In the eastern part of North America in 1876, it was supposed to be a golden autumn scene with a good harvest in sight. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info ".. But the long war had dealt a heavy blow to North America's already fertile agriculture. Instead of crops, weeds grow more than a person tall on the black and oily land, and even small patches of land that have been cultivated are barely tended by women and the elderly. Young men had taken up arms, either in the barracks scattered throughout the American Empire, or in the long trenches defending their declining country, waiting for an enemy armed to the teeth. The dense railway line was densely packed with trains, but instead of passengers and all kinds of goods used to prosper the economy, there were brigades of soldiers in light blue uniforms and all kinds of murderous weapons. The industries of the American Empire, on the other hand, were spurred on by the war to flourish like never before, and coal, steel, weapons, ammunition, ships, and all military-related industries were all operating at full capacity.

According to the wartime base of the American Empire, after the merger of Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and North Carolina, which had previously belonged to the Confederate states, the steel production of the American Empire in 1876 could reach more than 1 million tons, and the coal production exceeded 80 million tons in 1875. Backed by abundant steel and coal, the arsenals of Pennsylvania and New York have produced almost as much ammunition in the past 10 months as they would in peacetime!

If we look at the quantity and quality of weapons and equipment alone, the Imperial Army of America is certainly more powerful today than it was before the Missouri-Kansas City Conference. Of course, there are also more U.S. troops than they did then.

Walking through the streets of New York, there are men and women in overalls coming and going. Most of them are soldiers in blue uniforms. Manhattan, where the future international financial center was located. Now it has become a sea of military uniforms. The Prime Minister of the American Empire, Robert. Bush has been resisting plans to move the capital to Toronto. Even Prince Albert's repeated requests fell on deaf ears. However, it was difficult to resist Prince Albert's plan to reorganize and expand the Imperial American Army into a British-American Army. Because the losses of the American army in the Missouri-Kansas City battle were staggering. If we count from August 1875, in less than 4 months of Armageddon, the American Empire alone lost more than 850,000 officers and soldiers!

In the months that followed, the American Emperor lost the Battle of Des Moines, the Battle of St. Louis, and the Battle of Montana-Saskatchewan, which were not comparable in scale to the Battle of Missouri and Kansas City. But there were also 400,000, 350,000 and 200,000 U.S. troops participating. The results of the three battles also ended in the crushing defeat of the US army.

In addition, on the long front between the American Empire and the Donghua and Beihua Kingdoms, moderate or small-scale battles occurred all the time, and although the casualties caused by each battle did not seem to be staggering, the cumulative results were also quite appalling.

By the third quarter of 1876, the cumulative losses of the American Emperor had exceeded 1.8 million! An even greater loss came from the division of the Confederate States of America. Texas and Louisiana stayed out of the war at the outset, and seven more Confederate states joined the so-called New Kingdom of France to seek refuge from the French. Or form the Kingdom of Mississippi to seek the personal protection of Mathilde I - in effect, to surrender to the Kingdom of Donghua! The loss of these nine states would be the loss of more than 8 million white people and a potential source of up to 1.2 million troops.

Even with the successful merger of the four states of the Confederate States of America, excluding Canada. The total population of the American Empire was just under 28 million. Even at 15% of the total population, the theoretical maximum mobilized force that 28 million people can support is 4.2 million. Now 1.8 million have been lost, and the remaining maximum mobilization capacity is 2.4 million. However, this figure is only theoretical, and if it is really mobilized to this extent, I am afraid that the industrial and agricultural production of the whole country will have to stop. When the time comes, what will the war depend on?

Therefore, accepting the help of Britain and mixing the British and American armies is a way out with no other choice. Therefore, a considerable number of officers and soldiers who are now coming and going on the streets of New York are from the United Kingdom or Canada. After the addition of these officers and soldiers who were truly loyal to the British Empire, the U.S. Army was officially reorganized into the British and American Army, and the official name was changed to the British-American Imperial Army in May 1876, shortly after the "Great Victory in the South Sea" and the "Great Victory in Bengal". The number has expanded to more than 2.4 million, 400,000 more than the number held by Donghua and Daming, and if you take into account the 600,000 Union troops besieged in Kansas City (still under the banner of the non-existent Confederate powers), the total number of land forces on the American and British sides in North America is still as high as 3 million! There were 300,000 more than their enemy, the Donghua-Ming coalition.

