In this sneak attack, the losses on both sides were very serious. But in comparison, the losses in the south were more serious.
The originally arrogant Texas mercenary group was almost completely destroyed.
The North Texas militiamen who were the attackers also lost more than half, but their feats greatly boosted the morale of the Union army.
Thomas and the others still enjoyed hero-like treatment after they returned.
Those in the north viewed his act of revenge as a heroic act.
Thomas, who was originally just a junior officer, was appointed as the regiment leader. Although his regiment now only has a few hundred people.
But now that he has such a great reputation, he will soon have many people under his command.
Thomas named his regiment the Kansas Pistol Regiment because he found that this revolver, which could fire in rapid succession, was very useful in encounters.
It is often able to win by surprise and inflict quick and massive damage to the enemy.
He required each of his men to be equipped with at least one revolver in addition to rifles.
Although the Texans thought that some of their supplies might have been seized by the Yangtze River Corps, they surprisingly did not mention it to the Yangtze River Security personnel.
Wall did not continue to take action, but just led his men to reinforce his camp every day.
The original wall made of wooden fences became a wide double-layered wall with earth in the middle.
In this way, a shooting point can be set up above the fence.
A deep trench was dug on the outside of the wall. The soil in the trench was used to reinforce the wall, which was equivalent to increasing the height of the wall.
This kind of wall-building technology was very primitive, but it was very practical in the Kansas area at this time.
The more intense the war, the more primitive the fighting between people becomes.
Reinforcements are about to arrive in Wichita City. General Drayton's joining does not know where the war will be pushed.
Whether the Confederacy can capture Kansas City or not depends on the outcome of this war.
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There are basically no white faces in Manila now.
In addition to representatives from various countries stationed in Luzon, they still stick to their posts.
Other Spaniards have been gradually arranged to follow the western ships back to the Spanish mainland.
These people left Luzon with nothing but their boat fare.
Blandino took his escort of servants and his wealth aboard a merchant ship bound for Mexico.
When he came here, he was ready to fight with the Queen's mission.
Everyone thought that he rose to power by teasing the queen's skirt, but Blandino himself really hoped that he would be able to accomplish something after he came to power.
He once even had the desire to make the Spanish stronger.
But now the world's jungles are becoming more and more dangerous. Spain can no longer fight these ferocious hunters.
Reducing your territory at this time is not necessarily a bad thing.
Blandino is going to live in seclusion in Mexico. As long as he has money and people in Mexico, he can still live like a king.
Goodbye, Manila!
Blandino sighed in his heart.
There is still a busy scene in the port of Manila Bay.
A large number of sunken ships need to be salvaged, otherwise the port will be unusable.
Moreover, these battleships are made of fine wood. Even in the future, the sea will not be a battlefield for wooden sailing battleships.
These big guys can still be used as merchant ships or supply ships at sea.
After all, sail warships are relatively environmentally friendly. And their operating costs are also lower.
When the Spanish fleet surrendered, it still had five relatively intact second-level battleships and four third-level battleships, as well as a large number of frigates.
These warships have been delivered to the navy after repairs.
But Liu Dahai was far away in the Pacific Ocean in the east and had no way to receive it. Dong Shuheng could only ask the Navy Ministry to organize major naval schools to send people to receive the ship first.
Because of the lack of professionals to pilot battleships, the Navy Department specifically negotiated with the new government in Manila to absorb some of the Spanish captives.
Many of these Spanish sailors were also mercenaries, some from Portugal and some from various countries in South America.
I heard that the Renaissance Army was willing to pay to hire them, and many people were willing to help the Renaissance Army do its work.
In this way, a new navy team was formed. Dong Shuheng named it the Second Fleet.
Because the North Pacific is now basically the rear of the Renaissance Army, and after Tsarist Russia withdraws, there are basically no enemies there.
Therefore, Dong Shuheng transferred Bao Youzhi to the Second Fleet as commander. After completing the combat mission, the First Fleet returned to its home port in Shandong for repairs.
This is their first long-distance attack. As a new type of warship, the shipyard's technicians need to conduct a comprehensive inspection of the ship to discover the deficiencies in the ship.
Originally, the First Fleet was preparing to conduct an ocean-going test this time, but it turned out to be an ocean-going operation.
