Wild North America 1846

Chapter 275 Chapter 275
Panama is an important base of the Royal Navy in Central America. There are 1350 marines stationed daily, which accounts for almost 1/3 of the entire navy's standing force (note; specifically refers to the Marine Corps). It is the largest overseas military base .

This round of large-scale military expansion did not benefit the navy at all, which made Lieutenant General Pan Hengchen very unwilling. He always wanted to make some noise and let His Majesty see that the navy is not just for nothing.

think about it
Lieutenant General Pan Hengchen set his sights on the two Central American countries next to Panama Province, one is Costa Rica and the other is Colombia.

Costa Rica was originally part of the United Republic of Central America, with a total population of 14.3 and a land area of ​​more than 5 square kilometers. The residents are mainly Indo-European Caucasians, accounting for more than 95%. It is an out-and-out Central American small nation.

The areas that make up the United Republic of Central America became Spanish colonies after the 16th century and are collectively referred to as the "Governorship of Guatemala".

In 1820, a revolution to restore the constitutional system occurred in Spain, which triggered a wave of independence in the Spanish colonies in the Americas, and a surging independence movement broke out in the Governorate of Guatemala.

After Mexico declared its independence in 1821, the liberals in the Viceroyalty of Guatemala drafted the first Declaration of Independence on September 9, advocating union with Mexico and joining the big Mexican family for warmth.

It is a pity that after the establishment of Mexico, it fell into endless internal struggles for power and profit. The extreme political corruption and dark rule with no hope made the union fragmented.

When Iturbide, the "Emperor of Mexico", abdicated, the region couldn't stand it, and turned to the "National Constitutional Convention" in Central America, and issued the Second Declaration of Independence on July 1823, 7, adopting " "United Provinces of Central America" ​​is the name of the country, including five "management areas" formerly belonging to the Governor of Guatemala, namely Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.

Not long after the good times, conflicts began to arise between the five administrative areas, as if it was the fate of Central and North American countries, and there was always endless internal fighting, which is also the drawback of introducing American democracy.

The struggle between each other eventually led to another disintegration in 1841. El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala successively declared independence and founding a country.

Now the two regions of Costa Rica and Nicaragua are both independent and not independent. The three Central American partners have left, and the alliance has broken down.

But now they still have the name of "United Republic of Central America" ​​on their heads, but they are doing their own things. This so-called "United Republic of Central America" ​​has already existed in name only.

if history doesn't change

By next year, Costa Rica will declare its third independent statehood. The first time it will hug Mexico's thigh, the second time it will hug the United Republic of Central America's thigh, and the third time it really has no thighs to hug, so it can only do it alone.

Flies do not bite seamless eggs. It is precisely because of the chaos in various regions of Central America that Lieutenant General Pan Hengchen is focusing on Costa Rica.

Colombia is only an alternative consideration. This country has a population of nearly 80, a total area of ​​114 million square kilometers, and a long history of development. It is not a target that the navy can handle.

Yes, Lieutenant General Pan Hengchen just wanted to use his own naval power to solve the problem, and he was unwilling to let the army intervene, so he could only choose a target that the navy could swallow, and that was the Costa Rica region.

So why didn't the Navy include Nicaragua?

This is because Nicaragua is mainly Central American Indians, with a total area of ​​14 square kilometers and a population of 33.6. They are completely different from the Indo-European whites in Costa Rica, with different skin colors, different languages, and different religious beliefs. Look at the 36-year history after independence You know, there are many contradictions between them, and it is basically impossible to integrate them.

In addition, Costa Rica has no army, only a militia of fewer than 700 people.

Unlike Nicaragua, the region has a regular army of 5660 people, divided into six infantry regiments, two cavalry regiments, and an artillery battalion. In addition, there are local volunteer militias. The military strength should not be underestimated.

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Our goal is to take advantage of the chaotic situation in the region to take down Costa Rica. This operation will focus on the Marine Corps' raid to take down the region in one fell swoop.

In order to achieve the above combat objectives, the navy fleet will fully cooperate and mobilize an infantry regiment of 860 people from the mainland of the kingdom to go south to strengthen the military strength of the marine corps.

Additionally I request;
Among the Chinese immigrants who arrived in Panama, a militia of 3000 people was formed to implement fully enclosed military training in the base, which will serve as a reserve force for naval operations.

This operation is named "Dawn Project". The Naval Staff Headquarters has given high expectations to this plan. I hope that all of you present will work together to complete the combat mission and rebuild the glory of our kingdom's navy.

The kingdom's military expansion in Central America will be dominated by the navy..."

Lieutenant General Pan Hengchen stood at the top of the meeting room, and encouraged the morale of all the military officers participating in the military meeting. His face glowed with a different kind of red light, and his expression was extremely excited.

