Wild North America 1846

Chapter 148 The World Responds Greatly
The news of the defeat on the Missouri River was transmitted back to Washington immediately, and the entire upper class of the United States fell silent. Immediately, a huge sense of humiliation and frustration erupted, which caused American public opinion to fall into two extreme emotions of self-doubt and paranoia.

American society at this time

Shang was immersed in the joy of defeating Mexico, and was suddenly awakened by the news of the defeat from the west. The huge psychological gap drove the self-conceited white Americans crazy, and the society split into conservative skepticism and extreme war expansion.

The US "Washington Post" reported this; "America's death, the fall of a legend."

The report did not disclose the specific news of General Taylor, but lamented that "General Taylor, who just proved himself with a series of outstanding victories, was completely defeated by the demon king Richard, completely ruining the main force of more than ten thousand elite US cavalry. It is the death of America, the fall of a legend..."

The United States "New York Times" reported on the front page: "The Enemy of Christendom in North America - The Rise of the Devil King Richard."

In the newspaper's commentary, Richard was compared with Attila, the "scourge of God" who frightened the whole of Europe hundreds of years ago, and he was called the "Terminator of Doomsday", doing his best to slander.

The "New York Daily Tribune", famous for its gossip and thriller reports, speculated that King Richard was out of thin air in the headline report on the front page. The bold line on the headline reads;

The devil Satan reappeared in the world, and North America will fall into a bloody hell.

While doing everything in its power to create a frightening topic, the paper fabricated a frightening lie;

King Richard is the incarnation of Satan. The reason why he wanted to capture so many white women was to pick out pure white virgins who had reached the age of 14.Use their blood and young carcass to satisfy the appetite of the devil, and maintain an unimaginably powerful force.

Reported by the "Royal Gazette", the mouthpiece representing the public opinion of the southern state;
enough! ! !Let it all stop!

The newspaper was extremely pessimistic about the successive fiascos of the Western Expedition, and believed that the Tang Kingdom was the nightmare of the American Federation. It was time to stop all this, let the boys go home, and bring peace back...

Amidst the turmoil of public opinion, the White House was rarely silent, and did not express any public opinion on this.

one week later

When the news spread to Europe, England shook, France shook, Prussia shook, and European countries shook...

Today's world
There are not many military powers that can put tens of thousands of cavalry into war at one time, and they will never exceed 10. The United States may be the last one in terms of combat effectiveness.

But in any case, the United States, which just defeated Mexico, can barely be regarded as a second-rate world power, and it is always a little stronger than Portugal, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Greece and other third-rate European countries.

Not to mention more than 1 fully armed cavalry, it would take a long time to catch more than 1 chickens!

Where is this Great Tang Kingdom sacred?
Why is it so powerful?

What kind of person is King Richard?

When did such a powerful Datang Kingdom emerge?

Is it a North American spoiler supported by the United Kingdom?

Where will the North American situation develop in the future?
Cuirassiers?

Storm machine gun?
Colt 1846 Cavalry Revolver?

Is this... Yankee in trouble?

Numerous questions popped up, which aroused the interest of the European melon eaters who were caught in the troubles of France, their curiosity was successfully seduced, and there was a lot of discussion for a while.

The British "Times" reported this;
The American cowboys with black fingernails experienced the most painful beatings, one or two countless defeats, and finally made these rough Americans who claimed to be "shouldering the sacred mission of unifying the North American continent" sober. I made a bad neighbor...

The British guy has always had a vicious tongue style, and all kinds of sarcasm and sarcasm are full of newspapers, hiding a sense of happiness that is full of melons.

Some British newspapers even proposed to give the "Duke of California" (King Richard) a 1000-pound medal to reward him for "this sharp slap"...

French newspaper Le Parisien reported;
The United States lost more than [-] cavalry in World War I, and it is hoped that France will lend a helping hand again.

The newspaper once again reviewed the generous aid of the French Emperor Louis XVI to the United States, and did not forget to mention the "Louisiana Purchase". Complex feelings of dislike.

The so-called "Louisiana Purchase" is a transaction in which the United States purchased more than 1803 acres (a total of 529 square kilometers) of land from France at about three cents per acre in 911. The total price of the transaction was 680. 2144476 U.S. dollars or equivalent to 1500 million francs, the French have always been hard to let go of this.

It was an emotion of "it doesn't hurt to sell the father's land". Looking at France, which is now locked up by the Holy Alliance of the Four Nations, how can the proud Gallic rooster feel so embarrassed?

Based on their respective positions
Newspapers from various European countries have focused on the battle that took place in the distant North America, which virtually helped Richard to become famous, and made countless Europeans remember the name of Richard, the king of the Tang Kingdom and the Duke of California.

The progress of the "Thousands of People Know the Prestige Mission" has jumped a lot, from 11.3% to 21.76%, almost doubling.

