1850 American Gold Tycoon.

Chapter 492 Target 49° North Latitude Borderline!
"Elloy demands that we withdraw our warships from the main waterway of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and the garrison besieging Bellingham must also be withdrawn within two days. The American army and other armed forces are in the Oregon area. Any unfriendly military action will be regarded as a provocation to the British Empire. These are the original words of the British envoy." Elvis looked worried.

A [-]-ton Julang-class steam battleship and two thousand-ton Bold-class steam battleships from the Oregon and Umbrella fleet have trapped Bellingham from both land and water.

After two and a half months of siege, British illegal immigrants illegally settled in Bellingham sent a distress signal to British Columbia Governor Elliot.

These British illegal immigrants rushed to send a signal for help to British Columbia, not because they ran out of living supplies.

In fact, under the instruction of British Columbia Governor Elliot, these British illegal immigrants hoarded a large amount of food and other living supplies in Bellingham, and planned to settle in Bellingham for a long time.

These abundant supplies are enough to sustain the consumption of more than 600 British illegal immigrants in the Bellingham stronghold for two years.

In terms of water sources, Bellingham, which is built along the river, naturally has no shortage of water sources.

It's just that Bellingham is not a military fortress, but an economic colonial stronghold.The British illegal immigrants in the stronghold are all the people of the colonial company.

It's not that they can stay as long as the supplies are sufficient. When all economic activities are forced to stop, and it is not known how long this situation will last, it is impossible for these colonists not to be in a hurry.

"That's because they crossed the border and settled illegally first. I'll add another artillery battalion for you. As long as the British don't withdraw from Bellingham, Bellingham will be the station of the Oregon regiment!" Liang Yao told the Oregon regiment leader. Colonel Elvis gave the order to die.

The three main regiments of the Western Brigade, except for the California regiment, which is still stationed in Jinshan Bay, the other two regiments have been transferred to Northern Oregon.

Due to the existence of the Oregon border issue, Liang Yao also had to slow down his plan to immigrate to the Northern Oregon area, allowing the remnants of the Democratic Party to occupy this area as a buffer between him and the British.

But at this time and that time, the Chinese were not the main citizens of California at that time, and California had nothing but gold, not even a gun or a steamship.

Liang Yao can only choose to accumulate strength first, and develop with his tail between his legs and his head covered.

The situation is different now. After the first five-year plan, the west coast region has a population of nearly 150 million, and has its own industry. The military industry and shipbuilding industry are second to none in the country.

Although this size cannot touch the British mainland, it is still possible to touch the British colonies as long as the scale is right.

"All the soldiers of the Arizona Regiment have been assembled. Your Excellency, General, please give instructions!" Kruger, the head of the Arizona Regiment, asked Liang Yao for instructions after he assembled the disembarking troops.

"I want to parade the army myself!" Liang Yao said.

"Yes, General!" Kruger gave a military salute to Liang Yao.

"Everyone, please follow me to inspect the soldiers of California." After Kruger left, Liang Yao turned around and extended an invitation to the members of the California Consortium who accompanied him to inspect Northern Oregon.

The rail network on the west coast extends northward only to Portland, Oregon, and has not yet been repaired to the Puget Sound area.

The Arizona regiment was based in Los Angeles. They took a train from Los Angeles to Portland, and finally took a steam carrier from Portland to arrive near Bellingham.

Even so, with the support of trains and steamships, the Arizona regiment traveled almost the entire west coast from Los Angeles, [-] kilometers away, and it only took five days.

This is the benefit of industrialization.

If it were five years ago, not to mention starting from Los Angeles, it would take ten days and a half a month to travel by sea from San Francisco to Puget Sound.The premise is that the weather conditions are good.

This is why Liang Yao is now confident in resolving the border issue.

Liang Yao got on his horse and walked towards the assembly point of the Arizona Regiment.

"Everyone! Get ready!" Kruger drew out his command sword and shouted to the soldiers of the Arizona Infantry Regiment.

Hearing the commander's order, the soldiers of the Arizona Regiment looked ahead, quickly raised the Walter M1851 rifles in their hands to their shoulders in unison, and then quickly took a step forward, completing the standard "stepping forward" action, Finally, the rifles were put down neatly.

"Salute to Your Excellency the General!"

The officers and soldiers of the Arizona Infantry raised their guns to their chests with both hands, looked at Liang Yao, and saluted Liang Yao.

"The 1320 soldiers of the Arizona Infantry Regiment have assembled! Your Excellency General, please give instructions!"

After doing this, Kruger walked up to Liang Yao and asked Liang Yao for instructions.

If there are more than a thousand soldiers, there is no border; if there are more than ten thousand soldiers, there is no border.

A full-strength infantry regiment, especially an elite infantry regiment with a well-organized military appearance, tempered by the flames of war and murderous eyes, is still very spectacular.

Liang Yao was inspecting his troops on the horse, and he couldn't help feeling a surge of emotion.

"Everyone has it! Take it easy!" Liang Yaoyu immediately drew his sword and shouted.

After receiving the order to relax, thousands of Arizona infantry soldiers put down their guns, returned to their usual posture, and continued to wait for the next order or instruction.

"Go north! The target is the border line at 49° north latitude!" Liang Yao pointed the commanding sword in his hand to the north.

After the order was issued, the officers and soldiers of the whole regiment marched northward on the spot.

After inspecting the soldiers of the Arizona Infantry Regiment, Liang Yao put his sword back into its sheath, and explained to Kruger: "Eliod has sent letters to me several times to put pressure on me, and today I will use the Arizona Regiment to put pressure on Elliott.

After you reach the border, the British army will definitely come to confront you. If the British did not act aggressively, they would have stayed at the border to put pressure on the British until they received an order to retreat.

If the British shoot and fire, you don't need to ask for instructions, just use an eye for an eye, an eye for an eye. "

"Yes, General." Kruger nodded and set off.

After Kruger left, Liang Yao smiled and asked the members of the California consortium behind him: "How about the soldiers of California?"

The California Consortium is a new consortium with Liang Yao’s American Group as the core. The main forces include Robinson’s Boston Group, various chaebols in the Huaxia Chamber of Commerce headed by Wu Yuanhua and Pan Zhengwei, Fremont’s Ge Wen’s Pacific Group, Sartre’s Sacramento Group and other small and medium chaebols.

In terms of the funds, political resources and influence at hand, the California consortium in 1856 was no longer a small consortium.

"As expected of the elite of the United States, the British ghosts must have been scared out of their wits when they drove the Arizona infantry regiment to the border." Wu Yuanhua said with emotion.

With such a strong army as the backing, it is not impossible to resolve border disputes.

What's more, this is only the Arizona regiment, not the most elite California regiment in the western brigade. Liang Yao hasn't shown his hole cards yet and put them on the table.

"I saw my grandson." Pan Zhengwei, chairman of Tongfu Group, said with a smile.

"It's good to be a soldier, it's good to be a soldier, this kid has become much more energetic after becoming a soldier, and he is almost the same person as before."

Pan Zhengwei has two grandsons. The eldest grandson, Pan Baohuang, finally got admitted to Yale University to study law two years ago. The second grandson, Pan Baolin, just graduated from West Point Military Academy and is now serving in the Arizona Infantry.

"Everyone has also seen that this time I mobilized a large number of troops and transferred the two main regiments to Northern Oregon. Firstly, it was to show the British that I have the confidence and determination to resolve the border dispute. Second, it was to let you invest here with peace of mind. "

Liang Yao said as he rode his horse and led the crowd towards Duwamish Harbor in the Puget Sound area.

(End of this chapter)