Wild North America 1846

Chapter 431 One Peach Kills Three Soldiers
Nov. 1864, 6

Emperor Li Cha of the Tang Dynasty, who officially visited the Kingdom of Prussia, and his entourage drove to the Emmeline Palace on the Elector Street in Hua Berlin, and started a 6-day state visit to the Kingdom of Prussia. Therefore, the entire Elector Street was heavily guarded and no irrelevant personnel were strictly prohibited access.

"I heard that a prince or daughter from the German state was heartbroken for you. Is this true?" Li Cha asked while sitting on the imperial couch in a loose tunic.

His Highness Tang-Li Kun, Duke of the North, who stood with his hands hanging down, hurriedly knelt down and reported politely; "Your servant is stupid, and was confused by emotion for a while, and dared not hide the emperor's sage's hearing. There is indeed such a thing."

Although the Tang Empire abolished kneeling and saluting, in the royal family and noble families, the younger generation still had to kneel and salute to the elders, even in common people's families.

This is the traditional etiquette of China, and the Kingdom government will not be able to control it no matter how long it stretches, let alone go to extravagance.

Li Cha sighed softly and said kindly;
"Young Mu Ai, there is nothing wrong with it.

But being born in the royal family, while enjoying this honorable status, one must also assume the responsibility of maintaining the orthodoxy of the royal bloodline, so as not to be criticized by courtiers.

When the dynasty was first established, every child of the royal family must consciously maintain the royal order, and behave in accordance with the wishes of the subjects, not because of their own..."

Li Cha taught the Seventh Prince earnestly, and while he was talking, Zheng Yuan, the head of the Royal Secretariat, stepped into the hall, he waved his hand to make the Seventh Prince stand up, and asked, "What's the matter?"

"His Majesty; in the morning, the General Staff Headquarters of the Kingdom of Prussia invited Lieutenant General James Kahn to the Megan Barracks to see the training situation of the Prussian Army. Marshal Dai Changfu, Chief of Staff, also went with him. , for inquiries."

"Well, it seems that William I wants to poach the wall?"

"Qizou Your Majesty; the Marshal also said the same thing. He commented on the general army; the morale of the overall army is high, the training is excellent and the obedience is good. The disadvantage is that it has not been tempered by large-scale wars, the integration of the legion is not high, and the coordination of the various ministries is poor."

"The marshal's vision is still vicious, and it is difficult to precipitate a strong European army through small fights. This is also the real reason why European countries generally believe that the French army is stronger. Especially the French army has a large number of professional soldiers and participated in the colonization of the world. There is no doubt that the fighting power of each war is strong." Li Cha commented a few words casually.

Objectively speaking
In today's era, the army of the Kingdom of Prussia is a recognized force in Europe, but it is indeed a level behind the French army.

The French army is recognized as the overlord of Europe. It was the main force that defeated the Tsarist Russian army in the Crimean War in 1853. In the subsequent War of Independence of the Kingdom of Italy, the United Kingdom of Sardinia defeated the Austrian Empire, demonstrating its strength again.

compared with

The Prussian army has not participated in a large-scale war in the past 20 years, and the Pudan War was only a short-term battle of low intensity and scale.

The two sides of the war were about to close, and the Danish army clearly withdrew from Holstein and Schleswig, and handed over these two areas.

In the post-war negotiations in late June

The Kingdom of Denmark officially announced the abandonment of Holstein and Schleswig. King Christian IX also canceled the two noble titles of Duke of Holstein and Duke of Schleswig. Ceded to the combined forces of Prussia and Austria.

It is undoubtedly wise to do so, if you can't beat it, you have to admit it.

After Christian IX lost his second son George, the Kingdom of Denmark has lost its influence on the Kingdom of Greece. The originally proposed coalition between Denmark and Greece has no further development and is impossible to realize.

With the power of the Kingdom of Denmark alone, it is impossible to fight against the Prussian and Austrian coalition forces, not to mention the fact that there are all the states in South Germany eyeing it?
Although these states alone are not enough to look at, but they can't help joining together. You send 1200 people, and he sends 4000 people. If you gather them together, you will have an army of nearly 10. How many ants kill elephants!

In the general perception of Europeans
The combat effectiveness of the armies of these small countries of the German Confederation is not strong, probably about the same as that of the Kingdom of Sardinia.

Only the Prussian army has inherited the excellent military traditions of the Teutonic Knights. It is brave and good at fighting, and it is not afraid of death. It is indeed famous.

