Daming 1805

Chapter 224 Take the initiative
In the middle of Yinzhou, in the middle reaches of the Mi River.

Five small inland riverboats tossed on the turbulent peak of the Mi River, sailing upstream with difficulty.

A few Ming soldiers and a group of immigrants were together, holding on to the side of the boat and cursing at the same time.

"The spring floods in Mihe River are too fierce."

"The fierce spring floods indicate that there is a lot of snow in the upper reaches in winter, which can be regarded as a good thing to some extent."

"Is there any update of the test record data? What is the current water flow rate?"

"At present, there are more than four quarters."

"Our fleet's speed should be ten knots, but the actual relative river speed is only a little over five knots."

"There are mudflats everywhere on both sides of the river, and the floods are flooding. If we don't build a dam, we don't dare to build a city by the river."

"This winding river looks like muddy water rolling in the depression..."

"I thought Mihe would be like the Yangtze River, but it turns out that this is a large Yellow River..."

"Both sides of the Mi River are the Great Plains, just like the Central Plains of our Ming Dynasty, without the hills and rocks in the south of the Yangtze River, so this river can only be the Yellow River with more water, not the Yangtze River."

"Of course it can't compare with the Yangtze River. Don't look at the spring floods in the Mihe River. I've heard from Xiyi here that after the flood season, the water depth in most places is only two or three meters, and in many places it may only be one meter. many……"

"Two or three meters? The water depth of the estuary during the flood season can be nearly ten meters, so the difference between the flood season and the non-flood season is too big!"

"What's even more outrageous is that there is a big tributary in front of it called the Ohio River. They say that this river is a mile wide and a foot deep. Most animals can wade directly across the river.

"There is also a tributary that was given the wrong name Mustang by Xiyi. There is no fixed river course, and it flows randomly every year during the flood season..."

"Although the river looks big, it is completely different from the Yangtze River. The lower reaches of the Yangtze River can be used as a seaport. If the river is not well maintained, it has no navigable value at all."

"Don't compare with the Yangtze River. The talent of the Yangtze River is unique in the world. Unless the Yajiang rainforest in Nanyinzhou becomes an industrial zone, there is no river on earth that can compare with the Yangtze River in shipping value."

"The river must be dug deep during the non-flood season, and a dam along the river must be built, and then combined with the dam to block the river and raise the water level in the middle and lower reaches, it must be treated as the Yellow River and the Huaihe River..."

"Who the hell said that the fertile fields are like the Central Plains, and the wind and rain are as smooth as the south of the Yangtze River. Is there a fucking Yellow River in the south of the Yangtze River?"

"There are indeed thousands of miles of fertile fields around this river. Look at how lush the long grass is. The buffalo can't see the end of it. The best fields are under this kind of grassland, as long as you avoid the flooded area."

"I've already inquired about it. The slogan was written according to the Xintianfu in Southern Yinzhou. At that time, people didn't know what the middle of Northern Yinzhou was like. If you think about it, it's probably about the same..."

"Everything is called Yinzhou. The difference between the north and the south is tens of thousands of kilometers. Well, I should go to Nanyinzhou. I heard that there are a lot of land here. I came to Beiyinzhou. I knew I would go to Nanyinzhou."

"Stop complaining, it's all here..."

"It's all here... I can't go back..."

"Wait, there seems to be someone in front..."

A group of people stopped cursing, watched the soldiers climb up the watchtower, and observed with binoculars:
"Someone is crossing the river on that tributary, but it's not ordinary people, it's an army, crossing the river from north to south..."

Someone immediately asked:
"The tributary in front is the Ohio River. Hebei is Canada, and Henan is the United States. Troops crossing the river is an invasion, and this is a direct transit!"

"The imperial court has been reminding us to pay attention to the war. I didn't expect to encounter it so soon. What should we do now?"

The little officer on board, as soon as he realized what had happened, cried out:
"All of them, all with their guns, ready to fight, and fire at my command.

"The main channel of the Mi River belongs to Daming, if Xiyi breaks into this channel without permission, we can directly open fire.

"Let the ship sail along the west coast, find a suitable place as soon as possible, land on the shore, and use the radio to contact the rear to report."

The soldiers on board and the adult men among the immigrants immediately agreed, and took off their assigned rifles from their backs.

Teenagers and women also took out their pistols.

Generally, when two countries are at war, they dare not take the initiative to hurt the surrounding Ming people, because that will cause trouble for their country.

However, if it is the routs and deserters who came down from the battlefield, then there are no rules to talk about.

They can do anything, so it is the best choice to take their own weapons and defend themselves.

These boats of migrants and soldiers soon landed on the west bank of the Mi River.

Anchor the boat on the shore, and report to the rear base while building a living tent.

Along the main channel of the Mi River, every two hundred kilometers, there is a large-scale camp, ready to build a city along the river.

Every fifty kilometers, there is a small-scale camp, ready to be used as a future village and settlement.

However, because the Mihe River is currently in the state of a wild large Yellow River, there are tidal flats everywhere on both sides of the river.

The locations of these settlements are actually not next to the river.

They all left enough distance, and chose a place with relatively high terrain, which is absolutely safe even in the flood season.

This fleet is also a small team going up the river, preparing to build new settlements.

Behind them, there is already a row of large and small gathering points.

Newer settlements have at least radio equipment, and older settlements are already running cables.

