A tall figure broke into the room, swept past Grant like a wind, and went straight to Guan Zhuofan.

Guan Zhuofan's hand had just reached the halfway point, and a "bad" thought had not yet been completed. Tecumsai. Sherman stretched out his arms wide, hugged him and shook him fiercely: "Marquis Guan, you are a madman like me!" ”

Marquis Guan is also skilled in arching horses, but when he shakes him like this, he can't help but feel dizzy.

When I woke up, I saw the appearance of the comer.

He was wearing a full general's uniform, and he was still wearing a military coat, but it was wrinkled and suspiciously colored, and several buttons were loosened below the neckline, and the collar of his shirt was awkwardly exposed, and his clothes, pants, and boots were all stained with mud, which was even more excessive than that day of Grant.

The hair was stiff and messy, the hairline was high, and under the broad forehead, a long blue-gray face was faintly flushed, and the beard grew almost from the chin to the corners of the eyes, and the eyes were bloodshot.

Commander of the Memphis Theater of Operations, Commander of the Ohio Russian Regiment, and, Ulysses. Grant's most haode friend.

Grant explained to his friend on the side, "Yixuan, William has read your proposal to the federal government. ”

Oh...... So what?

Grant didn't understand Guan Zhuofan when he wanted to, so he added: "William's views are very similar to yours...... For example, at the beginning of the war, William thought it would be a long war to be fought for several years until the resources of the south were completely exhausted. The most important job of the federal government is not to fight the army in the South, but to ......"

"Hit the civilians of the South!" Sherman continued, "I don't mean to kill them - I don't hesitate if I need to—I mean: let them cry wolf!" Take their cattle and burn their houses...... Like you said. 'Until they no longer have the ability to supply the rebels with a single bullet'! The Boy Scouts of South Carolina. They thought war was a game. No, they have to be told that war is hell! ”

Grant continued: "Yixuan, you know, at that time, apart from William, the most pessimistic prediction I have ever heard was that the war would be fought for six months......"

Sherman shrugged: "So they took me for a lunatic. When my little William went to school, a bunch of bugs followed him and shouted 'Son of a madman'......"

His fervent eyes dimmed.

Grant said to Guan Zhuofan: "Little William has just passed away...... Before William set out to be here. Poor child. Infected with typhoid fever, it was in William's army. ”

Guan Zhuofan's heart was shocked, and he held Sherman's hand: "General Sherman, I'm sad, you are a ...... Great generals. ”

Sherman was sad: "But not a great father. What's the solution? This is war, absurd war. War is hell, and war itself deserves hell. You know, old Prague even introduced me to work, but now, I'm tasked with ripping his head off. ”

Prague? Blackton? Prague? The commander of the Southern Army opposite? Kwan looked at Grant.

Grant nodded.

Guan Zhuofan was silent. This is the most brutal aspect of this war. The two sides of life and death are former colleagues, classmates, teachers and students. Even relatives, including sons-in-law, brothers, fathers and sons.

For example, in the just-concluded Battle of Chickmoga, Confederate Brigadier General Ben. Harding. Haim was killed in the attack on the middle of the Confederate army, and he was also the highest-ranking military officer to be killed in this battle by the Confederate army, and his sister-in-law was Mary, the first lady of the United States of America. Lincoln.

It's really fratricidal.

No one knew how Mrs. Lincoln really felt about her brother-in-law's death at her own hand, and in public she always expressed the hope that all her pro-Confederate relatives would die because "if they could, kill my husband and overthrow our most beloved government."

But who knows?

Sherman said, "Old Prague introduced me to teach at the Iowa Military Academy, hehe, I thought I couldn't do anything. ”

The heavens will descend on the Si people - the previous procedures seemed to be the same, as did Grant, and so did Sherman.

