Wild North America 1846

Chapter 52 The situation took a turn for the worse
Alexander Madison was a cavalry officer in the U.S. Federal Army. He participated in the Texas Independence War in the Lone Star State. His military literacy was much better than those wilderness cowboys who could not read a single word. He could see the seriousness of the problem at a glance.

The door is blocked, what should I do?
After all

Hewan Village is just a wooden village with an area of ​​less than 0.5 acres. The metric land is less than three acres. There is only one village gate facing the forest, and the width can accommodate three horses in parallel.

Blocked by 200 muskets, it was virtually dead.

Facing the French parapets illuminated by the bonfire, which surrounded the gate of the village like iron locks, Alexander Madison felt a great threat, and was helpless for a while, not knowing what to do?
dark forest
Li Cha's sharp eyes looked in the direction of the camp of Hewan Village. Although the night was dark, he couldn't clearly see who was peeping, but he could vaguely feel the strong hostility.

Superman's psychic powers endowed Richard with a beast-like sixth sense, and the goodwill and malice hidden in anyone's heart can't be hidden in front of him.

Li Cha looked away thoughtfully, and then said softly; "Go, little thing, bite me a hole in the wooden fence."

The invisible tentacles conveyed a clear idea, and the black shadow under Li Cha's feet swayed, and several animals the size of rabbits quickly disappeared into the bushes.

These are some beavers that are common in streams in North America. Their powerful incisors are good at chewing on tree trunks, as easily as chewing biscuits.

His purpose was to let the beavers use their strengths and bite a big hole in the Hewan Village camp, allowing the wolves to sneak in under the cover of night, launch a night attack, create chaos, and break through the camp in one fell swoop.

current situation

It has been firmly in the hands of the Federation, and with a superior force of nearly 400 people, Hewan Village has been firmly sealed off, making it difficult for people inside to fly.

In fact

This cooked duck can't fly anymore, and it can't make any big waves. It depends on when Li Cha eats it and how to destroy the enemy?

After camping in the evening, the president of the federation, William Richardson and the vice president, Ronald Evanson, found Richard in private, and the three discussed secretly in the tent for more than an hour.

William Richardson represented the pro-British Fangcaodi, and the British explorer Ronald Evanson represented London. They frankly negotiated with Richard, who represented the Chinese forces of the Tang Dynasty, and revealed all their cards.

their purpose;
It is to establish a pro-British force in the province of California to thwart the ambitious expansion of the United States. It is best to establish an independent country, which will be recognized by the United Kingdom and Europe immediately, and will receive material and diplomatic assistance from Europe.

To achieve the above goals, Fangcaodi cannot be supported by itself, and it is inseparable from the full support of the Chinese forces of the Tang Dynasty.

Early September
Due to the rapid deterioration of the situation in North America, Ronald Evanson realized;

You can no longer hide and hide. You must openly confess to the leader of the Tang Dynasty, Li Cha. Fangcaodi and the Tang Dynasty will work closely together, and the two sides will be able to resist the upcoming military attack of the United States.

This is related to the vital interests of the United Kingdom in North America, from such a high strategic point of view;

Whether it is Chinese, British or French whites, it is necessary to let go of existing prejudices and barriers and cooperate sincerely, so that it is possible to hold back the ambitious expansion of the United States, support the frontal battlefield between Mexico and the United States from the flanks, and give the United States Dude makes more trouble.

This secret meeting completely changed Li Cha's entire development plan. While under tremendous pressure, he felt a strong sense of crisis.

Time is very precious. The Alexander Madison gang must be eliminated as soon as possible. The next step is to remove the huge stumbling block of John Sutter and develop at an unconventional speed to be able to deal with the serious military threat from the United States.

After the three parties reached a consensus, Li Cha put forward his request;
London must provide strong substantive support, including immigration and supplies.

Materials;

In addition to the large amount of production and living materials purchased before (including two steel ships and textile machinery), London should support a full set of weapons and equipment for no less than 8000 people, including military uniforms, tents, guns and ammunition, blankets, leather boots and water bottles, etc. , Inventory materials are also available, as well as corresponding military training.

As the war develops
The British side should provide greater military assistance, while the pro-British forces headed by the Federation are moving closer to the UK in various fields such as politics, military and business, with the mission of safeguarding the interests of the UK in North America, delaying and hindering the pace of US expansion and so on.

Immigration;

London, within its capacity, should lead some British immigrants to enrich the California area with preferential conditions, and strengthen the introduction of Chinese immigrants to this area.

