Wild North America 1846

Chapter 256 Medium and long-term goals

current stage
The Tang Kingdom did not implement military preparations. Most of the expeditionary troops repatriated from Europe retired on time, and the newly recruited soldiers started orderly training in the new barracks. Nothing seemed to have changed.

However, in places invisible to outsiders, strategic reserves were built one after another, and a large number of weapons, equipment and supplies were added to the warehouses, which became the strong material foundation of the Tang Kingdom's military field.

The soldier reserve and the complete military mobilization system are functioning well. Middle-level and grass-roots military academies such as the Chang'an Lecture Hall, the Los Angeles Naval Academy, and the Royal Army Officer's Academy have continuously sent high-quality young officers to the army.

With soldiers in his hands, Li Cha didn't panic.

The geographical conditions of the existing border between Tang and the United States determine that it is not an easy task for the United States to try to provoke a war on the border.

in the north

The rushing Missouri River began in late March when spring blossoms, the ice and snow melted, and the amount of water discharged from the mountains increased sharply. Along the way, dozens of tributaries with considerable water volume converged, resulting in a vast ocean in the middle and lower reaches of the Missouri River.

It was not until the beginning of August that the water potential gradually decreased.

At this time, the east bank of the Missouri River was full of swamps, and countless small and medium-sized lakes were formed after the flood receded. There were no roads at all, and it was not suitable for large-scale military operations.

After mid-September, under the influence of sunlight, lakes and streams, large and small, gradually dried up, and the ground became much harder, making it suitable for military operations.

If the U.S. military wants to cross the border and provoke local disputes, it must first face the close surveillance of Fort Omaha and its nearby forward posts. It is best to act after October or November, when the water in the Missouri River has calmed down and the water from the upper reaches is decreasing day by day. , exposing a large river bed.

It is much less difficult for the US military to cross the river.

On the Central Colorado Plateau
The U.S. military is entrenched in Fort Hugo, facing the Red Rock Valley Fort more than 60 kilometers away. Behind the Red Rock Valley Fortress is the Phoenix Fortress, and behind it is the Taoyuan Fortress. They are all tough bones one after another.

The United States launched provocations in the region, but it could only be hit head to toe.

On the 3776-kilometer-long border between Tang and the United States, the most likely place to initiate provocations is the southern region, where the Great Plains stretch as far as the eye can see, and there is no natural geographical barrier.

From the US state of Texas, Monterey can easily enter the southern border provinces of the Tang Kingdom. The US military can cut off the Gulf of Mexico Railway to the south, and plunder the cotton-rich southern provinces of the Tang Kingdom to the west.

Conversely, the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom can easily cross the border between the two countries and go deep into the interior of Texas to kill him personally.

The biggest problem preventing the United States from attacking the Datang Kingdom from Texas is not the powerful cavalry force of the Datang Kingdom, but the southern slave manor owners who are hostile to the north.

Texas is a typical slave-holding state in the south. The US federal government, which is dominated by the north, is not good at speaking. If you want to use this place to attack the Tang Kingdom, you must first ask the southerners if they agree?

The world is so miraculous. The United States wants to provoke a border war between the two countries, but the biggest obstacle comes from the southerners.

Mid-May 1856

The final judgment of the Scott case, which had a huge impact, was very favorable to southern slave plantation owners. This encouraged members of Congress who supported the interests of southern plantation owners to initiate a new proposal to extend slavery to all territories of the United States. It seems that this has fully aroused the conflict between the North and the South.

The perverse behavior of the southern congressman aroused a strong backlash from the northern abolitionists. The two sides not only attacked each other through newspapers and public opinion, but also fought more fiercely in the Kansas Civil War.

Abraham Lincoln, who once rose to prominence in the Kansas Civil War, cried out after returning to Philadelphia; "America has reached the most dangerous moment..."

John Brown, who fought alongside Abraham Lincoln, was also one of the leaders of the Northern Abolitionist Volunteers.

He was born in Connecticut to a white farming family.His father was an abolitionist, and Brown was influenced by anti-slavery thoughts since he was a child.

As an adult, he started from humanitarianism and actively participated in the American abolitionist movement. He participated in the armed struggle for the status of a free state in Kansas (that is, the Kansas Civil War), and became famous as "Tommy Brown of Osawa".

Facing the rampant slave owners in the south, John Brown began planning an armed uprising with the ultimate goal of liberating the slaves in the south, and got funding from a generous northern business owner...

"Hehe...I'm really looking forward to it!"

An inexplicable smile appeared on Li Cha's face. He walked to the sofa and sat down. The current President of the United States, Franklin Pierce, is already a lame duck. There are only seven months left in his term, so it is impossible to launch a large-scale military operation.

The overall size of the U.S. military is still maintained at around 13 to 14, with more than enough self-preservation and insufficient offense.

No matter how fast the new president James Buchanan moves after taking office, he will have to wait until August or September next year, and there is still a whole year to go.

Next year, the number of recruits will be doubled. In addition, a group of supplementary soldiers will be trained in the refugee camps on the Jiaodong Peninsula. The concealment effect is good, and it is almost enough to deal with the Yankees.

Today's Huaxia Shenzhou is full of wars. The Nian Army in the north has won great victories one after another. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in the south established Jinling City as the capital. The Qing army organized 10,000+ people in the Southern Camp and the Northern Camp to face each other, and there will be chaos for at least ten years.

