"One of the keys to victory in this war was the success of the trench system......"

The turtledove's voice carried a kind of demagogic magic, so that Neville couldn't help but follow his train of thought and immersed himself.

It seems that in the time just now, the turtledove has completely convinced old Crockett. Unlike those generals who only roared and drove their soldiers to charge bravely, old Crockett was also a long-sleeved politician to some extent.

When it comes to politics as a performing art, if those in Washington can score 90, Neville will have to give his uncle at least 60.

And myself, it's about 80 points.

Words of the turtledove...... Neville felt like he didn't know enough about him to know how to score it. It is only from recent contacts that the leader of this Indian League, with his almost transparent candor and almost piping hot enthusiasm, is more like a like-minded friend, and it is difficult to lump him in group with the sinister and cunning politicians.

Such a person, in the hands of a bunch of performing artists in Washington or Houston, probably won't live for a month!

'He had a formidable staff officer' - this is Neville Crockett's impression of the turtledove now, and if there was one more thing to add, it was "- an extremely powerful, rebellious staff officer!" ”

Otherwise, it would be impossible to put together the scraps and bits of chickens and dogs in Central America.

If it weren't for that, it would not have been possible to come up with such an earth-shattering battle plan.

……

"So, we need people! There are too many of them to carry guns, they just need to dig trenches for us with pickaxes! ”

"We need to dig at least 10,000 trenches on a land 400 kilometers wide and 300 kilometers deep. Each trench is 1.5 meters deep on average, and a total of at least 2 million cubic meters of earth and rock need to be excavated! ”

"To put it more simply, we need to dig up most of Texas!"

"If we throw the excavated earth and rock into the Gulf of Mexico, we can make another Jamaica! If we pile up the excavated dirt together, we are equivalent to digging up a Peña Nevada Mountain! ”

"Think about it, how many people do we need? 100,000? 500,000? Or 1 million? ”

Turtledove looked at Neville Crockett.

……

Neville opened his mouth, but didn't make a sound.

The number thrown by the turtledove frightened him!

……

"It's almost an impossible task!" Old Crockett spoke. "I still recommend ......"

"—But our enemy is the United States!" Neville Crockett abruptly interrupted the elder Crockett: "What is this mission compared to defeating the United States?" ”

"If digging up one Jamaica can beat the United States, I'd rather dig ten! If digging up one Mount Peña Nevada could defeat the United States, I'd rather dig ten—", Neville Crockett enthused.

"Shut up!" Old Crockett yelled at Neville, and seeing that Neville seemed to be frightened by him, he sneered, and then asked mockingly, "We're talking about war!" ”

Neville Crockett scrambled to his feet, ripped off the map of Mexico from the wall, and spread it on the table.

He poked his finger hard at the map of the northern part of Mexico, which had recently been renamed 'New Mexico' by Juárez, and the map of Crockett Sr. had been updated. It can be seen that old Crockett looks sleepy-eyed these days, and in fact, he has made many small moves behind his back.

"Mexico has people!" Neville Crockett said:

Old Crockett frowned, looking at his nephew, who had suddenly become a little manic, with some surprise.

"Are the Indians human?" Neville Crockett asked.

"Are blacks human?" Neville Crockett continued to ask.

"Irish, English, French, Jew, Russian, Chinese...... Are these people human? Neville Crockett stared at his uncle tightly.

As his tone grew stronger, the light in his eyes was about to pop up.

"Mexico has people! Have! ”

"They are slaves—" said old Crockett correcting him.

"Slaves are human too!" Neville turned his gaze to the turtledove and said, "As long as you wield an iron pickaxe, you are human!" It's the people we need! ”

……

Turtledove smiled.

The atmosphere in the air that had somehow become tense eased suddenly, and Kadove motioned for Neville to sit down first.

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Then he continued, in his slow, calm tone, "So, Mr. Neville-Crockett, we need you to form a legion whose only task is to send Mexico and all the people around it—and as for how to direct them to dig trenches, it's a matter of fifteen dollars." All you have to do is send them over! ”

Speaking of this, the smile on the face of the turtledove retracted, and with an unprecedentedly serious expression, he said to Neville Crockett: "In this war, the key to victory is the trench, the key to the trench is 'people', and the key to 'people' is you!" ”

Neville felt like fire was breathing fire in his nostrils, as if someone had brought him a plate of cake and handed him the knife and fork that had been used to cut it.

Mexico is poor, nothing can be said about it!

But Mexico is so rich that you can say everything!

At this time, he was no longer reserved:

"Leave it to me! It's up to me to form this legion! Neville Crockett struggled to clamp his legs under the table, but his hands on the table were deliberately slack, and asked:

"Is there any military spending?"

"Nope!"

"Are there any arms?"

"Nope!"

"And what can I have?"

Turtledove smiled and said to him, "There is an order signed by the Grand Chief of the Union of Indians, the Governor of Louisiana, the President of the Republic of Texas, the President of the Central American Federation, and the President of New Grenada!" ”

"That's enough!" Neville Crockett's feet were already shaking with excitement, and his hands couldn't help but clench into fists.

He had a hunch that his fate would change because of this paper order.

After many years of turbulent life, he finally has the opportunity to get what he wants!

He was so excited that he forgot to ask for more—

But Ikaruga is a sincere person, and he will never ignore his conscience and deserve what others deserve. So he said, "I want only people, and I want nothing but people!" ”

Neville Crockett glanced at his uncle, a habit he had developed over the years that made him unconsciously want to ask his uncle whenever he was in the absence of the six gods - but this time, he quickly looked away, firmly away.

He lowered his head and said, "That's even better!" I want everything but people! ”

"You're in charge!" Turtledove replied.

……

Old Crockett sighed softly, and said to his nephew with some melancholy: "Do you know that what you have chosen is a ...... A road paved with bones! ”

"Uncle Crockett!" Neville looked up and said, "Remember what you said to me when I was a kid?" ”

Old Crockett asked suspiciously, "What words?" ”

Neville said, "You say, everything in El Paso, is yours." If I want to covet, then we will be enemies. ”

Old Crockett frowned.

Neville continued, "But I've always felt that El Paso isn't a big deal, and that one day, even if you beg to give it to me, I don't—"

Neville looked old Crockett in the eye and said word for word: "Because, I must get better!" 10 times better than your El Paso! ”