However, such a numerical advantage, in the eyes of the top brass of the British and American forces, was really not enough for them to win the war. Even if the good news from India and the South China Sea came, even if the news came that Zhu Jishi was seriously ill, the Imperial Army Headquarters in New York's Central Park was still gloomy and gloomy. Because their opponent is comparable, is more than Napoleon I Jujuan! The five battles that took place in the past year or so all ended in the overwhelming victory of the Donghua-Ming coalition army under the command of Zhu Juan. 600,000 of the 3 million British and American troops are still surrounded by regiments, the military food reserves are bottoming out day by day, and the morale of the troops is even more low, and surrender is only a matter of time!

Moreover, at least 100,000 troops are now arriving in North America from China every month, and it seems that they are not at all adversely affected by the "defeat" of the naval battle in the South China Sea. Estimated in a few more months, wait until Thomas. Admiral Jackson ran out of food and surrendered. This numerical superiority of the British and American forces will also be wiped out, and the time will be ...... Will the Chinese hit New York and Toronto?

In the General Headquarters of the British and American Army, Baron Frederick Chermsford, who served as Commander-in-Chief of the British and American Army, was sent by the British Army. Augustus. Admiral Tayster, the new Chief of General Staff of the British and American Army, George Brown. Admiral McClellan, and the new Minister of the Imperial Army, the Ku Klux Klux Klan leader Nathan from the Union State? Bedford? Forrest all gathered. Everyone's complexion was very solemn, the thick curtains blocked the sunlight, and under the dim electric light, everyone's complexion was as dark as their hearts.

"Oops...... Is that really what Mr. Prime Minister intends to do? But it's really difficult...... From the bottom of my heart, I really wanted to save the Kansas Legion. However, we cannot ignore the situation in which the enemy is strong and we are weak. As Commander-in-Chief of the Army, I am responsible for the future and destiny of the British-American Empire, and it is an irresponsible move to fight a war of uncertainty in an uncertain manner......," Admiral Tayster muttered to himself, scratching his head. He was a serious British aristocratic officer, and his goal was naturally the same as that of Prince Albert and Queen Victoria, that is, to promote the complete integration of Britain and the United States as much as possible—as for driving the Chinese out of North America or something, he had completely lost hope.

Forrest sat there calmly, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Mr. Commander, please have no more illusions, whether it is the United States, Britain-America, it must be captured and defended with the rifles and bayonets in the hands of the soldiers, and not by peaceful negotiation and compromise. The Empress and the Prince know the value of the land of America, and our enemies know equally well that they will not allow Britain to have it unless it hurts on the battlefield! Mr. Bush and I have studied the current situation and have come to the unanimous conclusion that the last chance must be seized to save the Kansas Corps...... In other words, while the Kansas Army can still contain about 600,000 squadrons, another major battle will be fought to determine the fate of North America!

Because the results of a series of battles between the two sides since the beginning of the war have shown that we can no longer win the war by means of a war of attrition. In the past year or so, we have lost 1.8 million people, while the Chinese are estimated to have lost no more than 900,000. The exchange ratio is 2:1, and if this trend is not changed as soon as possible, the result of the continuation of the war will definitely be a complete defeat for our side! At that time, North America will completely fall into the hands of Chinese, and this chosen country will be the yellow race...... We white people will lose everything, lose the future......"

He paused for a moment and said coldly, "So we must take advantage of the fact that we still have the ability to fight a big war, and have a life-and-death battle with the Chinese, and put all the forces that can be invested into it." Fight a big battle of 3 million people against 2.5 million people! Take the greatest determination and fight to the death!

Now it's the last chance. China itself is in the midst of a critical period of power transition, and there should not be much room left to focus on North America. And the rebellion in Brazil will attract the attention of the Roman Empire, and the female Caesar must first suppress Brazil before she has the energy to help her son, and I heard that she also wants Jujuan to preside over the rebellion, which is a godsend! We must hold on to it, even if it is ...... After the war, if you want to share North America with the yellow race, you must first beat them! ”

(The actual losses of the Chinese side were similar to what he estimated, the Ming army lost more than 400,000 men, the Japanese army and the Korean army together lost 30,000, and the Donghua army lost 420,000, for a total loss of 850,000!) However, about 100,000 of the wounded have returned to the battlefield after careful medical treatment, another 150,000 have also been out of danger of life, and more than 100,000 have been captured by the US military, which is also not life-threatening. (To be continued.) )