The train whizzes across the endless Central Plains toward Omaha in the east, with a variety of California Independence Army soldiers and a handful of Expeditionary Force soldiers stationed in towns along the way to control the towns along the railroad and keep the main artery of transportation open.

In the central states of the United States, it is sparsely populated, often tens or hundreds of kilometers away.

Generally speaking, as long as the army is stationed in the town, it is possible to control hundreds of kilometers of railway lines in the surrounding area.

In the Battle of Rocky Mountain

The Independence Army of the Republic of California used force to drive the white captives who did not want to participate in the charge, so as to detect the firing points of the United States, deplete its strength, and greatly reduce its own casualties.

After a large-scale battle, more than half of the total number of white prisoners of war was killed and wounded, the California Independence Army itself lost only nearly 20,000 people, and the three white infantry divisions in the northern states, the Oregon Division, the Washington Division, and the Iowa Division, totaling more than 60,000 casualties, were less than 10,000.

These units have been tempered in the course of war, and their combat effectiveness has been greatly enhanced.

However, the casualties of the troops directly under the expeditionary force were only more than 4,000, mainly several armored battalions and artillery units, accounting for about half of the total casualties.

All combined, the total number of casualties was about 95,000, two-thirds of which were white prisoners.

On the other hand, in the Battle of Rocky Mountain, the U.S. army gathered nearly 500,000 heavy troops, with about 2/5 casualties in World War I, with a total of nearly 200,000, more than 100,000 fleeing, nearly 200,000 captured, and almost all the troops were wiped out.

As an attacking iron fist that tears through the enemy's defenses, the armored battalion often plays an important role in the whole battle, and this has become a key target for the United States, even if it exposes vital artillery fire points.

Only dense artillery fire covered by artillery fire was able to interrupt the pace of the assault of the armored forces.

The casualties of the artillery of the expeditionary force mainly come from the firepower of divisions and regiments, and these small and medium-caliber field guns and mortars are the main means of clearing the enemy's firepower points, and casualties are inevitable in high-intensity confrontations.

Overall

The California Independence Army and the U.S. Army were the main forces in the Battle of Rocky Mountain, and the role of the Imperial Expeditionary Force was to equip the attacking forces with fangs and eyes, and to provide overwhelming artillery support, and new equipment such as aircraft, armored tanks, and self-propelled guns were unveiled, which played an overwhelming role in the war.

But after the Battle of Rocky Hills, the Republic of California officially became independent, and the president of the country solemnly proposed; It is hoped that the California Independence Army will be fully reorganized and will no longer participate in the next stage of the war against the United States.

From the perspective of the Republic of California, they did not want to form a life-and-death hostile relationship with the United States, nor did they intend to invade the United States, and after the victory of the Battle of Rocky Mountain, the cloud of war hanging over the Republic of California completely dissipated.

Enough people have died in the war, and it's time to stop.

After careful consideration and reporting to the empire itself, the Expeditionary Force General Command finally agreed to the request of the Republic of California, but asked the California Independence Army to send troops to maintain a military presence in the towns along the Pacific Railroad with the expeditionary force.

April 29, 1909

The three northern states on the Pacific coast, mainly from Oregon, Washington, and Iowa, declared their independence and formed the Northern Union, and jointly elected Mr. Robert Jenrick, a well-known Seattle businessman and social activist, as interim president. Codenamed "Raven".

May 7th

Utah declared independence and joined the Northern Union, becoming the fourth state in the Northern Union, and the reconstruction of Salt Lake City kicked off construction.

Omaha Train Station

The military train loaded with munitions and supplies sounded a long whistle and slowly entered the station, and soon stopped steadily on the platform, and a large number of soldiers wearing steel helmets and fully armed were lining up on the platform with their bags on their backs, and the air was filled with a tense and solemn atmosphere.

The pressure limiting valve of the steam locomotive in front of it emitted a large puff of white steam, filling most of the railway platform in white smoke, and the soldiers passing by were faint, only the occasional flash of cold light from the steel helmet revealed it, creating an inexplicable tense atmosphere.

On the platform

Major General Zheng Fusheng, who arrived here in advance, led a group of senior officers to greet him here, and when Lieutenant General Duan Qirui appeared at the exit of the train carriage in full uniform, the majestic military music suddenly sounded, which was the "March of the Royal Infantry Regiment" adapted from the Marseillaise.

The passionate music echoed over the platform, and Lieutenant General Duan Qirui, Major General Bian Chunsong, and Brigadier General Wu Peifu greeted the official schools waiting on the platform one by one, and simply greeted each other for a while.

