Time flies, and spring is a thing of the past.

The July sun shone on the body, and the sun burned all over the body. Fighting at such a time and weather is a huge test for soldiers, and the scorching heat makes many soldiers unbearable.

As a result, many soldiers suffered from heat stroke or fell ill.

However, this is not the main theme of war.

Once the war began, no matter what happened, it would not hinder the overall situation.

On 18 July, near Manassas and the Boer River in Virginia, Brigadier General McDowell led his army into battle with the Confederate army. At the beginning, Brigadier General McDowell sent his general Daniel Taylor to lead troops to attack the right flank of Brigadier General Pierre Beauregarde, the general of the Confederate Army.

So much so that McDowell's first attack failed.

The first attack failed, and McDowell reversed his decision and attempted to attack Beauregard's left flank. He left close to four divisions behind so that he could surprise the enemy from the rear in the future. After the army departed, McDowell forgot about the speed of the soldiers, and Lang spent a lot of time.

It was because of this that the army of Johnston of the Confederate army joined up with Boregaard. After the two armies converged, it was impossible for Brigadier General McDowell's forces to attack Boregaard.

Seeing that his troops were insufficient, McDowell called for reinforcements from the army and asked for more soldiers.

Similarly, the Southern Army also frantically assembled towards the Boer River.

More reinforcements rushed to the Boer River, bringing the total number of southern troops on the Boer River to more than 32,000 and the northern army to more than 28,000.

The strength of both sides has reached a peak.

The two armies were engaged, and Brigadier General McDowell sent his command, Generals David Hunt and Samuel Heinzelmann, to attack the left flank of the Confederate army on the 21st. This time the attack was a victory for McDowell's army, forcing the Confederates to flee one after another. Seeing that victory was about to come, but at this time, Jackson, the commander of the Southern Army, arrived with his army and reversed the defeat.

The two armies fought, and the Northern Army had stronger firepower.

Under the cover of artillery, General Hunt and General Heinzelmann of the Northern Army led the army to attack.

The two sides opened fire, and Jackson held on.

On the one hand, he constantly sent troops to block the offensive of the Northern Army, and on the other hand, he constantly gathered the fleeing and defeated army. After the army was formed, Jackson no longer hesitated and ordered a brigade of soldiers to charge. Thousands of people stormed, the scene was spectacular, and the soldiers under Jackson's command were all good fighters, and under the fierce attack, the Northern army was defeated in one fell swoop, forcing McDowell to retreat.

When the news reached Washington, the White House was in shambles.

Unexpectedly, the first stop failed.

This situation made the members of the National Assembly panic, and the officials also panicked.

The defeat in the war cast a shadow over the heads of all officials.

In the conference room, Lincoln summoned Seward and the others.

Lincoln looked serious and said in a low tone: "Ladies and gentlemen, the defeat of Brigadier General McDowell has thwarted our first offensive. This failure will also have a great impact on the people. Everyone speaks their minds and speaks freely. ”

Xiward said in a deep voice: "Li Zhen said that he would win, but now he has failed, so he invited Li Zhen." ”

"Yes, invite Li Zhen over first!"

"I support it, and I have to let Li Zhen explain. Li Zhen affirmed the result of this battle, but now he is defeated, and he must find Li Zhen to ask for clarification. We let Li Zhen live in the White House for food and drink, which is already worthy of Li Zhen. ”

"If Li Zhen can't say a reason, hmph, just let him get out."

Lincoln listened to the official's words and couldn't help but laugh and cry.

People in politics are running rampant in officialdom, and their brains are really not enough for military purposes.

Say something funny.

However, Lincoln did want to ask Li Zhen to come to the staff for a consultation, and he immediately ordered the soldiers to invite Li Zhen. In less than five minutes, the soldier sent to ask for help returned, and reported: "Your Excellency, Li Zhen is not in the White House, but is now at the home of His Excellency Scott. ”

Lincoln commanded, "Go and invite at once, including Scott!" ”

"Yes!"

When the soldier received the order, he turned and walked out.

At this moment, Scott is at home.

Scott looked excited and was playing chess with Li Zhen.

Li Zhen stayed in Washington for nearly four months, Zuo Zongtang, Fang Su and others had already returned to China, and Li Zhen had nothing to do, so he found entertainment and taught Scott to play chess. The two of you come and go, and you are happy to kill. After Scott took a move, he said with a smile: "President Lee, the battle situation on the front line has come out, and Grant's side is tepid, and nothing major has happened." Brigadier McDowell, however, had failed to withdraw. What's next, you say? ”

"General!"

Li Zhen smiled and defeated Scott directly with one move.

Li Zhen said: "Mr. Scott, it's not a good thing to be distracted while playing chess. Immediately, he continued: "McDowell returned in defeat, and I waited for Lincoln's invitation. Hmph, this was expected for a long time. ”

Scott said, "You've got a solution!" ”

Li Zhen smiled mysteriously and did not answer.

Scott rolled his eyes and said, "What kind of mystery is pretending, if you don't say it, I won't listen to it!" ”

"Bang! Bang!! ”

Outside the gate, there was a knock.

Scott's wife, Maria, quickly walked out of the room and went straight to open the door. The door opened, and a soldier stood in the gate, and said in a loud voice, "Madam, Mr. President, President Lee and His Excellency Scott have invited President Lee and His Excellency Scott to the White House." ”

Without Maria's telling, Li Zhen and Scott had already gotten up.

The two men followed the soldier away and headed for the White House.

Back at the White House, Li Zhen and Scott walked directly to the conference room. When you enter the conference room, you will see that it is full of government officials and members of Congress, and there is a lot of noise and quarrels in the conference room. Lincoln sat at the front with a bitter look on his face, and Seward closed his eyes and did not manage the chaos below.

"Ahem! Cough! Cough!! ”

Li Zhen coughed lightly twice and strode towards the rostrum.

Countless parliamentary dignitaries and officials discovered Li Zhen and gradually quieted down.

When Lincoln saw Li Zhen, his eyes suddenly lit up.

After he and Scott sat down, Lincoln looked anxious and said, "President Lee, I believe you have received news from the front. Brigadier General McDowell's army has been defeated and is on its way back to Washington. ”

Seward looked serious and interjected: "The current situation is very unfavorable, and President Lee analyzed that we were bound to win this war, but now we have lost, I don't know what President Lee thinks?" ”

Li Zhen said: "The north has countless advantages and fails, which is the responsibility of the coach. ”

Siward frowned and said: "The boss is responsible, but not all the responsibility, and there are also reasons why the Southern Army is too fierce. President Lee, if you have any ideas, please speak up and settle the rebellion for us. ”

ps: Sixth shift, call it a day;