Wild North America 1846

Chapter 114 See Through Mind
On the 3.3-kilometer-long city wall, more than 3000 white coolies are working hard to build the masonry. Big stones are moved up and fixed with cement.

Due to sufficient material preparation and sufficient manpower, the construction progress is quite fast.

When Richard accompanied the British envoy to the construction site, the entire line had basically been built up to the chest, and had a certain degree of defense.

The current construction progress is faster than expected. It is estimated that in more than two months, Denver's main fort, Cherry Fort and the main body of the 3.3-kilometer city wall between the two can be completed, with initial defense capabilities.

Next Step

Fort Denver, defensive facilities and city gates in Cherry Fort, various military buildings and warehouses, private houses, streets and sewage facilities have started to be built one after another, and it will take a long time.

third step

It is planned to excavate a moat along the periphery of Denver Castle and build a sub-fort extending forward to further improve the overall defense facilities, all of which are in the planning blueprint.

From now on, the Denver area will be the main battleground between the Tang Dynasty and the United States. Li Cha spared no effort to build a strong city that would make the Yankees fearful.

"Under the strong push of President Polk's administration, the U.S. Congress passed the third war mobilization bill. This time the scale is larger than the previous two combined. Are you really feeling the pressure?"

"Hehehe, there is indeed pressure, but we are more determined to resist US aggression."

"If you have any other requirements, His Majesty can speak freely."

"Thank you, Mr. Special Envoy, for your concern. The Tang Kingdom urgently needs to build an eastern railway from the port of Los Angeles to the Rio Rancho Fort. This will greatly enhance the kingdom's ability to mobilize military resources to the front."

"Oh, why doesn't the rail line go to Denver?"

"Objectively speaking, considering the huge gap in strength between the two countries, Denver does not have sufficient confidence to hold on. If it falls, the railway line leading to Denver may be used by the US military to continuously transport it to the hinterland of the Tang Kingdom. It would be too bad to turn military strength and supplies into making wedding clothes for others."

"Your Majesty's considerations are indeed reasonable, but I think the probability of this is not high." The British special envoy Baron Granville-Gower shook his head, expressing his disagreement.

It can't be seen that his confidence in the Tang Kingdom is stronger than that of Li Cha, which made Li Cha frowned, showing a rather interested expression.

Facing the questioning eyes, Baron Granville-Gower smiled slyly, pointed at the construction site of the castle under construction, and said confidently;

"First of all, Your Majesty the King, please allow me to introduce myself;
Before retiring, I was the head of the colonel of the Royal Scottish Grenadier Regiment. I participated in the Battle of Waterloo 31 years ago as a lieutenant. I participated in many wars in the 6th and 7th Anti-French Coalition. I am an experienced veteran. soldier.

18 年前
As the deputy head of the British Military Observer Group, I observed the whole process of the 8th Russo-Turkish War, and I have a lot of experience in the offensive and defensive battles of fortresses.

1828

Russia mobilized Marshal Wittgenstein's 9.5-strong army to the Danube Theater to face Hussein Pasha's 15-strong army.

Russia transferred General Paskevich's 2.5 troops to the Caucasus theater to face 5 Turkish troops.

The Russian army launched a joint attack from land and sea to capture Varna.After the troops of General Paskevich had crossed the border, they captured the fortress of Kars on July 7. From July to August, the units of the Russian Caucasus Army, with the support of the local militia, paid a heavy price and successively occupied the fortresses of Ardagan, Akhaltsikhe, Poti and Bayazet.

in these battles
I had the honor of staying at General Paskovich's headquarters, and witnessed and witnessed the bloody process of the attack and defense of the fortress.

The units of the Russian Caucasus Army plus the local militia, with a total of about 6.3 people, lost more than 6% in the head-to-head battles that successively conquered the above-mentioned fortresses.

Based on my professional assessment;

The soldiers of the Tang Kingdom under your command are well trained and have high morale. They can basically reach [-]% of the combat effectiveness of the elite guards of the Ottoman Empire.

And these white captives who worked as coolies originally had a certain degree of military training. After losing their vigor, they were incorporated into the city defense army, which was basically equivalent to the level of the local troops of the Ottoman Empire.

Based on the 9000 to 1 defenders, how much would the Americans have to pay to capture the Denver Fortress?

The equipment of the U.S. Army is stronger than that of the Russian Army, but its fighting spirit and spirit of sacrifice are far inferior. Its comprehensive combat effectiveness can only reach 5% of that of the Russian Army, which is slightly worse.

The Denver fortress under construction is not only far larger than the fortresses of Ardagan, Akhaltsikh, Poti, and Bayazite, but also belongs to the type of complex fortress that is extremely difficult to conquer, and can support up to 3 defenders in combat. , the difficulty to overcome is not ordinary.

Especially the Denver Main Fort and Cherry Fort, one master and one deputy, with overlapping firepower covering each other, and occupying an absolute defensive advantage condescending.

