Dominate the Country

The Americans have estimated Chen Han as much as possible. But the fact is that their imagination is still not big enough. This Sino-US war is something you won’t know if you don’t fight, but you will be shocked if you fight. Only after suffering the consequences did Americans realize what a hornet's nest they had stung.

Although Chen Han [Garrison Army] always felt that its troops were tight and could not even maintain the continuity of the offensive on the battlefield, for the United States, this had already cost them their lives.

From time to time, the eastern coast was bombarded by Chinese fleets and raided by Marine landing raids, including North Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, Boston Harbor, New Haven Harbor, New York Harbor, and Norfolk Harbor. Ports were destroyed one after another, ships were captured and intercepted, food was robbed, factories were destroyed, houses were burned down, and government agencies at all levels were smashed. The wide scope and intensity of the impact gave Washington a headache.

The Chinese also directly let go of the vast Louisiana, allowing the main force of the US military to escape. Instead, they gathered forces in the northeast to take the initiative to attack the Great Lakes region.

Tecumseh's Indian Union forces were also beaten to a pulp, and the U.S. military in the Great Lakes suffered consecutive defeats. Fort Dearborn [Chicago] was captured, and even Detroit was threatened. The US military government could only spend a long time redirecting the troops' guns. However, Washington has gradually mobilized more than 30,000 soldiers to the Great Lakes region, and only It can be said that the situation is barely maintained.

Because the main force of the US military was dispersed.

In addition to the Great Lakes, reinforcements are needed in the south and reinforcements are needed along the coast. The 200,000-strong army of the United States looked intimidating, but once it was dispersed and used, it was still short of soldiers and generals everywhere.

The main battlefields in the South - Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina - are losing battles one after another. The U.S. military is constantly retreating and losing troops and ground. Americans are desperate. , can no longer see the dawn of victory.

Under such circumstances, Madison [the new President of the United States] knew that he must take action to cheer up the entire United States. After yet another request for help from the British was rejected, Madison came up with the Military Land Act. Unabashedly placing political emphasis on the military and encouraging soldiers to fight bravely, the United States has plenty of land anyway.

So Madison threw out the "sky-high price" of 100 acres, and under the pressure of reality, this incredible bill passed Congress smoothly. You must know that the people in the western United States have been eager to distribute land free of charge since the United States became independent.

After the independence of the United States, the federal government nationalized the land in the West and decided to sell it in parcels to increase government revenue, repay the national debt and satisfy the requirements of land speculators. However, the land units for sale were large in size and high in price, and the immigrants from the west were unable to purchase them, so they launched a long-term struggle for the right to allocate land without compensation. However, due to the obstruction of southern slave owners, the original lighthouse country's bill granting immigrants free land was rejected by the Senate until before the Civil War.

But now the United States only has a population of 6 million and 200,000 U.S. soldiers. With such a probability, the proportion of American families who can obtain land for free is too large. Although the Military Land Act stipulates that all 100 acres of land received by soldiers are in the west.

But the hundred acres can be bought and sold. This is no small number.

The United States is simply spending money to exchange public support for the war. Anyway, they control enough land and the population is small enough.

This weapon is unique to the United States. The Big Duck cannot make a decisive decision, but their enemy, Chen Han, does not need to make such a decision.

Chen Han now relies on ideas to encourage the morale of the army, not Hong Guoguo's money.

The footsteps outside the door alerted President James Madison, who was reading the terms of the agreement word for word. He raised his head and saw Lieutenant General William Henry Harrison walking in under the leadership of his secretary. I don’t know if it’s because of the recent poor situation on the Eastern Front battlefield. The Chinese have launched several major offensives recently. Anyway, the Chief of General Staff of the American Army looks a bit unhappy now. He walked up to Madison, nodded and said, "Mr. President, do you have anything to ask me about?"

"Yes. News came from Quebec. Arthur Wells has sent the First Support Army. Led by Brigadier General Isaac Bullock." Madison put down the agreement in his hand. He had never I thought about the first foreign treaty I signed after taking the position of president. It turned out to be a secret alliance led by the British and composed of the four countries of Britain, the United States, Spain and Portugal.

The only purpose of this alliance is to contain the Chinese.

If Chen Han stopped launching offensives in South America after capturing Mexico and the Central American Isthmus, both the Portuguese and the British would be China's good friends. The British have been trying hard to compete with Napoleon in recent years. In North America, except for the Royal Navy and the Army, all military forces in North America have been exhausted. Americans, on the other hand, are eyeing Canada.

Adams, the U.S. president after Washington, once said: "The United States is destined to expand to the entire western part of North America." Obviously, in the eyes of Americans, Canada should belong to the United States.

And the last US President Thomas Jefferson also said in 1805: "America must have the belief to become the hegemon of America, must control the entire North American continent, annex the Canadian region, including Quebec, as long as it moves forward and attacks Halifax, it will eventually completely drive British forces out of the American continent and completely rule the eastern part of the North American continent, so that it can stand up to the Chinese."

