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In the middle of the scorching August in the northern hemisphere, the economic crisis that broke out in the United States and then spread like a plague to the world had to give way to two other things! First, the British Empire, which had been preparing for almost five months, finally lost its patience and bombarded Alexandria, the largest port in Egypt, with more than a dozen ironclad ships of the Mediterranean Fleet and nearly 400 light and heavy guns, and after defeating the shore artillery units in the port, it had been preparing for a long time with more than 100,000 British ** From here, the team landed on the land of Egypt, which also heralded the official outbreak of the Anglo-Egyptian war!

Coincidentally, on the same day, the Americans and the squadron that occupied the west of the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes region of the United States launched a great war of nearly 300,000 troops in the outskirts of Pittsburgh, 30 kilometers away! Originally, because the difference in the number of troops between the two sides was too great, no one was optimistic about the Chinese at all! However, with their own rifles, which were far superior to the enemy's, as well as the new guns called machine guns and a large number of artillery pieces invented by themselves, coupled with the commander's excellent command skills, they almost completely annihilated 250,000 American troops advancing westward!

Such a brilliant victory could not help but draw the world's attention once again to this new force in the Far East, which had only been established for three years and was not even a country! Although their economy and industry were far inferior to those of such third-rate European countries as Belgium and the Netherlands because of their short time, their military strength had indeed faintly reached the level of the world's first-class! In particular, the invention and use of that machine gun. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoEven the self-confident Germans admit that under such dense firepower, even the most elite German army will only achieve defeat!

The statement of the tough Germans. And the machine guns that loomed in the Wehrmacht, as if to confirm the truth of their words!

At this moment, the various army powers in Europe were completely not calm, especially the French, who had a deep hatred for the Germans, sent a telegram to their embassy in Nanyang for the first time! There was only one message, that is, 'no matter what the price is, we must also get our hands on the production technology of rifles and machine guns in the hands of the Chinese!'

With the disparity between the two sides of the Battle of the Americas, all countries naturally understand the value of these new firearms, so all of a sudden, Machen City, the center of the South Seas, has become the common goal of the envoys of various countries!

However, not all countries have the opportunity to negotiate with Huo Jiajun. And get a chance at new weapons!

"Mr. President, our second batch of recruited troops has been deployed on the front lines of Pittsfield, Dillanketton, Harrisburg, Charleston, and Charlotte! The equipment is still far inferior to the Chinese, so I can't guarantee that they will be able to stop the Chinese from attacking again!" said U.S. Secretary of War Henry Harry Adeno with a somewhat ashamed expression.

Although they knew that saying this could be a big blow to their morale, the second group of soldiers had only been training for less than three weeks, and they didn't even know how to pick up a gun. And. Even if he was only half-equipped with a rifle, he really had little confidence in relying on such a unit to block the advanced equipment and destroy the 250,000-strong squadron of the United States! Therefore, it is better to tell the truth than to lie and deceive. Anyway, a previous big war has made all Americans realize how brittle their country's army is in front of the Chinese!

"So, apart from these places, there is no one of our troops in the southern part of the United States, including Florida?" asked William Wheeler, frowning tightly and a little pale.

"I'm afraid so. Your Excellency the Vice-President!" said Henry Harry Adeno in a cold tone, and now even he was a little resentful of the opinionated guy in front of him. If he hadn't advocated for the passage of that damn 'Chinese Exclusion Act'. And if they refuse to compensate and apologize to the Chinese workers who died in the western United States, and insist on waging war against the Chinese, perhaps the United States will not have to suffer so much as it is now!

"Alas!" sighed deeply, at this moment, Alan Arthur, who carried the fate of the entire United States on his back, seemed to be a few years older in an instant, and his back was slightly bent!

"Mr. President, maybe we can negotiate with the Chinese, even if we pay some price, as long as we can end the war!" Secretary of State Frederick Theodore Frilingheiten said hesitantly. However, the moment he finished speaking, the eyes of many high-ranking American officials in the conference room couldn't help but light up, and even William Wheeler, who had said wildly that he would never give in to the 'yellow-skinned monkey', did not say anything against it!

