Chapter 350 The Crime of Non-War

The plan could never keep up with the rapid changes, and the American Civil War, which was thought to be over soon, was still at a stalemate in 1864.

Hundreds of thousands of army-level battles can't be finished in a day or two at all. Both the North and the South could not afford to lose the war. The commanders on both sides were seasoned and prudent, and the battle turned into a war of attrition.

The southern army was slightly stronger in combat, but the northern army was more numerous. On the front line of more than 100 kilometers, the two sides fought many times, but the result was a winner and a loser. Overall, it was half a catty.

The power of the butterfly effect is powerful. With the help of various countries, the southern government has been strengthened and the northern government has been weakened. The increase and decrease are directly reflected on the battlefield.

New York, looking at the telegram for help in his hand, President Lincoln was about to collapse. This is the nth time he has asked for reinforcements. Since the beginning of the Armageddon, he has received three or four telegrams asking for help basically every week.

Who would say it again: use the powerful national strength to fight the war of attrition with the opponent, and drag the rebels to death. Lincoln would definitely go up and shave his ears.

Industrial advantages, with the support of foreign powers, does the north really still have industrial advantages?

The rebel industry in the south has limited manufacturing capacity. Can't people buy it?

Now the northern government cannot block the southern port, the navies of the two sides have fought many fierce battles, and the northern navy is still unable to win.

The economic advantage is even more bullshit. Do you really think that the capitalists are all patriots and can sacrifice their families for the country selflessly?

Class interests are not equal to personal interests, and making money is the first. As long as you earn it yourself, who cares if America will be divided?

Capital without borders is not a joke, but a reality. As long as they make money, even if they leave the United States, they can live very well.

On the contrary, selfless dedication and support for the federal government won the war, and finally it was time to divide the spoils: sorry, this is an era of speaking with strength.

Although the northern government has a larger economy, the wealth that can actually be mobilized is not much worse than that of the southern government.

At least the cotton bonds of the South are favored in the international capital markets over the war bonds of the North. In order to support the southern government, Britain, France and Océ received a lot of bonds from the southern government.

When it was the turn of the northern government, it was different, either in foreign exchange or in gold and silver. What is the US dollar, everyone does not know it?

In the end, the tragedy found that the real advantage of the northern government is that it has a large number of people, and it can fight with the southern government.

However, this advantage is not without limits. If the losses are too heavy, civil war weariness will rise.

Since the beginning of the Armageddon, on average, the northern government army has lost a regiment of troops every day, and it has become President Lincoln's daily work to deal with the telegrams for help from the front.

President Lincoln asked haggardly: "My Secretary of War, please tell me how long this battle will last?"

Minister of War Simon Kammer thought for a while and said, "Sorry, only God knows this question, Your Excellency. I only know that I can't take risks now. The federal government can't afford to lose this battle."

Secretary of State Safar added: "So can the casualties be reduced? According to the current rate of loss, it is estimated that the rebels will be suppressed, and the United States will have no future."

Because of Franz's butterfly effect, as soon as the war broke out, a large amount of weapons and equipment were sold to the warring governments of the North and South, and both sides expanded their military faster than the same period in history.

In line with this, the training time of soldiers has been greatly reduced. On average, the training time of each soldier is less than 40 days. At the most critical time, soldiers of the federal government were sent to the battlefield in less than a week of training.

The sequelae are casualties on both sides, exceeding the historical period. The loss of a large number of young adults has threatened the rule of the federal government.

"The state governments have taken criminals, hooligans, and large numbers of soldiers of color, and we're not holding them accountable," explained Secretary of War Simon Kammer.

The quality of the soldiers is substandard, and casualties will inevitably increase. At least the death rate of white soldiers has come down. "

Lincoln immediately interrupted: "Your Excellency, don't say such things, they are all federal soldiers, don't you understand the difference between races!"

Some things can be done but cannot be said. Political correctness has also appeared in the United States in this era.

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In Richmond, President Jefferson Davis faced the same problem, with brutal casualties exhausting the southern government.

The lack of human resources has become the biggest problem for the southern government. Although labor export companies are active, these cheap laborers from the African continent are not easy to use, and they must undergo strict training before they can become qualified laborers.

If the northern government was willing to compromise, he did not mind immediately stopping the war. Continue to fight, the southern government with insufficient manpower will hardly be able to compete with the northern government.

