Wild North America 1846

Chapter 222 The World Situation at the End of 1845
(It was the end of 1854, the title was wrongly written and can’t be corrected, I’m so sick, there is still a chapter today, in the code words)
During the morning, Li Cha dealt with many government affairs, and did not take a short break until near noon, drink a cup of coffee, light a cigar and consider the current international situation.

In North America, the Kansas Civil War is still going on, and the state government forces supported by the South are losing ground to the North, which further angers the Northern Liberals.

nearly two months
A large number of radical liberal volunteers swarmed into Kansas with arms, a total of about 2700 to 2800 people. Their joining will quickly make up for the lack of northern liberal forces and plunge the civil war into a long-term tug-of-war.

mexico in the south

The southern rebels, led by the former Mexican government finance minister Rodriguez and the former Mexican government army commander-in-chief Reto, concentrated the strength of the local white manor owners to counterattack wildly and are fighting fiercely with the current Mexican government forces.

The current president of Mexico, Flamingo, is a puppet government supported by the Tang Kingdom. He used to be the commander of the servant army.

But so what?
President Flamingo received powerful money and military assistance from the Tang Kingdom. The indemnity paid for the ceded eight northern provinces was all used by the pro-Tang forces headed by President Flamingo to expand the army and purchase weapons and equipment.

President Flamingo, who is entrenched in Mexico City, and General Dos Santos, the commander-in-chief of the Mexican government army, are both representatives of pro-Tang forces. ~8 people, generally well equipped.

against the rebels

Rodriguez, the leader of the rebel army, and Reto, the former commander-in-chief of the Mexican government army, were both from southern white manor owners. Their families have been operating in the southern states of Mexico for hundreds of years, and their relationship with local white manor owners is extremely strong.

Coupled with the support of the silver mines in southern Mexico and the provocations of the United States, the strength of the rebel army once swelled to nearly 20, and another said it was 30. In fact, most of them were hungry refugees, with serious incomplete weapons and equipment, and weak combat effectiveness. high.

However, the fighting spirit of the southern rebels was high, and they defeated the government army several times in a row. The well-equipped Mexican government army retreated in a row and lost control of a large area of ​​southern states.

From here it can be seen

The current Mexican government has weak public opinion at the grassroots level and cannot gain widespread support from the people. It can only be entrenched in Mexico City and a few surrounding states. In fact, more than a dozen states in the south have completely lost control and divorced from the government.

The current civil war in Mexico has caused people to lose their lives and displaced people. The government army is equipped with elite equipment but cannot defeat the rebels with high fighting spirit. The situation is quite bad.

Without the Tang Kingdom's military intervention, 8% of the people might lose this crucial civil war.

After all

The current Mexican government is a puppet government, there is no popular support, and the morale of the army is generally low. This is a fatal flaw.

In view of this
After research with the Army Staff Headquarters, Li Chahui formulated a general strategy of "consolidating the existing territory, substituting defense for offense, and waiting for an opportunity to counterattack" and put it into practice.

The current Mexican government forces control the surrounding central states headed by Mexico City, and implement a strategy of dividing troops to guard the above-mentioned areas. Mexican President Flamingo and Commander-in-Chief Dos Santos will send confidant generals to guard one side.

Since the states in central Mexico have always been rich areas, a complete city defense system was built during the history of more than 300 years and the Spanish rule period of more than [-] years.

These well-equipped government troops were insufficient in attacking and more than defending the city. If an important city was lost, the commander would be executed no matter what the reason was, and the officers and soldiers defending the city would be severely punished.

at the same time
Mexico City formed three cavalry divisions, with a total of about 1.5 cavalry forces. They hired instructors from the Tang Kingdom to lead them, and were personally controlled by Commander-in-Chief Dos Santos. As a mobile strike force, they could be rescued at any time.

Such a cavalry unit can defeat a mob of rebels up to 10 in size.

on the basis of

Every summer and autumn harvest season, the main force of the Mexican government army, consisting of three cavalry divisions and some infantry divisions, will sweep the southern states occupied by the rebels, burn crops, and attack organized rebels. The war wears down the rebels, thus winning the final victory.

This is a poisonous plan, and the rebels have almost no solution.

Years of wars have led to the barrenness of agricultural and animal husbandry production in Mexico, and there are no more than three cities and towns. A large number of refugees affected by the war are starving, and the roads and wilderness are full of bones.

Mexico's domestic population has declined sharply, and the current total is less than 260 million. The government-controlled area dominated by Mexico City is about 110 million, and the remaining 150 million people are in more than a dozen southern states.

If this plan is carried out for a long time

The rebels either fought decisively, or watched a large number of people suffer from hunger and cold, a large number of mature farmland was burned, and tens of thousands of people starved to death every year.

When everyone is dead, there will naturally be no resistance.

During the Mexican Civil War, the Datang Kingdom adhered to the principle of never participating. It would only provide food and weapons assistance, and would never end up fighting for the Mexicans in person.

