At the king's order, the Tang Empire's huge war machine was running tightly and quickly.

On the "Nevada Railway" and the "Western Railway," which are undertaking important combat readiness tasks, the roaring trains rushing to the east suddenly become dense, and they are constantly transporting troops to the eastern front day and night.

Especially after dark

The train platform was tightly sealed, and the military trains full of soldiers and weapons and equipment were sent out almost every twenty-five minutes, which was much busier than during the day, and the powerful war machine of the Tang Kingdom began to show its hideous appearance.

Oak Bay Harbor is a coastal port belonging to Pana County, north of Chang'an City (San Francisco), which is a complete military port and the station of the Kingdom's sailing fleet, and the nearby Oak Town is a town of more than 10,000 people, mostly inhabited by naval families and local fishermen.

Oak Bay Harbour

Three 10,000-ton migrant ships from afar docked at the port one after another, and countless soldiers wearing uniforms, carrying large backpacks, and holding weapons poured out from the ships, which were all the officers and soldiers of the 404th Division from Paradise Island, and there were as many as 10,000 people.

Paradise Island is part of the Overseas Military Region, which originally had a Class A division, numbered 401, which was permanently stationed in Central America such as Panama and Costa Rica.

The 5 Class A field divisions formed by the 50,000 militia of Paradise Island are numbered in order, from the 402nd Division ~ 406th Division, all of them will land on the North American continent with full personnel, which will be the last force to be put into the war that is about to break out.

"Platoon Commander Wu Erbao."

"Here."

"Gather your subordinates, hurry up and report to the Seventh Artillery Company, move quickly, don't grind;"

"Yes, sir."

Wu Erbao, who was wearing a straight second lieutenant uniform, saluted a standard military salute, turned around and immediately ran over to greet his subordinates; "Attention of the seventh artillery company and a platoon, hurry up to my place to assemble, who is that...... Ah Cai, what are you doing looking around? I'm calling you, come and assemble quickly. ”

A little effort

Wu Erbao gathered a platoon of soldiers and brought them to the assembly point of the 7th Artillery Company, and then all the members of the 7th Artillery Company gathered and converged into the ranks of the Artillery Regiment in general.

The assembled orderly procession, at the sound of the officer's command, marched to the railway station, not far from the port, where they were to take the train to the far eastern border.

Second Lieutenant Wu Erbao was a Chinese immigrant from Wuxing Town, New Xi'an, who had been immigrating to Paradise Island for 6 years, and after completing the initial two-year contract of contract labor, he obtained 15 acres of land (about 90 acres) on the outskirts of Wuxing Town in early 1857 as an excellent laborer, and began to build his own family farm.

For several years

Wu Erbao's life is thriving, he built a house on the farm, married a daughter-in-law, gave birth to a son, and every year in the harvest season the rice warehouse is full, the cattle and sheep are full of circles, and the life is comfortable and comfortable.

However, Wu Erbao still insisted on militia training, and became a militia squadron leader from a militia squad leader, and because of his outstanding performance and literacy and hyphenation, he was selected to participate in a six-month full-time officer training.

After graduating, he became a second lieutenant officer of the 404th Division.

There is a dream in Wu Erbao's heart, which is a dream that sprouts from listening to the bloody battle stories of veterans on the ridge, dreaming that one day, he will be able to fight on the battlefield like those veterans, so as to live up to the world!

With his persistence for many years, Fang has now landed in North America with the army and is about to start a vigorous military life.

Every time he thinks of this, Wu Erbao's heart is full of eagerness.

The endless coastline of the North American continent, the clear blue skies, the vast wilderness, and the cities lined with buildings were all the territory of the empire, which opened his eyes and filled his heart with great pride.

Thinking about the battlefield where he will make contributions in the future, it will be possible to witness a legendary battle experience, and he feels that his blood is surging all over his body, and his mood is surging to the point that he can't help himself.

There are many people who have the same idea as Wu Erbao, and these officers and soldiers who have joined the army will be awarded the nameplate of "Kingdom Military Family" at their home in New Xi'an.

When the expedition is outside, the agricultural mutual aid group will help to harvest, dry and return to the warehouse during the busy season, and only need to pay basic labor costs.

The families of the "military dependents of the kingdom" will receive special care, and this is a preferential policy promulgated by the local government to support the service of officers and soldiers, so that the officers and soldiers have no worries.

After more than 10 years of development

The reserve system and military mobilization supporting measures of the Tang Kingdom have been improved day by day, and the militia training system throughout the urban and rural areas can protect local law and order on weekdays, and can provide a steady stream of qualified soldiers for the army in wartime.

so far

The Tang Kingdom has not yet carried out a formal military mobilization, and the strong military capabilities displayed are already moving.

There are only 23 Class A field divisions with strong field combat capabilities (18 divisions plus 5 new field divisions added by overseas military regions), and 6 Class A divisions of the Royal Praetorian Guard, with a total of 29 Class A divisions of about 350,000 elite troops.

In addition, it also has 32 B-level divisions and 7 garrison divisions, adding up to about 20 thousand. The total number of personnel in the army is about 550,000, all of whom are well-trained soldiers.

Time passed, and more than ten days passed quickly.

The year 1859 passed quietly and ushered in a new year of 1860......

