Chapter 1074: Last Chance
On the North American continent, the flames of war have been ignited. Countless young Americans, shouting slogans of revenge, joined the army. Later, under the leadership of the commanders, they drove to the battlefield by train. These Americans seem to have forgotten the pain caused to them by the last war. It's only been a few years, and I'm full of confidence again.
Perhaps, this has something to do with the qualifications given to them by the U.S. Constitution to carry guns. All adult Americans have the power to carry guns, which allows them to defend their interests. In addition, when foreign enemies invade, more Americans can be involved in the war. This makes it easier to complete the recruitment of troops than in the countries of the East and Europe.
After the end of the last war, the United States had shrunk by half. However, the best areas have been preserved, especially the industrial areas of the Great Lakes region, which have developed rapidly with the support of the British. It's just that these developments are mainly towards heavy industry and military industry. Presumably, the British also expected that once the war began, under the threat of the Chinese navy, Britain would not be able to provide more support to the United States on the other side of the Atlantic, and would have to rely on the Americans themselves. Thus, with the technical help of the British, the military industry of the United States has improved considerably, and it has been able to produce the world's most advanced guns and artillery. Everything from pistols, rifles, heavy machine guns, to mortars, field guns, and howitzers. The entire US military industrial system is already very complete.
In addition, the slogan of revenge brought all Americans into the war. Almost all of them supported the U.S. government in carrying the war on. No one flinched, and no one was against the war. The United States can be said to be the first country in the war to engage in maximum mobilization. Before the war, because of the weakening of the last North American war. The population of the United States has now dropped to about 18 million. However, the American mobilized army. But as many as 1.8 million people. It can be said that almost half of the adult men have joined the army. If the United States loses this war again. The United States will never have the power to turn over again.
Before the start of the last North American war, the United States was considered a world-class power. Although the strong industry is technologically backward, it can rank among the top in the world in terms of industrial output value. However, under the siege of the Chinese Empire, France, and the Kingdom of Spain, the United States suffered heavy losses. Not only millions of troops were killed or wounded, but millions of civilians were also killed or wounded in the war. In addition, the Chinese Empire, France, and the Kingdom of Spain all divided large swaths of American territory, which greatly reduced the territorial area of the United States. At the same time, the population has decreased.
In the United States, after adult men were drafted into the army, many factory positions began to use a large number of female workers. With the exception of some key positions where male workers continue to be employed, society as a whole is replacing them with female workers wherever possible. After all, compared to male workers, female workers are not physically adequate. But there is more confidence. The men who were saved were sent to war.
Inside the command of the U.S. Department of War, U.S. Army Chief of Staff Edwin Edwin. Admiral M. Stanton is addressing the President and the Cabinet of Ministers. Introducing the actions of the US military. After the last war, the US Navy was almost decommissioned. Although the U.S. Cabinet still retains the post of Secretary of the Navy. However, the total number of people in the entire US Navy is already less than five thousand. The number of battleships. There are only about a dozen of them. And all are gunboats with a very small displacement. It can be said that the US Navy has already existed in name only. The Secretary of the Navy also became the least powerful person in the cabinet.
The main force of American development. It's all invested in the Army, which allows the U.S. Army to arm so many troops.
"Your Excellency. Distinguished gentlemen, Now, the U.S. Army has basically completed its deployment. More than 80 percent of the troops have already entered the predetermined positions on the front. Remaining troops and war materiel. It will also be in place within a week's timeframe. When the time comes, our attacks on the Chinese and Spaniards will unfold. "The American road is not to see Edwin. Admiral M. Stanton seemed to be confident.
However, although the officials of the US government did not speak, they did not have much confidence. After all, the last fiasco is still fresh in their minds, and even now they still have some lingering palpitations when they think about it. Although, the military strength of the United States has increased compared to the last war. However, their enemies are also more powerful. The Chinese Empire's military deployment in the United States has reached about half a million people. The Spaniards also had 200,000 people. Even if the U.S. Army expands to 1.8 million, it will only have a force advantage of 2.5 times.
