Public opinion bombardment and trade sanctions, came so suddenly, Lincoln was a little confused, in fact, he was never a decisive person, Lincoln gave Wang Feng the impression that the times created heroes, not heroes leading the times, from the beginning of the war, Lincoln did not recognize the determination of the South to split from the Union, and wanted to reconcile with the South, so he also hesitated militarily, resulting in a series of defeats.

In 1862, he wrote in a letter to Grayley, editor of the New York Tribune: My highest goal is to save the Union, neither to preserve slavery nor to destroy slavery, if I do not liberate one slave to preserve the Union, I will not emancipate one, if all the slaves can be preserved by emancipating the Union, I will be liberated all, if some slaves are emancipated, and if the Union can be preserved without emancipating other slaves, I will do so.

It can be seen from this that the abolition of slavery is only a political need, and it is by no means that Lincoln was born with sympathy for black slaves, and the so-called Lincoln in the textbook will cry when he sees black slaves, I am afraid that it has undergone artistic processing, and he hired black slaves as secretaries, which is probably also a political show.

Don't figure out what a politician thinks, because you can never figure it out, and don't believe what a politician says, because he will change his mind the next moment.

In short, Wang Feng believed that Lincoln had to liberate the black slaves only when the battle situation was extremely unfavorable and used the black slaves to resist the artillery fire of the Southern Army, that is, Lincoln did not have the ability to control the situation, but the situation was controlling him.

If you have to make a comparison, Lincoln's personality should be similar to Ma Niangniang, thinking too much. There are also too many scruples, and it is difficult to form your own opinions. They are all indecisive politicians.

At this time, Lincoln was curled up in his chair in pain. He has a feeling that the sky is about to fall, because the unfavorable public opinion may be a long-term fermentation and gradual progressive process, and the effect of trade sanctions will be immediate and effective, which will make the United States repeat the mistakes of Britain in a short period of time, and the government's finances will be in trouble, and it will also make people link the purpose of sanctions with the war waged by the North against the South.

You know, capitalists have no love. They love only hard currencies such as the dollar, pound, franc, centron, ruble, etc., and when sanctions affect their profits, they will most likely demand a rapprochement between the North and the South in exchange for the lifting of sanctions.

However, Lincoln did not think that China would send troops to directly participate in the war, Wang Feng secretly left Nanjing, and took the fleet from Xiangshan to sea at night, without significant troop movements, and the envoys of various countries in China did not know his whereabouts except for the Jin State and the British. Even the South American countries that needed to stop for supplies along the way, although they had said hello, they didn't know that Wang Feng was mixed in the army.

Basically, since the founding of the People's Republic of China, Wang Feng rarely stayed in Nanjing. Ordinary foreign envoys could not see him, and their affairs were all handled by Miao Peilin, Li Hongzhang, and even Wang Youling, and he did not show up. It doesn't make people doubt too much.

Naturally, the Kingdom of China and Britain will not reveal the whereabouts of the Chinese Navy, and South American countries are even more happy to see the United States split. Everyone understands the threat of a strong neighbor, and it will not be difficult to get along with China at this juncture.

"Your Excellency. The general election is just over four months away. Grant couldn't help but remind.

Yes, the United States is going to have another general election, although Lincoln has won the hearts and minds of the people by declaring war on the South, and has an advantage, but now there has been a change, if it is not handled well, the next president may not be him, if the moderates in the Democratic Party come to power, then it is likely to start negotiations with the South, and the results of the three-year civil war will be burned.

Lincoln's Republican Party, which was formed by a split of abolitionist Democrats, also meant that there were a considerable number of moderates within the Democratic Party.

Lincoln suddenly realized that China and Europe chose to attack at this time, naturally for military reasons, on the one hand, and on the other hand, to block him and remove him from power.

Taking a deep breath, Lincoln stood up and said: "General Grant, I ask you to capture Atlanta as quickly as possible no matter what, and complete the strategic encirclement of Richmond, as long as we break through Richmond before the impact of the incident reaches the maximum, it will be a boat, no matter how much China and Europe interfere, it is useless, can you do it?" ”

"I can!" Lincoln's request disrupted Grant's strategic deployment, because the strength of the North was far stronger than that of the South, Grant's original plan was to encircle the main, and then seek an opportunity to fight a decisive battle, and there would be a certain risk in rashly seeking war, but the sudden change in the situation forced him to fight quickly, and he could only agree. "Well, may God be with you, and I will go and call the council at once." Lincoln nodded and walked briskly outside.

Grant left Washington overnight, and the parliament was also noisy, some protested, some cursed, and some wanted to break off diplomatic relations with China and Britain, but no one could put forward a practical plan, after all, it was too sudden, and Wang Feng played this hand, the move was straight to the point, and it was difficult to resolve it in a short time, and the final result was only to convene the Chinese minister and the British minister, raise protests and warnings, and send special envoys to China and Britain to communicate, especially with Britain.

As for "Gone with the Wind", it is no surprise that the parliament did not pass a bill to ban circulation, but only asked the government to take countermeasures in public opinion to expose the lies in the book.

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After the NLD fleet sailed out of Dajin Bay, the first stop was the port of Las Peñas in Mexico, a distance of about 8,000 kilometers, and it was necessary to pass through the eastern Indian Ocean and the South Pacific OceanIt arrived at the port of Madryn in Argentine on August 26, continued north a day later, arrived in Rio de Janeiro on September 4, and arrived at its destination, Charleston, a famous port on the east coast of the United States, at noon on September 16.

It took a total of four months and traveled more than 30,000 kilometers, which was not only an extreme voyage, but also a major test for ocean-going warships.

After this voyage, the steam engine on the ironclad ship can be dismantled, and the high-intensity voyage fully verifies the reliability of the gas turbine, and there is no need to install a steam engine on the ironclad ship in the future.

The group of soldiers left the ship and landed, their faces were full of excitement, not because they had burning feelings for the United States, but because they had been on the ship for too long, and the land constituted a great attraction to them, especially the American Southern Army soldiers, local people, and American girls. Many of them wore tufts that showed their hemispheres, which was the dress of European and American women at the time.

(To be continued.) )

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