Wild North America 1846

The king gave an order, and the huge war machine of the Tang Empire began to operate closely and quickly.

On the "Nevada Railway" and "Western Railway", which were responsible for important combat preparation tasks, the trains roaring towards the east suddenly became denser, transporting troops to the eastern front day and night.

Especially after nightfall

The train platform was tightly sealed, and military trains loaded with soldiers and weapons and equipment left almost every twenty-five minutes. It was much busier than during the day, and the powerful war machine of the Tang Kingdom began to show its ferocious appearance.

Oak Bay Port is a coastal port in Pana County north of Chang'an City (San Francisco). It is a complete military port and is also the station of the Kingdom's sailing fleet. The nearby Oak Town is a small town with a population of more than 10,000, and most of its residents are navy families.

and local fishermen.

port of oak bay

Three 10,000-ton immigration ships from afar docked at the port one after another. Countless soldiers in uniforms, carrying large backpacks, and holding weapons poured out from the ships. These were all the officers, soldiers and weapons and equipment of the 404th Division from Paradise Island.

There are tens of thousands of people.

Paradise Island belongs to the Overseas Military Region. The Overseas Military Region originally subordinated a Class A division, numbered 401 Division, which has been stationed in Central America such as Panama and Costa Rica for a long time.

The five Class-A field divisions formed by the 50,000-strong militiamen of Paradise Island are arranged in order of numbers, from the 402nd Division to the 406th Division, and they all landed on the North American continent with full strength. This will be the last unit to be involved in the upcoming war.

"Platoon Leader Wu Erbao."

"arrive."

"Gather your men and report to the 7th Artillery Company quickly. Move quickly and don't wait too long;"

"As you command, sir."

Wu Erbao, wearing a straight second lieutenant uniform, stood at attention and gave a standard military salute, turned around and immediately ran over to greet his men; "Attention, platoon of the 7th artillery company, hurry up and gather here. Who is that... Ah

Cai, what are you looking around for? I just called you, hurry up and gather here."

a little while

Wu Erbao then assembled his platoon of soldiers and brought them to the assembly point of the 7th Artillery Company. Then all members of the 7th Artillery Company gathered together and merged into the artillery team like all rivers flowing back.

Under the command of the officer, the neatly assembled queue marched on foot towards the train station not far from the port, where they would take the train to the distant eastern border.

Second Lieutenant Wu Erbao in the team is a Chinese immigrant from Wuxing Town, Xinxi'an. He has immigrated to Paradise Island for 6 years. After completing the initial two-year bonded labor contract, he obtained a job in the suburbs of Wuxing Town in early 1857 as an outstanding laborer.

With 15 acres of land (about 90 acres), he started to build his own family farm.

these past few years

Wu Erbao's life was prosperous. He built a house on the farm, married a daughter-in-law, and gave birth to a son. Every year during the harvest season, the barn was full of rice and the pens were full of cattle and sheep. He lived a comfortable life.

However, Wu Erbao still insisted on militia training, and rose from the militia squad leader to the militia squadron leader. Because of his outstanding performance and his ability to read and write, he was selected to participate in the six-month off-the-job officer training.

After graduation, he became a second lieutenant officer of the 404th Division.

There is a dream in Wu Erbao's heart. It was a dream that sprouted from listening to the bloody battle stories of the veterans on the fields. He dreamed that one day, he could fight on the battlefield like those veterans, and he would live up to his journey in this world.

!

After years of perseverance, he now has a life where he has landed in North America with the army and is about to embark on a vigorous military journey.

Every time he thinks of this, Wu Erbao's heart is full of enthusiasm.

The endless coastline of the North American continent, the blue sky, the vast wilderness, and the cities with numerous buildings are all the territory of the empire. This opened his eyes and made him feel extremely proud.

Thinking about the battlefield where he would make great achievements in the future, where he might witness a legendary battle experience, he felt the blood surge all over his body, and his mood was so surging that he could hardly control himself.

There are many people who have the same idea as Wu Erbao. These officers and soldiers who join the army will be awarded the "Kingdom Military Family" nameplate at their homes in Xinxi'an.

When fighting abroad, during busy farming seasons, the agricultural mutual aid group where you work will help with harvesting, drying and returning to warehouses. You only need to pay basic labor costs.

Families of "Kingdom military dependents" will receive special care. This is a preferential policy issued by the local government to support the service of officers and soldiers, so that officers and soldiers have no worries.

After more than 10 years of development

The Tang Kingdom's reserve system and supporting military mobilization measures have been increasingly improved. The militia training system spread across urban and rural areas, which protects local security on weekdays and can provide a steady stream of qualified soldiers for the army in wartime.

so far

The Tang Kingdom has not yet carried out formal military mobilization, but the powerful military capabilities displayed are already impressive.

There are 23 Class-A field divisions with strong field capabilities (18 divisions plus 5 new field divisions in overseas military regions), and there are 6 Class-A divisions in the Royal Guards, for a total of 29 Class-A divisions of about 35

Thousands of elite troops.

In addition, it also has 32 second-class divisions and 7 garrison divisions, with a total of about 200,000 people. The total number of personnel in the army is about 550,000, all of which are well-trained soldiers.

Time passed, and more than ten days passed quickly.

The year 1859 passed quietly and ushered in the new year 1860...

manhattan town

This large market town along the railway line, which originally had only about 3,000 people, suddenly expanded to nearly 50,000 people in just 5 months. The size of the town expanded more than 10 times, and rows of simple wooden houses stretched out for a long distance.

