Charles M. Conrad frowned. As the Secretary of War of the United States, he knew very well about the current situation of the US military. The current US military seems to have sufficient troops, but in fact it is just a group of mobs. It is absolutely impossible to rely on mobs to resist the elite Chinese army. Even the current regular army of the US Army is far from being able to catch up with the border brigades under the 3rd Army of the Chinese Army.

Due to insufficient troops, the 3rd Army of the Imperial Army expanded twice, with as many as fifty border brigades under its jurisdiction, with nearly 300,000 people. These border brigades are all composed of Chinese immigrants to North America. Although they have not been in the army for a long time, they have trained very hard and their equipment is not inferior to the regular army of the Chinese Army. In addition, in order to protect their homes in North America, the soldiers of these border brigades fought very hard. Therefore, their combat effectiveness is very strong.

Of course, the 3rd Army had a force of more than 500,000, which is indeed too huge. The Empire would not hand such a huge force to the hands of a general, especially in places like the United States far away from the empire. This is just a stopgap measure in the war. After the war is over, these border brigades will be converted into guard forces and will be responsible for garrisoning all parts of North America. They will no longer be directly commanded by the Third Army, but will be under the command of local governments. After all, under the initial decision of North America, the Americans will definitely be very fierce, and powerful force is needed to protect the interests of the people of the empire.

"His Chief of Staff, we still have 500,000 troops in Maryland. But if we draw the troops here, what should we do if the Chinese attack from the sea?" Secretary Charles M. Conrad was a little worried. After the Chinese Navy obtained the sea control of the Atlantic Ocean, the US government was worried that the Chinese army would land directly on the East Coast and launch an attack on the most important northeastern region of the United States. After all, whether it is the capital Washington or big cities such as New York, they are either not far from the sea or directly near the sea, completely under the attack of the Chinese Navy. This led to Secretary Charles M. Conrad leaving 500,000 troops to deploy defenses in Maryland.

"His Excellency Minister, if we don't send reinforcements to General William Sherman, his army will collapse soon. It won't take long to go from Ohio to Washington! At most one month, or even half a month, is enough to get the Chinese to fight to Washington!" said General David Farragut. In fact, no matter whether the Chinese army will launch an attack from the coast, the fate of the United States is already destined. Even if the Chinese army launches an attack from the land, the US Army will not be able to withstand it. In this case, it will only make the US government last a little longer.

"Well, give General William Sherman two hundred thousand reinforcements, no more!" said Minister Charles M. Conrad.

General David Farragut opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't say anything. He knew that the 200,000 reinforcements were the largest force that Minister Charles M. Conrad could agree. It would be almost impossible to increase it.

On March 20, 1855, in Charleston, South Carolina, a large number of warships and merchant ships flying Chinese flags appeared here. After the Imperial Navy defeated the British Navy and gained sea control, the entire Atlantic Ocean fell into the control of the Imperial Navy. This also created an opportunity for the Imperial Army to quickly destroy the United States.

This time, four "Western Han-class" battleships of the 5th Army of the Imperial Army came with more than ten cruisers and destroyers to support the Imperial Army's attack on the United States. According to the plan, all the troops of the 11th Army of the Imperial Army will be transported directly from South Carolina to Maryland by the Navy, launching a fatal blow to the American capital.

The American navy was destroyed by the French Navy and the Spanish Navy in the last North American war. Later, in order to cope with the pressure on land, the United States even devoted all its strength to the development of the army. Therefore, the US Navy has been dead in name only.

It only takes two days to travel from Charleston to the Potomac River. That is to say, on March 22, the 11th Army of the Imperial Army will be able to land not far from Washington.

Previously, the Imperial Army planned to land in the lower reaches of the Potomac River. However, when Lieutenant General Ye Feng, the chief of staff of the 5th Fleet, arrived, he proposed to land in Annapolis in Chesapeake Bay. It was only thirty or forty kilometers away from Washington. In addition, the famous US Navy's officers' academy is also located here. Annapolis also has complete port facilities to facilitate the landing of troops.

Therefore, Lieutenant General Chen Yuan, commander of the 11th Army of the Imperial Army, immediately decided to change his plan, land directly in Annapolis, and then headed straight to Washington to completely destroy the United States.

