The decision to appoint Robert Lee as the supreme commander of the US military was the veteran general Winfield Scott, and almost all the unanimous suggestions from representatives of the US federal military at this time, Lincoln naturally agreed.

However, Robert Lee refused.

Countless American history researchers in later generations are very clear, that is, the reason why the American Civil War lasted for more than four years was actually because of Robert Lee's decision. If he had not been in the South, the civil war would end soon.

But all those who study Robert Lee understand one thing, that is, Robert Lee will definitely choose this way, no matter how many times history repeats itself.

Virginians have shown their attitude and they defend their freedom!

War was inevitable, and on the day Robert Lee's family left Arlington, on the 19th, bad news came from the north.

A bad incident occurred in Baltimore, Maryland. When the 6th Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Army passed through the city, someone fired at them, and a war between the two sides killed and injured more than a dozen people.

This was simply a tragedy. Lincoln was not good at criticizing Maryland, so he had to say aggrievedly: "Our troops are not moles or birds. They cannot fly big holes and can only pass through there..."

Such a president can be regarded as a big eye-opener for Li Mengyang, because he really doesn't know that the commander at this time is so miserable. Is this much different from the image of later generations?

It’s not just that it’s as simple as saying, Lincoln just promulgated the Volunteer Army’s decree, and passed some rights bills, which means that the president’s rights were greater than before.

So, a bunch of people called him unconstitutional and illegal. Anyway, if you do this, it would be beyond the president's authority!

Li Mengyang asked Mr. Chase, a 'cheap future father-in-law', and the answer he got was, 'Yes, the president is just breaking the law!'

Old Salmon is very good at law. He is not only a governor, but also a minister of finance at this time.

But soon, the first martyr in the Federation who truly sacrificed his life for the country appeared, a colonel named Emo Aisworth. You should know that the colonel was a very big official at this time, and a military instructor named Thomas Jackson in the south was just a major.

It was Colonel Esworth who saw a hotel with a Confederate flag floating on the roof. This was the flag of the rebels, and cut it down!

As a result, he was broken by the owner of the hotel...

The Asworth family had a good relationship with the Lincoln family, so Mr. Lincoln was very sad.

As Li Mengyang saw, the north was in chaos. So, after these volunteer soldiers arrived in Washington, they had no military discipline, and they were free of military conduct and did all kinds of things at will, such as barbecue in the backyard of their home that they didn’t know who they were.

You know, Washington at this time is different from the tall and noble place in later generations. In Li Mengyang's opinion, there is not even a decent road, all of which are dirt roads. Moreover, it is often raining recently, so mud is everywhere.

It doesn’t matter. Since coming to the United States, Li Mengyang has seen countless chaos, and his psychological tolerance is already extremely high.

The north is not very good, and the south is similar.

Before the war began, the United States itself had no troops, but the South had an advantage. For example, there were five military academies in Virginia, and these cadets became soldiers and non-commissioned officers for granted.

But we still have to recruit people, otherwise how can we fight this battle?

"I have never seen such soldiers, their clothes are messy and dressed like beggars... God! Can such troops surround Richmond?" Eleanor was still recording all this with her pen, and she now has a particularly bold ideal.

"Mary! Let's get a newspaper with me!"

"What?"

That’s right, I was influenced by Li Mengyang to run a newspaper, and Eleanor also wanted to try the media industry. As for writing things, it also had something to do with Li Mengyang. When I was in New York, Eleanor was definitely a contemporary literary young woman.

"You're crazy! We're women, what will those men make us do?"

"How can I do it if I don't try it?"

You can't say anything, Eleanor really did it just by saying that.

As for the one named Mary, she is actually Eleanor's best friend, and her surname is Chesnart...

The north and south are in chaos, and the American Civil War will move forward in chaos, but you can say that this war will change the fate of many people.

Ulysses, who graduated from West Point Military Academy and also made a formality in the Mexican-American War, left the army due to some problems such as alcoholism, but the war brought him back. He is now a recruiter and receives four dollars a day.

Maybe only Li Mengyang will know that this Grant will become the president of the United States later, but now that Li Mengyang is here, what happened later... Let's not worry about so much, this guy Li Mengyang encountered another strange thing!

"Mr. President! As long as you buy my invention, you can declare victory in this civil war now!"

"Mr. President! Please listen to me, you only need to spend $10,000 to equip a brigade!"

