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After the defeat of General McDowell, General McClellan became the former commander-in-chief of the Union army. General McClellan was a highly-talented graduate of West Point, and he was also a prominent player in the war with Mexico. Because he always liked to imitate the style of Emperor Napoleon, he was given the nickname of a little Napoleon.

In the original history, McClellan was accused by some of the parallel generals. The main reason for this is that General McClellan regularly delays fighters. For example, in the Battle of Antipam, if he boldly pursued the Confederates, Robert? General Lee's corps was almost certainly wiped out. However, General McClellan did not fight back, and watched Robert? General Li calmly retreated with the Southern Army. And at other times, the general was always very cautious, even to the point that he could not attack without several times the strength of the enemy's army, and with a greater material superiority. As a result, he was accused by many of being fearful of the enemy.

But on the other hand, General McClellan basically did not lose any battles in the whole war. And he has won more than once in key battles. Of course, this victory came when the enemy took the initiative to attack him. And he took the initiative to attack the enemy, what is the effect? Well, it's basically a one-month standoff, a two-month standoff, and a three-month standoff...... until the opponent's logistics could not afford to retreat on their own initiative.

Since taking command of McDowell, General McClellan has devoted all his energies to defending and training the army. General McClellan told President Lincoln that he now had no less troops than the south (he had exaggerated the strength of the Confederate army in order to prevent Lincoln from giving him an order to attack). But when it comes to training, they are far worse than the Southern Army. So he needs a lot of time to train. Well, a lot of live-fire training. Also, considering the bonuses of the trench to the defenders, he needs more, better weapons. For example, cannons, such as rear-loading rifles, such as grenades, such as landmines, such as the MacDonald 1857 precision fire version of the rifle, such as special anti-barbed wire blasters, such as more powerful pills that can give soldiers courage, such as heroin that can soothe soldiers' pain, such as ...... Anyway, anything that could be used, he kept declaring, the reserves were insufficient, and he kept asking for more. So much so that Lincoln even said to people: "Whenever you receive a telegram or a letter from General McClellan, you don't need to read it, there will definitely be a sentence in it: I need more people and more supplies." I'm going to empty the whole treasury, but he's still shouting at me, I want it, I want it! I'm so fed up with this guy! ”

Although Lincoln hated the bottomless pit of greed, General McClellan was simply too endearing to Scrooge. As soon as you come up with something that might be useful on the battlefield and give General McClellan a second look, he will immediately say to President Lincoln, "We need something like this urgently." "God, is there a more endearing general in this world than General McClellan?

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"Ah, Colonel Robson, how about you look at this round of drills of the Potomac Corps?" General McClellan said to Robson as he looked at the troops who were rehearsing grenade attacks on Confederate trenches.

"Well, that's good. The grenade barrage was maintained fairly well, and the enemy fought back with almost no gaps. Robson replied.

The so-called "grenade barrage" is an enhanced version of the tactics displayed by the lovely General McClellan after seeing the offensive methods demonstrated by Colonel Robson, well, when he was a lieutenant colonel at that time. He demanded that the trenches be dug up to about 40 meters from the enemy trenches before the final charge, and then a large number of grenades were brought to the front line, and that specially trained soldiers constantly throw him into the enemy trenches and behind them, not only to suppress enemy fire, but also to use the smoke from the explosions to interfere with the observation of enemy artillery.

This tactic led to a significant increase in the army's demand for grenades. Such a tactic, of course, is the best tactic. So President Lincoln's treasury was a little more empty, and the volume of orders from the MacDonald Infantry Weapons Company increased.

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"The number of the Northern Army is growing. Moreover, there is intelligence that they are intensifying their training and preparing for an attack on us. Oh, and according to highly classified intelligence, the Northern Army was armed with some new, weapons aimed at trench warfare. "A staff officer was briefing several generals on the information he had obtained.

"What kind of new weapon?" General Johnston, commander of the Northern Virginia Corps, asked.

"General, there are several new weapons like this. One is called a grenade, which is a throwable explosive weapon that can be carried by a man. The staff officer replied, "Here are the outlines of this weapon and some simple figures." As for the samples, our intelligence officers have also gotten some and are now studying them in the rear. ”

The staff officer said as he distributed the information to the officers present.

"It can throw 5o meters, and the killing range is about ten to fifteen meters. Well, if it were me, I would use the tunnel to get closer to within 5o meters and throw this thing into the enemy's trenches. Jackson had a foresight.

"This thing is really useful in trench warfare...... Can we replicate this? Someone asked.

