Wild North America 1846

Chapter 394 Arrangement
"The majesty of the Tang Empire cannot be provoked, and the military must make a resolute and forceful counterattack. Immediately prepare an expeditionary strike fleet to carry out punitive strikes against Japanese pirates." Li Cha made a decisive decision, and then said; "Don't forget...don't forget Bring the British to act together, and then see if the French are interested, how lively the crowd is!"

His Majesty's words made all the ministers under the throne smile knowingly.

Marshal Pan Hengchen, Chief of the Naval Staff, stood up from the queue, clasped his fists and saluted and said;
"His Majesty, the Admiralty will obey the order unconditionally.

An expeditionary strike fleet will be prepared immediately, and it is expected to be led by the cutting-edge "Guangfeng" and "Evil Wind", accompanied by a number of "Akizuki" class armored destroyers with better ocean-going performance to form an expeditionary strike formation.

After preparing accordingly, you can leave in two weeks.

It's just that the navy has undertaken the desert expedition mission after the beginning of spring. If it sends marines to the Dongying Islands, it may be tense for a while, and it will be difficult to cope with the simultaneous use of troops from both sides.

With the current strength of the Royal Navy
Only one Marine Corps can be dispatched in the direction of the Dongying Islands, with a total strength of no more than 2200, and no amount will be enough. "

The Royal Navy is different from the Army. Although the Marine Corps under its command has now expanded to more than 2.6 troops, one of the Royal Navy Expeditionary Marine Division (formerly the 104 Red Rock Valley Division) has a strength of 1.5, and the Panama Coast Guard Regiment is removed. Los Angeles, San Francisco , Hawaii, New York, Hampton, New Orleans and other important port naval base garrison forces, in fact, no more than 2500 people can be used for mobile operations.

To be able to scrape together 2000 or [-] people, I really did my best.

After hearing this, Emperor Li Cha felt that it made sense, so he turned his head to look at Marshal Dai Changfu, Chief of Army Staff, and Duke Harry Fratsch. He saw these two old men watching their hearts, looking at their hearts, and bowed their heads as if nothing happened. , obviously playing dumb.

Today's Royal Army Staff Headquarters is strong and strong, with a total of five dukes sitting in it, except for the two big men mentioned above
Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army and Commander-in-Chief of the Northern Military Region, General Chen Chuan, the first-class Rong Guogong, has been sitting in Chicago for a long time, responsible for the garrison tasks in the vast areas of 13 northern provinces, and he is not allowed to leave without orders.

Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army and Commander-in-Chief of the Southern Military Region, General Tian Mantun, first-class Yong Guogong, has been stationed in Mexico City for a long time, responsible for the garrison tasks in the vast areas of 16 southern provinces, and he is not allowed to leave without orders.

Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army and Chief of Command in the United States, General Fan Pengju, First Class Fuguo Gong, has been stationed in New York for a long time, responsible for fulfilling the obligations of the victorious nation, and before the United States of America fulfills its war reparations responsibility, it will be occupied by the United Kingdom along with the United Kingdom.

outside of this
Army Deputy Chief of Staff General Harry Fritch also serves as Commander of the Central Military Region, which includes the Northern Province, Montana, Idaho, Oregon, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, and Tijuana A total of nine provinces, the headquarters of Chang'an City.

Therefore, the headquarters of the Central Military Region is not far from the Army Staff Headquarters, and they are both on Danfengmen Street, and they also participated in the court meetings held by the palace.

The commander-in-chief of the overseas military region is Lieutenant General Lei Jueshen, who is stationed in Panama City, covering Panama Province, Costa Rica Province, Paradise Island, a territory directly under the royal family, and Alaska Province.

After the end of the North American War in early 1861, the Army carried out a large-scale drawdown and retirement. The total force was directly cut in half from 83 at its peak, and now there are only more than 44 people left. occupy half.

According to the plan
This year, 8 to 8.2 people will be retired, and the total force will drop to more than 36 (excluding the 10 Royal Guards), which will be further reduced next year.

The Royal Government's drastic cuts in troops and budget cuts increased the appropriations to the Royal Navy instead. This made the senior generals in command of the Army Staff Headquarters extremely unhappy. The resentment had been lingering in their chests for a long time, but it was suppressed by His Majesty. That's all.

The armament budget is very tight. The Royal Navy can build one less main ironclad ship, and the Army can retain one more Class A field division.

