Chapter 319 Whether to attack Washington

"Cut! Even this dare to come out to save people. Pen %fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info" Yang Dongfang, who didn't gain much more, complained, and then the scout returned:

"Envoy! Smith's forward has just arrived in Cleveland; The Union Army in the direction of Pittsburgh was coming towards our rear, apparently trying to contain us; And the federal Hancock people are still half a day away. ”

"Yes! It's such a coincidence, and it seems that Cleveland City really doesn't welcome us for the time being, so let's go first. Glancing at Cleveland with some reluctance, Yang Dongfang led people to the east.

Because there were a large number of federal troops behind, he didn't stay long this time, so Daniel, who was a day earlier, took the lead to capture the important station in front, Ashtabila, and waited for Yang Dongfang to arrive at the Grande River and get on the train and quickly arrived here.

There was no large army of the Federation behind them, the reason was that the northern army came from thousands of miles, and it was also very tired, and in addition to the death of Cod, the destruction of the 9,000 army gave them a great sense of oppression, and they did not dare to pursue below 10,000, the strength exceeded 10,000, and the materials needed were huge, the roads and bridges were destroyed, and the march could not come quickly at all.

So they were still a day and a half away from Yang Dongfang.

After crossing the Grande River, there was a dense network of rivers to the east, in order to make the Federal Army chase more slowly, Yang Dongfang and two regiments stayed behind to continue to dismantle the railroad tracks, destroy the bridges, and collect the ship's branches, while Daniel continued to open the road to the east to sweep the railway station points one by one.

One day later Daniel captured West Springfield, two days later Erie City, and two days later New York State.

Yang Dongfang destroyed roads and bombed bridges all the way to the shore of Lake Erie in New York State, and had demolished 100 kilometers of railways and more than 15 bridges, completely paralyzing the railway hub and transportation on the shore of Lake Erie.

greatly hindered the pursuit of the Union Army, which made Smith and Hancock sigh at the river.

This incident is even more uproar and panic in Washington.

"Oh my God! Michigan has completely destroyed the southern ghosts, and now the entire section of the railway and underground railway lines along the lake has been destroyed, what else can stop the southern ghosts from committing abuse to the northeastern states, there are not many federal troops there! ”

Andrew Johnson asked Hugh McCulloch, the Secretary of Posts and Transportation, "How long is it expected to be before the railroad is repaired." ”

Hugh McCulloch said with a sad face: "Judging from the telegram sent from the front, we will not be able to repair it in half a year. ”

"What! It's not about supplies or anything, it's all about merchant ships. The crowd was amazed. Unexpectedly, Hugh McCullough continued: "What I said about half a year does not include the time to build roads, you must know that we have not enough railroad tracks to pave roads, there are not enough iron mines to continue to train steel, and more importantly, we have no money to buy railroad tracks to build roads." ”

"Huh!"

Everyone is stunned!

Made, that's the point!

Yang Dongfang destroyed not only more than 100 kilometers, but also hundreds of kilometers in other states, in the past, there were steel mills in the Midwest, which could provide railroad tracks on the spot, but now it is far from enough to rely on steelmaking in several states near New York State, and it is even more difficult to transport the past along the railway line, because the southern ghosts are advancing along the railway line.

Andrew Johnson looked at Secretary of State William H. Seward and said more simply: "Even if they are borrowing from abroad, I am afraid that in this case, these vampires may not be willing to borrow, and may take the opportunity to raise interest rates." ”

Secretary of State, William P. Fessenden, who was next to him, stood up and said, "William is right, the vampires have already told me what they mean by this, and they are getting more and more stingy that they will not be able to borrow more than $50 million." ”

The interest rate hike is like a collar around the neck, and the interest rate on the previous loan has reached 20%, and the person who is going to die in the increase will die.

This was something they never dared to think about, so everyone calmed down at once and returned to how to deal with the advance of the Confederate army in northwest New York on the shores of Lake Erie.

"Buffalo can't stop the Southern Army, once the Southern Army takes here, there are two options, one is to go south along the southwest railway line to attack Pennsylvania, come directly to Harrisburg, and then go south to join Baltimo's Southern Army, if that's the case, we can mobilize troops to destroy them in Pennsylvania or Maryland." John Schofield, the new head of the new War Secretary Edwin M. Stanton, who had been captured by Yang Dongfang, analyzed the words:

"If I were the southern ghosts, of course, they would not have chosen this route, but would have chosen the northern route, which was more convenient for him, and attacked along the shores of Lake Ontario, which would be more in line with their looting operations."

Andrew Johnson nodded: "John, what is your opinion?" ”

"Mobilize all the armed forces of New York State and nearby states to the north to defend the arteries of the railroad and intercept the southern ghosts; At the same time, all ships were used to transport General Hancock's troops from Lake Erie to Buffalo, New York, as fast as possible, not to defend Buffalo, but to block the Confederate army. ”

"That's all there is to it, send a telegram to the ministries, and let General Grant capture Baltimore as soon as possible." Andrew Johnson nodded, took a puff on his cigar, and asked, "That's right!" Did the Confederate army in New Jersey find it? ”

When Washington was arranging how to break Yang Dongfang's offensive, Yang Dongfang had already attacked the city of Buffalo, and received a letter in the name of Robert Lee, saying that he wanted to take Washington directly and end the Civil War as soon as possible.

"It seems that after the two states were reinstated, Davis began to harden himself, and the league began to make petty temperament."

In the face of such temptation, Yang Dongfang understood that some politicians such as Davis began to blush and were a little dissatisfied.

You must know that Yang Dongfang ransacked the Federation in the name of the Southern Army, but after the harvest, he did not share it with them, and in terms of money, he only shared some profits to the troops participating in the war, not the alliance government.

This will inevitably make some people feel dirty and covetous, so they want to end the war directly and use this to coerce him to get a piece of the pie.

"Good! Since you want to fight Washington, then let you fight, do you think that the head of the Union will end the fight and negotiate peace so quickly? New York hasn't been fought yet, can the Federation still establish a new capital? With a hint of a smile, Yang Dongfang replied with a letter and sent it to Raleigh City.

"Mr. President, what is the answer of Special Envoy Yang, has he agreed to give up a share of the profits?"

In the presidential office, five or six gray-haired gentlemen asked, Davis's face was quite ugly, and he slapped it on the table: "Humph! The envoy is so easy to fool, now that he has agreed to attack Washington, you go and explain it to General Robert Lee! Let's see if he will agree to attack Washington. ”

"Boom, boom!"

Buffalo, also known as Buffalo, the intersection of three railways, and the important place of river transportation, is the end point of the underground railway, the city has a large population, and has long been ready to resist, but it is still not the opponent of the New People's Army artillery.

Soon the city fell, and the only people in the city who were more fierce were the black militia, who took the initiative to launch a counterattack, but they were quickly routed, and thousands of dead and wounded also fled in all directions.

After breaking through Buffalo, Yang Dongfang did not immediately attack other places, and ordered Daniel to dismantle the road and plunder supplies, Yang Dongfang crossed the Niagara River with a company and entered British Canada, riding a war horse towards Colburn Harbor, Canada. (To be continued.) )