January 15, 1858.

The New World, western part of the United States of America, in the city of Mandragon, the capital city of the state of Crokas.

The decorations for Holy Child's Day had just been cleared, and the State Househouse, the largest building in the city, was lit up.

The cold sun shone on the land, and countless mighty soldiers of the National Guard of Clokas guarded all corners of the city.

On this day, all white citizens, with the exception of some essential workers in Mandragon's public facilities, were given early days off and listened to the sounds on the radio, either at home or in community meeting places.

"Everyone!"

With the words of the speaker of the state legislature, the voice was carried through the microphone throughout the huge state legislature.

"Your Excellency President Jefferson Davis, please!"

Immediately, the hall of the parliament burst into applause, and all the states from the south that supported the slave owners sent their plenipotentiaries to this great occasion.

All the voices in the council hall were broadcast in real time through the city of Mandragon throughout the state of Crokas, the entire 16 southern states, and the entire territory of the United States of America.

“······ They let us free the slaves, not caring that our people might lose their jobs because of it. ”

“······ They let us buy commodities but did everything they could to lower the price of cotton and agricultural products. ”

Jefferson Davis, the old rival of Lincoln, the current president of the United States, the haughty-faced white leader of the Whigs, stood in the middle of the council hall and spoke impassionedly.

In the thousands of words of exquisite speeches, the black history of countless United States of the North was counted, and the unjust grievances suffered by their allies were exhausted.

"O industrious, brave white people!"

"We would have had a future, a future of power, beauty, and expression!"

"Therefore, in accordance with the Supreme Constitution of America, we are in Clocas, Texas, Rokofell, Lewis······ Declared voluntary secession from the United States and the legal establishment of the Union of America. ”

At the end, Jefferson Davis stood up straight, put down the speech with his left hand, clenched his fist with his right hand and swung it into the air with all his might, shouting loudly.

"Let's unite!"

"The alliance is reasonable, and the Holy Lord defends us!"

In particular, the last slogan, under the body movements of Jefferson Davis's fist and waving, instantly ignited the atmosphere in the entire council hall.

The delegates from the southern states were even more excited and stood up first and shouted in unison.

"The alliance is reasonable, and the Holy Lord defends us!"

At the same time, most of the people in the south, who had been brainwashed by the radio and newspaper media under the patronage of the big farmers and slave owners in the past few years, also looked excited, and shouted with the same excitement at this moment.

"Long live independence, the Holy Lord defends us!"

They shouted one after another, especially in the city of Mandragon, which has been identified as the capital of the Confederate States of America.

The excited shouts of the white citizens formed a deafening wave of voices, which passed through the walls of the council hall and entered the broadcast that was being broadcast in real time······

On the other hand, it is even more lively than the Holy Son's Day just past, compared to the city of Mandragon, the capital of the Union State.

In Washington, the capital of the United States of America, the atmosphere in the meeting room of the White House of the Presidential Palace was silent.

The dignitaries of the Sixteenth United States Government sat around their tables, surrounded by their President, Abraham Lincoln, and listened to the broadcast of the founding of the Union State.

"Listen to these cheers!"

"Is the government of the United States so unpopular?"

Abraham Lincoln put down the pipe he was holding in his mouth, exhaled a puff of smoke, and said with some self-deprecation.

His wife, Maria, walked in from outside the conference room with a plate of black tea, placed a cup of tea in front of every Democrat in the room, and then sat next to Lincoln and looked at him worriedly.

"Your Excellency President, these people are just being deceived by those Southerners!"

Before the top brass of the Democratic Party could speak, Charlie, a tall, thin and old-fashioned middle-aged man who represented the justices of the United States of America, spoke first.

"According to our Supreme Constitution, anyone who has lived in the United States for more than 10 years and meets the ······ can become a legal American citizen, and most slaves in the Southern States meet this condition."

"And the pseudo-Union State does not have the support of this part of the group at all, their independence is illegal, invalid, and evil!"

"The Chancellor has authorized me to explain this fact to the public."

