The newly annexed 13 states of Mexico and the land of the seven states of Aztec, a total of 20 states, were reunited after being annexed to the Tang Empire due to their small geographical territory and the fragmentation of administrative divisions.

After the merger and division

The original thirteen states of Mexico were redivided into five provinces, namely Mexico, Mexico, Mexico, Mexico, Mexico, and Mexico.

The land of the Seven Aztec states was redivided into two provinces, the Strait Province and the Zhennan Province.

In this way, the Tang Kingdom originally had 30 provincial-level divisions, and with the addition of these 7 newly annexed provinces, it now has a total of 37 provincial-level divisions, and the empire's territory extends from Alaska on the edge of the Arctic Ocean to the south to Panama in Central America.

It is separated by only three small countries in Central America, namely Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, and the British Canadian Territory of British Columbia.

In the court

Richard looked at the map of the Tang Empire with a satisfied expression, his eyes drifted over the location of British Columbia, British Canada, and then looked at the Central America region below the map for a while, and felt more and more that these three small countries were a bit of an eyesore.

It's also uncomfortable to have the British Columbia province across the map on it, so how nice would it be if it was connected?

Honduras and Nicaragua are both small Central American countries with a population of two or three hundred thousand, while Guatemala is slightly larger, with a population of just over 500,000.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, for its part, has just signed reciprocal trade agreements with these small countries, laying the groundwork for opening the doors of these small Central American countries.

Next

It's better to make these places chaotic, civil war is the royal way to rob while the fire is burning!

Li felt that there was a long way to go to connect the territory of the Tang Empire, but what he had now was time, 20 years if it didn't work in 10 years, and 30 years if it didn't work in 20 years.

After swallowing Mexico and the Aztec Republic, there are still vast expanses of fertile Central North American plains waiting to be pocketed, and these small countries really need to take a breath now, and these small countries can be put to the future.

But trade infiltration and population migration can begin to act, and this kind of subtle grinding will not be effective in a short time.

I have to say

As time passed, the expansion of the territory succeeded step by step, and so did the ambition in Richard's heart. From just trying to survive at the beginning of the founding of the country, to the continuous eastward invasion and southern expansion, and the conquest of neighboring countries, now it has begun to pursue the perfection of the map?

As the previous American president, James Buchanan, often lamented; "America is too far from God, too close to Tang."

After July 7, 1861, the population of the Tang Empire had risen to more than 29.5 million (about 4.1 million in Mexico and the Aztecs), and it would be more than two months to break through the 30 million mark, and the national strength had increased significantly.

The proportion of the Chinese population in the Tang Kingdom dropped to 83.4%, the proportion of whites accounted for 12.7%, the proportion of Indians accounted for 3.5%, and the population of other ethnic groups in Central America accounted for 0.4%, and the ethnic distribution was further diversified.

15 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China

Richard developed the Tang Kingdom step by step to its current huge scale, squeezed out most of the national fortunes of the United States with a brutal attitude, and did everything to expand in order to colonize, and finally achieved today's North American hegemony.

Looking back on the journey he had made, Richard was now full of ambition, and an emotion called pride filled his chest......

On the Atlantic

Off the coast of Virginia

The small ironclad patrol fleet composed of the ironclad destroyer "Spring Moon" and the ironclad frigate "Cold Ice" and "Cold Night" is the 3rd detachment of the expeditionary fleet of the Tang Kingdom, which is carrying out patrols and guarding the sea area.

As mentioned above, at the beginning of the civil war, the United States of America (North) was greatly annoyed by the original neutral London because of the rude seizure of the southern diplomatic envoys on British merchant ships, and directly sent a powerful royal fleet and 8,000 marines to Prince Edward Island in British Canada, issuing a naked threat of war to the United States of America.

Under strong pressure, the US federal government (North) could only bow its head in humiliation and sue for peace, not only releasing the diplomatic envoys of the South, but also pinching its nose and agreeing to many unreasonable demands of the United Kingdom, which is already an old thing.

Stimulated by this

The government of the United States of America (North) specially established the Ironclad Shipbuilding Bureau, and built a large number of coastal gunboats and ironclad ships in the past few years of the civil war, the number of which was as high as several hundred, mostly coastal gunboats with a displacement of 700~800 tons.

There are also a few ironclad ships with a large displacement, but the shape is strange and varied, and the actual combat ability is difficult to compliment.

Such a naval force is enough to deal with the south, but it is far from enough to deal with the ironclad ships of the Tang Kingdom with unified models and unprecedented combat effectiveness.

Not to mention anything else, the power of the ship's main guns is a big difference!

The world's first naval battle of ironclads broke out in June last year off the coast of Hampton, near present-day Virginia, where the ironclads of the north and south bombarded each other ferociously for most of the day, consuming hundreds of rounds of artillery shells, but in addition to bombing the other side's ironclad ships into potholes, they did not break the defense at all.

It wasn't until the shells ran out that both sides had to end the debut of the ironclads.

