Chapter 477: The British's Comprehensive Countermeasures
"Everyone, what Lord Clarendon said just now is definitely not alarmist, it is all verified intelligence." Prime Minister Temple, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said.
"This Renaissance Army is very good at hiding its own strength, otherwise they would not have gone as far as they have today. So what we know now may be just a part of their true strength. We have no way of knowing how much backhand they have hidden. Just
Like the armored fleet that suddenly appeared this time."
"I think the threat of the Renaissance Army to the British Empire has exceeded that of France. France can only affect the empire's control over the European continent. But it will not affect the overseas order we have established."
"But the Renaissance Army has an advantage that we don't have. That is that it has a huge population base. We have immigrated to Australia for hundreds of years and have only immigrated hundreds of thousands of people. But in China, they want to immigrate to one place.
If so, a large number of people can be transferred there very quickly."
"Just like what is happening in Nanyang and Indochina now. They will soon be able to move the population there and absorb these places under their own rule."
"So we must take necessary measures to contain them." Temple said in a serious tone. Obviously, he seemed to be more afraid of this Renaissance Army than France.
"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, do we need to declare war on them? Our navy is confident of defeating the Renaissance Army's navy. Although they have new ironclad ships, their number and tonnage are insufficient. If the Royal Navy dispatches the main force, we are 100% sure to defeat them.
." Admiralty Sandwich was the first to stand up and said.
"I believe the Royal Navy has this strength. But Mr. Sandwich, our navy can only defeat them at sea. Facing a big country with a population of 400 million, how many troops do we need to send to conquer them on land?
"Temple asked rhetorically.
"What if after they are defeated at sea, they turn to attack the Indian region from the land? In that case, we will not only lose the trade income from the East. We may also lose India. Then we control the huge ocean and still have
has no meaning."
"Even if China does not have control over the sea, they have a vast territory and can still blockade the coast and continue to fight against us on land. It will only affect their trade income. Their territory is so vast that they can be completely self-sufficient. But we cannot forever
Spend time with them in the East."
Prime Minister Temple is indeed an excellent strategist.
His perspective on problems is very unique.
You can immediately see what the Renaissance Army's biggest reliance is. That is its vast territory and huge population base.
The British Empire was different. The British Empire's mainland was too small and its population was insufficient, so it relied heavily on overseas colonies and overseas trade.
Once the economy of the British Empire is seriously affected, it will be unable to maintain a large fleet and will lose control of its overseas colonies.
"Then, your Excellency the Prime Minister means not to start a war with the Ba'ath Army, so the only way to contain the Ba'ath Army is through other methods." Sandvich said.
"Exactly, there are many ways to contain the Ba'ath Army, and it doesn't necessarily have to go to war. The most important thing for us right now is to solve the problem in India. You should all be able to understand the importance of the Indian region to us."
"The Renaissance Army wants to contain our British Empire's army by supporting some rebels. Their thinking is too simple. On the basis of dealing with the Indian rebellion, we also have the energy to contain them."
"I have some simple ideas that I can share with you first." Temple said that Temple actually already had some plans on how to contain the Renaissance Army.
"The areas where we fight against the Ba'ath Army are mainly in Central Asia, northern India, the East Indies, the Pacific and North America."
"With so many bordering places, we can obviously do a lot. I think in Central Asia we can try to win over the three Central Asian countries, and we can also arm the Sikhs in northwest India and let them attack Afghanistan and Lada.
Gram region.”
"At that time, the Renaissance Army will definitely send troops to support their vassal states, which will involve a lot of their energy."
"In the northeastern region of India, we want to arm more servant armies. From now on, we will go all out to produce the latest Schneider breech-loading rifles and send all the replaced Enfield 1853s to India. Based on the previous plan
Then arm yourself with an army of 100,000 servants."
Temple prepared to arm the Indians on a large scale.
India, like China, also has a huge population base.
Moreover, in the eyes of the British, these Indians are completely expendable objects.
All the British had to do was provide each of these troops with a rifle.
