I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

The Union army was defeated, and a resounding defeat.

Of the 350,000 troops, less than 150,000 were eventually withdrawn.

The other two hundred thousand were either annihilated, missing or captured.

Among them, the largest number were captured. According to statistics from the Chinese army, the number was as many as 150,000.

Mainly because the federal army collapsed too suddenly.

A moment ago, they had great confidence in their defense line, so naturally they would not make preparations to retreat and escape. After suddenly collapsing the next moment, they could only be captured in panic.

It was also thanks to the fact that the Independent Army was not well prepared, otherwise the Federal Army would have been left with more soldiers.

However, the loss of 200,000 in World War I was also a thorn in the side for the federal government.

In order to build this 200,000-strong army, they spent two to three years and invested a huge amount of money.

Military salaries of personnel, consumption during training, and purchase of weapons and equipment.

This powerful army, which has spent a huge amount of money to build, is regarded by the federal government as its last hope.

But on the battlefield, all their investment was lost in a very short period of time.

Did this army achieve any decent results?

When the news of the defeat on the front reached Congress, those in power immediately exploded.

"Damn it, these people should all be court-martialed, they're all guilty."

"The army of more than 200,000 people is gone like this. What does Kenna do for food?"

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"What, you still want money to form a new army? Are you sure you are not transporting free labor to the Chinese people?"

When he heard from the other side that a new army was to be formed, Olynyk, who represented the interests of businessmen, immediately exploded.

The reason why those businessmen are willing to spend money to form a new army is that they hope that the new army can block Dahua's army and preserve the independence of the federal government, so that they can continue to enjoy their privileges.

But now that the new army is obviously unable to stop Dahua's army, they have to consider whether it is still worth investing.

If you put all your property on it and still lose, then you might as well give in now and at least save part of your property.

"If we don't form a new army, will we just sit and wait to die?"

asked Thomas, a large landowner who represented the interests of the plantation owners and was a die-hard member of the federal government.

Because after the failure of the federal government, the land in their hands will definitely be confiscated, but the property of the businessmen may not be.

In contrast, they have no choice.

"Thomas, you have to let those generals speak for themselves with their records. If every battle is the same as the Battle of Memphis, there is no point in forming a new army."

"They won't always be defeated."

"But the reality is they keep failing."

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At the meeting, the federal government was divided into two factions.

One group said that they should surrender to Dahua immediately and use the capital in their hands to get as much preferential treatment as possible.

The other faction hopes to increase investment in the army and resist to the end.

The two factions were so noisy that they almost started fighting in Congress, and the conflicts between the two parties were irreconcilable.

On the front lines, the federal troops were retreating.

In terms of numbers, plus the defenders in various places, there are still many of them, but the whole army has no fighting spirit.

Even a soldier at the lowest level can feel at this time that the federal government is dying.

Moreover, as time passed, those soldiers also learned about Dahua's declaration of equality from various channels and knew that the federal government had deceived them.

Those Indian soldiers lost even more fighting spirit. Anyway, after the failure of the federal government, they could still obtain the same equal rights as white people.

In this case, why bother trying so hard?

The federal army, which had no fighting spirit, retreated all the way, while the independent army and the Chinese army advanced unimpeded.

Soon, Tennessee and Kentucky fell into the hands of Dahua.

Immediately afterwards, Dahua followed the Mississippi River into Illinois and Indiana.

A few months later, Dahua recovered all the fertile land around the Mississippi River and took control of this large granary.

However, they also temporarily lost the power to continue marching eastward.

Their troops were stationed in these places to prevent rebellion.

Those places that have just been conquered will not be convinced so quickly. It must take a period of digestion before solid rule can be established in these places.

Before that, they could only stay in these places to rest and expand their troops.

At the same time, intelligence personnel obtained the differences within the federal government and learned that one of them was willing to surrender to Dahua.

As a result, the Chinese army immediately adjusted its combat plan and changed its all-out attack to a focused attack.

A full-scale attack requires too much time and investment, and that is no choice. It is the most economical and labor-saving way to force the federal government to surrender.

In the past, the federal government's will to resist was relatively resolute, and even a focused attack might not be able to make the joint government surrender.

But now, there is hope.

Just conduct a raid, capture Philadelphia, shoot those who represent the interests of the manor owners, and then enter into friendly negotiations with the capitulationists.

The reason why the federal troops on the front line can still resist reluctantly and do not surrender completely is because

Because there is a government behind us.

As long as this government is dealt with first, and when the federal government orders the frontline troops to surrender, all obstacles to surrender will no longer exist.

Philadelphia was not far from the seaside, so Dahua was able to launch a surprise attack, catching them off guard and making it impossible for those in power to escape.

The Dahua military quickly formulated a new plan, and then the new aircraft carrier fleet set off again.

There is a new aircraft carrier in the new aircraft carrier fleet group.

The new aircraft carrier Shenzhou has a larger displacement, reaching 30,000 tons. The length and width are also larger than that of the Feijian, and it can carry eighty carrier-based aircraft at a time.

Compared with these intuitive data, the improvement of Shenzhou is more in the detailed design.

Better landing means, faster take-off speed, more reasonable space utilization, more comfortable cabin...

The problems exposed by the Feijian in the last battle have been solved and improved on the Shenzhou.

It is also an aircraft carrier. The combat effectiveness of one Shenzhou is at least as good as three Feijian.

Although it costs a lot of money to dispatch an aircraft carrier fleet, the military can only reluctantly allocate funds in order to test the actual combat performance of this aircraft carrier.

And when testing its performance, it would be great to be able to wipe out the United States of America and regain millions of square kilometers of territory.

This is the mentality of the decision-makers of the Dahua military, to destroy the enemy by the way.

If it wasn't incidental, they wouldn't mind using an aircraft carrier battle group against the United States of America. There's no need for that.