Wild North America 1846

Chapter 194 Occupying the Seven Northern States
"What, Juarez doesn't have a telegraph wire?"

"Your Majesty, it is true. Mexico's long-distance telegraph lines only reach Mexico City and the surrounding densely populated states, and the farthest north reaches Chihuahua, the capital of the state. There is no such thing as Juárez."

"Well, that is to say... the Mexican side doesn't know that we have soldiers on the border." Li Cha said thoughtfully, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.

Colonel Tian Mantun saluted solemnly, and replied; "Your Majesty, from the current situation, it should be so. The news has not leaked yet, and the Mexican refugees are not fleeing so fast."

"Then it seems that the plan must be changed. The whole army finished its rest early and immediately went south to take down Chihuahua. By the way, remember to arrange for someone to cut off the long-distance telegraph line from Chihuahua to Mexico before the battle starts." Richard Immediately stood up and gave the order decisively.

Chihuahua is located 387 kilometers south of Juárez. It is the capital of the largest state of Chihuahua in Mexico. The population of the city is about 19. On the surface, there is a government garrison of about 1300 people. How many people are there in reality? I don't know.

The Mexican government army has always had the bad habit of eating empty pay, with loose military discipline and extremely poor combat effectiveness. Its role is more of a thug and accomplice of the local dignitaries, rather than a fighter on the battlefield.

Li Cha briefly thought about it;

Juarez is located on the southern border of the Tang Kingdom, and Chihuahua is located in the center of the state. The distance between Juarez and Chihuahua is 387 kilometers. The cavalry can travel day and night with two horses, and they can arrive in three days.

But six dragoon regiments (mounted infantry) are enough, and it will take at least 4 days.

Fortunately, the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom launched a pursuit in a timely manner. All the fleeing carriages of the upper class in Juárez were stopped. The cavalry established a blockade along the road and sent a light cavalry brigade to go south along the road.

its purpose

It is to encircle and suppress some Mexicans who fled on horseback. The light cavalry brigade is equipped with one man and two horses, and can chase along the road day and night to ensure that the particles return to the warehouse.

Don't worry about those fleeing people scattered in the wilderness. With their foot strength, even if they flee to the south day and night, wading through mountains and rivers in the wilderness without roads, it is impossible to reach Chihuahua in less than a week.

After comprehensive consideration

Li Cha decided decisively;

"The army rested in place for two days, quickly replenished food and supplies, made easy-to-carry dried meat and salty noodles on the spot, set off at 4:00 the next morning, and marched southward, aiming directly at Chiwawa.

The entire army must display the spirit of continuous combat, not afraid of hardships, not afraid of running around, resolutely implement the various combat orders of the military headquarters, and strictly enforce military discipline. "

"The ministers obey the order."

Colonel Tian Mantun, Commander of the [-]st Cavalry Division, Colonel Wu Degao, Commander of the [-]nd Cavalry Division, Colonel James Kahn, Commander of the [-]rd Cavalry Division, and Colonel Duan Debiao, Commander of the [-]th Cavalry Division all clasped their fists and saluted.

The main force of the Southern Invasion Army was these 4 mixed cavalry divisions, with a total of 1.63 people. They were the vanguard of destroying cities and the main force of attacking cities.

As the personal soldiers of the command headquarters, the royal family's personal guard cuirassiers are more responsible for defending the royal family, and will not be involved in specific battles under normal circumstances.

This fast mobile cavalry corps commanded by Li Cha himself is powerful and well-equipped. It can be said to be the first-class and top-notch cavalry force in the world today. It would not be the second person in North America.

Each cavalry division is a sharp knife, with more than 4000 people, it can be said that it is perfect for dealing with the sparsely populated and relatively slow-developing towns in northern Mexico.

1850年2月10日，凌晨4:00许。

Li Cha personally led the army to go south again. At about 2:13 pm on February 3, he led the army to appear on the outskirts of Chihuahua City. The cavalry from the Kingdom of Tang Dynasty overwhelmingly shocked the singing and dancing city of Chihuahua. Yu Juarez.

Amidst bursts of gunshots, great fear spread rapidly. The streets and alleys of the city of Chihuahua were filled with residents frantically pouring out, crying for their fathers and mothers all the way to the south, and the men lost their shoes. , The mother ran away and lost her daughter.

Under the threat of great fear, everyone began to scramble for the road to escape, and the black crowd of refugees spread out from the city, and there was a mess everywhere.

