Chapter 67: Battle Report and Teeth

Citi Capital, Washington, White House.

Arab Hancoln clutched his cheeks and slumped behind his oval desk.

On the table was the news of the crushing defeat of the federal government forces at Chancellorsville.

"What a bunch of idiots!"

Lincoln couldn't help but bared his teeth and cursed in a low voice.

It's that Robert Lee and Stonewall Jackson again!

These two guys' grades at West Point are not outstanding at all, and it may be too much to say that they are mediocre, but they are definitely not top students.

But why are these two Virginians able to press the top West Point cadets they sent out to the ground and beat them violently?

Even on the streets of Washington today, Lincoln can hear people talking about the PP Corps.

The full name of PP is [Peppa Pig], which means Peppa Pig.

The PP Legion, also known as the Page Legion, is derived from the cartoon pig's head printed on their military bag and the word "Peppa" on it.

In this day and age, all kinds of children's cartoon books have become very popular.

However, the most classic Tom Cat, Mickey Mouse, etc., will not be known to the public until the appearance of television in 1920.

But in any case, this pink, revolver-looking piggyback was still loved by the Southern Army.

The more tragic the war with high mortality rates, the more people need solace in their souls.

The appearance of Peppa Pig is undoubtedly a bright color to the southern soldiers in the boundless darkness.

So much so that now, whether it is the Northern Virginia Legion itself or the other Southern Army, they will affectionately call them Page Boy, and Page Boy, like Cow Boy, is already a proper noun.

For Lincoln, who had military experience, he was more concerned that this regiment, which belonged directly to Robert Lee, had relatively sophisticated equipment and decent military uniforms.

You must know that although the southern states claim to be agricultural states, in fact, the real agriculture and animal husbandry in the United States are all in the great plains of the north.

The plantations in the South were filled with cotton and sugar cane, which were of limited value during the war.

After losing the markets of the north, these agricultural products can only rot in the land.

On the contrary, the great plains of the north are suitable for growing grain, raising cattle, sheep and horses.

The southern states were more poor than agricultural states, while under the northern federation, agriculture, animal husbandry, and commerce were much richer.

These were embodied on the battlefield, that is, the soldiers of the Northern Army were neatly and decently dressed, and the food was also rich in cereals and beef.

The Southern Army, on the other hand, was dressed as a variety of hillbillies, and the food was only corn.

However, it now seems that this Pec army is a special case.

According to reports from the front, Robert Lee appears to have used his personal connections to buy suitable military uniforms from the British at very low prices.

These uniforms are not only brightly colored and well-cut, but also exceptionally cool and breathable.

So much so that when fighting, these southerners don't feel suffocated when they tie fiery red silk scarves around their necks.

Don't underestimate this red silk scarf.

According to the military doctors, in the southern army, which lacked medical supplies such as bandages, this sturdy red ribbon became a sharp weapon for treating the wounded and stopping bleeding.

I even heard that the military doctors of the Page Regiment also invented a "triangular scarf" bandaging method to maximize the use of this red silk scarf.

Now those Southerners say that red symbolizes their will to pursue freedom, fire.

One day, they will plant the red flag all over the United States.

"Plug it all over the United States, bah, don't even think about planting a red flag in the White House for a hundred years!"

Even if he is as gentle as Lincoln, when he saw the arrogant words of these Southern Yankees, he couldn't help but burst out foul language, "Isn't it just a piece of red cloth, and these Southern hillbillies will regard it as a treasure!" And that stupid hat, ridiculous quartermaster...... Oops! ”

Overexcited, Lincoln spat out a bloody tooth from his mouth.

"Damn Peppa! This is my last tooth! ”

Lincoln let out a low cry of pain as he tried to shove his teeth back into the socket, but in vain.

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Lincoln came from a farming family, and his parents were both British immigrants.

As a child, his parents moved to southwestern Indiana.

From the name, you can tell who the original owner of this land was.

So from an early age, Lincoln watched his fathers kill and banish the ignorant inferior like wild beasts.

However, the later canonized saint Lincoln never showed the slightest sympathy for the Indians, even in the form of a performance.

As a young man, Lincoln worked as a sailor, plantation worker, and land surveyor, and later gained fame by attacking slavery, and then became a lawyer.

In short, the future commander who is qualified to carve his head on the presidential mountain is still quite bumpy in his teenage years.

As a result, he suffered from diseases such as dental caries at an early age.

This is also why the portraits of Lincoln that can be seen in later generations show that he was a middle-aged man who was emaciated.

After entering politics, in order to maintain the decent image of a politician, Lincoln "reluctantly" used dentures made of black slave teeth to support the fluffy cheek muscles.

But as things got busier and busier as he became president, his remaining teeth became shaky.

This time, he lost his last tooth.

As a result, the original dentures are no longer usable and must be remade.

At the thought of the terrible cost of going to the dentist, Comrade Lincoln, who had just become president and was not wealthy, also became hideous:

"Damn, those dentists are a bunch of vampires!"

At this time, the White House was not equipped with a professional medical institution, and Lincoln, who was the commander of Millican, had to pay for the medical expenses himself.

"If I bring my own materials, won't it be a lot cheaper?"

Lincoln couldn't help but think of the growing number of blacks in Washington, D.C., these days.

In order to win the support of more factory owners and farmers in swing states and the North, at the beginning of this year, Lincoln announced the "Abolition Proclamation" and the "Homestead Act" one after another.

From vague language, it seems to imply that the blacks of the South, if they can betray their masters, flee to the North, or even serve in the army.

Once the Northern government defeated the Southern separatists, these blacks would also be able to join in the plundering of the Indians as American citizens through the Homestead Act.

Isn't it beautiful to go from a slave to a human being all at once?

As soon as the black slaves heard that there was such a good thing, the zero-yuan purchase gene hidden in their bodies quietly recovered, and they fled to Washington one after another.

Lincoln couldn't help but think that the blacks who could escape all the way here experienced slave ships, plantations, and northern escapes, a total of three survival of the fittest, and the rest were physically strong.

Their teeth should also be very strong.

It's very suitable for a strong and resolute macho man like himself.

Of course, as the savior of the Negro, Lincoln felt that a few teeth were certainly not enough to repay his kindness.

Just two days ago, the 54th Black Infantry Regiment of Massachusetts, which consisted entirely of blacks, was already in place.

Although there is not much hope in the federal government for these "talking animals".

But now, with the total annihilation of the 11th Army Corps, the entire spring offensive has eroded.

The Confederate Army, especially the Pagers, will surely seize the time to launch an offensive against Pennsylvania.

Once Pennsylvania falls, then the Southern Army will be able to point directly at Washington.

Although it was never thought of formally recognizing the citizenship rights of blacks after the war, let alone allowing them to buy land in the West and become farmers themselves,

But Lincoln felt that it was time for these noisy blacks to serve the cultivation of the party-state.

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