Wild North America 1846

Chapter 704
The French Expeditionary Force has a total of four barracks in Pittsburgh, with a total of more than 3850 garrisons. It is an expeditionary division with an incomplete system.

The suburban barracks that was attacked was the largest one, with more than 2300 French officers and soldiers stationed there, and the defense was relatively lax.

The Chengxiao Barracks was besieged by nearly 7000 Pittsburgh armed militias. The French army killed 762 people and injured 1455 prisoners in the middle of the night. It was a complete fiasco.

In addition, there were more than a hundred French officers and soldiers who had fled, taking advantage of the cover of the night to disappear.

The local militia in Pittsburgh launched a hearty battle of revenge against the French army. This was a heavy blow to the arrogance of the invaders and caused a shock throughout North America.

It has been a long time since the American militiamen have not achieved such a smooth victory, which has greatly boosted the morale of the people.

Next morning
The officers and soldiers in the remaining three French barracks gathered together, together with more than a hundred escaped fish who escaped overnight, a total of more than 1600 people were gathered, carrying more than 30 field artillery and came back aggressively.

When these French soldiers came to the battlefield, they found that they were facing the armed forces of the Pittsburgh militia. Many of them put on military uniforms from the French army, as well as advanced French Chasepeaux rifles and leather boots. , have lined up in the wilderness and waited.

These Pittsburgh militiamen numbered tens of thousands, bringing together more men than they had fought in the night before.

Among these people, except for the two or 3000 people in the middle who were uniformly dressed and equipped with uniform weapons and equipment, there were black American militia teams in all kinds of clothes on both sides and rear.

There are whites and Chinese, and many of them hold old-fashioned smoothbore rifles of different brands, but their morale is quite high.

see this scene
Major General Sampino, the commander of the French army, hesitated. The Pittsburgh militiamen on the opposite side, together with the captured field artillery, pulled out a lineup of more than 40 field artillery and a cavalry team of more than 200 people. Their strength should not be underestimated.

If it is a head-on attack, the force in my hand is a little weak.

But now the arrow is on the string and has to be sent.

Soon the French lined up the offensive line and took the lead in bombarding with artillery, but the other side quickly responded with "booming" artillery fire at each other for more than ten minutes, each causing some casualties.

Seeing that the enemy was in trouble, the French commander, Major General Sampino, had rich experience in command and knew that today would be impossible, so he had to announce a retreat.

When the French army put on their guns again and began to turn around and retreat in embarrassment, the Pittsburgh militiamen on the opposite side cheered like a mountain roar and a tsunami, and excitedly threw their hats into the sky to celebrate the victory...

1890/3/13

Imperial Capital Chang'an
The news of the battle in Pittsburgh spread quickly, and the inside of the heavily guarded Daming Palace also got the news immediately.

Qinzhengdian Nuange

Emperor Li Cha looked at the latest briefing with a smile on his face, his face was flushed, and he looked extraordinarily happy.

Being in a high position, he has received much wider and richer information than the Pittsburgh militiamen.

The battle in Pittsburgh caused the French to stumble hard and suffer a great loss of face.

Embarrassed, the French Expeditionary Force Command in Baltimore is planning to dispatch troops and gather heavy troops to attack Pittsburgh, vowing to get back no matter what.

All forces in North America have taken action.

The United Kingdom took the lead in expressing its firm opposition. It sent a telegram to warn Lieutenant General Jean-François Pesini, commander of the French North American Expeditionary Force, saying;

"Great Britain will never allow the French army to act recklessly. If the French side insists on going its own way, the Royal Navy will take measures to block the North Atlantic Ocean and strictly prohibit any combat personnel and materials from landing in North America..."

The headquarters of the Tang Empire in the United States also expressed clear opposition; "The situation in the United States cannot fall into the vicious circle of revenge...war...retaliation...and war. An opportunity for a peaceful solution, rather than a re-intensification of the regional situation..."

President Benjamin Harrison of the United States of America made a public statement at the first time, "congratulating the Pittsburgh militia on their spontaneous counterattack against the French army." Go down in the history books" and so on.

