Wild North America 1846

Chapter 318 Controlling the Domination

Manhattan Town, Temporary Palace

When the news of victory came, Li Cha also excitedly waved his fist, feeling the kind of heartfelt joy.

After winning this important place at a traffic intersection, revitalize a little bit, and revitalize everywhere.

according to the original battle plan;
After the encirclement, the Colorado Corps will spend 2 to 3 weeks to wipe out the Kansas City defenders. Now it only took 11 days to take it cleanly. The performance of the Colorado Corps is satisfactory.

nowadays

The Colorado Corps has become more mature after the bloody battle, and it still has as many as 3.45 American prisoners in its hands. The situation is really good, and it has mastered the initiative on the western front.

After capturing Kansas, the nearly 1200 troops under General Sherman's troops, which had penetrated more than 20 kilometers to the south, were cut off from supplies and the main traffic artery returning north, and the situation on the battlefield took a turn for the worse.

The Allied Forces of the Tang Kingdom and the Confederate States ambushed in the Xuefeng Mountain area did not block a 7.5-man rapid relief force dispatched by General Sherman, but let it go northward in a hurry. This is exactly the decision Li Cha personally made.

This is because Xuefeng Mountain is only more than 80 kilometers away from Vicksburg, and General Sherman's troops have just divided up, and the US military's rapid return troops are very close to the main force.

Once you act in advance, it is easy to scare the snake away.

by then
The main force led by General Sherman, who received the news of the attack, will throw off the bloated and slow horse convoy for quick reinforcements, and arrive at the Xuefeng Mountain battlefield within a day.

Then, this surprise attack may turn out to be a bad one.

Although the number of coalition forces is close to 15, the main force of the battle is still the 5 in the Southern Military Region. The 10 old, weak and disabled soldiers cobbled together by the Confederate States of the United States will not be of much use.

The 5 elite troops of the Southern Military Region alone cannot swallow the nearly 20 troops under General Sherman's troops, and may provoke a fierce counterattack instead.

Li Cha repeatedly considered the strength comparison between the two sides, and the mysterious premonition in the dark made him uneasy, and he always felt that this battle would be more dangerous than good.

General Sherman's unit is the largest field corps on the Western Front. It has forged a very strong combat force under successive victories. It has always been known for its courage to fight and fight. It's a pretty bloody army.

If you underestimate the other party, you may suffer a big loss.

Therefore, after careful consideration, Li Cha changed his mind decisively and allowed the 7.5 U.S. troops to pass through the Xuefeng Mountain area smoothly, giving the U.S. military an illusion that the area was safe and sound, and would relax their vigilance even more.

The Allied forces gathered 15 troops to attack the main force of the northern army of about 12.4 who fell behind.

It is unlikely that the U.S. military will be completely wiped out, but heavy damage is more likely.

just these two days

Li Cha met the outstanding military officers who had made meritorious service in the Battle of Kansas, encouraged them personally, and then took a special train back to Chang'an City.

The subsequent battles can be controlled by the Colorado Corps.

The army of the Tang Kingdom has rich experience in training prisoners of war. The 3.4 American soldiers captured in the battle of Kansas City will report to each other, remove all officers, and make other arrangements.

Those who are willing to take the initiative to seek refuge can continue to be appointed after presenting a certificate of nomination.

Thus

The surrendered U.S. troops had their bones removed and turned into a plaything that could be rounded and flattened arbitrarily, and the next step of transformation would be much easier.

The first is hard labor. These 3.4 American soldiers will undertake the tedious work of clearing the ruins of Kansas City and rebuilding the damaged railway line.

In addition, there is a large amount of labor waiting for these white captives.

According to the high standards of urban construction in the Tang Dynasty, the sewer facilities will be excavated in the wilderness south of the Kansas train station, bridges and roads will be built, houses and storage areas will be built, and a new city will be built out of thin air.

The war-torn old town of Kansas is already in ruins. It is not easy to clean it up. The workload is too great, so we have to choose another place to rebuild the city.

Due to the availability of labor, these projects can be carried out in parallel.

Convicts will have to bear 13-14 hours of heavy labor every day, and they can only eat some black bread mixed with wheat bran and fine wood chips, and drink pot water with few vegetable leaves in sight, so they barely survive starvation .

Those who take the initiative to defect and get closer will receive preferential treatment. They will serve as low-level heads of convicts, responsible for managing more people, and their food and treatment will be much better.

It only takes a few months, and under the whip and strict control, all the thorns of these white captives can be smoothed out, crying and shouting to join the servant army.

Once on the battlefield, with the blood of the Yankees on their hands, it is impossible for these servant soldiers to turn back at that time, and they can only follow the master of the Tang Kingdom all the way to the dark.

With a number of measures, it won't take long for these newly formed servant army officers and soldiers to become qualified cannon fodder to open up the territory of the Tang Kingdom and charge into battle.

The so-called man is the knife and I am the fish.

