Wild North America 1846

Chapter 633 The Chaotic Situation in 1876

Shortly after entering 1876, criticisms in the United States of America against Chinese-American capital monopolizing the domestic economy and people's livelihood became louder, involving complicated political struggles, and the enthusiasm continued for a while.

Under the instigation of people with good intentions, the antagonism between the ethnic Chinese and the white ethnic group is like a flame with oil poured on it, soaring upwards and attracting widespread attention.

New York University President Springs wrote an article in the "New York Daily" warning: "This is an unhealthy antagonism, and the government's connivance has exacerbated this situation, which may tear the current peaceful and stable situation. cause unforeseen serious consequences."

There are only a few people who remain calm, and more prestigious upper-class people are involved in this public scolding war.

As New York Water Director Moret jumped from a tall building, social hotspots shifted from government corruption to ethnic antagonism, and the public was unknowingly led astray.

The United States of America is a free society, advocating democracy and freedom of speech, even the president will be ruthlessly ridiculed and abused, let alone others?

Fortunately, the Second North American War, which ended 14 years ago, is not far away. There are many Americans (northern) who have experienced this unprecedented and bloody war. deep fear.

This prevents the war of public opinion between the two sides in the United States of America from becoming a wild horse, and sticks to the bottom line;
That is, the name and taboo of the Tang Empire must never be clearly pointed out, let alone the imperial family.

However, the negative impact of the intensified public opinion turmoil is obvious. After March to April, Chinese people in various cities in the United States of America were often verbally abused and attacked by white people, and even beaten in the street.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Datang Empire immediately lodged a strong protest, sent a solemn note to the ambassador of the United States of America, and put forward three requirements for controlling its domestic public opinion;

First, we must stop this malicious tendency to create ethnic antagonism, control the trend of public opinion, severely punish the perpetrators, and avoid malicious smears and rumors.

Second, we must correctly view the great contributions of Chinese capital and immigrants in the reconstruction of the United States of America, be grateful, and guide the society to treat residents of different ethnicities fairly and correctly.

Thirdly, those who stir up trouble must be severely punished to maintain the stability and prosperity of the North American unified market.

Under the strong pressure of the Tang Empire, the President of the United States of America, Benjamin Disraeli, made a speech in public, calling on people to remain calm and expressing regret for the current public opinion war.

Then, no more...

This was originally an issue of racial antagonism provoked by the top officials of the White House, which has diverted the focus of government corruption very well. How can we just let it go?

The problem of corruption in the American government has a long history. It originated from the British colonial period. At that time, the British colonial officials were known for their corruption and incompetence, and they were passed down by the Americans.

In the United States in the 19th century, corruption and incompetence blossomed everywhere in government departments at all levels, and evolved into traditional official programs.

Between 1869 and 1871, the construction of a New York City legislature cost four times as much taxpayer money as the British Houses of Parliament.

And the courthouse still hasn't been built, and the Bank of America Chattel Credit scandal exposed an estimated $2000 million in corruption in the New York City court line of credit and construction contracts for the Union Pacific Railroad.

Incredibly, the cost of the contract was paid for by federal subsidies, and the railroads handed out stock to politicians of both parties to ensure support.

In the process of dividing the cake, the powerful "Liberal Party" was excluded, which naturally aroused strong dissatisfaction among Liberal Party members, mainly of Chinese origin, and became one of the main cases of government and municipal corruption.

Although New York Water Bureau Director Morritt jumped from a tall building, he met God without any accident.

But there are too many stains on the US government, with a lot of loopholes, and the corruption case files on its back can fill up more than half of the room. The federal prosecutors did not stop the investigation, but the social enthusiasm has dropped a lot.

under these circumstances
The White House does not want the spearhead of public opinion to be aimed at itself. Whether it is intentional indulgence or guidance, the hot spot of public opinion is always fermented on the issue of ethnic conflicts...

This small-scale public opinion turmoil in North America did not attract the attention of the world powers mainly in Europe. They now have more headaches to deal with.

In the autumn of 1875, a famine broke out in the northern and central parts of Asia Minor, and the famine intensified in the new year. The Ottoman Empire's finances were on the verge of collapse, and the shadow of foreign powers' interference enveloped the country.

As the Balkan uprisings continued, Ottoman troops brutally suppressed them.

