Wild North America 1846

Chapter 126 An unexpected move (asking for a monthly ticket, asking for a recommendation, asking for support)

denver castle

Li Cha led Colonel Dai Changfu and other senior officers to patrol the castle. While inspecting the defense, they were chatting about the military preparations made by the United States.

"According to the news from the Governor's Office of British Canada, the Yankee is still unconvinced after being crippled by us at the beginning of the year. He is customizing a large number of new weapons and preparing to regain his position, including the cavalry-style revolver."

Speaking of here
Li Cha stopped walking, put his hands on the city wall and looked into the distance. The forest in front of him had been cut down, revealing an endless green pasture.

The water of the moat introduced from the South Peret River surrounds the castle. On the three stone bridges on the moat, carriages and pedestrians are constantly coming and going, creating a lively scene.

Li Cha patted the solid city wall with his hands and continued;

"We must see that the progress of the US military in firearms and equipment has basically wiped out our unilateral strike advantage.

The only thing the cavalry can have is the defensive advantage of the breastplate. In a possible war, perhaps the pressure that the cavalry can share is limited, and the fortress defense command should be more prepared for difficulties. "

"I understand, Your Majesty, whether the storm heavy machine guns we require are given priority, at least 80 are needed, and it would be even better to have 100." Colonel Dai Changfu said.

"Almost, the Colt Weapons Company is now able to manufacture 26 to 28 heavy machine guns per month, and it will be able to equip 5 heavy machine guns by the end of May. The U.S. military suffered heavy losses at the beginning of the year, and it will not take half a year to recover. It gave us plenty of time to react.”

"That's great. With these 100 heavy machine guns added, no matter how many Yankees come, I have the confidence to wipe them all out of the city."

"It's not that optimistic. You can configure 100 heavy machine guns, but the production speed of copper-cased bullets is not so fast, so you need to save ammunition." Li Cha raised his brows when he said this, and continued in a regretful tone;
"In the last Battle of the Unknown Valley, if it weren't for the limited amount of ammunition equipped with heavy machine guns and the approach of dusk, we were confident that we would keep all the US troops behind, but it was a pity that nearly 1 people ran away."

"That's a pity." Colonel Dai Changfu smacked his mouth regretfully, and continued; "The storm heavy machine gun is very powerful, especially good at attacking the enemy army that is attacking the city intensively. The biggest disadvantage is that it consumes bullets too quickly, so it should be used sparingly! "

"Yes, the U.S. is not reconciled to the failure of its military adventure. It has carried out the fourth military mobilization in the country. It is estimated that 4 soldiers will be recruited. If the previous 8 U.S. troops are added, the total will exceed 2. Except in the In addition to the defensive forces in Chicago, South Dakota, North Dakota and other places, it is estimated that more than 10 people can be deployed to march westward, and the goal is Denver. We have completely angered the Yankees this time."

Speaking of here
Li Cha smiled slightly, and there was no worried expression on his face.

"6 people, Yankees really think highly of us." Colonel Dai Changfu replied solemnly.

Compared with the continuous setbacks in the western battlefield, the U.S. military played triumphant songs all the way in the Southern Invasion War and advanced very smoothly.

In February 1847, General Taylor led his troops to defeat the main force of the Mexican army led by Mexican President Santa Ana in the Buenavista area, forcing it to retreat more than 2 kilometers and re-establish a defense line in central Mexico.

Buenavista fell, and this disastrous defeat poured cold water on the newly reinvigorated resistance confidence.

In March, under the leadership of General Scott, the commander-in-chief of the US Navy, 3 US troops landed in Veracruz, Gulf of Mexico, and successfully attacked inland, occupying many important towns in eastern Mexico.

On the 29th, the U.S. Army captured Veracruz. On April 4, the main force of the U.S. invasion of the south, led by General Taylor, once again defeated the main force of the Mexican army led by President Antonio López de Santa Ana. Both sides suffered heavy casualties.

The U.S. military suffered more than 7700 casualties in the battle, while the Mexican army suffered 1.6 casualties. General Estrada, who fought fiercely in the Mexican government's military, was killed in this battle, which dealt a great blow to President Santa Ana.

On May 5, U.S. forces occupied Puebla and approached Mexico City.

For the United States, as long as it occupies Mexico City, it means that the war is completely over and victory is within easy reach.

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Just when the American soldiers were pressing down on the border, President Santa Ana of Mexico, who had strongly opposed the independence of the Tang Kingdom before, knew that the situation was over, but made a decision that surprised everyone.

President Santa Ana pushed the Mexican wartime government to quickly pass a parliamentary bill, officially recognizing the existence of the Tang Kingdom, and ceded all California, Arizona and New Mexico, with a total area of ​​about 231 million square kilometers.

