Chapter 72 The Emancipation of Black Slaves in the Civil War
"The Trent incident was indeed a bitter pill for us to swallow, but I am relieved that Britain's victory in this matter is temporary. After we successfully end this war,
We will become very powerful, now it embarrasses us, then we will settle the score with it!"
After seeing Seward's speech at the demonstration in the newspaper, Tangning sighed: "This Seward can really endure it!"
"Tony, didn't you say that even if Britain participated in the war, it would be difficult to play a big role?" Heidi asked curiously on the side.
Tangning nodded and replied: "I did say that if the British want to intervene in a war of this scale, it will be useless if they don't send out 100,000 or 200,000 troops. But in fact, they can't mobilize so many troops. After all,
The Sun Never Sets Empire has too many places to pay attention to and control. It is impossible for him to abandon other colonies for the sake of the United States, so Canada's 8,000 troops are basically the limit!
Moreover, we originally expected the British fleet to protect port cities like New Orleans, but unexpectedly the Russians actually sent two fleets to San Francisco and New York. Coupled with domestic public opinion, we really can't count on the British!
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"Since the British can't come, what about the French?" Heidi asked again.
Tangning sighed and said: "The French are even more hopeless. First of all, France must beware of Prussia around them. Because Prussia is growing day by day, the French have to set aside most of their troops to deal with it; secondly, France is now wary of Prussia.
The target is Mexico. He wants to devour Mexico while we are fighting the Civil War and have no time to take care of him. Of course, if the Civil War is not over after he annexes Mexico, I think he will support our Confederacy, but to be honest
I’m not optimistic about this!”
"Do you think we can't hold on until then?" Heidi asked.
Tangning shook her head and replied: "That's not true, I think France doesn't have the strength to annex Mexico!"
To be honest, Tang Ning has always felt that this was a blessing to the Northern Army, because the French army did not defeat the Mexicans led by Juarez, and even suffered a counterattack. It seems that the name of "Milk Law" can be used
Earlier
While Tang Ning and Heidi were chatting in the cabin, Federal President Seward, who Tang Ning said was particularly tolerant, looked at the report submitted by Secretary of State Edward, frowned and said: "Free the black slaves? Aren't you afraid of this?"
, all the slave states in Kentucky defected to the south?"
Yahuad explained: "This is indeed possible, but on the contrary, the benefits we will gain will be greater.
First of all, about one-third of the population in the South are black slaves. As long as we enact a bill to emancipate the black slaves, it will have a considerable impact within the South.
Secondly, it is calculated that after the bill of emancipation of black slaves is promulgated, a large number of blacks will join the army, which can greatly supplement our military strength, and also provide the basis for the attrition tactics proposed by General Grant.
The third and fastest effect is that we will have a huge advantage in name. After all, it is already 1862. Except for uncivilized places like Africa, there are few countries in the world that are still there.
Slavery has been implemented, and even Russia has abolished serfdom, so as long as we raise the banner of liberating black slaves, we will definitely get a lot of support. At least countries like Britain and France will no longer be able to openly and directly intervene, otherwise
They won’t be able to stand the domestic public opinion!
In addition, several slave states such as Kentucky may not immediately rebel to the south. We can communicate with them before issuing the Emancipation Act and try to get them to change to neutrality!"
After listening to Awad's explanation, Seward thought for a while, then nodded and said: "Okay, then you first send people to communicate with the states of Kentucky, if they are willing to stay in the Union or remain neutral.
, then issue the Emancipation Act!”
At the same time, the commander-in-chief of the Southern Army opened the letter in his hand and said to the lieutenant beside him: "This Tony - Downing, I met him when I was in New Orleans two years ago. The squeeze method I implemented at West Point
I learned the first aid method from him, but I didn’t expect that this little guy would give me a lot of surprises later. First of all, it was the book "Gone with the Wind". Not only was the story very exciting, but it also predicted almost all the details of this war.
, and then there is his improved bicycle, which is a rare good thing. It can greatly improve the mobility, combat radius and individual load of the troops. Although it cannot be equipped with the entire army, it can be used in communication, ordering and reconnaissance.
It can still play a big role!”
The content of the letter was very simple. It was about the method of making penicillin in "Benevolent Doctor". Although Tang Ning was not sure whether this method was applicable, she really had no other way to save General Stonewall's fate. After all,
For the Confederate Army, General Stonewall was so important that at some times he even played a greater role than Robert E. Lee. And when I first read the forum, many people said that "The Humane Doctor" was
Although the extraction method is a bit rough, it still has a probability of success.
In fact, Tang Ning wanted to write some more predictions, such as the reasons for the failure of the Battle of Gettysburg, but after thinking about it carefully, first of all, the "prediction" was a bit too shocking, and even if he wrote it, people might not believe it.
, so don’t take the risk.
Robert Lee thought for a while after reading it, then asked the lieutenant to call the chief military surgeon over, handed him the letter and said: "Try the method above and see the effect."
After looking at it, the military doctor frowned and said, "Is it possible to use rotten oranges to make medicine?"
"I don't think this little guy Tony would make such a joke on me. After all, he specifically stated that this kind of medicine can only be used by senior officers because it cannot be mass-produced. And you are not talking about the squeeze first aid he invented.
Is the law very useful?" Robert Lee explained.
"The squeeze first aid method was invented by Tony Downing?" the military doctor asked curiously.
Robert Lee nodded and replied: "Yes, I learned it from an old friend when I attended his party in New Orleans!"
The military doctor thought for a moment, then reluctantly agreed: "If that's the case, then I'll give it a try!"
PS: Thanks to book friends "Ten Thousand Tiao", "warlock_sd", "Brother Yao Zi", and "LS02168" for their support! In addition, I also like the two great masters of "Gaolou Mansions" and "Getting to the point" for their approach!