During the siege of Kansas City in early August 1859, the defeated southern general General Hill fled to the town of Manhattan with 31,000 remaining troops, and settled there under the military protection of the Tang Kingdom.

This stay lasted more than 5 months.

During this period, General Hill's troops received military supplies and training from the Kingdom of the Tang Dynasty, and put on the military uniforms of the officers and soldiers of the Kingdom of Datang, as well as the standard King's rifles equipped by the Kingdom of Tang Dynasty, namely the Colt 1858 7.62

mm bolt action rifle.

The troop organization is no longer as arbitrary as one division of the Southern Army with more than 40,000 people or 10,000 or 20,000 people. The entire army has been reorganized into three infantry divisions, each with more than 10,000 people, about 10,500 to 11,000 people.

The Kingdom of Tang Dynasty sent more than 130 military instructors to retrain these southern troops. After a few months, the army took on a completely new look. With neat formations and strict military discipline, it already looked like a strong army.

These white veterans who originally fought bloody battles for the rest of their lives have made up for their shortcomings through systematic military training, and their combat effectiveness has been improved to a higher level.

October 3rd

Martial law was implemented around the Manhattan Town Railway Station. Troops poured out from the railway station like a tide. The long queues stretched as far as the eye could see and a huge camp was set up in the broad valley pasture.

Over the next week, a steady stream of follow-up troops arrived, as well as artillery and cavalry troops, as well as an astonishing amount of combat supplies. More than two thousand horse-drawn carriages were transported day and night, casting a tense and disturbing layer over the entire town of Manhattan.

An atmosphere of expectation.

In just seven or eight days

The Manhattan front line has gathered more than 80,000 troops from the Kingdom of Tang Dynasty, with 9 division-level designations, all of which belong to the newly established "Colorado Corps", which is a field corps affiliated with the Central Military Region.

The "Colorado Legion" consists of 12 Class A divisions and 8 Class B divisions, totaling 20 divisions (including three cavalry divisions), with a total strength of approximately 190,000 people.

The commander of the Corps is Lieutenant General Harry Fletcher, the former deputy chief of staff known as the "Breaking Hammer", the deputy commanders of the Corps, Major Generals Duan Debiao and Major General Fan Pengfei, and the Corps Chief of Staff, Major General Lei Jueshen. It can be said that they are a collection of elite soldiers and generals with unprecedented combat effectiveness.

powerful.

Inside a tall building in downtown Manhattan

This place has now become the forward headquarters of the Colorado Legion. Officers with serious expressions are coming and going constantly, telegrams are flying in like snow, and the air is filled with a strong atmosphere of war.

In the conference room on the second floor, there were more than 110 officers of lieutenant colonel and above sitting in darkness. The Corps Headquarters was holding a pre-war mobilization and deployment meeting for officers at regiment level and above. General Hill, as a friendly soldier participating in the war, was also invited to attend the meeting.

Major General Lei Jueshen, chief of staff of the Corps, was introducing the battle plan in front of a large military map in front of the stage, and was talking...

According to the introduction of Major General Lei Juashen;

The enemy in front of them is the Kansas City garrison of the United States. This area serves as a crossroads connecting the north, south, and east and an important railway transportation hub. The Northern Army has hoarded a large amount of supplies here, with more than 55,000 to 60,000 troops stationed.

In addition, on the outskirts of the city facing Omaha, a field defense line consisting of two barbed wire fences and defensive parapets was built, and heavy troops were deployed for defense.

Because Kansas City is located on a railway transportation artery, it is more than 110 kilometers from St. Joseph to the north, more than 840 kilometers from Chicago, 147 kilometers from Revelle to the south, nearly 300 kilometers from Springdale, and nearly 300 kilometers from Kane to the west.

The county covers an area of ​​about 370 kilometers. These important cities have varying numbers of Northern Army troops stationed there, and it is very convenient for reinforcements through railway transportation.

at a greater distance

U.S. Army General Sherman was leading a massive siege of Vicksburg. It had lasted for more than three months and there was still no victory.

Samuel Brown, the American general who invaded Tennessee, was fighting an inextricable battle with the Confederate Army in Memphis, an important city on the Mississippi River, and gradually gained the upper hand.

Once the back road is cut off, these two northern armies may quickly return for reinforcements, posing a serious threat to the Colorado Corps.

Therefore, the Corps decided;

Two surprise troops were dispatched, one to the south and one to the north. The troops moving south used a lightning-fast and ferocious offensive to occupy Revel, and established a strong blocking position nearby to cut off the railway transportation connection between Kansas City and General Sherman's troops who penetrated deep into the south.

Enemy troops return for reinforcements.

The troops heading north also used swift and violent actions to capture the city of St. Joseph, 110 kilometers north of Kansas City, cutting off the communication between Kansas City and the Chicago base camp and other important cities in the north, blowing up railway bridges and railway lines along the way, and preventing the Northern Army from moving south for reinforcements.

With the intention to fight against the unintentional, these two strange soldiers, one in the south and one in the north, will play a vital role in the overall victory.

The main force of the Colorado Corps was waiting for an opportunity to attack, looking for weaknesses in the enemy's defense line to break through in one fell swoop, striving to annihilate the enemy defenders in Kansas City in one fell swoop, recapture this important transportation hub city, and completely reverse the current unfavorable war situation.

At that time, two surprise troops, one in the south and one in the north, and the main Colorado army will be launched at the same time within the agreed time. The three fronts will attack at the same time and exert their strength at the same time, in order to defeat the enemy in the first battle and establish a war situation that is beneficial to us...