It's a complete disaster!

There is no longer any doubt that for the United States of America this is simply a disaster. Originally, 250,000 northern troops had already arrived at the city of Richmond, and the war would end as long as Petersburg was conquered. Everything would have gone according to plan, but ...... Plans are always just plans.

No one expected that the Chinese would suddenly intervene, and even take the initiative to attack the US army, and when their army launched an attack on the US army, their fleet broke into the Chesapeake Bay, not only destroying the fortress at the throat of the bay, but also almost completely annihilating the federal naval fleet that met the battle. Then, with heavy armor, they stormed all the way to the front of the Monroe fortress at the top of the peninsula between the York River and the James River, and then shelled, and then the fortress was destroyed, and then, their warship appeared in Sitipoint, and everything that followed was like a hunt, and dozens of American merchant ships at the Wharf of Sitty Point were either sunk or raised white flags and became prisoners of the Chinese navy.

For the 250,000 American troops in the vicinity of Petersburg for dozens of miles, this catastrophe was already doomed from the moment the Chinese fleet destroyed the port, their shelling razed the huge munitions base to the ground, and the artillery bombardment of the army by long-range naval guns became the last straw that broke the camel's back - Grant retreated!

In fact, for Grant, from the moment his reserves failed to attack the Chinese army, he had no choice but to retreat, and if all this was a disaster now, then that attack was the real disaster - more than 40,000 troops were killed and wounded by the Chinese's machine guns, and when it was all over, Of the 45,000 Union troops attacking, less than 3,000 withdrew to their starting positions, piling up corpses in front of the Chinese' positions, so that even as a battlefield veteran, Grant could not believe his eyes, he could never believe that all this was real.

"We lost this war!"

In the face of such heavy casualties, Grant only said this, he had never faced such heavy casualties in his military career, not only him, but also others, all of whom were horrified by the power of the machine gun.

Everyone's mind could not wave the tragic scene - tens of thousands of soldiers fell silently under the rain of bullets from the Chinese like wheat swept away by a sickle, they didn't even see the Chinese, they didn't hear the gunshots, and then everyone fell on the battlefield.

This completely subverted their understanding of war, and for these American soldiers, who had not even come out of the tactics of the Napoleonic era, the machine guns completely and fundamentally defeated them, so that they even lost the courage to fight, and in their opinion, the Chinese only needed to throw machine guns to easily destroy everything.

Apparently at this time, they even forgot that it was their dogmatic formation that allowed them to suffer such heavy losses, and they forgot that it was impossible for machine guns to be put into all fronts.

In fact, everyone was terrified!

So much so that they simply don't know what to do!

It was at this time that the news came that the Chinese Navy was approaching Sitipoinde, and this news made Grant, who was still hesitant, finally stop hesitating, and after realizing the disastrous consequences that would result if the Chinese Navy occupied Sitipoinde, he immediately ordered his troops to retreat!

Not only the army besieging Petersburg, but also the army of the barbarian Sherman, in other words, the gains of the Union army from last year to the present with the sacrifice of more than 100,000 people will be abandoned on this day, and the reason why Grant made this decision is very simple - the main force of the Chinese army is landing.

"Mr. President, now the main force of the Chinese army is landing in Mobile Bay, and according to the information we have obtained from the Gannis Fortress, the Chinese troops who have landed have exceeded 50,000 people!"

For the United States, this is a disaster at all, although the coastal defense fortress around Mobile Bay is in the hands of the Federation, but they have not been able to stop the Chinese from attacking Mobile Bay, or rather, Washington has stopped their attempt, and because of this, all failures have been doomed, and even if they are blocked now, they cannot change the reality.

"Colonel Finney of the Gannis Fortress has called several times, and now Chinese have appeared around the fortress, and they will attack the fortress at any time, at sea, and Chinese warships......"

While reporting all this, Lincoln sat there, his body was full of anger, he did not expect that his desperate concession in exchange for such a return, the Chinese from the beginning, did not think of a peaceful settlement of disputes, they wanted this war with all their hearts.

"And in Canada, an army of unprecedented size has been reconstituted, and their commander Yu Xiaobao, who was once an attendant to the Chinese emperor, has now moved his headquarters to the border, and it is certain that now, the North American corps of the Chinese, is waiting for orders, and as soon as the order from home is given, then, Mr. President, we will have to face hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops, pouring into the United States like a tide, and this is an army armed to the teeth, they have magazines, rifles, Machine guns, rapid-fire artillery ......"

As Secretary of War, he was pessimistic about the outcome of the war, and he could not even imagine what the outcome of the war would be for the United States, and that it would be more than just a disaster.

"And we ......"

Shaking his head, he said helplessly.

"We have almost nothing, compared to the abundant manpower in the south, it is a joke in front of China, our ambassador to China mentioned that the Chinese colony has made a plan to emigrate 100 million people to the colonies in the next fifty years, and will immigrate 30 million to the Midwest of North America, and it is certain that the Midwest in the future will become a yellow Midwest, not a white Midwest......"

Lincoln's words silenced Lincoln, who just sat there in silence, motionless, with his eyes in the distance, just a few months earlier, just before his second inauguration, that he had agreed to make peace with the representatives of the Confederacy, which would take place at the Federal Fortress in the Chesapeake Bay. Lincoln was very firm on one demand, saying that the peace talks must discuss peace with "one nation" and that there could be no talk of Confederate independence, and the Confederate delegates said they could not accept these conditions, and the peace talks ended in failure.