The United States of America's system of judges, which has been known for its political neutrality for centuries, is yet to make an extremely rare exception in clear support for the Lincoln administration, which has demonstrated the extent of the crisis for the United States of America in the form of the Confederate States.

"That's right, Your Excellency!"

"The Union State is illegal!"

"Those slaves are also human beings, and freedom and equality are sinless!"

Next, the Democratic Party officials criticized the Confederate countries with every word, which made Lincoln's face look much better.

"Your Excellency, Gentlemen."

In the end, it was the highest-ranking military in the country, the tall lieutenant general General Ulysses Grant, who made the final decision.

"Didn't we have expected this moment for a long time?"

"Human civilization has progressed to this day, and slavery has been recognized as evil and must be eradicated by justice!"

"And we're not without supporters!"

He stood up and, without hesitation, walked to the window of the White Room conference room and opened it.

In an instant, a burst of calls that seemed to be even higher than those southern Yankees on the radio came from the outside world.

"Destroy those Southern traitors!"

"Your Excellency, please eradicate the evil slavery!"

"We've got your back, Lincoln!"

······

After the declaration of independence by the Confederate States, countless Washington citizens walked out of their homes and factories.

Among them, there were old people, women, and young people, and they all came to the Civic Square outside the White House of the Presidential Palace, shouting the name of their President Lincoln and holding banners in support of the extermination of the Southern insurgents.

These vivid images deeply shocked Abraham Lincoln, and he only felt that unparalleled courage once again emerged from his chest.

That's right, it is incomparably right and just to free slaves and abolish slavery!

In the two months since he ascended the presidency, President Lincoln, who has forced himself not to speak out on the "abolition of slavery" in order to ensure harmony between the North and the South, has once again strengthened his original convictions.

Since those Southerners want war, then I'll give you a war!

"William, go and get the first draft of the 'Emancipation Proclamation' that we made last time."

Lincoln perked up his spirits and ordered first Secretary of State William Seward, who was to his left.

Then, he asked his wife, Maria, to straighten his collar for himself, and turned to everyone.

"Let's go to Civic Square together!"

"It's time to officially declare war on those Southerners and evil slavery!"

······

————————————————————————

On January 15, 1858, the 16 southern states of America became independent and formed the Confederation of America.

At 13 o'clock in the afternoon of the same day, Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States of America, declared the independence of the Confederate States as an illegal rebellion in Civic Square in Washington, D.C., and launched a counterinsurgency war against 16 southern states.

"The time we've been waiting for for a long time has come."

In the large conference room of the main building, in the Taiping City Fortress Center, which is next to the border of Rokofell, a group of high-level Taiping members led by the six Taiping rulers reported to Hong Tiangui in the center.

"President, starting today, this neighbor of 60 million people next to us, the United States of America."

"The state of civil war has been officially declared!"

Wu Tunan's words made Hong Tiangui nod calmly and admonished the comrades around him.

"Well, since they've already started fighting, then we have to take advantage of this opportunity!"

"Be sure to start the next ······ at the critical moment"

Before Hong Tiangui could finish speaking, the door of the conference room suddenly opened.

Among the many high-level leaders of the Taiping Society, Li Gu, the only Minister of Internal Affairs who was not in the conference room, walked in with a relaxed expression, and went directly to Hong Tiangui's side and whispered something in his ear.

Immediately, Hong Tiangui immediately stood up and said to Chief Governor Hu Weimin, who was in the first place among the six Taiping rulers and was responsible for temporarily controlling the overall situation when Hong Tiangui was out on business.

"There has been new progress on the 'Jiayi' side."

"The next meeting, you will continue to preside over the opening."

After seeing Chief Governor Hu Weimin nodding to him, Hong Tiangui and Li Gu immediately set off and walked together towards the secret prison of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The "Jiayi" in his mouth is the relevant intelligence code of the "Alchemy Map of the America Land Railway", which is the most important matter in the affairs that Hong Tiangui is currently concerned about······