Wild North America 1846

Chapter 149 Break up
One month later

Chicago

Anglican Hospital

Admiral Taylor, who was lucky enough to swim across the Missouri River by sitting on a strong horse, was seriously ill. His body had just recovered a little, his face seemed to be more than 10 years old, and even his body was bent.

In the sunny early March, in the chapel of the Anglican Hospital, he met Lieutenant General Arthur Temple, the former chief of staff of the US Continental Army who served as the commander-in-chief of the third Western Expedition, and deputy commander Bob Wingraw Lieutenant General Bu, this is a private and secret visit.

"Arthur, I can't give you any advice. My legend is over, and my era is over." Admiral Taylor raised his head in depression, the wrinkles on his face made him look old.

God behold, he is only 51 years old, but he looks like a 70-year-old man.

Admiral Taylor's hand gently stroked the expensive cane inlaid with gemstones and gold carvings, and his words revealed endless depression, as if he was trapped in that fiasco and still hadn't come out.

That was the main force of the US military's 1 cavalry, not the nearly [-] musketeers buried in the unnamed valley.

It is far more difficult to train a qualified cavalryman than a musketeer.The United States can equip 20 or even 30 musketeers at any time, but it cannot produce 3 or even 2 qualified cavalry at once.

Cultivating a tacit understanding of cavalry team operations is by no means developed overnight.

I don't know, I was taken aback.

these two years
There were not 2 or 1 American cavalry buried in the hands of the Tang Kingdom. Except for the more than 9 experienced cavalry in the United States who fought in Mexico, almost all others were new recruits.

However, the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom became stronger and stronger. The total number now exceeds 2 cavalry, and there are as many as six breastplate heavy cavalry regiments, and their strength was at its peak.

Lieutenant General Arthur Temple glanced at Lieutenant General Bob Weingraub, the deputy commander standing beside him, sighed lightly, and said;
"After the Battle of the Missouri River, it seemed that a tragic public opinion earthquake had occurred in Washington, public opinion was boiling, and the differences between the hardliners who demanded expansion of the war and the conservatives who advocated peace talks widened, and a deep rift was formed between them.

You once fought against that Eastern monarch, we need your valuable advice.

General Taylor, the general opinion of the military that it is prudent to go to war has been ignored, and the hawkish congressmen are strongly demanding that this war be fought, Mr. President..."

Speaking of here
Lieutenant General Arthur Temple shook his head helplessly, paused and continued;

"Mr. President has bet everything, including the prestige, glory and political life that he has always had. He has no chance of seeking re-election and only hopes for a victory.

Even if it was a tragic victory, he was enough to explain to the American people that "President Polk did his best."

Congressmen representing the interests of Southern slaveholders imitated the British in attacking the President, portraying him as a "war maniac," a "cold-blooded animal with no regard for the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans," a "hysterical lunatic," and others. Worse insults.

all of these

President Polk endured it silently, and now he only wants a fair decisive battle, nothing more. "

After General Arthur finished speaking, the chapel fell into a long silence, and the air was so heavy that it was hard to breathe.

A moment later
"Then... do you know what you are facing?"

General Taylor broke the silence and shook his head with a lonely expression. He didn't want to get an answer from the other party, but continued to ask and answer by himself;
"Lying on the hospital bed, I replayed the fighting process of more than two months countless times, and the result made me more and more frightened, more and more frightened, and my fighting spirit gradually disappeared.

King Richard is a true military genius, and he has no plans to spare.

After the capture of Peel City in early January, he has been leading us by the nose, and all our reactions have been calculated by him, without exception.

I tried to take back the dominance, but failed.

He is like an experienced hunter and a skilled dancer, playing us in the palm of his hand.

He is a demon who knows people's hearts well. I am no match at all, Arthur... and neither are you. "

"You don't know our difficult situation, the congressmen in the north are pushing us, the president is pushing us, the eyes of Britain, France and even the whole of Europe are looking at us, and the expectations of the people of the American Federation are overwhelming the military. Come. We desperately need a face-to-face war to prove ourselves, to prove that the Continental Army is not a coward, and to prove that we can give our blood and our lives for what we believe in."

"I believe you can do it...General Arthur, you will kill tens of thousands of American soldiers with your own hands, but you may not be able to bring back a victory."

"Taylor, you really disappointed me. It seems that I shouldn't have come this trip. You have lost the bravery and dedication of a soldier, and you have been psychologically shadowed by the Eastern Demon King."

"No... I don't think it's a psychological shadow. I prefer to call it "respect". This is respect for a military genius not inferior to Napoleon."