Fortunately, the battle went relatively smoothly.
The Spanish fleet was composed entirely of sailing warships.
After being raided, they were immediately blocked in the port.
If they had steam-assisted power like the British and French fleets, it would not be so easy to fight.
With the assistance of steam engine propellers, the ship's flexibility will be greatly enhanced.
Rather than being blocked like the Spanish fleet, the main ships still have not moved.
Bao Youzhi has always been a little depressed because he did not take over the First Fleet.
Little did they know that Dong Shuheng wanted to deliberately hone his character.
How should I put it, Bao Youzhi is more than agile but not calm enough.
In the North Pacific, what they deal with most now is the British expedition fleet.
Now only sporadic European explorers have reached what would become the west coast of Canada.
This place had always been the sphere of influence of the Tsarist Russian American Company. After the Tsarist Russians surrendered.
This has become the normal cruising range of the North Sea Navy.
In the first half of the year, Bao Youzhi led the navy and an expedition fleet to conduct an exploration of the entire northern part of the west coast of North America.
This exploration can be seen as a power encirclement activity by China on the west coast of North America.
The expedition fleet of the Renaissance Army was warmly welcomed by the local Indians.
Compared with the white people, the Indians are more welcoming to the Renaissance Army, who are also of the yellow race and whose transactions are fairer.
At this time on the west coast, the British had established a small stronghold on the southern tip of Vancouver Island as the headquarters of a colonial company.
This later developed into Victoria Harbour.
But now it is just a base for exchanging furs with the locals. The British have not yet colonized the later province of British Columbia.
This is completely different from Dong Shuheng's judgment. Dong Shuheng thought that the entire Canadian area was now a British colony.
Originally, he planned to develop in a low-key manner across the Rocky Mountains from the British after taking over the Juneau area.
The discovery of Bao Youzhi's fleet made Dong Shuheng change his mind.
Victoria Harbor developed rapidly after the Fraser River gold rush in 1858.
Now that the British have not yet occupied it, Dong Shuheng is ready to occupy the western region of Canada on the grounds of taking over the sphere of influence of the Tsarist Russian American Company.
In this way, the Renaissance Army could divide the Canadian region from left to right with the British across the Rocky Mountains.
Of course, the most important thing is to establish your own stronghold first.
It would naturally be expensive to establish a stronghold so far away. Otherwise, the British would have already established a stronghold here and occupied it.
Dong Shuheng asked people to let out the news that there are a lot of gold mines in the rivers here like in Alaska.
Then Alaska Mining came forward to build a mine there.
Then Alaska Mining Company issued additional shares.
A large number of people who got the news rushed to buy stocks. In this way, there was money to develop the local area.
The next step is to recruit miners to go to the local area to carry out development activities.
The Renaissance Army used Juno and Petersburg, originally established by the Tsarist Russians, as its advance bases to develop its forces southward and eastward.
The two cities were renamed Zhuzhou and Dongzhou respectively.
In one whole summer, ten mines and fifteen lumberyards were established here.
Bao Youzhi led people into the Vancouver Island area and established a Chinese port in the Vancouver area.
This port is positioned as a transit port for the North American route of the Renaissance Army.
The Baath Army also officially announced its occupation of the area west of the Rocky Mountains.
Naturally, the British were unwilling because this was an area that they had disputed with the Tsarist Russians.
Although the British did not officially occupy this place, there were already some British expeditions operating here.
There was also a colonial company called the Hudson's Bay Company that established a base here.
This is a purely private company owned by James Douglas.
In order to solve this problem for the British, Dong Shuheng asked the Alaska Mining Company to come forward and buy the Hudson Bay Company from James Douglas at a high price.
Hudson's Bay has been operating at a loss, and the company's headquarters has moved several times.
Sea otters in North America were decimated due to overhunting by the Russians. This led to the decline of the Hudson's Bay Company.
Therefore, Douglas has long been ready to sell the company.
It happened that the Chinese were willing to pay for the acquisition, and Douglas, who had no official background, readily agreed.
Along with Fort Victoria, which they built, all of the company's assets were sold to Alaska Mining.
However, later Alaska Mining discovered gold mines nearby, and Douglas, who had returned to England to live a rich life, regretted it.
But by that time, the Renaissance Army had already built this place into a city.