The atmosphere was too heavy, and Guan Zhuofan smiled: "General Sherman, I know that you have been the president of the University of Louisiana. You are also an excellent educator. ”

Sherman's eyes lit up, but he thought it was Grant and he said it, and he didn't care, haha smiled: "yes, if it weren't for old Prague, I wouldn't know I could still teach." ”

Guan Zhuofan said with a smile: "General, I heard that when you were at West Point, you were the student with the most demerits." ”

Sherman shouted: "Yes! I now know that I'm going to be a teacher - for revenge! ”

All three laughed.

Sherman: "Well, Marquis Guan, it's very, very, very nice to see you. He turned to Grant: "Ulysses, I wonder what you have done for my troops in terms of the time of the march - can it be advanced?" ”

It turned out that the Sherman Legion was still on the way - but it was already on the outskirts of Chattanooga, and he couldn't wait to see Guan Zhuofan and take the first step.

Guan Zhuofan and Grant were relieved, and Guan Zhuofan said, "General Sherman, please look at the map." ”

Guan Zhuofan's previous judgment on the movements of the Southern Army was correct, and there were indeed different opinions within the Southern Army.

The dispute was mainly between coach Prague and Longstreet, who had arrived from the Eastern Front for reinforcements.

Prague was in a state of apprehension, and he was very serious. He really couldn't figure out what had happened after the Northern reinforcements had been brought into battle at the Battle of Chickmoga. Later intelligence showed that no more than 20,000 reinforcements from the Northern Army were actually put into battle, but how could the troops engaged in Weishenme react so violently? Is there any major hole in our army's front that has not been discovered before?

Repeated deductions, always unable to grasp the essentials.

Longstreet disagreed. He was in charge of the left flank at that time, and there was no direct contact with the Xuan army, and what happened on the right flank and the middle was not clear.

Prague looked nervous after the war, which made him even more dissatisfied.

What could be the reason? The soldiers on the Western Front were all muddy and peaceful, and they were stunned when they were punched by others!

Speaking of which, the Eastern Front troops of the Southern Army had a natural discrimination against the Western Front troops, and the reason was, of course, that the Eastern Front fought well, but the Western Front did not fight so well. Li is more bullish, and naturally, the distance between the eyes of the generals below and the top of his head is relatively close.

Neither of them could have imagined what it would be like for a soldier to be accustomed to a bullet flying every thirty seconds from the opposite side, and suddenly the interval became three or four seconds or even two or three seconds. How could this soldier still be able to stay on the original front and position?

The two men quarreled more and more, and Longstreet lost his temper and wrote to Richmond: Remove Prague! Otherwise, Lao Tzu will pull out the camp and return to the east, and he will not play with this death-fearing ghost!

The discord between the generals and the marshals reached such a point that Zuihou forced the president to mediate in person. Confederate President Jefferson? Davis rushed from Richmond to Chattanooga - this information was not known to the Northerners.

Prague is a descendant of Davis, of course, he will not be removed, but the following emotions cannot be taken care of. In fact, not only Longstreet, but also the Tennessee Army headquarters in Prague, there are also many people who are not convinced, and they all feel that the guy Chickmoga Zuihou has lost in a daze, and they all want to get back on the field.

Davis said: Lao Bu, you have to fight, otherwise I won't be able to explain.

It was at this time that the Malay newspaper reported that the Northern Army had withdrawn from the missionary heights.

Prague's first reaction: There is fraud in this! The Northern Army must have planted an ambush in some valley!

But after repeated reconnaissance, inside and outside the missionary heights, there was not a single Beiyan hair left. The missionary heights were no more than six miles long, and it was impossible for an army of tens of thousands to remain there.

Is pie really falling from the sky?

Longstreet: What are you waiting for? Wait for mushrooms to grow on our bodies?

Tanma reported again: The forward defense line of the Northern Army retreated.

Longstreet roared: What else is there to say? The North is obviously short of troops, shrinking the defense line and holding on to help!

Well, Prague finally made up his mind: to give the order to the whole army and rush into the missionary heights. (To be continued......)