Wild North America 1846

Chapter 309 The Vicious Battle Plan

More than a month after Prime Minister Temple took office, London made two big moves against North America, which aroused Richard's great attention. Not a good thing.

The first big move was that Prime Minister Temple instigated members of the ruling party to throw out the "British North America Act" in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. This bill aims to form Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick together unified dominion.

The above-mentioned areas are all located in the British Canadian colony with a long history of development, a large population, and a relatively developed eastern coast and along the Great Lakes.

The area under its jurisdiction accounts for about 16% of the British Canadian colony, but it covers more than 69% of the population. The above-mentioned areas were previously fragmented and fragmented. After being merged and formed into a new unified dominion, its influence and role will definitely have 1+ The effect of 1>2.

Through this move, the Temple government tried to unify the scattered Canadian colonies and form a government of the Dominion of Canada.

when the time comes

It will promote other central, western and northern provinces of Canada to join the Dominion of Canada government, so as to achieve unified and effective colonial rule and jointly deal with the chaos in North America.

I have to say, this trick is very powerful.

As of 1859

The population of the entire British Canadian colony grew to about 254 million, most of which were concentrated in the east and the border area of ​​the Great Lakes region next to the United States.

There are successful precedents for such a unified policy adopted by sophisticated politicians in London, such as the United States;
At first, the thirteen North American states under the British rule were integrated together, and finally developed and evolved into the United States today. There are enough successful experiences to learn from.

In terms of economic development
The degree of development in the United States is much higher than that of Canada, and the economic ties between the states are far closer than those between the regions of Canada. There are frequent exchanges of personnel and materials without any hindrance.

When the United States became independent, the thirteen states of British North America had formed a unified market and a strong sense of national identity.

Canada is different from the United States. Because Canada is relatively remote and has a low level of development, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, and New Brunswick are relatively independent regions with a low level of development.

Moreover, in the British Canadian colonies, there are still serious contradictions between the French residents and the British residents who are incompatible and distrust each other. This is also the biggest obstacle for the Temple government to squeeze the Dominion of Canada.

In 1756, the Anglo-French War broke out. The British spent several years defeating the French, captured French Canada, and incorporated French Canada under their command. The entire Canadian region became a British colony.

In order to appease the restless French, the British promulgated the "Quebec Act", which recognized the special status of the French in Canada and granted various privileges to the Catholic Church.

Therefore, the Quebec region, where French residents are the majority, has a lot of independent powers, and the French in Quebec have been trying to dominate and promote the independence of the region, and have a strong influence on several surrounding remote provinces.

In summary

Even if the ruling party promotes the passage of the "British North America Act", the specific implementation will face many difficulties, and it will not be a policy that will be effective in a while.

The second big movement is that the British government changed its course on North America policy, and suddenly made major changes;
Regression from the original position of supporting and preparing to recognize the Confederate States of America in the South, in favor of the North.

This is not a trivial matter, but a major policy change that can affect the situation in North America, and will affect a large number of European countries to follow suit.

The change visible to the naked eye is that the northern army obtained a large amount of cloth to produce military uniforms. The frontline troops changed their previous strange clothes and changed into light blue military uniforms, which looked very decent.

Sweeping away the original impression of the Northern Army's ragged clothes and unpleasant smell, the Northern Virginia Army on the Eastern Front was a uniformed army and was soon sent to the frontline battlefield.

The original messy weapons and equipment of the Northern Army were quickly improved, and a large number of British Minie rifles appeared on the battlefield, and in the general attack launched in early August, they caused more serious damage to the Southern Army.

President Johnson-Buchanan ordered on August 8 that the Northern Army's 3 million troops launched a general attack across the board, vowing to win the war at all costs.

The British-made Mini rifle has a long range and great power, and the lead bullets used are highly toxic. On the battlefield with extremely poor medical conditions, if the wounded cannot quickly take out the lead bullets, there is a high probability that they will die and go to hell.

Fortunately, the Minie rifles equipped by the Northern Army were still short-lived, and the total number was not large, less than 10, which did not completely change the situation of the war.

After the Southern Army suffered heavy casualties on the eastern battlefield, it finally curbed the fierce general offensive of the Northern Army and stabilized the Eastern Front.

