Davis's order, whether it was seen at that time or in the eyes of future generations, was an outright traitorous act, looking at his order, even Wang Jingwei in later generations would be willing to bow down.

Even in such a grim situation, Lincoln refused to use the Mississippi River as a boundary and give away all the western land, this Davis is good, obviously the situation is much better than the northern government, but for private interests, he can brazenly sell the rights and interests of the Confederates.

You must know that west of the Mississippi River, not only the United States of the North has territory, but the Union countries he leads also have a large number of territories, such as Texas, which supports the southern government, but it belongs to the west of the Mississippi River, and if the land west of the Mississippi River is given away, then Texas will be given away.

The reason why Davis is not like Robert. Li went to Britain and France like that, but he was bent on currying favor with China, and even did not hesitate to sell more rights and interests, because the two sides were in different positions and had different perspectives, which ultimately led to different perspectives.

Robert. In the final analysis, Li is only a commander-in-chief of the army, to be precise, a front-line commander, he is only responsible for how to fight, such as logistics, conscription, and the like, he doesn't care, and he can't control it, so he mainly focuses on the opponent in front of him, and his knowledge of other people's intelligence is quite limited.

But as president, Davis is different, although he is only a national representative who has been elected, and his power is not particularly large, but in any case, the political and intelligence resources he has are Robert Brown. Li couldn't compare, so he knew a little more about it.

For example, in China, Britain and France, Davis knows more about the inside story than Robert. There are many more.

Like France, although this country also intervened in the Civil War, it sent less than 10,000 troops in total, and basically it was not a regular army, purely a soy sauce role, and they were willing to come. It is purely to come and take advantage of the wind, and by the way, to support the two allies of China and Britain and maintain friendly relations between them.

The real target of France is Mexico, and their main focus is now on Mexico, always hoping to turn Mexico into a French colony, or into a puppet state that listens to the French language.

At present, it seems that although the French army has occupied Mexico City, supported an emperor Massimiliano I, and created a Mexican Empire, it seems that the situation is beautiful. But the fighting did not stop.

In March 1864, the French army began to attack Oaxaca, but because of the light enemy's rash advance, and the Mexican Republican Army was equipped with a large number of Chinese-made Huaxia Type 2 rifles, the result was abandoned by the Republican Army led by Juarez, and the loss of more than 3,000 people can be said to be the biggest defeat since the French invasion of Mexico.

In that battle, the French and Imperial armies were in a state of strategic contraction, from the original attacking side. It became the defender, but it was the Republican Army, first weak and then strong, and was beaten from the original passive. It became an active offense.

Now, the Republican Army has counterattacked Mexico City and is preparing to liberate Mexico City, if it were not for the lack of heavy firepower of the Republican Army. Maybe we can take it now.

Because of the severity of the situation, the French army withdrew its troops early and privately, leaving only two hundred or so symbolic troops in New Orleans and Boston. The main forces had long since withdrawn to Mexico, ready to respond to the Republican counteroffensive.

On the other hand, France is not quiet at home, because France is facing a severe internal fiscal deficit and the threat of external rising star Prussia.

Not to mention the fiscal deficit, France has been using military force everywhere in recent years, such as the previous Crimean War, which looks very majestic on the surface, but in fact, the real benefits have not been much, and France's finances are already seriously unable to make ends meet, which is not much better than Davis's allies.

Externally, Britain and the Russians, the old enemies, were not mentioned, and even Prussia began to jump up to challenge France, the new boss of Europe.

For example, recently, Prussia is starting a war with Denmark, and France must also be wary of this neighbor and want to maintain the balance of power in Europe, so it is impossible to continue to send troops to the Americas without control.

Therefore, it is no longer necessary to expect France to help the Confederate States of America, the current French emperor Napoleon III, his eyes are red due to lack of money, and his troubles are no less than Davis, but France's national strength is stronger, and it has not encountered large-scale wars like the confrontation between the north and the south, so there are no major problems for the time being.

Let's look at Britain, which is now known as the world's number one power, and claims to be the world's number one in terms of financial and military strength, but his situation is not good.

Internally, Britain's fiscal problems are indeed better, but Britain's external problems are quite troublesome.