The scene that happened before reappeared, and Li Cha was completely speechless about it.

in North America

Not only Yankees domestic public opinion is frantically smearing and demonizing the Datang Kingdom, but Mexico is also doing the same.

Due to the backwardness of newspapers and telecommunications industries, the dark and corrupt ruling class, rumors about the ferocious and brutal demonization of the Tang Kingdom are flying everywhere, and there are all kinds of strange versions.

Those who eat human heart and liver raw, those who eat human brains raw, those who use blood to beautify, those who carry deadly plagues, those who take pleasure in cruelty and bloodthirsty, are all portrayed as legions of hell.

This kind of mindless slander aggravated the fear of ordinary Mexicans. When the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom came overwhelmingly, the extreme fear broke out instantly and spread, causing this strange fleeing wave before them.

The residents of Chihuahua didn't even think about it: where to flee?
As the capital city of the state of Chihuahua, Chihuahua is located in the center of the state, about 291 kilometers south to the town of Colorado at the junction of the two states, and about 627 kilometers south to Cuencame, the nearest important city.

If you run with your legs alone, you won't be able to run even if you die.

Chihuahua is the largest state in Mexico, with a total area of ​​24.7 square kilometers, which is equivalent to the sum of the two provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang plus the area of ​​Taiwan Island. The territory is very vast.

Most of the Mexicans living here have never left Chihuahua in their entire lives, and they are all hearsay and speculation about the outside world.

When the Mexicans saw the cavalrymen of the Kingdom of Tang Dynasty overwhelmingly killing them, their only thought was "run away, run away..."

On February 2th, the southern invasion army led by Li Cha once again occupied the important town of Chihuahua without bloodshed, which meant that it completely controlled the Chihuahua state.

After resting in place for three days, the army headed south again and occupied Cuencame, the capital of Durango state, on February 2.

So far, the army of the Kingdom of Tang has penetrated more than a thousand kilometers into the northern territory of Mexico in just three weeks, and successively occupied Chihuahua and Durango states. The sharpness of the troops is jaw-dropping.

After occupying Cuencamé, the capital of Durango State, Richard boldly divided his troops, taking the state of Coahuila to the east with the third cavalry division, the state of Sonora to the west with the fourth cavalry division, and the state of Sinaloa to the southwest with the first cavalry division .

to mid-March

The five northern states of Mexico fell one after another and became nomadic lands for the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom. Urgent documents from the northern states flew in like snowflakes, while the government of Mexico City was still in the midst of quarrels.

The elected general of Lesotho managed to cobble together an army of 8500 soldiers. After leaving Mexico City and walking north for three days, the army mutinied within 100 kilometers.

This serious mutiny in the army caused dozens of deaths and injuries. More than half of the soldiers of this patchwork army ran away. General Sollet fell and was injured while fleeing on horseback during the night mutiny.

He had to hand over the command of the army and returned to his family's manor to recuperate.

Some Mexican congressmen angrily pointed out that the sudden military mutiny was directed by General Lesotho, and the culprit should be held accountable and sent to the gallows to be hanged.

More people stood up to defend General Lesotho, saying that in this patchwork army, there are only more than 770 troops directly under General Lesotho, and all the crimes should not be pushed on his head.

After some intense quarrels, the Mexican government still forgot about the greatest threat of the enemy, or deliberately avoided it, and did not take the initiative to respond to it for a long time.

in mexico city

Some influential views believe that by using the depth of thousands of kilometers in Mexico, the army of the Tang Kingdom can be placed in the center to fight, so as to exhaust and drag down the army of the Tang Kingdom.

That is to say, relying on the solid defense of Mexico City, it will gather reinforcements from all over Mexico to fight a decisive battle under the capital city.

I will not talk about whether this weird strategy works for the time being, but it does have a serious impact on the decision-making of the Mexican government, causing it to watch the fall of the northern territories, but it has never been able to make effective counterattacks.

Take this opportunity
The Datang Kingdom’s southward invasion army further consolidated the existing achievements and completed the Rio Rancho-Juárez road at the end of April. A large number of reinforcements, correctional services and municipal military and police personnel arrived along with them, and began to take over the cities in the northern states of Mexico.

Along with the army going south is the road construction army. The road from Chihuahua to Juárez, and from Chihuahua to Cuencame, the capital of Durango state, has been widened and reinforced. It is planned to build a 22-meter-wide flat road with plantings on both sides of the road Trees, set milestones.

