At this time, the Great Plains of the central United States west of the Missouri River were still vast and desolate.
The population of bison has not been wiped out by humans. Occasionally, large herds of bison can be seen wandering in the wilderness.
Indians with red paint on their faces will come out to monitor the group from a distance when they see it.
Countless years ago, this was an underwater world.
On the endless plain grassland, a group of mounted riflemen were marching.
Wall, dressed in a khaki uniform, rides on a tall brown horse.
Here in the southwestern United States, members of Yangtze Security often have to operate in the deserts of the southwest.
If they were wearing black combat uniforms, the sun during the day could bake them. So after arriving here, Zhang Guangshun and Hua Er organized their men to change into this light khaki combat uniform.
This also allows them to better conceal themselves in the desert environment.
He seemed to remember many years ago when he rode alone across North America to the west coast.
At that time, he was still a young man who had just grown up. He only had a single-shot pistol and a flintlock gun to accompany him.
He still remembered an old bandit with a scruffy beard who was about to steal his horse.
The old bandit was very thin, as if he hadn't had enough to eat for a long time.
When Wall passed a pile of sand, the old bandit suddenly stuck his head out and shot at him.
But the man was too thin. His hand couldn't hold the flintlock tightly at all.
The shot startled Wall, but it did not cause any harm to him.
Wall raised his gun and pointed it at the old robber. The old robber was still loading the old flintlock gun in his hand seriously, and his movements were slow and methodical.
As if he didn't care at all about his impending death.
Wall pulled the trigger without hesitation.
With a "Bang!" sound, the old robber fell to the ground. His face was obscured by his hair and beard, and his expression could not be seen clearly.
But Wall could see a glimmer of relief in his cloudy eyes.
This is the real America. People here advocate the supremacy of interests, self-interest, and the law of the jungle. Human kindness and compassion have no market here.
This made Wall feel even more lonely here.
Later, he took a boat to China. There he worked for a white boss. But he was also able to come into contact with many Chinese people.
Westerners say that the Chinese are ignorant, conservative and backward.
But Wall saw hard work and kindness in them.
The Chinese workers who worked with him would keep all the money they earned from their work and give it to their families.
Rather than like white people, let yourself have a nice drink first, or go to a brothel in small groups.
The love of these Chinese people is more reflected in their family members.
Wall thinks that such people are flesh and blood. What’s funny is that white people joke that Chinese people have no faith.
White people who believe in God often do devilish things.
Wall married a Chinese woman, and from his wife he felt more of the Chinese love for family.
They often feel that family is more important than their own lives.
Now that Wall has a family, his wife helped him give birth to a son, and he gradually developed that attachment to his family.
Based on his current trend, there is a high probability that he will be able to leave a huge family fortune for his descendants in the future.
It can even be compared with the top big families in the eastern United States now.
Wall is also one of the few people who knows Dong Shuheng's layout in the Americas. He has no doubts about this goal.
Therefore, Wall actively participated in the implementation of this plan.
It is no longer possible for the Anglo-Saxons to dominate North America in the future.
Now they have control of Los Angeles and San Francisco, two of California's most important cities.
Because of these two bridgeheads, there are now many more Chinese immigrants to North America than before.
With a fixed stronghold, the Renaissance Army no longer has to worry about large-scale immigration being interfered by the US government.
Now many immigrants can be resettled immediately as long as they go to Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Like white people, they can even be allocated thousands of acres of land for free in the local area.
The number of Chinese merchant ships sailing to the Americas has also increased exponentially. The shipyards in Shanghai have even built a large cruise ship specifically for immigrants.
This steam-driven cruise ship uses a compartment design. Unlike previous merchant ships, the cabins are connected.
Immigrants mingled together on the ship, making it easy for them to spread diseases.
This kind of cruise ship with a mixed structure of steel and wood is stronger and more resistant to wind and waves.
Its cabin is divided into small cabins so that the immigrants can have a separate living space.
This allows them to rest better and be less likely to get sick on the ship. At the same time, each immigration ship has a dedicated doctor and carries a large amount of medicine.
Its tonnage reaches more than 5,000 tons, and it can carry more than 500 people at a time. If it is crowded, it can carry 1,000 people. At the same time, the ship can also carry a certain amount of cargo.
And because of the use of steam power, the choice of route is more flexible. You can avoid dangerous sea areas and choose the safest route.
The only disadvantage is that these ships need to replenish coal and water along the way, as well as the food that the passengers on board need to survive.
Dong Shuheng has asked Laboratory No. 2 to trial-produce an electric compressor.
As long as we can break through the key technologies, we can manufacture this kind of compressor.
Dong Shuheng was able to tell these scientific researchers the principles in his mind about air conditioners and refrigerators.
With refrigeration technology, ocean shipping will surely usher in a great opportunity for development.
Similarly, the invention of air conditioning can also speed up the development of tropical areas.
In the history of mankind, there have never been any large-scale civilizations or powerful countries in the tropics.
Some people say that it is caused by this hot and humid environment. The heat makes people in tropical areas have to lie down most of the time to avoid the heat.
At the same time, hot weather can easily breed various epidemics, making it impossible for people to gather together on a large scale.
It was the invention of air conditioning that allowed the development of some tropical areas today.
This is how today's Malay Peninsula and Singapore came into being.
Oh, that's a bit far-fetched. Wall didn't expect so much. He just wanted to follow the Renaissance Army and open up a world for himself and his descendants.
Originally he was just an ordinary sailor, but in fact he was just a wage earner.
It was Dong Shuheng who gave him the opportunity. Not only did he learn a lot of knowledge, but he also quickly promoted him to an officer.
You know that becoming an officer has always been his ideal.
