Wild North America 1846

Yunzhong Province falls under the jurisdiction of the Red Sea Garrison District of the Royal Army of the Tang Empire, which is one of the seven military regions of the Tang Empire and is a secondary garrison headquarters under the Overseas Military Region.

The headquarters of the Red Sea Garrison is located in Suez City, and it has jurisdiction over garrisons in interest areas such as Egypt (the towns surrounding Suez City), Yunzhong Province, Jeddah, Yemen, Kuwait and Abu Dhabi, with a total strength of 3.47.

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The total number of troops stationed in Suez City reached 2.62, with a total of two Class A field divisions, two dissatisfied Class B garrison divisions, and three heavy artillery regiments.

Among these three heavy artillery regiments, one is a coastal defense heavy artillery regiment equipped with 6 280mm shore guns and 12 210mm shore guns. Its heavy artillery firepower is mainly used to block the Suez Canal and port area.

The other two are field heavy artillery regiments, equipped with field heavy artillery ranging from 120 mm to 210 mm. Each regiment has 18 guns. They are used for fortress defense. The shore artillery firepower is quite powerful.

Recently, at the invitation of the Kingdom of Oman, the Red Sea Garrison dispatched an under-strength infantry regiment, totaling about 740 people, to Muscat, and the country was subsequently included in the protectorate of the Tang Empire.

This incident also aroused dissatisfaction in the United Kingdom, and the diplomatic envoys stationed in Egypt protested, because the Kingdom of Oman has always been one of the British protectorates.

Because the Kingdom of Oman is too weak, the United Kingdom does not have a diplomatic mission here, and it is under the unified jurisdiction of the consulate in Egypt.

Britain deployed a large number of troops during the Boer War. The small number of more than 120 British troops originally stationed in the Kingdom of Oman was also depleted and was not subsequently stationed.

Unexpectedly, the Tang Empire stole a loophole and occupied the magpie's nest. How could the British be willing to do so?

But this is still a trivial matter. A protest is a protest. If the Tang Empire government offers some compensation, the British will remain silent.

Because there is little oil and water here, what is there to argue about in a remote area?

With the steps, it’s natural to go down the slope.

The London government suffered a big setback in the Boer War, and its international prestige and strength were greatly reduced. Even the non-aligned national policy that it had always adhered to changed.

After experiencing the glory of the Victorian era, Britain's national strength inevitably went on a decline.

Just this year, the economic aggregate in the first half of the year was surpassed by the German Empire, which was developing more and more rapidly, and has retreated to the third place in the world.

Under such unfavorable circumstances, as the traditional world hegemon, the British only needed to save face and would not fall out with the Tang Empire over this trivial matter.

It can be seen from the deployment of troops in the Red Sea garrison that the city of Suez, located in southeastern Egypt, is a key defensive forward position and has accumulated heavy troops in the area.

its purpose

It aims to balance the 11.2 British troops deployed throughout Egypt and the Canal Zone and the 4.65 French troops deployed in the Canal Zone to achieve a balance of military power.

The interest areas such as Yunzhong Province, Jeddah, and Yemen provide strong logistical support and are also the second deep front, thus forming a complete Red Sea defense system.

Britain, France and Tang jointly control the Suez Canal Zone. These three countries are also the three major shareholders of the Suez Canal and are vying to show their military presence here.

The three great powers not only cooperate but also guard against each other. For example, the British army is mainly deployed in the area around Port Said, located on the west bank of the canal.

The French army is mainly deployed on the east bank of the canal, including the Sinai Peninsula, and has established a complete permanent defense system.

The Tang Empire exited at the southeast end of the Suez Canal, on the Suez side of the Red Sea.They also built strong fortresses at all costs and equipped them with powerful coastal artillery.

The three great powers formed a delicate balance at both ends of the Suez Canal, and no one could have an absolute advantage.

Although the Tang Empire's total military strength was slightly lower, with its solid fortresses and fortresses, it lacked offensive capabilities and had a serious excess of defensive capabilities.

There is simply no way to break through a heavily guarded fortress without killing or injuring 8 or [-] people.

Britain and France cannot afford such a heavy price. Maintaining harmony is in the fundamental interests of all three parties.

