Wild North America 1846

The fierce fighting all night reached its climax at around three o'clock. The Xueshan Division's defense line, which had repelled five large-scale attacks by the US military in a row, faced the most severe test.

The frantic Northern Army soldiers had lost their formation and rushed forward on the battlefield full of corpses with their waists hunched over. They were less than a hundred meters away from the defense line. How many dark Northern Army soldiers were there?

in this critical moment

Dozens of heavy machine guns along the entire front suddenly unleashed their power, devouring human lives crazily with fiery chains of death bullets, criss-crossing like dozens of death scythes, beating the attacking American soldiers to pieces like they were cutting grass.

He fell to the ground, adding a touch of cruelty to this intensely bloody night.

This sudden combined attack with heavy guns, harvesting human lives with super high efficiency, suddenly woke up the US soldiers who were numb in attacking. Huge fear immediately enveloped everyone, and they had to retreat like a tide.

The Orientals were so insidious. They kept so many heavy machine guns hidden and unused until they were suddenly brought out at the last critical moment. This made the upright Yankees cry without tears.

Seeing that they were only a hair away from victory, but they were thrown into the abyss. This kind of despair can only be deeply understood by the US military commander who is facing the ecstasy of victory, and his whole spirit collapsed.

From 3:40 in the middle of the night, the US military did not organize an effective attack. Their tenacity to fight was destroyed, and most of them had resigned themselves to their fate.

I've never seen anyone fighting like this before. It's so bullying.

when dawn comes

The battlefield of Garden City, which is about 10 kilometers wide and 2.7 kilometers long, is littered with corpses. The closer you get to the third line of defense of the Snow Mountain Division, the more corpses pile up in layers, and the wilderness is soaked in blood.

Presumably the weeds will grow even more unbridled next year.

After this night of fighting

The U.S. Sherman Corps once again lost 18,500 troops. In addition to the more than 11,000 troops lost yesterday, the total loss was 29,600 troops, minus the more than 10,000 blocking troops, and when going south, it fought with the three cavalry divisions of the Tang Dynasty.

After a series of large and small battle losses, the remaining troops are now less than 62,000, their vitality is severely damaged, and their will to fight has been severely frustrated.

It must be repaired, even if it only takes half a day, otherwise the Northern Army will blow up the camp itself.

sit on the mound

General Sherman looked at the south with a gloomy look. A large number of Southerners were collecting the corpses, carrying the dead corpses onto carriages, and then transporting them to the rear of the battlefield for centralized processing.

However, these southerners wisely did not cross the center line. They were only about a kilometer in front of the Snow Mountain Division's position and did not dare to get too close to the Northern Army.

A rough count showed that there were about 1,340 people and more than 100 carriages cleaning up the funeral affairs of the American soldiers.

Staying inside the battle line, the Northern Army soldiers could also see the vague figures of these Southerners from a distance, but no one shot them or let them vent their anger of defeat, which made no sense.

No matter on the Eastern Front battlefield or the Western Front battlefield, the North and South sides of the American Civil War maintained a certain tacit understanding. They each cleaned up their own battlefields and would not take the initiative to attack these personnel.

Perhaps, this is the last respect given to the dead soldiers!

The cruel war destroys humanity, but there is still a trace of conscience. It is the tacit insistence of the soldiers not to raise their guns to those who clean the battlefield.

Who knows how long it will take before his body is exposed in the wilderness?

You might be able to see more clearly with a brass monocular, but General Sherman had no such intention at all. He just looked into the distance indifferently, as if he could already see his miserable future...

If you can't break out, there is only a dead end.

But the fluttering battle flags on the enemy's defense line had already made his heart fall into the abyss. But what did the eye-catching snow mountain logo in it mean?

It means that it is the Snow Mountain Division (i.e. the 201st Division), one of the four ace troops of the Tang Kingdom. The towering snow mountain symbol on the battle flag is his pride, a strong army that has experienced the bloody battle in Crimea.

No wonder they launched more than 10 group charges last night, and each time they were shattered into pieces like waves hitting a rock.

The Easterners' front line was frighteningly stable. Even when the tidal wave of attacking troops came within a hundred meters, the steady firing was still very rhythmic, without any panic.

General Sherman now deeply understands the gap between the Northern Army and the Army of the Tang Kingdom?

