"Rush!"

"Kill!"

"Shoot or kill!"

The shells were still raging in the distance, and the soldiers of the Empire had already rushed to the positions of the United States army!

The Bull River between the two hills is not to be feared at all, this so-called river is actually an irrigation canal, and the small river ditch has long been frozen in cold weather at this time, and it is completely impossible to stop the iron hooves of the imperial army!

The previous artillery bombardment was fierce enough, and now the Imperial army went up, mostly taking prisoners, and most of the United States soldiers were shocked and fell to their trenches, of course, many of them were also killed in their own positions.

The first line of defense of the United States Army was breached almost instantly, and the carefully constructed trenches seemed to be completely useless.

However, after all, the United States Army is an old fighting force, and their fortifications have also gone to sea.

Bunkers, culverts, mortars, and all sorts of messes were within a 25-mile range, but the Imperial Army was also prepared.

Bang! Bang!

Mortars, which are relatively easy to carry high-powered weapons, are still very good against bunkers.

And the fighters without mortars were not afraid, they crawled forward, and when they approached, they greeted them with grenades.

As for the mortar, that kind of thing can't even be fired with a single shot many times because it's too troublesome......

In his headquarters, Grant had a full view of the battlefield situation at this time, and his heart was very heavy, because the situation at this time confirmed his previous fears.

"Mr. President, you better go back to Washington first, and it's better to activate the emergency plan." Grant gave a piece of advice to Lincoln, who didn't leave.

"General. Then you ...... "Lincoln as president of the United States." Naturally, he couldn't have failed to hear what Grant meant.

"I said it before. To live and die with Washington, D.C., Mr. President, please let me live up to my promise! "Grant was very resolute.

"May God be with the United States of America!" Lincoln didn't say much, he just left a blessing.

"......" Grant understood that Lincoln already knew what he meant.

Washington, D.C. can't hold it!

This is what Grant conveyed to Lincoln, but he can't just say it, it will shake the morale of the army. But it can't be said otherwise, so the two exchanged like this.

So this information...... Very important, what should Lincoln do?

"Gentlemen! We should retreat right away! ”

Yes, we have to leave now, this Washington can't stay.

But this is Washington, this is the political center of the United States, and now there are 300,000 troops.

"Oh God! Please give me a ticket! ”

"I'm going to get in the car! Bastard! ”

"I'm a government officer! You know? Let me get in the car first! ”

"Bastard! I'm a senator! I'm supposed to go first! ”

At the train station in Washington, D.C., there was already chaos at this time, and everyone was scrambling for train tickets. It's hard to get a ticket.

It should be said that this news of the offensive of the Imperial Army. Many people know about that, because of such a big movement, you can't hide it if you want to, besides, the American people seem to have the habit of watching the excitement, and when the civil war first began, didn't everyone watch the war like a picnic?

Also, there are a lot of war correspondents, so the Imperial side attacked in the morning, and before noon, the old nose people gathered at the train station.

This kind of news is transmitted very quickly, in fact, people are already panicking before, after all, the war is burning under their noses, the dollar has plummeted, prices have soared, these things are deeply felt by the people, are they all fools, don't you know that this is all related to the war?

And what can these politicians on Capitol Hill do, or rather, politicians? Can you run it all?

The senators were panicked, knowing that their status was not low, but after all, this was a critical moment, as the leader of the country, the core of power, Lincoln had to ensure that his cabinet members, and important people must leave with him and reach a safe position.

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way! ”

"Make way for Mr. President!"

"Bastard! Let Mr. President go first! ”

There is no way, some tough measures must be taken, and the president of the United States, with the help of the military, will open the way ahead!

Finally, the president boarded the train with four of his old partners and a few other important officials, to Philadelphia.

"Gentlemen! Now what? ”

On the train, Lincoln naturally had to come up with a plan to deal with it, the situation at this time was too critical, and it was too sudden, he really didn't expect that Grant couldn't hold it!

"If you want me to say, the situation is not clear at all now, and we are simply scaring ourselves!" Cameron, the old guy, has a posture that is not afraid of heaven and earth, and what he means is that this battle may not necessarily be won by anyone.

But not everyone is like him, and Best said: "Mr. President, we should immediately elect the whole United States, and let all those who can afford it to help, and for this, we can give away some of our rights." ”

King Qin, this trick is also easy to think.