南军总司令罗伯特·李抽调总预备队展开全面反击。8月25日至9月1日，李将军的16万军队同北军22万人展开“七日会战”。

The Southern Army flexibly searched for fighter opportunities, mobilized the Northern Army's deployment, and then launched a resolute and decisive violent attack to find the weak link of the Northern Army. It won several consecutive victories and drove the Northern Army out of the peninsula near Richmond.

In the "7-day battle", the Northern Army lost 3.65 people, and the Southern Army also lost 4.1 people, but they achieved a strategic victory in defending the capital Richmond.

After repelling the general attack of the Northern Army, Robert Lee, the commander-in-chief of the Southern Army, led his army to take advantage of the victory and go northward. At the end of September, he fought the third battle of Manassas with the Northern Army.

In this battle, General Robert Lee's superb command art was brought into full play. He used a small force to attract the main force of the Northern Army to the position.

The Northern Army suffered 2.4 casualties and captured 1.53 people. Those who were beaten were defeated, and the Southern Army approached the city of Washington.

It was only in the Battle of Antietam in October that the Northern Army withstood the Southern Army's offensive and relieved Washington from the danger of destruction.

In August 1859, when the Northern Army launched a general offensive across the board, the Eastern Front and the Western Front had 8 victory and 1 loss, and the contrast was very obvious.

The Eastern Front was victorious and then defeated. It was defeated by Robert Lee, the commander-in-chief of the Confederate Army. Until the soldiers approached the city of Washington, there was no way to retreat. The majestic oath made by the Northern Army before the war became a joke.

Under Washington's strict order, the Northern Army resorted to crowd tactics in the Battle of Antietam, which was able to resist the tide-like offensive of the Southern Army.

The Western Front is another situation

General Sherman of the Northern Army is old and hot. After the defeat in the Battle of Kansas last year, he re-recruited the army to practice martial arts and carefully prepared for the battle. Finally, he shined brilliantly on the Western Front this year and won successive victories.

The first battlefield was in Kansas City. The Northern Army learned the lessons of the previous war and divided it into two by taking advantage of its strength.

All the way, a mobile force mainly composed of cavalry broke in from the south from the flank, cut off the railway line from Kansas to the south, and set up a strong blocking position.

On the other side, heavy artillery bombardment and round after round of infantry attacks stormed Kansas City, smashing the Confederate defense line severely, and occupying it one by one like peeling onions.

With no backup and heavy enemy attacks, the Kansas Corps of the Confederate Army, which stood firm in Kansas City for five days and nights, had to retreat westward after suffering heavy casualties.

After breaking through the encirclement of the Union Army, Lieutenant General Daniel Harvey Hill, commander of the Kansas Corps, led the remnants of 3.1 men, fought westward and retreated to the town of Manhattan.

The current town of Manhattan is under the control of the Tang Kingdom. The railway line going west from here can reach Phoenix City on the Colorado Plateau more than 890 kilometers away unimpeded, and it can also receive continuous support from the Tang Kingdom's army.

It can be said that it is safe to withdraw here.

Tens of thousands of Northern Army chasing troops were stopped outside the town of Omaha by a cavalry regiment of more than a thousand from the Datang Kingdom. They were told that the front was under the jurisdiction of the Datang Kingdom's army and unauthorized entry was strictly prohibited.

Major Fan Pengju sat proudly on his horse. Behind him were more than 6 cavalrymen from the 1300th Regiment of the Colorado Cavalry Division.

Opposite him were the soldiers of the Northern Army, all over the mountains and plains, dressed in all kinds of clothes, like an army of beggars fleeing for refuge, but everyone was holding spears and sharp blades in their hands, showing a murderous and ferocious scene.

"Your Excellency, this area is already under the protection of the Tang Kingdom's army. Please lead your subordinates to leave here. Otherwise, Your Excellency General will be solely responsible for any unnecessary conflicts between the two countries." Major Fan Pengju put his hands on his waist With the command knife in the middle, he said calmly.

His words made the Northern Army general Samuel Brown twist his nose, his blood surged up, and he wished to order the arrogant cavalry major to be shot to death, but he knew rationally that he could not do so.

