Grant was stunned and asked, "General Guo, what do you mean by this?" ”

Guo Ye smiled bitterly: "General Grant, it's already the evening of the third day, a distance of more than 100 miles, I rushed over, it will take two days!" Three divisions of the Confederate government army besieged the defenseless Fifth Army, which seems to be comparable in strength, but the Fifth Army is a group of recruits, even the officers have never been on the battlefield, do you think the Fifth Army can hold on for five or six days? ”

Grant's face turned pale, the Fifth Army, three divisions, more than 40,000 people, if they were all killed like this, then the losses of the federal government would be too heavy!

Guo Ye continued: "General Grant, our problem now is not to launch an attack to rescue the Fifth Army, but to protect the safety of Richmond, Robert Lee's intention is very obvious, that is, to eat the Fifth Army of Fort Kslee first, and then the army of the three divisions will quickly advance to the east and approach Richmond, and at the same time, the Confederate army in the east of Richmond will also attack Richmond, so that Richmond will face the danger of being flanked, and our Sixth Army will face a siege by twice the enemy army that is twice its size!" Now if we attack, then in the open field, there is no danger to defend, in the face of such a powerful enemy, if we want to retreat, it is impossible, and most importantly, transfer the main force of the Sixth Army, then we will definitely not be able to withstand the attack of the Eastern Confederate Army......"

"You—you're saying that Robert Lee is going to fight a decisive battle with us in Richmond??"

Grant asked in a shocked voice.

Guo Ye shook his head and replied: "The decisive battle, not necessarily, but the ambition to eat Richmond in one fell swoop is still there, the Confederate government in the south is far away from here, and it is very inconvenient to command, according to my intelligence, the current Confederate government has always had the intention of moving the capital to the north, and Richmond is the best place for the new capital!" I think that they mobilized six divisions, and there was still a possibility of besieging Richmond, Grant, you come and see here! ”

Guo Ye dropped the baton on Loudoun County and said: "According to my intelligence, in the direction of Loudoun County, two divisions have been gathered, although they are still weaker than the Sixth Division, but you should know that the Confederate Army has cavalry, and their cavalry division can quickly advance and enter the Richmond area in a short period of time, and when the time comes, we will face huge military pressure from the Confederate Army!" ”

Grant's heart sank and asked, "Loudoun County?" When did Loudoun County gather so many troops? ”

Guo Ye shook his head and replied: "In the past two days, the troops around Loudoun County have gathered more and more, and at first, I just thought that they were going to confront us, but I didn't expect Robert Lee to give up Richmond and directly raid Fort Ksri, it seems that Robert Lee's plan is not small......"

Six divisions!

That's going to be eighty or ninety thousand! Even if Richmond added up all the troops, it was not enough for 50,000 men, and the difference in strength was huge!

And they also have a cavalry division, which can be used to block reinforcements from the Union Army at any time, and this time, Richmond is in danger!

Grant's forehead was bruised, he came to Richmond from Washington for two days, but it was difficult for the military movements in various places to reach him in the first place, and now Fort Cherry is in danger, and Richmond is also in danger, how can he not be in a hurry?

Troops, troops must be transferred immediately, ready for a big battle!

It's just that only the Fifth Army at Fort Kslee is close to Richmond, and the other armies are too far away! Far water, far water, difficult to solve, near fire!

Grant hurriedly said, "General Guo Ye, what should I do?" Except for the Fifth Army, there is not a single army around Richmond at all, and the most recent ones are scattered three hundred miles away, and even if it is a day and night march, it will take four or five days! And what about mobilization and deployment? I'm afraid it's too late without a week! ”

Guo Ye said in a deep voice: "If, if we sit in Richmond and let others attack, then even my Sixth Army will definitely not last long, after all, they have five or six divisions, and I only have three divisions, two of which are still mainly recruits. But ......"

Grant's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "But what?" ”

Guo Ye replied: "Sitting in the lonely city, we will definitely not be beaten passively, but if we take the initiative to attack, the situation may be different......

"Take the initiative? General Guo, you're not kidding, are you? Can one army beat two armies? What's more, there may be a cavalry division in the family? ”

After listening to Guo Ye's words, Grant sat down in his chair like a deflated ball, and asked dissatisfiedly.

Guo Ye sneered: "Grant, if all the strength of their six divisions is concentrated together, then my Sixth Army is definitely not an opponent, after all, my Sixth Army has only been established for a month and a half, and its combat strength is far from being as strong as imagined." However, their current strength is not together, from Fort Kerry to the current territory of Loudoun County, there is at least a distance of three or four hundred miles, even if it is a rapid march, if you want to turn together, it will take a few days, even if the division is under the city of Richmond, they will only be able to do it after four days! And these four days are the moment that will determine our fate! ”

"What do you mean?"

"It's very simple, now we give up Fort Chris, now Fort Chrissburg can hold out for less than two days, it takes a day to watch the battlefield and deploy troops, after a few days of war, it is impossible for the Southern Army to maintain its vigorous energy, I am afraid that it will take three days to rush to Richmond, we still have five days, in these five days, we must defeat the Southern Army on the east side, only by defeating the Southern Army on the east side, we can achieve a turnaround!"

Grant gritted his teeth and said, "General Guo, that's what I said, but we are still far from the other party now, how can we defeat them?" Moreover, we only have three divisions! Are you sure that in a short period of time, a few hundred people? If something goes wrong, not only will the Fifth Army disappear, but I am afraid that the Sixth Army will also be destroyed, and Richmond will ****** be lost! ”

Guo Ye asked lightly: "Xiaohai, how far are the Confederate forces in Louden County from us now?" ”

Chen Hai hurriedly said: "According to the intelligence, they are now only a hundred miles away from us, and they are still thinking that Richmond will advance quickly, and in two days, they will definitely arrive in Richmond!" ”

Guo Ye smiled: "It takes three days to arrive in Richmond, so what if we go head-to-head with them now?" Xiao Hai, the herald, the Sixth Army, leave two brigades with Grant to defend Richmond, and all the rest with me! In this battle, only victory, not defeat! “

(To be continued.) )