Wild North America 1846

Chapter 155

During this time, two pieces of good news came from the UK;
One is the British special envoy, Baron Granville-Gower, who returned to London for a briefing. He was appointed as the High Commissioner for North American Affairs of the British Foreign Office to preside over the peace mediation of the US-Tang War led by the UK.

This is his own person, and under the diplomatic framework of international foreign aid, he can put more pressure on the United States.

The second is that after the Battle of the Missouri River, Britain's emphasis on the Tang Kingdom has been greatly increased. Originally, it was going to lose a few naval aids that were about to be scrapped, and added two 1160-ton third-class sailing battleships.

Although these two 1160-ton wooden four-masted sailing battleships have a service record of 40 to [-] years, they are indeed battleships for the Royal Navy, but they have less displacement, are older, and are in poor condition.

In the British Royal Navy, the first-class sailing battleships with a displacement of three to four thousand tons are the real main force across the ocean. The sail battleship is only a useful supplement to maintain a sufficient ocean fleet size.

But it depends on who

In North and South America, having two 1160-ton wooden four-masted sail battleships as capital ships is already a first-class naval power, second only to the United States.

This allowed the Datang Kingdom's navy to stand on a very high starting point when it was established.

In order to operate this batch of British obsolete naval ships, Richard allocated a special fund from limited funds to hire experienced British captains, first mates, second mates, third mates, bosuns, rigging captains, Professionals such as the helmsman control the ship, coupled with Chinese sailors, gunners and sail riggers, they can start these naval ships.

Li Cha's development of the Tang Kingdom's naval power is focused on the future, and this money cannot be saved.

Having its own naval power in Chang'an Bay (San Francisco) and Los Angeles Bay, combined with coastal battery power, is an invisible deterrent to the United States, the most powerful navy in the entire Americas (including North, South and Central America).

It takes six months for a powerful naval force to depart from the Hampton Naval Base on the east coast of the United States, go around Cape Storm in South America, and arrive at the important port of the Tang Kingdom on the west coast of North America.

During this period, complex naval subjects such as complex logistics supplies, berthing operations at ocean ports, and long-distance navigation command of large formations have exceeded the capabilities of the US Navy today.

say something bad
In the middle of the 19th century, only two and a half countries in the world had the ability to attack across the oceans, and they were able to project strong enough troops thousands of miles away to demonstrate their strength.

Among them, Britain and France are two old brands, and the world's colonial powers rank first and second in strategy respectively. The rest is the Netherlands, known as the "Marine Coachman", which can only be counted as half due to its weak national strength.

As for the traditional European powers such as Austria-Hungary, Prussia, Italy, Russia, and the Ottoman Empire, it is acceptable to manage land wars, let alone maritime hegemony.

That is why
The United States, known as the number one naval power in the Americas, is extremely cautious in the use of naval power. Your family can brag while sitting in the house, but no one will spoil you outside.

Through the eagle soaring in the sky, Li Cha knows the military preparations of the United States like the back of his hand.

integrated down
As the various military preparations of the US military are coming to an end, Li Cha has a premonition that the US military will launch a full-scale offensive in early and mid-May.

This time forecast, up and down will not exceed three days.

Therefore, the military preparations of the Tang Kingdom are also in full swing.

The food, oil, cowhide and wine abound in the Colorado Plateau are being transported by train to the hinterland of the Tang Kingdom, and the plateau population is being properly evacuated.

All aspects of preparations are in progress, and the atmosphere of military struggle is getting stronger.

these days
Although Li Cha is staying in Taoyuan City for the time being, various political, economic and military affairs from the deep hinterland of the Tang Kingdom are coming in continuously, keeping him busy.

There is no way, the current political system of the Tang Kingdom is a dictatorship of the monarchy, the state power is highly concentrated, and the decision-making of major issues cannot be avoided by the king.

(End of this chapter)