The falcons soaring in the sky flew back one by one, and after looking through their memories, Richard had a hunch;

The US military is not yet ready for a large-scale attack, and it is possible that a new round of war will not be launched until next spring, that is, after March.

Why is this judgement made?

The first is based on the realities of material mediation and troop build-up in Kansas City and the surrounding area.

On the other hand, it is based on normal military judgment.

Winters on the Colorado Plateau are quite cold, not that the temperature drops below 0 degrees Celsius, but that winds of 5~6 often blow at night, making people feel cold to the bone.

Without good thermal insulation measures, people will freeze hard and die on the second day.

Soldiers and families who reclaimed the land on the Colorado Plateau, if they could not afford to buy a house for the time being, often dug a nest to live in, keep warm and shelter from the wind, so as to survive the cold and windy highland winters.

This was especially true of the convicts, who did not have the conditions to buy coal stoves for heating, and when it was time to sleep at night, they could only huddle together one by one, depending on the temperature of their bodies to warm each other.

If the U.S. military starts a war in this cold season, logistics and accommodation alone will be enough for them to have a headache.

Ordinary tents must be thickened cotton tents, and clothes and bedding must be warm.

The impact of this problem is not visible if it is put into an army of tens of thousands of people, and if any point is not done properly, it will be really fatal.

The third aspect is that it stems from the mysterious innate premonition talent in the dark, and Li perceives that the US military should launch a new round of large-scale westward expeditions after the spring flowers bloom, that is, at the end of March and early April.

Until then, huh......

"Pass on my royal decree, all officers and soldiers will cancel their vacations, and the army will be fully assembled."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"From now on, the castle will enter a state of first-class military readiness, and the entry and exit of non-unrelated personnel will be strictly controlled,"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Open the arsenal and equipment depot and prepare for the departure of the army."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Fenghuang City, Taoyuan City and surrounding towns and villages have held a large-scale winter reserve training activity, built a fort of 10 kilometers and a defensive chest wall of 5 kilometers and a village, and comprehensively strengthened preventive measures for important road passes, bridges, railways, and valleys."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"The Colt Arms Company must strengthen the in-depth research and development and production of new rifles, and the sooner the new rifles are put into production, the greater the help for the war."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

District of Columbia, United States

White House, Oval Office

"You have all seen General Taylor's reply, he plans to launch a full-scale war to conquer the Tang Kingdom from the end of March to the beginning of April next year. This battle will mobilize 20,000 troops experienced in the Mexican War, and join forces with the 60,000 troops we prepared earlier, with a total of more than 80,000 soldiers, which is an unprecedented large-scale war! President Polk sighed with relief.

For the United States, which is now in crisis, the victory of the Mexican War came like a rainstorm, which extinguished all kinds of criticism in society, and it was extremely rare for the relations between the old South and the Old North of the United States to ease.

President Polk felt the joy of victory and was in a much better mood.

Entered December 1847

The rebellion in Mexico City has long since ended, and although the armed struggle in various parts of Mexico is continuing, it has become much less frequent and less intense under the severe suppression of the US military, and it is difficult to make a big wave.

The U.S. military completely occupied the eastern, southern and central parts of Mexico, occupied Mexico City, the capital of Mexico, and held in the hands of some of Mexico's high-class military and political leaders and their families, and victory was within reach.

Under the control of the American occupation forces, Mexican President Sant'Anna, who advocated fighting to the end, was deposed. In early December, Mexico's interim president, Anjo, took office and will start peace talks with the United States.

As early as a few months ago, the Mexican government passed the parliamentary voting process and President Sant'Anna signed and approved the sale of California, Arizona and New Mexico, which the United States regarded as a bag in advance, to the Tang Kingdom, with a total area of 2.31 million square kilometers.

Now that this western part of North America has been ceded and is no longer part of Mexican territory, the war contract between the Americans and Mexico naturally does not involve these areas.

The United States has lost a good game, but it has not been without gains.

Mexico did not recognize the independence of Texas before, and in the war contract led by the United States, it was clearly stated that Mexico ceded the Texas area, the Dejuana region bordering the Pacific Ocean, and the Monterey area bordering the Gulf of Mexico.

In the original history

Because they are already full, Mexico is located in the Dejuana area south of Los Angeles, and the Americans did not want it.

Until later generations, it remained part of Mexican territory and was the closest city in Mexico to the United States.

There is also Mexico's Monterrey region on the Gulf of Mexico, which the United States did not claim.

Bordered by Texas to the north and the Gulf of Mexico to the east, the region has excellent harbors and serves as a springboard and bridgehead for the southward invasion of American power.

