Wild North America 1846

Chapter 141

The falcons soaring in the sky flew back one by one. After looking through their memory fragments, Li Cha intuitively had a premonition;

The U.S. military is not yet ready for a large-scale offensive, and it is possible that a new round of war will not be launched until next spring, that is, after March.

Why do you make such a judgment?

The first aspect is based on the actual situation of material mediation and army buildup in Kansas City and surrounding areas.

On the other hand, it is based on normal military judgment.

The winter on the Colorado Plateau is quite cold. It is not that the temperature will drop below 0 degrees Celsius, but that there are often strong winds of magnitude 5 to 6 at night, which makes people feel bone-chilling cold.

Without good insulation measures, people would freeze hard and die on the second day.

Soldiers and their families who reclaimed the land on the Colorado Plateau, if temporarily unable to purchase housing, often dug a nest to live in, to keep warm and shelter from the wind, so as to survive the cold and windy plateau winter.

This is especially true for the convicts. They did not have the conditions to buy coal to heat the stove. When they slept at night, they could only huddle together next to each other, relying on the temperature of their bodies to keep warm.

If the U.S. military launches a war in this cold season, the logistics and accommodation alone will be enough for them to have a headache.

Ordinary tents are no good, it must be a thick cotton tent, and the clothes and bedding must be kept warm.

The impact of this problem is so small that the number of people can't be seen. If it is placed in an army of tens of thousands of people, if any point is not done properly, it will be really fatal.

The third aspect is derived from the mysterious innate gift of premonition. Li Cha felt that the US military should launch a new round of large-scale western expedition after the spring blossoms, that is, at the end of March and the beginning of April.

Before that, huh...

"Pass my king's order, all officers and soldiers will cancel their vacations, and all members of the army will assemble."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"From now on, the castle will enter a first-level military readiness state, strictly controlling the entry and exit of non-unrelated personnel,"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Open the arsenal and equipment arsenal, and prepare for the army's expedition."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Fenghuang City, Taoyuan City and the surrounding towns will hold large-scale military training for winter reserves, build defensive parapets every [-] kilometers, and defensive parapets every [-] kilometers, and comprehensively strengthen preventive measures for important road passes, bridges, railways, and valleys."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"The Colt Arms Company is ordered to strengthen the in-depth research and development and production of new rifles. The sooner the new rifles are put into production, the more helpful they will be to the war."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

District of Columbia
white house, oval office

"You have all seen General Taylor's reply. He plans to launch a full-scale war to conquer the Tang Kingdom from the end of March to the beginning of April next year. This battle will mobilize 3 troops experienced in the Mexican War, and we have previously prepared 4 The 2-strong army is joined together, with a total of more than 6 soldiers, and this is an unprecedented large-scale war!" President Polk sighed with relief.

For the current crisis-ridden United States, the victory of the Mexican War came just like rain, which wiped out all kinds of criticisms in the society, and the relationship between the American Southerners and the Yankees was extremely rare.

President Polk felt the joy of victory, and his mood was much better.

Enter December 1847

The resistance in Mexico City has long since ended. Although armed struggles in various parts of Mexico are continuing, under the severe suppression of the US military, the frequency and intensity have become much smaller, and it is difficult to cause major waves.

The U.S. military has completely occupied the eastern, southern and central parts of Mexico, occupied Mexico City, the capital of Mexico, and has all the high-society military and political officials and their families in their hands. Victory is already within reach.

Under the control of the U.S. occupation forces, Mexican President Santa Ana, who insisted on fighting to the end, was deposed. In early December, Mexico's interim President Anjo took office and will start peace talks with the United States.

Due to the Tang Dynasty's intrusion, the Mexican government passed the parliamentary voting process a few months ago, and President Santa Ana signed and approved it. California, Arizona and New Mexico, which regarded the Yankees as their pockets in advance, all All brains were sold to Datang Kingdom, with a total area of ​​231 million square kilometers.

Now that this piece of land in western North America has been ceded and no longer belongs to Mexican territory, the above-mentioned areas are naturally not involved in the war contract between the Americans and Mexico.

The United States has lost a good game, but it is not without gains.

Mexico had not previously recognized the independence of Texas. In the war contract dominated by the Americans, it clearly stated that Mexico ceded the Texas region, ceded the Tijuana region bordering the Pacific Ocean, and the Monterey region bordering the Gulf of Mexico, etc. Wait, it's going to make a lot of money anyway.

in the original history

Americans didn't ask for it because they were already full, and Mexico was located in the Tijuana area south of Los Angeles.

Until later generations, it still belongs to the territory of Mexico, and it is also the closest city in Mexico to the United States.

There is also Mexico's Monterey area on the Gulf of Mexico, which the United States did not ask for.

The region is adjacent to Texas in the north and the Gulf of Mexico in the east. It has an excellent port and is the springboard and bridgehead for the US forces to invade the south.

