Wild North America 1846

Chapter 361 Untitled Chapter

The newly annexed 13 states of Mexico and the land of seven Aztec states totaled 20 states. Due to the small geographic territory of each state, the fragmentation of administrative divisions was not conducive to management. Therefore, after being annexed to the Tang Empire, the administrative regions were re-merged.

After merging and dividing

The original thirteen states of Mexico were redivided into five provinces, namely Mexico Province, Mexico East Province, Mexico South Province, Mexico West Province and Mexico North Province.

The land of the seven Aztec states was redivided into two provinces, namely Channel Province and Zhennan Province.

As a result, the Tang Kingdom originally had 30 provincial-level divisions. With the addition of these 7 newly annexed provinces, it now has a total of 37 provincial-level divisions. The empire's territory extends from Alaska on the edge of the Arctic Ocean southward to Central America.

Panama.

It is separated only by three small countries in Central America, namely Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, as well as the British Canadian territory of British Columbia.

in the palace

Richard looked at the map of the Tang Empire with a satisfied expression. His eyes drifted over the British Canadian province of British Columbia, and then looked at the Central America region at the bottom of the map for a while. He increasingly felt that these three small countries were a bit annoying.

The Canadian province of British Columbia is also uncomfortable across the map. How nice would it be if they were connected together?

Honduras and Nicaragua are both small Central American countries with a population of 200,000 to 300,000 people. Guatemala is slightly larger, with a population of just over 500,000.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has just signed reciprocal trade agreements with these small countries, laying the foundation for opening up the borders of these small Central American countries.

Next step

It is better to let these places become chaotic. Civil war is the only way to take advantage of the situation!

Richard feels that there is a long way to go to connect the territories of the Tang Empire, but he has plenty of time now. If it doesn't work in 10 years, then 20 years, if not in 20 years, then 30 years, to civilize the barbarians with Chinese etiquette, and to use Chinese immigrants to adulterate them.

If the sand is controlled and penetrated through economic means, there will be no fear of them not obediently presenting their credentials.

After swallowing up Mexico and the Aztec Republic, there is still a large area of ​​fertile central North American plains waiting to be taken into the bag. Now we really need to take a breather, and these small countries can be left to the future.

However, trade penetration and population immigration can start to take action. This kind of subtle effort will not be effective in a short time.

have to say

With the passage of time, the expansion of territorial expansion has been successful step by step, and the ambition in Richard's heart has also expanded. From the beginning of the founding of the country, he just wanted to survive, to the continuous expansion to the east and south, and to conquer neighboring countries, and now he has begun to

Are you pursuing the perfection of the map?

As the last President of the United States, James Buchanan, often lamented: "America is too far away from God and too close to China."

After July 7, 1861, the population of the Tang Empire had risen to more than 29.5 million (about 4.1 million people in Mexico plus the Aztecs), and it would break through the 30 million mark in more than two months. The national strength was

A significant improvement.

The proportion of the Chinese population in the Tang Kingdom dropped to 83.4%, whites accounted for 12.7%, Indians accounted for 3.5%, and other Central American ethnic groups accounted for 0.4%, and the ethnic distribution was further diversified.

15 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China

Richard gradually developed the Tang Kingdom to its current large scale. With his arrogant attitude, he took up most of the national destiny of the United States. He really did everything in his power to colonize and expand, and finally achieved the current hegemony in North America.

Looking back on the journey along the way, Richard is now very proud, with a feeling called pride filling his chest...

on the atlantic

Off the coast of Virginia

A small armored patrol fleet composed of the armored destroyer "Chun Yue" and the armored frigates "Han Bing" and "Han Ye". This is the third squadron of the Tang Kingdom's expeditionary fleet and is performing patrol and warning sea area missions.

As mentioned earlier, at the beginning of the Civil War, the United States (North) roughly detained the Southern diplomatic envoys on a British merchant ship, which angered the originally neutral London. It directly dispatched a powerful Royal Squadron and

8,000 Marines arrive in Prince Edward Island, British Canada, issuing a naked threat of war against the United States of America.

Under strong pressure, the U.S. federal government (the North) could only bow its head in humiliation and sue for peace. Not only did it release the southern diplomatic envoys, but it also pinched its nose and agreed to many unreasonable British demands. This is already a thing of the past.

stimulated by this

The government of the United States of America (North) specially established the Ironclad Shipbuilding Bureau. During the years of the Civil War, a large number of coastal gunboats and ironclad ships were built, with the number reaching hundreds. Most of them were coastal gunboats with a displacement of less than 700 to 800 tons.

There are also a few ironclad ships with larger displacements, but their shapes are weird and varied, and their actual combat capabilities cannot be complimented.

This kind of naval power is enough to deal with the South, but it is far from enough to deal with the iron-clad ships of the Tang Kingdom, which have a unified model and unprecedented combat effectiveness.

Apart from anything else, the power of the ship's main gun is quite different!

The world's first ironclad naval battle broke out in June last year off the coast of Hampton, near what is now Virginia. The ironclads from the north and the south fiercely bombarded each other for most of the day, each expending hundreds of shells. As a result, in addition to destroying the other side's

Apart from the craters made by the armored ships, the defenses were not breached at all.