The war greatly weakened the control of the Manchu government. Tang was an oriental man whom the Manchus were extremely afraid of. Coastal local governments generally did not dare to embarrass them when it came to immigration, and they even went along with it.

This is because Tang Guoyang's strength is strong, with silver and copper coins piled up like hills, tight supply of kerosene, cheap woven foreign cloth, white sugar, white flour and grain, and abundant supply.

These are all highly sought-after commodities in the market, and the cooperation means that Qian Jingguang is bright, which makes the political and business circles of the Qing Dynasty flock to it.

In addition, the Tang State imported a large amount of tea, porcelain, various handicrafts and bamboo weaving utensils, an astonishing amount of Taihu mountain stones, rice paper, pig bristles, raw silk, Shu Jinhu silk, and a variety of commodities, which greatly promoted the circulation of commodities.

Every year, hundreds of voyages of seagoing ships are loaded with immigrants and goods to the other side of the ocean, bringing hundreds of thousands of kerosene and other commodities on the return journey, and the transaction volume is astonishing.

There are a large number of foreign firms and banks in the Tang Dynasty, and they are closely connected with officials, wealthy families and merchants in the coastal provinces. The internal interest relationship is constantly being cut, and the reasoning is still chaotic. Many local government officials are the behind-the-scenes manipulators of exporting immigrants to obtain huge benefits.

Judging from the current situation, it is possible to maintain a stable large number of Chinese immigrants for at least ten years, with an average of more than one million person-times per year.

For the 5000 million people in the land of China, there are more than a million refugees from wars and famines every year. This immigrant population is only a drizzle scattered to more than 10 coastal provinces.

Li Cha, who was sitting on the sofa, was smoking a cigar, thinking about the situation in North America and East Asia in his mind.

If the Tang-US war breaks out as expected in the second half of next year, the Tang Kingdom will mainly use soldiers trained in the Huaxia refugee camps, sending troops to North America at a rate of 2 to 3 per month.

Thus

Except for the initial mobilization of 12 to 15 troops, the Datang Kingdom does not need to continue to mobilize. It mainly focuses on maintaining the stable order of industrial and agricultural production in the rear, ensuring sufficient labor input, and will not affect the pace of the kingdom's overall economic development.

The local full-scale mobilization limit is 45 troops, but that is in the face of a major crisis of life and death. Li Cha estimates that as long as the front line can be stabilized at the beginning of the war, it is enough to mobilize 1/3 of the reserve troops.

Li Cha has sufficient confidence that the continuous reinforcements from the mainland of China will be enough to completely crush the Yankees.

Fighting crowd tactics, the Chinese have never been afraid of anyone!
Sitting comfortably on the sofa, Li Cha thought through these complicated issues, filled with a sense of achievement in controlling history, and a smile could not help but appear on the corner of his mouth.

American presidential candidate James Buchanan has taken one step at a time and looked at three steps. He has already exposed his ambition after taking office as president. He regards the Tang Kingdom as a stepping stone to achieve brilliant achievements in his political career, and he did not hesitate to invest tens of thousands of U.S. soldiers for this purpose. s life.

Not knowing

Li Cha had already been waiting for him on the top of the 10th floor, his every move was under control, as clear as lines on his palm.

The level gap between chess players is too far, they are not at the same level at all.

He took a puff of the cigar and exhaled it. The thick cigar smoke lingered around him. Li Cha's eyes once again turned to the huge map that was as tall as a person. His eyes fell on the Luzon Islands not far from Paradise Island.

As a mid- to long-term strategic goal, the Luzon Islands are also a prey that the Tang Kingdom needs to attack.

The Luzon Islands, ruled by the Spanish colonists, covers an area of ​​29.97 square kilometers. It was originally composed of some fragmented island countries. After the Spaniards came here in 1565, they conquered the indigenous kingdoms scattered on the islands one by one, forming today's Colony of the Luzon Islands.

After all, it has been 291 years.

In 1799, the Spanish colonial government conducted a comprehensive census of the Luzon Islands, and the figure obtained was 150 million local population, including local indigenous people, East Indies and Chinese immigrants.

In the past half a century, the total population of the island is between 260 million and 270 million, showing a substantial increase.

This population is not worth mentioning compared to the Chinese mainland, the Korean peninsula, the Fusang island country and the Nanyang region.

ultimate reason
The other reason is that the local indigenous population has low productivity and is not good at farming. The food production is so low that they almost rely on the sky to harvest, which is a waste of the unique climate and geographical conditions of the Luzon Islands.

All kinds of fruit trees here grow lush and lush, and the natives on the island can eat enough as long as they pick the fruits, and they don’t have the leisure to take care of the farmland, so they live leisurely all day long.

If the industrious Chinese were allowed to farm, it would not be a problem to double the grain output of the farmland several times.

Li Cha is very particular about the areas he chooses to expand. He followed the road map for the expansion of the United States in his previous life, carefully avoided the sensitive areas of the United Kingdom, and chose the Spanish colonies to attack, such as the Philippines, such as Cuba, such as Puerto Rico.

Of course, these are medium and long-term goals, at least they should be considered after the American Civil War ends.

At this stage, it is enough to reserve more weapons, equipment and supplies, and wait for work at leisure.

At that time, the Datang Kingdom will appear as a victim and will be in a more favorable position in international politics.

The United Kingdom is a big boss, and the little brother around me has been bullied and invaded. Doesn’t it mean it?
In that case, who would want to hang out with him?

(End of this chapter)