In Fubo City, there are peaceful scenes of singing and dancing everywhere, without any tense atmosphere like the Suez Canal Zone.

The more tense the situation in Europe becomes, the more upper-class figures and wealthy businessmen from various European countries will go to Fubo City, because they are the smartest small group of elites.

Judging from the current international situation
The confrontation between the two major European military groups has become obvious. Unless one side gives in, the current increasingly fierce arms race will only continue to intensify.

Eventually, the possibility of a war across Europe became increasingly high.

Seeing this terrible prospect, all social elites will think of retreat.

The climate conditions of Fubo City, which is very close to Europe, are not inferior to those of the warm areas along the Mediterranean coast. There is no real winter here, and the level of urban construction and social development is very high.

The economy is prosperous and prices are stable. The key is that there is everything to eat, drink and enjoy here, and there is no danger of war.

Compared with being far away in North America such as the Atlantic Ocean, Fubo City is closer to European countries along the Mediterranean. It only takes four and a half days to reach it by boat from France through the Suez Canal.

Anyone familiar with international politics knows that the confrontation between the two major military camps in Europe has nothing to do with the Tang Empire in North America.

The Tang Empire and Britain were long-term close partners, not allies but better than allies.

However, the relationship between the Tang Empire and the German Empire was also very close. Cooperation between the two countries involved military, economic and political aspects, and the friendly relations lasted for 40 years.

The level of cooperation is high and the scope is wide. The German Empire has more than a dozen highly influential Junker military nobles, all of whom were originally active military officers of the Tang Empire.

The close cooperation between the two parties dates back to before the Franco-Prussian War in 1870 and has existed for 40 years.

Long-term friendly relations with Germany were one of the two pillar policies of the Tang Empire's relations with Europe.

Faced with the severe situation of confrontation between the two major military groups in Europe, the Tang Empire's public policy was neutrality. No one would be offended, and both companies would do business.

As long as this policy does not change, even if a full-scale war breaks out in Europe, no military group will be stupid enough to attack the Tang Empire. Isn't that mentally ill?

It is precisely after seeing this that all European investments in Fubo City are safe, and it is a good retreat in the event of a war.

If war doesn't break out, wouldn't everyone be happy?

Those who can invest overseas are upper-class people and wealthy European businessmen, and no one is short of money.

It is based on the above considerations
Since the beginning of the new century, wealth from Europe has begun to continuously pour into Fubo City, promoting the rapid expansion of this pearl city on the Red Sea coast and increasing property values.

Recently, there has been a trend of accelerating year by year.

Fubo City has also proposed an ambitious new urban construction plan for this purpose, and plans to build a first-ring elevated road and a second-ring elevated road, carrying out forward-looking planning based on the standards of a metropolitan area with a population of one million.

Construction projects for new reservoirs, thermal power plants, cement plants, quarries, brick kilns and lumber factories have been launched one after another. Infrastructure construction, roads, bridges and sewer ducts in new urban areas are all progressing, creating a bustling construction scene.

Compared with Fubo City (Masawa), which is widely welcomed by European funds, Yunzhong City, the capital of Yunzhong Province, which is located inland, has also benefited from the glory. The capital flowing into the local area is still mainly Chinese capital, and there is also a lot of European capital. .

On the one hand, it is because the hinterland plateau of Yunzhong City is very vast, and on the other hand, the transportation is convenient.

Fubo City (Masawa) is only 78 kilometers away from Yunzhong City (Alamas). Not only are the two places connected by spacious and smooth asphalt roads, they are also connected by railways, making transportation very convenient.

The two places took the lead in opening long-distance passenger transportation between the two cities. It only takes two hours to reach the destination by car, and only more than four hours by horse-drawn carriage (you need to take a break in the middle to feed water and concentrate).

The 1.3 square kilometers of land between Fubo City and Yunzhong City is home to more than 7% of the province's population, totaling about 240 million people.

There are densely populated small towns along the way, with criss-crossing streets and factories on the outskirts of the city. It is the elite area of ​​Yunzhong Province's economic development.

The remaining population of more than 90 in the province is distributed in various regions with a total area of ​​20 square kilometers, and the population is quite sparse.

