Wild North America 1846

Chapter 116 Chapter 116
After inspecting around, return to the big stone house.

The big stone house is a general term for several rows of stone house buildings. It is the core building in the main castle of Denver. In the middle is a big stone house with a height of 4.6 meters.

In the main castle of Denver under construction, there are only a few buildings, barracks for soldiers and residences for Chinese laborers, most of which are in a tent camp outside the castle.

Therefore, the big stone house and several rows of nearby buildings appear empty and lonely here.

The stone bungalows spread out on the left and right of the big stone house are the residences of Li Cha and his courtiers and officers. Li Cha exclusively occupies two rooms, one for reception and one for bedroom. The conditions are quite simple.

Due to housing shortages, the British special envoy, Baron Glanville-Gower, could only get one room, and his British entourage ranged from 5 to 6 people to a room. In addition to three double wooden beds, each bungalow had almost Can't let go of anything else.

However, this is the best condition currently available.

in the room

Li Cha approved more than a dozen telegrams, handed them over to his subordinates to send out immediately, then stood up, picked up a large tea mug and drank a couple of sips of water, walked two steps to the large map hanging on the wall, and carefully looked at it. stand up.

This is a hand-drawn map of North America with a fairly accurate scale. The lifelike North American brown bears, bison and pheasants are drawn in Montana, north of Colorado, and marked with beautiful cursive fonts, which are representative of the local area. wild animals.

Richard glanced at this vast area in the north, which was the territory he planned to include in his pocket, excluding the more sensitive states of Minnesota, South Dakota and North Dakota.

the reason is simple

The above three states are on the verge of the important Great Lakes region in North America, especially Minnesota is a state along the Great Lakes. Once this state falls into the hands of the Tang Kingdom, freighters and warships from the coastal ports can easily reach more than a dozen of the Great Lakes in the United States. Important towns, including Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee, Grand Rapids, Green Bay and other large and medium-sized American cities, are like a sharp sword piercing their hearts.

this age
New York, the largest city on the east coast of the United States, is next to Philadelphia, and Chicago and Detroit will be ranked third and fourth. The entire Great Lakes region is an important emerging industrial center in the United States, and it is also the core of the fastest growing economy and the most active industrial capital in the United States. The region is of unrivaled importance.

If the Datang Kingdom dares to extend its hand, it will be an eternal enemy with the United States.

Li Cha smiled coldly. He is not afraid of any old enemies, and he is not in the mood to wait to be beaten. If the U.S. military does not come these few months, then don't blame yourself for making matters worse.

At present, the first task of the Tang Kingdom is to use all resources to build the Denver Fortress and stabilize its defense.

According to the current project progress

The outer city wall and the defensive city wall project of Denver Main Fort and Cherry Fort, which were first built, are expected to be completed from the end of November to the beginning of December, with basic defensive functions, nearly 11 days earlier than the original plan.

After that, facilities such as the main castle building, sewers, roads, residential buildings, commercial buildings and warehouses will be built successively, which will take about 2 to 3 years to complete.

This does not mean that the army of the Kingdom of Tang Dynasty will stick to Denver Castle, waiting for the US military to attack.

In Richard's plan;
Using battle as a substitute for training, clearing out the surrounding Indian tribes is the first step. It has already started and will take half a year.

Colorado, Montana, and Wyoming are estimated to have a population of 5 to 6 native Indian tribes. There are more than a dozen large indigenous tribes, and it is difficult to count small and medium tribes.

But this is only an approximate estimate, no one has accurate statistics.

The main purpose is to plunder people and materials and eliminate hidden dangers.

The urban construction of Denver requires a large amount of labor, and the development of coal mines, iron mines, and land reclamation also require a large amount of labor. These Indians will be the main source of labor.

It's not that Richard has trouble with the native Indians. Most of the native Indian tribes are nomadic tribes, following the life of chasing cattle for generations.

The large tracts of land reclaimed in the upper reaches of Cherry Creek are planted with a large number of crops. In the eyes of the indigenous Indians, they are sweet and sweet, and they will inevitably come to harm.

Nomadic tribes are always short of food, especially in autumn and winter, which is almost an eternal law.

Part of the reason for the mortal hatred between American farmers and Indians stems from this. Regardless of the incompatibility of race, culture, religion, lifestyle and language, the most fundamental contradiction between the two lies in the land.

In 1783, Washington compared the Indian and the wolf in his speech and said: "Both are beasts of prey, differing only in shape."

Lincoln advocated that every American should kill an Indian in 10 minutes.

This may be the fate of nomads and farming civilizations. When Richard occupied this vast land, he waved his butcher knife against the native Indian tribes without hesitation.

step 2;
After stabilizing the rear, Richard will take the initiative to lead the cavalry to make a massive attack in March next year when the spring blossoms and the ice melts, bringing the flames of war into the interior of the United States. Minnesota, South Dakota and North Dakota are the established states Target.

He called this the "Northern Line". The cavalry of the Tang Kingdom traveled northward from the vast and boundless Colorado Plateau. The endless prairie, rivers, forests and canyons along the way could provide the cavalry with daily necessities of fodder.

