Daddy George's reason is simple, that is, if you protest now, it is too weak and can be easily suppressed by the powerful Chinese.

As mentioned earlier, due to Smithland's limited containment capacity, in order to avoid an excessive burden on logistics, most of the expeditionary forces were immediately transferred back after receiving American prisoners, leaving only a small number of local laborers or lumberjacks to work as camp repairers.

Because of this, when the expeditionary force began to retreat, it carried only 30,000 prisoners, and all of these 30,000 people had now arrived in Cairo with the expeditionary force, and according to the plan, everyone would rest here for a while, and after resting, they would continue to march towards Memphis.

Today, most of the American prisoners taken in by the expeditionary force are concentrated in Memphis City, because it is not only large enough city, sufficient supplies, but also sufficient troops to suppress it.

You must know that Memphis not only has another main army of the Chinese Expeditionary Force (the Second Division of the Expeditionary Force), but also a main army of the Alliance Army, which is not only the de facto headquarters of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, but also the headquarters of the Western Theater of the Alliance Army, and the real core hub of the entire Western Theater.

"So, we're going to Memphis before we start protesting?" Bob asked.

"To be precise, it can't be called protest, but negotiation." Father George shook his head, "As I said earlier, nowadays, we only have a total of 30,000 people, and those who have really joined the Self-Help Association are not even 5,000, relying on such a few people to engage in collective protests will only attract bloody suppression by the Chinese, because they have too many advantages, and they will not listen to any of our opinions in this case."

On the contrary, there are at least 400,000 of our compatriots in Memphis, all of whom are not much different, and they are all captives, and if we get there, we can take advantage of the opportunity to grow and grow. When the scale reaches a certain level, the impact will be greater, and at that time, the confidence to negotiate with the Chinese will be much more sufficient.

In addition, Memphis also had a corps of the Confederate Army, and their commander-in-chief of the Western Theater, Joseph Brown. Johnston is also said to be there, which adds weight to our negotiating actions.

You know, although we fought to the death with the Southerners, it was mainly a political disagreement. In essence, we are the same kind of people, and once we are defeated, the southerners' self-esteem is satisfied, and they will not be too harsh on us, and there is a high probability that they will play their gentlemanly tricks and release us unconditionally.

And, Joseph. I've never seen Johnston before, but I've heard a lot of rumors. Nothing else. One thing is for sure, he is a true gentleman, and he will not stand idly by and watch us, the captives of the Northern Army, suffer and remain indifferent.

So, here it is. We are completely under the control of the Chinese, and any wind and grass will only give the Chinese an excuse to use force and open the knife, and there is no chance of victory at all.

But what if we go to Memphis. Pause for a while and send a signal to the outside world that we are hungry for freedom and longing to go home. At the same time, if we had to abandon the idea of abolishing slavery in politics and support the South, or at least remain neutral, then we would probably have the help of the Southern Army, and the possibility of us returning home would be greatly increased. ”

Hearing him say this, Bob nodded, "But General, no, Daddy." The problem is that we are still in a state of war with the Southern Army, but we have stopped fighting with the Chinese, and now we are prisoners of the Chinese, if the Chinese do not release them, the Southern Yankees seem to have nothing to do, right? Can they influence the proud Chinese? ”

"No, kid." George. Jack smiled and said, "You forgot, although the Chinese have ceased war with our northern government alone, they still have a close relationship with the southern Yankees, and the southern Yankees cannot do without the Chinese, and the Chinese also need the south, and they will not overly stimulate the southern Yankees at this time." ”

"Why is that?" Bob wondered.

"Because of interests." George. Jack narrowed his eyes, "Most of the military supplies, industrial products and other materials that the south needs now are imported from China, and China now has a great demand for high-quality cotton, so more than two-thirds of the cotton in the south is sent to China."

That is to say, the southern Yankees seem to be able to fight, but in fact they are already puppets of the Chinese, because their economy has been fully controlled by the Chinese and has become the raw material source and product dumping market for the Chinese.

Therefore, in order to keep the new market of the Southern Union, the Chinese will not push them too much, but will continue to befriend them, because once they offend the southern Yankees and push them to the side of the British, it will be worth the loss. ”

"That is, what the southerners want now, the Chinese will satisfy them?"

