Wild North America 1846

I listened to the report of the Prime Minister Lord Gu Yan on the Southern Alliance negotiations. Although there were some disappointments, expectations were generally met and the alliance could be formally signed.

Richard was also very decisive. Tomorrow happened to be February 2nd, which was a good day, so he decided to set it on this day.

After the Prime Minister, Lord Gu Yan, left, Richard returned to Dongnei Taiji Hall to rest. After lunch, he still had to work for a while.

Richard strolled towards the inner study room, with two huge and beautiful white tigers following closely behind him. After Richard entered the inner study room, these two beautiful white tigers lay lazily on the corridor, as if they were staying in the inner palace.

General Wei.

In the study room

Richard put his hands behind his hands and studied it for a while in front of a large hand-drawn map of North America. This was a very detailed military map.

The deployment of military forces of all parties in the North American Civil War is very clearly marked. Every day, a full-time secretary will move different colored stickers on the map based on the latest military intelligence.

Watched for a while

Richard walked to the comfortable sofa and sat down, tapping his legs lightly with his fingers, thinking about the current international situation.

In his premonition;

A storm is brewing from the world powers such as Britain and France, which will soon affect the three parties in the North American War. The Tang Kingdom will bear the brunt and bear the greatest pressure.

The white populist in London was quite at odds with me. When he was the Foreign Secretary many years ago, he was very picky and picky with the Tang Dynasty, and he couldn't stand it at all.

Not long after he came to power, he promoted the "British North America Act" and led London's policy to make a 180-degree U-turn from supporting the Confederate States of the United States to supporting the United States of the Northern Confederacy. He also exaggerated the threat of the Tang Dynasty in the cabinet and parliament, and performed all kinds of outrageous maneuvers.

It’s really enough!

This time, the Tang Kingdom used the "wilderness conflict incident" to brazenly launch a war against the United States of America. This excuse for war was indeed unjustifiable and clumsy, and it gave London an excuse to find fault.

But there was nothing that could be done about it. Originally, the Yankees would plan an assassination of the king every few months, so taking the opportunity to get angry was the best excuse for war.

However, since the Tang Kingdom used this as an excuse to send troops to Tijuana and take over this long and narrow peninsula with a coastline of more than 1,300 kilometers on the Pacific Ocean.

The Americans really shriveled up after suffering huge losses. They became frightened and never dared to make any big noise again.

This made it difficult for the Tang Kingdom to find an excuse to start a war, and the situation in the Civil War between the United States and the United States deteriorated sharply. Time waits for no one. If we wait any longer, the U.S. Northern Army will attack New Orleans.

As long as Vicksburg Fortress is captured, the next step is to march to New Orleans...

Sherman's army implemented a brutal "scorched earth policy" along the way to combat the Confederate war potential. Although the method was very cruel, it must be said that the effect was outstanding.

If it were really allowed to fight all the way to New Orleans on the southern coast, then the inland towns of the Confederate States would basically be burned to ashes.

in the original history

In the fourth year of the Civil War, the Confederate army was obviously out of strength, and its reserve resources were exhausted. Basically, all adult men who could be mobilized went to the battlefield. The lack of force control in urban and rural areas led to the escape of a large number of black slaves and the desolation of the countryside.

The Emancipation Proclamation issued by President James Buchanan had a huge impact on the entire North American society and had a profound influence, becoming a beacon for black slaves in their pursuit of freedom.

Countless black slaves fled to the north, totaling nearly one million people.

There were 230,000 black soldiers joining the Northern Army alone (180,000 in the original history). While this greatly enhanced the strength of the Northern Army, it also weakened the South's war potential in disguise and was destroying the entire social structure of the South.

from any angle

The Tang Kingdom could not allow the birth of a powerful, unified and beautiful country, nor could it watch the Northern Federation win the war, which harmed the fundamental interests of the Tang Kingdom.

Forget it, what is coming will have to come, so just let the evil wind blowing from Europe come more violently!

Richard was mainly worried about the Tang Kingdom's trade line with Europe. If the British deliberately caused harm, it would be greatly affected and cause a major blow to the kingdom's economic development.

After all, the Royal Navy of the British Empire is the overlord of the world's oceans. Its absolute leading strength will not be challenged before World War 1, until the rise of the High Seas Fleet of the German Empire in Europe...

The current era is a world order dominated by white people. In a corner of North America, the newly rising Tang Kingdom is an out-and-out alien, and it is easy for the white world to be targeted.

Therefore, the Tang Kingdom should be cautious in its words and deeds. Richard also had this consideration in his hasty decision to make an alliance with the south. This would make the Tang Kingdom's all-out war a logical move and make up for the weakness of hasty war.

Holding the alliance treaty in hand will give you a big umbrella to protect you from the wind and rain.

No... we have to create some artificial trouble for the Prime Minister, Lord Henry John Temple, so that he has no time to worry about anything else.

Think of this

Richard immediately walked to the royal desk and sat down, and began to write a letter to Prince Albert. Now that Queen Victoria was expecting a baby at Windsor Castle, Prince Albert would definitely be with her, and it would be useful to let him blow the pillow.

