Richmond, the capital of Virginia, was the temporary capital of the Confederate government.

The city is less than 150 kilometers away from Washington, D.C., where the White House is located, which is equivalent to the distance from Beijing to Tangshan and Jinan to Jining.

But it is this short 150 kilometers that has become the main battlefield of repeated tug-of-war between the north and the south, and it has also become an erosive wound for the old white men to bleed.

Almost all of the major battles of the Civil War were fought in this small space.

As long as either side is able to cross the Rappahannock and Potomac rivers, the other side's capital can be surrounded at once.

And the North and the South are working hard to achieve this goal.

At the beginning of the war, the Confederate Army, relying on its naval superiority, once blockaded the port of Richmond.

But fortunately, Daddy Ying is still powerful in this era and came forward in time to alleviate the crisis.

August 8, 1863.

Richmond Harbour was crowded on this day.

The "Southern Cross Flag" of the Confederate States of America (i.e., the Confederate government) flew high over the harbor.

Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate government, and a group of high-ranking officials waited early in the morning at the harbor.

General Robert Lee, commander of the Virginia Army and de facto commander-in-chief of the Confederate Army, was among them.

As black smoke rose from the sea level, two huge warships gradually appeared in the distance.

This is the wood-core iron-sheet armored ships "Alabama" and "Shenandoya" ordered by the Southern government from the British.

Looking at the behemoths that were getting closer and closer, President Davis opened his arms and shouted excitedly: "Gentlemen, let us cheer!" Gone are the days when Yankees came and went freely in the waters of our country! ”

His words resonated with everyone at the docks, and many of them took off their gentleman's hats and threw them into the sky.

Except for General Robert Lee.

He looked at the two huge ironclad battleships, his brow furrowed.

In fact, from the very beginning Robert Lee did not support the purchase of these two giant ships from the British.

Strategically speaking, these two giant ships, which cost as much as 900,000 pounds, equivalent to more than 5 million US dollars (equivalent to about 1.3 billion yuan in later generations), can play too little role.

The war between the Southern government and the Northerners, in Robert Lee's view, although the front was close to the East Coast, was essentially a land war.

The sea is important, but resources should be more concentrated on the army.

This money is better for both recruiting more soldiers and building an arsenal than buying two iron lumps.

What are these two iron bumps for?

Defend Richmond's waterways?

If the British were willing to help, with or without these two armored ships, the naval forces of the Northern Confederacy would not be able to succeed in blocking the shipping lanes.

If the British stood by and watched, then these two ships would also be completely incapable of competing with the fleet of the northerners.

The only thing Robert Lee could think of was to use these two armored ships as privateers.

In fact, the Alabama, under the command of Captain Sams, had been plundering the merchant ships of the Northern government in the Atlantic since it had left port in Europe a few months earlier.

Captain Sams's privateer campaign was successful, causing considerable losses to the federal government.

But in Lee's view, that wasn't enough to cover the cost of more than $2 million.

Richmond is only 150 km from Washington.

If all this money had been handed over to his Northern Virginia Corps, perhaps Washington would have been broken down and Lincoln captured alive.

Unfortunately, due to the fear of the blockade of the shipping routes, the southern government still chose to spend a huge amount of money to buy warships.

And today, these two armored ships, which were given high hopes, finally arrived in port.

The only thing that pleased Robert Lee was that the ship was loaded with a large amount of supplies in Canada before it left England for Richmond.

This included 100,000 summer uniforms and 50 samples of winter uniforms.

With the sound of whining whistles, the two ironclad ships slowly docked in port.

The black slaves began to carry supplies.

After attending a nourishing welcome luncheon, Robert Lee couldn't wait to return to the barracks.

The Northern Virginia Regiment now grows to 70,000 men.

However, there are too many new recruits in it, and the combat ability has declined.

Thus, with the exception of 5,000 men stationed on the Gettysburg front, most of the troops were trained for integration near Richmond.

Walking into the barracks, Robert Lee saw the ragged rednecks training with guns.

These stupid farmers had just put down their hoes, and there was a loose smell all over them.

