The British's previous series of victories did not change their strategic dilemma. Because of the French pindown, they were unable to send large reinforcements from their homeland, and thus they were unable to break through the blockade of the American fleet, and thus the most important military supplies could not be sent to Canada.

Canada's own industry is quite limited, and many vital military supplies cannot be produced. The British had some stocks in Canada, but they were not very large, and it was certainly enough to deal with general border friction or something, but it was far from enough to deal with a large-scale war.

After the independence of the United States, the British came to the conclusion that the colonies should not have too strong, relatively complete industry and agriculture, and the more incomplete they were in the industrial chain, the stronger their dependence on the mother country, and the less likely they were to become independent.

Of course, this idea is justified, but no political measure can only have a positive effect without side effects. For example, the British have a very obvious side effect of this approach, that is, once the sea connection between the mainland and the colonies is temporarily cut off, the ability of the colonies to support the war is very weak. So even though the Canadian military performed very well, these tactical successes did not change their strategic dilemma.

"Unless we can get more supplies, we'll soon have to retreat from Cleveland." General Isaac Bullock said this in a letter to the Governor General of Canada.

On the contrary, although the Americans suffered a lot of losses, the really richest region of the United States at this time, that is, the southern part of the United States, did not suffer too much damage, so the Americans still took the money, and the money to buy weapons and ammunition from those damned French. Although the French were no worse than the Jews in terms of paying for their deaths.

For example, in the case of the cruiser Lend-Lease, the Republic of Santo Domingo leased the two French cruisers for a symbolic price of two francs, yes, for just two francs, they received the right to lease the two cruisers for a whole year. Even in order to demonstrate the unbreakable friendship between France and the Republic of Santo Domingo, even the salaries of the soldiers on these two warships, as well as part of the cost of repairs and supplies, were still provided by the French government.

The lifelong consul of Santo Domingo did not even have time to see the two warships, so he changed hands and leased them to the Americans, of course, for not two francs, but 800,000 francs each! Moreover, the crew's salaries, maintenance and supply costs were all paid by the Americans. Obviously, this part of the money, along with the previous price difference, was all divided among some middlemen.

In addition to cruisers, even other weapons, damn it, inexplicably appeared middlemen who made the difference. Because the French insisted that they must leave a part of their weapons to meet the needs of the French citizens of Louisiana. Especially during this time, the Americans and the British fought so lively, and there were many undetermined places on the border between Louisiana and the United States, as well as Canada. Therefore, the French must first ensure that the needs of French citizens to own weapons for self-defense can be met. This is true even for German-speaking Frenchmen. In fact, in Louisiana, German-speaking French people are almost more patriotic than French-speaking Frenchmen.

This is also a very normal thing, because these German-speaking French, if they want to gain a foothold in a place like Louisiana and not be bullied by the Americans, the British and even the Indians, they have to rely on France, and the French, at least in North America, really treat them as their own, so can they not be patriotic?

Only then will there be fewer weapons that can be sold to the Americans. But it doesn't matter, as long as they are willing to pay, the Americans can still intercept some of the weapons from another big customer. This big customer is a Mexican. The Mexicans recently won a decisive victory over the crucial silver mines of Shocito, which has made their ability to pay quite a bit more sudden.

So not so long ago, they had just paid another large sum of money, like the French, and ordered a large pile of weapons that would be enough to retake Mexico City in one fell swoop. These weapons are already on the way, and it is estimated that in three or five days, they will be able to reach New Orleans. The French knew that the Americans were in dire need of these weapons, so they kindly helped them with a thread, and then, after the Americans offered a high enough price, the Mexicans agreed to give the weapons to the Americans first. And they can wait for the next shipment. Anyway, it is impossible for the Spaniards to invest more in Mexico in the short term, and waiting a little longer is not a big problem.

Of course, those French must have made another profit in this deal.

But for Americans today, time is the most precious thing. Because the French government cannot continue the military exercises held by them indefinitely, every day of the military exercises is costing money.

Once the exercise is over, the French will not continue to maintain a strong army in Calais, which is also very expensive. Then the assembled troops will return to their respective stations, and the assembled warships will return to their respective home ports for maintenance. After such a large-scale exercise is over, the French army will definitely not make any particularly big moves in a short time.

So as soon as the French dispersed these troops, the British would immediately send reinforcements to reinforce North America. The United States must regain its advantage before it does.

So, in a few days, the Americans were re-armed, and this time, they had not only guns and artillery, but also mines and barbed wire. Of course, more importantly, their southern soldiers, after the last lesson, have finally become a lot more obedient.

So the Americans soon reorganized their army of more than 40,000 men in the south and began to assemble near Cleveland—if they could not recapture Cleveland, the Americans would not be able to disrupt the British control of shipping on the Great Lakes, which would have many adverse effects on future operations. So for the Americans, the recapture of Cleveland has become the top priority in the next phase of the operation.

In New England, 10,000 state soldiers urgently recruited by New York State also rushed to the vicinity of Cleveland.