"On April 20th, the weather in Atlanta was good, but as usual, early in the morning, the Yankees' shells flew in...... Early morning shelling has become the norm, and I've heard that the reason why the Yankees like to fire early in the morning is to shoot enough for today, so that they can have more time, including most of the morning, the whole afternoon, and the whole night...... The gunners of our Southern Army basically went on vacation directly, and the trenches made it difficult for the shells on both sides to really hit anyone, which was very helpless, but there were too many ways...... Atlanta is still holding on, the morale of the soldiers may not be high, but no one has thought of surrendering, they all know how to be treated if they fall into the hands of the Yankees, and now the villages outside Atlanta are empty, or the villages are gone, where did they go? That's where the Yankees come in! Therefore, the soldiers will definitely fight to the end, the people of the south! Let's support Atlanta! ……”

This article was the headline of Women's Power, of course, this newspaper is not what it is today, almost a month ago, but it still carries a lot of information.

First of all, this must have been written by Eleanor...... Well, about this, Li Mengyang naturally knew it at a glance, and the reason why he wanted to read this newspaper was actually ...... Saying that he doesn't want Eleanor in his heart, how is this possible?

The figure that stood in front of him back then, Li Mengyang will never forget it for the rest of his life.

Well, let's put aside the feelings of longing, there are many more things in this article.

Atlanta is now in the confrontation phase, and the trenches make it difficult for both sides to break through the other's defenses, and the artillery of this era is almost useless. Even if it's a French mortar. It can't cause too many results.

But let's be honest. Li Mengyang knows that no matter how good the trenches are, if the firepower is strong enough, it can't hold it, and the current firepower problem, in fact, has a solution on the part of the empire, that is, mortars!

It should be said that now the mortars of the Reich are still relatively average. It's just the beginning of a brainstorm with shells, but these weapons show a very good kill, mainly because of their parabolic approach.

Weapons still need to be improved, but Li Mengyang has already done something that does not conform to his general practice, that is, he did not sell mortars to the south of the United States, and naturally the north did not either, because they were blockading the empire.

You must know that Li Mengyang is very fond of the means of market pressure to accelerate scientific and technological progress, and the previous electric lights and other things were all done like this. But now, he didn't.

Mortars as long as there are enough. Fierce enough, then you can destroy the trenches, because this thing kills enough, and the landing point can actually be calculated, although it can't be so accurate, but if it's enough, it's okay, the American Yankees are now fighting all day long with mortars, and they can also see that the effect of this kind of fight is better than ordinary cannons.

But Li Mengyang has adopted a very strict blockade posture, and no one should sell this mortar to the south!

Why?

The reason is very simple, that is, Li Mengyang was afraid that this mortar would be sold to the south, and then he couldn't control it anymore and was learned by the northerners!

Is mortars hard?

In fact, it is not difficult, this kind of cannon is a different perspective, that is, everyone used to work the barrel, but now we use the brains of the shell, it's as simple as that, the barrel is simple, no rifling, the smoothbore is good.

So, basically, this thing is a little bit clear!

But what would happen if the Yankees learned it?

The Civil War will end soon!

It's such an outcome, inevitable, and it will be very fast.

How could Li Mengyang be so sure?

Of course he was sure, and he was very sure!

You know, it's 1867 now, and if it were the original history, the American Civil War would have ended long ago, and then the United States would have entered a great era of rapid development, which seems to be called the Gilded Age.

And the reason why the American Civil War was able to be fought for so long and history was completely changed, and one of the important factors was the trench war invented by Li Mengyang!

This is needless to say, because with the trenches, with the current weapons situation, all the two sides can do is to confront each other, in fact, in the original history, the reason why the American South lost was actually because the South's economy collapsed.

And now, the American Empire has given blood transfusions to the South, or rather, everyone has carried out effective commercial circulation, which has kept the South going.

However, if we study the overall situation in the United States, we can make such a judgment, although the south can hold on to it now, it is definitely in a precarious state!

To say that the turning point of the American Civil War was at Gettysburg, but in fact, if we look at it now, the strategic turning point is actually Atlanta!

Atlanta is a very interesting place, she is east of the Alabachea Mountains, she is a city on the high ground, and this is actually the western gateway to the South, if this place is lost, then the American South will open the door, and there is nothing to stop the Yankees!