Now, the big fat meat that the old American originally planned was swallowed by the Tang Kingdom, and the appearance became ugly, not only asking Mexico to cede Texas, but also to cede Dejuana and Monterey areas.

What is that old saying?

That's right...... The loss in the embankment is compensated outside the embankment.

In the Mexican War, the U.S. military killed 18,783 people, wounded 8,102 people, and spent $167.5 million on the war, which was more than one-third more than the original historical losses.

Faced with President Polk's question, Lieutenant General Arthur Temple, Chief of Staff of the Continental Army, nodded solemnly and said in approval;

"The tragic lessons of the past have taught me that the Tang Kingdom is far more ferocious and cunning than we imagined, and it is strong in combat under the leadership of the "mad king Richard", which should not be underestimated.

Whether we admit it or not, this is a tough adversary that we need to take seriously.

In the US military system

Major General Tris-Spike was an experienced and talented general, and the highest-ranking American general to die in the war to date, at the hands of the Tang Kingdom.

Now that the whole nation is mobilizing the forces of the whole country to launch the Third Expedition to the West on an unprecedented scale, I believe that General Taylor's far-sighted judgment should have made more meticulous preparations for the war, because we cannot afford to lose.

Now

The volatile situation in Mexico has not yet fully calmed down, and General Taylor is not expected to return until mid-January.

At that time, the General Staff of the Continental Army will conduct in-depth communication with General Taylor, fully understand the operational expectations of His Excellency the General, and try his best to cooperate, so as to crush and destroy the Tang Kingdom with absolute strength.

Please rely on the professional judgment of General Taylor, all we have to do is raise as much money as possible for the war, and given that the war may not be smooth sailing, it is necessary to issue war bonds. ”

Lieutenant General Arthur Temple's speech won the approval of President Polk, who nodded frequently and applauded gracefully.

"Harry, how much money have we borrowed from the French?" President Polk asked.

"Mr. President, we have borrowed four war loans from France, with interest rates ranging from 12.5%~17%, totaling about 420 million francs." White House Chief of Staff Harry Hoover replied. His gaze looked around the crowd and continued with a frown;

"But I don't recommend continuing to borrow money from the French, as long as I hear about the war with the Tang Kingdom, those French usurers will raise the interest rate level wildly, with a high probability of exceeding 20%. This is definitely a heavy burden that we cannot accept, and the financial burden is much lighter than the issuance of dollar war bonds. ”

War is about money, and everyone understands this truth.

Although the United States and France had always had a close relationship, it was not the Louis XVI century, and the French Emperor Napoleon III was now eager to provoke a new war in Europe, thus breaking free from the shackles of the Holy Alliance, and had no interest in helping the United States.

The French loan sharks are not fools, and in view of the bloody encounters between the United States and the Tang Kingdom before, the interest rate on war loans will definitely rise like a monkey, and the coffin board cannot be pressed.

The higher the risk of winning the war, the higher the interest rate.

Previously, in order to reduce the interest rate of the French Franc War loan, the United States clarified the purpose of the loan, and it was only used for the war against Mexico, so it was able to negotiate the loan interest rate.

Now that the war between the South and Mexico is over, and there is no excuse, isn't this interest rate going to skyrocket?

President Polk knew the truth, but he also knew the difficulty of issuing civil war bonds, and it was not ordinarily difficult for Congress to pass the issuance of war bonds, under the control of the domestic elite and the representatives of the Southern Farmers Congress.

Rationally analyzed, it was only about 28 open.

Eighty percent may be vetoed in the House of Representatives, only two percent of the possibility of passing the test, and there is no possibility of even two percent in the Senate, and it will definitely be fought back.

If you can issue domestic dollar war bonds, then why go to the French?

Every family has a scripture that is difficult to read, and the old American is no exception.

I discussed it for a long time

In the end, the slightly more reliable Fang Yu still borrowed money from the French, and with the aftermath of the victory over Mexico, he was able to push the interest rate level of the French loan sharks to the extent that the federal government could afford.

As long as the war is won, it is easy to say anything.

It is a pity that the idea is good, and things are often not diverted by the old will of the United States, and just when the United States is negotiating with the French loan sharks, bad news comes from the northwest like a thunderbolt;

The feared madman King Richard led 13,000 cavalry out of the Colorado Plateau and into South Dakota, heading for Peel, the state's largest city.

As soon as the news came out, the entire U.S. federal government was shocked, and the society was shocked, and the U.S. media reported it with bold front-page headlines;

The Holocaust is coming!

The madman King Richard led 13,000 cavalry to sweep through the northwestern states, and the lives of the people are about to be destroyed!

The Eastern Devil Cavalry rushed out of the plateau, and the Northwest State was in an emergency!

The Great Lakes region is in a hurry!

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