Chapter 337 The American Anti-War Movement

In Washington, the federal government is organizing an evacuation. With the loss of the front line, the war has burned to the federal capital.

In the end, Maryland was unable to stop the Confederate Army, and there were too many people who could not hold back. Under the circumstance of internal and external troubles, even the federal army tried hard in vain.

Moreover, the federal government has too many places to defend. In contrast, Washington's greatest value is politically, and the Great Lakes region is the core of the federal government.

It can be said that as long as the Great Lakes Industrial Zone is not lost, the federal government has the confidence to suppress the rebellion. On the contrary, this war is impossible to fight at all.

President Lincoln asked cautiously: "General Grant, I want a definite answer, can Washington hold it?"

Grant, a federal general who quickly became popular because of the war, commanded the federal army to achieve the first great victory and became the protagonist of this Washington defense.

This is not a good job. It is too difficult to hold the capital when the federal army is at a disadvantage.

If you lose it elsewhere, you will lose it. Anyway, the federal army has been defeated all the way in the overall battle situation, and the federal government can't be held accountable.

The so-called famous historical generals still have to admit their cowardice in the face of their strength. The famous generals who are touted in the future generations of the federal government are all beaten in confusion on the battlefield. Occasionally winning once depends on luck.

This is not a problem with their commanding ability, but mainly because the federal army's execution ability is insufficient.

A bunch of peasants and workers who just let go of their business, many of them were sent to the battlefield after less than a month of training, and the combat effectiveness can be imagined.

If the army did not collapse on the way, it could be regarded as a famous general. With such an army, it is natural to defeat a battle.

Of course, after a few more hits, the rookie who survives will become a veteran, and the combat effectiveness will also go up. Historically, the northern government trained troops during the war, and then killed the southern ones.

In this context, if the responsibility for the defeat is held, there will be no one to command the troops.

Only Washington is different. The political significance here is too great. If you lose the capital, someone will definitely be unlucky.

Grant replied: "Your Excellency, I can't give you an answer to this question. I can only say whether Washington can keep it depends on the determination of the enemy."

Not having a clear strategy was the biggest problem for the Confederate government. Because the interests of the participating states are different, everyone's strategic goals are also different.

In order to balance the internal forces, the southern government's strategy seems to be blooming in all directions. Without concentrating superior forces, they often fight in one place, wasting fighters in vain.

Lincoln thought for a while and said, "Okay, if you need anything, you can mention it, and if I can help you solve it, I will solve it for you.

In short, you have to defend Washington as much as possible, even if you hide in the corner and fight in the street, as long as Washington doesn't lose everything, I can accept it. "

Use Washington as bait to attract the main force of the southern army and buy time for the federal government to win the war.

These are propaganda slogans, and if given the choice, Lincoln would never have done it. The capital has been lost, how much prestige does his president have over the federal states?

Grant thought about it and said, "The 50,000 reinforcements from the West Coast California, Oregon, and New Mexico areas haven't gone out yet.

I have sent a telegram to the state government, and it is said that they have not completed the recruitment task. Without this part of the new force to join, Washington would have no way to defend. "

Not every federal state is actively participating in the war, and the West Coast states are far from the battlefield and feel no pressure on their own. There are also European countries that are holding back their influence, so their enthusiasm for participating in the war is naturally not high.

President Lincoln asked, "Mr. Saffar, what's the matter?"

Secretary of State Saffar frowned and replied: "The West Coast states have a small population, they have provided 150,000 soldiers to the federal government, and almost all the lads who are willing to serve have come.

Not long ago, the Austrian ocean-going fleet visited the states on the west coast. Count Hummel received many Germans and encouraged them to leave the United States.

Quite a few have left, and now these people are resisting entry into the Union Army under the pretext of being anti-Civil War. In order not to give the Austrians an excuse to intervene, we cannot force them to serve.

Then, a chain reaction was triggered. Many people in the West Coast region joined the anti-war movement, and the state governments were unable to complete the task of conscription.

There are other European countries behind this. The base camp of the anti-war movement is around the embassies of various countries. As soon as there is trouble, these people enter the embassy.