There are also several other high-ranking British nobles. Richard will write a letter, mainly to express his strong dissatisfaction with the cabinet led by the current British Prime Minister Lord Henry John Temple for changing the North American policy without authorization, and to encourage them to make changes in Parliament.

Something happens.

These top British aristocrats are all vested interests who have good relations with the Tang Dynasty. Some are shareholders of the American River Gold Mine, some are shareholders of oil companies, and some hold shares in Red Oak Bank for a long time and enjoy considerable dividends every year.

At this time, both emotion and reason must be used to help.

Richard then arranged for the kingdom's nobles to have close contact with the British side, and mobilized some British celebrities, academic leaders and prestigious politicians to express their opinions against the current North American policy and question Downing Street's decision-making, thus setting off a storm of public opinion.

The current Prime Minister Lord Henry John Temple is not everyone's favorite pound. There are many doubters of the North American policy change he has led. There are many opponents in the House of Commons and the House of Lords of the British Parliament, including the influential British

Textile Industry Union.

75% of the raw materials for the entire British textile industry come from the southern United States. Instead of supporting such an important cotton producing area, London supports the northern United States, which competes with Britain in the world's industrial products market. From any perspective, it does not make sense.

Richard now wants to mobilize all the opponents of Prime Minister Temple and create a loud enough public opinion voice to create big trouble for him.

February 2, 1860

The Kingdom of the Tang Dynasty and the Confederate States of America formally signed an alliance treaty at the Daming Palace in Chang'an. The treaty was for a period of 30 years. After the expiration, both parties would automatically renew the treaty for another 30 years without objection, and so on.

The content of the treaty is nothing more than a series of provisions such as mutual military assistance, closer economic exchanges, mutual granting of most-favored tariffs, strengthening close cooperation in cultural, academic and other fields, and strengthening communication in the diplomatic field.

This is a normal military alliance between the two countries. It does not include unequal terms such as the Tang Kingdom stationing troops in the Confederate States of America, establishing free trade ports and concessions, and granting the other party super-national treatment. It reflects fair exchanges between the two parties with equal status.

After the North American War, all armies of the Tang Kingdom should be withdrawn into the country to maintain the independence and sovereignty of the Confederate States of America.

The formal signing of the alliance treaty was widely reported by the public and aroused heated discussions. Most people viewed it positively, while a small number of fanatical Tang populists expressed dissatisfaction.

They thought: "His Majesty the King has spread his kindness both at home and abroad, and has conquered all barbarians from all over the world. How can a small alliance country be comparable? It really messes up the hierarchy of superiors and inferiors."

The "Los Angeles Times" of the Tang Dynasty published an editorial with the eye-catching title "The alliance between the two countries establishes a new pattern in North America" ​​on its front page;

This is an important document aimed at establishing a new pattern in North America for the next thirty years or even longer. It is conducive to ending the turmoil in North America and maintaining long-term peace and stability in North America. It is of far-reaching significance...

Regardless of these reports, after the news of the alliance spread, it was like a heavy bomb dropped into the water, causing a huge shock in the society of the United States of America (Northern United States), causing the Wall Street stock market to plummet, and public opinion to wail...

The headline on the front page of the New York Times was "As the apocalypse approaches, does the government of the United States have a future?" The bold and bold headline expressed an extremely pessimistic view of the future.

The headline on the front page of the "Philadelphia Observer" is "The South and the Kingdom of the Tang Dynasty have concluded a military alliance, and the victory of the war is extremely slim." It details the successive disastrous defeats suffered by the Northern Army after the Kingdom of the Tang Dynasty sent troops, losing troops and losing ground.

Defeated again.

The good war situation that had been achieved before was completely lost, and instead faced the great danger of being surrounded by the Chicago metropolis, it was openly announced that "Devil King Richard" led his "Hell Legion to kill again..."

All kinds of pessimistic remarks caused great panic among the people. In cities in the eastern and central parts of the north, a large number of people with their families flocked to the port cities of Baltimore, New York and Boston on the east coast, trying to take a boat from here.

Go to sea to escape the waves of war.

Rich American families want to return to Europe, while some Americans are preparing to go to the South or Central and South America, and then to the Tang Kingdom for development. They no longer want to stay in this damn place.

Inflation has become unbearably high. Ever since the news of the alliance between the Tang Kingdom and the Southern Confederacy came, the original ultra-high inflation of 9,000% has reached a higher level, reaching an astonishing level of 15,000%. A large number of factories have closed down, and residents

Unemployment makes life difficult.

If we continue to stay here, no one will be able to survive.

Americans from the Northeast crossed the border in large numbers with their families and entered Canadian cities such as Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal. There were endless carriages and pedestrians on the roads, as if they were fleeing.

Over the years, the fear of the iron heel of the Tang Dynasty has not disappeared, but has been slowly brewing and fermenting in people's hearts. As news of tragic defeats on the battlefield came one after another, at a certain point in time, people's emotions suddenly burst out.

Such a doomsday-like situation.