Chapter 691: One Wave Has Not yet Subsided, Another Wave Has Come

"The Congress said that someone must be responsible for this failure and asked General Scott to resign." Nickla said Congress's request.

Let Scott resign?

The cabinet members in the president's office shook their heads when they heard this. The failure of Manassas Town and even the Carney Fortress Group was more of the dereliction of duty by the front-line generals, and the main responsibility was not Scott.

The war with the Southern Army is still in progress, and it is obviously inappropriate to change commanders at this time. Moreover, the Northern Army now lacks commanding talents, and Scott is already the few famous generals in the Northern Army that can bear heavy responsibilities.

If Scott was beaten, there seemed to be no more suitable candidate to replace Scott.

"I have a great responsibility for the failure of the two-line battle. It is reasonable for Congress to require someone in the cabinet to be responsible for the defeat. I will write a resignation report and give them an explanation."

As a major member of Lincoln's cabinet, Scott also did not want to make things difficult for his colleagues in the cabinet and Lincoln, who had always trusted him very much.

"General Scott, can your resignation change the situation where we lose on the battlefield? No, your resignation will only make the situation worse!" Lincoln disagreed with Scott's resignation.

The strategic plan proposed by Scott, whether it is the Python plan or the deployment on the Eastern Front battlefield, is fine, and it is very pleasing to Lincoln.

The real problem with the Northern Army is that the generals and troops below did not implement Scott's plan and deployment well. In other words, it can be said that the Northern Army was unable to implement Scott's plan and deployment.

The Northern Army has been in peace for a long time, and its military formation has been disbanded for a long time, and its military preparations have been deflated. In the past twenty years, wars have occurred in North America, such as the two American-Mexico Wars. The main forces participating in the war are the southern army and the western army, and the Northern Army's sense of participation. Very low. Lincoln can still see this clearly.

Of course, the food of the Northern Army is not the most fatal problem, and the more fatal problem is that the food is not aware of it, and the food is not a good idea and I feel very strong. The theory of quick victory in the north before the war was the product of this idea of ​​underestimating the enemy.

I hope these two consecutive failures can awaken the soldiers of the Northern Army, Lincoln said in his heart.

"His Excellency the President, Congress has reacted very fiercely. If no one is responsible for defeat, it will be difficult to explain to them." Nickla reminded Lincoln.

What Nickla said is also the truth. Someone must be responsible for this. Congress can fool it. Lincoln stood up from his seat. He paced back and forth in his office. After walking around the office for a few times. He finally had an idea.

"General Anderson, General Mason lied about military affairs, shamelessly whitewashed the failure into victory, blinding the government and the people, causing very serious consequences. It is extremely abominable. The two generals were sent to the military court for trial, and they must be severely punished. General Sinclair of the Shenandoah Legion will be blamed for the failure of the Battle of Manassas Town. Let him take the initiative to submit his resignation."

Lincoln is a very smart person and is not so easy to fool.

Anderson, Mason lied about military affairs, and he knew from the beginning that he was forced to hold a funeral. Although Lincoln hated the two of them, he still pinched his nose and accepted it.

Now that Congress wants to be responsible for human defeat, let them be held accountable. Lincoln had made up his mind to sacrifice three generals to save Scott.

"The weight of these three people is probably not enough," said Vice President Hamlin. "The Congress is impeaching General Scott on the surface, but it is actually for you. The result of this treatment is based on my understanding of Congress, they will not Satisfied."

"I'll give him more military reporters to Baltimore's Naval Operations Secretary Samuel DuPont, and I'll give him five days to win a battle in five days." Lincoln said, "I don't believe it." No, we can't beat the south on land. Can't we even our navy defeat the sampans in the south?!"

The supreme commander of the Northern Navy is the Minister of Navy Gideon Wells, but the Minister of Navy is not responsible for specific combat command as a cabinet member. The military commander who is truly responsible for naval combat command is the Minister of Navy Operations.

"Your Excellency, there is also a telegram from Senator Astor of New York and Representative Livingston." Nickla stopped talking and took out the telegram sent from the telegram room.

"The telegrams they sent by these guys who don't do serious things are definitely not good." Seward had a premonition to understand the character of these two old Qians in New York.

"Tell me, what did they say in the telegram?" Lincoln waved his hand and signaled Nickla to read out the contents of the telegram.

"They impeached General McClellan, commander-in-chief of the Western Front, accusing General McClellan of being afraid of the enemy and doing nothing in Omaha, and watching the Western Army erode federal territory. They requested the replacement of the Western Front Commander-in-chief." Nickla lowered his head and lowered his head. , softly conveyed the contents of the telegram to Lincoln.

"Fuck this group of bitch guys! I'll withdraw McClellan and replace them with the troops they commanded the Western Front?"

After a wave of rest, Lincoln, who had always been very stable, was furious in front of everyone.

Soon, the federal military court tried two Northern Army generals, Anderson and Mason in accordance with the War Regulations and military regulations. This time, the federal military court was surprisingly efficient.

Both Anderson and Mason were deprived of all honorary titles and medals, including American heroes, and the two were hanged for desertion and escape.

This is the first time since its establishment that a general has been hanged by rebellion or two generals were sentenced to hang.

Although Anderson's rank of brigadier general was not high enough, this judgment still caused a strong earthquake in the Northern Army.

After learning the news, many Northern Army generals on the front line felt a chill in their necks, and an unprecedented sense of crisis arose spontaneously.

At the same time, General Sinclair, the commander of the Shenandoah Army, also resigned and submitted his resignation.

Now the pressure is on Samuel DuPont, the Chief of Naval Operations, after receiving Lincoln's telegram.

Samuel DuPont did not dare to neglect it for a moment, and worked out a battle plan with his staff overnight.

Lincoln gave very limited time, and Samuel DuPont set the Federal Navy's combat target on Norfolk, the largest and most important port city in Virginia.

Norfolk is located at the confluence of the James River and the Elizabeth River, close to the Chesapeake Bay, and is a rare natural deep-water port. Norfolk has the Gosport Naval Shipyard, which is one of the most important naval bases of the Confederate Army.

At the same time, the Port of Norfolk is also Virginia's main tobacco, cotton and timber export port. If the Port of Norfolk can be occupied, it can be regarded as the implementation of the Anaconda Plan proposed by Scott.

More importantly, taking Norfolk will definitely give Lincoln an explanation.

Those incompetent guys in the army are simply a bunch of good-for-nothings. In the end, the navy still has to help them clean up their asses.

At the beginning of the war, the militia of Virginia quickly expelled the Northern Army stationed in Norfolk and took over the Gosport Naval Shipyard.

Now is the time to take back the federal property from the hands of the southern barbarians!