The town of Manhattan

This large market town along the railway, which originally had only more than 3,000 people, suddenly swelled to nearly 50,000 people in just five months, and the size of the town has expanded more than 10 times, and the rows of simple wooden houses stretch out for a long distance.

In the siege of Kansas City in early August 1859, the defeated southern general General Hill fled to Manhattan with 31,000 remnants and settled in place under the military protection of the Tang Kingdom.

This stay is more than 5 months.

During this time, General Hill's troops received military supplies and training from the Tang Kingdom, changed into the uniforms of the officers and soldiers of the Tang Kingdom, and changed into the standard king rifle equipped by the Tang Kingdom, that is, the Colt 1858 7.62mm bolt-action rifle.

The troop establishment is no longer as random as a division of the Southern Army of more than 40,000 or 10,000 people, and the whole army is reorganized into three infantry divisions, each with more than 10,000 people, about 10,500~11,000 people.

The Tang Kingdom sent more than 130 military instructors to retrain this group of southern troops, and after a few months, the army took on a new look. The queue is strict and the military discipline is strict, as if it already has the appearance of a strong army.

These white veterans, who had been fighting for the rest of their lives, made up for their shortcomings after systematic military training, and their combat effectiveness reached a higher level.

October 3rd

Martial law was imposed around the Manhattan town train station, and a tidal wave of troops poured out of the train station, and long queues stretched out in sight, setting up huge camps in the wide valley meadows.

For a week to come, a steady stream of follow-up troops, artillery and cavalry units, and a staggering amount of war materiel, and more than 2,000 wagons were transferred day and night, creating a tense and exciting atmosphere throughout the town of Manhattan.

In just seven or eight days

The Manhattan front has gathered more than 80,000 troops of the Tang Kingdom, with a total of 9 divisional numbers, all of which belong to the newly established "Colorado Regiment", which is a field corps under the Central Military Region.

The "Colorado Legion" has 12 first-class divisions and 8 second-class divisions, with a total of 20 divisions (including three cavalry divisions), with a total strength of about 190,000 troops.

The Corps commanders are Lieutenant General Harry Frege, former deputy chief of the General Staff, known as the "broken hammer," Major General Duan Debiao and Major General Fan Pengfei, deputy commanders of the Corps, and Major General Lei Jueshen, chief of staff of the Corps.

Inside a tall building in the heart of Manhattan town

It is now the forward headquarters of the Colorado Corps, with grim-looking officers coming and going, telegrams flying like snowflakes, and a strong atmosphere of war in the air.

In the conference room on the second floor, more than 110 officers at or above the lieutenant colonel level sat in the black, and this was the Corps Department was holding a pre-war mobilization and deployment meeting for officers at and above the regimental level.

Major General Lei Jueshen, chief of staff of the Corps, was introducing the battle plan in front of a large military map in front of the stage, talking eloquently......

According to the presentation of Major General Lei Jueshen;

The enemy in front of the United States is the defenders of Kansas City of the United States Federation, which serves as a crossroads connecting the north and the south, east and west, and the main railway transportation hub, where the Northern Army has hoarded a large number of materials, garrisoning more than 55,000 ~ 60,000 people.

On the outskirts of Omaha was to be defended by two barbed wire fences and a defensive paramedice.

Because Kansas City is located on the main railway transportation artery, more than 110 kilometers north from St. Joseph, more than 840 kilometers from Chicago, 147 kilometers from Revere to the south, nearly 300 kilometers from Springdale, and about 370 kilometers west from Cain County, these important cities are garrisoned by many different Northern Army, and it is very convenient to reinforce by rail transportation.

At greater distances

U.S. General Sherman is leading a heavy army to frantically besiege Vicksburg, which has lasted more than three months and still has not seen a victory.

Samuel Brown, the U.S. general who invaded Tennessee, was in Memphis, an important city on the Mississippi River, and was fighting with the Confederate Army and gradually gaining the upper hand.

Once the rear route is cut off, these two northern armies may quickly return to reinforcements, posing a serious threat to the Colorado Corps.

Therefore, the Corps Department decided;

Two armies were dispatched, one to the south and one to the north, and the southward troops occupied Revel with a swift and ferocious offensive, and established a solid blocking position nearby, cutting off the railway transportation link between Kansas City and General Sherman's headquarters deep in the south, and preventing the enemy from returning to help.

The northbound troops also captured the city of St. Joseph, 110 kilometers north of Kansas City, with rapid movements, cutting off Kansas City's communication with the Chicago base camp and other important cities in the north, blowing up railway bridges and railway lines along the way, and preventing the Northern Army from moving south to reinforce it.

With the intention to fight without intention, these two strange troops in the south and the north will play a vital role in closing the door and fighting the dog for the overall victory.

The main force of the Colorado Corps waited for an opportunity to attack, looking for the weak point of the enemy's defensive front to break through in one fell swoop, striving to completely annihilate the defenders of Kansas City in one fell swoop, recapture this important transportation hub city, and completely reverse the current unfavorable situation of the war.

At that time, the two odd troops, one south and one north, and the main Colorado corps will be launched at the same time within the agreed time, and the three fronts will attack at the same time, and exert force at the same time, so as to ensure that the enemy cannot find the north in the first battle and establish a war situation favorable to us......

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