Trench?

Grant smiled bitterly in his heart and replied, "General Guo, how long do we need to dig a trench?" The fighter plane is changing rapidly, and it is too late! ”

Guo Ye said angrily: "Did I say that I would dig trenches in all places?" You gather the superior forces in two directions, force the cavalry to flee in the opposite direction, and then, in the last position, we only need to dig a trench in the direction of their last escape, and then rely on the elite forces to carry out a rapid attack with platoon fire, and there are pursuers behind them, no matter how powerful their cavalry is, it will be impossible to escape! ”

Oh......

Grant reacted at this time, his face turned red, what a problem, he is a tendon, besieging on three sides, driving the cavalry in the last direction, so where can the trench be used in these three directions? All you need to do is dig a trench in the last direction to block their path!

Grant grinned: "Yes, it's still General Guo who is smart, smart!" Lao Tzu is convinced! ”

Lincoln smiled, "Okay, now that it's all decided, Grant, let's rush back to Washington immediately, we don't have much time." ”

Grant hurriedly nodded in agreement, Lincoln turned his head to look at Guo Ye, and said: "General Guo, why don't we take Richmond as the center as your defense area, McMullen will transfer the staff headquarters to assist General Grant, and his fifth division will be integrated into a brigade, all of which will be assigned to you, and the black soldiers and other soldiers we recruited will send them to you in time." ”

Guo Ye nodded and replied, "That's right, Mr. President." From us sign an agreement with your country. It's been more than a year now. I wonder when our warships will be built? ”

Lincoln's face turned red and he said embarrassedly, "General Guo, why did you suddenly remember this matter?" ”

Guo Ye smiled: "What? Mr. President, can't you make it? The agreement we signed was two years, so you won't miss it, will you? Our friends are friends, this business matter, but it has to be in accordance with the contract, once you can't complete the construction and deliver it to China on time. Then I'm going to ask you for liquidated damages! ”

Lincoln said embarrassedly: "General Guo, now that your country has not invaded by foreign enemies, and there is no need for a giant ship of this scale in the domestic war, why are you in a hurry?" ”

Guo Ye was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "Mr. President, it seems that you really can't deliver it on time......"

Lincoln smiled wryly: "It's not that there is no way to deliver on time, but ......"

"What's wrong?"

Grant interjected: "I'm sorry, General Guo Ye, these warships are needed because of the domestic war. We've thrown ourselves into the battlefield......"

Guo Ye's face darkened suddenly, and he said unhappily: "Mr. President." General Grant, I think you should know that you have accepted our offer, that our expenses have even been allocated to you, that the ownership of these ships is ours, and that you have gone to war without our consent? Outrageous! ”

Grant smiled bitterly and said, "General Guo, please forgive me, in fact, why are we willing to do this?" It's just that at that time, the Confederate forces, with the assistance of the British and French navies, repeatedly threatened New Jersey and New York, forming a huge threat to us, and we had to use several warships that had just been successfully built, but your country has not yet built a telegraph, and it will take more than a month for our news to reach your country, and the war situation is urgent, and we really have no choice......

Guo Ye said angrily: "Then after I arrived in the United States, why didn't I see you and say?" Do you still want to get by? The two of you are friends, but you must pay for the liquidated damages, the cost of using the battleship and the cost of repairing and compensating for the damage! ”

Grant hurriedly replied: "Of course, of course, although the federal government has no money now, these expenses can still be afforded, but ......"

Guo Ye snorted coldly: "Grant, if you have something to say, let it go, my temper is not so good!" ”

Grant wiped the sweat from his forehead and snorted: "General Guo, I hope you can make the decision and continue to lend us these warships, without these warships, it will be even more difficult for our navy to resist the attack of the Southern Navy......"

Guo Ye said helplessly: "Okay, I'm afraid of you, don't you have any precautions against the independence of the south or even the war?" It's so passive......"

Lincoln said embarrassedly, "Thank you, thank you, General Guo." ”

Guo Ye waved his hand and said: "Okay, I haven't finished talking yet, this is a concession, a fleet, this rent is not less, the cost of using it a month is 80,000 taels of silver, at the same time, you must be responsible for the maintenance of the warship, if there is serious damage or even destruction, your country must compensate us for the brand-new warship!" ”

"Okay, no problem!"

Fortunately, the price given by Guo Ye is not excessive, and now the total value of the fleet participating in the naval battle has reached two million taels of silver, and the concession fee of 80,000 taels of silver a month is not too expensive, and the federal government can afford it.

Lincoln wiped his sweat with Grant, this Guo Ye is too shrewd, when dealing with him, you must be careful and careful!

Guo Ye continued: "Mr. President, before parting, I have one more request. ”

Lincoln looked at Guo Ye, and Guo Ye continued: "That is, I need to recruit some Chinese to participate in the army, after all, due to the difference in language, it is difficult for me to command American soldiers freely, and the Chinese generals below are even more miserable, so it is imperative to hire some Chinese soldiers......"

Lincoln nodded, the requirement that Guo Ye said was exactly what the question should be, and only in this way could Guo Ye's role be brought into full play!

"As for the recruitment of Chinese soldiers, then trouble Mr. President, in the west or elsewhere, to help me recruit Chinese laborers, you must be young Chinese, physically strong, in the west there are Chinese, I think this problem can't hold yours, only four or five thousand people are needed!"

Lincoln smiled and agreed.

Guo Ye sent Lincoln and Grant away and returned to the office.

At this time, Chen Hai and the others all surrounded them.

Gao Qi asked, "Big brother, do you really want to accept that Ken's appointment?" We are Chinese, why should we listen to their orders! ”

Guo Ye said angrily: "You know a fart? I am going to train an army that obeys my orders with the help of the official orders of the Americans, and I am confident that I will train them to be my henchmen in war, so that I will not have to worry about future incidents, and we will have no one to use! (To be continued.) )