The sneak attack ended in less than two minutes. Under the sneak attack of a brigade of Spanish troops, the two U.S. infantry and artillery battalions were almost wiped out. Those who survived simply raised their hands and surrendered. The sudden enemy from behind wiped out the enemy in front.
Brigadier General Black, who was preparing to face the Spanish, was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. Only then did he remember what the reflection he had just seen was. It was an enemy landing ship heading north through the Mobile River.
But at this time, everything was too late. The Spaniards who occupied his artillery position had pointed the muzzles of all their cannons at their backs. The frightened American soldiers turned around and prepared to rush forward to recapture their artillery.
position, but at the same time, the Spanish army on the front also began to charge, and the entire US defense line immediately fell into chaos.
Under the cover of machine guns and artillery, the Spanish troops behind also came over with bayonets drawn. Faced with attacks from both front and rear, the U.S. Army, which had no strong will to begin with, collapsed instantly. More than 10,000 soldiers fled westward in a hurry. Poor Brigadier General Black
While he was still trying to stop the rout while holding his saber, a stray bullet suddenly flew into his head without mercy.
The death of the commander made the U.S. military's disastrous defeat completely impossible to recover. Under the pursuit of the Spanish, they fled along the railway line over the mountains and plains. Fortunately, the Spanish did not pursue for too long. Their mission was only to ensure that Mobile
To ensure the absolute safety of the United States, it is not a good idea to go deep alone with this division. We must turn to defense and establish a solid defense line around it to protect this springboard for attacking the United States in depth, and wait for the follow-up troops to arrive in a steady stream. In fact, at this time, the first batch
Two Spanish divisions of reinforcements have already set off in Havana, and it will take up to three days to reach the port by troop transport.
The Spanish army's occupation of Mobile immediately caused great panic in the southern states of the United States, especially the remaining three states along the Gulf of Mexico, because from a strategic perspective, the next best thing for the Spanish was to use the Mobile River as a barrier.
, use part of the force to block the U.S. military coming from the east. Then go all out to attack westward all the way to Texas, capture the Raytheon Company in Dallas, and cut off one-third of the U.S. military's arms supply source in one fell swoop.
He also obtained for himself an arsenal sufficient to support the entire coalition forces in combat.
The strong pressure at hand has forced these states to seriously consider their own situation. The federal army is indeed coming from the north in a steady stream. So far, although Arison has not expanded his army to one million, it has reached 1 million.
800,000 people were acquired and 400,000 were used to defend the northern coast. The remaining 400,000 were transferred south to prepare for decisive battles with the Union forces in Alabama and Mississippi.
And this is what the people in these states are most worried about. Obviously if they are allowed to fight in their own homes, then these two states, including Louisiana and Texas, will inevitably be reduced to rubble. Once the Spaniards are unable to
To achieve a breakthrough in Mobile, you must choose a landing point again. Anyway, they have control of the sea. You can land wherever you like, New Orleans, Galveton, Tampa or even Savannah. Charleston, and the most realistic
The choice is definitely the Gulf Coast.
It is conceivable what awaits the eight million people in these three states next. Thousands of miles of red land, desolate lives. Countless cities have been reduced to ruins, and the wounds that have been smoothed over thirty years will be torn open again with their blood.
The pain is exchanged for peace for those bastards in the north.
"Why? Why do we have to pay such huge sacrifices for the government that burned our homes and killed our loved ones? What does Florida have to do with us, and what does the dignity of those politicians in the north have to do with us!" Voice of Liberty Radio
Calling out the questions of countless people in the south, this radio station located at Umbrella's Wolfsburg Training Center is now like the red sun of the people in the south.
Yes, why do we have to pay so much sacrifice for the Yankees? Why can't we have our own choices? Where has our freedom gone?
Amid the cries of countless people, His Excellency the Governor of Texas, who had reached an agreement with Yang Feng, started his connection with Louisiana and Mississippi with various beautiful promises from His Majesty the Emperor. The result was naturally very ideal, and Mississippi was early
I have already been burned by the hatred of that year. To be honest, almost every family in this state has relatives who died in the Civil War. It is too easy to recall those painful memories. As for the capitalists in Louisiana, as soon as they heard about their
There is also a super-large oil field on the land that is comparable to Pennsylvania, and Emperor Yang is willing to share 60% of the equity with them, which has already put everything aside, not to mention that Emperor Yang is also prepared to support them in the petrochemical industry
, to be honest, they can consider asking Emperor Yang to become emperor at this time.