In plateau pastoral areas

It was often deserted for hundreds of miles. In those remote pastures, there were also a small number of bold Chinese ranchers who enslaved black slaves and extracted their hard-earned money.

But this situation has been discovered and will be severely punished.

However, in the Ethiopian plateau, black tribes who cannot survive often migrate to Yunzhong Province, and the wealth of this region is famous throughout East Africa.Once these voluntarily migrating black tribesmen were captured by local Chinese cavalry or local armed forces, they would be sent to remote mines to perform hard labor and would not be able to come out until they died.

There is a good thing here. You will feel a little tired, but you won’t be hungry.

Yunzhong Province has solved the problem of lack of labor in the mines, and the black tribe has solved its survival crisis. Both parties are quite satisfied.

Only one thing

In the mines of Yunzhong Province, black slaves were strictly prohibited from having children, and they were never allowed to form families and reproduce offspring.

If the black slave miners in the mine perform well, they can be rewarded with food or women, but that's it.

After Richard and his party arrived in Yunzhong Province, they rented a carriage and traveled around for more than a month without alerting any official people. They were very satisfied with what they saw and heard.

This was the same situation he saw in heaven, and he was deeply inspired.

These two overseas provinces are both typical official-flowing systems. They are managed by talented officials selected by the imperial government for a term of five years, which changes with the change of government and does not exceed 5 years at most.

As a result, high-level officials in overseas provinces do not have a solid foundation in the local area. They are widely praised for their good work, but they are inevitably criticized by various local forces for their bad work, leading to many turmoils in their future career.

under these circumstances
High-level officials in these overseas provinces have to devote 120% of their energy, focus on political performance, and strive to win a good reputation to avoid overturning here.

It is precisely because these high-level government officials are public-spirited and do not have too many connections or interests with local forces that they can boldly cut off the pros and cons and promote and implement imperial policies.

In many ways, it is doing better than the mainland provinces of North America.

The imperial government has been established for 58 years. Although democratic elections at the national, provincial, and municipal levels have been widely implemented, many long-term abuses have still occurred.

For example, in the politics of the Jin and Yuan Dynasties, officials and gentry colluded, and traditional local political families continued to grow in size, gradually forming a situation where they took turns taking charge.

all of these

Challenging the governance capabilities of the imperial family of the Tang Dynasty, today's emperor Tang Qianzong is a typical conservative king who follows the rules in everything, and does not have the means and city government to make drastic measures to separate the pros and cons.

Hu Yongtang, the former high-ranking official of Paradise, appointed by Richard, serves as the director of the Imperial Independent Commission Against Corruption. As a sharp knife, he is ready to completely eliminate the long-standing officialdom of the Tang Empire.

The actual results are not satisfactory, and many cases are hastily concluded with loud thunder and little rain.

The reason
The support provided by the imperial royal family is not enough. With a small body like the Independent Commission Against Corruption, it is obviously unable to fight against the increasingly powerful imperial aristocrats, ministers, wealthy businessmen and capitalists.

Various factors caused Hu Yongtang's sharp knife to become blunt, and there was no strong support from the royal family at the rear, so it gradually lost its stamina.

Every time he thought about this, Richard sighed with regret.

The same sharp knife is used in the hands of different people. Some of them can cut through the mess with a sharp knife, and some can become a mess. It is really impossible to force it.

thankfully
Compared with the old feudal kingdoms of Britain, Germany, Russia, and Austria-Hungary, the Tang Empire was many times more powerful and had far fewer shortcomings.

In the foreseeable 10 to 20 years, no major problems will occur.

in the following days

Richard went to Yemen and Jeddah successively, and went through the city of Suez, and arrived in Europe after more than a month.

In the city of Suez, Richard observed from a distance this fortress that had been built for more than 30 years. It could be said that it was a group of reinforced concrete fortresses rising from the ground in an open desert area.

This is a controlled military zone. After so many years of development, the population still has not exceeded 26, and many local residents are family members of the military.

Because of the special nature of this city, the local Arabs were removed and could live in small towns outside the city, but not in the city.

The city also does not allow white people to settle. It is a fortress-type city that is 99% Chinese. Only in the port area outside the fortress, there are a small number of trading companies run by white people who have obtained concession passes.

