Wild North America 1846

Chapter 352 Who doesn’t have a pursuit yet?

Prime Minister Liu Xianjun talked for a while and then left with a respectful expression. He was very busy with affairs and had to take a special train back to the imperial capital Chang'an in the past two days to resolve a series of complicated government affairs.

With this large shield, Richard felt much more relaxed.

Let him get rid of the tedious government affairs and focus on the current important affairs of the North American War. There are two major problems to be solved at the moment;

One is the Colorado Corps' upcoming Battle of Cincinnati, and the other is the request just made by the Confederate States, hoping that the 123,000 captured Northern troops can be transferred to them to supplement the currently urgently needed troops.

Let’s talk about the first issue first, which is the battle of Cincinnati that the Colorado Corps had been preparing for a long time.

Due to the limitations of the kingdom's logistical conditions, the important northern railway has not yet been completed and put into use. Current railway transportation cannot support more than 550,000 regiments launching large-scale campaigns at the same time.

Therefore, the Northern Corps took the lead in launching the Battle of Detroit. After establishing the victory, the entire army went into rest and recuperation, and then launched the siege campaign step by step.

After the war in the north ended

The Colorado Corps in the south will launch a new round of Cincinnati Campaign, and the focus of military transportation will shift to the south to ensure the smooth progress of the campaign.

Cincinnati is an important industrial city and river port at the southwest end of Ohio in the central United States. It is also a fortress-type city painstakingly managed by the United States of America (Northern United States) with tight barriers.

It is located on the north bank of the great northward bend of the Ohio River, near the junction of the three states of Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. In order to defend against the serious threat of the Tang Kingdom, the United States of America (the North) spent huge sums of money to build a series of defensive fortresses in Cincinnati.

Build it into a steel barrier in the middle.

Cincinnati has an urban area of ​​202 square kilometers and a population of 260,000. The city is located in a flat basin surrounded by hills on three sides, where the Big, Little Miami and Ohio rivers converge.

The first Europeans settled in Cincinnati in 1788, and the city was established in 1819. After 1827, with the construction of the Miami Canal and the Ohio River-Lake Erie River, Cincinnati gradually became a major river port and commercial center in the Midwestern United States.

Due to the construction of railways, the city has grown rapidly and has become one of the earliest industrial cities in the Midwestern United States. Because of its convenient transportation, the annual pig trade volume here is huge, so it is also known as the "Pig City".

Cincinnati's unique geographical environment causes its urban area to be concentrated in small valleys and surrounding hillsides, giving it the superior environment of a fortress-type city.

The Americans built numerous fortresses and defensive walls along the valley terrain, and set up permanent fortifications and large forts along the Miami Canal and Lake Erie, fortifying the entire city and becoming another solid pillar of the Detroit-Cincinnati defense line.

If the Battle of Detroit is the final battle of the second phase, then the Battle of Cincinnati is the opening battle of the third phase of the Tang Kingdom's offensive.

There are currently 170,000 U.S. troops stationed in Cincinnati. As the situation changes, the number of troops may increase rapidly. This is another tough nut to crack.

Richard thought for a moment and decided not to approve the Colorado Corps' planned campaign on January 16, 1861, and postpone it for a while.

The launch date of the campaign is only one month away, which is still too hasty.

As the leader of a country, Richard would not consider issues from the perspective of the Colorado Corps, but would stand at the pinnacle of the situation in North America and watch the world's events with cold eyes.

In the second phase of the war, the Tang Kingdom swallowed up the vast land of the seven states in the central United States of America, dozens of large and small cities, and hundreds of villages and towns. It needs time to properly implement the "vacate the cage and replace the bird" policy to transfer the plump fruits of victory.

Digest it completely.

From another perspective, appropriately delaying the war process will help both the North and the South to exhaust their population and resources, and it will also help the Tang Kingdom to dominate the situation in North America after the war and penetrate and control these two countries through financial and trade means.

nation.

In summary

Richard believed that it would be more appropriate to continue the war for another six months to one year, or to extend it for a slightly longer period. Ending the war early would be detrimental.

Since a large area of ​​fertile agricultural and animal husbandry land in the central region was occupied by the Tang Kingdom, the traditional agricultural states of Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois and Missouri were all under military occupation, and it was no longer possible to supply large quantities of agricultural and animal husbandry products to the northern government.

For several months now, the United States of America (North) has been experiencing serious food supply difficulties. Famine has spread in some small and medium-sized cities, and many urban civilians have died of hunger and turbulent crimes.

British Canada did not have the ability to supply the food needs of a country with a population of 12 million. As a large number of Americans fled into Canada, its own food supply pressure also increased, and food aid to the United States of America (North) decreased sharply.

A food crisis of unprecedented scale is brewing, and will soon spread throughout the United States of America, resulting in a sharp decline in population and deprivation of people's livelihood.

This situation that made Richard feel regretful can only be said to be a side effect of the war.

The second one is about the Confederate States' request to transfer 123,000 white prisoners.

Richard decided after consideration;

You can transfer some, they are allies after all, but the number cannot exceed half.

This is because after the Battle of Chicago, a white servant division attached to each army of the Northern Army suffered the most serious casualties. There were five white servant divisions among the five armies. This all required a large number of additional troops, which could only be solved from these white prisoners.

