Wild North America 1846

Chapter 106 Will you go or not?
"If the militia is recruited, how should the funds be settled?" President Polk was having a splitting headache at the moment, looking at the crowd for answers.

this problem,

Secretary of the Army George Levinson and Chief of Staff of the Union Army Major General Arthur Temple could not answer. They could only lower their heads in a disguised manner, and they were very interested in the carpet in the Oval Office, staring at it non-stop.

President Polk also didn't want to find the answer from the two of them. His eyes swept over White House Chief of Staff Harry Hoover, Secretary of State Slim Love, and finally placed on Treasury Secretary Joseph Nanning.

Joseph Nanning shook his head with a wry smile. Military expenditures are not worth a penny or two. There is no parliamentary appropriation bill. Where can he, the finance minister, get this money?
Do you really think the parliamentary hearings are fun?

Those congressmen are all vitriolic, and they have to pick the bones in the egg for nothing. If such a big melon falls into the hands of those congressmen, Joseph Nanning, the finance minister, will peel off his skin if he does not die.

There was an awkward silence in the Oval Office, and President Polk's face darkened when he saw this scene.

Dare to love... Is it my business to co-author this war?
White House Chief of Staff Harry Hoover, as the chief butler, had to stand up to share the president's worries at this time.

He pondered for a while and said, "Your Excellency, I think that as long as the war is won, the money can be settled from subsequent government expenditures. In the early stage, try to find a private bank loan or private sponsorship. There is always a solution."

"Then what is the attitude of the military? I can't see so much money wasted. Do I have the confidence to win the final victory?"

"Your Excellency, although the course of the war is tortuous and difficult, the military is full of confidence in winning the final victory. After all, we are a big country with a population of 2000 million, and we far surpass our opponents in terms of financial and resources. The military has a strong desire for war from top to bottom, and is willing to It's a shame. The ultimate victory must belong to the United States."

"It's touching. George Levinson is right. We are gamblers who have lost a good hand. What else can we do except continue to increase the bet?" President Polk grinned and stretched out his hand. He rubbed his face vigorously with his hands to make himself look more energetic, and then said;

"Well, the military can get the 4000 militiamen you want, and you can also get sufficient supplies. My request is not high, I just hope that you can defeat the cavalry led by the mad king and save the face of the United States. As for Xizheng, you can only take one step at a time."

"Your Excellency, the soldiers in front will surely fight bravely to bring you back the victory you desire."

"I hope so, alas!" President Polk sighed, full of endless disappointment.

Why is the road of American expansion so thorny?
What the hell went wrong?

Kansas City
This is a transportation hub city in the Central Great Plains of the United States and the capital of Kansas. It is located on the fertile black soil of the Central Great Plains, with well-connected railway and highway transportation facilities and a high level of agricultural and animal husbandry development.

The surrounding area of ​​the city is dotted with large and small farms and plantations, a thriving pastoral scene.

Lieutenant Colonel Harry Frazier, commander of the Tennessee Cavalry, returned to Kansas City to supplement logistics training, and Lt. The 2 carriages returned to Kansas City smoothly all the way, and the required supplies were replenished immediately.

The more than 800-kilometer logistics line from Kansas City to Denver was severely damaged by the rangers of the Datang Kingdom. Three post stations were burned down, and hundreds of kilometers of long-distance wires disappeared without a trace.

Needless to say, the telegraph wire must have been packed and taken back by the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom.

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Most of the station personnel originally deployed were withdrawn to Kansas City, and the entire logistics line existed in name only.

If the cavalry raids of the Tang Kingdom were not resolved for a day, the post stations on these logistics transportation lines would be fat meat, allowing the enemy to get whatever they wanted without the slightest ability to resist.

The problem is that if troops are required to protect such a long logistics transportation line and the stations along the way, how many troops will be enough?

Now on the transportation line, all the post stations and personnel have retreated, huddled in Kansas City and dare not go out.

As a last resort, General Frank Gilhoury could only send heavy troops to protect the carriage transport team and undertake the important task of transporting supplies to the front line.

All kinds of supplies in Kansas City were piled up like a mountain. In the first time they returned, 460 carriages were well repaired and filled with supplies overnight.

Together with another 300 four-wheeled carriages, a huge transport team of 4 four-wheeled carriages has been formed, which will embark on the long journey back to Denver in the early morning of the next day.

Lieutenant Colonel Harry Frazier really didn't dare to waste time. He knew that the supplies of the US military camp in Denver were extremely tight, and they could only last ten days at most if they saved money.

When they came out, His Excellency the General had already sent hunting teams to search for prey, including bison, bighorn sheep, North American elk, rabbits and pheasants. It was impossible to kill horses to satisfy the army's daily food requirements.

If this round goes well, it will take at least sixteen or seven days, and it is estimated that a certain military camp in Denver has already stopped.

the next morning
Lieutenant Colonel Harry Frazier set off with a huge team. In order to prevent the enemy from attacking, Kansas City equipped the two coachmen on each logistical carriage with muskets. There are 760 people in 1520 carriages. Sometimes it can be used as a musketeer.