Compared with Fubo City and Yunzhong City, Suez City is purer and more single. The city's economy is mainly based on port trade transshipment and fishing. Apart from a cement factory and a few quarries, there are almost no other factories.

As the forefront gateway city of the entire Tang Empire, Suez City sacrificed many development opportunities, but all the efforts were worth it.

Behind this military fortress city, there are hundreds of splendid cities and countless towns in the Tang Empire. Their peace and tranquility, and economic prosperity and development are inseparable from the city of Suez.

from this angle

The city of Suez made sacrifices for the development of the entire empire. It blocked the wind and frost swords from Europe in the Egyptian desert, which had important strategic significance.

in the other direction

In the Tang Empire, only the New Jersey Province and the Eastern Capital City (Washington) in North America could serve as breakthrough points for European troops to land, and they were also heavily populated with troops.

Almost more than half of the Royal Army of the Tang Empire was gathered here, making landing in this area an impossible task.

other places

Invasion from Europe must first invade countries along the east coast, such as the Republic of New York, the Republic of Connecticut, the Republic of Maine, the Republic of Carolina, the Republic of Florida or the Republic of Mississippi.

Only by occupying these countries as forward strongholds can we continue to penetrate deep into the North American continent and attack the mainland provinces of the Tang Empire in North America.

This is actually a false proposition that no European country can do.

Some people say, can we take the lead in attacking the Central American provinces?

Wouldn't it work, for example, in the provinces of Panama, Nicaragua or Costa Rica?
This is completely conjecture without military knowledge. Before Cuba is completely occupied, if we cross Cuba and go deep into Central America, aren't we afraid of being cut off from our back roads or sea transportation lines?

Cuba is the key to the Caribbean, and all routes to Central America and Caribbean coastal cities must pass through Cuba.

It is only more than 170 kilometers from Cuba to Florida. If you include the islands belonging to Cuba, the distance between the two places is only 92 kilometers.

I would like to ask what kind of large-scale military operation can be carried out rashly and in-depth while ignoring Cuba's military strength?
Wouldn't that mean that you are cutting off your own retreat?
Even if it directly attacks the Central American provinces, Panama is more than 5870 kilometers away from Los Angeles, the large city on the west coast of the empire, by train, and the straight-line distance between the two places is 4955 kilometers.

How long will it take for the invading European armies to push through?
The Tang Empire tightly controlled the Ecuador Canal and the Strait of Magellan at the southernmost tip of South America. Without the permission of the Royal Navy of the Tang Empire, not even a small sampan from European countries could pass through.

On the entire Pacific coast, no city could allow the invading European fleet to resupply, and everything was firmly in the hands of the Tang Empire.

Even if it was as powerful as the British Royal Navy fleet, it would have to get permission from the Tang Empire to enter the Pacific from the Atlantic Ocean, otherwise it would be impossible to make the trip.

This is the profound strength of the Tang Empire. It is like a giant connected to the sky and the earth, entrenched throughout the entire America, and no one can shake it.

It was with such sufficient confidence that Richard could confidently leave such a huge empire to Tang Qianzong, run around the world, and live a free and comfortable life.

As long as the Tang Empire makes no mistakes, no one can defeat this American giant.

Entering the 20st century
The international and domestic security situation of the Tang Empire was unprecedentedly good, and it became a safe haven in today's turbulent world, attracting a large number of immigrants from Asia and Europe.

End of 1904
The population of the Tang Empire officially exceeded the 1.9 million mark, and the total population reached 1.917 million, which was one and a half times the population of Tsarist Russia of 1.1 million.

It is the combined population of Britain, France, and Germany. There is still a population growth of 550 to 600 million people every year, and it is in a stage of rapid population growth.

It is expected that in the first quarter of 1906, the total population will exceed the [-] million mark, becoming the second most populous country after the Qing Dynasty.

Such a population, compared to the vast territory of the Tang Empire, was still vast and sparsely populated.

in the original history

In more than a hundred years, the Java Islands will be able to host a population of 1.5 million, and this is only an island with an area of ​​13.8 square kilometers. (End of chapter)