Putting together an army of nearly 5000 people (including 3000 militiamen), this is an unprecedented large-scale effort for the Royal Navy, and it is also the most important military operation so far. The Naval Staff Headquarters attaches great importance to it, and he personally commands it.

The purpose is to swallow Costa Rica in one gulp.

Judging from the current favorable situation of the outbreak of Chinese immigration in Central America, the annexation and digestion of Costa Rica is a piece of cake, and there will not be too many future troubles.

What is a small area with a population of more than 14?
His majesty knew well that the navy had made a wishful thinking. With His Majesty's pervasive control over the kingdom's army, it was impossible for the navy to hide the fact that it wanted to send troops to the south on a large scale.

To mobilize an infantry regiment of 860 marines, one must obtain His Majesty's Royal Assent and issue a transfer order in person, otherwise Lieutenant General Pan Hengchen would not be able to bear such a heavy crime with his small stature.

Facing the turmoil and rapid decline of the situation in North America, the Datang Kingdom is now in an extremely favorable situation. If the North and the South go to war, the Datang Kingdom will immediately swallow the meat that the Yankees put on their lips.

That is the Diwana area occupied by the United States today. This area is adjacent to the south of Los Angeles, only a few hundred kilometers away, and is an isolated enclave of the United States on the Pacific side.

Over the years, the Yankees have focused on the construction of the Tijuana area and Mexicali, mainly in the military port. They have built seaside fortresses, naval piers and towns in Tijuana. The two places have a total of more than [-] residents, of which more than [-]% are white Americans. migrant.

Through this move, the United States is trying to retain its military presence in Tijuana, threaten the soft hinterland of the Datang Kingdom with relatively strong naval power, and win the right to speak in North America.

The idea is beautiful, but the reality is cruel.

The U.S. Navy does have three sailing frigates with powerful combat capabilities, especially the USS Constitution, but these old sailing warships are mainly active in the Atlantic Ocean near New York. Warner State, came to the Eastern Pacific to fight.

Let alone whether the sailing fleet of the U.S. Navy has such a strong strength, just this task itself is almost a fantasy.

The Kingdom of Datang is an advanced country that is moving towards industrialization. The navy has ten iron-clad destroyers with a displacement of 1550 to 1880 tons, as well as a larger number of armored patrol ships and seven sail frigates. It is the most powerful navy in the entire American region. It is by no means easy to be with.

Moreover, Tijuana is close to the increasingly prosperous Los Angeles metropolitan area of ​​the Datang Kingdom. There are heavy troops stationed there. Once a war breaks out between Tang and the United States, the American Tijuana will be a piece of meat on the lips of the Datang Kingdom. They can be swallowed in one gulp.

Wanting to rely on a mere enclave to contain the Tang Kingdom is tantamount to wishful thinking.

When the high-level U.S. federal officials realized this, they had already invested a large amount of money in Tijuana, and it became a situation that was hard to recover.

The state of Tijuana in the United States is the former Baja California and Baja California Sur, which belonged to Mexico. It is a long and narrow peninsula shaped like a French baguette, with a total area of ​​about 15.3 square kilometers. The main cities are Tijuana and Mexicare. and La Paz.

The state was one of the territories ceded by the United States from Mexico in a postwar treaty following the Mexican-American War in 1848.

As an enclave away from the United States, the state’s greatest role is to check and balance the development of the Tang Kingdom, and as the only base of the US Navy in the Pacific region, it plays an irreplaceable role in realizing the American Dream of Two Oceans and the Dream of a Great Power;

The original idea was good, but it was difficult to realize it.

It is relatively easy to build coastal fortresses and piers, but Tijuana is only a hundred kilometers away from Los Angeles, and even closer to Palm Springs. Insoluble dilemma.

If a line of defense is to be built on the border between the two countries, a circular line of defense with a total length of more than 360 kilometers will be required, which will be an extremely expensive project and obviously impossible.

Los Angeles is only a hundred kilometers away from Tijuana on the Pacific coast, and only 304 kilometers away from Mexikare, an important city in the state. A field division of the Tang Kingdom is stationed in Palm Springs, only 43 kilometers away from the border between the two countries.

Its subordinate cavalry regiment trains on the border between Tang and the United States on a daily basis. This has brought great defensive pressure to the American territory of Warner State. There is a game of "you stare at me, I stare at you" in the country, and there will always be friction in the border area.

When the situation between the North and the South became tense, these volunteer white militiamen who patrolled the US border on a daily basis disappeared immediately.

They all retreated back to the surrounding area of ​​the city and gave up the confrontation on the border to avoid giving the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom an excuse to go to war. In fact, they were cowardly and hid.

These Yankees knew very well that with Tijuana's weak military strength, the possibility of blocking the attack of the Tang Kingdom's army was very slim.

(End of this chapter)