after another. While a large cloud of blue-black gunpowder smoke erupted, the shells struck the pirate ship in front and landed on the nearby sea, splashing high water columns.

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From the rear, you can see the ferocious expressions of the pirates who are stubbornly resisting. The sailors nimbly climbed up the tall mast and made wanton provocations towards the rear.

I really don’t know whether to live or die!

The dozen or so sails of the sailing battleship "King Quan" in the rear were fed by the sea breeze, pulling the huge ship to speed on the sea at high speed, carving out a clear white track, and the speed became faster and faster.

The officers and soldiers on the ship stood ready, and the soldiers on the gun emplacement set up a stove and placed round iron cannonballs on the stove to bake, preparing to give the pirate ship a big surprise later.

"These damn Orientals are chasing after you like vicious dogs. I curse them all to go to hell." The fierce vulture captain Rodman looked behind him with a thick cigar between his teeth.

His expression showed a hint of panic.

Seeing the pursuers getting closer and closer, he knew that he would definitely die if he was caught, so he couldn't care about anything at this time.

Rodman turned around and shouted: "The ship is too heavy and can't run fast. Throw away everything, the barrels, food, extra sails and cables, as well as the stolen things and women, and throw them all overboard."

go."

"Boss, please keep a few women, these are all valuable goods!"

"Shit, my life is gone, so why do I need a woman? Throw them all into the sea."

"Okay, as you wish."

Upon hearing the order, the pirates immediately took action and frantically threw the heavy objects on the ship into the sea. They even didn't let go of the crying woman. The two of them picked up the ship and threw it into the sea.

Sure enough, after all this busy work, the "Black Pharaoh"'s load was greatly reduced, its escape speed became faster, and it seemed that it was gradually widening the distance from the ships behind it.

See this scene

Commodore Pan Hengchen was furious. Although the "King Quan" had many sails, it had a deep draft and a heavy load. Its current sailing speed was already at its extreme.

The battleship "King Power" carries 62 artillery pieces and 355 sailors. You can't just throw the artillery pieces into the sea, right?

"Pass my order to put the two small sampans on the ship into the sea. Each small sampan is equipped with 8 personnel to rescue people. Remember, the two small sampans must be connected together and wait for our ship to return.

Take it back.”

"As you command, sir."

"In addition, throw away all unnecessary things and debris and reduce the load. We must not let the "Black Pharaoh" escape today."

"As you command, sir."

The soldiers on the sailing battleship "King Power" also immediately took action, throwing barrels, food and supplies into the sea one after another, and then put down the two small sampans carried on the ship. The speed of the ship increased visibly to the naked eye, step by step.

Reduce the distance to the pirate ship ahead.

No matter how he turned left and right to escape, the sailing battleship "King Quan" bit the opponent tightly, narrowing the distance between the two.

12 chains…10 chains…8 chains…5 chains…

When the distance between the two sides was close to 3 lines, the "King Quan" had already bitten the Black Pharaoh's tail. A bow cannonball hit the stern of the pirate ship "Black Pharaoh", and the wood chips immediately shattered.

The four pirates were knocked to the ground, their bones broken and their muscles broken, and they were wailing.

"Oh...hit..."

The bow cannon fired for a long time and finally hit, which attracted cheers from the artillerymen of the "King Quan" and the sailors on the ship. Everyone was in good spirits and rigged the sails and cables, preparing to catch up and give this group of crazy pirates some color.

Some of these desperate bitches are really tired of living!