In the federal government, with the impeachment of President Polk, government affairs have also been suspended for a while.

The Minister of War, William Marcy, was in a dilemma with the incoming war reports in his hands.

Of course, the most important thing at the moment is the war in Mexico, but on the Mexican side, it seems to be a massive offensive like a boulder, but in fact, for the American Federation, it is not so smooth.

Former commander Zachary Taylor is now increasingly arrogant, forming an alliance with Texas Governor Sam Houston and has a tendency to fight this Mexican war for a long time.

William Marcy knew at a glance what kind of medicine was sold in these two gourds, it was nothing more than a $1,000 coffee pot that was too comfortable to use, and no one was willing to let go!

If it had been a few months earlier, William Marcy would have turned a blind eye, as long as he could take Mexico, the dividends of the victory in the war would have compensated for all the losses.

But the Federation is now in an eventful season, where can this war be allowed to drag on like this?

William Marcy was ready to appoint Army Commander Winfield Scott to Mexico to oversee the war - but at this time, he received a request from Stephen Carney for more troops!

Army Colonel Stephen Carney led an expeditionary force of 20,000 men with the original mission of taking Oregon and California, replacing Fremont as the fulcrum of the Whigs in the Northwest. But before the expeditionary force arrived in Oregon, Fremont died, and there was such a big mess that even the president was implicated.

"Isn't this place in the northwest cursed?" William Marcy was furnished.

But complaining is complaining, but the army that is scattered cannot be ignored.

Stephen Carney's troop surge plan was still on the War Department's discussion list.

The General Staff had a full and serious discussion:

As to whether or not to reinforce the U.S.-Mexico battlefield, the staff department was divided into two factions, one faction believed that reinforcements should be provided, and the other faction believed that reinforcements should not be ......

Within the faction that thought reinforcements should be reinforced, there were two factions, one faction believed that reinforcements were needed anyway, so why not simply reinforce Zachary Taylor's main battlefield? The other faction believes that Stephen Carney's opinion should be heeded and the expeditionary force should be reinforced......

Within the faction that believed that the expeditionary force should be reinforced, it was divided into two factions: one faction believed that the troops should be re-recruited and the second expeditionary force should be organized under the unified command of Stephen Carney; The other faction believes that it is better to let Commodore Stockton do the work for him, because the Federation is an eventful season, so why not do it with a small amount of money......

Among those who thought that they could help with the reinforcements of the navy, they were divided into two factions, one group believed that the navy should be swift and swift, bypassing the Gulf of Mexico and entering the Pacific Ocean, and rushing there to seize Sonoma when the Indians there were not yet able to gain a firm foothold; The other faction believes that it is better to land in the Gulf of Mexico anyway......

This kind of controversy made the head of the Minister of War, William Marcy, so big that more than a dozen proposals were placed in front of him, and it took three days and three nights to make up his mind.

Any plan involves not only the success or failure of the Mexican battlefield, but also the distribution of the cake, which is not so easy to decide.

A soldier can think only about success or failure, but not the Minister of War - if he doesn't know how to share the cake, someone else will share him!

He didn't know why things had come to this point, obviously it was fine before last year, the internal operation of the federation was smooth, and although everyone was also competing with each other, it was not to the point where it was now.

It seems that since the beginning of 1846, things have not gone well.

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At the beginning of the establishment of the great country, when the revolution was new, it was full of weather and great fortunes.

It is not without shortcomings and neglect of government, in fact, all kinds of prevarication and involvement have always been there, but the benefits brought by the establishment of a new dynasty are enough to erase these differences, thus forming an illusion of concentricity.

Since the founding of the United States in 1776, it has always believed in the strategy of 'feeding war with war', but whenever there is the slightest problem at home, it immediately turns to foreign wars to eliminate internal contradictions in the greater interest.

Repeatedly succeeded, never missed.

Over time, this has become a statecraft with American characteristics, and since its founding more than 200 years ago, there have been wars and profits. Although in the eyes of outsiders, the United States has become a strange thing covered in rotten sores, but this strange thing is that it can stand.

He always boasted that it was because he was strong and in good health, but the real reason was that he could always find enough food to satisfy his appetite and provide him with nourishment.

Only 200 years later, the Commander-in-Chief could say without shame: "I am the first president of the United States to never go to war since the founding of the United States!" I deserve the Nobel Peace Prize! ”

Indeed, the world owes him a Nobel Peace Prize!

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The fortune of the country is like the wind, it seems to be ethereal and incomprehensible, but the wind rises at the end of Qingping, and there are still traces to follow after all.

The obstacle felt by the Minister of War, William Massey, actually came from the rapid depreciation of the dollar, which led to the fact that all parties were not satisfied with the transfer of benefits!

Taking Mexico certainly means huge war dividends, but in the context of the rapid depreciation of the dollar, everyone's dividends have shrunk by half before they can get their hands on them.

There is no way, everyone needs to find a way to make up for it.

After half a month of argumentation, the reinforcement plan for the US-Mexico battlefield was finally decided.

Reinforcements to the US-Mexico theater will be completed by Army Commander Winfield Scott along with Commodore John Stockton, and the Army will travel aboard the Navy's warships to the Gulf of Mexico, then into the Pacific Ocean, and finally land in Los Angeles! Concentrate***

In short, the interests of all are met, and each programme has a budget to find in this action plan.

In order to deplete the stockpile of 2,000 Charleville muskets at the Springfield Arsenal, the Army also sent these unloaded burning sticks to the wildlings of the forest in the name of supporting the cause of freedom and democracy in Guatemala.

Stephen Carney of the Expeditionary Force was still waiting for reinforcements, but he never imagined that his reinforcements would run in front of him halfway around the world.

Zachary Taylor in the south doesn't want others to reinforce him, he just wants Washington's old men to watch the show. But he would never have imagined that his immediate superior, Army Commander Major General Winfield Scott, would come to Texas to send him warmth.

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February 1846 was an unusual month for Washington.

On the last day of the month, President Polk stood across the Senate rostrum in a bow tie, the 62-year-old struggling to figure out how to answer the question asked him by the governor of New York.

"Mr. Polk, do you feel joy when you point to Miss Matthew's Ψ? You just have to answer me 'yes' or 'no'! ”