"No, it's not." George. Jack shook his head, "In essence, the Chinese still occupy an advantageous position in this trade chain. How to put it, the relationship between the Allied State and China is now like the relationship between India and Britain, both sides need each other, but if you want to say who is stronger, it can only be China. ”

"There are some contradictions in what you said, since China is stronger, how can it listen to the weaker side? ……”

"It's because what people are asking for has changed." George. Jack continued, "In the past, the Southerners did need China more, they were on the underdog, thinking that they needed Chinese supplies more to support the war. But now the situation is different. Why? Because the Chinese have ceased war with us. ”

"Does the Chinese have anything to do with the truce with us?"

"Of course, because under the current war situation, our northern army is at an absolute disadvantage, and the Chinese are now truce, clearly to give our northern government a chance to breathe, and to concentrate on dealing with the southern Yankees, the British, and the French.

The meaning of the Chinese is quite obvious, that is, they want us to truly divide the United States into two countries, the north and the south, so that they can more smoothly digest the land they swallowed from us, and they can also penetrate both of us more strongly.

Once the great United States is really divided into two countries, it will not only seriously weaken our strength, but also divide us internally, give us another internal feud, and seriously slow down the speed of our development.

Think about it, once we can't completely defeat the Yankees now, we will be forced to recognize the independence of the Yankees and recognize the Union State in the South. Then this can only be a temporary truce, and in the near future, when the Chinese, the British and the French are gone, we are likely to continue fighting.

Because we have too many people dead on both sides, and there is too much hatred, and unless one side completely subdues the other, this hatred will grow stronger and stronger, and eventually become two countries that hate each other.

At that time, both of us will be on the lookout for each other and attack each other. With all the attention given to each other, what development can be talked about?

This kind of time does not take long, only one fifty years, with the strength of the Chinese, I am afraid that the land on the west coast has long been completely digested.

When the entire West Coast becomes Chinese, we lose control of it, and we have to worry about having a yellow-skinned neighbor around us and whether they will continue to covet our land. Wealth.

Not only the Chinese, but also the British and the French are happy to see us divided, because once we split, either of us will become a third-rate country. And. We will still hate each other when we are divided, and if we want not to be wiped out by each other, we will definitely have to seek foreign support, and at that time. We will become more and more influenced by foreigners, and eventually we will lose ourselves completely. ”

Speaking of which, George. Jack sighed deeply, "Anyway." Now the biggest problem for the Chinese is not how to defeat us, but how to control the southern Yankees, prevent them from defeating us, and re-complete reunification. In order to make the southern Yankees obedient and let them give up the northward strategy, the Chinese will definitely show favor to the southern Yankees in every way at this time.

Therefore, at this time, it is quite feasible to do small things that do not hinder the big principles, such as following the demands of the Southerners and freeing us captives, and this is also an opportunity for us. ”

"This, this ......" Obviously, Bob has been replaced by George. What Jack said was shocking, especially the gloomy future he had painted for the United States of America, which made it very difficult for him, a promising young man who maintained a strong sense of belonging and glory to the United States, to accept.

"You're saying that America is really going to break?" Bob finally swallowed and asked with difficulty, "Will our great United States of America really be divided into two countries, and two countries that are hostile to each other?" ”

"As it is, yes." George. Jack nodded, "Otherwise, I can't think of why the Chinese withdrew their troops in such a comprehensive superiority situation and negotiated peace with our United States government, even if they gained a lot of land, but seriously, those things are nothing, if they really defeat us completely, they can still get those lands."

Because after the end of the war, neither our North nor the South, nor the reunified United States, are temporarily unable to colonize the land on the West Coast, and we will eventually have to give up those lands to the Chinese.

Therefore, to say that the Chinese are for the land, then they do not understand the Chinese at all, and they do not understand the current situation, and we in the United States have not even developed the Mississippi River, and we do not have enough manpower, so where will we have the energy to develop the farther Pacific coast?

To put it bluntly, the Chinese want land, which is a real smokescreen, in order to make their truce agreement with the government of the United States of China look like that, so that outsiders think that the Chinese are blind and give up greater interests in order to get the land that can be obtained. But what they don't know is that the Chinese want others to think so, so that the real purpose of their truce is unknown.

Let's put it this way, even if they don't give them anything, the Chinese must have a truce with our United States at this time, or even if there is no ostensible truce, they will delay it for various reasons and will not continue to attack us.