"I'm afraid it's going to be a little difficult. Well, just like when we were modeled after landmines, we lack safety explosives. Therefore, we can only rely on black powder instead. The explosive power of black powder is too far away, but this thing is very sensitive to weight, and it is impossible to simply make it bigger like a mine. If this thing is big, it won't be far away. Ordnance Officer Hardy replied

"That's really bad news." Johnston said, "Is there anything new? ”

"Yes, in addition to grenades, the Northern Army was given a shotgun designed for close combat. Through the special relationship, we also got a sample, a shotgun capable of firing six bullets in a row (a knock-off version of the Winchester M-1893). This weapon is extremely powerful at close range, and its shooting is far superior to that of a rifle like the MacDonald 1857. The Northern Army is relying on this new firearm to practice a so-called 'trench fire team' tactic. ”

"Trench fire team?" Robert, who served as President Davis's military adviser? General Lee also improved his concentration.

"It was a five-man combat group, consisting of two shotgunners, two riflemen of MacDonald 1857 armed with bayonets, and a bombardier fighting with revolvers and grenades. After entering an enemy trench, the bombardier will first throw a grenade around the corner of the trench; When the grenade explodes, the Shotgunner will use the shotgun to strafe the remaining soldiers behind the corner of the trench. As for the two riflemen, they were responsible for possible hand-to-hand combat. Well, the enemy's shotgun cannot be loaded with a bayonet. It is said that this thing was originally a civilian version of the shotgun produced by the MacDonald Infantry Weapons Company, and it was designed without the issue of bayonets in mind. ”

"Can this thing be copied?" Robut? General Lee asked.

"It shouldn't be too difficult. But productivity can be a big problem. ”

"In this way, Lee, once that junior of yours is fully prepared, and we are not ready, we will face a fierce battle." General Johnston said.

"When I was the principal of West Point in '52, he just left the school, so I didn't have much interaction with him. However, I still know some of his habits from others. Maybe we can take advantage of some of his weaknesses. "Robert? Lee replied.

Robert? Both General Lee and General McClellan of the Northern Army graduated from what would become known as West Point. (At this time, West Point was only a place to train officers at the platoon level) and by the time they graduated, they had all achieved the same rank - second place. It's just Robert? Lee was second in 1829, while McClellan was second in 1846. Later, McClellan returned to West Point in 1849 to teach military engineering, where he taught until 1851. The year before Lee returned to West Point as principal, he happened to be with Robert? Lee stepped across.

"Lee, what's your idea?" Johnston asked.

"This alumnus of mine is said to be a very cautious person who is hardly willing to take any risks. As long as he overestimates our strength, he can delay a lot of time. "Robert? General Lee said.

"Didn't he follow Napoleon's example everywhere? Napoleon was not of this style. ”

"Ah, this one...... Many people's role models are actually their opposite, what they desire but can't do. ”

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"General McClellan still thinks his army is not ready to attack? How long is he going to prepare? Am I going to give him more troops and raise taxes again? Lincoln looked at General McClellan's report and almost fainted. In this report, General McClellan stated that, according to the results of reconnaissance, the artillery of his current Confederate army was surprisingly strong. As far as he knew, the rebels had at least more than three hundred cannons. Moreover, the rebels also equipped the cannons with British-made shrapnel shells, which were extremely lethal. This would pose a huge threat to the Federation's offensive attempts. In order to avoid another rout, he had to gain an advantage in artillery firepower over the rebels before the battle began. Taking into account the fact that the rebel soldiers were fighting suzhì higher than the federal army, he felt that he needed at least 5oo cannons, and a large number of shrapnels.

"This damn guy, would he do anything else but ask me for something? 5oo cannons! Oh my God, how much is that? Fortunately, the MacDonald Infantry Weapons Company was already able to produce shrapnel at a much cheaper price than the British. Otherwise...... Fortunately, there is also the MacDonald Infantry Weapons Company. It's just that where did the southerners get so many cannons? Does that make no sense? My treasury is almost empty, and Davis's treasury should be even more ...... How is this possible? This guy must be boasting about Haikou, in terms of the financial resources of the south, in this direction the southerners can have a hundred cannons to stand up to the sky, but ...... Could it be that the British are behind it? It would be in their best interest if the South were to be divided. Recently, they have been smuggling by sea and do not know how many weapons they have supplied to the south. This situation must be contained, and the smuggling of the British by sea must be stopped. I have to strengthen the navy quickly, equip it with more warships, more ...... Damn it! It takes more money! ”