December 1861 AD. The American Civil War has been going on for eight months, and the war is already in full swing in the eastern, central, western, and even Atlantic Americans.

In the east, the initiative was in the hands of the Union Army, who, after months of preparation and recovery, finally emerged from the desolation of the early days of the war, and their enormous demographic and industrial superiority began to come into play. Millions of troops were concentrated in front of the "Union Defenders" line in the South, armed with breech-loading guns modified with Springfield rifles, under the cover of 12-pounder or 24-pounder cannons, and attacked the Confederate army in waves, although they fell one by one in front of the Confederate machine guns, but still put great pressure on the southern defense. On the north bank of the Potomac River, the front line of the Northern Army was slowly approaching Washington and Baltimore......

In the central region of the United States,. Towards the beginning of December, the North and South armies fought a general battle of 1o men against 150,000 men on the ice-covered plains of Illinois, and the result was, unsurprisingly, a landslide victory for the smaller Confederate army. At the end of the bloody battle of two days and two nights, the Northern army, which had lost 50,000 men, retreated to Chicago in a hurry with sadness and fear, while the Southern army pursued it all the way for dozens of miles!

The situation in the west was also changing, and the 2nd Army of the Mexican Regiment, under the command of General Huang Zhisheng, launched a fierce attack on California, defeating the 18ooo American army under the command of Major General Halek at San Diego, and driving the latter into the fortress of San Diego. At the same time, the Chinese in San Francisco and Los Angeles launched armed uprisings. With the cooperation of the invading "Mexican army". Possess the two cities as your own. Then the victorious "Mexican army" split into two lines. One way, with the cooperation of the Chinese militia, surrounded the San Diego fortress, and all the way to Saramento, the capital of California, surrounded the city on Christmas night.

In the battle on the sea, the combined fleet of the "Allied Nation-Empire of Mexico" with four steam ironclads temporarily took the lead, but it did not achieve an overwhelming advantage. Although the wooden-hulled steam galleons of the Northern Army did not have the defense of the Southern Army's steam ironclads, they were far ahead in sailing, and they could escape if they could not win. And after the war. The U.S. Federal Navy and the Imperial Mexican Navy both conscripted hundreds of merchant ships loaded with guns to participate in naval raids. However, neither side has achieved overwhelming sea supremacy, so it has no ability to block the other's coastline. Neutral merchant ships were able to enter and leave both ports, so the South's foreign trade was not greatly affected.

By this time the war had progressed, the trend of prolongation and brutality had become very obvious. Thus, in the last days of 1861, both the United States of America, the Confederate States of America, and the Mexican Empire were preparing for a long war.

The United States, for its part, adopted a new Conscription Act and prepared $100 million in "gold bonds," that is, bonds that promised to be repaid in gold. However, the most important gold producing area in the United States has become the land of the Kingdom of California, and the gold content of this bond may be greatly reduced.

For its part, the Union adopted the Homestead Law. 1ooo million acres of land seized by the Mississippi Regiment were also set aside to pay for weapons purchases. At the same time, they plan to use "land bonds" secured by land in the Mississippi River basin in London and Paris.

And the empress of the Mexican Empire...... Her Christmas dinner this year was shared with 3oo black uncles who served in the Mexican Foreign Legion. They were all military officers and candidates for emperor of the Black African Empire. Well, the profession of emperor is arguably the best job in the world, there is no one! Of course, there are a lot of people vying to be it, and it's not surprising. But the strange thing is that of the 3oo black emperor candidates sitting in the banquet hall of the National Palace of Mexico today, at least 25o don't know what the job of emperor does?

What does the emperor do? Mathilde I, who has been the emperor of the Mexican people for 7 years and almost 8 years, was also a little stunned when he heard this question. What has she done all these years? Countless jewels and beautiful clothes were purchased, four holiday estates were built, the National Palace in Mexico City was renovated, and a royal palace called the "Palace of Unions" was planned in Guatemala City to serve as the palace of the King of the United Kingdom of Central America. In addition, it was the Central American War and the American Civil War...... It seems that there is really nothing good to do for the benefit of the country and the people.

"I know what the Emperor does!" Just as the Empress was stunned, a candidate for the Black Emperor at the banquet suddenly stood up and shouted, "I heard my second host say that he is the ambassador of China. He said that the emperor of China lived in the largest house, ate the most delicious food, and had the most and most ...... Slaves, as it seems to say, the emperor has the most slaves! ”

The most slaves? Mathilde said in his heart that he, the emperor, is not a slave!

"The most slaves! Is there 1ooo? Immediately, other Black Emperor candidates asked. 1ooo slaves are already a lot! Before the collapse of slavery in the American South, only a handful of large estate owners owned more than 1ooo slaves.

"Definitely over 1oooo...... There should be 10,000, no, 100,000 slaves! The black man who was the first to speak thought for a moment and said, "That's right, that's what my master Master Zeng said, he said that the emperor of China had 1o thousand black slaves, and the world's largest cotton estate!" ”

Mathilde and several of the ministers of the Mexican Empire who were present looked at each other and smiled. Co-author Emperor Zhu is a cotton bun!

"By the way, Master Zeng also said that the Chinese emperor has ever slept with the most beautiful woman! Still a Caucasian woman! "A black man is babbling nonsense again." Caucasian woman, still the most beautiful! ”

Mathilde thought to himself, and he didn't know this "Caucasian woman" either?

At this time, the atmosphere of the banquet has risen. As soon as the candidates for the emperor of the Black African Empire heard that they would have 1o thousand slaves and the most beautiful white women as wives when they became emperors (it was not that these blacks thought white women were beautiful, but that they thought they were more classy), they all suddenly came to their senses, this emperor ...... It's a good job! I saw a black face that was obsessed with color. Empress Mathilde frowned, and couldn't help but pick up the spoon and hit the table a few times, and the banquet hall suddenly fell silent. Hundreds of eyes were focused on her.

"You, what's your name?" Mathilde pointed to the black man who was leading the gibberish.

The black man snapped and replied, "Report to Her Majesty the Empress, my name is Zeng Ke." He was a captain in the Black Division of the Mexican Foreign Legion, fought in the Battle of Guatemala City, and also participated in the Battle of Fort Madison, Iowa, and the Battle of Illinois Snow in the United States! ”

This person turned out to be Zeng Ke, a black slave bought by Zeng Guoquan in his early years, who was originally a lazy and stupid guy, but he didn't expect it to be quite suitable for a military career - he can not only obey the orders of his superiors, but also strictly require his subordinates (including the requirements with whips), and the most important thing is that he is not very afraid of death when he goes to the battlefield! After two or three years of military career, he was actually promoted to captain, and he became one of the 3oo candidates on the Black Emperor! I don't know if it's the true destiny of the black African people?

Mathilde's eyes swept around the 3oo candidate Black Emperor present, lowered his voice, and said, "In order to help Black Africa, which is in obscurity...... It's your hometown, the rich uncultivated Big 6! In order to help establish a civilized social order in Black Africa, I, the French Emperor Napoleon III, the President of the Confederate States of America, Mr. Davis, and the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, have decided to choose the most capable leader and the best soldier among you to be the Emperor of Black Africa! And after the end of the North American War, he and his army and followers will be sent back to Liberia. And provide weapons and equipment to help him fight an empire in Africa! (To be continued!)

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