Chapter 232 Make up your mind and forcefully enter

"This is simply another Civil War."

Kansas, Arkans, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia... Five states have signed agreements with the Chinese. Although these five states did not stand with the Chinese, and most of them were threatened by the Chinese. In order to avoid more terrifying situations in their jurisdictions, they were allowed to move at will within the five states, and at the same time they refused to enter the federal army. In addition, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Arkans have promised the Chinese that they would not send militias to the federal army, and those sent out would be recalled immediately... This is tantamount to standing on the Chinese side to fight against the federal government. Thinking about the beginning of the Civil War, only seven states in the south joined the United States and went to war with the United States. It is expected that the impact of the five states now has been caused.

"As the newspapers said, the Chinese have successfully grasped our weaknesses... that Jin Zhang. Guo is really too cunning."

The meeting in the White House has been held more than once. However, even though they know what tricks the Chinese will use, they can never find a way to deal with it. The only thing they can do is to send troops in advance before the Chinese enter a certain state. This is not to create a fait accompli, but to stop the Chinese... Only by successfully blocking the entry of the Chinese will that state not join the "Agreement State". However, how many people in the federal army have been so many? The 100,000 troops recruited have been "exhausted", of which 60,000 are trapped in Oklahoma and Louisiana with Sherman, watching the Chinese rampant and ineffective because of their

In front of them are those "protocol states". Unless they pass by sea or take a long way, they will never encounter Chinese people. The remaining 40,000 people have been divided into two groups under the command of Robert Todd Lincoln. One is still in Tennessee and the other is heading towards South Carolina. Both states are relying on Georgia. If the Chinese want to advance north, they will definitely choose these two states... Of course, there is also North Carolina between the two states, which has a small boundary with Georgia, but this does not hinder the actions of the two troops. Because even the "protocol states" are still secretly celebrating Washington's actions, informing the Chinese people of their actions, and they are not afraid of not knowing each other's whereabouts.

"At least we can still stop the Chinese people now. Their target is not Washington, is it us? Although they have signed agreements with five states, if they want to continue moving north, they will definitely have to face our army..."

"We certainly know those. But the problem is that, no matter what, we cannot allow Chinese people to continue to wander around like a tourist in the United States."

Brian now wants to replace all the members of the cabinet. But the remaining reason tells him that even if someone else is replaced, it will be difficult to find a way to deal with it... The Chinese people's tricks are too cruel, just like a knife that hits the key point of America. If you pull out the knife, you will definitely lose a lot of blood. If you don't draw the knife, the consequences will be even more serious over time.

"Then what can we do now?" Interior Secretary Samuel Kirkwood was unrelated to his own affairs, and his mentality could barely remain calm. But he had no choice.

The sound of "tuk tuk" knocking suddenly sounded.

"Please come in"

Everyone in the office had no idea of ​​playing lottery. Seeing that everyone had no intention of speaking, Chesser Arthur had no choice but to greet him. However, after seeing the two people pushing Mén in, his eyes that had originally ignored lit up:

"Grant, Sherman..."

"Hello everyone," the former president who spoke first. The former No. 1 general in the North looked at everyone one by one before continuing: "To be honest, I'm not happy to see you. However, Sherman insisted that I come from New York..."

"Sheerman, shouldn't you be in Louisiana?" Brian ignored his old rival. He just looked at Sherman for a moment of frightening, "Why are you back suddenly? How did you come back... Washington, Louisiana, and Oklahoma have been cut off by those 'protocol states'."

"There is a small state border between Oklahoma and Missouri. This state border is sandwiched by Kansas and Arkansè states, and a railway passes... So I came back." Sherman replied, "Of course, this is also because the two states Kansas and Arkansè states released water... Although they signed an agreement with the Chinese, as long as we are not a large force and do not attract the attention of the Chinese, they will not pay attention to it."

"Where is your troops now?" Brian asked, "did you bring them back?"

"Bring them back? Why should I bring them back? Let the Chinese take the opportunity to fight back to the west?" Sherman asked back.

"They will return to the west. We are short of troops now and cannot defend against the Chinese at all. We need your troops..." Bryan shouted.

"Defense." Grant glanced at Brian disdainfully, "Why are the Chinese always in the south but never willing to advance to the north? Because they know that the more they go north, the greater the pressure they will bear, and we can mobilize more people to deal with them. If they advance north, they may be surrounded by federal troops at any time... But in the south, it is different. The south has a relatively small population and there are many black people. They can use the trick of "inciting black uprisings" to threaten the southern states, forcing the other party to agree to their conditions and sign an agreement with them... So, don't look at them now that they seem to have achieved certain victories, but they have already made a huge cage for themselves and don't know what to do next."