But when the watermelon was pressed, the national awakening movement was everywhere in the Balkans, which caused the Ottoman Empire to suffer.

In this situation, its domestic political struggles are heating up.

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Sultan Abdul Aziz was overthrown in favor of Murad V, and just three months later, on 8 August, Abdul Hamid II overthrew the deranged Murad as Sultan. The new Sudan changed its master three times in one year.

Along with the awakening of national consciousness, large-scale uprisings broke out successively in Bosnia, Herzegovina and Bulgaria, and soon spread to Serbia and Montenegro, the two vassal states of the Ottoman Empire.

The Ottoman Empire brutally suppressed the uprising, but failed to control the changes in the situation, and its rule in the Balkans began to falter.

in this stormy time

Sensing the opportunity, the Tsarist government lost no time in intervening in the internal affairs of the Ottoman Empire under the banner of "saving Christians under the oppression of the Turkish Empire" and "protecting the Slavic brothers".

Tsarist Russia first put pressure on the Ottoman Empire through diplomatic channels, but the effect was not significant.

Its proposal to collectively protect the Slavs was opposed by the United Kingdom, France and the Tang Dynasty, and the world powers were surprisingly unified on the Balkan issue;

That is to prevent Tsarist Russia from taking advantage of this attack, trying to dismember and embezzle the land of the Ottoman Empire in a large scale, and extend its black hands to the warm Mediterranean Sea.

Afterwards, Tsarist Russia made another plan and proposed self-government in Bosnia, Herzegovina and Bulgaria, which was also flatly rejected by the Ottoman Empire.

but all this

Tsarist Russia was not able to stop. This great East Slavic empire, which was obsessed with colonial expansion, could hardly restrain the eager impulse to invade.

This made Britain and other world powers feel as if they were facing a big enemy, but they had to bite the bullet and deal with it. Once the 10th Russo-Turkish war broke out, the European powers would definitely intervene.

The biggest problem now is that the relationship between Britain and France is not as close as that of Napoleon III, although France is actively approaching Britain to resist the pressure of the Three Emperors Alliance.

But the French will not forget that in the Franco-Prussian War, the British were on the side of the Germans.

There is also the Tang State, which is in collusion with Germany. Although it maintains a neutral position on the surface, it actually sends a large amount of war supplies, experienced generals, and advanced weapons and equipment to Germany.

And after the fall of France, large-scale smuggling seriously damaged the interests of France and hurt the feelings of the French people.It's only been a few years, how can you be so forgetful?
If France wants to join forces with these world powers who have one thing on the surface but one thing behind the other, it will be emotionally impossible to pass this level.

Without the help of the French army, this would make the British sit down, and he would not dare to face the tyrannical Tsarist Russian Empire army alone!

The British Empire is indeed powerful and almost invincible in all parts of the world. It has not met an enemy for more than 200 years and can always win the final victory in key battles.

But that refers to the Royal Navy, not the British Army.

objective evaluation

Among the European powers, Germany, France, and Russia are the leading armies, surpassing other countries in terms of size and strength, including the United Kingdom.

If the country of Tang is added, it can basically be ranked fourth or fifth, probably on a par with the British Army.

There is a prerequisite here: large-scale use of troops in Europe.

In view of the extremely high difficulty of projecting troops across oceans and the overall small size of the Tang Empire Army, even after several colonial expansions after the North American War, the overall size of the Royal Army remained between 35 and 36.

In addition, there are 10 royal guards.

According to the current military strength of the Tang Empire, none of the [-] Royal Guards will be dispatched, and its combat scope is limited to North America, or even to the mainland of the empire.

The 36 members of the Royal Army are tasked with heavy defense tasks. In the Yunzhong Province and the new colonial area of ​​Colombia, the continuous combat missions have not stopped, but are ongoing year after year.

Coupled with the garrison in North America, the Royal Army of the Tang Empire can never send more than 6 troops overseas, and an additional 3 will be added to the sky (note; especially when no war mobilization is carried out).

This kind of force can be said to be almost non-existent in Europe, which is known as the monster room of the world, and it can't play any role at all.

You must know that the Russian Empire has more than one million standing troops in Europe, the Ottoman Empire has nearly 50, Germany has 70, France has more than 60, and even the British Army has more than 30 troops.