In the eyes of Marshal Dai Changfu, compared with the Tang Empire army that had been in war for a long time, the Prussian army still has many shortcomings, especially the joint operations and coordination of the large corps are flawed.

This is because it cannot be seen in the low-intensity wars of small European countries. Once the battle for supremacy with the Austrian Empire or the French Empire is launched, the shortcomings will be exposed immediately, and it may become the main reason for losing the entire war.

The General Staff Headquarters of the Prussian Army must also understand this point, so they urgently need the guidance of the Tang Empire's rich war experience.

Li Cha's attitude towards this is; unreservedly helping the Prussian army and imparting the valuable experience gained by the Tang Empire through countless bloody battles.

If you are a brother, you should help!

The tragic fate of the rise of the German nation is to be beaten by a group of brothers in Europe, twice if it fails once, until they can't take care of themselves.

If one day it is really possible to cross the Atlantic Ocean, it will surely have conquered France, England, Italy, Tsarist Russia and other surrounding European countries, and will almost be able to dominate the world.

Such a possibility is infinitely small and can be ignored.

Therefore, the strengthening of the Prussian army is Europe's trouble, and has nothing to do with the Tang Empire.

"Is there anything else?" Li Cha asked.

After saluting respectfully, Zheng Yuan replied;
"Show Your Majesty;
Just received news that the rebel Red Party government in Uruguay in South America is supported by the Brazilian army. 7200 Brazilian troops have marched into Uruguay to help suppress local rebels and stabilize the local situation.

The Argentine government also expressed support for the rebellious Uruguayan Red Party, aiding a large amount of supplies and 2000 smoothbore rifles, which intensified the situation in South America.

All this aroused the great anger of Paraguayan President Lopez, who publicly declared: "The invasion of imperialism must be responded to with war."

The official rhetoric of the three South American countries has become increasingly fierce, and conflicts have occurred frequently in the border areas. If the international community cannot effectively intervene, a war in South America is inevitable.

No later than the end of the year, war may break out.

In response to this incident, the Imperial General Staff Headquarters has deployed a comprehensive response plan, planning to intervene at the most difficult moment of the war and give Paraguay strong military support.

At present, a military inspection delegation composed of 33 military officers has arrived in Asunción, the capital of Paraguay, and brought a batch of aid materials with them. "

"Well, let's do it according to the established policy!" After listening to the report, Li Cha gave a simple order.

For the upcoming hot war in South America, the basic strategy of Datang Empire is to attack and weaken the two powerhouses in South America, namely Argentina and Brazil.

Support Paraguay, known as "South American Prussia", in order to achieve the regional power balance strategy of "one peach kills three soldiers", strengthen the Datang Empire's right to speak in South America, and have the de facto "Arbiter of America" ​​status.

That is
By supporting Paraguay, a young man with a strong fighting capacity, he can restrain and influence South American countries such as Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, and even Peru, and stir up life from a pool of stagnant water all over South America.

To achieve such a strategic goal, one of the first is that Paraguay should not be weakened too much in the war, especially the male population should not suffer too many casualties in the war, so as not to seriously damage the national strength and fail to achieve the strategic goal of balancing Cuba and Argentina .

The second is that Paraguay can win the war and expand its land area, but it cannot gain access to the sea, cannot annex the Uruguayan territory, and always maintains the aggrieved state of a landlocked country.

Only in this way
The Tang Empire was able to always hold Paraguay's fate line, allowing it to hold on to the thigh of the Tang Empire tightly under the watchful eyes of its hostile neighbors, not daring to let go for a moment.

Once released, it may lead to the terrible ending of the country's collapse.

Ever since the Tang Empire launched the expedition to the South American desert, the situation in South America has been completely different from the original history. With the addition of an unpredictable factor, the entire game has changed.

Paraguay is the first South American economic powerhouse to open up to Europe and learn from modern science and technology experience. Its hard-working industrialization has made some achievements. With a total population of about 46 people, its living standard has basically reached that of the third-rate countries in Europe, and its performance is quite outstanding.

in the original history
Paraguay, a small but strong country, has one enemy and three. On December 1864, 12, Paraguay officially declared war on Brazil and sent troops to the Mato Grosso region.

Paraguay declared war on Argentina on March 1865, 3, and sent troops to the Argentine province of Corrientes because Argentina refused to allow the Paraguayan army to pass through Argentina to aid Uruguay.

The Uruguayan government, controlled by the rebel Red Party, also declared war on Paraguay.

Paraguay, a small South American country, faced Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay at the same time. They defeated the Brazilian and Argentine armies repeatedly in the early stages of the war and marched forward triumphantly.