After a series of coercion and inducements, Yang Feng's differentiation strategy finally worked. Just when the U.S. troops heading west from Pensacola and the U.S. troops heading south by train from Montgomery arrived on the east bank of the Leso River at the same time, the Mississippi National Guard entered.
The state of Alabama, at the western end of the railroad bridge over the Tombigbee River, stopped the U.S. troops coming from Atlanta via Montgomery and prohibited them from attacking southward from the west bank.
Almost at the same time, the National Guard of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas closed the northern border and prohibited the entry of any federal troops. The three states jointly signed the Southwest Mutual Protection Agreement, issued a joint statement to withdraw from the war, remained neutral, and recalled federal troops.
All officers and soldiers serving.
"The people of Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi have no intention of intervening in the dispute over Florida's ownership. Although we are members of the United States of America, we have the right to make the choices we think are reasonable. We love peace and do not want war. We
We also have the right to refuse war. We hope that the federal government and the Spanish government can restore peace as soon as possible and resolve their differences through negotiation. Before the armistice between the two sides, neither the federal army nor the Spanish army are allowed to set foot on the land of the three states, otherwise the people of the three states will defend themselves with force.
's home."
The statement read by the governor of Texas quickly spread throughout the world through People's Radio. The whole world was in an uproar. President Arison in Washington was dumbfounded. He never expected that such an accident would occur in this war.
Come.
The infuriated northern state legislators furiously besieged the senators from these three states in Congress, but unfortunately they were blocked by the Texas senator with one sentence: Let alone neutrality, we are independent of you.
They have no right to interfere. If you don’t believe me, bring out the constitution and let’s discuss it. Texas originally voluntarily joined the United States as the Lone Star Republic. Which article in the constitution stipulates that we are not allowed to be independent?
Yes, what provision in the Constitution prohibits states from becoming independent? The senators from Louisiana and Mississippi also asked.
The Constitution does not say that states are not allowed to be independent, but it does not say that states can secede if they don’t want to. In short, this is a legal issue that is worth studying. Fortunately, members of Congress are very good at this, so we will slowly study it in Congress!
Anyway, everyone knows that at this time, no matter what, the federal government cannot directly send troops to beat them like Lincoln did. The only thing it can do is to acquiesce to reality. Fortunately, Texas became neutral and returned to neutrality, but it did not
They have not stopped the supply of arms to the Federation, which is not unacceptable. Anyway, they have already done this when the war started. As for the other two states, they can only tolerate it. Otherwise, if they are pressed, they will directly recruit the coalition forces.
Impossible. As for the issue of officers and soldiers from these three states withdrawing from the federal army, this is a complete joke. Anyone who dares to withdraw will be directly court-martialed as a deserter.
Regarding the statement from the three Texas states, the coalition immediately responded, respecting the choice of the people of the three states, and promised not to enter the three states to fight unless the US military fought against the coalition through their territories, and also opened access to the ports of the three states.
Blockade, but any ship entering or leaving the port needs to go to Havana for inspection first.
The flirting between them made other states in the United States dumbfounded, especially Florida, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. Florida can say that they are ready to defend their homeland to the death, but the other states can only
They were full of grief and anger, and this was clearly pushing the flames of war to their side.
Alabama was particularly aggrieved. Originally, they were also hooking up, but the Spanish army's landing in Mobile forced them into a situation where they had no choice. It was not that they had no choice to defend their homeland, but that the federal army had already marched to Montgomery in large numbers. This made them
They have no choice, but the Alabama National Guard will never go to the battlefield. They are willing to fight your federal troops and fight the Spanish themselves. At most, we will provide you with a venue.
"That's enough. Next we should change the place and land again." Emperor Yang of Havana was very satisfied with the result.
In fact, he was not prepared at all for the Spanish army to attack Atlanta from Mobile. He originally agreed to land in Mobile just to create tension in the Gulf Coast states to facilitate his secession. Now that the goal has been achieved, naturally
It was time to change places. Anyway, with various rivers in the Mobile River Basin blocking the way and three divisions of Spanish troops, and smooth supply channels, it was impossible for the US military to reach the west bank.
The coalition forces always maintained control of Mobile, then reopened the battlefield in Florida, cut off the U.S. supply lines in Tampa and Jacksonville to the east, and made a posture to intimidate Atlanta to the north, attracting all the main U.S. forces to Georgia to form a stalemate, even if
It will directly become a meat grinder. Hundreds of thousands of people will die on both sides, creating opportunities for landing in New York and Washington. If there is a relapse in the three Gulf Coast states, then immediately increase troops in Mobile to scare them. (To be continued...)