Wild North America 1846

Others regard the open conflict between the old and new presidents as a joke. This kind of drama is rare. If no other hot news emerges, it will be enough for the upper class of Europe and the United States to continue this pleasant topic until Christmas.

The British "Times", which was gloating over the misfortune, called it: "The two presidents of the United States have torn off the mask of polite gentlemen, which is the highest level of public scolding to date..."

The Tang Kingdom's "Los Angeles Times" also publicly reported this news. Considering that Tang and the United States are open strategic competitors in North America and the diplomatic relations between the two countries have not yet been normalized, there is an obvious criticism.

The report stated;

"The current President Franklin Pierce and the incoming new President Mr. James Buchanan are clearly leading a strange and vulgar trend by using vulgar slang to greet each other's family members.

This will further deepen Europeans' impression of North American cowboys as vulgar and barbaric, which will be difficult to change for a long time to come. It cannot but be said to be a tragedy for a North American country.

As the country's top political leader, the president represents the country's image and dignity. This negative role model makes people wonder: What happened to the American cowboys?"

Others saw the excitement, but Richard noticed a different flavor from it.

James Buchanan was so eager to reach out to political and military affairs. What on earth did he want to do?

From the public political opinions expressed by this man during his presidential campaign, it can be seen that James Buchanan was a radical white expansionist who was obsessed with America's natural mission.

He has repeatedly claimed that once he comes to power, he will use all means to restore the glory of the United States and regain the six northern states, showing a positive and tough stance on foreign policy.

These tough remarks won the support of a considerable number of American people, and also allowed him to gain wider support. As a result, he defeated his presidential opponent by a large margin and was elected as the 16th President of the United States.

All in all, this is a dangerous person.

The reason why James Buchanan was unknown in the original history of the United States is because the previous president of the United States had already fought all the wars that needed to be fought and conquered all the territories that needed to be expanded. He had nothing to do without him.

If it continues to expand, it will either completely wipe out Mexico, or go north to invade Canada and start the second Anglo-American War.

In the just-concluded Crimean War in Europe, Britain led a coalition of France, the Tang Dynasty, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia to teach the arrogant Siberian Bear a lesson and show an iron fist.

This should be one of the direct reasons for the change in U.S. policy and its body becoming softer, but it is by no means the whole story.

The signing of the Portland Trade Treaty between the United Kingdom and the United States is a clear example of this policy change. The United States has made substantial compromises in all aspects, including the high tariffs on industrial products it has always insisted on, and has been reduced to varying degrees, which reflects the

Changes in U.S. government policy.

These are the trends in North America that can be collected on the surface. Combined with the farce in the American political arena today, Richard sensed a different smell...

After Britain won the Crimean War in Europe, its national prestige surged, further consolidating its status as the "arbiter of Europe". It was unparalleled for a time and entered the most glorious era of Victoria.

But if we really talk about Britain's influence on North America, it's really just that.

The conflict between the North and the South in the United States has been going on for a long time. It is no secret that Britain is stirring things up in it. It is public information known to the world, and the arrogant British do not hide it.

The upper echelons of the U.S. federal government, mainly in the north, have all kinds of complaints and resentments about London, but they are not afraid. From the War of Independence to the "Monroe Policy" to the various performances of the current U.S. government, this is enough to illustrate this point.

In this case

The United Kingdom and the United States signed the Newport Trade Treaty. The United States made substantial concessions in the treaty and met most of the free trade requirements advocated by the United Kingdom. Why is this?

After thinking over and over again, Richard came up with an answer that surprised him.

In addition to the surge in British prestige in Europe, there may be other reasons, right?

There are only two major issues that he can imagine. One is the conflict between the north and the south of the United States, and the second is the competition for regional hegemony between Tang and the United States. Other than that, there is nothing else.

Don't look at the fierce fight between the current President of the United States, Franklin Pierce, and the incoming new President, James Buchanan. They uttered many unpleasant words, as if they were irreconcilable enemies.

But in fact, they both belong to the Democratic Party. James Buchanan defeated the current president in the intra-party election to obtain the nomination, continuing his consistent tough style and shattering President Franklin Pierce's dream of being re-elected. This is only the case for two people.

Personal grievances between politicians.

From the perspective of the Democratic Party and national interests, the signing of the Newport Trade Treaty is a dangerous signal and represents a general consensus within the Democratic Party;

It is almost necessary to obtain British understanding and promote cooperation for the upcoming strategic operation. The answer is almost ready.

There was widespread support within the Democratic Party, and this was the sufficient foundation for James Buchanan to unscrupulously intervene in military and political affairs after winning the election, but he was severely slapped in the face.

"Huh, it really comes after me." A sneer appeared on the corner of Richard's mouth. He had already guessed the intentions of the US government.

