In the summer of 1861, when Mr. Douglas died of illness, Lincoln had made a war with him and asked him to go south to lobby the slave owners in the hope of finding the last chance at peace.

But it's a pity that Douglas ran through all the southern states with his life, and there was nothing else except another egg attack, and apparently, the little giant had already paid a qiē for his homeland.

It seems that there are still many people who take this civil war seriously!

By the month of July, the Federation's 75,000 volunteers had assembled in Washington, D.C., and though they were noisy and noisy, they were still heading south.

"Oooh! Go beat up the Southerners! ”

"Fuck those bastards!"

"Lads! May God be with you! ”

When the northern army left Washington, the citizens of Washington gave them a warm farewell, although they were quite scornful of the bastards' usual expressions.

"Let's go! Let's go fight the Southerners! ”

"We'd enjoy lunch while watching the Southerners roll back home! Hahaha......"

There were many citizens who followed the army out of the city, some of these individuals were riding in carriages, some were riding horses, some were single, some were coupled, and even had a family, Li Mengyang was also in this team, yes, they all went to prepare a picnic.

Have a picnic while watching the battle!

It wasn't until he saw so many people that Li Mengyang felt that Fiona was normal, because too many people gave her the same, and they all felt that fighting a war was an entertainment event comparable to watching hanging.

That's what they think anyway, and it seems that there is still a tradition, and that is when there was a war in the past. They also carry a basket and go out to watch, anyway, it's quite safe, this is probably the best entertainment in this era.

Let's put it this way. When there are people watching the battle, it is normal to have a picnic while watching. And it is not normal for someone like Li Mengyang to be like a great enemy!

Li Mengyang's expression can be imagined......

To be honest, Li Mengyang couldn't accept this so-called tradition at all, but at this time, the northerners' expression, that was at least very confident, they thought that this civil war would end in three months, and now two months have passed, it should be about the same, right?

In fact, it is normal to have this kind of thought, because northerners feel that their strength is strong enough. Many people may not know that although the cotton fields in the South are very powerful, it seems that there are only cotton fields, and their industrial level is very bad, so that newspapers and even Charleston's guidebook are printed in New York.

In other words, now that an 'industrial country' is fighting an 'agricultural country', is there anything else to say about this result?

There is also one of the most crucial points, and that is the topography, the capital of the South is now recognized as Richmond, Virginia.

Washington to Richmond. It's just over 100 miles away!

Therefore, President Lincoln made it very clear in the recruitment of volunteers that the term of service was only three months. After three months, the war will be over, and many people even think that it will not be three months.

The confidence of the Northerners was also based on the fact that not long ago, Virginia had split up, and West Virginia had declared its secession from the South and its return to the Union because they were very much against slavery.

At the same time, General McClellan defeated the local Confederate forces. This is great news for the North.

Before that, Lincoln was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. Because it's so close, you can threaten someone's family. Richmond can also threaten you, the southern front has actually come to the vicinity of Washington, that is the Hubble Ferry, but now, because of McClellan's victory, the North can already choose to take the initiative!

The total number of volunteers is 75,000 people, leaving more than 40,000 behind, still afraid that the southerners will attack, but the 35,000 people are much better than the south in terms of troops, this battle ......

"My Mr. Clint, why are you so worried? Do you think we're going to lose this war? ”

Fiona, who was sitting in the carriage, was in a very good mood, because it was a completely no-excuse date. Between Li, it's really 'fake', so she naturally won't let go of such a good opportunity, but it seems that our Mr. Li is happy.

"No, of course not." Li Mengyang was riding on a horse at this time, and the reason why the two separated was because Fiona brought a lot of things, hey~, "In the end, it will definitely be the victory of the north." However, he was right.

"......," Fiona pursed, "can't you tell me something sincere?" ”

When a peerless beauty was so coquettish and angry with a man, Li Mengyang said that he, a promising young man who was by no means a lustful person, couldn't resist it, so he had no choice but to say.

"I'm just worried that these guys are new recruits."

"Ahh Fiona's eyes lit up, "Isn't it a recruit?" Is it worse than a veteran? ”

The topic of "this ......" seems to have been able to be talked about for a long time, to be honest, Li Mengyang really doesn't know, why is a peerless beauty so interested in this topic?

Maybe she's not interested in this topic, right?

But Li Mengyang at least told the truth, he did see that the more than 30,000 people in the north are all recruits, what good can such a person get when he goes to the battlefield?

Not only Li Mengyang, but also southerners can see it clearly, and the "Observer" in Richmond openly wrote.

