Wild North America 1846

September 11, 1857

The enraged South Carolina took substantial military action. Brigadier General Beauregard of the Confederate Army surrounded Fort Sumter and demanded that Major General Robert Anderson and his troops who were stationed in Fort Sumter surrender.

It was unexpectedly rejected.

Major General Robert Anderson led more than 90 officers and soldiers of Fort Sumter, making use of the solid fortress defense and sufficient weapons and equipment to make all preparations for war.

4:30 in the morning on the 12th

The Confederate artillery began a fierce bombardment that lasted for 34 hours, and Major General Anderson led his troops to fight back. The two sides fired the first shot of the North-South war.

After three days of intermittent fighting, Major General Robert Anderson fulfilled his duty as a soldier and chose to surrender when surrounded by heavy troops. He handed over the Fort Sumter Fortress in accordance with the agreement and led more than 90 officers and soldiers who walked out of the fortress to return to New York by ship.

The Maritime Expeditionary Force sent by President James Buchanan was denied access to southern ports. After drifting on the sea for two weeks, it had to return to the Norfolk Naval Base in despair.

On October 7, President James Buchanan personally issued a statement announcing that rebellions in violation of U.S. laws had occurred in seven southern states. The U.S. Federation would never tolerate it and would use tough measures to resolve the rebellions.

On the 19th, the U.S. federal government ordered its naval fleet to block the coastline from South Carolina to Texas and mobilized 75,000 militiamen from northern states.

The presidential decree angered the eight slave states that remained in the Union and forced Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee and Arkansas to join the South, which rapidly strengthened the power of the South.

The United States was on the verge of the outbreak of the Civil War, and the situation was extremely critical. The four slave states of Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland and Delaware had not yet made a decision, but their opinions were already leaning towards the Confederate Republic.

In order to safeguard the fundamental interests of white slave owners, it is actually impossible for these four states to move to the North. That would be political suicide.

What is different from the original history is that

There were originally 23 states in the northern United States. Due to the annexation of six northwest states by the Tang Dynasty, there are now only 17 states left in the north. In addition, the civil war broke out three years earlier by accident. The population in the northern jurisdiction

There are less than 18 million people, far lower than the original population of 22 million when the Civil War broke out in 1861, and the total economic size is also 20% less.

One ebbs and the other ebbs and flows

The Confederacy has now been joined by 7 states, and 4 states are still waiting and waiting, but they will eventually join the Confederacy to fight the Yankees, that is, 11 southern states will fight against 17 northern states.

Beginning of the war

The strength of the North greatly exceeds that of the South. The 17 states in the North have a population of 17.64 million, while the 7 states in the South currently have only 9.1 million people. The population difference is nearly doubled, which means there is a shortage of reserve troops.

Once the war falls into an arduous tug-of-war phase, this fatal flaw will be exposed, which will cause decisive changes in the war situation.

The north has developed industry, with an annual output value of US$1.5 billion, 1.3 million workers, a 22,000-mile railway network and abundant food, while the south has weak industry, with an annual output value of US$15.5 million, only 110,000 workers, and only 9,000 miles of railways.

However, the South is not without cards. It has sufficient military preparations. Thanks to the previously concluded U.S.-Mexican War, the South's army has higher quality, experienced commanders, and has received assistance from Britain, France, and the Kingdom of the Tang Dynasty.

In particular, the Tang Kingdom sent a very experienced officer corps and brought more than a dozen ships of weapons and equipment to the south. Of course, this all had to be paid for.

Taoyuan City Jinghu Palace

This beautiful French-style palace, similar to the Elysee Palace, was finally completed after more than eight years of heavy investment in construction. The overall white palace exterior walls are elegant and luxurious, highlighting the nobility of the royal family.

imperial study room

Richard, who had just arrived, seemed refreshed and in a particularly good mood. He walked around in the woods on the mountain and teased the tigers and brown bears kept in the royal palace for a while, making these beasts roar again and again.

Came back satisfied.

After washing his hands and face, Richard came to the royal study. The newly appointed head of the Royal Secretariat, Viscount Dong Jie (note; received high commendation from His Majesty for his merits and was promoted to a title), respectfully guided His Majesty to sit down in front of the throne. Richard

He looked with gentle eyes at the generals who were standing with their heads bowed solemnly under the throne, with expressions of approval.

"Your Majesty has arrived, and all the generals salute and greet him!"

"No gifts, I'll give you a seat."

"I would like to express my sincere thanks to Your Majesty for granting me a seat."

Below the throne, Lieutenant General Dai Changfu, Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Kahn, Deputy Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Mike Rabiot, Lieutenant General Harry Fletcher, as well as Major General Liu Wu (Liu Wu) and Major General Duan Debiao, commanders of the elite corps,

Major General Wu Degao, Major General Tian Mantun, Major General Lei Jueshen, Brigadier General James Kahn, Brigadier General Wu Xia (Xia Zai), Brigadier General Mai Xiaozu, Brigadier General Lin Shoutian, Brigadier General Wu Pengfei and other generals are shining brightly, bringing together the kingdom's military leaders

Some elite generals formed a very large formation.

This is a high-level imperial military meeting, and the topic is the current situation in North America. In the past few months, all departments of the kingdom have been fully mobilized to stir up the separatist forces of the southern independence faction, cheer them up, and send them substantive information.

massive military aid.

This move to add fuel to the fire prompted the South to take action for secession and independence three years earlier than the original history. It is the main force behind the split between the North and the South of the American Federation today.