Seeing that they didn't pick up the fight, Emperor Richard could only call his name and said, "My dear Mr. Fritch, among the divisions that the Ministry of the Army plans to reduce in the near future, which one is suitable for the Royal Navy?"

After being called by His Majesty, Duke Harry Franch could no longer pretend to be stupid. He took a peek at Marshal Dai Changfu next to him, and saw that he was motionless and did not make any sign, so he stood up boldly, cupped his fists and saluted;

"Respond to His Majesty's inquiry;
Weichen thinks that the 206th Division under the Central Military Region is not bad. This division has experienced dozens of battles in the North American War, experienced the Siege of Kansas, and the Battle of Baltimore. It is a Class A field division that can be used to battles The regiment has always been known for its tenacious style and daring to fight fierce battles.

The 206th Division is a second-level frame division that originally belonged to the Central Military Region. During the North American War, it was supplemented and raised, and the whole division performed well.

If the Royal Navy is deployed as a whole, this division is more suitable. "

Admiral Harry Flech also had selfish motives in recommending the troops affiliated to the Central Military Region. Seeing that the reduction of armaments is the general trend, each of these field divisions is the heart and soul of hard-working, fighting for the empire through wind and rain, who will give up? I can't bear it.

Instead of cutting it off, it is better to leave a piece of incense for the Royal Navy.

Naturally, Emperor Li Cha had nothing to do. Standing at the highest peak of the entire empire, he naturally couldn't see things from the same perspective as the generals of the Army Staff Headquarters. Even if he was transferred to the Royal Navy, it was still the military power of the Tang Empire.

The palms and backs of the hands are all meat, no difference.

"Yes, then the Ministry of the Army and the Ministry of the Navy will complete the overall handover procedures as soon as possible. Pan Aiqing, what will the Navy plan to do with this force?" Emperor Li Cha made a decision directly, then turned his head and asked again.

Marshal Pan Hengchen couldn't hide his joy at this moment, and replied with a smile;

"Your Majesty, the humble minister played;
After the division is transferred to the Royal Navy, it will be formally assigned to the Second Royal Marine Division. The headquarters of the second division and a regiment will be stationed in Oak Bay Harbor to strengthen the defense force in the area.

The second regiment of the second division is stationed in Seattle. As an important military port in the north of the Royal Navy, the defense has always been weak. After the coastal defense fort is completed recently, it needs to strengthen its armaments. It is suitable for the second regiment to be placed here.

The Third Regiment of the Second Division is stationed in Tijuana. As an important barrier for the Port of Los Angeles, there was no Royal Navy garrison stationed here, but now it can just make up for this vacancy.

The 8000th and [-]th Regiments of the Second Division and the Artillery Regiment can join the expeditionary strike formation as a joint mobile combat force. In this way, we can use [-] troops, which is enough to severely punish the Fusang Islands and promote the might of our empire.

Weichen plan;

After the battle of the expeditionary strike formation, the [-]th and [-]th regiments and the artillery regiment of the second division can be stationed in Amami Oshima and Naha Port for a long time to deter the Japanese slaves in the Fusang Islands by force and not to rashly violate the territorial integrity of the Ryukyu Kingdom. "

After thinking for a while, Li Cha nodded in agreement and said, "Yes, this is a very appropriate move."

Generally speaking

Cross-ocean expeditions are all costly military operations, so it is not appropriate to use force to punish the Fusang Islands. It is more appropriate to control the total number of troops below [-], which not only demonstrates the national prestige, but also controls costs.

The same is true for the expedition to the Kingdom of Patagonia in the south. The Datang Empire sent about 3 troops in total, which can keep the cost of the war at a low level without burdening the kingdom's finances.

The mobilization of volunteer militias to participate in the southward conquest was also out of consideration for controlling the total military expenditure.Because the war of conquest plus the subsequent establishment of settlements and towns, reclamation, colonization, guarding and a series of activities will be a long-term investment, mobilizing non-governmental forces to participate saves time, effort and cost.

Of course, it is a good deal to distribute some land rights, because these new colonists always have to pay taxes and consume, which is equivalent to opening up another overseas source of income for the Tang Empire, which is not a disadvantage no matter what.

At this royal meeting

The discussion focused on several major issues in the desert expedition, one was the issue of setting up ports and towns, the other was the issue of militia arrangements, the other was the issue of responding to the anxiety of the Argentine and Chilean governments, and the other was the issue of dispatching civil affairs officials.

Regarding the setting of ports and towns, this is related to the success or failure of this desert expedition.

