A summer shower enveloped Washington, D.C., and although it was not rainy, it was successful in dissipating the heat from the air. But for Washington at this time www.biquge.info this summer seems to be ominous. Although the clouds of war have hung over the country for the past few years, there has never been a greater concern for Washington than it is now.

How long will this protracted civil war last?

In the face of the war situation, such a question will arise in everyone's heart, they do not know when the war will end, and they do not know when and in what form the war will end. But now, each of them was convinced that if the Union was defeated at Gettysburg, the rebel army of the so-called "Confederate States" would march in and take Washington.

At that point, the Federation will be the defeated side!

At this time, some panicked people can be seen on the streets of Washington, who are loading their luggage into the wagon, these are some pessimistic people about the war situation, they are preparing to flee Washington, after all, not everyone believes that the Federation will defeat the rebels in the South at Gettysburg, and now, they must get out of here quickly, who knows when this place will become a battlefield!

Even in the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue, Lincoln, as the president of the United States, could feel the chaos in Washington, D.C., and how panicked the people here were.

People are losing faith in the Federation!

Lincoln silently thought that as president, he knew very well that if Gettysburg could not hold on, and if it was occupied by Southern rebels, then Washington would definitely not be able to hold on, and at that time, as the president of the federal government, he would have to leave Washington and go somewhere.

Maybe it's Philadelphia, where he will continue to command the war, but only God knows what the attitude of the states that originally supported the Union would be if Washington was occupied.

Although Washington had been occupied, the British there, if it was British, could go to any other state and continue fighting, but if it was the Southern rebels...... The fall of Washington will be a disaster!

The end result of this catastrophe will be that many of the states that support the Union will most likely change their stance on the war, and even now, in Washington, there are so-called "pacifists" there who are advocating peace between the North and the South, and the fall of Washington will give them enough reason and will give them plenty of support.

Disaster!

It would be devastating!

Once those "pacifists" gain support, and once Washington falls, he will be the first president in American history to be impeached by Congress, and the reason for his impeachment is very simple - he caused the civil war and the division of the United States!

At that time, all the blame will be borne by him alone, as a politician, Lincoln knows very well that the rules of the game in Washington, if he wins, then he is a hero, but if he loses, all the responsibility will be borne by him alone, even his closest friends, will stomp on him a few times to make his stand,

That's Washington, that's the rules of the game here!

"What's going on over there in Vicksburg?"

Lincoln did not turn his full attention to Gettysburg, but inquired about another battlefield—the battle of Vicksburg, which had been going on for nine months, and where Grant was still besieging the rebels defending Vicksburg. The general assault on Vicksburg began as early as May 22. In order to be able to capture Vickersburg, the navy also rushed to help, and the Northern Army carried out heavy artillery bombardment of Vickersburg from the water and land, and the rumbling cannon destroyed almost all the fortifications on the fortress.

"Now, according to General Grant's estimates, the defenders have long been out of food and have to feed themselves on snakes and rats, and they will soon surrender."

"Then why is the fighting going on there?"

Lincoln looked at Secretary of War Edwin? Stanton asked rhetorically.

"Why hasn't Pemberton surrendered yet?"

Now he cares about Vicksburg because he needs victory, and even if Gettysburg loses, at least they have won on one battlefield, and Vicksburg claims to be the "Gibraltar of the Confederate." Lincoln needs this victory! He needs a victory to silence the politicians so that he doesn't even have the power to fight back against a possible future crisis.

"Judging by Grant's telegram, Pemberton has sent a message to Grant that he has offered to negotiate. Grant and Pemberton meet under the White Flag of the Armistice. Grant demanded an unconditional surrender of the Confederates, but Pemberton rejected this proposal. He told him that Pemberton's men were going to be prisoners of war, there was no doubt about it, but Pemberton wanted them to be released on parole immediately. ”

"Parole?"

Devin? Stanton's answer made Lincoln's brow furrow, and then he asked.

"He means we're going to release the Southern rebels right now, right?"

"Yes, Mr. President, though Pemberton told Grant that if the rebel soldiers were allowed to go home, the rebel soldiers would promise not to fight again. But unfortunately, this is simply impossible, and after those rebel soldiers return to the south, they will continue to join the army and continue to rebel against the Federation! ”

Devin? Stanton's words silenced Lincoln, of course he knew that Stanton was telling the truth, but for him, he didn't care about it right now, what he needed was a victory, a victory to balance out everything that might happen.

"What would have happened if we hadn't paroled the rebel soldiers? ，”

"Pemberton said that if we don't release them, those rebel soldiers will continue to fight there."

Devyn as Minister of War? Stanton could feel the pressure on the president.

"I think we can agree to let the captured rebel soldiers go home, and of course, to make sure they don't fight the Federation again, let them write a written certificate!"

"I think that at this time, there is a need to end the current protracted battle, and there is no need for the soldiers to make any more senseless sacrifices!"

After Lincoln made this decision, he deliberately set his sights on Edwin? Stanton, threw himself into the Minister of War, whom he had appointed.

As a lawyer-turned-war secretary, Edwin? Stanton, of course, knew why Mr. President had made this order to end that protracted campaign? Of course not, he was there to ...... Edwin as a politician? Stanton agreed almost immediately.

