Shi Dakai's prediction was completely correct, in this era of no telephones and no wireless telegraphy, it is really not easy to mobilize a million troops scattered over tens of thousands of square miles of land. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info, ybdu, especially after a series of mobilization orders have just been issued, and the army of millions has been mobilized according to their own plans.

"Your Excellency Commander, Lieutenant General McClellan has sent an urgent telegram from a former enemy in Washington, and it is good news!" Chief of Staff of the Army Command of the Federal Army, George Brown. Brigadier Mead stands at Winfield. Admiral Scott looked a little excited in front of him. It seems that there really is some good news coming from the front in Washington!

Admiral Scott was at this time in a meeting with the Chief of Staff of the Eastern Theater of Operations, John Scott. Pope is studying the latest battlefield situation. A 1/100,000 map has four large red arrows and an equally thick blue arrow drawn on it. Four red arrows, like four beasts attacking, swooped straight towards the blue arrows. I heard Brigadier General Mead say that there was good news. Both straightened up at the same time and looked at Meade.

"The rebel assault on Rockwell has been thwarted, and they are withdrawing from the battlefield under the cover of night! Lieutenant General McClellan requested that the Potomac Corps be thrown into pursuit so that the enemy would not flee back to the south bank of the Potomac River. ”

John. Pope patted the small town of Rockwell, northwest of Washington, on the map, and exclaimed with some excitement: "Great! We're going to win, this damn war is finally coming to an end! He looked at Scott: "General, order Lieutenant General Grant to lead his troops to the front line in Washington to deal a fatal blow to the enemy, and we must keep them on the north bank of the Potomac River." Then Richmond will have no troops to defend! ”

George. Brigadier General Mead also said: "It must be Lieutenant General Sherman who has made a contribution to the Shenandoah River!" There is no doubt that he has broken through the lines that the rebels have painstakingly managed. This is under Robert. Lee should be in a hurry! ”

Scott leaned back and just looked at the map. Slowly, he muttered, "The rebels seem to have sensed something. Robert was a very cautious commander. I guess Sherman hasn't broken through the rebel lines yet. Not so fast...... How long has it been? In less than 36 hours, how can it be possible to break through? He paused for a moment, thought for a moment, and said, "Now we can dispatch the Potomac Corps, and then let Lieutenant General McClellan draw two corps from the Washington Corps and the Potomac Corps to act together, no matter what, to entangle the opponent!" ”

George. Mead had just written down the order, and before he could ask Scott to sign it, a young Union staff officer rushed in in a panic. He also shouted all the way: "Oh no. Oh no...... Gettysburg is under attack by rebels! ”

Scott and the others were stunned when they heard this. George. Mead hurriedly walked over, snatched a copy of the newspaper from the staff officer's hand, and only after glancing at it did his face change greatly. "It's a report from the Pennsylvania militia! They found a brigade of rebels! The number is likely to be more than 100,000, having reached the highlands west and south of Gettysburg! Gentlemen's Ridge, McPherson Ridge, Seminary Ridge, Cemetery Ridge, Graveyard Ridge, and Kopp Ridge were all controlled by the rebels. Right now...... The rebels have already begun shelling Gettysburg! ”

"God, is this true?" The question was asked by the Chief of Staff of the Eastern Theater of Operations, John Brown. Bophut, Gettysburg is the gateway to Harrisburg, the capital of Pennsylvania, and passes through a forest to the northeastern Appalachian Mountains, where the mountains are gentle and there are many passable valley floors. And it's very accessible, and there are many towns and villages -- it's an important coal-producing area in the United States! Last time. The Confederate Borlegard led more than 20,000 men into the city and almost took Pittsburgh! If more than 100,000 rebels were to attack north of the Appalachian Mountains this time, the consequences would be unimaginable!

Scott's face turned even pale, and he looked at the map for a long time, especially around Gettysburg, frowning as if he was thinking hard about what to do. After a while, he said slowly: "Robert. What does Lee want to do? Is there going to be a repeat of the destruction of Boregaard? 100,000 troops...... It's unbelievable to go so deep into the heart of Pennsylvania like this, and in the middle of a million-strong army! ”

"Maybe more than 100,000." George. Mead reminded.

