Washington, White House.

"Mr. President, I suggest that you generally accept the peace conditions proposed by Emperor Agustin I of Mexico, and start further peace negotiations with the Ming Empire on the basis of them, because now the United Kingdom and the Indian Empire have completely surrendered to the Ming Empire, Hanover no longer exists, the Ottoman Empire is about to fall, and the Netherlands, Portugal and other countries that are forced to follow Britain in declaring war on the Ming Dynasty have also prayed for peace with the Ming Dynasty. Only the United States of America is still not afraid of power, not afraid of sacrifice, and still fighting, but with the strength of the United States of America, with a population of only 20 million. It is not enough to reverse the current situation. If we reject the peace initiative of Agustin I and continue the war to the end, I am afraid that the vitality of the United States will be exhausted, and the possibility of future revival will be deprived of the United States."

Talking with tears in his eyes was a thin, thin, pale, pointed nose, and a long nose that stood out on his face, and he was about 60 years old in an army general's uniform.

The man's name was William. Henry. Harrison, is Martin. Van Buren appointed Chief of Army Staff. In addition, he is the leader of the "House of Virginia", the largest gang of politicians and officers in the United States today, and his father is the founding father of the United States, one of the signatories of the Declaration of Independence, and a former governor of Virginia. Harrison. And he himself, like the former late President Jackson, is an outstanding American soldier, a hero of the Second Revolutionary War, once served as the commander of the Combined Forces in the Northwest Territories, defeated the British army in the Battle of the Thames and the Indians who cooperated with the British army Of course, Harrison, who has long held important military and political positions in the Northwest of the United States, is also stained with Indian blood on his hands!

Such a man from a well-known family, who could unite the members of the "Virginia Dynasty" and who had the ability to lead the military, was already a Whig senator before the outbreak of the war, and was qualified to challenge for the presidency of the United States.

And after the outbreak of war, the veteran American hero also abandoned partisanship, resigned from the senatorship, and resolutely re-enlisted in the army, serving as the commander of the elite Virginia Corps, leading the troops in three Texas campaigns. Although it has been defeated repeatedly, it is still widely acclaimed. In Martin. After Van Buren became president, he was promoted to chief of staff of the army. However, in the face of the general trend has gone, he, the chief of staff, is no longer able to return to the sky. Oh, or rather, Martin. President Van Buren appointed him as Chief of Staff of the Army in order to use his popularity to clean up the mess.

In the White House war room, he is only in his early 50s this year, but he looks like Martin is in his 60s. President Van Buren is languishing from the throne. After listening to Admiral Harrison's speech, he slowly turned his gaze to Chief of Naval Operations Matthew. Perry.

Matthew. Perry also had tears in his eyes, and he couldn't stop crying. Seeing the president's dull eyes, he had no choice but to stand up slowly, give a military salute, and begin to express his attitude: "Mr. President, the Navy of the United States of America is no longer capable of challenging the sea power of the Daming Atlantic Fleet, although the Navy still has many newly commissioned battleships and aircraft carriers, but because most of the outstanding naval officers and sailors were killed in the two Atlantic naval battles, and the newly recruited naval officers and men lack training, it is difficult to complete even the daily maintenance of warships, let alone go to sea for decisive battles. Moreover, the morale of the navy is low, and there is a general fear of the enemy."

Speaking of "fear of the enemy", Matthew. Perry cried, crying guiltily!

Because he is also one of the officers and men of the US Navy who are "afraid of the enemy and cowardly in war", although he is an experienced old navy, he is still afraid, because his rich professional knowledge and actual combat experience tell him that his US Navy will not be able to defeat the Daming Atlantic Fleet at all.

Not even the slightest possibility!

It's so desperate! Now the situation in the US Navy is ten times worse than in the Army! The Army was unable to break through the defenses of the Texas Japanese Self-Defense Force, nor was it able to destroy the Indian-Black coalition forces entrenched in the swamps of Florida. But with as many as 1.5 million people, it can still be defended, after all, the total number of native white Mexicans is only 2 million, and it is already the limit that they can spend 200,000 troops to fight with the Americans. And in the bloody tug-of-war in Texas, the casualties of the Mexican army were also quite serious, and the losses before and after were added together, how could there be 100,000 people!

That's more than half of the casualties! The huge casualties also put Agustin I under great pressure, and according to reports from the front, the proportion of mixed-race Indians in the Mexican army has been increasing in recent months. And with the increase in the number of mixed-race Indians, the combat effectiveness of the Mexican army inevitably declined significantly.

After all, Mestizo Indians in Mexico were not educated at all compared to the native-born whites, and they had a poor sense of belonging, and did not regard the Mexican Empire as a homeland that they had to defend to the death.

If the United States can continue to consume the Mexicans and Japanese expatriates in Texas, and spare two or three hundred thousand casualties, it will definitely be able to drain the blood of the native Mexican whites and win the victory!

So the US Army is now admitting defeat while the Navy . It's really cowardly, and there really doesn't have the strength to fight anymore!

Martin. Van Buren sighed and said, "Since the opinions of the navy and army are unanimously that there is no hope of victory in continuing the war, then I will instruct Secretary McLean to formally sue for peace with the representatives of the Emperor of Mexico in Havana and ask Agustin I to act as an intermediary to sue for peace with the Ming side." "Talking, Martin. Van Buren's tears were already rolling down, "In addition to the amount of reparations, the US government will agree to all the other conditions proposed by Agustin I!" ”

10 billion silver dollars or the equivalent of gold and silver is too much for the United States today!

If we want to pay compensation according to this amount, I am afraid that it will cause great difficulties to the post-war American economy. The economic difficulties of the United States will discourage European immigrants who pursue the "American dream" and even cause a large outflow of American capital, thus exacerbating the post-war recession of the United States.

Of course, this reparation is not a real attempt to kill the United States. Because the United States can also have abundant oil resources, and there is also vast land for agriculture. As long as Americans are willing to work hard, 10 billion silver dollars can still be earned. It's just that this money is used for reparations, and I'm afraid that the industrialization of the United States will have to be slowed down. Unless Americans can also learn the trick of "997 hard work".

"Nikolai. Pavlovich, good news! Good news! The Americans have officially sued us for peace, and in principle agreed to all conditions except for the indemnity of 10 billion silver dollars! Hahaha. Your Majesty, this is good news worth a drink! ”

When Zhuge Weidao learned the good news of the United States' request for peace, he was leading the main force of the Atlantic Fleet to visit Petersburg - the Ming Atlantic Fleet was not used to fight wars at all, but to show off force to the countries bordering the Atlantic!

So after attending the coronation of Zhu Xiyou and Victoria, Zhuge Weidao led the fleet to continue eastward, visited Prussia, Denmark, Sweden, and now to Petersburg, and was also hospitalized by his wife, Rakshasa Emperor Nicholas I, and was invited to live in the Winter Palace. And on the night of entering the Winter Palace, Zhuge Weidao learned the good news of the United States' request for peace. The good news that the United States "knelt", of course, must be shared with the Emperor of Rakshasa as soon as possible!

(End of chapter)