That is the huge gap in the concepts of army building.

The United States of America is an example of using militia to defeat the British Empire. The entire country has been intoxicated with such glory for more than 100 years, and regards the militia as the cornerstone of the country's armed forces and the backbone of the war.

Therefore, the United States of America has never paid much attention to the training and construction of its standing army. In peacetime, there are only more than 30,000 soldiers and more than 100,000 soldiers. The entire Army Staff Headquarters has only about fifty officers, including trainee second lieutenants.

The Tang Kingdom was different. It paid great attention to the construction of a standing army and an echelon of officers, and focused on retaining a team of experienced sergeants. One sergeant could effectively command an entire platoon or even an entire infantry company, thus forming a highly combat-effective group.

Thinking of this, General Sherman couldn't help but smile bitterly;

The United States is a new country without a history. It has forgotten who selflessly helped white Americans defeat the British in the early days of the founding of the country?

In addition to the fanatical celebration, the role of the American militia was promoted to the altar, and the important position of the militia in the United States was established. Once a war breaks out, the militia will be recruited.

Everyone has selectively forgotten the French who played a major role in the War of Independence. As the saying goes... forgetting means betrayal.

During the North American Revolutionary War

The French sent more than 100,000 troops to directly participate in the North American War of Independence, while the total number of American militia never exceeded 30,000. The French were the main force in almost all major battles, inflicting heavy losses on the British colonial forces.

The deep-seated hatred of the French towards England was undoubtedly revealed during the North American War of Independence. When he heard the news of American independence, Vergennes, then the French Foreign Minister, was extremely surprised and said this is the best explanation.

He said:

"Thankfully, it was a unique and unexpected stroke of good fortune for France to have the opportunity to take revenge on the English.

If Britain lost its North American colonies, the British Empire would suffer immeasurable losses.

Britain is our natural enemy, a greedy and dishonest enemy, and it is its consistent policy to belittle France.

Therefore, it is France's duty to seize every opportunity to weaken Britain's power. France should secretly assist the rebels (at present)."

Therefore, the North American War of Independence was a God-given opportunity for France. How could they let go of this opportunity when they wanted to retaliate against the British?

After the British lost the war, they surrendered to the French instead of the so-called American militia.

In the minds of the proud British aristocrats, they lost to the French rather than to the rude and barbaric Americans.

All of this has been selectively forgotten...

The United States could use its militia to defeat the weak Mexico, but it was defeated again and again by the Eastern armies armed to the teeth.

Now it seems that the US federal government (Northern) will taste the bitter pill again.

General Sherman looked up at the sky and smiled lonelyly;

If he can save his life and return to the north, he must do his best to convince Commander-in-Chief General Grant and the White House of the importance of establishing a strong standing army to avoid repeating the same mistakes.

Unfortunately, such hope is slim...

It's around 2 p.m.

General Sherman's troops finally gathered together. The generals promised the soldiers that once they broke through the encirclement, they would receive various promotions, titles, honors, various monetary rewards, and free disposal of prisoners and property, etc. It was not easy to build up morale and prepare.

Launched a new attack on the Xueshan Division's defensive positions.

At this moment

A piece of bad news that was enough to make people collapse came. On the northern front line, the fluttering military flag of the Tang Dynasty was found. It was an infantry division with full strength that arrived first, causing serious damage to the rear of the entire Sherman Army.

threaten.

Less than half an hour later, a second military flag appeared, followed by the third, fourth, and fifth military flags one after another, quickly creating a pressure as overwhelming as Mount Tai.

By this time, even a fool understood that the window of opportunity for Sherman's Army to break through had been completely closed, and a heavy encirclement situation had taken shape.

The Sherman Army is now a fish on the chopping block. It is difficult to even defend itself, let alone attack.

Naturally...the originally planned attack order has been cancelled, and instead orders were given to carry out frantic soil work, build a defense line, and prepare to fight to the end.

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Chang'an, Daming Palace

After receiving the news of the victory in the Battle of Garden City, which destroyed the largest Sherman Field Corps on the Western Front of the Northern Army, the entire Tang Kingdom once again fell into a passionate carnival, and the roar of the mountains could be heard in the palace.

A tsunami of cheers and firecrackers.

