The whole of America was changing, it was all moving, and a large number of troops began to assemble, and those who got on the ships got on the ships, and the ones who got on the trains got on the trains.

And the initiator of this qiē, that is, Li Mengyang, the emperor of the New Tang Empire of the United States, what is he doing?

"Your Majesty, your bravery makes me extremely respectful! But I have to say, isn't it dangerous? ”

A small hill in Vicksburg, where a cat's ear hole has been dug, very deep, but the furnishings are still good, there are maps, there are horses, and there are beds, and Okasi, the commander of the Eastern Route Army of the Empire, is talking to His Majesty the Emperor.

"Hahaha!" Speaking of this dangerous question, Li Mengyang laughed, "Okasi, don't you know that we have a saying in Chinese, which is called not entering the tiger's den to get a tiger, this ...... Well, I'll explain to you, if you don't go into the tiger's hole, you can't have tiger cubs. ”

This explanation is naturally in English, but what about this English expression......

Okashi blushed, he didn't know why His Majesty the Emperor would say such words, yes, if he didn't enter the tiger's hole, how could there be a little tiger? Tigers are also mammals, and they have to mate, what a simple truth.

Reminds me of the previous sentence...... Spring is coming, and it's mating season on the steppe......

What do you think an emperor is doing with all this stuff?

Well, Li Mengyang didn't know the true state of mind of his old subordinate at this time, he saw people blushing, but what Li Mengyang thought was that maybe Ocassi didn't understand the true meaning of that proverb again.

Never mind. These are the details. Ocassi felt it should be ignored.

"陛xià. Let's not talk about tiger fertility for a moment. I'm really worried about your safety, and most importantly, how can you do that? It's already dangerous, so why would you spread that kind of news? ”

What news is Ocassi talking about?

To put it simply, it was Li Mengyang, the emperor of the American Empire, and the news that he was in Vicksburg was deliberately released by him!

Yes, that's what he did. As for whether it is Nancy or not, then he Li Mengyang can't control this, but he, the emperor, just made an exact gesture of 'Lao Tzu in Vicksburg', to the American people who helped the imperial army transport things before.

So, is this guy Li Mengyang crazy? Why did he do this? At this time, it was a big war, and Vicksburg was full of ruins, and such a place itself was very dangerous, but he still wanted to release such news, could it be said that he was too long?

Of course not!

"Hahaha......" Li Mengyang laughed again. Okasi, didn't I tell you about the tiger just now? That's what I'm doing, that's what I'm doing about the tiger. ”

To be honest, Li Mengyang didn't know why Okashi popped up a sentence of 'fertility problems', and he didn't care about these details.

"......" Ocasi was completely speechless, he didn't understand at all, why did His Majesty the Emperor keep talking about tigers?

Especially, dry tigers!

Does that make no sense?

Could it be ...... By the way, could it be that His Majesty the Emperor wanted to motivate me to fight, so he wanted to say that he could kill the tiger?

ALL-HAIL-LEE！ It's just incredible!

At this time, the state is completely chickens and ducks, generally speaking, such things are rare, but today it is like this.

But in fact, it doesn't matter whether Ocasi understands it or not, because the most important thing is that Li Mengyang, the emperor of the empire, is in Vicksburg, which is enough and enough!

He Li Mengyang just wants to make such a gesture, and he wants to release the most accurate news, he wants the whole world to know that he is in Vicksburg, and then ......

Come on, all of you!

Yes, this is Li Mengyang's purpose, he wants to put himself in this dangerous place, and then, it is best to attract all the American troops, then it is cool!

So what are the benefits of doing so?

The advantage is actually obvious, that is, there are now 80,000 people in the Eastern Route Army of the Empire, and there are only 5,000 people in Vicksburg!

In other words, the key lies in the other troops......

Okay, Li Mengyang's tactic is completely to attract firepower, this move is understandable, but is he safe?

This matter, in fact, as early as Li Mengyang's consideration, he had such a determination early on, he wanted to come to Vickersburg, and safety was naturally considered, anyway, in terms of fortifications, the current trenches, plus he dug a cat's ear hole for himself, as far as the current weapon situation on the part of the United States is concerned, it should be difficult for them to break through the fortifications, of course, if their luck is extremely bad, a cannonball flies into the cat's ear hole, and then ......

That's a low probability, isn't it?

There is another point, that is, the material situation, to be honest, Li Mengyang didn't expect that the vanguard troops and Sherman's troops were in Vicksburg at the front and back, and this situation almost made his plan fall through.

In other words, people are in Vicksburg, but what about the supplies?