The transoceanic telegrams between Chang'an and Paris, and the transoceanic telegrams between London and Paris are frequently exchanged, testing the bottom line of each other's policies, expressing their solemn attitude, and communicating privately at the highest level of the government...

Judging from the latest news
Due to the strong opposition from all parties in Britain, Tang and the United States, the French side has loosened its position of forcible intervention, but it still does not give up its promise of revenge.

Probably not in Pittsburgh, maybe somewhere else?
This is also completely understandable. After all, France is a veteran world power, and it needs to regain some face.

Emperor Li Cha put down the briefing in his hand, took a sip of the hot tea, tapped the memorial on the royal case with his slender fingers, thinking about the current situation in North America.

After the Democratic Republic of Maine and the Republic of Connecticut split and became independent one after another, it is only a matter of time before the United States is further divided.

And in this

Through decades of accumulated profound foundation, the Tang Empire has successively destroyed the attempt of New York State and New Jersey State to form a joint state, destroyed the attempt of New York State to win over Pennsylvania and Ohio State to form a joint state, and contributed to the independent state-building process of the Connecticut Republic. Very rich.

These secret efforts have contributed to the development of the situation in North America in the direction expected by the Tang Empire.

As for the Democratic Republic of Maine, which caught the Tang Empire by surprise, it is now clear from all aspects of the situation that it was the British who made the move.

The Briton has further plans;

They are trying their best to instigate the Democratic Republic of Maine to join the family of the Canadian Confederation, further strengthening Canada's power.

Sure enough, the world powers do not have a fuel-efficient lamp.

There is no doubt that Tang and France need to work together on this issue to destroy the British dream.

As one of the earliest members of New England, the Democratic Republic of Maine has an earlier history of colonial development and was one of the earliest colonies during the French rule.

However, due to its location in the high-latitude frigid zone, the degree of development is far less than that of the warm central and southern regions of North America. Among the early residents of Maine, there are mainly English and French whites, with a population structure of about 2:1.

After the Second North American War in 1862, some Italian immigrants and Chinese immigrants successively entered and settled in Maine, gradually forming the current social structure of multi-ethnic cohabitation.

It is precisely because of this reality that Tang and France have joined forces to exert influence on Maine, which is much more effective than Datang alone.

Datang has notified the French side of the relevant news obtained through secret channels.

Although the Paris government did not say anything, the Imperial Foreign Office recently received an invitation from the French side;
It is hoped that the two countries will further simplify customs import procedures, unify the statistical caliber of export products, and explore related matters to further reduce the overall tax burden.

When I think of this, I feel beautiful in my heart.

It is obviously a gesture of thanks from the angry French side, and it is also an action to continue to hope to deepen cooperation with Datang. After all, on the North American issue, the French side cannot do anything alone.

On the one hand, the Tang Empire quickly dispatched a diplomatic mission to France, and on the other hand, it made frequent moves secretly, which contributed to the further fragmentation of North America.

Neither Britain nor France wished to weaken the United States unduly, and attempted to promote the union of New York, Washington, D.C., New Jersey, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania.

This area contains 2/3 of the population of the former United States, with a total population of more than 2100 million and a geographical area of ​​about 71%. It is the essence of the former United States of America.

The British side tried to reduce the heavy debt burden of the United States to the greatest extent through this move, retain the essence of its strength, and become a powerful chess piece against the Tang Empire in North America.

The French side tried to minimize losses through this move.

Although the United States of America has split into several countries, its debts are not dead, and it will use various means to exert pressure in the future to force these divided countries to recognize part of their international debts.

Of course

The division of the United States of America also greatly lowered the expectations of the French loan sharks. It was difficult to make concessions in the debt restructuring negotiations.

Nowadays, it is God's blessing to be able to recover half or one third of the principal and interest of the debt.

Recover as much as you can, and reduce losses is to earn.

Since the split cannot be stopped, it is also in the interests of France to take a step back and maintain a larger and stronger national fragment.

Although the Chinese political parties supported by the Tang Empire are in power in New York State and New York City, their interests are not the same on the issue of independent nation building.

The governor of New York is Chen Huichuan, the leader of the Liberal Party. He has a high probability of becoming the first president of the New York Republic, leaving a strong mark in the history of North America.