Saint Louis
St. Louis is a city on the Great Plains in central North America located about 730 kilometers south of Chicago and 486 kilometers east of Kansas City. The city has a population of 17.3 people and is only 40 kilometers away from Cairns County in the north.

The city has been occupied by the cavalry of the Datang Kingdom. When they attacked the city, they were desperately resisted by the local garrison and militia. The Datang Kingdom paid a heavy price of more than 1960 casualties, of which more than 1400 were captured and transformed. join the army.

Even so, the Chinese cavalry of the Tang Kingdom suffered more than 550 casualties, the largest casualty so far.

The fierce resistance of the people in St. Louis completely angered Richard, and he issued an order not to seal the knife for 5 days, bloodbathing this originally quiet and peaceful city.

Among them, there is no need to tell one by one about the tragedy.

Although the atrocities of the Tang Dynasty aroused the anger of many white Americans, it was more of a spread of fear. Cairns County, which is close at hand, is the most vivid example.

When the Tang Empire cavalry arrived, all the leading figures in the county came out to greet them, completely gave up resistance, and respectfully handed over the town with a population of 5.27.

This made Li Cha very satisfied, so he passed down the military order;
Only take property and cattle, sheep and carriages. It is strictly forbidden to harm the residents of the city, and it is strictly forbidden to set fire to houses. The whole army must be innocent.

These two positive and negative examples instantly awakened cities and towns across the United States.

More than 3000 cavalrymen of the Tang Dynasty (note; plus more than [-] white cavalry converted from captives, minus the battle damage, equivalent to more than [-] cavalry) have been stationed in the area for more than half a month, and have not seen heavy US troops attacking. It seems that the American cowboys are scared I broke my nerve.

Actually, it's not that simple.

Faced with the serious threat of reality, cities and towns in the central and eastern parts of the United States set off a vigorous campaign to build defense facilities, mobilized 30 to [-] armed militias, and dug trenches and built fortresses everywhere. Millions of people participated in the whole country, and even some factories All construction stopped.

For this situation, Li Cha has no good solution.

Therefore, once again engulfing a large number of people and tens of thousands of carriages, they headed towards the northwest direction mightily.

The return route of the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty was far away from Kansas City, passing through the towns between Kansas City and Chicago, passing through the devastated Davenport, Iowa City, and returning to Des Moines County all the way.

this way
Although they often encountered small groups of American cavalry, they did not attract a large number of American infantry. It seemed that the Yankees had learned their lesson and did not dare to attack heavily again.

This made Richard's battle plan come to nothing. He originally wanted to follow Mike Rabiot's strategy to attract the US military by coercing nearly 8 people (white women accounted for the vast majority), and then broke it in one fell swoop.

This plan is to use the vast central plains of North America as a battlefield, wipe out a large number of U.S. forces, interrupt the U.S. attack on Phoenix (Denver), hurt them, and force the Yankees back to the negotiating table.

As long as the US heavy military group attacks, how do you want to fight?Where to fight?The right to decide when to fight is in Li Cha's hands, he can lead the US military around by the nose.

If one month is not enough, it will be two months, and if two months is not enough, it will be three months. If you want to fight, you can fight, and if you don't want to fight, you can leave.

If you want to deal with cavalry, you must also be cavalry.

The elite main force of the U.S. cavalry ran out of ink in the first battle, and although the remaining cavalry could make up [-] cavalry, the U.S. military has more than [-] cavalry in Mexico, more than [-] cavalry in Kansas City, and more than [-] cavalry in Chicago. Not working together.

So what if we form a joint force?
After the Battle of Mishulihe, almost all the US cavalrymen were psychologically shaken. When they saw the cavalrymen of the Tang Dynasty, they fled, not daring to face the challenge at all.

Very strong combat power, at most half can be left, this is the great reputation of the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom.

Li Cha didn't care about the large number of people and supplies that were plundered, it was just a bait for him to attract the main force of the US military, even if they were all lost, he wouldn't feel bad at all.

The important thing is to annihilate the main force of the US military. As long as this goal can be achieved, the war can basically be brought to an end.

Unfortunately
The Yankee pretended to be a dead pig, and there was no danger along the way, just watching the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom escort a large number of people and supplies back to Des Moines County.

This was an eye-opener for Li Cha, who could only reluctantly accept these people and cattle and sheep.

Only when he was in it, did Li Cha deeply understand the helplessness of the Chinese nation when its national power was weak. He could only watch helplessly as the grasslands were powerful and captured a large number of people and returned to the north, unable to do anything.

I would rather be a knife than a fish.

The generous capture greatly expanded the strength of the Tang Kingdom, and there was still a surplus after making up for the war expenses.This further strengthened Li Cha's basic idea of ​​governing the country by strengthening the army and enriching the country. He went further and further on this road and never looked back.

(End of this chapter)