In Washington, the federal government is organizing an evacuation. With the continuous defeat on the front, the flames of war have reached the federal capital.

In the end, Maryland was still unable to stop the footsteps of the Confederate army, there were too many people who could not hold back, and in the case of internal and external troubles, even the federal army tried in vain.

Besides, there are so many places for the federal government to defend. By contrast, Washington's greatest value is politically, with the Great Lakes region being at the heart of the federal government.

Suffice it to say, as long as the Great Lakes industrial region is not lost, the federal government has the confidence to suppress the rebellion. On the contrary, this war cannot be fought at all.

President Lincoln asked cautiously, "General Grant, I want a definite answer, can Washington hold on?" ”

Grant was a federal general who quickly became popular because of the war, and he commanded the federal army to achieve the first major victory, becoming the protagonist of the defense of Washington.

It's not a good job, and with the Union army at the bottom of the line, it's too difficult to hold the capital.

If something else is lost, it will be lost, and in any case, the federal army will be defeated all the way in the overall war situation, and it is impossible for the federal government to hold them accountable.

The so-called historical generals still have to admit in the face of strength, and the famous generals who were advocated by the federal government in later generations were all beaten in confusion on the battlefield, and it depended on luck to win once in a while.

This is not a problem of their command ability, but mainly the lack of executive capacity of the federal army.

A group of peasants and workers who have just put down their business have been sent to the battlefield in less than a month of training, and their combat effectiveness can be imagined.

If you don't let the troops collapse halfway, you can be considered a famous general. With such troops, it is only natural to defeat the battle.

Of course, if you fight a few more times, if you survive, the rookie will become a veteran, and your combat effectiveness will go up. Historically, the government of the North trained its troops in war, and then piled up the South.

Against this background, if the responsibility for the defeat is pursued, there will be no one to command the troops.

Only Washington is different, the political significance here is too great, and someone will be unlucky if the capital is lost.

Grant replied, "Your Excellency, I can't give you an answer to this question. It can only be said that whether Washington can hold on depends on the determination of the enemy. ”

The lack of a clear strategy was the biggest problem for the Confederate government. Because the interests of each member state are different, everyone's strategic goals are also different.

In order to balance the internal forces, the strategy of the southern government seems to be blooming from all sides, and if it does not concentrate superior forces, it often fights at one place, wasting fighters in vain.

Lincoln thought for a moment and said, "Okay, if you need anything, you can mention it, and if I can help you solve it, I will solve it for you."

In short, you have to defend Washington as much as possible, even if it's hiding in the corner and fighting in the streets, as long as Washington is not all lost, I can accept it. ”

Use Washington as a bait to attract the main forces of the Southern army and buy time for the federal government to win the war.

These were propaganda slogans, and if he had had a choice, Lincoln would never have done that. The capital is lost, and how much prestige does he, the president, still have over the federal states?

Grant thought for a moment and said, "The 50,000 reinforcements from California, Oregon, and New Mexico on the West Coast haven't been sent yet.

I sent a telegram to the state government, and it was said that they had not yet completed the conscription. Without this part of the new force, Washington will have no way to defend it. ”

Not every federal state is actively participating in the war, and the West Coast states are far from the battlefield and are not feeling the pressure themselves. There are also European countries that are pulling back their influence, and their enthusiasm for participating in the war is naturally not high.

President Lincoln asked, "Mr. Safar, what's going on?" ”

Secretary of State Safari replied with a frown: "The West Coast states have already provided 150,000 soldiers to the federal government, and the lads who are willing to serve are almost all here.

During a recent visit by the Austrian ocean-going fleet in the states of the West Coast, Count Hummel met with many Germans and encouraged them to leave the United States.

Quite a few have already left, and now these people are resisting entry into the federal army under the pretext of opposing the civil war. In order not to give the Austrians an excuse to intervene, we cannot force them to serve.

Then, a chain reaction was set off, with many people on the West Coast joining the anti-war movement, and state governments having no way to complete the conscription mission.

There are shadows of other European countries behind this. The stronghold of the anti-war movement was in the vicinity of the embassies of various countries, and these people entered the embassies whenever the wind blew up.