Even if the U.S. military can break through the weak wall in the middle (note; specifically refers to the 3.3-kilometer wall between the two forts), it will suffer a lot of crossfire from the two forts of Denver's main fort and Cherry Fort, one east and one west, and this is a test for the United States. The endurance of the army.

not to mention

I also saw some interesting things in the design of the castle. This is like a level-by-level level-by-level clearance game, which is a strong test of the fighting willpower and sacrifice of the US offensive troops.

To be honest, I am not surprised at all that the US military lost 2.5 to 3 people at Fort Denver.

If the U.S. military can really pay such a heavy loss, how many troops should it gather?

Judging from the current combat command capabilities and experience of the U.S. military, 3.5 Army troops are already the limit.

No matter how many troops are gathered, it is just a simple accumulation of numbers. Apart from adding further command confusion and logistical disasters, I don't see any place that is beneficial to the enhancement of combat effectiveness.

Besides
Never ignore the surprise that the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom will bring to us. The 2600 cavalry wandering in the upper reaches of Cherry Creek are believed to be the backhands arranged by His Majesty the King.

On the vast Colorado Plateau, relying on the advantages of familiarity with the US military to hide and seek, I think this is the most troublesome place.

How many troops do the Americans need to send to deal with it?

3000 or 5000 cavalry?
If the base camp of the US military is attacked by surprise, this day will be a big one.

I am not optimistic that the Americans can come up with an army of 10 people, but I am not optimistic about their ability to organize and command large corps.

Even Russia, which has experienced hundreds of years of war, inevitably has many flaws in organizing large corps to fight, let alone the United States, which has never been in contact with this field?
In the battle of a large corps of 10 people, any lack of logistics may cause catastrophic collapse consequences. This has been verified by countless wars and is an irrefutable truth.

It is true that war is fought in logistics.

The long logistics line of more than 870 kilometers from Kansas City to Denver is undoubtedly the heel of the Achilles of the US military. How much manpower does the US need to support this logistics line?

Just thinking about it makes one's scalp tingle, and I'm not optimistic about it, so I'd rather put my bets on the side of Datang Kingdom. "

have to say
There are really a lot of smart people in this world. The British special envoy, Baron Granville-Gower, was able to guess the calculations in Richard's mind by a simple turn.

What he couldn't figure out was the big killer in Richard's hand...the terrifying storm revolver, the eagle soaring in the sky, and the birds and beasts in the forest.

Even so, it was astonishing.

Li Cha plans to arrange 1.5 defenders for the Denver fortress, including Chinese laborers who are reclaiming wasteland in the north, and will take one day a week for military training.

The peripheral cavalry plan consists of 5 regiments, namely the San Francisco Cuirassier Regiment, the First and Second Chaozhou Cavalry Regiments, the Royal Guards Cuirassier Regiment and the Los Angeles Cavalry Regiment under training, with a total number of about 4200 cavalry.

The United Kingdom imported a large number of Suffolk horses from the Oregon area, with a total of more than 1870 horses, enough to support the establishment of three heavy cuirassier regiments.

Suffolk horses are standard heavy horses. Adult horses are generally more than 1 meters tall and weigh more than 7 pounds to 1900 pounds. They have a strong load-bearing capacity and are the best choice for armored heavy cavalry.

Coupled with the hundreds of French Percheron horses captured by the Tang Kingdom, it is more than enough to form three cuirassier regiments.

After half a year of war, the Tang Kingdom's cavalry team grew up rapidly, which was better than the usual three-year training.

It is also something to be happy about the emergence of a group of excellent mid- and lower-level cavalry officers who have shown their commanding talents.

It is precisely because so many outstanding cavalry officers have emerged that Li Cha has the confidence to form 3 new cavalry regiments in one breath.

The Royal Guard Cavalry Regiment in his hands was originally an officer teaching regiment. In addition to taking on daily guard and combat tasks, he has been strengthening his cultural studies. He has grown rapidly through the experience of beating in the war. This time he plans to upgrade it to the Cuirassier Regiment. , It is to train it as the main cavalry regiment of the kingdom.

To this end, Richard ordered 2600 thickened breastplates from the UK, which are currently floating at sea. Together with some factory equipment and old military supplies at the bottom of the British press box, they will arrive at the port of Los Angeles at the end of this month.

This batch of breastplates produced in the UK is made of bearing steel. A single piece of breastplate weighs 26 pounds. Compared with the French breastplate produced by the system, it is [-]% heavier, but its defense power is weakened by half.

When the distance is within 120 meters, there is a high probability that the flintlock guns in the hands of the US military can penetrate the breastplate and cause fatal injuries.

There is no way around this. The world's top iron and steel metallurgy level is so high. Britain is already the world's highest level, but it has not yet invented high-hardness carburized bulletproof steel. It can only be replaced by better quality bearing steel.

The prestige points in Li Cha's hands can indeed be exchanged for breast armor from the prestige store, but it is not a concept at all for one person and thousands of people, and it is not enough at all.

In the long run, factory production is king.

Li Cha can only guarantee what he needs, and other people can only rely on luck when they go to the battlefield, and there is no way to do it.

(End of this chapter)