Datang Kingdom needed to pay 220 million US dollars for this. The money was delivered to the Mexican government immediately through a loan from the British bank. The fulfillment of rights and obligations by both parties meant that the proposal was officially completed.

President Santa Ana's move is to disgust Yankees. He knows what Americans need?
Even if Mexico can't beat the Americans, these lands will not be handed over easily, and they would rather give them to the Tang Kingdom than cheap Yankees for nothing.

President Santa Ana is wise;

The Tang Kingdom has proved its strong combat effectiveness through a series of battles. It is really a hard nail to beat the Yankee to a bruise.

The Yankee swallowed it with a mouth full of blood. Throwing out California and New Mexico, and letting the Yankee and the Tang Dynasty fight, rob, fight, and fight ecstasy will make the Mexicans feel inexplicably gratified.

Both are not good things, it is best to die together.

The news reached the White House, and everything was settled.

President Polk was so angry that he smashed all the stationery and desk lamps in the Oval Office, and broke a leg of the mahogany chair, still feeling puzzled.

"Damn Santa Ana, damn Mexicans, and damn Richard the Devil, I curse you all to hell..."

President Polk cursed loudly, and swept away all the documents on the desk, and the papers fluttered like snowflakes, making the office a mess.

White House Chief of Staff Harry Hoover looked at all this, shrugged helplessly and said: "Mr. President, this will not solve any problems."

"How can I calm down? The natural mission of the United States is to establish a vast territory from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, and to establish a dominant position in the entire North and South America. California and New Mexico were originally in our pocket, and now they are stolen. How? Can you calm down?"

"From the perspective of international law, it is indeed a little troublesome. As long as we defeat the Datang Kingdom and completely destroy it, the problem will be solved."

"It's easy to say. Seeing that we are about to win the war against Mexico, what we want has disappeared. We have paid 1.5 million U.S. dollars in military expenditures and 1.7 casualties, but we can't get what we want. Territory, I now want to hang all those people from the Mexican government, including Santa Ana."

"Mr. President, you need to calm down. Although we can't get California and New Mexico from Mexico, we can also cede some port cities, such as Dijuana or some islands in the Gulf of Mexico. After all, we will gain something."

"Hell, there's not enough land to fit your teeth."

"That's better than nothing."

"Yes, now I can only use this reason to comfort myself." President Polk shook his head in distress, as if he wanted to expel this ridiculous reason from his mind, he put his hands in his hair and combed it back twice, said;

"Harry, I need to meet with Secretary of the Army George Levinson and Lieutenant General Arthur Temple, Chief of Staff of the Federal Army, to discuss the mobilization of experienced generals to deal with the Tang Kingdom after the end of the Mexican campaign. I will The bloody devil Richard was sent to the guillotine and watched him die in pain."

"Dear Mr. President, I will arrange it as soon as possible."

"Okay, Harry, I admit that I was carried away by anger and did something irrational. Have my office cleaned up. I don't want others to see this."

"No problem, Mr. President, there are spare mahogany chairs and lamps in the storage room, and I guarantee that everything will be back to normal soon, and no one will see the difference."

"That's good..." Replying casually, President Polk suddenly remembered something, so he stopped White House Chief of Staff Harry Hoover and asked; "By the way, how is the implementation of the new weapons order?"

"Mr. President, the Springfield Arms Company and the Harpers Ferry National Armory have completed more than half of the order for cavalry revolvers for the army, and the delivery is expected to be completed by the end of July at the latest, and there are about two and a half months left. time."

"What about that terrible heavy machine gun?"

"Oh, the research and development of new weapons is not going well in this regard. The Springfield Weapons Company has produced three prototypes of heavy machine guns, but the effect of using fixed bullets is not good. Almost dozens of rounds will jam. Thoroughly The best solution is copper-cased full loading, but today there is no real solution to the formulation of the primer.”

"It's all a bunch of drunks and riches. I want to know why the Tang Kingdom produced such excellent weapons?"

"Mr. President, according to the information we have received, Richard, the dictatorial king of the Tang Kingdom, recruited Mr. Samuel Colt, a talented weapon designer. Mr. Samuel Colt can be said to be The best weapon designer in the world today, the revolver was invented by him, the heavy machine gun and the cavalry revolver were also invented by him, and he has extremely high attainments in this field."

"Damn it, this is a traitor and he should be hanged. There are two or three thousand good gunsmiths in the United States, and no one can solve this problem?"

"Uh... from the current point of view, not yet." The White House Chief of Staff Harry Hoover's answer was very measured, but it choked President Polk half to death.

He rolled his eyelids and said angrily, "Alright Harry, let me be alone for a while."

"As you wish, Mr. President." Harry Hoover bowed in greeting, then left the Oval Office with brisk steps, and closed the door behind him.

(End of this chapter)