"You are a defeated Chinese. Why do you think they have no way out?" Brian asked bluntly.

"Grant just lost, not failed. Moreover, in that case, no one can guarantee victory... What we need to do is not to recall previous failures, but to face the current challenges. Brian, although you are Secretary of State, you should do better than not to do military actions.

"You..." Brian was so choked by Sherman's words that he almost couldn't speak. But Sherman seemed to have no intention of selling him any face. After choking him, he immediately turned his attention to Robert Todd Lincoln:

"Lincoln, I need command of the two forces in Tennessee and South Carolina."

"No problem." Robert Lincoln responded very simply: "I can notify the front line commander when I go back."

"What should I do if Louisiana and Oklahoma's pursuit and suppression army?" Chessert Arthur asked suddenly.

"Before I left, I appointed commanders. They would have uninterrupted contacts with Arkans, Alabama, and Kansas state governments, pay attention to the movements of the Chinese at any time, and intercept or follow the command to advance in time." Sherman said.

"According to the news obtained from Alabama, the Chinese seem to be heading south along Georgia, as if they want to take Florida..." Grant interrogated again: "So, the task of the pursuit and suppression army is to force the entry into Southern Mississippi after making accurate judgments on the next step of the Chinese's actions..."

"Mississippi? That's the Chinese state of agreement," Brian reminded.

"But they are even members of the United States of America." Grant gave him a blank look, "What's more, we don't need to ask them for their opinions at all. Even the 20,000 Chinese people can't stop them. Do you dare to intercept the 30,000 pursuers?"

"Thirty thousand people? Isn't there a 60,000 pursuing army?" asked Chesert.

"The other 30,000 will first enter Arkansè from Oklahoma, then enter North Mississippi, and cooperate with the Tennessee Front to block the Chinese's path toward north." Sherman said.

"Then, four fronts, troops with a total of more than 100,000 people will join forces in Georgia, launch an attack on the Chinese and eventually encircle them?" Brian frowned. He did not expect that the difficulties in his eyes would be so unfair to Grant and Sherman... However, Grant had already stepped down long ago. Sherman was a military general. As long as the two made up their minds, they naturally didn't have to care too much about political issues. From this point of view, they had much advantage over him.

"No, Georgia is not safe. Our ultimate goal is to drive the Chinese into Florida," Sherman said again.

"Florida?" Chessert couldn't help frowning. Florida is an innocent state. At least for now, isn't it causing trouble for people to drive the Chinese over?

"I think Florida's government must not know about this news." Brian also said.

"That's right, and I believe no one here will tell William Brox Ham, right?" Sherman asked staring at everyone.

"...We don't know that the Chinese will escape into Florida." Everyone knows who the person Sherman is, the current governor of Frerida, but so what if you know? Who cares about these things? It's better to make a state unlucky than to make the Chinese go all over the world? That's the only one who is unlucky will be the one present.

"Florida is surrounded by the sea on three sides. As long as we drive the Chinese in, we only need to block the north side and completely block them on that peninsula without worrying about them running away..." Sherman looked at everyone again, "But before that, our four fronts must cooperate closely. Among them, the Tennessee and Northern Mississippi Front will approach south from northern Alabama and northern Georgia respectively, while the South Carolina Front will oppress the combat range of the Chinese from northeast to southwest. As for the last, the Southern Mississippi Front will enter Florida from the boundary between Alabama and Florida, and will continue to oppress eastward, and together with the other three fronts, the Chinese will force the Chinese into the Florida Peninsula."

"Georgia is not very good at you," Brian said suddenly.

"So, it's not me who commanded the three fronts of North Mississippi, Tennessee, and South Carolina, but Grant... That's why I called him." Sherman said.

"Why? He has left the army," Brian was immediately dissatisfied, "and, isn't Ramsey very good?"

"But Ramsey has no experience in fighting with the Chinese, and the cunning and combat effectiveness of the Chinese also prompted us to use some commanders who are more familiar with them. Grant is the best candidate. In addition, the problem of Grant's reconstruction in the south was that he had gained unanimous support from the southern states, so if he led the federal army into Georgia, the resistance of the people of Georgia would not be too much jermandau.