Because of the actions of the Renaissance Army on the west coast, a small British fleet that had been cruising in the Pacific noticed this place.
So the British fleet was ordered to check the situation. This small British fleet was small in size, with only two cruisers and four frigates.
This is not the core area of the British, so it is impossible for the British to send their main fleet here.
The two sides first met in Viloria Bay on the southeast side of Vancouver Island.
At this time, Bao Youzhi was leading the fleet to protect the construction of the fort here.
After buying Fort Victoria from Douglas, the Renaissance Army quickly sent people to explore the island.
After investigation, it was found that the island has a very good climate and is suitable for development into farmland.
The climate here is much better than in Alaska to the north.
Generally speaking, Chinese people will not refuse cultivable land.
Dong Shuheng decided to sell these lands.
In the future, development here in North America will mainly be based on the large farm model. Because the infrastructure here is too backward, most places are in a primitive state.
If development is carried out purely through government immigration, not only will the cost be too high, but the efficiency will also be too low.
Of course, to develop this place, we must first effectively occupy it. Then a mature port is essential.
Originally, Douglas did not build any defensive facilities here.
Naturally, the Renaissance Army cannot continue like this. They are preparing to occupy this place permanently, so the defense of the port is essential.
Before the fort was established, Bao Youzhi had to lead a fleet to protect the construction workers here.
This group of fort construction teams has been building forts outside for the past two years. They built the second port defense line in the Western Pacific.
They have been building port facilities along the Pacific coast with their fleets, and they have rich experience.
When it comes to infrastructure, Greater China has always been unparalleled in the world.
While the fort was under construction, the British fleet arrived.
This fleet had been to Fort Victoria before, and they knew it was operated by a British company.
Unexpectedly, what floated above now was the red-bottomed Golden Dragon Rider of the Renaissance Army.
The British fleet thought it was the Renaissance Army that was forcibly occupying the place.
So as soon as they came up, they got into a battle formation.
Bao Youzhi did not show any weakness at all, seeing that the opponent's fleet was about the same size as his own.
He took the fleet to meet him.
The war between students and teachers is about to begin.
At this critical moment, the commanders of both fleets saw their old acquaintances through their telescopes.
Yes, the commander of the British fleet opposite was none other than Alvin, who had previously served as an adviser to Bao Youzhi in the North Sea Navy.
"I'm going..." Bao Youzhi couldn't help but cursed.
On the opposite side of the British fleet, Alvin also used foul language.
"Fake!"
The two have similar personalities and are very good friends.
So the two of them had a meeting on the sea in a small boat.
"Commander Bao, why are you here? As far as I know, this is Fort Victoria of our British Empire." Alvin came up and asked.
"I still want to ask you, this is Wanghua Port of our Renaissance Army. We bought this place from Douglas a few months ago." Bao Youzhi spread his hands and said.
"How could this happen, Commander Bao, you have to know that the entire Canadian region is the territory of the British Empire." Alvin continued to insist.
"Okay, Mr. Alvin, the area of Canada you currently control is only east of the Rocky Mountains. To be precise, this is still Indian territory."
"When it comes to spheres of influence, this should be the sphere of influence of the Tsarist Russian American Company. As you know, the Tsarist American Company has completely transferred its territory in North America to us," Bao Youzhi said.
Bao Youzhi's words left Alvin speechless. The British stalls were bigger than the Chinese stalls.
But how big was the British Empire? Its population was less than one-tenth that of China. How could it effectively occupy so many places?
Bao Youzhi also entertained Alvin on the shore.
"If you have the opportunity to be a guest here in the future, tell me my name and someone will definitely cook the most authentic Chinese food for you." Bao Youzhi enthusiastically embraced his old friend and teacher.
There is no legal problem with the Renaissance Army controlling this place. Alvin has no reason to go to war with Bao Youzhi.
If a war breaks out, Bao Youzhi's side will be supported by half-built forts in the port, and his side seems to have no chance of winning.
Alvin could only leave after walking around and report the situation here to the British government.
The next question can only be decided by the big shots.
ps: Code requires sitting for a long time, which is really harmful to the body. No wonder some great writers stop writing after a few years. Starting from today, I will exercise for half an hour every day. I will go for a half-hour jog by the river tonight to complete the exercise task. Please