In the past, they had scruples and did not let go of the armed Indians because those people often rebelled.
But now that there are foreign enemies, the British don't have to worry about Indian rebellion.
At that time it will be time for both sides to fight for attrition. Temple believes that if it comes to fighting for attrition, no one can beat the British Empire.
The Renaissance Army has just established its country, are they capable of competing with the British Empire?
"Lord Clarendon, your Ministry of Foreign Affairs must actively carry out war diplomacy activities in Central Asia and leverage the relationship between those vassal states and the Renaissance Army. You must re-establish relations with Persia and at the same time warn Turkey that they do not want to have any conflicts with
The Renaissance Army came too close."
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is still looking for cooperation with the French and Tsarist Russia. Hasn't France always coveted Indochina? Then we will support them in taking action against Vietnam. As the suzerain, will the Renaissance military control be ignored? In this way, we can also test the Renaissance army through France.
Where is the bottom line for a vassal state?"
"On Tsarist Russia, the French can cooperate with them, and so can we. Didn't Tsarist Russia suffer a big loss in Central Asia this time? Then we will support Tsarist Russia in attacking the Khiva Khanate and the Bukhara Khanate. The same thing
, the Renaissance Army will also take care of it when the time comes."
"In this case, they will have to deal with two major powers, Britain and France at the same time. Will they still have enough energy?"
"Besides, even if they can cope with it, can their economy be able to support it?"
Temple's plan was very simple, but very effective. It was to have a comprehensive layout. He also saw that the weakness of the Renaissance Army was that their layout was too large. And they had just established a country and did not have the national strength to maintain such a situation.
"On the other side of North America, the Americans will not listen to us, but we must also tell them that the yellow race is infiltrating into their west, increasing the local people's hatred of the yellow race. Order our troops in Canada to seize the opportunity to send troops to the west.
Advancing westward will definitely not allow the Renaissance Army to gain a foothold in Canada."
"We just need to ensure that we do not start a head-on war with the Renaissance Army. The navy must step up the construction of new warships. The navy is our deterrent force and must always maintain a sense of presence. Next, we must tilt our power to the Pacific region."
"I think we can choose a place in the Hawaiian Islands to establish a naval base. This can effectively control the routes in the Pacific and cut off the connection between the Renaissance Army and North America at any time."
"Although the war between the Renaissance Army and the Spanish was successful this time, we have to get involved and cannot allow the Renaissance Army to completely take over the Spanish islands in the Pacific."
"In the future, the Pacific region will be the main battlefield for our navy and the navy of the Renaissance Army to compete."
"Finally, we must step up our support to the Dutch so that they have the ability to suppress the Chinese in Nanyang. This will also involve a lot of energy from the Renaissance Army."
"Don't the Dutch also want to build a new type of warship? Then we will transfer part of the technology to them and let them build it. At the same time, we can also share the new rifle and artillery technology with them."
"When they gain strength, the Dutch will deal with the local Chinese on their own without our supervision."
"As well as the natives of Nanyang, we must also provide strong support and sell them more advanced weapons so that they can attack the Chinese."
"In short, I want the forces controlled by the Renaissance Army to flourish. At that time, it will be up to them whether they want to develop the domestic economy first or protect their own territory."
Temple's arrangement today really touched the Sore Point of the Renaissance Army.
But can this plan to contain the Ba'ath Army be realized? Can the Ba'ath Army withstand this challenge?
The world did not calm down after the Crimean War, not only the German Confederation and the Kingdom of Denmark were sharpening their swords.
In the northeast of India, the army of the Kingdom of Myanmar is besieging the city of Dhaka.
The small civil war in the Kansas area of North America has never stopped.
On the contrary, due to the warmer weather, reinforcements from both the north and the south have arrived.
A larger battle is brewing.
The vast Kansas prairie is an excellent place for great battles.
In order to ensure the marching speed on the grassland, the troops stationed here by Yangtze River Security were all equipped with war horses.
There is no shortage of horses here in North America, especially in the West.
Although equipped with war horses, these soldiers are not cavalry, but can only be regarded as mounted infantry.