"Oh... respect, this is really an eye-opening novelty." Lieutenant General Arthur Temple sneered, turned his head and gestured to Lieutenant General Bob Weingraub to leave, He stood up and said, "Rest well, General Taylor, no one will trouble you here, including tens of thousands of cavalry families who have ascended to heaven. You can continue to hide here and be your own Mexican war hero, I wish you Good appetite."

His disdainful tone really angered General Taylor. General Taylor stood up with a dignified expression, tightly grasping the precious cane with his skinny palm, and stared at Lieutenant General Arthur Temple with a sharp light in his dim eyes. Said word by word;

"You arrogant fool, you will probably make an unforgivable big mistake. As far as I know; you have never commanded more than 1000 troops. How can you command 7 troops? This is simply a crime."

"You were like that before the Mexican war, I guess it wasn't a big deal."

"It's different. The Mexicans are just a group of panicked rabbits, while the Tang Kingdom is a ferocious wolf."

"Well, whether it's a rabbit or a hungry wolf, they can't escape the hunter's gun."

"Tell me Arthur, the Tang Kingdom has placed more than 7000 cavalry in Peel City. Once the war starts, how are you going to deal with them?"

"This is really a big problem. We rebuilt Iowa City and Davenport, and strengthened the fortification of the villages and towns between Chicago and the former two, with no less than 5000 Musketeers and [-] cavalry. , and prepared for all precautions.”

"I am not worried about the Eastern Cavalry attacking Chicago, but I am worried that they will repeat their old tricks and break through this weak line of defense again and go deep into the interior of the Great Lakes. It will be another disaster."

"No, the defense of American villages and towns is doing very well now. We have been strengthening our work in this area, and the rest can only be left to God."

"Arthur, there is another important question. You don't know the specific situation on the Colorado plateau? You don't know what kind of fortress was built there? You don't know what kind of difficult situation you are facing? Such a hasty dispatch of troops is incredible. .”

"We are ready to deal with all difficulties. The only thing missing now is time. Well... General Taylor, I think this unpleasant conversation should be ended. At the Chicago base, there are 370 officers waiting for my deployment mission , I can't delay too long."

"Watt?" General Taylor almost spit out a mouthful of old blood.

But he didn't do much, in fact couldn't do anything.

He could only watch helplessly as the two high-ranking military officers with real power left, and Taylor's eyes showed sadness.

Even if these two idiots ruin the American army going west, the American Federation will not collapse easily. This is the strength of industrial countries.

The United States can only be defeated by its own people, such as the division between the North and the South...

Nor can General Taylor do anything about this dire prospect of near-annihilation, which is the tragedy of the American military in our day.

worrying about gain and loss
General Taylor even had doubts about his refusal to send an army stationed in Chicago to rescue the white people captured by the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom when he was seriously ill.

If they were defeated and lost at that time, maybe the war would be over.

The hardliners in the United States don't turn back until they hit the south wall. They have to face a broken head to wake up, speak well, let go of their stinky virtues, and seriously consider Datang Kingdom's territorial demands.

Enter March 1848
The population of the Tang Kingdom has reached more than 67. On the one hand, there are a large number of plundered population, on the one hand, a large number of newborns are born, and on the other hand, there is a sharp increase in Chinese immigrants.

The three factors worked together, and the Datang Kingdom ushered in an unprecedented wave of immigrants.

With the opening of branches of Sequoia Bank in commercial ports in the mainland, remittances worth hundreds of thousands of ounces of gold caused huge shocks in coastal provinces, and the legend of North American gold mines intensified, forming a gold rush to the United States.

The real money is right in front of you, which makes people unbelievable.

In the mainland of China, it has become common practice to invite friends and families to go to North America to pan for gold. The popularity is far beyond Li Cha's imagination. The number of immigrants at their own expense has rapidly increased.

Coupled with the chaotic current situation, the Taiping Rebellion swept across more areas, causing a huge impact on the originally stagnant social structure and breeding a large number of people who fled.

under these circumstances
Every ship heading to North America is full of Chinese immigrants. The 14 5-ton steam iron ships put into the trans-Pacific route can carry more than 3500 people at most, which is simply overcrowded.

The shipyard equipment ordered from the UK has been put in place and put into production.

With the help of British engineers and veteran craftsmen of the shipyard, the two shipyards in Los Angeles and Chang'an (San Francisco) have successively started the construction of 1500-ton freighters.

it won't take long

The freighters and cruise ships built by the Datang Kingdom with its own strength will appear on the trans-Pacific route and take on the heavy responsibility of transporting immigrants and supplies, and this day is not far away.

(End of this chapter)