Wild North America 1846

Chapter 120
It's not surprising that Major General Tris Spike had such a reaction. He is the commander of the Chicago base, which belongs to Major General Tris Spike's troops.

In particular, this person is still the loser of the lunatic king, ruining the original good situation in vain.

Not much speculation.

Major General Frank Gilhouli looked at the other party's resisting face, feeling a sense of anger spontaneously, but he didn't say much, but turned silently and left under the eaves.

Now Major General Frank Gilhoury is a guilty person, although he has the position of deputy commander in chief on the surface.

Actually

During several rounds of parliamentary questioning, Major General Frank Gilhoury was frantically bitten by those members of the Southern Congress, and was almost defined as a national traitor who lost his city and land.

If it weren't for the northern abolitionist congressman's efforts to protect the political needs of the camp, to make a fairer evaluation of Major General Frank Gilhoury's military command, and to allow him to commit crimes and meritorious deeds against the voices of shouting and killing in Congress, his current bones would have been early It's chilled out.

standing under the eaves

Seeing the hunched back of General Frank leaving, the staff officer next to Major General Tris Spike smacked his lips regretfully, and said, "Your Excellency, the defeat of the war seems to have hit Frank hard, and his whole person has become different. gone."

"Frank should really reflect that what he lost was a fully loaded 8000-man army and Colorado. This has become a joke among Europeans. He lost the face of the Continental Army. Frank's failure created The Mad King's current reputation makes our situation even more difficult. So, I don't sympathize with him."

"It's unbelievable to think about it. The mad king defeated Frank with a cavalry of more than a thousand people. It feels too unreal."

"Hmph, he's too stupid."

Major General Tris Spike snorted coldly, and ended the conversation with a look of disdain. He didn't want to continue discussing this issue, but turned his attention to the noisy training ground again.

the other side

General Frank Gilhoury, who looked downcast, returned to his office alone, sat on a chair and lit a cigar, and puffed out a cloud of smoke, wrapping his whole body in a thick smoke of tobacco.

He has been reflecting, reflecting on that nightmarish war.

Discovered by General Frank Gilhoury;
from start to finish
They were all led by the nose by the lunatic king Richard, one in the light and one in the dark, completely lost the initiative and could only be beaten passively.

When he led the U.S. military to the south, Richard attacked Denver in the rear and burned it to a white ground, forcing the U.S. military to return to aid.

Subsequently, in the stalemate between the two sides, the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom completely cut off the Denver logistics supply line.

This put the US military in Denver in a logistical dilemma, forcing the US military to allocate a valuable force to escort the logistics horse convoy back to Kansas City to deliver supplies, thus giving the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom a good chance to defeat them.

In this war, rather than being defeated by the Tang Kingdom, it is better to say that they lost on the logistics line.

Judging from the response, there were no obvious mistakes.

When Denver was burned to the ground, it had already heralded the failure of the US military. The long logistics line was the Achilles heel of the US military. The lack of supplies made the US military panic and unwilling to fight.

Just like an egg, after the hard shell is cracked, everything is doomed.

The key to victory or defeat is to contain the cavalry troops of the Tang Kingdom, otherwise there is no way to talk about victory.

During his parliamentary inquiry, General Frank Gilhoury repeatedly emphasized that the Colt 1846 cavalry revolver posed a huge threat in combat, which fully made up for the advantages of the number and experience of the US cavalry.

By the way, there are also cuirassiers.

Instead of convincing members of Congress, the reasons he emphasized drew even more fierce criticism.Some people call him "Frank the Coward", which is extremely sarcasm.

The entire United States is now showing an impetuous atmosphere. In Congress, members of the South and the North are sharply opposed, anarchism and liberalism are rampant, and all kinds of divisive speech and blind self-confidence are filled with it, like a pot of beans that is about to boil.

this situation

Very unfavorable to the war that the United States is currently facing, the continued progress of the Confederate Army invading Mexico has added to the tone of attacking General Frank Gilhoury as incompetent and stupid.

The newly promoted general was eager to prove himself, which made General Frank very worried. He had really received the power of the mad king Richard, and his face was swollen from the beating.

The army of the Tang Kingdom used a relatively brutal method to recruit the US military in a short period of time, and sent them to the battlefield to be used as cannon fodder, snowballing into a powerful force.

In General Frank's heart, those captured American soldiers have become vassals of the Tang Kingdom's military power. To be honest, it is really too bad.

The United States mobilized 3 troops in the third war, and the cavalry alone reached 4.5. This is not a military force completely prepared for the Western Expedition, but part of it will be used in the southern Mexican battlefield.

In General Frank's opinion;

The current correct way to deal with it should be to go all out to win the Southern Mexican War, and then turn around and tidy up the Datang Kingdom in a calm manner.

However, those members of Congress were enraged by Datang Kingdom's arrogance, and unanimously demanded to teach him a severe lesson.

The reason!
Naturally, during the international mediation held in the British Canadian colony of Quebec, the US representatives received humiliating terms for peace talks, which almost drove them crazy.

Datang Kingdom brazenly wants to swallow the three northern states that rank first, second and third in the US federal territory, occupying 3% of the current US federal territory, which is extremely arrogant.

This directly led to the breakdown of the peace talks. The U.S. Congress efficiently passed the Third War Mobilization Act and other military appropriation bills, using the power of public opinion to incite public sentiment, which put enormous pressure on the government and the military.

Knowing that Xizheng is a big pit, I still have to bite the bullet and jump into it.

From a policy point of view;
Unifying the territory of the North American continent, allowing the Commonwealth of America to have the benefits of both oceans, dominating the North American continent and deterring Central America and South America, and bringing them all into the sphere of influence of the United States. Strategically, it is equal to Europe. This is the sacred nature bestowed by the "Monroe Doctrine" on the United States. mission.

The southern invasion of Mexico and the westward conquest of the Tang Kingdom are both products of this strategy. Any politician who opposes and violates this political creed is tantamount to political suicide.

This fanatical attitude has affected the military, industrial and financial fields, and those who hold different opinions have been kicked out. This is currently the only political consensus that can maintain the members of the North and South, and it cannot be challenged.

General Frank saw with concern;

The current American society has fallen into a paranoid war frenzy. The sharp increase in military expenditure has affected economic development and exacerbated social unrest. Serious consequences are becoming increasingly apparent.

As an economy with a annual gross national value of one billion US dollars, what is the concept of putting [-] million or more US dollars into the war and burning it?
Needless to say, militarism is an apt evaluation.

(End of this chapter)