Chapter 688: The Southern Army’s Decision

"If we can take Washington, the capital of the north, it will be the best. If we cannot, we will settle for the second best to wipe out the defeated soldiers of the Shenandoah Legion, and force Lincoln to the negotiating table to negotiate with us. .”

Robert Lee took out a pocket watch and a bloody suicide note from his pocket.

There was only a line of words written in a crooked manner on the suicide note: Tell Mary that I smelled the cedar.

"Is this?" Boregaard glanced at the last words on the suicide note and felt confused.

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"I found this pocket watch and suicide note in the church. His owner is a major from Maine and my student," said Robert Lee.

"I've been to Maine, it's a beautiful place full of cedars, and maybe the last moment he died was the smell of his hometown in his mind."

At this time, Robert Lee did not have the idea of ​​capturing Washington. His idea was very simple, just a little simple. He wanted to promote peace with war and quickly force the north to the negotiating table through a decisive victory to sign the alliance under the city, so that the north could recognize it. The established fact of the independence of the South, thus ending the war.

"If the war can be ended as soon as possible, our children in the south can shed less blood." Boregard's face did not have much joy of winning just now.

Although there are generally one south and five norths in the Southern Army, after the First World War, there is a saying that one south and ten norths are even more. But this statement is more popular among the middle and lower levels of the Southern Army.

Boregade still has a deep understanding of the huge gap between the north and the south. He can't compete with national strength, consumption, and manpower, even the south can't compete with it. The best solution for the South is to make quick battles and make foreign forces join the market to mediate, and forcing the north to submit.

"Yes, although we won the battle in Manassas, there are still more than a thousand good men from the south who are buried here forever," said Robert Lee.

"Alfred Putnam's cavalry unit lost little, and I fear that if our Virginian Legion headed north to Fairfax, Alfred Putnam's cavalry unit would break our Logistics route.” Boregard expressed his concerns.

"The railway from Manassas to Fairfask town was blown up five days ago. If we choose to go north to attack Fairfask now, we can only march on foot."

There are two main cavalry units in the north. One is the frontier cavalry corps commanded by Colonel Cook on the battlefield on the western front. The core is the Second Cavalry Regiment, and the other is the newly formed Fourth Cavalry Regiment. The number of people in the frontier cavalry corps is There are about 2,100 people.

The other is the cavalry unit under the command of Alfred Putnam, the core of which is the First Cavalry Regiment, the Fifth Cavalry Regiment, the Sixth Cavalry Regiment, and another has not yet been officially granted. The total number of militia cavalry regiments is about 4,400 people.

"Putnan is a mediocre person, and he is more cautious than you. In the battle of Manassas, we basically wiped out the infantry of the Shenandoah Legion, and Putnam's cavalry suffered almost no losses." Robert Li Buwu said regretfully.

During the Battle of Manassas, he was looking for opportunities to eliminate the cavalry of the Northern Army, but Putnam was too cowardly and had very few opportunities to contact the Northern Cavalry.

If it were not said to be eliminated at the beginning, even if Putnam's cavalry troops were severely damaged, the risk of entering Fairfask would be much smaller now.

"You mean I am a mediocre person, too?" Boregaard joked.

"I don't mean this, and it's nothing wrong to be cautious. But when it's time to strike decisively, you must not hesitate. Pronant is too indecisive and has no adventurous spirit." Robert said, "A town of Manassas Battle, if you are Pronant, it is hard to say who wins and who loses in this battle."

"I heard that the Western Army is also very fast. It's only been a long time before it will advance to Omaha." Boregaard said, "The Yankees have cavalry, we have cavalry, and Stewart is there. Pronant wants to cut us off. The logistics of the company is not that easy. If Liang Yao's Western Army can defeat McClellan in Omaha, we will be at the city of Washington again, and it will not be impossible to end the war before winter."

"So, Boregard, do you agree with my proposal to continue north?" Robert Lee was very happy. He was worried that going north would be too risky, and Boregard would not agree to this proposal.

"You just said that you should be adventurous and never hesitate to miss the opportunity when you should attack decisively." Boregard smiled. Boregard's thoughts were the same as Robert Lee, and he hoped to end this damn war as soon as possible. .

Thanks to the railway workers mobilized by railway companies in the West Coast region to invest in the repair of railways, the railway destroyed by Northern cavalry engineers from Omaha to Grande was finally restored as scheduled.

Although McClellan still did not give up and sent cavalry day and night to harass the railway, the Northern Army, whose combat effectiveness was greatly reduced, was no longer a match for the Western Cavalry, and the results achieved were very limited.

Because their speed of destroying the railway could not keep up with the speed of repair of Western Army engineers and Western Railway workers, McClellan tried to destroy the Taiping Ti railway's combat plan to delay the Western Army's eastward advance to completely bankrupt.

On the contrary, after more than 20 days of fragmentation, the Western Army accumulated a large number of small numbers, killing and capturing nearly a thousand cavalry and engineers in the Northern Army, achieving considerable results.

In July 1861, Liang Yao arrived in the town of Horn, just 30 kilometers away from Omaha, a small town along the Pacific Railway, on his loyal armored train.

Horn Town prospered because of the Pacific Railway. Before the construction of the Pacific Railway, it was just a small frontier village with a population of less than 300. Now it is a big town with a population of more than 2,000.

The name of this town reminds Liang Yao of an old friend who was angry to death by him. Now he guessed that the grave grass of this respected old friend was already three feet tall.

"Omaha is the most important railway hub in the central border region. As long as Omaha is taken, the northern expedition can take Minneapolis (the largest city in Minnesota), Kansas City can go south, and Des Moines in Iowa can go east. .” Liang Yao pointed at Omaha on the sand table.

"The rise and fall of the Republic is here! I hope you can return in triumph, and I am waiting for your good news in Horn."

Liang Yao was not exaggerating. Although the results achieved in the Carney Fortress Group in the previous episode were gratifying, they did not shake the foundation of the north. Washington did not react much, but continued to focus their strategic focus on the Eastern Front. battlefield.

In the battle of the Kani Fortress Group, the Western Army only achieved a victory in the battle at best. The Northern Army did not hurt the situation, and the Western Army did not open up the situation in the central border area.

If they can defeat McClellan's Western Front Northern Army in one fell swoop in the next front battle in Omaha, it would be a strategic victory.

As long as you win the battle of Omaha, at least in the next year, the strategic initiative of the central region will be in the hands of the Western Army. At that time, the Great Plains will be filled with the vast sea and the fish will leap with the sky and the birds will fly with the sky. Now.