A Dream of Jinling Chapter 294 Solving the Cow (7)

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"The Chinese have hit the city of Duluth!" It was already the middle of the night when the news reached Hua Shotun, and His Excellency the President was woken up from his bed by his secretary. After learning the latest news, His Excellency the President was completely sleepy and immediately went to his office to hold a meeting.

At this time, the War Department was already on duty 24 hours a day, and the senior officers either got a room in the White House or rented a temporary house nearby. Even the news that His Excellency the President can be awakened, these people will naturally not be let go.

The defenders of Duluth also seemed to be racing against time when they sent the telegram, which was sent in four sections, and four copies of the telegram were placed in front of His Excellency the President. The secretary was very considerate and marked the number clearly.

The first message was passed in the hands of a group of tired Federators, the content of the message was simple and simple, "Duluth is being attacked from the south by the Liberation Army, and we need urgent reinforcements. ”

"From the south?" Secretary of War Lincoln Jr.'s brow furrowed at once. Duluth City is the core of the northern defense line of the United States at this time, and all the orders are to let this line of defense block the squadron ** going south, how can the squadron suddenly attack from the south?

His Excellency the President did not speak, and he handed the other messages to Secretary of War Lincoln Jr. Perhaps it was determined that the first message sent the message more accurately, and the next three copies were more calm than the other, that is to say, one more text than the other. The presentation is also more specific.

The telegram mentions that the initial message was that a brave railway telegraph officer had sent desperately before being attacked by the squadron, and that less than six hours after receiving the news, the squadron had arrived near Duluth and began to attack. The Secretary of War Lincoln Jr. picked up a pen and calculated on a blank piece of paper, and the telegram was sent in a fairly organized manner, with an accurate description of the key locations and times. According to this calculation, that is, the squadron launched an attack along the railway from south to north at an average speed of 20 kilometers per hour without stopping.

The pencil rattled on the paper, and Secretary Lincoln Jr. frowned when he had finished the calculation, and then he counted it again with a solemn look. Americans are not particularly good at arithmetic and have no special hobby for mathematics. Even the bigwigs of Huahua Ngton only stood by and did not follow up at the same time when they saw Secretary Lincoln Jr. make such calculations.

After re-calculating the final result, Secretary Lincoln Jr. told the congregation the results with a gloomy face, "This Chinese force must have gone north from St. Paul." ”

"Did the Chinese really occupy São Paulo?" Hearing this, those big people who have always believed that the Chinese are not capable of going hundreds of kilometers south to conquer São Paulo still can't believe it.

"There's so much about this in the news lately, don't you believe it until now?" Secretary Lincoln Jr. had a very displeased look on his face. He didn't really want to believe such bad news, but he had to face it.

"Could it be Arthur in Duluth who made a mistake?" Admiralty Theodore?? Roosevelt still had an unacceptable look and tone.

Secretary Lincoln Jr. couldn't help but reinforce his tone, "I think we have to believe the news. A squadron captured São Paulo and then marched north from São Paulo to attack Duluth. ”

Seeing that the big people around him, who were called Your Excellency, were still skeptical, Secretary Lincoln Jr. began to think about whether he wanted to rely on his status as Secretary of War to shut up these people for a while, and then all the considerations were completely based on Lincoln Jr.'s opinion.

After all, President Garfield was a high-ranking officer who showed his strength in the Civil War, and when he saw Lincoln Jr.'s expression, he immediately said, "Now with this kind of intelligence as the core!" ”

The president is the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces, and President Garfield is a hero of the Civil War, who once washed the red necks of the South with blood, and even issued the order for the massacre of Indians. He has a resolute attitude as a murderous executioner, and the big men of other armies who are not experienced can only obey the judgment of the commander-in-chief of the three armies.

Seeing that the "Excellency" had finally stopped, Secretary Lincoln Jr. calmed down his feelings. He had no intention of holding on to it, and the entire White House, including him, had doubts about the ability of the Chinese. Moreover, during the war, telegrams were full of all kinds of strange news, and telegrams from the Midwest from north to south came to find Chinese. It is not surprising that there is such news in the Midwest, and not long ago even Florida actually sent such a telegram. This news made little Lincoln angry enough, did Chinese grow wings and fly to Florida......

He shook his head and banished the thought from his mind. Lincoln Jr. knew that this was not the time to settle old scores, and that Brigadier General Arthur, the commander of the garrison at Duluth, was not an alarmist, and since his telegram was so urgent, it was time to focus on his situation.

On the map in front of the president, the deployment of the Federal Army was clearly marked. The federal government did a lot of things during the four or five months of preparation, "thanks to the blessing of the Chinese", that is to say, the squadron has invaded the United States since last year, and the federal government did not spend too much saliva to let the federal troops of the states return to the federal flag.

