Wild North America 1846

Salem and Portland, rival cities, are both famous throughout the country for developing heavy industry. Their industries are highly homogeneous and competition with each other is fierce.

Portland prefers agricultural machinery and supporting and machine tool manufacturing, while Salem focuses on the steel, petrochemical and fertilizer industries. Each has its own focus.

In addition, Salem has natural superior seaport conditions and is a regional transportation hub city. Maritime, railway and road transportation are all very developed, and it is closely connected to major cities such as Seattle in the north and Sacramento, Chang'an and other cities in the south.

Therefore, in the urban competition, Portland, the provincial capital, is always at the head of the competition, which makes Portland always feel unhappy.

After entering 1859, in a new round of construction boom promoted by the Tang Kingdom, a number of heavyweight construction projects were settled in Salem, including but not limited to the world's leading fertilizer plant and advanced steel using the open-hearth smelting method.

base, the planned construction of the world's first thermal power station, a new 10,000-ton merchant ship terminal and ore terminal construction project, and dozens of new agricultural machinery factories and supporting factories to settle in the city, thus promoting Sailer

The city's population and urban construction are developing rapidly, and there are large construction sites everywhere.

The rapid development momentum in the new year has gradually widened the gap between Salem and Portland in the urban competition, leading more and more.

Because of the abundant cherries here, it is called "Cherry City".

Although it is in a leading position in urban competition, its relative disadvantages are also obvious.

Due to heavy industrial pollution, hundreds of tall chimneys in Salem from the suburbs to the bay are spewing thick black smoke day and night. The black ash flying in the smoke makes the entire city cast gray, and the streets are gray.

The buildings are gray, and even the flowers blooming on the roadside are gray.

Fortunately, this is a coastal city. In different seasons, strong sea breezes will blow large amounts of industrial smoke and dust inland or to the vast Pacific Ocean, greatly reducing the impact of environmental pollution.

After staying here for a few days, Richard felt that the air was choking his throat, and he was no longer in the mood to browse the city carefully, and soon boarded the train to Portland.

Portland is the capital of the Province of Oregon. It is located at the mouth of the Willamette River where it merges into the Columbia River. It was originally the core town where the British ruled the Oregon region. British sailboats could easily reach the estuary area, which promoted the further development of the area.

prosper.

With the development of the modern shipbuilding industry, steam-iron seagoing ships have become larger and larger, and their drafts have become deeper and deeper. Thousands of tons of seagoing ships can no longer enter the Columbia River, and the position of Portland Maritime Center has been replaced by Salem.

, this is quite a pity.

In 1847, the newly established Kingdom of the Tang Dynasty divided its borders with the United Kingdom. The entire Oregon region and the Vancouver Peninsula in the north were all included in the territory of the Kingdom of Tang Dynasty. This area also ushered in new development opportunities.

Portland has a climate with four distinct seasons. The annual rainfall is about the same as that of Yangzhou, with an average annual rainfall of 1,100 mm. Portland is well-known for its rich roses. Roses can be seen blooming everywhere on city streets and in residents' gardens.

Since Portland's economy is more geared towards mechanical processing and manufacturing, environmental pollution is significantly less when you come here. The clear sky allows you to see the snow-capped mountains in the distance, and the lush trees bring more greenery to the city.

and vitality.

Compared with Salem, Portland's development momentum in the new year will be much weaker. It is foreseeable that the total economic volume and population will be greatly surpassed. This makes local provincial government officials greatly frustrated and very disappointed.

It feels like a dog.

After working hard for more than half a year and spending countless efforts to lobby the royal government, the peach was finally picked by Salem. Isn’t this making wedding clothes for others?

In fact, Portland's development is still remarkable. The city and its inland towns have vast forests and pastures, and agriculture and animal husbandry are also quite developed. Cattle raising is the backbone of the state's animal husbandry, with a livestock stall capacity of 200,000.

Above the head.

Oregon is also an excellent horse breeding land. The number of wild horses in the mountains and forests is no less than 50,000 to 60,000. There are about 130,000 high-quality horses in captivity, and there are hundreds of large and medium-sized horse farms.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, in order to cope with the imminent American invasion, when Richard was preparing to establish the Cuirassiers, he imported as many as six to seven thousand Suffolk horses from the British Oregon region, thereby forming three powerful Cuirassiers.

The cavalry regiment made great contributions to the kingdom's most dangerous moments.

Nowadays, there is a large-scale expansion of the army and the formation of cavalry divisions. The purebred Suffolk horses produced in the Oregon region are the favorite of the cavalry.

There are large areas of undeveloped virgin forest on the outskirts of Portland, where wild brown bears often appear and even wander into the city, often ending up as lunch.

The restaurant owner doesn't mind shooting a brown bear. Bear bile can be sold for at least tens of dollars. Bear paws are also the favorite high-end food of Chinese customers. Bear meat is a game that ordinary customers like to taste. Bear skins will not be wasted.

They are all treasures.

Richard liked the wild environment here very much. He went hunting several times while living in Portland. The Royal Guards team also teamed up with the Special Operations Division to eliminate and prevent an assassination plot against His Majesty the King, and captured 17 people in total.

people, killing 6 people.

The mastermind behind this murder is still a Yankee. This is the 26th assassination that Richard has suffered since he was crowned king. Different from the previous practice of concealing information, this time he chose to announce it with great fanfare, which aroused public opinion.

It was boiling.

Because these assassins planned to carry out their operations in the River Bend, the incident was named the "River Bend Assassination".