This made Robert Lee, who was accustomed to commanding a strong army, very uncomfortable.

Fortunately, everything is about to change.

As the so-called knight's glory comes from armor, as long as they change into a uniform Peppa uniform, these red necks will definitely become energetic.

After watching the recruit training for a while, the quartermaster found Robert Lee.

"General, all the military uniforms have been counted, there is no problem with the quantity, and the quality is as good as ever!"

Hearing the report from his subordinates, Robert Lee nodded with satisfaction.

100,000 such high-quality military uniforms cost only $450,000, and 50 samples of winter military uniforms were included.

This money is really affordable compared to buying a boat.

"Take me to see it!"

Robert Lee was in high spirits, eager to see what the winter uniform would look like.

The perfect combination of solemnity and liveliness in the summer military uniform gave him a big surprise, but he didn't know if the winter military uniform could be the same.

A summer uniform is $4.5 and a winter uniform is $10.

Even the Northern Virginia Legion, which had always had a lot of money in the Southern Army, could not do it with one person.

Therefore, the quality of winter uniforms is particularly crucial.

In fact, Robert Lee was a little worried, for fear that he would push the price too hard and make the supplier cut corners.

$10!

Includes clothes, pants, military caps, military boots, belts......

Even Robert Lee himself couldn't figure out how to get the whole set for $10.

Follow the quartermaster to the warehouse, where the uniforms are piled up.

Picking up a small yellow hat and fastening it on his head, Robert Lee randomly checked a few sets of clothes, and the quality was as stable as ever.

"Where's the Winter Uniform?" Robert Lee asked.

The quartermaster hurriedly brought a cardboard box from behind the pile of clothes.

Before the quartermaster could report, Robert Lee couldn't wait to take out a set of clothes.

The style and material of this military uniform was unlike anything he had ever seen before.

If summer uniforms are at least the usual shirts and khakis, the combination of such clothes and pants is completely beyond Robert Lee's knowledge.

"Isn't it a little thin? Help me! ”

Robert Lee felt that this green jumpsuit really didn't look very warm, and decided to try it out for himself.

Although the winter from Richmond to Washington is not bitterly cold, and even warm a lot of the time, if the winter clothing is too thin, it will not meet the requirements.

With the help of the quartermaster, Robert Lee soon changed into new green clothes.

This [Maite Krok Lee same green youth one-piece thickened and fleece training suit] quickly showed its advantages.

"Although it looks a little weird, the color is very healthy, it is easy to wear, there is little interference in movement, and it is very warm, which is very suitable for the troops. And the unique one-piece design avoids the cumbersomeness of the belt and saves costs, no wonder they dare to take the $10 order, what a group of little clever ghosts! ”

Robert Lee quickly had his own judgment.

Maitkai's training uniform is a variant of Bruce Lee's training uniform.

Because of well-known reasons, the manufacturer of this COS suit lost all its money, and it happened to be cheaper for Zhu Fugui to copy the bottom.

Bruce Lee's practice clothes are really dirty in later generations.

But in the 1960s, it wasn't earthy at all, let alone in the 1860s.

It's not earthy at all, it's a little too fashionable.

Robert Lee, as a relatively conservative old man, suddenly couldn't adapt to his hip-hop punk cool look.

"General, the supplier said that if we order this military uniform, we will also get a giveaway, a down vest with Paige......"

As he spoke, the quartermaster took out a pink cartoon vest out of nowhere and put it on Robert Lee's body.

The soft and comfortable down vest suddenly made Comrade Li's body hot.

The excellent color scheme of red and green also makes people feel comfortable.

"It looks much more harmonious! Although it is still a bit avant-garde......" Robert Lee looked at the heroic old man in the mirror and couldn't help but nod.

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Just as Robert Lee was admiring his new image of his old husband talking about juvenile madness in the mirror, suddenly a noisy voice came from afar:

"I'm really a doctor, I've studied in China, I have the secret recipe of the Chinese emperor! I want to see the military doctor, I want to see General Lee! Let me in—"

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