Charles. M. Conrad frowned, as the U.S. Secretary of War, he knew very well about the current shape of the U.S. military. The current U.S. military seems to have sufficient troops, but in fact it is just a rabble. It is absolutely impossible to rely on a rabble to resist the elite Chinese army. Even, the current regular army of the US Army, even the frontier brigade under the 3rd Group Army of the Chinese Army, is far from catching up.

Due to the shortage of troops, the 3rd Army of the Imperial Army was expanded twice, and the number of frontier brigades under its jurisdiction has reached as many as 50, nearly 300,000 people. These border brigades are all made up of Chinese who immigrated to North America. Although they have not been in the army for a long time, they have been trained very hard, and their equipment is not weaker than that of the regular army of the Chinese army. In addition, in order to keep their homeland in North America, the soldiers of these border brigades fought very hard. Therefore, the combat effectiveness is very strong.

Of course, the strength of the 3rd Army exceeded half a million men, which was indeed too large. The Empire would not have put such a large force in the hands of a general, especially in a place like the United States, far from the empire's homeland. This was nothing more than an expedient measure in the war, and when the war was over, these frontier brigades would be transformed into guard units, responsible for garrisoning all parts of North America, no longer under the direct command of the 3rd Army, but under the command of local governments. After all, in the case of the initial determination of North America, the resistance of the Americans will definitely be fierce, and it will be necessary to use strong force to protect the interests of the subjects of the empire.

"Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, we still have half a million troops in Maryland. But if we draw the troops here. Once the Chinese attack from the sea, what should we do? "Charles. Minister M. Conrad was somewhat worried. After the Chinese Navy gained sea supremacy in the Atlantic. The U.S. government fears that Chinese* troops will land directly on the east coast and launch an attack on the most important northeastern region of the United States. After all. Whether it is the capital Washington or New York, large cities are either not far from the sea, or they are directly close to the sea, and are completely under the attack of the Chinese navy. That's what makes Charles. Minister M. Conrad left half a million men to be deployed in Maryland.

"Your Excellency, if we don't give William. If General Sherman sent reinforcements, his army would soon collapse. It won't take long to get from Ohio to Washington! A month, or even half a month, at most, is enough for the Chinese to hit Washington! "David. Admiral Farragut said. In fact. Regardless of whether the Chinese* army will attack from the coast or not, the fate of the United States is already sealed. Even if the Chinese Army launched an attack from land, the U.S. Army would not be able to resist it. In this case, it will only be a matter of keeping the U.S. government in stock a little longer.

"Well, to William. General Sherman's 200,000 reinforcements can't be more! "Charles. Minister M. Conrad said.

David. Admiral Farragut opened his mouth, but in the end he said nothing. He knew that 200,000 reinforcements were already Charles. Minister M. Conrad was able to promise the maximum number of troops. It's almost impossible to add more.

March 20, 1855. In Charleston, South Carolina, USA, a large number of warships and merchant ships flying the Chinese flag appeared here. After the Imperial Navy defeated the British Navy and gained sea supremacy, the entire Atlantic Ocean fell under the control of the Imperial Navy. This also gave the Imperial Army a chance to quickly destroy the United States.

This time. The four 'Western Han-class' battleships of the 5th Army of the Imperial Army, with more than a dozen cruisers and destroyers, arrived precisely to support the Imperial Army's attack on the United States. According to the plan. The entire strength of the Imperial Army's 11th Army was to be transported by the Navy directly from South Carolina to Maryland, delivering a fatal blow to the American capital.

The Navy of the Americans. In the last North American War, it was destroyed by the French and Spanish navies. Later, in order to cope with the pressure on land. The United States has invested all its forces in the development of the Army. Thus, the US Navy has already existed in name only.

It's only a two-day flight from Charleston to the Potomac River. That is, by March 22, the 11th Army of the Imperial Army was able to land not far from Washington.

Previously, the Imperial Army planned to land on the lower reaches of the Potomac River. However, when the 5th Fleet's chief of staff, Vice Admiral Ye Feng, led the fleet, arrived, it was proposed to land at Annapolis in the Chesapeake Bay. It is only thirty or forty kilometers away from Washington. In addition, the famous military academy of the United States Navy is also located here. Annapolis also has well-developed port facilities that facilitate the landing of troops.

Therefore, Lieutenant General Chen Yuan, commander of the 11th Army of the Imperial Army, immediately decided to change his plan, land directly at Annapolis, and then go straight to Washington, completely annihilating the United States.