But the once ambitious Americans now have to go along with London in the face of reality.

So far in the war, at least 500 merchant ships have been captured and destroyed by the Chinese navy, and half of the US warships have been sunk. In the initial Battle of Charleston, six US warships that never left were suffocated to death by the Chinese in Charleston Harbor. And there is a provision in the secret alliance agreement that Madison just signed with the British, Spanish, and Portuguese, that is, 20 British warships will be given to the United States by Spain as "allies", and some British Royal Navy officers and non-commissioned officers will also join the US Navy as "immigrant British".

This identity is the same as the 3,000 lobster soldiers brought by Isaac Bullock, who is also an immigrant of British descent. Arthur Wellesley is also a good cook who can't cook without rice. The entire American army has been emptied by London. There are only more than 5,000 British troops stationed in Canada. Why did the old Americans dare to attack Canada in history? That is because the British troops are too empty. The number of British troops in North America is less than 10,000, and there are only 5,500 troops stationed in Canada. The situation in all aspects is favorable to the United States. Americans believe that Canada is definitely a "good bone to chew" at this time.

Now Arthur Wellesley is seizing the time to train Canadian militias. He has divided half of his troops to the United States and sent Brigadier General Isaac Bullock, a tough general, which is a great support for the Americans.

The old Americans now have only 7,000 troops stationed in Washington, which is not a safe number. The combat quality of the US military is very worrying. The 7,000 US troops may flee in panic after one or two enemy charges. This is not a blind guess, but a factual basis. The arrival of 3,000 British lobster soldiers will greatly reduce Madison and his men's "fears".

The 3,500 American troops at Fort Dearborn surrendered after only one day. Major General Stephen Van Rensselaer of the U.S. Army commanded his vanguard of about 3,000 people to cross the Sino-US border and march towards Louisiana. However, although the main force of Chen Han's border defense forces was transferred to the Great Lakes Basin in the north, a small number of harassment troops were left. The latter launched an attack on Stephen Van Rensselaer's army with a battalion of troops, and defeated 3,000 American troops almost without any obstacles. Many American soldiers fled before they exchanged fire. Even when Stephen Van Rensselaer's headquarters was attacked, no one turned around to help, so that Stephen Van Rensselaer was captured tragically.

This person's military talent is very limited, but his identity is extraordinary. His ancestors were great nobles in the Netherlands, owning more than 1 million acres (6.07 million mu) of land in New York State, and there were 100,000 farmers making a living on his land. He can almost be said to be the richest man in the United States today!

If Stephen van Rensselaer was kidnapped in peacetime, it would definitely be a big news that shocked the whole United States. But in wartime, this guy was captured on the battlefield, which can only mean that he was unlucky.

Chen Hanke did not have the tradition of releasing prisoners for ransom.

As the Chief of Staff of the US Army, William Henry Harrison welcomed the arrival of 3,000 British volunteers, which made him more confident in Washington's defense. But a few days later, he made another request to Madison.

He suggested that Madison transfer 3,000 British troops away from Washington.

"Wouldn't it be better to use these 3,000 British to exchange for 5,000 American boys?" The contradiction between the old Americans and the British was very large, and this phenomenon directly affected the army. Since Isaac Bullock led the army to Washington, friction has been everywhere.

"Yes, Mr. Isaac Bullock also hopes to enter the battlefield as soon as possible. Compared with Washington, he really hopes to experience the Chinese's combat effectiveness on the battlefield."

Chinese warships have appeared in the Chesapeake Bay more than once, but because of the fort at the mouth of the Potomac River, the Chinese dare not touch it easily, but they have sent the Marine Corps ashore for sneak attacks more than once.

This made the American senior officials headed by Madison very frightened. 7,000 US troops seem to be a lot, but it is not very wonderful to deploy such a large Washington area.

Although these 7,000 people are already the elite of the US military.

But after seeing the Chinese's record, no one among the senior officials of the old United States dared to rest assured about these 7,000 US troops.

Just a week ago, the Chinese conquered the Norfolk Naval Port. This naval port, which is across the river from Portsmouth, Hampton, and Newport News, was inhabited by British immigrants more than a hundred years ago. It was established as a town in 1705 and named after Norfolk County, England. During the Revolutionary War, this town suffered devastating damage, but after the independence of the United States, Norfolk has become the second largest port in Virginia.

The Americans deployed 5,000 soldiers there for defense, but it was still captured by the Chinese who came across the sea within a week. Madison did not believe that 7,000 American soldiers could protect the safety of Washington. But if another 5,000 people were added, that would be 12,000...

The Chinese navy is very powerful, but even a powerful navy has limited transport capacity. The Chinese can cross the sea to attack and destroy the Norfolk naval port where 5,000 US troops are stationed, but they may not be able to cross the sea to attack and destroy the Washington naval port where 12,000 US troops are stationed.

Sometimes, an extra battalion can change the direction of the war.