The sun is shining brightly in Kansas in May, and the grasslands are full of vitality.
The originally withered and yellow grassland turned into the former green ocean.
Because of the war, a large area of reclaimed land between Wichita City and Kansas City has now become a barren land.
The original wasteland was already covered with weeds. If it weren't for some abandoned houses and the fences erected between the weeds, it would be impossible to tell that this was a developed area.
The power of nature is magical, and it can erase traces of human development in a short period of time.
This is a grassland, and it should be a paradise for various herbaceous plants. Forcibly growing a crop is in itself contrary to the will of nature.
A group of Changjiang Security Guards were resting in an abandoned farm.
Both sides have been holding back their strength recently, and the war seems to have stopped.
But everyone knows this is impossible.
The slave owners sent several sentries to penetrate northeastward, trying to detect the enemy's movements.
The last raid was a wake-up call for Southerners.
They sent out sentinels to provide advance warning of enemy attacks.
The desperate fighting style of these northerners frightened the slave owners in the south.
After General Drayton arrived here, he reorganized the command system of the entire Southern Army. He wanted to bring these mercenaries under his command, but this was not realistic.
Mercenaries only receive limited command.
They still retain their own structure, which means they will not be taken apart for use.
Of course, the leaders of several major supporting armies also entered General Drayton's headquarters.
With the arrival of the first batch of reinforcements, Yangtze Security finally replaced the breech-loading gun.
Nowadays, it is not uncommon for breech-loading guns to appear here. Bree-loading guns have also been found in the hands of the Northern Army, but most of them are Dressers imported from Europe.
This type of striker gun has long been eliminated by the Renaissance Army and has been relegated to the second tier.
The weapons used by the southerners are mainly imported from Europe. Recently, Wall also discovered breech-loading guns imported by the southerners from the United Kingdom and France. It seems that these two countries are also developing breech-loading guns.
"Captain, why are these northerners retreating? The mercenaries they recently attacked at the rear of Wichita City can no longer be seen. Aren't these northerners giving in?"
Next to the fire, a Yangtze River security team member wearing a khaki military uniform said. He held a Type 53 rifle in his arms and a bullet belt hanging diagonally on his body. This gun uses black powder metal fixed-loading ammunition. However, the caliber
Some are larger, reaching 11 mm.
"What do you guys know? This is called the calm when a storm comes. When we are on a boat, when a storm is coming, is the sea the calmest?" said the squadron leader of the reconnaissance squadron.
Most of these Yangtze Security team members are from Anhui.
They were originally drawn from various farms. Now they are all veterans of the Renaissance Army.
Because most of them are from Anhui, the relationship between the team members is relatively harmonious.
Especially in such a foreign place, it is easier for people to huddle together for warmth.
"Go and change the guard. Be careful. I feel like these Yankees are holding back their misfortune!" the squadron leader reminded. It was time to change the guard. The squadron leader ordered someone to replace the team members who were on guard.
rest.
At this moment, I remembered a dull gunshot, which came from the place where the hidden sentry was lurking.
"Quick, prepare to fight." It was difficult to see the situation in the distance in the darkness.
But the sound of the sentry's gun is the order to fight.
On May 25, the liberal coalition forces in Kansas suddenly launched a general offensive toward Wichita City.
The vanguard quickly cleared out the sentry sent by Wichita.
But the news still reached Wichita.
General Drayton deployed two lines of defense outside Wichita.
The 7,000 men of the Yangtze River Security were an organized army second only to the Southern Army, and were ordered to garrison the left-wing position along the river.
Wall did not dare to slack off at all and dug two trenches on his position.
At this time, the Confederate Army in the center and the Texas mercenaries on the right wing stacked two parapets.
The parapet is a type of fortification commonly used in the muzzleloader period.
"Look, those yellow men are digging holes. What are they doing?" A soldier from the Confederate Army asked his comrades curiously after seeing it.
"This may be used to block the enemy's advance," another southern soldier said.
Everyone does not understand what these yellow mercenaries are doing.