With light cavalry advancing quickly, the cavalry can sweep the above three states within half a month, bringing death and fear to the United States.

on the northern front
There are many small towns and private farms in the United States, which can provide abundant supplies and are almost defenseless. The cavalry of the Tang Kingdom can come and go freely, and it is the most ideal cavalry battlefield.

About 870 kilometers east of Denver is Kansas City, an important transportation hub in the central United States. Richard called it the "Eastern Front Battlefield", and the conditions are relatively harsh.

After the Hugo Oasis was destroyed by a fire, there was no large forest and green space between Denver and Kansas City, only barren mountains and desert and Gobi terrain.

Such harsh geographical conditions made it difficult for the U.S. military to fight over, and it was also difficult for the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom to fight over.

This is because Kansas City, as a key defense area in the United States, has a large number of cavalry and armed militias, and its defense strength is much higher than that of the "Northern Front".

The railways around Kansas City extend in all directions, and the highways extend northward to the densely populated Great Lakes region, eastward to the highly developed eastern states of North America, and southward to Texas easily. fast.

Therefore, the degree of difficulty of storming Kansas City is even higher.

Once the invasion of foreign enemies is discovered, the U.S. military in Kansas City can easily gather tens of thousands of armed militias to completely submerge the small cavalry unit of the Datang Kingdom.

Therefore, if the cavalry troops of the Tang Kingdom do not reach the scale of tens of thousands or more, don't think about touching the tiger's butt.

With the current strength of the Tang Kingdom, the ideal is to avoid the edge of the U.S. military on the eastern front and attack the "grass valley" on the northern front. While triggering civil strife in the United States, it will reduce the war pressure on Mexico.

"Your Majesty Qizuo, I just received the latest military report from Mexico."

"Oh, present it."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Li Cha walked back to the table with the big tea mug in his hand, put the big tea mug down, took the document and waved his hand, the confidential officer gave a military salute and left.

This Mexican military report came from the British Canadian Colonial Governor's Office. Quebec, Canada and the eastern part of the United States have unobstructed long-distance telegraph lines.

The British know it, and the Tang Kingdom naturally knows it too.

As for Mexico, the current Mexican government has never recognized the independence of the Tang Kingdom and regards it as a rebellious province.It's just that due to the pressure of American soldiers on the border, they are unable to deploy troops to suppress the rebellion.

The two overwhelming victories of the U.S. Western Expeditionary Force of the Datang Kingdom were regarded as the victory of the Mexican government, which greatly encouraged the confidence of the Mexican army and people in resisting aggression.

Mexican President Antonio López de Santa Ana categorically rejected Britain's representations, stating that he "strongly opposes the recognition of the so-called "Datang Kingdom" by European countries. The Tang Kingdom and the so-called King Richard, this is just a clumsy trick played by a small group of mobs, the government will suppress it with forceful means..."

I have to say that the confidence of the Mexicans is really high.

It is impossible for the Datang Kingdom to get any information from Mexico, nor is it possible to receive any aid or supplies. Mexico has not even officially declared war on the Datang Kingdom.

In their view, does suppressing civil strife require a declaration of war?

The weird thing is

After Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium and other countries successively recognized the Datang Kingdom, the Datang Kingdom declared war on the United States, and the United States also declared war on the Datang Kingdom two days later.

The three kingdoms of the United States, Mexico and Tang are now in a strange and chaotic relationship. The Tang Kingdom is trying its best to share the war pressure for Mexico in the north. Mexico does not recognize this rebellious province, but is willing to share the glory of victory.

The United States did not officially recognize the Tang Kingdom, but officially declared war.

The relationship between the three countries in the war affects the whole body, but Mexico and the Tang Kingdom seem to have no contact with each other. Although they are jointly responding to the aggression of the US military, they may strike back at any time.

Li Cha held the latest military bulletin in his hand, and after reading it, he couldn't help thinking;

After the second round of war mobilization, American reinforcements arrived in the southern battlefield one after another, which brought the number of troops in General Taylor's hands to 2, with more than 3.6 artillery pieces and more than 200 cavalry, greatly enhancing his strength.

Therefore, the U.S. military has launched operations, launching several small-scale battles one after another, capturing some small towns, and targeting Monterey directly. It is planned to launch the Battle of Monterey in the near future.

Once the US military succeeds, the next step is to target the city of Saltillo.

Mexican President Santa Ana, who sits in Buenavista, is dispatching troops to strengthen the defenses of the above two places, and is determined to fight a bloody battle with the U.S. military.

See here
Li Cha put down the secret document in his hand, and frowned with some headaches.

Are these Mexicans pig brains?
With the US soldiers pressing down on the border, if they divide their troops to defend everywhere, they are doomed to be unable to defend everywhere, leaving General Taylor with good opportunities to defeat them.

He can understand the determination of the Mexican government not to lose an inch of land. Maybe such a decision is also due to internal pressure factors, but it is really stupid!

Originally, the strength is not as good as that of the U.S. military, so it is necessary to divide troops to defend everywhere. Isn't it the rhythm of crazy death?

Pit father!

(End of this chapter)