In Asia, Britain is facing a challenge from China, Russia and France in Europe, and India has not been at peace lately, so Britain is already unable to maintain these colonies.

Although Britain invested a huge amount of military power in the North American theater, there were no other commendable results other than the naval blockade of the east coast of the United States and the capture of Boston.

The poor performance of the British Army in the Battle of Starlight Town is obvious to all, and there have been many skirmishes between the British and American forces since then, but they all ended in failure.

In other words, today's British army, in the eyes of the U.S. military, is simply a bunch of waste wood, in addition to wearing better clothes, it is really not powerful to fight, it is not good to be able to hold Boston, and expect them to expand the results of the war, that is not to think about it.

That is to say, the current federal army, except for the defeat of the Chinese and the fact that it has not won a war, is not weak in combat effectiveness on other battlefields, especially in the face of the British army and the French army, it feels even better.

In this case, counting on the support of Britain and France is pure pipe dream, they themselves are difficult to protect, how can they help the coalition army?

Maybe I want to say, the French don't talk about it, they don't have money in their pockets, but the British are still very rich, since they can't fight themselves, can they support the Union army that can fight, isn't it better?

Well, this is the thinking of the US military in later generations, but it is a pity that the current world boss of the empire on which the sun never sets, is not the United States of later generations, and they are the focus of their considerations. It's completely different from America on another plane.

Because once military aid was provided to the Union Army, as a result, the Union Army won the battle with British aid, and the British Army itself was defeated one after another, what does this mean? It shows that the British army is incompetent!

How could the British admit such a faceless thing? For the pride of the British Empire, they can't do this, so they would rather not help, and hold their breath to win the battle first, and then talk about other things.

In addition to this, there is a more important reason. That's what Britain really thinks.

Like the Chinese, the British actually did not want the United States to be reunited, but wanted the United States to truly divide into two countries and contain each other, so that he could fish in troubled waters, retake New England, and maintain his colony of Canada.

Even, because of its geopolitical relationship, Britain is more eager for American secession than China. So when the government in the south is weak, the British may help, but in this situation where the army in the north is weak and the army in the south is strong. The British were not willing to help, and might even help the Northern Army in turn.

Especially after the separate truce between the Chinese and the United States, Davis was even more certain that the federal government had already made contact with the British eight or nine times out of ten. Once the British get what they want, it is very likely that they will also follow China's example and have a separate truce.

Once the British also had an armistice with the Union Army. Needless to say, the French were also working on the armistice, and in the end it became the Union Army to face the Northern Army alone.

When the time comes, everyone will be exhausted, and they will really have to sit down and negotiate to complete the fait accompli of the equal division of the United States, so that the originally unified United States will become two countries, one south and one north.

When the Confederate State was first established, it seemed that it was only pinning its hopes on independence, and did not think about defeating the north and reunifying, but in fact, that was only the appearance, otherwise, it would not have fired first, and took the initiative to attack the fortress of Sumter in the north, which provoked the prelude to the Civil War.

In other words, the so-called Union States are just the formation of a new government, and the real idea of everyone is to restore unity, but to follow their own ideas.

Therefore, Davis himself could not tolerate the continued division of the country, especially now that the Southern army was dominant, and he did not want to tolerate the existence of the northern government.

However, the reality is that the coalition government has a major financial problem, and if it does not find a way to make up for it, the military offensive will not be sustainable, and the opportunity to unify the north may be lost.

Therefore, at this critical moment, since Britain and France are unreliable, the only thing that can be counted on is China.

It is precisely because he understands the mystery of this that Davis looks like he will do whatever it takes, because in Davis's view, as long as the north and the south can be unified, then in time, the lost land in the west will still have a chance to get back.

But if we don't find the Chinese to borrow money and materials now, so that the North cannot be defeated as soon as possible, and the North and the South continue to be divided into two countries, then either side is a loser. Because once divided, whether it is the north or the south, it can only be regarded as a small country, and in the days to come, it will be even more impossible to compete with the huge China.

At the end of the day, Davis is a strengthist, and in his opinion, since the Chinese now have more advantages, it doesn't hurt to let him eat more.

