Plans could never keep up with the rapid pace of change, and the American Civil War, which was thought to be ending soon, was still in a stalemate in 1864.

A battle at the level of hundreds of thousands of troops is simply not something that can be fought in a day or two. Both the north and the south could not afford to lose the war, and the commanders on both sides were old and heavy-minded, and the battle directly turned into a war of attrition.

The southern army was slightly stronger in combat, but the northern army was more numerous. On a front of more than 100 kilometers, the two sides fought many fierce battles, but the result was that they won and lost each other, and on the whole it was still half a catty.

The power of the butterfly effect is powerful, with the help of various countries, the southern government is strengthened, the northern government is weakened, and the increase and decrease are directly reflected on the battlefield.

In New York, looking at the telegram in his hand for help, President Lincoln was about to collapse. This is the Nth time he has asked for reinforcements, and since the beginning of Armageddon, he has received three or four telegrams asking for help every week.

Who will say it again: use strong national strength to fight a war of attrition with the other side and drag the rebels to death. Lincoln would have gone up and whipped him a few big-eared scrapers.

Industrial superiority, with the support of the great powers, does the north really still have industrial superiority?

The rebel armies in the south have limited industrial manufacturing capacity, can't people buy them yet?

Now the northern government cannot blockade the southern ports, and the navies of the two sides have fought many fierce battles, and the northern navy is still unable to achieve victory.

The economic advantage is even more nonsense. Do you really think that the capitalists are all patriots and can sacrifice their families for the country selflessly?

Class interests are not equal to personal interests, and making money comes first. As long as they earn it, who cares if the United States will be divided?

Capital without borders is not a joke, but a real one. As long as they make money, even if they leave the United States, they can still live a very prosperous life.

On the contrary, selfless dedication supported the federal government to win the war, and finally it was time to divide the spoils: sorry, this is an era of strength speaking.

Although the governments of the North are more economical, they are not much worse than the governments of the South in terms of the wealth they can actually mobilize.

At least the cotton bonds of the South are more favored in the international capital markets than the war bonds of the North. In order to support the southern government, Britain, France, and Austria both received a lot of bonds from the southern government.

It was the turn of the northern government to be different, either to pay in foreign currency, or to pay in gold and silver. What is the dollar, everyone doesn't know it?

In the end, the tragedy found that the real advantage of the northern government is that it has a large number of people, and it can fight for the life of the southern government.

However, this advantage is not without limits, and if the losses are too heavy, the war-weariness of the people will rise.

Since the beginning of Armageddon, on average, the Northern government army has lost a regiment of troops every day on the battlefield, and it has become President Lincoln's daily routine to deal with telegrams for help from the front.

President Lincoln asked, haggardly, "My Secretary of War, please tell me how long this battle will last?" ”

War Minister Simon Kamei thought for a moment and said, "I'm sorry, but only God knows about this issue, Your Excellency. I just know that I can't take any risks now, and the federal government can't afford to lose this battle. ”

Secretary of State Al Safar added: "So can we bring down the casualties? At the current rate of loss, it is estimated that the rebels have been suppressed, and the United States has no future. ”

Because of Franz's butterfly effect, as soon as the war broke out, a large number of weapons and equipment were sold to the warring North and South governments, and the rate of military expansion on both sides exceeded that of the same period in history.

In line with this, the training time of soldiers has been greatly reduced, with an average of less than 40 days per soldier, and at the height of the crisis, federal soldiers are sent to the battlefield in less than a week of training.

The aftermath is the casualties on both sides, which exceed the same period in history. The massive loss of young and strong people has threatened the rule of the federal government.

War Secretary Simon Kamei explained, "The state governments have made up the numbers of criminals, ruffians, and large numbers of soldiers of color, and we have not pursued them.

The quality of the soldiers is substandard, casualties will inevitably increase, at least the casualty rate of white soldiers, we have already dropped. ”

Lincoln immediately interrupted: "Your Excellency, don't say this kind of thing, they are all Union soldiers, and there is no distinction between races, do you understand!" ”

There are things that can be done, but not spoken. Political correctness, the United States in this era also appeared spearhead.

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Liverwell, President Jefferson Davis faced the same problem, with brutal casualties exhausting Southern governments.

The lack of human resources has become the biggest problem for the southern government. Although labor export companies are active, these cheap laborers from the African continent are not easy to use, and they must undergo rigorous training to become qualified laborers.

If the northern government is willing to compromise, he doesn't mind stopping the war right away. If the fight continues, it will be difficult for the southern government, which lacks manpower, to fight the northern government.

