August 1, 1875, North America, outside Kansas City. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"

The sound of artillery was overwhelming, from the night before to this night. Just when the staff officer of the Shaozhuang faction of the Ming Navy made a statement to the emperor through Zhu Guoguang, hoping to start the prelude to naval operations with tentative mine warfare. On the North American battlefield, the first large-scale 6th Army confrontation took place under Kansas City.

The city belonged to Missouri, not Kansas, and the state militia stationed there was also controlled by the white-majority state of Missouri. However, there were far more Chinese residents in Kansas City than in St. Louis, and the whites in Kansas City did not dare to trouble them, so they sent Chinese gifts out of the country after the St. Louis incident broke out.

Subsequently, because of the invasion of Kansas by the Donghua army, Kansas City became the forefront of the Confederate defense against the Donghua invasion. A large number of Confederate teams marched along the railroad from the east to form the Kansas Corps, which deployed defenses outside Kansas City. And the commander of this Kansas regiment was none other than Thomas Murphy, the famous general of the Confederate Army in the last North American War. Admiral Jackson.

Before arriving at the front line, General Jackson, who has survived to this day because of Zhu Jishi's butterfly effect, knew that Donghua's 6th Army was quite difficult to deal with! At least not the Confederate militia could cope with it - after the end of the last North American War, the American Empire retained the Sixth Army and kept in conflict with Donghua, while the Confederate United States continued to maintain the original "militia line". The regular 6th Army is less than 2oooo, and there are no good weapons, not the last war is leftover, second-hand goods bought from France, and it is not at all comparable to Donghua's sophisticated ordnance.

Unlike the American Empire in the north, the Confederates were always an agrarian nation. Although there is also a little heavy industry. But there is not much progress from before the North American War. They have all been caught up by Mexico, and they are not as good as Donghua. It is only because Donghua does not have iron ore and high-quality coking coal that it is stronger than Donghua in the steel industry. However, the main product of the Confederate Steel Works (formerly owned by Jason Holdings, which has now been sold) is now railroad rails, and there is not much high-quality steel that can be used in the military industry.

It is based on such a reality. Thomas. Instead of attacking Kansas, Jackson dug a trench outside Kansas City. Pose ready for a defensive battle. However, the terrain of Kansas and Missouri is completely flat, and there is no danger to rely on. Even the Kansas River, which flows through Kansas City, runs east-west. It simply cannot be used for defense. Moreover, the king of Donghua, Jujuan, did not leave him much time to set up defenses, and the Donghua army dragged heavy artillery to the outside of Kansas City and began to bombard endlessly!

All kinds of unfavorable factors make Thomas. Admiral Jackson was in a heavy mood. Ignoring the obstruction of his staff, he personally went to the front-line position to observe the situation in person. In any case, he also had to grasp the situation on the front line and report it to his boss, George. Washington. Castis. Admiral Lee reported. This General Lee was the late Confederate General Robert Lee. Lee's eldest son. Now the son has inherited his father's business and has also become the chief of the general staff of the Union Powers -- the Lee family is a well-known family in the United States, and they are all related to Washington. It is a matter of course to be reused.

In Thomas. In Admiral Jackson's telescope, the Great Plains on both sides of the Kansas River flowing slowly can be seen. Donghua's army came from two routes. Drive all the way down the Kansas River. There are also steam tugs on the river transporting the army of supplies! The United States is a country with so much transportation that even without railroads, inland waterway shipping alone is enough to support the most basic transportation volume.

On the other hand, the Donghua Army drove along the railroad south of the Kansas River, and because Kansas was a "Chinese state", the Donghua Army occupied it without blood. Therefore, the original railroad system was kept intact - the railroads in Kansas and Nebraska were all invested and managed by the Pacific Railroad Company, which was controlled by Donghua Capital, and the railroad workers and drivers were all Chinese, so the railroads in both states were intact and used by the Donghua Army.