"This is not good, the local government will ask for rights first, and then we will be more passive." Chase, the old salmon, really sees things better.

"So......" Lincoln was really anxious, his hair was almost white at this time, and he was anxious, "Mr. Secretary, what do you think?" ”

Hey, that's a good question, because lately, Secretary of State Ward hasn't said much, no matter what policy, plan, all kinds of things, he rarely says anything.

Sward was the most capable one in Lincoln's cabinet, and he actually had a lot of ideas, but now, he turned out to be a muffled gourd, which is not very depressing.

"Mr. President." Sward's words were slow, as if he had something unspeakable, but he said them anyway. "I think. We should take the train now. Straight to New York! ”

"Just go straight to New York?!"

Clearly, Ward's suggestion was a bit difficult for the cabinet members to accept.

You know, going to Philadelphia is a good move, because Philadelphia is the former capital, then this city has the nature of a companion capital, so, now that Washington has a problem, let's go to Philadelphia. That's right.

In this way, it will be possible to stabilize the hearts of the people and at least give everyone a gesture that the United States of America is only temporarily at a disadvantage.

But if you don't go to Philadelphia, what will others think? The most important thing is that the advice given by Ward is to go to New York, which is located very far north, okay?

Just imagine, a president, the supreme leader of the country, he has run away, so who else still guards the country?

The people along the way can scold Lincoln to death. And if Lincoln goes to New York, Washington loses again. Then the land of the United States of America as large as Washington to New York is estimated to be directly given to the American Empire.

The American people will surrender directly, the dollar in their hands is depreciating wildly, and they have lost the war, so in order to live, how loyal do you still ask them to be?

It can be said that going to New York is not a good choice.

But Ward wasn't asking Lincoln for food, "Mr. President, there's a reason for my suggestion. The situation now is that Washington is very dangerous, and if Washington falls, then it will be very difficult for Philadelphia to hold ......"

Don't say it, what Ward said is very reasonable, because Philadelphia is not far north of Washington, so let's say we destroyed the railroad, but there is no obstacle on the way, and the Imperial army will easily come over.

But in fact, Philadelphia has an advantage, that is, Philadelphia also has a lot of railroads, but now the railroads are not safe, the American Empire has controlled part of the railroads, and Philadelphia is sad that the city's railroad lines overlap with Washington. I could have walked west of the Appalachian Mountains from here in Philadelphia, but I couldn't do it.

This is one of Ward's points, and there is a more important reason why New York was chosen.

"We can go to New York, we can win a certain amount of time, and then organize our forces in New York to compete with that empire, New York's terrain is very good, we can take advantage of the Hudson River, the key is that New York is composed of many islands, and on the ocean, the imperial army has not yet seen their power."

Yes, Ward is very correct in this point, that is, New York is likely to be able to hold, there is time, and there is a geographical advantage, the key is that New York has everything, big cities, in fact, the most important thing is that it is still close to the sea!

In fact, there is one sentence that Ward did not say, that is, if the current situation develops downward, if from the map, when the Imperial Army broke through Washington, they kept going north, and New York could not hold it in the end, then what kind of situation would this be?

The eastern part of the United States will be completely locked down by the Imperial Army!

Simply put, the United States has no access to the sea!

What is the United States? It turned out to be a British colony!

In other words, even if the United States fails in the end, they still have a trick, that is, they can ask the British for help, and they can even say, we will give you the allegiance of the Queen in the future, right?

This is all right, in order to be able to deal with that empire, the eastern part of the United States must have access to the sea, and from an economic point of view, this is also very correct, so, in fact, New York is very critical, absolutely to defend.

And now, it's obvious that Philadelphia can't be defended, but you have to go, doesn't that delay time?

This suggestion should be said to be very good and far-sighted, so to speak, Schward's little bit, Lincoln understood, but, can Lincoln agree?

"Gentlemen! Let's go to Philadelphia first! ”

This was Lincoln's decision!

"......" After making this decision, Lincoln threw a very regretful look at Ward, he really wanted to apologize.

But in fact, Sward also knew very well that Lincoln would probably not follow his advice, so why did he speak so little lately?

Because he knows very well that even if he makes a suggestion, maybe his advice will be useful, but if he becomes president, he will not take his own advice...... (To be continued......)

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