"Report to the Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Omaha has cleared the surrounding area of more than 40 kilometers of enemy troops, and is ready to enter the army, and at present the main enemy is concentrated in the surrounding towns of Chicago more than 730 kilometers away and the vicinity of Kansas City more than 400 kilometers to the southeast. Major General Zheng Fusheng replied with a salute.

Lieutenant General Duan Qirui raised his hand to return the salute and said indifferently;

"Let's gather together, let's gather the rice countrymen who can't be killed, let them gather together is easier to start, and it can save us a lot of trouble.

In view of the stubbornness of the Mi Guokean, he stubbornly refused to surrender.

The Empire has decided to increase its troops on a large scale, and in the next two months or so, several super-large ship groups will arrive in the ports of San Francisco and Seattle, with an additional 300,000 troops.

At that time

The empire will gather 650,000 troops on the North American continent, and the military power is at its peak, even if the Mi Guoyan swears to resist to the end, it can still make its blood flow like a river and surrender to admit defeat. ”

"Your Excellency the Deputy Commander-in-Chief, the humble position is not very clear, and it is important for the commander to solve his doubts." After hearing this, Major General Zheng Fusheng felt excited, still a little puzzled, and asked suspiciously after thinking for a while; "Our army is invincible, invincible, the iron flow is rolling everywhere it goes, with the assistance of the California Independent Army and some other second-line corps, the strength is already strong enough, why do you need to go to great lengths to continue to increase the troops, and the scale is still so large?"

"Hmph, Brother Fu Shengxian, I'm afraid you don't take it to heart when you are usually asked to learn more about politics, so you can't see through the mystery." Lieutenant General Duan Qirui reprimanded mercilessly, and when he saw the embarrassed faces of the senior generals in front of him, he snorted coldly and said;

This "wool war" is not an outright war to destroy the country, but a battle of conquest to raise the military and national prestige of our empire.

This vast North American land is not a long-term residence, the imperial army will eventually return to the west coast of North America, and only the Northern Confederacy is the territory left by the empire for itself, which is also the purpose of our large number of factory enterprises to Seattle.

Whether it is 650,000 or 1 million, most of the imperial army will stay on the North American continent in the future to be demobilized on the spot, marry wives and have children, and take root here.

Therefore, the Imperial Army did not object to officers and soldiers seeking local white wives or girlfriends.

This will add a large number of people to our northern territories, whether it is Detroit, Chicago, Virginia, we will not only conquer it, but also leave our own far-reaching influence, spreading the profound ancient Chinese culture, spreading the bloodline, and spreading the influence.

These savage North American cowboys are intimidating and discriminate.

Therefore, we must suppress them with iron and blood in the northern region, and be gentle and friendly in the southern region, so as to leave a deep imprint on their minds and let them remember them forever;

The Tang people are a noble and powerful race, capable of stepping their heads under their leather boots, and must know how to be in awe, and plant the seeds of fear in their hearts for generations to ......come."

"The lowly rank understands that it will live up to the high expectations of the commander."

Lieutenant General Duan Churui's words made the blood of all the generals present boil, and they replied in unison, especially Brigadier General Wu Peifu's eyes lit up, and the blood of excitement surged up.

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Brigadier General Wu Peifu is still excited in his heart, he was born in a landing show, because his family is down-and-out to sign up for overseas development, he always retains an obsession with honoring his ancestors, and he advocates the prestige of foreign lands, and the great martial arts of Le Shi Yanran, hoping for a glory that will go down in history.

Today's words of the deputy general seat, naked and undisguised, really expressed the greatest desire and eagerness of our generation of soldiers; Promote the ambition of the sons and daughters of China, and Bu Guowei is located thousands of miles away.

Brigadier General Wu Peifu's new position is now the commander of the Oregon Division, and most of the middle and senior command positions in the division are held by Chinese, and there are also a small number of German, British officers and some experienced sergeants.

The three divisions of Oregon, Washington and Iowa in the Northern Commonwealth, plus the Utah Division in formation, a total of 4 divisions, all of which are directly under the command of the Imperial Expeditionary Force, so the weaponry and personnel are the same as the infantry divisions of the Imperial Expeditionary Force, the only thing missing is the armored battalion reinforced by the Imperial Expeditionary Force, and the size of a division is about 18,600 people.

For example, when the Battle of Rocky Mountain was just over, the number of divisions was seriously reduced, with only 13,400 men at the least, and no more than 15,000 at the most, but after resting and replenishing, the scale basically exceeded 20,000.