The reason why New York Governor Chen Huichuan has not announced the establishment of an independent country is that his attempt to establish a Greater New York Republic has been frequently hit hard.

These huge insurmountable obstacles come from the most powerful supporter behind them - Datang Empire.

The Tang Empire took advantage of its decisive influence to successively destroy the conspiracy of New York State to unite with New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and deal a heavy blow to Chen Huichuan's ambitious ambitions.

The imperial government clearly told Chen Huichuan; "Never allow the state of New York to unite with Washington, D.C., to establish a nation. This is the bottom line, otherwise the empire will intervene by force;"

Emperor Richard was very firm on this issue; New York State would never be allowed to become big, even if it was a country ruled by Chinese, that would not work.

The Tang Empire prefers to see internal strife in several countries where the Chinese are in power, while the empire mediates in the middle to suppress and sanction those disobedient assassins and support the younger brothers who have defected to the empire.

This is due to the interests of the country, and there are no conditions to speak of, and a country with Chinese descent in power is useless.

In addition to the New York Republic, chaos in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, which the Tang Empire has focused on, is almost inevitable.

Don't watch the fight in Pittsburgh drive away the Frenchman, which is actually not a good thing.

When the Frenchmen existed, the militia in Pittsburgh had a common enemy and would stick together.

When this common enemy disappears, a loose group of more than a dozen different militias in Pittsburgh will turn against each other because of the struggle for power and profit, and fight violently.

Everyone has guns in their hands, who is afraid of whom?

Facing the temptation of power, who can let whom?
Ohio and Pennsylvania have one defect in common, that is, they have no strong commander-in-chief to be sifted through the struggle of natural laws.

The situation in New Jersey is different. This state has a long history of development and a large middle-class white population. The Chinese population only accounts for 1/4, and the dominant power is still in the hands of white people.

However, the Chinese are now uniting with the French residents to openly compete for power, forming an irreconcilable conflict with the white ethnic group headed by the Irish. The two sides have broken out in more than a dozen large and small fights in various towns.

Precisely because of the Chinese dominance in New York State, the Irish whites in power in New Jersey opposed the merger, and they also feared being annexed, preferring to create a smaller independent state for themselves.

Every family has scriptures that are difficult to recite.

The current situation in North America is like this, with one ring within another.And His Majesty the Tang Emperor behind the scenes is like a very patient problem-solving master, sitting and watching the changes of the situation and taking advantage of the trend.

Wasn't Ohio and Pennsylvania on the verge of civil war?

Very good, then let's fire up the fire, let the sparks of the civil war fight more intensely, and create better conditions for the final clean up of the mess.

New Jersey is the main battlefield of the three kingdoms of Britain, France and Tang. Although it is not a big place, it has a large population, cities and towns, a relatively developed economy, and its geographical location is even more important.

The North American garrison of the Datang Empire has more than 4 troops, stationed in the shipyard barracks across the river from New Jersey and several surrounding military bases. It also maintains nearly [-] military forces in New Jersey, which can be described as the top priority.

The French Expeditionary Force is relatively weak in this area, with only more than 5000 people, but it is still a force that cannot be ignored.

World powers have intervened in the situation in North America one after another, making the situation here even more turbulent, and it's hard to think about it being lively.

Emperor Richard liked such a challenging strategic situation very much. What he was fighting with was not these superficial forces in North America, but world powers such as Britain and France in Europe.

He is very confident that he will win the final victory of this game. If it fails to meet expectations, Tang Guo will have the last resort, which is almost cheating, and that is to flip the table.

If I don't play, no one else wants to play.

The Great Tang Empire is a regional hegemon in North America, and it is a proper local snake. At the door of the house, it can be bullied by British and French cross-rivers. Isn't that a joke?
As for President Benjamin Harrison of the United States of America, he has long been a negligible pawn and has no say in the regional situation.

after thinking it over

Emperor Li Cha stood up in high spirits, and strode out of the hall with his hands behind his back. He looked at the plum blossoms blooming on the side of the rockery outside, which were extraordinarily coquettish, with a confident look on his face.

The world will meet, let's look at the present!

(End of this chapter)