After returning to Washington, he drafted a document he wanted to send to Congress, including a plan he thought would end the war in a matter of weeks. Lincoln proposed $400 million in economic aid to Southern states, which could be used to pay slave owners to free their slaves. If the Southern states give up their struggle by April 1, half of the money will be cashed out; If they ratify a constitutional amendment to end slavery by July 1, the other half of the money will be cashed in. As part of this plan, Lincoln would pardon all political prisoners born of the Southern rebellion and would also return all property confiscated by Union troops. Lincoln's Cabinet officials rejected the plan, urging him not to send it to Congress, saying it would be seen as a sign of weakness. Lincoln was surprised by these reactions, and he thought that the Cabinet would be happy to end the war...... The war cost the government $3 million a day and the lives of many of the country's young people, but he took the advice of the cabinet and did not send his documents to Congress.

Now it seems that if he had submitted this plan, maybe this would not have happened, and the south, which was already exhausted at that time, would probably accept this agreement, but now...... Will the South still accept such an agreement?

In the midst of that peace talks, the representatives of the South still stubbornly insisted on independence rather than "one country together." Now, if there are further peace talks, the United States is very likely to lose the South.

But without peace talks, within a few days, Chinese troops would enter Washington, and Lincoln knew that there were no troops around Washington that could stop the Chinese attack.

After the defeat at Petersburg, it will be impossible for the Union Army to organize a decent counteroffensive for at least the next few months, and the question that needs to be considered now is probably no longer a question of counteroffensive, but how to block the attack of the Chinese army.

Will it be able to stop the offensive of the Chinese army?

40,000 people!

That's the price of Petersburg!

Under Chinese machine guns, in just a few hours, more than 40,000 American troops died at the hands of Chinese machine guns!

Who can still raise the courage to attack in such a situation?

Lincoln could even imagine what the soldiers who had been through this battle would be frightened, and they could no longer fight.

Standing up and looking out the window, Lincoln's mind was reminded of what he had said at his inaugural address a month earlier.

"Four years have passed in this situation, all thoughts are directed at the coming war, all the people are afraid of it, all the people are trying to stop it, both sides are against the war, but one side will make the war better than let the country live, and the other side will accept the war more than let it die, and so the war comes. We hope, we pray, that this war may end quickly, but God may not want it to be the same, and He may want it to continue until the slavery from which the rich have earned their money for 250 years has perished, and it may continue until every drop of blood made by the whips of the slave owners is repaid by another drop of blood made by the knives of the soldiers. Let malice disappear, mercy be broadcast, uphold justice — see justice as God has taught us — let us strive to do what we are doing, let us heal the wounds of nations, and let us do everything possible to obtain and maintain a just and lasting peace among ourselves and among all nations. ”

At that time, he thought that fighting was the only option, but now, in the face of this cruel fact, he can't help but wonder if his decision was correct, after all, there is no hope of victory in this war now, not only can there be no hope of victory, but it may even lead to the United States becoming history.

"Four years ago, we thought we could keep the South in the Union by means of war, and we wanted to recreate an America through war, an America that was no longer the case of the states......"

With his back to his cabinet members, Lincoln's tone was a little heavy, and everyone could feel the sadness and helplessness in his tone.

"We paid so many casualties and consumed so much wealth to preserve the unity of the United States, and when we thought victory was coming, everything changed, Chinese......"

Standing by the window, Lincoln looked to the west, as if he wanted to see the American continent, to see the Pacific Ocean, and then to see the emperor, and to question him, why interfere in the internal affairs of the United States!

Although he knows the answer - for China, this is the best chance to weaken the United States!

It doesn't get any better than that!

"We didn't expect that Chinese would never miss such an opportunity, that they would do whatever it took to divide the United States, that in the last few years, they had supplied arms to the South, and now, in person, and we still have the illusion that they would not interfere, but ......."

The words sank slightly, and Lincoln seemed to accuse himself of incompetence, he didn't know why the situation had developed to this point, but at least he knew the final answer.

"But Chinese told us by deeds that they would not accept the fall of the Confederacy......"

Two Americas!

Perhaps, this is the bottom line of the Chinese!

"Now, let's contact the Chinese ambassador, I want to have a good talk with him!"

"Mr. President......"

Looking at the grief-stricken president, Seward opened his mouth, but finally chose to shut up sensibly, knowing that those words did not mean anything now.

Only Stanton, as Secretary of War, said from the sidelines.

"Mr. President, now is not the best time to end the war!"

He looked at the president with some concern, trying to remind him of what would happen if he tried to end the war now.

"Now our army has not suffered a fundamental defeat, we still have the strength to fight......"

"And then?"

Lincoln turned around, looked at Stanton with a pained expression, and said in a mournful tone,

"This war will continue, we will have to face the attacks of the Chinese in all directions, their armies will be like a tide, pouring into the Midwest, when the time comes, what will we use to negotiate with them?"

As president of the United States, Lincoln had seen a result that no American would want to see.

"Now, we have no other choice, and when the Chinese army in the north goes south, at that time, we will lose the last of our capital, just like in the south a few months ago. Alright, let's get it all done......"

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