"Yes, Mr. President, it is a very wise choice!"

Despite Edwin? Stanton agreed, but Lincoln was not relented, and as a politician, he had to explain his decision with a proper reason.

"Edwin, you should know the current situation......"

Looking at Edwin? Stanton, Lincoln's expression was extremely serious, his gaze was to the north, and his tone was a little heavy.

"Yes, Mr. President, the situation is very bad!"

Although it is not known what the president is referring to, Edwin? Stanton still cooperated.

"North!"

A word burst out of Lincoln's mouth.

"Chinese, now that Chinese have occupied the north, they have occupied Canada, the British have surrendered, and now, if they wish, they can go south from Canada at any time......"

This is a good reason, the news of the Chinese occupation of Canada caused a sensation, or rather a shock, throughout the United States, and the whole of Washington was shocked by the speed of the Chinese's actions, and there were even some who felt that if they had known that the British would be so easily defeated, the United States should have occupied Canada a long time ago.

Of course, everyone knows that the United States is not able to mobilize the strength to occupy Canada now, and as for the past, the United States did not have the strength to challenge Britain.

But now the reality of China's occupation of Canada is a nightmare for Americans, who simply cannot imagine that a country hostile to the United States will become a neighbor of the United States, although the United States has tried to intervene when the Chinese launched an attack on Canada, but the United States intervention is only a verbal expression of their dissatisfaction and protest to China, nothing more. In addition, they are powerless, and even all parties have to do everything possible to avoid possible conflicts with the Chinese.

Because of this, it can be said that verbal intervention with no real influence at all did not affect the further actions of the Chinese in Canada, and finally, a few days ago, the Chinese occupied Canada, and now the Americans must face this reality, even if they are no longer happy. They must also accept that their northern neighbor has changed, and that this neighbor seems to be more threatening than the original neighbor!

"This is perhaps the most dangerous moment for the United States since the Revolutionary War, and given the Chinese's ties with the Southern insurgents, it is certain that once the South has a monopoly on the battlefield, it is likely that Chinese will be drawn into the war......"

"Mr. President, Chinese has only one division in Canada, and besides, the French ......"

Looking at the president, Edwin? Stanton said after a moment's thought.

"The French were extremely annoyed by the unilateral move of Chinese to occupy Canada, and according to the information received from the French ambassador, it seems that the two countries had previously reached a secret agreement on the Canadian question, and the French should occupy the vast majority of interests, but for various reasons Napoleon III said that they could make concessions on the Canadian question, but apparently now Chinese attempt to monopolize Canada, which has caused their displeasure, and now ......"

Looking at President Lincoln, Edwin? Stanton said truthfully.

"I think that the Chinese should be more worried about the French than we are worried about the Chinese, and if the French expatriates in the former Lower Canada region start a rebellion, then what will happen to the Chinese?" After all, their allies are involved, so ,......"

Don't wait for Edwin? As Stanton finished speaking, Lincoln looked at him and said.

"Rebellion? Edwin, you mean like Upper and Lower Canada twenty years ago? Are the rebellions they carry out the same? If ......"

Staring at Edwin? Stanton, Lincoln said.

"If we give them the proper support, do you think we can start a rebellion there and thus contain the Chinese?"

Sedition, if effective, can exacerbate the contradictions between China and France, which can be said to be beneficial to the United States.

"Stanton, if there is a rebellion there, one thing is certain, Chinese...... They will definitely go and quell the rebellion of the Franco-Canadians, and many people will definitely die by then, and now the power of the French is in Mexico, now they occupy almost all of Mexico, and the Chinese occupy Canada, and if we can facilitate the conflict between their two countries, then, at least until the end of our civil war, they will not have enough power to interfere in our internal affairs! ”

At the beginning of the war between China and Great Britain, the whole of Washington was in a state of unprecedented euphoria, which, in the eyes of many politicians, meant that they no longer had to think about the interference of Britain or other European powers in the internal affairs of the United States, and they simply could not have the extra power to interfere in the internal affairs of the United States.

Surprisingly, however, it was not Britain or France that ultimately interfered in the internal affairs of the United States, whose power was held back by the war or their ambitions, but by another country that they had not considered at all before the war.

China!

From the very beginning, it was actively involved in this American civil war. Although China's power is weaker than Britain's, their threat to the United States seems to be greater, not only because their fleet defeated the British, but also because in the Pacific, China's power advantage over the United States is absolute, and at first, many people suspected that the threat of the Chinese was unrealistic.

But now, the British fiasco in Canada reminds everyone of the fact that in the Pacific, no country can stop the Chinese now, and it is for this reason that in Lincoln, the American president who has always shown amazing patience in the face of the Chinese threat, will immediately think of provoking a war between the two countries when Stanton mentions the contradictions and differences between China and France.

"Mr. President, this does not seem likely, and according to the information we have, it seems that Chinese have already reached an agreement with the anti-British forces among the French immigrants, and they are very likely to ......"

Suddenly, Stanton was only halfway through his words, and Mr. President's suggestion made his eyes seem to have a flash of inspiration, and he saw another possibility, so he hesitated.

"However, if we are willing to do it, it is not impossible, after all, we can create some opportunities......"

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