As long as the white captives of the U.S. military are still sane, they will know how to choose, and of course there are very few diehards.This is also very easy to handle, just send it directly to the mine and it will be over.

These are all convicts who have committed war crimes. How can they have the right to control their own destiny?

end of January 1860
His Majesty's special train returned to Chang'an City. At this time, Chang'an City was busy with production and revealed a tense atmosphere. Everyone paid close attention to the news from the battlefield and rejoiced for any victory.

The news of the decisive battle of Kansas was tightly sealed. Only the Northern Legion kept sending good news about conquering a certain city. Therefore, the kingdom was even more tense within the kingdom. The outcome of the battle on the center line was highly anticipated...

Li Cha returned to Chang'an City in a hurry because he had to make a final decision on an important decision, which was the formal alliance treaty with the Confederate States of the United States, which involved the distribution of many sensitive interests.

For example, the direction of attack, the distribution of territory and population benefits after the war, who will lead the alliance's cooperation, the transfer of supplies between allies, and the free aid proposed by the Southerners, etc., all need to be decided by His Majesty himself.

In Qinzheng Hall of Daming Palace

Accompanied by Prime Minister Lord Gu Yan, Foreign Minister Lord Juan Carlos and other ministers, Li Cha met Confederate President Jefferson Davis, Secretary of State Henry Daniel, Treasury Secretary Robert Jr. and other high-level officials of the southern government .

The commander-in-chief of the Confederate Army, Lee, was not here. He was leading the main force of the Confederate Army to fight the enemy bravely on the Eastern Front and defend the safety of the capital, Richmond.

When the top officials of the southern government met with the king, Li Cha was very magnanimous, and his words and demeanor made people feel refreshed. He spoke highly of the close cooperation between the Tang Kingdom and the Southern Alliance, and he was full of confidence in the conclusion of the alliance between the two parties.

Li Cha said: "The blood-curdled friendship between the two parties will be the basis for casting a new political structure in North America. Only in this way can we usher in a new situation in North America with long-term stability..."

Regarding the transfer of supplies between allies and the free aid issues raised by the Southerners, etc., Li Cha personally decided on a huge amount of free aid totaling 1.2 million Tang Yuan, which will be paid in succession in the next two years to support the Southern Confederacy through the most difficult time time.

Among them, [-]% of the quota is used for cloth, kerosene and various livelihood products, and [-]% of the quota is for military supplies including weapons and equipment, and the prices follow the market.

This is because the Tang Kingdom is a feudal capitalist market, the royal family and the government do not produce any products, and all the military aid needed must be adjusted from the market, so it cannot be robbed openly, right?

but in this way

The amount of materials that the southern government can get has shrunk greatly. The prices of various items during the war have soared. With a total of 1.2 million free aid, it is thankful that they can finally get goods worth 4000 to [-] million before the war.

For the greater benefit of geopolitics, what must the Tang Kingdom learn to give?Especially when allies are at their most difficult.

It is of great significance to the Tang Kingdom to establish a long-term alliance relationship between the Tang Kingdom and the Southern Alliance, and to sign a 30-year alliance treaty that will be automatically renewed for 30 years if the two parties have no objection.

This 1.2 million free aid obviously does not meet the good appetite of President Jefferson Davis and others, but they can't say any objection, they can only pinch their noses to express their gratitude.

But from the way they looked at each other in private, it could be seen that they were not satisfied.

Richard was not surprised by these greedy allies.

Today's Confederate States of the South are actually a large rural area with poor urbanization. The largest city, Richmond, only has a population of 10,000+, but the Confederate States paid a heavy price of more than 40 casualties to protect it.

It sounds very inconsistent, but this is the cruel reality.

To put it bluntly, these southern country bumpkins came to the Tang Kingdom as if they had entered the city. Looking at the magnificent buildings and beautiful streets in the city, the bustling people, and the tall chimneys in the suburbs that look like forests, their eyes are not enough.

Prosperity, wealth and power are the first impressions of these southern bumpkins on the Tang Kingdom.

It is natural in their minds to think;
You are so rich, so powerful, and so rich, shouldn't you give more aid to help your allies?

The alliance between the two parties is based on interests, on mutual needs, and on jointly dealing with the United States of America.

There is no religious, ethnic, cultural and historical connection between the two countries, and there is no natural sense of closeness. The foundation of such an alliance is inherently fragile, and it is more prone to twists and turns, which needs to be carefully maintained.

Once the foundation of the alliance between the two parties does not exist, then such an alliance is easily shaken...

After meeting with Southern Confederacy President Jefferson Davis and his party, Richard put forward inspiring expectations for the future alliance of the two parties, a bright vision for the plan, and then there is no more...

As for the bargaining for interests, His Majesty the King's honorable status is not suitable for participation. You only need to show up at the signing ceremony of the final alliance agreement.

The fierce competition for interests between the two sides really started at this time...

(End of this chapter)