Of course, they are not afraid of the northern government, if they really fight to the end, it can still be done by dragging the northern government to the end. At least they think they can do it.

In less than four years, the total population of the United States fell by 5% because of the Civil War, and this was still based on the massive influx of Asians and blacks.

The governments of the North straddle the East and the West and take advantage of the advantage of receiving Asian immigrants, while the governments of the South accept most of the African immigrants because of their geographical location.

There are at least 400,000 active black soldiers fighting for the Southern government, and the total number of black soldiers killed in battle exceeds 250,000.

In order to encourage slave owners to bring black slave soldiers into battle, the federal government also offered double compensation, after all, trained black slaves were excellent cannon fodder, and the newly arrived black laborers were still unruly.

In order to encourage the morale of the black soldiers, at the insistence of Robert Lee, the Confederate government deprivated the black slave soldiers. Huge bounties were also offered, such as a black slave for every two enemy soldiers killed, or the equivalent of wealth.

The immediate after-effect was that there were almost no prisoners in the army of black soldiers.

President Jefferson-Davis asked with concern: "Mr. Robert, did the British agree to intervene?" ”

The snake can't do it without a head, and as John Bull, who has contributed the most to the interference alliance, he deservedly became the leader of the alliance.

Now that the North and the South are deadlocked, it is a good time to intervene. As soon as the intervention coalition appeared, the balance of power between the two sides was shattered in an instant.

Even the action of one of these countries can be the last straw that breaks the camel's back, upsetting the balance of power between the North and the South.

Secretary of State Robert frowned and said, "The British still want to watch us kill each other, anyway, the war has been fought until now, and there is no winner."

Our casualties in this battle have reached 380,000, of which 110,000 were killed; The northern government is approaching 600,000, with at least 180,000 killed.

Even if we win this battle, we will not be able to continue to expand the results in a short period of time, and the government in the north will not be much better, and everyone will not be able to fight anymore. ”

Vice President Alexander objected: "I am afraid that this may not be, the greatest effect of the battle is in the morale of the army, not just in the number of casualties."

No matter how heavy the casualties are, as the victor, there are at least 100,000 mobile troops, and as long as the morale of the army is strong, continuous combat can be persistent.

When the time comes, the loser will only be able to cling to the intervention coalition forces. Only by intervening in times of crisis can they get the most benefits. ”

It is a fact that an army with high morale can often defeat an army that is demoralized several times over. After the end of this general battle, more than 100,000 troops were able to influence the outcome of this civil war.

However, this did not threaten to interfere with the coalition forces, and with more than 200,000 fresh troops joining, it could turn the tide on the battlefield in an instant. For the sake of the greater good, the British were naturally willing to wait for the winner to be divided before making a move.

This is the difference between reality and theory. Theoretically, the total strength of the northern government is 2 million, and the total strength of the southern government is more than 1 million, and the intervention of the coalition forces is only more than 200,000, which does not play much role at all.

In fact, the total number of troops is not equal to the number of troops that can be put into battle, and the first thing that each state needs to ensure is its own security, not all of them to fight.

Secondly, there are units with combat effectiveness. Taking the northern government as an example, if half of the more than 2 million troops are the main force, then they can crush the south two or three times.

And the actual situation, not to mention half of the main force, one-tenth of the main force is not, except for the hundreds of thousands of troops who are more capable of fighting, the rest are a rabble.

You can't expect a rookie army of 16,000 men to fight a civil war in two waves and train a million elites in less than four years.

Historically, the scale of battles between the North and the South has often been determined by tens of thousands of people. If both sides were seeking stability and were reluctant to invest in elite troops, there would not have been such a large-scale battle.

After a moment of silence, Jefferson Davis spoke: "Make secret contact with the Northern government and explain the situation to them. If you don't want the British to take advantage of it, then recognize our independence and end this war. ”

Secretary of State Robert shook his head and said: "I guess there is no hope, we can negotiate a settlement in private to minimize the damage, but the politicians in the northern government cannot afford this responsibility."

I don't think they would be willing to take their political lives on the line because they were patriotic, and even be retaliated against by the capitalists in the future. ”

This is a real problem, and the selfless people will always be in the minority. Historically, after the southern government was at a disadvantage, didn't these people become traitors for their own interests?

Counting on the governments of the North to be selfless patriots is not much higher than the odds of winning the lottery.

Under the armed intervention of the foreign powers, the federal government was divided, and politicians could get out of the way.

The European powers in this era were so powerful that they failed not because they were incompetent, but because the enemy was too strong, and it was a complete crime of non-war.