March 11, 1855

Los Angeles

As the primary city for Chinese immigrants to land in North America and the terminal of the trans-North Pacific immigration route, it has developed rapidly over the years and has become a dazzling leading city in the south of the Tang Kingdom, among the ranks of metropolises.

According to the statistics at the end of the previous year;

The population of Los Angeles and its surrounding towns grew from 596,000 in 1851 to 734,000 at the end of 1854, making it the second largest city in the country after Chang'an (San Francisco, San Francisco), the capital city with a population of more than one million.

Comparatively

In the early years, Taoyuan City, which was the largest city in the country, developed slowly, from a population of 376,000 at the end of 1851 to a population of 453,100 at the end of 1854, which was significantly behind the first two major cities and ranked third in the country.

Chang'an City, the imperial capital of the Tang Kingdom, grew rapidly from 670,000 at the end of 1851 to 1,022,100 at the end of 1854.

Just from the market

Los Angeles is a bustling city with wide, clean streets, lush street trees and flowers adorning this beautiful coastal city, high-rise buildings, bustling people and shops along the streets, no less than the bustling city of Chang'an.

This is because Los Angeles has a large floating population, and it is the Pacific terminal of the Western Railroad, and the trade and export hub city of the central and eastern provinces.

Nestled on the shores of San Pedro Bay and Santa Monica Bay on the eastern side of the Pacific Ocean, Los Angeles is backed by the reckless San Antonio Mountains and is set in an open basin of thousands of square kilometers surrounded by mountains on three sides and facing the sea on the other.

It has a typical oceanic climate, with sunny sunshine and spring all year round, with a mild and pleasant climate, even at the end of February, when winter is about to pass, it is full of spring, with highs in the mid-20s.

Los Angeles Pavilion

Richard couldn't bear the loneliness, and took the queen and a group of concubines and young princes and princesses to the mild climate of Los Angeles for a vacation two months early.

Compared with Chang'an City, which has a cold climate in winter, it can be said to be a "spring city" or "city of angels".

this day

The sudden death of Tsar Nicholas I on March 2, 1855, after receiving the latest information from Europe, shook Europe and was bound to have a decisive impact on the current Crimean War.

The ministers of civil and military affairs who attended the imperial meeting were all beaming with joy, especially Lieutenant General Dai Changfu, chief of staff of the army, and almost every brow was smiling.

He does have reason to be proud that the expeditionary force of the Tang Kingdom descended from heaven in the Battle of Crimea, crushed the heavy army group of the Russian army entrenched in Sevastopol in one fell swoop, broke the stalemate on the battlefield, and shook Europe with brilliant achievements, known as the "Oriental Steam Hammer".

This is a very high evaluation in European military circles, compared to the Russian army after defeating Napoleon's French army won the title of "European steam steamer", the "Oriental steam hammer" contains the ability to break through any strong defenses, crush the Russian steel fortress to slag, can be described as a war to fame.

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Lord Raglan of the United Kingdom is writing to the Cabinet to request the formation of the British Empire Foreign Legion based on the mercenary corps of the 5th to 9th divisions of the Expeditionary Force, and to follow in the footsteps of the British Empire in colonizing the world.

The British army suffered heavy losses in the Battle of the Chernaya River, and if it were not for the desperate rescue of the main French army, the whole army would have been wiped out, and the overall strength was greatly reduced, and a strong new force was urgently needed to replenish the army.

Therefore, they aimed at the 5th to 9th Divisions of the Expeditionary Force, which had excellent combat effectiveness.

When people are unlucky, they drink cold water and stuff their teeth, and they always encounter ghosts when they walk too much at night.

Britain did all the bad things, and as a result, they were punished in the battle of Sevastopol.

In the opinion of Prince Menshikov, the commander-in-chief of Tsarist Russia;

Since the Napoleonic Wars, the British army has not experienced any major battles, the army is poorly trained and organized, the officers are weak, and the combat effectiveness is weaker than that of the world-class strong army like France.

Therefore, all the battles launched by the Russian army were mainly aimed at attacking the British army, supplemented by flanking the French army, and the focus was very prominent, so the casualties of the British expeditionary force have always been large.

It's good to die or not

After the Tang Expeditionary Force descended from heaven through the snow-stricken western mountains and dealt a fatal blow to the second-line army of Tsarist Russia, Prince Menshikov, the commander of Tsarist Russia, jumped over the wall in a desperate situation of annihilation, and commanded the remaining more than 70,000 Tsarist Russian troops to launch a large-scale desperate breakthrough, and the main target of attack was once again selected by the British troops.

In the battle, Lord Raglan of England drove all the British soldiers who could hold guns into the battlefield, and finally gathered 22,000 men.

After the dense rain of bullets inflicted heavy casualties on the Tsarist Russian army, the Russian army and the main force of the British army collided heavily with each other, and launched an extremely tragic hand-to-hand combat.

If the main force of the French army desperately rescued, the 22,000 British troops would be wiped out.

Take stock after the end of the campaign;

The 22,000 British troops lost more than 8 and a half percent, 13,700 were killed on the spot, more than 5,300 were wounded, and only more than 3,000 people were not painted after the bloody battle, which can be said to have been completely scrapped.