The Midwestern states were presumably defended in place, and mass conscription began in all the cities on the East Coast. After the experience of the Civil War, the Union Army was more effective at recruitment. More than 20 years ago, European immigrants arrived in the United States and were taken away by conscription brokers as soon as they disembarked. The competition between the north and the south for the source of troops was fierce, and there were even a large number of fathers, sons and brothers belonging to different camps fighting each other.

This time, the federal government moved quickly, and all the Europeans of working age who had arrived in the United States in the past few months were assigned to the federal army. Europe and the United States share a common culture, and these Europeans also know that if they want to get American citizenship, the best way is to fight for the United States. The hairy boys who came to the United States alone couldn't find a job for a while, and if they weren't soldiers, they had no food. Those who dragged their families were easier to deal with, and the immigration bureau personnel clearly told the gang, "If you want your family to have something to eat, you will honestly go to the army to fight." "For the sake of their families, those of school age can only obey the arrangements of the immigration department.

Many patriotic young people in the cities of the East Coast volunteered to sign up, and the young people who had difficulty finding jobs were moved when they saw the government's announcement that "as long as you go to war, you will have land", and they also joined the army at the instigation of the conscription brokers. The federal government has absorbed the experience this time, and each broker is given a dollar for one soldier. A problem that can be solved by hundreds of thousands of dollars is not a problem at all.

The results of four or five months of hard work were reflected on paper, and the 400,000 troops of more than 30 divisions on the northern defense line were like pearl necklaces in front of the arrows representing the squadron ** to carry out the defensive battle order. This is the first-line troops, and there are more than 500,000 troops in training on the second line with Chicago as the core, and there are more than 40 divisions on the territory with the Huasha Ngton as the core. Factories in the Great Lakes region and industrial cities on the East Coast are working overtime to make weapons and ammunition for the more than a million troops. Together with the local National Guard, there are nearly two million combatants in the Great Lakes area.

"Let Ashland's troops go reinforce Duluth, right?" President Garfield made an observation. On the map, this closest unit to Duluth was located east of Duluth, with a division and a brigade of troops.

"Ashland's troops can come to the aid of the emergency." Lincoln Jr. echoed President Garfield's views and expressed his support, Secretary Lincoln Jr. continued, "I think it's going to St. Paul with two corps in Chicago at the same time. ”

"Two armies?" Secretary of the Navy Theodore?? Roosevelt was puzzled why he sent more than 60,000 people to St. Paul.

"Take back São Paulo and go north along the railroad and attack the Chinese from behind." Secretary Lincoln Jr.'s tone was firm, with the intention of annihilating the main Chinese forces with heavy troops.

Looking at Secretary Lincoln's expression of conviction that the Chinese had conquered São Paulo, the other "Excellencies" in the White House were unwilling to echo it. That is São Paulo, 200 kilometers from the front line, if the Chinese really conquer São Paulo, how good it is for them to occupy there, why go north from São Paulo?

But the president is now clearly supporting Secretary Lincoln Jr., and everyone is silent except for silence.

President Garfield was unsuspicious of his use of people, and others were silent, and he, the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces, immediately ordered, "Just arrange it, give an order immediately!" ”

"Your Excellency." Lincoln Jr. said.

"What's the matter?" President Garfield did not know what Secretary Lincoln Jr. was prepared to add.

"We haven't been able to build a telegraph line for the war yet, so please give another order on this matter." Secretary Lincoln Jr. was deeply concerned about it. The telegraph was owned by the corporations of the telegraph tycoons, who promised to work for the federal government, but who refused to allow the federal government to have direct control of the telegraph lines. Secretary Lincoln Jr. really can't afford to be on the fence with these people.

President Garfield hesitated, and after a while he replied, "I'll talk to the minister about it again." ”

Hearing this, Lincoln Jr. Secretary of War could only sigh.

The White House held a night meeting for the Duluth battle, and the headquarters in Duluth City stayed up all night.

"White United didn't make it out!"

"Henry's Wing is met with stubborn resistance from the enemy!"

"Apredo Wing requests assistance!"

As the heralds came in and out, news poured into the headquarters of Duluth City. The Supreme Commander, Brigadier General Arthur, was excited, but did not lose his composure. He gave orders according to the current situation, and most of the frustrated attacking troops received orders to retreat temporarily, but there was no intention of stopping in the battle for key places. He dispatched troops in an attempt to complete his combat deployment. In the face of the hesitation and retreat of his subordinates, the brigadier general also shouted without hesitation: "Do you want me to personally lead the team before you are willing to attack?" "Mobile phone users, please visit wènhttp://mnet

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