readx;?robert. Li suddenly felt that he was not the supreme commander of the alliance! The staff officer of the Operations Department, who was supposed to be subordinate to himself and draw up a battle plan according to his own instructions, has now come up with a plan that goes beyond the scope of the instructions and asks for his own approval!

"No, no, this plan is too risky! Turning to fight for hundreds of miles, how to solve the problem of supply? After defeating the first part of the Union Army, they crossed the Appalachian Mountains, so what if the remaining Union Army attacked Richmond? "Robert. "Therefore, our goal is only to defeat the main force of the Union Army in Maryland, and then press Philadelphia and New York to force the Union to sue for peace. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ!ybdu!”

Liu Mingchuan glanced at Admiral Denave, who smiled slightly and said, "Admiral Li, your worries are completely unnecessary, Pennsylvania is the most prosperous region in the United States, and there are farms and cities all along the way to the march, and getting supplies is not a problem at all!" And Pittsburgh and Cleveland are industrial centers, with one-third of the Union's arms and two-thirds of its steel produced in or around factories. If the Alliance's forces take it, the Federation will lose the ability to sustain the war!

As for the attack on Richmond by the Union Army...... I have noticed that Richmond is already surrounded by fortifications, probably the most difficult city in the world to capture, and that even if we withdraw the Peninsula Corps and the Washington Corps to Richmond, we will be able to hold out for a year or more. Moreover, the value of Richmond cannot be compared with that of the Great Lakes, and even if it falls, the Confederates only need to change their capital.

"But the Federation also has a 400,000-strong Great Lakes legion!" Robert. Lee looked at Admiral Denaf with blazing eyes, and he actually knew the answer in his heart.

Admiral Denaf shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile: "The Great Lakes Legion of the Federation can't beat us is the Mississippi Legion!" Just merge the Mississippi Legion and the Northbound Legion. We have enough strength to annihilate the Great Lakes legions. Such...... The entire Great Lakes region. will all be conquered by the Alliance! ”

"But it's winter! Will the Mississippi Regiment be able to march in cold climates? ”

Admiral Denaf tilted his head, smiled and said: "Actually, they are able to accomplish such a task!" Although the winters in the central United States are very cold, they are really nothing compared to the winters in Russia! The main forces of the Mississippi Regiment were the French and Ming armies, which had participated in the war against Russia, and they were able to march in the winter in the middle of the United States. ”

Robert. Lee's face was extremely gloomy, obvious. The French, and perhaps the Chinese, have developed a bigger and more insidious gambling plan behind his back! Perhaps it was the instability of the situation in Europe that made France anxious to end the war in 1863. Perhaps France and China want to use this war to completely weaken the power of the United States of America - including the destruction of industrial facilities in the Great Lakes region and huge war reparations! If their plan succeeds, the United States of America will have to recuperate for at least 20 years! Only then will revival be possible. With these 20 years, the Kingdom of California will forever become the home of the Chinese. And the Mexican Empire will surely develop into a power that straddles North and South America!

Moreover, the complete destruction and blackmail of the Union in the name of the Union would make these two countries, both in the name of the United States, eternal enemies. There will never be a day of peaceful reunification for the United States again!

"Admiral, the Lee Plan has been overhauled, adding the Mississippi Corps to occupy the Great Lakes region and hold Richmond. As well as the content of the evacuation of the governments of the Union State. ”

At this time, a man in his fifties. A French army lieutenant general with a French beard walked in, holding a thick stack of papers in his hand.

"Lieutenant General Leboeuf!" Robert. Lee stared at this man named Edmund. The Frenchman at Leboeuf looked at him and said, "This is not the Lee Plan, this is the LeBeeuf Plan or the Peel Plan." ”

Edmund. Leboeuf smacked his lips and smiled a little awkwardly: "Whatever the plan, it can bring victory to the Union State." So, I recommend that you adopt it completely. The future chief of the General Staff of Napoleon's empire looked at Robert. Li Dao, "Mr. General, although you are a very outstanding soldier, you have never been aware of the fact that war is an extremely cruel and inhumane thing, and if there is anything worse than war, it is undoubtedly defeat!" So we must win the war, by all means! If you do not approve the revised plan, we will present it directly to President Davis. Mr. Admiral, I think you know that you have placed the trust and hope of the 10 million people of the Alliance! You should bring them victory, right in 1863! ”

Robert. Lee was silent for a long time, knowing that he could not refuse this battle plan that would send 20 million Union people to hell, and even if he refused, President Davis would approve it...... Because Davis is the president of the Confederate States of America, not the president of the United States of America!

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This is the time when the land in the northeastern United States is at its hardest, and the vast plains are silvery white. Although the wind was as cold as a knife, there was no snowstorm - the climate in the United States winter is sometimes quite harsh, and if there is a real snowstorm, it is really no easier to deal with than the winter in Russia. However, when there is no wind and snow, it is still easy to march. On the fertile land on the north bank of the Potomac River, several long gray dragons were marching in unison, infantry, cavalry, baggage soldiers, and artillery wagons towed by eight or twelve horses, all the way to the northeast. If you look down from the heights, you will find that the lineup of this army is so large that it is boundless, and the vast ranks stretch from one side of the sky to the other!

This army is the combined Maryland Regiment and the Northern Virginia Regiment, and the combined troops have a new name - the Northward Legion, as the name suggests, is to go north to find people to reason.

Shi Dakai and Thomas. Jackson walked side by side, walking in the front of the headquarters column, and after the merger, the corps was jointly commanded by the two of them, because Shi Dakai had a higher rank, so he served as the commander of the corps, Thomas. Jackson was his deputy. As for the actual affiliation, I'm afraid that's another matter. But at the moment, the two of them are talking and laughing, and they don't see any difference at all.

"They can't catch up with us, the training of the Northern Army is not as good as ours, the command is not as good as ours, and the Peninsula Corps can buy us at least 48 hours." Thomas. Jackson looked at the mighty army and said confidently, "And Scott will not dare to allow our 300,000 men to cross the Appalachian Mountains into the heart of Pennsylvania and Ohio, in which case the factory owners of the North will depose Lincoln, that is a very certain thing!" Not only will they be deposed, but they will probably hang Lincoln and Scott on Wall Street! Therefore, Scott will definitely mobilize all the troops he can to intercept us in front of us, and at the same time draw the whole army to pursue us. I estimate that we have a maximum of 72 hours to defeat the army standing in our way, maybe 200,000, maybe less. ”

"Where are they going to stop us?" Shi Dakai asked with a smile. His estimation is better than Thomas. Jackson was even more optimistic. Because the actions of the Northward Advance Corps were completely unexpected by the Federation. Moreover, he estimated that the Federation Army would definitely face the lurking legions to maneuver after discovering that the large army of the Alliance side had crossed the river. It is not easy to adjust the direction of these armies now, after all, they are all large corps of about 200,000 people. It would take a whole day just to give orders from one level to another! Besides, after Admiral Scott realizes that something is wrong, can he really react correctly in the first place? For these reasons, he felt that he had at least five days to break down a legion of the Federation. Unless this legion had a strong defensive line to achieve the setup, it would never have been possible to hold out for 72 hours under the attack of the Legion of the North!

Thomas. Jackson, who had a map of all Pennsylvania in his head, closed his eyes and thought for a moment, then said with certainty, "Gettysburg!" The decisive battle will be fought there! (To be continued.) )