"Our men can definitely take Washington! Winfield. Scott is nothing but an old traitor! Lincoln: He's a brute! Our people have been deeply hurt, and they will vent their anger and will definitely teach this gorilla from Illinois a good lesson, and let him return to those free states with his tail between his legs! ……”

Why are they so confident?

Because in the eyes of the southerners, "the bloodiest thing the northerners have ever done is nothing more than stabbing whales with javelins, disemboweling cods, and so on......"

"The army of the South was made up of soldiers like never before, and Lincoln could only gather cannon fodder from the gutters of the city. Those are all low-class people cobbled together from all corners of the world, and they are soldiers just for money! ……”

Let's be honest. The southerners are right in some places, because the volunteers in the north really have a lot of unemployed people and criminals who can't eat.

But southerners are also a little overconfident. Because they recruit all new recruits, but they have more military schools. It is indeed a little stronger than the northerners.

As the real editor-in-chief and owner of the largest newspaper in the United States, Li Mengyang can see newspapers in various places, especially in the south, most of their newspapers are still printed in New York, and Li Mengyang's printing factory business is better, because many factories don't accept this kind of southern work, he has no problem, he is Chinese.

Freedom of speech. If you asked me to print it like this, then we will print it like this, and it's not that we don't give money, but Li Mengyang only collects cashier yuan......

That's right, now in the northern states of the United States, a large number of paper money has begun to appear, that is, bonds issued by the federal government, which are green, but not Washington.

It's Salmon. Portland. Chase, the US Treasury Secretary!

To tell the truth, Li Mengyang persuaded his 'cheap future old father-in-law'. You're too high-profile, but people don't listen, and he thinks he can appear on such a green paper. It's definitely a matter of honoring our ancestors...... Li Mengyang said in his heart, when you, an old salmon, cried.

The march of the Northern Army was unusually slow, which made the commander of this army, Owen . Brigadier General McDowell was a little anxious, you must know that his brigadier general had just been promoted for only two months, and the old general Scott didn't look down on him, but now he couldn't help it, he was only a major before.

But it's okay. There was no need to walk to Richmond, only walked for less than three days. Bull River, 25 miles from Washington, they met the Confederate Army!

This speed......

Li Mengyang's heart is very clear. This is probably the famous First Battle of Bull River, also known as the Battle of Manassas, and the Civil War actually has a very interesting place, maybe he is not familiar with the details of this history, but he heard a sentence and was deeply impressed.

"The civil war, start in the front yard of my house and end in the front yard of my house!" The man who said this was called Wellman. McLean, a farmer, moved out of Richmond to escape the war, and as a result, ......

Bang! Bang!

Soon the battle began, first of all, the shelling, first with weapons with a long range, and everyone had never seen a real battle.

"Hey! Clint, what do you think? This is the most advanced war in the world today! ”

On a hill behind the side of the Northern Army, with a large number of people, Fiona and Li Mengyang really started a picnic, everyone took out the carefully prepared food and prepared to eat and drink, but when they heard the sound of cannons, they naturally took out their binoculars.

Faced with Fiona's treasure-like expression, Li Mengyang couldn't laugh or cry. He understood Fiona's thoughts, that is, he was a Chinese after all, although he was a thief, but he must have never seen such a battle scene.

But in fact, at this time, Li Mengyang felt that the armies of the north and south were simply composed of a group of comics!

It's not an insult, anyone who sees the current scene will think so.

I won't talk about the recruits or anything, but when it comes to the military uniforms of both sides, the people in the north are so interesting, they are wearing dark blue shirts, red belts, and even one of them is red, which is far away from a glance, a guiding light!

Well, this is the color of the American flag, which is definitely what a decent military man should wear.

The southerners' army wears blue-gray, but it's summer, and blue-gray is so dazzling in the green, and what's even more nonsense is that many of these guys' uniforms are the same as those of the northerners, anyway, it's messy.

The key is, their formation, or the formation of guns!

"Row of guns! Gun formation! Li Mengyang kept whispering these words.

Li Mengyang was looking at it with his own telescope, this telescope was captured in the west that year, Fiona naturally didn't know about this legend, but Li Mengyang was excited at this time!

Why?

Because he followed Fiona and came here to confirm the tactics of the American army at this time!

Sure enough, it's still a line of guns! Both the north and the south are lined up with guns!

Bang! Bang!

I saw a cloud of fire erupting from the muzzle of the cannon, and then in the other party's formation, it was the dense crowd of the station, you are next to me, I am next to you in the square formation, and a piece was missing in an instant, and the flesh and blood were rotten, which was unbearable to witness...... (To be continued)

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