The reason is simple, China wants our northern government to retain more forces to deal with the morale of the southerners, to block the southern Yankees' northern expedition, and to prevent the reunification of the United States.

However, after all, China has a very close relationship with the southern government, and it is said that a joint command has been established before to act together, and the relationship with the British and the French is delicate, so at this time, the Chinese cannot completely break with the southern government.

Therefore, the Chinese need a fig leaf to hide their true purpose. Their lions opened their mouths and signed a seemingly vast land agreement that actually had little real value to the United States of America, which was a smokescreen for the Chinese to disguise their true purpose. ”

"So, do we still have a chance?" Bob suddenly asked, "What else can we do to stop the Chinese conspiracy?" What does it take to avoid splitting into two countries? ”

Listen to what Bob says. George. Rogers. Jack's face sank: "I did think of a way, but it's difficult, as far as the current situation is concerned, it's very difficult. ”

"What is the solution?" Bob asked.

"The solution is that our President Lincoln relinquishes power and officially announces to the outside world that the federal government will unconditionally surrender to the Southern government, and Lincoln will fully surrender his power to the South." George said lightly.

"In other words, as long as Lincoln announces his surrender and announces his resignation, is it okay?" Bob was overjoyed.

"Yes. As long as Lincoln stepped down and handed over all power, it would be fine. George sneered, "But the problem is, he can't do that." ”

"Why? President Lincoln was also a man of national importance, and if he could avoid division, he would not have relinquished power. ”

"Even if he is really dedicated to the country, it can only be the former him, not the current him." George continued to sneer, "The United States now. It was already an empire under Lincoln's dictatorship, and in that new structural model, once Lincoln handed over power, he really had nothing. Even his life may not be saved, because the enemies he had previously suppressed will counterattack in groups.

And, even if Lincoln wanted to hand over power now, the people below him. Or that the bureaucrats and the army who supported him did not allow it, and it is very likely that he had just shown some intention to surrender everything and surrender unconditionally to the south. The next day they will be stabbed to death, and then the federal military will immediately put the blame on the Southern government, and then put the vice president in power and continue to lead them in the fight against the Yankees to the end. ”

"Why is that?" Bob wondered.

"Because it is not in the interests of those in power, or in other words, it is not in the interests of those with vested interests." George smiled slightly, "Who do you think gave Lincoln the power?" The people? What a joke, the current American people don't have that power at all, and they don't have that power!

In fact, Lincoln got to where he is today thanks to the support of the local big factory owners and the military. Lincoln's financial reform policy benefited the most from the big factory owners, and Lincoln's military reform benefited the military a lot.

Now, thanks to the war, the two have been combined to form a military-industrial complex, a behemoth that even Lincoln could not completely control them.

This military-industrial complex is dependent on the federal government to survive, and it is thanks to a series of new policies of the federal government that they live so nourished and can suck blood from the whole country.

However, once this government collapses and surrenders to the southern government, then the big farmers of the south will pounce in full force, and at that time, those with vested interests will become pieces of fat and be devoured like locusts by the southerners.

Think about it, how could those big capitalists and senior generals of the army allow this kind of thing to happen? ”

"But if they are divided into two countries, will they be happy?"

"Yes, for now, they will be happy." George said coldly, "Those people were not advantageous in the first place, but with the help of this war, they took too many benefits from those bankers and Democratic politicians, whether it was wealth or power, they were obtained by a small group of people, which they could never have dreamed of in the past."

Why take any risks when you've already reaped the benefits? Anyway, judging from the current situation, if we northerners want to completely defeat the southerners, it is impossible for the north to unify the south again, so it is better to stop the war first, and then start the war again when we recover.

Yes, I can imagine that those politicians in the North must think so, and they will definitely be in favor of an armistice, in favor of the independence of the South, so that they can completely reap the maximum benefits.

You see, it won't be long before the North and the South will start formal negotiations, and when the time comes, there will be a chance that eight times out of ten. The Nine Societies allowed the independence of the South, that is, the war was soon coming to an end, ending with the division of one country. ”

"Then we, our country ......"

"Alright, don't think about those useless ones." George waved his hand, "Those things are not something we can worry about, even if we break our hearts, we don't have the slightest impact on these things." So, let's continue to do ours, get rid of the captive status early, go home early, I'm fed up with being a captive here! (To be continued......)