Chapter 177 The President's Premonition Is Realized

Eiffelt doesn't pay much attention to Hayes' concerns. He was also a lawyer and a captain. He knew very well how a person's emotions would change... In fact, no matter who he was the main responsible person, when he faced a very difficult thing or something that could cause great losses, he would always feel a nervous mood in his heart. This emotion will guide him to think about the bad side. The difference is that some people can suppress or resist this emotion, while others will be influenced by this emotion and eventually lose to themselves. Of course, there are also those extremely confident characters who have never thought that they would fail from the beginning.

In his opinion, Hayes actually felt too responsible. As the president, Hayes regarded everything in America as his responsibility, so he became more and more worried about the Chinese, worried that the other party would cause irreparable losses to the country he led. In addition to these, based on his years of understanding, he also felt that Hayes was worried that he would leave a bad reputation. Although Hayes ridiculed himself as the "president who was defeated by a group of Chinese", he knew that Hayes actually paid great attention to his reputation, and although the affairs of the Chinese should not be considered his main point.

Responsibility, but he also knew that as the president of this term, when people mentioned the Chinese, they would only say that it was the time of President Hayes, and they would not say what happened to the Chinese during Governor Grant or Governor Perkins. This is probably what Hayes couldn't stand the most. Because this gentleman who has always put national interests first and never seeks personal gain for himself and his party has nothing to pursue. He just wants to leave a system that is more conducive to the development of the United States and has a good reputation... Unfortunately, the system may be left behind, but its reputation is destined to be flawed.

"If it were me, I'm afraid I would be worried too? Unfortunately, now I can only hope that those guys in California will not be as stupid as those idiots in Colorado." Eiffel left the Oval Office with such an idea. But he was still not as worried as Hayes... No matter what, the Chinese should not be able to defeat San Francisco, which has a population of more than 100,000. Moreover, even if San Francisco cannot defeat those guys, California still has hundreds of thousands of people, and is fully capable of destroying any group of "invading" enemies.

"Since that's the case, what else can I worry about? Poor Hayes always puts such a lot of pressure on himself."

Shaking his head, Everett walked out of the White House and got into his carriage... Then, less than three minutes later, he was stopped by the guards who rushed out of the White House.

"Mr. President asked you to go back, right now!"

Before he could get angry and ask, the guards told him the reason. Later, when he returned to Hayes, he was shocked by the president... But for a few minutes, Hayes seemed to have grown ten years old all of a sudden.

"What's wrong with you?"

"William, my premonition... has come true!"

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It's fulfilled...

A phone call shocked the highest level of the politicians in the entire United States of America in less than half an hour.

The phone number comes from the State Department! The Deputy Secretary of State reported to the President that he had just received a telegram from the Embassy in Mexico. The content of the telegram: the governor of California, deputy governor, prosecutor, chief justice, auditor general, mayor of San Francisco, deputy mayor, police chief, district attorney, judge, local tax officer, mayor of Sacramento, as well as many state councillors, bank managers, newspapers and radio editors, even the directors of two hospitals and dozens of doctors, and dozens of businessmen, all missing... suspected to be captured by the Chinese!

The person who shot the telegram was: Director of the San Francisco Telegraph Bureau!

Also: San Francisco is in panic because the director is missing and the police department is in chaos and has almost no power to suppress it!

Another thing: Sacramento seems to have signs of chaos!

Finally: The Chinese may launch an attack at any time!

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"Send a telegram to the California garrison immediately, send a telegram to the Navy on the West Coast, and ask them to send troops to San Francisco immediately to stabilize the urban order. If there is insufficient staff, ask Nevada, Oregon, and Arizona for help."

"Order Tom Hannis to arrive in California at any cost and tell him that if San Francisco is captured by the Chinese, he will be sent to military court!"

"Send a telegram to the Pacific Railway Company and ask them to summon as many workers as possible, and the government will fund it to rush to repair the damaged railway. If it really doesn't work, I will transport all the workers who are building other railways to me. Tell them that this is an order and no refusal is allowed!"

"The Ministry of War, do everything possible to mobilize some of its troops to support the west!"

"Notify the states that I want to mobilize their militias. I want to organize ten thousand militias into California!"

"This group of Chinese people must be eliminated, and they must not let them do their own things on our territory again!"

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Hayes finally got anxious.

Completely anxious.

He didn't understand what the Chinese did, how could they catch up with almost all the political and economic figures in California in one go. But he knew that if he could not stabilize the situation in California in the shortest time, without the leadership of the governor and lieutenant governor, the most important state in the western United States would fall into terrible chaos and even anarchy... Of course, the situation in California is not the most urgent, the most urgent

It was San Francisco. That city was "sieged" by the Chinese, and now even the police chief is gone, and the mayor and deputy mayor are missing. If the Chinese attack at this time, the city will definitely fall into a terrible state of panic. At that time, anything may happen... It is a largest city in the west with a population of more than 100,000 and the United States of America. If it is also captured by the Chinese, it is definitely not comparable to the fall of those small cities in Colorado.

