March 22, 1848

Richard led more than 1,000 horsemen of the Royal Guards Cuirassiers Regiment all the way south to Phoenix Castle (Denver) on the Colorado Plateau, where he began comprehensive military preparations.

Denver Castle is built at the junction of the South Peret River and Cherry Creek, and offers a picturesque view of the snow-capped Rocky Mountains on the horizon in the distance.

A remnant of the Rocky Mountains skirts south of Phoenix from west to east, about 17 miles (about 27 kilometers) east of Phoenix (Denver) and deep into the desert, known as the "Red Rock Valley."

As the name suggests, the "Red Rock Valley" is composed of a dark red bare mountain range, which is the transition zone from the Gobi Desert to the desert, with open terrain and majestic scenery.

The first line of interception of the Tang Kingdom was established here, mainly consisting of breastwork, trenches and barbed wire, and a musketeer brigade of about 350 people was stationed in peacetime.

In wartime, heavy troops are gathered.

The 1.4-meter-high chest wall made of stone and concrete, about 1,370 meters long, has an opening in the middle to pass through horse-drawn carriages, and on the side facing the eastern desert, a trench three meters wide and one meter deep is dug, and three barbed wire fences are arranged in the range of 50 meters to 100 meters in front of the trench, which is all the defense system of the "Red Rock Valley".

Richard led a group of officers to inspect here, the entire defense system does not cost much, the most eye-catching is the barbed wire, which is also the first new gadget invented by the Tang Kingdom, which is used to isolate pastures and manors and prevent wildlife invasions.

It was used on the battlefield for the first time.

The "Red Rock Valley" defense system is not tight, and the American army can bypass the desert on one side, but only soldiers can cross it on foot or cavalry. Carriages and gun wagons don't want to go in the desert, it's impossible, unless a road is built in the desert.

Therefore, in order to guard against the American cavalry and infantry, in the rear of the "Red Rock Valley", a wooden village capable of stationing more than 200 soldiers was built every 2~3 kilometers, and a total of six wooden villages were built.

The role of these wooden villages is to warn and defend, temporarily delay the detour of American forces from the desert, and buy time for large forces to gather reinforcements.

Considering that it was impossible for the Americans to drag heavy artillery from the desert, these wooden villages had low defensive power and pulled up a barbed wire fence about 20 kilometers long, as long as it could meet the infantry and cavalry charges.

Looked around

Richard didn't say much, and he didn't really have much to say.

The war of today's era is to line up and shoot hard, and the rock concrete defensive breastwall can bring great advantages to the defender and greatly reduce casualties, which is very important for the Tang Kingdom.

This kind of war has nothing to play with any tricks, it is nothing more than artillery fire and human lives piled up.

Due to the limitations of geographical conditions, it is difficult for cavalry to play a great role in the desert Gobi desert area, and they must rely on musketeers to fight hard.

"Brigadier General Karn, how's that group of white hard laborers doing?" Richard stepped down from his defensive position and asked casually.

He asked about the white American soldiers captured in 1846 in the Second Expedition to the West, who had totaled more than 5,000 and now had more than 3,760 remaining.

Kahn gathered the white prisoners in one place, recuperated for two weeks, and was training intensively to be used as cannon fodder in the "Red Rock Valley".

"Your Majesty, this part of the water chestnut has long been worn off, and the obedience in the training is very good, as long as the time comes, as long as you give the promise of recovering your free body after the war, you are not afraid that they will not sell their lives."

"The number is a bit small, can you make up a little more."

"There are still about 43,000 white slave prisoners in various parts of Phoenix Castle, and we can select some of them for military training and replenish them to the Red Rock Valley when the time comes."

"Then pick 5,000 people to train and let them sign up voluntarily, and save a lot of effort and feet in the future. Soldiers who are qualified in battle can also be used in the defense of Phoenix Castle and Taoyuan Fortress in the future. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Brigadier General Kahn replied with a fist clenched.

Brigadier General Kahn was the military commander of the infantry of the Phoenix Castle, with more than 7,600 musketeers in his hands, and if you add more than 3,760 white co-operatives, the total strength is almost 11,300.

Add in 5,000 white hard laborers, that's 16,300 troops.

Besides

The Tang Kingdom also has 1,600 active soldiers, more than 700 artillery and nearly 10,000 Chinese reservists, mainly concentrated in the Taoyuan Valley, led by Brigadier General Dai Changfu and concurrently serving as the commander of the Taoyuan Fortress.

Richard personally commanded a cavalry corps of 12,000 men and was responsible for operations on the periphery.

In response to the coming war, more than 100,000 white women and a large amount of supplies taken from the Great Lakes region of the United States were transported to the rear day and night through the railroad line, into factories throughout California, and schools were centrally managed.

The total population of Fenghuang City and Taoyuan City is controlled at about 165,000 and 123,000 respectively, and the surplus women and children will be transferred to Taoyuan City in the near future, where there is more space, more room for maneuver, and more adequate supplies of materials.

Staying away from the front lines of the war is good for women and children.

From the second half of last year to the end of the first quarter of this year, the Colorado Plateau unsurprisingly ushered in the first baby boom, with a total of 46,300 new births, and nearly 7 percent of white or Indian women conceived and gave birth, which is a gratifying result.