It wasn't until the shells were exhausted that both sides had to end the first show of the ironclads.

only two months later

The Tang Kingdom's armored expedition fleet sailed all the way around South America, and upon arriving at the important southern seaport city of New Orleans, they immediately engaged in a fierce naval battle with the fleet led by the Northern Army's General Farage.

that time

With its powerful strength, the Northern Fleet basically blocked dozens of ports in the South, cut off the vital trade routes between the South and Europe, and blocked and detained merchant ships from Europe and Southern merchant ships. The situation was extremely unfavorable to the Confederate States.

The Datang Kingdom's expedition fleet consisted of three armored destroyers as the main force, plus six ships including the "Cold Wave", "Bitter Winter", "Han Bing", "Han Dew", "Han Ye", and "Frost"

There are only 9 ironclad frigates in total, with a total displacement of just over 18,000 tons.

Compared with the Northern Fleet's hundreds of sail and armored warships, which have a displacement of up to 410,000 tons, the strength gap between the two sides is more than 22 times.

The result of the naval battle shocked everyone. The 13 main battleships led by General Farage of the Northern Army were all wiped out in the face of the sharp artillery fire of the Tang Kingdom's ironclad ships, completely reversing the maritime situation.

From then on, the iron-clad warships of the Tang Empire attacked everywhere, sinking and capturing more than 70 northern warships, seizing nearly a hundred merchant ships belonging to the north, liberating the 5,600-kilometer long tortuous coastline of the Confederate States of America (South), and restoring

important trade route to Europe.

Almost single-handedly, he completely reversed the situation of the maritime battle between the North and the South...

to this day

The Tang Empire's iron-clad warships are world-famous for their sharp artillery fire and solid iron-clad defenses. They wrote an important chapter in the history of the world's navy in the 1860s. They represent the development direction of the world's navy today and rank among the world's advanced ones. .

Inside the bridge of the ironclad destroyer "Spring Moon"

Rear Admiral Mo Chengcai, commander of the Third Squadron of the Expeditionary Force, wearing a dark blue military uniform of the Royal Navy, stood in the command position next to the helmsman with a serious look on his face, scanning the ship traffic on the sea.

The waters off Virginia are also the must-pass sea area for the District of Columbia in the north to go to Europe. It is a traffic artery at a maritime crossroads. The coastal route from north to south must pass through here. The Atlantic route from Washington, D.C. in the north or Richmond in the south to Europe is also the same. Have to pass by here too.

This is the forefront of the battle between the North and South navies of the United States, and the northernmost sea area controlled by the Tang Kingdom's expeditionary fleet is also here, so the maritime situation is very complicated, and fierce battles at sea may be encountered at any time.

The Tang Kingdom's expeditionary fleet is indeed powerful in combat effectiveness, but with its tiny size of nine armored warships, it is already at its limit in maintaining the security of the 5,600-kilometer sea area to the south, and it has no ability to expand further north.

In February this year, the follow-up Second Expeditionary Fleet, led by the three armored destroyers "Kagetsu", "Zangetsu" and "Fuyutsu", totaled 10 armored warships. It is said that it is currently anchored in Argentina for a goodwill visit, and will later Also visited countries such as Paraguay and Brazil.

The Second Expeditionary Fleet was traveling slowly along the way. It took almost half a year, and it would not be able to reach New Orleans until at least late August.

Going north to the Hamptons will have to be at least early September.

Rear Admiral Mo Chengcai knows that of the remaining six "Qiuyue" class armored destroyers in the Kingdom, four have been launched for sea trials, and two are still under construction on the slipway.

A total of six new 4,800-ton "Wind"-class ironclad destroyers are being built simultaneously at the Los Angeles Shipyard in the south and the Royal Navy Shipyard in Salem in the north. Ship No. 1 and Ship No. 2 will be launched at the end of this year and early next year.

The Royal Government's progress in promoting the construction of naval ships is very steady, which makes people anxious, but also full of confidence.

I am confident that the size of the Royal Navy has always grown in an extremely stable manner, rather than being shoddily built like the north, where hundreds of armored ships suddenly exploded, with all kinds of strange things, but their combat effectiveness was purely dregs.

What is worrying is that the number is too small. Only two or three cutting-edge warships are put into service in a year. It takes five or six years for a type of warship to be fully commissioned. No one else can do this at this speed.

"There is always no prey to take the bait. It looks like it is another boring and lonely day. In such a good weather, I should sit with elegant and noble ladies to drink afternoon tea and chat about European current affairs news, such as the newly established Kingdom of Italy.”

The atmosphere in the command tower was a bit dull. Commodore Phillips of the British Royal Navy, who was always arrogant and reticent, couldn't help but yawned and said without interest.

As a new naval force emerging in the Atlantic Ocean, the Royal Navy attaches great importance to this and has dispatched senior officers of the Canadian Sail Fleet to closely observe the innovative role of steam ironclad warships in naval warfare in today's era, summarize the advantages, and provide the British Royal Navy with The Navy's armament policy shifts to providing detailed first-hand information.

The commander, Major General Mo Chengcai, glanced at him and said casually: "It is a surprise that appears at an unexpected time and place. I still have deep expectations, dear Brigadier General."

(End of chapter)