Mid 5 month

1.5 new recruits arrived one after another, and Richard had enough reinforcements in his hands. He dispatched the 2nd Cavalry Division and the 1st Cavalry Division to take Nuevo Leon and Zacatecas states again, expanding the occupied area to seven states.

So far, the Tang Kingdom, with a mere 3.5 troops, has occupied nearly one million square kilometers of land in northern Mexico, and had to stop all the way to consolidate and digest the fruits of victory.

Early 7 month

The 387-kilometer and 22-meter-wide standardized road from Juarez to Chihuahua has been fully completed. As the main road from north to south, it has greatly improved the ability of Datang Kingdom to transport materials to the south.

Mid 7 month

In the mountains of northern San Luis Poto state, the largest battle since the war broke out between Tang and Mo.

Is slave
The eastern and central regions of Mexico have brought together 4.7 troops, led by General Hector Dos Santos, and Chen Bing is in the northern mountains of San Luis Poto state.

This became a stumbling block that prevented the Tang Kingdom's army from continuing to go south. Behind this army was New Mexico City, hundreds of kilometers away.

Li Cha personally led the First Cavalry Division and the Fourth Cavalry Division, as well as a corps composed of 5600 recruits, with a total of 1.46 soldiers.

In terms of troop size, the Mexican army was three times larger than the army of the Tang Kingdom, occupying a clear advantage in troop strength.

but in actual

The brightly armored army of the Tang Kingdom had a well-organized lineup, full of murderous aura, revealing an invisible and huge oppressive force, but it had the upper hand in terms of morale and confidence.

In front of the two armies
The army of the Tang Kingdom stood outside the wide valley, with 9600 infantry in the center, and 2000 cavalry from the first cavalry division and the fourth cavalry division respectively lined up on the left and right flanks.

Behind the infantry formation, the king's flag fluttered. This is the central cluster of the royal family's personal guard cuirassiers. King Richard in golden armor and gold armor sat high on a pure white Suffolk horse, with an expression of proud disregard for the other party. Breathe freely.

Chen Bing, the Mexican army, was in the valley and built defensive bastions and walls along the valley. As many as 4.7 troops dressed in various military uniforms crowded the huge valley to the brim. He looked like he was facing an enemy.

People who don't know the inside story will think that they have read it wrong. The one with the most people is the defender, and the one with the few people is the attacker.

"Report to Your Excellency General, the army of the Tang Kingdom has sent an envoy to challenge, please instruct me whether to accept the challenge."

"Don't worry about it. If you want to attack, just come and attack." Admiral Hector Dos Santos waved his hand, categorically rejecting the other party's request for an invitation to fight.

His actions caused all the senior Mexican generals around him to curl their lips secretly, and the silent eyes passed to each other seemed to say these three words; "coward".

Regardless of whether Admiral Hector Dos Santos is a coward or not, he is at least the most experienced general in the current Mexican military, and the experience of failure is also experience.

in the mexican war
Admiral Hector Dos Santos followed the former Mexican President Santa Ana, personally participated in and experienced hundreds of battles with the US military, and is an experienced veteran.

Both the former Mexican President Santa Ana and the current President Santayo are hardliners who are fighting hard, but the former is personally practicing, always rushing to the forefront of the battle to participate in the command, and doing his best to deal with the US military to the end.

Although it failed in the end, it was not a war.

In contrast, the current President Santayo is an incompetent talker, floating back and forth between the opinions of war and peace. He has neither the prestige to dominate the government's decision-making, nor the determination to fight to the end.

He was just a clown who was pushed to the foreground by chance, trying to cause disaster with his quick talk.

The unlucky ones who have spread the war are the Mexican people. The current President Santayo has enemies all over the government and the public. He wants to eat his flesh and hide his skin. There are many upper-level dignitaries in Mexico. This is not the time for reckoning.

Standing on the fort bastion

Admiral Hector dos Santos, with a gray beard, ignored the strange eyes behind him. Decades of ups and downs in the military had already wiped out his vigor.

Facing the menacing army of the Tang Kingdom, he now does not seek meritorious service, but seeks to be innocent.

Regardless of the fact that there are more than 4.7 Mexican troops in the valley, these troops come from more than a dozen states, and many of them are freshly captured civilians wearing various military uniforms. The mob that got up.

Such an army can stay in the valley for defense, but if they want to go out of the valley to fight, it is tantamount to courting death.

(End of this chapter)