Wild North America 1846

Chapter 836: Subjugate the enemy without fighting.

At the beginning of the 20th century, the Tang Empire's power spread throughout the Americas and the Southwest Pacific. The empire's total territory covered an area of ​​2809 million square kilometers, including the colonies of the Arabian Peninsula and the colonies of Malawi and Mozambique in East Africa.

Actually

Its influence goes far beyond that. Canada in the north covers an area of ​​861 million square kilometers (note, minus the Yukon Territory, British Columbia and Metro Vancouver), and has a population of less than 900 million (note, the original historical period was more than 1 million ), only 22/[-] of the total population of the Tang Empire.

After the outbreak of World War 1
At the request of its motherland, Britain, Canada formed a Canadian regiment of nearly 40 people to fight in Europe. So far, more than 26 casualties have been suffered.

All the cannon fodder on the battlefield was filled into the cruel flesh and blood mill of the French front line.

These Canadian regiments are mainly of white descent, which results in Chinese Canadians occupying the mainstream of the social population, with the total population being about 4%.

This proportion is higher than that of whites of French and British descent.

The upper echelons of government in many remote Canadian provinces and regions are controlled by Chinese. Chinese influence has penetrated into the northern shores of the Great Lakes, where whites are concentrated, including Ontario, Quebec and Bertha. They have important influence in the political circles and high-level military and police circles.

The war resulted in a serious imbalance between men and women in Canada. Chinese men who immigrated there married white women in large numbers, deeply injecting Chinese blood genes into this North American country.

Through charity education and other methods, the Tang Empire is building temples and Taoist temples extensively in Canada, promoting and popularizing Chinese education, and establishing a national Chinese education system from primary school, middle school to university.

compared with

French Americans account for 26% of the entire Canadian population, mainly concentrated in Quebec, and their influence in local politics is almost the same as that of Chinese Americans.

British people account for 17.6% of Canadian society, and their influence is mainly in Ontario, showing an inevitable trend of decline.

Severely affected by the world war, the native populations of Britain and France both suffered from a serious imbalance in the ratio of men to women, and they urgently needed to import a large number of young and middle-aged people from outside.

Between now and the next 20 years, we will not be able to send a large number of immigrants to overseas colonies because there is a serious shortage of local labor force.

The Tang Empire was different because it did not suffer severe ravages of war, and polygamous Chinese families reproduced faster and more, and were more easily accepted by women of all white ethnic groups in North America, so they were favored.

This situation is not only common in Canada, but also in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, the United Kingdom or France.

The Republic of China government imported more than 30 Chinese workers to France during the war. These Chinese workers generally formed families with French women there, and their legal rights in marriage and property were respected.

in the original history

There are about 17 Chinese workers imported to France from the mainland. Now the number has doubled, making it easier for them to be recognized as equals by European countries.

Because now in Europe, the Tang Empire's expeditionary forces from North America number more than 220 million (note, as of early July). They are fighting on the front line against the German-Austrian coalition and are generally respected by European countries.

Back to the topic
Unknowingly and subtly, Canada has become more dependent on the huge market of the Tang Empire. This is a long-term trend.

Its society is inevitably Chinese-speaking. Pro-Tang politicians have a stronger voice and an advantage in popular elections. Mandarin is becoming the largest language in Canada.

Throughout the Americas, it is not a big problem if you don’t understand English. If you don’t understand Mandarin, it will be really difficult.

Nowadays, in the foreign policy of the Canadian government, it has become normal to be subservient to the Tang Empire, and sometimes even refute part of the isolation policy of the sovereign country, Britain, because it is not in the interest of Canada as a whole.

This was unimaginable before, but it actually happened.

Therefore, when considering the vision scope of the Tang Empire, the important role of Canada in North America should not be ignored.

The same situation occurred in Australia and New Zealand, as well as South Africa, which continued to introduce Chinese workers, which greatly enhanced the voice of the Tang Empire.

obviously

Richard has always insisted on pursuing a unified Chinese education policy internally, strengthening colonial expansion and promoting the cultural influence of the Han and Tang Dynasties externally, and has achieved fruitful results.

After more than half a century of unremitting efforts, the influence of the Han and Tang cultural circles is now bearing fruit around the world. This is also the situation he most wants to see.

Former German colony of Tanzania in East Africa
Enter December 1918

German General Paul von Lettow Vorbeck led the remaining German troops, hiding in a dense forest in a valley, facing the dilemma of running out of ammunition and food.

The German army under his command now has only 2722 people, and there are still more than 860 wounded and sick. The remaining black troops are more than 6300 people, and they are being encircled and suppressed by more than 30 multinational coalition forces.