Here in the United States, it is obviously unrealistic to become an officer. After all, the United States has only a handful of standing armies.
The Yangtze Security Bureau he now commands has reached five detachments. The total number of members has even exceeded the total number of regular U.S. Army troops.
In this way, his power is even comparable to that of the commander-in-chief of the US military.
He was born in this land. But he doesn't like the people here.
Just like those Texas cowboys. They call themselves cowboys, but in fact they are gangsters.
Everyone was invited to fight by the slave owners in the South. But these Texans saw that most of Wall's team were Chinese.
If you have to provoke me, they lined up in a row to urinate in front of the Yangtze River security team members while they were eating.
Although they are far away, the insult is very strong.
Wall was not prepared to provoke these people, so he led his team off the route and advanced alone.
But these people stuck here on purpose.
There are only more than 500 people on the other side, but based on word of mouth, they all feel that the Chinese are weak and can be bullied.
Facing nearly two thousand Chinese mercenaries, these people showed no fear at all.
"Commander, these Texas old ladies are bullying people. I think we should just kill them. It's not like we have never killed Texas old ladies when we were escorting the goods." One of his captains couldn't stand it any longer and said to Wall angrily.
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The establishment within the security company is divided into detachments, brigades, squadrons, and squads. Twelve people make up a small team, 124 people make a squadron, 525 people make a brigade, and a detachment has about 2,000 people.
What Wall brought out this time was the strength of a detachment. Wall is the combat commander of the security company, and the people below him generally call him commander according to military custom.
"You don't know that the Texas bosses stick together. After we wipe out this group, I don't know how many Texas bosses will come to us for trouble. We will get nothing from fighting with these people. They only have guns and horses.
, nothing."
"But when we go to Kansas and kill the northern boss, we can exchange our heads for money. Those slave owners offered the northern gangsters $50 per head, which is not a small amount." Wall said.
Although he also wanted to kill those Texas old men, which was an easy task. But he remembered what Zhang Guangshun said, never fight a losing battle.
You'd be a fool to hang out with these Texas poor guys!
"Brothers, let's speed up the march and see who kills more northerners when we get to Kansas. Then we'll see how shameless these Texas elders are to be arrogant and domineering in front of us."
Hua Er and others sped up and left.
Here in Kansas, except for the swampy areas of the central lowlands, it is very convenient to travel on horseback regardless of whether there are roads or not.
The short grass prairie here is perfect for horse racing.
Just don't stray too far from the river.
Moving along the Arkansas River, the first Yangtze River Security Detachment finally arrived at the agreed-upon gathering place, Wichita City.
This is now the largest stronghold of southern slave owners in the Kansas area.
Kansas City, more than two hundred kilometers away to the northeast, is already under the control of liberal forces.
The land around Wichita is the most fertile in Kansas. A large number of plantations were established here, and it was the center of southern slave owner control.
Now the manor here has been invaded by northern mercenaries, which slave owners call northern bandits.
Therefore, the army of southern slave owners was mainly located here, and was defended in various manors.
"Hello, Mr. Wall, I'm glad you can take this business." A slightly fat white man received Wall.
"Hello, Mr. Dodge, we at Yangtze Security are happy to serve the Kansas government." The other party hired Yangtze Security in the name of the Kansas government.
No matter who is orthodox, Wall is doing things based on money. Although it seems that the Northern Liberties Union that controls Kansas City now is more like the government of the Kansas area.
"Mr. Wall, please forgive me for being rude, but why are all your team members Chinese?"
Now most of the yellow people in the western United States are Chinese, so Dodge directly calls these yellow people Chinese instead of calling them Japanese or anything else.
"Don't worry, Mr. Dodge, my men are all recruited from the East, but they are all battle-hardened warriors."
"Besides, Mr. Dodge, we settle the bill based on the results of the battle, so you don't need to worry about our combat power, right?" Wall spread out his hands and gave Dodge an unquestionable answer.
"Okay, let's wait and see. Let's see what magic these Eastern warriors have." Dodge said with a smile.
This time they hired a lot of mercenaries from the south, with tens of thousands of people on board.
However, the two teams of Changjiang Security and Texas Rangers are the largest.
Dodge's favorites were the Texas Rangers. Many of them had participated in the Mexican War and had rich combat experience.
Next, they repaired in Wichita for several days and marched for a long time. Not only were they very tired, but also the horses lost weight.
Fortunately, these southerners are indeed very rich. Their business is to export various cash crops, such as cotton, sugar, etc.
Today, half of the people in the UK are engaged in cotton textile-related industries.
Cotton cloth is now a pillar industry in the UK, and 80% of the cotton in the British cotton textile industry is produced in the southern states.
The biggest investment in growing cotton is manpower. These slave owners have a large amount of free labor in their hands.
It was these slaves that made the agricultural products of southern states highly competitive around the world.
Because slaves only need to feed their stomachs with the food grown, without spending a penny. And the land is theirs.
Their only cost is farm tools and livestock.
From this, everyone can understand why the southern states would rather fight with the stronger northern states because of backward slavery.
Because this is how they make money. Taking money from others is like killing your parents.
In the self-interested United States, if people and money are cut off, what can't they do?
Dodge provided a camp for Yangtze Security's team.
Wall was not idle. He led an elite team and left Wichita City to the northwest.
The information provided by Dodge was very vague. These Americans were just like fighting wars and were not professional at all.
Wall didn't know where the knowledge they learned in the military academy had gone.
Or should they just fight like Xia Huan?
After staying in China for several years, Wall became accustomed to the behavior of the regular armies of the Renaissance Army.
Disdainful of the random warfare of the American militia.
That's why he wanted to personally come out to find out the true identity of the northerners.