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Chapter 226 Declaring War on Japan
It is also an old tradition that the US Army and Navy do not see each other.

Except that the French Bourbon Navy played the role of the American Navy during the First War of Independence, from the Second War of Independence to the recent Mexican-American War, the cooperation between the American army and navy was not satisfactory. .

This expedition to Japan was separated by thousands of miles in the Pacific Ocean. In this era when there were no wireless telegrams, Washington could not give instructions to the expeditionary force, nor could it learn the battle reports from the front line in the first place. All Washington could do was to be in Washington Awaiting the outcome of this expedition.

In other words, the outcome of this expedition depends entirely on the performance of the frontline commanders and expeditionary soldiers.

If the expedition failed because of disagreements between the officers and soldiers of the navy and army, it would be a result that none of the cabinet members present would want to see.

Everyone in the United States has high expectations for this expedition. If this expedition can achieve the expected results, President Fillmore and his cabinet will easily be re-elected in the next presidential election.

If the expedition to Japan fails to achieve the expected results, the result waiting for them is to step down amidst a scolding article.

The Ministry of the Navy hoped that the commander-in-chief would be an officer of the navy. The reason was that this unprecedented transoceanic expedition was led by the navy, and the officer of the navy should be responsible for coordinating and commanding the expeditionary force.

The Department of War (the predecessor of the Department of the Army, on September 1947, 9, the American Department of War was renamed the Department of the Army.) hoped that the commander-in-chief would be an officer of the Army, because the plan for this expedition to Japan was proposed by Army Colonel Liang Yao. He was also responsible for ensuring the logistics of this expeditionary military operation, and spent a lot of money on long-term preparations. All of these, it should be the army officer who served as the commander-in-chief of this expeditionary operation.

Fillmore thought for a long time, and finally decided to appoint Commodore Perry, the commander of the American East India Fleet, as the commander-in-chief of the Japanese Expeditionary Force, and Liang Yao, the commander of the California Army, as the deputy commander-in-chief of the Japanese Expeditionary Force.

The United States is also a society that depends on seniority. Although Liang Yao's performance as an army officer has been very impressive, he has shown impressive military talent. Even the Minister of War Conrad and many senior army officers are impressed by Liang Yao.

It is believed that this young colonel has a bright future and may become the backbone of the War Department in the future.

But what is optimistic is what is optimistic, Liang Yao's flaws are still too low in qualifications, and Liang Yao's military rank is not as high as Perry's.The seasoned and prudent Perry is obviously more suitable than Liang Yao to be the commander-in-chief of the Japanese Expeditionary Force.

Although a few cabinet members such as Conrad questioned President Fillmore's decision, they wanted to fight for the Army again.

However, most of the cabinet members still agreed with President Fillmore's decision, and believed that Commodore Perry, who was born in a naval family, was more suitable to be the commander-in-chief of the Japanese Expeditionary Force.

Three days later, the House and Senate of the U.S. Congress voted on the expedition to Japan, forcing the founding of Japan and free trade in the United States.

Both the Senate and the House of Representatives passed the resolution with a very high vote of favour.

Even though many congressmen did not know much about Japan, they still voted for it.

In the eyes of most lawmakers, Japan is just a miniature version of the Qing Dynasty.

In 11 years, the United Kingdom was able to defeat the Qing Dynasty and force Japan to found a country. After 11 years, they and the United States can also force Japan to found a country in the same way.

That's what these lawmakers were thinking when they voted yes.

Anyway, across the Pacific Ocean, the flames of war will not reach the mainland of the United States.

If you win, everyone is happy, but if you lose, the president and his cabinet should be troubled, not the members who voted for them.

".Due to Japan's shameful detention and inhumane abuse of the crew of our whaling ships for no reason, our repeated protests against the Japanese side have been turned a deaf ear. In order to protect the legitimate rights and interests of our American citizens, I declare: the United States of America since 1851 From September 9th, it will be in a state of war with the Japanese Empire until the Japanese side"

After the results of the vote were announced, Fillmore issued a declaration against Japan in Congress, which can also be understood as a declaration of war.

At this time, Japan has not yet been founded, nor has it been accepted by mainstream Western society. Fillmore has no pressure to declare war on a marginal country that has not been accepted by the international (Western) society.

After the dust settled on the Japanese expedition, the efficient state machinery of the United States began to run at full speed.

Due to the current good economic situation in the United States and the trust of the American people in Perry and Liang Yao.

The first $800 million war bond issued by the Treasury Department quickly sold out.

The Admiralty was not idle, and dispatched the best ships from each fleet to the American East India Fleet participating in the expedition to Japan.

After receiving these ships, Perry carried out a careful overhaul of these ships to ensure that these ships were in good condition and able to participate in transoceanic expeditions.

The ships in good condition were sent directly to the major shipyards of the Navy, and the ships were painted black.

What makes Perry regret is that there are not many large steam ships in the US Navy, so he has to bring a few sail warships to make up the number. His expeditionary fleet is not all steam warships.

The Ministry of War also secured $60 for Liang Yao to purchase updated equipment, distribute allowances to soldiers, and require all arsenals to give priority to providing equipment for the California Infantry and Militia.

Liang Yao was also not polite to the major arsenals, and directly ordered 5000 Springfield M1842s, of which 2000 were rifled, the remaining 3000 were smoothbore, and 800 were the latest Colt six-shot revolvers. 20 field guns, and some ammunition.

Liang Yao's own troops were preparing to replace the Dresser needle guns, and he also had enough Dresser needle guns for the replacement.

These Springfield M1842 Liang Yao naturally look down on them, but these guns can be used to train the militia, and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement in the Qing Dynasty was rampant, and it was likely to sweep the southeast half of the wall.

The Chinese businessmen in Guangdong and Fujian felt insecure. After seeing the benefits of foreign guns, they entrusted Liang Yao to buy some foreign guns for them to equip their guards in their hometowns in Guangdong and Fujian to guard the house and protect themselves.

Liang Yao valued the gunsmiths and workers of these arsenals more than equipment. Liang Yao took the opportunity to poach some people from various arsenals in the name of providing equipment maintenance for the expedition.

He plans to use these people as a team to set up his own arsenal in California to replace the current small workshops in California that can only repair firearms.

Fillmore attached great importance to the military expedition to Japan, and specially summoned Perry and Liang Yao, hoping that the officers and soldiers of the navy and army could unite sincerely and complete the expedition beautifully.

"If this expedition is successful, the two will become the most outstanding generals in the United States, and they will shine in the history of the United States and become heroes in the hearts of more than [-] million American citizens." Fillmore said to Perry and Liang Yao.

"If you still need any help from the government, you can ask for it. I will do my best to solve your worries for the two of you."

"All the officers and soldiers of the East India Fleet are ready! The ships can be set off after painting, but the navy officers and soldiers are not good at land combat. I implore the President to assign another regiment of marines to the expeditionary force." Perry proposed his proposal Require.

Fillmore frowned when he heard this, and Liang Yao also felt uncomfortable.

The California Infantry Regiment is already in the sequence of the Japanese Expeditionary Force, and now Perry is asking for the Marine Corps, which is obviously a distrust of the Army.

(End of this chapter)