The Kingdom of Datang is watching covetously, and is worrying about the excuse that there is no chance to intervene in the American Civil War!
In May, the Tang Kingdom brazenly sent troops to occupy Tijuana, and Washington didn't fart, pretended to be dumb and didn't respond positively, so he was so cowardly.

Instead, they threw out a "Declaration for the Emancipation of Black Slaves" to confuse the public, and made the generals of the Northern Army panic. Several senior officers on the Western Front combined together and simply led their troops to the southern camp.

The general attack originally planned to start in June had to be postponed to Bafen. General Ambrose Everett Burnside, the commander-in-chief of the US military, spent a lot of energy to appease the generals, clear up internal turmoil, and suppress dissatisfaction. It was easy to get through this hurdle, and there was no major disturbance.

Lieutenant General Samuel Brown knew all these things, so he forced the anger in his heart to say; "You are the ones who should leave here. The 700 kilometers west of Manhattan is the inherent territory of the United States, which belongs to Kansas. Yours The behavior has violated the territorial sovereignty of the United States, and I have the right to wipe you all out."

"This is indeed controversial. In your opinion, the south belongs to the rebels, and the Tang Kingdom recognizes that the south is an independent country. They have different positions on this issue. As for the land in front of you, General, it is now under the protection of the Tang Kingdom .Once trespassing, it will definitely provoke the flames of war between the two countries. Our department accepts the order to stand firm here. General, please think twice before acting."

"Get out of the way, Major, or you won't all have to go."

"Unfortunately, I can't accept your request. Our department is ordered to stand firm here, and the military order is like a mountain and must not be violated."

"You..." Lieutenant General Samuel Brown really vomited blood in anger, but there was nothing he could do.

The two sides were in a stalemate for four or five hours. Lieutenant General Samuel Brown was finally not dazzled by the anger, and had to lead tens of thousands of troops to retreat.

Behind him, loud cheers broke out, and the cavalrymen of the Tang Kingdom threw their military caps high into the sky, as if they were venting the mountain of pressure in their hearts in this way.

With a mere cavalry regiment fighting tens of thousands of troops head-on for several hours, under such suffocating pressure, no soldier turned around and fled, and no cavalry retreated. This reflected the iron-like discipline of the kingdom's cavalry.

The news was sent back to Kansas City, which had been reduced to ruins. Lieutenant General Sherman, the commander of the Western Front, was silent for a while, then heaved a long sigh with a heavy heart, and said; Provoking a war on the border between the two countries."

"But...Your Excellency, the Southern Army still has more than 3 troops, and it is not incapable of fighting. And once our army divides and goes south, it will always be a serious threat."

"A serious threat is better than giving the Tang Kingdom an excuse for military intervention. This table is already too crowded, so let it be!" General Sherman shook his head and said.

Now he has more important things to do, the 42 Northern Army on the Western Front is divided into three;
On one of the roads, 3 troops were stationed in Kansas, an important transportation hub, to restore the railway line connecting the north and the south, to clear the city's wreckage and clean up the battlefield, to establish camps mainly consisting of tents and simple wooden sheds, and to build a defensive line to hide in Omaha [-]. The defensive line of the Southern Army with more than [-] people guaranteed to keep Kansas City firmly in its hands.

More than 2.2 lightly and seriously wounded and sick in the Kansas War were also stranded behind the Kansas area and did not follow the army.

10 troops were divided along the way, led by Lieutenant General Samuel Brown, and marched eastward along the railway line to capture and occupy Tennessee, known as the "Banner of the United States", and fully occupy this important grain producing area to solve the major problems facing the North. The food crisis ensures that the war can continue until the final victory.

23.5 troops will be divided along the way, and General Hillman will lead the south along the railway line. Along the way, a "scorched earth policy" will be adopted to completely destroy and burn all villages, towns and cities along the way, and deal a devastating blow to the supporters of the rebel forces in the southern states. basis of social domination.

General Sherman planned to open up the Mississippi River, the main north-south traffic artery, lead his army southward to Houston, and then turn eastward to surround and capture the southern city of New Orleans, turning the soft belly of the southern regime upside down...

Once this vicious battle plan is achieved, the southern regime will not be far from being completely destroyed.

(End of this chapter)