Wild North America 1846

Chapter 311 War Machine Operation
With the king's order, the huge war machine of the Tang Empire began to operate closely and quickly.

On the "Nevada Railway" and "Western Railway", which undertake important combat preparation tasks, the roaring trains rushing to the east suddenly gathered together, sending troops to the eastern front line day and night.

especially after dark

The train station platform was tightly sealed, and military trains loaded with soldiers and weapons were dispatched almost every 25 minutes. It was much busier than during the day, and the powerful war machine of the Datang Kingdom began to show its grimace.

Oak Bay Port is a coastal port in Pana County to the north of Chang'an City (San Francisco). It is a complete military port and the home of the Kingdom's sailing fleet. The nearby Oak Town is a small town with a population of more than [-]. Most of the residents are family members of the Navy. and local fishermen.

Oak Bay Harbor
Three 404-ton immigrant ships from afar docked at the port one after another, and countless soldiers in uniforms, carrying large backpacks, and holding weapons poured out from the ships. This is all the officers and soldiers of the [-]th Division from Paradise Island and their weapons and equipment. There are tens of thousands of people.

Paradise Island belongs to the Overseas Military Region. The Overseas Military Region originally had a first-class division, numbered 401, stationed in Central America such as Panama and Costa Rica for a long time.

The 5 first-class field divisions formed by the 5 militiamen on Paradise Island are numbered sequentially. From the 402nd to the 406th divisions, they will land on the North American continent with full staff. This will be the last unit to be thrown into the upcoming war.

"Platoon leader Wu Erbao."

"arrive."

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

"As ordered, sir."

Wu Erbao, who was wearing a straight second lieutenant's military uniform, stood at attention and gave a standard military salute, turned around and immediately ran over to greet his subordinates; "Pay attention to the seventh artillery company and the platoon, hurry up and gather at my place, who...ah Cai, what are you looking around for? I just called you, hurry up and gather."

a little kung fu

Wu Erbao assembled the next row of soldiers and brought them to the assembly point of the 7th Artillery Company. Then all the members of the [-]th Artillery Company assembled, and all rivers returned to join the artillery regiment.

The assembled neat queue marched towards the railway station not far from the port, where they would take the train to the far eastern border amidst the officer's command.

Second Lieutenant Wu Erbao in the team is a Chinese immigrant from Wuxing Town in New Xi’an. It has been 6 years since he immigrated to Paradise Island. 1857 acres of land (about 15 acres), began to build their own family farm.

Over the years
Wu Erbao's life is prosperous. He built a house on the farm, married a wife, and gave birth to a son. Every year during the harvest season, the rice barn is full, the cattle and sheep are full, and the life is comfortable and comfortable.

However, Wu Erbao still insisted on militia training, from militia captain to militia squadron leader, and because of his outstanding performance and literacy, he was selected to participate in the six-month off-production officer training.

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

There is a dream in Wu Erbao's heart, which is a dream that sprouted spontaneously after listening to the stories of the veterans' bloody battles on Tianlong, dreaming that one day, he can also fight on the battlefield like those veterans, so that he can 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 embark on a vigorous military journey.

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

The endless coastline of the North American continent, the blue sky, the vast wilderness, and the cities full of buildings are all the territory of the empire, which opened his eyes and filled his heart with incomparable pride.

Thinking back to the battlefield where he will make contributions in the future, he may witness a legendary battle experience, he feels the blood surging all over his body, and his emotions are so overwhelming that he can't control himself.

There are many people who have the same idea as Wu Erbao. These officers and soldiers who joined the army will be awarded the nameplate of "Kingdom Military Family" in their homes in Xin'an.

When I was fighting abroad, my agricultural mutual aid group would help me with harvesting, drying and returning to the warehouse every busy season, and I only needed to pay the basic labor costs.

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

After more than 10 years of development
The Tang Kingdom's reserve service system and military mobilization supporting measures have been perfected day by day. The militia training system spread all over urban and rural areas, safeguarding local law and order on weekdays, and can provide a steady stream of qualified soldiers for the army during wartime.

To date
The Tang Kingdom has not yet carried out formal military mobilization, and the powerful military capabilities it has demonstrated are already impressive.

仅具备很强野战能力的甲级野战师就有23个（18个师加上海外军区新增的5个野战师），皇家禁卫军6个甲级师，共计29个甲级师约35万精锐兵力。

In addition, it also has 32 second-level divisions and 7 garrison divisions, adding up to more than 20.The total number of personnel in the army is about 55, all of whom are well-trained soldiers.

Time passed, and more than ten days passed quickly.

1859 passed quietly, ushering in a brand new 1860...

manhattan town
This large market town along the railway line originally only had a population of more than 3000 people. In just 5 months, it suddenly expanded to nearly 5 people. The size of the town has expanded by more than 10 times, and rows of simple wooden houses stretch far away.

