"What about the American Civil War?" Zhao Xi asked curiously.

Wang Hengyue roughly said: "General Li, the commander-in-chief of the American Southern Army, lost his armor and abandoned the Northern Army that he killed several times, and even US President Lincoln was almost captured by him, and then the North won, Lord Zhao, how do you say the North treats General Li?" ”

"Naturally, he will be put to death, even if he is lenient, he will be exiled." Zhao Xi didn't have time to think about it, and blurted out.

"No, no!" Pete waved his hand on the side: "Wrong, wrong, General Lee is the greatest general in American history." After General Lee surrendered, General Lee and his officers were still able to keep their sidearms. There were no hangings, and there were no victory parades with prisoners. And by the time General Lee left, all the officers and men of the Northern Army, including General Grant, General Lee's old rival, stood solemnly and raised their hats in salute. ”

Saying that, Pete, who is a descendant of the Southern Army, has tears in his eyes: "In the last year of General Li's life, he took his daughter Anne to the South for a two-month vacation. Everywhere he went, he was greeted with flowers, cheers, and respect. In Colombia, Confederate veterans braved the pouring rain and marched to the station to welcome them; In Augusta, thousands of people paid homage to him; In Portsmouth, a cannon salute was fired in his honor, and the people of the South greeted the defeated former with a ceremony that only triumphants could have obtained. To this day, a statue of General Lee wearing a Confederate uniform still stands inside Washington College. ”

"Incredible, incredible." Zhao Xi said repeatedly: "It is unbelievable that a defeated general and an enemy should be treated with such courtesy. ”

"That's not all." Wang Hengyue also fell into contemplation as he spoke: "In the American Civil War, a total of 620,000 people were killed. About one in every sixty Americans dies in war. As a matter of common sense, someone has to be held accountable for this brutal war. But when President Johnson asked Grant when he would try Lee and Confederacy President Jefferson Davis, Grant thought they couldn't be tried unless they broke their oath. He said he would rather resign as commander than carry out an order for him to arrest Lee. Since then, there has been no follow-up to the indictment of Lee by a large federal group for treason.

Confederacy Vice President Stephens, who was elected to the U.S. Senate by Georgia shortly after the war, still had the inscription 'Dedicated to the Cause' on his tombstone, and he was not reformed during his lifetime, and no one whipped his body after his death, although he was convinced that slavery was more common than wage slavery until his death. Even if Ken was later assassinated by sympathetic to the South, the United States did not go crazy because of this, and carried out a thorough and clean sweep to eradicate the remnants of the South. ”

Zhao Xi nodded thoughtfully.

"However, despite all the advantages of the United States, in essence, it is just a rogue state bent on its own sake." Wang Hengyue suddenly changed his words and said.

"No, protest, protest!" Pete was anxious: "You can't say that about my country!" My country is not a hooligan! ”

"Not a rogue state?" Wang Hengyue smiled indifferently: "The massacre of Indians, the division of Mexico, the deception of Alaska, etc., are all done by hooligans. ”

Pete was dumbfounded, trying to refute, but he didn't know where to start.

Zhao Xi was very interested, listened to Wang Hengyue say one after another, and sighed after listening: "It turns out that there are so many unsightly things in the United States. ”

Wang Hengyue said slowly: "So this country is both simple and complex. There are not only inclusive surnames, but also many bloody, shameless, and disgraceful things. But it is such a new country, with almost no history to speak of, but it has far surpassed my country, and I think that in a few years, Britain and France and other countries will also be left far behind. My country will no longer learn from the pain and rush head-on, but I am afraid that the distance will be stretched wider and wider, and it will be too late for anything. ”

"Since Lord Wang said this, he has ambitions in the future?" Zhao Xi stared at Wang Hengyue and asked.

"What sir? It's just a small team of officers. Wang Hengyue laughed at himself: "But if you want to talk about ambition, Hengyue still has some ambitions." Although the formation and training of the new army is not the whole of a strong country, it also has great merit. Hengyue is not qualified to manage national affairs, but at present, he still wants to do a good job in such a small thing as the formation of the first team. ”

Zhao Xi snorted disdainfully: "Just those stragglers? Even bandits can't be beaten. ”

"So I don't want any of those people." Wang Hengyue perked up: "Hengyue wants to re-recruit, work hard, and strive to get a little weather out within half a year." But in Rong County, everyone is looking forward to Xianggong, if you want to do something, without Xianggong's help, it is impossible, this is also the purpose of Hengyue's visit this time! ”

Zhao Xi saw that he spoke frankly and had some good feelings. There was a deep groan: "How much did Lord Wang bring military pay this time?" ”

"No, I don't have a tael of silver, I have to pay for it myself." Wang Hengyue shook his head.

"Weapon geometry?"

"No, not a single bullet."

Zhao Xi laughed a few times "haha": "Lord Wang, this is really interesting, there is no military salary, no weapons, how can we talk about forming a new army?" I think the first team of the second battalion is just an ornament. In the final analysis, it's just for the sake of empty salary. I advise Lord Wang to be more active and move out of this place as soon as possible, which is the best policy. ”

"Since I'm here, I don't want to leave." Wang Hengyue's stubborn temper also came up: "If you don't do a good job of this first team, Wang Hengyue will definitely not leave Rong County for half a step!" ”

"What does Lord Wang think?" Zhao Xi asked nonchalantly.

"Silver, I'll find a way, weapons, I'll find a way." Wang Hengyue simply explained the purpose of his visit this time: "But people, it's a big problem. Xianggong has a strong reputation here, and Hengyue is presumptuous and wants to ask Xianggong to ascend to the top and join the new army, and Hengyue will select the best from it. ”

"Haha, Lord Wang has a good calculation." Zhao Xi seemed to be smiling: "With my Zhao Xi's brand to pull people, the new army will be trained in the future, it is your Lord Wang's credit, if something happens, I Zhao Xi will carry it, Lord Wang, please ask for another master." ”

Wang Hengyue saw that it took a long time to saliva, Zhao Xi was invulnerable, and he was furious in his heart, could it be that without you Zhao Xi, Lao Tzu would not be able to do anything? Just as he wanted to get up and say goodbye, he suddenly heard Liu Sihai on the side say:

"Xianggong, do you still recognize me Liu Sihai?"

Zhao Xi was stunned for a moment, looked at Liu Sihai for a long time, slowly shook his head and said: "The noodles are tight, the noodles are tight, I really can't recognize them!" ”