Denver Castle

In a big stone house

Richard sat down at the top and said in an approving tone; "Yes, all the houses in the newly reclaimed Chinese villages and towns have been replaced with yurts, which can be packed up and taken away at any time when the war comes. The walls are clear, and no useful supplies are left for the old Americans. ”

"Wechen obeys." Chen Cailiang replied respectfully.

Chen Cailiang, a 34-year-old native from Zhangzhou, was born in the Manchu Qing Dynasty and was later forced to go overseas because of a traitor. He learned Spanish on a Cuban plantation and fluent in English, and was well-known among his fellow villagers in Zhangzhou.

As a result, he was recognized by Richard and was appointed Commissioner of Agriculture and Industry, one of the royal courtiers, responsible for agricultural development and industrial development.

The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industry is equivalent to a mixture of the Minister of Agriculture and the Minister of Industry, but due to the small size of the Tang Kingdom, it is almost equal to a larger town.

Therefore, Richard did not use such a big name, but only replaced him with a commissioner, in fact, his power was still quite large.

Richard's gaze swept over the crowd of ministers and officers present, and finally stopped at Colonel Dai Changfu and Colonel Kahn, two of his trusted confidants.

The important task of guarding Denver Castle was not at ease with anyone, so the two generals and a number of confidant Chinese officers were transferred from the rear of the kingdom, with Colonel Dai Changfu as the commander of the fortress garrison, and Colonel Kahn as the deputy commander, with a total of 5,000 musketeers.

They were the 1st to 5th Denver Musketeers Regiment, each with more than 1,000 people.

Major James Kahn, the commander of the 1st regiment, Major George Rabiot, the commander of the 2nd regiment, Major Wu Degao, the commander of the 3rd regiment, Major Duan Debiao, the commander of the 4th regiment, and Major Huang Yuanjia, the commander of the 5th regiment.

"For Denver Fortress, it's not a question of whether there will be a war, but when and how long it will be fought.

I would like to remind you for the record

As a thorn in the heart of the United States, Denver Fortress is bound to face a baptism of war on an unprecedented scale, and the war may last for 5 years, 10 years or even longer.

Therefore, all work must start from preparing for war, and this string must always be tightened in the head, and we must not relax at any time. ”

Richard looked around at everyone, his voice became colder and colder, and the aura of the superior was full of energy, bringing heavy pressure to everyone, and continued;

"The importance of Fort Denver, which the Kingdom has built at great expense, is as you must know, and I would like to emphasize it here;

Denver Fortress is the foundation of the Tang Kingdom, the lifeblood of the Tang Kingdom, and the home and destination of 6,000 cavalry fighting on the outside line.

In the recent past

The light cavalry brigade stationed in Hugo has seized 5 US spies in a row, and the United States keeps sending people away, what does this mean?

The mountain rain is coming, and the wind is full of buildings!

This time the king led the army to attack the battlefield on the northern front, which was to mobilize the deployment of the US army, to deal a severe blow to the arrogance of the United States, and at the same time to store as many supplies as possible for the fortress.

Your task is to guard your home and wait for the triumphant return of this king. ”

"The ministers obey the king's commands, and they will not dare to carry heavy trusts." A group of officers led by Colonel Dai Changfu replied with a salute.

January 2, 1847

After King Richard led a group of courtiers to sacrifice heaven and earth, he killed 19 American spies on the spot, and led more than 6,000 expeditionary cavalry to set off on the road to the north in the noisy road of gongs and drums.

From Denver Castle and along the wide road along Cherry Creek to the north, you can see the green seedlings that have sprouted in the fields that have been cultivated along the way.

The windmills by the stream rotate slowly, pumping the clear water into the irrigation canal and all the way to the depths of the fields, where abundant water and sunlight are the guarantee of a good harvest.

Denver is located in the highlands, with more than 300 sunny days a year, and the snow-capped Evans Mountain in the distance, but the climate here is not cold, and the coldest time of winter is mostly around 0 degrees, and rarely below 0 degrees.

along the way

Indian men from the camp can be seen kneeling along the side of the road, all of whom were forced to kneel when the army arrived, as a sign of respect.

The cavalry marched so fast that by noon the brigade had reached the Indian Valley, 53 kilometers from Denver, and the wide carriageway between the two places was largely open.

Outside the valley

Hundreds of ploughing oxen with iron ploughs can be seen ploughing over large areas of land, and these newly cultivated land needs to be exposed to the sun for more than ten days, and then the ploughed land will be broken, leveled, ridged, and sown seeds, and the harvest will be ushered in again in April.

The diligent Chinese are experts in farming, and after being equipped with farm tools and ploughing cattle, the enthusiasm for land reclamation is high.

so far

More than 20,000 acres of fields have been cultivated and a variety of crops have been planted, especially soybeans, winter wheat, Chinese cabbage, radish, potatoes, peppers, and alfalfa grass and elephant grass that war horses like to eat.

The elephant grass planted in October last year, alfalfa grass, has now grown to more than one person's height, densely packed like a green forest, and the growth is gratifying.