The President of the United States, James Buchanan, angrily pointed out: "The Tang Dynasty is the source of all the turmoil in North America. It has seriously hurt the feelings of the American people and should be responsible for the current broken North-South relations. The rise of the Orientals has spread throughout the North American continent.

There have been too many wars and sufferings, and the United States has suffered deeply..."

Well, these enemy countries' rhetoric can only be used as an annotation for the success of the diplomatic activities of the Tang Kingdom.

Richard successfully reversed the unfavorable situation facing the Tang Kingdom. Before the United States Federation was ready to launch an invasion war against the Tang Kingdom, he detonated the internal conflicts between the north and the south in advance, prompting the south to take substantive independent secession actions.

This clever move disrupted President James Buchanan's original plan, overturned his wishful thinking, and plunged the American Federation, represented by the northern forces, into its current predicament.

The house is restless, there is a fire outside, and old rivals are waiting eagerly. The Yankees are really worried!

Objectively speaking

The rapid evolution and deterioration of the situation in the south cannot be separated from the secret push behind the scenes by Britain, France and other countries. As for the reason...

The psychological activities of these old European colonists can be summarized as the situation in North America: "Small is beautiful, weak is good, and division means balance of power." Compared with the monolithic North American powers, this gives extraterritorial powers more room for maneuver.

In 1857, the overall economic strength of the United States ranked fifth in the world. Half of the northern states had already entered industrialization, and their strength should not be underestimated.

If North and South split

If a large-scale internal war breaks out, the economic strength of the United States will be greatly reduced. Without the economic territory of the South, the North will most likely fall behind the Tang Kingdom, which ranks seventh in the world. This is a situation that everyone is happy to see. Help

Why not do this if you try to aggravate the situation?

"Generals, your chief of staff has suggested that you want to take advantage of the current opportunity of the war between the north and the south to swallow up the American state of Tijuana in one gulp and then eat until you have a full belly." Richard said this, his eyes

He glanced at everyone majestically.

He saw that everyone was sitting neatly in their seats with their backs straightened, their hands on their knees, listening carefully to the instructions, nodding with satisfaction and continuing;

"I said, "There's no need to worry. The Yankees have placed such a big target right next to us. It's only a matter of minutes to eat them. Are we still afraid that he will run away?"

It's like two brothers fighting. At the beginning, they were arguing and quarreling, but let's not kill the other's pig at this time. In the end, the two brothers put aside their differences and agreed to talk to the outside world.

Although the possibility is unlikely, there is no need to take risks.

Wait until the two brothers' heads are beaten into pig brains and their eyes are red, then it will be too late to eat this big piece of fat meat without delaying anything."

His Majesty the King's humorous metaphors were so vivid that they made all the serious generals present laugh, and the atmosphere became much more harmonious.

Major General Lei Jueshen stood up, saluted and said, "Your Majesty, our 303rd Field Division of the Central Military Region is stationed in Palm Springs. They are all fully equipped with high morale and are willing to pioneer for the king. When did your Majesty say that you have eaten this?"

This is an enclave belonging to the United States. Our division is requested to take the lead in capturing this piece of fat for Your Majesty."

His statement stoked a hornet's nest. Major General Liu Wu and Major General James Kahn stood up almost at the same time. Major General Liu Wu took the lead in saluting and said, "Your Majesty, our 301st Field Division of the Central Military Region is stationed in Los Angeles and dares to fight tough and vicious battles."

, the whole division swears allegiance to the royal family, and is willing to ask for orders to be the vanguard."

"Your Majesty, the 304th Division of the Central Military Region is stationed in Las Vegas. The officers and soldiers of the entire division take loyalty to the royal family as their duty. They will go through fire and water at the first command of the king. They will not give up even if they die. I am willing to ask for orders to be the vanguard."

At this time, several more generals stood up. Richard waved his hand with a smile, asking these enthusiastic generals to sit down and calm down first, and not to be too impulsive.

Where are you now?

Richard knew that this North American duel would be unprecedentedly brutal, with an unprecedented range of impacts, an unprecedented number of casualties, and an unprecedented bloody battle. Everyone has a chance to fight, and it is far from the end yet.

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He also understood the psychology of the generals, fearing that the Yankees would be cowards and would be easily defeated by the Southerners. In that case, everyone would have no battles to fight, and naturally there would be no meritorious honors.

As the saying goes, people play with birds, and the ancients are sincere and I can't deceive them.

Under the leadership of the extremely aggressive Richard, the army of the Tang Kingdom was full of iron-blooded and extremely aggressive genes. Those officers who were obedient and submissive could not get ahead at all, and were stepped down in the internal competition.

Liao Tian can only be a mid-level officer.

Those who stand out are all strong men, such as Lieutenant General Harry Fletcher, Deputy Chief of Staff, who is highly regarded by His Majesty the King;

During the United States' Third Western Expedition, the Northern Front Cavalry Regiment led by him entered the Great Lakes region of the United States, burning, killing, and looting along the way, destroying villages and towns, and killing many corpses and rivers of blood.

It has been 8 years since the war ended. Now when Americans mention Lieutenant General Harry Fletcher, they gnash their teeth with hatred and wish to tear him alive to relieve their hatred. They do not have such hatred for other Eastern generals.

On the contrary, this deeply irritated many Chinese generals, thinking that it was an irrecoverable shame. In turn, they drilled and howled their soldiers, and each one of them was as fierce as a wolf cub, just waiting to be released to eat meat and drink blood.