New Ming Empire mixed in America

Washington, in an office of the White House.

Lin looked at the newspaper in his hand with a smile on his face. (You can only use this pronoun, you know)

Now he could finally breathe a long sigh of relief. Daiying's attention had shifted from the American Civil War to the Orientals on the west coast.

"How is the naval blockade going?"

Putting down the newspaper, Lin asked the secretary in the office.

"Almost the entire Gulf of Mexico has been occupied by federal warships, and none of those red-necked merchant ships can even reach Europe."

The secretary's face was also very relaxed, because the current blockade of sea routes has caused the federal national debt to rise a lot.

This allowed those of them who had known the inside information for a long time to make a lot of money.

"Has Brigadier General Sherman arrived in Washington? If so, let him come."

After listening to Lin's words, the secretary went out to inform Brigadier General Sherman.

Soon, Sherman came to Lin's office.

"I will appoint you through Congress as the Commander-in-Chief of the Memphis Military District. You will be responsible for launching an attack on Vicksburg, a stronghold of the Confederate Army."

Mr. Li's words made Sherman very happy. He quickly stood up from the sofa and expressed his determination to Mr. Lin: "Don't worry, I will definitely teach those southern red necks a lesson."

It was no wonder that Sherman was unhappy. Last year, he led a brigade of McClaren's 1st Division and was bombarded by Confederate artillery for two hours in the First Battle of Bull Creek.

As a result, two-thirds of his soldiers were killed. Although so many soldiers were killed or injured, Sherman was not injured at all, and he was promoted in the line of duty.

He was awarded the rank of brigadier general and sent to Kentucky to take charge of defense work.

Was he promoted because his heroic performance was appreciated by his superiors?

No, because he has a younger brother who is a senator.

And it was under the influence of his younger brother that Sherman, who had retired with the rank of captain, later became a bank shareholder, and served as the chief business officer of the Fifth Railway Company, had the rank of colonel when he returned to the army.

After experiencing the disastrous defeat in the First Battle of Bull Creek, he boasted that if he was given 60,000 men, he could drive the Confederate army out of Kentucky, and if he was given 200,000 men, he could end the war!

Good guy, Yuan Chonghuan called him a colleague during the five-year Ping Liao period.

Now that someone Lin took a fancy to him and asked him to take charge of the commander-in-chief of a front, Sherman felt that he had reached the most glorious moment in his life.

Seeing Sherman walking out of the office in high spirits, Lin nodded with satisfaction.

The pressure the Federation is facing now is very high, not only from economic issues, but also from diplomacy.

The British now almost openly supported the Confederacy. Not only did they send envoys to recognize the Confederacy as an independent country, but they also sent an army to intimidate the Northern Confederacy.

The most important thing is to provide weapons and battleships to the Confederacy.

Even Nassan publicly supported Britain on the issue of the American civil war.

Later, although people from the three factions were said to secretly support the Federation, how could Lin easily trust the integrity of the other party?

Well now, Dai Ying has declared war on the Easterners on the west coast. I believe that after the two sides go to war, they will have no time to pay attention to the Northern Federation.

The port city of Portland, Oregon, had already gathered a large number of troops at this time, including not only Oregon's own militia, but also an expeditionary force from Canada.

Logically speaking, it is impossible for Oregon to allow the British Expeditionary Force to pass. You must know that these troops were used to deter the Northern Federation some time ago.

But when the interests of both parties are consistent, it is impossible for Oregon to refuse the request to bring Britain.

"I didn't expect that one day we would fight side by side with Dai Ying. You know me, I have always been very unhappy with those British guys since the War of Independence."

Two sentries stood on the beach talking to each other, a faint smoke slowly rising from their heads.

"Isn't it all because of those Orientals in California?"

At this time, another sentry interface said:

"I heard that those Easterners offended Dai Ying. Now we have fun watching it. When we get to the battlefield, we will let those guys take the lead."

The soldier who spoke at the beginning echoed after hearing this: "It would be best if both of them lose, and then we can go to the Easterners' territory and seize some cigarettes and come back."

As he spoke, he put out the cigarette in his hand and put the remaining half back into the small wooden box in his pocket.

There is a big Chinese character printed on the wooden box: ‘Po’.

"Don't tell me, this cigarette called White Devil is very good. I can't think of any shortcomings except that it is a bit expensive."

After putting away the wooden box, the sentry couldn't help but sigh.

"Look, what are those on the sea?"

At this time, his companion let out a cry of surprise.

He also quickly followed his companion's gaze towards the sea. A blurry black shadow appeared at the end of his sight.

"Go back to the sentry tower, there is a telescope there!"

The two sentries quickly ran towards the sentry tower behind them.

But before they could take a few steps, the bell on the sentry tower rang.

Listening to the bell, the sentry running in front suddenly turned pale and shouted:

"It's the Eastern fleet, they're back again!"

He still remembers the terrifying scene when the Eastern fleet blocked the port of Portland, Oregon.

The Easterners' naval guns destroyed all the buildings along the coast and sank more than a dozen merchant ships carrying supplies to them.

The defenders almost starved to death in the military camp due to lack of food.

Now the devils are back in the port of Portland once again.

Soon, the news of the appearance of the Eastern fleet spread throughout the port city. The few remaining residents began to move towards the hills farther away with their belongings one after another.

"What's wrong with you? It's just the Eastern fleet that scares you like this?"

A member of the British Expeditionary Force grabbed the Oregon militiamen who were transporting sandbags to the beach in a panic and asked:

"Don't we have a fort? Why are you afraid of those Eastern fleets?"

Looking at the curious British soldiers, the Oregon militiamen did not answer. They just broke away from the other party's hand and continued to drive towards the seaside.

Curling his lips, the British soldier turned to his companions and said:

"These people may not have seen what a real fleet looks like. Now it's just the Easterners' weak fleet that scares them like this..."

Shaking his head, the soldier continued: "I really don't know how the soldiers of the empire were defeated by these country bumpkins. This is simply a joke."

His words were recognized by most of the soldiers. Judging from their contact during this period, these hillbilly militiamen had developed an instinctive awe for Easterners.

"Maybe it's because most of these people were driven out from California by the Orientals. I heard that these people were severely punished by the Oriental army."

A soldier still expressed his judgment very rationally, then shrugged his shoulders and said again:

"These cowards no longer dare to fight against the Easterners. We will probably have to rely on ourselves to attack the west coast in the future."