After the war, the British sick and wounded filled the barracks, wailing all over the place, and under the huge blow, Lord Raglan lost his hair in one night, and fell ill immediately, and has not been able to get out of bed to this day.

Looking at this heavy illness, it is estimated that it will be difficult to survive.

More than 90,000 French troops lost half of their losses, with a total of more than 14,310 casualties, and still maintained considerable combat effectiveness.

The loss of 4,215 men by the more than 20,000 Ottoman troops and the loss of several hundred by the 15,000 Sardinian troops were all acceptable.

The 62,300 Tang Kingdom Expeditionary Force lost 10,300 people, except for the loss of more than 2,200 people when crossing the western mountains, the remaining main losses were in the attack on the city of Sevastopol, which encountered the stubborn resistance of 13,000 Russian troops in the city, with nearly 7,720 casualties, and the rest were sporadic losses in many battles.

The heavy casualties fueled the ferocity of the expeditionary force, which bloodied the city after breaking through the strong defensive positions of the Russian army and storming the city of Sevastopol.

According to incomplete statistics

The city of Sevastopol, which originally had more than 100,000 inhabitants, suffered an unprecedented catastrophe and left fewer than 32,000 residents.

Europe's leading newspapers have wisely remained silent about what is happening here, and public opinion in Paris and London has called it "the punishment that the Russian army has duely punished."

The Russian newspaper angrily pointed out; "This is a heinous crime committed by the Devil's Legion of the East, who burned, looted, and completely destroyed the beautiful city of Sevastopol......"

Post-mortem investigation

The opinion issued by the General Staff Headquarters of the Tang Kingdom Army proves that the 1st to 4th Divisions of the Expeditionary Force did not participate, mainly because the mercenaries of the 5th and 9th Divisions and some British and French soldiers committed crimes, and the Allied Command could not get out of it.

Because the Allied High Command acquiesced in the looting of Russian towns and cities, in order to boost the soldiers' enthusiasm for fighting and vent the pressure after the fierce battle.

Once it gets out of control, it is easy to cause a tragedy that no one wants to see.

The final punishment decision was to reprimand some of the senior officers, but there was no shortage of promotions, and the commanders of the 1st to 4th Divisions of the Expeditionary Force were generally promoted from colonel to brigadier general, and were awarded the Order of Valor of the First Class.

The commanders of the 6th to 9th Divisions were promoted from lieutenant colonel to colonel and awarded the Order of Valor of the 2nd class.

Lieutenant Colonel Fan Pengfei, commander of the 5th Division, who had outstanding performance, was promoted to brigadier general by leap of the ranks, and was awarded the Medal of Valor of the First Class as a commendation, and an order was issued to the whole army.

One final word

The 5th Division was the most murderous in the city of Sevastopol, but this seemed to be ignored by everyone.

Imperial Council

King Richard sat on the throne, and the ministers of civil and military affairs sat on the left and right, and when they needed to speak, they stood up and walked to the middle to give a salute, and they could speak freely.

The atmosphere of the discussion at the meeting was relaxed and lively, after all, the sudden death of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia was a good thing for the coalition forces, and it was possible to usher in a chance for peace.

After the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Sevastopol, the Russian army was in decline on the Danube, the Balkans and the Caucasus, coupled with the sudden death of His Majesty the Tsar, the entire logistics and military deployment were all chaotic, and losing the war was a high probability event.

It is impossible for the Tang Kingdom to get an enclave in Europe, but it has won the friendship of Britain, France, the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Ottoman Empire, which will greatly benefit the foreign trade and diplomacy of the Tang Kingdom in the future, and the benefits are self-evident.

After all, they were allies who had fought side by side, and the Tang Kingdom had shown its strong strength, which was generally recognized by the European powers, and the tone of his voice was three points higher.

In these years, I don't have the strength to speak.

Although he did not receive direct benefits in Europe, Richard had already set his sights on his gift, which was the island of New Guinea, north of Australia.

The island of New Guinea is the largest island in the Pacific Ocean and the second largest in the world, with a total area of 780,000 square kilometers, and is currently unclaimed off the beaten track.

"Your Majesty;

The expedition ship sent by the Royal Pacific Shipping Company will be announced to the world in the name of the first to discover and take possession of the island of New Guinea.

Subsequently, the Royal Pacific Shipping Company will present this island to the Tang royal family, and respectfully ask His Majesty to take it into his pocket.

In the third step, the Army General Staff Headquarters will form an expedition team with other departments to conduct a detailed exploration of the island's resources and hydrological conditions.

In the last step, the Royal Government came forward to include the island of New Guinea as the exclusive jurisdiction of the royal family, and organized Chinese immigrants to carry out systematic development.

Is it possible, please ask Your Majesty to advise you? ”

"Well, let's do it according to this." The smile on the corner of Richard's mouth couldn't be hidden, and he nodded and simply agreed.

Now the timing was very clever, the British were looking for the Tang Kingdom, France, the Kingdom of Sardinia, and the Ottoman Empire to be allies in the same trenches, and the Kingdom of Prussia and Austria-Hungary were beyond the reach of the whip, and they neither cared nor cared about a remote island in the Pacific Ocean.

This gift from the king, Richard is going to decide.

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