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Chapter 309: Dispute!

"Mr. President, if you don't want to lose this war and cede more than half of the American land to the Chinese, then now is the time for you to make up your mind!" William Tikampsey Sherman, who was full of German toughness and madness in his bones and did not have the slightest gentlemanly gentlemanly demeanor of an English gentleman, said in a somewhat cold tone. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

After listening to his words, Alan Arthur lowered his head and thought for a moment, then his eyes suddenly lit up, and he asked in a tone of surprise and disbelief: "General, do you mean that we still have a chance to regain the lost land and achieve the final victory in this war?"

Hearing this, the other people in the conference room in the US government couldn't help but turn their heads and look at this general who was famous in the Civil War and had the title of 'devil' with a look of hope!

From June to the present, there have been several wars between China and the United States, and the US ** team has been defeated again and again, with more than 300,000 troops lost, and nearly 7 million square kilometers of territory west of the Appalachian Mountains have been occupied by the ** team.

In the face of this extremely bad situation, the Americans themselves, as one side of the war, did not have many troops that could take action. Even, it is hoped that the squadron will stop attacking to maintain the presence of the US government. It can be said that the current US government, and even most of the military, have no confidence in winning this war. They only hope to win a local war, even if it's smaller, as long as they can win back some face. Let the Chinese have some scruples, and then, through peace talks, make every effort to keep all the American land east of the Mississippi River. As for the other western states, it can be given to the Chinese!

Of course, in doing so, they also wanted to ensure the existence of the US government as much as possible, and then after surviving the economic crisis, restoring national strength, and building a strong army, they would reconsider retaking the lost land from the Chinese! I believe that at that time, even if the United States is defeated, it will not be in danger of annihilation almost anytime and anywhere like now!

But. Now they suddenly heard William Ticompsey Sherman's words, which meant that the United States had hope of winning the war, although everyone did not believe it too much. But thinking of the veteran general's brilliant victories in previous wars, there is still some hope in my heart!

Seeing everyone gather on him, with a look of deep suspicion, Sherman couldn't help but frown secretly. He has no good impression of these politicians who have repeatedly cut US spending and the size of the armed forces! But now the war situation in the United States is in danger. Only by bringing all the forces together can we have a chance to win the war. Therefore, even if he no longer welcomes these politicians who only have interests in their eyes, he must force it in his heart, and everything must be aimed at winning the war!

"Although the Chinese army far surpasses the army of our United States in terms of soldier quality and weaponry, and has even won a brilliant victory in annihilating our 250,000 western marching troops! But despite this, they still cannot change one of the biggest problems of their own existence!" said this, Sherman's words paused, and his sharp eyes quickly swept over everyone's faces. Cai said in a deep voice: "That is, they always belong to the away battle, and the logistics supply and the replenishment of battle-damaged soldiers are because they are far away from the Pacific Ocean." Dozens of times fuller than us!"

"William is right, although the Chinese have annihilated our more than 200,000 westward troops, their army has never set foot in the area east of the Mississippi River and southeast of the Ohio River where there are not many garrisons we have. It's not that they don't want to occupy this place, but they no longer have enough troops to occupy this place! Even the areas west of the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes occupied by the Chinese must rely on a large number of black servant troops to maintain law and order! It can be seen that the Chinese army deployed in the Americas has been used to the limit! Before, in the face of our 250,000 westward troops, they could only come up with one division, and the participation of less than 20,000 regular troops in the war is the best proof of this! After listening to Grant's words, a trace of gloom flashed on everyone's faces, and the failure of the Battle of Pittsburgh seriously hit their confidence in resisting the ** team!

"But our United States is the opposite, we who are fighting at home, do not need to take out a large number of troops to maintain law and order in the rear like the Chinese, we can even put almost all the troops into the war, and our logistical supply lines are far more convenient than the Chinese. In addition, now the population of the United States has exceeded 60 million, and the number of people over the age of 16 and under the age of 45 who can serve as soldiers has exceeded 20 million, plus the current economic crisis, we have a large number of unemployed people, so we can easily raise millions of troops to go to war, even if the Chinese army is strong, but in the face of the absolute number difference, we will achieve the final victory in this war!" Grant said.

"In addition, now that there are a large number of American people in the occupied areas occupied by the Chinese, especially in the densely populated Great Lakes region, when the time comes, we only need to send a small force to organize these Americans to launch a war against the Chinese, even if it cannot deal much damage to the Chinese, but in order to maintain the security of their own production areas and ensure the smooth flow of logistics and supplies, they will send more troops to the rear. In this way, the defensive forces they are stationed in front will inevitably be reduced, and it will be much easier for us to engage them head-on at that time!" After a pause, Sherman was expressionless and continued in a calm tone: "At the necessary moment, we can even set fire to the city, which will cause a lot of panic in the rear of the Chinese, and then they may no longer care about launching a new war and occupying more American cities." In addition, we can use this time to organize an army of one million and launch an all-out westward expansion campaign until we finally win this war!"

This kind of trick that completely hurts others and hurts oneself can only be said by Sherman, who is known as the 'devil', because after all, he did it in the Civil War! At that time, nearly 100 southern cities in the United States were set on fire by this guy. It dealt a serious blow to the logistics of the Southern Army and made great contributions to the final victory of the Northern Alliance Army! Obviously, today he wants to repeat his old tricks. Use the same trick to hit the logistics of the squadron! It even caused riots, so that more American people who are deeply trapped in the Chinese occupation zone will rise up to resist!

