By the time Xuanjun arrived in the United States, the weather had begun to get colder.

After a long sea voyage, the fleet finally sailed into San Francisco, the port of Jinshan on the west coast. When the land emerged on the surface of the sea, the officers and men poured onto the deck and cheered.

Gold Mountain! The pupils of almost everyone were dilated, including many American soldiers. Most of these foreign soldiers have never been to California, and the American people are as helpless as the Chinese people to resist the mythical temptation of Jinshan.

Guan Zhuofan on the bridge felt a little ashamed in his heart: You were happy too early.

The order came down quickly, and all but the pre-selected high-bodied ones who stood along the side of the ship returned to the cabin.

The flotilla entered the harbor and it was not until the various welcoming ceremonies outside were over that the officers and men were allowed to move freely.

However, it is only allowed to go ashore on board.

Therefore, in the past two days in Jinshan, not to mention the dog's head gold, there is not a single dog hair gold.

There is disappointment, some people can't help but mumble in private, and the pipe band that leads the team heard it and slapped it: "The battle is won, the dog's head and the pig's head and gold will move with you!" If you lose the battle, even if you are really given a mountain of gold, your mother's life flower?! ”

Also, there hasn't been a war yet.

Representatives of the U.S. government and local Chinese came on board to "labor the army" and had a little excitement.

That group of local Chinese were all excited, and many of them cried on the spot -- we hadn't seen the clothes of our homeland for a long time, and we were the soldiers of the Celestial Empire overseas, and we were dead now, and we were blind...... Belch. This is a small amount of money that the California diaspora has collected for the brethren. Please ask Master Hou to reward on your behalf. And so on. It made everyone from Marquis Guan and below so moved, and the hearts of the officers and soldiers were sour and hot, and then the pride sprouted, and the regret of temporarily missing out on the dog head gold was also diluted a lot.

After eating a few meals of haode, especially vegetables, which are most scarce on ocean voyages; After replenishing the freshwater grain and vegetable fuel, the fire was raised, and the voyage went south.

The officers and soldiers were secretly muttering: Haven't we already arrived in the United States? If you don't dig for gold, you should go to war, but where is this going?

After walking for more than ten days, the fleet finally docked again, and this time the order to come down was: the whole team, disembark, and go ashore.

The officers and soldiers finally stepped on the land, hey, this is the ...... Or is it still the United States?

No, this is Panama.

The destination of the Songjiang Corps was Tennessee, in the central part of the United States. How to get this army of 27,000 men intact and safely to the place. In fact, it is quite hesitant.

Once in San Francisco, you can't go directly from the land route to the west to the east.

The United States at that time. The railway network is concentrated in the east, the west has just begun to develop, and the construction of railways has just begun, especially the Pacific Railway, which connects the east and west, is far from being completed, so if you really want to choose the land route, you have to walk through it with your feet.

If you take the north road, the straight-line distance is the shortest, but first you have to cross the Sierra Nevada and the Rocky Mountains, and there is a large basin in the middle, the Songjiang Army is not going to play any difficult thousand-mile run, nor is it being chased and killed, so you don't have to toss yourself to the death like this.

Take the south road, which is the road Ye Mao walked. As soon as California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas are all the territory of the Confederate, so it can't be Tennessee's business, and fight all the way over here?

Moreover, even if there were no mountains and enemy troops to stop them, it was almost unimaginable to provide sufficient logistical supplies for such a large army along the way in the thousands of miles of wasteland in the west at that time. Even if there is no fighting, such a trip will cause unacceptable large-scale attrition.

So the two sides deliberated repeatedly, and Zuihou decided: first to New York, and then to transport the Songjiang Corps to Tennessee by train.

In terms of railroad mileage and troop count, this will be the largest railroad maneuver in U.S. history to date.

The plan that the US Navy Department came up with was that the fleet would go south from the three feudal states to Panama, and then go ashore and cross the Isthmus of Panama, the narrowest part of the American continent, on foot, and the fleet of the Federal Navy would wait on the east coast of Panama in advance, and as soon as the Matsue Corps arrived, they would immediately board the ship and sail directly to New York.

