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The cold and bright moonlight shone on the wide plains on the east bank of the Mississippi River, gentle and quiet. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoIf it is a time of peace, there must be a large number of dignitaries, princes and nobles to enjoy this beautiful moonlight.

But on the night of December 19, 1884, no one had such a nature, because for two years of confrontation between millions of Chinese and American troops along the Mississippi River, and the naval superiority established by the Chinese on the river, the east bank of the Mississippi River was always shrouded in war for two hundred kilometers.

And as the weather gets colder, especially at night, even the temperature in the lower reaches of the Mississippi River is close to freezing, so the monitoring of this gradually barren land by the river posts and National Guard arranged by the Americans is becoming more and more sparse. If it weren't for a ruined village and vast expanses of barren farmland in the distance, it would be a reminder to passers-by that this place is no different from the wilderness beyond the presence of civilization.

But just above this cold, almost ghostly wilderness, suddenly I remembered the sound of horses' hooves, which came from far and near, and suddenly rolled like thunder. I saw that under the cover of the night and the dappled shadows of the trees, the cavalry that could not be seen at a distance rushed over like a tidal wave.

"Drive ......!" Li Zhenwu waved his horsewhip and led more than 30 cavalrymen from his guard platoon to a small mound next to him that could not reach a hundred meters, and then stopped with both hands on the reins. Looking at the sturdy cavalrymen speeding past one by one, carrying rifles, his face couldn't help but show a look of pride.

As the commander of the separate 1st Cavalry Division. These nearly 20,000 cavalry are the final results of his two years of training. Although it is still far from being compared with the world-famous elite cavalry of Mongolia, Poland, and Cossacks, after two years, he is proud to be able to train a group of southerners, most of whom can only swim in boats, into elite cavalry. At the beginning, he wandered from the north to Taiwan, and then joined the Huo Jiajun, and finally because of his excellent training, and when he was escorted to the Army Military Academy, he did not expect that he, a person from the Shandong Horse Gang, could come to this day and become a major general. A senior general of the Huo family army with 20,000 elite cavalry.

"The order went down, let the soldiers dismount and rest for twenty minutes, and then let the division headquarters use the radio to contact the headquarters of the Southern Front Corps to report where we are. Let's see what specific instructions the chief of staff has!" Li Zhenwu immediately commanded after flicking his horsewhip.

"Yes, Commander!"

"Lao Li, according to the map, we are now less than a hundred kilometers away from Memphis, the headquarters of the US Southern Corps. But be careful. Otherwise, if the Americans discover our whereabouts, then this war will really be difficult to fight!" An Ran, the political commissar of the 1st Independent Cavalry Division, who followed from behind, said with a somewhat serious expression.

"Well, I know!" Li Zhenwu nodded and said. This time, the 1st Cavalry Division did not choose to join the Southern Front Corps to launch an attack, but chose to get off the train at Carthersville, and under the cover of the River Fleet at night, with the 3rd, 4th, 7th, and 4th Separate Cavalry Divisions. Attack 80,000 elite cavalry to cross the river and cross more than 300 kilometers. It took two days to come to Memphis in order to raid the flank of the Memphis Corps of the U.S. Army after the Americans and the Southern Front Corps were in a bitter battle, and finally win the war. Therefore, the secrecy of this march must be guaranteed in any case.

"Don't worry, I have already spilled all the cavalry of the reconnaissance battalion, and the nearest US military garrison here is also one hundred and fifty kilometers, coupled with the cold weather and the cover of night, it is not so easy for the Americans to find us!" After a pause, Li Zhenwu asked again: "Have the other three divisions been contacted?"

Because the total strength of the four cavalry divisions had reached 80,000, and the danger of leakage had increased exponentially in such a large-scale military operation, the four cavalry divisions had split up after crossing the river, and each of them marched south along the route of march that had been laid down long ago. And there is radio communication with each other, although it is in enemy territory, but there is not much danger.

"We have already made contact, the 3rd and 4th Cavalry Divisions have reached their designated positions, and the 7th Cavalry Division has reached the vicinity of the small town of Nadal, which is 80 kilometers away from us, and will be able to make peace with us in two hours. An Ran said.

"Report to the division commander and political commissar, the radio has contacted the headquarters of the Southern Front Corps!" said the confidential staff officer with the rank of second lieutenant on his shoulder.