Only two months later

The Tang Kingdom's ironclad expeditionary fleet traveled thousands of miles around South America and arrived at New Orleans, an important port city in the south, where it immediately engaged in a fierce naval battle with the fleet led by General Farragher.

At that time

The Northern Army Fleet basically blockaded dozens of ports in the south with great strength, cut off the vital trade routes between the south and Europe, and blocked and seized merchant ships from Europe and southern merchant ships, and the situation was extremely unfavorable to the Southern Union countries.

The expeditionary fleet of the Tang Kingdom with three ironclad destroyers as the main force, plus the "Cold Wave", "Cold Winter", "Cold Ice", "Cold Dew", "Cold Night", and "Frost" 6 ironclad frigate battleships, there are only 9 ironclad ships in total, and the total displacement is only more than 18,000 tons.

Compared with the hundreds of sails and ironclad warships of the Northern Fleet, the displacement is as high as 410,000 tons, and the difference in strength between the two sides is more than 22 times

The result of the naval battle surprised everyone, and the 13 main warships led by General Farrag of the Northern Army were completely wiped out in a battle in the face of the sharp artillery fire of the ironclad ships of the Tang Kingdom, completely reversing the situation at sea.

Since then, the ironclad warships of the Tang Empire have attacked everywhere, sinking and capturing more than 70 warships in the north, detaining nearly 100 merchant ships belonging to the north, liberating the 5,600-kilometer-long tortuous coastline of the Confederate States of America (south), and restoring important trade routes to Europe.

Almost single-handedly, he completely reversed the situation of the maritime struggle between the north and the south......

Today

The ironclad warships of the Tang Empire are famous for their sharp artillery fire and solid ironclad defense, and have written a strong stroke in the history of the world's navy in the 60s of the 19th century, representing the development direction of the world's navy and ranking among the world's advanced ranks.

Inside the bridge of the ironclad destroyer "Spring Moon".

Rear Admiral Mo Chengcai, commander of the Third Squadron of the Expeditionary Force, wearing the dark blue uniform of the Royal Navy, stood in the command position next to the helmsman with a serious expression, scanning the situation of ships on the sea.

The waters off the coast of Virginia are also the necessary sea area for the District of Columbia in the north to Europe, and it is a traffic artery at the sea crossroads, which must pass through the coastal route from north to south, and the Atlantic route from Washington, D.C. in the north or Richmond in the south to Europe also passes through here.

This is the forefront of the competition between the North and South navies of the United States, and the northernmost sea area controlled by the expeditionary fleet of the Tang Kingdom is also here, so the sea situation is very complicated, and a fierce battle at sea may occur at any time.

Although the expeditionary fleet of the Tang Kingdom is strong in combat, with its tiny size of 9 ironclad warships, it is already the limit to be able to maintain the security of 5,600 kilometers of sea in the south, and it has no ability to further expand northward.

In February of this year, the Second Expeditionary Fleet, led by three ironclad destroyers, the "Flower Moon," the "Waning Moon," and the "Winter Moon," with a total of 10 ironclad warships, is said to be anchored in Argentina for a friendly visit, and will then visit Paraguay and Brazil.

The Second Expeditionary Fleet had been traveling slowly for almost half a year, and it would not be until at least late August before it reached New Orleans.

Heading north to the Hamptons, it's at least early September.

Major General Mo Chengcai knew; Four of the six remaining Akizuki-class ironclad destroyers in the Kingdom have been launched for sea trials, and two are still under construction at the slipway.

A total of six 4,800-ton "Wind" class ironclad destroyers of the new type have been built at the Los Angeles shipyard in the south and the Royal Naval Shipyard in Salem in the north, and the No. 1 and No. 2 ships will be launched at the end of this year and early next year.

The Royal Government's pace in promoting the construction of naval vessels is very steady, steady and anxious, but also full of confidence.

I am full of confidence that the size of the Royal Navy has always grown in a very stable manner, not like the shoddy construction of the north, which suddenly exploded hundreds of ironclad ships, all kinds of strange things, and the combat effectiveness is pure scum.

The worry is that the number is too small, and there are only two or three cutting-edge warships in service in a year, and it will take five or six years for a type of battleship to be fully installed, and there is no one at this speed.

"There was no prey to take the bait, and it seemed like another boring and lonely day. In such a good weather, you should sit down with elegant and noble ladies for afternoon tea and chat about current political news in Europe, such as the newly established Kingdom of Italy. ”

The atmosphere in the command tower was a little dull, and Commodore Phillips, who had always been arrogant and silent, couldn't help but yawn and said with a lack of interest.

As a cutting-edge naval force emerging in the Atlantic, the British Royal Navy attaches great importance to this, and sent senior officers of the Canadian Sail Fleet to act together to observe the innovative role of steam ironclad warships in naval warfare in the current era, summarize the advantages, and provide detailed first-hand information for the British Royal Navy's armament policy turn.

The commander, Major General Mo Chengcai, glanced at him and said casually; "Surprise is the appearance of an unexpected time and place, and I still have deep expectations, Your Excellency Brigadier General."

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