Jihua revised it several times, although the distance of the land march was very short, but the disembarkation of the ship, in addition to the personnel, there were also military horses, artillery and a considerable amount of military supplies, all of which had to be carefully planned in the morning.

In this way, the Matsue Army arrived in Panama, which is full of tropical atmosphere.

Regardless of the ocean, most of the Songjiang regiments came from temperate regions, and the tropical scenery along the way was an eye-opener for them. The soldiers were dazzled and elated, feeling that even if they had only walked such a short distance, they would be enough to brag about when they returned home.

What they don't know is that it's almost winter, and if it's summer, even if it's just a short walk, it won't be much more comfortable than climbing those towering mountains.

When he arrived at the shore, Guan Zhuofan saw the real ironclad, the propeller ironclad.

Although he had traveled from the modern era, he was still indescribably shocked when several huge ship shadows crashed into his eyes.

In addition to their large size, the shape of these ironclads is very ...... Science fiction.

The hull is inclined inward, that is, narrow at the top and wide at the bottom. Guan Zhuofan was a graduate student majoring in history before the crossing, and he was not a military fan, but when the latest Zumwalt-class destroyer of the US military was launched, he was still very impressed. The shape of the ironclad ship in front of him is very similar to Zumwalt, and he did not expect that the most advanced Aegis ship of the US military in later generations was actually a "replica" of the warship of the 19th century.

One day, I will have such a fleet completely my own.

Guan Zhuofan pressed his desire to go on the ship to take a closer look, the time was already in a hurry, and he couldn't disrupt Jihua casually, anyway, there would definitely be enough opportunities in the future.

The fleet set sail from Panama, and Guan Zhuofan stood on the bridge of the transport ship, looking at the swarthy giant ship that was sailing in front of him as a guard, and silently calculated his entire plan in the United States.

The rest of the journey went smoothly, the Union Navy had an absolute advantage over the South, and although it had to pass through the southern waters of the United States first, the weak Southern Navy could not cause any trouble for this huge fleet.

Arriving in New York, the Matsue Corps was greeted with far more enthusiasm than they had expected.

The scene at the docks in New York is empty for thousands of people. People from New York and surrounding cities came on horseback, in cars, and in boats, and rushed from all directions. Gentlemen and ladies, porter coolies, yellow-haired buns, white, black, brown, and red people, etc., countless top hats, white parasols, and some even brought a picnic - this is not known how long the welcome ceremony will end, and they are looking for a protracted battle.

Federal War Secretary Simon? Cameron presided over the welcome ceremony on behalf of the U.S. government, with colorful flags unfurled, drums played, salutes roared, and of course, a blonde woman in a wide long skirt presented flowers to Marquis Guan, who was wearing a well-tailored swallow dress and a top hat. As for Wan'er, although I had heard my sister talk about this kind of etiquette when I was in China, I still couldn't help blushing when I really saw it now.

Hundreds of reporters crowded forward, and the magnesium powder lamps "banged" one after another, and the wharf was once filled with smoke.

Secretary Cameron made an enthusiastic speech about "today is the anniversary of the great friendship between the people of the United States and China," "you have all seen that the people of Shijie support the righteous actions of the federal government," and "the flower of democracy and freedom will surely bloom on the land of a united America."

Then it was the turn of Marquis Guan: "Today, I am honored to come to this great country with Washington and Jefferson......"

As soon as the beginning began, the American people found out that this young Chinese aristocratic general could actually speak such fluent English, and they immediately cheered, completely drowning out Guan Zhuofan's voice.

As in San Francisco, it's just a ceremony. The army will then disembark here, officially receive equipment supplies from the U.S. government, change winter clothes, and sail for Tennessee.

After the welcoming ceremony, after Marquis Guan answered a few questions from the reporters very decently, the staff of the War Department resolutely declined any further request for an interview on his behalf, and then Guan Zhuofan, accompanied by Cameron, boarded the train one step ahead of the rest of Xuanjun.

But not to Tennessee, but to Washington.

There was a man who wanted to see him, and he wanted to see him.

Abraham. Lincoln.

*(To be continued......)