With the participation of foreign troops, the nature has completely changed.

look back at europe
During the Crimean War, the battle for the Sevastopol fortress was still the main battlefield, and the artillery was still rumbling all day long, and the fierce battle was in full swing.

The coalition fleet gathered more than 1100 artillery pieces and continued to shell Sevastopol. After some indiscriminate bombing, it consumed tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition and shelled for 10 days.

But the greater the destruction of the coalition forces, the stronger the recovery of the Russian fortifications.

Winter is approaching, with strong winds and heavy rain, and the environment on the frontline battlefield is even worse. Soldiers have to fight hard in the trenches full of cold water and corpses, without seeing the dawn of victory.

The plague was rampant on the battlefield, and there was a serious shortage of supplies. A large amount of materials were transported to the coastal port area and piled up like mountains. However, they were delivered to the front line for more than 10 miles, but due to many factors such as artillery fire, trenches on both sides, and a serious shortage of livestock and pack horses. go up.

The soldiers of the coalition army could only struggle with hunger and cold, and their morale was seriously low. Lord Raglan visited the barracks frequently to stabilize the morale of the army, but he was helpless against the difficulty of supplying the army and the suffering of the soldiers.

Outside the main battlefield of the Sevastopol fortress, the coalition forces successively launched the Battle of Balaklava and the Battle of Little Inkerman. Wan's main force has become a pot of porridge...

Millions of coalition forces and millions of Tsarist Russian troops seemed to be two giants fighting each other in the quagmire, desperately punching each other and inflicting heavy damage on each other, supporting the continuation of the war with strong will and huge casualties.

Since the war lasted more than half a year, Britain has lost more than 4 officers and soldiers, France has lost more than 6 people, and the Ottoman Empire has lost more, with a total of nearly 10.

The battle losses of the Tsarist Russian army in various theaters have been added up sporadically, and the total has exceeded 30, but it has not affected the gray cattle that have been continuously reinforced.

Every time Li Cha saw the battle reports on the European front, and even more detailed descriptions of the allies' battle situation, he would always take a deep breath, feeling only bloody, cruel and overwhelming.

The European army in the middle of the 19th century was as tough as a steel bar, able to endure huge casualties and go on to fight one after another. This is true for the old men of Tsarist Russia, and the same is true for the British and French armies. They are indeed extremely outstanding.

If such a large number of casualties were placed on the Tang Kingdom, it would be hard for Li Cha to imagine whether he would be able to persist?

Now the Tang Kingdom officially declared war on Tsarist Russia, and entered the mobilization period from September 1845. Before that, the total number of troops retained throughout the country was only 9.

If it is pulled to the Crimea battlefield, a few battles will be wiped out, and this will inevitably hurt the Tang Kingdom.

Regardless of the fact that the current population of the Datang Kingdom exceeds 800 million, but removing the growing infants, women, and some people who are not suitable for joining the army, such as students, businessmen, farmers and ranchers, government officials and enterprise workers, the Datang Kingdom can actually The number of strong young men mobilized does not exceed a million.

Compared with world powers such as Britain, France and Russia, the background of war is indeed missing a lot.

Europe is the center stage of today's world, and it is also the place where the powerful gather. Compared with the great powers of today's world, the Tang Kingdom is truly the younger brother.

We can only hold the expectation of participating in it, devote our efforts to the coalition forces, and pay a protection fee for the British. This is a necessary contribution.

The boss was bruised and swollen all over the field, so of course the younger brother had to help out. It would be unreasonable not to sacrifice tens of thousands of people.

As far as Richard knows;
The mercenary team of more than 4000 people invested in the early stage has undergone several bloody battles. After several bloody battles, the number of mercenaries has been greatly reduced. The casualties are close to 2/3, and they have basically been disabled.

In large-scale battles in Europe, thousands of artillery pieces are often deployed to bombard indiscriminately in a battle, whether it is red-hot solid iron balls, shotgun shells, or new types of artillery shells equipped with trigger fuzes. Any shell fragments hitting the soldiers could not bear it, and they were either killed or injured.

Nov. 1845, 11

After the first division of the Expeditionary Force of the Kingdom of the Tang Dynasty was assembled, they swore to set off and took a large fleet of 17 passenger and cargo ships to Panama to start the journey to Europe.

After that, every 20 days or so, the 2nd, 2rd, and 3th Divisions of the Expeditionary Force of the Tang Kingdom will go south one after another, arriving in the Crimea theater from February to the end of March of the following year.

World powers such as Britain and France, which acted together with the Tang Kingdom, are drawing a steady stream of reinforcements from their respective colonies, and are concentrating on the European battlefield as if hundreds of rivers are converging, so as to provide continuous and powerful combat power.

Known as the "European Steam Roller", the Soviet Russian army is indeed large in number, but the world powers such as Britain and France are not far behind, and the Ottoman Empire spares no effort to mobilize reinforcements.

totally predictable
The more tragic decisive battle between the two sides in the Crimean War has not yet come, and it will not be until the end of next year to see a rough conclusion.

The continuous flames of war will be the theme of the world situation in the past two years, and there are also huge opportunities for development.

(End of this chapter)