Slowly sweeping over everyone's expectant faces, Alan Arthur understood that the impact of the previous squadron of ** squadron using only one division and tens of thousands of servant troops to almost wipe out the 250,000 US troops was too great! It had completely knocked out the backbone of the Americans' hearts to continue to persist in the war!

"No, we can't make peace with the Chinese!" Alan Arthur said slowly, shaking his head.

Now the military strength of the Chinese far exceeds ours, and even they are constantly transferring troops from the East Indies to support the American battlefield. In addition, they have the kind of machine guns and new rifles that even Britain, France, and Germany, which are coveted by the European army powers, can we win this war in the face of such an army? Not to mention that we have sacrificed 250,000 troops!" Frederick could not help but say.

"Frederick, no matter what, we can't take the initiative to negotiate peace now, at least can't you understand now?" Alan Arthur's words paused, turned his head and looked at everyone with different looks, and continued: "Everyone, the advantage occupied by the Chinese now is really too great! West of the Mississippi River, the rich Great Lakes region, and even if they want to, they can even easily occupy the southern region where there is no US Army garrison at all, and then the entire west of the Appalachian Mountains, including Florida, will be in the hands of the Chinese! If we choose peace talks at this time, then we will lose more!" said Alan Arthur with a heavy face.

After listening to his words, everyone remembered the war situation that was now very unfavorable for the United States, and they couldn't help but become silent at the moment!

Because of the cowardice of the United States in military strength and the obvious lack of preparation for a sudden war, coupled with the impact of the economic crisis, more than half of the entire United States' more than 9 million square kilometers of land has now fallen into the hands of the Chinese. At such a time, if the United States proposes peace talks, not to mention how much money to accompany it, I am afraid that all the land west of the Mississippi River will fall into the hands of the Chinese.

Although most of these lands are in a state of wilderness, sparsely populated, backward transportation, and contribute very little to the overall economic development of the United States, no native American can agree to the cession of such a large area of land!

"Mr. President is very right, it is true that we cannot propose peace talks now, otherwise the United States of America will lose all the land it has acquired through war, purchase, and other means for nearly a century, and even the fundamental land of the United States west of the Mississippi River will be in danger of being ceded! Therefore, we cannot propose peace talks at this time under any circumstances! Even if peace talks are needed, it will be when the United States will win this war!" An old man with white hair, an old face, and a five-star general uniform in the United States said with a serious expression.

Ulysses Simpson Grant, American writer, Army General and 18th President, he was the first president in U.S. history to graduate from West Point. In the latter part of the American Civil War, he served as commander-in-chief of the Union Army and performed many miraculous feats! This person can be regarded as the 'Eisenhower' of the United States in the 19th century! However, compared with the descendants who also came from the West Point Military Academy and became the president of the United States after the war, Ulysses Simpson Grant was not very good at government affairs, and his eight-year presidential term did not leave much outstanding achievements, which is too far from his military talent!

Originally, this guy died in history because of business failures, coupled with his age, and then he died of depression, but now because of the appearance of Huo Shan, a large-scale war broke out between Huo Jiajun and the United States. The U.S. War Department, which was ill-prepared and seriously lacked experienced senior commanders, once again invited Ulysses Simpson-Grant, who was a military talent and had experience in commanding large corps!

Almost the same experience as him was the old soldier sitting next to him, the same old-looking, but sharp-eyed, cold-looking old soldier Admiral William Tecusay Sherman, who was famous for the burning of Atlanta and the famous "march to the sea", and was regarded by the Southerners as the 'devil' in the Civil War, and by the Northerners as the savior of war and the god of victory! Of course, his military talent was praised even by his enemies!

It can be said that these two are now almost the only remaining generals in the United States, with experience in large-scale wars, which is why they are able to sit here today!

Of course, if it weren't for the fact that both of them were in their seventies and eighties, and their health and energy were not as good as before, I am afraid that it would not have been Grant Wood who led the 250,000 troops westward! )