As a result, it is very interesting that Sherman did not care about these merchant ships at all, which gave Li Mengyang enough time to transport the supplies.

You must know that the defeat in the south of the previous Battle of Vicksburg was actually because there was no food left, and the southerners caught all the rats in Vicksburg.

The reason, Li Mengyang doesn't want to know, and there is no need for this, and this makes him have conditions.

In addition, after the first day of offensive and defensive battles, Li Mengyang was more confident.

On the side of the Imperial Army, there were not a single casualty!

Such an outstanding record is due to the newly installed bolt-action rifles, because the firing distance and shooting accuracy of this kind of gun are far better than the rear-loading guns used by the Northern Army at present, so after the first day of fighting, the Northern Army was in vain.

Maybe someone from the United States fired, but the bullet didn't reach the Imperial Army. There is also the blessing of the trenches. They all wore steel helmets. And the breech-loading guns of the Northern Army. For example, the Henry rifle and the Burnside rifle, although they are rear-loaded, have very small bullets.

Therefore, Li Mengyang's self-confidence is stronger!

Of course, this situation of zero casualties will not last long, because the opponent has artillery.

But though, you can see it from here. In terms of weapons, the Imperial Army has enough capital to fight this defensive war, and he Li Mengyang should be safe!

Of course, this qiē is all supposed to be, it is all theoretical, but what will happen after the real fight, I don't know yet, but however, the United States side is really the elite to do its best!

Within ten days, the Topomac corps led by General Mead came. Their speed can be described as vigorous.

There is no way, the Northern Army can swagger on the train. In this way, 50,000 northern sergeants were loaded into trucks and transported outside the city of Vicksburg......

"General Sherman! The fleet led by General Dahlgren has blockaded the lower reaches of the Mississippi River, and their ships on the river can give us great support. I will lead the troops to fully cooperate with you this time, and you will attack when you say we will attack. ”

General Mead gave Sherman a military salute, and he brought good news.

"General Mead is gracious." Sherman actually has some respect for Mead, because after all, the old general fought a crucial battle, but now, he Sherman is the supreme commander of the Western Army, so he must listen to him now. "General, there is bad news, that yellow-skinned monkey is very smart, he has prepared enough food for himself, according to the most accurate intelligence, I know that there are 5,000 enemy troops in Vickersburg, they should all be elite, we need enough firepower now, that is, cannons, mortars, how many mortars have you brought?"

Listening to Sherman say this, to be honest, General Mead felt a little conflicted, even if it was an elite of 5000, but they were besieged in a small place like Vicksburg, what could they do? Why do you need so much firepower?

"General Sherman, we don't have many mortars, but I think that with the existing firepower, we can annihilate the enemy army!"

The current Vicksburg is nearly 70,000 United States Army against 5,000 Imperial American Army, if you count the Navy, then this number is even more exaggerated, so, Mead does not understand at all, why don't we attack directly?

"Trust me, General Meade, we need enough mortars." But Sherman still insisted.

"Hey~" Mead smiled, "General Sherman, why don't you take some brothers up and have a look, how about it?" ”

Obviously, Mead didn't believe in this evil, and he wanted to go and meet the enemy.

In this regard, Sherman spread his hands, and he did not stop, "General Mead, I give you one last piece of advice, don't get too close to those trenches. ”

After that, the conversation between the two generals ended.

Mead really led his troops up, but the current situation is that there are cannons on the United States' side, although not mortars, but there are quite a few.

Bang! Bang!

The artillery of the United States roared, and dozens of cannons lined up for two miles, spewing white smoke at the positions of Vicksburg in front, and then the shells smashed into the positions of Vicksburg almost instantly.

Well, the shells didn't do much, they just kicked up dirt or hit the hillside.

"......" Meade, who was holding a telescope and looking at the opponent's position, was a little puzzled, because he didn't seem to see anyone, forget it, no matter. Sergeants! Come on! ”

The soldiers of a regiment of the Topomac regiment, which had just been set up in formation, began to trot, and now the charge was at least much stronger than before, and everyone knew that the kind of marching in unison with gongs and drums was basically a send-off.

But it didn't take long, though......

Bi Buckle! Bikou ......

Sudden ......

Ahhh ……

Mead looked at his men in surprise, because they were beaten back by their opponents without firing, leaving a lot of corpses on the ground!

This...... Our guns clearly do not have enough range!

Mead wasn't stupid, he naturally understood what was going on.

"We need mortars!" Mead doesn't talk much nonsense now, please tell me above.

But though, is the mortar useful?

But in any case, it seems that the real Vicksburg offensive and defensive battle has begun! (To be continued......)

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