Now that he understood Lincoln's intentions in advance, Li Yongji could also respond in advance, so as to make the future results more favorable to himself, so the Chinese Expeditionary Force, which had been resting for about the same time, set off a big move again.

In addition to leaving a small number of wounded and sick and cooperating with local private forces to maintain local law and order, the main force of the entire Chinese Expeditionary Force, totaling more than 30,000 people, was dispatched, and then, in the name of support, directly sailed from New Orleans to Baltimore.

In less than two days, the entire Chinese Expeditionary Force landed in Baltimore and successfully joined forces with the local Allied forces.

Stonewall Jackson was originally very happy, after all, the Chinese came to this strong reinforcement, but he soon found that the Chinese Expeditionary Force seemed to be a little bad this time.

That's right, although the Chinese Expeditionary Force that came to aid landed, it did not merge with the Alliance Army from the beginning, but rebuilt the barracks outside the Union Army's barracks, and the barracks were directly on the edge of the dock, which was equivalent to faintly controlling the dock.

Moreover, the vague estrangement of the Chinese also made Jackson feel strange, if it were not for the fact that the two sides were indeed a friendship formed by war, and there was a common enemy, the Northern Army, he would have seen that this was a threat long ago.

However, the speed of information transmission of the Union army is still the same as that of the nineteenth century, which is extremely slow, and there has been no news from the capital Richmond, so in the case of insufficient information, although Jackson is very puzzled about the performance of the Chinese, he has to attribute this to the arrogance of the Chinese, and slowly does not care much.

Soon, as Li Yongji expected, Lincoln, who secretly mobilized troops, really made a move against Canada in the north, leaving only a very small number of troops on the southern front to defend.

The offensive of the Northern Army was fierce, and as soon as it came, the British were beaten bitterly.

This time, the offensive of the Northern Army was divided into two routes, the left army starting from Detroit, taking down Toronto not long after, and continuing to advance towards Ottawa and Montreal.

The Right Army cooperated with the reinforcements of the Potomac Corps that arrived in advance, and soon advanced to the city of Boston, during which the Northern Army attacked fiercely and was not afraid of death.

After all, although they have also mobilized a lot of troops from the country, their troops cannot be compared with the United States of America, which has mobilized the whole country, and the gap in weapons is not large, and it is even inferior to the Northern Army in some aspects, so the difficulty of fighting can be imagined.

It was at this time that the British finally remembered their allies and hurriedly sent a letter to the alliance, asking them to send troops quickly and help the British by encircling Wei and saving Zhao.

That's right, it is to encircle Wei and save Zhao, although the British don't have this idiom, but people also understand similar tactics, knowing that it is unrealistic to expect reinforcements from the Alliance Army at this time, and can only expect the Alliance Army to launch an attack on the southern front, which will involve the energy of the Northern Army.

After fighting for so long, how much strength the Northern Army has, they can also be calculated.

After getting the news, Davis in Richmond was very entangled.

Originally, according to his intention, he wanted to send troops immediately, and while the Union army was being held back by the British, he would enter the territory of the United States in one fell swoop, and realize the sacred unity of the United States as soon as possible.

However, we all know that although the Confederate States of America was founded, it was actually a loose political organization, and although Davis was president, he could not do everything he could, and it was impossible to listen to him in everything, which was completely different from Lincoln, which had been centralized.

Therefore, if he wants to do something, he has to hold a meeting, and he has to discuss it with other bigwigs and parliamentarians.

Sure enough, while President Davis and Commander-in-Chief Robert Lee were both in favor of an immediate all-out offensive to help the British regain lost territory (yes, in the Confederate view, this is called the Reconquista), others did not.

Out of economic considerations, many southern bigwigs did not agree to send troops immediately, and most of them had the same meaning, that is, they still had to fight, but they had to wait, and after the northern army and the British were defeated, they would pick up the bargain.