It is impossible for the U.S. federal government to take action against the South. As the North and South are sharply opposed to each other in a country, until the last moment and the South clearly declares the split of the federal government and takes substantive actions, the political forces in the U.S. federal government are dominated by northern liberals.

, it is absolutely impossible to resort to war to resolve disputes between the two parties.

After all, they are brothers of the same family, so that is the last resort, the last choice after all possibilities have disappeared.

After a summary, it is clear that the target is the Tang Kingdom, with the intention of launching a comprehensive war of considerable scale.

Some people may wonder, weren't the Yankees beaten badly? How could they still have the courage and ability to compete with the Tang Kingdom?

To answer this question, we must first make it clear that the United States is an emerging country with rising national power. It is entering a large-scale industrialization process, has abundant immigration resources, and is growing in national power.

It has been seven years since the U.S.-Tangshan War ended. The U.S. economy has almost doubled, and most of the huge war loans it owed in the past have been repaid. The fiscal austerity situation has greatly improved, much better than expected.

During the US-Tang War

There are two main reasons for the defeat of the United States. The first is the huge gap in weapons and equipment, which caused the Americans to lose several crucial wars and thus the entire battle.

The second was the fierce advance of the Northern Cavalry Corps of the Kingdom of the Tang Dynasty, which caused serious damage to the heart of the American Great Lakes industrial towns with Chicago as the core, and greatly weakened the sustained war capabilities and logistics capabilities.

The morale of the people was low, the army suffered repeated setbacks, and could no longer support the war for a long time. The Yankees had no choice but to bow their heads and admit defeat, but they were actually not convinced.

Now that 7 years have passed, the Americans feel that they are good again.

First of all, in terms of weapons and equipment, the United States has introduced army equipment based on British Minie rifles, has American no-name lever repeating rifles, and has American Mark Mi heavy machine guns. It is not inferior in terms of weapons and equipment.

In the army of the Tang Kingdom.

The only shortcoming is that the US military has not yet mastered the production technology of the Colt breech-loading gun, especially the new artillery shells equipped with trigger fuses. The standard weapons of the US Army are still mainly old-fashioned muzzle-loading guns, and their strength is inevitably slightly inferior.

Secondly, after seven years of development, the urban areas surrounding the Great Lakes in the United States, with Chicago as the core, have formed a relatively complete defense system. It is no longer possible to allow the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom to come and go freely, just like no one's land.

Basically, deep trenches up to two meters wide were dug around the towns, and river water was poured into them to form a moat if possible. In arid areas where conditions were not available, sharp bamboo sticks and wooden thorns were inserted into the deep trenches, and dung water and other dirt were poured on them.

Although the smell is a bit unpleasant, it can cause effective damage to soldiers who fall into deep trenches.

Once the skin is punctured, bacterial infection will cause severe sepsis and high fever in the soldiers. Under the extremely backward medical conditions in the mid-19th century, it was almost a dead end.

In addition to deep trenches, various towns in the Great Lakes region also relied on their own conditions to build earthen forts or wooden walls, which provided quite strong defensive capabilities.

Once a war breaks out, several barbed wire fences can be installed for defense.

Secondly

The United States has strengthened the training of militia volunteers. They will become the most important front-line force against the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty. Standing and waiting for help is the most important task of militia volunteers.

The last one is that in view of the serious threat from the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom, the US military equipped and trained eight US cavalry divisions. Each cavalry division had 5,000 to 6,000 personnel, and the ace troops among them were equipped with American breastplates.

, try not to lag behind in terms of equipment.

The above measures, coupled with the United States' strong national strength, large population, and relatively strong economic development, already have the foundation to wrestle with the Tang Kingdom.

In addition to the increasing strength of the United States, there are also realistic and urgent needs, which have prompted the U.S. federal government to have enough impulse to launch a war. That is, the current extremely dangerous situation between the north and the south of the United States has reached a level of tension.

in congress

Congressmen representing the interests of the North and the South often fought and staged farce after scene. Southern congressmen proposed to implement the "Bill to Legalize Slavery" throughout the federal government, which was repeatedly rejected by Northern liberal congressmen.

In retaliation, bills proposed by northern liberal congressmen were repeatedly vetoed by southern congressmen. This caused Congress to fall into a strange "mutual veto chain". Even the "Federal Appropriations Bill of 1857" could not be passed. The government had

There is a great danger of becoming paralyzed.

If this continues, Congress is in danger of falling into complete paralysis, which will lead to complete paralysis of the federal government.

"Diverting trouble to the east" has become the consensus within the Democratic Party that dominates the federal government.

According to the design of the "separation of three powers" democratic system by the founding fathers of the United States, in peacetime, Congress is a strong check on the power of the President of the United States. Without the support of Congress, the president can do nothing.

Only during wartime, the power of the President of the United States will be greatly strengthened, and he will be able to eliminate interference and obstruction from Congress and vigorously promote more efficient policies.