At the same time, the U.S. Army is also constantly retreating under the blows of the Chinese and Western coalition forces. Not only did the 3rd Army of the Imperial Army break through the US defense line one after another, but the US troops were exhausted. The Spanish Army, which attacked Virginia from North Carolina to the south, was equally impressive. The 200,000 Spanish Army, defeated 300,000 American troops, invaded the territory of Virginia, and captured Richmond. As a result, the U.S. military had to send reinforcements to intercept the Spanish Army's attack.

Originally, the combat effectiveness of the Spanish Army was not strong. However, in comparison, the U.S. Army, which is made up of a rabble, is even worse. In such a situation, the Spanish Army was naturally able to gain the upper hand.

On the morning of March 22, 1855, the Imperial Navy's 5th Fleet had escorted the Imperial Army's 11th Army into the Chesapeake Bay. In order to prepare for an attack by the Americans, several battleships and destroyers of the 5th Fleet of the Imperial Navy took the lead and entered the Chesapeake Bay. The American fishing boats or merchant ships that were fishing were stunned by the sudden appearance of the Imperial fleet and the huge fleet. They fled one after another, and those who fled slowly were often hit and sunk by Imperial warships. Similarly, the news of the presence of the Imperial army in the Chesapeake Bay spread immediately.

For a time, the entire US military and the US government were in a panic. U.S. Army Chief of Staff David Brown. Farragut hastily ordered the 300,000 U.S. troops deployed in Maryland to be put into emergency combat readiness. It's just that because it is not clear where the Chinese Army will land, the US military will only divide troops to garrison major cities, which makes the already weak military strength of the US army even weaker.

The U.S. government is also panicking, and the Chesapeake Bay is already the core of the United States, not far from the capital Washington and the largest city, New York. Once the Chinese* troops land in the Chesapeake Bay, it will undoubtedly be a heavy blow to the United States.

U.S. President Millard. Fillmore sent a direct message to U.S. Chief of Staff David Murray. Farragut ordered him to resist the attack of the Chinese* army no matter what. However, David who received the order. Farragut only shook his head and smiled bitterly. With the current strength of the US military, if you want to resist the attack of the Chinese* army, it will definitely be more difficult than ascending to the sky. It seems that the demise of the United States is already inevitable.

At 10 o'clock in the morning of the same day, several battleships of the 5th Fleet of the Imperial Navy launched a fierce artillery bombardment of Annapolis, and the American military realized that this was the key attack place of the Chinese army. David. Farragut hurriedly ordered the army to gather at Annapolis, however, it was too late.

In the face of the shelling of several powerful battleships of the Chinese Navy, the already impenetrable defense line of the US army was destroyed in the fierce shelling. In the face of the devastating shelling, both American civilians and military personnel chose to flee for their lives. Powerful naval guns are not something that manpower can contend with.

The shelling lasted only half an hour before the officers and men of the 11th Army of the Imperial Army began to land. The fact that the U.S. forces did not blow up the port of Annapolis when they retreated was undoubtedly a fatal mistake. Transport ships carrying officers and men of the Imperial Army's 11th Group sailed directly into the harbor for loading and unloading, allowing troops to quickly disembark and attack.

In just half a day, Annapolis fell under the control of the 11th Army of the Chinese Army. In the afternoon of the same day, an infantry corps began to advance in the direction of Washington. Although the U.S. military mobilized troops to intercept the Imperial Army's 11th Army. However, under the attack of the Imperial Army, the resistance of the American army appeared too fragile.

The whole of Washington is already in a mess. Countless high-ranking officials demanded that the government immediately withdraw from Washington and retreat northward, preferably to British Canada.

But what's the use of retreating to Canada? Relying on Canada's more than one million people, it is impossible to withstand the attack of the Chinese army. The only possibility is to let the U.S. government survive a little longer.

The White House, President Millard. In Fillmore's office, the members of the cabinet are gathered here at this moment. It's just that everyone's faces are very ugly. They seem to have seen the imminent demise of the United States.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

A burst of artillery was heard, which meant that the Chinese army was not far from Washington, and soon, their shells were about to fall on Washington.

"Gentlemen! The Chinese are already very close to Washington, and now, a large number of territories have fallen, and the army has suffered heavy losses. If we want to defeat the Chinese, it is no longer possible. Therefore, I decided, surrender to the Chinese! Millard. President Fillmore said. (To be continued......)

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