Edwin. Admiral M. Stanton, who did not seem to notice the thoughts of these government officials, began to continue: "According to our pre-war deployment, after the start of the war, defensive measures were first taken against the Chinese. Concentrate the main forces on the Spaniards. After destroying the Spanish Army, we will concentrate all our efforts on attacking the Chinese!
However, the attack power of the Chinese army is too strong. The last war has already left a deep impression on us. At present, the Chinese army in North America is as high as 500,000. We need to be more careful.
The army planned to build a defensive line along the Mississippi River to defend the Chinese Empire's army with ten infantry corps and 500,000 troops. With the help of the wide Mississippi River, if we defend closely, we may be able to stop the Chinese attack. The other ten infantry corps attacked south with all their might, trying to destroy the Spaniards in the south in the shortest possible time. In addition, the 800,000 recruits who are currently being trained in the barracks will also complete their training within half a month. When the time comes, we will have enough troops to fight a final decisive battle with the Chinese! ”
"Bang Bang!" U.S. President Millard. Fillmore led the applause, approving the Army's proposed plan.
"What do you think of the Army's plan? Will we be able to defeat a formidable enemy in one fell swoop? Millard. President Fillmore asked with a smile.
"Your Excellency, our enemies are the Chinese and the Spaniards, and it is undoubtedly very advantageous to destroy the weak Spaniards first and then fight a decisive battle with the strong Chinese. If everything can go according to the original plan, we will definitely be able to defeat the damned Chinese! "Secretary of War Charles. M. Conrad was the first to respond. In fact, he already knew this battle plan.
"Your Excellency the President, it may be difficult to defend against 500,000 Chinese with 500,000 people. Judging by the last war, the combat effectiveness of the Chinese is definitely more than five times that of ours! "Treasury Secretary Thomas. Cohen asked.
"Yes, in the last war, there was a huge disparity in strength between our soldiers and the Chinese. However, there are many reasons for that. First of all, in that war, the Chinese had more advanced weapons and equipment than ours. Second, the combat quality of their soldiers is much higher than that of our soldiers. But now, our weapons and equipment are no weaker than the Chinese. Our soldiers, after several years of hard training, even if their combat quality has not caught up with the Chinese, the difference is definitely not much. According to the analysis of the Ministry of War, the ratio of combat effectiveness between our two sides is only one to one to five at most! "Secretary of War Charles. M. Conrad explained.
"One to five?" Many people are skeptical of this ratio. After all, in the last war, hundreds of thousands of Chinese fought the Americans and lost hundreds of thousands of troops.
"Gentlemen, our military strength has indeed improved greatly compared with a few years ago, please give our army a little confidence!" Millard. President Fillmore spoke.
The president's statement made cabinet members no longer question this. After all, this is the US army, and if we want to maintain our current power, we have to rely on these troops to fight the Chinese.
"Your Excellency, Gentlemen. I think there's one more thing we need to consider. That is, the number of Chinese immigrants in North America has exceeded 10 million. Among them, there are a lot of young adults. If they had mobilized, they would have been able to mobilize a million troops. When the time comes, will we still have a chance of winning? "Home Secretary Thomas. M.T. McKennan said.
After the occupation of North America, the Chinese Empire did not stop immigrating to North America in recent years. The territory of North America is vast and the soil is fertile. There is much more arable land available than in mainland China. Attracted by the free land, a large number of landless and landless peasants in China applied for a large number of North Americans, so that the Chinese Empire's immigration to North America soon exceeded tens of millions.
According to the plan of the Chinese Empire, wait until the United States is eliminated and the strength of the white people is expelled from North America. Imperial immigration to North America will increase further. It is expected that it will eventually reach more than 100 million people. Of course, with the land of North America, even if it feeds hundreds of millions of people, it is not a problem.
The cabinet members, their faces are not very good-looking. In recent years, the frenzied influx of Chinese has reached 60 percent of the population of the United States. This is indeed a wake-up call for them.
"Gentlemen, Your Excellency the Minister of the Interior is right when he says that the Chinese are frantically flooding North America. If it had not been for the outbreak of war that interrupted the Chinese immigration plans, perhaps the number of Chinese in North America would soon surpass ours. When the time comes, we will be even more unable to confront China. Therefore, this war will be our last chance! Millard. President Fillmore said sternly. (To be continued......)
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