Richard sincerely praised these Chinese boys under him, and he really worked hard for the family.

The second cement plant in Taoyuan City has been completed and put into operation, the third cement plant is in the plant construction stage, imported equipment will be shipped in the near future, and it is expected to be completed and put into operation in the second half of the year.

Taoyuan City is now in full swing of housing construction, a large number of new residential areas have sprung up, and it is very likely to surpass Phoenix City in the future and become the most populous city in the Tang Kingdom, and the future prospects are gratifying.

Stand still

Richard's deep gaze looked at the endless desert Gobi Desert to the east, along the winding road at the foot of the rolling mountains, the only access to Kansas City.

More than 300 kilometers east from the "Red Rock Valley" are rough and bumpy paths, and further east, they become wide, flat roads built by American laborers, and long-distance telegraph lines are open all the way to Kansas City.

From the beginning of the year

The construction of the railway to the west of Kansas City has begun, and now it extends about sixty or seventy kilometers away, and tens of thousands of white laborers are working day and night, and it is expected that by the end of May, the railway line from Kansas City to Gentry or Oakley will be built, about 400~460 kilometers.

So

The logistics supply line of the US army's westward expedition has been shortened by half, which is very conducive to protracted operations.

If the war goes on until August ~ September, the United States has the ability to build this railway to the Hongyan Valley, which is almost under the nose of the Tang Kingdom.

The U.S. military built more than a dozen cantonment points along the way, stationed a variety of U.S. soldiers, ranging from four or five hundred to three or four thousand, and hoarded a lot of supplies.

Richard really had no good way to stop the actions of the United States.

Cavalry is not suitable for attacking solid defensive targets, and this kind of steady strategy of step-by-step battalion can only be pushed all the way through by strength, and the tricky way of fighting will not work.

Richard was reluctant to sacrifice his limited and precious forces in this area, either on the Colorado Plateau or in the heart of the Great Lakes, where the cavalry roamed the battlefield.

It is a pity that the crop seedlings that have just been planted in the spring of this year will be severely damaged by the war and will not be able to usher in a bumper harvest.

Fortunately, after a year and a half of peacetime, the Colorado Plateau has stored enough food to withstand a siege by American forces and fight a long war of attrition.

That's right, Richard's definition of this upcoming war of unprecedented scale is "a long war of attrition".

The beginning of the war

The Tang Kingdom will rely on the defense facilities such as Hongyan Valley, Phoenix Castle, and Taoyuan Fortress to resist one by one, layer by layer, killing and injuring a large number of American soldiers, and weakening its attack force, so as to achieve the goal of exchanging time and space for victory.

The task of the cavalry is to harass the main force and annihilate the American cavalry, like a sharp sword lurking in the shadows, waiting to strike.

Richard fully considered the difficulties of the battle, did not seek a quick victory, but only sought to fight steadily and steadily, accumulating small victories into big victories, and he had enough patience to wait for the moment of qualitative change.

The time advantage is on the side of the Tang Kingdom, and at the beginning of the New Year, with the influx of a large number of immigrants, the industrial development of the Tang Kingdom, ocean transportation and trade have shown great vitality in all aspects, with a total population of more than 670,000 people.

Backed by the endless population resources of the land of China, it is the true foundation of his confidence.

Thinking back to more than two years ago, the total population of the Tang Kingdom was less than 80,000 people, and now it has increased by 8 times and is still a corner, which is the infinite charm of the leapfrog development of the immigrant country.

No matter how bold you are, you can expect the population of the Tang Kingdom to reach one million by the end of 1848.

What's impossible about that?

With the northward extension of the Pacific Railway, Sacramento, Salem, Portland, Seattle, Vancouver, Salt Lake City, these emerging cities have developed one after another, becoming the bright pearls of the Tang Kingdom scattered on the east coast of the Pacific Ocean.

On the original historical trajectory

The history of the Chinese population being plundered overseas is closely related to the development history of the world's colonial powers.

In 1819, after the British occupied the Straits Settlements, they plundered and abducted Chinese laborers through various means, and in just over 30 years from 1881 to the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, as many as 8.3 million Chinese were plundered and abducted to the Straits Settlements.

In 1848, gold was discovered in California, North America, and in the thirty years from 1848 to 1882, about 300,000 Chinese laborers volunteered to go to the western United States.

On the east coast of the Indian island of Dutch Sumatra, more than 600,000 Chinese laborers worked on plantations and mines for more than 100 years since the 17th century for the enslavement of their colonists.

In 1852, British colonists discovered gold in the Victorian region of Australia and plundered Chinese laborers from the southeastern coastal provinces to mine gold in Australia, and in 1858-1859 alone, the number of Chinese laborers reached 42,000.

In this day and age

In order to make up for the extreme shortage of labor, colonial powers such as Britain, France, and the Netherlands did their best to recruit Chinese laborers overseas, contributing to the half-century-long wave of Chinese immigration.

With the birth of the Tang Kingdom, with money, resources, and ability, Richard was confident enough to increase the number of Chinese immigrants to North America by 10 times or more, and did his best to open up this fertile continent.

In the long run, the advantage of time is on the side of the Tang Kingdom.

In terms of crowd tactics, backed by the land of China, even if the entire European white immigrants are all combined, they are not opponents.

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