Their reasons are also very sufficient, that is, a full-scale offensive is not child's play, and the materials needed are not a little bit, and as far as the current coalition government is concerned, it is really not necessary to lack money, and even the daily administrative expenses are completely dependent on loans from China and Britain, and in this case, it always takes a little time to launch a full-scale attack.

This shows the difference between politicians and military personnel, who always focus on fighters from a strategic and tactical point of view, while politicians think more about things beyond tactics, and if there are many personal goals, it is even more difficult to reach an agreement.

After finding that they couldn't reach an agreement immediately, Davis and Robert Lee were also helpless, but they didn't want to give up the current favorable opportunity, so they simply planned to bypass those bigwig congressmen and go it alone.

What I want to say here is that although the Confederates are still a loose political model, and even the army is loose, in fact, the main army that can really fight is still in the hands of President Davis and Commander-in-Chief Robert Lee.

Not to mention anything else, only one Northern Virginia Legion can be called the elite of 90% of the Alliance Army, and for now, it seems that the Alliance Army has only such a unit that can be called elite.

And it is this only elite that is in the hands of Robert Lee, which is equivalent to the hands of Davis.

Therefore, if only the Northern Virginia Legion was ordered to send troops, they could still do it.

But there is another problem here, that is, as those parliamentarians said, the army's offensive requires a lot of logistical support, especially this time it is a war to destroy the country, or a war to restore the homeland, and you can't play the war with war and loot like before, so the need for logistics is very urgent, and the people who just have the logistics materials are basically those bigwig parliamentarians, or the big farmers in the south.

Therefore, in the case that those farmers do not agree, even if they can act, the intensity is very limited, after all, not to mention food, even shells and bullets, these are also bought with money, and these arsenals of the Union countries are all private factories.

Finding that Davis had been frowning, Robert Lee suddenly said, "Actually, there is another choice. ”

"What choice?" Davis asked.

"Chinese!" Robert Lee said in a deep voice, "As far as I know, the Chinese have sent the main force to Baltimore, it seems that the plan is not small, and they have always paid attention to logistics in battle, it seems that they have never worried about logistics materials, and they are particularly rich, so at this time, we should ask them for help."

Baltimore has a special geographical location, as long as the Chinese are willing to agree to help us, not only can we get sufficient supplies in terms of materials, but also tactically, it is also the best choice, because even if the Chinese are unwilling to end in person, they only need to hold Baltimore, at least they can liberate Jackson's troops and form a mobile strike force to cooperate with the front-line operations. ”

"Chinese." Davis continued to frown, "Chinese are wolves who are more ruthless than the British, and their appetite never seems to be satisfied...... Well, even if we don't talk about the size of the Chinese's appetite, if we put forward this request for a joint march, do you think the Chinese will agree? You know, the Chinese have never taken us seriously, otherwise they would not have gone to Baltimore without talking to us. I think the Chinese are very problematic, when their ultimate goal is not understood, is it really appropriate to rush to them at this time? Or, if we do make these demands, at what cost? ”

"But now only they can help us." Robert Lee said, "Otherwise, would you have found a better alternative?" Those legislators with fat brains? Or the British and the French, who are difficult to protect themselves? ”

"But ......"

"No, Your Excellency." Robert Lee shook his head, "I'm afraid the British and French won't be able to hold out for long, and once they fail, the Union Army will have no worries, which is equivalent to liberating a large number of troops, which is definitely not good news for us." So in this case, as long as you can win, you can pay as much as you want. ”

After a pause, Robert Lee continued: "Moreover, even if the Chinese have a great appetite, it will be a matter for the future, as long as the motherland can be reunified, we have the opportunity to deal with them." ”

Hearing Robert Lee say this, Davis finally made up his mind and agreed to continue to ask the Chinese for help, and considering that Baltimore and Richmond did not have a telegraph, after all, there was still a Union Army in between, so he immediately sent a commissioner to Baltimore by boat, hoping that the Chinese would cooperate with them in launching an attack on the Union Army. (To be continued.) )