"How many will there be? 150,000? There won't be any more, unless he doesn't want Washington and Richmond! Scott shook his head, looked at Meade, and said, "Can you contact Major General Hooker's West Maryland Regiment now?" ”

George. Mead said: "It takes time, it may take 12 hours to send cavalry over, and it will take 12 hours at the earliest...... Joseph. Major General Hooker would not be able to reach Gettysburg in 60 hours at the earliest. ”

Joseph. The West Maryland Corps, commanded by Major General Hooke, numbered about 180,000 men and was originally located at Chambersburg, not far from Gettysburg. But now that the force had been out of Chambersburg for two days, it should be close to Frederick by now. It was another two days north from Frederick to Gettysburg. That is, this legion will not be able to reach Gettysburg in two and a half days at the earliest.

"And what about the Southern Pennsylvania Legion? Where have they been? Scott hurriedly asked again. The regiment would have been in Yorktown, less than 20 miles from Gettysburg.

"They're already on the outskirts of Washington, and they're on a train." Mead reported.

"It looks like the only way to use the Potomac Legion."

"Admiral, they have already got on the train...... "George. Meade Road. "Baltimore is nearly 40 miles from Gettysburg, and given the time it takes to get on and off the train and the time it takes for troops to adjust, it will also take two and a half days to reach the battlefield at the earliest. Admiral, do you want to send both corps to Gettysburg at the same time? ”

"But in this way, we only have more than 600,000 troops left on the front line of the Potomac River!" John. Pope suggested, "I propose that the main force of Lieutenant General Grant's Potomac Corps go to Gettysburg, and that one of Potomac's corps be transported by train to Harrisburg." At the same time, the Great Lakes Corps was notified to reinforce Pittsburgh and Cleveland with a forceful force. Martial law was ordered in Philadelphia again. That should be foolproof! ”

Winfield. Scott was silent for a long time, but finally nodded in agreement with John. Pope's suggestion, and then he ordered: "The battle on the front line of the Potomac River is the key to victory." This time it's 800,000 to 500,000, and within a week, I'm going to tear apart the defenders of the rebels! ”

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"Gettysburg has taken it!" A joyful exclamation suddenly loosened the atmosphere at the headquarters of the Allied Army's northward march. Although Gettysburg's Union garrison was small, there were just under 5,000 Pennsylvanian militia and an unknown number of armed citizens. But after the failure of the last "Northbound Reasoning" because of the resistance of the northern militias and the people, the Union Army did not dare to underestimate the armed mob in the Federation. Therefore, although Shi Dakai and Jackson had stayed up for several nights, they still didn't dare to take a break after arriving at the temporary headquarters in the highlands south of Gettysburg, and they all sat in the headquarters. Hearing the news, both of them took out their pocket watches and looked at them, and Shi Dakai said: "Taking Gettysburg in four hours, Huang Baopei's Second Army is not bad...... General Jackson, I think we can now deploy the Battle of Gettysburg. ”

Thomas. Jackson nodded, stood up and walked to the front of the map, staring at the surroundings of Gettysburg with heavy eyes, and muttered in a low voice: "You don't need to put 300,000 people in Gettysburg, and you can't put them away." The Second Army of the Expeditionary Force could be placed in Gettysburg for defensive operations. Then one army went north to attack Harrisburg, and another army crossed the forest to fight Chambersburg. The main force was lurking in the forest west of Gettysburg. ”

Shi Dakai looked at the map, "To make the Federation Army mistakenly think that our troops in Gettysburg are only delaying, so that they will take the initiative to attack?" ”

"Yes, just let them attack first. I think they'll be there in 48 hours at the earliest, and then 12 hours to prepare for the attack. So, we still have time to lay out the defenses. The main battlefield is ours, and the plateaus south of Gettysburg will decide the fate of America! (To be continued.) )