Thus

The entire team has 1000 musketeers and 1520 armed militiamen, plus more than 700 Tennessee cavalry regiments, this is already a good armed force with quite strong combat effectiveness.

Again

The United States is neither short of materials nor manpower. What restricts the expansion of the war in the United States is the current political system of separation of powers, anarchism, and anti-war separatist forces that restrict each other. Behind all this, the shadow of the British Empire is inseparable.

How influential were the British in America?
Since the founding of the United States of America, up to now;

The previous presidents were all Anglo-American, and there were no French, German, Spanish, Dutch or other European descendants, including Polk, the 11th President of the United States who strongly opposed the United Kingdom. His great-grandfather was Scottish- Irish descent, pure British descent.

in American high society
Anglo-Americans are a closed circle dominated by big capitalists, big business owners and big ranchers, lawyers, and politicians, which quite excludes French, German, Hispanic and Mexican Americans, both in the South and North .

In every state in the United States (regardless of North and South), the political landscape of each county is dominated by Anglo-Americans. As long as they are Anglo-American whites, they are inherently more likely to succeed than Americans of other ethnicities, easier to be recognized by mainstream society, and easier to join the ranks. High society, this is an indisputable fact.

It was precisely because of the strong influence of the Anglo-Americans that the unprecedentedly tragic Civil War broke out many years later. In addition to the sharp contradictions of slavery, it was also possible to faintly discover the dark shadow hidden behind Great Britain...

Playing tricks and tricks, the British have never convinced anyone, it's true!
The Tang Kingdom's victory in the war is inseparable from the full support of the British, and its role is far from being as simple as it appears on the surface.

A giant with bound hands and shackles can only exert [-]% of its power at most.

Nov. 1846, 7

On the 15th day after the task force led by Lieutenant Colonel Harif Leitch set off from Denver, they transported a large amount of logistical supplies back from Kansas City all the way, and returned by night and night, and had already arrived in the Burlington area.

The Burlington area is located more than 260 kilometers east of Denver, 110 kilometers to the west is the Hugo area, and it is about 150 kilometers southwest from the Hugo area to reach Denver.

Burlington and Hugo were two of the three post stations that were burned. This was also an area where the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom had frequent cavalry activities, so Lieutenant Colonel Harvey Leitch had to muster all his energy and lead the team to move forward cautiously.

The rangers of the Tennessee Cavalry Regiment have already sent out seventy or eighty kilometers away, carefully searching for traces of the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom.

Lieutenant Colonel Harifer-Leitch knew that this was doomed to be futile. In the vast Gobi Desert and folded plateau areas, where would the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty hide and where to look for it?
But for peace of mind, he still sent three squadrons of rangers.

Since suffering a big loss in the early hours of the morning, the U.S. carriage formation must now leave after dawn at 7:30, and the night cavalry patrol will be released 10 kilometers away to double the sentry.

Once the enemy is found

Strictly order the musketeers to defend along the carriage formation at the first time, strictly guard, and strictly prohibit unauthorized attack, and they will not come out even if they are killed, so as not to give the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom an opportunity.

The horse-drawn carriage team braved the scorching heat to travel day and night, and as many as 34 soldiers and 87 mules and horses died of heat stroke along the way. It was really miserable.

The advantage is that no loopholes are left, and the defense is perfectly matched.

"Have the released Rangers come back?" Lieutenant Colonel Harry Frazier, the commander of the Tennessee Cavalry, had breakfast and while arranging his military uniform, he took out his gold-plated pocket watch to check the time. There are 7 minutes.

"Report sir, there has been no cavalry returning for an hour and a half, please instruct."

"Oh……"

Lieutenant Colonel Harry Frazier's expression immediately became serious, and he walked quickly to the other side of the carriage formation, which was the temporary camp of the 2nd Virginia Musketeers.

According to the previous regulations;
Ranger squadrons released by the Tennessee Cavalry regiment, whether they found the situation or not, sent a cavalry back every hour to report.

No cavalry returned for an hour and a half, an unusual circumstance in itself.

After discussing with Lieutenant Colonel Ernie Shore, for the sake of prudence, Lieutenant Colonel Harry Frazier decided to postpone the departure time of the battalion, and sent two additional cavalry squadrons to patrol the southwest and northwest directions. It was strictly ordered to send a cavalryman back every hour to report.

After waiting in this way, we waited until 10:00 in the morning, and the scorching sun was in the sky.

None of the cavalry sent back came back, but the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty could not even see ghosts. Lieutenant Colonel Harry Frazier had confirmed that they were nearby, and most of the cavalry sent out were probably killed.

The problem is that
The cavalry of the Tang Kingdom never showed up, so it's not a problem to just wait?
If the enemy does not show up for a day, the US military transport team will not dare to move forward for a day, so what about three days, five days or even longer?

Lieutenant Colonel Harry Frazier was very anxious. His troops had enough supplies, but the US military base camp in Denver was already hopeless.

There are more than 660 cavalrymen and more than 3000 musketeers in General Frank Gilhoury's Denver camp. It is enough to kill at least a dozen horses a day. How many days are these 660 horses enough to kill?
Should we go or not?
This became a big problem lingering in Lieutenant Colonel Harry Fritch's mind.

(End of this chapter)