All the equipment of this unit is the same as that of the Imperial Expeditionary Force, the soldiers are equipped with Zero semi-automatic rifles, the squad firepower is Type 02 light machine guns, all soldiers are equipped with helmets, the uniforms are the same as those of the Expeditionary Force, and the treatment of officers and soldiers is slightly inferior, and they enjoy the treatment of second-line troops.

In this regard

Most of the Imperial Expeditionary Force are treated as the main forces on the front line, while the Honorary Red First Division, the Royal Praetorian Guard's Armored 4th Division, the Shangri-La Division and other fist troops are super-first-class treatment, which is nothing to envy, if you want to get super-first-class treatment, you must have super-first-class combat effectiveness.

The Oregon Division, under the leadership of Brigadier General Wu Peifu, performed well in the Battle of Mount Rocky, with more than 35,000 white captives and cannon fodder sent to the battlefield by them, and less than half of them were able to withdraw alive.

Among them, Brigadier General Wu Peifu consciously selected some white captives who performed well to be incorporated into the team, and these fierce captives made the combat effectiveness of the Oregon Division much higher than that of the other two divisions.

Fierce and tenacious, with a strong sense of battle, is the label of the "Oregon Division".

One of the most famous battles of the Oregon Division was that after the Generalissimo of the empire burned down Salt Lake City, the fleeing Mi army crowded on the narrow mountain road into the Rocky Mountain, and the Oregon Division was the unit that held the mountain road, and turned the mountain road into a hell with a rain of bullets and bullets, killing the Mi army and ambushing corpses, so it was known as the "Skeleton Division" or "Hell Division", and it was the most hated unit of the Mi Army.

Most of the division's soldiers come from German, British, Dutch, Belgian and other immigrants, and there are few immigrants from Central and Southern Europe, because the weather in the three northwestern states is cold, and most of the Central and Southern European immigrants who have always liked a warm living environment are not interested, and even if they settle, they are more inclined to warm California.

It turns out

There was no shortage of fanatical followers in the mighty imperial armies, especially the immigrants from Northwest Europe, who were deeply influenced by the Norwegian pirate culture, who worshipped the powerful in their bones, and were keen on adventure and conquest, as evidenced by the fact that they were now popular among the middle and lower class white officers of the Northern Union divisions to join the secret societies of the army that fanatically worshipped the emperor.

In their eyes, it was a great honor to follow the powerful Tang clan to fight in all directions.

It's late at night

Wu Peifu pushed open the window and looked at the thousands of lights of the city like a galaxy, and a strong sense of pride surged in his heart;

This is the Omaha conquered by the Imperial Army, and the world-class metropolises of Chicago, Detroit, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, and New York will eventually be the stepping stone for the proud conquerors.

History will remember the glory of this moment, when I came, when I saw, when I conquered.

Today's Omaha City, the starting point of the eastern end of the Pacific Railway, has become a military town with a large number of troops, bringing together more than 100,000 troops such as the Imperial Armored Honor 1st Division, Qingdao Division, Janissary 2nd Division, Oregon Division, Washington Division, etc., and the next step will be the Beilun Division, the Iowa Division, the Utah Division and a large number of imperial reinforcements to exert strong pressure on the Great Lakes region, an important industrial city in North America.

correspondingly

The U.S. military is reorganizing its military, especially in the industrial towns of the North, which are recruiting troops with all their might, trying to fight an all-out war that is even more brutal than the Civil War.

The Southern states are a different story, and the Imperial Expeditionary Force has made it clear that they will not set foot in the southern states as long as they do not openly support the federal government and do not openly express hostile intentions.

There is only one criterion, and that is based on full reverence for the Empire.

The southern Yankees of the United States are not stupid, and now the public opinion of the news media is unanimously biased towards the Imperial Expeditionary Force, no one dares to say anything strange at this time, and no one dares to provoke the majesty of the empire on the cusp of the storm, that is purely a big death!

A small number of radicals in the south shouted for people to stand up and take up guns to resist the invaders, and they were immediately thrown into prison or killed in the streets by the local government and people.

Now there is a tacit understanding in the southern states;

If the people are willing to go north to resist the invasion, then listen to the court, and if they are willing to stay on the mainland to join the National Guard and maintain law and order in the area, then raise their hands and welcome it.

The only taboo is to keep your mouth shut, don't be foolish, lest you invite trouble for others.

The mixed reviews of the federal government's policies in the southern states are mostly negative, and basically no one is optimistic that the United States government will win the final war, indicating that the people's confidence is seriously low, and the seeds of fear are planted in their hearts, which is not a good sign.

This night

Brigadier General Wu Peifu was in a surging mood and thinking about it, and he thought about it a lot, until he fell asleep peacefully with a hint of excitement until the early hours of the morning.

In his sleep, he smiled very happily......

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