Chapter 290: Attack on Washington

"What? The Confederates hit Richmond again, and Robert Lee was also in Richmond? How is this possible? ”

In Prince Edward County, Grant has given carte blanche to George Gordon Mead, commander of the Potomac Corps, and all he has to do is sit back and wait for Robert Lee, who is too hungry to surrender. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

He came to Petersburg with his soldiers, mobilized artillery and prepared to attack this place again in person, and see the rats who had repeatedly defeated his generals.

Of course, he didn't know that the real rat had left, so he came full of resentment and was destined to return disappointed, but it was undoubtedly very unpleasant to receive such news at this time.

"Commander-in-chief, it is true, Robert Lee did appear in Richmond, and he gave a speech, and the townspeople saw and heard it. ”

Tens of thousands of people testified, and the person who reported the news couldn't help but harden his tone, this is the backing, and he didn't talk nonsense.

Hearing this, Grant was silent, and felt that he had not suffered from a nervous disease in the past half a month, and his eyes were in a trance, there was a problem here today, and tomorrow the city was broken by the Southern Army, and now Robert Lee of the special cat has returned to Richmond, the biggest joke of the year.

I really think that my 100,000 people eat.

But with tens of thousands of citizens testifying, this cannot be faked, and the soldiers' engagement cannot be falsely reported, and suddenly he became more and more interested in Richmond, especially when Robert Lee fled to the northeast, and he laughed even more.

Where is that in the northeast, that is the York Peninsula, as soon as the Haihe River is blocked, the land army is pulling the red line, properly trapped.

"Let the Navy block the Rappahannock River as soon as possible, inform all the defenders of Richmond to join in the pursuit of Robert Lee, and first blockade the important towns of Ashland, Dorval, and Ladysmith. Fredericksburg was also instructed to send two divisions south to take control of Port Royal and Bowling Green. I'm going to see if this Robert Lee is Robert Lee or not, and General Lee is really getting more and more incomprehensible. ”

"Commander-in-chief, what should I do there, everyone has been transferred, and those who support the traitors can take the opportunity to make trouble."

It's okay not to mention Richmond, but Grant's face darkened as soon as he mentioned it, and he snorted coldly: "The Southern Army appeared there three times and twice, what difference is there between having defenders and not, one is better than a stupid pig." Ambrose, you're here to command the assault on Petersburg, I'll go to Richmond to have a look, maybe this Robert Lee is in the city again, I don't know if there are tunnels there. ”

"Okay! Commander in chief! ”

Soon Grant arrived in Richmond, and someone reported: "General! Robert Lee was surrounded by us in Elite, and last night we exchanged fire and attacked the town, but were beaten back, and the city was very strong and had artillery, which was very strange. ”

"Yes! Got it! Unable to find out about the situation in Richmond in a hurry, Grant rushed to Elite again, and sure enough, he saw Robert Lee's figure with a telescope outside the city, and he was a little less suspicious in his heart, but he was not at ease, so he let people wipe the attack, and sure enough, he was quickly repulsed, and looked at the command style, nine times out of ten it was Robert Lee, and he asked:

"How's the Navy doing?"

"Commander-in-Chief, this morning our navy has blocked the Rappahannock River, and the other departments have also arrived at the predetermined location according to your instructions, and are ready for all blockades and containments."

Grant nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "That's the best, as long as Robert Lee is captured, his generals will surrender obediently, and the war will be over." ”

That is to say, but the generals and colonels below him are not as confident as before, who knows if this Robert Lee will fly, Richmond's lesson is very profound.

Just when Grant was happy, he didn't know that Yang Dongfang crossed the Rappahannock River half an hour earlier than the Federal Navy with eighty gates and six guards and dozens of Union naval guides, and at this time he had already disguised himself as a merchant and entered the Potomac River, which was five times wider than the Rappahannock River, and went straight to Washington.

"Special Envoy, ahead is Alexandria, let's go to the shore first, take Mr. Locke, he will make up all the formalities for us, and take us to the people in Washington." The man who spoke was Tour, a naval lieutenant guide who had followed him from Richmond, and he pointed ahead and appeared in the battleship:

"Don't worry, envoys, these are the patrol ships of the Federal Navy, they have been setting up cards here during the war, and after we finish it in Alexandria, they can pass normally, the Federation Navy is actually not as strict and serious as imagined. Here they don't get any benefit, only the transport ships they arrest near the coast are rewarded. ”

In order to blockade the Federation, the Federation vigorously sent the navy to encircle the long southern sea line, which was ineffective at first, and later introduced a reward policy to arrest ships transporting materials in and out of the southern port.

But in the Inland Sea, close to Washington, naturally there is no embargoed materials, after all, close to each other, there is a waterway blockade, and heavy military control, naturally no one else will commit such a thing.

Soon the ship docked, but they did not go down, and an old man with a white beard got on board, and then the men he brought with him carried a few boxes to cover the ship and also got on board.

The white-bearded old man looked at Yang Dongfang with slippery eyes, and asked faintly, "You are really an envoy!" You are the messenger of God, you are the one who takes Daniel to constantly kill the defeated army, it doesn't look like it! Too young. ”

"What do you mean, why do you talk to the envoy like this, didn't your boss tell you to obey the envoy's orders?" Tur was very dissatisfied and took the initiative to jump out and scold, and at the same time whispered next to Yang Dongfang's ear: "Special envoy, although they support the alliance, they are still a group of nasty vampire merchants. ”

The south is mostly aristocrats and landlords! He has always regarded himself as a gentleman, and has always looked down on businessmen who made their fortunes by industrial exploitation, and has always added a contemptuous name to the rich people in the north.

Yang Dongfang, who knew a little bit about it, nodded, and was not angry, because even now, Robert Lee's subordinates are different, and many generals disagree with him and don't like him either.

"Do you think that the messenger of God should be like you, with a beard on his face, full of sincerity and a little vicissitudes, whether you believe it or not, I am the envoy, give us the East, you can go back."

"Nope! I'm going to join you, or Pooh, who patrols the navy, won't believe you, and I don't want to give up halfway, even though you don't seem as amazing as the rumors say. ”

Without too many words, Luo Ke was just a substitute driver who led the way, with it, all the formalities of this ship were legal, and the origin of this ship was forged more realistically, and sure enough, the patrol navy stopped and asked, let them show their certificates, and then let them go.

It wasn't until dark that we entered the port of Washington, and everything seemed extremely calm.

"Washington, I'm coming! Lincoln, I'm coming! (To be continued.) )