Of course, they are not afraid of the northern government. If it really is a bloody battle to the end, it can still be done by dragging the northern government to the end. At least they think they can do it.

In less than four years, the overall population of the United States has fallen by 5% because of the Civil War, and this is against the backdrop of a massive influx of Asians and blacks.

The northern government straddles the east and west oceans and takes advantage of the Asian immigrants, while the southern government receives mostly African immigrants because of its geographical location.

There are at least 400,000 active-duty black soldiers fighting for the Southern government, and the total number of black soldiers who have died in action exceeds 250,000.

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Slave owners were encouraged to bring black slave soldiers to the battlefield, and the federal government also offered double the compensation. After all, well-trained black slaves were excellent cannon fodder, and the black laborers who had just arrived were still rebellious.

In order to encourage the morale of black soldiers, at the insistence of Robert Lee, the Confederate government released the slave status of black soldiers. Huge rewards are also offered, for example: for every two enemy soldiers killed, a black slave or equivalent wealth will be rewarded.

The immediate aftermath was that there were few prisoners in the army of black soldiers.

President Jefferson Davis asked with concern: "Mr. Robert, have the British agreed to send troops to intervene?"

The snake can't do without a head. As John Bull who has contributed the most to the interference alliance, he deserves to be the leader of the alliance.

Now that the North and South are deadlocked, it is a good time to intervene. As soon as the intervening coalition appeared, it instantly broke the balance of power between the two sides.

Even if one country does it, it can be the last straw that overwhelms the camel, breaking the balance of power between the north and the south.

Secretary of State Robert frowned and said: "The British still want to watch us kill each other, anyway, the war has reached this point and there is no winner.

Our casualties in this great battle have reached 380,000, of which 110,000 were killed; the northern government is approaching 600,000, with at least 180,000 killed.

Even if we win this battle, we will not have the ability to continue to expand the results in a short period of time, the northern government will not be much better, and everyone will not be able to fight. "

Vice President Alexander objected: "I'm afraid this may not be the case. The biggest effect of the battle is on the morale of the army, not just the number of casualties.

No matter how heavy the casualties are, as the victor, there are at least a hundred thousand mobile troops. As long as the morale of the army is strong, continuous battles can be sustained.

At that time, the losers can only rely on intervening coalition forces. Only in times of crisis can they get the most benefit. "

It is a fact that an army with strong morale can often defeat an army that is demoralized many times over. After the end of the Great War, hundreds of thousands of troops have been able to influence the outcome of this civil war.

However, this does not threaten to interfere with the coalition forces. With more than 200,000 new troops joining in, the situation on the battlefield can be reversed in an instant. For the greater good, the British are naturally willing to wait for the outcome before making a move.

This is the difference between reality and theory. In theory, the total strength of the northern government is more than 2 million, the southern government's total strength is more than 1 million, and the intervention of the coalition forces is only more than 200,000, and it will not have much effect.

In fact, total troop strength is not equal to the troop strength that can be put into combat. The first priority of each state is to ensure its own safety, not to use all of it for combat.

Second, there are combat units. Take the northern government as an example, if half of the more than two million troops are the main force, then they can crush the south two or three times.

As for the actual situation, not to mention half of the main force, one-tenth of the main force does not exist, except for the hundreds of thousands of troops who are more capable of fighting, the rest are rabble.

You can't expect a rookie army of 16,000 people, split into two waves to fight a civil war, and train a million elites in less than four years.

Historically, it was often the scale of tens of thousands of wars that determined the outcome of the North and South. If both sides are seeking stability and are reluctant to invest in the elite troops Stud, there will not be such a large-scale battle.

After a while of silence, Jefferson Davis said: "Contact secretly with the northern government and explain the situation to them. If you don't want the British to take advantage of it, then recognize our independence and end this war."

Secretary of State Robert shook his head and said: "There is no hope. We can negotiate in private to minimize the loss, but the politicians in the northern government cannot afford this responsibility.

I don't think they would be willing to take their political lives because of their patriotism, or even be retaliated by the capitalists in the future. "

This is a real problem. Selfless people will always be in the minority. Historically, after the southern government was at a disadvantage, haven't these people become traitors for their own interests?

Counting on northern governments to be selfless patriots isn't much better than winning the lottery.

Under the military intervention of foreign powers, the federal government is divided, and politicians can still throw the blame.

The European powers in this era were very powerful, and they failed not because they were incompetent, but because the enemy was too powerful, and it was a crime of non-war.