However, apart from being anxious, Hays basically couldn't do anything. They had few threats in the west, so there were few troops stationed. The Admiralty had only two or three old warships on the west coast, so there were naturally few sailors. Moreover, he could no longer imagine that the troops stationed and navy there could win the Chinese. He only hoped that those guys could keep the city honestly and never go to war with the Chinese. He even worried that Tom Hannis, who was still struggling in the Sierra Nevada, would have enough to fight in normal times.

A large-scale war can even bully the two neighbors of Canada or Mexico. However, when he thought about facing less than a thousand Chinese, he could not raise confidence. Three thousand? When he was in Denver, tens of thousands of white people were still surrounded by the Chinese people in the city and did not even dare to show their faces? Moreover, there were more than three thousand white people who died in the hands of those Chinese? Just by militias of three thousand, the Chinese had defeated twice, and they were almost wiped out every time! All wiped out! Three thousand regular troops did not have such ability.

Therefore, he sent more troops again, and at the same time, he summoned militias on a large scale... Because he was unwilling to take risks, he had to concentrate all his efforts to solve all the problems that needed to be solved at one time.

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The news that the top leaders of California's political and economic circles had almost wiped out the United States government finally took action completely. Almost all the senior figures put down their original concerns and turned their attention to the west. Soon, the news from the west quickly spread to the people, and the whole country of America was in an uproar. More people focused their attention on California and the group of Chinese people who still don't know where they are!

"Hello...read!"

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"Hello……"

"Okay, Xiaoding, are you still addicted?"

In a simple camp in the mountainous area of ​​Marin County, California, north of the San Francisco Peninsula, Guo Jinzhang grabbed Zhou Xiaoding's arm and rebuked unhappily.

"I teach them Chinese. Didn't you speak it? Our Chinese is the most amazing and best language in the world. I teach them, and that's good to them."

"Be good to them? Do you need to slap them?" Guo Jinzhang glared at him angrily. Zhou Xiaoding was indeed teaching Chinese, but the person he taught Chinese was the mayor of San Francisco... He taught Hamilton to learn a sentence, and Hamilton didn't speak any more than a few times, and the result was a slap. Now, the dignified mayor of San Francisco was already blushing half of his face, and there were more than a dozen or twenty finger marks on his face, all red and shiny.

"The filial son comes from the stick." Facing Guo Jinzhang's questioning, Zhou Xiaoding was full of concern, "The same is true for teaching. Don't we have an old saying? A strict teacher produces a good disciple. I am a little cruel, just to let them study hard and learn what we say as soon as possible?"

"He is the mayor and a high-ranking official. According to European and American rules, even if he is captured, he must enjoy treatment commensurate with his status. Do you understand?" Guo Jinzhang asked.

"Prisoners are prisoners. What kind of treatment is appropriate? Since they are the leader, they should be in the forefront. According to me, not only should they learn Chinese, but they should also participate in labor reform, which is enough." Zhou Xiaoding said.

"Do you still want to negotiate with them?" Guo Jinzhang asked again.

"Just talking nonsense. These foreigners didn't keep their promises. Just like that Grant, he also had a good talk with us at the beginning? But how did he do it behind his back? Send troops to surround us in the Black Canyon, and almost couldn't get out. Do you talk to them? Do you want to do it again?" Zhou Xiaoding said dissatisfied.

"What do you think you should do?" Guo Jinzhang asked back.

"The old way. Let the Americans send someone to send us out of the United States. When we leave, we will release us." Zhou Xiaoding said.

"That's it..." Guo Jinzhang touched his chin and suddenly waved his hand to the distance: "Awang! Dachang!"

"What are you doing?" Jian Wang and Zhao Dachang hurried over when they heard the hello.

"Have I taught you to read?" Seeing the two of you coming over, Guo Jinzhang asked them and Zhou Xiaoding again.

"I've taught it. But you said that they are all simplified words, which are a bit different from what we use in the Qing Dynasty now." Jian Wang replied.

"Then I have also taught you Chinese Pinyin, mathematics, English, geography, and military. Is there any?" Guo Jinzhang asked again.

"What the hell do you want to say?" Guo Jinzhang asked a little inexplicably, and Zhao Dachang was a little impatient.

"Don't worry, just say what I said is right, right?" Guo Jinzhang said.

"In addition to Chinese characters, arithmetics, and there are also Chinese pinyins. The others are just like that, just for nothing, you're so embarrassed..." Zhao Dachang curled his lips, as if he was disdainful of Guo Jinzhang's words just now, but when he saw Guo Jinzhang suddenly glaring at him, he hurriedly changed his words: "Okay, okay, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, you taught us a lot of things, everything is a big question! Is this a whole?"

"Then do you think I am your teacher?" Guo Jinzhang asked again.

"Teacher?" Jian Wang was stunned for a moment, "It should be considered!"