In order to avoid causing a diplomatic conflict and triggering countries to intervene in the war, state governments did not dare to act rashly. "

The federal government advocated national unity, and European countries launched anti-civil war movements. This is a drawback of the American system. No matter whether it works or not, I will use justice to oppress you.

The failure of the government to resolve disputes through peaceful means is incompetent, and it is absolutely right to oppose civil war.

Many pro-anti-war newspapers directly attribute the Lincoln administration as the worst in American history, surpassing James Buchanan.

The mouthpiece party does not need to be responsible, it is naturally open mouth.

The anti-war faction has come up with a bunch of solutions that appear to be able to resolve conflicts peacefully, but are actually unfeasible. They criticize the inaction of the federal government, accuse the federal government of being manipulated by arms dealers, and provoking civil war for profit.

Whether others believe it or not, the anti-war faction believes it anyway. People who don't want to go to war and want to avoid military service also believe it.

Being a deserter is despised, there is no moral risk in anti-civil war

. Even because of political correctness and public opinion support, the state government cannot pursue their legal responsibility.

In the final analysis of these problems, the people's recognition of the country is not high, their patriotic enthusiasm is limited, and many people do not even think of themselves as Americans.

In this era, Germans, Irish, Italians, etc., were at the bottom of society and were often discriminated against politically.

Controlling the vested interests of the upper class, there is no room for them to rise at all. These migrants often have to work several times harder to achieve the same gains.

If that's the case, why are you still working for the federal government? Winning the battle has nothing to do with him, but his life is his own.

Hummel was able to fool people away, and that was his promise of real money: every immigrant who went to Central America could get fifty hectares of land for free, with full property rights for five years of continuous cultivation, and the colonial government. A two-year interest-free loan of 300 Aegis is provided.

This is also the reason why the Central American colony, which has only been established for a few months, has lost more than two million Aegis.

President Lincoln frowned and asked, "We didn't order any anti-war activities to be banned. Why did the anti-war movement grow?"

"This ban is enforced by only half of the federal states, and the states in the west see it as unconstitutional and contrary to the spirit of libertarianism, and refuse to enforce this statute," explained Secretary of State Safar.

Lincoln had a headache. In this era, every federal state in the United States is an independent small court, and it is a common thing to fight against the federal government.

Even if there are capitalists behind him, but because everyone has different interests and demands, American capitalists are also divided into different interest groups.

In general, the east is strong and the west is weak. The big conglomerates are gathered in the states on the east coast and control most of the wealth in the United States. Most of the capitalists in the west are attached to them.

When the civil war broke out, for their own interests, the capitalists in the west could not wait to smash the east coast, get rid of their shackles, and obtain greater benefits.

If they can't fight directly, they don't dare, and they won't be afraid to hold back in secret. Except for things, the big powers are used to top the tank. Anyway, everyone knows the position of the four countries of Britain, France and Oxi, and they don't care about taking the blame.

Internal troubles are far more troublesome than external troubles. Political interventions of various countries are actually based on the cooperation of some people inside.

If there is no one in the United States to help raise the flag and shout, unless the British, French, and Ossie directly send troops to intervene, it will not even be trouble.

Lincoln pointedly said: "Send people to communicate with the governments of the western states, and in any case must protect the soldiers.

The federal government has reached the most critical time. If the federal government is defeated due to insufficient troops, no one will have a good life. "

Apparently, this is for people who are pulling their backs. Imply that they don't play too hard and take the big picture into account while taking down the competition.

Raising tariffs to protect the domestic market and abolishing slavery to obtain cheap labor are the common interests of most capitalists.

If the federal government loses the war, there will be no cheap raw materials and markets in the South. Without these, no one will have a good life in the end.

This is a sequelae of the butterfly effect. The southern government has added three states, while the northern government has reduced three states. With each increase and decrease, the balance of power between the two sides has changed.

The first thing to face is the problem of manpower. In the face of a more severe situation than in history, the shortage of troops has become a problem for the federal government.

The reinforcements of the western states are particularly important. Without the support of these states, the manpower advantage of the northern government would cease to exist.

In the case of the same number of troops, the northern army can not beat the southern. The gap in quality, now the federal government can only make up for it by quantity.