This includes importing 2 to 3 Panamanian Chinese laborers, 2 to 3 Cuban Chinese laborers, and [-] to [-] Chilean Chinese laborers to California on preferential terms.

Ask London to exert influence to persuade white mine owners and plantation owners in Central and South America to abandon the barriers that prevent Chinese immigrants from embarking on their way to North America.

Only through the above-mentioned powerful measures to rapidly expand the base of Chinese immigrants on the west coast, absorb more Chinese into the army, and strengthen its own strength, can it continue to compete with the United States for a long time and win the final victory.

Most of Richard's request was supported by Ronald Evanson, who vowed;
We will try our best to lobby London and give the federation strong substantive support.

But to what extent it can be supported depends on the value reflected by the federation. Is it worth betting in London?

after the secret talk
William Richardson took the initiative to extend an olive branch, willing to provide Datang Society with a financial loan of 5 ounces of gold for expanding the army and importing a large amount of supplies.

This old fox understands very well that given the current environment and conditions in the California region, it is difficult to attract a sufficient number of British immigrants, supporting tens of thousands of people.

The real main force against the American army must be the Chinese gunmen of the Datang Society.

And all of this can't get around Li Cha, the founder and chairman of the Datang Club.

The so-called times make heroes, the unpredictable situation in North America has pushed Li Cha to the forefront, and he has become an important figure who dominates the situation in the region.

Faced with this situation, Li Cha readily accepted.

What is the essence of the reputation system?
Just to make trouble!

Not only do they have to make troubles, but they also have to make big troubles, so as to spread Li Cha's reputation and win a great reputation.Not only should everyone in Alta California know about it, but Americans and Mexicans should also hear about it. This is the kingly way of development.

In the "10 Reputation Mission" opened on the system panel today, Li Cha's mission progress has reached 28876/100000, nearly one-third of the completion.

In the entire San Francisco area, the total population is less than 3. This may be the limit of what Richard can do now, in addition to the great reputation that has spread to Sacramento.

Even including towns such as Santa Barbara, San Jose and Los Angeles, the population of the entire province of Alta California is less than 6.5, and the extent to which it can continue to expand its reputation is limited.

And in Mexico's prosperous Baja California province, with a total population of several million, the eastern United States and the prosperous central Great Lakes region, with a total population of more than 1300 million, are fertile places to spread prestige.

The higher the difficulty of completing the prestige system tasks, the richer the rewards will be.

According to British sources
Due to the rapid deterioration of the North American situation due to the issue of Texas independence, a war between Mexico and the United States is inevitable. Mexico has begun to assemble a large-scale army, and the president himself is in command, and the situation has taken a turn for the worse.

And the United States is also actively preparing for war. In this war of disparity in strength, as a veteran colonialist, the British have already confirmed from the mouth of American radical congressmen;
The vast area including Arizona, New Mexico and California, as well as the British Canadian colony of Oregon, Portland and Seattle, are all targets that the United States is trying to include.

A large-scale war that is about to sweep across North America is already imminent and has to be waged.

What better way to spread fame than to win a war?
Faced with such a challenge, Richard agreed without hesitation, and this won Ronald Evanson's high praise, and also made Captain William Richardson very satisfied and favored him even more.

To sum up, Richard changed his original battle plan step by step, and adopted a more aggressive battle plan against Alexander Madison and his gang.

There is no need to persuade them to surrender. Eliminate them as much as possible to avoid future troubles.

If you really want to fight with the Americans, you don't have time to deal with this group of gold bullies.

The Federation holds four cannons in its hands, which can smash the seemingly solid camp to pieces. Richard originally planned to use artillery bombardment and infantry blockade to deal a heavy blow to the Madison gang and force them to surrender.

Now he has changed his mind, and is going to use fire to attack the entire Hewan Village, even if he pays the price of more casualties, he will train the army.

Anyway, among the four or five hundred white people in Hewan Village, there were not many good birds, except for gangsters and assassins, they were gamblers and white prostitutes, and they were all cleaned up.

Thought of here
Li Cha's sharp eyes looked towards the direction of Hewan Village, revealing a trace of determination;

It's just because of your bad luck, don't blame me for being cruel.

The night covered the fields, and the lit bonfire drove away the darkness, and the "crackling" burning fiercely sprinkled light and heat into the cold night, bringing a warm feeling.

After two or three hours of burning the firewood, the piles of bonfires gradually left only embers, and the area that could be illuminated was greatly reduced, leaving only a little bit of the surrounding area.

The gunmen of the Datang Society did not try to risk the enemy's bullets to add new firewood, but let it gradually go out.

The night is late, and the darkness covers the earth again...

(End of this chapter)