From last year to now, Ming Dynasty has been migrating and increasing troops from the three directions of Southern Yinzhou, the mainland, and the western part of Northern Yinzhou to the central and eastern regions of Northern Yinzhou.

In the long and narrow area on the west bank of the lower reaches of the Mihe River, as well as the settlements near the mouth of the sea, plus the Texas area, there are currently almost 20 immigrants and more than [-] soldiers stationed in the field.

The entire Florida area, plus the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico east of the Honey River, already has almost 20 immigrants and [-] soldiers.

Ming continued to increase troops here, and had warned Britain, France and the United States in advance, so although they felt the pressure, they didn't say anything.

Now that the United States and Canada are fighting for independence and rebellion, it just shows that Ming has the foresight.

The immigrant and soldier team of Ming Dynasty discovered the news that the Canadian troops had crossed the Ohio River, and spread it all the way south along the settlements on the west bank of the Honey River by radio.

Finally, it was relayed by wired cables to the southernmost city of New Orleans, and then transferred to the Old Continent by submarine cables, and then to the capital of Ming Dynasty.

It was already five days later when the relevant news was reviewed by the Ming court and copied to Zhu Jingyuan again.

Zhu Jingyuan was a little surprised when he saw the news.

Instead of attacking Virginia down the coast, Napoleon circled west and attacked Kentucky.

If the eight southern states of the United States are not prepared, the area west of the Appalachian Mountains, including Kentucky and Tennessee, may be lost in a wave.

Considering Yinzhou's situation, Zhu Jingyuan began to feel a little worried.

The militias in the eight southern states of the United States are really just militias.

Because in the original history, the United States did not have the ability to form a large-scale regular army.

In order to fight against the Yin people, the immigrants were given guns and let them protect themselves, so there were militias.

Many of them have not received complete military training, their military literacy and ability vary greatly, and their discipline is very poor.

The levels of officers are uneven, and the command, organization, and logistics systems of militias in different regions are mixed.
Their nature is close to that of guerrillas, their combat forms are flexible and changeable, and they can bring their own supplies, but it is difficult to fight on the frontal battlefield.

The frontal battlefield was fought by the French with the American Continental Army.

Historically, the American Revolutionary War was actually part of the Caribbean-North American War.

It is the British against the French, the Spaniards, the Dutch, and the Americans.

On both land and sea battlefields, the Americans received full support from the French in terms of weapons and equipment, sea transportation, and combat command. France sent troops to fight directly on the North American continent.

France and Spain are not selling their heads to aid the United States for no reason, but to seize the islands and Florida in the Caribbean.

At the same time, Lucia joined forces with Prussia, Austria, Portugal, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden and other countries to form an armed alliance to break the British naval blockade.

Almost the whole of Europe used the opportunity of the American War of Independence to confront Britain, openly or covertly.

This is actually a potential reaction alliance.

Under such circumstances, the United Kingdom could not do anything, so it surrendered.

In the end, the United States gained independence, not only the independence of the original thirteen states, but also all the land east of the Mississippi River.

Spain exchanged the Bahamas for the whole of Florida, the Netherlands got the island of Ceylon, and France got Tobago in the Caribbean and Senegal in the northwest.

The militias in this world are weaker than in history, and they were not tempered by the American War of Independence.

Napoleon, the strongest military commander in Europe, personally formulated the battle plan, personally trained and cultivated top generals.

Commanding the elite soldiers drawn from the battlefields of the World War to fight the militias in the eight southern states of the United States, this is abuse.

Britain and France have to mobilize again, and then send the soldiers to Yinzhou. This process will take two or three months.

Zhu Jingyuan was very worried that Napoleon would be able to directly sweep the entire United States within two or three months.

He even worried that Napoleon would be dazzled by the victory, and then attack and seize Ming's colonies.

Although the possibility should not be great, but it must be prepared.

A person like Napoleon cannot be directly controlled, nor can he accurately predict his behavior.

Zhu Jingyuan basically didn't think much about it, so he directly ordered his staff:
"Send news to Britain and France that Napoleon's troops have crossed the Ohio River from western America.

"Kentucky and Tennessee may be gone, tell the militiamen of the eight southern states to fortify the Appalachians.

"An extra reminder, let their local troops go up quickly, otherwise their colony will be gone."

Zhu Jingyuan asked Britain and France to send messages to remind and ridicule that Napoleon's troops had already begun to attack the city.

Napoleon's generals, Masséna and Soult, had each entered Kentucky and Tennessee with a force each.

Masséna and Soult were also French generals who rose to prominence in the World Wars.

Together with the original [-] French main force, they were dispatched to Yinzhou to accept the command of Napoleon.

They were all impressed by Napoleon's high ability and charm, and they also began to fight for the bright future of Marshal, Duke, and Governor.

The garrison militia of the Union of Eight Southern States did not expect that Napoleon's French soldiers would cross the Ohio River during the flood season.

The spring climate on the Great Plains is unpredictable, and cold waves often strike suddenly, and the wild environment is quite harsh.

In addition, the two sides have not yet started the actual battle, and they should still be talking harshly to each other now. Unexpectedly, Napoleon would have prepared an attack plan long ago.

So much so that there are not too many soldiers stationed and patrolling on the river bank that is the border between Canada and the United States.

At the same time, since the south is mainly an agricultural area, there are not enough weapons, equipment and materials to build a complex line of defense.

The southern militia was undertrained and lacked the support of a perfect defense system, so they quickly retreated under the attack.

(End of this chapter)