As an outstanding German general, General Paul had only 1.4 German troops under his command at his most, and he had no access to distant European resources.

With this small force, General Paul led the German troops and the black indigenous troops to deal with the multinational coalition forces for 5 years, almost without losing a single battle.

Most of the remnant army he led was estimated to have been obtained from battle captures. Therefore, General Paul was called the "African Lion" by the British, implying respect.

Fighting hard so far
General Paul has been heavily surrounded by more than 20 troops in this dense African rain forest valley area, and is being squeezed step by step until he is on the verge of despair.

He looked up at the biplanes flying past in the sky, with a hint of bitterness on his face.

Since the Tang Empire officially joined the Allied military bloc, its powerful cavalry troops have launched several attacks from Malawi and Mozambique in the south. Coupled with the frequent biplanes flying overhead, the German troops have almost no way to hide.

More than half a year later

General Paul had no choice but to fight several head-on battles with the coalition forces. The strength of his troops was reduced by as much as 7%, and he was forced to flee.

And these Tang Empire cavalry were like maggots attached to their bones, going deep into the dense forest areas and pursuing them closely.

Compared with the rigid and rigid tactics of the British, French, Belgian and other military forces, these Datang cavalry from Mozambique are much more mobile and flexible, posing a great threat to the German troops.

From time to time they dispersed into cavalry squads and penetrated in every direction.

Sometimes they would gather into large groups of hundreds or even thousands of cavalry, and they would pursue and annihilate the fleeing German troops. General Paul would arrange for many small groups of troops to be broken off, and this would be such a tragic annihilation of the entire army.

The thought of this made him itch with hatred.

These Tang Empire cavalry are well-equipped. The cavalry squad has at least two heavy machine guns, and the cavalry squadron has at least one field cavalry platoon.

These lightweight field guns can be disassembled and carried on horses. Depending on the caliber, each platoon has 4 to 6 field guns, which have quite strong attack capabilities.

After being disassembled and assembled from the horse, it can be put into battle in more than 10 minutes. It is very light and fast. German troops often suffered a lot under these heavy firepowers.

German troops in East Africa generally only had rifles and grenades, only 7 artillery pieces, and not a single heavy machine gun. They had to rely on mobile and flexible guerrilla tactics to avoid the enemy.

At this time

The biplanes hovering in the sky dropped several iron bombs, and the sound of the bombs exploding spread far away.Although no one was hit, General Paul had to sigh and ordered his German troops to prepare to continue moving, because the general target was exposed.

These biplanes can carry 6 iron bombs, each weighing 5 pounds, which is no joke if it falls on the head.

The key is
These iron bombs are useful for marking targets in the jungle. After detonating, they will emit thick yellow smoke that lasts for several minutes.

I guess it won't be long before those Tang cavalry are about to attack.

The valley rainforest area in Tanzania, Africa, is completely different from the Amazon rainforest in South America. It mainly relies on the rapid river water and more rainfall on both sides of the valley, and the underlying shrubs are not so dense.

The forest is not an endless stretch as far as the eye can see, but clusters like bald trees. There are large gaps between trees, allowing the cavalry to pass easily.

It didn't take long
The crisp sound of gunfire and the dull sound of field artillery bombardment could be heard in the distance. As soon as General Paul heard this, he knew that the haunting cavalry of the Tang Empire was catching up again.

Behind these cavalry are supply trucks with strong cross-country capabilities. Although they are small in number, they have strong continuous combat capabilities and particularly strong firepower.

Every time the German troops were bitten on the butt, they had to fight hard to get rid of it.

It's hard to say that this time a rear force must be left behind to cover the transfer of the main force of the remaining German army, otherwise no one will be able to escape.

You have to shed a layer of skin every time you are targeted. How long can you last like this?

General Paul's resolute face showed deep worry. While conveying the command skillfully, he quickly stood up and walked towards the horse, preparing to follow the main force to move.

There were originally no horses in East Africa, but after the Tang Empire fully occupied the Portuguese colony in Mozambique, many good horses and mules were brought from North Africa and Arabia to breed, and some were also exported to German Tanzania.

Mozambique has the Zambezi River with an astonishing amount of water and more than a dozen tributaries, as well as large tracts of forests and pastures, as well as plateau areas in the northwest.

These areas are very suitable for horses to grow, and there are even herds of wild horses in varying numbers in the wild, some as many as hundreds.

These are horses that were scattered in the wild during wars and conflicts, and gradually multiplied and grew into a herd of wild horses.

Relying on the Zambezi River Basin with abundant water, the entire Mozambique region is the second largest green lung in Africa, with a high forest coverage rate. The middle and upper reaches of the river are areas rich in gold and ivory.

