Two hours later

"Go, go and reap your spoils."

Richard led a large group of cavalry into the empty city, and then gave the order with a wave of his hand.

The cavalry of the Tang Kingdom, who had long been unable to bear it, suddenly broke out into a deafening cheer, which resounded through the heavens and the earth.

This frightened the fleeing Mexicans, who abandoned their cattle, sheep and other heavy objects, and ran all over the mountains.

No matter how fast it is, can it be faster than the cavalry?

The cavalry of the Tang Kingdom were all veterans of robbery, and they scattered "hula", suppressing the horse speed to pursue forward, spreading like a big net.

The experienced cavalry of the Tang Kingdom knew that it was the richest lamb who ran at the front, and those Juarez upper-class people and wealthy merchants had a large number of carriages and escort gunners, and they were able to break through the crowd and run at the front.

On the road south of Juarez, you can see many lodging corpses along the way, all of whom the Mexican elite and elite had ordered to kill in order to fight for the way south.

In the eyes of these magnates, untouchables are worthless.

In the eyes of the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom, these magnates were the fattest lambs, and the carriages galloping southward, loaded with a lot of wealth and panicked beauties, were the best prey.

Ciudad Juarez

The city was littered with discarded debris, and a handful of Mexicans who ran in panic through the streets were then slashed to the ground by cavalry on horseback, and the priests who rushed out of the church were inevitably killed, and the crosses in their hands did not protect their lives.

Richard's most ornate manor house in the city, it is a white baroque building with seven tall spires and intricate doors and windows, showing the characteristics of Renaissance European architecture.

Juárez is an old city with a history of nearly 200 years, which was arrived by the Spanish in 1662 and left countless colonial imprints over the years.

The manor had been temporarily converted into a palace, and apart from the blood on the roads and in the rooms, the entire estate had been cleaned so that His Majesty could stay in it, take a hot bath, and have a hearty lunch.

Half an hour later

After taking a bath, Richard wore a loose robe, came to the ornate dome living room with a ruddy face, sat down on a European court-style chair, took two sips of tea, and picked up the newspaper and flipped through it.

The operation of clearing the remnants of the city does not need him to command it personally, and these cavalry captains of the Tang Kingdom are familiar with each other, and they don't know how many times they have done it.

As the saying goes, what man plays with what bird.

Under Richard's men, the soldiers of the Tang Kingdom are all wolf-like, killing and looting without mercy.

When the Tang Kingdom declared war on Mexico, almost the whole country celebrated, and more than 20,000 retired veterans poured into the barracks with equipment and horses, offering to go to war.

Such a grand occasion is rarely seen in other countries.

Richard finally chose 4,000 retired veterans, mainly because these veterans were the pillars of the family, and if they really folded on the battlefield, a family would be ruined.

The 15,000 recruits who are being trained in the Rio Rancho area will be the main force to occupy and conquer Mexico in the future.

According to the plan;

The released cavalry had to capture at least 20,000 Mexican young men and put them in hard labor camps, build roads and railroad beds from Juárez to the north, and build the main transportation arteries as soon as possible from the north to the south.

The 20,000 prisoners will be taken over by CSD officers who will arrive later, and the third and fourth batches will arrive with reinforcements, administrative staff, Chinese police officers and some Chinese immigrants.

It was not until the end of April that reinforcements and artillery arrived, giving the southern invasion army the ability to conquer the fortifications.

Don't say anything else

If you want to conquer Mexico City, which has a strong fortress defense, you can't even think about it without large-caliber field artillery.

Two years ago, the U.S. military bombarded Mexico City repeatedly for several months before finally opening a gap and attacking the city, and suffered considerable casualties in the battle for Mexico City.

So Richard was not in a hurry at all, and after taking Ciudad Juarez in a leisurely stroll, was Chihuahua still far away?

After the Mexican-American War

Mexico ceded more states of Dejuana (Baja California) and Monterrey than ever before, and after removing the war casualties and ceded land and people, the country's population fell from more than 6 million to more than 5.62 million, and its strength was unprecedentedly weak.

Now

There are 30 states in Mexico, and the central and southern states are small and densely populated, with six surrounding states centered on Mexico City, accounting for 2/3 of the country's population.

The northern states are sparsely populated, with few cities, small populations, and low levels of development, taking Chihuahua as an example;

With a total area of 247,000 square kilometers, Mexico's largest state has only two cities.

One is Juarez, an important town in the north, which has now been occupied by the troops of the Tang Kingdom.

The other is Chihuahua, the state's capital, with a population of about 193,000, but that's only on paper.

After learning of the fall of Juárez, Chihuahua will set off an unprecedented wave of refugees, and it is unknown how many people will be left in the end.