Richard gave the order to go down, and the army rested here at noon.

The cavalry, led by their horses, fed in a row for several kilometers in a field overgrown with alfalfa grass, was a spectacular sight.

Richard led a small number of cavalry guards into the valley and came to the construction site of the cement factory to check the installation of equipment.

The cement plant was a full set of British equipment imported from the factory, which was installed by British experts under the direction of the workers, and the person in charge was a manager named Lewis, an Englishman from the Antwerp area.

"Mr. Lewis, when will the cement plant be officially put into production?"

"Your Majesty, thank you for sending enough manpower, the installation of the equipment is smoother than expected, and it is expected that the kiln production line will be commissioned in the middle of next month, and the production will be put into trial production."

"Is it going to take that long?"

"Oh, it's been fast, the entire equipment installation took just over 80 days, which has never been seen in my resume, and it normally takes 45 months."

"Well, are there any other issues that need to be solved?"

"Everything went well, and there was no need for that many people on the site for the time being, so we sent more than half of our people to mine rocks and stock up on stones for the construction of defensive forts. When the cement is produced, the construction of the Taniguchi fortress can begin. ”

"Well, try to hurry, the U.S. military may arrive sooner than expected, as soon as mid to late February, so be prepared as soon as possible." Richard admonished.

Lewis, who heard this, was stunned for a moment, and blurted out a question; "God, so soon, the time frame for the fortification is too tight."

"yes!" Richard nodded sympathetically, and his gaze involuntarily turned to Taniguchi.

The Indian Valley is a typical enveloping valley, and the temperature in the valley is several degrees higher than outside because the cold wind cannot penetrate.

Even in the harsh winter months, it is as warm as spring.

The mouth of the valley is a steep terrain sandwiched between two mountains, about 1.7 kilometers wide, and a 30-meter-wide Xima River flows out along the southern peak, and the water flow is turbulent.

According to the British fortress design drawings, a defensive fortress about 1,660 meters long and 128 meters wide will be built along the Xima River, with three fortresses, one east and one west, and the fortress wall is 5.5 meters high and 4.2 meters wide, which can easily set up artillery.

The entire Taniguchi Fortress is like a bottle stopper, blocking the mouth of the Indian Valley, connecting the mountain on one side and the Sema River on the other.

The river, named because the indigenous Indians often washed their horses in the river, is a river that flows from the depths of Mount Evans, and the river is not wide, but the water is fast.

It's time for spring next year

As the snow melts in the Evans Mountains, the river will increase dramatically and widen, and the rushing water will rush down with an indomitable momentum, winding out of the valley and into Cherry Creek.

At that time, Cherry Creek will turn into a tumbling and rushing Cherry River, and the water will be quite immense.

"Perhaps...... We can let the slave prisoners build the fortress wall first, and wait until the cement is produced, and then pour it through the cracks in the rocks, so that we can buy an extra month and a half. Lewis hesitated to say what he thought.

Richard's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he nodded and said; "If it doesn't affect the strength of the fortress building, I will immediately arrange for someone to send you 3,000 Indian laborers here, and immediately start building the fortress walls. Build it one day earlier, rest assured one day earlier! ”

"If the walls of less than two meters are piled up first, and then cement slurry is poured later, it should not hinder the overall strength of the fortress. We can reserve the lower cavity every 35 meters to facilitate the filling of the cement slurry. ”

"Okay, that's it." Richard slapped his thigh with pleasure and immediately ordered someone to mobilize the Indian slaves.

If there is any other work, let it go, and come first next to the construction project of Taniguchi Fortress.

In today's Indian Valley, there are a large number of machinery and equipment, and thousands of white slave laborers are building houses in large numbers here, paving the streets, erecting factories and warehouses, and gradually building this place into a valley production base and logistics center.

Once the cement plant, grain processing plant, flour mill, etc. are put into operation, the Denver fortress will end the problem of relying on long-distance logistics lines and save a huge amount of money.

A barrel of cement is transported from the rear for thousands of miles, and the freight is several times higher than its own value, which is too cost-effective and uneconomical.

To build Fort Denver, Richard spent almost all of the Americas River Gold Rush's huge profits of more than 700,000 ounces of gold to date, and was saddled with more than 300,000 pounds in debt.

Now that the main defensive wall is built, there is no need to rush the rest, and there is no need to travel thousands of miles to transport large quantities such as cement from Los Angeles, which is too expensive.

Steel, cement, masonry or flour for the construction of the city in Denver Fortress will henceforth be supplied primarily by the Indian Valley.

Wait until one day, after the issue of territorial disputes is completely resolved.

Most of the materials needed for the construction of rural towns in Colorado can be solved by the Indian Valley, and can also be extended to the surrounding areas to form a complete industrial town with long-term development potential.

Therefore, Richard paid considerable attention to the construction of the Indian Valley, which will become one of the major industrial cities in Colorado after Fort Denver and one of the most important cities in Colorado.

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