Now, the fat meat originally planned by the Yankees has been swallowed by the Datang Kingdom, and the food has become ugly. It not only requires Mexico to cede Texas, but also cede the Tiwana and Monterey regions.

What about that old saying?
By the way... the loss inside the embankment is compensated outside the embankment.

In the Mexican War, the U.S. military killed 18783 people, injured 8102 people, and cost the war $16750 million, which is more than one-third more than the original historical losses. How can we not earn more territorial compensation?
Facing President Polk's question, Lieutenant General Arthur Temple, Chief of Staff of the Continental Army, nodded solemnly, expressing his approval and said;

"The previous painful lessons have taught me that the Tang Kingdom is far more cruel and cunning than we imagined, and the fighting power under the leadership of the "Mad King Richard" cannot be underestimated.

Whether we admit it or not, this is a tough adversary that needs to be taken seriously.

in the U.S. military system
Major General Tris Spike was an experienced and talented general, and he was also the highest-ranking American general who died in the war so far. He died at the hands of the Tang Kingdom.

Now that the whole country is mobilizing the power to launch the third Western Expedition on an unprecedented scale, I believe that General Taylor's farsighted judgment should make more detailed preparations for the war, because we can no longer afford to lose.

nowadays

The turbulent situation in Mexico has not completely calmed down, and General Taylor is not expected to be able to return to his duties until mid-January.

At that time, the General Staff of the Continental Army will conduct in-depth communication with General Taylor to fully understand the general's operational forecast, and try to cooperate with him to crush and destroy the Datang Kingdom with absolute strength.

Please rely on the professional judgment made by General Taylor. All we have to do is to raise as much war funds as possible. In view of the fact that the war may not be smooth sailing, it is necessary to issue war bonds. "

Lieutenant General Arthur Temple's speech won the approval of President Polk, who nodded frequently and applauded gracefully.

"Harry, how much have we borrowed from the French?" President Polk asked.

"Mr. President, we have already borrowed four war loans from France, with interest rates ranging from 4% ​​to 12.5%, totaling about 17 million francs." White House Chief of Staff Harry Hoover replied.He looked around the crowd, frowned and continued;

"But I don't recommend continuing to borrow money from the French. As long as they hear that there is a war with the Tang Kingdom, those French loan sharks will raise interest rates crazily, and there is a high probability that it will exceed 20%. This is definitely an unacceptable heavy burden for us , Instead of this, it is better to issue US dollar war bonds, and the financial burden will be much lighter."

War is fighting for money, everyone understands this truth.

Although the relationship between the United States and France has always been close, it is not the [-]th century after all. The French Emperor Napoleon III is now eager to start a new war in Europe, thereby breaking free from the shackles of the Holy Alliance, and has no interest in helping the United States.

The French loan sharks are not fools. Given the bloody battle the United States suffered in the previous war with the Tang Kingdom, the interest rate on war loans will definitely skyrocket like a monkey jumping in the sky, and the coffin board will not be able to hold it down.

The higher the risk of winning the war, the higher the interest rate.

Previously, in order to reduce the loan interest rate of the franc war, the United States clarified the purpose of the loan and only used it for the war against Mexico, so the loan interest rate was able to be negotiated.

Now that the Southern Mexican War is over and there is no excuse, isn't the interest rate just going to soar?
President Polk knew the truth, but he also knew the difficulty of issuing civil war bonds. Under the control of domestic elite forces and representatives of the Southern Farmers Congress, it was not so difficult to get Congress to issue war bonds.

Rational analysis, only about 28 open.

It is [-]% likely to be rejected in the House of Representatives, only [-]% likely to be passed, and even [-]% likely to be passed in the Senate, and it will definitely be called back.

Why go to the French when you can issue domestic dollar war bonds?
Every family has its own hard-to-read scriptures, and Yankees are no exception.

We discussed for a long time
In the end, the more reliable solution is to ask the French to borrow money. With the power of defeating Mexico, it may be possible to suppress the interest rate level of the French loan sharks to a range that the federal government can bear.

As long as the war is won, everything is easy to say.

It's a pity that the idea is good, and things often do not depend on the will of the Yankees. Just when the United States was negotiating with the French loan sharks, bad news came from the northwest like a thunderbolt;
The fearsome lunatic King Richard led 1.3 cavalry to rush out of the Colorado plateau again, into South Dakota, and the soldiers pointed directly at Peel, the largest city in the state.

As soon as the news came out, the entire U.S. federal government was shocked, and the society was shocked, and the U.S. media reported it with bold headlines;
The catastrophe is coming! ! !

The lunatic King Richard led 1.3 cavalry to sweep across the Northwestern states, and the loss of life is imminent! ! !

The Eastern Devil Cavalry rushed out of the plateau, and the Northwest State was in a hurry! ! !
The Great Lakes region is in a hurry! ! !
(End of this chapter)