At the same time, the US Army is also constantly retreating under the attack of the Chinese and Western coalition forces. Not only did the Imperial Army's 3rd Army break through the US defense line one after another, and the US army was exhausted. The attack on the Spanish Army in Virginia from North Carolina to the south was also very good. The 200,000 Spanish Army defeated 300,000 US troops, invaded Virginia, and had already captured Richmond. The US military had to draw reinforcements to intercept the Spanish Army's attack.

Originally, the Spanish Army was not strong in combat. However, in comparison, the US Army composed of mobs was even worse. In this case, the Spanish Army could naturally gain the upper hand.

On the morning of March 22, 1855, the 5th Fleet of the Imperial Navy had escorted the 11th Army of the Imperial Navy into the Chesapeake Bay. In order to guard against the attacks of the Americans, several battleships and destroyers of the Imperial Navy's 5th Fleet took the lead and entered the Chesapeake Bay. The American fishing boats or merchant ships that were fishing were stunned by the sudden appearance of the Imperial fleet and the huge fleet. They fled one after another, and those who escaped slowly were often sunk by the Imperial ships. Similarly, the news that the Imperial army appeared in the Chesapeake Bay was immediately spread.

For a time, the entire US military and the US government were in panic. David Farragut, chief of staff of the US Army, hurriedly ordered the 300,000 US troops deployed in Maryland to enter an emergency combat readiness. However, because it was unclear where the Chinese Army would land, the US military had to divide its troops to station in major cities, which made the already weak military strength of the US military even weaker.

The US government was also panicked. The Chesapeake Bay is already the core area of ​​the United States, not far from the capital Washington and the largest city of New York. Once the Chinese military landed in the Chesapeake Bay, it would undoubtedly be a heavy blow to the United States.

US President Millard Fillmore directly ordered David Farragut, chief of staff of the US military, to resist the attack of the Chinese army no matter what. However, David Farragut, who received the order, could only shake his head and smile bitterly. With the current strength of the US military, it would definitely be more difficult than climbing to the sky. It seems that the demise of the United States is inevitable.

At 10 a.m. that day, several battleships of the 5th Fleet of the Imperial Navy launched violent shellings on Annapolis. Only then did the US military realize that this was the place where the Chinese army focused on attacking. David Farragut quickly ordered the army to gather in Annapolis, but it was too late.

Faced with the shelling of several powerful battleships of the Chinese Navy, the US military's originally unstable defense line was destroyed in the fierce shelling. Faced with the devastating shelling, both American civilians and soldiers chose to escape. The powerful naval guns are not something that humans can resist.

The artillery bombardment took only half an hour, and the officers and soldiers of the Imperial Army's 11th Army began to land. When the US retreated, it did not blow up the port of Annapolis, which was undoubtedly a fatal mistake. The transport ship carrying the officers and soldiers of the Imperial Army's 11th Army drove directly into the port for loading and unloading, allowing the troops to quickly disembark and then launch an attack.

In just half a day, Annapolis fell into the control of the 11th Army of the Chinese Army. In the afternoon of the same day, an infantry army began to march towards Washington. Although the US military mobilized its troops to intercept the 11th Army of the Imperial Army, the US resistance seemed too fragile under the attack of the Imperial Army.

The whole of Washington is already in chaos. Countless senior officials asked the government to evacuate Washington immediately and retreat northward, preferably to retreat to British Canada.

But, even if you retreat to Canada, what's the use? It's impossible to rely on the more than one million people in Canada to withstand the attack of the Chinese Army. The only possibility is to make the US government last longer.

In the White House, in the office of President Millard Fillmore, members of the cabinet gathered here at this moment. However, everyone's faces were very ugly. They seemed to have seen that the United States was about to perish.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

A burst of cannon sounds came, which meant that the Chinese Army was not far from Washington, and soon their shells were about to land in Washington.

"Gentlemen! The Chinese are very close to Washington. Now, a large number of land has fallen and the army has suffered heavy losses. It is impossible for us to defeat the Chinese. Therefore, I decided to surrender to the Chinese!" President Millard Fillmore said. (To be continued, please search for astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!

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