During the siege of Kansas City in early August 1859, General Hill, the defeated southern general, fled to Manhattan Town with 8 remnants, and settled down there under the military protection of the Kingdom of Tang.

This stay is more than 5 months.

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

The formation of troops is no longer as random as a division of the Southern Army with more than 4 people or 2 to 10500 people. The whole army is reorganized into three infantry divisions, and each infantry division has more than 11000 people, about [-] to [-] people.

The Tang Kingdom dispatched more than 130 military instructors to retrain the Southern Army, and after a few months, the army took on a completely new look.The queue is neat and orderly, and the military discipline is strict, as if it already has the appearance of a strong army.

These white veterans who had fought bloody battles for the rest of their lives have made up for their shortcomings after systematic military training, and their combat effectiveness has improved to a higher level.

october 10rd day

Martial law was enforced around the train station in Manhattan Town, and a flood of troops poured out of the train station. The long queue was endless, and a huge camp was set up in the wide valley grassland.

For a week after that, a steady stream of follow-up troops arrived, as well as artillery and cavalry units, as well as an astonishing amount of combat supplies, and more than 2000 carriages were transferred day and night, which cast a tense and frustrating atmosphere on the entire Manhattan town. An atmosphere of anticipation.

In just seven or eight days
The front line in Manhattan has gathered more than 8 troops of the Tang Kingdom, including 9 divisions, all of which belong to the newly established "Colorado Legion", which is a field corps affiliated to the Central Military Region.

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

The commander of the corps is Lieutenant General Harry Frech, the former deputy chief of staff known as the "Breaker", the deputy commanders of the corps, major generals Duan Debiao and major general Fan Pengfei, and the chief of staff of the corps, major general Lei Jueshen. powerful.

Inside a tall building in downtown Manhattan
This place is now the forward headquarters of the Colorado Legion. The officers with stern faces are constantly coming and going, telegrams are flying in like snowflakes, and the air is filled with a strong atmosphere of war.

In the conference room on the 2nd floor, more than 110 officers above the lieutenant colonel were sitting in the dark. This is the pre-war mobilization and deployment meeting of officers above the regiment level being held by the Corps Department. General Hill, as a friendly army participating in the war, was also invited to attend the meeting.

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

According to Major General Lei Jueshen's introduction;

The enemy in front of us is the garrison of Kansas City of the United States. This is the crossroad connecting the north and south, the east and the west, and the main railway transportation hub.
And on the outskirts of Omaha, two barbed wire fences and defensive parapets were built as the main field defense line, and heavy troops were sent to defend.

Because Kansas City is located in the main railway traffic, it is more than 110 kilometers away from San Jose to the north, more than 840 kilometers away from Chicago, 147 kilometers away from Rayville to the south, nearly 300 kilometers away from Springdale, and about 370 kilometers away from Springdale to the west. The county is about [-] kilometers away. These important cities have varying numbers of Northern Army stationed there, and it is very convenient to reinforce them through railway transportation.

at a greater distance

U.S. general Sherman is leading a heavy army to besiege Vicksburg frantically. It has been more than three months and there is still no victory or defeat.

Samuel Brown, the American general who invaded Tennessee, was in Memphis, an important city along the Mississippi River, fighting inextricably with the Southern Army and gradually gaining the upper hand.

Once the back road is cut off, the two northern armies may quickly return to help, posing a serious threat to the Colorado Corps.

Therefore, the Corps decided;

Send two surprise troops, one south and one north, and the troops going south occupy Levier with a thunderous and fierce offensive, and establish a solid blocking position nearby to cut off the railway transportation link between Kansas City and General Sherman's headquarters that goes deep into the south. The enemy returned to aid.

The northward troops also took swift action to capture San Jose, 110 kilometers north of Kansas City, cutting off Kansas City’s connection with the Chicago headquarters in the north and other important cities, blowing up railway bridges and railway lines along the way, and preventing the Northern Army from going south for reinforcements.

With intention to fight unintentionally, the two surprise soldiers from the south and the north will play a crucial role in closing the door and beating the dog for the overall victory.

The main force of the Colorado Corps waited for an opportunity to attack, looking for weak points in the enemy's defensive front and breaking through in one fell swoop, trying to wipe out the enemy in Kansas City in one fell swoop, regain this important transportation hub city, and completely reverse the current unfavorable battle situation.

At that time, the two surprise soldiers, one south and one north, and the main force of Colorado will launch at the same time within the agreed time, and the three fronts will attack at the same time, and exert their strength at the same time, so as to make the enemy unable to find the north in the first battle and establish a war situation that is beneficial to me...

(End of this chapter)