At the same time that Shi Dakai arrived in the town of Poolsville, Ulysses of the Union Army. Lieutenant General Grant also arrived at the former enemy headquarters of the Federal Army on the Eastern Front in Baltimore. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info. ybdu。 This is Winfield. Admiral Scott was used to command the headquarters of this decisive battle. The five Union Army Groups, including the Shenandoah Corps, the Potomac Corps, the Washington Corps, the Southern Pennsylvania Corps, and the West Maryland Corps, as well as the Union Navy, which operates in conjunction with the Army, are all under the command of this command. Coupled with a steady stream of reinforcements, Winfield. The army under the command of Admiral Scott has exceeded 1.1 million people! These days, the veteran of the Federation has been working like crazy, secretly adjusting deployments and delivering supplies. Personally nailed to the front line and directed the troops to march. The dispatch plan of the million-strong army is almost made by an old fellow himself. Because there are simply not enough good staff officers available in the command of the Union Army -- the United States has been a small army since its founding, with little reserve of officers, and at least three-quarters of the "old officers" have defected (become Union officers), died in battle, or been captured in the past two years. The current expansion of the army is too rapid, and officers with a little experience have been sent out to lead the troops. Those who remained at the headquarters as staff officers were all graduates of some crash courses in military academies, and the real suitable position for them should be platoon commanders rather than staff officers at the headquarters.

According to the recognized recognition of later military historians, Winfield. Admiral Scott's performance in this battle that will determine the future of the United States of America and the whole world can be regarded as a super long performance! Compared to him, an old man who was so busy that he was almost exhausted, Robert. Admiral Lee only needed to give some principled instructions with ease. There is no need to deal with the specifics. The details of the problem have their own those who served in the French and Ming army for more than ten years. Staff officers who fought the war against Russia were perfected. Even many Roberts. The staff officers will also consider the problems that Li did not think of one by one. So, Winfield. Scott's opponent in this war was not Robert. Li alone, but half of the French Army General Staff and half of the Ming Army General Staff.

Ulysses. Lieutenant General Grant is now the commander of the Potomac Corps deployed in Baltimore, commanding an army group of up to 200,000 men. This army group, along with the South Pennsylvania Regiment deployed in Yorktown, the Shenandoah Regiment in Martinsburg, and the West Maryland Regiment lurking in Chambersburg, formed the main assault force of the Union Army! In addition, there was a Washington regiment of 2560,000 men. Responsible for attracting the attention of the Alliance forces and acting as bait to lure the enemy.

As soon as the Union forces on the south bank of the Potomac took the bait and crossed the river with the main force. Then three of the four assault corps, with a total of 600,000 generals, will exert force in three directions at the same time to launch a fierce attack on the main force of the coalition army that has fallen into the trap. The Shenandoah legion, on the other hand, would break through the defense lines of the Alliance Army, rush across the Shenandoah River, and enter the south bank of the Potomac River, cutting off the retreat of the main forces of the Alliance Army......

"How's it going, Ulysses, have they taken the bait?" Admiral Scott, who was already old, sat wearily in a circle chair and tilted his head to look at Grant in front of him. His side. Some young, somewhat over-the-top staff officers are coming in and out, and they don't know what they're up to?

"Hooked! It was the elite ** regiment that crossed the river! Right on the Poolesville line. I think they'll be doing something soon. "Ulysses. Grant picked up a red and blue pencil and marked the location of the Ming Expeditionary Force crossing the river. "It's January 16th, and I think they should all cross the river by the 20th. On the 21st, it's time for us to go out! ”

"5 days? I'm afraid it's too late, right? I wonder if there are 300,000 or 400,000 troops to cross the river. Admiral Scott shook his head in thought, "10 days, if they are still lingering on the Potomac River in 10 days, we will take the initiative to lean in and fight a positional battle with them!" Then let Sherman's Shenandoah army attack their flanks...... In short, we have the advantage in terms of troops, and we have many options. ”

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"Commander, the Maryland Corps has sent a telegram that the three pontoon bridges have been successfully erected, the main forces have begun to cross the river, and the corps headquarters has advanced to Poolsville. General Shi Dakai hoped that the headquarters could give instructions on the direction of the next assault. ”

A triangular eye, a mustache, and a few pockmarks on his face, a lieutenant colonel officer wearing a gray military uniform stood in Robert. In front of Li and Admiral Denave, who had just arrived from Mexico to assist in command, he calmly reported in fluent French.

Jérôme. Peel and Robert. Lee was discussing something on the map table. A one-fifty-thousandth map for the two of them has already filled the huge map table. Around a few points, the symbols have been densely marked. Listening to the report of the lieutenant officer, both of them straightened up. Admiral Deneuve said: "Provincial three, what is the opinion of the War Department?" ”

Provincial three is the word of this central official, his surname is Liu, his name is inscribed, the word province is three, and he is a native of Hefei, Anhui. Uh, also a historical celebrity! This time and space, due to Zhu Jishi's butterfly effect, let most Chinese have a different fate. However, one thing will not change, gold can still shine, and because Zhu Jishi provides a more wonderful stage, most of them also shine more brightly. The same is true of Liu Mingchuan's life. In this time and space, he did not become the head of the regimental training, but was admitted to the Hefei Shaoquan Primary School funded by the Li family in Hefei, graduated with the first grade, and was admitted to the first phase of the Nanjing Army Junior Military Academy, and began his career as a professional soldier. After three years in the Army, he was admitted to the Army University, graduating from the Army University in 1860 and was sent to Mexico as a military adviser. He is now an adviser to the Operations Division of the General Staff of the Army of the United States of America, effectively serving as a senior staff officer of the Operations Division.

"The opinion of the Operations Division is to look for opportunities to annihilate the enemy during the movement, and one of the three mobile corps should be used to launch a feint in the Washington area in order to achieve the purpose of drawing the enemy forces. The other two corps were then merged to form a large corps of 300,000 men, and the commander of the corps was granted full freedom of movement, while directing him to look for opportunities in the southern foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. ”

"Active in the southern foothills of the Appalachian Mountains?" Robert. Li seemed to have thought of something, and frowned, "Do you want to repeat the 'Reasoning in the North'?" ”

Liu Mingchuan smiled faintly and replied, "Mr. General, this is obviously the only way to end the war!" If we can win the decisive battle in the southern foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, the remnants of the Union Army will retreat to Philadelphia and New York. If we were to force our attack, we would definitely suffer heavy losses. And the capture of Philadelphia and New York will not necessarily break the fighting spirit of the North. The War Service believes that the best course of action is to occupy the northern foothills of the Appalachian Mountains and the industrial areas south of the Great Lakes and cut the Union in two! After the loss of the main industrial area and the division of the country into two, it is believed that the Federation will definitely sue for peace with the Union. When the time comes, the alliance will get everything it wants! ”

"Oh, everything the Alliance wants? What is it? "Robert. Li glanced at Liu Mingchuan. The plan put forward by this Chinese certainly does not represent him personally, but represents the common will of the staff officers of France and China, and behind them, of course, are the national interests of France and China.

"General Li, this war is very expensive!" Admiral Deneuve did not raise his head, and while drawing the possible decisive battle locations and marching routes on the map with red and blue pencils, he said coldly, "In the past 20 months, the Mexican Empire, the French and Roman Empires, the Ming Empire, and the Confederate States of America have spent 500 million pounds on the war. Shouldn't this money be borne by the defeated side? I think that the Confederates and the Mexican Empire should demand an indemnity of a billion pounds, and the Confederation should also recognize the territory and sovereignty of the Kingdom of California! (To be continued.) )