On the surface, he pays more land, but if the Chinese want to digest it cleanly, it is estimated that there is no play in a hundred years, and if the United States can be reunified, then relying on geographical advantages, in the next hundred years of competition, it is not yet known who will die.

Alexander. As vice president, Stephens usually has his own little ninety-nine, and he is not completely tempered with President Davis, but he is also very clear about the current internal situation of the Union State, and he also knows that if the domestic financial problems are allowed to worsen, sooner or later it will collapse internally.

Just kidding, as a guy from a poor background, Alexander. Stephens's ambitions are even greater than Davis's, and his desire to become president is even higher.

Besides, Davis will retire in two more years, and it seems that his chance is now, but if the government collapses at this time, then he will be completely out of action.

Therefore, for the preservation of the Confederate government, Alexander . Stephens's mind is heavier than Davis, after all, Davis has been president anyway, and he is relatively wealthy, even if he retires, it is nothing, but he Alexander. Stephens is not so good, except for his political experience, his own wealth cannot be compared to Davis.

Essentially, Alexander. Stephens is a typical power-chaseer, and for the sake of power, he can be unprincipled.

In another time, he defended slavery in the first place to gain the support of his local state, because most people in Georgia at that time supported the maintenance of slavery, and if you were against it, it would be non-mainstream, and you would be excluded from mainstream society.

At a time when the contradictions between the North and the South over the abolition of slavery were acute, he opposed the dissolution of the federation and self-reliance, which was his personal voice at that time, but the reason why he said this was also because at that time there were half people in favor of independence and half in favor of independence.

Later, when Georgia finally stood on its own, he immediately turned into a new Southern government, and because of his fierce rhetoric, he won the attention of everyone, and was finally elected vice president, and almost became president.

However, when the Confederates collapsed and he was captured and imprisoned as a war criminal, he resolutely pretended to be repentant, admitted his mistakes, and changed from a man who favored slavery to one who opposed slavery.

As a result, he was released, and then re-elected as a senator from Georgia, and even more than a dozen years later, he actually became the governor of Georgia and became a popular figure in the political arena again.

And finally when he died, his tombstone was engraved with the inscription "Dedicated to the public", which won unanimous praise from the federal government to the state government, and his own family became a well-known local family, according to the price level at the time, almost all of them were millionaires.

So, Alexander. Stephens is a typical person who can do anything for power, all his fairness and honesty are just appearances, and the only purpose is to grab power for himself.

Therefore, he is obviously very uninterested in Davis's style, obviously does not agree to the unprincipled prayer for the Chinese, and even less likes to be this kind of negotiation envoy who clearly wants to grovel, but he has the responsibility to be public and private.

Yes, Yo Gong, he is the vice president, and he has to listen to the president's orders; If he ignores it and allows the alliance to collapse, his dream of becoming president will be shattered, and the northern government will definitely not let himself be president.

"When am I leaving?" Figured out Alexander. Stephens said to Davis, "What do you need to prepare?" ”

"There's nothing to prepare." Davis shook his head, "Time is pressing, you go now, I will write you a letter of appointment, and send a team of soldiers to escort you, you immediately take a boat to Norfolk, change ships there, go directly to New Orleans, and when you get there, you can contact the Chinese." ”

"To New Orleans?" Alexander. Stephens frowned, "Although there are Chinese in New Orleans, it is said that their commander, General Lee, is not there, but in Smithland. When I go to New Orleans, isn't it farther away from Smithland? Why don't you just head west overland to Smithland? ”

"No, it's too dangerous to take the land route, after all, the Yankees still control that area, so it's better to take the sea route." Davis said, "As far as I know, the Chinese have a telegraph that does not use wires, can transmit sound for thousands of miles, as long as you contact the local Chinese in New Orleans, you can quickly contact their general manager, and after that, the Chinese have motor boats that can send you along the Mississippi River to where General Lee is, so this method seems to be a long detour, but it is actually the fastest." ”

"Okay, I see, I'll go get ready, and I'll leave early tomorrow morning." Alexander. Stephens nodded, "I promise to bring you back good news as soon as possible, so you can rest assured." (To be continued......)