With such a convenient transportation route, the progress of the Donghua Army is naturally amazing. In a short period of time, a large army has already arrived. But let Thomas. To Jackson's surprise, the Donghua Army did not immediately launch a full-scale attack, but instead built a well-developed defensive system. Deer, barbed wire, and trenches are layered on top of each other. Between the two armies, there were occasional exchanges of fire between small units. Clusters of white smoke rose slowly above the plain. This was an alternate fire from the artillery of both sides, but the firepower of the Donghua Army was obviously superior, and some of the Allied troops could not raise their heads. Occasionally, small groups of cavalry flew in the line of sight. Bringing up dust and smoke -- of course, they did not wander around in the center of the positions of the two armies, but competed and tested each other on the edge of the positions. After all, the central part of the United States is not Western Europe, the plains here are boundless, and no one will have enough troops to build a tight and long defensive line. Now the battle line between the two armies is about twenty or thirty kilometers, and after that, the cavalry is covering.

The staff around him also included the chief of staff of the Kansas Legion and the famous cavalry general of the Union Army, James Brown. Major General Stuart, Commander of the Left Wing of the Kansas Corps, Ambrose. Lieutenant General Hill all looked heavy. They hugged Admiral Jackson, rolling their eyes slowly. It seems that there is a belly to say. Admiral Jackson watched the battlefield intently through his binoculars. The battle line of the Donghua Army was spread out between the Kansas River, and some pontoon bridges were erected. There are also quite a few little ant-like sappers busy, probably building new defensive positions.

Thundered!

With a loud bang, a heavy artillery shell fired by the Donghua Army exploded on the position of the Alliance Army, and immediately blasted out a huge gap, and raised a pillar of smoke high, and the soldiers and weapons guarding there were all torn to pieces by the force of the explosion. This is the long-range heavy artillery of the Donghua Army bombarding!

Admiral Jackson turned his head: "What do you think?" The senior officers of the Full Cover Department all looked at each other. Commander of the Left Wing of the Kansas Regiment Ambros. Lieutenant General Hill was the first to rush to the front. Also the most knowledgeable. Frowning and shaking his head, he said, "It's not optimistic, Mr. Admiral." The 6 armies of the Allied States were clearly lagging behind, at least in terms of artillery, far inferior to each other. Their 6 Corps had large-caliber long-range heavy artillery...... It may be the Lanfang 1872 12omm caliber howitzer that was sold to us earlier. With a firing range of more than 1oooo meters, this gun is already out of sight and can be fired at by artillery observers. There's nothing we can do about them! Now they haven't finished their pre-offensive deployment, they've already made us suffer enough with artillery, and once they start attacking, our soldiers will be real cannon fodder! ”

He fell silent, and the words reached the hearts of the officers present, and everyone nodded silently.

James. Major General Stuart smiled bitterly: "The battle of Kansas will be very hard before the reinforcements from the Yankees arrive, their firepower is obviously overwhelming us, and we must resist with a stronger defense." Also be prepared for street fights in Kansas City. Also, we should stop the assault on Chinatown in St. Louis. It's a complete farce...... Now that the purpose of the farce has been achieved, it would be too embarrassing to continue fighting. ”

His last words immediately caused a chorus of echoes in the Shelter Department, and of course these officers of the Confederate States of America knew the inside story of this war - the entire American Empire wanted to fight, and their industrial layout was for war (in fact, the Northeast of the United States was an ideal location for heavy industry), and war was the only way to help the American Empire out of the economic crisis. There are also many militants in the Confederate States of America, and these people have realized that the Chinese are going to dye their homeland yellow with immigrants, and if they don't fight now, at most 5o years, the Confederate States of America will become a second Donghua! And Donghua also wants to fight, with the support of the Ming Dynasty, and Jujuan, who has a good relationship with France and Mexico, has no fear, and wants to establish Donghua's hegemony in North America through a war! With the joint efforts of the three parties, how can there be no war? Now that the flames of war have been ignited, it is time for the soldiers to face each other the battlefield, and the intrigues and tricks of the Ku Klux Klan can be withdrawn. If he played out of line and really angered Jujuan and attacked Kansas City with all his might, the casualties of the Union army would be heavy...... Their mission here was to lure the enemy! Now that the enemy has come so much, is it necessary to be so desperate? (To be continued!)