With a population of about 360,000, Chihuahua is the most populous state in northern Mexico, while other states have a population of 50,000 or 60,000 and some have a population of more than 100,000, which is not as large as Chihuahua.

Mexico's corrupt and underdeveloped government is a typical agrarian economy, with no 1 kilometre of railways up and down the country, and roads in terrible condition.

Richard considered strengthening the CSD by adding at least 2,000 veterans to the ranks, and with the occupation of the northern territory of Mexico, it was necessary to build a hard labor camp of no less than 100,000 people, so as to comprehensively promote the construction of roads and railways in the northern states of Mexico.

Only unimpeded roads and railways can closely link the provinces of the Tang Kingdom, and are also conducive to the development of industry, agriculture and animal husbandry, and to the deployment of the army.

The development direction of the Tang Kingdom was based on industry, and the dominant direction was the three pillars of heavy industry based on cotton textile, mineral energy, and steel and shipbuilding.

The northern states of Mexico are dry and rainless, sunny and warm between 10 and 26 degrees Celsius all year round, making them ideal for the widespread cultivation of cotton, wheat and other crops.

Richard's economic positioning of these areas is cotton planting areas, and cotton, as an important bulk industrial material in the world, is the main card of the Tang Kingdom.

Britain is dominated by the cotton textile industry, driving nearly 20 million people into an industrialized society, Britain's annual export products are close to 160 million pounds, cotton cloth accounts for more than 6 percent of it, is the most important export materials.

What is the concept of £160 million?

This is equivalent to 8% of the gross national product of the United States in 1849, which is slightly weaker, which shows how strong the economic power of the world hegemon Britain is.

Sit in a chair

Richard put down the newspaper he was reading in his hand, picked up the teacup and took a sip, he was thinking about the current pattern of the three countries competing for hegemony in North America, thinking about cutting Mexico?

If the Tang Kingdom wants to really rise, the first thing is that it must have a sufficiently wide territory. The second time it is necessary to have a large enough population. Third, it is necessary to have sufficiently strong economic and military strength. For the fourth time, it is necessary to have a strategic location across two oceans.

Leave the rest to rest of for now

The strategic location across the two oceans alone is not a task that the small province of Panama can bear.

Far away from the mainland of the Tang Kingdom, thousands of kilometers away, Panama itself has a narrow territory and little development potential, which is not enough to shoulder the heavy responsibility of hegemony as a great power.

Now the question is

Since the United States ceded Monterey south of Texas, even if the Tang Kingdom occupied the northern states of Mexico, it was impossible to get the land bordering the Gulf of Mexico, which was separated by Monterey.

If you go a little harder and occupy the central states of Mexico, you will enter a densely populated area, and the troubles that will come with it will increase dramatically, which is the key to Richard's hesitation.

Of course, it would be nice to take Monterey, and all the problems would be solved.

He thought for a moment and stood up, walked to the window and peered out, where the royal chef was slaughtering cattle and sheep and preparing a sumptuous lunch for His Majesty.

Richard looked hungry, he had been in a hurry for the past few days, and he hadn't eaten anything serious, except for jerky or jerky, and birds could come out of his mouth.

These fresh, fatty veal, grilled steaks are doubly sticky, and sprinkled with a little black pepper and jalapeño flakes, Richard can eat more than 10 pieces in one go.

This time he led the army to the expedition, and the food prepared by the whole army was only 7 days, which means that the city of Juarez could not be taken in 7 days, and the whole army would be hungry.

Those in the Army Staff Headquarters thought it was too risky, they had not yet seen the situation, and that Mexico was not much stronger than the Manchu Dynasty, with more muskets and artillery at best, and political corruption was excessive.

Mexico is like a dying old man who is seriously ill in bed, and when he encounters a strong man who comes to rob his property, at best he can only use his hands to make a driving action, let go of his voice and shout twice, hoping that he will get out of bed and have a bloody battle with a strong man, which really has neither the heart nor the ability.

Richard did not bring those already famous generals with him on his expedition to Mexico this time, because he didn't want them to pick up credit, many people are now earls or viscounts, how can they be rewarded when the time comes?

That's right, it's just to take credit.

Playing Mexico is as easy as eating and drinking, so what are you doing with these famous players?

Expanding the territory has always been a great achievement, and when the dust settles, it is almost a sure thing to reward a number of noble titles no matter what.

U.S. General Taylor was the biggest contributor to the southern invasion of Mexico, and although he suffered a disastrous defeat at the Battle of the Missouri River, he was still sent to the presidency by the votes of the American people, which is very revealing.

Richard is a smart person, take one step and see ten steps, this time he personally took command of the battle in Mexico, and no one can take the first credit for expanding the territory.

As for the 4 colonels and division commanders in their hands, each of them will be given a viscount, isn't it beautiful?

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