Chapter 461: Transportation Lines

Liang Yao walked to a carriage and lifted a corner of the oilcloth covering the carriage, revealing the Walter M1851E rifle hidden inside.

Bell's eyes widened when he saw these rifles.

"500 Walter rifles, do you think this is a timely help?" Liang Yao squinted his eyes and looked at Bell.

"Do you still have a warehouse in the east?" Bell showed a greedy look.

He had long heard of the name of the Walter rifle, and Liang Yao had given him a few for hunting. This rifle was the best rifle he had ever used, bar none.

"No." Liang Yao shook his head and said, "These guns were originally given to the cadets at West Point Military Academy for training by me. I asked General Lee to get them back first for emergency use."

"Oh?" After learning the origin of these firearms, Bell couldn't hide the disappointment on his face.

"I have a lot of Walter rifles. There are at least tens of thousands of Walter rifles stocked in the warehouse in California, enough to arm an entire Confederate army." Liang Yao drew a pie for Bell.

"As long as the communication line with the two states is opened, I can not only equip the Texas regiment with Walter rifles, but I will also give you a few extra cannons."

In fact, there are not tens of thousands of Walter rifles in stock in California. In order to fulfill orders from France in the past two years, the Sacramento Arsenal has been producing at almost full capacity. There are not many guns that can be saved. If they are full, they can only equip them again. A Western Brigade.

The pie that Liang Yao drew for Bell was certainly tempting, but Bell was not completely tempted by the pie that Liang Yao drew.

"You want the Texas Regiment to cooperate with the Western Brigade to open up the communication line between the two states." Bell said as he walked into his office.

He walked over to the map and stared at the 1:20,000 scale map hanging on the wall.

There was a war between the United States and Mexico just ten years ago. At that time, American surveying and mapping experts had mapped the map of Mexico. The map of Mexico in the hands of the Yankees was probably more accurate than the Mexican's own map.

"To open up the communication line between California and Texas, we need to capture Nuevo Laredo, Monterey, and Salty on the eastern front. Your western brigade must at least capture the small Mexican port of Mazatlan on the Pacific and the Mexican Durango, the capital of Durango State. If everything goes well, the Western Brigade and the Texas Regiment will be able to meet in Torreon."

Bell pointed at the map.

His thoughts were exactly the same as Liang Yao's. The military quality of these southern slave owners seemed to be quite high.

The line Bell mentioned is the best and fastest way to open up a transportation line. Mexico's existing road network can be used for this route.

Bell paused and then continued: "My Texas regiment is sure to take Salti and even Torreon within two months. Your Western Brigade can take Mazatlan and Torreon within two months." Durango?”

Jackson's strategic goal was to enter Mexico City, the capital of Mexico. The two cities of Nuevo Laredo and Monterey were on Jackson's march route.

These two cities must have been attacked by the Eastern Front Army together. Only the insignificant town of Sarti was not on Jackson's march route. It would be a pity to abandon it in vain.

If you want to defeat Sarti, I'm afraid you can only rely on the Texas regiment itself.

"I'm not worried about the Western Brigade, but the Texas Regiment. After all, you don't have heavy weapons." Liang Yao expressed his worries.

The weapons and equipment of the Western Brigade are very advanced and comprehensive, including light and heavy weapons, and the ammunition in stock can also ensure that the Western Brigade can fight openly.

On the other hand, the Texas regiment only had small arms.

"Ten years ago, our Texas regiment didn't have heavy weapons, so why didn't we still capture the president of Mexico alive and beat him to the gates of the Mexican capital?" Bell said confidently. He was very dissatisfied with Liang Yao's doubts.

"But you are leading a group of poor people this time. Regardless of the quality of the equipment, as far as I know, many people in the Texas regiment are still recruits without any actual combat experience." Liang Yao said.

"What do you know? Only poor people dare to risk their lives! If they win this battle, these poor people can become masters and have their own land and slaves in Mexico," Bell said.

"Although there are many new recruits in the Texas Regiment, the new recruits are led by veterans. I know these veterans well."

"That's good." Liang Yao nodded.

"I know what you are thinking, Xiao Jiujiu. How this battle is fought is up to you two commanders. As long as we can win without too many people dying, I will let you do whatever you want." Bell offered his price.

"It's just that after the war, you need to build an arsenal in Texas. I won't take your production line for free. I will pool the money with the men in Texas. I don't want the boys in Texas to have to pay hundreds of dollars for the next war." Look at other people's faces with a gun.

As long as you agree to this condition, the Texas Regiment can cooperate with your actions. "

"Okay, I promise you." Liang Yao agreed happily.

California and Texas have many common interests. Liang Yao can still help Texas build an arsenal.

"It's just that Congress hasn't declared war on Mexico yet, which is not a good sign." Bell said with a frown.

"The Mexican army has not yet been assembled. If we attack now, we can catch them off guard. Once the Mexican army is assembled, it will probably be difficult to attack again. I really don't know what those people in Congress are thinking about declaring war." It’s all procrastinating.”

"Don't worry, I have arranged this matter." Liang Yao said confidently, "War does not necessarily have to be declared before it can be fought."

As Bell said, the speed at which the Mexican army assembled was very touching.

The Western Brigade and the Southern Army have already reached the US-Mexico border, and anyone with a discerning eye knows that war is imminent.

However, the Mexican authorities' response speed was shockingly slow.

Two days later, Mexico protested to Washington, questioning why Washington had deployed troops on the border for no reason and what it was trying to do?

However, Washington did not give a satisfactory answer to this matter, because at this time the US Congress was also arguing over whether to formally declare war on Mexico, and they did not know how to respond to Mexico. They just hastily replied to the Mexican government in the name of military exercises.

Four days later, Mexican President Santa Anna ordered the states to send troops north to prevent another invasion by the United States.

However, few Mexican states responded.

Only 12 of the 32 states in Mexico expressed their willingness to send troops, and most of these states that expressed their willingness to send troops were in the north bordering the United States.

This shows the low cohesion of this country.

After receiving Liang Yao's order, Kruger in San Diego requested to enter Tijuana City for investigation on the grounds that American soldiers were missing during the military exercise and suspected that these soldiers were killed by Mexicans in Tijuana.

I thought that such a rude request would be rejected by Tijuana.

However, when Kruger received the reply from Tijuana, Kruger was numb. The reply from Tijuana was: We have already known about this matter, and we deeply sympathize with the unfortunate experience of these American soldiers.

Allow the United States to send an investigation team to Tijuana for investigation. Our Mexican government and military will do their best to cooperate with the United States in the investigation. Once the murderer is found, we will never cover him up, and the murderer will be unconditionally handed over to you for disposal.