Chapter 423 (1/2)
When the stone bear first came to this fortress to cajole the French, he coveted this fortress. The position of this fortress is really wonderful.
In fact, the French have a lot of vision, otherwise they would not build such a military fortress here. This fortress guards the Ohio River, the Mississippi River and the Tennessee River. To the north and northwest, it can flow upstream along the Mississippi River. To the northeast, it can flow upstream along the Ohio River. To the South and Southeast, it can flow downstream along the Mihe river or upstream along the Tennessee River.
It's no exaggeration to say that this is actually a waterway intersection, and it's also a very important one.
If you don't count the western mountainous area of the new world, just from the east of the western mountainous area to the east coast, this is almost the geographical center of this large area!
Had it not been for a series of events that led to the intense hatred of the French in the fortress, he would not have ordered the fortress to be bombed directly with 55 mortars.
However, I thought that the fortress could not be preserved under the bombardment of 55 mortars. I didn't expect that the Frenchmen of this era were still very responsible. The fortress was so strong that all the buildings inside were destroyed, and the thick wall outside was not much damaged.
In this case, it's better to occupy here!
If we can rely on it and march westward for tens of kilometers, we can bring down the junction of the Ohio River and the Mississippi River. Then, whether it is Cairo or Wycliffe on the East Bank of the Mihe River, it is a good place to build large military fortresses.
Cairo, located in the alluvial delta at the confluence of the Mihe River and the Russian River, is not that of Egypt. It is just a small city, but its strategic position is very important because it directly guards the Mihe River and the Russian River.
However, the terrain of Cairo is flat and sandwiched between the two rivers. It is easy to be flooded when encountering floods from the Mihe River and the ohe river.
Wycliffe, a small American town about 10 kilometers south of Cairo, is a good place. Although the place is small, it is a good place to build a military fortress.
This small city is on the East Bank of the Mihe River, facing the river in the west, surrounded by hills more than 100 meters high in the north, East and south. At that time, as long as dozens of guns are mounted on the surrounding mountains, the Mihe River can be cut off directly!
The importance of the Mihe River to the whole new world is self-evident. Even in modern times, more than 200 years later, the Mihe river is also the most important inland waterway in North America.
If we can build a military fortress with heavy firepower here, then the whole river will be in our hands.
From there, along the north of Michigan, you can enter the Chicago River through the Illinois River, and finally reach Lake Michigan! Even further away, you can enter the Atlantic Ocean!
If you enter the tributaries on the West Bank of the great river, such as Kansas river, Missouri River and Arkansas River, you can directly reach the foot of the Rocky Mountains! The whole central plains are under control!
To the East, there is the Russian River. It's easy to sail to Pittsburgh. Even if you want to enter the monongahira River, one of the two sources of the Russian River, you can go upstream to reach the area where the Cherokee court is located.
As for the Tennessee River, let alone next to the tall tree tribe!
To the south, down the Miho River, you can directly reach the Gulf of Mexico!
It is no exaggeration to say that if a huge administrative and logistics center is set up here, it will be enough to cover two thirds of the United States and the northern part of the Great Lakes.