A series of glorious victories made the people of the Tang Kingdom feel more confident than ever before, and their sense of national identity that was still glorious became even stronger. Most of them were proud of the noble blood of the Tang people who came from the Celestial Kingdom.

Inside the Tai Chi Hall

Richard held the victory report ahead and read it carefully, with a calm expression on his face. His mysterious premonition had already known that the Sherman Army was doomed, and it was destined to be such a disaster.

If the Northern Army tried to deceive so many outstanding generals with a little deception, Richard could only admit the failure of the kingdom's military education. These frontline generals were all fools.

Facts have proved that small setbacks and difficulties are more conducive to the growth of generals.

After this battle

The Southern Army will enter a three-month comprehensive rest period, and temporarily transfer the Snow Mountain Division and the 205th Division to join the Colorado Army. After the force is fully replenished, it will follow the Colorado Army to move north in a large scale, officially opening the prelude to the second phase of the siege of Chicago.

In the Battle of Garden City, more than 46,000 Northern officers and soldiers were captured in the end. Except for the selected officers and the most heinous soldiers, about 10,000 were handed over to the Southerners for disposal, the remaining 35,000 became the fifth slave army.

, 6th and 7th Divisions, ready to be used as cannon fodder for the Battle of Chicago.

According to the order, after more than ten days of rest and recuperation, the Colorado Corps will set off northward and will arrive in the theater north of Chicago at the end of March to encircle Chicago.

By then, 610,000 troops had gathered in Chicago (the Northern Army had been strengthened to 190,000, the Colorado Corps plus the Snow Mountain Division and the 205th Division totaled 200,000, General Hill's 30,000 troops, and the newly formed 1st to 8th Divisions of the Servant Army totaled 11

Thousands of people, including about 80,000 people from the Mainland Reserve and Replenishment Corps who landed one after another from January to March).

From mid-to-late April to early May, a major battle of unprecedented scale will be launched, and the intensity of the battle will not be less than that of the Eastern Front battlefield.

Richard was in a good mood. It was not just the news of the victory at Garden City, which allowed the Allies to completely eliminate the enemy's chaos in the south and stabilize the basic market, but also the good momentum of the family's imports and the overall economic development in 1859.

In 1859, three more princes and five princesses were added to the royal family. This was the result of Richard's personal hard work. These were the royal heirs contributed by a group of concubines under his deliberate control.

As for those women who came randomly, there was no movement in their stomachs.

The royal family is flourishing, which is certainly a gratifying thing. No wonder Richard, who has always been stable, is also very proud of himself and feels a strong sense of superiority.

Another good news is that the population of the Tang Kingdom has grown rapidly, officially breaking through the 19 million mark and reaching more than 19.37 million people.

Compared with the statistics a year and a half ago, that is, at the end of June 1858, the national population was 14.8692 million (note; this statistics does not include Costa Rica), an explosive increase of 4.51 million people.

This was due to the enhanced introduction of new immigrants from the mainland, the average monthly recruits from the mainland reaching more than 26,000, and the natural growth of the kingdom's population. This made the Tang Kingdom officially the largest country in North America and even

The most populous country in the Americas is of extraordinary significance.

Today, in the entire Americas, Brazil is the largest country in terms of geographical territory, with a population of approximately 7.87 million, which is far smaller than the Tang Kingdom and the United States.

Due to the unprecedentedly brutal American Civil War, the number of immigrants from Europe decreased significantly year by year, from an average of 1.1 million immigrants before the war to 870,000, 620,000, and 410,000 in 1859.

With the end of the Tang Kingdom and its participation in the North American War, the population of immigrants to the United States in 1860 would be significantly reduced again, while the number of casualties on the battlefield was increasing, and the total population remained at a little more than 18 million.

The reason why the population increased somewhat compared with that before the outbreak of the war is that in 1857 and 1858, although faced with a large number of young male casualties in the war, due to immigration factors and high fertility rates, the general population of the American federal government (Northern)

The population is still growing slowly.

Therefore, it is of great significance that the Tang Kingdom officially surpassed the total population of the federal government of the United States (North) and took the throne of the most populous country in the Americas.

This seems to indicate that the Tang Kingdom's American hegemony has been strengthened and consolidated. Every transcendence is a milestone, enough to be remembered by history forever.