Chapter VIII The Experience of War
It seems that non-combat attrition in the army has always been serious, especially in the colonial era, although the colonial era has come to an end, but the European colonizers still have nothing to do about the disease on the African continent, and the full-scale colonization of Africa is a matter of late this century, and the same is true of the current American troops moving south.
Considering the current level of medical care, it is still unknown whether the number of soldiers killed in battle or the number of soldiers who died of disease in the US southward troops this time is still unknown.
"We should think about building a pharmaceutical factory, as well as battlefield assistance!" Sheffield read the letter to his younger siblings, then comforted him by saying that his father and eldest brother were now safe. Just let old Brown out.
Sheffield, who was leaning back in his chair, watched the two little guys playing, smiling on the surface, and still thinking about the southward movement of the US military in his mind, the Mexican-American War was the largest war operation of the US military before the Civil War, and it was not very far from the Civil War that broke out more than ten years later, in a sense, it can be referred to.
You have to know the gap between the South and the North of the United States, and it is not ordinarily large. The population of the slave-holding states, which resolutely defended slavery and did not hesitate to fight a war, was only half the population of the northern free states, the population of the south was less than 10 million, and the population of the north was more than 20 million. If this is the only case, it is not a huge disparity, but among the tens of millions of people in the key south, there are more than 4 million black slaves. These black slaves may not be at ease with the Confederate army themselves when they go to war. In other words, in terms of mobilization, the north and the south are one-to-four, and Sheffield is still on the slave owners' side.
The current predicament is like that of the Third Reich in memory of the Soviets, which thought it could defeat the Soviet Union, but the Soviets did not. The mobilization and industrial level of the North and the South are very unbalanced, and after realizing this, Sheffield has to raise a little respect for the Southern Alliance, so that it can hold out for four years, which is really a bloody battle.
"The South must allow the wounded soldiers on the battlefield to return to the battlefield quickly and bring the forces of both sides closer! Once the war breaks out, a breakthrough must be made within two years, and even if the North cannot be defeated, the industry of the North must be destroyed! If you want to win, you have to win quickly, and this situation is like the Third Reich......" The words gas bombs, chemical weapons, and concentration camps kept flashing through Sheffield's mind, and finally everything was interrupted by Audrey's laughter.
"Brother, hungry!" Audrey flicked her pigtails and looked pitifully at her brother, who had always been a good talker.
"Sheffield, this guy used to be so used to being a kid?" After complaining about the previous owner, Sheffield stared at Audrey's face coldly, and after a few seconds passed, he whispered, "Don't take it as an example......
"yes......" Audrey, who was about to shed tears, suddenly jumped on Sheffield's body, the little girl was eight years old, dozens of pounds of body hit Sheffield's chest, a dull blow made him instantly change color, Audrey naturally couldn't see Sheffield's expression of wanting to cry without tears, all of this was in front of Sheffield's younger brother Little John.
"It hurts to look at!" Little John covered his chest with empathy, and looked at his brother with a look of pity in his eyes.
Audrey's collision made the unprepared Sheffield almost lose his breath, and finally kept his balance, so he didn't fall down with the chair, holding his sister with one hand, and the other hand stretched out weakly forward, as if trying to grab a life-saving straw, "Audrey, good!" Brother takes you out to dinner! Sheffield breathed a sigh of relief and said in a voice that was about to enter the intensive care unit.
Audrey obediently got off Sheffield's body, Sheffield immediately stood up and turned his back, rubbed his chest softly with his back to Audrey, leaving Audrey behind him with a puzzled look, "Brother will take you to a French dinner today, tell the maid and the slave girl to cook by themselves, or we can bring back some food later!" ”
This collision is really not light, Sheffield rubbed his chest while commanding, the whole Louisiana was sold by France to the United States, it is not difficult to find a French restaurant in Louisiana, although there are not many French buildings left because of the two fires, but the gathering area of the French is still there, Sheffield's family itself lives in the French Quarter, the whole city is low, it seems that there are some problems with urban construction, and there are also problems with the sewer design that started a few years ago, fortunately, the weather is good these days, if it catches up with the rain, The water backs up into the sewer network, and the sourness of it is difficult to describe in words.
These are the original memories of this body, and even if he is an atheist, he is really grateful to God forbid, fortunately it has not rained recently. If the sewers are really the conscience of a city, the conscience of New Orleans is undoubtedly greatly broken, and the sewers don't drain even if they don't drain, and if they have nothing to do, they will be poured back, and the people who live here can bear it.
In my previous life, Sheffield heard that French cuisine is one of the world's three major cuisines, and the taste should not be much worse. He didn't know how much he ate, but it should be better than the big Leba that he ate every day after work. Although Soviet cuisine claims to be the fourth most popular, that is what they claim to be.
The French restaurant in Sheffield is a place of French romance, which is characterized by the symmetry of the axis, the grandeur of the layout, and the nobility and elegance. The details pay attention to carving and lines, and the production process is fine and exquisite. The overall resplendence is self-evident: the fine carvings at the head and end of the bed are solemn and generous, elegant and elegant, fully demonstrating the noble identity and status of the owner. It's like being in a castle and palace, back in time to the classical times of the 15th and 6th centuries.
"Why do you have so much money to open a restaurant? Is there money to burn? Sheffield couldn't stop looking at the interior decoration, probably the first time he saw this style, so that in addition to seeing the countryside is the reinforced concrete building in his memory, Sheffield looked twice, and the service staff was very polite, and did not urge Sheffield.
To say that old Sheffield is definitely a grande in terms of enjoying life, perhaps because he immigrated from England, he naturally has a stingy atmosphere in terms of money, Sheffield did not find the memory of food from his own memory, but he can imagine how miserable he was at the beginning, which can also be seen from John and Audrey Jr., although they try to maintain their education, their eyes always drift to the dinner table next to them.
During the meal, Sheffield continued to make guest appearances as waiters, watching the two little ones eat sweetly, and constantly pushing foie gras, scallops and cheese to the side of the two of them, "I'm not so good to my children, although I haven't ...... yet"
The last two little ones with a big appetite finally stopped after eating the stuff of two adults. Sheffield paid the bill happily, packed the extra things, and prepared to bring them to the maids and slaves in the house, and he was never stingy in spending money, and he was willing to spend it within the range.
"The order in the north tomorrow should have arrived, and the plantation should be renovated!" Sheffield burped and walked around the attic, and he had two things to do in two days, the first was to contact the London freighter, and the second was to receive the construction steel.
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