Africa's largest green lung is in the Congo River Basin, covering an area of ​​more than 230 million square kilometers. It is now a colony of Belgium and is under the brutal colonial rule of the Kingdom of Belgium.

After more than twenty years of construction
Malawi and Mozambique, under the control of the Governor-General of East Africa, have become the largest producers of agricultural and animal husbandry products in central and southern Africa, and their population has grown to more than 140 million.

A well-developed railway and road network has been built there, with large tracts of fertile fields and pastures, as well as tropical fruit tree plantations, especially rich in cashews, figs, almonds and various dried fruits, making it a rich land of rain rice.

There are less than 20 black people in the area, and most of them are concentrated in various mines and road construction sites. It is extremely difficult to see them in ordinary villages, towns and fields.

Once discovered, they will be captured immediately, and regardless of life or death, they will be rewarded by the colonial government.

Therefore, Mozambique and Malawi are also restricted areas for surrounding black tribes. The related northwest plateau and northern border are patrolled by local armed militias all year round.

For those young black men who dared to enter the above-mentioned areas, they were generally captured and handed over to labor teams and uniformly arranged into hard labor camps, responsible for the construction of roads, bridges, dams, railways and other arduous projects.

In Tang's East African colonies, strict population movement controls were implemented.

Even Chinese immigrants with legal status are not allowed to move at will. They must have proof of living in villages and towns, let alone black people without official status.

You can catch one when you see one, that’s right.

Although as an opponent on the battlefield, General Paul hated the Tang cavalry deeply and would definitely kill him if given the chance.

But he is a German soldier with a bottom line of principle, and he will never express his anger at ordinary Chinese immigrants.

On the contrary, General Paul himself was full of admiration for the upper echelons of the East African Governor-General of the Tang Empire, and he strongly agreed with the colonial policy they had always adhered to, and it was almost the benchmark for colonial policy.

If there is a chance after the war

He very much wanted to communicate face-to-face with these extremely talented colonial officials, summarize what he saw and heard, and write an in-depth article on colonial policy.

In his opinion
The current upper echelons of the German Empire are a bunch of idiots. Instead of spending huge sums of money to build a bridgehead for German colonies in the Far East, they should learn from the advantages of the Tang Empire's colonial policy and concentrate on developing the German colony of Tanzania.

The vast area and mild climate here make it very suitable for the development of agriculture and animal husbandry.

By building a road, a plantation park or pastoral area thousands of kilometers deep can be developed.

Along the rivers and newly built railways, a vast hinterland sufficient to accommodate 10 German immigrants could be developed, and it would take only two or three years to take shape.

By then, relying on Tanzania's 10 German immigrants and a small number of elite German troops, General Paul is very confident that he can fight to the end with the enemy's 10-strong army.

At the very least, it was impossible to do worse than the Boers in South Africa.

But what did the German top management do in reality?
They chose the Jiaodong Peninsula in the far East as a model colony, spent hundreds of millions of German gold marks, and built urban water canals and coastal defense forts at all costs. In the end, they were all used as wedding clothes for the Tang and Fusang people.

After the Fuso people conquered the German Far East fortress at a huge cost, the Tang Empire exerted strong pressure and forced it to be taken over by the Tang Empire, only providing the convenience of garrisoning troops and warships nearby.

The Tang Empire occasionally showed its ugly appearance, and the Fusang Kingdom, as a vassal, had to surrender.

This has nothing to do with right or wrong, it's just a matter of strength.

The strength of the Tang Empire was enough to make the Fuso people despair, especially the powerful fleet stationed in the Kingdom of Luzon. Its strength was three and a half times that of the Fuso Combined Fleet. Together with the North Sea Squadron and the Malacca Squadron, it could crush the Japanese army in minutes. Combined Fleet.

under these circumstances
Choosing to give in was a wise decision. The Tang Empire got the biggest piece of cake through intimidation, and it was able to conquer the enemy without fighting.

This is the highest achievement in the art of war, enough to go down in history forever.

If the German upper class invested all these resources in Tanzania, why would it end up like this?

This is what General Paul admires most about the Tang Empire. He believes;

The decision-making team, composed of the noble blood of the Tang royal family and the most elite parts of the empire, has an amazing strategic vision and is able to choose decisions that are in the best interest of the country.

This is undoubtedly where the highest levels of the German Empire are seriously lacking.

Since the death of former Prime Minister Bismann, the German Empire has not produced a great geostrategic statesman for a long time. This is undoubtedly the tragedy of the entire nation.

(End of this chapter)