The same is true in history, when Atlanta was conquered, the Yankees burned and looted all the way to Richmond. Before Lee, the Southern government had already surrendered. Li Shi led the remnants to rush north again, hoping to use the last bit of strength to turn the tables, but unfortunately, the general trend was already gone at that time.

That is, the real war was already over in 1864!

Therefore, Atlanta is extremely important, which Li Mengyang didn't know much when he was reading books, but he came to this era in person and realized this.

And this place has also developed very well, Li Mengyang remembers that the city will be home to many large companies in the United States in the future, and the reason for this situation is actually because Atlanta's geographical location is too superior.

This is a major transportation hub between the north and the south!

There used to be two main railway lines running through here, and now, of course, there is only one left, but this one, that's really a lifeline, Robert. Li also saw it clearly, he sent tens of thousands of soldiers to repair trenches along this railway line!

Of course, it is not enough to completely wrap this railway line with trenches, after all, there are other cities that can be defended, but this also shows the importance of this place, and it must not be lost!

Yes, Li Mengyang can't let mortars be learned by the Yankees, maybe the Yankees will come up with the guò mortar system by themselves, but I, Li Mengyang, must not make this mistake, the market doesn't want it, and the money doesn't want it!

If the mortar is mixed up with the trench line, then Atlanta will definitely be lost, and the loss of Atlanta means the collapse of the South, and the South of the United States is finished, and the United States will not fight a civil war, then what will happen?

How simple, of course, to deal with the nascent American Empire!

The whole logical relationship is like this, if this qiē happens, then can the American Empire deal with the entire United States of America?

Li Mengyang is not a naïve child, he knows that the current power balance between the empire and the United States, even if the annual steel output of the newly built empire second steel plant can theoretically break 1 million tons, but he also knows that the current strength of the empire is not the opponent of the United States!

The population of other people is more than ten times that of us, and the industrially developed Cheng Dù is not much higher than others, but it is because of a high emperor who is far away, so if the north is really defeated by the south, then the United States of America will immediately clean up my American Empire!

Of course, this kind of thing can't be allowed to happen, but as far as what is revealed in this newspaper, Li Mengyang feels it now......

Atlanta is very, very dangerous!

Because there's that paragraph, Eleanor wrote, why didn't the soldiers in the South surrender?

They can't surrender, they're afraid of being brutally treated!

Of course, what is said in the article is firm and unyielding, but Li Mengyang noticed some inadvertent places written by Eleanor, maybe it was written inadvertently, but this is the real situation.

Atlanta is already a city that needs to be defended with a garrison and a will to do the last thing to hold!

News is a thing that pays attention to truth, and truth is the first principle, but if news wants to be seen and accepted, it also needs to have a certain story. It should be said that in this article, Eleanor plays both authenticity and storytelling very well.

From this point of view, Li Mengyang really knows Eleanor very well and his heart......

Li Mengyang thought of this, and he couldn't help but look around...... The most thief is weak-hearted, he is afraid of the three wives...... In fact, they are all fighting landlords in the palace of San Francisco, Li Mengyang This is definitely a subconscious action!

So what should we do now that Atlanta is already in such a critical situation, and if things are allowed to develop, the American Empire will also have a huge crisis?

Li Mengyang, who was holding the newspaper, couldn't help but say to himself: "It seems that I am going to prepare for a big fight." ”

"What did you say?" Next to Leland. Stanford actually heard, but what was it going to do?

"Your Majesty's father! What are you going to do? You don't need to make a move, you just say, I'll go and him! "Zhou Xiaoshan is also eager to try.

"......" Li Mengyang's forehead couldn't help but sweat a little, this son of his own is simply ......

Forget it, people also have good intentions, but however, it seems that this battle can't be avoided.

So Li Mengyang: What is this? Is he going to war with the United States of America?!

Doesn't it mean that the strength is not enough?

Yes, but you know, if the American Civil War is over, the strength will be even worse!

So, just don't do it and don't do it twice!

"Let's go back to San Francisco and have a meeting." Li Mengyang's simple words, that day will be indispensable for a bloody storm...... (To be continued......)

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