In order to avoid a diplomatic conflict that would provoke countries to intervene in the war, state governments did not dare to act rashly. ”

The federal government advocated national unity, and European countries launched anti-civil war movements. This is a malpractice of the American system, whether it can be done or not, I will use righteousness to suppress you.

If the government is not able to resolve disputes through peaceful means, it is incompetent, and it is absolutely right to oppose civil war.

Many anti-war newspapers directly attributed the Lincoln administration to the worst in American history, surpassing James Buchanan.

The mouth cannon party does not need to be responsible, so it is naturally open-mouthed.

The anti-war faction came up with a bunch of solutions that could be used to resolve the contradictions peacefully on the surface, but in fact were not feasible, and attacked the federal government for inaction, accusing the federal government of being manipulated by arms traffickers to provoke a civil war for profit.

Whether others believe it or not, the anti-war faction believes it anyway. People who don't want to go to war, who want to evade military service, also believe it.

Being a deserter is frowned upon, and there is no moral risk in opposing civil war. Even because of political correctness and public opinion support, the state government has not been able to hold them legally responsible.

In the final analysis, these problems are due to the fact that the people do not have a high degree of identification with the country, their patriotic enthusiasm is limited, and even many people do not think of themselves as Americans.

In this era, Germans, Irish, Italians, etc., they were at the bottom of society and were often discriminated against politically.

Those who control the vested interests of the upper class of society do not leave room for them to rise at all. These migrants often have to work several times as hard to achieve the same gains.

In that case, why do you have to work for the federal government? If you win, it has nothing to do with you, but your life is your own.

Hummel was able to fool people out because he made a promise of real money: every immigrant to Central America would receive 50 hectares of land for free, full ownership of the land for five years of continuous cultivation, and a two-year interest-free loan of 300 Aegis from the colonial government.

This is also the reason why, the Central American colony, which has only been opened for a few months, has lost more than two million Aegis.

President Lincoln frowned and asked, "Why did the anti-war movement develop instead of ordering a ban on any anti-war activity?" ”

"As long as half of the federal states are enforcing the ban, the western states consider it unconstitutional and contrary to the spirit of liberalism and refuse to enforce the law," Secretary of State Al Safar explained. ”

Lincoln had a headache, and in this era, all federal states in the United States were a small independent court, and it was common to fight against the federal government.

Even if he has the support of the capitalists behind him, because everyone has different interests and demands, the capitalists in the United States are divided into different interest groups.

In general, the East is strong and the West is weak, and the big conglomerates are concentrated in the East Coast states, controlling most of the wealth of the United States, and most of the capitalists in the West are attached to them.

When the civil war broke out, the capitalists in the west were eager to smash the east coast to smash it to pieces, shake off the shackles on their bodies, and obtain greater benefits.

They don't dare to confront it directly, and they are not afraid to drag their feet secretly. In addition to using the great powers to take the top cylinder, anyway, the position of Britain, France, Austria and Spain is well known, and they don't care about taking the blame.

Internal troubles are far more troublesome than external troubles, and the political intervention of various countries is actually based on the cooperation of internal people.

If there is no one in the United States to help wave the flag and shout, Britain, France, and Austria will not even be in trouble unless they directly send troops to intervene.

Lincoln said meaningfully: "Sending people to communicate with the governments of the western states must also guarantee the troops no matter what."

The federal government has reached the most critical time, and if the federal defeat is caused by the lack of troops, no one will have a good life. ”

Obviously, this is for the person who pulls the hind legs. Suggest that they don't play too high, and think about the big picture while hitting their competitors.

It is in the common interest of most capitalists to raise tariffs to protect the domestic market and abolish slavery and obtain cheap labor.

If the federal government loses the war, all the cheap raw materials and markets in the South will be gone. If you lose these, no one will have a good life in the end.

This is the sequelae of the butterfly effect, the southern government has increased by three states, and the northern government has decreased by three states, and the balance of power between the two sides has changed as soon as it increases and decreases.

The first thing to face is the problem of manpower, and in the face of a more serious situation than in history, the shortage of troops has become a problem for the federal government.

Reinforcements from the western states were particularly important, and without the support of these states, the manpower advantage of the northern government would no longer exist.

With the same number of troops, the northern army could not defeat the south. The gap in quality is now only made up by quantity for the federal government.