Volume 3: Confrontation! The Run of Civilization Chapter 511 Rudolph in America
"On the ground, we used machine guns and trenches to cause great casualties to the enemy's infantry, successfully delaying the enemy 's attack. But in the end, we were still forced to the wall by the enemy. The fundamental reason is that we are still using muzzle-loading cannons. Facing the enemy's breech-loading cannons with far superior range and power, we can only watch our front line being flattened inch by inch by the enemy... Therefore, in future land battles, we need to add breech-loading cannons with longer range and greater power."
"In terms of the navy, there is no doubt that His Majesty's sailors are still more courageous and tactically superior to the Chinese, and the design of our ironclad ships is much more reasonable than that of the Chinese. The reason why we lost the naval battle was because of the failure of the ironclad duel, and the fundamental reason for the failure of the ironclad duel was that we only carried out a simple maintenance on the ships during this 30,000-mile expedition... Therefore, our opinion is that in addition to continuing to develop large ships and cannons, we must not expedition to China again before we have obtained ports along the way as bases. Therefore, we believe that we must speed up the pace of urging our allies to establish bases in various parts of Africa. After all, according to the regulations of the alliance, we cannot establish colonies in Africa."
In March 1622, when the Ming Dynasty began a new round of reforms, a military meeting was being held in Mexico City, Viceroyalty of New Spain, Central America.
The meeting was chaired by Prince Rodolfo of the Basque Country of Spain.
At the EU meeting held in Brussels last July, participating countries reached several consensus opinions.
In terms of politics, everyone agreed to use the EU flag to speak to the outside world, and the internal rule of each country still belongs to the royal family of each country. If a rebellion occurs in a country, if the royal family of the country actively asks for help, all countries in the alliance, especially neighboring allies, should quickly send troops to support them.
In terms of economy, the internal zero tariff policy will continue to be implemented, and all countries will fully cooperate to speed up the construction of railways and highways throughout Europe. Standardize weights and measures, abolish the weight, volume and other units of each country, adopt the metric system, and use the Spanish double column as the common currency. In addition to Spain, major powers in the alliance such as Britain, Sweden, and Poland also have the right to mint coins.
In terms of culture, in addition to the University of Madrid and the University of Asturias, four new universities were built in Oxford, Tübingen, Stockholm and Warsaw, and at least one secondary school was established in each principality... In addition to using the native language for teaching, the new schools must also use Latin.
In terms of military, it was decided to form a European joint force, with an initial organization of 30 divisions and 450,000 people. All weapons of the force were of a unified standard, and the Bilbao Arsenal would gradually replace them within three years. According to Rudolf's suggestion, the infantry of the European force would use basic equipment such as Enfield short rifles (named Rudolf 1622 in this plane), Maxim machine guns, 75mm and 125mm breech-loading guns. At the same time, as a military traverser, Rudolf also asked relevant scientists to start the development of light machine guns and submachine guns.
In terms of the navy, a European joint fleet was formed and ironclad ships were built at the Bilbao shipyard.
In terms of colonies, it was once again made clear that America belonged to Spain and Africa belonged to other countries in the EU. Spain's existing two-ocean fleet would help the countries in the EU transport troops to Africa to seize colonies...
There were too many things to decide at this meeting, and although Spain was in an absolutely strong position in the European Union, it could not be too ugly. Therefore, compromises had to be reached through negotiation and exchange of interests, which made the meeting very long. By the time the meeting was over and Rudolf boarded the ship to America, it was already January 1622.
Crossing the Atlantic Ocean, an ordinary cruise ship in the 21st century takes about six or seven days. And Columbus's fleet took only thirty-seven days. Therefore, simply sailing on the sea did not consume much time for Rudolf: after all, three divisions and 45,000 new troops had already gone to America before him.
After landing on American soil in February, he had clearly sensed the time traveler from Japan, who should be in the northwest corner of the United States in the 21st century, in the area of Washington State (Seattle) and Oregon (Portland).
The natural conditions of this area are very good, and it is also a fertile land in the United States in later generations. In this era, it is the largest settlement of Indians in North America. Since the power of the Spanish has expanded from Mexico to California, the Indians in this area are very unfriendly to the Spanish, and the two sides often have fierce armed conflicts.
It can be said that Tokugawa Yoshinao's choice of landing site here was very accurate.
Faced with such a situation, Rudolf did not rush to the north. Instead , he came to Mexico City, the center of Spanish rule in Central and North America, to reorganize his troops and summon officials at all levels of the Spanish colonies in Central and North America.
At this time, there were about 100,000 Spaniards, 30,000 Portuguese, and 200,000 mixed-race European whites and local Indians in the entire Spanish colony in the Americas. These 300,000 people were the foundation of Spain's rule over the vast American colonies.
Below them were approximately 9 million Native Americans and more than 500,000 African slaves.
Ethnic and class conflicts were very prominent in this land. And because the core population was too small, the Spanish rule here was very rough: Mexico City was the core in the north, and Lima and Bogota were the core in the south. Apart from these cities, the most important mines were directly managed. In other places, the governor could not reach out, and could only entrust domestic merchants to manage them in the form of a tax farming system.
Before Philip came to power, Spain at that time established a rule to prevent the independence of the colonies: colonial officials must be Spanish nobles from the Iberian Peninsula. After these guys came here from afar, they did not understand the local situation on the one hand, and they all wanted to make a lot of money during their term of office on the other hand. Therefore, this exacerbated the conflict between the native white people in Spain and the mixed-race white people born here.
After Philip came to power, he made a special decision to allow white people and mixed-race white people born in America to serve as colonial officials. However, although this provision was made, it was resisted by colonial officials in both overt and covert ways, so it was not implemented well.
In Rudolf's opinion, the enemy was also a time traveler. Therefore, he must not be stupid enough to rush in with three divisions: this is America, there are only planting and mining industries, and the weapons his army brought will be used up as soon as they are used. If he cannot win the battle quickly, his army may degenerate into a matchlock unit.
Therefore, His Royal Highness, who always gave people the impression of being hot-tempered in Europe, calmed down for a rare time: he first sent a small number of troops to investigate the situation, and he himself came to Mexico City to meet with local officials and urge them to prepare logistical supplies.
It was March when the Spanish soldiers and civilians who had retreated from Manila crossed the Pacific Ocean and arrived in America. After receiving the news, Rudolf immediately invited Henry, the leader of the army, Duke of Alva and others to Mexico City to review and analyze the war in the Far East.
"I have just listened to your reports and analyses, and I am personally very satisfied. Please rest assured that the main responsibility for the loss of the Philippines this time is not yours. After all, it is too far away from our homeland... As for your opinions, I personally basically agree with them. Regarding the equipment requirements, I have arranged for our scientists to conduct preliminary research before coming to America."
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. I heard that you came to America this time mainly to deal with the invaders from Japan? If possible, please allow us to do our part as well."
"Haha, of course, thank you for your support!"
