After reporting the situation to Washington, Perry's more than 1,100 naval officers and soldiers took a short rest in San Francisco before boarding the ship and setting off.

Compared with the navy's expeditionary lineup, Liang Yao's army's lineup is more luxurious.

California militia regiments took over the defense of the Arizona and California infantry along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Regarding Mexico's weak military, Liang Yao really looked down on the Mexican army. A militia group was enough to cope with it.

Two regiments, the California Infantry Regiment and Elvis' Arizona Infantry Regiment, participated in this expedition. Among them, the Arizona Infantry Regiment had just been equipped with Walter M1852 rifles. It could be said that it was a shotgun replacement of cannon. Its firepower reached a level similar to that of the California Infantry Regiment.

The soldiers of the Arizona Infantry Regiment couldn't put it down with the newly replaced weapons.

Of course, what makes them happiest is being able to participate in this expedition.

Since the U.S.-Mexican War tasted the sweetness, the enthusiasm for the war in the United States has been very high, from the official to the private sector, from ordinary people to soldiers.

Especially for soldiers in the army, promotion is much faster during war than during peace, and war is one of their few opportunities for advancement.

After more than two thousand army officers and soldiers from the California Infantry Regiment and the Arizona Infantry Regiment boarded the ship, the fleet sailed toward the west in a mighty manner.

The Roland is Liang Yao's flagship, and the two frigates Chaoyong and Yangwei are guarding the Roland, and behind them are four merchant ships of the Global Shipping Company.

These four merchant ships are now responsible for transporting troops and supplies needed along the way.

Siwen, who has traveled on the Pacific route countless times, is already familiar with this route. He even knows how many people need to consume and how much material is needed.

The first stop of the fleet is Hawaii, where the fleet will make final supplies.

After the French Navy's Pacific Fleet left Hawaii, Liang Yao reached an agreement with Britain and France. The three parties would adhere to the attitude of shelving disputes and jointly developing, and work together to develop and build Hawaii.

Together we will build the Kingdom of Hawaii into a shining pearl in the Pacific.

Each island in the Hawaiian Islands is located in the tropics, and the islands are not far apart, but the population distribution on each island is very different.

The largest island in the Hawaiian Islands, also known as the Big Island, is not the most populous island in Hawaii.

Generally speaking, in the same area, the distribution of human population follows the eternal principle of "the larger the area, the greater the population."

But this is not the case in the Hawaiian Islands. The Hawaiian Island (Big Island) covers an area of ​​more than 10,000 square kilometers and accounts for about 60% of the area of ​​the Hawaiian Islands. Due to the active geological activities of the island, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur from time to time, so the population of the Hawaiian Island has always been

Neither can grow, and the degree of development is very limited.

Among the eight main islands of the Hawaiian Islands, Oahu (also known as Oahu), which has the third largest area, is the core island of the entire Hawaiian Islands and ranks first among the Hawaiian islands in terms of population and degree of development.

Due to Oahu's relatively stable geology, long history of development, and fertile volcanic ash, the island is suitable for agricultural cultivation and can support a larger population. Oahu soon became the core area of ​​the Hawaiian Islands. There are

Two-thirds of the population lives on the island of Oahu.

The focus of the competition between Britain, France and the United States for the Hawaiian Islands mainly revolves around Oahu.

Due to the influence of the coastal terrain, Oahu also has good deep-water harbors. One of the more famous deep-water harbors is Pearl Harbor. During World War II, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. This was also the starting point of the Pacific War in World War II.

Honolulu (called Honolulu by the Chinese), the capital of the Kingdom of Hawaii, is also located on the island of Oahu.

Pearl Harbor on Oahu is also the Pacific transit station built by Liang Yao to provide supplies for fleets across the Pacific.
Chapter completed!