"It's just a careless person." Zhao Dachang also reluctantly nodded, not denying it.

"Then if you don't take it carefully when listening to the class, are I qualified to punish you?" Guo Jinzhang asked again.

"What do you want to do? Don't want to take revenge on your own!" Zhao Dachang suddenly shouted, "Jin Zhang, I know I offended you before, but I'm just for everyone. Besides, when did you give a lecture, I was lazy? I haven't even blinked, don't do anything randomly!"

"I didn't say you." Guo Jinzhang smiled "hehe" and turned his gaze to Zhou Xiaoding on the side, "Xiaoding, I'm talking about you!"

"You, you..." When Guo Jinzhang mentioned some teachers, Zhou Xiaoding realized that something was wrong. Although he didn't understand why Guo Jinzhang wanted to "take action" on him, he still instinctively objected to Guo Jinzhang's words: "You said I didn't listen carefully? But did you say that I didn't listen carefully in class? I worked harder than anyone else!"

"Then you say what you just said again and say it in front of Awang and Dachang." Guo Jinzhang said.

"I, what did I say just now?" Zhou Xiaoding said anxiously, "Isn't it just slapped this foreign devil twice? Are you going to avenge him now?"

"When did I say I wanted to avenge this foreigner? Xiaoding, you are doubting the teacher's character, do you know? In our country, I will either expel you from the teacher or I can beat you to a hemiplegia. Do you believe it?" Guo Jinzhang glared.

"Then, what did you ask me to say?" Zhou Xiaoding breathed a sigh of relief, but then became nervous again.

"You just said that you asked the Americans to send us out of the United States and then release these hostages, right?" Guo Jinzhang asked.

"Yes!" Zhou Xiaoding nodded, "Where is this wrong?"

"Then do you think he is wrong?" Guo Jinzhang asked Jian Wang and Zhao Dachang again.

"This..." both of the other hesitated.

"Why, you have this idea too?" Guo Jinzhang's voice suddenly became louder.

"Without this idea, how could I have such an idea?" Jian Wang sighed, "You said at the beginning that the United States is a powerful country. With our grudges against them, they will definitely settle the score with us. We are Chinese people who are despised everywhere we go. No matter which country it is, they will not reject the Americans' request for us. Even if we return to the Qing Dynasty, unless we rebel, they will sooner or later be given to the Americans... So, it is impossible to leave. That is simply suicide!"

"Then do you think what I said is right?" Guo Jinzhang asked again.

"Yes, you are a master, of course you are right." Zhao Dachang rolled his eyes.

"Xiaoding, do you know where you are wrong now?" Guo Jinzhang ignored him and asked Zhou Xiaoding again.

"...I know, I know." Zhou Xiaoding tilted his mouth, "but I just said casually."

"It's even more terrible to say casually." Guo Jinzhang's tone became stern: "You are also a leader, and occasionally you have to lead the team alone. At that time, you are the supreme leader. A team of people, even all of us, may have to bear the lives of you. At that time, you have to use your brain and use your brain more to complete the task. But you're fine, just say casually... Then where is your brain? Do you know how dangerous this is? Ah?"

"I... I must use my brain when doing serious business." Zhou Xiaoding lowered his head and muttered.

"But we are doing serious things all the time now." Guo Jinzhang scolded.

"Okay, Jin Zhang, just say less. A Ding knew he was wrong." Jian Wang looked a little reluctant. Since he broke out of Denver, Zhou Xiaoding has always been very energetic and has been rushing forward many times. Although he is more ruthless in attacking white people, which Chinese workers here are not ruthless when they are attacking? It is just that Guo Jinzhang, who usually asks everyone not to be too captive, is never soft when it is time to attack, and is even more ruthless than anyone else. But unexpectedly, he is so energetic that after Guo Jinzhang said these few words, Zhou Xiaoding became a little weak.

"I'm doing it for his own good." Guo Jinzhang glared at him again: "You two, take him back to my tent, find two people to watch, and copy all the Chinese characters I taught three hundred times."

"Three hundred times?" Zhao Dachang was shocked. Since studying with Guo Jinzhang, although every Chinese engineer has worked hard, it can be three hundred times... he has worked hard, but it will take several seconds to write a word.

"What, do you think it's too little?" Guo Jinzhang looked at him and asked.

"No, it's enough, three hundred times are enough." Zhao Dachang quickly waved his hand, looked at Zhou Xiaoding again, sighed, and stepped forward to pull his arm, "Who told him to be a teacher? Use your identity to suppress others. It's also a matter of your unluckyness, let's go!"

"Come on, copy it quickly. I will teach you thirty-six strategies tonight. You will not be allowed to come out to listen until you copy it!" Guo Jinzhang said again.

"Thirty-six strategies?" Zhou Xiaoding had a little drooping his head, but when he heard this, he suddenly raised his head, and then pulled Zhao Dachang and ran away, "Go away!"
Chapter completed!