"Mr. President! Five! As long as five of my inventions, their firepower is worth a regiment!"

A fat middle-aged man was lobbying Lincoln for all his lips and tongue, but Lincoln's expression was somewhat hesitant at this time.

"Mr. President! As a gentleman, we cannot use such things on the battlefield. We will be laughed at by our opponents!" The veteran general Scott expressed his opinion.

"No! This is the key to ending this war!" The middle-aged man was still working hard.

"Sir President! Listen to me." The person who spoke was Secretary of State Sward. This guy wanted to bow his head, but it was not beautiful in public. So Sward had to say, "This guy is a southerner!"

“Ohhh!”

"This guy must be a spy!"

"Let him get out!"

Although they are all high-ranking officials with status, they are not worse than others when they make fun of each other. It seems that the middle-aged man's efforts are about to fail.

At this time, Li Mengyang was also among the crowd, because this was not a secret meeting, not to mention that this was not a meeting at all, but a display of weapons. Li Mengyang had just received Lincoln's award...

OK, what weapon is this?

When Li Mengyang saw this weapon, his eyes shone brightly. He saw that something that looked like a cannon had two wheels and a metal structure on it. The most important thing was six tubes. When they were running, someone needed to shake the handle, but the sound it made was...

Da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da!

Machine gun! Gatling machine gun!

That middle-aged man is Richard Gatlin!

Li Mengyang never dreamed that he could see the original form of such a terrifying invention. Moreover, under such circumstances, the war was about to go to war. Lincoln and his group of people would refuse to buy this invention. This was simply...

"Mr. Gatlin! If you want your invention to be the most useful, and to improve it better, you can go to this place."

After the exhibition, Li Mengyang naturally could not miss this opportunity. He found Gatlin and handed over a note!

"Are you?" Gatlin was very disappointed at this time, but someone actually gave him hope again, and he felt that he had come back to life.

"You don't have to worry about who I am. You just need to go to this place, bring your proud works." Li Mengyang also pretended to be mysterious.

"Okay!" There was nothing to say at that time!

As for the address written on that note, Rhode Island...

To be honest, Li Mengyang really didn't expect that people of this era would reject such a useful invention. The key is that this was before the war.

This is an incredible thing, but it just happened!

Maybe it's because of Gatling's sanctuary?

Anyway, it’s not good, but this gives Li Mengyang something better, like a big gift pack!

...

"Hey! Come with me to buy something!"

Recently, Li Mengyang has neglected his "girlfriend" Fiona because he is busy with many national affairs. However, Fiona is very generous in this regard. She doesn't care about men's affairs because she knows that it's all serious business and helps her father.

"What do you want to buy?" Li Mengyang felt that it was nothing wrong with going shopping, but it was a fake couple anyway.

"I want to buy two stools and a big blanket, enough for the two of us to sit, and then I also have to buy a basket, enough for the two of us to eat, hahaha..."

They were all two people, Li Mengyang shook his head. No matter what, Fiona seemed to be very devoted to this fake couple's game.

Forget it, Li Mengyang decided to fulfill his responsibilities as a boyfriend and follow him, but he was a little curious.

"What are you buying these things for? Have a picnic?"

"Yes, a picnic."

“Do we have plans to have a picnic lately?”

"Haha! You idiot, we don't have this plan, but we're about to go to a war, so we're going to have a picnic!"

"What?"

Li Mengyang was stunned at that time. What is the logic?

How can a war be related to picnics?

So Li Mengyang asked incrediblely: "Are we going to have a picnic while watching the war?"

In fact, everyone knows the answer to this question, which is naturally impossible, but the answer that made Li Mengyang collapse appears!

"Haha! Of course! We just want to have a picnic while watching our heroic army, how to beat the Southerners!"

"..." Li Mengyang was already in a petrochemical state at that time.

But unexpectedly, Fiona didn't feel weird at all, and she was still saying, "By the way, I heard from a distant relative of mine that the pastries at Delmonico are great. They have bought a lot of them and brought them with them. When fighting the Southern Hell, they can enjoy the pastries while crying for their parents... In addition, many people have bought things, just like us, and at that time they have a picnic and…"

Li Mengyang no longer dared to answer the conversation, he just kept asking in his heart.

"Then anyone can tell me, in the United States, how many people take this civil war seriously?" r1152
Chapter completed!