Chapter 687: The Southern Army's Logistics Relies on the Northern Army

"Satisfied as hell! You profiteer! You are even greedier than the Jews!" Willis was furious when he heard the offer, "Don't think I don't know anything just because I came from the countryside of South Carolina. This thing costs this much in the North!"

Supplies are scarce in the South, and the prices of the same goods in the black market in the South and the black market in the North are very different. Willis thought that the price given by Hong Delie was a rip-off.

He took a big risk to export these medical supplies for resale, hoping to get a good price. Obviously, the price given by Hong Delie did not meet Willis's psychological expectations.

"But a brass syringe in the North can have six needles, and your syringe only has one needle." Hong Delie calmed Willis's emotions, "Besides, Sergeant Willis, I'm talking about the Western Republic dollar, not the Federal dollar."

"You pay with the Republic dollar?" Hearing that Hong Delie was talking about the Western Republic dollar, Willis turned his face faster than turning a book, "Mr. Hong, I'm deeply sorry for my previous offensive words. You are really a conscientious businessman!"

At present, North America is divided into three countries, each with its own currency. The least valuable currency is the Confederation dollar just issued by the Southern Confederacy, which even the Southerners themselves are not willing to use.

The most stable and valuable currency is the dollar of the Western American Republic, which the Easterners call the Republic dollar or the red note.

The value of the Federal dollar is also relatively stable, but due to the chaotic currency system of the Federal Republic before the war, the mints in various states used inferior goods as good ones and minted a large number of inferior coins. As early as five or six years ago, the exchange rate between the US dollar issued by the West Coast and the Federal dollar was no longer 1:1.

Now the exchange rate between the Republic dollar and the Federal dollar has reached 1:1.8.

Hong Delie took out a stack of red banknotes and handed it to Willis. Willis happily accepted the use of red banknotes for transactions, because these banknotes can be smoothly exchanged for equivalent metal coins in any bank opened by Western capital. And it is more convenient to carry.

"Give it to my sister-in-law after returning home in triumph to make her happy. Next time if you have something good, don't forget me, Sergeant Willis."

After completing the transaction, Hong Delie found a finely woven red rope bracelet and gave it to Willis as a gift.

"I will definitely not forget you. You are the most honest businessman I have ever met, Mr. Hong." Willis accepted Hong Delie's gift very happily.

He was already planning to return home in triumph in two months, take the money earned on the battlefield, borrow some from relatives and friends, and buy a black slave to work on his small plantation. In this way, his wife can also be more relaxed, and their lives can get better and better.

The state legislator who came to his town to give a speech told him personally that the reason why the people of South Carolina had such a hard time was because the damn Yankees raised tariffs, making it difficult for them to sell cotton.

As long as they defeated the Yankees, their cotton could be sold to Europe at a higher price, and they would no longer have to be exploited by those parasites in the north.

This was also the spiritual motivation for Willis to respond to the call without hesitation and join the army to march north.

After Willis left, Hong Delie hurriedly closed his stall and prepared to go to the nearest telegraph office.

However, before Hong Delie's stall was closed, three or five Confederate soldiers came to buy Vaseline.

Hong Delie had to stop closing his stall and sold them three bottles of Vaseline: "Young men have a great time tonight. This is high-grade Vaseline from Los Angeles, and the lubricating effect is very good."

Hong Delie naturally knew what these Confederate soldiers bought Vaseline for. The military prostitutes accompanying the army were in short supply and expensive. Ordinary soldiers often had to save half a month's salary to have sex once. Therefore, soldiers often like to find brothers to solve their physiological needs.

The Methodist Church in Manassas, the surface of the church's bronze bell is still embedded with dense bullets, which are the traces left by the southern boys when they attacked the church.

After defeating the Northern Army, this church became the headquarters of the Southern Army.

The bronze candlestick on the altar was crookedly inserted with half of the Northern Army flag that had not been cleaned up, and the stained glass statue of the Virgin Mary was gouged with three bullet holes.

Robert and Beauregard were checking the list of seized materials in the church. The Southern Army seized a lot in this battle.

The Southern Army seized 38 Napoleon cannons, which were most needed by the Southern Army, including 13 12-pound Napoleon cannons.

These captured artillery were enough for them to arm 6 artillery companies with more.

There were also 5,670 usable rifles seized, most of which were Springfield rifles, and a small number (820) of British rifles sold to the North by British arms dealers.

In addition, 34 Union ammunition wagons (about 60 tons) were seized. In addition to ammunition, these ammunition wagons also had gunpowder barrels and lead bullet molds.

In terms of medical supplies, 12 medical wagons were seized. After counting, the medical supplies that were not damaged included: 830 ounces of morphine, 240 sets of surgical instruments, and 4,600 rolls of bandages.

In terms of transportation, 84 horse-drawn carriages were seized, including the private staff car of Nathaniel P. Sinclair, commander-in-chief of the Shenandoah Army, which even contained a complete battle map of the Union Army.

16 military flags were seized, and even the silk flag of the elite 11th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment was seized intact.

In terms of food, 130 tons of refined flour, 12 tons of pickled beef, and 2.5 tons of precious coffee beans and tea leaves were seized.

These captured supplies are enough for the Confederate Army to use for two full weeks. Robert no longer needs to worry about supplies in the short term.

"38 artillery pieces!" Beauregard's voice was as hoarse as sandpaper rubbing against rust. "This is equivalent to the artillery output of our Richmond Arsenal in one quarter!"

Robert's boot heels rolled over the broken glass in the cracks of the floor tiles. It was the chalice that was broken when the Northern Army fled.

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The moonlight poured into the church from the gap in the dome where the bell tower was gone, illuminating the blue uniforms stacked in the corner. In the corner of the church, the Confederate soldiers were sorting the spoils, and the scraping sound of the brass eagle emblem being roughly pried off by a dagger was endless.

Although the South produced cotton, there were not many textile mills, and the supply of bedding was not abundant. These captured Union Army uniforms only needed to be dyed and replaced with new buttons, and they could be distributed to their soldiers as uniforms.

"I just went to the warehouse and found more than a dozen dresses. They actually brought ball gowns to the battlefield. They really don't take us seriously." The Confederate staff officer accompanying Beauregard said jokingly, shaking the half-bottle of whiskey he had just found.

"The captured officers also said that a week ago they held a dance in this church with a dozen congressmen to celebrate the occupation of Manassas. Look, there is still a half-bottle of whiskey that has not been finished."

"What about the eight captured Northern congressmen and their families?" Beauregard asked Robert Lee, "Those guys in the Northern Congress really treat the war as a joke, thinking that the war is a circus."

Beauregard thought that he would capture senior officers of the Northern Army, but it was beyond their expectations to capture so many Northern congressmen and their families.

"These people will be our bargaining chips in the future. Send them to Richmond and let President Davis deal with them."

Robert was not interested in these captured Northern congressmen. Now the Southern Army was well-trained and well-fed, and there was no shortage of supplies. He was working on the next battle plan.

Robert carefully looked at the gift given to them by the Shenandoah Corps, which was the battle map of the Northern Army. After thinking for a few minutes, Robert tapped the Fairfax Town on the map and said, "Now those gathered in Fairfax Town are the remnants of the Shenandoah Corps. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

"Robert, do you want to fight Washington?" Beauregard frowned. Behind Fairfax Town was Washington, the capital of the Yankees.