It is planned to set up more than 10 coastal port towns in three years, which will serve as springboards and launch bases for the army and armed forces to go deep inland, as well as logistics transit points, which will have a major impact on the results of the desert expedition.

This kind of major event can only be done by the power of the empire. The Colonial Department has rich experience in this field. Colonizing Paradise Island is a typical case of building a city and a prosperous society from scratch, which is very worth learning.

The relevant town site selection work has come to an end. The advance team sent earlier has inspected the coast of South America and selected a suitable location for the construction of ports and towns. It only needs to transport a large amount of construction materials and start a vigorous construction boom. .

It goes without saying that the labor force uses local materials.

The establishment of the Tang Empire was a history of bloody oppression of the indigenous peoples. They had a wealth of experience in this area, and almost every qualified colonial official knew what to do.

Without him, only hands are familiar with ears.

However, the empire was very cautious in controlling public opinion. It neither allowed to publish related articles and books, nor allowed to record related colonial suppression content, and prohibited the leakage of conditions in labor camps and mines, and did not have any related materials.

To be honest, many mines where the indigenous convicts are concentrated don't even have a roster.

How many people came in, how many people died every year because of the hard life of hard labor, no one can tell clearly, it is completely muddled.

Over the years
Due to the sharp reduction of hard labor in the mines, the output of major mines has been severely affected, and they had to rack their brains to introduce railroad mine cars and mechanical equipment to enhance labor efficiency and save labor.

It has been 17 years since the establishment of the empire, and there are very few indigenous convicts who are still active in the first line of railway construction and mines, and the total number of them is less than 1 to 7.5. Many of them are still criminals. , half of which belonged to the native Indians did not.

In a few years, I am afraid it will be extinct.

"Hehe...Argentina still has time to express anxiety. Has the Paraguay problem they faced been resolved?" Li Cha asked with a faint smile on his lips.

19s
Argentina has a total population of about 150 million, Brazil has a population of more than 40 million, and Paraguay has a population of just over [-]. Compared with the former two, both in terms of territory and population, they are at an absolute disadvantage.

With a total area of ​​851 million square kilometers, Brazil is the largest country in South America. However, due to the corruption of the upper-class nobles, internal conflicts are deep, the country's cohesion is weak, and its military strength is not strong.

Argentina, which is dominated by descendants of Spanish white immigrants, is slightly better, but Buenos Aires province has sharp internal conflicts with other provinces. One side hopes to establish a central power state, and the other side hopes to establish a federation of provinces with great autonomy. The country, to avoid being seized by the province of Buenos Aires, the struggle between the two sides has been fierce.

Paraguay is the richest and most powerful country in South America. It not only has developed agriculture, but also introduced technology from Europe and the Tang Kingdom to build many factories and arm the army. The people are generally rich and cohesive, and their military strength should not be underestimated.

The important thing is
The relationship between Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina is very tense. As a landlocked country, Paraguay has always hoped to have access to the sea since its independence. This desire was jointly suppressed by Brazil and Argentina, and the tripartite disputes continued.

Speaking of the troubles in Argentina, all the ministers present laughed.

Everyone knows
The relationship between Argentina and its neighbors is not good. It just fought a war with Venezuela a few years ago. Fortunately, it won and cut a large piece of land from Venezuela.

Today, the relationship with Paraguay in the north and the Mapuche people in the south is hostile, and the relationship with Chile, its neighbor on the west, is also tense. The surrounding situation can be described as a mess.

In particular, the Mapuche were not weak. If Argentina had not possessed more advanced weapons and its overall combat effectiveness was higher, it would be time to worry about the invasion of the Kingdom of Patagonia.

in the original history

After the Argentines solved the troubles of their neighbors, it was not until 15 years later that they launched the second desert expedition, which completely solved the enemy of the Kingdom of Patagonia and expanded the southern territory to Tierra del Fuego.

Now, there is definitely no such opportunity.

The Tang Empire doesn't care about the voice of a weak person, oh... By the way, even if Argentina and Chile join hands to speak out, it's useless.

The rise of the Tang Empire was based on the suppression and destruction of more than a dozen countries. In the empire's journey to greatness, all stumbling blocks will be kicked away.

If Argentina or Chile can clearly realize this point, then there is still hope.

Otherwise, only after suffering severe beatings over and over again can one understand the iron truth that the majesty of the Tang Empire cannot be provoked.

For example, the current United States of America is very well-behaved, which shows that this method is very effective and worthy of further promotion.

(End of this chapter)