After the "River Bend Assassination" was announced, the 17 captured participants confessed, and the evidence was conclusive. Judicial proceedings were soon launched, and the assassins would be put on public trial.

As the details of the "River Bend Assassination Case" were revealed, it turned out that David Wallace, a repeat criminal who had participated in planning the assassination of the king many times before, was instructed by Charles, an official of the US Department of Justice, to hire some adventurers and bounty gunmen.

Plot to assassinate His Majesty the King.

At this time, public opinion in the Tang Kingdom exploded.

In the excitement, many Chinese-Americans even behaved irrationally. They publicly beat people on the street and cursed white people suspected of being Yankees. There were even dozens of shooting cases, all targeting the North.

White guy.

As the "Riverside Assassination" intensified, His Majesty was forced to make a public speech in Portland;

He called on the people across the country to treat it calmly. The spearhead of hatred can only be directed at the real Yankees, and not to expand it to affect innocent people, nor to affect white people living legally. They are all an integral part of the Kingdom of the Tang Dynasty and serve for the Kingdom.

Development and contribution of ingenuity...

May 5, 10 a.m.

The military officially announced a ground-breaking news. In the early hours of this morning, the four field divisions of the Central Military Region of the Tang Dynasty sent their troops southward and divided their troops into three routes to attack Tijuana, Mexicali and other cities. Fierce fighting is currently underway.

at the same time

The Marine Corps landed in La Paz, an important port city in southern Tijuana, and launched military operations against the US military in the area. They will eliminate it as soon as possible and establish rule over La Paz.

The above military operations

This is the Tang Dynasty's military's strong and frontal response to the wanton actions of the U.S. federal government. The sacred royal rights cannot be offended, and those who dare to take a step beyond the threshold will be severely punished.

After the Datang Kingdom fully occupies Tijuana, it will implement full rule over it, and with the approval of the Congress, it will accept the state as a province in the southern part of the Datang Kingdom.

The military made it clear;

This is a positive response to the violation of the sacred royal rights of the American Federation. If you want war, we will give you war.

His Majesty once said: Those who set an example for the Tang Empire will be punished even if they are thousands of miles away!

This sonorous and powerful response from the military was really encouraging. Lively parades and lion and dragon dances broke out in various cities in the Tang Kingdom. Many veterans who had participated in the war wore badges and walked at the end of the parade.

Ahead, shouting;

"The sacred right of kings cannot be offended, destroy the Yankees and seize Tijuana."

"Support the king, be loyal to His Majesty the King, and be loyal to the Kingdom of the Tang Dynasty."

"Those who openly commit crimes against the Tang Empire will be punished no matter how far they travel."

"His Majesty the King, long live, long live!"

Domestic public opinion and public sentiment were boiling because of the war in the south. With the news of the capture of La Paz, Tijuana, and Mexicali, the country fell into a sea of ​​joy.

These exciting news of victory have greatly inspired the people of the Kingdom to feel national pride and enhanced national cohesion and identity. His Majesty the King and the army have gained wider recognition and respect, and their reputation has greatly increased...

The successful capture of Tijuana was just a small test. The four field divisions performed very well in the battle, but they also exposed many problems. Overall, they can score 80 points.

This 80 score is based on the powerful ace troops of the Tang Kingdom, rather than the cannon fodder of the Yankee Civil War. For the new troops of these four field divisions, their performance is already remarkable, and it can be said that they are off to a good start.

In this battle, 48,000 elite troops of the Tang Dynasty went south, and 5,200 marines landed across the sea. It only took 4 and a half days to wipe out all 13,700 local defenders (including more than 7,500 militiamen).

Crush it over and achieve a clean and complete victory.

The first was to frighten the enemy, the second was to test the training results of the new troops in actual combat, and the third was to naturally capture the already ripe fruit of Tijuana. All three achieved the expected goals.

The entire state of Tijuana is like a long and slender French bread. Its southern part is adjacent to California, the most prosperous state of the Tang Kingdom, and is only a few dozen kilometers away from Palm Springs.

There are only three important cities in Tijuana, two of which are located not far from the southern border of the Tang Kingdom. They are Tijuana and Mexicali, the capital of the state. These two cities are also key defensive cities for the Yankees.

in fact

When the soldiers of the Tang Kingdom pressed on the territory, they only experienced moderate resistance and fully occupied these two cities. As an isolated overseas enclave, Tijuana simply did not have the will and strength to resist the southward army.

The Yankees' attempt to use this enclave to contain and influence the Tang Dynasty is tantamount to wishful thinking.

The only important town in the south of the state is La Paz, a coastal city on the strait, more than 1,200 kilometers away from Tijuana and Mexicali, and located in the southernmost region of the state.

Since there are no roads connecting southern and northern Tijuana, the distance of more than 1,200 kilometers between the two places is full of mountains and pristine wilderness, and is inaccessible.

Therefore, the task of attacking and occupying the coastal city of La Paz fell to the naval fleet.

La Paz has a long history, but it is only a seaside city with a population of more than 16,000 people. It has 720 US soldiers and more than 1,500 militiamen. After the First Marine Division of the Datang Kingdom landed, under the cover of fleet bombardment, it only used

In less than two hours, the city was completely occupied.

The whole process was as easy as eating and drinking. A total of 337 American soldiers were killed or injured in the battle, 1,771 were captured, and more than a hundred others were missing.

It is estimated that the US soldiers took advantage of the chaos and changed into civilian clothes or the white militiamen fled back home. There is nothing we can do about it.