Mary stood up and said, "Let's talk, I'll prepare lunch!" ”

Scott sighed lightly and said, "President Lee, I didn't expect you to choose to convince my wife. I have to say, you really went to great lengths to get me to go to China, and you can be called despicable and shameless! ”

Li Zhen said: "Mr. Scott has won the award! ”

"You, you ......"

Seeing that Li Zhen was not angry at all, Scott sighed: "I'm unlucky to meet you." ”

Li Zhen smiled and said, "Mr. Scott met me, not because of bad luck, but because of fate and opportunity. It would be a pity if you walked the last road of your life in silence. I took great pains to invite you to China, and that is because I attach importance to it, so I will do whatever it takes. If I were a man like McDowell who didn't know the sky, I wouldn't have visited him, let alone asked him to go to China. Even, if Seward, the very good Secretary of State, wants to go to China, I don't like it. ”

A kind word was bombarded, and a smile appeared between Scott's eyebrows.

As soon as the conversation changed, he stopped discussing the issue with interest.

Scott thought of the war in his heart, his expression gradually became serious, and he said: "According to President Lee's inference, the final victory in the battle between the North and the South must belong to the North, but how long does President Lee think this time period is?" It takes half a year, a year, or three or five years to finish. ”

Li Zhen recalled the time of the Civil War in the American Federation in history, and then said: "If it is a short time, it will be a year or two!" If there is a stalemate, it may be three or five years. ”

Scott asked, "Why?" ”

Li Zhen groaned for a moment and continued: "According to the previous analysis, we have mentioned the advantages of the north, and we have not analyzed the advantages of the south. In fact, the South is a big disadvantage because of its great military and economic backwardness, but let's not forget that an army must have a commander who can fight well, and this is the soul of war. ”

"The so-called soldier is a bear, a general who is good at commanding and fighting a war serves as the commander of the army, even if the weapons used by the soldiers under his command are not good, it can definitely cause great trouble to the other party. On the contrary, if an army is well equipped, but the commander leading the army is inexperienced, or is not a qualified commander, then his army is bound to lose. ”

"When the two meet like this, the well-equipped team can only send weapons to each other, as a transport team for others."

"If you want to win a battle, it's almost impossible!"

"So, the problems that arise in the north are the problems of the generals."

"As far as I know, President Lincoln wanted to appoint Robert Edward Lee as commander of the Union Forces to preside over this Civil War. Unfortunately, Robert Edward Lee, a native of the South, was loyal to his homeland and chose to go south, becoming the leading general of the Southern government, so that the North had one more great enemy. ”

"At the same time, along with Robert Edward Lee, there are also a group of military personnel who graduated from West Point, such as James Longstrytt, Thomas Jackson, Albert Sidney Johnston, Pierre Borret, etc., who are already veterans of countless wars and have rich combat experience."

"McDowell is far worse than these people!"

"With all due respect, the leading generals of the south have these people who can fight well, even if the army of the southern government is not well equipped, there is still a great opportunity for mediation, plus the president of the southern government is not a fool, but a very good politician, I am afraid it will not be easy for the north to completely quell the rebellion."

"As a result, the war will be prolonged and will become a stalemate."

"Let's go back and look at the north, the generals who lead the troops are talented, but compared to the group of people in the south who have graduated from military academies and are already experienced in combat, the north is far from enough."

"In addition, the northern government has not adopted a suitable strategy."

"The North has adopted the method of lightning attacks and wants to settle the fighting in a short time. It is a pity that the generals of the north do not necessarily win in the face of the generals of the south. I don't think that the South will fail because its industrial base is weak. There is a group of veterans, and the generals sent by the northern government are likely to suffer, leading to a stalemate in the war. ”

Scott nodded and said, "That's right, I think so too!" ”

Li Zhen added: "In fact, there is another core problem. ”

"What's the problem?" Scott asked hurriedly.

He communicated with Li Zhen, and the more he talked, the happier he became, and he was looking forward to Li Zhen saying more useful things.

Li Zhen smiled and said, "Everyone knows the most important issue, but no one has the courage to raise it. There were four or five million black slaves in the South, and many in the North. What do you think would be the situation if black people could be emancipated and black slaves could be freed? In this war, the flashpoint was because of the blacks, and the rise was in the interests of the slave-owning class. If the problem of blacks can be solved, many things can be solved. ”

Scott sighed: "The government is not bold, it is difficult to solve. ”

Li Zhen smiled: "Don't worry, it will be solved." ”

Scott stared at Li Zhen's calm expression, curious in his heart, because Li Zhen seemed to have a solution.

Next, the two discussed the battle between the north and the south.

It didn't take long for Maria to prepare her lunch. Li Zhen and Liu Jintang had lunch at Scott's house before leaving. On the way back to the White House, Liu Jintang said with a smile: "The president is really powerful, and he easily persuaded Scott." He is willing to return to China with us, and there is another veteran. ”

Li Zhen smiled and said: "Fortunately, Scott's wife is very good, otherwise she wouldn't be able to take Scott!" ”

Liu Jintang laughed and said: "I didn't expect that the famous Lieutenant General Scott turned out to be a person who is afraid of guilt. If this news spreads, I am afraid that many people will laugh off their big teeth. ”

When the two returned to the White House, Huang Qiang said, "President, Lincoln is here." ”

"What's the matter?" Li Zhen asked.

Huang Qiang shook his head and said, "He didn't say it, but said that after you come back, let people inform him." ”

Li Zhen said: "Go and invite someone!" ”

"Yes!"

Huang Qiang turned to leave, and then went to inform Lincoln.

In less than five minutes, Lincoln strode in in a black suit.

With a faint smile on his face, after shaking hands with Li Zhen, he said; "President Lee, after consulting with His Excellency Seward and the country's leading domestic officials, I have decided to hold a banquet tonight to celebrate your arrival. When you arrived in San Francisco, the country's principal officials weren't there, so you didn't celebrate. This time you can't refuse, it's at the White House. ”

Li Zhen said: "Thank you, Mr. President! ”

Lincoln instructed Li Zhen on some matters to pay attention to at night before leaving the house.

ps: the fourth shift, call it a day;