"Okay, immediately report to the chief of staff, just say that the first, third, fourth, and seventh cavalry divisions have arrived at the designated position, and in two hours they will be fully prepared for the attack according to the plan!"

"Yes, Commander!"

After watching the confidential staff officer leave, An Ran pulled up his sleeves and took advantage of the hazy moonlight, looked at his watch, and said with a smile: "Lao Li, it will be dawn in four hours!"

"Hehe, light it up quickly! I can't wait!" Li Zhenwu's expression was solemn, and the battle intent revealed in his eyes burned like a raging fire.

Listening to his words, An Ran smiled faintly, after more than two years of persistence and hard work, Huo Jiajun was completely ready for war. Today is the time to see the war between China and the United States!

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The cold wind was howling, with cold water vapor blowing over Wang Xiangzong's face, even though it was not as cold as the north because it was relatively close to the Tropic of Cancer, but at night and when there was wind, it was still a little unaccustomed to Wang Xiangzong, who was born in Fujian Province, China, and was accustomed to the warm and humid southern climate!

"Is there any news of the cavalry division?" After tightening the tweed coat on his body, Wang Xiangzong turned around and asked.

"Not yet, but most of the Americans' military forces are concentrated in a few large cities along the Mississippi River and the Ohio River, coupled with our harassment, the United States on the east bank of the river is sparsely populated, I believe that the chance of them being discovered by the Americans is very small, there is no telegram yet, it should be still on the way, after all, in order to ensure the concealment of the operation, they can only act at night!"

After listening to Wu Min's explanation, Wang Xiangzong also nodded in agreement. Because of the weakness of the U.S. Army at the beginning of the war, although the Huo family army adhered to the agreement made with the British and did not set foot on the Appalachian Mountains, the rich land between the Appalachian Mountains and the Ohio River and the Mississippi River was occupied by the Huo family army for more than a year. Although the Americans later rebuilt the railroad from Washington to Memphis and from New York to Cincinnati and Irving to Sboro in New York, the average speed of the railroad was only thirty or forty kilometers, and the control of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers was lost, the US Army was unable to deploy defenses on the thousands of miles of waterways.

Because once the logistics supply is lost, it becomes meat sent to the mouth of the Huo family army, and the US War Department, which is composed of old American officers such as Grant and Sherman, is not so unwise, so although the number of US Army units has far exceeded that of the Huo family army, they have not been stationed along the river, but have chosen several major cities and along the railway, as for other places, the Americans have not sent regular troops at all except for sending the National Guard to serve as early warning work, because the old officers of the US War Department know very well that the land on the east bank of the two rivers, which has been snatched by the Chinese, has nothing to attract them, and without the help of the railway, the Chinese, who are more dependent on logistics than the US Army, will not go far even if they cross the river.

"Xiangzong, are those words you just said in the conference room true?" Wu Min asked with a worried expression.

"What?"

Looking at Wang Xiangzong's indifferent expression, Wu Min couldn't help but say in a somewhat anxious tone: "What are you pretending to be stupid, of course you are saying that land will be allocated to all blacks after the war." Xiangzong, you should be very aware of the young master's national policy, no matter how much merit these servant troops make, it is impossible to arrange them in this land that we have taken from the Americans. Especially now that due to the economic crisis and war, the number of blacks left in our territory has reached 2.5 million, and the number of Chinese immigrants in us is less than 2 million, which is by no means what the young master wants to see. And compared with whites, blacks are too different from our yellow race, and ethnic integration is more difficult, so it is inevitable to clean up in the later stage, you should know all this?"

Looking at the old friend's excited expression and the worried look in his eyes, Wang Xiangzong's heart warmed at the same time, and he couldn't help but pat Wu Min's shoulder, "Don't worry, old Wu! Anyway, I have been with the young master for so many years, I naturally understand the young master's ethnic policy, and I just promised to give all the black land, but I didn't say that these lands will definitely be in North America!"

Looking at Wang Xiangzong's smiling cheeks, Wu Min was stunned for a moment, and quickly reacted, over the years, the Huo family has taken advantage of the economic crisis in South America to buy land on a large scale, and the original aborigines of the Caribbean islands have been relocated to open up wasteland and cultivate land, which is not a secret within the Huo family's army. With Wu Min's current height as the deputy political commissar of the war zone, he is naturally very clear about this matter.

"Hehe, you guy is still so cunning, make me worry for nothing!" Wu Min slapped Wang Xiangzong's shoulder fiercely and said with a smile. (To be continued.) )