"I..." Brian wanted to object, but when he thought of the current predicament and looked at the eyes that were conveyed by everyone, he could not say the word "disagree".

"One of the reasons why I promised Sherman to join the war was to fight again with the Chinese and regain my dignity and honor from them; the second was to regain my status as a retired general with this... I am no longer willing to pay attention to other things, especially political matters." Grant said suddenly.

"Bryan, do you have any other opinions?" Sherman glanced at Brian again.

“…I have no objection.”

Brian has nothing to say. Why does he always run Grant? Isn't it because Grant has too much influence in politics, especially in the Republican Party? Not to mention anything else, just look at Garfield's assassination to know how high this guy is... This is the result of Grant's re-election for two terms, which disappoints people for eight years. If this guy really learns his lesson, returns to politics, and makes another achievement, his position in the Republican Party will definitely be greatly challenged.

He was so overwhelmed; and if Grant insisted on revenge, his result would definitely be even more miserable... Thinking about Grant's poor and miserable "good" days in New York, Brian shuddered, and he didn't want to fall into that situation. However, Grant had already shown that he would not pay attention to political affairs anymore, and in order to express his determination not to return to politics, this guy also asked to be a retired general... Soldiers cannot participate in politics. If this is the case, what else can he say?

"Since everyone has no objection, then, Mr. Acting President..." Brian's concession finally made Sherman breathe a sigh of relief. To be honest, he worked very hard to achieve his goal. He had tried his best to persuade Grant to give up his dream of electing president again. You know, in order to re-establish the reputation of falling due to phenomena such as **, Grant spent more than a year traveling around the world, and his determination was quite great. Unfortunately, Brian finally put it on... Well, when Brian put it on, he also pulled him up together.

But because of this, it would be even more difficult to persuade Grant to give up hope. If this guy hadn't hadn't lost in Seattle before and lost another chance to recover, he felt a little slim about his future and might not have agreed. However, the United States has been peaceful for more than ten years, and the regular army had been crippled in Seattle. Using militia troops to attack the Chinese, who would definitely fight to the death. Without a real general to lead the possibility of failure, the possibility of failure would increase infinitely... After all, they were not facing a group of rural bullies who only knew how to work.

"You order." Sherman shook his head and threw all the worries in his heart aside. Sherman stared at Chessert Arthur.

"Well, I'll appoint..."

"Dingling"

Before Chessette Arthur could finish his sentence, the phone on his desk suddenly rang.

"This is the White House, the President's Office... who?" Chessert Arthur had to shrugged apologetically to Sherman and others, and then answered the phone. After that, his face became quite colorful, as if he was happy, angry, as if he was worried and sad... Until he put the phone back with a heavy expression, he had a calm face.

"Where did the Chinese capture?" Brian asked with a slight trembling voice on his forehead as if he had accepted his fate.

"It's impossible for them to advance north and rush out of Georgia, are they? We didn't receive a report." Robert Todd Lincoln couldn't help but get nervous.

"It's not Chinese, it's the president." Chesser Arthur took a deep breath, "Half an hour ago, Garfield... died of death."

“…”

...

Garfield is dead.

The 20th President of the United States is dead.

This is the second American president to be assassinated since Lincoln was assassinated, so the American people are extremely concerned about his situation.

The hospital announced that Garfield died of an infection after assassination, but according to the investigation by the Ministry of Justice, the direct responsible person for Garfield's death should not be the assassin Charles Giteo, but the doctors in the hospital... Garfield was shot and injured and rushed to the hospital. Although it was dangerous, it was not helpless. However, the doctors could not determine which part of the bullet left in his body. If the examination was gradually examined, not to mention whether the president could end up at that time, the pain brought by the examination was also quite terrible. So, helpless, the doctors consulted the famous inventor of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell, and asked him if he knew any means to let them find the bullet embedded in the president's body. Bell knew that it was of great importance and immediately designed an electronic instrument.

As long as this instrument is taken near any metal, the instrument will make a sound that can be heard. After Garfield used it, the instrument worked effectively for many years until it was finally replaced by an X-ray machine. However, Garfield's doctors ignored Bell's clear instructions: when using the instrument, no other metal should exist except the metal to be found. Therefore, when the doctors tried to use the probe to probe, they still placed Garfield on the metal frame and metal spring... So, the kind and poor President James Abram Garfield suffered a long time of torture under the carelessness of the doctors, but in the end he could not survive and died of this careless medical accident.

But… “Is it really just that?”
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