Tens of thousands of troops are thrown in, what can be done?
Now the confidence that the Ottoman Empire can fight against the Tsarist Empire lies in friendly countries such as Britain, France, and Tang, knowing that these world powers will definitely support it to the end.

In the Crimean War (the 1853th Russo-Turkish War) from 1856 to 9, the Russian army lost more than 52.2 people, the Turkish army lost nearly 9.6 people, the French army lost 9.5 people, and the British army lost 10.2 people. Ten thousand people, the Tang army lost 0.93 people, Russia spent about 8 million rubles for this war, and the Allies spent about 6 million rubles.

From this simple number of casualties, we can see how determined the world powers headed by the United Kingdom are to contain the Tsarist Russian bear?
Even at the cost of huge casualties and property losses, the Tsarist Russian bear will never be allowed to go one step further.

The key lies in the confidence of the Ottoman Empire, but the British have no confidence?

The huge gap between the military strength of Tsarist Russia and the Ottoman Empire cannot be filled by the United Kingdom alone. The British Army is not so strong, and the British are unwilling to be taken advantage of.

European security and stability are related to the interests of the European powers themselves, why should the British pay alone?

but look around
The British sadly found that they couldn't find helpers. France, which was seriously injured in the Franco-Prussian War, was still complaining about itself.

Tang Guoyuan is on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, and in the past few years, the two countries have been constantly dirty. They have fought several times overtly and secretly, and the relationship is not as good as before.

Even if the Tang State sends troops as scheduled, limited by the vast Atlantic Ocean, it will be the middle and late stages of the war, and the number will not be large.

Look at the newly rising German Empire, well...forget it.

After the rapid rise of the German Empire in Europe, out of the fundamental interests of the "continental balance policy", Britain quickly alienated Germany, but kept approaching and supporting its old enemy France.

The British-German couple gradually drifted apart, and Germany is now an ally of the Russians, as well as the Austrian Empire, known in history as the "Alliance of the Three Emperors."

Facing today's critical situation in Europe, the British expressed that they were panicked and had no idea at all, and they had no time to care about the shit in North America.

On the other hand, the Russians also have heart problems. They have been beaten out of the psychological shadow by the world powers such as Britain and France.

The father of the current Tsar Alexander II, Nicholas I, was pissed to death in the Crimean War, and it has only been 20 years since then.

The Ottoman Empire, the Tsarist Russian Empire and the British Empire formed a series of sets, and they were very afraid of each other, thus forming a delicate balance.

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Serbia and Montenegro officially declared war on the Ottoman Empire one after another. Romania, Serbia and Montenegro are also eager to try and plan to join the camp against the Ottoman Empire.

The deteriorating situation in the Balkans has broken the original delicate balance. Compared with the powerful Ottoman army, these little Karamis in the Balkans are completely unattractive and are at an absolute disadvantage.

If the Tsarist Russian Empire does not intervene, these rebels will be crushed to death one by one like small bugs, and there will be no second way out.

The situation in Europe has taken a turn for the worse, approaching the moment of the final showdown...

at this time in east asia

In April 1876, Zuo Zongtang's army swore an oath in Suzhou (now Jiuquan). The general of the Hunan Army, Premier Liu Jintang, led the army to enter Xinjiang in a large scale, and soon recovered ancient pastureland, Urumqi, Manas and other places.

Playing triumphant songs all the way, beating the crap out of the Yagubo rebels, it's like destroying the dead.

Zuo Zongtang's army took advantage of the situation to recover most of the territory in northern Xinjiang, and set up the Xingyuan of the imperial envoy in Urumqi to encircle the Agubai rebels with an iron wall, killing them all without mercy.

The vigorous war to recover Xinjiang began. From the beginning of the war, the Hunan Army showed a reborn strong combat effectiveness, using sharp guns to severely attack the Aguba rebels, killing heads and blood.

Among the up-and-coming ministers of the Han Dynasty who suppressed the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, there was not a single master who was merciful.No matter Li Hongzhang, Zeng Shatou or Zuo Zongtang, they are all ruthless characters who kill people as hard as a stone.

This is the case with the Han people, and it is even more impossible to be merciful when facing foreigners.

In the battle of sending troops into the river to recover the lost land, Zuo Zongtang's Hunan army really went on a killing spree, even the old and weak women and children of the Agubo rebel army were killed.

(End of this chapter)