After hearing his words, everyone couldn't help but be shocked, and Vice President William Wheeler couldn't help but get up and say loudly: "Everything else is fine, but it is absolutely not okay to set fire to the city, you must know that those places are our American cities, especially the Great Lakes and other prosperous areas." If they were all burned, the strength of our United States of America would be halved and the wealth and industry accumulated over decades would be completely gone. We can't accept this heavy loss!"

"Yes, we can't accept this view! It's too cruel, but the Great Lakes region, which we Americans have worked hard for a hundred years, will be burned down. It is better to negotiate peace with the Chinese! At least after preserving the Great Lakes region. We still have the potential to rise again!"

"Yes, in this way, our losses are too great, and even if we can defeat the Chinese at that time, I am afraid that the entire country will be destroyed by the war!"

Politicians and military personnel think about war in a completely different way, and military personnel think about how to win the war at the lowest cost, and this price does not refer to economic or political interests, but to the death or injury of soldiers! But politicians look at war differently. For them, interests, especially political and economic interests, are the most important thing! They don't care!

Looking coldly at these politicians who spoke out against them, Sherman's face showed a strong look of disdain, "Mr. President, according to the information obtained by our Army Intelligence Section, the Chinese have been dismantling and transporting away all the machinery and equipment in the Great Lakes occupation area under their control. So even if we don't destroy it, then the wealth that the United States has accumulated for decades will completely fall into the hands of the Chinese. Rather than let them strengthen the industrial strength of the Chinese, it is better to destroy them directly!" Sherman's attitude is always so clear and direct!

"Mr. President, I agree with William's words, the most important thing for us now is to win this war, and only by winning this war, then what we have lost today will one day come back to us. But if we lose all our land, then the economy of the United States, and even its international status, will probably never be regained!" Grant said with a solemn expression.

Although he did not agree with Sherman's brutal method of burning the city, as an experienced military commander, he understood that Sherman's suggestion was undoubtedly the most advantageous and promising way for the American team to win the war. Although doing so may completely lose the Great Lakes region, the most prosperous place in the United States, the victory of the war can win back the dignity of the United States and the lost land!

Otherwise, even if the US army can raise an army of nearly four million like during the Civil War, I am afraid that it will pay an incomparably heavy price in the face of the new weapons of the Chinese, which Grant will not allow! Winning the war with the smallest casualties and costs is what he, the former American general and secretary of the Army, hopes to see!

Listening to the two completely different conclusions of the government and the military, Alan Arthur, as president, can be said to be a very headache, although they have different starting points for the war, but both sides have a point.

However, as the president of the United States, if he looks at this war from the perspective of the whole country, he is more inclined to the opinions put forward by Sherman and Grant in his heart, because only by winning the war can the United States win dignity, and he will be on a par with great men like Washington and Lincoln, and will always be remembered by American history!

However, at this moment in the conference room, the officials and forces representing the government far outnumbered the military, and the conglomerates in the United States would never allow the rich Great Lakes region to be burned to the ground! Because it would cost them too many opportunities to make a fortune! So even Alan Arthur, as president, could not force a conclusion that he supported Sherman's military strategy!

Of course, he also understands the concerns of the government, after all, the Great Lakes region is the best place in the United States. All the valuable things such as food are taken away, but at least the city still exists, and it will not be damaged much, but if it is really adopted as Sherman said, burning the city, disrupting the rule of the enemy's rear, and creating conditions for the victory of the war, the losses caused are too great, just like the former Atlanta, after being burned down by Sherman in the Civil War, the once most prosperous southern city has not yet returned to its former glory! Moreover, Georgia, South Carolina and other southern states are even more because of their "burned down, In the decades that followed, development lagged far behind that of the Great Lakes and the states of northern New York!

Therefore, trapped by Sherman's 'brilliant' record in the past and his title of 'devil', it is really difficult for the government to agree with his opinion!

Watching the president frown into deep thought, the atmosphere in the conference room also became dull!

"Bang!"

At this moment, the originally closed wooden door of the conference room was vigorously pushed open!

I saw a government worker in a black suit, about forty years old, walking over excitedly!

"What is Hull in such a hurry?" asked Alan Arthur, frowning as he looked at the undersecretary of state whom he had personally appointed. In his cognition, this high-ranking official and friend from Princeton University is not usually a reckless person!

"President, our ambassador to the United Kingdom, Mr. John, has just sent a telegram, according to which the British have promised that 'if the Chinese army crosses the Appalachian Mountains, then they will form a military alliance with us and send troops to fight the Chinese aggression'!" Ronald Hull said with an excited expression.

"What? are you telling the truth?" asked Alan Arthur, who couldn't help but get up excitedly.

Looking at the disbelief and ecstasy on the faces of everyone in the conference room, Ronald Hull nodded fiercely.

In the past few months, especially after the Chinese won a brilliant victory in the Battle of Pittsburgh, the pressure of the destruction of the country has been pressing on all US government officials and even the people, making them unable to sleep and overwhelm them! Now that such good news has been suddenly obtained, it is no wonder that these old politicians who have been in the officialdom for decades have changed color in ecstasy! (To be continued). )