It is said that the 506th Division of the Fourth Army suffered casualties of more than 11,000 people, and only about 4,000 soldiers retreated. The division must be fully replenished.

The siege battle will begin soon. Don't we need white cannon fodder for the fierce urban street fighting?

After comprehensive consideration, Richard decided to allocate one third first, probably more than 40,000 white prisoners, and the rest would be considered as appropriate.

If there is, then pay more, if not, then pull it down.

To tell the truth

The current Confederate States is really miserable. Basically, young men from the age of 13 to 55 are carrying guns and going to the battlefield. To be able to maintain the current total size of the army of 83 people is already exhausting their energy.

Out.

Men are now a scarce resource in the South. President Jefferson Davis of the Confederate States of America has already set his sights on young and strong Chinese immigrants, and the two countries are discussing this matter.

If Chinese immigrants take the Central Pacific Immigration Route, from Paradise Island to land in Panama, after a 78-kilometer railway connection, Chinese immigrants can easily reach ports in the southern United States by sea and quickly integrate into society.

There are a large number of ready-made houses, ready-made women, ready-made land estates and ready-made job opportunities in the American South. As long as you arrive in the American South, you will be a sure winner in life.

The four-year war caused the Confederate States of America (South) to lose as many as 530,000 young white men, almost an entire generation.

Among the white southern soldiers who are still fighting on the battlefield today, it is rare to see young men between the ages of 18 and 26. They are either middle-aged whites between the ages of 27 or 55, or those between the ages of 13, 14, and 18.

The white male boy is really old and young, which makes people feel inexplicably sad.

During the period when Sherman's Army and Brown's Army were ravaging the South, millions of black slaves fled north, causing unimaginable heavy losses to the South's economy centered on cotton plantations and to the large white slave owners, with a total of 10 to 12

Billions of Tang Yuan.

A large number of fields in the southern United States are deserted, and cotton production has been cut by half compared to its peak. This gap was made up by cotton plantations in Chihuahua state in the southern part of the Tang Kingdom, which also led to continued high international cotton prices.

Hey, it’s not easy!

Richard waved his hands happily, and two large and beautiful white tigers ran up to him obediently, lay down next to him, and put their big heads in a convenient position for their owner to masturbate.

Richard was petting his pet tiger with one hand and smoking a cigar with the other. He was in a very happy mood!

The two beautiful tigers had grown so big in vain, but they looked pitifully at the lit cigars from time to time, looking frightened and aggrieved but not daring to resist, for fear that the cigarette butts would fall on their heads.

"Your Majesty, the soldiers of the Northern Corps presented 50 beautiful ladies and a batch of treasures as a token of filial piety. This batch of antiques and treasures has been loaded on a special train and will set off back to the Chang'an Palace in the afternoon. And these 50 beautiful ladies, you

look……"

"Leave 10 smart and dexterous people to serve the emperor, and the others will return to the Chang'an palace with the treasures. As soon as the reward is received, the secretariat will deal with it, and there is no need to ask for instructions."

"I obey the order." Viscount Dong Jie replied respectfully and then quietly withdrew.

These 50 beautiful white girls were all carefully selected by the Northern Corps when they were clearing out the area. They are naturally beautiful and extraordinary, and they are all in perfect shape. It has been repeatedly verified that there will be no omissions.

A master only has the opportunity to present one or two beautiful girls, so he must strive for excellence. If he can really get the favor of the emperor and give birth to a boy and a half girl, wouldn't he be prosperous in the future?

Dong Jie, the head of the Secretariat, hurriedly left. He wanted to quickly select ten white girls with curvy figures to serve the emperor according to His Majesty's favorite taste. They should have good skin, long legs, and exceptionally good looks.

There are no trivial matters that concern His Majesty, and they must be handled by him personally before you can rest assured.

Now that the cabinet has been re-elected, the former prime minister, Earl Gu Yan, has been appointed as the speaker of the House of Peers. The new government has Ryu Hyun-jun, who won the election, as the prime minister. The cabinet has also been shuffled. Some went to the parliament to exert their remaining energy, and some were replaced.

The position will continue to serve His Majesty.

Viscount Dong Jie has been serving His Majesty for seven years. Recently, His Majesty has revealed that he will soon be let out to serve as a local official to accumulate qualifications.

At this critical moment, we must be even more cautious in our words and deeds, and we must not make any mistakes.

The most important local position in the kingdom is that of a senior official in California. Chang'an City and Los Angeles are both located in this province. This is the core and most elite province of the Tang Kingdom, and the only one in the country.

The next best thing would be Illinois officials, because Chicago is located in this province, and half of the industrial elite cities on the Great Lakes are also located in this province. They were severely damaged due to the war, and there is a long way to go to rebuild.

How to restore the vitality of industrial development in Chicago and the Great Lakes region and make it better than before is a very challenging task facing Illinois senior officials.

If this is done well, the next prime minister is expected to...

Generally speaking

His Majesty the King will seek his own opinions on important appointments, and Dong Jie has made up his mind to challenge Illinois senior officials for this important mission.

In this position, it is easier to achieve political achievements, and only then can you exert greater creativity and leadership, allowing His Majesty to see your outstanding talents.

To be honest, who doesn’t have a pursuit?

(End of chapter)