However, after the war mobilization of the Brazilian Empire and Argentina, a steady stream of 10,000+ troops entered the battlefield one after another, and they fought wildly against the Paraguayan army, changing the overall trend of the battlefield.

This 6-year South American war was unprecedentedly tragic and bloody. After the defeat, the population of Paraguay was reduced by half. Among them, the male population was only more than 2, and most of them were children under the age of 8 to 10. Almost the whole country fought die.

Director Zheng Yuan then reported the latest progress of South American colonization and the intensive negotiations between the visiting delegation and the Kingdom of Prussia, which involved the signing of more than 10 cooperation treaties, both public and secret.

The public part is mainly about business and trade, cultural exchanges, and mutual national treatment and other convenience treaties. Some commodity categories need to be negotiated. With the attention of the high-level officials of the two countries, the progress is very fast, and the formal signing can be signed in a few days.

The secret part is mainly cooperation in military and weaponry. Since the Tang Empire has signed a 20-year patent exclusivity treaty with the United Kingdom, it can only send finished artillery products to Germany, but cannot provide technology.

Only nitroglycerin high explosives can be exported, and cannot be authorized or co-produced, all of which are prohibited.

In addition, some military officers are sent to each other to enter each other's military academies for further studies, exchanges, and make up for the shortcomings of the middle and senior officers in the command of large corps, etc., and can only cooperate in the form of secret exchanges.

The Tang Empire has rich experience in organizing large corps to fight. This is especially valued by the General Staff of the Kingdom of Prussia. It plans to organize senior generals of the Prussian Army to go to the Datang Empire in turn for further studies. This is a key aspect of secret military cooperation.

The trained senior generals of the Prussian Army will go to the battlefield in person, and together with the senior officers of the Tang Empire, they will understand the situation of the enemy and us in the battle of the large corps, the methods and methods of attack, their respective advantages and disadvantages, and the shortcomings and unsatisfactory aspects of the organization and campaign. , get selfless experience imparted.

This course is the "Battle Science" that senior generals must pass in their advanced studies. It is the only exclusive professor in the Royal Army Academy of the Tang Empire in the world, and there is absolutely no second one.

The method taught by Chinese and German students at the same time also reflects the broad mind of the Tang Empire, and it does not hide any secrets and carefully imparts valuable combat experience of the large corps.

The senior generals of the Prussian army who are training in rotation will be able to really feel this.

Regarding the latest situation of colonization in South America, according to Director Zheng Yuan's report;
After a year and a half of repeated attacks, the number of local indigenous Indians has shrunk sharply to 32 to 35 people, most of whom are located in the deep inland mountains or in the barren areas in the south, making it more difficult to continue the encirclement and suppression.

Chinese armed groups immigrating to South America have begun to build large and small ranch manors. Tens of thousands of pastures are blooming everywhere. The early domesticated cattle and sheep have entered estrus, ewes have begun to give birth to lambs, and cows have begun to conceive. The size of the cattle and sheep population will expand rapidly.

Due to the warm and abundant water resources in South America, the new Chinese immigrants have reclaimed tens of thousands of hectares of land, and the grain they planted has a good harvest, which no longer needs to be imported from the empire.

The Circum-Atlantic Coastal Railway is under construction in full swing. About 11.5 indigenous Argentine coolies are working day and night on the railway construction site. The total length of this main line along the Atlantic Ocean is about 3440 kilometers. It is expected to be completed in two and a half years. Three years and ten months.

This is because the terrain along the Atlantic Ocean in South America is flat, mostly plains and hilly areas, and a few sporadic mountain ranges can also be avoided by rationally planning routes, making it less difficult to build railways.

Coupled with the support of abundant indigenous Indian labor force and timely and sufficient government funding, the progress of railway construction is quite fast.

Besides
The construction of the three trunk railways across South America from east to west has also started one after another. It is expected that the entire south of South America will form a "Feng"-shaped railway trunk line layout after completion, which will help deepen the colonization of occupied areas, completely eliminate the hidden dangers of sporadic indigenous Indian tribes, and realize the empire's Overall domination of the region is crucial.

Next Step

The two cavalry divisions fighting in South America will organize expeditionary cavalry with cavalry companies as units to continue to encircle and suppress Indian tribes that go deep into the inland, and repeatedly sweep and sort them out. This will be a long-term and arduous combat task.

No way, the newly occupied area is too large, who knows where those native Indians hid?
(End of this chapter)